Parrhesia Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 -I think I missed Ilanice being intro'd as a knight, or why she's on her own in the middle of nowhere. She gets a proper intro with Amelia in the new patch. -Chester's unit being "decimated" might not be the best wording. [ADDITION: The technical definition of decimation in the military is the reduction of a unit by approximately or exactly one tenth of its forces, not near annihilation, which is what seemed to have happened to Chester's. It appears that a unit which has been decimated typically remains intact. This is not to say the word is totally inappropriate.] Yeah, but I meant the more modern definition... which rather oddly lends itself more to odds of about one in ten LIVING. -Similarity b/w first Renair/Furet support and opening of game. Huh. I'll look into it. -Juan's intro conversation kind of seeems to lack any reason for him to join. Fixed. Now his reason to join is that he's an idiot- I mean, he's superstitious as fuck. -Merchant refers to you as "Lord Astra" even though there is no Astra (on this route, yet). Well, I'll DEFINITELY have to fix that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperblade Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Maybe that was the definition 2000 years ago in Classical Rome, but you might want to check a dictionary from after the Battle of Hastings. or, like, today http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decimate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstraLunaSol Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 Have some weapons. Thanks to Dio for the idea to change the magic swords and LordGlenn for making some of the icons. HAPPY NOW JOSH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I like that Assassin. Him and the Merc have some pretty high avoid for enemies though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstraLunaSol Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 mostly because they're on a pillar/throne respectively Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 See, I never remember than, cause I'm pretty sure Shadow Dragon doesn't include terrain bonuses on stat screens and I was just playing that earlier today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 How are you supposed to pronounce the first sword in the Assassin's inventory? Otherwise, I'd love to see what happens when the patch goes public! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I'm presuming Zee-phos. Like foes I guess, but softer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Odinson Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiphos IDK anyone knows how to pronounce Greek here? It's a legit sword. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Alear Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 (edited) As far as decimate goes -I remember it being used to refer to Chester's unit. -I think I remember Chester saying not only that his unit was decimated, but that he was the only survivor or that it was totally routed and failed to regroup or something along the lines of it being completely destroyed. -While numerous dictionaries accept decimation to refer to not exactly mean the destruction of 1/10 of something, many seem to contain some hints of reservation about its usage as a complete annihilation (as I believe I mentioned was the reason for my misgivings in my note) of a group. -In the sense that Chester is alive, Chester's unit was not annihilated; in the sense that Chester's unit was routed, failed to regroup, etc, and Chester sought absorption into another unit, it was completely annihilated. I admit the grey area; I wonder if the word used is the most effective. -I admit don't have a good feeling for Chester, but if he was a soldier I would suspect he would have a greater chance than most to use fairly careful terminology to describe a military action, especially if his role was at all related to intel. This is what I think would be likely for a FE thief in a military/combat role (see Matthew, Leila, Ashtol, Volke) prior to being recruited, especially if he was aware of Renair's role as a commander of an allied group (because then he might consider his conversation with her something along the lines of an official report). But hey, maybe he was flustered about escaping out of death's maw or something. Certainly, when in a professional setting where one is normally at ease, a disruption in the norm can disturb one's equilibrium, even with disruptions that are far reduced compared to the deaths of evenone colleague! And and what if Chester's unit had just 10 people I believe you mean "what if Chester's unit had just 1.1repeating people." Killing 1/10 of 10 would leave us 9 Chesters; Killing 1/10 of 1.1 would leave us approximately 1 Chester. However, perhaps you are just indicating that any dudes with red hair, such as that totally amazing dude who's an enemy, might be Chester in disguise. Maybe that was the definition 2000 years ago in Classical Rome, but you might want to check a dictionary from after the Battle of Hastings. Cromwell's decimation tax, which retained the 1/10 proportion,, is well past that battle, and military decimations occurred even in the 20th century (maybe even the current one, I dunno). Contrast with this the Meriam Webster dictionary, which only notes the decimation tax and still lists the archaic terms as the first two definitions (in fact, the 1994 edition even states something like "we don't know of any usages of decimate to refer toa 1/10 reduction that occurred since the Cromwell taxation." This is pathetically stupid for people who are supposed to be language experts when you consider a short novel by a well respected author was published with a fictional decimation as a titular event a few years earlier. If they missed something in literature, as well as decade-old-examples of examples more closely matching decimations in proportion or their arbitrary nature, what are the chances they paid any attention to fairly recent military correspondence that might have used the term? \ THEN THERE'S HERMAN CAIN'S 999 TAX WHICH SHOWS THE DUDE WAS CHANNELING 9/10 OF OLIVER CROMWELL Edited August 8, 2012 by L1049 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I thought decimate could mean either reduce by a factor of ten, or reduce to 1/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uyet Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Where can i get the latest version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Red Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Ah, this hack has so many squiggly new swords and fancy new names. IT'S OVERWHELMING~ Serious comment: Flamberge seems to be the worst of the 3 swords as it lacks the crit that Kris does while having greater weight and less hit (two negatives) but a very minimal advantage in might and if the Scimitar is effective versus... whatever wind swords were effective against, it's definitely the most OP granted you're not necessarily going for balance so just consider this my personal thoughts or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dondon151 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Serious comment: Flamberge seems to be the worst of the 3 swords as it lacks the crit that Kris does while having greater weight and less hit (two negatives) but a very minimal advantage in might you really haven't played fire emblem seriously if you don't know that a 1 MT or 2 MT difference is very significant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrhesia Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Where can i get the latest version? You can't :p Wait until, like, October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyron Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 only 1 issue how is the paladin using a kris effectively as a kris is a dagger/short sword so if a paladin tried using one the could not effectively hit the enemy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feaw Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 ^By shooting magic at them of course. Also lol blazer, +2 mgt and -10 hit is pretty balanced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstraLunaSol Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 (edited) Ah, this hack has so many squiggly new swords and fancy new names. IT'S OVERWHELMING~ Serious comment: Flamberge seems to be the worst of the 3 swords as it lacks the crit that Kris does while having greater weight and less hit (two negatives) but a very minimal advantage in might and if the Scimitar is effective versus... whatever wind swords were effective against, it's definitely the most OP granted you're not necessarily going for balance so just consider this my personal thoughts or something so overwhelming man you really haven't played fire emblem seriously if you don't know that a 1 MT or 2 MT difference is very significant yeah i'm gonna go with this for mt as if i'm giving you a scimitar also of course i'm going for balance ;/ You can't :p Wait until, like, October. i blame you and our needs for new graphics and animations only 1 issue how is the paladin using a kris effectively as a kris is a dagger/short sword so if a paladin tried using one the could not effectively hit the enemy as if the paladin animation ever made sense Edited August 8, 2012 by AstraLunaSol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jubby Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiphos IDK anyone knows how to pronounce Greek here? It's a legit sword. That'd be like, ZIH-fos (with the o having a long vowel sound like in oreos :P /too lazy to find the long vowel o character and C/P) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus90 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 No troll question or statement: next version is defenitive version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstraLunaSol Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 what do you mean by defenitive never heard of that word /what you mean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus90 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 what do you mean by defenitive never heard of that word /what you mean Will it be the 1.0 version, prone to possible improvements later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstraLunaSol Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 (edited) lolno it'll be like only the halfway point Beta V4.0 so you can't steal the full story yet Edited August 8, 2012 by AstraLunaSol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethereal Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I'm sure it's mentioned elsewhere in this thread, but do you guys have an estimate on how large the hack will be whenever it's all said and done? Also, pretty rude how long you're making this guy wait before he can finish his book. How's he supposed to publish it and make money off it if you guys don't hurry up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstraLunaSol Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 I'm sure it's mentioned elsewhere in this thread, but do you guys have an estimate on how large the hack will be whenever it's all said and done? Also, pretty rude how long you're making this guy wait before he can finish his book. How's he supposed to publish it and make money off it if you guys don't hurry up? 35 main chapters, 42 in total (Because routes) + unknown number of gaidens. well he can deal with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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