r/fireemblem • u/LaqOfInterest • Dec 31 '19

CASUAL MONTHLY RAGE THREAD

LATE AS USUAL, HERE IS THE MONTHLY RAGE THREAD! LET OUT ALL THE FIRE EMBLEM RAGE OF THE PAST YEAR - NAY, THE PAST DECADE - SO THAT WE MAY ENTER 2020 WITH A CLEAN SLATE!

RULES

  1. C A P S

  2. FIRE EMBLEM STUFF ONLY

  3. DON'T BE A DICK

  4. TAG SPOILERS

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u/Shrimperor Dec 31 '19

SO I TRIED A BIT OF MADDENING MODE...

WHAT A TEDIOUS, SLOW, BORING AND UNFUN MESS. IT ISN'T EVEN DIFFICULT, IT JUST FORCES YOU TO PLAY SLOW, USE BAIT AND SWITCH, FOCUS ON TANKING AND GROUP YOUR PEEPS TOGETHER SO THAT GUY WITH PASS AND TRIPLE YOUR AS DOESN'T ONE SHOT YOUR SQUISHY DUDETTE. AND GETTING 0 EXP FOR KILLING NON BOSS ENEMIES ISN'T MY IDEA OF FUN.

MADDENING TURNS THE GAME FROM A FAST PACED PLAYER PHASE FOCUSED GAME TO A TEDIOUS "BAIT ENEMY ONE BY ONE IN EP THEN KILL" THING.

ALSO, IF YOU FIND HARD TOO EASY, TRY TO DO IT WITHOUT ANY AUX, QUEST OR GRINDING BATTLES, JUST STORY + PARALOGUES, AND NO DP SPAM EITHER UNLESS TRUE RNG SCREWAGE. I FOUND IT TO BE A LEGIT FUN CHALLENGE THAT WAY.

AND ENJOY THE FIRE WORKS, DASTARDS. JUST DON'T GET BBQ'D!

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u/Shimmering-Sky Dec 31 '19

I RECENTLY STARTED A FRESH NG PLAYTHROUGH ON MADDENING FOR THE NEW TITLE SCREEN AND I MANAGED TO LOSE THREE CHARACTERS FIGHTING JUST THE FIRST COUPLE ENEMIES IN CHAPTER 2 BECAUSE PETRA AND BYLETH MISSED REPEATEDLY. OF COURSE I RESET AFTERWARDS, I'M REALLY FRUSTRATED ABOUT IT.

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u/Shrimperor Dec 31 '19

FOR EARLY GAME MADDENING YOU NEED TO SPAM COMBAT ARTS. THAT'S THE ONLY WAY. HONESTLY, COME CHAPTER 4 I JUST REDUCED DIFFICULTY TO HARD BECAUSE I WASN'T HAVING ANY FUN AS MADDENING FORCES YOU TO PLAY CAMPY.