Fire Emblem Heroes has only been out for a short while now, and is probably one of the most played apps released by Nintendo. Seriously, not even Miitomo or Mario Run can touch this game! It retains the chess-styled gameplay, brings back old classes like Sword Fliers, Wyvern Riders that can use swords, and more. Of course, for a game like this, there is bound to be flaws, and there is. One of the biggest flaws... is the Summoning System. Why? Well, I am going to list ALL of the flaws that the Summoning System brings to Fire Emblem Heroes.
1. Random drops. These have always existed in online games, and R.N.G. makes it super annoying. You are bound to get the same characters you already have, or characters you don't even want, over and over again.
2. Orbs. Of course, when there is a system where you can get a random unit, there is bound to be some sort of currency for it. Orbs are gained through complete parts of chapters on any difficulty. It takes 5 to summon one for free, and the price slowly lowers as you keep summoning. However, if you want to do EXP. Farming, and you don't have a Light's Blessing on you, you have to USE these orbs so you can revive your characters.
3. Too many heroes of the same level coming from summoning. There is a rare chance that you can get a 5 Star character. And the other common chances? 3 to 4 star characters that are utterly useless to you. Just a way to rack up Hero Feathers.
4. Orb Price Ranges. You are always bound to use real life currency to get in game currency if you are too lazy to complete the game for yourself, or if the levels are too hard for your units to beat. Nintendo and other online games have a reputation to overprice in game content. You can get 10 orbs from My Nintendo, but that's all you are going to get. If you can't beat the levels, you are bound to be spending money to get orbs and more useless 3 star characters you don't even want.
So, These are the four reasons why the Summoning System SUCKS in Fire Emblem Heroes. Hopefully, its bound to get better in the future.