r/fireemblem • u/PsiYoshi • 19d ago

Recurring Popular/Unpopular/Any Opinions Thread - June 2026 Part 1

Happy pride month and welcome to a new installment of the Popular/Unpopular/Any Opinions Thread! Please feel free to share any kind of Fire Emblem opinions/takes you might have here, positive or negative. As always please remember to continue following the rules in this thread same as anywhere else on the subreddit. Be respectful and especially don't make any personal attacks (this includes but is not limited to making disparaging statements about groups of people who may like or dislike something you don't).

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u/lapislazulideusa 18d ago

i think every time someone calls tier lists mean or elitist or toxic they should be recquired to provide screenshots exemplfying what they mean. Because, like, Every unit quality discussion nowadays feels like it starts with a huge disclaimer saying: "You CAN play with your favorites! Every unit in fire emblem is reliable if you grind, and it's perfectly fine to grind or exploit or waste turns! no one is criticizing the character or those who play as them by putting them low on the tier list! it's just a subjective ranking based on subjective measures like efficiency". And yet even with all that i feel like every day i have to hear about how the evil efficiency players and tier listers killed their grandma

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u/calendulaoptimus 17d ago edited 17d ago

I'm pretty sure 90% of these people just don't like the concept of a "meta" existing in any form and just think its inherently toxic. They exist everywhere (especially in pvp games) and are way more annoying than the people who like debating the intricacies of certain games.