[PSO2:NGS] Class Skill Tree Guide

[@b-ec9lo]

Thanks for the video. I am actually deeper into the game right now, and it definitely helps with the starting build for someone who was into Base PSO2. Will share it around.

[@Thriftshoppin]

For sure! Glad it helped :P

[@dexterwalters844]

Just a note/tip for Resta Effect continuance on the Waker: it does shine most in situations where you end up talking multiple hits, when it's combined with the other passives in that block. If you use a restasigne and take damage you have a high possibility of triggering Retro friends from the damage and still have the heal over time that will likely refill your HP. This has happened to me wait a bit. Retro is on a 30sec cooldown but still found the combo of Retro friends and Resta continuance interesting and useful to me

[@markasaur]

Thank you, this was really nice to watch as a newly joining ps5 player. Most of the videos i found were all about the old trees. Appreciate your opinions. I still havent decided what to main, been enoying most the base classes, Ra, Fo, Hu, Fi. This def was a solid run through all of them. Gonna give em all a try through. Only got 11 skill points, but i just started haha. Have a good day!

[@Thriftshoppin]

I appreciate the kind words! If you can find a high level to help you, have them take you into all of the cocoons/towers available. This will give you a bunch of skill points in no time.

[@DesertTechMDR-]

I went to gunner right away, you don't need stylish onslaught, rising drive (rising too much is already a problem) and Stylish roll counter bullet does pathetic damage, it's not worth using at all. TMG alt arts pp preserve works, hopping between bullet rave and infinite ricochet makes them like 12-14pp, depending on food and if using any performa gear. Don't put more than 5 in overwhelm, good choice, gunner wrecks enemies so quick anyways.

[@tombrakey6022]

I just made a gunner class last night and am glad I found your comment!

[@Thriftshoppin]

Love this and appreciate the comments MDR. Gunner is probs the most broken down class by the gunner community so I can trust this information you provide~

[@a-casualvillain1168]

What’s the best sub class for gunner just started the game

[@DesertTechMDR-]

@@a-casualvillain1168 It's going to vary, but Ranger, Force and Hunter are going to be your main 3. Safest option is ranger, and multi'ing rifle. If you use Behlgren armor then you want ranger, ranger mitigates the elemental aspects of behl, recharges spreadshot and gives you mine, the stationary grenade which does more damage than the shootey grenade so don't use that one, but gunner is right in enemies' faces anyways so you'll use that one more. Force is used for pse farming, and mining rig defense uq, or if you want more pp back quicker which I use often, can be more aggressive with chain 100s. Hunter is for like Dark Falz Rank 2, the 15% defense helps you not get one shotted, which you can only die 5 times before failing it.

[@harleykennedy1264]

@@DesertTechMDR- hey bro I started playing this a week ago and have max level katana but wanna make a gunner/ranger what’s your build for this?

[@luiseatoll6368]

Take condition reduction over ward. Better to get rid of it faster than endure a full ailment from an accidental misposition/lag.

[@Thriftshoppin]

Very true!

[@JayskaTeag]

One thing to note, is if you're going to be playing Talis as a Force main, some of the Talis skills are main class only, and Force has access to Tricky Capacitor Quick Recharge (makes the Tricky Capacitor gauge fill faster for 20 seconds after using it) while Techter does not. But the main only Talis skills are: - Tricky Capacitor Quick Recharge (Force only) - Tricky Capacitor Gauge Amplifier - Talis Bloom After PP Gain So those you need to grab on the class you are maining

[@vohrtechs5974]

Thank you!

[@Thriftshoppin]

Good stuff thanks for clarifying. The 3 elemental classes get really tricky when explaining all the benefits you get from applying points into OTHER classes haha

[@JayskaTeag]

@@Thriftshoppin they really do yeah lol It hurts because Force is the go to subclass, so putting all the element skills makes most sense in there. But doing so means you need to either not get good PP recovery, or skip some Rod or Talis skills. I personally just stick with Rod, using Talis on Techter main and just not picking a couple skills from there (like Wand and Talis Revoke, the Shifta one that gives it to someone you rez, cause you use it so often it doesn't save much time, and pick up the subclass Talis skills on Force)

[@seanwick9369]

That person at the digital board helped me forever today finding enhanced enemies ☺️🥰

[@Thriftshoppin]

Merlin is a cinnamon roll and we must protect them at all costs.

[@seanwick9369]

@@Thriftshoppin I absolutely agree 🥹 they have made my intro to PSO2:NGS a massive comfy journey🥰

[@bliz8749]

I agree about putting skill points into all the weapons of a given class so you can try them out at their fullest potential.. and then resetting the skill tree once you know what to focus on. But the game really discourages exploring classes with how it monetizes on the skill reset passes, to the point where it punishes the player for trying things out. It just doesnt make sense. Maybe we should focus on the weapon you think you like best and only branch out to other weapons later on when you have extra points to spare. And maybe find out at that point, much later in the game, that you like another weapon better. Kind frustrating. Anyways, I appreciate all your guides.

[@Thriftshoppin]

SEGA could learn from other games about allowing free resets. It's just dumb predatory practice to make new players make decisions early on and instantly regret them by putting it behind a paywall. Make them free... I can't imagine they make "that" much money on skill resets compared to the good quality of life change it would be. Same thing goes for salon passes and color change passes. Just annoying.

[@stillcantbesilencedevennow]

Well, gotta convince you to spend RL cash SOMEHOW. Lol

[@austorious]

My boy ina at the end with his wide ass shoulders 😂

[@Thriftshoppin]

Those are boulder shoulders!

[@Nameless_JPN-ENG]

The ranger tree is simple, just get everything and only dump your points into bad condition skills when you have extra point to spend.

[@Brimshae]

6:00 - I don't multiweapon, but wouldn't a proper multiweapon setup (or just being good at switching weapons) obviate the need for Launcher Blight Rounds?

[@Thriftshoppin]

Correct. Prior to the introduction of launcher blight rouds, it was necessary to multiweapon in order to be able to use blight rounds which was assault rifle exclusive. Nowadays you could still use that same setup or you can take both and allow you flexibility in your builds. For example, Launcher is a very good multiweapon due to sticky rounds for other weapons. In particular, bow bravers can use launcher sticky rounds for extra PP without wasting too much time in the launcher weapon. Having Launcher Blight Rounds would allow you to run a Launcher/Bow multiweapon if you ever decided to go Ranger mainclass and Braver Subclass.

[@Brimshae]

@@Thriftshoppin >Launcher/Bow Woah, that's a cool idea.

[@sanfransiscon]

I guess I just can't stay away from summoners in MMOs, but I'm also glad Waker's damage reduction and healing work well with Hunter having been my main class. Part of me wants to commit to Waker as main, but I struggle with targeting at range for its regular attacks.

[@Thriftshoppin]

Waker definitely requires a lot of practice but bossing is sooo rewarding when you get the hang of your skills

[@Noissss]

Is that the famous INAZUMA at the end clip?

[@Thriftshoppin]

YEUP.

[@toolegittv8993]

My main is a hunter and sub gunner i personally enjoy shooting more as a class then sword slashing but my question is since i play on console is it any alliances on there like alot mention on pc

[@eddy3550]

Hope you can help a bit, want to play Force as Main, but cant deside which sub, Techter or Bouncer. What i understand that for Bouncer, you do more dmg on down enemies and for Techter, you recover the Phontom Blast faster. What is better? Or more fun to have. Thanks in advance

[@Nomadic_Gaming]

i noticed doing my skill trees force gas a talis skill tech doesnt so taking 2 pts for that is nice 3 for just that whole tree means that tree isnt needed on tech w force subbed

[@jollygreengiant7070]

Yeah I max everything but the resistance ones on ranger. I also use gunner sub over ranger for when I want to use rifle leveling another class. Sub ranger pretty meh cuz you can't blight.. (edit Braver sub = best soloing sub. Love that free healing after getting hit.. well if your like me and suck at dodging 😄)

[@Thriftshoppin]

Braver makes for a wonderful subclass while learning NGS for sure. And YES. It's amazing leveling up a class that has awesome AoE then just swapping it to subclass and going to town while leveling a new main class haha

[@uzakikena8294]

If I was do do fighter-knuckle with bouncer-boots which one should be the main class? Wanted to multi weapon them to cosplay as yang from rwby.

[@Thriftshoppin]

You should check the skills tree and look over all of the skills that would be unavailable if its not a main class. I know fighter loses a lot not being main class, I am less certain on bouncer jet boots. It may serve you best to go Bouncer subclass

[@seanwick9369]

OH MY GOD MERLIN

[@Thriftshoppin]

YUP THE ONE AND ONLY

[@Laplace7777]

Ah yes, Merlin still carries that gun even while teaching class

[@Thriftshoppin]

Absolutely. It's a must and I would do the same

[@Laplace7777]

@@Thriftshoppin stay strapped or get clapped

[@stardust.colline]

Hello again. I have 2 questions. 1. Does the elemental decline work if i use jet boots but didnt use any elemental technique? Or do i need to use elemental technique for it to work? 2. Is elemental techniques stronger than photon arts?

[@MrKai205]

It's been a while so I don't know if you found the answer, but here's what I've found playing Bouncer 1. Elemental decline works when you use a Jet Boots Photon Art regardless of if you used an elemental tech. I've forgotten to use one before and it still gives the decline. I do recommend using the 2nd effect of the PA Surging Impulse (2nd effect being where you hold down the attack) as it gives you a field that does passive damage while being a PA that gives the elemental decline. 2. I would say damage per second Photon Arts are better, elemental techs are more support for bouncer if you're maining it. I don't have the numbers so I can't really say for sure tho. Hope this helps a little.

[@xExiledxKingx]

Can we unlock all skills at max level? Cause I worry messing up

[@TheAdayman]

You only way to obtain skill point by doing cocoons and towers not leveling up a class. And it's impossible to unlock every skills in each class because amount of skill points you can get is not enough. Don't worry too much just focus main skill as video suggest, there's enough point to unlock every main skill.

[@Thriftshoppin]

All skills in the skill tree are available when you begin the game, but you start with zero skill points. You acquire these completing the main tasks from cocoons and towers in the world. There is in total 40 skill points you can acquire: 20 from Aelio 10 from Retem 10 from Kvaris

[@Brimshae]

Not yet. When more Cocoons and Towers show up (wait for the next continent) we might.

[@mattspady146]

What's a good sub class for Waker? Force or Techer?

[@Thriftshoppin]

Waker pairs super well with Fighter for extra down damage or Bouncer for additional down value accumulation

[@Nomadic_Gaming]

so is it worth it to say drop some ac on an extra tree to specialize it for subclass and if so which class would this benefit the most to have a spare tree just for use as a sub class

[@Brimshae]

If you want to make some sort of hyper-optimized build it might be, but you really don't need to, and the benefits would be negligible at best.

[@Nomadic_Gaming]

@@Brimshae eh injust figured say a second force or maybe ranger or gunner more focused to be a sub class vs main so you have a tree for both would be a thing but thanks for the input gotta say for a f2p game this game slaps

[@Thriftshoppin]

If you're new? no. Just play the game, get a good feel for classes, and then later on if you REALLY feel like you need separate main class and subclass trees you could invest. I did it for Force when I was playing a bunch as main class and wanted to have a better subclass trees for when I didn't want to play Force but it's totally unnecessary when you're starting out

[@Nomadic_Gaming]

@@Thriftshoppin oh yeah no i ment for later on down the line right now i just hit 21 and am finishing stuff up before i hit retem and the more research i do the more im happy i started ranger but im rethinking my gunner sub a bit now that ive got research in seems force is equally as good a sub and apparently ive seen /br and using bow with ra/br or br/ra has some well sorta dumb things they do via interactions of things and also just allowing for really gross ranged damage i dare say the only issue w the game is the sub/hot bar isnt great on controller using the dpad to move to dif icons is slow and clunky even remapped its meh but ive played monster hunter since the original game on ps1 and played it on psp so im well versed in claw controls lol

[@dumpinclipsgaming]

I dont understand this. the skills in each class can you use the ones that are not main or sub specific as passive skills like if i am a knuckle fighter can i take passive skills from hunter like hunter physique and use it as well as take defeat amplifier from bouncer will those skills be applied at the same time as i am a knuckle fighter. or am i wasting points. would i need to reset my points if i did? this is so confusing for me :(

[@studiesinflux1304]

> knuckle fighter can i take passive skills from hunter like hunter physique Hunter's Physique is an active skill (as in you need to push a button to turn it on temporarily, and it has a cooldown). If Hunter is your subclass (making you a Fighter/Hunter), then you would get access to Hunter's Physique and Flash Guard (but not War Cry or Iron Will as that's main class hunter only). > defeat amplifier from bouncer In this case, if you want the Defeat Amplifier, and main Knuckles, you'd need to be Fighter/Bouncer. In your example, you would therefore not have Hunter's Physique as you're not a Hunter subclass anymore. > am i wasting points Skill points are per class, so after unlocking all the towers and cocoons, you have 40 (at the time of posting) skill points for each one of your classes. You therefore can spend 40 points for your Fighter regardless of what you do with any of the other skill trees. The skill points only do something if you have the thing you spent skill points on as your main or subclass (and main class only skills only do anything if you have the main class).

[@dumpinclipsgaming]

@@studiesinflux1304 ok sweet. now what about skill add-ons would those skills that i add on work with my build or would the same rules apply? like if i doubled down on hunter passive skills for my fighter/bouncer build

[@studiesinflux1304]

@@dumpinclipsgaming You can't use Hunter SKILL TREE skills for a Fighter/Bouncer because "hunter" is not involved anywhere in that combination. That said to make things more confusing there is the whole "Add-On Skills" which has its own video that do work across classes ... actually across your whole account even on multiple ships.

[@princecharming8125]

I suck at perfect guard, they hit to fast, I don't even bother guarding every game. The barrier move skill move, heavy sword, spear, only reason I sub class this thing.

[@Susukihotaru.]

😊👍

[@Thriftshoppin]

Hota-chan

[@Shiyoken]

I main and sub Force, so I can't compromised my Blots and Talis. Nevertheless you can achieve everything you need even with 10/15 PP Recovery Boost. But you can take one out of that and stick it in Photon Flare Short Cycle if you want. But overall you can still make a solid build and achieve everything you require and still main/sub like a fucking boss. The 15/15 PP Recovery Boost is a scam; 5 points for 10%. I didn't realise until I checked it lol.

[@Thriftshoppin]

it all adds up but yeah, if you can find something better to do with those 5 points then do it. I prefer to make flexible pages if it means losing a "little" bit in a certain stat. Being able to play many things is better than being stuck into one build

[@Shiyoken]

@@Thriftshoppin Yeah lol... I agree. I wasted a NTree Reset just now to find out about it. Oh, well I don't use them often and we are getting more. I didn't really touch Talis until you were demonstrating it's effectiveness in combat zones during PSE Bursts etc... Then I saw it being used in Kvaris E.Q's etc... I thought it is time to try it out. Took a while to get use/figure it out but I think I got the hang of it now. It's a nice addition, and really makes the Force feel less stagnate now lol. Multiweaponing between the two is great. Also, great video overall will help the new comers!

[@lokhanmartin4540]

Do you chat in game ? I can move to ship 2 😂 only for you

[@seanwick9369]

Wait…. Merlin..?

[@Thriftshoppin]

Thats them c:

[@BigGerthQuake]

What is that outfit? UwU

[@audreymoar6023]

ooh i see inu...👀👉👈

[@Thriftshoppin]

YUP!!! Ran into him and hadn't seen him in ages haha

[@CrusaderSoul]

Good but almost looked like you were only explaining how to get all the skill on the tree, you did gave advice on important core skills, but this can hardly can be called a "guide".

[@Thriftshoppin]

Fair enough! To be honest, the skill trees are hardly that in-depth compared to base PSO2, and most mistakes made are typically just one or two points poorly being used. So as for a guide this is pretty much as detailed as I felt was necessary. If you have any further questions don't hesitate to join the discord and ask community members~

[@shinnidan]

Lol still confused....😅 must be old age...😅

[@Thriftshoppin]

Lmao, there isnt much to the skill trees thats the bottom line here.

[@shinnidan]

@@Thriftshoppin i'll see it first hand in a bit. Downloading now. Question: does PSO2 able to create multiple characters or one character is all?