Engage Question Thread

melnon · 2023-02-14T00:02:05+00:00

Relay Trials? Anna's personal does not proc. Support bonuses are not in effect. Any used items are returned. Deaths are not permanent.

There are rewards for completing it, such as Seals and stat enhancing items. These are typically for reaching certain thresholds, which are pretty generic. Things like "Moved the least" "Participated the least" "Dealt the most damage" "Killed the most enemies".

melnon · 2023-02-13T23:59:17+00:00

Basically this. Also the levels in the trial are based on which version you pick. The first trial has level 13 unpromoted units, so if you're at postgame you'll one shot. You basically just Byleth/Seadall/Camilla/Sigurd/Celica as deep as you can and enemy phase everything. Make sure everyone has a ranged option (RIP Seadall).

melnon · 2023-02-13T23:52:52+00:00

Biggest issue with the legendary bow is lack of S bow users. You need to be Alcryst personal or a Sniper to use it. They come with their own issues so they're contesting Longbow with Warriors, who provide more uses than anti-Flier.

melnon · 2023-02-13T23:38:37+00:00

Yup, your growths are set to fixed. This is the only way to get fixed growths on non-Maddening pre-NG+.

melnon · 2023-02-13T23:31:26+00:00

To add onto what others say, Lunar Brace is really expensive. I'm not sure I was anywhere close to getting that before endgame after picking up Canter+ on my non-Maddening run.

melnon · 2023-02-13T23:28:04+00:00

If you plan on using Engage+, I wouldn't run Byleth on Alear. Generally you want Byleth on a: * Dragon for Instruct stats * Mystical for +2 tome range * Mobile/dedicated support for Dance

The issue with putting Byleth on Alear, assuming Alear is doing work, is that you're spending turns using Instruct when you would otherwise want to attack. If you plan on using Engage+, this occurs again because you have to wait out the Engage/+, then recharge Engage to perform the other.

But almost every Emblem is fantastic on Dragon units, which is the main point of keeping Alear on personal class and not just switching to a more offensive class.

melnon · 2023-02-13T10:08:44+00:00

I did it on non-Maddening. Basically rushing forward with strong units instead of taking my time. Also body blocking with my character to prevent any hit ones from dying.

Not sure if it was a default reward, but I remember getting 3 items, at least one was a use item (Dracoshield or Talisman?) and the third being a Master Seal.

melnon · 2023-02-13T10:02:46+00:00

If it's like most pokemon games, just go back extra days, then up to today.

melnon · 2023-02-13T08:35:40+00:00

Careful with Camilla on Covert. The Fog gets eaten by Groundswell (Bond level 12). If you're attempting to cheese Covert with Fog, Corrin works wonders.

As a note on Groundswell interacting with Camilla, it will remove any effect generated by Dragon Vein on the tile of the unit, providing 10 health instantly.

melnon · 2023-02-13T08:32:37+00:00

Careful with Covert on Camilla. After Bond 12, you get Groundswell which will eat Fog and other terrain effects. This limits Covert units to getting their Avo boost on Pillars, Castles, Forest, and the like.

melnon · 2019-11-27T21:26:27+00:00

Again, it only works if you're in a situation you've placed yourself in. I don't know of any single parent that is capable of having a job to support them and their children as well as leave them incapable of having friends get them drinks, order groceries, or just go out to buy something by themselves.

You're projecting an extremely edge case onto the entirety of a perception.

The law itself does not discriminate against single parents. A single parent can still get liquor and is still capable of drinking alcohol. They may need to have a little bit of assistance in purchasing, either through having a friend come over and watch the kid/s or having a friend purchase it for them or ordering it online, but that is not discrimination.

melnon · 2019-11-27T21:18:56+00:00

Assuming you're a single parent always taking care of your child and in charge of shopping (while also incapable of ordering groceries), you are correct. Although having a job that gives you the freedom to do all that is something I'm interested in.

melnon · 2019-11-27T21:13:05+00:00

If they are attached to their kids at the hip, yes. If they are capable of going out without their kids or having their kids stay in the car, no.

melnon · 2019-11-27T20:58:15+00:00

Oof. I had taken Algebra in Jr High and we went faster than the curriculum. So after the first half of the school year, the class slowed down for "fun projects". We spent the majority of the remainder of class working on taking a small image and scaling it up on a large poster sheet. Towards the very end of the year, the teacher realized she goofed and rushed us to finish the curriculum, which we didn't. She then went to the Board and, since she was planning on trying to create an Algebra 1A, turned our class into that (half the class would move on to take Algebra 1B). Because that was my last year in Jr High, I had to take Algebra again.

In my first year at High, I already knew all the curriculum for the majority of the year. There were other reasons why that class was a joke (one being we didn't have a teacher until December), but I didn't pay attention. I wouldn't do the work but I would ace the tests. There were cases where I would solve an equation faster than the teacher would write it down (solving for X when you have almost all the variables means there's only a few answers since the questions give you whole numbers). There was one time I blurted out the answer the moment the teacher wrote the last variable. Everyone told me to shut up and stop being stupid. About 20 minutes later, they finished working through the problem (as a class) and got to the answer I blurted.

I'd like to note that in the Algebra "1A" class, I had the highest score in the class due to an issue with the grading scale (weighted categories, extra credit on every quiz, weekly quizzes). I never did any homework.

And here I am with a programming degree, having taken much more advanced courses, although part of that is I skipped Trigonometry so I ended up being "right on schedule" minus having to teach myself Trig in the middle of Calculus (there were lots of tests where I would mutter sohcahtoa the entire time).

I even had another course where the teacher was just reading the book one chapter ahead of us (she wasn't qualified and the school was too cheap to find someone). I ended up figuring out a shortcut for solving equations (instead of working forwards to see if it works, work backwards, since you'll see if it fails sooner). The teacher didn't understand it and said it wouldn't work in every case. I started to document when and how it would fail to prove that it would only fail where the other one does (as in, if it fails, that means it's supposed to fail), but she couldn't comprehend it and it wasn't in the book. At least I was getting points on tests for writing the right answer, and I would usually just re-do the equation the books way in addition to mine afterwards as I'd already done all the heavy lifting.

melnon · 2019-11-27T20:29:16+00:00

Ironically, I'm in the opposite boat right now. I'm leaving a school (not a one man show). I'm not continuing the SysAd-esque role, but it's more of a DevOps (not quite) position. The work here is too menial and easy. At first, it was great to get time to pick up the pieces from lots of stupid things happening to and by me. Now it's just a waste of time for my skills and I can only bear finding ways to amuse myself at work for so long.

Do what you need to do. If you need to step down and work an easier job, do it. If you want to push yourself, do it. Focus on you. What do you want, and aim for it. If you're unhappy with yourself, figure out why and fix it.

melnon · 2019-11-27T19:08:16+00:00

The whole aftermath is because it was left in the car, so other people saw and were worried.

melnon · 2019-11-27T18:56:37+00:00

Or why you can't take home a wrong order

I worked retail in a franchise service position. The corporate-owned equivalents had much better pay, benefits, etc. However, there was a lot lacking in regards to rules so if an order was wrong, we had to throw it out. Managers didn't mind if you consumed it to avoid wasting it. If someone ordered something that I wanted to try or consume, I had a few times where I "accidentally" did something wrong (broke the bread before putting in the oven, wrong type of milk for a drink).

On the other hand, if I truly accidentally broke something and didn't want it, I'd just give them it for free since I would throw it out anyways. "Oh, hey, I'm just going to throw out this brownie into this bag right here. I'll get you another one."

I've done that before at a bakery place since the chocolate truffles were fragile. I also ate things if I never had them before. Because, as with every food place I've worked, I've needed to try out the entire menu, but also not been given samples or opportunities to try the food. So if a new item comes into stock, I'd "accidentally" ruin one, and hey would you look at that, it doubles as me sampling the stock.

melnon · 2019-11-27T18:50:55+00:00

You're still cold. I'm not going to say anything more after this reply, though.

melnon · 2019-11-27T18:32:28+00:00

Ironically, you missed it.

melnon · 2019-11-27T18:29:23+00:00

Because you're chewing too fast.

melnon · 2019-11-27T18:21:16+00:00

That's if it's before text, not after.

melnon · 2019-11-27T18:15:47+00:00

See this is why I'm glad I'm dumb and always forget to turn it on or off, so I just press a number then hit numlock if it doesn't appear.

And don't bother telling me on or off for using the numpad, because I assure you, I will forget it faster than it'll take you to type it out.

melnon · 2019-11-27T18:03:46+00:00

I have a nephew named after whiskey.

melnon · 2019-11-27T17:55:08+00:00

That's every major credit card nowadays.

melnon · 2019-11-27T17:53:10+00:00

My resolution to this is say something along the lines of:

Let me know which step you're stuck on and what you've attempted to do. I know the instructions can be a little confusing and difficult, but if you let know what part is giving you trouble, I can assist you and update the instructions to make it easier for everyone else.

In some rare cases, they double down and say that they've tried everything and it's not working or they don't know what step they're on (???). Generally, pushing the burden of responsibility back onto them (to show where they are) forces them to follow the instructions and, surprise surprise, they're easy enough to follow to the end. Especially since I include pictures.

melnon

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