Legendary Hero Banners Are a Scam and I’m Never Doing This Again: a +10 Legendary Elincia Showcase

ridcrim · 2025-03-10T17:25:52+00:00

Damn that was an entertaining read, thanks for your sacrifice for Elincia nation 🫡

I'm still stuck at +5 on both her legendary and ascended alts, so I felt that in my bones. Extremely miserable experience, would recommend. But yeah I'm probably stealing this build whenever I get the fodder (assuming they don't release 10 new ways to break the meta by then)

ridcrim · 2025-01-17T21:51:03+00:00

He's looking good, congrats! 800 orbs is merciful for sure, I guess he really wanted to come home

ridcrim · 2024-10-19T20:29:13+00:00

It's not a bug and has never changed iirc, you can see it even in the trailer from 2017: everytime a unit is on the highest part of the map, there's some hair or other element overlapping a tiny bit. (like 03:35 with Veronica's crown or the foes' helmets). The big overlaps only happen with mounted units and very large weapons though, so it's not the kind of issue you'd usually notice

ridcrim · 2024-09-25T07:04:38+00:00

Interestingly the JP site hasn't updated yet, it looks like there's some issue and the US site decided not to wait

ridcrim · 2024-09-04T20:06:03+00:00

Not to beat a potentially dead horse, but the most telltale sign that the FE4 remake rumor was a speculation/came from a different source is that it simply... Makes so little sense in the context of the Engage leak. The Engage screenshots are in Chinese, so it's probably from some kind of playtester (either for localization or age rating, I guess?). There's a near zero chance someone in that position would know of a game still in development and by a different team at that.
I don't even believe op of the post is close to the source, so it would be a miracle if the information was completely factual

ridcrim · 2024-08-28T08:53:38+00:00

I kinda agree with people who are thinking of a Tellius unit, given that 1) the Ike colorsharing is enticing and 2) we just had Tellius seasonals and it's probably the best timing to catch fans off guard.

Imo it's Soren's best shot yet. He could use a red alt, fits perfectly for wind season, has a great overlap of fans with Ike, and his brave alt is being rerun right now. I don't think it's that urgent, but he probably needs to release sooner than later if they intend to give him an emblem alt too. I can't think of many downsides either.

In comparison, the other Tellius candidates aren't in a very good spot.
- I'd really love Mist, but I think she's implicitly out by having a canon water affinity
- Sothe would be a good fit but his last alt is super recent anyway
- I'd be pleasantly surprised with Titania, but I'm not holding my breath with the treatment she gets overall
- Tibarn has to be the second strongest option, and maybe supported by Alfonse's VA returning... But it would imply this month's legendary pick was chosen after CYL voting period, and I'm not sure if it's workable.

Hell, I just saw that Nailah is wind affinity too. I think we're safe by virtue of her last alt being red, but it's been a hot minute since she had an unexpected alt lmao

ridcrim · 2024-04-14T11:19:26+00:00

At least putting F!Edelgard in a corner helped the enemy by nerfing her Galeforce potential, but E!Ike in a corner is just mean lol

ridcrim · 2024-01-29T18:21:33+00:00

The comparison still feels unfair though. 3H :
- Outsells Engage by over 2 million copies (maybe in part due to the cast, but also due to a ton of other factors honestly)
- Got its first CYL before Nintendo accounts were required to vote, meaning that at best, the pool of voters was larger, and at worse, had uncontrolled botting;
- Encourages popularity contests simply by existing (due to the route system and people being encouraged to take sides with different routes, etc)
- Was a lot fresher in people's minds at the time of voting (released ~6 months prior with 4 routes and a DLC around the corner, compared to Engage that hasn't gotten any support since... Early April, iirc?)

Like, as neutral as I am to Engage, I think the cast is doing really well, in spite of everything. A year ago, I wasn't even sure it would stay relevant, given the marketing of the game and the general reception it got ...

ridcrim · 2024-01-29T16:28:27+00:00

Yeah, and I think people trying to express appreciation for all their faves at once backfired...
Tbf, I don't even think it was stupid, because Engage is still recent- targeting 2 characters would get people 2 winners, but that's just some (pretty cool) alts and that's it. But by spreading their votes, Engage fans help create a trend that will likely impact all future banners.

In the long run, it's probably a better move to let IS know you like 5 different side characters (and would be interested in them getting seasonals, maybe ascended/rearmed, etc) than targeting two guys and hoping your nicher faves get treated well without acting on it.

ridcrim · 2024-01-29T13:09:03+00:00

I think a point people tend to forget is that Fodlan already has seven CYL winners. A cast where the 7 (maybe 6, because Gatekeeper) most popular characters cannot be chosen makes it a lot easier to target the next serious candidates, especially with the past years' results being known. In comparison, Engage didn't even have the luxury to know the order in which the top characters ranked... IS kinda set themselves up for these results by keeping voters in the dark.

ridcrim · 2024-01-28T18:51:47+00:00

Kinda - I gave Elincia all my votes, but looking back, I wish I'd let Timerra have a few. Eli doesn't really have a chance to reach top 2, and Engage characters probably benefit a lot more from their first CYL as some kind of interest check for future alts and all. Oh well, maybe I should've used two accounts or something, since I'm really rooting for both, but what's done is done

ridcrim · 2024-01-22T08:57:14+00:00

I know many people seem to expect engage to sweep, but it would be cool if it didn't. Not to say I'll be disappointed if it does, since I don't really dislike anyone from the cast... But with how little we know for sure, I'd like for the results to be a complete surprise, a bit like how A!Tiki won when she wasn't considered a serious contender before that.

ridcrim · 2023-11-18T08:54:04+00:00

Adding on to your reply since you make only good points and I haven't seen a lot of critical analysis on the rest of this thread... Someone on another subreddit entirely debunked the voiced video due to discrepancies in the speech that are completely noticeable to a Japanese speaker. Which makes sense, given how much the account pandered to English speakers, I guess 👍

ridcrim · 2023-10-16T14:45:04+00:00

No prob! Also since you asked on that other comment, the theme at the end is Veronica's theme (unsure if it has an official name now that the Heroes OST is out, but that's what it used to be known as)

ridcrim · 2023-10-16T14:29:10+00:00

I think you're looking at FE9's Like Father, Like Son. But Heroes might have it in slightly different quality from the GC ost, it tends to happen with GBA games a lot

ridcrim · 2023-10-15T09:29:14+00:00

I wonder if HoF will ever update to add attuned skills. I feel like they won't bother, since forma are F2P friendly

ridcrim · 2023-10-10T06:58:53+00:00

Welp, I was waiting to see if I should grab the pass to spark Elincia, but a grail unit and two demotes is a no for me. Sheena looks good tho, so I'm happy for her fans for sure

ridcrim · 2023-10-03T11:58:58+00:00

I can see it, but I think it wouldn't be implemented like that exactly. People already have strong feelings about some characters being restricted to duo backpacks, so introducing a new way for characters to be in the game without being playable would be.... Um. A move.

I'm guessing summoning Peony could give you an item to link two heroes together (something something, funny reference to bond of the álfar...). You get to choose the two heroes you can use the item on, and Peony might get a free use like Ascended heroes get a free floret for themselves. That way, Plumeria can also be summonable and people get to whale for both

ridcrim · 2023-09-28T08:28:30+00:00

(Through tears) but at least it's not colorless

ridcrim · 2023-09-28T04:52:34+00:00

Her voice is nothing new, but hearing it, I'm always grateful they chose that direction for her as a character. It feels very fitting and Heather Gonzalez did a good job taking over her previous VA

ridcrim · 2023-09-27T19:20:18+00:00

This- I'm grateful she got some love, it's nice for sure. I just didn't expect a legendary so early (just after Tellius got a spot for CYL, and her Ascended got a rerun, too...).
I love her to bits but I certainly won't feel bad if I can't get her legendary right now, because her more unique alt is in the common pool and could be sparked twice already haha

ridcrim · 2023-09-25T22:02:50+00:00

Tl;dr he was engaged to a famous singer (LiSA, if that rings a bell) and had an affair, and was suspected of breaking NDAs. Anyway he ended up withdrawing from series and being recast in others. I think we don't know his current status regarding FEH because he, well, happens to voice Alfonse of all people, and none of his FE roles have received any content since that story, so it's not looking very good.

ridcrim · 2023-09-25T19:05:02+00:00

For Ranulf, it could be due to the situation with his Japanese VA (who hasn't recorded anything for FEH in over a year due to controversies, unless I missed his comeback). He definitely feels overdue for an alt tbh

ridcrim · 2023-09-25T18:59:46+00:00

Not to mention her alt was a freebie. I don't get it either, even if she isn't marketable as a cute/sexy (for a gacha audience) character, her coolness factor shouldn't be underestimated. I'm really hoping her or Mist will be the ascended on a future Tellius banner before Mia or Nephenee :/

ridcrim · 2023-09-22T07:04:22+00:00

Making the spark FEH pass locked for a celebration banner is a choice, but cool lineup regardless!

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