Gotta go fast <| sep |> Good king bad boyars ? <| sep |> There ' s no saving of those kids , though . <| sep |> Birthright is mostly Rout maps where you need to clear all enemies on the map to complete the goal . A few Seize objectives here and there , but mostly Routs . Conquest has mostly Boss Eliminations making the grind of clearing out a map full of trash enemies mostly optional and many chapters have complex trickery which requires some flexible planning to get past . Conquest also does not allow access to Challenge maps like Awakening does , so you only really have Story maps and Paralogues to level units and earn gold in . Even most DLC content won ' t give you any EXP gains . I didn ' t find that aspect too problematic myself , but it primarily means you need to be careful not to blow all your gold too quickly . Your access to purchaseable weapons and Seals for classhopping is much more limited in Conquest . So the main appreciable difference between Conquest and Birthright is that Birthright is more forgiving of mistakes and has simpler map objectives . Conquest is more restrictive and forces more limitations on you . I found Conquest more fun to play personally . When I ran Birthright I got kind of done with it near the end and turned the last three maps down from Hard to Normal so I could blow through them and finish the story .