Cain Magnus

Pretty much this. I'll actually be sad to see if his Japanese VA isn't in the next one. I'm so used to it by now.

Chapter 12: (3:00 is the battle) I managed to finish in 6 turns (I believe it was 9 turns minimum for *5 Tactics), which is good. I avoided using the armory for now. I'm just going to take weapons off of characters who aren't in use. I'll only use shops for emergencies. Need to keep a high funds ranking, as I suffer there the most when playing this game.

All right, so it seems like that's all for suggestions. I edited the unit list on the OP, as Sain was replaced with Lucius, so I didn't have to worry about going through LHM for the crest. Last night, I began recording after rushing the hell out of Lyn's mode...and Part 1 is now complete. Chapter 11: You can skip to around 5:53 for the map battle. Since this chapter doesn't seem to affect ranking, I took my time and tried to have Hector gain some levels while fooling around. Nothing too special here other than kicking Wire's ass. Chapter 12 is still uploading. I guess I can make an exception for her for the later chapters, minus Final Chapter. Wouldn't hurt to have a late-game flier.

I've suddenly picked up a busy schedule, but I can still do this. Later on today (Since I'm off work on Sundays), I can do some matches with someone or two who currently has the time.

Even though they are pretty convenient to have, I'd say go without them, minus the chapters they are forced.

That's right...I can LHM and still be able to do HNM, can't I? I forgot about that....XD

As far as Hector stands, I'd say use him seriously. That way, you won't have those moments where the enemy will probably sneak pass your units and one-round Hector in those later chapters (I've never played his mode, but I'm pretty sure the enemies there in the late chapters will be pretty nasty) that will result in an instant game over. Plus, you'll get an extra support for Lyn. Speaking of them, I'm not sure what to suggest for the supports in general. I'll leave that to everyone else who follows. And yeah, Lyn and Rath can definitely benefit from her mode, so go for it.

So my Eliwood YT playthrough is finally finished (Uploading the videos now). That means I'll be starting this playthrough some time tomorrow...but I have to go through Lyn Mode first. If I turn animations off for her, I can start Hector in no time. Anyway, today's the last day to request units, as well as deciding on who I will face in Four-Fanged Offense and Cog of Destiny (Seeing as I haven't received any suggestions on those). That way, I can determine whether or not I'll allow Eliwood and Lyn to level up along with everyone else.

Mine changed to Mist about an hour ago. I'm fine with that, I suppose. =P

Actually, it is. Every playthrough of LNM I do (which was a chunk load of plays), she always gain those five stats. Besides that, yeah. 1% crits happen more often than a 5. XD This has happened to me in all the FE games I've played. FE10, Mia got 1% OHKO'd by a Sniper. I remember it so vividly....

I like how you are balancing out everyone's levels. From what I can see, a lot of people are going to be promoting nearly around or at the same time. XD

Hmm...okay. Then Sain will take one of the last three's place if that's true until then. And yeah, I didn't count the last Earth Seal because that's pretty much the end. I never use that one. If only they give it to us sooner... XD

So, I'll be able to start this up soon (A few more days if I upload the videos for my Eliwood play on YouTube right now). From the most prefered units after counting on how many users recommended them, these units are in so far, including my three units: -Raven -Rebecca -Fiora -Priscilla -Dart -Lowen -Isadora -Kent -Rath -Oswin -Hawkeye -Geitz With Lyn and Eliwood basically being forced for quite a bit of the chapters, I might as well train them too. So those two are taking the last two places. Even though Wil and Sain came first, Rath got one more vote over them both. And since there are only two Orion's Bolts and I might need the Earth Seal for Oswin (Since I'm not sure on how many Knight Crests are available), I couldn't put them in, unless someone corrects me on the number of available promotional items. But since you guys can still ask for more units to be in for now until I actually start this thing, the units that are in now can of course change. Just thought I'd post something right now as an update. Then if nothing changes over the time, I can just start immediately. But don't let this stop you from more suggestions of units. Keep them coming if you have more. =)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwH1hPMyVZU

28. I've always thought I had AS...I'm pretty sure I do. Even though 32's the mark, 28 is pretty close. But it may be because I'm getting better.

This is just my own personal opinion about trying to use Meg, so I'm sure others have different views, obviously from what I've read. We all do when it comes to judging units. Anyway... It's not that I hate Meg...it's just that I really have no effort to train her seriously. 65% speed is insane for an armored unit. I like speedy units. But she just doesn't seem balanced out enough for her class...that and her bases don't look too hot, considering how RD tends to have very strong and fast enemies, especially Hard Mode. I'm rather serious about conserving my Bonus EXP and due to low movement armours have, she won't be seeing General promotion anytime soon in Part 1. She joins in a rather bad chapter for her to try and gain a few levels (Tiger and Cat Laguz that can tear her apart...). Despite being in Part 1, she'll still either slow you down (Which I'm a VERY patient player...but even I know when something is taking up too much time) or make other potential characters weak while trying to baby her...especially when they return in Part 3. Even then, you'll still struggle. But if she was trained throughout the entire duration of her available chapters in part 1 and promoted to 2nd tier, she would still only get so far without Bonus EXP...that and for an armored knight, her defense is mediocre at best...but the Laguz of Part 3 will still rip her to shreds...perhaps her high speed will save her from getting one rounded...and even dodge a few hits, but Laguz are accurate as hell regardless. Even Swordmaster Edward and Zihark have difficulty dodging them...and they are the speedy guys! XD So yeah...my main problem with trying to use Meg is that she takes up too much time and generally isn't really worth it near the end. I've had my share of babying units a lot in the past. I still do a little bit. But after observing how others play and taking into consideration of my own play style, Meg just doesn't fit in anywhere for me. I don't really have anything against her as a character either. I look pass that when judging a unit personally. That's my two cents on Meg.

I'm liking all of these suggestions so far. Keep 'em coming! And don't forget: you can pick more than one unit. Yeah. If I get enough votes for Isadora to be in, she'll get the robe she comes with. With a healer being necessary as Railgunz stated, I'll give the other robe to Priscilla in Night of Farewells that's able to be stolen, but I'm not sure if the enemy who has it is even there on Hector's mode, or has it in possession. Does anyone know if it's still there? Haha, I wouldn't dream of seeing my favorite PK die.

Sup, everyone. I wanted to do something different for a change on my usual runs. First off, this is my first time playing on Hector's mode, but I figured "Hey, why not record it?" Lol, but seriously, there are three reasons why I'm recording it: 1) Because I pretty much promised in one of my descriptions of my Eliwood play that I'll do a recorded run for Hector and figured I should just get it over with >_> . 2) I'm not too good at descriptions of playthroughs with text-only. 3)Because you'll be making most of my choices like routes to take (Like Lloyd or Linus in CoD/FFO) and all that good stuff. I'm not starting the playthrough immediately because I have another normal play for Eli's story that's still going on, but it's now on Ch. 28, so it's practically already done. But I'll be using the time in between it's completion to plan for the Hector run. Anyway, here's how things are going to work: - The mode will be played on Normal. I'd like to see how normal is before doing any hard mode runs on my own time. This is just for fun after all. - Being a playthrough for fun and the fact that I've never seen the dialogue for Hector's story, animations will be On and scenes will occur. But for those who want to see the map battles only, I'll give you the exact time of the where the battles begins. So no worries. - All Sidequest/Gaiden Chapters will be played. - I've never cared at all for rankings as I'm not exactly your 'best player', but I'm going to put more effort into my strategizing than my other runs. I'll try to aim for an S or A. I'll be satisfied with either. :) I'll show the results screen for Hector's story at the very end of the playthrough, of course. - You'll choose pretty much all my units throughout the entire playthrough that I'll put time and slots into to train. I'll be using 14 units, minus Hector. Though I'll have three slots reserved for Fiora, Raven, and Rebecca (Because if I'm aiming for a high rank at the end, I'd like to have at least a small portion of units I'm personally confident in). Besides them, all slots are free. You can give me anyone you want! Even though I basically need a thief, it's up to you if I shouldn't have one for full-time use. Besides that, units that aren't selected will not be used at all and will be taken out ASAP, minus the chapters they are forced. - Lyn mode will be played depending the units that are chosen, though it'll not be recorded regardless. So don't be surprised to see units that already have experience and higher levels obviously. - You will choose the alternate chapters I'll take. If you want me to fight Linus in Four-Fanged Offense, then I'll go that route...and so on. Though if the majority sticks me with Wallace or Geitz, I'll have no choice but to go with the route they are needed with the brothers. -- That's all of it. I may add more or less along the way, so expect 'possible' edits of this OP. Also, for the 'choosing my units and routes', as well as anything else related, I'll pretty much take a majority vote that I'll keep count of myself, so just post away on who you want in and all (Even if it's a list!) and I'll take it from there. Remember, this is all for fun. [spoiler=Units that are currently in] -Raven -Rebecca -Fiora -Priscilla -Dart -Lowen -Isadora -Kent -Rath -Oswin -Hawkeye -Lucius

Wow...it's been a while since I've played Brawl. I guess I'll join in...I hope my Ike isn't too rusty. >.> Here's my FC: 5112-3098-7711

I totally understand how you feel. If anything, we are the same at certain points. It took me until I was 18 (Going on my current age now) to finally get stronger after certain similar situations in real-life and on the net. I would say some more to make you feel better about your experiences, but I don't think I should stray off too far from the topic. :) Thanks, you two for the advice. I'll keep it all in mind. =)

I've lurked around SF and the forums for about two or three years before seriously joining. Even for online communities, I'm sort of shy of just joining right off the bat. Another thing that prevented me from joining sooner was because of a certain Shining Force Forum I visited that was pretty unfriendly to new users without a logical excuse. If you were new, you were pretty much treated like trash. After I left the place permanently, I've been paranoid of being around a new community I join. Sort of like if you were that kid that's being constantly bullied through his/her history throughout school (I've never personally experienced that...except elementary school days, I guess), they become three times as nervous than usual when going to a new school. Even though I've been here since July of '11, I am shamed to admit that I still have a few lingering feelings about posting a lot on the forums here...but with my extended time I've placed to visit here for at least three times a day, that paranoid feeling is going away slowly, yet steadily because I still spend most of my time just lurking around, reading topics and in the I.P. Chat frequently. I'm still learning and trying to get more accustomed, despite a few more months will mark a year I've joined. So from my own personal observations of this place, most, if not all of the people who come off as harsh on some of the new members have justifiable reasons for their actions. I like this place a lot because there are a lot of friendly members, veterans, and staff...as well as myself being able to ease up on visits or chats with some of you, even on stressful days I may have that I can just blank out my mind for the duration of visits. =)