*Roderick*

With Echoes, it's not surprising that the enemy strength is as mediocre as it is. In the original Gaiden, enemies barely grew at all (if they even did), and even most bosses were pitifully lackluster. You can polish a turd as much as you like, but it's still going to end up as a turd (though in fairness, Echoes is an absolutely magnificent mess). While in the case of Lunatic Awakening... Well I'm surprised people even argue about that mode, considering how the developers clearly couldn't be bothered enough to balance it correctly, what with the only really viable units being Frederick early game, and Robin, with very slight exceptions in between. In terms of actual good use of stat inflation, I'd say that's a pretty complex question. When looking at Fates, considering the majority of units have both good bases AND growths (I am NOT talking about you Odin, or YOU Subaki), most of the time, the inflation works pretty well to keep the player units and the enemy units on an even playing field... For unpromoted units. In the case of promoted units (not counting Jacob/Felicia), unless you're name is Camilla, Xander, or Ryoma, or Rev Shura of all things, you're going to be severally outclassed by the unpromoted units, simply due to the fact that they've got better growths and availability... Though whether that's actually a bad thing for the series, that's another issue entirely. Regardless, I feel the games where Stat Inflation was done the best, were Radiant Dawn, Conquest, and even Birthright, since the games were clearly designed around the high bases, growths, and stat caps in mind.

I mean, Binding Blade's hard mode is actually bugged, since the first 5 or so chapters have the enemies hard mode bonuses be double what they should be... Or at least, that's how I remember it. I could be spouting bullcrap though, but it would make a lot of sense considering how much easier FE6 HM gets after chapter 6 (Chapter 7 is just difficult on it's own, thank god it doesn't have double HM bonuses).

Yeah, I noticed that too. It seems you can't make a topic other than Introductions until you become a bit more active of an account. So I guess that just means we both gotta grind in the comments, for at least a little while lol.

I've had two instances of really weird, unorthodox, but amazing units. The first, was HHM Guy in FE7. He's already decent, with HM bonuses and all that junk, but this Guy... was special. He grew Str literally EVERY SINGLE LEVEL UP. To the point he capped it at level 16. He missed one single level of str. I promoted him soon after, and he then proceeded to squash HHM harder than Ryoma does on a Normal mode Birthright run. The second, was, bizarrely enough, a generic Sorcerer, in Lunatic Birthright. It was around chapter 23 (The Camilla one), and I was using Witch Orochi, because I wanted SOME type of magic user, but she was the only one I had... So, I thought "hey, there's a skirmish around. How bout I grind a little and capture a unit or two?" This was my first encounter with Lunatic skirmishes, and I was... shocked. The enemies weren't just equal to my army, they were BETTER, than my army. To the point where it was normal for their ratings to be above 130. On FUCKING GENERICS! I captured a level 9 Berserker, a level 10 General, a level 9 Paladin, and the god that was this generic. The boss was a level 14 Sorcerer, with 47 HP, CAPPED MAGIC, mid to high twenties in everything else but luck and Res, those being 7 luck, and THIRTY TWO RES! He also had the skills Heartseeker, Vengeance, and Bowbreaker. Suffice it to say, I captured him, and after pairing him up with Silas, he slaughtered the rest of the game with a forged Snake Spirit and a Nosferatu (which I got from My Castle rewards). His name, was Roderick. And he was a god among men. So yeah, that's my story.

Greetings! I'm a bit new to the Forest as well, but from what I've known of Serenes Forest, it's a generally really nice place to hang around. Don't worry about talking about what you like or don't like. Most people here (I would assume) are pretty open to others ideas. You may see people with opposing opinions and viewpoints, but so long as both people agree to disagree, there won't be any bloodshed going around. So yeah, have a great time, and good luck on the Corrinright run. If you're in need of a meat shield, you can call me up.

Greetings. I'm Roderick, a generally decent enough guy with a bizarre attitude at times. I've been thinking of joining the Forest of Serenes for a good while now, and I guess this is my attempt at tiptoeing onto the waters. What will I do in this not-so-shallow pond? I'll probably lurk around the hacking community. I've had some hack ideas for a while, and have even (secretly) tried to execute some of them. Other than that, I was thinking of doing some Screenshot LP's, just for the hell of it. Seems like fun. Plus it gets me exposure, which is always kind of a nice thing. So... The question some of you might have pondered... How do I fit in the FE-fandom? Well, I started with Awakening, but as I ventured into the """""Elitist""""" grounds, I learned I enjoyed the GBA titles (specifically Blazing Sword) a LOT more than Awakening, so I turned from a newbie, to a newbie with an oldie mind... Or, something like that. I prefer the older games, but the newer ones are still great, even if they have... glaring, issues at places... cough cough, Fates's Story, cough cough, Echoes Gameplay, cough cough... So yeah, good to be here, and I'm ecstatic for any and all encounters in this Jungle of Herons and Crows... And some other bird analogy I can't think of right now.