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Let's Finally Conquer: Hector Hard Mode


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As the FFTA LP drifts slowly closer to its completion, I realised I've still never beaten HHM.

Let's change that.

+ I will be using Wil, Lowen and Dorcas. Also Sain, Heath, the lords, various prepromotes and possibly a couple other guys. Possibly including Guy.

+ I will not attempt to rank anything but Tactics, which I want an A in but will settle for a B.

+ I'm going in mostly blind to HHM's bullshit.

+ Getting every sidestory.

I'll pick this up when I'm out of Lyn Mode. Wish me luck!

Oh, yeah, first, recommend a decent number of units to use throughout the game. I've heard HHM has bloody spartan deployment.

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Florina, Rebecca, and Nino just to spite you.

He didn't say this is a PMU.

But yeah, 8-10 is a good number to train. A lot of the earlier maps has 8 right off the top of my head, and when you get more slots later in the game you also get some stellar prepromotes anyway so~~

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Heath is refuckulous with his HHM bonuses. So is Harken and Raven.

I like Heath so I'll give his boosted self a go. Harken's filler for lategame, not really a TRAINED FROM WHEN HE WERE JUST A MITE unit. Raven's an angsty little bitch with a boner for his sister. I don't find those attractive character traits.

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Well, I'll try, and I SHOULD do with the smaller team... but it's not a given because Eliwood's shit and my Hectors have a strong tendency towards being strength-screwed into oblivion.

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[spoiler=aaaaaaaugh]

We begin...

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...enviously. Wire knows what's up. Unfortunately Oswin still kicks his ass.

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In which I realise I should've trained Matthew, but I'm indifferent towards Matthew, so no. Well, I like the guy, but... he's competing with Legault, and four strength isn't... particularly much.

Humiliatingly, Matthew bites it to a knight because I'm not fully paying attention. However, in the next run, the archer gimps himself in defence and is a lot easier to take out.

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Even so, I'm preeeeetty sure the way to handle that wasn't to grab the chest, trade the vulnerary to Matthew and then rescue him.

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FWOOSH

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While these idiots chase Hector, on the final turn I grab this Lockpick out of spite and then hack down Wire. Victory in nine turns!

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I could get used to this.

Tomorrow, because that was a tiny and pathetic chapter and I'm very distracted, the LP starts proper!

... Actually fuck it, let's make it now, because...

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THIS MOTHERFUCKER RIGHT HERE.

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Oswin... don't try my patience. I sorta want to use you but you'd be a move behind everyone else (Hector is getting the boots).

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I love Hector's animation, but I really wish he started with an iron axe.

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... Okay, maybe I did overextend myself just a bit.

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Dorcas is hacking through the universe pretty well. Rebecca's five damage on the same foe? Not so impressive.

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Turn Three... my dudes are weathering it pretty well.

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... Well, relatively well. Oswin doubles back to kill the mercenary who's eating Matt and Serra, Hector cowers, Marcus hacks everything into a bloody pulp.

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Having camped in the forest left of the brigand for most of the map, Hector finally breaks cover for the final charge on Zagan.

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Oh... oh my.

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Yeah, THAT ain't happening.

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... This is kinda sad.

Because FE7 has a boring and shit earlygame I'll throw a final mission into this update. I'll add stats post C16.

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This is after a strength level on Zagan. Someone kill me. It bears mentioning that this cavalier is -3 luck, -1 con, +2 HP and +1 res on Lowen. Or +8 HP, +3 strength, +1 speed and +4 defence on Rebecca.

Fuck Rebecca.

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AUGH WHY

Then Rebecca dies to a pegasus because I don't check enemy ranges often.

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I'm just lucky Dorcas is a fuckin' whirlwind of righteous 1-2 range death right now...

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MY VILLAGE, MOTHERFUCKER.

See, I've always hated this part coming up. But, you know, sticking Marcus on that fort and letting enemies melt on him?

Wait, they all have two-range. Aw, fuck it! CHARGE!

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I never knew that could happen. Oh, well. I WAS only testing that with a savestate, because I was curious.

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The mine ends up trapping the bandit anyway, so it's all good.

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I AM UNUSED TO 8 STRENGTH GUY BUT IT PLEASES ME.

I just wish he'd dodged that iron axe, is all...

... then the north sort of explodes. As does Rebecca. I swear those fucking cavaliers aren't there on lower difficulties!

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I reload my mine savestate. I mean, hell, it's THERE.

... Then I step on the fucking mine. BRILL. Somehow nothing dies. For a turn, anyway. Then Eliwood bites it, or Matthew, or Bartre or someone.

EVENTUALLY

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DROWN IN IRON, SERRATED SHAFT.

Next time; Merlinus. I... I think this will end in a Marcus charge.

...

THIS IS THE EXACT POINT AT WHICH I ACCIDENTALLY HIT TO LOAD A SAVESTATE.

I'm

I'm going to kill myself

I LOST A DORCAS SPEED LEVEL.

Ugh. See you next time.

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