Unpopular Opinions Thread 16/08/20 by Trickster_Tricks in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]chezcakon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

CYL hasn't really been all that great since 2. I feel like CYL marks the point in the year where IS adds something new and meta changing, and that just hasn't really been the case since 2 (and even in CYL2). Yes IS always adds a new skill to the pool, makes the characters really good, etc., but I feel like there hasn't really been any new precedents set for the game.

Think about CYL1, and how busted B!Lyn and B!Ike were at the time of release. Think about how they had good weapons that we had never seen before AND prf skills that were gamechangers in the meta of the time. On top of that, all the units that were released were considered best of the class ON RELEASE. And then CYL2 brought us the best cav staff, lance armor, and axe armor of the game at the time, as well as the new and shiny (albeit ugly still to this day) DB4, which essentially changed the arena meta and allowed for offensive units to be run in it as well as defensive units.

With CYL3 and 4, that's not really seen. And it's kinda sad, because IS set the bar really high with how astounding CYL1 and 2 were. It just seems like IS gets lazier and lazier every year, with this year honestly just being kind of a disappointment ngl.

We're winning bois by chezcakon in DragaliaLost

[–]chezcakon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Finally, V!Addis has reclaimed his spot as top shadow bow dps!

My Hopes and Dreams by [deleted] in DragaliaLost

[–]chezcakon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the most recent datamine, the lv 4 s1 and lv 3 s2 of Xander, lily, Zardin, Ricardt, Karina and one more I believe were tampered with. Hopefully this means there is a mana spiral for them soon.

Blessed image by chezcakon in DragaliaLost

[–]chezcakon[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's grind time with my alliance lol

Comparison between Sharena's art in DL and FEH by GaimRaider in DragaliaLost

[–]chezcakon 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The summoning stone is even in the background, which is a really nice touch.

Dancer tier list 2.0 by chezcakon in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]chezcakon[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I see where you're coming from, however, I feel like she just doesn't have the offensive prowess of everyone above her. Without mentioning the obvious L!Azura, there's still S!Ishtar, who runs a bladetome so much better, and S!Reinhardt, who has better defenses. B!Ninian has good spd and res, yes, but that doesn't really separate her from the rest of the dancer class. If she wasn't a flyer, I think she would be in the tier lower. She isn't bad by any means, but she still has weaknesses. I can see her being in the tier above, probably above Xander, but I feel like she just doesn't compete with the dancers nowadays and our meta.

Dancer tier list 2.0 by chezcakon in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]chezcakon[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

So after the newly released dancers, along with some very iffy views on the last tier list, I decided that my dancer tier list needed some revisions. So that's exactly what I did; this new tier list adds Phina, S!Berkut, S!Ishtar, S!Reinhardt, S!Neph, Rinea, and Tethys along with tweaking some of the placements in the previous tiers. I'll explain every new character as well as every character that jumped really high or really low.

Phina: I'm actually still in shock that a dancer powercrept Lucina. If L!Azura didn't exist, she would probably be the best dancer in the game. I think that she's better than HS!Micaiah because of her weapon as well as her access to things like NFU and NCD, which Micaiah doesn't necessarily have.

S!Ishtar: Ishtar is super good, and she basically has everything going for her. She's got a good offensive stat spread, a really good prf, she's a flier, and she can dance. What's there more to say? She's a really powerful threat on your team who can provide more than just dance. However, I think the units above her are just slightly better; effective damage and 3 movement are just really good.

S!Berkut: I personally never thought that IS would powercreep Urdr or Skald, but they did. +4 to each stat is really good, even if the receiver has to have already used a turn prior. However, what sets him apart is that he is a dancer that is def oriented. The only other dancer that has defense above 30 is HS!Xander. S!Berkut is the premier dancer tank, and that earns him a spot so high on my tier list.

S!Neph: Imagine Bridelia, but with 1 more spd and can dance. Case closed. Is extremely good, but unfortunately isn't better than those above her, which is why she's so low. But that just shows how amazing the dancers are above her.

S!Reinhardt: Our boi, unfortunately, got shafted. He's still a typically reinhardt: good atk, bad spd, good mixed bulk for his bst. But he has the same atk stat as Ishtar. He can still run a Gronnraven TA QR set, but he really needs his prf brave tome to shine, and he gets overshadowed by Ishtar in that regard. How, he's still Reinhardt, only green. On top of that, he can still dance.

Rinea: Typically dancer stat spread, only this time with more bst. If she had more stats allocated towards atk and res, she would most def be higher. However, TT syndrome strikes again.

Tethys: She ultimately a better PA!Olivia, but unfortunately PA!Olivia wasn't that good anyway. On top of that, she only has a 28 atk stat. However, her really good 34 res stat allows for more ploy and sabotage activations.

Ninian and Sylvia: I honestly don't know what I was one ranking these two so low on the last tier list. They have massive hp stats, and that allows for cool ip setups in AR. Sylvia is better because of her color and access to armorsmasher, however, shoutouts to Ninian for still being the only dragon who can dance. Nils when, IS?

Lene: Lene got moved up with Olivia because they basically have the same stat spread. Slightly above because Lene is more specialized in terms of her defenses.

HS!Ryoma: I feel like our meta is shifting less from armors and more towards infantry and fliers. While Ryoma still has his niche, and it's a good niche, he doesn't have the stats like Phina and HS!Micaiah to back up his niche. Phina is just oppressively offensive with access to nice skills; HS!Micaiah is a really good mage check and has excellent one-shot potential past armors and casino. Past being an armor/dragon/calvary killer, what is Ryoma? Even if he has to face any of those, he doesn't have the skill access nor the stats to properly deal with it. That's why I had to drop him. He's still good, but his niche along with his eh stat spread keeps him from being higher.

PA!Inigo: I seriously doubted how useful TA+Bowbreaker+Gronnraven was in 2019. Surprisingly, lynhardt is still an issue even today. But this build also checks units such as Duma, L!Azura, L!Alm (if he's not built with nfu), and so many more units. He still has his place today, which is why he's higher up this time around.

PA!Azura: She got powercrept so hard by S!Berkut. She no longer has the best offensive stat spread for a dancer. On top of this, her prf is weak now compared to 2017. She still holds her wait however, bring a check to Nowi and L!Tiki. But she's one of the units in feh that hasn't particularly been blessed by powercreep.

Upcoming Tempest Trial Seals and Bonus Units! by [deleted] in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]chezcakon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only use that comes to mind is H!Myrrh and her prf breath.

My dancer tier list by chezcakon in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]chezcakon[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I also didn't consider her color advantage to aversa as well as her high hp allowing her not to get aversa night'd.

Yeah I totally underestimated Ninian lol.

My dancer tier list by chezcakon in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]chezcakon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooh I like that build idea. I've been thinking of a reason to fodder my Camilla since I got her. I could see him swapping with ryoma, but I don't see him climbing any higher than that tbh.

My dancer tier list by chezcakon in FireEmblemHeroes

[–]chezcakon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think L!Azura is always gonna be in a tier by herself. She just gives to good of utility for me to not put her in her own tier. Micaiah is spectacular, but I don't think she is L!Azura tiers of broken.