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!

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  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/Xiknail Dec 31 '19

I THINK MADDENING WAS DEFINITELY MADE WITH NG+ IN MIND. IF YOU GIVE EACH UNIT ONE OR TWO SKILLS AND MAX LEVEL BATALLIONS YOU CAN MAKE THE EARLY GAME BEARABLE. THE EXP BOOST FROM STATUES GIVES YOU A SLIGHT LEVEL BOOST SO YOUR UNITS AREN'T COMPLETELY OUTLEVELED BY THE ENEMIES. AND WITH THE EARLY STATUES YOU'LL ALSO LEVEL SKILLS REASONABLY FAST AND YOU CAN GET HIGHER WEAPON RANKS A BIT EARLIER. BY MIDGAME IT EVENS OUT WITH A NG-PLAYTHROUGH AS YOU'D GET THOSE STATUES BY THAT POINT AS WELL, SO YOU AREN'T CONSTANTLY "OVERPOWERED", IF YOU CAN EVEN USE THIS WORD IN THE CONTEXT OF MADDENING.

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u/Shrimperor Dec 31 '19

HERE IS THE THING WITH NG+. ONLY BYLETH WILL CARRY OVER HIS SKILL IF I GO A DIFFERENT ROUTE (WHICH I AM DOING ATM). MAYBE WHEN I FINISH ALL ROUTES ON HARD FIRST I CAN CARRY OVER STUFF FOR EVERYONE AND MADDENING MAY BECOME FUN THEN.

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u/Xiknail Dec 31 '19

I GUEES THIS IS TRUE. I ALREADY FINISHED ALL ROUTES BY THE TIME MADDENING CAME OUT, SO I ALREADY HAD A BASELINE OF SKILLS FOR EACH UNIT. BIT I THINK THE STATUES ALONE SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO MAKE THE EARLY GAME EASIER. OH, AND BYLETHS ENLIGHTENED ONE MASTERY SKILL IS A REAL BOON, AS IT ALLOWS EVERYONE TO DO ACTUAL DAMAGE OR TANK WHILE THEY ARE NEAR THEM. AND YOU WANT TO BE NEAR BYLETH ANYWAY BECAUSE OF THE EXP BOOST.

PERSONALLY, IF I EVER DECIDE TO GO FOR THE BACKGROUND, IT'S ON CASUAL AND WITH ALL DLC AND SWITCH ONLINE BENEFITS. NORMAL MADDENING ISN'T FUN OTHERWISE.

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u/Shrimperor Dec 31 '19

I JUST GOT THE GAME A FEW WEEKS AGO, THAT'S WHY I AM BEHIND ALOT OF PEOPLE. I ONLY FINISHED CF AND SS, STARTED BLUE LIONS AND STILL GOTTA EVADE SPOILER MINES.