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BurmesePenguin
04/21/23 6:09:18 AM
#152:


Do you think most players do much experimentation with classes?

I'd imagine that for characters with a canon class 90% of people never take the character out of it.

Doesn't even limit itself to canon classes, just what seems to fit the character. Etie has a bow? Has to be a bow class. Chloe has a horse on her butt? Must have her in an animal butt class.

Maybe Anna is slightly lower because her magic stat is so wildly talked about, but I imagine most people keep her axing stuff anyway. And then probably discard her for being bad at it.
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tremain07
04/21/23 6:12:58 AM
#153:


And Alear's official love interest
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/4/5/0/AAPa_qAAEZ2S.jpg

Damn marth, always getting the dragons

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Compsognathus
04/21/23 9:15:22 AM
#154:


tremain07 posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/4/4/7/AAPa_qAAEZ2P.jpg

Alfred gets to be on a special poster with the divine one and Ivy doesn't Big boobs barely beat Sommie of all characters seems like this game is more popular with the fujoshis than the waifu lovers somehow I still wonder how Diamant is so popular dude sucks outside of his exclusive class
Diamant has the looks and personality of the main character in most other Fire Emblem games. He starts off immediately good because of his strong class bases, good weapon ranks and Roy access. So he initially feels very good to use. Yes his fairly middle-of-the road growths lead him to having middling stats across the board and he falls off but that isn't until later game where most people have locked in their teams.

And if we are talking about characters who are popular despite their performance I have to extend that to Alfred, who never doesn't suck, in any class. Yes he is salvageable in the sense that any character in this game is salvageable, but holy shit his bases are horrible. He can't double shit, he frequently gets doubled, both of these really hurt his offense and defense as he lacks the strength to one shot or the bulk to sustain multiple hits. And it just feels bad. And it feels even worse because he is filling one of the most reliable and beloved positions in the franchise, the early game Cavalier. Characters that almost always sit in the high tiers of any game they are in. You have expectations of the early game Cavalier. Expectations that Alfred wildly falls short of. To make matters worse, since he doesn't even start out good, unlike Diamant, you are immediately looking for better places to put Sigurd and Chlo/Louis are right there eager to take him.

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LinkPizza
04/21/23 10:51:14 AM
#155:


tremain07 posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/4/4/7/AAPa_qAAEZ2P.jpg

Alfred gets to be on a special poster with the divine one and Ivy doesn't Big boobs barely beat Sommie of all characters seems like this game is more popular with the fujoshis than the waifu lovers somehow I still wonder how Diamant is so popular dude sucks outside of his exclusive class

People probably arent picking characters based on how good they are. Just who they like. And I can see why people liked the chosen characters

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Blue_Inigo
04/21/23 10:55:30 AM
#156:


Holy shit I didn't realize Diamant was so popular. Hooray for Yunaka being top 5

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PBusted
04/24/23 7:56:03 AM
#157:


deserved
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tremain07
04/24/23 6:55:37 PM
#158:


https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/1/0/AAPa_qAAEaf2.jpg
Elder sister
Middle sister
Little sister

All of them have daddy issues, it writes itself!

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PBusted
04/27/23 5:32:29 AM
#159:


Where do you find these?
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SomeLikeItHoth
04/30/23 4:57:22 AM
#160:


Blue_Inigo posted...
Holy shit I didn't realize Diamant was so popular. Hooray for Yunaka being top 5
Diamont is my favorite male character so I get why he's so popular.

Alfred doesn't make much sense though. I thought he was good at the beginning but I lost interest in him when better characters showed up.

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LinkPizza
04/30/23 5:47:52 AM
#161:


SomeLikeItHoth posted...
Diamont is my favorite male character so I get why he's so popular.

Alfred doesn't make much sense though. I thought he was good at the beginning but I lost interest in him when better characters showed up.

People probably just like him. I know I do. I dont even use him in my team anymore. But I like him as a character still

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tremain07
05/01/23 6:55:57 PM
#162:


An interview with the character designer of the game
'Her favorite design is Alear
her other favorite character designs
Veyle, Etie, Ivy and Bonnet
https://www.ndw.jp/fee-interview-230501/

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/9/6/AAPa_qAAEb70.jpg
on that note, this is why teaching is important

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legendarylemur
05/01/23 8:38:33 PM
#163:


Diamant wasn't that interesting to me. He wasn't even like an overly serious character tbh, kinda just in the weird middle. His supports were all mostly about the other character too it feels like.

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marthsheretoo
05/01/23 8:46:31 PM
#164:


Just about ready to give up on Fell Xenologue 6 tbh. Maybe I can come back when I have more emblems, but this is just unreasonably painful.

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Srk700
05/01/23 8:50:59 PM
#165:


marthsheretoo posted...
Just about ready to give up on Fell Xenologue 6 tbh. Maybe I can come back when I have more emblems, but this is just unreasonably painful.

I did most of the Fell Xenologue on hard, but that map I just decided to say fuck it and put the difficulty down to standard after having a couple of hours go to waste.

The difficulty curve in FX from standard to hard feels even steeper than the curve from hard to maddening in 3 Houses imo.
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marthsheretoo
05/01/23 8:53:38 PM
#166:


I complete it on maddening or not at all

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tremain07
05/02/23 5:37:48 PM
#167:


marthsheretoo posted...
I complete it on maddening or not at all
If you do, Alear will tell you a secret
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJEdbeI-4zU
You'd better not watch this video until you do it!

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Calwings
05/02/23 6:27:45 PM
#168:


I haven't played any FE in the past couple of weeks, and my only exposure to FE in that time is ZeShado's "The Fire Emblem Engage Ever" videos. The latest video in the series is chapter 10-11, so Engage spoilers up to that point if you somehow still haven't played the game yet.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoMyCRJlwcR2eG7BKgmKuFfjQsrNLp78P

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tremain07
05/03/23 6:18:26 AM
#169:


https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/6/6/AAPa_qAAEcOG.jpg
Why'd they explain this here of all places?

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PBusted
05/06/23 7:54:42 AM
#170:


"my wrist bands hold me back" lol
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tremain07
05/06/23 8:11:06 AM
#171:


Dragons truly are strange not wonder wolf girl wants to study them
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/0/2/AAPa_qAAEYtq.jpg

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Compsognathus
05/06/23 9:30:15 AM
#172:


tremain07 posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/6/6/AAPa_qAAEcOG.jpg
Why'd they explain this here of all places?
Does not explain why she doesn't wear shoes though. It's weird that she actively takes shoes off when going to battle.

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marthsheretoo
05/07/23 11:37:56 AM
#173:


tremain07 posted...
If you do, Alear will tell you a secret
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJEdbeI-4zU
You'd better not watch this video until you do it!

I did itttt

MAN that level was nuts. Felt...mostly fair lmao, but still completely nuts. If I ever do it again it'll be on normal or I'll try and 1-round it.

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Compsognathus
05/07/23 12:09:49 PM
#174:


marthsheretoo posted...
I did itttt

MAN that level was nuts. Felt...mostly fair lmao, but still completely nuts. If I ever do it again it'll be on normal or I'll try and 1-round it.
What was your strategy?

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tremain07
05/07/23 1:43:28 PM
#175:


marthsheretoo posted...
I did itttt

MAN that level was nuts. Felt...mostly fair lmao, but still completely nuts. If I ever do it again it'll be on normal or I'll try and 1-round it.
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/4/3/AAPa_qAAEJib.jpg
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marthsheretoo
05/07/23 3:08:21 PM
#176:


Compsognathus posted...
What was your strategy?

Nel+Corrin for dragon vein shenanigans and the occasional torrent freeze (she was practically useless otherwise)
Zelestia+Lyn to astra snipe wyverns and use doubles to stop the team from being EP'd into the ground
Madeline+Lucina because she frankly barely contributes and I figured she might as well chain attack. In retrospect she might have been better off with Ike because I don't remember bonded shield or her chain attacks ever mattering.
Gregory+Byleth to goddess dance bot, fortify back to max engage meter, and goddess dance more (plus magic sniping while engaged).
Mauvier+Chrom could annihilate with the Levin sword and rally buff when he had nothing better to do (basically never).
Veyle+Soren with hold out was MVP, I would send her solo into the waves of flier reinforcements while engaged and she could EP annihilate them all. When she was recharging her meter she would decoy to protect the squishies.
Pandreo+Celica was mostly a healbot but could style on fliers with Excalibur and chunk with Seraphim. I think Warp Ragnarok and Echo came in handy a few times. His S staff was useful to Nodus at the end of the map to get my units ready to kill.
Safir+Eirika had speedtaker. She longbowed wyverns and hammered armors and got to +10 SPD pretty fast. From then on she was a beast. Sieglinde carved through Rafal and everyone else. Runner-up MVP. Use Eirika.
Merrin+Edel was also amazing. He got most of the blue spots because he was burning through engage turns so fast. Raging Storm+falling star was a common turn. I did that T1 to refresh on a general and then snipe a wyvern before it could do anything. He also poisoned Rafal to help my team contribute.
Kagetsu+Tiki is a ball of stats that can survive basically anything and help others survive too. Alear usually had his revival stone. I parked him in chokepoints to stall enemy waves and then rescue staffed him. He had canter for positioning and dual assist.
Jean+Veronica would summon things and then be on contract duty until his engage ran out, then spam fortify to get back in engage. I got super lucky with summons on my winning run. Lyn when I needed her doubles to stall, and Eirika at the end to help me close the deal against Rafal.
Seadall got Micaiah. He mainly danced things but Micaiah was useful to multirescue allies out of danger. Somehow I never used great sacrifice. Too much fortify spam.
And then Alear with Roy and draconic hex. Hold out kept him alive (wyverns seemed to like attacking him) and sword power let him scratch Rafal (and debuff him). Binding Blade's range helped pretty frequently. Not a star but a solid contributor.

Now for general strategy...skip Fogato's island and run right to the center. This puts you ahead of the clock for a couple turns. You can have Zelestia clear the way of armors from safety with Thoron. Ideally, you beeline across the center and stall the horde of reinforcements at your heels with a combination of Kagetsu, Lyn doubles, and fire/ice from Nel. Then they all die. Kill Timerra as fast as possible and prepare for an epic brawl in the north.

It's probably smarter to keep going north and curve around to get to the upper part of the final area but I charged along the bottom right into Rafal's travel path and got hit for a bunch of damage. Everyone survived due to some lucky dodges but that's not reliable. Then you have a few turns to clear the center before Rafal flies there and you're finally able to lay the beatdown. The beatdown itself probably goes smoother if you don't try to rush it but I did and so it was a race against the clock I only won by summoning Eirika.

Royals you absolutely have to kill are Alcryst, Timerra, Celine, Alfred, and Diamant. Their skills are too powerful/annoying on Rafal. Hortensia and Ivy are useless on him and Fogato just has to die at his hands if you want to move fast enough.

In general, it's not worth prioritizing blocking the summons because positioning is so important. Let the summons appear and then die when the land crumbles.

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Tyranthraxus
05/07/23 3:17:11 PM
#177:


Okay I haven't touched this game in a while. Did they add new game Plus yet?

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Calwings
05/07/23 3:48:09 PM
#178:


Tyranthraxus posted...
Okay I haven't touched this game in a while. Did they add new game Plus yet?

Sadly, no. It didn't come with any of the DLC updates, and I doubt this game will get any more updates unless they decide to surprise us.

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SomeLikeItHoth
05/09/23 5:15:17 AM
#179:


Calwings posted...
Sadly, no. It didn't come with any of the DLC updates, and I doubt this game will get any more updates unless they decide to surprise us.
When was Engage completed? I suppose Nintendo could still be working on updates but if the game is fully done they will probably just announce the next entry / remake.

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tremain07
05/09/23 5:20:47 AM
#180:


characters never say Alear's name outloud but they all have voice lines calling their name in the files. It's weird it's pronounced "Ah leer" for the curious

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Compsognathus
05/09/23 7:39:20 AM
#181:


tremain07 posted...
characters never say Alear's name outloud but they all have voice lines calling their name in the files. It's weird it's pronounced "Ah leer" for the curious
That's how I assumed it was announced. Also I wish they didn't let us name Alear. It's dumb.

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Calwings
05/09/23 11:56:00 AM
#182:


SomeLikeItHoth posted...
When was Engage completed? I suppose Nintendo could still be working on updates but if the game is fully done they will probably just announce the next entry / remake.

Apparently, this whole game including the DLC was actually completed over a year before the game's launch. I've talked about it a few times in the past. It was originally supposed to launch in 2020 for the 30th anniversary of the franchise, but wasn't ready at the time due to COVID. Since they were already going to miss the anniversary, they decided to shelf it even longer, partly to stick with the Fodlan cast for a bit longer and release Warriors: Three Hopes first, and partly in hopes that the planned Genealogy remake that was also reportedly in development at the time would be ready to release before Engage like it was originally planned to.

Did you ever wonder why Sigurd had the most presence of all the Emblems in this game besides Marth despite him being one of the only Emblems who never had their game released in English in any way? It's because the remake of his game was originally planned to springboard directly into Engage, but the plans fell through. Nintendo must have gotten to the point where they had to release something from this franchise soon, decided to stop waiting for the Genealogy remake, and released Engage first instead.

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tremain07
05/09/23 12:52:54 PM
#183:


I did wonder why mom's emblem talked more than the others

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SomeLikeItHoth
05/12/23 3:59:08 AM
#184:


Calwings posted...
Apparently, this whole game including the DLC was actually completed over a year before the game's launch. I've talked about it a few times in the past. It was originally supposed to launch in 2020 for the 30th anniversary of the franchise, but wasn't ready at the time due to COVID. Since they were already going to miss the anniversary, they decided to shelf it even longer, partly to stick with the Fodlan cast for a bit longer and release Warriors: Three Hopes first, and partly in hopes that the planned Genealogy remake that was also reportedly in development at the time would be ready to release before Engage like it was originally planned to.
Three years is such a long wait for a finished game to release. But it came out at the perfect time.

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PBusted
05/14/23 6:00:24 AM
#185:


up
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tremain07
05/14/23 1:29:47 PM
#186:


https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/8/3/AAPa_qAAEeeH.jpg
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/8/4/AAPa_qAAEeeI.jpg
Happy mother's day!

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PBusted
05/17/23 7:34:17 AM
#187:


tremain07 posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/8/3/AAPa_qAAEeeH.jpg
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/8/4/AAPa_qAAEeeI.jpg
Happy mother's day!

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tremain07
05/17/23 7:55:29 PM
#188:


Take notes Rhea, this is how you be a motherly dragon

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tremain07
05/18/23 6:23:43 PM
#189:


https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/1/0/AAPa_qAAEfTq.jpg
Alear's best pairing how can any other ever compete?

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PBusted
05/21/23 7:37:02 AM
#190:


tremain07 posted...
Take notes Rhea, this is how you be a motherly dragon
What's wrong with Rhea
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SomeLikeItHoth
05/24/23 5:22:29 AM
#191:


PBusted posted...
What's wrong with Rhea
I tend to go church route so I like Rhea a lot. Last time I missed her B support though so I wasn't able to get S rank.

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SomeLikeItHoth
05/26/23 3:26:12 AM
#192:


https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/0/8/AATc28AAEguQ.jpg

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tremain07
05/26/23 4:25:41 AM
#193:


I hope Alear gets one of those someday

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PBusted
05/29/23 7:35:19 AM
#194:


SomeLikeItHoth posted...
I tend to go church route so I like Rhea a lot. Last time I missed her B support though so I wasn't able to get S rank.
RIP
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SomeLikeItHoth
06/01/23 4:37:06 AM
#195:


tremain07 posted...
I hope Alear gets one of those someday
Celica needs one first.

PBusted posted...
RIP
Sad :( but now I know for next time.

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SomeLikeItHoth
06/04/23 5:50:44 AM
#196:


Is anyone else still playing any Fire Emblem games?

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tremain07
06/04/23 7:01:21 AM
#197:


No

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LinkPizza
06/04/23 7:09:24 AM
#198:


I still have things to do in the game. But it will be a while before I have time to play them

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Calwings
06/04/23 9:03:43 AM
#199:


SomeLikeItHoth posted...
Is anyone else still playing any Fire Emblem games?

Aside from some occasional support grinding in Engage, no. I still eventually want to do an all-guys playthrough of Engage (to balance out the all-girls one I already did) and I also feel like playing FE7 again but I know that's coming to NSO soon so I'll wait for that.

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Srk700
06/04/23 9:32:28 AM
#200:


SomeLikeItHoth posted...
Is anyone else still playing any Fire Emblem games?

I still play mix in some Engage from time to time, but most of my playtime the past few weeks has been going to Zelda. Though I've been stalling lately since I'm doing the FX on Maddening this run (saved it for after getting all the Emblems + characters this time since I didn't plan to use anything that came from it, which has made it easier to work around the flaws it has) and I'm at the last chapter, with me not knowing how I want to tackle it.
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PBusted
06/07/23 5:57:32 AM
#201:


SomeLikeItHoth posted...
Celica needs one first.

Sad :( but now I know for next time.
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