The DanMan

The canon ship is the one that the shippers hate. Just look at Black Widow and the Hulk. I've really not got much original to say on this whole topic. Currently, with the menu set-up, S-supports just don't seem likely (or are a hell of a lot less important). And considering all the pandering all ready, I think that's just fine. I would never consent to marrying my own sister, you twisted fiend ;) I've been thinking about a full-blown Uriah gambit with Charlotte (and potentially other characters).

I'm predicting we'll see little, if anything, of FEif at E3. If we see alot of info on an RPG there, it will probably be Bravely Second, since that one's farther along in the localization front.

I've started to think that My Castle was a bit of a waste of development resources that could be put towards the main gameplay and story. I'm only concerned about S supports and fanservice designs (something I loved about the series was that the fanservice was kept to a minimum). Facerubbing is more of a "WTF" thing to me (I'm more worried about the buttkissing we hear during it).

Knew I missed something; editing the OP. Since all the characters of the Maid/Butler class we know the allegiance of are confirmed both sides, I wasn't planning to include them. I figured Rod Knight and cleric co-existed.

I both think that this will be the case, and that Nohr has more classes than you think (a lot of these are unconfirmed, but very likely): Nohr Knight Cavalier Dark Mage Mercenary Fighter Dracoknight Rod Knight Thief/Archer Promoted Berserker (Brave) Hero Dark Knight Revenant Knight Great Knight Paladin Hoshido Lance Fighter Ninja Samurai Oni Spellcaster Pegasus Warrior Priestess Bowman Fox Spirit Promoted Trueblade Weapon Master ...and maybe one or two others I missed. Plus, if Suzukaze and Cyrus are anything to go off of, you'll get some of the other sides' classes (albeit in a much more limited quantity). Nohr does have a lot of classes, and if my count isn't incorrect, more than Hoshido so far. Anyway, back on topic: The count of exclusives is at 8-11, Hoshido. Multi-path character count is 4-1, Nohr. I'd like to see more Nohr characters (my retainers, a lycanthrope/vampire), as well as both-path characters that come from Hoshido (tribal outcasts/freelancers are most likely). The thing is, looking back, Nohr never got more marketing or coverage; because most of us here like classic FE, the news about multiple chapter objectives and higher difficulty just made it seem that way. Apologies for wall of text.

It's highly possible that a few of the characters you control are guest characters, a la the Black Knight in Radiant Dawn, and you don't formally "recruit" them until later.

Eloquently put. I'm in the same boat.

My opinion on the designs went like this: (Announcement): "Hey, they don't look too bad." (Second trailer): "Okay, this is worse than I'd like, but at least it's not..." (Currently) "...almost as bad as Awakening." What I would give to see a return to a (relative) lack of fanservice and slightly more simplistic designs.

Better recruitment pacing? PLEEEAAASSSEEE, IS.

I'm next expecting much from Fire Emblem at E3. I'm expecting Ninty to push Bravely Second there, followed by the eventual confirmation that BS gets a Q1 2016 release with FEif "delayed" to a Q2 At least this.

*Obsessively whispers to himself* Please don't let the outrealms be canon... please don't let the outrealms be canon... please don't let the outrealms be canon. They're probably last minute additions to inflate the character count and pander to the Awakening fans. Also, slots? My prediction about us becoming closer to the Smash Bros. Fandom is correct.

Why aren't we seeing more Hoshido characters that are both sides? This just seems like they're trying to give Hoshido more characters. Heck, maybe they even changed the morality so Nohr's straight-up evil in the Hoshido route, and we don't see any gray-and-gray morality outside of Nohr. GFD. Why... . That's my plan at least.

Why are people treating this like it's new? It's been this way since Radiant Dawn.

^Except you can only get one type of food from your castle.

Agreed with Jedi; this seems to make the most sense. EDIT: Haven't played it, so couldn't say that for certain.

I caught and edited it. Also, does the scan delve into Kamui's dragonstone at all? I'd like official confirmation if he loses them/can only use them after a certain point.

Freeze staff, eh? I'd like to know who thought streetpass was a good idea outside of Japan. Even then, Japan has it's fair share of rural areas. Because Awakening had the Taguel, I guess every game needs a Laguz knock-off now. *Sigh* EDIT: Also, effective weapons have dealt triple damage since Shadow Dragon (unless NME changed it up).

Please no. If the Outrealms are actually canon, then this series has dipped into bad fanfiction territory,

I feel like this is just a bunch of Awakening pandering with the extra bonus of inflating the roster. Looks like I'll have a few disposables after all. And we're more like Smashboards. We're now arguing about clones.

They'd probably outsource it to 8-4, like what they did with Awakening. Bravely Second got english screens already. I'm not liking the odds now. Hopefully we see something that tips the scales in if's favor, but I'm really doubting it. Hello, April 2016.

I saw this thread, and immediately thought "Werewolf". Seems I'm not the only one. Another good one as well.

Or be able to make people do whatever he wants through eye contact and vocal commands.

Line stolen. I'd say the same age to slightly older, with Joker being the elder of the two.

So, not counting royals or characters you get on both sides, the character count is 8-11, Hoshido.

So, Belka is female? I expect I'll have two guys as my subordinates, then. Also, Luna... good grief.... I'm going to have to talk with my sister about this. Okay, non-roleplaying, the pandering. Oh Naga, the pandering.