Sid Starkiller
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3 hours ago, Harvey said:
To be a bit specific, to go Edelgard's route you must, in this order:
1: Get up to C+ support with Edelgard.
2: Go with Edelgard when she asks you to.
3: Protect Edelgard instead of killing her.
All of it is required for her route. Skip any one step, and you're locked into Rhea's route. Skip an earlier step, and the later ones won't even appear.
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33 minutes ago, Yukiko said:
Sorry if this has already been asked, but can you change the language of the game once you've already started it? If in the middle of my run I wanted to change the language to English, would changing the language of the console change the language of Three Houses to English as well? Or am I stuck with the language I've started the game with?
It'll work just fine. I briefly changed the language to Japanese to get the 2 song unlocks, and it went to Japanese and back to English perfectly.
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2 hours ago, Shanty Pete's 1st Mate said:
I'm gonna make magical Hilda someday, I swear it. But not giving her fire spells seems like a real missed opportunity.
On that note, can I please take a moment to complain about how Dorothea gets entirely thunderstorm-related spells (meaning lightning and wind), but then gets Meteor instead of the more thematically-appropriate Bolting? I can't be the only one who thinks that's weird, right?
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5 hours ago, LoneStar said:
I was really stressed at first because I didn't fully understand that it was 10 turns to get past the first gate. For some reason I thought the game legitimately expected you to complete the map in 10 turns lol.
So much this.
At least for the last room, I quickly realized that one spawn appeared for every unit who crossed the final gate, so I knew roughly when they would show up.
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Nope. I suck and I'm OK with that. But I can still enjoy the lower difficulties.
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5 hours ago, Crysta said:
Plays are not typically known for their historical accuracy, since they're meant to entertain people and the truth is usually really boring. And I don't see anything explicitly hinting at a romance between them? The author may not know the particulars about the weird dragon blood transfusions.
Since it's titled "The Feast of Decadence" and Seteth is a bit of an uptight white knight, I can't say I find that argument very convincing.
I agree with this. Even Dorothea herself suggested as such in CF, about a hypothetical opera starring Byleth and Edelgard, that they'd "fall madly in love, even if that isn't historically accurate."
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It's not that it was difficult, it was just so tedious. And the turn limit kept me so damn stressed out the whole time. Not to mention coming hot on the heels of the equally tedious and frustrating Chapter 3.
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9 minutes ago, Gregster101 said:
You know you can change your vote right?
I do now, thanks. Fixed.
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I think I accidentally clicked Bernie instead of Dorothea.
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Please tell me none of the later chapters are as bad as 3 and 4. Holy shit, they were awful.
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4 minutes ago, SSbardock84 said:
Really? It took me 4 hours and 14 minutes. I wonder why?
Did you skip cutscenes?
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17 hours ago, Darkmoon6789 said:
I can tell you more about what context this version of Edelgard exists in in the campaign world. If you are interested, it is rather different from three houses in some key ways. But I have been trying to stay as close to her personality, motivation and ideals as possible
Sure. It's bound to be more complex than how I introduced Caspar (it's called the Forgotten Realms, so they FORGOT that Fodlan is part of it. That was my entire justification).
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6 minutes ago, ZeManaphy said:
If I am currently playing or have finished Cindered Shadows, how long does it take to gain access to Abyss in the main story?
Straight from Ch 2.
Couple of minor nitpicks that bother me:
1: There's still an option on the main menu to go to the eShop. Why? You can't buy the individual DLCs separately, so the only thing to buy is the Season Pass. The Side Story option should have replaced eShop on the menu.
2: WHY CAN'T I WEAR MY GLASSES IN ABYSS?! THIS IS BULLSHIT! ZERO OUT OF TEN! IS I WANT MY GODDAMN MONEY BACK!
For real, though, I thought it was cool that I could give Byleth glasses, since I wear them. I am disappoint.
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...I'll take that as a yes. Cool.
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14 minutes ago, darkblade2814 said:
I'm trying to optimizing the game for people who just want to know the game's story, I know how similar VW and SS are, but they are needed
Honestly, the only thing SS has that VW is Rhea's info dump before that terrible "twist" at the end. I would honestly recommend that after VW people just watch that one scene on YouTube.
EDIT: Rewind a minute because I just noticed who posted this: does "no meter how much I dislike CF's story you need it to get the full story" mean Mister Holy Crusade Against Edelgard I Will Never Play CF As Long As I Live finally played CF? If so I'm impressed. I'm fine with you not liking it as long as you played it.
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4 minutes ago, AvatarofDiscord said:
Sylvain did get special treatment, but Miklan trying to kill Sylvain caused him to get disowned
No, Miklan was disowned for not having a Crest. He was disowned the MINUTE Sylvain was revealed to have a Crest. That's why he turned to banditry in the first place: he had nowhere else to go.
It's clear to me now that you just flat-out have no idea what you're talking about. I'm done wasting time on you.
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Doing VW and SS back-to-back sounds awful.
SpoilerBut then again playing SS itself is awful, so...
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3 minutes ago, Crysta said:
forgot about Caspar but who cares about Caspar...I do...*cries*
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4 minutes ago, Flere210 said:
My problemnis that i feel the game does not really know what it want to do whit Edelgard, but this is a general problem i have whit 3H writing that make every character change too mich between routes, to the point they don't even feel like themself in certain routes. Her more sympathetic characteristics does not sit well whit how she act in AM for example. I think she would have worked better either as more ruthless or less ruthless.
And mind you, i don't hate her, i just disagree whit her plan and think that people tend to overrate 3H writing in general. Edelgard is just the most controverse character due to her being important and having a strong presence in any route.
I also think Arvis is overrated as Hell btw.
Characters act different because they have different life experiences. That was the Joker's whole thing: He wanted to prove to Batman that anyone, even the best, most noble people, can become a monster like him. Hell, if Hitler had been accepted into art school, he wouldn't have gone on to start World War II and orchestrate the Holocaust.
Back to Stephano. Again, this is more about getting you to understand her than like her. You claim she never had a moment of self-reflection like Dimitri and Rhea did. Well, you must have been skipping cutscenes when you played CF, because if you don't think this:
"I'm just...anxious. It feels like the weight of this burden is crushing me. At this very moment, on my orders, I'm starting a war. An army far larger than the one that attacked the Holy Tomb last month will soon be locked in battle. Long-devised strategies are unfolding across Fodlan. Leaders are deciding their loyalties and preparing to fight...So many soldiers and generals will die. It's inevitable that civilians will get caught up in the chaos as well. There will be countless casualties. With a single command, the flames of war will rage across all corners of this realm. And I am the one who is giving the order."
is a moment of self-reflection, then I have to wonder if you know what those words mean. At that moment, the weight of what she's doing has finally hit her. Taking down the church and the Crest system is no longer some far off pipe dream, it's real. It's happening now, it's going to be bloody, and she knows that.
As for the "moment of redemption," I'm assuming you mean like how Dimitri and Rhea have their respective "oh shit I was wrong what have I done" moments (which isn't a moment of redemption, saying sorry isn't a magic ticket to redemption). Edelgard doesn't get one of those because the whole time, right up until the end, she believes what she's doing is right. If you were expecting her to say "Starting the war was wrong," then you missed the entire point of what she was doing.
Which segues into why I personally like her: She's dedicated her life to taking down the most blatant feudalism stand-in I've ever seen. Seriously, the Church of Seiros, by instituting the Crest system, has created a system where those few beings with a supposed "divine gift from the goddess" are allowed to stomp all over anyone they want, do whatever they want, and the commonfolk are expected to just put up with it. Hell, the library in Abyss has a book that talks about how Rhea personally suppressed the development of technology, including the printing press. That is literally a thing that happened in our world during the age of feudalism. Those with power fought tooth and nail against the development and widespread adoption of the printing press, because mass availability of print would allow the commonfolk to learn to read, become educated, realize just how hard the system was screwing them, and fight to end it. Edelgard has dedicated her life to taking this system down, and allowing people from all walks of life to do what they want with their lives, regardless of if they have a Crest or not.
I also happened upon this today, and while I wouldn't use it to argue canon like the author did, it does make an interesting point: https://www.reddit.com/r/Edelgard/comments/f1367v/true_peace/
As far as her starting the war, news flash: change is hard. Those with power will always fight with everything they have to keep it. If you sit around and wait for change to happen, you're wasting your time. Does it suck that she has to start a war to make that change? Of course. Does it suck that people on both sides will die to make it happen? Absolutely. Do I think that automatically makes it wrong? No. I'll leave you with this thought (these numbers are just an example to get the point across):
If the death of a thousand means the freedom of a million, I can live with that.
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Yes, if and only if I'm making a build revolving around skills that trigger at low health. And since I'd rather not take damage at all, I'm not likely to do so.
So I guess my answer is "Well yes, but actually no."
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50 minutes ago, Stephano said:
I have and the only good things i can say about Crimson Flower is that Hubert is in it. If Dimitri, Rhea, Dedue, ect. are all dead, what is there to redeem. Arvis is able to redeem himself because he see's seliph, knows who he is, and knows that he is the only person who can save the world from a true and greater evil. Edelgard is that greater evil.
I'm not trying to be rude. I've heard the arguements, that he is flawed, frail, bold, ect. which are all things i want in a character. However, her methods are just straight bad when compare to Claude's. I can see why people like Arvis, but i can't wrap my head around why people love Edelgard.
I'll have to come back to this because I have a lengthy quote to look up first, and since I'm at work, on my phone, with 18% battery, it's kinda difficult. Not ignoring, just give me a few hours.
42 minutes ago, Stephano said:But why does Edelgard have a lot of people who dislike her and find her overrated while the same type of villain, being Arvis, is widely loved. Arvis is the pivotal reason why the events of Genealogy and Thracia took place (unless you want to blame Ciguyn or Victor which is fine too i guess).
It's because Arvis is a man.
I'm kinda kidding but mostly not. You can't pretend that people don't have a tendency to judge women's actions harsher than men's. And since I've legitimately seen people say "you just like her because you want to bang her," I don't feel bad throwing people's prejudices in their faces.
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9 hours ago, Darkmoon6789 said:
I have seen suggestions of Edelgard as a conquest Paladin, but it is strange for her to have divine spells, considering her low faith skill, I am also uncertain if she should have this low insight, but I needed to dumpstat something and wisdom made the most sense
First, in 5e a Paladin's power comes from their oath and the strength of their convictions, rather than belief in a god. Say what you will about her, but she has some of the most unshakable beliefs in 3H.
Second, while a really bad idea for a frontline fighter, given her shortened lifespan due to Slither's experiments, I would actually say Constitution as her dump stat.
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1 hour ago, Lightchao42 said:
Since I found out that you just need to be in Part II to access the Shadow Library's books, I compiled all the texts into this album. As far as I can tell it doesn't have any spoilers for Cindered Shadows, so its safe to view if you haven't finished it.
Just in case:
SpoilerClaude's named after his mom! That's neat.
Wonder who the "beast" she was supposed to marry was...
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My 3 most wanted are all assist trophies (Shadow, Knuckles and Bomberman), which probably disqualifies them at least until Smash 6. And Byleth having Aymr means no Edelgard. So beyond that...
...I guess Dr Eggman could be cool, but I can't really think of anyone I particularly want. At least not that has an actual chance (X would be too similar to classic MegaMan, and Pulseman not only was Sega-exclusive, but I bet most of you don't even know who he is).
EDIT: I guess I should specify that when I say I want Shadow, that's ONLY if he's a unique character. To me personally, having him as an echo fighter of Sonic would be worse than not having him at all. His Chaos powers are diverse enough that there would be no excuse for not having a unique moveset. And no, he wouldn't need any guns.
Would you use this underachieving thing? (FE TH) Round 23: Recovery Roar
in Fire Emblem: Three Houses
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Battalions fleeing is such a rare occurrence in my experience that I'm not worried about it. And there's always at least 5 skills I would rather have instead.