The Baroness of Blainswal Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 This is something I see with some frequency in the series. In the past I have referred to it as the "Cross Knights Attack" after Eldigan's crew from Genealogy of the Holy War, but does the fanbase have a more accepted term for this occurrence that I'm unaware of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriticalMiss Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 (edited) In video games in general, it's called "Death of a Thousand Cuts." I don't know if there's a FE-specific term. Source: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DeathOfAThousandCuts EDIT: After thinking about this, I realized that "Death of a Thousand Cuts" isn't the best term. Zerg Rush may fit the description better. Edited July 28, 2017 by CriticalMiss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Glacies Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 I know exactly what you're talking about, but I'm not certain if there's an "official" term for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinks Their Own Way Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 I call it "of course that would happen" or "True Hit is the best system my ass". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkhead Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 What the fuck is that title. lawl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 It's called "L + R + Start" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Holy Elf Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 My own social circle has a tendency to call it "awesomitis", because the player unit's own awesomeness (at one-rounding) contributes to their own demise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 (edited) 36 minutes ago, I'm a Spheal said: I call it "of course that would happen" or "True Hit is the best system my ass". but true hit makes you more likely to dodge.... Edited July 28, 2017 by Nobody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriticalMiss Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 3 minutes ago, Nobody said: but true hit makes you more likely to dodge.... I think he means that True Hit makes it more likely that you will hit and kill the enemy, which allows another enemy to attack you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moblin Major General Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 It's called "you didn't check the range of all the enemies, dumbass. Now L/R/Start." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Shogi Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Attrition tactics? Wear down the enemy little by little Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisobeyedCargo Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 I call it bad luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maritisa Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 /r/titlegore wait this isn't reddit uh shit [insert acceptable quality comment here.] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonLord Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 The word you are looking for is attrition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ertrick36 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Dear lord, what is the character limit for topic titles again? I personally call it "goddammit, Frederick"... But seriously though, I know what you're trying to describe. I don't think there's an "official unofficial" term for it. I guess you might say it's a sort of hubris, since the very thing that makes them powerful also inadvertently caused their demise. Don't think that's necessarily the correct term, but if there is a correct term for this sort of thing that isn't that, it's lost on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-Naut Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 It's called a Zerg Rush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirmola Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Japanese fans, and (kaga himself in the interview in the fe4 official guidebook, call it “yattsukemake” Quote —I see. By the way, I’d like to ask about the movement system – cavalry units are now able to move again after attacking, right? The tactical options have broadened a lot… Kaga: We’ve characterized the cavalry-type units. Moreover, we wanted to avoid the so-called “yattsukemake” pattern (T.N.: “yattsukemake” is the term the Japanese use to refer to one kind of enemy phase character death – specifically, the one in which the character kills too many opponents for his or her own good, and ends up dying from the accumulated damage dealt by the extra enemies). In an actual battlefield, there’s no way one character will be able to occupy one place, so it’s kind of odd to say he could make a “wall” there. We went quite far in order to prevent that kind of thing, and this is the result. Therefore, I believe cavalry units are tough enemies. Maybe you won’t be able to feel that against the enemies under low commander levels, but the units under high commander levels make concentrated attacks. For instance, in the first half, Eltshan’s troops are like that. They’ll certainly focus their attacks on one character, so even if they’re only dealing 1 or 2 damage they’ll keep coming, so they’re quite dreadful. source:https://serenesforest.net/general/interviews/holy-war/official-guidebook/ So yeah, this is why canto exists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Baroness of Blainswal Posted July 28, 2017 Author Share Posted July 28, 2017 1 hour ago, sirmola said: Japanese fans, and (kaga himself in the interview in the fe4 official guidebook, call it “yattsukemake” source:https://serenesforest.net/general/interviews/holy-war/official-guidebook/ So yeah, this is why canto exists Wow, I'm honestly surprised that terminology like that was used so early on in the series, I thought fans wouldn't come up with something like that at least until the internet. I wonder if the word has a literal translation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirmola Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 (edited) 54 minutes ago, The Baroness of Blainswal said: Wow, I'm honestly surprised that terminology like that was used so early on in the series, I thought fans wouldn't come up with something like that at least until the internet. I wonder if the word has a literal translation? Google translate gives "battle death" (although i only had the transliteration to enter in. If i had had the actual japanese characters, it might have given something different). Edited July 28, 2017 by sirmola Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Geek Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 I believe dealing small bits of damage in general is referred to as "chipping" since the enemies are effectively chipping away at the unit's health. Personally I call it (especially when it's being done by Archers) "Getting Boromir'd" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 I only have a name for the variant, in which critting the enemy makes room for the next enemy to land the killing blow. I call it "helpful critical". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Laufeyson Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 12 hours ago, Soul~! said: What the fuck is that title. lawl Quiet, you. Thats the best part. @sirmola, whoa dude, nice. Didnt know they did have an actual term for it. I called it The Swarm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 I believe its what the kids call... Getting wrecked. Ok now that my TFS joke is out of my system. It's pretty much the enemies kamikazing on you when you think about it, or dog-piling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usana Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 This is why I actually find Normal harder than hard at times. I just end up underestimating those weaklings! That said when it happens to me it is usually because of a crit on either end. Either I kill someone I was really hoping I wouldn't with an untimely critical, or an enemy, sometimes multiples of enemies, score critical I wasn't counting on. So I think of it as mostly a critical failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadJak91 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 13 hours ago, X-Naut said: It's called a Zerg Rush. Yep :D Or pulling a Boromir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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