Jedi Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Nothing wrong with playing favorites at all. I like Brom quite a bit myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Bear Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Playing favorites is why Edward has MVPed all of my non-draft playthroughs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Emblem Fan Posted May 15, 2013 Author Share Posted May 15, 2013 Nothing wrong with playing favorites at all. I like Brom quite a bit myself. Playing favorites is why Edward has MVPed all of my non-draft playthroughs. I've tried training Edward up before, but I always fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Bear Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I've tried training Edward up before, but I always fail. He's a lot easier to train than Brom... doubling is amazing and he dodges really well once he gets going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Emblem Fan Posted May 15, 2013 Author Share Posted May 15, 2013 He's a lot easier to train than Brom... doubling is amazing and he dodges really well once he gets going. I'd have to disagree with that. I couldn't rely on Edward for much at all, he stopped doubling when I got him back in Part 3 and I couldn't feed him enough kills to get him leveled enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Bear Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I'd have to disagree with that. I couldn't rely on Edward for much at all, he stopped doubling when I got him back in Part 3 and I couldn't feed him enough kills to get him leveled enough. Really? I've never had any troubles with him doubling and he's normally a bit behind his average for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doga Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 In my particular NM experiences, I always end up benching Edward halfway through Part 1 because he just can't frontline like Nolan/Aran/Volug can. He can get crazy good with his growths, but I remember just sticking him with a Wind Edge for chip by 1-5. Plus Zihark is essentially better Eddy for a good chunk of Part 1 anyhow. I can't say that my personal experiences can vouch for the character as a whole, but I can definitely see Edward losing his usefulness as the difficulty levels rise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Bear Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 In my particular NM experiences, I always end up benching Edward halfway through Part 1 because he just can't frontline like Nolan/Aran/Volug can. He can get crazy good with his growths, but I remember just sticking him with a Wind Edge for chip by 1-5. Plus Zihark is essentially better Eddy for a good chunk of Part 1 anyhow. I can't say that my personal experiences can vouch for the character as a whole, but I can definitely see Edward losing his usefulness as the difficulty levels rise. Edward's growths typically counterbalance Zihark' s start. Zihark' s bases are going to be behind an Edward that's at level 3 as a swordmaster except for like resistance. Zihark' s only leads are affinity and his innate skill... That said I love SMs I use both and have never not brought both to endgame... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doga Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 But who's realistically going to get Edward to be a Swordmaster by the time Zihark arrives? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ϲharlie Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I definitely like Brom, but he really doesn't stand out much as a unit. I use him once in a while as a novelty unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Bear Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 But who's realistically going to get Edward to be a Swordmaster by the time Zihark arrives? No one but Edward levels a good deal faster and will have caught up pretty easily by the time he promotes, unless he's promoting late and Zihark is getting favoritism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Emblem Fan Posted May 15, 2013 Author Share Posted May 15, 2013 Really? I've never had any troubles with him doubling and he's normally a bit behind his average for me... Yeah. I never got him to do much. I tried weakening units with other characters and then have him come in for the kill, but it didn't help very much. I definitely like Brom, but he really doesn't stand out much as a unit. I use him once in a while as a novelty unit. A novelty unit? *Confused* Never heard that term before. You mean like, you use him until someone else comes along? But who's realistically going to get Edward to be a Swordmaster by the time Zihark arrives? I got Edward to Swordmaster at the end of the Part 1 Endgame, I've never done it any sooner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Bear Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Yeah. I never got him to do much. I tried weakening units with other characters and then have him come in for the kill, but it didn't help very much. I got Edward to Swordmaster at the end of the Part 1 Endgame, I've never done it any sooner. Your problem here is that units should be promoting much sooner... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Emblem Fan Posted May 15, 2013 Author Share Posted May 15, 2013 Your problem here is that units should be promoting much sooner... How would I do that, though? They really don't give you a lot of time to train the Dawn Brigade. And in my last playthrough, I pretty much favored Edward, Micaiah, and Sothe the whole time, since I knew Micaiah and Sothe were required and I really wanted to use Edward as my Trueblade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Bear Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 How would I do that, though? They really don't give you a lot of time to train the Dawn Brigade. And in my last playthrough, I pretty much favored Edward, Micaiah, and Sothe the whole time, since I knew Micaiah and Sothe were required and I really wanted to use Edward as my Trueblade. I always manage to promote Edward and Nolan by 1-7... maybe use Sothe less? My main strategy was hanging out and using Paragon+Sacrifice to level her a lot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Emblem Fan Posted May 15, 2013 Author Share Posted May 15, 2013 I always manage to promote Edward and Nolan by 1-7... maybe use Sothe less? My main strategy was hanging out and using Paragon+Sacrifice to level her a lot... Maybe... I'll have to try it sometime. I'd really like to use Edward, Nolan, and Leonardo more and see how they do late in the game. But, anyway, back on topic, Brom is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Bear Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Maybe... I'll have to try it sometime. I'd really like to use Edward, Nolan, and Leonardo more and see how they do late in the game. But, anyway, back on topic, Brom is awesome. Leonardo isn't great you already have Rolf and Shinon for Marksmans and he isn't as good. Edward and Zihark are both better than Mia when trained but they're harder to train. Nolan always gets cursed for me.. I've only used Brom seriously a few times because I'm already training Haar, Mordecai and Nealuchi. He's got amazing defense but I just like Mordecai better... and Haar's Haar, like the only unit who joins the GMs and is better than most of them... Brom has a great character though! He's better than Nephene imo but wtv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Emblem Fan Posted May 15, 2013 Author Share Posted May 15, 2013 Leonardo isn't great you already have Rolf and Shinon for Marksmans and he isn't as good. Edward and Zihark are both better than Mia when trained but they're harder to train. Nolan always gets cursed for me.. I've only used Brom seriously a few times because I'm already training Haar, Mordecai and Nealuchi. He's got amazing defense but I just like Mordecai better... and Haar's Haar, like the only unit who joins the GMs and is better than most of them... Brom has a great character though! He's better than Nephene imo but wtv. Yeah I kinda figured that for Leonardo, but still I'd like to use him once just so I can say I've done it before. It would probably be done on easy though... I've never used Mordecai before, I usually don't use many laguz characters until I get Skrimir, and then after that I usually bench him for Caineghis, Tibran, and the other royals. And Haar? Oh yeah. I like Haar a lot, he's great! Heck yeah, I'd agree with that completely. I love Nephenee, yeah, but Brom is... Brom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Bear Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Mordecai is a beast literally: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/932999-fire-emblem-radiant-dawn/45004964 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Emblem Fan Posted May 15, 2013 Author Share Posted May 15, 2013 Mordecai is a beast literally: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/932999-fire-emblem-radiant-dawn/45004964 I really have no idea how to respond to that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Bear Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/932999-fire-emblem-radiant-dawn/45526417 http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/932999-fire-emblem-radiant-dawn/56063874 http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/932999-fire-emblem-radiant-dawn/65143597 http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/932999-fire-emblem-radiant-dawn/63304671 This guy is kind of strange... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Emblem Fan Posted May 15, 2013 Author Share Posted May 15, 2013 http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/932999-fire-emblem-radiant-dawn/45526417 http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/932999-fire-emblem-radiant-dawn/56063874 http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/932999-fire-emblem-radiant-dawn/65143597 http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/932999-fire-emblem-radiant-dawn/63304671 This guy is kind of strange... So it seems... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Bear Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 So it seems... ...He went by Progenitus before he got banned from here... nowhere near as funny on this site from what I've found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Emblem Fan Posted May 15, 2013 Author Share Posted May 15, 2013 ...He went by Progenitus before he got banned from here... nowhere near as funny on this site from what I've found. I don't think I'd want to go find what he posted lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Bear Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 I've decided that in honor of this topic I'm going to do a playthrough using these units (one from each part) Part 1: Edward (Naturally) Part 2: Brom!! Part 3: Haar/Ike/Mordecai other than Ike they aren't always around and show up sooner though... Part 4: Naesala It will be fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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