It's nice to see a protagonist so devoted to one girl! It's such a rarity. Even going so far as to give up things that are actually important to him (and not just giving the group of girls something that doesn't actually matter too much to him because he's already too strong).
@SingLove You're really splitting hairs here. Emiya is the first one in the game the image is associated with (and honestly, I played the games FAR before the anime series was a thing, so that's what I know of Fate). There's no need for needless correction like this.
@Beregorn I think he's referring to part of the saying that old D&D player had for munchkins. Used to tie things to the end of a 10 foot pole item to give extra distance in order to pre-trigger traps while being out of their 10 foot effect range. There were also other ways to use it like...
I don't know why, but I actually really like this series. Maybe it's because I'm always the person in games that prefers to be a super crafting person rather than a damage-type person. This feels like a rather unique and refreshing change from the regular stories.
@Thifa To be honest with you, this is pretty much the mentality of most medical professionals. Even in medical school, it's kind of the way you're trained. Work until you drop because you've got a huge major exams that could alter your life--and if you're from the US, failure means being...