Managed to somehow pass to timeskip on BE barely without sacrificing someone (rip Mercedes who was doing merc work for my house though) and I feel so burned out already.
While it's true that it may be artificial difficulty by relying only on inflating boss's stats, I've noticed that the AI behaves different.
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Ex. Solon moves AWAY from you after the DK appears, though he may move back to attack your units if in range (you don't want this since his crit rate is high); Jeralt does absolutely nothing in this chapter. He doesn't move at all so you have to deal with the busted Armors guarding Solon.
The thieves from Sylvain's paralogue now try to escape after few turns have passed, probably the hardest paralogue pre-ts. Good thing they still won't attack and you can block the exit putting someone on the tile. The same happens with Manuela's paralogue (I missed the rapier due to this)
Seteth is out for blood and he will move after you, unprovoked. Barely dealt with him and the initial units? Here you go: an ambush of 8 pegasus knights with high AS, Silver lances, decent def and hp while Rhea's goons come towards you. HAVE FUN. Don't bother going after Flayn, the DK is useless on this mode.
I don't know what could possibly trigger this behavior but the reason Mercie "died" was because some armor knight used a combat art on her. Yes, just as you've read. Haven't seen this happen after though.
Maddening mode is out
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Posted · Edited by Maverickk
Managed to somehow pass to timeskip on BE barely without sacrificing someone (rip Mercedes who was doing merc work for my house though) and I feel so burned out already.
While it's true that it may be artificial difficulty by relying only on inflating boss's stats, I've noticed that the AI behaves different.
Ex. Solon moves AWAY from you after the DK appears, though he may move back to attack your units if in range (you don't want this since his crit rate is high); Jeralt does absolutely nothing in this chapter. He doesn't move at all so you have to deal with the busted Armors guarding Solon.
The thieves from Sylvain's paralogue now try to escape after few turns have passed, probably the hardest paralogue pre-ts. Good thing they still won't attack and you can block the exit putting someone on the tile. The same happens with Manuela's paralogue (I missed the rapier due to this)
Seteth is out for blood and he will move after you, unprovoked. Barely dealt with him and the initial units? Here you go: an ambush of 8 pegasus knights with high AS, Silver lances, decent def and hp while Rhea's goons come towards you. HAVE FUN. Don't bother going after Flayn, the DK is useless on this mode.
I don't know what could possibly trigger this behavior but the reason Mercie "died" was because some armor knight used a combat art on her. Yes, just as you've read. Haven't seen this happen after though.