Fourth and final run complete! Some questions and chosen ships.
It's been a ride, but earlier I completed Verdant Wind, which was the last route I had remaining. :)
Final classes for the characters I used...
Byleth - Falcon Knight (damn she was a beast with that class)
Claude - Barbarossa
Hilda - War Cleric
Balthus - War Monk
Raphael - War Master
Yuri - Dancer
Lysithea and Constance - Gremory
Lorenz - Dark Knight
Bernie - Holy Knight
Seteth - Wyvern Lord (was more of an extra, used him more as an adjutant to Byleth)
I think of all the routes, my favorite would be a toss-up between Crimson Flower and Verdant Wind. Silver Snow and Azure Moon just kind of maintain the status quo which I think overall would be bad for Fodlan in the long run. Then again though Dimitri is a badass monster, so idk. xD
I was questioning this in Crimson Flower but Verdant Wind kind of confirmed it; not every character pair is going to have an ending together. In this run I actually meant to pair Lorenz/Leonie and Balthus/Hilda together (you'd think the latter would definitely have one given the history!) but as the screenshots will prove, they didn't get a story.
So what's next? Not sure. Might do a couple more runs on Normal/Hard so I can give all the characters a shot (there are plenty I haven't really used thus far, like Hanneman and Cyril), or I might take a deep breath and give Maddening a try. Still pretty nervous about that one honestly as I don't quite fully understand a lot of mechanics even now. A good example is regarding this vantage thing Dimitri is supposedly able to do that makes him OP. I know there are smart players out there who could make even whacky builds and runs work (like the video I saw of someone soloing maddening CF with only Ferdinand), but I feel like I have a long way to go still.
Alternatively, I could also go buy Three Hopes?
I have plenty of questions for the day I do the NG Maddening attempt and will probably have many more on that day. Do I need to do it on Classic for it to count, or can I do Casual? Are those dragon signs available? How many characters can you reasonably expect to recruit given a fresh start? Is it expected to basically Battle every calendar week to get as much exp as possible? I still need to get a feel for every character before I build the Maddening roster as well. I already have a few lock-ins that have proven themselves (Bernie, Constance, Yuri and Lysithea) but I'm not entirely sure who else is excellent. I'm still not sure which route I'll do Maddening on either.
Anyhow I'd love to hear some comments/questions. :)
