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Post by Indigo on Aug 5, 2014 6:40:27 GMT
Stahl/10
He's... Oh, I mean 10/10.
He's... ... 8/10. My favorite character along with Stahl. Funny thing is everywhere I checked everyone said Miriel was just plain better, but that doesn't seem to match up for us here... Ricken is pretty offensive. His additional bulk really lets him get into the fray without worries of getting shanked by one unit. So he's very versatile, which is my ideal of a mage, not a glass cannon, but a balanced magic attacker.
Of course, I really like his design, he's really got the Clax Image going, just a bit too young. Which of course, just reminds me of me when I was younger. Back in the days when The Claxus was always shrouded in a cloak and huge mage hat, inspired by a girl named F!R3M4G3 to be a mage on my first MMO Ragnarok Online and in other MMOs since.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2014 11:08:08 GMT
Ricken has a bit of the Donnel problem for me, he's not necessarily defenseless or totally worthless but he always feels a bit too weak for me when I first get him. My MU is already a strong magic user at this point, and when Tharja turns up with the ability to wield dark tomes (an early game convenience) I found that Ricken was shelved as early as Miriel was. I find him just a bit too young as well. 6/10
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Post by Stove on Aug 5, 2014 16:27:09 GMT
Ricken has a bit of the Donnel problem for me, he's not necessarily defenseless or totally worthless but he always feels a bit too weak for me when I first get him. My MU is already a strong magic user at this point, and when Tharja turns up with the ability to wield dark tomes (an early game convenience) I found that Ricken was shelved as early as Miriel was. I find him just a bit too young as well. 6/10 Oh crap, you're right, I forgot about Tharja.  Gotta go back and dock a point from Ricken unfortunately since...yeah, Tharja really does outclass him. He's still great, but Tharja is bulkier, more powerful, gets Dark Tomes [Read:NOSFERATU] and has a kid. Also, that explains Claus's story. |
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Post by Stove on Aug 6, 2014 3:26:48 GMT
Boyish Charm gets a 7/10.
Next, Clonibelle. I mean, Mariclone. Uh...Lissa's Clone. Maribelle.
8/10. Nuff said.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2014 3:38:38 GMT
5/10. She's fairly useless and irrelevant because of Lissa and her personality is fairly bleh compared to Lissa's. I also hold a personal grudge against her for auto-marrying Chrom and giving me a weak Lucina.
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Post by Stove on Aug 6, 2014 3:43:45 GMT
5/10. She's fairly useless and irrelevant because of Lissa and her personality is fairly bleh compared to Lissa's. I also hold a personal grudge against her for auto-marrying Chrom and giving me a weak Lucina. Every mother except maiden is good for Lucina. They all just have different uses. Maribelle!Lucina is for magic Lucina, Sumia and Olivia are for physical, Sully is for a no-grind run, and MU!Lucina can do just about whatever she wants. |
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Post by Indigo on Aug 6, 2014 6:49:32 GMT
Hair drill queen shall get a 7/10.
Not bad... High mobility (and speed) and magic. She's horribly frail, but her speed prevents her from getting attacked twice in a fight, which is something that makes Lissa's miracle very moot. Either way both should stick to support. But her higher Move lets her much more easily do her job, and avoid enemies like waver a that will kamikaze into her with huge Move.
I assume she can reclass into a tome user of sorts? She'd be fairly powerful if you really wanted to use her for offense. Demoiselle is also a pretty nice skill. Have her sit back a few tiles behind Lon'qu or Gaius or anyone with high speed, and their high dodge rates increase by 10%.
Maribelle's a nice character. She's a noble and was raised as such, so she can act a little snotty towards 'simpletons,' but the truth is she just has no idea about their lifestyles. She never means to offend anyone, and also wants/tries to be more like normal people. It's kind of cute, like when she starts talking like Donnel to MU.
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Post by Stove on Aug 7, 2014 4:15:07 GMT
Yellow Mech of Tea Time gets a 6.67/10.
Next up...Panne.
...nope. Just, nope. Panne is bad. The extent of her great skills is...Deliverer and Beastbane (if you even use her as a Taguel, her worst class...so not like it counts.) That's it. She has plenty of usable stuff, but almost every character has at least three really good skills.
Worst kid of them all, Taguel isn't even a good class AND it gives her a beast weakness regardless of class. I guess even having a kid gives her some viability, along with plenty of supports.
3/10.
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Post by Indigo on Aug 7, 2014 9:16:44 GMT
Yellow Mech...?
I'll give Panne a 4/10. Honestly, I barely used her after her appearance. She's not too bad, Beaststone stats inflate nicely, but kind of pointless class overall. Like a middle ground between a Cavalier and a Manakete. But... That's an awkward middle ground. She can do fair damage and isn't that easy to kill, but that's about it... There's just much better options.
I can't say much for her though... She's one of the few units I didn't bother to level or support with much, but I will eventually now that I'm on my bigman playthrough. She seems very dignified and proud... But she has rabbit markings and huge bunny ears. And turns into a fuzzy bunny. I dunno.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2014 12:23:19 GMT
4/10. More usable than a non-royal laguz thanks to the beast stone system, but sacrifices a ton of strength in order to compensate for that. She died early, so I can't remember what she was like, but Yarne is nice to have around.
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Post by Stove on Aug 8, 2014 4:27:42 GMT
Yes.Shame, that's the best footage I can find. So Panne gets a miserable 3.67/10 Next, Gaius. Gaius is solid. Assassin is a solid class, he gets Sol, Counter, Vantage, Astra and Swordfaire, gives Pegasus Knight to female children...Gaius is good. As you'd expect from a thief, he's frail, but that's not that big of a problem once you train him. He also joins with Locktouch which is a big plus. 7/10
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2014 10:37:19 GMT
I'll agree and go 7/10, he was very useful to me thanks to his locktouch ability, and he does ok in combat. I don't remember much else about him.
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Post by Indigo on Aug 9, 2014 0:33:19 GMT
7/10
When he makes it to Assassin, he becomes really useful overall. He can use bows in the front lines, dealing safe damage, and dodging other ranged attacks most of the time. He can also do pretty good with swords, Leif Blade really compliments the class, dealing crits like a Killing Edge but with a chance to 'steal' gold. With pair-ups, he grants +1 Mov to anyone, as well as hefty Speed. He gets the insta-kill ability which I forget, which isn't all that useful, but also goes with his excels-on-a-lucky-day thing... And it's the most awesome looking thing in the game.
Pretty cool character, too, easy to see how he's one of the most popular. He can apparently be kind of a jerk... I need to finish his supports with Chrom to see what was ensuing there. I personally love his sweet tooth aspect as I also have a massive sweet tooth that I'm impartial to most anything that's not sweet, but Gaius takes it to a whole new amusing level, as his biggest character trait. Gaius is also one of the coolest names ever.
Welcome to GFF, my name Claxus vi Scrap Iron, the White Knight of GFF. I play Robots-video-games in my free time, they are so sweet. I have super sweet tooth.
What a cupcake! *red screen KO* Sweet!
SSSweet, baby!
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Post by Stove on Aug 9, 2014 16:21:36 GMT
Gaius gets a 7/10.
Next...Cordelia. ...I hate Cordelia as a character. Her supports with Stahl and Lon'Qu are good, but her supports with Frederick and Donnel make me want to murder her. Frederick is basically "I still love Chrom but he won't love me back, so I'll settle for you." and Donnel's I like to call "1,000 things wrong with you." Go read them. You'll see what I mean.
HOWEVER, Cordelia is, in my opinion, the best 1st generation unit in the game. She has one of the best kids in the game, has plenty of supports with people who complement her well, she gets a plethora of fantastic skills (Vengeance, Galeforce, Lancefaire, Lifetaker, Armsthrift, Sol) and all three of the best skills in the game (Sol, Armsthrift and Galeforce.) Cordelia is fantastic in every way.
9.2/10
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Post by Indigo on Aug 9, 2014 17:46:07 GMT
8/10. Which is... The same as Sumia.
I found the difference in their stats very indifferent, kind of like Sully and Stahl. Well, she's great, but can't be reliable 100% of the time because attacks that slip past her high speed will hurt a ton, and again, wind magic and bows are very deadly. But like Sumia, she can also hold well on her own against groups of enemies. Good skills, but the main one to me is Galeforce, which is also a Sumia thing. I don't think Sol is that great for a frail class, and can't say I've ever used any rare weapons enough to break them. I personally would put Astra up there instead of Armsthrift as 'the big three.' Somewhat irrelevant for her, but...
I pair her with Gaius. I found their supports to be one of the sweetest(pun and no pun) romances in the game, and it seemed like she really got over Chrom for him. So, yeah, Gaius gets Astra. Combine that with Cordelia's skills... And a certain someone gets a Severa/Chrom rating. I don't have much against her character. Infatuation is kind of a real thing... And I'm glad at least someone isn't 100% happy about being with just anyone. A lot of S supports feel very... Forced or contrived, to say the least, not just hers. I think it's interesting anyway, she's just helplessly in love and needs the right person to get over it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2014 19:11:45 GMT
9/Severa.
She was rated as one of the most popular female units in Japan which is why the DLC features her in a swimsuit along with Tharja and possibly some others. I think some of the children units had a similar vote for a different DLC, so that's why Severa and possibly some others are shown in a Yukata.
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Post by Stove on Aug 10, 2014 16:16:57 GMT
Lovesick Wreck gets a 8.73/10. Next, Gregor. Gregor is solid unit and a solid father. With decent stats and Armsthrift, Sol, Astra, Vantage, Swordfaire, Axefaire, Counter and Wrath, Gregor is great for just about any physical attacking kid, and has plenty of options for himself. I'll give him a 7/10. Also... 8/10. Which is... The same as Sumia. I found the difference in their stats very indifferent, kind of like Sully and Stahl. Well, she's great, but can't be reliable 100% of the time because attacks that slip past her high speed will hurt a ton, and again, wind magic and bows are very deadly. But like Sumia, she can also hold well on her own against groups of enemies. Good skills, but the main one to me is Galeforce, which is also a Sumia thing. I don't think Sol is that great for a frail class, and can't say I've ever used any rare weapons enough to break them. I personally would put Astra up there instead of Armsthrift as 'the big three.' Somewhat irrelevant for her, but... 1. Her defense growths may be low, but Pegasi don't have terrible defense. 2. Sol is good for anyone. For frail classes that deal high damage it alleviates powerful attacks. For tanks, it makes them nearly unstoppable. 3. Astra is great, but the skill/2 activation rate lets it down. Aether is better as well. Don't get me wrong, Astra is great, but Armsthrift...by late game people are going to have 30+ luck. That's a 60% chance to not use a weapon use. In addition, even without Limit Breaker it's very possible to reach 50 Luck. With Armsthrift, it makes things like Aversa's Night insane. (Thanks to it being forgeable it's stronger than Goetia, but only has 10 uses. Armsthrift removes this as an issue.) It also allows infinite use of Brave weapons and Celica's Gale, all of which burn through uses like crazy. Oh, and Axe users get Hauteclare, which basically becomes a 21 Mt Falchion that recovers all your health when you use it as an item. I do have a lot of reasoning as to why I call Armsthrift one of the three best skills, it allows infite use of forged brave weapons and really rare stuff like Aversa's Night. |
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Post by Indigo on Aug 11, 2014 0:01:04 GMT
6/10, not bad but not great. There's just much better physical attackers out there, and I'm pretty sure one of those is the next in line here. I suppose Gregor's not supposed to excel though, being one of the most balanced classes. He's good with the versatility, but he can't really survive a long wave of attacks like some of the more specialized units.
Gregor's... Kind of the character that stands out the least among the whole cast, to me at least. He's kind of funny in that he always acts like he's expecting a monetary reward for everything but always follows up with just kidding. And... The way he talks of course. Maybe I need to do some more supports with him, but he never really seemed that interesting compared to the other characters. He seems to be the one character that doesn't stray away from any stereotypes.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2014 0:39:07 GMT
7/10 Gregor's not particularly special to me, but there are much better characters. There are worse fathers though.
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Post by Stove on Aug 11, 2014 3:53:21 GMT
Good Grieving! gets a 6.67/10.
Next, Nowi. Nowi is just...something else. She has so much good, and so much bad. On the plus side, she has the fantastic Manakete class, huge stats thanks to Manakete, and Deliverer. On the bad side, she always has her dragon weakness (especially bad as a Griffon Rider.), Mage complements her horribly (She gets Lifetaker. That's it.) and only has one class worth using. On the plus side again, she has Nah who with the right father can alleviate Nowi's horrible class selection (barring Manakete of course.) and lots of potential fathers for lots of variation for Nah. Again on the downside, Nowi is bad in any class except Manakete. Nah is Nowi's saving grace; without Nah, Nowi wouldn't be worth using.
4/10
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