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Yzarc	Jun 9 2007, 10:46 PM
Coxian Posts: 3,432 Group: Veteran Member #308 Joined: July 8, 2005	I'm pretty sure it's in everyone's best interest to make the first few posts of this debate pretty short. Otherwise, it might get ridiculous. So everyone knows, I am debating for Largo. Reikken is gay. I mean, he's debating for gay. I mean, Devdan. Sorry. My first question, Reikken, is why? Why Devdan? What is so god damn special about Devdan? Of all the people you could have chosen, you picked one of the ones without ANYTHING that is particularly good. I say that, of course, without you telling me, so I really do look forward to that. Devdan comes slightly higher leveled than your common unit. He comes at level 4 promoted and, about this time, every single one of your units should be promoted or at least level 19. So, let's compare a level 20/1 Nephenee to a level 4 Devdan. Devdan wins HP by 2.8. Magic by 1.4 Res by 2 Luck by 6.7 Nephenee wins Strength by 1.2 Skill by 4.1 Speed by 7 Defense by 4.5 So who wins? Nephenee does more damage, is more accurate and will double attack far more often. She is clearly better offensively. Devdan does not win a single thing offensively except magic, but there are no Magic Lances yet, so that doesn't matter at all. Nephenee's Defense lead easily outweighs Devdan's HP and Res lead. Which leaves Devdan's Luck lead and Nephenee's evasion lead. Well, luck gives Devdan about half as much evasion as speed gives Nephenee, but luck also protects against critical evasion. So here, it might be difficult to say who is definitely more durable. However, offense goes to Nephenee, hands down. Note that she is three levels lower. So, we just compared Devdan to Nephenee, who isn't that good in her own rights. I used her since they were the same class. I could compare him to Oscar who beats Devdan in everything except Magic (useless), Res and luck. Except at this point, Oscar has a B with Ike and a C with Kieran (or a B, I don't remember exactly) Point being, Oscar is far more durable than Devdan, can move further and is way better offensively. Now, you may be saying to yourself "You're full of shit, Yzarc. Of course Devdan is not better than Oscar or Nephenee, he is a Bottom Tier for a reason. And where the hell do you get off, you sick son of a bitch, bringing up Devdan's HORRIBLE starting stats compared to the rest of your team when you're defending Largo, someone who is pretty damn underleveled, if I do say so myself." And you would be right. However, we've basically confirmed right now that using Devdan as soon as you get him is not particularly good. He's not good when you get him and he's not good in the endgame unless you give him the Knight Ward, in which case he's STILL not good, he's just a little less suck. At no point in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, is Devdan "good." He is always bottom tier. Onto Largo. Perhaps one of the best offensive fighters in the game? Or, in fact, THE best? That's a difficult decision. The point here is this: Largo has a purpose on the battlefield. He rapes. Not only is he GOOD offensively but he is actually the BEST offensively in most situations. But of course, Largo is sooo not durable. OH NO!! Largo can't survive on the battlefield. He only has 60 HP! Oh wait, 60 HP is fucking good. "Not when he doesn't have that much Defense." What if he rarely takes hits? What if he has an evasion percentage of 92.5 when fully supported to two units who WANT to support him? I would venture to guess, sir, that Largo is pretty durable. So, in the endgame, Largo is beyond durable enough and has the best offense in the game, next to your Laguz King. Why is he bottom tier again? Largo is, perhaps, your best warrior. He can kill everything and he can't be killed. Your turn.


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