I have to admit filling her chart was a pain with all these dumplings. But it was worth it when I saw that the last recipe you unlock contains Mabon's favorite Choklit. That sweet attention to details made me, a grown-ass man, choke and tear-up.
@Barley block rate isn't very effective unless you have a very large amount of of it, such as with Poppi alpha or Electra. Evading attacks is better because taking no damage is better than taking half damage (or a 50% chance of no damage with Ultimate Shield). Damage is still the way to go in the vast majority of scenarios because the sooner I kill the enemy, the less chance there is for them to pull something unexpected out. Not to mention that not all attacks are physical, and some of the extremely dangerous ones are ether attacks which block rate isn't very effective against. Damage is still king in this, just like most rpgs.
0:00 Vess is actually one I think about often, not because I enjoy her in battle or anything, just because I can never get over how she isn't a light elemented blade. That is the only reason why.
Enel speaking: _"Honestly I still think Bitballs have a pretty fun playstyle on the right Drivers."_ Enel playing the game: *doing nothing but pressing Y at a mild pace.*
Vess's artwork looks good, but it looks strange next to every other blade in the game and didn't seem to translate to a 3D model well. I still like her design, but it took awhile to get used to.
yeah, seeing how my experience basically stopped at the super bosses, i am not overly familiar with the broken strats. watching zeke dunk on enemies was strangely satisfying, and i couldnt help but chuckle when i figured out what he was doing during the intro. XD
I just finished her quest. I cried when mabon died…then began to laugh at how casually the party plays it off and torigoths happy music comes on as a man just dies. Even funnier, after you pick up the crystal, mabons corpse just disappears XD. Like wtf
Still less out of place than Akhos, Patroka and Mikhail. I always find it funny when I engage both Mythra and Patroka and put them side by side. They look like they don't belong in the same game.
Interesting I’m planning to do her quest soon and just haven’t been sure who to place her on. I mean the end she will end up doing mostly Merc Missions, her Fortitude skill is great for that.
Kinda forgot Vess existed. Interesting to see such a forgotten blade be useful, really shows how free this game is. Hope to see the other DLC blades soon
the design of her ball is pretty neat and it once again makes me annoyed that only the Aegis girls get to keep the unique design of their weapon regardless of core chip. Aside from that I don't like the fact that her hair and rings clip with basically everything
@@skylordguy6861 which I find odd because KOS-MOS's cannons change depending on the chip. Honestly, KOS-MOS and Corvin are the main reasons I wish you could change a weapon's appearance while still keeping the stats of a different core chip.
0:04 Poor Vess. Her core crystal came online just as I got Morag, so I gave her the only guaranteed unique blade I could guarantee for her, not knowing what sort of weapon she has.
I have a new found respect for affinity on higher difficulties after I did a common blade only BoC run. On that note, being able to reduce enemies drivers affinity would be nice.
Vess' unique bitball model reminds me of that ball that you put a water balloon in, set the timer, then pops the balloon after it's done. To improve her, Sympathy would also give a 10% increase in damage (up to 60%) when an ally miss. Space-Tea-Time would also increase driver combo duration by 30%.
I didn't have the patience to max her chart... All that farming was intolerable to get ingredients to make good that i don't use... She was the only main game blade that i didn't max...
@Barley Cruelly analyzing this system, it's nothing more than the reset of the cache once the data is overloaded in the computer. To protect the integrity of the vessel, there's a cooldown in the form of 'death' by becoming core crystal again. This was obviously a flaw in the design Klaus made. Given more time, maybe a different method could be found to prevent this. Who knows? Maybe the third game portraits this.
Hey I didn't forget about Vess! That being said, I always wondered why her crit rate was a bit higher than her fellow bitballs... I really don't pay attention to affinity charts lmao
Vess loses all her memories when Mabon dies, and she's reactivated by one of your drivers. She doesn't even recognize Antis and Noelle anymore. But... she goes back to Mabon's old kitchen to make Dumplings...?
Ladies and gentlemen, the absolute most mediocre Bitball. And it sucks to say that, because I wanted her to be awesome considering how much I love her blade quest. When it comes to actually using her, she pales when compared to her competition. Before I got the DLC, I would bond her to Nia for Chapter 4 for a very small amount of time and then drop her shortly after. Post DLC, she is basically completely worthless outside of driver arts and blade combos.
Sooo, Martian Successor Nadesico... knowing the artist from it made her desing was a blast from the past, the last thing I was aware he had worked on was actually Corrector Yui, and that was a loooooong time ago, I now know he has been doing work, but non of them have had the succes of Martian Successor Nadesico, the thing that made me a bit sceptical about him having done her design was actually the Ahoges (the 3 long lock of hair that goes up and to the front, the name meens foolish hair) his designs never trully had them or as pronounced on his designs now for the game, I think the one skill that could help her be changed is the second one, I would make it a Hunters Chemestry type skill and also have it reduce or negate affinity loss by missing and the like, the other 2 are ok, just not amazing, so balancing her skills should work in he favor
Bruh I literally forgot this blade existed before clicking the notification, the only blade affinity chart comparable to Ursula for sheer tedious grinding imo 🙄
I'm starting to get the feeling that Elma might be good lol. Most of these videos on mediocre blades show off how overdrive makes them better/more fun in the second example fight.
I wish you showed how to use blades on more than just their absolute most optimal driver. It feels like almost every video is zeke. I would have loved to see how to use this on Nia.
Quick question regarding Level IV Specials. When the Driver attacks with their own seperate ratio, is it right to assume that all of them are physical except for Ether Cannons and Bitballs (not counting the Blade attacking btw)? Also... "Pulverizing-" "Pulverizing-" "Pulverizing-" "Pulverizing-" "Pulverizing-" "Pulverizing-" "Pulverizing-" "Pulverizing-" "Pulverizing-" "Pulverizing-" "Pulverizing-" "Pulverizing-" "Pulverizing-" "Pulverizing-" "Pulverizing-" "Pulverizing-"
Bitballs are best on either Nia or Zeke? Well Zeke has the same English voice actor as her ex-husband Mabon, while Nia may have some experience with healing blades slowly watching their family fall apart while being powerless to actually save the ones they're specifically meant to save. At least Vess doesn't have to remember her failure to save Mabon...
So for the cool down stat, is it better to have a lower or higher number? Like, having a higher number seems like it would be a bad thing, unless it means cool down speed?
@@EnelXC has nothing to do with getting visions or some kind of new text in battle or any kind of new game mechanic? I noticed art names before enemies attacked, I thought those were foresight...
"I think Bitballs are kinda fun on the right drivers."
Translation: "Pulverizing! Pulverizing! Pulverizing! SHELL SHOT!"
I have to admit filling her chart was a pain with all these dumplings. But it was worth it when I saw that the last recipe you unlock contains Mabon's favorite Choklit. That sweet attention to details made me, a grown-ass man, choke and tear-up.
Imagine having 0% defense and still taking less damage than Herald.
OOF!
@Barley block rate isn't very effective unless you have a very large amount of of it, such as with Poppi alpha or Electra. Evading attacks is better because taking no damage is better than taking half damage (or a 50% chance of no damage with Ultimate Shield). Damage is still the way to go in the vast majority of scenarios because the sooner I kill the enemy, the less chance there is for them to pull something unexpected out. Not to mention that not all attacks are physical, and some of the extremely dangerous ones are ether attacks which block rate isn't very effective against. Damage is still king in this, just like most rpgs.
Enel while recording this: i miss Crossette
"Increases damage dealt to machines"
...You live in the wrong world, Vess. That would be _very_ handy for the Homs, for sure, but in this world? Nope.
Yeah plus by the time folks reach the world tree, we would already have several Blades better against the mecha's.
If only she was born in a world of strife.
how it feels to be a bitball on zeke:
PULVERIZING DUN-
PULVERIZING DUN-
PULVERIZING DUN-
Zeke von Genbu, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden.
Alternate joke: That's no dumpling, that's a jelly doughnut!
"You know the numbers by now"
That felt like something my maths teacher would tell me, wow
“Infinite dunking on these fools”
-Enel 2020
**highlight of 2020
What if you had 50,629,824 HP but Zeke said, PULVERIZING DUNK!
0:00
Vess is actually one I think about often, not because I enjoy her in battle or anything, just because I can never get over how she isn't a light elemented blade. That is the only reason why.
It would've been really cool if she was and would've made her a bit more usefull in ny opinion
Enel speaking: _"Honestly I still think Bitballs have a pretty fun playstyle on the right Drivers."_
Enel playing the game: *doing nothing but pressing Y at a mild pace.*
Dunk is fun!
"here's a blade you probably don't think about too often"
*looks at ocean of useless dumplings* yeah I wish I could forget
Vess's artwork looks good, but it looks strange next to every other blade in the game and didn't seem to translate to a 3D model well. I still like her design, but it took awhile to get used to.
yeah, seeing how my experience basically stopped at the super bosses, i am not overly familiar with the broken strats. watching zeke dunk on enemies was strangely satisfying, and i couldnt help but chuckle when i figured out what he was doing during the intro. XD
"Neither of this traits are very desirable and only serve to make her less appealing"
youch
Yeah, that free kick he delivered to her there lolololol
I only needed "oh crap her weapon's a bit ball! My excitement in using her just promptly _died! "_
Bess had one of the best blade quests imo.
Me: nothing is worse than pyra and vale's crafting!
Vess: hold my gromrice
I just finished her quest. I cried when mabon died…then began to laugh at how casually the party plays it off and torigoths happy music comes on as a man just dies. Even funnier, after you pick up the crystal, mabons corpse just disappears XD. Like wtf
Personally I like boreas and crossette more but vess' quest was great
Enel you gotta remind us about the vids man, 😔 I nearly done went my day without seeing another one of your masterpieces
All is right with the world. The advertisement is here 😌
A blade I don't think about too often? Vess is my every waking thought, such an ELECTRIFYING blade
Her Character Art always seemed out of place in Xc2 to me.
Agrees. Her face seems.... Long.
It feels like she came out of Bible Black ngl
Her artstyle seems very 90s mecha anime style to me.
Not every artstyle translates well from 2d art to 3d models I'm afraid
Still less out of place than Akhos, Patroka and Mikhail. I always find it funny when I engage both Mythra and Patroka and put them side by side. They look like they don't belong in the same game.
You could say, welcome to the space tea time jam.
When her driver died I burst into laughter
Yo wtf
I kinda was sad. But still saw it coming. Just like Theory's driver and Niall, I was like: Mabon has a nice unique blade, yup he's dead.
why?
Interesting I’m planning to do her quest soon and just haven’t been sure who to place her on. I mean the end she will end up doing mostly Merc Missions, her Fortitude skill is great for that.
Kinda forgot Vess existed. Interesting to see such a forgotten blade be useful, really shows how free this game is.
Hope to see the other DLC blades soon
Godfrey
the design of her ball is pretty neat and it once again makes me annoyed that only the Aegis girls get to keep the unique design of their weapon regardless of core chip. Aside from that I don't like the fact that her hair and rings clip with basically everything
Don’t forget T-elos, her weapon keeps it scythe form regardless of core chip
@@skylordguy6861 which I find odd because KOS-MOS's cannons change depending on the chip. Honestly, KOS-MOS and Corvin are the main reasons I wish you could change a weapon's appearance while still keeping the stats of a different core chip.
Still less clipping than Sheba's hair when she's sulking in her bathtub.
0:04 Poor Vess. Her core crystal came online just as I got Morag, so I gave her the only guaranteed unique blade I could guarantee for her, not knowing what sort of weapon she has.
By process of elimination I guess that next time we'll discuss the most broken attack in the game...
*DIVINE PUNISHMENT*
I have a new found respect for affinity on higher difficulties after I did a common blade only BoC run.
On that note, being able to reduce enemies drivers affinity would be nice.
Vess' unique bitball model reminds me of that ball that you put a water balloon in, set the timer, then pops the balloon after it's done. To improve her, Sympathy would also give a 10% increase in damage (up to 60%) when an ally miss. Space-Tea-Time would also increase driver combo duration by 30%.
Never seen Zeke's bitball arts, the dunk spam is hilarious! Keep up the good work Enel =)
Space waifu has the best side quest in the game imo
Heavy Get dunked on Energy when a Bitball and Zeke are in the same room. Thanks for the guide Enel.
I didn't have the patience to max her chart... All that farming was intolerable to get ingredients to make good that i don't use... She was the only main game blade that i didn't max...
"Vess doesn't really need aggro reduction as she won't take many hits to begin with."
*has practically permanent aggro throughout both fights :x
Pulverizing time again? 😂. Jokes aside, Vess story is quite sad. She represents the cruelty of the fate the blades face whenever the driver dies.
@Barley Cruelly analyzing this system, it's nothing more than the reset of the cache once the data is overloaded in the computer. To protect the integrity of the vessel, there's a cooldown in the form of 'death' by becoming core crystal again. This was obviously a flaw in the design Klaus made. Given more time, maybe a different method could be found to prevent this. Who knows? Maybe the third game portraits this.
Hey I didn't forget about Vess! That being said, I always wondered why her crit rate was a bit higher than her fellow bitballs... I really don't pay attention to affinity charts lmao
Fun fact about Vess: she was designed by Kia Asamiya, who also made Silent Mobius.
Vess loses all her memories when Mabon dies, and she's reactivated by one of your drivers. She doesn't even recognize Antis and Noelle anymore. But... she goes back to Mabon's old kitchen to make Dumplings...?
Meh meh! Tora never realised Vess had 0% physical defence! Tora dread of having those defences...
So my idea of putting Vess on Zeke as a joke was actually a good idea
Huh
Vess...almost forgot about her, but you can never forget those big badonkadonks owo
Nobody:
Not a single soul:
Zeke with a Bitball: GEEEEEEEEEEEEET DUNKED ON!!!!
Should have uploaded this in 2 days when chugga covers this tbh
She’s as good as the dump.
Dumplings. The dumplings! Obviously the blade quest was what I was referring to her dumplings are awesome!
"Enlightened Loincloth so zeke can look as hot as possible" my new favorite xenoblade content quote EVER 😂
This was the last blade I S/S+ Ranked because grinding out dumplings was a pain, lmao
Vess is that blade for people who just hate doing the core summoning so much they refuse to do it and only run what the game gives you
I'm having traumatic rice ball flashbacks
You mean "dumplings"
I legitimately forgot this blade existed
just reliesed that pitball is the best weapon when it comes to the passing the weapon gimmick wich you have in gameplay and especially in the story
Thanks for making these great guides. I hope to be the first viewer of how to use common blades
Nothing bad ever happened...right?
Ladies and gentlemen, the absolute most mediocre Bitball. And it sucks to say that, because I wanted her to be awesome considering how much I love her blade quest. When it comes to actually using her, she pales when compared to her competition. Before I got the DLC, I would bond her to Nia for Chapter 4 for a very small amount of time and then drop her shortly after. Post DLC, she is basically completely worthless outside of driver arts and blade combos.
Literally only been using her right now cause I wanted/needed an electric blade XD
okay but having Vess’ video with Mabon in the background is CRUEL
Vess' quest is goated tbf
Sooo, Martian Successor Nadesico... knowing the artist from it made her desing was a blast from the past, the last thing I was aware he had worked on was actually Corrector Yui, and that was a loooooong time ago, I now know he has been doing work, but non of them have had the succes of Martian Successor Nadesico, the thing that made me a bit sceptical about him having done her design was actually the Ahoges (the 3 long lock of hair that goes up and to the front, the name meens foolish hair) his designs never trully had them or as pronounced on his designs
now for the game, I think the one skill that could help her be changed is the second one, I would make it a Hunters Chemestry type skill and also have it reduce or negate affinity loss by missing and the like, the other 2 are ok, just not amazing, so balancing her skills should work in he favor
Thx for the guide Enel
just dont make chicken dumplings, roc will get angry
Bruh I literally forgot this blade existed before clicking the notification, the only blade affinity chart comparable to Ursula for sheer tedious grinding imo 🙄
These donuts are great. Jelly filled is my favorite!
@@XSaebaYRyoZ ._.
smh ng+ file where Mabon isn't dead
I'm starting to get the feeling that Elma might be good lol. Most of these videos on mediocre blades show off how overdrive makes them better/more fun in the second example fight.
Dat dang dumpling requirement....
balls are great
PULVERIZING PULVERIZING PULVERIZING PULVERIZING PULVERIZING PULVERIZING SHELL SHOT
Lol. Not gonna lie. I didn’t even get her because the quest was annoying and she didn’t interest me at all.
Will still like and comment for algorithm
I wish you showed how to use blades on more than just their absolute most optimal driver. It feels like almost every video is zeke. I would have loved to see how to use this on Nia.
Quick question regarding Level IV Specials. When the Driver attacks with their own seperate ratio, is it right to assume that all of them are physical except for Ether Cannons and Bitballs (not counting the Blade attacking btw)?
Also...
"Pulverizing-"
"Pulverizing-"
"Pulverizing-"
"Pulverizing-"
"Pulverizing-"
"Pulverizing-"
"Pulverizing-"
"Pulverizing-"
"Pulverizing-"
"Pulverizing-"
"Pulverizing-"
"Pulverizing-"
"Pulverizing-"
"Pulverizing-"
"Pulverizing-"
"Pulverizing-"
2:54 mmhh?1 doesnt sound that bad to me?
2:59 OK nevermind
Bitballs are best on either Nia or Zeke? Well Zeke has the same English voice actor as her ex-husband Mabon, while Nia may have some experience with healing blades slowly watching their family fall apart while being powerless to actually save the ones they're specifically meant to save.
At least Vess doesn't have to remember her failure to save Mabon...
Hold on... Low physical defense, high ether defense, HP mod, "Divine" party heal Level 4...?
Dumpling yummy
She looks like a Silent Mobius character.
That's because she was designed by Kia Asamiya.
Are you actually showing off Vess in front of her old dead driver? Something about that seems insensitive.
Pulverising
Electric grandma with ball
PULVERIZING DUNK
I put Vess with Mòrag and I would be fighting a boss and she would switch to vess instead of Brigid and would be doing nothing... yeah I died a lot.
She was probably trying to do a blade combo, Morag and Nia's AI works like that
Oh yeah, this person I forgot about them,
How did you get all your blades to S+? Did you just farm a shitload of Love Sources?
So for the cool down stat, is it better to have a lower or higher number? Like, having a higher number seems like it would be a bad thing, unless it means cool down speed?
higher number means a lower cooldown
the quest let a bad taste
i mean i expecting it but man not like that
Who watches the whole video!
hi
Who?
Vess manages to not be the best Blade in the niche category of female Bitball users with cooking field skills and Fortitude
So if you tell me to subscribe every video, do i have to unsubscribe after the video?
nah
How to make rice
Oh wrong video?
Oops
An guess a blade who's blade quest is honestly better then the blade.
I don't understand foresight. What exactly does it do?
50% accuracy and evasion for the entire party. You hit things more and get hit less.
@@EnelXC has nothing to do with getting visions or some kind of new text in battle or any kind of new game mechanic? I noticed art names before enemies attacked, I thought those were foresight...
Xenoblafde
Love her quest, but it seems she really sucks. Which is a shame bc aside from her art. I really like her design and her character.
fast
Vess is my least favorite blade
Vess is really forgettable imk she just didnt have a memorable quest it was just bland
I have the lowest knowledge in this game of the bitball class
I couldn't help but start listening to this once Zeke started canceling Pulverizing Dunk into itself: czcams.com/video/fJ2vuEuqaTg/video.html