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At 2/22/09 08:31 AM, kRaZyAzN wrote:

At 2/22/09 12:00 AM, ikool wrote:

That's a challenge, beat the game without going to that damn tower.

Well, I didn't even attempt the tower until I beat the game, and never thought of using it to level characters. I don't think the game is hard enough to have to use the tower, unless you messed up at the begining.

At 2/22/09 04:55 PM, ramun-flame wrote:

At 2/22/09 08:31 AM, kRaZyAzN wrote:

At 2/22/09 12:00 AM, ikool wrote:

That's a challenge, beat the game without going to that damn tower.

Well, I didn't even attempt the tower until I beat the game, and never thought of using it to level characters. I don't think the game is hard enough to have to use the tower, unless you messed up at the begining.

I didn't really use it much either. I don't abuse arenas as much as other people do either.

At 2/23/09 04:01 AM, kRaZyAzN wrote:

I didn't really use it much either. I don't abuse arenas as much as other people do either.

The real gain out of arena abuse is the gold, not the experience.

At 2/23/09 08:51 AM, DocSprite wrote:

At 2/23/09 04:01 AM, kRaZyAzN wrote:

I didn't really use it much either. I don't abuse arenas as much as other people do either.

The real gain out of arena abuse is the gold, not the experience.

You could argue for either one, but experience is more important.

Arena abuse isn't that much of a boon either way considering there's only about two arenas in each game.

At 2/23/09 06:54 PM, DocSprite wrote: Arena abuse isn't that much of a boon either way considering there's only about two arenas in each game.

Wrong again, Doc. So far in the GBA FE I've encountered... 5-6 arenas. This also includes arenas on side quests.

Also, would anyone mind linking me to the official Nintendo site for SD?

At 2/24/09 03:46 AM, kRaZyAzN wrote:

At 2/23/09 06:54 PM, DocSprite wrote: Arena abuse isn't that much of a boon either way considering there's only about two arenas in each game.

Wrong again, Doc. So far in the GBA FE I've encountered... 5-6 arenas. This also includes arenas on side quests.

Well, I'm pretty sure there's just two arenas in SS.. the one in ch. 5 and the one in ch. 11 on Eirika's side.

At 2/24/09 03:46 AM, kRaZyAzN wrote:

At 2/23/09 06:54 PM, DocSprite wrote: Arena abuse isn't that much of a boon either way considering there's only about two arenas in each game.

Also, would anyone mind linking me to the official Nintendo site for SD?

I believe this is it.

At 2/24/09 05:43 PM, ramun-flame wrote:

At 2/24/09 03:46 AM, kRaZyAzN wrote:

At 2/23/09 06:54 PM, DocSprite wrote: Arena abuse isn't that much of a boon either way considering there's only about two arenas in each game.

Also, would anyone mind linking me to the official Nintendo site for SD?

I believe this is it.

Grah. Loading so slow, it keeps freezing at like 20-30'ish % range.

Anyways, I just learned that using support is actually really useful. I thought they were really minor stat upgrades, but it's actually very good if you do it right. If you support with people who cover up your weaknesses, then that char(s) can be really threatening.

Can you support in Shadow Dragon? I didn't see it in the tutorial.

At 2/25/09 04:23 PM, DocSprite wrote: Can you support in Shadow Dragon? I didn't see it in the tutorial.

You should be able to... they better have not removed that feature.

At 2/25/09 06:20 PM, kRaZyAzN wrote:

At 2/25/09 04:23 PM, DocSprite wrote: Can you support in Shadow Dragon? I didn't see it in the tutorial.

You should be able to... they better have not removed that feature.

I think they did, I'm at chapter 12 and I've seen no evidence that you can support.

At 2/26/09 05:03 PM, DocSprite wrote:

At 2/25/09 06:20 PM, kRaZyAzN wrote:

At 2/25/09 04:23 PM, DocSprite wrote: Can you support in Shadow Dragon? I didn't see it in the tutorial.

You should be able to... they better have not removed that feature.

I think they did, I'm at chapter 12 and I've seen no evidence that you can support.

Well... you have to put chars next to each other. Not any chars, only compatible ones. The game keeps a tally "ok these chars have been next to each other x turns" when a certain number is filled the support option shows up. The number carries over to the next chapter as well.

Does anyone notice how they always give you a level one paladin at the start of each game? I hated that when I got my first FE game, because I would use him for everything instead of leveling my other chars, and then I found out he sucked balls.

At 2/26/09 08:33 PM, DocSprite wrote: Does anyone notice how they always give you a level one paladin at the start of each game? I hated that when I got my first FE game, because I would use him for everything instead of leveling my other chars, and then I found out he sucked balls.

They always do. And noobs always fall for it. See, they just sap up all the exp. Gets like 3-4 exp for each kill. and when they level up, they get like +1 hp every time. Such BS. Those lvl 1 paladins are always shitty chars. Best served as a human shield :P Take his weapons. Let people attack him and let the others kill the enemy for the exp!

At 2/27/09 09:38 AM, kRaZyAzN wrote: Take his weapons. Let people attack him and let the others kill the enemy for the exp!

That's actually a good strategy. I might use it in SD. But Jagen, the paladin they give you there, has pretty low Defense.

And Offense...

And HP.

At 2/27/09 03:48 PM, DocSprite wrote:

At 2/27/09 09:38 AM, kRaZyAzN wrote: Take his weapons. Let people attack him and let the others kill the enemy for the exp!

That's actually a good strategy. I might use it in SD. But Jagen, the paladin they give you there, has pretty low Defense.

And Offense...

And HP.

Jagen sucks so hard, don't use him unless you want a meat shield. The general rule of thumb for most prepromoted units is that you shouldn't use them. However later on in the game you'll get two guys named Sedgar and Wolf who have helluva great growth stats for prepromoted units. They're great when turned into generals. Along the fact that Jagen sucks, play the original one where he was called Jeigen, I heard he was even worse.

The general rule of thumb for most prepromoted units is that you shouldn't use them.

Except for Wendell, he is just amazing.

At 2/27/09 09:51 PM, DocSprite wrote:

The general rule of thumb for most prepromoted units is that you shouldn't use them.

Except for Wendell, he is just amazing.

Unless your kidding, you must be mistaken. wendell is one of the worst. My level 3 merric had better stats than him when i got him and he's just a mage. I admit I did use him at the beginning though since he was stronger than my former healer. Just until he could be replaced though.

At 2/28/09 10:45 AM, ramun-flame wrote: My level 3 merric had better stats than him when i got him and he's just a mage.

I forgot to get Merric on my first playthrough.

Which reminds me, I went way out of my way to kill a thief last night and forgot to get him AGAIN. Too late now. :(

At 2/28/09 11:06 AM, DocSprite wrote:

At 2/28/09 10:45 AM, ramun-flame wrote: My level 3 merric had better stats than him when i got him and he's just a mage.

I forgot to get Merric on my first playthrough.

Which reminds me, I went way out of my way to kill a thief last night and forgot to get him AGAIN. Too late now. :(

Most guys suck and aren't worth getting

At 2/28/09 11:04 PM, SgtDK wrote:

At 2/28/09 11:06 AM, DocSprite wrote:

At 2/28/09 10:45 AM, ramun-flame wrote: My level 3 merric had better stats than him when i got him and he's just a mage.

I forgot to get Merric on my first playthrough.

Which reminds me, I went way out of my way to kill a thief last night and forgot to get him AGAIN. Too late now. :(

Most guys suck and aren't worth getting

I get anyone anyways just for the interesting convos and such.

God damn GBA FE ch. 26x is so hard.

At 2/27/09 09:27 PM, SgtDK wrote: Sedgar and Wolf who have helluva great growth stats for prepromoted units.

Just noticed this, Sedgar and Wolf are Horsemen.

I think I joined this crew...
did I?

So, I got Shadow Dragon last weekend. I'm not to far in, only to chapter 3, but I'll just say it's about what I expected. Not overwhelming, nor underwhelming. About average for an FE game so far.

Good, maybe once everybody gets it we can hold a tournament.

At 2/23/09 04:01 AM, kRaZyAzN wrote:

At 2/22/09 04:55 PM, ramun-flame wrote:

At 2/22/09 08:31 AM, kRaZyAzN wrote:

At 2/22/09 12:00 AM, ikool wrote:

That's a challenge, beat the game without going to that damn tower.

Well, I didn't even attempt the tower until I beat the game, and never thought of using it to level characters. I don't think the game is hard enough to have to use the tower, unless you messed up at the begining.

I didn't really use it much either. I don't abuse arenas as much as other people do either.

Hi! New here but,

I admit that I really abuse the arena for the experince points in Shadow Dragon. I play the Wi-fi battles a lot (didn't even use the arenas on my first try and beat the game). But I not only needed the money for the secret shops but also to forge awesome weapons and to lvl 40 Cain, Abel, Frey, Barst, Lena (who heals them at the arena ), and Marth. I also use Wolf (reclassed General), Sedger (same) and Merric in regualr battles.

I'll tell you my team as soon as I make a new one.

At 2/25/09 06:20 PM, kRaZyAzN wrote:

At 2/25/09 04:23 PM, DocSprite wrote: Can you support in Shadow Dragon? I didn't see it in the tutorial.

You should be able to... they better have not removed that feature.

I no this is too late, but no supports in Shadow Dragon (since they weren't in the first game)

Something that also annoys me in the game is that they didn't put book two in this game like they did in the snes verison (only released in Japan) I heard about it and am annoyed that it wasn't put in this game.

I don't know why, but I seem to have a lot of trouble with Port Warren (ch.8). Most of the time when someone dies it's because they're too strong for their own good. They take like 7 damage, then end up killing the enemy. Repeat twice, and you have a dead Cain or Abel. Ugh, tips anyone?

It's been a while since I played the game, can you refresh me on which one Port Warren is? Is it the one with ballistae?

Also, ballistae are broken in this game.