Randa Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) Why is pair up still a thing in this game? Edited January 14, 2015 by VincentASM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrophys Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Because Awakening was highly successful and they don't want to alienate their newly found audience by removing a popular feature? I wouldn't have minded it one way or the other if it was here or if it was gone. I'm fine with pair-up, but if they wanted it to be exclusive Awakening's gimmick I'd have been fine with that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XeKr Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) That image doesn’t suggest Pair Up necessarily. The Dual system is mostly fine, though activation rates get very high toward the end or if you grind (and still it’s fine, No Pair Up runs are fun and use the Dual system). And Pair Up can be balanced elegantly, if it becomes more a choice whether to do so or not. One way is to emphasize player phase more, requiring more player characters and actions instead of combining them into superunits. Edited January 14, 2015 by XeKr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Book of Ereshkigal Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 As said, it doesn't mean pair up is a 100% thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luninareph Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Why not? I liked it as a mechanic, even if it was grossly overpowered. If they manage to tone it back and balance it better, I think it'd be pretty great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Hopefully it will be toned down considerably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siskan Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I don't mind the ability to join up in an attack, but I'd prefer if it was limited to characters next to each other. No pairing up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacien Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 It only took thousands of years for one tactician to realize, "guys, we could fight WITH our friends". The series was forever changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocturnal YL Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I'm fine with Dual Strike and Pair Up, but I wish to see the enemies do the same, at least in situations like StreetPass. I don't have high hope about the game's balance (and I guess FE13 without DLC is the closest thing to balance we'll have), but unless it makes certain unit types particularly hard to use *ahem FE10*, I wouldn't mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramy Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Pair up was kinda overpowered but I was thinking, maybe as a way to balance the game, they could also allow enemies to pair up too? I don't know, just throwing that out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 It only took thousands of years for one tactician to realize, "guys, we could fight WITH our friends". The series was forever changed. Ike: I fight for my friends but I didn't think I could fight WITH them :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentASM Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Just noticed the Pair Up icon appear for a brief second, when Hinoka the Pegasus Knight is moving past Rinka. At least I think it's the icon; somebody with fast fingers (and a better memory) may wish to double check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ownagepuffs Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Just noticed the Pair Up icon appear for a brief second, when Hinoka the Pegasus Knight is moving past Rinka. At least I think it's the icon; somebody with fast fingers (and a better memory) may wish to double check. It is. Looks like it's back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiddon Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 uh, because it was a highly praised and popular feature that not only helped immensely in battle in various ways, it also contributed to the Supports system. No need to reove something that good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sentacotus Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) It only took thousands of years for one tactician to realize, "guys, we could fight WITH our friends". The series was forever changed. Gee imagine that wonder why it took so long. Pair up was kinda overpowered but I was thinking, maybe as a way to balance the game, they could also allow enemies to pair up too? I don't know, just throwing that out there. I was thinking this also. Could make the game considerably more difficult on higher difficulties. Could you imagine something like a Grima with dual guard and right god? good god Ike: I fight for my friends but I didn't think I could fight WITH them :D Damn straight. Ike is a one man army he don't need to fight with them. He does the fighting FOR them. Edited January 14, 2015 by TacoMan42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siskan Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Pair up was kinda overpowered but I was thinking, maybe as a way to balance the game, they could also allow enemies to pair up too? I don't know, just throwing that out there. I think that would make things a bit too unpredictable, leaving the strategy element suffering. Not to mention it would be really tedious to calculate various possibilities of damage output. Single attack, double or paired double with bonuses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimeanRoyalKnight Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 If it comes back I want it to be balanced. Come on... my strategies always get messed up from either the backup killing the enemy or the backup not doing anything. They must do something about it :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siskan Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 If it comes back I want it to be balanced. Come on... my strategies always get messed up from either the backup killing the enemy or the backup not doing anything. They must do something about it :/ I have been thinking the option of cancelling an attack would be interesting addition, even before these problems arised. But t may on the other hand make certain situations too easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ownagepuffs Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 If it comes back I want it to be balanced. Come on... my strategies always get messed up from either the backup killing the enemy or the backup not doing anything. They must do something about it :/ Okay, if you don't want a dual strike to proc... unequip the partner. You really shouldn't be banking on dual strikes unless you have an S support couple. Anyway, I don't mind pair up being back as long as it's tuned as well as it was in Awakening wrt Lunatic mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dondon151 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 the only people who complain about pair up are the people who take fire emblem too seriously and actually care about the quality of the game mechanics. you can identify these people because they post on fire emblem forums. the world chess federation should take a hint. revising the rules to accommodate pair up and waifus would instantly skyrocket the game in popularity. garry kasparov might thumb his nose at mass appeal, but fuck that, i want to S support my yandere bishop with my lone wolf rook. or whatever they're supposed to be called. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercilesscharizard Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I didn't really have an issue with pair up. In fact, I rather liked it as it gave characters boosted stats, which could cover some of their weakest stats depending on who they were paired with. However, what I do wish they would do to balance it is, depending on the class type, increase some stats while reducing others, but not on a large scale (reducing stats only by a small amount would prevent the units from being completely gimped). This could open up a new layer of strategy where you would have to cope with some restrictions while not having to worry about being too slow, doing next to nothing, or barely having any endurance to survive attacks. It should also be said that if a stat is pretty low, well, it shouldn't be allowed to go lower than zero. Here's an example of the whole thing: You have a Mage unit with these stats (at level 3) (note: these are only example stats, not exactly stats that would fit for an actual mage): HP: 22 Str: 1 Mag: 8 Skl: 7 Spd: 8 Lck: 5 Def: 0 Res: 9. Obviously, it'd take about two axes or three lances until then unit's death. However, you also have a knight unit with these stats (level 3): HP: 27 Str: 10 Mag: 0 Skl: 6 Spd: 3 Lck: 6 Def: 12 Res: 4. The Knight will be able to take almost all of the hits, but you want to wait to build up the knight's level and focus on grinding the mage. Well, pair up could maybe give 5 or 6 extra defense (hopefully enough to take some heat), but at the cost of 2 or 3 speed, meaning that while the mage would lose any chance of doubling, he could take some extra hits and give the healer a chance to level up at the same time while the enemy is being whittled. Like I said, it's only an example, but one that I think explains my point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasori Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I think pair up in and off itself would be a good mechanic if it had been implemented better so that it became a tactical choice, instead of being the best option all the time. This is just an idea of mine, but I would start by cutting some of the stat boosts pair up gives. It would still boost stats, but not to the big extend it did before. Secondly I would change the dual guard mechanic a little. The unit that guards actually takes damage. Of course this also means they won't guard if they themselves would die because of that. Thirdly brave weapons would lose their function to double when the support unit is wielding them during an attack. And finally don't let units attack enemies they otherwise could't. If an archer would attack a character a supporting unit with one range can't activate a doal attack. This way I believe 1-2 range weapons would have more of a place on a supporting units since they tend to be quite weak in the recent games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fengaridotdll Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I don't mind Pair Up being there I just hope it gets quite a bit of nerfing, it was really OP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceclaw Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I think pair up in and off itself would be a good mechanic if it had been implemented better so that it became a tactical choice, instead of being the best option all the time. This is just an idea of mine, but I would start by cutting some of the stat boosts pair up gives. It would still boost stats, but not to the big extend it did before. Secondly I would change the dual guard mechanic a little. The unit that guards actually takes damage. Of course this also means they won't guard if they themselves would die because of that. Thirdly brave weapons would lose their function to double when the support unit is wielding them during an attack. And finally don't let units attack enemies they otherwise could't. If an archer would attack a character a supporting unit with one range can't activate a doal attack. This way I believe 1-2 range weapons would have more of a place on a supporting units since they tend to be quite weak in the recent games. While I agree that Dual Guard and Pair Up need some serious tweaking, this would be counter productive IMO: I'm sticking my cleric with the knight so she can avoid being hit, not so that she can martyr herself with her 2 def to protect him from a "NO DAMAGE!" or be picked off by an archer. Making so that DG isn't complete innoculation from an attack however, is a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter23 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) I'm no fan of the pair up mechanic either. It seems rather awkward seeing a healer jump in front of an armor knight to protect him from an enemy blow, when said blow would OHKO the healer with ease. I think FE10 did a better job here with its Guard skill. Also being able to ignore walls and simply walk up to enemies to attack them was also pretty ridiculous. I mean come on, PoR and RD even had line of sight for some types of wall hubs. My hope is that it will be more balanced this time around. Edited January 14, 2015 by Sharpshooter23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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