Fynn
is an EoFF Hero and/or Heroine
Radical Dreamer

Oh, right, additional: Every character is better being swapped, especially with no DLC. This is because any one character can use five skills, but two from base class and two from promoted class will leave them with only four.

I already told you the best base classes (Pegasus Knight, Mercenary, and Dark Mage). So use the item on the guys you like, see who can become one, and cancel out if they can't (a lot of the girls can be Pegasus Knights). You don't use up the item until you confirm the swap, so don't be afraid to check them out.

Also, I always promote and get to at least level 15 before using a Second Seal. More stats, more skills, negligible cost (Master Seals are much easier to get than Second Seals, until they're both in shops).

It is but its time for something new!

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I'm almost done DQV and I need a new character for my sig/avatar set. I was hoping that I would have latched on to a new character by now, but I haven't :/

Such a dilemma

I am at work and surfing the forum. I AM SO HAPPY I HAVE A JOB THAT LETS ME DO THAT NOW

Technically, it's always better to get to the highest level you can before promoting or changing classes. Most classes actually go up to level 20. The game tracks the number of times you promote or switch classes, and the more you do it, the less experience you get per fight. So getting to 20 before promoting (or getting an advanced class to 20 before switching to a new one) will keep you earning experience faster than if you just promote or change classes immediately (this was huge in previous Fire Emblem games, because you didn't have Second Seals, so you couldn't just reset characters to level one and start over indefinitely). So to squeeze the most out of your leveling, it's better to promote/change class later.

Changing to a new job resets you to level one, but you keep the stat increases you got from your previous levels. So while you can switch Chrom to a Cavalier and he'll drop to level one, he'll also have a lot higher stats than either Sully or Stahl started with. Each character has three basic classes to choose from. The class you get them in, and two others. Each basic class has two promoted classes it can become. But some classes share promotions (both Cavaliers and Knights can promote to Great Knights, for example). So characters have four to six promoted classes to choose from (plus DLC classes if you unlock them).

Most units start as basic classes. The game won't directly tell you, but the easiest way to check is by what levels they learn skills. Each class learns two skills. A basic class learns one immediately at level 1, and then its second skill at level 10, right when it is ready to promote. An advanced class learns one skill at level 5, and then its second skill at level 15. You can also tell by how many skills the class knows. Every advanced class unit will start with at least two skills, because they would begin with the level 1 and 10 skills from their corresponding basic class. So Frederick, for example, starts with Discipline and Outdoor Fighter from the Cavalier class, and will learn Luna at level 5, and Dual Guard at level 15 from his Great Knight class.

There are also a couple unique classes. Donnel's Villager class is an example of this. It doesn't have a promoted version. Instead, it goes from level 1 to 30, and it learns skills at level 1 and level 15. The classes that fit this are usually pretty good, actually. While they don't get as many skills through their basic class, they tend to have stat caps more in line with a promoted class if you level the character up a lot, and their skills or inherent abilities are usually pretty powerful. The exception being Donnel's Villager class. It has powerful skills, but it's stat caps kind of suck. Max it, then switch to Mercenary (and promote Mercenary to Hero) and never look back. The other level 30 classes are Taguel (Panne), Manakete (Nowi), Dancer (Olivia), and the two DLC classes: Dread Fighter and Bride (Dread Fighter is pretty overpowered, if you do go for it. Awesome stats, good skills, and can use both weapons and magic).

thanky

The Elementalist is my favourite too, the sniper probably second

Oh, have you seen my viera project?

I'm at level 21ish now I think?

sharky is playing the game vicariously through me :P. He has a theory that the mechons with the face are people turned mechon or something which is why the Monado won't work

Also, I get so freaked out when I'm shuffling past a level 75 enemy that they just decide to throw in there

Okay

Xenoblade has been hard for me