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GlitchWarrior

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About GlitchWarrior

  • Birthday January 1

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    Draft Addict...

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    He/Him
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    Several fandoms, at this point in time. Let's see... Fire Emblem (obviously), RWBY, Pokemon, Star Wars- actually, most fandoms.
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    Norfolk, NE

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    Shadow Dragon

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  1. My take? Alear is not an Avatar. They are a player character, but not an Avatar. Alear has a fully defined character and a minor arc as well. I could say the same thing for Shez. Byleth is... a different issue. Byleth is a character, but the game very much refuses to acknowledge that, both because they barely speak or emote, and even the captions call Byleth "Professor" or some other title. Like... at least Engage had the dignity to name Alear in subtitles sometimes. As such, despite being in the same mold as the above two, I don't connect with Byleth as much. Customization is what makes an "avatar" for me. Can you really say Byleth is you? Can you say Alear is you? By comparison, you can alter the appearances, stats, and (in the 3ds games at least) even voice of Kris (again, voice doesn't apply here), Robin and Corrin, so they feel like your character. And in Robin's case, despite having a defined character, doesn't have a character that is overly pandered to as the "real hero" like Kris until the end, nor do you feel insulted by their character because the writers played it too safe like with Corrin. But you don't need customization to slot into a Fire Emblem character. You can do that through a player character that isn't an avatar. Case in point? When I played the first act of Shadows of Valentia, I felt like I was Alm. I've said this in the past, but in Alm's side of SoV you really don't feel like you're controlling Alm. Maybe I'm just a sucker for the awkward everyman. It felt a lot better than when Celica was in command. At their core, Fire Emblem games are strategy RPGs, and roleplaying involves feeling like you are that character. It's much easier to feel like I am Robin, or Alm, or Alear, and I actively feel like I do them. When I'm controlling Corrin, Celica or Byleth, I don't think, "hey, that's me," I think "hey, that's my lord" and I start to treat them differently. â€ĶI might be far off topic. My take is, I really don't care whether avatars are customizable. It'd be nice, but not necessary - Alm proves that by not being customizable at all (granted, he's the main lord of a remake, so that was never going to be an option). Just make them a character I can get in the mind of... one I can truly *feel* like.
  2. Hm. I guess the most viable unit left is... Julian? Granted, we all have Rickard, but still. @Kinetic1000
  3. Yep, I think we're officially in the "meme team" phase. Est. I *know* better units exist, but I'm a sucker for her. (and also I can train her a bit in Prologue 8, even if it's far too little, far too late) @Astralevin
  4. Tiki. IDK why, i just like my greenette dragon child. @Kinetic1000
  5. Bar- ah, crap. So if I want a Fighter I have three options. I could take Kris, which would probably be the best option - I could take Bord, which would give me power and WLV at the cost of speed, or I could be an idiot and pick Dice. Alternatively there's Darros, but he joins too late for me. So instead I shall reject drafting a fighter (going Fighter!Kris probably) and pluck out a goddamn armor knight with a middling defense growth. Welcome to the squad, Draug. @Kinetic1000
  6. You know what? I actually agree. Removing the restriction! ...Also, you forgot to ping. @Kinetic1000, you're up.
  7. Fair enough. Up to +2 on bows isn't that busted. I'll take Matthis. Not because he's good or anything, but because it's nice to have an early cavalier besides Arran. (Caeda and Wendell mostly have me covered on the utility end anyway. @Kinetic1000
  8. Hm... The 7th Platoon cavs all gone? I think I'll take Gordin (he's surprisingly good in this game, even if not perfect). @Astralevin
  9. dang you guys are taking some of the good picks! I guess I'll take Wendell. Man has some speed behind him, and hey, earlygame staves. That's good! @Kinetic1000
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