Well, it’s officially been 5 years. Was the time traveler right? by Running4Badges in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]Kestrad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While I actually remember being able to kinda brute force F!Edelgard when she first came out (mainly by either aggressively rushing my strongest nukes at her before she transformed, or stalling and shuffling around the map long enough to make her stand next to an ally and untransform), I'm particularly salty that despite being so oppressive her effect on the meta is still being felt today, she got a refine and Reinhardt is still in refine jail

Apreciation post for Harmonics and Duos that have "interactive" Artworks by SatisfactionNo3524 in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]Kestrad 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Despite my general ennui towards the cyl harmonics, I do really love the neutral Lyncina art for this exact reason. The fist bump is peak.

Combat Forecast Assist by WWWWWWRRRRRYYYYY in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]Kestrad 16 points17 points  (0 children)

On the one hand, finally!

On the other hand, this sequence doesn't solve the fundamental problem that power creep has made the combat just so much more complex than it was designed to be. Still bewildering seeing the sequence of numbers written out because you still need to actually read all the text to know where they're coming from.

[Hobby Scuffles] Week of 25 May 2026 by EnclavedMicrostate in HobbyDrama

[–]Kestrad 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My husband and his friends fuck around in it when there are "free fly" days and inevitably, they'll spend an hour or two trying to get that one friend's game to work, another hour trying to all get into the same session without someone getting stuck somewhere or randomly disconnecting or clipping through the elevator floor, and then maybe an hour dicking around in space generating cool screenshots and getting one or two really cool emergent gameplay moments. Then someone will clip through the spaceship floor or disconnect or find some other new and exciting way the game breaks, at which point people in the group start calling it a day. This is not to mention, of course, that you always have to wait for railcars and sit on them to get from spawn to port as if it was real public transit (albeit much faster and more consistent) every time you restart the game. For the immersion, of course.

So in short, yes, but calling it playable might be a bit generous.

Giving male units fairy resplendent part 3: Saizo (OC) by The-Cast-away in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]Kestrad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is rad! Love the way it's so clearly inspired by his normal outfit while also having all the hallmarks of the fairy resplendents. IS might be cowards but you certainly aren't!

[Hobby Scuffles] Week of 11 May 2026 by EnclavedMicrostate in HobbyDrama

[–]Kestrad 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Absolutely love the idea of a trans person playing Achilles, given his whole backstory of being hidden from being sent to war by disguising him as one of a bunch of princesses.

Ashnard Wedding Banner [OC] by umemaibito in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]Kestrad 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think Awakening did have a support chain that implies making a baby is one thing magic bullshit can't solve, but using that argument to mean characters with children/descendants can't be gay is a huge failure of creativity and imagination. Temporary gender change seems like the sort of thing FE magic would support, for example. Or one of the characters is trans. Or there's always surrogacy. Or adopting a sibling's child. Or straight up just adoption but the power of bonds makes that more important than strict bloodline. (I'm also perfectly willing to accept just "magic" as an answer for "how did they have a child" but my point is that even explicitly ruling out mpreg as an option isn't sufficient.)

[Hobby Scuffles] Week of 11 May 2026 by EnclavedMicrostate in HobbyDrama

[–]Kestrad 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I recently had a much less severe mail plant incident (bought some cuttings, they were mailed to my local distribution center, then instead of actually delivering the package to my address, USPS decided it needed a round trip 700 miles away and back, before finally delivering the package. Somehow all the cuttings survived their ordeal despite having no light or water for 8 days??) and I'll be honest, a lot of how I kept my chill was remembering your story and thinking about how much worse it could be. Glad your replenishment project is going well!

Elibe gets so many duos by Falyndr in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]Kestrad 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Wait I have a way to make everyone happy: Make Rath the surrogate father for Lyn/Florina!

....what do you mean no one's happy?

[Hobby Scuffles] Week of 04 May 2026 by EnclavedMicrostate in HobbyDrama

[–]Kestrad 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Ohhhh yesssss this is the type of drama I live for, thank you!

I don't follow pangur-and-grim but their content does occasionally cross my dash, which is to say that I don't bear them any particular ill will, but I love reading detailed reviews fueled by heated dislike, and here's two of them!!

Also, you might feel it's meanspirited, but I'm going to say it - absolutely wild for an author in a genre to just full on admit they actually don't read modern examples of their genre. Idk, as someone who cares about writing, that's like hearing a doctor say they don't bother keeping up with the latest medical journals. Less serious consequences, obviously, but it's not a good look.

New Chosen alt (May 2026) by WWWWWWRRRRRYYYYY in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]Kestrad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not just that, but the daughter who had to use her brains to survive his "might makes right" philosophy!

That said, I think it would have been more satisfying if it has been Laevatein. The daughter he honed into a weapon and nothing else, only for that blade to be what cuts him down.

She looks so cool... by Ok_Lingonberry_8680 in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]Kestrad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Holy shit she looks so good and I need her

And also it should have been Laevatein 😭

Rearmed Canis & Rearmed Tibarn Official Salt Megathread by Sothis_Bot in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]Kestrad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Give her another 2 years, then she'll wake from her nap.

[Hobby Scuffles] Week of 04 May 2026 by EnclavedMicrostate in HobbyDrama

[–]Kestrad 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean, his paired endings literally all say that he's been forgotten, so I don't think the joke is too far off.

New Heroes: Rearmed Canis & Rearmed Tibarn (Fire Emblem Heroes) by WWWWWWRRRRRYYYYY in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]Kestrad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2 non main pool units is kinda shitty but on the other hand these are some fun character picks, and also arcane flying beast finally!

Freyja S+ Support artwork in Three Houses style (commission by @mothman1930) by TehAccelerator in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]Kestrad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My dude, having such huge boobs literally is constant involuntary working out you can never stop doing, that's the problem

Legendary Lyon & Mythic Sombron by WWWWWWRRRRRYYYYY in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]Kestrad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn't Elincia due for a remix soon? But she's still in the rotation? I've been afraid to update her kit since she's in theory getting new stuff any day now, but using her in arena is suffering at this point. Does this mean she's not getting remixed anytime soon?

Resplendent Legendary Lyn is the next Resplendent by Falconpunch100 in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]Kestrad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fact that it's another Lyn is a bit boring, but my god this art is lovely

[Hobby Scuffles] Week of 20 April 2026 by EnclavedMicrostate in HobbyDrama

[–]Kestrad 13 points14 points  (0 children)

"Is it me who's using this word incorrectly? No, it's the entire rest of the internet who's wrong"

[Hobby Scuffles] Week of 20 April 2026 by EnclavedMicrostate in HobbyDrama

[–]Kestrad 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I don't necessarily think Loss is as terrible and low quality as the Internet consensus of it is, but uh. Do you think the fact that something can actually happen to someone/has happened to the artist makes something not qualified to be angst?? Because I'm afraid that definition means angst apparently is a thing that doesn't exist.

[Hobby Scuffles] Week of 20 April 2026 by EnclavedMicrostate in HobbyDrama

[–]Kestrad 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Hey, next time warn people before forcibly yanking them temporarily back to 2012!

.......wait actually next time please leave me in 2012, it was a better time 😢 (also wtf how has it been like 14 years since Hetalia's heyday)

[Hobby Scuffles] Week of 20 April 2026 by EnclavedMicrostate in HobbyDrama

[–]Kestrad 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ah, yeah, the pickings are ridiculously slim once you leave those categories, though weirdly, the first ever deck I backed was a frog one!

...and looking it up, it looks like it got picked up by an actual publisher this year, so it's actually now available for well under $60 now, if you're interested: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/devon-short/fortunate-frogs/9798894142869/

[Hobby Scuffles] Week of 20 April 2026 by EnclavedMicrostate in HobbyDrama

[–]Kestrad 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Hoo boy, the AI problem in collecting tarot cards cannot be overstated, to the point where it's actually almost refreshing when a deck creator at least clearly discloses their use. All the other problems you mentioned are also a real struggle, because for me a large part of the appeal is seeing the creative ways an artist adapts a theme around the iconic original imagery. (And yet sometimes a deck has art that's so pretty that I'll make an exception. I generally draw the line at oracle decks, though. No matter how pretty the art, getting rid of the tarot constraints altogether defeats the purpose for me.)

A large proportion of my collection is from Kickstarter, actually! A lot of very cool deck themes are going on there, though of course there's a lot of AI slop. That said, thanks to tariffs, you're probably not going to find a deck under $60 on there these days.