I don't think they've ever done more than 2 games sharing the same continuity.

So FE11 will most likely be a setting and cast.

Actually...I think FE2 might have been in the same world as FE1/3 even though they weren't directly connected.

I don't really care about stats. I use the characters I like. Generally, this leads to having a ton of light-weight users (myrmidons, mages, rangers, etc) so I end up being in trouble on certain chapters.

Avoid > def.

That's a thing I've been noticing in the GBA FEs. Essentially, you'll always take damage if you're hit. If you're a general, a mage will get you. If you're a fighter, a hero will. Etc.

But avoid - avoid is always there. If you have 60 avoid (several of my units do in FE6, and the same was the case in FE8, and to some extent FE7), what does that mean? Well. Generally, your opponent axe users have a 80-90 accuracy. If you're a sword user, this leads to a 10-20% chance of hitting. Well, not exactly. The modern FE games use 2 numbers for the RNG. So with a displayed 15% chance of being hit, it's really 4.6%.

Or really - you won't get hit. It takes off 95% of the damage.

If you're a mage, you're at 20-30%, which would lead to a truehit of (truehit link: http://www.serenesforest.net/general/truehit.html) 8-18%. Takes off a fair bit, eh?

And the same is true for lance users, but to a slightly smaller extent (they have the same hit % really, but advantage against sword users). Light and Darkness users share the same faith. 

Now, sword users are something else. They're up at 110% sometimes. That leads to the hit chance being 50-50. Anima users fit in here as well.

So essentially, here's the deal for me.

High avoidance units can beat

- Axe users

-  Lance users

- Light Magic users

- Dark Magic users

And then you have some other units to get the

- Sword users (you have a lance user or two)

- Anima user (A Shaman should hit you well here, or a Pegasus Knight.

Also, I agree with WoW - Over 20 chars is pushing it.

yea i guess the levels would just be insanely long and what not, but i just hate how many cool characters there are that i want to use but can't.

maybe they could do sort of like FE10 in the final part were you are split up into teams doing differnt parts.

Like send a small 5 person group to do something, have the main task force 14 people attacking head on, and some other small group doing something else. I would like that versus having the computer supposedly off doing that.

I really, really like the splitting up the teams part.

In FE6 and 7, I've wanted to use 22 and 24 characters. I've levelled them all, and had them ready for usage. Then I can bring EIGHT to the final chapter? Gah.

I would like it to be something ala "the final boss splits into 3". Each group is 6 people, and you fight them all at once (at different isles, separated from each other).

That would be fun.

Problem is - not everyone uses 25 characters. Some use 8. If they use 8, they would have to split into 2-3-3. The 2 group would be in terrible trouble.

Or, what if they only have 1 healer? I suppose they could hand out some decent units at the end...

WoW and DR are right on this one.

can't wait :)

Wait, what? I thought he got with Elincia with an A-support with her, and Astrid would still get with Makalov.

That game should have had a Lethe-Zihark ending.

I would certainly root for another Wii iteration, something that really took advantage of the console's capability. Moar FMV, though not too much longer than Radiant Dawn (then it would venture into the realm of too damn long), and of course, better graphics, and most importantly, the option of pointer integration (really should have done that for Radiant Dawn)

@Mr. Khan

D'oh! You're right.

I guess I misread Wikipedia.

Although for Astrid it says "She marries Astrid if they have an "A" support". What?

I'd be all over that game when if it comes this year. I LOVE Fire Emblem, and so I'm dying to play another on my Wii.

Intelligent Systems is a fairly big dev company.. Take a look:

2004
Intelligent Systems - Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
Intelligent Systems - WarioWare: Touched!
Intelligent systems - WarioWare: Twisted!

2005
Intelligent Systems - Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Intelligent Systems - Advance Wars: Dual Strike

2006
Intelligent Systems - WarioWare: Smooth Moves

2007
Intelligent Systems - Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Intelligent Systems - Super Paper Mario
Intelligent Systems - Light Speed Card Battle: Card Hero
Intelligent Systems - Planet Puzzle League

2008
Intelligent Systems - Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
Intelligent Systems - Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

2009

Intelligent Systems - WarioWare: Snapped!
Intelligent Systems - Unannounced Fire Emblem Title


They release two big titles a year on average with Paper Mario, Advance Wars and Fire Emblem their biggest franchises. So I would expect Paper Mario to come next year.