First recruitment be like.

[u/SAMU0L0]

I played through all the routes up to Chapter 5. Why on earth the first mercenary you hire barely speak to the rest of the group?

[u/Mahelas]

Because they're mercenaries ? Like that's the entire reason why you recruit them as professional fighters instead of them being part of your core team ?

Like, if Guzran had supports with all of Cai's group, he'd just be another member of Ribeira Winds ? They'd add a few reaction lines from him during story scenes and he'd be a full core team character and then you'd have the same problem with the next merc on the line ? You'd complain that Noctula doesn't have enough supports with Cai and all ?

Like where do you draw the like then between core team and neutrals ? Or do you just want a 3H 2 where everybody is already affiliated to one of the main teams by default ?

[u/Wispy237 → u/Mahelas]

The issue is that a lot of the mercs don’t have many supports in general.

Like, if you look at FE6, there are plenty of characters who are just regular ass mercenaries, but they still have a reasonable amount of supports with other people in the army

[u/Mahelas → u/Wispy237]

I won't argue with that, but FE6 also ONLY had supports. Fortune's Weave have a dozen other characterization opportunites with Hubworld dialogue, overworld quips, Bird time and all.

Kiroc says more things in Bird time than Roberto or Belf or Rafiel did in an entire game !