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| Topic Started: Jan 17 2008, 01:59 AM (801 Views) | |
| Blackbird | Jan 17 2008, 01:59 AM Post #1 |
 
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Apologies in advance if this topic has already been covered, but what are the general opinions about which route(s) are the best to take in FE6? I already have come across a guide by Mekkah that briefly covered the subject (thanks, dude!) but a little more information is always a good thing. |
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| +Ema Skye | Jan 17 2008, 02:11 AM Post #2 |
Snackoos = <3. It's science!
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Echidna >>> Bartre Lalum > Elphin Arena > no arena. Lower level Gonzales > higher level Gonzales. |
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| Mekkah | Jan 17 2008, 06:12 AM Post #3 |
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No problem. I agree with Inui really. You'll also find the A route easier in general. - A route Geese comes in 11 and is practically on his own and recruit fodder for Roy. In B route, he comes in 12 with more enemies to face, so he'll waste more of his Brave Axe. - In both cases Klein comes in the southern part, but he is much more of a danger in the B route because he will usually end up behind you instead of on your own route to the throne. - Besides having 7 more levels to grow in the A route, Gonzales is generally easier to recruit. He comes in 11 in the A route from all the way south and is going for a village near the mountains up north, very easy to get him with Lilina on the way. In B route, he comes in 11 as well (where you have your hands tied up with Tate and Klein already), and he is like 2-3 turns away from destroying the villages near there. He also has a boss and some friends with him, while in the A route he is completely alone. |
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| Sentenal | Jan 17 2008, 12:19 PM Post #4 |
When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat.
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Whichever route gives you Echidna. There isn't a whole lot of difference between Lalum and Elfin. I don't like Echidna, but I guess if you are into mediocre Prepromotes in a game full of Miledys, Lances, and Rutgers, she is decent :/. The BIGGEST difference imo is the Gonzalez you get in the Echidna route comes like, 10~ levels lower (I forget the exact number), with the same base stats. So going the other route basically cuts 10~ levels of growth from Gonzalez. |
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| Blackbird | Jan 17 2008, 04:25 PM Post #5 |
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Huh, seems like A route is a pretty no-brainer unless you just really have a preference for the B route characters (Bartre, Elfin, etc). the A route is activated by choosing the village with the Killer Bow, right? Are there any trade-offs item wise? I think I read somewhere that B route has more stat-boosters.... nothing huge but something like Energy Ring + Speedwings vs. just Speedwings. Something about visiting particular villages with your fighters... |
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| +Ema Skye | Jan 17 2008, 04:43 PM Post #6 |
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Snackoos = <3. It's science!
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If you're not going to use Echidna, Gonzales, or Geese, it doesn't really matter. |
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| Mekkah | Jan 17 2008, 04:51 PM Post #7 |
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It does matter because A is easier! Yes, you need the one with the Killer Bow. Actually, A is the default route you take, you go there even if you don't visit either village (but you'll want the Killer Bow anyway). I don't know everything about these items, but I distinctly remember that visiting certain houses with Lot and Ward worked in 10B to get Speedwings and something else, it probably does in 11A as well. |
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| Blackbird | Jan 17 2008, 05:22 PM Post #8 |
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Cool, thanks for the heads up! Do you have any advice on the the second branch of routes? I believe it is Sacae vs. Ilia. |
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| +Ema Skye | Jan 17 2008, 05:24 PM Post #9 |
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Snackoos = <3. It's science!
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Getting Sacae means you got to make your Shin really good, and Dayan is a lot better than Yuno and actually comes with weapons. That's really the only positive stuff. Ilia is a lot easier and better for the Combat rank. |
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| Blackbird | Jan 17 2008, 05:30 PM Post #10 |
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Is there a triangle attack in this game? It seems like the second branch implies wether you get a triangle attack with your peggies or with your nomads (since you won't have 3 units of both classes). |
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| Mekkah | Jan 18 2008, 01:52 AM Post #11 |
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There's two of them, but they're with Pegasi (Thany, Tate, Yuuno) and Knights (Bors, Barth, Wendy). If you go the Sacae route you'll only have access to one triangle attack. Ilia is a lot easier than Sacae and the items may differ a little, otherwise it's just what Inui said. Basically, you're either flooded by Nomads/Shamans/Druids/Myrmidons (Sacae) or with Pegasi/Ballistae (Ilia). |
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| Blackbird | Jan 18 2008, 04:07 AM Post #12 |
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Cool. Seems the second branch is more of a "pick your poison" kind of choice, whereas the first branch has more ramifications. I went ahead and went A route based on your suggestions. Geese seems pretty cool. His bases aren't bad to my eyes (solid def as far as axemen go, anyway) and he seems pretty cool in that "Renegade Pirate Captain" kind of way. Is he worth leveling? I'm not using Wade or Lot at the moment, since they more or less wallow in mediocrity. But wow, nothing could have compared me for Gonzales. I don't know what I was expecting, but the dude looks like he fell off the ugly tree and hit 9/10 branches on the way down... before getting run over by a brick truck full of bricks. It very much feels like the misunderstood henchmen/igor kind of thing going on. Is Yunno any good? I'm fond of peggies personally, but it sounds like she might be pretty terrible. Also, armor knight triangle? That's crazy. Bors is pretty good, and Barth isn't bad, but ouch, Wendy has some of the most appalling armor knight bases I've seen like, ever (at least give the lady a competitive defense/str stat!). If I didn't have save states, I wouldn't even consider leveling her, lol. (Lilina falls into this category as well >_>...) |
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| Mekkah | Jan 18 2008, 05:48 PM Post #13 |
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Geese is alright, I used him as my first FE6 main axeman as well. He doesn't need very good stats to be good: this is FE6 with its 30% crit bonus Berserkers. But fortunately, his stats aren't bad at all, and if you're going the A route anyway and picking up Echidna for your team, he can support her. Gonzales may be ugly, but he has the best support convo's ever. And he's a good unit. Not required at all though. Yunno is absolute ass. Her only use is staying out of range constantly by flying around and doing jobs you need a 8 move flier for and you haven't trained ANY other flier. And you'll hardly ever need that. All Armor knights are considered pretty terrible by ranking standards. For a random unranked (first) playthrough, they're all usable since you can baby and take forever, just don't expect to get anything amazing. The triangle attack is especially worthless, its main use is doing something ridiculous like killing Leygance with Wendy in Ch8 (and that's a novelty). |
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| Blackbird | Jan 18 2008, 06:02 PM Post #14 |
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Ugh, that's too bad about Yunno. Ah well, I trained Thany, so I shouldn't need to use her =P. Yeah, the armor knights would be terrible for a ranked run, largely because their low movement would slow down your tactics score, I imagine. Statwise, though, Bors isn't all that bad. Pretty solid bases, especially in Str and Def. If you are just doing a casual run like I am for this first go, he's not difficult to use, like Wendy or Lilina =). Heh... I didn't even think about tri-attacking Leygance. That would be a hilarious way to finish him, especially considering how hard he is to kill otherwise. Maybe it was just me, but at this stage of the game, he was one of the harder to kill bosses I've encountered in any FE in a while. I think I ended up having Wade or Lot sit next to him for a while with a Hammer, waiting to land that 17% hit it took to hit him on that throne =/. No one else could really deal significant damage and not die at the same time... I probably should have tried Dieck with the Armorslayer though. He probably would have been more accurate, lol. He seems like serious Lundgrenwhore-fodder in a casual run-through. |
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| Mekkah | Jan 18 2008, 06:22 PM Post #15 |
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Even if you didn't train Thany you'd still have Miledy. :] Not their movement hindering tactics as much as their own flexibility. Plus, you basically have to set up kills for Bors to be worth anything, and that early on when everything carries an axe. Barth manages to be about as inaccurate as WTD'ed Bors is...when he has neutral weapon triangle. He is lopsided to the point where he cannot really tank very well anymore because things just double him instead for double damage, and armies like to have mages with them that do a bunch of damage on his worst Res in the game. Wendy's final averages are slightly better than Bors, but the amount of trouble for it isn't worth it. Rest assured that taking down Leygance with the triangle attack is much more tedious than using the Armorslayer. This guy pulled it off though (and gave me the idea) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewc3CYdyM9E Armorslayer Dieck/Rutger is indeed how I always fix it. Even if you forget to bring it, Oujay has a fresh one for you. |
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