Unicorn Overlord | 1.04 Patch CHANGED MY MIND On Swordmasters

[@metaKnightSpamer777]

+50% more sword per sword is a lot of sword;

[@tamango_skyes8074]

br uh 😂😂

[@sald4971]

My sword is +50%, but this +50% more.

[@randyruger9063]

50% more sword is basically a dagger, no?

[@EdwardMichael3]

You got your sword in my peanut butter! You got your sword in my chocolate! Reese’s Razor Pieces

[@charlettmoon2693]

I was absolutely assuming that there would be no updates, or that any DLC would be paid, but I'm so happy to see that they pushed the game out to get the money they needed to stay afloat, made a game that *works* and isn't buggy, and yet are happy to finish it completely now that they are financially stable. So pleased with Vanillaware right now.

[@CidGuerreiro1234]

Japenese developers hardly, if ever, launch games on awful states like western devs do every Tuesday or so. Sometimes the PC port is crap, but the game on launch is almost always tight.

[@charlettmoon2693]

@@CidGuerreiro1234 That's not always true. There are definitely Japanese developers who want to make just shovelware games that are only for making a quick buck. Remember, the biggest market in Japan are *Mobile Gatcha Games*. That should tell you all you need to know about where a lot of the developers' thoughts lie.

[@Geheimnis-c2e]

​@@charlettmoon2693exactly why he phrased it that way. It's not that they NEVER release shovelware, in fact many do, but that when a developer or developers push out a game, it works.

[@charlettmoon2693]

@@Geheimnis-c2e And my point is that there are so many people doing shovelware nowadays, on both sides of the "pond", as it were, it would be easy for someone like Vanillaware to just remove all sense of artistic integrity and just allow Atlus to tell them to make tons of BS DLC and stuff. There are plenty of games that have done that over the years, and I'm tired of it. I'm not angry at other guy, nor at you, nor at anyone, but the point is that just because "some" Japanese developers don't release crappy gatcha games/whatever, doesn't mean I am not pointing this out that I prefer Vanillaware's style overall. Besides, some games can be released not as "shovelware" (Many people love FF15, and would not think of it as shovelware), but add tons of DLC, even day 1 DLC, on top of everything, practically demanding that if you want the "true" gameplay experience, that you pay 50+ dollars extra or suffer from massive FOMO (Fear of Missing Out). Once again, THIS is what Vanillaware absolutely did not do, and THIS is why it is superior than most if not all game developers (Not 1 person indie developers, obvs) nowadays.

[@mghegotagun]

What kind of monster benches virginia when you get maiden's hammer and retaliation earrings in soldraga? Watching her swat fliers and scouts that attack her all through true zenorian is funny.

[@jayellgee]

Are you running her shield block/heal setup with this, or going all in on the counter? I took a break from the game for DD2 and am just getting to the third country and about to get her turn 1 block buff. I’m wondering if the new patch changes + her start of battle skill may help her outgrow needing the self heal. Going to test it for sure.

[@mghegotagun]

@@jayellgee PP generally committed to maiden's hammer. I let iron veil go active if there are no other start-of-battle skills worth using in her unit. I haven't needed the extra defense and guard through elheim. Will have to see if bastorias would change my mind. As far as healing goes, I'd rather have someone with quick heal in the backrow do it. Doesn't have to be a cleric, but a debuff cleanse is nice, so elven archers with scarlett's ribbon/monks mitre is nice too since guard seals, stuns, and blinds are no fun with the added frost arrow later. Giving refresh/quick cure priority over quick heal (at least for blinds, and stuns specifically) will take the debuff off before maiden's hammer triggers right on time to maim the guy who applied it. I'll have to see how much I like brandish + that other attack buff she gets later eventually. I let her keep the blue rose shield (turn off royal guard), azure crest shield, and the kingsblade for 4pp and damage. Alternatively, you could use one of those two shields, with a shield that gives immunity to things like guard seal/stun, and use a PP increasing sword like dragonbone, or much later, wingcrest. With the earrings and kingsblade, maiden's hammer hits low defense-high initiative targets like rogues and swordfighters for ~80 damage from elheim onward that cannot be dodged. Fliers can't dodge it either on top of her vertical edge. She becomes a hard counter for most wyvern rider units you run into through drakenhold even on true zenorian.

[@ultimaterecoil1136]

The kind that never gets hit in the first place?

[@yagami999913]

Give me : - Infinite NG+ cycles - Some kind of endgame infinite grind like the tower of mirage from Dragon's Crown and i'll never ask for shit again !

[@taxihitman92]

I would kill for the ability to restart and go through to the continents in any order, get my favorite battle companions at varying points of the story to see what it’s like to have them earlier or later, depending.

[@thatanonwholurksmoar7386]

That would be fantastic to have. We can only hope

[@blacksheepwall79]

This almost feels like a bug fix rather than a balance change. It seems to me they were always intended to get offhand damage. If you used a magic boosting sword it would boost in your off hand.

[@GreatRaijin]

Valkyria's buff isn't that big of a deal because that class was already the best tank to begin with, lol. virginia didn't need a buff, but i can see why they did it

[@ElkaPME]

Honestly, I just think they still benefit from having phantom shields better, since you don't need more guard rates when their start of battle skill fills up the other half of their def and guard rates already

[@RyuseiiTheCrimsonKing]

And theres a big twist too, magic swords give the FULL magic attack boost, so a magic second sword is a viable choice.

[@TitaniumLegman]

Oh now that is VERY interesting

[@Hiroki_Kioyoko]

​@@TitaniumLegman Magic swords always gave the full magic boost even before the patch, it's why they're amazing dodge tanks that can even clean up physical tanks.

[@jordankek2442]

and unguardable, the guard procs but the dmg is full

[@bificommander7472]

That's how I always used them. Get one high attack weapon, and then a runic weapon with its magic attack to be used against armored units. Honestly, I might have preferred a general boost to their attack stats, so I could keep using the off hand slot for obsolete or niche weapons that give nice skills.

[@TheJinnobi]

@@bificommander7472 But end game you can upgrade all those niche or obsolete weapons to get 25 power (which is the power cap). I hear you on the general power but SMs didn't need a huge upgrade - although one can definitely argue that's what they got.

[@AgentZ46]

Seeing the updated sort system is so satisying. I found it a bit frustrating scrolling through to try and find the specific item I wanted and it's just so much more efficient now.

[@joshuagardner3789]

So happy to see update to this amazing title. Thanks for covering the patch as well!

[@Hiroki_Kioyoko]

I would definitely not use Gryphons as a dodge tank over sword master late game when true strike is so common. Having an effective dodge tank and a sub DPS to target specific units like tanks or thieves is way more useful especially when you can get sword master avoid up to 160+ and the only thing they need is an archer cover. If anything Gryphons are way better backliners with more utility accessories for support or for row clearing.

[@CoffeePotato]

Oddly specific thing I just saw the TZ Bad Ending guy post, but it seems you can also now change Scarlett's voice to Norbelle if you have her unlocked in the log now.

[@fubu72]

Oh that sounds awesome... Going through that hell though......

[@FLIK510]

The real biggest change for me in this update is the fixed the broken ass inventory system. Now I can can actually sort things in a useful manner to tell what damn equipment I have.

[@Hailstormful]

It made me mad that the "Dodge-Tank Buster class" could mostly get rid of frontline thieves, and literally no one else unless you invested HEAVILY in their kit... Meanwhile a Truestrike buffed Gryphon or Wyvern just cooks the entire line with the greatest of ease...

[@mac1bc]

Same with my archers. I never used the swordmaster class

[@CarbonMalite]

Literally the best use case was removing the 5-hit shield that only one enemy has.

[@brutalnobody5240]

​@@mac1bcfound that more so with ballist. Archers have alot of utility and buff compatibility with coins

[@mac1bc]

@brutalnobody5240 yes I liked them too. With the triple shot followed by another follow up shot, I was just clearing out rows. 😁

[@chainsawboy2388]

Before hand I just buffed them with magic conferral from a witch just to boost the potency of the attack, it worked pretty well tbh and even did some decent damage to tanks, not saying it was viable but it was useless and probably was the best use for the potency buff given how many hits it does.

[@ryancasey4637]

Keen Edge doing 69 damage? Nice

[@CheshAmeoba]

I literally gave Aramis the maiden’s ring and beat the game the day before this patch lol

[@disnark]

Messing with it in TZ, swordmaster still seems reliant on a druid or a magic damage weapon in order to meaningfully break thru the front row, so their use is still very heavily restricted relative to sellswords or warriors. Safer to put on the front row than either of those tho, I suppose.

[@Zylo1111]

No, 69 is not good, it's nice.

[@Darkenesis]

Hell yeah! I just started pushing through my TZ playthrough, with an emphasis on using classes I didn't use originally. Which includes Swordmasters.

[@bjn.redbaron5755]

I’ve managed to recruit Amalia from the coliseum at level 22 with a broken mid game squad: Dark marq/Rogue/Gladiator/Primm 🔥 once you are able to neutralize back row with the rogue darkness/stun skill then with Berengia stun the front row then wipe out with Bruno. Once you reach one of the last few matches you need to place Primm in the front as a “tank” by utilizing that passive ability to survive any blow a few times haha this achievement of becoming coliseum champ with an 18 level difference got me so pumped about the trials and strategies I developed to take Amalia down! You can also raise Berengia’s evasion to over 100 if you set her up w the right items

[@HienNguyen-fg4do]

using hybrid sword like spellsteel is much better as 1 mystic conferral buff and keen edge can make your swordmaster crit for 150 dmg against a physical or magical tank

[@TheJinnobi]

@TitaniumLegman Thank you for making this video. We may have disagreed about SMs in the past - and you make a good case - but I'm just glad we can agree now. You genuinely sound excited and I'm here for it; Vanillawear pulls through with the W.

[@rufrox9947]

Well, I guess swordmasters suck less now, lol. They still suck outside their intended role: hunting down scouts. This means they're good in Drakehnhold and Early-Mid Bastorias (in the back row). I guess you could set up a super swordmaster with coins and such, but... why not set up Bruno to take out the entire unit instead?

[@MostlyDrew]

Ngl the difference from having 2 swords vs 1 doesn’t seem different as you make it out to be based off your demos. But the additional is welcomed nonetheless.

[@mezcalexander1271]

lol no wonder my swordmaster team in bestoria hit so hard. Also I have saved so much time in the menus putting teams together.

[@WinningbyWisconsin]

Would Sword Master now be A-Tier in the promoted class guide?

[@IchiHishi]

My Melisandre more died than killed. Now she can whoop anyone's ass. LOL

[@TitaniumLegman]

Hell yeah, we love to see it.

[@raarasunai4896]

I'm glad they're making patches to the game overall.

[@TheRobversion1]

Its a nice needed buff for swordmasters but it still doesnt solve their main issue of not being an AOE unit or bringing something else to the table aside from being an evade tank. The increase in dmg doesnt make them a striker as its not good enough to take down armored since they dont have range. It wouldve been better if they gave swordmasters the full atk.bonus. They will still be used as an evade tank early on and subbed out for better evade tanks later. So it makes them better but doesnt allow them to jump over other evade tanks (and its not like you need alot since having more than 5 squads is plenty).

[@ziegfeld4131]

Before the do anything else they need to make the game have any amount of challenge

[@TitaniumLegman]

Well, let me tell you about the secret Amalia challenge fights. 😉

[@ziegfeld4131]

​​@@TitaniumLegmanstill wont be any challenge my man the game is just easy but it is a start

[@absoul112]

10:19 nice

[@sinisterdesign]

Nice! This is a welcome change. After the last video, my swordmaster learned Meteor Slash, which I found incredibly underwhelming for the reasons you mentioned. This should help a *lot*.

[@CarbonMalite]

Damn, patch noted in my SRPG? Fire Emblem 3H had a level that literally softlocked players and they still never fixed it

[@wildpartyer13]

Can you attain more than 1 bandit longsword? Is there a bandit spear, bow or staff?

[@Geheimnis-c2e]

There is a Bandit's Axe.

[@joeyshine80]

Havent finished the game because IRL.About 65 hours in I've like (most) of the Swordmaster NPCs design, so I had fun making them crit/evade and thought they were really good I'm casual and play mostly on expert. I don't even know what true zenorian is like. But still! Always fun when you're playing a game in a way that isn't meta and having fun, then your "bottom tier" favorite playstyles get buffed! Excited to get back and finally finish the game. Keep up the great work dude!

[@bificommander7472]

Huh, I didn't mind the old swordmaster. It gave me a reason to put one weapon with a high attack, and one obsolete weapon with a good skill, nice bonus or with a magical attack skill for versatility. I think I'd have prefered a general attack boost.

[@MoonyPoet]

I personally never had much of a problem with the Swordmasters and was happy with their set-up once I got Gilbert. It is nice they got the buff that everyone thought they needed though.

[@Konrad-zc1ve]

swordmasters are now worth it

[@sovninja]

I forgot to update my game since launch, but now I guess is a good time to do it! :D

[@donniecupples6721]

This is much needed. Both of my true zenioran playthroughs I never used a single sword master because they are so weak they couldn't even one shot most thieves. It's useless to attack a thief with a true strike and do 95% damage if no one else can hit him.

[@CArkbird]

I don't know if anyone else has noticed/experienced this but I think they also patched a silly bug with circle heal. Before this update, If the enemy was cleared before the user (Ramona in my case) started charging circle heal, it would just trigger the healing twice in a row for some reason. I just had this scenario happen again post-patch and it's not doing the double circle heal proc so along with the text fixes they've been working on little stuff like that, it's nice.

[@MrNemitri]

The only swordmaster that have utilized is paired up with a witch so she can imbue the swordmaster with magic to compensate for the low potency of meteor slash.

[@powerhousejp]

I guess I'll have to somewhat respect enemy SM teams now, instead of using them as free XP piñatas for under leveled units.

[@JailBo-id7ko]

I was really excited to promote my promote my sword fighters and was so confused why they didn't do any extra damage with the exta sword. Must have been a bug or something.

[@DarknessDpa]

Too bad I beat this game a week ago to experience using this. Also Virginia was a great tank for me when also paired with Scarlett

[@zacharybecker8228]

I still think they shoul get full attack of both swords they give up alot of defense by not having a shield

[@bxaire]

It was a very needed upgrade. I was going to start removing mine, but I'll keep using them for now.

[@dethringr]

The downside is, the CPU can do more damage too. Bring on the challenge.

[@spinsolar]

The swordfighters are basically the myrmidons from FE right?

[@mac1bc]

But did they add a ng+ option?

[@yagami999913]

Asking the real questions !

[@professorpenne9962]

I did like using them for the heck of it after a good opener to buff them or debuff but this makes a big difference to them. cool to see.

[@Drag0n092x]

Ohh I guess I assumed thats how it always worked lmao

[@brawlfan9999]

Through mirrors, dews and premium items and party support, my Meli could chew through Generals, but now? Now nothing will stand in her way. Also the extra defenses from the second shield for Valkyrie will be nice, there were times when my Virginia was overwhelmed by continuous attacks if faced with druids or breakers, this will help with that. Finally, thank goodness for the translition fixes

[@JazzCabbagE7]

I gave my swordmaster the king sword in her off hand. Seems good

[@lije927]

Thank you for your enthusiasm and the solid info. I’m a huge fan of this game and am having so much fun. I subscribed to your channel and will be following for more unicorn content as well as Hundred Heroes information. Thank you!!

[@moonpoff6456]

Meteor Smash still confuses me in how its damage is calculated. I've been trying to crunch numbers to figure out optimal situations for when it does more damage than Keen Edge, and it keeps coming out in a way that doesn't make sense. Either it's dealing more than 20% of their base damage, or I'm seriously missing something here with either my math or how damage is calculated in the game

[@moonpoff6456]

Okay, I think I actually found out how damage is calculated, and the numbers do make sense. There's still some a bit off, but the calculations are only one digit off instead of the much larger breadth they were at earlier. I *think* the way it works is that you first subtract the defender's DEF from the attacker's ATK, then the game factors in things like the extra 50% damage from Critical Hits (but not bonus to critical damage from items like the Wyvern's Razor), then the game factors in the Attack's Potency, and after that does the game factor in bonus critical damage from Wyvern's Razor/Charged Impetus. So, a Swordmaster with the Viking's War Horn buff who crits on all of his Meteor Slash attacks *should* be dealing somewhere in the range of 85% more damage than if they used Keen Edge

[@jamesgordon1446]

What about our complaints against Lex

[@ninototo1]

Swordmaster is my favorite class so this makes me happy

[@ld1449]

Hey, just out of curiosity; do you think there's any chance at all that we'll get a NG+ mode for this game???

[@TitaniumLegman]

@@ld1449 absolutely zero. I'd be surprised if there's even more patches at this point.

[@ld1449]

@@TitaniumLegman Awww :(

[@TitaniumLegman]

@@ld1449 yeah, I hear ya chief.

[@ld1449]

@@TitaniumLegman Did they say that they were done patching/adding things? Might be a fool's hope but a NG+ is literally all this game needs to be as close to perfect as it can be

[@OldDadGamer]

I use Swordmaster to kill fox ladys

[@dragvindel]

finally my triple swordmaster squad in the backline can shine XD

[@sphixion]

Tom's favorite class: Swordmaster confirmed.

[@fahfahfred]

swordmaster buff is so nice tbh

[@luiseduardovictoria3047]

Finally swordmaster S tier

[@blancfan1]

Gryphon knights weak to bows, sword masters aren’t

[@TheTonGoofy]

Swordmaster got no AOE so Gryphon is still GOAT.😅

[@mike9139]

YOU ARE AWESOME! ❤❤❤

[@kaylsbro]

7:27 go Gregor

[@augustochuko]

5:50 haha your commentary on the finer details of these RPGs is so entertaining to listen to. If they ever made Tactics RPGs into an esport you would be an amazing caster.

[@timwelch482]

been playing the demo and im hooked

[@yagami999913]

GO. GET. THE GAME.

[@jackstrife3821]

Yeah...no. You are heavily overstating the benefits of these changes. They are good, sure, but not nearly as big as you claim. Hell, your own flawed tests/footage don't even support your claims. Try again, kid.

[@TitaniumLegman]

Try not to be a dick, kid. Maybe then I'll give a shit about your opinion. 🤣

[@zenkai121]

so they still suck lol

[@pureblood6492]

swordmaster still bottom tier and buffs to virginia were not needed.

[@Goodthrust69]

Im so happy they fixed the translation on the generals equipment. I used the spear wrong on my first playthrough and when someone told me what they actually do ive been using the bow and its such a busted item. But now i know why it wouldnt always work.