Skirmish mode is grayed out

[Ambrosia]

Does skirmish mode come back or can i not grind materials anymore?

[Lightbearer]

It depends on where you are in the story. After a certain point Chapter 15 all the previous maps are permanently inaccessible. There are future ones but those disappear, too. The game tends to warn you in advance, but it's not explicit that you can never go back.

[Ambrosia]

Originally posted by jdmccoy7:

It depends on where you are in the story. After a certain point Chapter 15 all the previous maps are permanently inaccessible. There are future ones but those disappear, too. The game tends to warn you in advance, but it's not explicit that you can never go back.

Ahh ok... dang. The story bores me so i have been skipping all the dialogue. It feels like if a person allowed his weapons to break and got to this portion of the game then he would just be stuck. Thats kinda poor game design. Im lucky enough to not be in that situation but it could have happened.

[GrugIsRock]

another one filtered, I skipped skirmish entirely and never touched it once cause grinding is boring.

[Ambrosia]

Yeah its definitely boring but doesnt change the poor game design at play here. If durability was such a massive portion of this game and you are supposed to use broken weapons at times to save your main weapons from getting damaged, that is something the game should have focused directly on instead of the game allowing you to figure it out when its too late and you need to start over.

[GrugIsRock]

Originally posted by Ambrosia:

Yeah its definitely boring but doesnt change the poor game design at play here. If durability was such a massive portion of this game and you are supposed to use broken weapons at times to save your main weapons from getting damaged, that is something the game should have focused directly only instead of the game allowing you to figure it out when its too late and you need to start over.

fair point, in my opinion they should have just removed skirmish mode entirely but then that would have scared off fire emblem fans.

[Ambrosia]

Yeah i mean i agree somewhat. I think for the most part its there for people who want to go back and pick items up they missed. They definitely could have spent a bit more time thinking about the game mechanics at play here instead of just adding skirmish mode as a "patch" to cover other portions of the game.

[Lightbearer]

Yeah, there are a lot of other threads that get into this debate. The developers could have done a better job of letting players know that there is a significant opportunity cost (i.e., eating up your durability) for doing too many skirmishes, too early. And, the game is pretty punishing if you're not being efficient with your strategy -- that is, killing enemies with as few moves as possible. And, if you're chaining a lot, then you are advised to upgrade high durability, weaker weapons due to their lower repair costs. I was still using the 2nd weapon on the final maps, it's definitely doable.

It's a steep-ish learning curve, but things definitely get smoother around mid-game once the builds come online and you can start using more creative tactics. I wrote a guide for new players because so many of the game's mechanics are not obvious and could lead to getting stuck (no money, no durability) when you're about 1/3 of the way through. All that said, there *is* a very fun game underneath but it doesn't really start gelling until you've upgraded your units and have access to more accessories.

PS -- You don't have to do skirmishes. Once you're comfortable with the game play mechanics you can avoid completely aside from the late game Storehouse map, which has multiple legendary weapons and stat boosters.

[青衣末离]

There are no any skirmish anymore after chapter 15? or only past skirmish gone? Now I reach chapter 16, pasted the cave which is full with chests but I left them because I though I can return to do it but no.

[Bufudyne Dan]

Will Skirmishes become available post-game? I missed a few items on one of the maps

[ARFett]

Skirmishes become available again chapter 19.

Until then between 15 and 19 there are only story missions.

As the Reapers there are constantly on the move that is reflected by having no skirmish option.

[JDPUK]

Originally posted by GrugIsRock:

another one filtered, I skipped skirmish entirely and never touched it once cause grinding is boring.

That to me is part of the fun, enjoy the tactics and combat.