The Absurd Complexity of Gaming's Greatest Sword

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This is it boys, my biggest video yet. Please enjoy this stonking great Video Essay about what I think is the single best Melee Weapon, at least in any First Person Shooter, but arguably in all of Video Games.
This video is super dense and nerdy, we go into a LOT of Game Design Theory, Balance and Fairness in Multiplayer Games, and how the Developers over at Embark were able to combine a few simple mechanics in a way that facilitates thousands of hours of depth.
With Season 3 of THE FINALS being just a few days away, and the very core of this Sword's identity being in jeopardy, I had to make this video.
If, like me, you like big deep dives into very specific aspects of Video Games and other art, this video is for you. It's very much inspired by channels like ‪@Leadhead‬, ‪@shoeless_man‬ (Sorry for unintentionally yoinking your title/ thumbnail combo), ‪@razbuten‬ ‪@AddyValentine‬ and others.
Better to seek forgiveness than permission, so thanks/ sorry to ‪@Vain786‬ ‪@Eidorian510‬ ,‪@pullkia‬, ‪@Gressil8020‬ and ‪@l0wfye‬ for "letting" me use some of your footage (All credited ofc), and to ‪@ottr‬ not only for the thumbnail that features for like 2 seconds, but for sparking the controversy that lead to this video. And finally, to the incredible devs of ‪@reachthefinals‬ for hundreds of hours of some of the best multiplayer gaming I've experienced since Titanfall. Hopefully I can change your outlook somewhat on discovered mechanics in games.
Chapters:
00:00 Yes, I'm serious
02:05 Momentum and Dashing
04:48 Some just call it Slide Cancel
07:07 Quick Maths, Quick Melee
09:20 Kickflips
15:16 Into the Depths
17:49 Empathy
18:50 Arthritis Cancelling
22:19 One nerd's solution
25:05 Final thoughts
26:11 Strata?
Music by others:
Dragon Castle by Makai Symphony
Castillo by KOBA
Sherlock's Theme (BBC) by Michael Price
Super Mario 64 - File Select (Lofi/ Chill Remix) by Qumu
Infiltrator (Ghostrunner) by Daniel Deluxe
Rosalina's Observatory harp cover (Super Mario Galaxy) by Kroggi
Music by me:
Badeline's Breakbeat (Celeste Mod)
Toxic Avenger - My Only Chance (Furi) [I/O Remix]
I AM BUT A BRAIN IN A JAR (Strata)

[@I-OMusic]

So, Season 3 is out, and so are switch and hype cancel :( but phantom strike is in and multi-hitting has been confirmed as an intended feature. Embark are looking for feedback, and good honest critique from a wide range of players will arm them to make the best decisions they can. Personally, I think switch cancelling is absolutely fine, and honestly i'd guess 90% of the people complaining about it haven't switched out Defib or RPG since launch... If you think the weapon I presented here is worth preserving, please feel free to add your thoughts in THE FINALS' Discord. Multi-hit has been confirmed as an intended feature, so the addition of that and the removal of cancelling completely changes sword's playstyle, and there will definitely be some frustration from sword players with THAT big of a change. I think switch cancel PLUS multihit is the best state Sword has ever been in, but I'm just one guy. discord.com/invite/thefinals Also, stickman has his own channel now: kzbin.info/door/re-tNb1211PDmCc8lOetbg

[@iskda1585]

the add joke was genuinely so funny lol

[@Digger01997]

Worked perfectly on me. The best and only non integrated add setup I've ever seen

[@Pope_]

so what im hearing is that the most op part of the sword in this game is that when you hit the jiggy on an enemy after hitting them you do 5x more damage?

[@I-OMusic]

I endorse this comment as the official TL:DR of this video

[@hexretro8112]

@@I-OMusic pin it then :).

[@nothingclever7582]

I love chivalry

[@bblegum4227]

the ad joke worked, i laughed, well played.

[@rosemarythornbush]

This feels like something from an 100k+ sub channel. Keep up the good work man.

[@I-OMusic]

Thanks so much! Had a blast making this one

[@EdTek]

Fake it til you make it 🤷‍♀️

[@I-OMusic]

@@EdTek Dress for the job you want

[@tristanfarmer9031]

Emote cancelling apparently counts as bug abusing, and can be Banable. Only a few people have been banned for it, but it is banable.

[@I-OMusic]

Yeah embark have unfortunately not communicated it very well at all, it's all ifs buts and maybes for now, but as of current patch with no vanilla EC and the freeing of king Vain it's safe to assume you can use all the tech in this vid

[@lethal_lime6644]

@@I-OMusicincorrect :) people are still being temp banned when people send thru clips of them attacking too quickly with animation cancels on throwing knives and sword

[@Expressmusic457]

My theory is that it's bannable since controller players have to scroll through a wheel menu in order to emote and creates a hugely unfair advantage. If it was just a skill issue than I doubt they'd go that hard but it's not possible for a good portion of the player base.

[@Expressmusic457]

I've gone into the settings and have found that you can have it be a tap on the d pad so I guess my theory is invalid

[@iplayminecraft2248]

he actually did find a big cool stick (the sword skin at some points is a stick)

[@I-OMusic]

Sworn stick man, only reason I didn't have it in every clip is I didn't deem myself worthy of the stick while learning to switch cancel, but I've earned back the right now

[@agendaured]

Buffed throwing knives grinning evilly with there infinite ammo

[@agendaured]

*gets dash melee ed *

[@I-OMusic]

Y'all throwing knives players have a seat at the sword table any day

[@I-OMusic]

Comments that aged poorly :(

[@agendaured]

@@I-OMusic throwing knives still sitting comfortably

[@onikrux]

as a movement player and long time skater- I too frequently compare tech in games to skateboarding references.

[@I-OMusic]

Skateboarding is good for the same reason I like a lot of the games I do. Both as a sport and as a creative medium, it's like the definition of "simple, but deep"

[@bolicob]

Props to you for proposing a design implementation instead of just whining for the devs to keep exploits like so many people online do

[@I-OMusic]

Sooo halfway through the production of this video, my main HDD broke. Don't worry, it's not you, some of the footage has gone through KZbin compression twice.

[@AtariWow]

Gotta love tech stuff going wrong at the worst possible moment

[@Cyclically]

I downloaded and started playing The Finals a few days ago. My sold/spied on data definitely made it's way to the KZbin algorithm.

[@Grifdar]

its so crazy and cool how differently each build can play, even within the same build. i personally play light build as terrorist spiderman with a usp-s. and while i have no interest to play ddr on my keyboard with a sword, i still think its really funkin cool. also great video dude, shit rocked.

[@duckfilms3662]

Terrorist spider man fucking SENT me.

[@coldwares]

I'm bronze 2 right now, had no idea strat has gone this deep yet.

[@I-OMusic]

Dive deep, my friend

[@I-OMusic]

Embark have invited me and my squad to play in the Season 3 Preview Event tomorrow! If you wanna see some "innovative" triple light gameplay, keep an eye out for my stream! Stream starts 20 hours from time of writing, I will be using "exploits" in an official Finals event.

[@aquariiiYT]

I guess I stand corrected. Maybe they won’t ever fix the sword exploit lol happy slashing

[@I-OMusic]

Yeah I gotta say I respect the hell out of embark for that one "oh, this guy is openly bug abusing, let's invite him to our private promo event" Ballsy, but consistent with their renegade approach to managing the game long term, and all the other sword gods are there I Believe

[@Rico-nj3vl]

I finally understand, as a D heavy, exactly why some lights managed to pulverize my full health doughy butt in a nanosecond so many times. Thanks.

[@I-OMusic]

you're welcome! let me know if that knowledge ever helps you in game

[@ARexplor]

Came for the game dev stayed for the mutual love of an under-appreciated game (good luck in the tournament tmrw)

[@CubesAndPortals]

This is awesome. Blew my mind with the "feint attack bound to Reload" proposal. Also agree with the cloak idea. Subbed & def gonna try ya game out later

[@GazharD]

Yooo the ad break was NUTS I'm watching the ad while commenting this cuz it caught me off guard nice work! And nice video at least until this moment

[@I-OMusic]

it gets much worse after that sorry

[@Nevakanezah_]

Canadian QA costing two cents an hour is an incredible joke that's nightmarishly real.

[@I-OMusic]

you're the first person to note it lmao

[@t.g.r.official4517]

Brooooooo the ad joke was insaneeeeeeeeee

[@tylerdragonx9500]

Really amazing sword video all of us sword mains can really appreciate. Detailed, well explained and compiled, leaving questions, excitement, and providing great gameplay, editing, comparing other games similar n well know sword players! As diamond sword player in and on the leaderboard; I in the beginning in solo queue , I felt fairly alone sometimes, not seeing many other ppl using sword. Until I started doing research more and more to find the best of the best of sword players. In this I found many communities dedicated in this amazingly implemented weapon and it made me feel amazed that other ppl, including you and this video, were so interested and invested how deep it went. I think many other players have went through similar of what I have and your video brings it all together. Hope this show the appreciation we all should have for this video. My only concern is if word is spread abt all the secrets to sword more and more, players will use it more in turn other players may complain more. In turn, embark may completely nerf and ruin our weapon for providing too much uproar or chaos from players complaining and not knowing how to play against it. P.s I’m so glad you also brought up genji as I was a previous top 3% grandmasters genji main and it hit home and another reason why Instantly picked up the weapon. and finally keep up the great work Srry for the essay!

[@kanonymouz]

"Given the opportunity, a KZbin video essayist will quote Soren Johnson" is an unfathomably based quip

[@I-OMusic]

"Unfathomably based quip" is a beautiful use of the english language

[@neelg7057]

Ghostrunner mentioned! 🗡🍺

[@I-OMusic]

Check it off the I/O bingo card, along with Celeste and Minecraft

[@LeatherNinja]

14:20 he predicted my every move. He jerbaited me with the suspense into advert jumpscare, and then I started drinking water while it was playing to see "Drink some water.", afterward. Well played, well played.

[@romamoran1337]

For switch cancelling: Buy a set of pedals typically used for racing games. Use your feet to switch weapons.

[@anzhel3268]

never played the finals but still enjoyed the video, ty I/O. waiting for your next devlog

[@I-OMusic]

I'm glad! That's what I was aiming for

[@Enderov]

As Chivalry and Mordhau player i approve this video

[@xPetyr]

As a KZbin user with the same pfp, i approve this comment.

[@gusmangamer]

i knew the finals was a ridiculous beast the moment i played it but i could never sink my teeth into it because i didnt care much for the stuff that took more than like 5 mins of practice to get downl, sweet breakdown of the fat of the gameplay definitely makes it easier to understand

[@duckfilms3662]

Obligatory PLEASE PLAY THE FINALS

[@thebard5019]

YOU ONLY HAVE 9K?! this must change, your efflort and vid quality deserves recognition

[@carrotjuice.6839]

unrelated, but the model 1887 is the most skill based shotgun in any game ever. you should make a video on it

[@I-OMusic]

unfortunately after 400 hours of nothing but sword my aim has atrophied, you should make that video :p

[@imoteq]

Step aside Eidorian, we've got a new Sword King. Long live King Stickman!

[@oakster6136]

This is THE BEST The Finals content I have ever watched. Just subscribed, keep it up!

[@iah6866]

Honestly really interesting video about a game I've never heard of. I love the way playstyles like this can come about while unintended

[@OK.156]

Ever since I used sword I wanted to get its full potential cause of how fun it was, used it and have 300 hours just sword I am conviced this weapon is S tier no joke

[@DottoINC]

It’s like this video was make specifically for me

[@tagnati5585]

This is the best video about the sword in The Finals I ever seen.

[@kingsleyibe6535]

Great video, previous comment got deleted. But actually 🤓 the most complex sword mechanics in gaming currently would probably be in Mordhau, Chiv 2 or Renown.

[@I-OMusic]

Weird, I ain't out here deleting comments, even heretical ones like yours 💁‍♂️ Honestly yeah mordhau goes hard, actually working on a sword game with similar mechanics, but fencing instead of combat so it only needs to take place on one axis

[@Gressil8020]

Lmao love the kickflip-comparison. Really great video. I want to add just a few things: You can and always could use hand gestures to emote cancel, which is not only less annoying but also makes it pretty much undetectable for both the enemy and teammates watching your POV or even your own clips. You could also rebind scroll up/down to a key on your keyboard if your gear had that function. I soloq'ed to Rank #666 (still trying to get into Top500) this season Light only and I personally dont switch cancel and stoped emote canceling after patch 2.4. Why 2.4.? Because what you do at 6:17 wasnt possible before that patch and even got patched out again with 2.6., but returned with the melee update in 2.8. IMO this is the best thing to do in most scenarios vs high rank players, because charging a 2nd lunge out in the open even with emote cancel will get you killed too often. Its much better to lunge from cover to cover and hit someone on your way and charge the next lunge somewhere safe and the slide lets you avoid damage much easier while you get behind cover. EDIT: What I mean with "wasn't possible", it was obviously possible to slide after a lunge but only when the whole animation is fully finished. Lunge animation consists of windup+active frames+recovery and now you can slide as soon as "recovery" starts and the active frames are gone, while before 2.4. you had to wait for the recovery to finish as well before you could slide and I also am not completely sure if you could in any direction.

[@I-OMusic]

I figured as much, should clarify when I say "I found" I meant "Independently discovered" rather than a claim to first-ness Thanks for the comment! Folks, Gressil was super helpful with advice on this video and is a very active member of the community! Go send some love xo

[@I-OMusic]

Also, "this is the best thing to do in most scenarios vs high rank players, because charging a 2nd lunge out in the open even with emote cancel will get you killed too often. Its much better to lunge from cover to cover and hit someone on your way and charge the next lunge somewhere safe and the slide lets you avoid damage much easier while you get behind cover." I wish I'd thought of this, cause you're absolutely right, like it seems the higher the elo the more you're prioritising dodging over getting the next hit out

[@streamers3554]

So wait why don’t you emote or switch cancel? I don’t like emote cancelling feels a little more exploitative than phantom strikes, but from your comment I don’t understand what those patches have to do with emote and switch cancelling. When you say “this is the best thing to do” what is the this, what strat should I be doing lol

[@Einxeld]

​​@@streamers3554you shouldn't do any sword cancels anymore, because devs said (and are already doing) that will be giving bans for this. Several of my friends got banned already for abusing cancels every match

[@I-OMusic]

This looks like it's gonna be the main discussion thread for this vid, so here's an answer to the "bannable offence" question: Embark have been uncharacteristically uncommunicative on the subject, the most you'll get is a rumour that some guy heard from a redditor who heard it from Ottr. Many players were banned, seemingly manually, for emote cancelling. In at least 300 hours using it, I never was, but if I'd made this video a month ago I probably would've been. Many players have commented on how ridiculous policy was* especially considering they never made any official statement on it (that I know of). As for phantom strike and switch cancelling, nobody has ever been warned or banned for those. A lot of what people think were EC bans were probably just auto-bans for unnaturally fast inputs, no anti-cheat is perfect. I was booted from a game on one occasion by anti-cheat, all I had was expression on scroll. In the past two weeks, two major updates have occurred. Community lead Oscar manually intervened in Vain786's ban to get him unbanned, with the understanding that he wouldn't emote cancel. Days later, they patched it out, arriving at the current patch as of this video's upload. To summarise: The only thing that was ever in question was the legality of Emote Cancel, and Embark still have not made a definitive statement on it. But it's no longer a thing, so please phantom-strike and switch-cancel to your heart's content!

[@firecats5391]

this is some high quality stuff

[@batycavdar]

This video transported me to GunZ:The Duel's K-Style days (2007 for me, third grade), and your empathy explanation is spot on from the receivers end. All the similarities are in there too; hyper mobile, high risk-high reward, APM high enough to cause Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and the most important part caused by a bug that can't be patched without an extensive rewrite of the game itself. History doesn't repeat itself but it rhymes. Basically, Gamers yearn for Expressive Gameplay.

[@jamesgene4763]

bloop bleep I provide the robot overlord with delicious bits to increase the popularity of this video

[@coolstraw]

great video, i love sword (the finals)

[@I-OMusic]

shaw!

[@coolstraw]

@@I-OMusic git gud!

[@nevermorefractures3401]

this seems like a great solution to the sword cancel thing!

[@that_guy5341]

I'm here to start the holy war my Messiah

[@I-OMusic]

*crusades you*

[@Cash-Trax24]

Great video! Love the comedy and the publicity for The Finals. I can tell how much time and research (and practice) went into all this. Editing is good too

[@ScoutOW2]

The Finals would never add the Sea of Thieves sword lunge jum- 😳

[@Atom1cAtom]

13:29 Every light hates those trees on syshorizon, their leaves have like 1 big rectangular hitbox and its stupid

[@I-OMusic]

kinda fits with the lore tho

[@Huskasin]

The Finals for sure has the best feeling movement in an fps. Its so addicting, like BF3 and Mirrors Edge had a lovechild, im ultra hype theyre expanding melee in season 3

[@I-OMusic]

Hard agree

[@flowrepeats]

You’ve inspired me. Tonight, I start in the dojo. I want to become good with the sword like you.

[@Hoofusdoofus]

Phenomenal video! I'm a DEVOUT sword main, picked it up mid season one and it just clicked with me unlike any other weapon in the game, it's got such a fantastically epressive playstyle and i truly feel like no two sword players move and fight in exactly the same ways, zipping and sliding around with dash + sword is just, pure bliss as a video game movement junkie Your feint mechanic is absolutely GENIUS, i learned emote cancelling and quick swapping a while back but eventually had to drop it completely due to the strain handjiving all over the place was giving me, I love this game but i'm not about to shred my tendons for it, lmao. While learning to push my playstyle to its absolute limit without relying on emote/swap canceling has been incredibly fun and challening (I find that sliding and dashing about between cover and really leveraging the environment (and its destruction) engages with the arenas in ways that are really creative and honestly FUN) damn I would love to see some love thrown the sword's way. Not only does learning the timing for perfect feints add a whole new layer of complexity through both mindgames/mixups and the risk/reward of engaging with the mechanic, but GOD it would be so much more accessible in general, I would like a bit of tech that allows for me to continue putting in the work towards developing my skills without the caveat of "damages you irl too :)" Will be doing my part to spread the gospel put forth in this one, PLEASE please please embark listen to this one - keep melee AOE and consider something akin to the feint here

[@mariusiurea]

I personally see the best solution to this is to allow players to cancel their lunge by charging another lunge, by shortening the cooldown between lunges. I'd hate for there to be another button you need to press in order to cancel your lunge, when it could simply just be the lunge key. Remove the bug, and buff sword appropriately to make it's behaviour close to the current one, but without the rebind fuckery that's necessary now.

[@doughnutdave6432]

This made me think of levels I didnt even know I could. It makes me wish I could get on this level of thinking on any subject. Great video 10/10

[@QOArkaria]

I picked up The Finals a few days ago because of this video and now there is yet another sword player running around the arenas. It's been such a blast so far, and I really do see the potential in the weapon. Thanks for putting this out. :) It was a great, informative watch and put me onto a game that I've been overlooking for a long time.

[@TheMirrorslash]

Wow, amazing stuff. Such high quality content both from pure entertainment factor and game design. Love your suggestions, this is peak finals content!!

[@YigitSonmezer]

everyone has to reload eventually except us sword players, and throwing knife players, and bow players.

[@carterdupree8244]

I loved this video however I disagree that the dash is the only viable specialization for sword. My primary build is grappling hook + sword and I always carry (for lack of a better word) . You have such great vertically and can close distances so fast. There’s nothing better than charge a lunge to grapple to the top of the church in Monaco to take out a sniper.

[@I-OMusic]

If anything, that makes you the swordiest sword player

[@DaRandoGuy]

Oohanooga interaction, Season 3 is missed the diamond skin by one win

[@enterchannelname8981]

I love this video. It's a well-reasoned and respectful examination of a beloved but controversial weapon.

[@lilguyfinish]

my mans fucking handsome squidward and we ain't addressing it?

[@aigid7050]

Love your videos and your takes. Not gonna play the finals any time soon, but your insights were nontheless very entertaining. Hope you can output more good videos like this one.

[@Mokeysniper]

dope video, dope explanation, dope proposal.

[@I-OMusic]

Thanks Mokey, means a lot!

[@rzt430]

6:40 "everyone has to reload eventually" tk and spear users laughing

[@dylanrapp7629]

Dang algorithm. I forgot about your channel completely even though I was subscribed. At least it finally brought me back and now I’m binging all your videos.

[@I-OMusic]

Ayy good to hear! I haven't posted anything this high effort in a while tbf

[@Noxxi33]

ALGORITHM WE NEED YOUR HELP AAAAAAAAAGHHHHHH !!!

[@Eidorian510]

what an insane video bro had to share with my community :D

[@I-OMusic]

Thanks brother, appreciate it!

[@Sugar3Glider]

Asheron's Call had some insane movement tech, in yhe highest level you figure out a rhythm to the speed boost and turn janky movement (yay, I am dodging) into SPEED

[@Sinetheballwoman]

Fantastic video I might pick the finals back up now

[@unicorn_tamer]

Great video, but the title is just wrong. The greatest sword in gaming is obviously the Yamato! (Fr tho, keep it up man! You're doing great :D)

[@I-OMusic]

Hey, you clicked right? 😏

[@slappyjo1046]

My man is the third best finals content creator. Just behind ottr and maybe that one guy with a red tv head

[@I-OMusic]

You mean Gravity Drop? Yeah I'd rate him similarly highly, thanks for the high praise!

[@NeonNAX7]

AMAZING VIDEO. Plus 1 subscriber and plus 1 sword player. Been playing finals off and on but was always looking for some more movment, this schould keep me busy for atleast a month :).

[@SirYellowJacket]

I rebooted my whole channel because of sword. My 1st vid was vanilla sword then i found out about gadget cancels and loved the skill expression behind it. I played the new patch early and yes, they killed my boy. No. More. Gadget swaps... i know one of the reasons they did it is probally cause ottr complained about sword all the time but tbh gadget swaps felt fair a majority of the time. Heavys still have rpg and slam and if you have ever played a single game of ranked you are fighting against both that spec and equip 100% of the time, most likely twice on a team. I will miss you gadget swap... you were loved my boy.... you were loved ❤

[@I-OMusic]

Big fan king

[@reeseastaire3498]

As a sword user since CB1 with over 1000 hours this video is the best video on my favorite weapon in any game ever!!!! You explained everything soo well, skill expressionists recognize skill expressionists! Now if anyone asks me about sword I am sending them this vid! Ezclap sub

[@I-OMusic]

Hell yeah sword king

[@Flossfear777]

waiting till dual katanas come so light medium will have the best showdown

[@Noname-nh6xo]

Great vid, mate. But I'd like to add somethng. At some point in the video you say that animation canceling got patched and you found a workaround using voice line from communication wheel. But the thing is you still can use the usual animation cancelling, but instead of just pressing a button you now need to choose some animation from the wheel. If you already knew it or even mentioned it somewhere in the video, then, thats my bad, im not native english speaker, so I could have missed some points, sorry.

[@I-OMusic]

Damn I actually did not know that, nice one!

[@user-kf9lv2dx3b]

IMO they should add a titanfall style wall run and double jump for the light as a passive

[@thislink1519]

Invis was in TF2 before Overwatch. I am now sad.

[@I-OMusic]

DnD brother

[@jgn]

you actually made an insane claim and almost made me agree impressive

[@ODwaalO]

The sword in the finals is a w gang I was w sword user, w wrecking ball player, w Lucio, w movement is my fav in gaming gang

[@I-OMusic]

I really am Adderall-maxxing with my choice of one-tricks

[@Atom1cAtom]

This guy is the original emote canceler, I'm not even kidding I think this guy released the first video on emote cancel. Idk if you remembered me but when I said I would become the best sword player I kind of achieved that, I was the highest rated solo q sword player for a week this season using what you taught me. thanks man ur a legend

[@ODwaalO]

@@Atom1cAtom Oh yeah I found the emote cancel on sword myself, Im pretty sure I might have played a big impact on the sword community, I remember you commenting on my old video way back than haha crazy aint it we'd see eachother here and recognize eachother

[@ODwaalO]

@@Atom1cAtom glad you were able to achieve peak sword lol nice

[@mikailmaqsood818]

Outstanding video brother!!! Made me want to study game design it was so inspiring. Subbed!

[@I-OMusic]

That's the best compliment you could possibly give, god speed

[@mattsmith7977]

Amazing video! I really like the reload idea - a good design choice that keeps the technical (and most fun) parts of the sword alive, and appeases the one dimensional moaning of players that can't see past the term 'unintended'. Coming from a competitive fighting game background, unintended mechanics push the skill ceiling and become cornerstones of the meta, and it really makes them exciting at the top level, especially when developers respect them and balance around them sensibly. The Finals is the best shooter I've ever played, and the sword is a big part of that. It's a perfect mix of FPS and FGC mechanics with so many layers of depth that I'm so addicted. I've already put 400+ hours in and basically stopped playing any other game. I PRAY that Embark listen to sword players input, rather than blindly following a blanket statements from *notable finals content creator*. I can see balancing implications from the melee multi-hit mechanics that were added, but I'd love to see them sit on this for a while to see how it plays out. Rushing to nerf things on a weekly basis isn't the ideal situation unless something is completely game breaking. We need time to let counterplay develop. Anyways, great video and you have definitely earned a subscriber!

[@Hayrise123]

Not sure if you mentioned it but Remember since the most recent update sword (and-all mele) has a lingering hit box (able to hit two or more players with one swing/right click ) and is one of the biggest buffs sword has got since the start of the game also you can use things like hello/thanks in your emote wheel to cancel

[@I-OMusic]

Honestly yeah everyone's been having a BLAST with multi hits, it's sick!

[@Hayrise123]

@@I-OMusic love the vid btw and yeah it’s been pretty fun 1v3s high elo against HMM has become pretty doable now Love the vid btw keep it up would love to see more sword content there’s not enough ppl that appreciate the movement in this game

[@matthewwrubel41]

more finals content pls

[@xox14]

Bro is gonna enjoy season 3 with the new double swords!

[@hyperplayability6290]

Big damage stick go pokey poke Edit: Oh lol - for switch cancelling I just press 2 and 1 really quickly since my scroll wheel is broken (half my sound ECs wouldn't go through)

[@MagicalBreeze]

bro looks like a 2014 disney villain

[@I-OMusic]

Wait till the face reveal

[@Duckamoly]

This is definitely making me wanna play more cool stick, dash is my fav light specialisation and I'm always striving to go beyond the stratosphere in games like tf2 n such

[@DivideBy0YT]

the bitrate goes crazy

[@I-OMusic]

Yee HDD died during production 😩

[@dtmmalice]

where I can listen to My Only Chance Remix and I AM BUT A BRAIN IN A JAR bruh that is banger 🥵

[@charitymcardle2735]

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[@YellowPhosphorusDice]

I feel like i have been enlightened by some profane knowledge and now i must act to be more hated than the friend who has god-like aim in the friend group. Thank you, you have earned my like and my sub.

[@evollove3522]

Didn't know the Finals could be a movement game as well

[@I-OMusic]

It's movement is phenomenal, just not as flashy as other "movement shooters"

[@Sinetheballwoman]

The add joke made me legitimately cackle

[@Ratscallion_exe]

This video is not ready for the resurrection of spears and pikes medieval tactics as valid competitive advantage That and katana bullet ricochet Personally, I would still use grapple and sword to cosplay Attack On Titan tactics of annoying the rooftop snipers Its not about the meta, its about being Jack-o-all reaps, gains, and traits

[@willpaget-brown6410]

Amazing video - might have brought me back to the finals

[@I-OMusic]

Season three in like two days!

[@ryanporter9893]

that joke worked on me

[@nyate]

Great vid man

[@hugoromano791]

really cool video man ! comment to give it more visibility (i hope so) and keep going it's an insane quality content 🤩🔥

[@Will-Yummy]

Faaaaantastic video bro, keep up the good work!!

[@monolith7796]

This is my exact opinion on the topic. Thank you.