Gettin' beat down with HOLY SPIRIT! DNF Duel - 2nd Beta Online Matches

[@sleepyros]

Max: JESUS, the range of this move! HOLY! HOLY shit! Crusader: My job here is done.

[@hangry3102]

Your mom: I WANT HIS HOLY STAFF

[@AllstateMan]

The opening “ I’m gonna take a bite. Gonna be here for a while.” Got me lol

[@xSleepyLo]

Facts 😭🤌🏾

[@morgannwosu6817]

That’s how I feel when I get touched in DBFZ

[@nbj03]

🙄

[@luketfer]

@@morgannwosu6817 Or getting combo'd in an MvC game

[@Iqzzy-KO]

Same I do exactly the same thing if I'm eating while playing LOOOL!

[@deadpooljr13]

Damn crusader hits hard and his combo potential with the Jesus wall looks crazy.

[@thesaltmerchant4564]

If you aren’t killing people in 2 touches you aren’t playing him right

[@ZaxFSO8083]

Yeah, I actually learned a lot about his kit because of this video (Crusader is one of the characters I decided to play alongside Vanguard and now Ghostblade)

[@gimmeyourrights8292]

It's too bad he's slow as a turtle.

[@thesaltmerchant4564]

@@gimmeyourrights8292 he doesn’t need to be fast when he has a full screen combo starter lol

[@ano2101]

Some dude keep summoning that damn wall and hit with the same normal like 17 times lmfao it was technically a combo but damn I felt pretty bad after that

[@kzathefox2873]

Max: “He has enough meter for that? Oh Jesus…” Crusader: “Keep my lord’s name out your f$&@ing mouth!!”

[@El_Leviatan]

The Lord: Today I feel like using VIOLENCE Crusader: The Lord has spoken, now DIE

[@blackmanta2527]

Gill:This is God's will

[@SenpaiSketch-a-Lot]

The time for talking has passed, the LORD'S work must be done

[@Shradow]

HolyBroly is great, after seeing him on your stream I hopped over to his and he answered abunch of questions and gave me tips and stuff. That and just watching his gameplay completely turned around my Crusader gameplay and winrate, turns out knowing how best to convert off of normals and learning previously unknown mechanics (like the 4MS specials while buffed use up the buff so you avoid the stun animation when it ends) are really helpful. A big thing that Max was getting hit by a lot, after Crusader's light combo or something like that gets blocked, don't go immediately into the wall but delay it just a bit, so your opponent thinks they can move forward and then they get hit by the delayed wall. I'd say Crusader's biggest weaknesses are not having the fastest buttons, so he can be overwhelmed in the corner (assuming you're prepared for the reversal since his is super good) and a well timed roll around his big swings can get you in fairly easily, and he's also very MP hungry (granted I've not been using the motion inputs to facilitate faster MP regen but even then I think it'd still be an issue).

[@basanova22]

I hope he had the name HolyBroly before this game and now he just coincidentally got a game that has a massive religious-designed character in it.

[@Shradow]

@@basanova22 Nah I asked him that, it was because of Crusader. He said he saw people in the DBFZ scene calling him that or something, so that's where he got the name from.

[@TheArchangell666]

I think the biggest weakness of crusader would be rush down characters. I fought alot of female fighter but once you understand the timing you can beat her but ghostblade or dragon knight alost impossible to win

[@TheHarDeOne]

This was some good info, thanks for that! I've strayed away from the buff to avoid the stun state so I will certainly try adding that into my gameplay when I see openings. I can definitely say that motion inputs helps a lot for saving MP on combos. Each wall (I've been calling it the Walls of Jericho) costs 50 MP, if you do the motion your MP will start recovering right after the first hit after using it, just enough to prevent two walls in one early combo to cause MP exhaustion. For an MP-reliant character, 2 MP is more then enough to keep your MS button on the table. Once you learn to use motions and keep you MP use in check, his primary weakness is rushdown. With decently slow buttons, his only real answers at close range are 2A, grab, 2MS, or blocking something and doing Guard Cancel for 100MP. Guard Cancel helps since it will return to neutral where Crusader wants to be, just another reason to use motions and keep your MP use in check. His other real weakness is armor moves, primarily from 2MS Reversals, counters, or any of Grappler's charged skills. Crusader needs to be able to dominate the field with big normals, and these moves can negate that entirely, requiring a more slower and methodical approach you may not be used to with this character. Also as a small mention: In most cases you should try to land your AS (Super) as soon as it's available. While doing so will lose your defensive Awakening buffs, time passes while an AS is going off. This means if it doesn't kill, after it's over you'll be back to 200MP and you'll have recovered any white damage you had. This of course works for all characters, but MP-reliant characters like Crusader appreciate this the most, and if the opponent isn't fully aware you can catch them with the Walls of Jericho right after the AS ends and just get another combo which will likely kill. It's a knowledge check worth utilizing, and if they start passing this check you can use that time to set something else up instead, nothing wrong with Crusader resetting back to neutral.

[@fatbroccoli8]

You should check out Rooflemonger, he mains Crusader too

[@Ai_M3talloidX7]

DAYUM. Max nearly got Crusader with that everlasting magic pixel. Great effort. Fighting to the end with Striker there was pretty great.

[@thaxplicit1]

i finally got the play a bit of this last night and I don't normally play fighting games but i had to try this one cuz im a dnf fan and my god this game feels so good. and the rollback no wonder people want this so badly I didn't expect it to play like I'm playing local no input delay at all. can't wait for this to actually come out

[@Faelitu]

They already announced, it comes out at June 28th 👍🏻👌🏻

[@Rozalthric]

@@Faelitu will it also come out for pc?

[@barbedwings]

@@Rozalthric yup!

[@Faelitu]

@@Rozalthric Yeah it will 👍🏻👊🏻

[@protodevilin]

I don't think any other fighting game has done such a great job of making you feel like a total badass, no matter which character you pick. DNF Duel is shaping up to be a masterpiece.

[@taochi100]

I've been having some good matches and some matches to where I just get brutally messed up like them getting almost perfects on me I usually don't fight against real people but this has shown me how tough pvp can really be. It's been fun all around

[@breakwoodhopper6739]

Yeah my usual test factor of fighting games is if I'm having fun even if I'm losing that will determine alot things for me

[@oishhh]

@@breakwoodhopper6739 just gotta build up that “loss tolerance” as i like to call it. even though a game is lost, u can still learn from it. i feel u tho, the gamer rage lives in all of us

[@marquezekelley8374]

I've had a bad experience with this game already everyone knows 1 touch death combos already this game won't last

[@taochi100]

Yeah I met with a dragon knight main she got a perfect on me almost twice. Which is impressive I've been playing fighting games since Street fighter 2 Turbo NES. I'm not saying I'm the best of the best for sure. Just that I'm sort of knowing how most fighting games work. I've never been one to master. My type of play is learn a bit of every character. That then focus on usually just 2. Out of the bunch. That way if I come up against a tough person. Keep failing with one character then I'll switch. I'm also not the type that keeps people in the fuckin corner. That's cheesy it's pathetic and uneeded. Yesterday everytime I had someone in the corner for just a sec I moved away and allowed them to get out. I unfortunately didn't get the same kindness for about 90% of the population. Unless I saw that the person was just learning that character. Sorry for the rant. That corner play bullshit is for little kids. A true fighter always allows a fighting chance. Unless it's in Fight Night Round 3 haha I messed dudes up in that game. Got him on the ropes.

[@ano2101]

@@marquezekelley8374 show me one

[@Mooder85]

Hope the game just has normal matchmaking. Haven't been able to get a match with these rooms either kicking me out or just having noone else to play with.

[@selfishpick437]

I have the same issue, if I do somehow manage to get in one it runs perfectly smooth without issue, but getting into one is nearly impossible

[@curtisdraffen546]

Just create your own room. Not hard to do

[@taochi100]

I've been joining ones with odd numbers then I sit and just wait I almost always find a match I don't go looking they have been coming to me

[@xKazeNoKishi]

@@curtisdraffen546 except people don’t join them

[@Mooder85]

@@curtisdraffen546 I tried it a couple times didn't get anyone to hop in.

[@caretaker2222]

Loved how the Crusader’s name was Holy Broly

[@boipelomuse9295]

Dear Max, by doing fighting game content you are inadvertently advocating for a philosophy that promotes a display of refined disciplines, clashing together in a glorious storm of raging passion. Shine on DOOD!

[@quez2564]

Just amazing how hard Crusader chunks in this despite being a "support" class in DFO

[@biorobot2]

Battle Sader does just that though….

[@fivedudes]

He's the only support that also has a dps spec for pve, but in general in dfo pvp f crusader and enchantress are good too. f crusader see's competitive play, while vets some times pop in with crusader and scare the shit out of new plays as a wall comes flying at them with a long long LONG 100-0 combo if nothing fucks up.

[@Chronoslayer72]

Never got into DFO, but as per usual, ArcSys does knockout job translating a franchise into a fighting game. Have been captivated with the action and character designs so far.

[@Delby5]

Whenever striker is on the screen is the only time I don’t want max to win. I love watching her kick some ass.

[@MOONWOLF7395]

Bruh the struggle vs a crusader is no joke.

[@danganronper6278]

Tidbit from the DFO mmo: some characters (like Ghostblade) have weak basic attacks while others (like Vanguard or Ranger) have more decent ones.

[@bazzfromthebackground3696]

Max was talking about that in his previous DNF vid.

[@DragonDDark]

Get jesus'd on!

[@gatsuyatsu]

Crusader is such a menace, I love it. He’s so satisfying to play, def my main.

[@ladonte1980]

If church sermons were intro'd like this video, I'd go more than 3 times a year! Lol!

[@cressedangel123]

Max gettin’ down with the online opponents, like Jacob did when he wrestled an angel

[@pokehybridtrainer]

Must have really wanted that blessing.

[@raze3238]

Game looks clean,can't wait to come out,prolly main bible man,soooo how is the netcode for the rest,does it have rollback?

[@Kytseo]

Yeah, it has Rollback, by the summer, the only ArcSys fighter that doesn't will be Dragon Ball FighterZ because of Bamco.

[@selfishpick437]

@@Kytseo Don't forget about granblue not having it

[@Kytseo]

@@selfishpick437 Ahh, right, wish that got Rollback as well

[@nowaylater6950]

The rollback is fantastic.

[@lxReo89xl]

Yo around 11:43 I think max found a guaranteed reset because you can't block in the air and the combo hit stun runs out just when max is swinging again

[@kingswarthy]

Following if there's more discussion on this

[@lxReo89xl]

@@kingswarthy glad you understood what I was trying to say. He actually did the setup again later in the video idek if he was aware he did it

[@kingswarthy]

@@lxReo89xl yeah it definitely looks like a true reset. Can't wait til people can hop in practice mode

[@a1pha_star]

ArcSys has done it again. Beautiful game.

[@17thknight]

With a terrible lobby system. Again.

[@just_2swift]

@@17thknight profound sadness Again

[@a1pha_star]

@@17thknight You gotta take the bad with the good, man.

[@gimmeyourrights8292]

@@17thknight *Your session has disconnected.*

[@nowaylater6950]

@@17thknight It's like curse that ArcSys hold tightly.

[@pcharl01]

Honestly after getting my shit pushed in yesterday I don't think I can jump back in.

[@marche800]

Ain't no ghost stronger than the Holy Ghost and that's on Yahweh.

[@bloody4558]

True, DFO has three characters that have the power of creation and destruction though. All three mages, all three capable of creating planets and shaping the universe in some way, and yes playable classes.

[@marche800]

@@bloody4558 Dude, I'm making a Bible joke, nobody asked for a lore dump.

[@jaydo4545]

@@marche800 let my mans lore dump

[@brendenbaggett1737]

Why does crusader do so much damage -a ranger main

[@AnonFuzz]

Dude, it hasn't even been that long since the beta ended and I am already missing this game. Can't wait til it actually releases.

[@TheCreepypro]

mid screen man indeed can't let the big man bully you with his wall and hammer and you can't let the incredibly fast lady get in on you with her fists

[@theoutletonmychest]

Is it just me or is it really hard to see the difference between hits and blocks? The little yellow lines are tiny compared to all the other effects on the screen. >.

[@Feldspartan]

Our father, who art in neutral. Hallowed by thy frames.

[@gamemincraft1234]

I loved the long sets with the crusader. Truly shows how amazing the game is with how you two traded the entire game

[@bingusgrangus1441]

Me and a Chinese ghost blade were having this matchup yesterday and it was sweaty. I can’t wait for this game to come out so I can flesh out some more stuff with my holy boy

[@bazzfromthebackground3696]

"Every little thing he does is Jesus. Every single combo ends in wall."~~🎶

[@Hell_Soll]

I fought a friend of mine with Ghostblade against his Dragon Knight and he complained to me that he could'n see shit because of all the afterglow effect of my slashes, I was mildly amused.

[@branj18]

I didn’t get to play the first beta but I got a chance to get my hands on it this weekend. Wow! I must say that the online is pretty great! I really had no issues in my matches. Input delay was very limited! I can’t wait for the full game so I can actually take time to practice before going online again.

[@ragna6410]

Dragon Knight was my absolute favorite. This game will be awesome.

[@DaMastrmind]

If it wasn’t for you max I would of never knew the second beta was out I missed the first one good video 👍🏾

[@RyodanKai]

All the crusader attacks seem to push you into a sweetspot for his wall combo

[@luan.galaxy]

Took me 10 minutes to realize Max wasn't the Crusader

[@hffmcgee6246]

I just had some of the most fun ever losing 2 to 30 to my very first matchup in this game. This game is sick and in all those games, the connection was great

[@AizenSnoozeKing]

No notification for this beta release and I miss it, great just great

[@gigginoxplayer]

Thought about getting Guilty Gear Strive for me and my friends when we’re not super into fighting games, but tbh the easy to play hard to master controls this game has as well as how WILD fights can get is really grabbing my attention.

[@soraisfinallyhere1305]

I like it more than GG

[@thesaltmerchant4564]

This game is not hard to master at all it’ll be a better buy if your friends want to just hop on and hit buttons. But don’t let gg’s higher skill stuff discourage you it’s really fun to just mess around with

[@HunterForHire422]

I love strive and it's not super hard to get into but DNF is a better game to pick up and have fun with zero practice. So if you're playing with friends who don't play FGs often I say DNF will be more fun all around

[@gigginoxplayer]

Yall are so nice by the by I just wanted to say, sometimes people can be rude by saying I should look for something else to do if I'm not willing to commit to learning the harder inputs for a game. Thank yall for your (easy to do) input!

[@thesaltmerchant4564]

@@gigginoxplayer oh just thought of if you have a ps4/5 there’s fantasy stroke which a pretty fun and free fighting game that’s simple might be on switch and pc. Also check out core a gaming video the simplest fighting games.

[@Zegaexiron]

"Lord, give me meter..."

[@Xaero83ZX]

The intro! Yep! I love this game already!!

[@KonohasHero]

That Striker wanted all the smoke 👏🏾

[@frankaxe6700]

Ay NGL its been a minute sense I played a awesome fighting game Hope this game gets more attention I love it If I see more characters then I am going to be mind blown

[@kevinhurd6756]

it's crazy that a 15 hit combo does only like 15-20%health

[@maxb1390]

I forgot to play this (elden ring of course) - has the movement sped up at all? That was the only gripe I had with the game. Far too slow movement

[@treiliananthony127]

Omg!! 😭😭😭 They wouldn't stop skipping the intros!

[@Mene0]

Grappler looks fun

[@drenerd510]

Did they remove the block button?

[@Dr.Faustus.]

"I will send you to Jeeeesus"

[@morales1190]

I hope they have a way to turn off the simple inputs. Kinda messed up sometimes

[@SuperCeasar777]

I didn't notice until now but max and I were definitely in the same lobby at one point because I fought the same Crusader player

[@heavenlyhurricanebuster6138]

Is there a way to know on when will you use an Awakening Move? Is it when your mana bar reaches 200 to perform the instant kill move/super?

[@princemwamba5230]

Only pops up when you have like a quarter of health.

[@Rio..o7..]

Damn, ghostblade is landing hits but they're doing like no damage

[@whyareyoubothering]

He’s got some really off scaling. I saw combos that start with air attacks doing 40% + but grounded one’s doing only 25-30%

[@Kenny23100]

How long does the beta last this time?

[@b2j135]

damn this game is SO GOOD! Crusader wall combos remind me of Aganos, he even has the "club" lol Striker is like the ultimate rekka character from what I can tell. Rekka characters aren't really for me but DAMN do I love watching them play! I might have to look at Crusader man...those wall combos are SICK

[@garouchill6872]

There’s so many gatling combo routes in this game and I’m still using the standard combo. I can’t even juggle my opponent for too long but I guess I’m fine with that.

[@ParanoidTheMarvin]

???:Ghost Blade? Time for an exorcism.

[@A1phaz0ne]

First thing I'm doing when the game releases is labbing against Crusader in training to figure out how to abuse the character. But that shit was some of the most oppressive nonsense I experienced in the beta.

[@itneeds2bsaid528]

Heck yeah, time to put the smackdown on some heathens! Is it just me or is that cross-wall move how Jackie's shield grenades should have worked in MK11?

[@Banzay07]

Excelente jogo. Muito bem animado, movimentação fluida, visualmente incrível. Gameplay sensacional. 👍👍👍

[@sakvril]

Damn no sabia sobre la 2da Beta Online, bueno, ya fue.

[@reddeadpoolhood]

Crusader: "you play well, but our lord play better"

[@johnoneil9188]

There is a reason why Woolie plays Crusader. For that sweet sweet Jesus wall nonsense.

[@billydeez25]

This game was a blast, crusader did me in many times as well.

[@loganthinkshecan]

I didn't even know this happened wtf. Missed it by a whole ass day

[@Cookiemunster779]

My guy had his arcade stick taped to the Up position

[@itol2398]

As a new crusader player as well, I can confirm that that jump B is too tasty to not use.

[@Oburi7]

This game is extremely fun to watch Wish there was a PC open beta I want to try this game, but I'm afraid that this would be my first fighting game in years (and previously I didn't know what I was doing)

[@SuperFusionAJ93]

I feel like there's a Hellsing Abriged joke here.

[@disrupticon]

Just waiting until he runs into the Kunoichi infinite.

[@nolanlehman6392]

Crusader doesn't play around! Faster than he looks and that wall is no joke

[@Garfield2126]

I feel like Crusader is going to be the bane of my existence, he's still pretty cool though.

[@mr.grimms4645]

Does anyone understand the meter in this game? There's times where you hit your opponent with specials and it's like you're not doing nearly as much damage as you should. Then you land a throw and do significantly more.

[@SuperRamos619]

I think counter hits deal more damage.

[@Zannosuke]

Do you see that white life on the health bar? That's your Recovery Meter. If you take no damage for a bit, it will turn back into regular health. However, if your are hit with a Critical or Brutal Attack (or thrown), the Recovery meter is lost, and is turned into normal damage. You can also use this thing called a Conversion to sacrifice this meter for a Roman-Cancel like properties; extending combos, making unsafe moves safe, etc.

[@yambal8492]

How long is the beta and u acquire this said beta?

[@DWFTW]

I think it has another day on it, maybe 2? It's on PS4 at least, not sure what else.

[@cookeyjarsgamingshenanigan5034]

Remember, in dfo. Crusader is a support class.

[@Box_of_Octopus]

If the pope has Meter, avoid contact

[@thomasschafer5939]

Is it just me or does Ghostblade really deal very little damage?

[@NovaSniper12]

His mixups are pretty insane as well as his attack speed, low damage on him make sense

[@thomasschafer5939]

@@NovaSniper12 I mean, I guess. Was just that Max was doing like 11 hit combos and Crusader outdamaging him with just 2 hits (while some of his attacks seem to be even faster that Ghostblades)

[@Negius]

22:34 that damage

[@troglodjeeta]

Sadly, I couldn't enjoy the 2nd beta. I don't own a console and last time I borrowed one from my pal. I'm in such freaking hype. Been watching and playing with those characters since 2005. Seeing them in such amazing detail makes me feel like a child again.

[@WolfMoon351]

Hmm, forgot that there was a beta for this. But I didn’t seem interested in playing it again.

[@dasnurk]

Man, when Striker manages to get in from your mid range, you get FUCKED.

[@bujaarbujoo6974]

how you do the super?

[@Scorpius1122]

This game looks great. I played DFO as a monk for a bit, so I hope we get a monk character.

[@Edzter]

I know the music in this game is from DFO, but I can't for the life of me recognize the last one, sounded like a tekken 4 theme lol

[@alesterphoenix]

Holy Broly was a beast

[@superhyperultra4857]

Somebody should mod the crusader voiceline with Urien's aegis reflector for that wall special lol

[@Prodighee]

So I've been playing all weekend and didn't realize I could reverse beat

[@fivedudes]

Lol yeah she's basically any beat with the special into special. Made that way because in the mmo she can cancel basically any skill into any other.

[@ineedmorenaruto]

man i hope monk shows up at some point

[@arcaderkid8449]

Hello MAX!!!! :3

[@Shaijn815]

I wish this game was going to be free to play cause i feel like this game might have the most mainstream appeal in fgc history anyone i shown this too even non gamers and anime fans think it looks amazing.

[@Shaiyo5]

Crusader is stupid broken, in my admittedly non-hands-on ,purely spectating opinion. Ghostblade feels underpowered in comparison. Even considering the lack of speed, Crusaders hits incredibly hard, and that shield wall is insane.

[@petershirou892]

This guys calling himself HolyBroly describes much things about our society

[@35shadowthehedgehog]

That is so perfect lmao

[@icetrey8662]

Someone told me that they nerfed Strikers damage but I can't even tell. I just hit buttons until they die like usual. So much fun.

[@ProjectH1980]

They nerfed Grappler's armored tackle but leave spam happy characters like Hitman, Berserker and Elf Ninja intact with their BS. Good job!

[@lou8463]

lol that intro

[@TheDanielenos]

In the name of the father, the son & the holy mix up🙏🏾

[@bucciarati2386]

Lol when u got time to do something while getting hit with a combo that’s how you know u getting yo a** kicked