I thought I linked it in the description, my b twitter.com/Bojack198/status/1593378453012652033?t=Mn0wl4vwnvbcegVLbw_kgA&s=19

I dropped the game when season two came out but will probably dabble with rising. We'll see if I like it enough to update this guide or make new ones.

@@Bojack198 i stopped playing too around the same time, but alot of my friends are either coming back/or picking it up for the first time. and i'm digging thru all my Diva tech i saved back then so i can get back strong..i think Rising might take this time..they fixed the netcode, gave it cross play and changed enough of the mechanics to where it'll be fresh

You are 100% correct. There are much better ways to do unarmed experts in a D&D system.

heck, having a BA dodge and/or a riposte-like feature would fit right in! Or even a damage mitigation with the flavor of the brawler knowing how to guard with their body better than others since that's what they rely on!

It's a consequence of a few choices in 5e's design. First, taking away feats. Fighters in previous editions and in pathfinder were defined by their ability to build their own fighring styles. feats were generally less powerful than 5e, but fighters got them way more often than other classes, making it so that no two martial characters played the same. (monk et al also got al a carte class feature choices, but they also relied on some of the same feats as fighter, so they also got that feeling, although to a lesser extent) second, the de-emphasis of combat maneuvers like grappling, tripping, and disarming. 5e's maneuver system is way less robust and way more limited than previous editions, possibly as a response to the dislike of 4e as more of a tactics game. thirdly, the root cause: complexity deflation. Although understandable considering the sheer bloat of 3.5e and pathfinder1e (which had been on the market for like 5 years when 5e came out and ALSO included 3.5e content compatability) it's a massive net negative to 5e's design in general. they're only letting themselves use so many tools to design the game, so of course they can only express martial artists as guys who punch really hard

Wizards also got extra feats, but they had to be metamagic, item creation, or the Spell Mastery feat. @@pandoragoldspan7012

@Groisu i love the game and still play it daily but i thought the community died long ago

Yeah, the community is still active on console since rollback was added.

@@Bojack198 when i play online there usually only 4 to 6 people

Go for it, ChaoticGamez made it iirc. I just recorded the routes.

He tried using j.B+assist in multiple spots to set up a good active switch but Scrub checked the assist, hit the point in a situation that could've easily gotten the azrael hit, and applied too much pressure to hard tag.

I always play yellow colors when possible so that was me lol

You'll need to delay the Cobra slightly to give yourself more height. You'll need a bit more height then do j.BD>214B like a special cancel.

@@Bojack198 okay, I'm guessing this applies to any situation where a valiant route ends after a drive normal? I more or less had the same issue on the damage route trying to get sentinel dump to link properly.

@@mallow2902 basically, there's basically no point not delaying Cobra so I just practice all my routes with the delay.

@@Bojack198 got it, I'll keep that in mind in my practice. Thanks.

It can pack a punch but it's incredibly risky to use outside of combos. It's highly recommended not to just throw it out so we didn't highlight any routes for valiant starter.

@@Bojack198 I agree. It's one of those high risk, EXTREME reward moves lol. All I'm saying is that if you happen to land the starter, never not go into the damage route. If you don't, you'll cut off a lot of damage from your combo. The DW route is still worth it sometimes, to be honest. For people learning Azrael, if you want to pretty much gaurentee a valiant starter, condition your opponents with lows. And not just lows. Low drives. A lot of players underestimate how effective you can be if you aren't so hungry to set up for valiant. If you do it good enough, players will crouch all the time, screaming "Rain down on me bro!"

@@mattpweston Valiant is 25 frame start up and 18-19 frames is the average reaction time. You can catch people sometimes with a well timed with 5D and that's 21 frames. 25 frames with a very distinct animation will never gaurentee a opening and more often than not kill you. It is a good starter but will almost never actually be a starter vs competent players. The most I've used it for outside of jokes and combos is as a EA bait from TK tiger whiff canceling and that's a hard read that costs 50 meter on block to not die from.

@@Bojack198 True. I don't play against really good players so that makes sense... but it does have armor 😈

Yes, I have footage from a while back of Elyon beating me up with the team if you wanted to see it in action.

@@Bojack198 yes please, if that is ok with you. Thanks 🙏

@@dragonsoul3525 I meant it's literally already on my channel lol. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/irmnl7eh2NXOd6M.html

The team is really bad in a competitive environment but if it's fun then play it!

@@Bojack198 ok thank you!!!

I'd recommend Yumi since Susanoo gets great mileage out of her assist kit. When Yumi is in you can call 6P>CC>6P against any grounded opponent which sets up for a free sandwich/mix up. Watch CEO 2021 top 8 for footage of the team in action and iirc Ruby/Susan for a few games as well.

Thanks for the replay. Find yumi insanely easy to play anyway. Just curious because she wasn't mentioned in his segment and dustloop had ruby rated higher as a partner.

@@Charagodslayer666 At the time of recording the Yumi team wasn't really on the map and the Yu comp works similarly to Ruby so I suggested another strong team that had a different game plan. You honestly can't go wrong with any of the teams mentioned here lol.

Probably Jin most of the time

@@Bojack198 I see, thanks!