Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris - THINGS I WISH I KNEW BEFORE (20 TIPS AND TRICKS ADV. GUIDE)

[@fen564]

Quite a lot of info here but I just want to correct some inaccurate/false/incomplete info. 1. You can't change the passives/actives that are attached to weapons or armor, they are tied to the weapon. The open slot on an armor is a slot for Incarnation which are items found from beating reborn clamp clusters or from grey chests that have enemies linked to them. 2. Skill connect was never executed in his video, when a skill connect is executed your character will flash yellow(Similar sprite to the blue flash at the end of sword skills, the blue flash is your window to execute another skill to connect them) and a counter(Once enough progression has been made) will appear in the center that indicates how far you are from Skill connect EX(A mechanic that works with Secret Skills). 3. Guard break was never successfully executed in the video. Guard Break can be done whenever an enemy glows blue and has a shield like object appearing on them. In many cases except a specific few exceptions guard breaking is beneficial as it interrupts the enemy if an attack is tied to the guard stance, even if not it raises enemy hazard gauge significantly.

[@hayzenmask4290]

About number 18...bold of you to asume i have friends

[@John_Alter]

I love how you held hands with Liena and Sinon stopped walking to look at you @15:12. I’m guessing she’s planning on telling Asuna that Kirito is cheating on her.

[@purpledragons4856]

Number 14 Character bonds: Those talk to your partner conversations actual increase affinity super fast and can get you the bedroom scenes super quickly. when choosing options the bottom right and left of the screen get filled in by a pink hue with hearts (left) and a yellowish hue with musical notes (right) when both these sides are maxed in increases their mood which gains you more affinity. the max i have had is 31 Affinity points from each conversation option when you get in close. NOTE: forgot to mention that the conversation is a rhythm game and the heart beat at the top left will reward more affinity points when you pick an option while its at the biggest point

[@matthewday9921]

Still takes 1-2 hours unless u move to different spots

[@liveanddie16]

Thanks for the pro tips! When talking to allies to raise affinity, you can move closer for different dialogue options. You can get 30 affinity points for 1 dialogue option. It's faster than grinding finishers imo. I did this quick to customize tactics and I'm still in chapter 2.

[@nebula0024]

This was very helpful, thank you! I recently started playing and was soon to discover that there are a lot of things they don't fully explain, as well as a slew of odd design choices. Some things, like no map locations for side-quests (where the monster is, or items you need to fetch) and missing icons for shops I can only guess are intentionally that way to make people explore the world. In any case, I'm enjoying the game so far and can't wait to dig in deeper.

[@1996uchiha007]

Thanks for the tips, I understand the game way better now. Keep it up!

[@DTK_Symmetry]

The wind and metal sacred art I used to get some of the treasure chests made it easy

[@briandavinki922]

RIGHT THEYRE SO USEFUL

[@NordicVigilante]

Nice video I didn't realize I was having so much fun while missing half the mechanics holy crap

[@rongq1]

One other tip ...Time of Day matters when turning in finished quest go to camp fires to change time of day to morning or noon to turn in quest to village NPC because some do not show up at night

[@iratenate4554]

I know this is super late but I discovered that when you're in combat mode (aka blades drawn) if you just sprint directly while not in combat the game will automatically put you in passive mode (blades not drawn, obv) without playing the sheathing animation, saves a bit of time when you're trying to get stuff done quickly, like Raid Dungeons for example.

[@hzeal894]

Thank you for the clear tips and tricks! This game lacks in depth tutorials but now im learning more from your videos which makes my gameplay experience being more fun!

[@GoldenBrother02]

For 14, try using the inputs when the heart in the top left is biggest, you'll get more affinity, and depending om what level his/her mood is (top right, increased with affinity), the better your options will be, just lean in closer with the right analog stick, once you get good at timing the 3rd level actions with the max heart size you can increase their affinity in no time.

[@OmegaMhos]

About 14 - bond affinity: move L Stick UP (Choose Approach) and your character will be near and new and better options to upgrade your affinity will appear. Sometimes +20, +27 or even +30 will pops up. You can bond your waifus very fast this way.

[@s.bs.b5834]

I try it but i just win 9 affinity points

[@OmegaMhos]

@@s.bs.b5834 try, for example, Sinon with mood 4~5 near the Kirito's tend or near the fountain (north of the centoria). More mood = more affinity.

[@s.bs.b5834]

@@OmegaMhos yeah i try this,but i have asuna mood 5 and still have 9 pts by interaction

[@OmegaMhos]

@@s.bs.b5834 try to approach even more. You can pat her head, aproach her, hug, poke her cheek and even more. Each character have a better place to do this, but near the Kirito's tend is a good place for all.

[@OmegaMhos]

@@s.bs.b5834 www.pcinvasion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Sword-Art-Online-Alicization-Lycoris-increase-affinity-guide-romance-heart-to-heart-7.jpg

[@joannek1000]

I suggest to anyone playing any game like this, for the first hour just muck about with the controls. That's how I found everything although I missed generating elements which I didn't learn about until after chapter 1.

[@Blackpheonix99]

I don't think it was available to use in game till then. But what do I know my dumb ass didn't know where the sword skills were till almost chapter 2 LOL

[@maguslucis]

i knew 19 trick out of those 20, glad i watch it for that one i didnt know, which was u can add accessory to ur skill for extra stat

[@NicholasKing12]

Thanks for the deflecting tips, I needed it so I can unlock the tank skill tree!

[@jjtao]

This has been the best video tips and tricks so far

[@cybunny25]

The only reason I got by with playing this game with minimal guides is because I've played the past two similar SAO games (HF and HR) I can see how people could be confused because the menus are information overload. But anyway, thanks for the tips!

[@kelvin754ify]

For skill connect, I am sure you can connect skills that are not in the order of lv1->2->3. I am just not sure whether you would lose some bonus if you don't connect skills in order.

[@matthewday9921]

Lretty sure certain skills are labled connect skills and finisher skills and as long as u don't use a finisher skill u can infinitely chain skills

[@sushimaki7763]

Hi Murad, thanks a lot for all your guides and tips for this game ! Thanks you, I really want to play the game thoroughly, while the explanations in game did not teach me a quarter of what I learned by watching your videos ! So thanks you again, without whom I would certainly not have continued to play this game which in the end is excellent ;)

[@sirioFGV]

Hi, how do you increase the affinity of normal people? There is this trophy: "Neither a Test Player nor an NPC (Reach affinity rank 2 with 100 people)" I noticed that speaking to us 3/4 times a green symbol appears on their head, but how do I know when it reaches level 2?

[@alexalcantar2563]

Wow! Fantastic video sir, makes the game a lot easier which in turns makes it more playable. Thanx again for the tips 🤝

[@AWSOMism]

tip 11.(pc controls) how did you go into that slow motion screen where you can tell your allies how to attack? not the screen where you can tell them "never miss a chain opportunity" the one where you could actually tell them who to attack and an ability? Found it. It's "T"

[@LordOfElm]

Recently got this game for PC and ran into many of the issues covered in your video. Thank you for the excellent tips here, and from your other videos. You've earned a new subscriber.

[@keepingthingshivpositive]

An issue with number 9 - Unstoppable (Chests): Whenever a mob aggro'd me, I was unable to interact with the chest as I was being targeted by an enemy. Even a prompt appears in the middle of the screen notifying me so.

[@cfalcon01]

Razzle Dazzle seconded

[@Omnibus4Everyone]

The point is to get it before you get aggro.

[@cfalcon01]

@@Omnibus4Everyone Can you elaborate how to do this? When I ran straight to the chest without fighting, the enemies quickly aggroed

[@matthewday9921]

Use the dark element sacred art as it will make u harder to spot by a couple seconds

[@cfalcon01]

@@matthewday9921 Ah thanks. I believe I didn't have it yet in that first section, but I'll try that for future chests

[@Sgt_Seagull47]

Does anyone know how to increase character traits in order to obtain the prize armor? I have Asuna's affinity at 100% and mood at level 5 but here traits arnt at 100 and I need those to get the armor! Any help is appreciated!

[@purpledragons4856]

you probably figured it out by now but going into those conversations at point 14 is the way to do it. its very boring but there are 5 bedrooms scenes per character to keep you occupied while you do it. the quickest way to do it is don't go close and continually pick the first three options. affinity points don't matter so you can just pick the same option when the heart is at its biggest.

[@michaelschneider1365]

I like how this game last month got new dlc.

[@Emperorwolf999]

Wait.... "Luminous" HEALS?! I THOUGHT IT JUST MADE LIGHT IN THE DARK CAVES

[@kalayahbrown8621]

Yes and if you click the sacred arts tabs it’ll give you the description of the different ones

[@Emperorwolf999]

@@kalayahbrown8621 im so dumb lol

[@kalayahbrown8621]

@@Emperorwolf999 noo 😭 they game sucks at explaining mechanics there’s still so much i don’t understand

[@natoreyes7308]

Why don't I see an Online name and Message on character creation? I play it on Steam.

[@FireFight.Lullabies]

Unlocked in chapter 2

[@GosiGat]

Thanks for the video. I had several doubts: 1) I didn't know how to heal allies without using items. 2) I didn't know how to switch to the 3rd character manually. 3) I didn't know how to parry. The description on Xbox One said push LS, which didn't work for me. 4) You mentioned have a back-up save but when I go to one of those pillars and save it doesn't show me the file so... Are the auto-save and the manual save the same file? Thanks!

[@ryvyr]

Gratitude for your time and energy given here :)

[@MuradZero]

Thank you for your supportive words. -MD

[@RiDstarX]

The switching partners very helpful I figured the game bugged when I could not switch back to Kirito to finish side quests - .-

[@kanetidus]

Even after I spent around 150 hours into this game, I will still watch this video, maybe i missed something

[@neathervex3289]

I see your frames dipping quite a few times. Anti cheat is causing alot of issues so if you can live without it disable it. If you select your option in the affinity gauge during heart to hear, do it while the beating heart is the largest. It gives you slightly more points.

[@davidchacon6006]

How do I make my character do I need to complete the story first or what?

[@MuradZero]

Yes, You need to finish chapter 1 than you can customization your character - SD

[@clairejones1142]

on step 12 at 11:57. How do you go from hazard state to down so fast? I normally have to launch, fatalize and then down in order to get to that point

[@clairejones1142]

Never mind, i found the answer...... just press "x" several times, which the games literally tells you to do, i feel stupid

[@guardianf.winter1374]

You have to customize Kirito? Why didn't they just do like in SAOFB? I don't like to customize a character from an anime, it's troubling.

[@adiralon]

Can someone clear info regarding wayfarers, going into fields and inviting them to party also makes them available later for affinity? The 100 people trophy, i currently have 39(the heros included)

[@akenoisourgoddess7859]

After delving into the questing system for online. Found that ALL missions give both players experience; not just your own. But if your friend does not have the quest you're currently working on accepted or has already completed, then they cannot help you kill or see the monsters you're fighting for said quest. My friend was smart though, and uses Silica a lot so he would just have her healing me or do it himself.

[@Blackpheonix99]

Honestly I didn't know how to access sword skills till twards end of chapter 1... Was using sonic leap and vertical for the longest time... Idk how I missed it but the game was so boring and then I finally decided to look up "when do you unlock sword skills" thinking it was a progress thing.... Then I saw you just zoom out... I literally yelled at myself and shut the game off for awhile lol

[@aingmaru1735]

Do you have guide about attachment ? I attach an incarnation on my armor but always gone after I play for a while, it is feature ? or it is bug that i have ?

[@OnlyCloud7]

It states it quite clearly in a tutorial that the more powerful incarnations are "temporary".

[@joeyholubeck7066]

Hey brother not being negative or anything but u have to have weapon proficiency at 500 to unlock some abilities and lvls of certain abilities IV been farming these lvl 45 salamanders in the desert really weak against Pierce best way to farm proficiency IV found.

[@joeyholubeck7066]

@JustWoos well I started doing this at lvl 35 I'm now lvl 40 I gained two lvls when I liked the lvl 50 beast salamander thing this cinder bow is pretty awsome golden apple 40% more xp for 2 minutes

[@joeyholubeck7066]

@JustWoos the golden apple is attached to the cinder bow as a combat u equip it and lasts two minutes to get the cinder bow you kill the lvl 50 beast on lower left side of map in deusoldort desert

[@joeyholubeck7066]

@JustWoos what's the main weapon you using I'm using now cus these enemies are weak against Pierce

[@mauricefields1613]

I have a good question. Can you take a passive skill from another weapon and does it still work if you use another weapon? You can equip them with a different weapon but I don’t know if they work.

[@bobbobby1186]

They work with other weapons.

[@LMJG19]

Best video on the game I have seen and helped aaalooot :D GG

[@Williamcr2]

this game with 1.25 speed, would be insane.

[@bluepandavideos559]

Facts, idk why it looks kinda slow...

[@Code002HVH]

im on pc and when i go to the heart special locations i have clicked every single button but i cannot start hear to heart minigame I'm in chapter 2-2 do i need to keep going till it unlocks or something

[@S1T3DopeGaming]

None of the icons appear when I accept a service request like it doesn't show me the search area how do I fix that

[@matthewday9921]

Go to ur map and check requests it should show up

[@TheXxViciousxXTruth]

I realize this is old, but did you know to move closer during heart to heart and it doesn't take as long??

[@rexs9237]

I got a question like on the first sword art online hollow fragment I know they attacked by their selves they do that on that to?

[@matthewday9921]

They will start when u do or if the enemy is already aggro'd

[@LunarisR6]

Please do a video showing the statues to unlock skill trees.( Like berserk or wessarath)

[@MuradZero]

Already did check our guide here kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYmuq3muaaljo6s - SD

[@senikaya1343]

The map looks scary 😩. I love Fatal Bullet because of the simple HUD and UI. Idk should i get this or not

[@zarris2389]

5 months late but I think I loved lycoris more than fatal bullet.

[@darkraven5626]

Aka Hollow Realization 2.0 on the highest dose of meth possible. Almost everything here is from that game except for a few new twist which is good. I'm still in Centoria and haven't learned magic yet. Anyway very good and informative review, especially about manually switching out characters on the field.

[@eugitaro9912]

I might be stupid but uh, how do I stun an enemy? (For a daily quest)

[@heritage5454]

How did you unlock super arts?

[@saikun3123]

I love how u can carry the characters its really cute

[@Boampong555]

So if I join my friend and we play story does it complete for me as well or I’ll have to do it alone again

[@donniep1988]

No only his

[@Hoiru-san]

Awesome tips, but why does my green bar go down so fast?

[@The_HazelKing]

Im stuck at level 18 because I had skipped the first season of the game and I can't find a way to grind because the enemies are too high help

[@itsmikoy3140]

Sooo I tried playing online and I ran into some higher lvl people. Now i can continue thee story where I left off. It jumped me straight to the last boss. Anyone else had this problem?

[@purpledragons4856]

they said something about that in the patch notes. and noted that people either shouldn't let the game auto-save you there. or if it does start from the chapter select save which is honestly bull. means you probably lost alot of progress EDIT: Heres the direct quote from the notes. ③ Choosing online multiplayer will change the progress of the main quest. - When the host of the party is further into the main quest than other party members, the party member(s) has a chance for the progress of their main quest to change. If the progress of the main quest shown in your game is further than it was previously, please do not save the game and restart your application. *Moving to another area will save the game, thus we do not recommend doing this if the progress of your main quest has changed after playing online multiplayer. *Please note that if you happen to save the game, you will have to load from the chapter save data. *Temporary solution: Please only play the online multiplayer mode after completing the main game or please wait for the release of the patch planned for late July.

[@VatchGaming]

should be fixed in this coming patch. You can only join with the same progress or lower.

[@minajosh22]

can you unlock all skill? or there is a reset to regain skillpoints again?

[@matthewday9921]

Depends if there's a lvl cap

[@xxguinnessxx93xxkylewilson44]

I don't understand how the super art works it does not show for me

[@zaygoto]

Where did you get the hat from? The one piece vibes is a must

[@Boampong555]

After u finish chapter 1 u get it for free

[@zaygoto]

RaeSkye oh true bet I appreciate it

[@Zekky195]

I been searching around on how to use *Dye remover* can anyone help me please 😐

[@Learii]

thx i sure learn alot :D

[@MistaJay254]

Is this game worth it? The last few sao games did not seem all that great. I bought fatal bullet since it was on sale

[@matthewday9921]

I think it's worth it since I have 30+ hours and I'm only half way through the game

[@suicsquirrell5348]

The advanced aspects of improving the way followers behave/ and best ways to set them is very confusing to me. Content coming?

[@matthewday9921]

Its rlly complicated but if u mess around u will eventually understand it

[@jojostar719]

Yo do you know how to enhance weapons and get that +1 or +2?

[@matthewday9921]

Ive been looking into that but still havent figured it out

[@jojostar719]

Yo go to the blacksmith in town Separate alley from the vendors he’s hidden in the back

[@jojostar719]

Talk to all those people cause you can dye your shit and craft stuff in that alley as well. He’s legit called Blacksmith and he is not labeled as an armorer or anything else’s

[@gobi7959]

its insane, they wasted all that time on chapter 1 but very little actually useful tutorials

[@proctylnpals]

How many chapters are in this game and for chapters one how many are there im on 1-3 just wondering how much longer.

[@UnderPaidWizard]

A lot lol

[@briandavinki922]

I think around 12 or something

[@zachary41273]

6 I feel like ch1 is the longest

[@matthewday9921]

6 chapters dozens of sub chapters and hundreds of sidequests oof I'm getting Skyrim vibes

[@shiorioto]

I can't enhance my skills somehow, the option is not there

[@shiorioto]

nm seems that the option is only available for battle skills. Thanks for the tips, esp the ones on System Call, I think I'm going to need to use some of them to reach gold chests.

[@VCBean]

there is a food that give 30% affinty with girls so cooking or buying is a faster way to do it :D

[@Hoiru-san]

What food is it called

[@VCBean]

@@Hoiru-san is from the starting area you go to the cook area and ask the npc to craft for you after she craft 4 times you get recepie and you can now craft it (appel chesse pie) is waht you looking formax hp 10% and affinity with women 30%

[@matthewday9921]

So u get recipes from making things multiple times in stores?

[@VCBean]

@@matthewday9921 yes the trust lvl rise and the npcs end up giving all the recepies they hold

[@irulannaba6970]

Is there a specific way to earn a skill point besides levelled up?

[@MuradZero]

Relic Statues (Trials). -MD

[@PoweredByEnvy]

I've also gotten them during fights. It's only happened a few times tho

[@airlessamvs8131]

So I think they patched the chest one there’s like a barrier on the chest and requires you to clear the area first

[@RagnellAvalon]

Varies by chest, some are sealed by a nearby powerful monster and some aren't, but have powerful monsters nearby them to discourage you.

[@michelleon5804]

because i can't have intimate talk ? Please help me

[@michaelschneider1365]

I just got this the other day

[@_dedrick_]

Am I the only one having problems with the AI blocking system, I can Dodge their attacks and attack them as their animation is still going but somehow they block all the attacks, it feels impossible to even deal damage to anyone

[@OneMoreDesu]

After a week playing it myself all I have done is compare it to Hollow Realization and find myself disappointed. Let me unlock the camera in boss fights ffs....

[@1-Dream-1]

Does this game have difficulty setting ???

[@MuradZero]

yes when you finish chapter 1, you can go to Kiritos Tent and there you can change difficulty. -MD

[@1-Dream-1]

@@MuradZero ok thanks for yte information, because nobody in the google talk about difficulty settings in this game.

[@walterramirez3885]

How do u get luffys. Straw hat

[@matthewday9921]

Pretty sure it's a pre order thing Edit: u get it after chapter 1

[@Oblivion-sj6hk]

To talk with your partner you need 50 percent affinity yes or no

[@Oblivion-sj6hk]

@JustWoos thank you for telling me

[@pepecortes8939]

Wait can you create your own character in this game ?

[@MuradZero]

Yes you can when you are done with chapter 1.-MD

[@chanjustin4373]

How did you not crash at loading screens

[@Boampong555]

I’ve never crashed on loading screens as well

[@blackorderhq5876]

How do I unlock the tailor ... I've done so any service requests it's not even funny. She even gave me a sub quest but then just didnt allow me access in her shop

[@MagnusStiyl]

Dont even need to watch... you never played a SAO Game did you? If these strike you as things you wish you knew before, that's probably it xD

[@shannoncurry2037]

switching characters should have been much easier.

[@spitfir3s]

can sum1 tell me if this is a mmo?

[@matthewday9921]

Its not an mmo as u can only play with 4 ppl

[@enriquevargas5721]

Oh great😒, Another SAO game where you customize Kirito, instead of making your own character. Not worth it, and before you guys say anything, no it's not the same as making your own character. Kirito is a unique character and hero of the story, so customizing him is so dam stupid.

[@matthewday9921]

Go play fatal bullet then?

[@enriquevargas5721]

@@matthewday9921 at least is better than this. Don't like the idea of customizing Kirito.

[@darkhorse05]

How do you deflect a sword for xbox one

[@LifeLedLucid]

Actually Actually Actually Actually...

[@MuradZero]

actually. -MD

[@LifeLedLucid]

@@MuradZero glad to see you're a good sport about it, good luck in life

[@bobbyknockles5815]

How is the story

[@matthewday9921]

Chapter 1 is season 3 sao and chapters 2 onwards is an original storyline if u want there's a manga out that u can read based around this new story

[@bobbyknockles5815]

DXI lolfrce thanks! Chapter 1 story telling especially towards the end was very lacklustre and a drag. Do you know if it gets much better in the original storyline?

[@halevalen8768]

Didn't this game come out not too long ago? How is this video a thing then...

[@matthewday9921]

I have 30 hours on the game and haven't completed it yet because of figuring things out

[@ronphillips6278]

how do i get money fast in the game

[@FireFight.Lullabies]

Level up fishing. Sell fish

[@JohnRambo1947-July-6th]

15:37 this is why I gave up on trophies in games, because of stupid shit like this as an example.

[@christianjefferson9971]

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