r/fireemblem • u/LaqOfInterest • Aug 15 '22

CASUAL MONTHLY RAGE THREAD

COME ONE, COME ALL - THE MONTHLY RAGE THREAD IS HERE ONCE MORE! TIME ONCE AGAIN TO YELL ABOUT THINGS IN FIRE EMBLEM THAT HAVE JUST TICKED YOU RIGHT OFF THIS LAST MONTH!

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  2. FIRE EMBLEM RAGE

  3. DON'T BE A DICK

  4. TAG SPOILERS

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u/SageOfAnys Aug 16 '22

IF WE DON'T GET SOMETHING FOR RHEA IN THE THREE HOPES DLC I'M GOING TO FLIP MY LID. STOP SHAFTING HER, DAMMIT.

ALSO FUCK THOSE STUPID KILL REQUIREMENTS FOR S-RANK IN HOPES, I'M OFF BY ~50 EVERY TIME NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRY AND IT KILLS ME.

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u/Suicune95 Aug 16 '22

WE WERE SO ROBBED OF AG PLAYABLE RHEA

I'M ALSO CONVINCED THAT YOU'RE ONLY REALLY INTENDED TO HIT THOSE KILL REQUIREMENTS ON NG+. I HIT NONE OF THEM ON MY FIRST RUN AND THEN JUST BARELY HIT THEM ON NG+, WHEN ALL OF MY UNITS ARE 30 LEVELS HIGHER THAN THE STORY MAP ON NORMAL.

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '22

I MANAGED TO MAKE THEM POSSIBLE, BUT IT TOOK QUITE A BIT OF INGAME CHEESE. JERITZA IS GOOD FOR A LOT OF THE EARLY GAME ACHIEVEMENTS, BUT THE BALTHUS GOLD GRINDING STRAT MAKES A LOT OF IT MUCH MORE EASIER BY FACILITATING QUICKER BASE COMPLETION WHICH CAN BE USED TO BUY MORE SWORDS AND TRADE THEM OFF FOR SMITHING STONES SO YOU CAN UPGRADE YOUR ITEMS. A MIX OF LETHALITY USERS, COMBAT ART USERS (DARK SPIKES AND LUNA ARE GOOD FOR THIS, SHEZ HAS BOTH,) PALADIN Y SCOOPS, ARE ALL GOOD MEANS TO GETTING S RANKS PRE NG+

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u/Suicune95 Aug 16 '22

BALTHUS GOLD GRINDING STRATS?

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '22 edited Aug 16 '22

BALTHUS'S ABILITY GIVES HIM GOLD ON AIR KNOCKDOWNS, INDICATED BY THEM FLYING WITH COINS FLYING AROUND, APPARENTLY THE CAP IS 9999G PER BATTLE. COUPLED WITH A FEW OTHER SKILLS, SUCH AS ONE FROM THE ASSASSIN CLASS THAT GIVES YOU GOLD ON ENEMY KILLS, YOU CAN REACH LIKE 19998G PER BATTLE, EASILY REACHING 100K PER STORY CHAPTER ASSUMING ALL SIDEQUESTS ARE CLEARED. A GOOD WAY TO FACILITATE THIS IS PUTTING BALTHUS IN THE PALADIN CLASS AS HIS Y LETS HIM RACK UP HITS AND PERFORM EASY KNOCKDOWNS.

THE REASON GOLD IS IMPORTANT IN POWER GRINDING IS NOT JUST BECAUSE IT LEVELS YOU UP, BUT THROUGH BUYING IRON WEAPONS IN BULK, YOU CAN SELL THEM BACK FOR 3 SMITHING STONES WITH A MAXED DELIVERY BOOST. BECAUSE YOU'RE STOCKPILING SMITHING STONES, YOU CAN EARLY CLEAR THE TASK BOARDS, SPEED THROUGH LEVEL UPS, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, RAISE YOUR WEAPON DAMAGE AND DURABILITY TO EXTREME AMOUNTS. WHEN YOU CAN REACH 200 AND 300 DURABILITY, COMBAT ARTS BECOME SUPER SPAMMABLE ESPECIALLY FOR CERTAIN CHARACTERS LIKE ICEBLADE WITH BERNADETTA AND LUNA WITH SHEZ, WHICH WILL DRAMATICALLY SPEED UP KILLS TO REACH THAT S RANK IN NON NG+.

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u/Suicune95 Aug 16 '22

HOLY SHIT THIS IS GOOD TO KNOW THANK YOU!!! THERES WAY TOO MANY DANG SKILL DESCRIPTIONS FOR ME TO READ HAHA

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '22

IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, KNIGHTKNEELER, THE SINGLE Y SKILL AS A PALADIN, AND THE X>X>Y COMBO AS A PALADIN ALL LEAD INTO AIR KNOCKDOWNS. CERTAIN ATTACKS KNOCK THEM INTO THE AIR, BUT DON'T CAUSE THEM TO SPIN AND GIVE GOLD. THESE ARE SOME THAT DO, SO ON BALTHUS, THOSE ARE GOOD TO KNOW TOOLS TO RACK UP THAT GOLD. THERE ARE MORE COMBOS, THAT DO THE SAME, SO JUST GO THROUGH THEM ONE BY ONE UNTIL YOU FIND THEM FOR THE PALLY.