Dragon Ball Sparking Zero Ranked is Testing My Patience...

[@silversoul2770]

When it comes to rank you'll get those really fun matches where it feels like a fight from the anime. Then you'll have 15 matches where you're dealing with the most annoying meta ever. I will always treasure that one match where I was GT Goku fighting someone who was GT Vegeta. I fired a Kamehameha and he did Final Flash for the beam struggle. I'm glad they understood the assignment.

[@jayjohnson4046]

You described it so perfectly omg this is literally my experience w the game bruh and I've yet to beam clash w anyone I'm still waiting on it lmao

[@roscoeorginal]

Yeah, there was a match where my opponents last character was Hercule so my first thought was to fight him with my own Hercule

[@jdennis867]

roshi has the most bs super attack ever. it's fast af and it's unblockable. buutenks also have a very fast super attack that is unblockable.

[@agent-garland]

8:29 Hercule did actually vanish in the anime, when he was fighting the guys who shot the dog.

[@BlindBandit1x]

just to get shot anyway😭😭

[@knightwhosaysno4392]

​@@BlindBandit1x my goat, wins even when he gets shot

[@VisionsofDagdae]

Insane that Trunks' final hope slash does not have a special win screen. They REALLY gotta add more of those, it's absurd there are only 3 in the game

[@Edmitsu]

Trunks (Super) outright feels unfinished. Them making SSR a aura for his SS1 form while having him in that form on the cover was the final nail in the coffin for me. Game needed another two months imo

[@LuhZay3]

@@Edmitsufacts brother

[@diputsnoob3815]

​@@EdmitsuTrunka (super) should have Base >> SS2 >> SSRage. It feels so weird playing story mode where he should be using SS2, instead he has SSRage aura

[@valentds]

@@diputsnoob3815 meanwhile, caulifla has base and super saiyan 2, while kefla has super saiyan 1 and 2... why

[@Z48654]

The game wasn’t supposed to come out till next year, it definitely feels that way

[@romanlegion8331]

I can't help but notice that all the major content creators are all slowly getting pissed off at this game at the same time.

[@icygalaxies]

Honey moon phase over

[@EmissaryTheMessenger]

Everyone is starting to get the game. They are realizing there are a lot of players willing to play dirty to win.

[@LovelessGentleman]

You can only be positive for so long when you’re getting spammed by cheese. The game isn’t the problem the toxic players are. In my opinion

[@dylanmartin2890]

@@LovelessGentlemanthe game is most definitely the problem but if after image strike and broly ki spam get nerfed it won’t be so bad

[@jirenthegray5776]

@@dylanmartin2890 The game isn't the problem. You're just bad.

[@cannons4789]

I started watching a week ago and really appreciate your patience and willingness to learn while dealing with cheese and over-used chars

[@Jlalala23]

Did you know Taipion is the only character in the game with a Special Rush Attack that damages giants? Very canon.

[@Maddogtheiced]

Ssj3 Goku has it too I believe

[@hawkeye3494]

​@@Maddogtheicedyeah its his dragon fist ult. It makes sense since he did it to hirrudegarn (prolly spelled that wrong)

[@HyyHarston]

Where is tapian from. I must have missed it

[@Connor_Kirkpatrick]

@@HyyHarston Wrath of the Dragon

[@HyyHarston]

@ ooohhhhh from gt?

[@graciaman]

What I don't see many people talking about is how much damn meter you build in the vanish war. Against some characters I wonder if it's best to just go "Super Counter or Bust" to prevent some characters from building crazy meter.

[@Edmitsu]

Yeah I use it to escape the vanish wars. They need to make each vanish drain a full bar of ki to make it end faster.

[@c0wboys4life]

Naw I’ve been speaking on that on most videos I come across speaking on ideas with the game. The meter gain NEEDS to be toned it’s one simple adjustment that will change this game drastically it’s too many ways for our to already build up and with Z Countering happening so much in this game those skill points come back like it’s nothing….tine the down and watch how much the game changes, a lot of prime finds be exposed not having their cop outs to depend on

[@vetri99tsukuya20]

Maybe the old yaji stallers decided wifi would make up for the nerfs xD

[@Rushspeedemon07]

I think my issue with these 'meta' teams with Wheelo, Racoom, Roshi etc, is just that they never rematch you if you win 1, they rage quit more than other players and its just kind of like, are you even having fun at that point or are you just concerned about winning? Also even when you do win, they're just not fun to play against.

[@roscoeorginal]

That’s kinda where I am at as well. Like just have fun with the game because I know damn well you don’t even like those characters😭

[@boredaura1064]

Ik I start a lot of shit in here but I just wanna say I really appreciate your videos, especially with them being longer. You’re one of the few creators that I look forward to whenever life starts lifing and I need to clear my head

[@boredaura1064]

6:53 Nvm all respect lost

[@flare6946]

1:50 Broly's lifeless expression kills me

[@MagmaSpacer]

Honestly what got me was blurred Trunks. XD

[@tetraboom2739]

Wake up everybody, new Lotus video.

[@DesirableFate]

32:28 was so relatable to how I felt when I made a Wheelo, & giant slug cheeser rage quit after they were about to lose 😂😂

[@crowlessnight3615]

Hecule needs his jetpack bandai

[@sicctaylor9344]

Something useful with Z Trunks and I’m sure Tapion/FTSuper have it too: They have an attack great to open up your opponent before a z-rush…When you charged Ki blast without moving it turns to an unblockable air slash that travels pretty fast and has a little bit of homing. Also good for general zoning/long range strats.

[@juusama44]

4:50 "since the beginning of the game at this point" made me laugh lol

[@thomskiboy0930]

Damn bro I'm gonna start feeling bad for playing Master Roshi. I was playing him on day 1 and I never played cheap with him. Ive been seeing a surge in people playing him so I hope I dont run into him as often as i did Yajirobe before his nerfs. BTW love your vids Lotus and please dont hate if we ever match while I'm playing Roshi 😅❤

[@picklebrine7611]

Don’t feel bad for playing whoever you wanna play

[@drey_stvkzz4251]

Facts you paid bread for it and I believe you he’s Lowkey nasty I have him in the back pocket and I love getting my friends mad wit him

[@Ner0Rev0lver]

I understand content creators riding the wave for Sparking, I dont knock the hustle. But its really nice to see people who acknowledge the BS and mundane battle system. The fact that youre forced to use about 10 characters MAX around the mid B ranks just to level up is a problem. 95% of teams have either Racoome, Vidal or other low DP cost characters who are equipped with after-image. Once you call out their style they just run and wait for after image to be on deck so they can just swap out to time out. Its just not fun and I want others to complain about it more so HOPEFULLY they fix it.

[@cannons4789]

17:26 Yo Vegeta i see you! Gohan gonna be mad as hell though!

[@walklytekel5713]

14:55 my biggest pet peeve wit this game😂😂 it's so hard to tell when things are your own fault

[@kareemdavis4068]

Canelojrg earned respect from me. Loved watching actual combat rather than running and charging.

[@XoxoKawaiiGirl]

"We're gonna experience some head winds, giggity."

[@kbgrevolver4563]

Takes a lot of practice to get good with that Dr. Wheelo heheh

[@chosendisciples5322]

If you press down after getting launched for a hard knock down at the right time, you’ll be able to recover. But you have to be fast

[@samthemessiah9330]

I've been a Burter fan since day 1 so i do not feel bad for playing his good friend Recoome lmao

[@ChazzItUpToTheMoon]

I’m just saying man, Burter’s moves in this game are mad clean.

[@samthemessiah9330]

@ChazzItUpToTheMoon he feels really good for a 3dp character but hes just pretty easy to super counter which is really annoying to deal with

[@ChazzItUpToTheMoon]

@ aw wait, all those extra rapid hits all count for super counters? DAMN, that sucks. Imma still pull up with Burter tho

[@Dredabeast95]

@@ChazzItUpToTheMoonYessir. Its sadly on the easier side to SC him too. But hey, we still gonna style and profile and call ppl dumbasses any chance we get 💪🏾

[@deonmatthews3502]

That’s another thing at 5:20 instant transmission is so dumb bro not only do I lose where he is but it takes FOREVER to re lock on

[@AscheAbyss]

Ayo Lotus! Entertaining video, glad you're enjoying the game and keep doing what you like bruh. If you don't mind advice though, I noticed you don't really abuse the unblockable ki slash that trunks has at his disposal. I see you use it from time to time with tapion and trunks, but I mean really abuse that joint. It let's you confirm Z bursts dashing on hit, confirm supers and ults as well when you trail behind them. Otherwise your dash in tech on the vanishes?! A1. Probably among the most consistent and practical usage of it I've seen or experienced apart from a few players. I see the progress

[@drey_stvkzz4251]

Damn bro I fw your battle IQ with side stepping the sweep, I never thought of that def using it and I see you use the jumping ki blast often so I’m taking that too✍🏾

[@theelmozusflame3015]

Buildings are AWESOME i got kicked into the INSIDE OF A MONORAIL TUBE and Fighting in the stands at world tournament is Hilarious. AND if you're having visual issues inside Buildings or next to walls PAY ATTENTION TO THE SHADOW PROFILES OF THE CHARACTERS or Turn the tables and Push them against the wall. or fly Up or away

[@thestanman1486]

I get the whole bit about "oh my favorite character has always been yajirobe" but like I do genuinely really like Recoome lol what am I supposed to do

[@montrealbates281]

Use more ki blast when approaching lotus it helps with perception a lot for me at least

[@Ace1stClass77]

edge of spirit ost to start? man of culture

[@StrawHatCentral]

The real test for the netcode of fighting games is a few weeks/months after release. When the game releases everyone is playing it so it’s easier for the game to match you with people closer to you basically perfect conditions. However as time goes on and the player base naturally tapers you really see how well the netcode holds up against distance and less than ideal conditions.

[@StrawHatCentral]

A lot of older anime games that are unbearable to play online now were mistaken to have good net-code on release.

[@Edmitsu]

Namco’s netcode is infamously bad. Speaking as a tekken player. As time goes on the connections will get worse and worse. Mark my words cause that’s what has happened with all their games. Competitive and party games alike.

[@glaziumtck8593]

I Unironically like Recoome and would totaly rock the full Ginyu team online. I would rock full themed teams in general. He's my favorite Ginyu Force member.

[@FlyingKneegroww]

Perfect timing ⛽️

[@Drago935PL]

I like how every one of us that play videl agreed to only use her best outfit

[@liutavali]

I woke up everybody, new Lotus video.

[@themagicman6078]

The last couple days I feel like I've had better luck finding people playing for fun and skill/strategy. I'm up in A rank and its starting to feel like the meta trolls have begun to filter out a little.... or theyre all floating up to the top of S and Z rank. Something funny about imagining all of Z rank being an ocean of grappling Android 19s and sparking brolys

[@ScoopsMayCry]

Yeah I think after I got my platinum trophy I'm gonna wait for the game to get patched further cause I was miserable in ranked before and I imagine it's only gotten worse

[@codfin846]

I can't speak for everyone but I personally have always loved the Ginyu Force idk why but always been drawn to them. Burter, Recoome, and Jeice have always been my favorites and all 3 have been in my top 10 characters of all Dragonball since I was a little one man. So yeah you'll catch me playing them. But to be fair Guldo and Ginyu never clicked with me like the other 3 so you probably won't see me playing them.

[@kdub244211]

I be feeling like the different stages lag.. I stay on the time chamber bc of it lol

[@loweloking88]

Like a bracket for the lower DP characters, mid DP, high DP

[@jaydenjones5658]

Hey lotus, you can just infinitely basic auto giants with the first part of auto, walk forward(not dash like you normally do to extend combos)then start auto attacking again. it loops unless they super counter

[@reality3304]

They should add more 2dp and even a couple more 1dp characters through DLC along with the beast gohans, orange piccolo’s etc.

[@DjunglePro]

The "not being able to switch" bug/glitch is still in the game, i play with keyboard and mouse so maybe it has something to do with that. Also funny enough i never had any problems with the controls messing up or switching characters/transformations before the patch that supposedly fixed it, but after the patch i often cannot switch characters and transform. But like i said it maybe a keyboard and mouse thing, seems like the problems shifted to that after the patch. Guess I'll have get me a good controller and play the game how its meant to be played :P

[@Valkyrie-Kain]

I’ve been having hella fun with a team with sword trunks, tapion, and Majin Vegeta. Vegeta is a sleeper pick IMO

[@Kasino973]

19:44 order does matter, lower dp cost = less wait time to switch out

[@Ace1stClass77]

2:57 you can super dash descend btw

[@NarutotheSuperSage]

I prioritize using wild sense over instant spark with Caulifla

[@jobinski]

Can someone tell me the track playing in the background during the matches, it was fiiiiiiire

[@babyyyz7948]

Do u know how to the tech that trunks do pls tell me bro

[@Catemiausalot]

@jobinski Its „Edge of spirit“ from DB BT 3 🎉

[@jobinski]

@@Catemiausalotthank you so much 🙏🏻

[@jobinski]

@@babyyyz7948I’m not sure sorry

[@Catemiausalot]

@@jobinski @jobinski you need to checkout the OST „Evolution“ from BT 3 its even better bro 😮‍💨

[@itsjustques]

I agree base goku black being 5 and upgrading to 8 is crazy asf😭 and i love tht beautiful character

[@alchemicalvapour8950]

idk, of the ginyu force i actually DO like recoome and jeice. jeice because he has the best design and recoome because he had the most screen time to establish his personality and be a general menace until goku floored him.

[@patescortez88]

The lore though

[@slimp6532]

Perception should probably be more like reflect and have much more recovery.

[@sairsanchez3871]

Have you seen the new Razor showcase from Arc System works?

[@JordanSmith-jq5yi]

Use to have fights in slow mo, dropped the graphics settings on my PC (high end from 2 years ago) and I haven’t had any lag/frame rate drop ever since. I run it through the Nvidia GeForce app. Hope that helps someone out there having a similar issue

[@cannons4789]

I think Trunks has an unblockable charged ki attack. Very Useful

[@xenowarrior1.018]

It sucks that master roshi is becoming the new menace. Cus now I feel bad for playing him even though he's one of my favorite characters. Roshi, Ssj4 Gogeta (I love GT, second favorite db series don't hate😭), and frieza so I wanted to learn to play them all in this game

[@justcallmesage2279]

14:00 TO 14:30 was beautiful sparking zero. dont get to see hands being thrown too often

[@ajani2049]

LotusAsakura the one who what ?

[@Spawnamvs]

Never knows best

[@crowlessnight3615]

Summary not how we wanted the game but also the game we wanted

[@heckatrademark]

Do you think you'll make an A18 team🤧regardless, loving the ranked uploads

[@undyingsoul3949]

Videl can shoot Ki blasts? Since when?

[@bigbabyjosh]

Recoome been a beast shoooo the Ginyu force always been solid in any game

[@FetusGod]

lmao lotus was losing his mind tryna commentate and play at the same time

[@RealZefrety67]

Videl, Yadj, Roshi and Hercule are the most common i come by. It’s literally brain dead how ever uses the same people. Android 18 is about the most common i’ve seen in the last 3 days.

[@GameRex08]

@lotusasukura you could add bardock instead of videl if you started in base with trunks I know you probably know that but I think it would be a sick team

[@obiwanshinobi87]

These last few days I have barely been online.. had to take a break and focused more on custom battles and what if stories... because if I keep fighting cheesy players I'm going to uninstall

[@mujtabaalkhaldpll4700]

constant pressure a lot side stepping helps with fighting giants

[@mujtabaalkhaldpll4700]

Also unblockable ultimates are the best counter

[@rightkamui]

I love Burter he’s been my fav Ginyu force member since I was a kid I’ve always loved super speed and my fav color is Blue I’ve played him in every game that has him with that being said I KNOW mfs do not like this man and I’ve fought at least 20 online 😂

[@roscoeorginal]

I don’t think it’s wrong to use the meta, the issue is the meta in Sparking Zero just isn’t fun to go against. At times, I don’t even think my opponent is having fun either.

[@WelchNBE]

Yeah the connection has been bad I’ve been putting my setting on 5 only & it still has ppl who be lagging & skipping, n it doesn’t help that most ppl on pc have toasters trying to play on the highest setting

[@CascaEnjoyedIt]

Tip against giants, go to the absolute top of the map and they won't be able to superdash

[@trivium009]

The cheese is real in ranked 😢

[@LordyLS]

".... I'm noticing..." WE NOTICE TOO 😭

[@Exinstix]

I have one more achievement before the platinum trophy, I’ll see you guys in 50 fights 😂

[@loweloking88]

I just wish they added DP Brackets to singles

[@Xenoxion]

I got bothered with ranked yesterday. After coming to rank A with three lower cost characters fighting one too many Brolys, I cracked. All it takes is one bad fight. I switched to my old boi from BT3, Ssj4 Gogeta and I have not lost once since.

[@walklytekel5713]

I broke gogeta ss4 in at B3 I'm now S4 fuck that😂

[@kingku1793]

You dont know how much the slightest amount of delay causes issuses until she practice super counter in training, essentially perfect it, hop into ranked and cant get it 1 time

[@Weebfox]

Idk what it is but I have noticed the same about connections lately, first couple weeks I had 0 bad connections and now it feels way too frequent where any longer sessions you will have at least a few really choppy ones Im literally wondering at this point if it's the patch or smth else

[@curlymind]

"I'm noticing......" lmao

[@patescortez88]

The ginyu force son. The team was a problem in the other games to

[@MartyN2A]

It's testing all of our patience 😞

[@Elcuack]

Just for the fun of it I would like to see you play your DBFZ team 18, Bardock and Trunks. Also because I haven't seen any 18 player other then me 😂😅.

[@Amamiyacasual]

Good Player :D

[@khorne133]

If they didn't want to balance things, why did they add a Ranked mode of balance was never something they cared about? Why didn't they just have QM and be done with it if they didn't want it to be competitive?

[@zuku01]

As a Burter and recoome main since back in the Budokai era, I’m a little butthurt that the meta has ruined their rep 😭

[@zaiahplays6328]

Keep posting ranked goat 😂

[@armell5786]

I can understand why some may dislike recoome because of his unblockable ult but why burter is considered a scum too? My main team I was using was burter, recoome, bardock and first form frieza

[@WigglyJigs1]

Recoome’s ult isn’t unblockable. Reason people don’t like him is because he’s a low cost character with 4 health bars and a skill that gives him super armor. Also explosion ults, even if blockable, tend to be very good.

[@jscriber100]

Letz go

[@Afropower-gb9jp]

Why was that future gohan player powering up to full he has a insta spark lmao what was he doing

[@alonzoramirez2064]

Is reecome broken or something?

[@WigglyJigs1]

A low cost character with 4 health bars, a super armor skill and an explosion ult. He’s busted.

[@prefernot7622]

Early gang‼️

[@dragonracer7383]

Why doesn't Lotus transform?

[@kirbyh644]

First doto then afro now lotus,

[@kyleschulze4557]

wait a sec. My dude said around 9:10 "of course he left, its not like I even had a way better team then you". Which is just facts. However, the way you played I wouldn't rematch that either. You insta sparking 5 times against 4 characters. That's the cheesiest way to play by far in the game. Like that is 10x cheesier then Yajirobe was. IMO I think the Yajirobe nerf was fine. However, they 100% need to do something about insta sparking and after image strike. Like the bare minimum both of those should cost 5 points. Though if you want insta to not cost 5, then they should at least make it cost the points even if you fail to get it off.

[@babyyyz7948]

Its rank we play to win

[@kyleschulze4557]

@@babyyyz7948 I get that but why would you expect someone to stay after that. thats the insane part. I would have not rematched it as well. The dude had 1 full power user and 2 characters that dont have insta sparking. quite literally he cant do the same cheese. yet he wanted it to be ran back. In all honest i get it do what ever you gotta do to win, but my god if your already that ahead why does the man need to insta sparking for the 5th time against only a hercule. thats just BM.

[@babyyyz7948]

@@kyleschulze4557 okay u r right mb

[@Kabyk]

The other thing nobody including Lotus seems to mention about which mechanics are "missing" from the meta.... is the normal R2 buttons. You never see them. And as a BT game, that is nothing but a complete failure on SZ's part.

[@Notfakeultra]

The 5 health bars, instant spark and unblockable ultimates ruined singles. It’s feels impossible to rank up even when you win these fusions just quit

[@piegod9]

Poor C4 didn't use a single stock or switch in all the games. If they did lotus would have loss.

[@bernardseabrook5750]

Not tryna be that guy but afterimage strike is getting annoying