DarkDestr0yer61 Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 There is a reason I am having shuriken/daggers as a separate question. And that is because I want to see what everyone's favorite weapon was pre-fates and I want to see if shuriken surpassed that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falling Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Bows all the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Laufeyson Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Im a fan of Lances. Im still a fan of lances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCProductions Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 The Manakete bias is strong in this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintessence Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 I've always been a fan of magic so Tomes are my way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkDestr0yer61 Posted June 4, 2016 Author Share Posted June 4, 2016 The Manakete bias is strong in this oneI knew it! I would have been shocked if you said otherwise :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCProductions Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 (edited) I knew it! I would have been shocked if you said otherwise :p Yeah, I'm nothing if not consistant Did you only put transformations just for me lol Edited June 4, 2016 by MCProductions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterIceTeaPeach Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Swords because of their accuracy and low weight. However tomes have high priority for me too like in FE4-6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkDestr0yer61 Posted June 4, 2016 Author Share Posted June 4, 2016 (edited) Yeah, I'm nothing if not consistant Did you only put transformations just for me lol It's funny that you say that actually. I was thinking about the different types of weapons and I was thinking about the fact that there are manaketes and Ballista in Shadow Dragon. So I was debating on whether or not I should count those. I decided ballista could just fall into bow since it is usually bow users who used ballistas, but I did think that some people really like manakete/beasts and you were probably the first person I thought of who would vote manakete Edited June 4, 2016 by DarkDestr0yer61 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raguna Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 (edited) I'm a lance fan, always have been since Ephraim and cemented since we gained the grand Nephenee and her male counterpart Aran in Tellius. Oboro and Shiro pick up the slack pretty well. Also the rare use of soldiers as a playable class gives them a rare like quality that I find intriguing. The one that dislike the most is probably the sword but it's more because of its plain overuse. For Lords I'd prefer something that isn't a sword because everyone no matter the media tends to use a sword for the protagonist. The exceptions like Hector shared the spotlight with Swordies Lyn (somewhat) and Eliwood while Ephraim shared it with Eirika. As for anyone else, it's fair game. I like Myrmidons (I thank the likes of Joshua, Zihark, and Hinata for being pretty swell) but overall I prefer lances and if that's not the primary weapon then magic or axes would take second place with swords and bows taking third. Laguz and Dragons and shuriken while often used by me, just feel off so they get last. Edited June 4, 2016 by Raguna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katie Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 I'm generally a fan of Myrmidon type units and classes, so I'd probably have to says swords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batter the Beast Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 I like Fates knives/shurikens in theory but the enemy units can spam them with impunity wayyy too much for my tastes, so tomes will have to do for now since I generally like magic users Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jotari Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 (edited) Manaketes be awesome all round yo. Also I feel Crossbows are sufficently different enough to get a mntion on the poll. Edited June 4, 2016 by Jotari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lethal Llama Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 I like tomes, their 1-2 range is good for versatility and they prey upon the often-lesser Resistance stat. I also just like magic generally in any fantasy/medieval style game, so there you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azz Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Tomes cause you can stay back from the front lines and all the effects you see. Shuriken are nice in Fates, but they a bit too OP for my taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magical Glace Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Tomes and Bows > Swords and Dragons > Lances >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Axes Haven't played Fates and not going to so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkMaster Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Manakete Transformation is the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageHarpuiaJDJ Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 *feels bad to be the only one who likes axes so far* I actually never thought they would be so underrated. I admit that I hated those things at a time, but FE7 changed my perspective with the likes of Dart, Hector, and Paladins that can use Axes. The weapons seems to be more consistent than others imo. They will always be the strongest in terms of might, but have the worst accuracy. They also have the better aesthetes and design than a lot of the weapons, excluding a huge chuck of awakening's axe designs, like wth? Fates cemented this with everyone who has a axe as a base weapon being my favorite units to use: Scarlet, Camilia, Beruka, Charlotte, Rinkah, etc. and I also applaud IS for going back to their GBA routes and making the Axes look large and intimidating as the ones used in battle sprites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Mir Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 (edited) Probably tomes, with most of the other weapons falling somewhere behind and axes in dead last (this is thanks to most first tier axe users having a hint of, how you say, jet fuel with the aftertaste of burning truck tires. And this goes double for the GBA era). Edited June 4, 2016 by Levant Mir Celestia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augestein Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 I actually don't like the way Shurikens are in Fates. They are too strong in my opinion. Way too strong. Knives are my favorite weapon (Tellius RD style) primarily because I actually know how to use them IRL so I have a bias. Mechanically I do like the idea of them though, they are for units that are super combat oriented for the most part, so there's a reason they don't have the best style of weapons. It's an interesting balance choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Mir Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 (edited) I actually don't like the way Shurikens are in Fates. They are too strong in my opinion. Way too strong. Knives are my favorite weapon (Tellius RD style) primarily because I actually know how to use them IRL so I have a bias. Mechanically I do like the idea of them though, they are for units that are super combat oriented for the most part, so there's a reason they don't have the best style of weapons. It's an interesting balance choice. Speaking of which, Telius daggers were just... there. They just didn't belong without something to set them apart from the other weapon types imho, and thus I might dislike them even more than axes, because as I see it, daggers were essentially poor man's swords, and swords already get a lot of flak as a weapon type as is. Edited June 4, 2016 by Levant Mir Celestia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyn Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Tomes, because I like magic best. I'm also fond of swords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Odinson Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 (edited) Aesthetically, swords and axes. I mean I do spam shurikens in fates and use it most in practice for the 1-2 but for flavor/style axes and swords still win anyway even if swords haven't been the best weapon since after fe6. Edited June 4, 2016 by Thor Odinson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintessence Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 You know, one sometimes create paradigms from nowhere. When I first met FE7 and FE, as such, I thought axes were the weapons of the bad guys, and thought swords were for the good guys. But then I saw lances and bows and the rest of weapons, and my theory rapidly got shredded into pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNLEASH IT Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Lances always get the job done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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