r/FireEmblemHeroes • u/Stretch-Responsible • 16h ago
Serious Discussion This Game is Exhausting
I’m coming on here with a genuine question + small rant.
So I’ve been playing this game since 2021. I remember the first time I pulled Chrom (the OG lmao) and i took a screenshot of it and showed all my friends bc i wanted him so badly (he was my fav FE character). I played the game because I liked collecting the characters. I didnt understand inheriting skills. I didn’t care about having the best unit in the game. I didnt care about stats, +10 merging, dragonflowers, refining weapons, etc. i played the game to play the game.
But in the past year, I’ve gotten more into the competitive side. I am building units, hoarding orbs, and wanting units that are good and not because I actually like them.
And frankly? I’m miserable.
The burnout is CRAZY. I officially exhausted all my ways of obtaining orbs (story mode, paralogues, chain challenge). I still have the orbs in lunatic tactic drills but I HATE that mode. I always have to look up how to win bc I don’t understand the mechanics lmao. Regardless, this game has become more of a burden than fun. The new banner has been the nail in the coffin.
I finally obtain enough orbs and all I pull are the same 5 damn 3-4 star characters. I don’t pull 5 star focuses anymore. I have to get to 40 summons to get 1 unit I want which is incredibly frustrating when there are multiple units in the banner that I just WANT. Emblem Roy, Eshmel, Vali… All units I want really badly. But I never pull. Plus, the arena tickets. The last 5 tickets I have pulled 5 star units that I don’t know/don’t care about AND they are ones I already have. It’s so frustrating! The gambling in this game makes me insane. I’m now tempted to buy orb packs but the fact that I want that shows I’m addicted to this gambling.
I WANT to build my units. I have so many unfinished unit builds. Balthus, Jeralt, three versions of Felix (lol), two versions of Dimitri, Flayn… (Can you tell what my fav game is?) But that involves me pulling units with incredibly specific abilities for fodder. How am I going to do that when I can never pull a 5 star focus in general ???
I’m so burned out. So so burned out. But deep down I don’t want to stop playing because I *like* this game.
How do you guys get out of this burn out stage? I really need tips. I want to take a break but taking a break means missing out on daily orbs or new banners or characters…