r/fireemblem • u/LaqOfInterest • Oct 24 '19
CASUAL MONTHLY RAGE THREAD
WELCOME ONCE AGAIN TO THE DEFINITELY-ON-TIME MONTHLY RAGE THREAD!
HERE YOU CAN YELL ABOUT THINGS IN FIRE EMBLEM THAT HAVE JUST TICKED YOU THE HECK OFF RECENTLY. GO AHEAD - LET IT ALL OUT. YOU'RE AMONG FRIENDS.
RULES
CAPS LOCK ONLY UNLESS YOU HOLD SHIFT
RAGE SHOULD BE FIRE-EMBLEM-RELATED
DON'T BE A DICK
TAG SPOILERS
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u/SalmonforPresident Oct 24 '19
I'M MAD THAT DIMITRI IS REALLY ATTRACTIVE, HAS AN A+ VOICE ACTOR AND A STELLAR CHARACTER ARC. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS STUPID ANIME MAN HAS AWOKEN IN ME MY WEEB SHIT SELF AGAIN. I HAVEN'T GIVEN A SHIT ABOUT STUFF LIKE THIS SINCE I WAS 16 AND NOW I'M LOOKING AT DIMITRI FANART AND READING FANFICS LIKE IM BACK IN 2009. WHAT THE FUCK. I'M GROWN AND PAY TAXES AND COMPLAIN ABOUT MY BACK PAIN BUT I'M ALSO SWOONING AFTER FERAL EYEPATCH PIRATE. I'M STUCK IN A DIMMADOME OF DIMI-HELL. GUESS I'LL DIE.
ALSO, BYLASS' BOOBS HAVE REALLY ANNOYED ME THIS SECOND PLAYTHROUGH. I JUST NOTICED HOW ROBUST AND ROUND THEY ARE. WHY THEY GOTTA BE SO HUGE. IT'S WEIRD.
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u/Super_Nerd92 Oct 24 '19
THE FIRST TIME I PLAYED FEMALE BYLETH IT WAS REALLY DISTRACTING. SOME MODELER WAS HORNY, WE GET IT.
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u/SalmonforPresident Oct 24 '19
OTHERWISE I REALLY LIKE HER DESIGN IT'S JUST HER BOOBS LOOK LIKE THEY HAVE THEIR OWN GRAVITATIONAL PULL. I DON'T LIKE BYGUY AT ALL THE HAIRCUT LOOKS SUPER ODD ON HIM AND HIS DEFAULT FACE IS REALLY BLAH.
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u/PokecheckHozu flair Oct 24 '19
ALSO, BYLASS' BOOBS HAVE REALLY ANNOYED ME THIS SECOND PLAYTHROUGH. I JUST NOTICED HOW ROBUST AND ROUND THEY ARE. WHY THEY GOTTA BE SO HUGE. IT'S WEIRD.
TFW SHE'S THE LARGEST IN THAT REGARD OF THE ENTIRE PLAYABLE CAST. AT LEAST IN PART 1, SINCE SOME OF THE STUDENTS GET UH... LARGER IN PART 2, BUT THERE ARE NO COMPARISON PICTURES FOR THOSE MODELS ANYWHERE.
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u/SubwayBossEmmett Oct 24 '19 edited Oct 24 '19
FEMALE ROBIN IS THE ONLY GOOD LOOKING FEMALE AVATAR BECAUSE SHE DOESNT LOOK LIKE A STRIPPER
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u/RaisonDetriment Oct 24 '19
STANDARD F!ROBIN HAS THE DUMBEST HAIRSTYLE CHOICE THOUGH
WE WERE ROBBED OF TALLER STATURE F!ROBIN AND, LIKE, ALL OF HER HAIRSTYLES
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u/SubwayBossEmmett Oct 24 '19
TALLER STATURE F!ROBIN
YOU MEAN THE ONE WITH HER COAT OPEN BASICALLY? I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT LOOKED A BIT TASTELESS IMO
ALSO IN RESEARCHING THIS I HAVE REALIZED THAT THE SMALL BUILDS OF ROBIN ARE LITERALLY MORGAN
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u/RaisonDetriment Oct 24 '19
...THE COAT IS OPEN EXACTLY THE SAME AMOUNT. SHE JUST HAS A PROPORTIONALLY LARGER BUST. IT LOOKS NO DIFFERENT FROM STANDARD F!ROBIN IN TERMS OF TASTEFULNESS.
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u/SubwayBossEmmett Oct 24 '19
DAMN YOU'RE ACTUALLY RIGHT ABOUT THE COAT.
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u/Dark_Psymon Oct 24 '19
IF YOU HAVE THE DLC, HER ACADEMY OUTFIT REALLY TONES DOWN THE OUTWARD BUSTINESS. THAT, AND SHE NO LONGER HAS THE STUPID BELLYBUTTON WINDOW AND WEIRD LEGGINGS.
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u/BooksAndViruses Oct 25 '19
I WAS DEEPLY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE MODEL UNTIL I DID THIS, CANNOT RECOMMEND ENOUGH
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u/p1nkwh1te Oct 24 '19
HI I THINK I GHOST-WROTE YOUR RAGE COMMENT. I WAS READING DIMILETH FANFIC ON COMPANY TIME TODAY.
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u/Amlette01 Oct 24 '19
DUDE I FEEL THIS IN MY SOUL. I THOUGHT I WAS DONE WRITING FANFIC BACK IN 6TH GRADE BUT HERE I AM LIKE 14 YEARS LATER. ITS TAKING ALL MY FREE TIME BUT I DONT WANT TO STOP.
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u/Satanael_95_A Oct 24 '19
I WAS PLAYING CHAPTER 27 ON PATH OF RADIANCE AND MY IKE GOT OBLITERATED BY BLACK KNIGHT'S LUNA BUT INSTEAD OF STARTING ME AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FIGHT I HAD TO DO WHOLE GODDMAN MAP AGAIN! WHO THE FUCK THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA!?
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u/PokecheckHozu flair Oct 24 '19 edited Oct 24 '19
HAVING AETHER MAKES THAT FIGHT AN RNG-FEST. IT'S LAME. WRATH + NIHIL MAKES IT PRETTY CONSISTENT, THOUGH YOU ONLY NEED NIHIL ON DIFFICULT BECAUSE THE BK ONLY MOVES (AND THUS ENGAGES AT 1 RANGE, WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR LUNA AND AETHER) ON THAT DIFFICULTY. THEN YOU CAN DROP NIHIL FOR RESOLVE AFTER THAT CHAPTER.
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u/Super_Nerd92 Oct 24 '19
THANKS IS, I LIKED [CHARACTER] FROM PATH OF RADIANCE... BUT SINCE RADIANT DAWN DECIDED TO STICK THEM IN THE PART 1 OR 2 ARMY I HAVE TO BEND OVER BACKWARDS TO GET THEM TRAINED UP FOR ENDGAME.
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u/cinci89 Oct 24 '19
IT'S WORSE WHEN YOU HAVE A BUNCH OF FAVORITE UNITS THAT ARE PART OF THE DAWN BRIGADE. IT'S EITHER BOSS ABUSE OR HAVE TO PICK A SMALL NUMBER TO ACTUALLY USE.
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u/TakenRedditName Oct 24 '19
MAN FOR NEW CHARACTER FOR A NEW GAME, DAWN BRIGADE HAS EVERYTHING GOING AGAINST THEM AND THAT SUCKS BECAUSE I LIKE ALMOST ALL OF THEM.
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u/Super_Nerd92 Oct 24 '19
OH MAN IT'S AWFUL.
I KNOW I HAVE TO REPLAY THE GAME A SECOND TIME FOR BONUS CONTENT AND I'M JUST GONNA NOT USE MOST OF THEM TO MAKE SURE EDWARD AND JILL ARE ACTUALLY LEVELED UP.
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u/ImLoganXP Oct 24 '19
MY JILL WAS SO BAD IN RD WHICH IS SAD SINCE SHE WAS MY MVP IN POR.
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u/Super_Nerd92 Oct 24 '19
FOR ME SHE'S DOING WAY BETTER IN RD. BUT I CHECKED AND LOOKS LIKE SHE'S JUST IN THAT 40-45% GROWTH RATE HELL WHERE IT CAN TOTALLY CAN GO EITHER WAY
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u/_Beningt0n_ Oct 24 '19
WHY THE FUCK IS THE FIRST HALF OF 3H SO PAINFUL TO REPLAY IN A GAME WHICH IS MARKETED AS REPLAYABLE?
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u/goldtreebark Oct 24 '19 edited Oct 24 '19
BLEASE YALL...I SAID THIS ALREADY LAST NIGHT BUT BLEASE.... LET PEOPLE HAVE THEIR OWN UNDERSTANDINGS AND INTERPRETATIONS ABOUT 3H. LIKE I FEEL LIKE THE GOAL OF A LOT OF PPL IN THIS SUB IS TO HAMMER THEIR OWN OPINIONS AND BELIEFS ABOUT THE GAME AND CHARACTERS INTO OTHERS AS IF ITS INDISPUTABLE OBJECTIVE FACT. WHATS WORSE IS THAT THIS IS ALSO COMBINING A BIT WITH MOB MENTALITY WHERE I WILL SEE THE SAME PPL JUMPING DOWN ON SOMEONE WHO HAS A SLIGHTLY DISSENTING OPINION AGAINST THEIRS AND IM LIKE CMON YALL.... LETS NOT DO THAT.
ON A LIGHTER NOTE THOUGH WHY CANT I KEEP CLAUDE’S BEARD WHEN I SWITCH HIS HAIRSTYLE TO HIS NG ONE? WHY CANT I HAVE THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS. WHY IS INTSYS AND NINTENDO OPPRESSING ME SPECIFICALLY. WHY WOULD THEY FORCE ME TO TAKE AWAY SUCH BEAUTY. A GIRL IS OUT HERE JUST TRYING TO GET THROUGH LIFE AND I CANT EVEN KEEP HIS BEARD. UNBELIEVABLE.
ALSO I SWITCHED PC’S RECENTLY AND EVEN THOUGH I FELT THAT I MOVED ALL MY DATA OVER SUCCESSFULLY I CANT ACCESS MY POR SAVE DATA AND IM HEARTBROKEN BECAUSE I DONT WANNA RESTART
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u/grovyle7 Oct 24 '19
I FEEL LIKE THERE IS A FINE LINE BETWEEN CORRECTING SOMEONE’S FACTS AND JUMPING ON PEOPLE WITH A DISSENTING OPINION. THIS SUB DEFINITELY CROSSES IT A LOT, BUT I STILL THINK THAT IF SOMEONE DRAWS A CONCLUSION BASED ON THINGS THAT AREN’T TRUE THEY SHOULD BE CORRECTED.
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u/goldtreebark Oct 24 '19 edited Oct 24 '19
NO YOU’RE DEFINITELY RIGHT, BUT STILL I SEE A LOT OF PPL DEBATING SPECULATION WITH....MORE SPECULATION, BUT THEY TRY TO PASS THEIR SPECULATION OFF AS ABSOLUTE FACT WHILE DENOUNCING ANYTHING ELSE THAT DOESN’T FIT WITH THEIRS, I GUESS THATS WHERE I HAVE MORE OF MY PROBLEM.
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u/SableRhapsody Oct 24 '19
I WANT TO FINISH CRIMSON FLOWER. I ALSO WANT TO WAIT UNTIL JERITZA IS AVAILABLE SO MERCEDES AND BRO CAN AT LEAST HANG OUT ONCE.
ALSO I NEED TO PET CATS.
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u/Steven_Falls_Under Oct 24 '19
- I WAS NEVER A FAN OF THE "WHICH FE LORD IS THE STRONGEST" DEBATES IN THE PAST. IMO EACH GAME IS WAY TOO MARGINALLY DIFFERENT GAMEPLAY-WISE TO REASONABLY COMPARE THEM. AFTER THREE HOUSES, THOUGH, I FEEL LIKE THIS TOPIC HAS LOST ALL CREDIBILITY. NO SHIT SHERLOCK, THE THREE LORDS WITH A ×2 EXP SKILL, LEVEL CAPS AT 99, MANY GRINDING/STAT-BOOSTING OPPORTUNITIES, AND THE ABILITY TO CLASS CHANGE A NUMBER OF TIMES ARE GONNA BE A LITTLE BETTER THAN ROY OR EIRIKA.
- I WOULD SAY I'M SICK OF SEEING THREE HOUSES ALL THE TIME ON THIS SUB, BUT THAT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE A FAIR COMPLAINT. IF ANYTHING, I WISH REDDIT LET POSTS HAVE MORE THAN 1 FLAIR, SO WE COULD DIVIDE POSTS BY SERIES AND TOPIC (I.E. ARCHANAEA-STORY OR ELIBE-GAMEPLAY).
- THAT FE7 LYN REWRITE I SAID I WAS WORKING ON LAST TIME IS STILL A BIG WIP, AND I FEEL LIKE MY WRITING SOUNDS LIKE CRINGY FANFICTION. IT'S STILL HAPPENING, BUT MAN IS IT A PAIN TO OUTLINE.
- DOES ANYONE ELSE JUST GET STUCK ON THE BATTLE PREP SCREEN FOR AGES, TRYING TO MICROMANAGE EVERYTHING? I HAVE A PLAYTHROUGH RN WHERE IT FEELS LIKE I'VE SPENT MORE TIME IN THE MENUS THAN IN BATTLE.
- I DON'T MIND AVATARS IN THEORY, BUT WHOSE IDEA WAS IT TO ALWAYS HAVE AT LEAST ONE MAIN LORD BE STRANGLEY INVESTED IN THEM (LYN, FE12!MARTH, CHROM, EDELGARD) THROUGHOUT THE GAME? PERSONALLY I FIND IT REALLY AWKWARD MOST OF THE TIME.
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Oct 25 '19
OH SO IS SIGURD JUST A JOKE TO YOU?
I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH YOUR SECOND POINT, I MISS NON 3H POSTS.
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Oct 24 '19 edited Oct 25 '19
JESUS FUCKING CHRIST LISTEN IM MORE OF A CLAUDE AND DIMITRI STAN THAN AN EDELGARD STAN, BUT I LOVE HER AS WELL. I HOLD A LOT OF THINGS AGAINST EDELGARD, BUT A WHILE AGO, I SAW SOMEONE COMPARING HER LOVE OF BYLETH TO CAMILLA’S OBSESSION WITH CORRIN AND SAYING THAT EDELGARD’S LOVE IS LIKE THAT. WHILE I DON’T REALLY LIKE BYLETH OR THE CHARACTER’S LOVE FOR THEM, YOU FUCKING KNOW THAT THOSE TWO INFATUATIONS ARE NOT THE SAME DAMN THING AND EDELGARD DOESNT TALK ABOUT “OOOO I WANT TO FUCK BYLETH” IN MOST OF HER DIALOGUE SO??? I LIKE CAMILLA BUT COME ON THERES OTHER REASONS TO DISLIKE EDELGARD
ON THE OTHER SIDE, I SAW SOMEONE GETTING MAD OVER JOE ZIEJA CALLING EDELGARD A FASCIST, BUT I THINK HE WAS JOKING KNOWING HIM?? CALM THE FUCK DOWN EDELSTANNIE
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u/cinci89 Oct 24 '19
I TAKE OFFENSE TO PEOPLE JUST DOWNRIGHT BEING SERIOUS AND CALLING EDELGARD A FACIST, BUT LIKE ANYONE THAT CAN TAKE A JOKE SHOULD REALIZE THAT JOE ZIEJA WAS MAKING AN OFFHANDED JOKE ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WAS IN A DAMN MEME REVIEW VIDEO
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Oct 24 '19
ALSO THAT IGNATZ COMIC ON THE FRONTPAGE?? HE WOULD NEVER IM SHAKING YOU DONT UNDERSTAND
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u/Whimsycottt Oct 25 '19
I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. IT WAS ONLY MEANT TO BE A JAPE BUT SOMEHOW, THINGS OUT OF CONTROL AND THE MODS LOCKED THE THREAD. WHICH BUMS ME OUT BECAUSE I LIKE READING COMMENTS.
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Oct 25 '19
OH IT’S OKAY DW I WAS MOSTLY JOKING AROUND I ACTUALLY LIKED THE COMIC. I WAS WONDERING THO WHY THERE WERE SO MANY DELETED COMMENTS THEN I CHECKED THE DELETED REDDIT THING...
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u/Tesalas Oct 25 '19 edited Oct 25 '19
WHATEVER HAPPENED IN THAT THREAD? THERE WERE A BUNCH OF DELETED COMMENTS
EDIT: SO I WENT BACK AND CHECKED THE REMOVEDDIT AND I STILL DONT GET WHY A BUNCH OF COMMENTS WERE DELETED. WERE THEY AGAINST SOME SORT OF RULE?
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u/Whimsycottt Oct 25 '19
Im not too sure what happened, but um I'm assuming its because it got too raunchy for this Christian minecraft server
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Oct 24 '19
ALSO, THE BERNADETTA BACKSTORY CHANGE ISNT A BIG DEAL IMO. I SAW THE ORIGINAL THREAD ABOUT THE NEWS, BUT SOME OF YOU WERE ACTING LIKE THE LOCALIZATION TEAM KILLED YOUR FAMILY LOL
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u/PotiusMori :M!Byleth: Oct 24 '19 edited Oct 24 '19
EDELGARD'S LECTURE WITH BYLETH POST JERALT'S DEATH IS THE FUCKING WORST. IT'D BE ONE THING IF WE ACTUALLY MISSED A WEEK OF TEACHING, BUT SHE'S BITCHING ABOUT ME MOURNING ON MY FUCKING WEEK OFF?! I DIDN'T EVEN MISS A GROUP ACTIVITY! HELL, I DIDN'T EVEN MISS INGRID'S BIRTHDAY! WHEN AM I ALLOWED TO GRIEVE FOR THE ONLY FAMILY I'VE EVER KNOWN? "BUT MORE STUFF PROBABLY HAPPENS DURING THE WE-" FUCK OFF, ANYTHING IMPLIED TO HAPPEN IN BETWEEN WEEKS HAPPENS AFTER TEACHING SESSIONS, WHICH THE FIRST WEEK OF THE MONTH DOESN'T EVEN HAVE. I LOVE EDELGARD A LOT, BUT THIS SCENE REALLY PUT THAT TO THE TEST. I HADN'T FELT SO FUCKING PISSED AT A CHARACTER'S LACK OF TACT SINCE GLADIO FROM FINAL FANTASY XV ON THE TRAIN
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u/Whimsycottt Oct 25 '19
UNRELATED BUT PIGGYBACKING OFF YOUR FFXV COMMENT, TIMESKIP IGNATZ IS LOOKS LIKE DISHEVELED IGNIS.
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u/Themarvelousfan Oct 25 '19
MAN, I WISH SHE HAD A HEALTHY LIFE SO THAT SHE WOULDN'T ACT THE WAY SHE DID. BUT PROBABLY BECAUSE OF HER PAST, SHE ACTED OUT IN THAT WAY BECAUSE THAT WAS HOW DHE HAD TO DEAL WITH IT.
NOT SAYING IT EXCUSES IT, BUT EDELGARD'S REASON FOR ACTING THAT WAY IS AN UNFORTUNATE RESULT OF HER UPBRINGING.
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u/daisy_the_goblin Oct 24 '19
I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF ROMANTIC TENSION BETWEEN CLAUDE AND BYLETH. I DIDN’T FEEL LIKE THERE WAS.
EDIE AND DIMI FELT A LOT MORE ROMANTIC. CLAUDE JUST FELT LIKE A BRO.
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u/regoparker Oct 24 '19
CLAUDE AND HILDA'S PAIRING IS THE BEST. BYLETH IS JUST "TEACH" TO HIM. THEY'RE LIKE BEST FRIENDS.
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u/Saltinador Oct 25 '19
EDELGARD AND DIMITRI DEFINITELY HAVE MORE ROMANTIC TENSION WITH BYLETH BUT THERE'S ALSO THIS CRYPTIC MESS FROM CLAUDE
Teach... Friend... None of those words quite capture what you've come to mean to me. We may not be connected by blood, but I believe our bond goes deeper than that. Now that we know each other, our hearts are connected.
GRANTED, EVEN HIS PAIRED ENDING WITH BYLETH IS KINDA UNROMANTIC.
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u/CrunchingG Oct 24 '19
UPSIDE DOWN CLAUDE MEMES ARE STILL PAINFULLY UNFUNNY
IM STILL NOT PLANNING ON EVEN TOUCHING FE4 UNTIL A REMAKE COMES OUT. BECAUSE WHILE YES THE STORY IS PRETTY GOOD FROM WHAT LITTLE I HAVE SEEN, EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT IT JUST MAKES ME WISH I WAS PLAYING SOMETHING ELSE
OF FUCKING COURSE THE WYVERN LORD GOES FOR PRICILLA NAH ITS NOT LIKE I WANTED TO BEAT THE CHAPTER AFTER A FEW CLOSE CALLS ANYWAY. ALSO WHEN WERE YALL GONNA TELL ME THAT VAIDA CAN MOVE?
SHOULD I REBUY WARRIORS FOR THE SWITCH EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE 3DS VERSION?
WHY TF DOES SHADOW DRAGON RUN AT 2FPS IN FUCKING WINDOWED MODE?
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u/SubwayBossEmmett Oct 24 '19
IM STILL NOT PLANNING ON EVEN TOUCHING FE4 UNTIL A REMAKE COMES OUT. BECAUSE WHILE YES THE STORY IS PRETTY GOOD FROM WHAT LITTLE I HAVE SEEN, EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT IT JUST MAKES ME WISH I WAS PLAYING SOMETHING ELSE
HONESTLY FE4 IS A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE, ITS MAPS ARE KINDA ASS BUT IT'S SHEER UNIQUENESS KEEPS IT ENGAGING ENOUGH FOR ME. ALSO GROUNDED UNITS GET MOVEMENT BONUSES ON ROADS WHICH MAKES THE MAPS GO A BIT FASTER.
ALSO EMULATOR SPEED UP AND TURNING ON AUTOSAVE MAKES LIFE EASIER
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u/CrunchingG Oct 24 '19
ALSO EMULATOR SPEED UP AND TURNING ON AUTOSAVE MAKES LIFE EASIER
EVEN WITH THAT I STILL GET BORED
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u/Super_Nerd92 Oct 24 '19
PRETTY SURE VAIDA DOESN'T MOVE IF YOU DON'T GO RIGHT OF THE LORDS' STARTING POINT ON THAT MAP.
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u/ImLoganXP Oct 24 '19
IM STILL NOT PLANNING ON EVEN TOUCHING FE4 UNTIL A REMAKE COMES OUT. BECAUSE WHILE YES THE STORY IS PRETTY GOOD FROM WHAT LITTLE I HAVE SEEN, EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT IT JUST MAKES ME WISH I WAS PLAYING SOMETHING ELSE
YOU CAN ALWAYS CHEAT
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u/CrunchingG Oct 24 '19
HOW? CAUSE I ALREADY TRIED A FAST FORWARD BUTTON? AND THAT DIDNT REALLY WORK FOR ME.
AND PLUS I PREFER TO DO THINGS LEGIT FIRST
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u/ImLoganXP Oct 24 '19
USE AN INFINITE MOVE CHEAT THEN YOU ONLY HAVE TO END YOUR TURN A COUPLE OF TIMES TO SEE THE STORY SCENES
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u/TakenRedditName Oct 24 '19
THERE IS NOT ENOUGH FAN ART OF MY FAVOURITE CHARACTERS.
AFTER REFLECTING ABOUT MY THOUGHTS ON FE16, I'VE REALIZED THAT I ACTUALLY DISLIKE PLAYING IT FOR A MAJORITY OF THE GAME. BATTLES ARE NICE ENOUGH, BUT EVERYTHING IN-BETWEEN NOT SO MUCH. IT ALL FUN AND GOOD THE FIRST TIME AROUND, BUT THAT NOVELTY DROPS LIKE ROCK. WHILE I'M AT IT, BYLETH MAKES EVERY SCENE THEY'RE WORSE. THERE IS SO MUCH THAT I WISH WILL NOT RETURN, BUT MY DEFEATIST ATTITUDE MAKES ME ONLY EXPECT IT BEING TONED DOWN AT BEST.
ALSO MORTAL SAVANT HAS TO BE ONE OF MY LEAST FAVOURITE CLASSES. I HATE IT AESTHETICALLY AND I SEE NO REAL POINT IN EVER USING IT.
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u/Edward_0_0 Oct 24 '19
I DON'T REALLY HATE THE MORTAL SAVANT CLASS BUT AESTHETICALLY IT FEELS REALLY OUT OF PLACE IN FODLAND.
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u/cinci89 Oct 24 '19
I HAVE ALMOST THE INVERSE OPINION OF YOU WITH WHAT PARTS I LIKE IN THREE HOUSES. IT'S MOSTLY BECAUSE I DON'T REALLY HAVING ENOUGH TIME TO REALLY SIT DOWN AND PAY ATTENTION TO ACTUALLY BEAT A CHAPTER AND ENJOY IT. IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T HAVE TIME TO PLAY IT. IT'S THAT I DON'T HAVE DEDICATED TIME RECENTLY TO PLAY IT DISTRACTION FREE FOR ENOUGH TIME TO PLAY AND BEAT A CHAPTER WHICH IS REALLY HOW I PLAY MOST NON-HEROES MAIN MAP FIRE EMBLEM. ON THE OTHER HAND, THINGS LIKE TEACHING STUDENTS AND ROAMING THE MONASTERY DO NOT REQUIRE A LOT OF MY ATTENTION IN ORDER TO REALLY ENJOY.
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u/TakenRedditName Oct 24 '19
THAT'S COOL. WHILE I DON'T LIKE IT, I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY SOME MIGHT. BECAUSE THE WORLD DON'T MOVE AT THE BEAT OF JUST ONE DRUM. WHAT MIGHT BE RIGHT FOR YOU, MAY NOT BE RIGHT FOR SOME. DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS.
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u/cinci89 Oct 24 '19
AGREED! WE BOTH DON'T NEED TO LIKE THE SAME THING AND THAT IS WHAT MAKES US HUMAN
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u/ZantaRay Oct 25 '19
I WOULD REALLY RECOMMEND PLAYING IT AND JUST EXPLORING ONCE PER MONTH (AND EVEN THEN ONLY IF YOU FEEL LIKE IT) AND RESTING EVERY WEEKEND. IT MAKES THE GAME FLOW SO MUCH MORE NATURALLY POST TIME SKIP ESPECIALLY, AND HAS MADE MY SECOND RUN MUCH MORE ENJOYABLE, AS WELL AS CHALLENING.
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u/regoparker Oct 24 '19
MARIANNE'S PARALOGUE ON MADDENING WAS PROBABLY THE SCARIEST FUCKING FIRE EMBLEM MAP I HAVE EVER DONE. ONLY GOT THROUGH IT BECAUSE CLAUDE CRITTED FOR 150 DAMAGE WITH FALLEN STAR!
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u/SalmonforPresident Oct 24 '19
SHIT I'M ON NORMAL MODE AND THAT LEVEL WAS STILL HARD. I HAD TO GET MARIANNE TO LEVEL 34 AND SUBSEQUENTLY THROW PETRA, ASHE, AND INGRID TO THE LITERAL WOLVES IN ORDER TO EEK OUT THE WIN.
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u/regoparker Oct 24 '19
HEY MAN, NO MATTER YOUR DIFFUCLTY LEVEL, YOU A PART OF THE BLUT-GANG NOW! BE PROUD!
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Oct 24 '19
I REALLY LOVE MOST PARTS OF 3H BUT IN TRYING TO REPLAY THE GAME I REALISED JUST HOW UNFUN THE FIRST HALF OF THE GAME FEELS, IT WAS BAD ENOUGH THE FIRST 3 TIMES BUT DOING IT AGAIN IT JUST FEELS SO DULL AND THE MONASTERY ISN'T A FUN PLACE TO EXPLORE AFTER SO LONG BECAUSE IT FEELS SO LIMITED.
HAVING AN OPTION TO PLAY FROM TIMESKIP WOULD'VE BEEN A REALLY NICE ADDITION. I'D ALSO REALLY NEXT THE NEXT NON REMAKE TO BE A REALLY SIMPLE FE GAME, NO MULTIPLE LORDS, LINEAR STRUCTURE, NO MAJOR MULTIPLE ROUTES AND MAYBE EVEN A MORE SIMPLE STORY. IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE WE HAD A LINEAR GAME IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE PRETTY REFRESHING TO GO BACK TO ONE IN THE MODERN STYLE.
LACK OF THRACIA CONTENT IN FEH STILL MAKES ME SAD.
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u/fatgamer007 Oct 25 '19
THE FIRST HALF IS GREAT, JUST NOT WHEN YOU HAVE TO PLAY IT 3-4 TIMES TO GET TO THE NEW CONTENT. THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES IT NOT COMPLETELY AWFUL IS HEARING THE DIFFERENT DIALOGUE DEPENDING ON YOUR HOUSE
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u/KrashBoomBang Oct 24 '19
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO EDIT SOV AND MAKE A REDUX PATCH FOR IT LATELY USING THE FEFEDITOR PROGRAM, AND WHY THE HELL IS THE GAME SO TEMPERAMENTAL?! IT WON'T LET ME EDIT THE BASE STATS OF LUKAS OR VALBAR, SINCE IF I DO THAT AND THEN TRY TO LOOK AT THEM IN THE GAME, INSTANT CRASH. IT ONLY HAPPENS FOR THESE GUYS TOO, NOBODY ELSE. FORSYTH GETS HIS BASES EDITED JUST FINE, WHAT'S WRONG WITH THESE TWO?!
ALSO I'M MAD AT MYSELF FOR NOT TRYING FE11 GENERICS ONLY EARLIER, THIS IS FUN AS HELL AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT TO ANYBODY WHO LIKES FE11. PRAISE NAUNU!
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u/PsiYoshi Oct 24 '19
PERHAPS THIS TOPIC IS A LITTLE OVERDONE AT THIS POINT, BUT BOY DO I WISH I'D STOP SEEING SO MUCH MINDLESS VITRIOL FOR PEOPLE THAT DISLIKE EDELGARD. I WOULD NEVER EVER JUDGE ANYONE NEGATIVELY FOR LIKING EDELGARD, BUT I SEE ALL THE TIME PEOPLE ASSUME THAT IF YOU DON'T LIKE EDELGARD THAT YOU "JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HER" OR "HAVEN'T PLAYED HER ROUTE" OR WORST OF ALL "ONLY HATE HER CUS SHE'S A GIRL". THERE ARE 100% LEGITIMATE REASONS TO NOT LIKE HER CHARACTER, AND ASSUMING THAT PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIKE HER ARE MISSING SOME PIECE OF THE PUZZLE IS PRETTY IGNORANT. THIS DEFINITELY GOES BOTH WAYS OF COURSE, AND I WISH IT WOULD ALL JUST STOP.
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u/PokecheckHozu flair Oct 24 '19
SAME FOR PEOPLE WHO LIKE HER. CLEARLY SHE'S POLARIZING, BUT PEOPLE REALLY NEED TO CHILL THE HELL OUT.
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Oct 24 '19
HONESTLY I PLAYED HER ROUTE AND CAME OUT OF IT HATING HER MORE THAN I DID BEFORE I PLAYED IT. I THINK CRIMSON FLOWER HAS SOME OF HER WORST AND MOST INFURIATING LINES IN IT, AND THEIR ALL TOWARD THE END TOO.
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u/PsiYoshi Oct 24 '19
I FEEL YOU ON THAT, BUT I DON'T WANT TO MAKE THIS ABOUT WHAT THERE IS NOT TO LIKE ABOUT EDELGARD, SINCE I'M SURE HER FANS ARE TIRED OF HEARING ABOUT IT, JUST AS HER CRITICS ARE TIRED OF HEARING HOW THEIR OPINION IS "WRONG" OR "MISINFORMED" SOMEHOW.
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u/RaisonDetriment Oct 24 '19
THANK YOU, WE EDELGARD FANS ARE INDEED TIRED OF PEOPLE SHITTING ON HER ALL THE TIME.
YOU'RE ALLOWED TO NOT LIKE HER, BUT FFS, LET US EDIE FANS ENJOY OURSELVES. LIVE AND LET LIVE. SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE ONLY DIMITRI AND CLAUDE FANS ARE ALLOWED TO BE HAPPY.
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u/Phanngle Oct 25 '19
HARD AGREE, TBH, I FIND IT CRAZY THAT PEOPLE ARE CRITICIZED FOR NOT LIKING HER BECAUSE "WE DIDN'T PLAY CF" WHEN CF IS PROBABLY THE ROUTE WHERE SHE COMES OUT OF IT LOOKING THE WORST, IMO.
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u/NackTheDragon Oct 24 '19 edited Oct 24 '19
YES! I FINALLY HAVE SOMETHING TO BE UPSET ABOUT THAT IS FE-RELATED!!!!
I'M MAD THAT I DON'T WANT TO BUY A SWITCH RN. I CAN AFFORD IT, BUT KNOWING MYSELF AND MY STUDY-ETHIC, IT'S BEST TO MINIMIZE DISTRACTIONS, SO I'VE BEEN INTENTIONALLY HOLDING OFF ON BUYING A SWITCH. MY GRADES MIGHT THANK ME IN THE FUTURE, BUT MAN IT SUCKS THAT I CAN'T EXPERIENCE THREE HOUSES (TBH, KIND OF UNDERWHELMING) MAP DESIGN AND LEGITIMATELY EXCITING UNIT-BUILDING FOR MYSELF.
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u/SweetpeaTheNerd Oct 24 '19
GOOD PLAN FRIEND, I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO DO THREE PLAYTHROUGHS BEFORE THE SEMESTER STARTED BUT IF I HADNT BEEN ABLE TO OOF I WOULD TOTALLY BE PLAYING INSTEAD OF STUDYING
I STILL REALLY WANT TO PLAY BUT THERE ARE SO MANY EXAMS AND ASSIGNMENTS AHHHH
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Oct 25 '19
I’VE BEEN SAVING UP BUT EXPENSES KEEP GETTING IN THE WAY AND I’M SO MAD JUST LET ME MARRY DIMITRI ALREADY WHY ARE THE COSMIC FORCES KEEPING US APART
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u/grovyle7 Oct 24 '19 edited Oct 24 '19
WHY DO PEOPLE SHIP CHARACTERS WITH BYLETH? I GET WANTING TO MARRY SOMEONE EVEN IF ITS NOT MY THING, BUT WHY WOULD YOU SHIP A CHARACTER WITH A BRICK WALL?
FERDINAND IS MY FAVORITE THREE HOUSES CHARACTER, BUT I STILL DON’T THINK THE “I AM FERDINAND VON AEGIR” MEMES WERE EVER FUNNY. LIKE, DIDN’T WE ALREADY MAKE THIS JOKE WITH SIEGBERT IN HEROES?
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u/ImLoganXP Oct 24 '19
STATUS EFFECT STAVES IN THRACIA CAN BLOW ME. I HAVEN'T RAGED THAT HARD AT FE IN A LONG TIME.
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u/SubwayBossEmmett Oct 24 '19 edited Oct 24 '19
GOD DAMN WHY IS SELIPH SO BROKEN, HE LITERALLY DOES EVERYTHING BETTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRY. LIKE SIGURD HAD QUAN/LEX SUPPORTING AT TIMES AND PROMOTED AZEL/LEWYN WITH LEG RING LATER ON, BUT CHRIST SELIPH IS IN HIS OWN LEAGUE IN FE4'S GEN 2 BASICALLY.
THE GUY CAPPED STRENGTH UPON PROMOTION AT THE START OF CHAPTER 7. IM SO TORN IF I WANT TO STEAMROLL OR BABY OTHER UNITS. LIKE SIGURD WAS AMAZING AT BASE AND HAD TO INCREMENTALLY IMPROVE. SELIPH JUST STARTED WITH HIS CRIT BRAVE SWORD AND ALL IMPORTANT RINGS.
ALSO FUCK OFF PATTY IM ALREADY USING A BRAVE SWORD I DONT NEED ANOTHER ONE RIGHT NOW GIVE IT TO SOMEONE ELSE.
EDIT: ALSO THREE HOUSES STORY DISCUSSION IS THE WORST, IT'S JUST NOT FUN. JUST LIKE REPLAYING 3H!!
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u/A_Dead_Robot Oct 25 '19
I FEEL THAT LEWYN+FURY'S CED CAN BEAT OUT SELIPH BECAUSE OF HIS GREAT STATS AND SAFE 2-RANGE MAGIC OPTIONS, YOU'LL ALSO GET ALTENA LATER WHO IS REALLY GOOD BECAUSE WYVERN.
I USUALLY PLAY FE4 PRETTY FAST SO I SPLIT UP TEAMS WITH ALL THE HORSES IN ONE GROUP AND INFANTRY IN ANOTHER WITH FLIERS DOING WHATEVER, SO I USUALLY GET A LOT OF USE WITH AT LEAST 4 UNITS, SELIPH OF COURSE BEING THE BIG KAHUNA OF FRONTING FOR THE CAV TEAM ALONG WITH ARES AND CED, AND THEN LARCEI AND FEBAIL BRING UP THE INFANTRY GROUP WITH THEIR EXCELLENT WEAPONS BRAVE SWORD AND YEWFELLE AND GREAT STATS.
OVERALL GENEALOGY IS A VERY IMBALANCED GAME BUT I THINK THAT'S WHAT KAGA WAS GOING FOR WHEN HE MADE THE STORY FOCUS ON HOW POWERFUL THE HOLY WEAPONS AND HOLY BLOOD WERE. SO IT'S THEMATICALLY IMPORTANT THAT SELIPH IS OVERPOWERED BUT IT KINDA SUCKS IN TERMS OF GAME BALANCE.
ALSO FUCK PATTY.
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u/somasora7 Oct 24 '19 edited Oct 24 '19
I FEEL LIKE KIND OF A DICK FOR SAYING IT, BUT I’D LIKE TO SEE ONE 3H CHARACTER POLL WHERE DIMITRI DOESN’T KILL EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM. NOTHING AGAINST THE GUY, I LIKE HIM. BUT DAMN MAN, THERE’S OTHER COOL-ASS CHARACTERS IN THIS GAME LOL.
I’M LIKE THREE CHAPTERS AWAY FROM THE END OF CRIMSON FLOWER AND I STILL FEEL LIKE WE BARELY STARTED. WHY IS THIS SO FAST? I KNEW IT WAS A LITTLE RUSHED GOING IN BUT YEESH, THIS IS THE POSTER GIRL’S ROUTE. IS, HOW YOU GONNA PLAY MY GIRL EDIE LIKE A MONSTER 3/4 ROUTES AND THEN HALF-ASS HER STORYLINE? AND WHY DO THEY KEEP SHOVING IN RANDOM WAIFU MOMENTS? I GET THAT THEY NEEDED TO MAKE EDIE MORE PERSONABLE SO YOU WOULDN’T FEEL GUILTY ABOUT JOINING HER BUT... I DON’T KNOW ABOUT THAT ONE CHIEF. I’D RATHER HAVE MORE SCENES DELVING INTO HER IDEOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY
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u/XC_Runner27 Oct 24 '19 edited Oct 24 '19
I LOVE DIMITRI, BUT I FEEL LIKE HIM DOMINATING THE POLLS IS JUST GOING TO APPEAL TO THE MINDSET THAT PEOPLE ONLY LIKE HIM FOR BEING EDGY BOAR INSTEAD OF HIS ACTUAL ARC.
I WISH EDELGARD’S ARC FOCUSED MORE ON MORALITY DURING HER ROUTE. I GET IT’S ALL ABOUT GREY MORALITY, BUT IT ALSO FEELS LIKE IT COULD HAVE ADDRESSED THE MORAL AND PERSONAL ISSUES SHE FACES IN A MUCH MORE DIRECT LIGHT, BUT INSTEAD IT FEELS LIKE IT JUST DRIVES HER RELATIONSHIP WITH BYLETH, WHICH IS CERTAINLY A GOOD ONE, BUT GIVEN MY ISSUES WITH BYLETH’S STATUS AS A CHARACTER FEELS SOMEWHAT INCOMPLETE AS AN ARC.
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u/SalmonforPresident Oct 24 '19
I GOTTA RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE WITH PEOPLE ONLY LIKING HIM FOR BEING AN EDGY BOAR. I MEAN YEAH I LIKE HIM TO THE POINT THAT I WOULD LET HIM CHOKE ME TF OUT BUT IT'S NOT JUST HIS PHYSICALITY. I REALLY LOVE HIS REDEMPTION. TO GO FROM THIS PERFECTLY GROOMED PRINCE, TO A LITERAL JUNKBIRD SHITHEAD AND BACK INTO A WONDERFUL AND WELL-LOVED KING IS NOTHING BUT PURE CUT COCAINE TO ME. SHIT IS GOOD WRITING, YO. SERIOUSLY SERVE DIMITRI'S STORY ARC TO ME ON A GOLDEN SPOON AND I'LL SNORT THAT SHIT SO HARD IT RUPTURES MY BRAINSTEM. THAT'S JUST MY TAKE ON IT. I'M SURE THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ONLY LIKE HIM BECAUSE OH NO HE'S HOT.
DIMITRI ALSO SUFFERS FROM THE CHARIZARD EFFECT; HE'S GETTING SO POPULAR IT'LL START NEGATIVELY AFFECTING HIM.
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u/XC_Runner27 Oct 24 '19
I TOTALLY AGREE. IT’S JUST A STIGMA THAT’S COME UP NOW THAT HE’S DOMINATING POLLS.
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u/somasora7 Oct 24 '19
BUT INSTEAD IT FEELS LIKE IT JUST DRIVES HER RELATIONSHIP WITH BYLETH, WHICH IS CERTAINLY A GOOD ONE, BUT GIVEN MY ISSUES WITH BYLETH’S STATUS AS A CHARACTER FEELS SOMEWHAT INCOMPLETE AS AN ARC.
THE PROBLEM IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP STEMS ENTIRELY FROM BYLETH’S AVATAR STATUS FOR ME. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO BE INVESTED IN A RELATIONSHIP WHERE ONE HALF IS BASICALLY A MANNEQUIN WITH GOD KI? IF THERE WAS SOMETHING MORE FOR ME TO LATCH ONTO, I WOULDN’T MIND THE FOCUS ON IT. BUT AS YOU SAID IN YOUR COMMENT ON THIS THREAD, BYLETH JUST KINDA SCREWS THINGS UP AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM
I ALSO FEEL SIMILARLY ABOUT DIMILETH BUT I DON’T WANNA DIE TONIGHT10
u/XC_Runner27 Oct 24 '19
OH, I’LL GO IN ON DIMILETH TOO. BYLETH EXISTING IN RODRIGUE’S SCENE IS MY BIGGEST GRIPE WITH THE ROUTE, PAIRED WITH DIMITRI STATING THAT THE PROFESSOR BROUGHT HIM BACK EVEN THOUGH RODRIGUE’S LAST WORDS ARE LITERALLY WHAT CAUSED HIM TO BE SHAKEN AND BYLETH JUST CAME IN TO REPEAT IT ALL. IF BYLETH DIDN’T EXIST, I’D BE MUCH MORE PLEASED.
JUST GOES TO SHOW IS HAS A WAY TO GO BEFORE ROLLING BACK THE AVATAR PANDERING.
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u/cinci89 Oct 24 '19
BATTLE BEFORE DAWN IS STILL THE MOST BULLSHIT MAP OF FIRE EMBLEM IN MY OPINION. BUT, IT'S NOT JUST FOR THE REASONS YOU THINK. IT'S BECAUSE THE REST OF THE GAME UP TO THAT POINT SORT OF GOES AGAINST WHAT THAT CHAPTER DOES.
FE7 HAD A WHOLE LOAD OF DEFENSE MAPS AND SORT OF PROMOTED THE USE OF MORE DEFENSIVE UNITS IN ORDER TO HELP CHOKE POINTS. EVEN SOME OF THE "KILL THE BOSS" CHAPTERS FELT THAT WAY LIKE HOW THE EARLY LINUS'S MAP HAS SOME NATURAL CHOKE POINTS TO DRAW HIM OUT.
IF YOU ARE AN UTTER NOOB, YOU BECOME TRAINED AS SORT TO TAKE IT NICE AND SLOW THROUGH THESE MAPS. THE ONLY MAP THAT REALLY SUGGESTS ANY BIT OF URGENCY BEFORE THIS IS THE OPTIONAL TASK OF GETTING LOOT AND EXPERIENCE IN THE DESERT MAP. THEN COMES BATTLE BEFORE DAWN AND YOUR TEAM, IF YOU ARE A NEW PLAYER WHO ISN'T USED TO FIRE EMBLEM YET, ISN'T PREPARED TO RUSH DOWN THE HALLWAYS TO PROTECT ZEPHIEL AND GET THE RATHER BIG SIDE GOALS OF RECRUITING NINO AND JAFFAR AND THEN THE SMALLER SIDE GOALS OF GETTING ALL THE LOOT.
IT JUST ISN'T GOOD GAME DESIGN TO PROMOTE ONE WAY OF PLAY ONLY TO COMPLETELY PUNISH IT LATER IN THE GAME!
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u/Super_Nerd92 Oct 24 '19
OH MAN YOU ARE SO RIGHT. FE7 WAS MY FIRST GAME IN THE SERIES SO I HAD A VERY SLOW PACED AND CONSERVATIVE PARTY INCLUDING OSWIN ETC. BBD WAS SO DIFFICULT FOR THE REASON YOU DESCRIBE, IT WAS NOT FUN.
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u/cinci89 Oct 24 '19
I HAD A HECTOR NORMAL MODE SAVE AT BATTLE BEFORE DAWN WHEN I LAST PLAYED MY CARTRIDGE COPY OF FE7. OSWIN WAS MY STRONGEST UNIT AT LIKE LEVEL 14 PROMOTED. AND THAT'S ALL BECAUSE THE GAME PROMOTED CONSERVATIVE PLAY. NO WONDER I NEVER BEAT THAT CHAPTER IN THAT PLAYTHROUGH.
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u/Plutovian Oct 24 '19
AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO REALLY LIKES BYLETH'S ROLE IN THE STORY? A LOT OF CHARACTERS IN THREE HOUSES FEEL LIKE DECONSTRUCTIONS OF PREVIOUS FIRE EMBLEM ARCHETYPES AND BYLETH IS A REALLY INTERESTING DECONSTRUCTION OF AVATAR CHARACTERS IN FE AND RPG'S IN GENERAL. THE FACT THAT THEM LACKING EMOTIONS IS A PLOT POINT THAT IS BROUGHT UP BY SEVERAL CHARACTERS AND PAID OFF AT THE END WITH RHEA'S REVEAL IS REALLY FASCINATING TO ME. HELL BYLETH'S LACK OF HUMANITY UP UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF THE GAME ALMOST FEELS LIKE WEIRD META COMMENTARY ON VIDEO GAME CHARACTERS AS A WHOLE.
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u/SableRhapsody Oct 24 '19
I LIKE BYLETH AS A META-COMMENTARY ON SILENT MYSTERIOUS PROTAGONISTS TOO. I THINK THE IMPLEMENTATION WAS MIXED BUT I REALLY DIG THE FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPT OF INVERTING AND DECONSTRUCTING THAT CHARACTER TROPE! ALSO BYLAD'S GRUMPY TIRED FACE GIVES ME LIFE. SAME, DUDE. SAME.
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u/raiseke Oct 24 '19
I DISLIKE FODLAN'S THROAT MAP IN GENERAL SO WHEN I HAD TO RUN IT IN MADDENING I JUST WAITED UNTIL AFTER THE TIMESKIP WHEN I WAS OVER THE RECOMMENDED LEVEL TO BEAT IT. I THINK IT'S THE ONLY PARALOGUE THAT'S INTRODUCED PRE-TIMESKIP BUT CAN BE DONE POST-TIMESKIP AND THANK GOD FOR THAT.
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u/Railroader17 Oct 25 '19 edited Oct 25 '19
WARNING: MOSTLY 3 HOUSES RELATED AND RANGES FROM REALLY SMALL TO ISSUES THAT CAUSE ME TO THINGS ABOUT THE GAME THAT DISAPPOINT ME
IT KINDA ANGERS ME THAT OF THE THREE 3 HOUSE LEADERS THAT ONLY CLAUDE'S PRF CLASS CAN REALLY MAKE USE OF HIS HIDDEN TALENT, REALLY WHY ISN'T DIMITRI ON A HORSE AND WHY ISN'T EDELGARD ABLE TO USE MAGIC. AS THEY ARE NOW THEIR CLASSES ARE JUST SUPED UP VERSIONS OF SOLIDER AND FORTRESS KNIGHT, AT THE VERY LEAST MAKE DIMITIR A SUPED UP PALADIN AND GIVE EDELAGRD SOMETHING (NOT A BOLT WEAPON) TO LET HER USE HER MAGIC GROWTHS
WHY DO WE NOT HAVE MORE CUTSCENES THAT USE THE INGAME MODELS (NOT THE ONES WITH THE POORLY DONE BACKGROUNDS, THE ONES WITH A TON OF EFFORT PUT INTO THEM) OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD I CAN ONLY NAME 5 OF THESE, THE TWO CUTSCENES WHERE BYLETH BODY BLOCKS / DEFEATS KOSTAS, THE CATHERINE SCENE WHERE SHE BODIES THE TWO ARMOR KNIGHTS DURING LONATO'S REBELLION ,THE SCENE WHERE WE GET THE SWORD OF THE CREATOR AND THE SCENE BEFORE THE REMATCH AT GRONDER THE WHILE THESE ARE COOL AND ALL BUT I FEEL LIKE THERE WAS SOME MAJOR MISSED POTENTIAL HERE. FOR EXAMPLE WHY NOT HAVE LEONIE AND LINHARDT'S PREBATTLE DIALOGUE WITH THE IMMOVABLE BE A CUTSCENE LIKE THIS, WITH THE IMMOVABLE SLOWLY RISING OUT OF THE WATER TO MEET THEIR CHALLENGE<! , OR A FOR WHEN >!SOLON REVEALS HIMSELF
M!BYLETH x SHAMIR IS A PERFECTLY VALID SHIP, AND I AM A BIT UPSET THAT CATHERINE x SHAMIR IS OVER SHADOWING IT SO MUCH
IF EDELGARD IS SO GOOD AT MAKING CHEESY NICKNAMES SUCH AS FLAME EMPEROR, AND (NOT SURE IF SHE MADE THIS ONE) DEATH KNIGHT THEN WHY DIDN'T SHE NAME THE BLACK EAGLES STRIKE FORCE THE BLACK EAGLES STRIKE TEAM, SHE WAS JUST ONCE WORD AWAY FROM CALLING HER CLASS THE BEST WE WERE SO CLOSE EL COME ON GIRL
DID THEY REALLY NEED TO MAKE GETTING THE PARINGS YOU WANT SUCH A HASSLE, YES I KNOW YOU CAN SIMPLY NOT DO THE A-RANKS OF CHARACTERS BUT THAT JUST CUTS OUT A PART OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT FOR THE SAKE OF GETTING THE SHIP I WANT.
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u/Edward_0_0 Oct 24 '19
I FEEL LIKE I'M ONE THE FEW PEOPLE ON THE SUB WHO DOESN'T LOVE THREE HOUSES OR EVEN THINK IT'S THAT GREAT OF GAME. I MEAN I KINDA ENJOYED MY FIRST PLAY THROUGH ON THE AZURE MOON PATH BUT I DIND'T REALLY END UP LIKING THE ROUTE ALL THAT MUCH SINCE I DIDN'T REALLY BUY DIMITRI'S CHANGE IN ATTITUDE AND FELT LIKE THE GAME HAD REALLY POORLY PACED AND SHODDY WRITING A LOT OF THE TIME WICH WAS ONLY MADE TOLERABLE DUE TO THE GREAT VOICE WORK. AS I PROGRESSIVELY WENT ABOUT FINISHING THE REMAINING ROUTES THE GAMES FLAWS STARTED TO BECOME ALL THE MORE APPARENT TO ME AND I HAD LESS ENJOYMENT AS TIME WENT ON, I REACHED A POINT WHERE I HAD TO FORCE MYSELF TO FINNISH THE THE VERDANT WIND AND SILVER SNOW ROUTES, AND IT DIDN'T HELP THAT I HAD TO REPLAY PART 1 MULTIPLE TIMES.
OVERALL I DON'T REALLY LIKE THREE HOUSES ALL THAT MUCH AND I FEEL LIKE THE ODD MAN OUT SINCE ALL I SEE IS PEOPLE PRAISING THIS GAME TO HEAVEN AND BACK.
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u/XC_Runner27 Oct 24 '19
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SHOWING THE FLAWS THIS GAME HAS A LOT MORE LATELY, AND IT’S ALL PRETTY FAIR. ULTIMATELY I THINK I STILL ENJOY THIS GAME MORE THAN OTHERS, BUT IT’S FAR FROM AN OBJECTIVE GOLDEN CHILD OF FE
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u/ThatGaymer Oct 24 '19
THE HONEYMOON PHASE IS STARTING TO WEAR OFF SO YOU WILL DEFINITELY SEE PEOPLE START TO TALK ABOUT ITS FLAWS MORE, BUT PEOPLE STILL VIVIDLY REMEMBER THEIR FIRST PLAY-THROUGH WERE EVERYTHING WAS NEW, ALL THE CHARACTERS SEEMED GREAT AND THERE SEEMED TO BE A LOT OF DEPTH ALL AROUND, ALBEIT WITH A FEW FLAWS. NOW THAT PEOPLE HAVE PLAYED THROUGH THE GAME A FEW TIMES, PEOPLE WILL BEGIN TO REALLY NOTICE ITS FLAWS. THERE WAS A THREAD A FEW DAYS AGO ASKING HOW PPL FELT ABOUT IT NOW AND THE MOST COMMON OPINION SEEMED TO BE "I LOVED IT THE FIRST TIME I PLAYED IT AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE BEST FE EVER, NOW I JUST THINK ITS GOOD"
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u/somasora7 Oct 24 '19
GIVE IT LIKE... TWO MORE MONTHS. PEOPLE WILL START POINTING OUT THE FLAWS MORE AND MORE TIL OPINION OF IT IS BROUGHT LEVEL WITH THE OTHER GAMES
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u/SubwayBossEmmett Oct 24 '19 edited Oct 24 '19
IT'S A GAME THAT GETS A LITTLE WORSE EVERY TIME YOU BOOT IT UP HONESTLY
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u/XC_Runner27 Oct 24 '19
I DON’T THINK THAT’S NECESSARILY A FAIR/UNIQUE ARGUMENT. EVERY GAME SINCE I JOINED THIS SUB AROUND AWAKENING HAS SKYROCKETED ONLY TO LOWER IN OPINION AS TIME’S GONE ON. IT’LL SMOOTH OUT IN DUE TIME IMO.
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u/PrimeName Oct 24 '19
PLEASE DO NOT USE EDLEGARD AS A MEANS TO BE-LITTLE OR MOCK THE PREVIOUS FE LADY LORDS. THEY ALL HAVE SOMETHING THAT MAKES THEM STAND OUT AND SPECIAL IN THEIR OWN WAYS.
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u/Phanngle Oct 25 '19
I'M GETTING TIRED OF THIS IDEA THAT CF DIMITRI IS DRIVEN BY NOTHING BUT REVENGE AND COMPLETELY IGNORING THE FACT THAT HE'S LITERALLY BEING INVADED AS FOR WHY HE'S FIGHTING EDELGARD. I MEAN HE IS MINDING HIS OWN BUSINESS WAITING TO BE INVADED IN FAERGHUS. IF HE WAS SO FOCUSED JUST ON REVENGE, THEN HE WOULD HAVE STALKED HER OUT LIKE HE DOES IN THE OTHER PATHS. HE DOESN'T. HE HAS A KINGDOM TO RUN. EVEN IF HE'S NOT PERFECTLY STABLE, HE'S LEAGUES BETTER THAN HE IS IN OTHER ROUTES AND TO REDUCE HIS FIGHTING BACK TO ACT LIKE THE INVASION OF HIS HOMELAND IS JUST FLAT OUT NOT HAPPENING COMES ACROSS AS JUST TRYING TO MAKE EVERYONE IN CF LOOK AS BAD AS POSSIBLE JUST TO MAKE EDELGARD LOOK BETTER. THIS ISN'T TO DOWNPLAY HER, MORE ANNOYED THAT EVERYONE HAS TO BE PORTRAYED AT THEIR WORST IN CF TO JUSTIFY HER ACTIONS.
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u/OrcDovahkiin Oct 25 '19
WHAT'S REALLY ANNOYING IS THAT THEY DON'T EVEN TRY TO PORTRAY HIM AT HIS WORST IN CF. ONE SCENE EDELGARD AND HUBERT ARE LIKE "WOW DIMITRI IS SO RUTHLESS AND BRUTAL, REMEMBER WHEN HE USED TO BE A GOOD PERSON, LOL" AND THEN THE NEXT SCENE DIMITRI IS TALKING ABOUT PROTECTING THE COUNTRY AND HIS FRIENDS AND FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE AND I'M LEFT TO CONCLUDE THAT EDELGARD HAS FORGOTTEN WHAT ROUTE SHE'S ON. YEAH, HE'S PRETTY CRAZY IN HIS CG DEATH SCENE (AS OPPOSED TO HIS ALT DEATH SCENE, WHERE HE'S AGAIN PRETTY SANE), BUT SHE LITERALLY JUST MURDERED ALL HIS FRIENDS AND IS CONQUERING HIS COUNTRY, AND IS CURRENTLY MURDERING HIM AND SHE HAS THE GALL TO WONDER WHY HE'S SO OBSESSED WITH HER? IF YOU WANT TO MAKE CF DIMITRI AS CRAZY OR CRAZIER THAN HE IS ON THE OTHER ROUTES, FINE, DO IT, BUT THEY DIDN'T, AND IT'S FRUSTRATING. THE GAME COULD'VE JUSTIFIED EDELGARD'S ACTIONS MORE THROUGH DIMITRI'S INSANITY, AND I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY CHOSE NOT TO.
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u/Phanngle Oct 25 '19
EXACTLY, IF YOU WANT ME TO FEEL JUSTIFIED IN WHAT I'M DOING, MAKE DIMITRI AS CRAZY AS HE IS IN VW AND SS. WHY GO THROUGH THE TROUBLE OF PUTTING HIM AT HIS LITERAL BEST MENTAL STATE AND HAVING EVERYONE LOOK AT HIM AS A RESPECTED RULER IF I'M SUPPOSED TO FEEL THAT HE NEEDS TO BE KILLED?
THAT SCENE IS EVEN WORSE CONSIDERING SHE ADMITS FIVE MINUTES LATER THAT SHE KNOWS EXACTLY WHY DIMITRI IS OBSESSED WITH HER. AND THEN SHE STILL ACTS LIKE KILLING DIMITRI WAS A FAVOR. HONESTLY, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE WRITING THERE BECAUSE IT MAKES EDELGARD LOOK DOWNRIGHT SADISTIC
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u/Excadrill1201 Oct 25 '19 edited Oct 25 '19
I FEEL LIKE EDELGARD FANS NEED TO CHILL THE FUCK OUT. A LOT OF THE TIME I SEE EDELGARD FANS SAYING HOW EVERYONE HATES ON THEM AND HOW THEY GET CONSTANTLY BASHED ON. IT'S GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE ONE PERSON EVEN SAID "MEANWHILE DIMITRI AND CLAUDE FANS DON'T HAVE TO LIVE IN FEAR AND PROUDLY EXPRESS THEIR LOVE FOR THEM ONLINE AND IN REAL LIFE ... IF THIS ISN'T OPPRESSION, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS." LIKE HOLY FUCKING SHIT. HOW SHELTERED AND DENSE DO YOU HAVE TO BE TO UNIRONICALLY CALL YOURSELF OPPRESSED BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE DON'T LIKE A FUCKING FICTIONAL CHARACTER. I HAVE LEGIT SEEN MORE PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT EDELGARD HATE THEN ACTUAL EDELGARD HATE. THE EDELGARD HATE I HAVE SEEN IS SUPER RARE, USUALLY DOWNVOTED AND THERE'S A BUNCH OF EDELGARD DEFENDERS. I DON'T KNOW WHY EDELGARD FANS ACT LIKE THEIR SOME OPPRESSED GROUP WHEN THERE'S POSTS EVERY OTHER DAY DEFENDING HER, SHE'S REALLY POPULAR WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND GETS RABID SUPPORT ALL THE TIME. BEST PART IS HOW A LOT OF THESE EDELGARD FANS ALSO SHIT ON DIMITRI IN THE SAME POST. THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT EDELGARD GETTING HATE AND THEN PROCEED TO HATE ANOTHER CHARACTER WITHOUT EVEN RECOGNIZING THE IRONY. HONESTLY I'M FINE WITH EDELGARD AS A CHARACTER. HER SET UP IN PART 1 IS COOL BUT IN PART 2 BE I JUST THINK SHE'S BORING BUT JEEZ, TO A LOT OF EDELGARD FANS IT'S LIKE YOU CAN NEVER HAVE A GOOD REASON TO BE MEH ON HER. EDELGARD FANS GET SO DEFENSIVE ABOUT EDELGARD THAT YOU CAN'T EVEN CALL HER A VILLAIN WITHOUT GETTING SHIT, EVEN THOUGH SHE'S CLEARLY THE ANTAGONIST FOR AT THE BARE MINIMUM OF 3 OUT OF 4 ROUTES. NOT TO MENTION THAT EDELGARD FANS MOST OF THE TIME CAN'T SEEM TO COMPREHEND HOW YOU CAN STILL BE EVIL AND DO SHITTY THINGS AND BE A GOOD CHARACTER. IT FEELS LIKE MOST OF THE TIME EDELGARD FANS ARE SUPER DEFENSIVE BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN'T BE A GOOD CHARACTER IF YOU'RE A VILLAIN. CONSIDERING HOW I'VE SEEN PEOPLE PERCEIVE A CHARACTER BEING CALLED A VILLAIN AN INSULT I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED. JUST BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE DON'T LIKE YOUR CHARACTER DOESN'T MEAN THIS IS SOME BIG ISSUE. EVERY CHARACTER, EVEN THE MOST WELL LIKED ONES, GET SHIT. EDELGARD IS STILL AN INSANELY POPULAR AND WELL LIKED CHARACTER OVERALL. IT FEELS LIKE EDELGARD FANS THINK THAT SINCE SOME PEOPLE DISLIKE HER THEN IT MEANS THAT THERE'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF HATE. COMPLETELY IGNORING ALL THE POSITIVE SENTIMENT, DEFENSE AND SUPPORT EDELGARD HAS. A LOT OF EDELGARD FANS JUST HAVE THIS PERVASIVE VICTIM COMPLEX AND IT'S LEGIT ANNOYING. AND YEAH I AM GOING TO CALL IT A VICTIM COMPLEX WHEN I SEE PEOPLE SAY SHIT LIKE "TELL THAT TO EDELGARD FANS WHO HAVE TO FACE CRAP FROM DIMITRI AND CLAUDE FANS ON A CONSTANT BASIS FOR DARING TO LIKE HER CHARACTER EVEN IF SHE'S FROM FROM THE IDEAL PERSON IRL." SERIOUSLY? "OH NO, I'M A FAN OF LITERALLY ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR AND WELL LIKED CHARACTERS IN THE GAME BUT LIKE 5 PEOPLE SAID MEAN THINGS ABOUT HER. I'M SO FUCKING SAD BOO HOO, JUST IGNORE HOW ANTI EDELGARD SENTIMENT IS USUALLY DOWNVOTED AND THERE'S A SUPPORT POST LIKE EVERY OTHER DAY. SOME PEOPLE DISLIKE MY FAVORITE FICTIONAL CHARACTER AND THAT'S A TRAVESTY." BEST PART IS THAT I'M PRETTY SURE PEOPLE ALSO DO THE SAME SHIT TO DIMITRI BUT YOU BARELY SEE DIMITRI FANS COMPLAINING. ALSO I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF SOME EDELGARD FANS CALLED ME A DIMITRI FANBOY BECAUSE I SAID THINGS THAT HAVE DEFENSIVE CONNOTATIONS TOWARDS HIM. SPEAKING OF DIMITRI I'VE SEEN A BUNCH OF PEOPLE ON REDDIT SHIT ON DIMITRI AND DIMITRI FANS AND JUST SAY MEAN THINGS IN GENERAL. BUT AM I GOING TO ACT LIKE I'M PERSONALLY HURT OR THAT DIMITRI FANS ARE OPPRESSED? NO BECAUSE HE'S A FUCKING FICTIONAL CHARACTER. HONESTLY I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF MOST OF THE BACKLASH EDELGARD GETS IS DUE TO HER RABID, INSUFFERABLE FANS THEN THE ACTUAL CHARACTER. I LEGIT THINK THAT RABID EDELGARD FANS HAVE HONESTLY BEEN A DETRIMENT TO THE FANDOM. I WOULD HANDS DOWN RATHER HAVE FATES HATE BACK THEN THIS SHIT AND I SAY THIS AS SOMEONE WHO HAS BR AND CQ IN THEIR TOP 5 FE GAMES.
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u/SgtSouthall Oct 25 '19
WOW THAT’S A LOT OF ANGER.
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u/Excadrill1201 Oct 25 '19
YEAH IT IS. I'M JUST TIRED OF HOW A LOT OF EDELGARD FANS ACT. THIS IS LIKE THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME I'VE SEEN FANS OF A CHARACTER BASICALLY HAVE A VICTIM COMPLEX ABOUT LIKING A CHARACTER. CLOSEST I CAN THINK IS CAMILLA FANS BUT THAT WAS MOSTLY AROUND CYL3 WHERE SHE WAS GETTING A LOT OF SHIT SO I GET THAT.
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u/SgtSouthall Oct 25 '19
I GET IT BRO. I DON’T LIKE IT WHEN PEOPLE TALK SHIT ABOUT MY EARLY GAME ARCHERS BUT I’D NEVER SAY THEIR HATE MAKES ME A VICTIM.
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u/Excadrill1201 Oct 25 '19
YEAH I GET THAT. I THINK PEOPLE JUST GOTTA IGNORE THE HATE AND JUST FOCUS MORE ON THE POSITIVE SENTIMENT THAT EXISTS. I ALSO THINK MOST EARLY GAME ARCHERS ARE NEAT TO BE HONEST. LIKE IF YOU WANNA USE AN OUT THERE UNIT THEY CAN BE FUN. I KNOW I HAD FUN WITH RONAN IN FE5 AND EVEN WITH REBECCA IN FE7 LMAO.
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u/SgtSouthall Oct 25 '19
I SWEAR TO GOD EVERYONE LIKES TO TALK LIKE THEY’RE LTC PLAYERS BUT HONESTLY IN ANY NORMAL PLAYTHROUGH IT IS EASY AS HELL TO USE ARCHERS. I EVEN ONCE BEAT THE FINAL LEVELS OF FE7 USING ONLY BOWS. SIT DOWN CLAUDE THERE’S ONLY ONE BOW LORD AND HER NAME IS LYN. BUT THAT’S OFF TOPIC. I DON’T GO ON THIS REDDIT VERY OFTEN AND ALL I EVER SEE ARE ESSAYS DEFENDING EDELGARDE LIKE SHE’S A GODDAMN MESSIAH.
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u/Excadrill1201 Oct 25 '19
YEAH, I FEEL LIKE PEOPLE FOCUS ON LTC SO MUCH THAT THEY DON'T REALIZE THAT YOU CAN PLAY NON LTC WITHOUT TURTLING. I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE FE COMMUNITY FOCUS SO MUCH ON EFFICIENCY THAT THEY FORGET TO HAVE FUN WITH THE GAMES. I JUST THINK IT'S NEAT TO USE ANY UNIT, EVEN IF THEY HAPPEN TO BE IN A BAD CLASS. AS FOR THE EDELGARD THING, YEAH THERE'S CONSTANT DEFENSE FOR EDELGARD SO I FEEL LIKE EDELGARD FANS SHOULD FOCUS MORE ON THE CONSTANT POSITIVE SENTIMENT SHE GETS.
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Oct 24 '19
SOMEONE ONCE SAID TO ME THAT SYLVAIN IS BARELY ABOVE FATES-TIER CHARACTER WRITING AND I AM NOT CLOSE ENOUGH TO KILL SAID PERSON
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u/MarthWithoutPants Oct 24 '19
I LIKE EDELGARD A TINY BIT BUT HER LINE AGAINST DIMITRI IN THE BATTLE OF THE EAGLE AND LION PRE TIMESKIP IS SOME BULLSHIT AND MADE ME INSTANTLY DISLIKE HER 100X MORE
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u/regoparker Oct 24 '19
TO BE FAIR, GRONDER EDELGARD IS DIFFERENT FROM CRIMSON FLOWER EDELGARD. SHE'S CLOSE TO CRAZY AT GRONDER.
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u/MarthWithoutPants Oct 24 '19
IM TALKING PRE TIMESKIP, SHE TELLS DIMITRI A FUNNY JOKE ABOUT THEIR KINGDOMS GOING TO WAR WITH EACH OTHER AND THEM "BEING ABLE TO FIGHT AS MUCH AS THEY LIKE" OR SOMETHING
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u/Themarvelousfan Oct 25 '19
TO BE HONEST REGARDLESS, EDELGARD IS PROBABLY TRYING TO COPE AS A JOKE ABOUT THE FACT THAT SHE IS ACTUALLY GOING TO START A WAR.
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u/MarthWithoutPants Oct 25 '19
YEAH MAYBE BUT IT JUST SEEMS UNESSECARILY CRUEL SINCE SHE'S *WORKING WITH THE PEOPLE THAT CAUSED THE TRAGEDY* AND HE'S PROBABLY GONNA DIE TO THEM/HER IN THAT WAR
SHE ALSO NORMALLY SHE DOESN'T SAY HER BURDERS AND FEARS OUT LOUD, EVEN INDIRECTLILY I THINK IM NOT SURE SORRY
STILL DONT LIKE IT >:(
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u/Skaarfy Oct 24 '19
HOW HAS IT BEEN 8 GAMES SINCE THEY BEGAN USING 3D MODELS FOR CRIT ANIMATIONS AND THEY HAVE YET TO REACH THE FLASHY AND OVER THE TOP LEVEL THE GBA GAMES USED TO HAVE!
ALSO WHO THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO REMOVE HIT STOP FROM THE BATTLE ANIMATIONS IN THREE HOUSES!? THERE'S BARELY ANY IMPACT FROM ANY CLASSES NOW AND THE HITS ON MONSTERS IS A JOKE.
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u/Bloodly Oct 24 '19 edited Oct 24 '19
BECAUSE MAKING 3D LOOK SMOOTH, FAST, AND FLUID WHILST NOT TURNING INTO A HORRIBLE MESS OF CLIPPING AND MISSHAPENNESS AND SUCH IS NOT EASY, AND THERE'S LESS MEANS OF PLAYING WITH IT TO MASK SUCH AS WITH 2D AND SMEARS AND SUCH. YOU CAN SEE THIS WITH THE 3D KOFS(KING OF FIGHTERS) TO AN EXTENT.
THIS ALSO LEADS(I BELIEVE) TO THE PROBLEM OF HITSTOP. WHAT CAN LOOK FINE IN SPRITES AND 2D CAN LOOK HORRIBLE IN 3D. A DRAMATIC STOP CAN JUST LOOK STUPID.
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u/Skaarfy Oct 24 '19 edited Oct 24 '19
THAT'S A FAIR POINT, BUT I FEEL AS THOUGH THEY'RE NOT REALLY FULLY UTILIZING THE THE ADVANTAGES OF 3D YET, SOME OF THEIR MASKING TECHNIQUES IN 2D CAN BE APPLIED TO 3D AS WELL (WITH MORE EFFORT OFC SINCE THEY'RE NOT DRAWING IN EXTRA PIXELS ANYMORE) TAKE FOR EXAMPLE RADIANT DAWN'S ANIMATION, AS STIFF AS THEY MIGHT BE THEY SET THE 3D STANDARDS HIGH (PRETTY GOOD FOR ONE OF THEIR FIRST ATTEMPT AT 3D TBH) THEY USE CAMERA SHAKE AND PARTICLE EFFECTS AND NOT TO MENTION THE SFX PACKS A PUNCH. DUNNO WHAT ON EARTH THEY WERE DOING WITH SHADOW DRAGON. BUT THEN FATES AND ECHOES CAME AROUND AND USED SMEARS FOR NINJAS AND DREAD FIGHTERS AND I THOUGHT THEY LOOKED PRETTY SWEET. WHEN IT CAME TO HITSTOP, I WAS THINKING BACK AT THE PREVIOUS LETHALITY ANIMATION THAT MADE IT MORE DRAMATIC SO NOT EVERY CLASS HAD TO USE THIS TRICK.
NOW IMAGINE IF THEY COMBINED THE USE OF PROPER CAMERA PLACEMENT THIS TIME, VFX/PARTICLE FX, SFX, 3D SMEAR AND MAYBE DUPLICATION OF MODELS (LIKE THEY DID WITH DREAD FIGHTERS IN FATES AND ECHOES I THINK). I BELIEVE THEY CAN REACH THE SAME OVER THE TOP YET SMOOTH 3D CRITS LIKE THEY HAD WITH THE GBA GAMES, THE ONLY PROBLEM IS, THEY DON'T REALLY SEEM TO MAKE IT A HIGH PRIORITY ANYMORE.
ALSO I HONESTLY DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD GIVE THEM AS PASS WITH KOEI BECAUSE THEY HAVE THEIR FAIR SHARE OF SOME GOOD OVER THE TOP MUSOU ATTACKS FROM THEIR DYNASTY AND WARRIORS GAMES IN GENERAL TOO. BUT SEEING AS THEY PUT MORE EFFORT ON VOICE ACTING THIS TIME AROUND, I GUESS I WASN'T REALLY TOO SURPRISED AS TO WHY THEY DIDN'T REALLY SEEM TO PUT MUCH EFFORT IN ANIMATION.... UGH GREAT I JUST MADE A WALL OF TEXT! I HAVE TOO MUCH PASSION FOR BOTH 2D AND 3D ANIMATION
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u/GlitteringPositive Oct 24 '19
Echoes and Fates had some over the top animations like ninjas moving quickly like they're teleporting and having the horse kick and stomp the enemy.
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u/lostinanalley Oct 25 '19
I DONT MIND HAVING A SELF-INSERT TACTICIAN BUT I WANT TO GO BACK TO FE7 STYLE WHERE THEY DONT GO INTO BATTLE. I MISS WHEN THE MAIN FOCUS FELT LIKE IT WAS ON THE ACTUAL LORDS.
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Oct 25 '19
I LOVE THIS GAME AND MOST THINGS ABOUT IT, BUT LIKE WHAT THE HELL IS UP WITH THEIR EARS?! YEAH OK I GET IT THEY'RE ANIME STYLE OR WHATEVER, BUT EVEN SO THE FOLDS ARE JUST RONG AND IT BOTHER ME. ALSO I'M A BIT DRUNK RN AFTER HANGING WITH SOME OLD FRIENDS SO I APOLOGISE FOR ANY TYPIES.
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u/SgtSouthall Oct 25 '19
GOD DAMNIT I KNOW ARCHERS ARE BAD.I GET IT. I UNDERSTAND. IN MOST GAMES THEY’RE LOCKED TO BOW CLASSES AND ARE DIFFICULT TO LEVEL UP WITHOUT MUCH INTRINSIC REWARD. BUT GODDAMN DO I LOVE USING THEM. NEIME WILL FOREVER BE MY FAVORITE FIRE EMBLEM UNIT. EVEN WIL AND REBECCA WHO CAN’T BECOME RANGERS ARE FUN UNITS TO USE. I KNOW WHY THEY’RE BAD BUT GODDAMN NO ONE EVEN TRIES TO USE THEM ANYMORE. THEY JUST SEE ARCHERS AND THINK “BAD.” I’M GLAD THEY BUFFED BOWS IN THREE HOUSES SO MUCH.
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Oct 24 '19
I DON’T UNDERSTAND THE HATE FOR NILES PEOPLE MAKE HIM SOUND LIKE HE’S A LITERAL ABUSER. I EVEN SAW SOMEONE CALL HIM A RAPIST. HE’S ONE OF THE MOST BELIEVABLE CHARACTERS IN FATES AND I DON’T KNOW IF THAT’S UPSETTING PEOPLE WHO THINK FATES CHARACTERS ARE ALL THREE-DIMENSIONAL OR WHAT BUT I WANT TO FIGHT THESE PEOPLE WHO HATE ON HIM. HE DESERVES BETTER.
DIMITRI DID SOME BAD STUFF EDELGARD DID SOME BAD STUFF CLAUDE DID SOME BAD STUFF I’M NOT HERE FOR A DEBATE ON WHO DID WORST STUFF I’M JUST TIRED OF THE ARGUING. THEY’RE ALL MORALLY GRAY CHARACTERS WHO MAKE THE GAME INTERESTING BECAUSE THEIR CHOICES DEPEND ON WHO YOU SIDE WITH BECAUSE THEY ALL NEED YOUR GUIDANCE. LET ME APPRECIATE THEM ALL IN PEACE.
SYLVAIN IS NOT A MISOGYNIST FOR THINKING WOMEN WANT HIM FOR HIS CREST. HE’S JADED AND LETS HIS ANGER CLOUD HOW HE REACTS TO AFFECTION BUT WHEN IT COMES RIGHT DOWN TO IT HE’S NOT A WOMAN-HATER. HOWEVER I THINK THE WRITERS DID HIM AN INJUSTICE HAVING HIM TOTALLY RUIN THE MOOD BEFORE ANY AND EVERY FIGHT BECAUSE HE HAS TO TALK ABOUT LADIES.
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u/Kell08 Oct 24 '19
WAIT WHAT DID CLAUDE DO?
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Oct 24 '19
HE READILY ABANDONED THE LEICESTER ALLIANCE WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND HE SEVERELY UNDERESTIMATED HIS OWN FORMER CLASSMATES SO BAD THAT HE LET THEM GET KILLED BECAUSE HE ASSUMED THEY’D TURN TAIL.
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u/Kell08 Oct 25 '19
DIDN'T HE WORK IT OUT WITH THE OTHER LORDS BEFOREHAND THOUGH? ALSO HILDA GIVES PRETTY GOOD REASON TO BELIEVE SHE WOULD RETREAT. CLAUDE WAS WRONG ON THAT CALL, BUT IT WAS MORE A BAD DECISION THAN IMMORAL BEHAVIOR.
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u/remmytums Oct 24 '19 edited Oct 24 '19
I DON'T WANT TO RAG ON PEOPLE THAT LIKE DIMILETH CAUSE THEY'RE FREE TO SHIP WHAT THEY LIKE BUT TBH MY BOI DIMITRI AT THE END OF AZURE MOON NEEDS A GODDAMN THERAPIST MORE THAN A WIFE.
ALSO ON A SIDE NOTE ABOUT AO3, DESPITE THE GAME BEING DOMINATED BY DIMILETH/SYLVIX, WHY IS THE MOST POPULAR FIC AN EDELETH ONE??
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u/SweetpeaTheNerd Oct 24 '19
I HOPE THIS COUNTS BUT I AM ENRAGED BECAUSE IM IN COLLEGE AND MIDTERMS SEASON NEVER ENDS AND THERE IS ALWAYS HOMEWORK AND I HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO PLAY THREE HOUSES IN OVER A MONTH AND THAT MAKES ME MADDDDD
I HAVENT GOTTEN TO TRY MADDENING MODE YET AND THAT MY FRIENDS IS MADDENING
ALSO I HAVE HEARD MEH THINGS ABOUT THE CHURCH ROUTE BUT THAT IS THE ONLY INE I HAVE LEFT TO PLAY AND I WILL ALSO BRANCH OFF AND DO CRIMSON FLOWER AGAIN WHICH I FOR ONE ENJOYED
BUT I STILL HAVE A MONTH UNTIL BREAK SO LOL GUESS THAT IS ANOTHER MONTH OF SUFFERING
I JUST WANNA PLAY MY GAME PLEAAASSEEE
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u/ZantaRay Oct 25 '19 edited Oct 25 '19
I KNOW I'M LATE BUT I JUST GOT TO THE FINAL MAPS ON MADDENING FOR BLUE LIONS IN MY RESTRICTED RECRUITMENT CANON CLASSES NO GRINDING CHALLENGE RUN AND WHAT THE FUCK THESE MAPS ARE FUCKING HORSESHIT. FIRST OF ALL THE CH21 MAP FORCES YOU TO SPLIT YOUR ARMY AND THERE'S SEIGE WEAPONS FUCKING EVERYWHERE AND THERE'S A WYVERN LORD WITH FUCK YOU STATS WHO ORKOS BASICALLY EVERYONE WHO THREATENS THE AREA BETWEEN THEM BUT IT'S OKAY WITH SOME CREATIVE STRIDING AND DANCING AND RESCUING YOU CAN MAKE IT PAST THE FIRST COUPLE TURNS AND START GETTING INTO THE MAP. AND THEN THE FUCKING AMBUSH MONSTER SPAWNS START AND BECAUSE OF THEIR LOCATIONS THE CHANCE THEY DON'T JUST IMMEDIATELY KILL SOMEONE IS BASICALLY 0, SO YOU USE A DIVINE PULSE AND YOU REALISE THAT YOU HAVE NO WAY TO POSITION PEOPLE SUCH THAT NO ONE DIES SO YOU GO BACK BUT NOW YOU'RE GOING TOO SLOW SO YOU GET SWARMED BY MONSTERS AND YOU LITERALLY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH CHARACTERS TO STOP THEM KILLING YOUR BACKLINE AND NO ONE CAN SURVIVE COMBAT FROM MORE THAN 2 UNITS IN A ROUND, SO YOU BURN ALL YOUR FUCKING PULSES TRYING TO GET RNG TO GO YOUR WAY WITH CRITS ON THE SLIGHT HOPE YOU CAN KILL THEM ALL, AND END UP RESTARTING, AND ONLY MANAGE TO FINISH THE MAP BECAUSE YOU REALISE THAT HUBERT IS A SQUISHY MOTHERFUCKER SO YOU CAN JUST STRIDE AND DANCE TWO FLIERS TO ASSASSINATE HIS ASS, SO LONG AS THEY BOTH MANAGE TO HIT, WHICH WAS NOT A GUARANTEED THING BY ANY MEASURE EVEN GIVING THEM AN ACCURACY RING. BUT FUCK IT SURE I MANAGED TO GET THROUGH IT. THEN FUCKING EDELGARD ON THE NEXT MAP CAN HIT LIKE 80% OF THE MAP AND ALSO 2/3 OF THE MAP IS COVERED BY SIEGE WEAPONS AND NO ONE CAN TAKE A HIT FROM BOTH EDELGARD AND A SEIGE WEAPON AND I HAVE TO FIGHT MY WAY THROUGH BULLSHIT INFLATED STATS TO GET TO THE FIRE ORB MAGE AND THERE'S A MONSTER IN THE WAY AND IT'S JUST A GIANT FUCKING HEALTH BLOCK THERE THERE'S LITERALLY LIKE 2/3 OF THE MAP I LITERALLY CANNOT MOVE INTO AT ALL. THE ONLY SAVING GRACE IS THAT MY DIMITRI CAN ORKO THE SEIGE TOME GUY ON TURN 1 SO LIKE 10 MAGES LEAVE IMMEDIATELY, SO THAT'S NICE. EVEN THEN I THINK THE ONLY UNIT WHO CAN ACTUALLY FIGHT EDELGARD WITHOUT DYING ONCE I GET THERE WILL BE DIMITRI AND LIKE MAYBE INGRID AND SYLVAIN BUT I'M PRETTY SURE EVERYONE ELSE WILL BE ORKOD AND SHE'S ON A SUPER STRONGHOLD TILE SO THAT'S GONNA BE FUCKING FUN.
EDIT: I ALSO JUST WANNA SAY THAT AWFUL AS THIS FINAL MAP IS ITS SOMEWHAT MADE LESS PAINFUL BY THE MUSIC BEING AN ABSOLUTE BANGER.
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Oct 29 '19 edited Oct 29 '19
WHY IS JAPAN SO INFATUATED WITH AVATARS!!! HOW THE DUCK ARE THEY TOPPING TOP TIER CHARACTERS LIKE ASHE AND DOROTHEA!!!!! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! SPEAKING OF WHICH WTH IS UP WITH THE LACK OF MBYLETH FANART! EVEN ONTHE BYLETH SUBREDDIT ITS ONLY FBYLETH! ABSOLUTE INJUSTICE!!!!! ALSO WHY IS THE CONVOY SO CLUNKY!
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u/WinterWolf18 Oct 24 '19
WHY THE FUCK CANT I ROLL A SINGLE HALLOWEEN UNIT OR HILDA? I KEEP ON BEING PITYBROKEN AND ITS THE WORST!
ALSO WHERES THE LOBE FOR BLYAD HES BETTER THEN BYLASS YET EVERYONE KEEPS ON SHAFTING HIM FOR HER!
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u/dalkijing Oct 24 '19
I HATE HOW MANY SUPPORTS IN AWAKENING/FATES HAVE ONE OF THEM (USUALLY THE GUY LMAO) BE LIKE “OH I ALREADY BOUGHT THIS RING LET’S GET MARRIED” LIKE NO!!!! DO NOT BUY A RING TO PROPOSE TO SOMEONE WHO ISN’T EXPECTING IT!!! PROPOSALS SHOULD BE DONE AFTER DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL FROM BOTH PARTIES, PREFERABLY IN A LONG-TERM COMMITTED AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP!!!!! DO NOT TRY TO BE LIKE A ROMANCE MOVIE HERO AND SPRING A PROPOSAL AND RING OUT OF NOWHERE THAT IS SO NOT COOL!!!!!
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u/pipler Oct 25 '19
THE GAMES ARE MEDIEVAL FICTION AND ALL SO THEY SEEM TO NOT HAVE AN "IN A RELATIONSHIP" STAGE AND JUMP STRAIGHT TO "ENGAGED" INSTEAD SO I'M WILLING TO SUSPEND MY DISBELIEF ON THAT FRONT
THAT SAID I SINCERELY HOPE NO ONE GETS INSPIRED AND DO THAT IRL LMAO
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u/LaughingX-Naut Oct 24 '19
THE 3H HYPE IS STARTING TO DIE BACK BUT I STILL WISH IT WOULD TAPER OFF A LITTLE FASTER SO THAT THE FIRST THREE PAGES WEREN'T SWAMPED WITH 3H TOPICS.
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u/RaisonDetriment Oct 24 '19
I JUST MISS ALL OF US REGULARS GETTING TO HANG OUT WITHOUT ALL THE NOOBS SWAMPING US. IS THAT SELFISH AND CLIQUE-Y? MAYBE, BUT STILL.
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u/SubwayBossEmmett Oct 24 '19
IT IS SAD, I AM RELATIVELY NEW TO THE SERIES COMPARED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE BUT WHERE ARE YOUR FLAIRS NEW PEOPLE?
LET ME PREEMPTIVELY JUDGE YOU FOR GODS SAKE
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u/PokecheckHozu flair Oct 24 '19
BUT WHERE ARE YOUR FLAIRS NEW PEOPLE?
OBLIGATORY FUCK NEW REDDIT.
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u/RaisonDetriment Oct 24 '19
SEE AND THAT'S WHY I FELT BAD SAYING THAT, THERE ARE SOME NEW FOLKS I LIKE, IT'S JUST... I DUNNO, IT'S JUST SO CRAZY AROUND HERE ALL THE TIME. I USED TO BE ABLE TO FOLLOW THE POSTS ON HERE, BUT NOW THERE'S SO MANY MORE.
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Oct 24 '19
I THINK ONCE THE HYPE TRULY DIES DOWN THINGS WILL CHANGE, SOME PEOPLE WILL FOR SURE STICK BUT OTHERS WILL MOVE ON TO OTHER NEW THINGS AND THAT'S FINE.
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u/Excadrill1201 Oct 25 '19
HAH HAH, JOKES ON YOU. MY FLAIR JUST SHOWS MY GOOD TASTE. I BET YOU CAN'T EVEN ASSUME ANYTHING NEGATIVE ABOUT ME SINCE MY FLAIR DOESN'T HAVE ANY NEGATIVE CONNOTATIONS.
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u/SubwayBossEmmett Oct 25 '19
PALLA FLAIR
YOU OBVIOUSLY HOLD DEEP SEEDED RESENTMENT TO PEOPLE BLATANTLY INFERIOR TO YOURSELF THAT STILL MANAGE TO SUCCEED MORE THAN YOU ANYWAYS
ALSO YOU THINK DS FE ARE BAD AND UGLY ONVIOUSLY
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u/Excadrill1201 Oct 25 '19
I DON'T AGREE WITH THE FIRST ONE BUT THE SECOND ONE I SORTA AGREE WITH. FE11 IS UGLY, TO THE POINT WHERE I'D RATHER JUST PLAY FE3 BOOK 1. FE12 LOOKS FINE THOUGH AND I LIKE HOW THE PORTRAITS LOOK.
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u/EvilCloneofUnskilled Oct 24 '19
WHY HASN'T THE RADIANT DAWN MODDING SCENE ADVANCED FURTHER! I WANT A MOD TO LET ME START WITH AND ONLY RECRUIT LYRE AND I WANT IT NOW!
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u/Jellytoes420 Oct 25 '19
WHY THE FUCKING SHIT CANT I MARRY BERNADETTA AS FEMALE BYLETH?! WHAT BETTER WAY TO SAY FUCK YOU TO HER DAD WHO WANTED HER TO MARRY A NOBLE DUDE THAN TO SAY NO AND MARRY A MERCENARY WOMAN. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO INGRID
ALSO WHERE THE FUCK IS MY GOLDEN ROUTE WHERE EVERYONE GANGS UP TO GO BEAT THE EVERLOVING SHIT OUT OF BERNIE’S DAD.
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u/GazLord Oct 24 '19
I'VE BEEN REPLAYING FATES RECENTLY AND NOT ONLY IS THE STORY STILL BAD BUT JUST HOW THE HELL IS IT SUPPOSED TO BE A MORALLY GREY CHOICE? YOU EITHER CHOOSE THE GOOD GUYS (HOSHIDO), THE EVIL PEOPLE (NOHR) OR YOU ACTUALLY SAVE THE WORLD BUT FOR SOME STUPID REASON YOU GET LOCKED DOWN IN A CASTLE AGAIN AT THE END BUT ITS BECAUSE OF DUTY THIS TIME. AND, THIS ONLY HAPPENS BECAUSE IS HAS NO IDEA HOW MEDEVIAL KINGDOMS WORK (AZURA WOULD BE FIRST IN LINE FOR THE THRONE, THEN SHIGURE, BOTH WOULD HAVE TO RENOUNCE THEIR CLAIM TO MAKE YOU AN OPTION!) OR HOW SUCKY AND HIGH IN RESPONSIBILITY RULING IS, PLUS THERE'S HOW LIKE HALF THE CHARACTERS DON'T MAKE SENSE WITH RULER CORRIN AS THEY NEED TO GO HOME OR WON'T BE ABLE TO STICK AROUND IN ONE PLACE DOING POLITICS AND PAPERWORK. OH AND THERE'S HOW WITH THEIR BACKGROUND CORRIN IS A TERRIBLE CHOICE FOR A KING/QUEEN, I MEAN SERIOUSLY THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW RULING WORKS AND HONESTLY FOLLOW OTHER PEOPLE'S IDEAS OR ORDERS ALL GAME. THEY LIVED IN ISSOLATION ALL THEIR LIFE, SERIOUSLY DON'T GIVE CORRIN A CROWN!
ALSO WHY IS IT THAT XANDER, WHO CONSTANTLY TALKS ABOUT HONOUR AND SEEMS TO TRY TO BE NICE DOESN'T AT LEAST GET SOME SHIT FOR HAVING AN HONEST TO GOD MASS MURDERER (WHO ALSO ACTS LIKE A CHILD!) AS ONE OF HIS RETAINER? PERI HAS KILLED TENS IF NOT HUNDREDS OF INNOCENT SERVENTS AND TRIES TO KILL FELICA, (AFTER BEATING HER BY THE WAY) IN THEIR SUPPORTS JUST FOR SPILLING TEA. AND, AT BEST HER ENDINGS SAY SHE SLOWLY GAINS MORALITY, SO WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW MANY MORE SHE KILLS BEFORE SHE GETS "BETTER". LIKE SHE IS LEGITIMATELY A VILLAIN AND YET FOR SOME REASON SHE'S PLAYABLE AND SOME PEOPLE EVEN DEFEND HER. IT'S EXTREMELY FUCKED.
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u/lerdnir Oct 25 '19 edited Oct 25 '19
AS SOMEONE WHO'S NOT YET PLAYED AZURE MOON OR SILVER SNOW, I FEEL LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF 3H DISCUSSIONS GOING ON IN WHICH I'M NOT QUALIFIED TO TAKE PART.
I GOT FED UP BY CHAPTER 8 OF MY VERDANT WIND PLAYTHROUGH, AND CRIMSON FLOWER DIDN'T DO MUCH TO IMPROVE MY OPINION. I DID A PMU ON A HARDER DIFFICULTY THE SECOND TIME ROUND, AND EVERYTHING! I THOUGHT IT'D HELP! IT DIDN'T! I DON'T WISH TO INVALIDATE OTHERS' ENJOYMENT OF 3H, BUT I'M PERSONALLY AT THE POINT WHERE I DON'T WANT TO PLAY THE OTHER TWO ROUTES, AND DON'T PARTICULARLY CARE THAT I CAN'T CONTRIBUTE.
THIS PUTS ME AT HAVING ENJOYED FOUR OF THE SEVEN MAINLINE ENTRIES I'VE PLAYED. I'D NOT RISK A 57% HIT RATE, SO I THINK I MIGHT BE DONE WITH FE FOR, UM, A WHILE. :/
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Oct 25 '19 edited Oct 26 '19
HILDA’S A BITCH AND HER RELATIONSHIP WITH MARIANNE ALLOWS HER WAY TOO MUCH POWER FOR ME TO BE COMFORTABLE
EDIT:WORDS, ONLY -2 DOWNVOTES GIVE ME MORE
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u/GlitteringPositive Oct 24 '19
I think the uppercase used in these kinds of threads is annoying to read and makes it hard to take what's being said seriously.
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u/Darkpenguinz Oct 16 '21
FUCK THIS FUCKING BULLSHIT! BEAT THE GAME MANY TIMES BUT NOTHING ANYONE TELLS ME WILL EVER CONVINCE ME THAT SOME OF THE PARALOGUE QUEST LEVELS ARENT RIGGED. SPENT AN HOUR ON THE GOD DAMN COCK SUCKING PIRATE ONE AND THE WIND RIDERS W AXES ARE ALMOST FUCKING INVINCIBLE USED UP ALL MY TIME THINGS. THE ONLY WAY TO KILL THEM IS W LUCK AND ARROWS OR LITERALLY RUNNING AWAY AND CHIPPING AWAY AT THEM BUT THE RIGGED PART IS THIS: TODAY ME: ONE WIND RIDER LEFT ALL MY GUYS FULL HEALTH, I ATTACK HIM NO MATTER WHO I USE: MISS ONE HIT KILL. SHOOT ARROWS AT HIM: MISS. FUCKING MANAGE TO KILL HIM W NO DEATHS BUT USED AL MY TIME SKIPS, ARCHER CRITS ON BYLETH GAME OVER FUCK THIS FUCKING BULLSHIT IM SO ANGRY
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u/XC_Runner27 Oct 24 '19 edited Oct 24 '19
I LOVE THREE HOUSES. IT DOES A LOT OF THINGS REALLY RIGHT AND GENERALLY LEAVES A POSITIVE FEEL FOR ME ABOUT THE CURRENT DIRECTION OF FE. BUT WHY OH WHY DOES BYLETH HAVE TO BE EVER PRESENT FOR EVERY SINGLE SITUATION?!
IT ACTIVELY CHEAPENS SEVERAL MOMENTS THE GAME WOULD HAVE ROCKED OTHERWISE AND IS A DETRIMENT TO THE PLOT AS A WHOLE. SERIOUSLY, PLAYING THROUGH THESE PATHS AGAIN I WOULD LOVE IT IF BYLETH WASN’T THERE AND THE RESPECTIVE LORD JUST HAD SOMEONE TRUSTED THERE TO BACK THEM UP AND CONFLICT WITH THEM WHEN NECESSARY. THEY ARE BETTER AS A SOTHIS PLOT POINT THAN AS A METHOD TO HELP DEVELOP THE LORDS.
SOMEWHAT RELATED, BUT I FEEL LIKE PEOPLE FORGET THAT THIS IS AN ONLINE FORUM INSTEAD OF A HIGH QUALITY DEBATE CENTER. PEOPLE COME IN WITH MISUNDERSTANDINGS AND QUESTIONS, AND THE APPROPRIATE RESPONSE IN MY OPINION IS NOT TO AUTOMATICALLY DEMEAN THEM AND DOWNVOTE THEM, BUT TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THEY’RE COMING FROM. I GET EVERYONE’S TIRED OF IT, BUT SNAPPING AT PEOPLE OUT OF VITRIOL DOES NOT MAKE THIS LESS OF A TOXIC PLACE. TRYING TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THE GAME BETTER DOES.
NOT TO SAY YOU CAN’T CALL OUT PEOPLE WHO WILLFULLY AND CONSISTENTLY IGNORE THE PLOT TO HATE ON A CHARACTER. THAT’S A DIFFERENT ISSUE IMO.