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[Tino]

How do you play Fire Emblem games? Many people play for various reasons, such as creating new strategies, S ranking the game, getting to know the story better, getting all possible supports, etc.

I personally _almost_ always play for ranks AND plot combined with character development, although I mostly focus on the ranks. If ranks are non-existent, I aim for beating the game as fast as possible (least amount of turns) while still training a decent (or good) team.

[Dath]

Ehh...I don't really care about Ranks. I just play to have fun, and to get as many characters as possible to lvl 20 promoted. It's pretty fun.

[bblues]

With my hands

1st time through: enjoyment, learning new stuff, story line.
2nd time: new modes, look for secrets
Then on: improve,improve, improve!

[Felover3]

I normally play through once, doing whatever seems logical, sometimes losing recruitable characters because teeruiter is level 1...

Then I playthrough and gt everyone AFAP

Then I play for more fun, and for favoritism of my favorites up to that point.

[wraith89]

1) Place the cartridge inside the GBA/DS
2) Turn on the GBA/DS
3) Wait until the loading screen
4) Press Start
5) Push A to load where I was
6) Push A to select action and use the arrow keys to dictate which option to use and to move character. I use B to cancel and push R to see units' statistics.

With all joking aside, I play mainly for the story, so I try to get as many support convos as possible, try to max everyone to 20/20 to see what their true potentials are (except I couldn't do that with Renault), get to all Gaiden chapters, and attempt to connect their stats and storyline to find out some things about them. For example, by bridging pieces, I can conclude that Ninian is Eliwood's true bride by the time of FE7, as the other two candidates are highly unlikely.

[Soviet Comrade]

I tend to play the first time on instincts alone. Second playthrough is a "find out what I messed up on" and Third and onward are all perfectionist runs. You know, Arena Abuse and everyone's a level 20 promote at chapter 20/21.

I tend to use babying to help level up some of the more awesome characters that are hard to kill with early on. I've been babying Wolt a little bit lately too.

Normally though, I use someone who can attack without being countered (like an Archer hitting a swordsman) and have someone who needs experience finish off the weakened unit, for least amount of damage dealt to me.

Also, depending on how things are going, I'll purposely get hit so the healers have more work to do, giving them more experience. Even healing someone when they need 1 HP still gives them as much experience as healing 20 HP. So abuse that and get healing!

[Mankut]

I just play for fun.

[StrongJoshua]

1st time through: I play to have fun and try to keep everyone from dieing and I try to get as many people as I can on my team.

2nd time through: Same as first time through but I also try to get as many people as I can to full stats (lv 20)

3rd time through: 1st time and 2nd time plus I abuse everything and try to get to all the secret chapters.

[Meriah]

I just play for fun- I'm mainly only concerned with training my characters so that they can effectively obliterate the enemy (usually without excess arena or boss abuse, etc).

After finishing the game a couple of times, I might try some odd (like Lord only, Mage girl only) or "perfect" (recruit every character and/or get everyone to max Level) playthroughs.

Rarely do I ever touch the hard modes since they force me to... think. No, I'm serious. My strategy usually fails, although I did manage to beat FE6 (unranked, but it was still painful until Chapter 9) and FE9 (although HM there was kind of pitiful).

[Zanryu]

100% completion. All characters, all items (even if they've been used or broken, I need to have gone through 'em all), etc.

Afterward, random runthroughs with specific rules (all pallies, solos, etc.).

[Fire Blazer]

I play for fun while trying to do just beat it and do some side-stuff if it's easy and not too out of the way, on other playthroughs I'll look more for completion. I don't do stuff that takes extra time where the end result isn't even that amazing, like end-game rankings, it takes too much effort and thought and I'd rather just enjoy the game than be so "uptight".

[Aaron]

I like to keep everyone alive (unless they really suck) or for a challenge i actually kill off the good fighters.

[Fire Blazer]

Hahah, that's interesting, I might try that if I get really bored... kill off the good players and play with the sucky one, heh, it'd be challenging, tedious, fun, and boring all at the same time. lol

[Zepher Tensho]

Um I play to win, dont always care about story. like to get all the ppl I can (espicially girl characters lol) try to get the weak ppl lvled cuz they sometimes turn out to be strong in the end. ive played FE8 about 13 times so yea im a perfectionist lol.

[DarkwolfGX]

First playthrouhg : story plot, character development, fun

second playthrough: secrets, fun, extras, other paths (such as chapters with a path A or

third playthrough : challenge (take the next highest defficulty)

fourth playthrough: take to the highest

fifth: fun, new strategies

sixth: fun

seventh and up: training different characters, fun

any more: FUN


i never stop playing for fun, no matter how many times i beat it

[Hughes]

[Rennac]

I just do the same thing as you. Except in 9, where I'm stuck with barely any stat boosts and no tower or anything.

[Fire Blazer]

Wow... 100% Completion? That's insane.

I don't think I've ever done that in my entire life.

The closest game to 100% completion would probably be Melee, but I played that for 7 years.

Dangit, how do I end up getting offtopic so fast?

[Rennac]

But... But... But it's so fun to just get everybody's stats to max for no reason!!

[Blood Falcon]

I get EVERY recruitable person, even if it means to look up in a guide. I also let noone die even if it's a lvl 1 soldier that has 2 in every stat.