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I don't know if they've already been doing this and I just overlooked it (I only noticed since last time had Eldigan) but I like that they're putting TT units on these. They're already such a pain in the ass to +10 with grails thanks to IS being stingy with them and they never get rerun so it helps a lot.

Still waiting for them to do something about 4* healers... Oh well, I'm actually really happy about Quan getting one. He deserves a good one, especially since he wasn't allowed to get Earthly Gáe Bolg for no reason.

Splitting up the maps would be awful...I'd like FE4 to be its own unique experience, not more like the other games. And what I want most of all is to see those giant maps in 3D. Personally I just want the game to be as faithful as possible gameplay/mechanics-wise (outside of some minor QoL even Kaga wanted to implement but couldn't such as selecting a specific amount of gold to give to another character) but with far more character development, conversations, and fleshed out cutscenes for important moments. Also memory prisms. Lots of memory prisms.

1.) Arthur 2.) Tine 3.) Tailtiu 4.) Sophia 5.) Lachesis 6.) Hugh 7.) Niime 8.) Canas 9.) Arvis (Gen 2) 10.) Finn (Gen 2/Thracia) 11.) Lex 12.) Quan 13.) Sigurd 14.) Seliph 15.) Lewyn (Gen 1) 16.) Franz 17.) Jamke 18.) Ethlyn 19.) Arden 20.) Leif 21.) Nanna 22.) Eldigan 23.) Eyvel 24.) Duessel 25.) Raigh 26.) Azelle 27.) Fae 28.) Shannan 29.) Serra 30.) Amelia Class breakdown: Mage Knight (anima/sword cavalry): Arthur, Azelle Shaman/Druid (dark magic and staves): Sophia, Raigh, Canas, Niime Sage (anima and staves): Hugh, Lewyn Mage Fighter (anima and swords): Tine, Tailtiu Sword Knight: Sigurd, Seliph, Eldigan Lance Knight: Finn, Quan, Franz Axe Knight: Lex, Duessel Sniper: Jamke Swordmaster: Eyvel, Shannan General (sword, lance, axe and bow): Arden, Amelia Baron (anima and sword): Arvis Manakete: Fae Troubadour (sword and staves): Nanna, Ethlyn Bishop (light magic and staves): Serra Master Knight (all weapon types available): Leif, Lachesis Movement type breakdown Cavalry: Arthur, Azelle, Sigurd, Seliph, Eldigan, Finn, Quan, Franz, Lex, Duessel, Nanna, Ethlyn, Leif, Lachesis Infantry: Sophia, Raigh, Canas, Niime, Hugh, Lewyn, Tine, Tailtiu, Jamke, Eyvel, Shannan, Fae, Serra Armour: Arden, Amelia, Arvis Flier: whoops lol I actually expected a lot worse balance-wise, but I'd be fine with this. At least this FEW would actually have armours!

Extremely easy skip! Thank you Heroes for pumping out OCs that help me save. But it is sad that mainline mythics are so rare though.

I free summoned 5* Brady and shrugged, then I free summoned my first Flayn and nearly jumped in joy. Very strange place for crazy good luck to appear but I don't mind a bit. I would've probably supported Sara since I didn't have Flayn, but since I got her that's exactly what I'll be doing. If Wrys beats her I'll join him out of respect, and if he gets beat of course it's Sara assuming she's still around.

I think someone like Lewyn would qualify in this category. If we're going for this secondary important character route there's an endless well to tap from. On an unrelated note I didn't know that revivals only lasted 7 days. No way will I be able to spark in time after AHR 😕

True but Thani's got a really good refine at least. Not to say that Gen 2 units certainly couldn't use it but Micaiah's not close to the rock bottom a lot of Gen 1 units are at and they're subject to the same amount of statcreep as Micaiah is so yeah. To give some credit to IS this could just be them being consistent with giving games respledents, this being the second "Radiant Dawn" one I guess. Plus, she's a lord so it could very well be the exception.

I guess IS would rather move onto book 2 than give any obsolete gen 1 units a boost in stats At least the art is a pretty big upgrade. I'm also starting to realise just how much of a lottery win it was to get a Sophia resplendent so early

I want Lachesis or Seliph to get one badly but I know the next one will likely be a 5* exclusive since resplendents haven't been so kind to cheaper units. Best case scenario for me is Ephraim or Amelia. I don't think either need one but the extra stats would be welcome on Amelia and I want an excuse to buy the pass so I need two characters guaranteed that I like (the other being Reinhardt of course) Of the above CYL ranking I wouldn't mind half of those either though, especially Chrom, no offence to his artist but he looks a little bland especially since art powercreep has gone far in the past 4 years.

I really hate damage reduction skills.

Well, it's all a matter of opinion of course, having a variety of characters from different games on a seasonal banner could be more to someone's taste, I think people (including myself) just really like Owain and this trio so his absence feels like an oversight, which is why anyone is making a fuss over it. As someone who really likes Sophia, I didn't really feel miffed (possibly also because of the resplendent as someone else noted) about her absence last year, mainly because I don't have that sort of expectation of this game (Binding Blade getting a full seasonal banner (sans Est) was shocking enough). But due to Owain's popularity and heavy association with the other two (even if it's due to Fates), it's easy to see why he was expected to be there. Also to be fair you can have Harmonised Duos that still feel cohesive to the overall banner. For instance, if this were an Awakening focused seasonal, it could've been Minerva + Cherche. It could've also been Lissa + Ophelia (in an alternate universe where Owain showed up), or Owain + Eldigan/Ares (which I was personally hoping for lol) Technically, Myrrh + Nah still works because it's Sacred Stones and Awakening themed, but idk...it feels a little artificial to me? I think this is a problem with half the Harmonised Duos so far but the characters used don't immediately feel like they work together besides sharing some surface level traits. Ninian + Tiki are dragons, wow. Amazing observation IS. Dorothea + Lene are about on that same level. Myrrh + Nah I do feel at least would be a little better, as two young manaketes with a lot to live up to, they're pretty similar, but it's not a duo I would've thought "wow, that's exciting!" to. No offence to people that are of course. I think future ones should have a lot more contrast, and if not that have an already existing connection (like the other possible Spring 2021 duos I mentioned above).

Well in this case it would've been getting rid of Est for Sophia. I don't think giving unpopular units alts is the problem (that's really cool actually), I think what's annoying is that Spring has had a guaranteed Whitewing alt every year. Not only does that make Spring more boring and predictable, but unless the rest of the banner is Archanea it automatically makes it lose a bit of that thematic cohesiveness that makes banners satisfying. Having only Inigo and Severa here is so weird.

If I were a fan of Minerva I'd be pretty happy about this alt. She'll probably be pretty decent and of course she'll be easily mergeable. After looking at it I also really like her art and expressions. I kind of want her lance for Finn but he'll probably get a prf (Meisterlanze) in several months so I'd rather not bother with that, I'll roll any blues on the initial summon just to see if I can get a copy of her but stop there. After thinking on it, Saleh might be end up being a fun magic tank cav, which is pretty rare. And it's Saleh, so...I'm pretty happy about that.

Yeah, that's a skip...I would've cared if Inigo weren't a 5*. No Owain is disappointing...Saleh is a cool pick though. These harmonic duos have been the epitome of "meh".

I think it'll be the three loveable stooges, Duo Cherche + Minerva (for tradition) and maybe Virion for Cherche connection. While that'd be pretty cool and smart, I hope it isn't that though, something like an Owain + Eldigan or Ares Harmonic Duo would be a lot more fun. Inigo as 4*, the dream...

I think it'll be FE7. Hopefully Erk and the Cav boys finally make their debut, it's been far too long.

Some people will certainly be mad about this but I'm pretty happy. The art looks good, Reinhardt is cool, and it's finally another 4* unit!

I want a $5 DLC pack with a paralogue focused on young Julius and Arvis and also a change from Ced -> Sety that's exclusive to this DLC

I honestly feel like the poor unit balance is overstated. Like yeah, it exists and there's a huge discrepency in viability, but on the other hand you can field your entire army on any map, leaving your only concern being who deserves the kills for experience. And FE4 is ridiculously generous with experience I feel. Also glad to see OP is enjoying it after another try. I'm more used to impossible to know secrets in games as someone who's played many older games, but they really could've used some hints. They could still be cryptic even, just give any hint that these events could happen. Have the augury mention that a brash young man should park his horse on the edge of a lake.

I agree completely but I think it's far too late. I at least like the tome designs they came up with. Though- -this is also kind of true. Other mages might get too much shock seeing otherworldly prodigies such as Lorenz in a speedo shooting off spells without a tome like its nothing. So maybe it was better like this for consistency's sake.

Don't make supports with your House leader missable. Why does Claude tell Byleth that they mean the world to him but somehow Byleth can miss a support from him??

Lame. I would've preferred something more interesting than just generic hyper offensive player phase unit, but I like the duo so eh. Still awful that they don't just let you choose instead of going through all these hoops. I've also never liked fliers so SPD/DEF Rein does nothing for me. The only flier I have built is Eldigan and normal Narcian.

QR3 (thus freeing up both the B and Seal slot) and conditional (but pretty lenient imo) -4 ATK/RES on foe is unusable apparently. Not really sure what people were expecting...

Ivaldi isn't amazing but I like it. It was the refine I was most looking forward to in this update, and I can't say I'm disappointed. More stats and a solid heal is nice, gives her more potential for a dual phase/EP-focused build which I'm considering now.