What you need to know before playing Rivals of Aether

[@C.S1210]

Clone Forsburn doesn't always run toward the other fighter. You can use side b and b to swap between attack mode and evasion mode.

[@atWisely]

Shoot, you're totally right. I thought I included that in the script.

[@C.S1210]

@Wisely It’s totally fine, it was a great video. I just got the game when it came out, and I’m really loving it so far. I hope this game gets more recognition, and gets more views for its content creators like you, because you guys really deserve it.

[@iliakatster]

Also, you can power up neutral special to release a huge circle of smoke.

[@Lightrider-oy2qb]

i had no idea

[@williamw8590]

I switched from ult to rivals last week and I don't think I'm ever going back...

[@lordpetroollo6979]

you know you can play multiple platfrom fighters without abandoning the previous ones

[@domainexpansion-boosiefade]

@@lordpetroollo6979 yes but sometimes you dont want to play multiple

[@eavguy8764]

Same!

[@ryujipie]

Cool

[@Phantom_Soda]

What's ult

[@cococolonel]

Subbed for the beard but stayed for RoA

[@hyde7100]

Got the game cause I’m a competitive smash player and it looks so fun and interesting that it’s worth being my second competitive game

[@atWisely]

I play a few different games competitively, it's a great game to add to your roster!

[@deco7217]

The only big problem I have with ROA is the netcode. Other than that, the game is amazing. (apparently, smash is practically unplayable online.)

[@Forsburn]

@@deco7217 The netcode was greatly improved with the release of Definitive Edition just last month! Maybe give it a shot again.

[@deco7217]

@@Forsburn It's a LOT better. It actually feels good and I'm on wifi. (I don't have an ethernet cable)

[@kitten9104]

Which version of the game you need to be competitive pc or switch

[@denirio]

As a player who comes from PM. saying which character they are similar too is very helpful. This was a quick informative video.

[@caw64]

I know this is pretty late to the party…. but thank you so much for making this video. I literally just downloaded Rivals and I wouldn’t have figured out half this stuff with your help. Thanks for the tips!!

[@atWisely]

That's what it's for, glad I could help!

[@YojimboJames]

The first fact in the video is a fact I didn’t know. I kept struggling with wavedashing bc I was holding down diagonal. That’s so important to know since I main Etalus.

[@stevedaguy9639]

Everyone’s always like “Elianna is so complicated” meanwhile I’m over here steam camping until I get a missle>nair> f-strong

[@strange4107]

*You.... I WILL approach*

[@belojah2]

I bought this and jammed it with the boys for 3 hours last night and we couldn't figure all this tech out. We had so much fun playing it but after this video we are more excited for next week

[@atWisely]

The game is even better the deeper you get into it, have fun!

[@voidvoidgang4614]

Sounds fun

[@papervis]

I prefer Rivals to Smash but that’s just me

[@sherby8839]

You’re not alone.

[@sporeinhaler3176]

same here its got more depth

[@archeroftime123]

Rivals ❤

[@milkcube7396]

Smash is designed as a party game which means effects that make it more exciting, RNG, and comeback mechanics are thrown in just because they can. Even Melee, as amazing as it is, has random shit like Peach Turnips. RoA has all this jank that makes it truly unique and interesting. Yet it does so in a way that doesn't sacrifice its competitive integrity. It stays interesting but doesn't confuse interesting with unpredictable. For that I will always prefer Rivals. I can lose and never blame some BS I had no control over

[@periclescomoeddie5215]

Smash is DEFINETELY better for non competitives, it has way more solo modes, it has items, and TONS of little details (like Ice Climbers not sliding on ice). But as a competitive game, I think Rivals is better. It has quicker gamplay, it's way more balanced, and the online is at least better than Smashes online. Also, the ranked mode is much better.

[@angrygeri7026]

I know all of these things and I still watched this to just enjoy how interesting this guy talks and presents. Actually a really good video, subbed too!

[@mayannaise5708]

Thanks for making this video, relating the characters to smash made it so much easier to understand. Rn I’m liking the polar bear and shovel knight cause Luigi physics and kill power

[@deco7217]

Etalus is pretty cool. I'm personally a Clairen main and a Ranno/Shovel Knight secondary.

[@BarlieChern]

Yo please make more rivals content this was great

[@atWisely]

Thank you! I'm going to keep doing videos on a bunch of different games, but Rivals and other platform fighters will always be in the mix!

[@Alexrg12345]

Thank you so much for making this beginners guide, it truly helped me out a lot!

[@dred4dead551]

Even before watching the video, I liked the video soley because he uses a Smashbox. I have no experience with controller, so I plan to get Smashbox because it's very similar to PC with it being all buttons. The guide is also very comprehensive and easy to understand as I am more used to Smash Ultimate. Keep up the good work!

[@atWisely]

Well, you'll be happy to hear one of the next videos I'm working on is an overview of learning the Smashbox, haha

[@donaldretchet9873]

@@atWisely how can you aim Elliana special on smashbox?

[@wan4106]

Just got this game can’t wait to get into it! That earth guy looks interesting 🧐 may main him I love earth control

[@mpdrago1730]

NO NOT KRAG

[@oof7738]

nah kragg is sick

[@salmo436]

This is a great guide!!!! I'll be getting definitive soon!

[@kimpohhh]

Thanks for this! I was looking for this exact thing. Clear and concise. Keep it up!

[@ComboFood]

I love the unique creativity and expressiveness available from custom skins

[@mute_cebu_]

I was looking for a video just like this, and I found it. This was very informative for me. Thank you.

[@notdarai]

liked, commented, and subscribed. boost this vid in the algorithm brothers

[@MeloCrow]

This was a helpful guide! also damn, majestic beard dude

[@Xion_Toshiro]

Another Tech; is a Ukemi; where you can Roll out the way when you hit the ground; if you press the Dodge Button at the right time. Forsburn's Smoke also obscures the Stage. A Character that can hide an entire Stage from view; should not be taken lightly. Eliana's Steam & Overheat Smashes are useable in Mid Air & Ground; effectively making her a Character with the best of both worlds: Ground & Air Smashes.

[@splatt8718]

got it for the workshop characters, don't regret a single cent of it

[@Ywthg5w6gwvyw]

Didn't Know there was no mashing

[@thatonegaminglatias4345]

I've had Smash Ultimate for about 2 years, and I am planning to play this on Xbox One (And maining Clairen). Thank you for making this video, it will help help introduce me into the series 😊

[@JJonahJamesonattheDailyBugle]

Don’t get it on xbox if you haven’t already. It’s not up to date due to a lot of complications with the console. Get it on switch or pc if you can.

[@thatonegaminglatias4345]

@@JJonahJamesonattheDailyBugle I got this on switch and love it!

[@JJonahJamesonattheDailyBugle]

@@thatonegaminglatias4345 Good to hear!

[@krossrhodes2606]

Shovel Knight, Kragg, and Sylv are my favorites.

[@Xion_Toshiro]

Absa: Pikachu Zelda Ness Goat Orcane: Whale Dog

[@ob1jakeobi416]

just got ur channel recommended to me. gotta say i’m already lovin the content :)

[@atWisely]

Thanks man, it means a lot!

[@CrispyGFX]

Good video. I've been playing for a few days now and Ori and Ranno are for sure my favorite characters

[@atWisely]

Thanks! I primarily play Ori and Zetter, glad you found some characters that click for you!

[@Bugauanga]

And the golden armor is a *HUGE FLEX*

[@ThrusterMcBuster]

My favorite mechanic by far is that you don’t need to mash out of things, such a fucking stupid thing that can damage your controller and your hands. Least favorite has to be the lack of a ledge, just cause I’m not good and it’s very difficult to get back to stage sometimes without using a very laggy and usually very punishable up special

[@calebhelbling224]

Who do you play?

[@illford]

@Caleb Helbling bro all the characters i play have laggy up specials. SK talking a while

[@adamyohan]

Really well put together video. Well spoken and structured. Subbed!

[@sukie7689]

Your beard is magnificent

[@evanraymond7888]

Barely came across this video & channel, and I already say I love your videos. Keep up the work!

[@dr.johna.zoidberg5907]

Nice video mr. ROA Vsauce

[@atWisely]

Hey, that's a comparison I'm taking all the way to the bank

[@M4rk._06]

Thank you i started to play yesterday and i instantly fell in love with orcane ♡♡

[@atWisely]

Our favorite whale dog

[@user-rq7cg1xj5e]

Great primer! I enjoyed your presentation style and how you structured the video where you respect the audience's intelligence but don't go into things where ONLY existing Smash players would understand (as you can probably tell I'm not one of them).

[@KoolKoopa]

The for this guide! I'm getting Rivals today, and I'm excited _mainly because I saw tf2 engine and I'm a big tf2 and smash fan_

[@PurpleNyx]

been playing rivals since the beta and still didn't know about the wave dashing one!

[@atWisely]

Glad I could help you out then!

[@periclescomoeddie5215]

Wait, HOW? HOW? Wavedashing is one of the most "simple" tech in the game, and fundamental if you want to play Online!

[@atWisely]

I assume Arian meant the horizontal wavedashing, since WD in most other games involves really specific angles. I've gotten a few comments about not knowing the horizontal part here and on Twitter.

[@periclescomoeddie5215]

@@atWisely Ah, that makes a lot more sense!

[@CutePhantom]

thanks for the tips i been playing for a year and i cant play that good until now 👍

[@thomasverslycken2563]

I already play rivals a lot, it's my most played steam game with over 500 hours in total (nowadays always on my steamdeck), most of it is with steam workshop though but that is just me being primarely on the workshop players side of the community, but anyway even with this much total playtime it's still pretty usefull to return to the basics every once in a while, also for the base roster (i said i'm primarily on the workshop players side of the community but i don't play with only workshop content, i do play as base roster characters sometimes) i'm a kragg main, probably because kragg is the most simple & keeping it simple suits me the best

[@echo5172]

I’m exclusively a gold armor shovel knight main

[@atWisely]

As Dan intended

[@liamfitzjerald7518]

THIS WAS VERY HELPFUL. ARIGATO!

[@atWisely]

Glad to help!

[@drakoz254]

Really fun, clean video. I want to ask though: why are RAR and DACUS excluded from the "basic mechanics" section? As a big melee player, these have a *huge* impact on how I play rivals vs. Melee. Just curious as to your thought process there.

[@atWisely]

Hey, that's a great question! I only included techs that aren't in any Smash title in the basic mechanics part, since the video is aimed at folks who already know Smash. Everything I put in are totally unique to Rivals. RAR and DACUS have been in Smash since Brawl, though I believe Ult removed DACUSes. If I was making a more general "how to play" video that really went into neutral theory, punish game, recovery mixups, etc, I would 100% include them.

[@drakoz254]

That makes total sense! I bet an ult player coming to RoA would be like "what are you talking about, of course you can rar" if you mentioned it. For what it's worth, with the pedigree shown by this video, i can only hope you make a similarly good "how to play" video. :)

[@periclescomoeddie5215]

I didn't learn Rivals also has DACUS until yesterday, and I have about 100 hours of play! (although most of these were messing with the workshop)

[@Kligor2]

Hope you do a video on the 4 workshop characters being added!

[@atWisely]

Streamed it on Tuesday, need to make it more concise and edit it down for KZbin now

[@godzillarawr]

ive been playing this game for multiple months, why am i watching this

[@atWisely]

Yknow. That's a really good question.

[@periclescomoeddie5215]

Probably because there isn't much good content about Rivals in KZbin. You have Alpharad, Adam Carra (which both don't upload Rivals often) and some montages. Thankfully, Fullstream is now also making some character guides.

[@timmyb.3426]

As a Ness/Lucas player in Smash Bros., I found Absa to be quite comfortable for me to play. She has a similar floaty feel and weight as the EarthBound characters do in Smash. A few of her moves kind of resemble theirs, like her fair is like Lucas' and her bair is like Ness'. She is also good at edgeguarding, because of her cloud and the options you can do with it. She is very much a "zoner" type of character, but can still get some good combos off of her airials. Before I began playing Rivals of Aether, I considered Absa as a strong contender for what character I would use and practice due to her playstyle and stats. I was just looking at how I play and what I'm used to in Smash, and applying it to Rivals. I will say that I do enjoy playing Absa, and she's usually the character I choose whenever I play the game. If you play Ness and/or Lucas in Smash and are considering picking up Rivals, I recommend to definitely try Absa out. It's possible that you will probably like the way she feels. But if she doesn't feel good, it's okay to try someone else out. Just choose whoever feels best for you.

[@illford]

Absa kinda like Zelda and PSI Kids of you deep it

[@rappa4022]

me and my friend do wrastor dittos all the time and it never gets boring because every match is different

[@Flezard]

wait you deserve so much subs lol imma sub now

[@kyleiweisse8882]

How do yu feel about the in-game tech tutorials? Are they a good way to practice/learn all the necessary tech?

[@atWisely]

Sorry I missed this! It's a fantastic way to learn 95% of high level tech, but for grinding practice you'll probably want to go into training mode instead.

[@reenftw]

im playing roa bc brawlhalla servers were down and i dont think im ever going back

[@Calebanton]

What you need to know... play the tutorial. It's actually really good

[@dylanenriguehuntington2908]

I wish you could skip to harder stuff though, cause watching the game tell you how to jump is painful

[@Calebanton]

@@dylanenriguehuntington2908 That's literally just the first 30 seconds of the tutorials, and it's for people who don't know the controls

[@dylanenriguehuntington2908]

@@Calebanton Ik, I did the rest by now and you are right it's pretty good, I might go through some of the char ones now.

[@heidimireles8204]

thank you i understand

[@oznofow]

ok it’s final I’m getting this game I hate mashing in smash bros

[@Hellwaterva]

maybe you should do an updated version of this to account for the new characters

[@BeyondEntertainment_]

Nice.. 🙌

[@petezaman0767]

Nice video man, I always liked rivals been trying to get back into it more recently, don't have a lot of people to play with and the switch online can be pretty dead, if anyone wants to play sometime lmk

[@bageltime8983]

Wait,Absa does the Ness yo yo glitch??? Wish this game ran on ps5.

[@arJunebugSmash]

got here from TMZ

[@atWisely]

LMAO

[@calebhelbling224]

Lol

[@louisthomas4475]

Very nice video

[@marsborneo7321]

I want to know how to pick a fighter that i want to fight with

[@ragnar7219]

im a brawlhalla player, but originally came here bcuz of ori. this game seems rly fun ngl

[@atWisely]

Ori is my main! And I'm actually going to try Brawlhalla soon for a different series, I've never played it.

[@ragnar7219]

@@atWisely you really should try it. Its extremely focussed on movement, combos and all those mixups. But i will watch aether on yt as long as i dont have the game 👍

[@ragnar7219]

If you want to play a hard combo weapon, i strongly recommend scythe. But watch yt tips about it cuz its really hard lol

[@z4e7ajij5]

very informative and well done -- though personally a bit of comedy would be appreciated

[@jaibtw]

just subbed in the first 30 seconds idk i like your vibe lmao

[@sigadop3492]

This game feels like brawlhalla without ledges and jump-cancel combo, with so much more gimmick

[@maxwellmegagamer8535]

Zetter burn can short hop fireball

[@fchef8370]

That beard is magnificent

[@madison_hailstorm]

we gotta play sometime!!!

[@atWisely]

Definitely! I'm in the CCC discord (though I don't check it often), so ping me if you ever want to play!

[@ryanclemons1]

truth be told i just got the game fun but as my first fighter ever this whole video was like watching a alien talk about how they mate. But yeah i suck at the game i die to the CPU...yeah

[@atWisely]

If you're struggling with it as your first fighter, check out the in-game tutorial! It's great at guiding you to understanding the genre more.

[@killermurad5933]

Hey I've played this game for over 1000 hours how did I get here?

[@crimso_nn]

Came to the game from Brawlhalla and damn this is different

[@donaldretchet9873]

yesssss

[@viennasavage9110]

Does it have ultimates/final smashes tho???

[@jameswood6857]

how the hell do you start a match

[@illford]

Honestly Shine on NSpecial is the hottest thing since Mariah Carey

[@aurum3d2y]

I played brawlhalla (great game btw) for like a week and now smash feels clunky

[@donk5058]

Is... Is this man playing a platform fighter with a hitbox

[@atWisely]

On a Smashbox yup! I'm working on a video about it, haha

[@RFLCPTR]

One of the best Smash Bros. Melee players in the world, Hax$, uses his self-designed b0xx, so yeah, using a hitbox like controller is nothing special anymore.

[@landddo1341]

Anybody know any switch discord’s for ROA?..

[@mydogswallowedabricklol9905]

Good video but Rannos forward special is not a command grab

[@waverazor]

Looks like it grabs, it's not a grab?

[@imdemongod]

I found out bout it by watching a live stream of a roblox black magic 2 youtubrr playing it

[@Snapple_apple]

it makes me very happy to see another smashbox user especially in rivals :) edit: all the gender neutral labeling for the characters is super super comforting to see as well, really great video thank you for the content

[@SinOfGin]

It would be great if they could also port to PS4. Brawlhalla is super clunky

[@ronjonald660]

Plant gang shovel knight gang

[@weegee_666]

etalus gang

[@periclescomoeddie5215]

Swamp gang

[@insertname8721]

orcane gang

[@lordpetroollo6979]

ronald gang

[@periclescomoeddie5215]

You play Rivals with an arcade stick? That's weird, and I wonder how you make it work.

[@atWisely]

I've been learning the Smashbox for about two months now because I was starting to get major hand pain with my GameCube controller. I feel like I'm at my 2017 level of play right now, but no hand pain and I'm getting back up to speed quickly. One of my upcoming videos is going to be about the swap actually!

[@periclescomoeddie5215]

@@atWisely Ouch, that must be really bad. Glad you're getting back your skill and not feeling pain tho!

[@lordpetroollo6979]

@@atWisely I would suggest trying an Xbox controller i have been using it for like a year and cant complain.

[@davidmills4170]

If this game is anywhere near as good as brawlhalla and smash, I'll get it

[@atWisely]

I look forward to seeing you on the sticks

[@heidimireles8204]

now

[@ilovecats6122]

I don't know if I will be heard but what's the best controller (and settings) for this. Looked for hours and couldn't find anything useful

[@atWisely]

Rivals is extremely open on what controllers people use. Even in just the top players, you'll see people use Gamecube, Xbox, PS4, Switch Pro, keyboard, and Smashbox. Are you looking for a specific suggestion?

[@ilovecats6122]

@@atWisely what is one u use?

[@atWisely]

I've used three of them. I used to use Xbox, then I switched to a Gamecube controller with an adapter for a long time. That was my preferred method until I started having hand problems, so I switched to a Smashbox this year.

[@ilovecats6122]

@@atWisely game cube may be for me but one more question I'm doing this because I'm on PC and started like yesterday and is it even possible to use keyboard?

[@atWisely]

A few of the best players in the world use keyboard! It might not be as intuitive as a controller, but it still works great

[@soggydinnerolls1821]

Indie game characters? Where is goose from untitled goose game huh?

[@itskairos1684]

This game is probably the closest to brawlhalla when it comes to off stage play

[@ismailrassam1657]

Have u tried brawlhalla

[@atWisely]

I have not, but I'm planning to!

[@pedroian5964]

i think you should've added: Don't use keyboard

[@atWisely]

A few of the best players in the world use keyboard!

[@pedroian5964]

@@atWisely so i'd like to see them trying to play on MY keyboard then

[@karpadorgx5709]

Bb

[@janderson9413]

"Hit lag"? Just call it "recovery" like a normal person lol.

[@atWisely]

Because they're entirely different things

[@janderson9413]

@@atWisely "You hit your opponent and the game freezes you for a second" so there are effectively more recovery frames after the move on hit/block versus if you had just wiffed it? But also those extra frames are cancelable by falling?

[@atWisely]

You're not cancelling the frames by falling, those frames are the window for you to do the fast fall input. Every fighting game has hit lag to make it looks like a move has more impact. By recovery, it sounds like you're talking about the ending of an animation, which is a totally different thing. In fact, Rivals *adds* recovery frames on whiffed attacks to deter folks from just throwing out moves hoping they'll connect.

[@snowballzyt]

When did the video end.... Whaa keep talking please.

[@megaporten1314]

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@Akmelo7]

just play sun lmao

[@megalobsterface3552]

I'm sorry but....... starting a "How to Play" video for beginners with......... the VERY FIRST mechanic you explain before ANYTHING ELSE......... was *wavedashing?* are are you sure you know what a beginner is???

[@atWisely]

"If you're coming from Smash and checking it out, here's the beginner's guide to some Rivals specific mechanics and key features. Not the end-all-be-all training video, but it should give you a solid kickstart towards learning the game. Think of this as Rivals 102, if 101 was just basic platform fighting game mechanics." That's the description of the video and I mention it in the intro too. The game has a fantastic in-game tutorial, it didn't make sense to start from "Hit your opponent to knock them off the stage".

[@megalobsterface3552]

@@atWisely okay, but "Smash community" does not mean "Pro melee community" talking about parries or walljumps first and then working your way to the imo way more nebulous and sometimes useless idea of wavedashing works a lot better for even a 102 "Okay, lesson one, horizontal wavedashing" just gonna hit any newcomer to the game like a sack of bricks and give them the impression its 10x more technical than it is also the video is titled "Before you play" you think mfers are gonna be fresh off the tutorial, already having bought it?

[@GalaxyMii]

My dude, wavedashing is just 2 buttons plus a direction, it's extremely simple. Unless you are quite literally 7 years old, its not that hard of a concept to grasp. What did you want him to start with? How to jump?

[@thatonegaminglatias4345]

@@GalaxyMii I don't know what a wavedash does properly and I have had Smash Ultimate for 2 years. Though I see what you mean.

[@GalaxyMii]

@@thatonegaminglatias4345 that makes sense. Smash ultimate doesn't have real wavedashing. Even then you can simply look it up.