FalconVegeta1986 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 After a small squabble about some of my picks in a current draft, I just thought i'd try and get a basic idea of why most people play drafts in the first place, and maybe get some insight about why you choose to play that way. It's nothing personal, i'd just like to hear some of the opinions mostly from the more active drafters, and see if I can't find reason to try and play drafts in some of the other ways I listed. I chose #2 mostly because I tend to always pick the same units in any playthrough of a FE game, usually flocking towards units considered the best, such as Raven, Gerik, Mia, Wolf and Sedgar, etc. It's fun to see how I can make certain units work when I have no choice but to pick from between Ewan and Neimi with no grinding allowed. But at the same time, I like having a few units that I know will either start good or become good over the course of the game. you know, the guys who are gonna bail me out of a tough situation. And I always try to cover my weapon types as much as possible. I guess the Ewan/Neimi thing could also be part of #3, but #3 is mostly for people who might purposely choose a bad or unused unit to see if they can work. So what are your thoughts? Why do you like to play drafts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKL Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Should be a multiple choice. I play to win/challenge myself to get low turncounts with any team and for fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconVegeta1986 Posted December 12, 2011 Author Share Posted December 12, 2011 Should be a multiple choice. I play to win/challenge myself to get low turncounts with any team and for fun. I was thinking that, but it ruins the whole point if someone picks 3 or 4 different answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Horace Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I draft to win, I play for fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 (edited) It does need to be a multiple choice. I voted "to challenge myself" since my only goal in any given draft is to do better (turns-wise and/or effort-wise) than I did last time, competition be fucked. They also force me into a playing style I really enjoy (giev all resources, shitstomp w/ fee) and sometimes make me use units I wouldn't. Honestly, I wouldn't like Laura as much as I do were it not for drafts. Edited December 12, 2011 by Integrity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Horace Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Honestly, I wouldn't like Laura as much as I do were it not for drafts. Same goes for me and lots of other units, namely Saleh, Castor, and Heath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I enjoy the DS drafts as much as I do because I can play with reclassing, and do all sorts of weird things with it. It also pushes me to see how well I can manage with the team I have, even if their stats are a little lacking. In the GBA games, I push my units as far as they'll go. Sometimes, I get lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Odinson Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 (edited) Because my boyfriend made me. Well he asked me to in a FE4 Tag-Team, and it was fun~ Actually having sorta of a goal in turncounts and challenging myself with a smaller team is pretty fun. Since I did FE4 and gen 1 at that, though, there really isn't much in the way of "characters I don't use normally", but maybe after finals I'll do a non-FE4 draft. Speaking of which DO YOUR SHARE MANG Edited December 12, 2011 by Luminescent Blade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT075 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Because it's the only way to make playing FE not a drag for me any more. Seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I play for fun, but the fun comes from the challenge of beating the game with your team and competing against the other players in your draft. I don't know if I could win a standard draft, I'm not so good at picking the best characters, but I sure try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darros Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Drafts are fun, that's why I play them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zak Something Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 (edited) I play drafts because it gives me an incentive to actually play, plus it helps me practice so I can get better. Edited December 12, 2011 by Ballin' Holyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florete Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 All of the above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapier Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I chose the first one because I'm a competitive bastard and a tourneyfag. I play to win by engaging players who are much better than me, using all my skills. Also because it's fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconVegeta1986 Posted December 12, 2011 Author Share Posted December 12, 2011 So, what makes drafting for FE6 unappealing? How is it handled if someone can't get all the gaiden chapters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 just for fun hence bad turncounts on my part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HongLei Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I play for fun, and winning is fun I also enjoy trying new styles and having a goal to reach for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naglfar Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 All of the above. hey look at this thing that is exactly the same as what I was going to say In a draft, you can experience all the joys of FE at once, from playing efficiently to shitting around with weird teams. That's always been the draw for me, and it baffles me when people join drafts looking for just the shitting around part. You have much better options than a playthrough type that heavily encourages doing your best. Not to sound like a Stop Having Fun Guy, but you can have your fun even if you don't draft like a retard and skew the thing for everyone else. What's so repulsive about the idea of challenging yourself to pull some nice turncounts anyway? So, what makes drafting for FE6 unappealing? How is it handled if someone can't get all the gaiden chapters? If you can't get all the gaiden chapters in FE6, you should probably learn how to play before you worry about drafts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacLovin Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 For fun and for using units that I've never seriously used before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 If you want to challenge yourself, use those units anyways. That's a silly poll. Drafts are fun competitions. But the main words is COMPETITION. To see how low you can go relative to other people. People aren't in Fantasy Football units just to "look at specific players' performances". They enter because they want to have the highest score every week after the initial draft. Same idea here. You're an idealistic idiot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkhead Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I play them for fun, obviously. What's the point of winning without fun or any prize? The drafting process and being able to choose your favorite or other characters (characters you probably haven't used before) is all fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elieson Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I play to challenge myself, and to win of course. If I get shafted with crap units, its feels good to still perform as well (or almost as well) as a player with prounits. That, and I just want to beat Horace one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 (edited) I play them for fun, obviously. What's the point of winning without fun or any prize? I call bullshit on this statement. I find any game (be it a video game or mafia or whatever) fun if I actually put effort into it and try to win. Nothing is inherently fun. Something is only fun if you're willing to put time and effort into it. It's no fun to get your ass kicked by Nina all the time in Tekkan 3. But it's fun to kick her ass. One's succeeding, the other isn't. Edited December 12, 2011 by Bblader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkhead Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Yes, that is what I meant. It's not just fun to do it for the lolz, not caring about winning. I care about winning, and that's why I actually put my time and effort to it. I am not one of those people that find drafting by itself fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I draft to fuel my eternal rivalry with both Integrity and now Horace. Plus, there's the added novelty of drafting people horrible units in SOYO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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