Is it just me...

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spemanig said:
This is off topic, but I don't really want to make a thread for this.

I plan on getting Fates eventually. When I do, I want to play on Classic mode. Here's my dilemma, though. So in Classic mode, characters die permanently. That's great. I want that. It raises the emotional tension and makes for a more immersive experience. Here's the issue: Whenever I here about other people playing classic mode, they always talk about losing people and then restarting. Now obviously that's a cop-out and if you're doing that, you shouldn't be playing Classic mode at all (or Fire Emblem in my opinion), but is this a necessary evil? Like is it possible to lose so many companions that you can't progress anymore? I'm fine with losing all my characters if that's the experience I'm meant to have, but I obviously want to be able to complete the actual game.

I've never played FE, btw. How does it work?

I'm a hardcore Fire Emblem fan, and admit to doing this same thing, so of course I'll contend with the bolded. It really depends on how you want to play the game...because the nature of the RNG (which this thread is about), means that there's a chance you'll lose units for some pretty absurd chances. If a unit dies towards the end of a long fight because I made a serious error, I might just let it go. If a unit dies because the enemy nailed a 0.0013% and got two critical hits in a row on my General? Of course I'll restart after something like that. Though I might just restart if I really like the character, or am aiming for a 100% playthrough; meaning that any unit death is the same as a Game Over for me.

As for your question...it depends how often you're losing units. I had a friend who was new the franchise attempt Awakening, and lost interest because half his army had died halfway into the game, and his remaining units were too weak to continue. So you really should be careful not too lose too many of your key players, because it'll be a pain later on. Play the game how you want...but don't be afraid to restart if your mistakes are having a serious impact on your overall team.