Why EVERYONE Plays: Rover | Wuthering Waves

[@VarsII]

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[@Grassy-2016]

Could you pleaseeeee do a bit of r1999 content? I really want to know your thoughts about it

[@bewe5473]

my guy got a sponsor from R1999 but talking about different games in his video lmao

[@zerovking7629]

@@bewe5473 well imo game gets has incredible everything but gameplay which its very very boring and pretty one dimensional so thats most likely why not many talk about the game cause CCs specifically talk about gameplay which the game lacks big time

[@UdayKumar-xy5id]

And you don't need to do the tedious task of going to a statue to change elements

[@yMeiirn]

Why almost every wuwa video I watch have re1999 as sponsor 😂🗿

[@robertomacetti7069]

wuwa casually making you start with the second best dps, gifting the best sub dps, and dropping a ticket to redeem the best support

[@hitoribocchers]

CN bros say that Havoc rover is the best dps we have rn if they have dreamless echo on, which is honestly really funny because you're basically set for the game with just havoc rover as your dps 😭

[@DG_Toti]

@@hitoribocchersi’m having fun with Havoc Rover and Danjin as a sub-dps, it’s great

[@robertomacetti7069]

@@hitoribocchers that's really nice of the devs

[@robertomacetti7069]

@@DG_Toti i don't understand the numbers why would danjin be better than sanhua last time i checked 38% is more than 24%

[@woahitsthunder]

Wait- who do you mean best Sub DPS? Sanhua, Yangyang, or Yuanwu? Cuz they're all good but it depends on your account to say which one is "best"

[@XastherReeD]

Rover being strong also feels canonically correct. In the cutscene leading to the Crownless fight, Rover has no issue pushing back against Crownless, then looking very confident. Against Cammelya, Rover overpowers Cammelya with ease. In one of the last cutscenes, Rover and Jiyan swing around and slice through boulders like it's no business. What I'm trying to say is: In other gacha games *cough* Hoyo-Games *cough*, the MC is shown fighting incredibly strong enemies, but, aside from Kiana, the actual characters that would do the fighting are pitifully weak. Meanwhile, Rover winning a fight against Crownless or Dreamless feels right because their character is actually strong.

[@crafcik1240]

As smbd who is with HI3rd since release. I'd like to notice that white comet the very first battlesuit is one of the weakest in the game ( WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT MARISA CLEARING RED LOTUS WITH HER) but every after HoV (including) was very strong at the time of release which is sooo damn satisfying when you play the game when they release

[@octo.p14]

@@crafcik1240kiana when she actually uses a gun as a gun:

[@Siegxxxi]

Tbh i feel like Cammelya intentionally let rover take her in a fight just so she can talk with them. She had no problem escaping when she had spoken everything with rover already

[@byeguyssry]

​@@crafcik1240 We don't talk about how Bronya who in lore can assassinate people with ease, was, on release, one of the best supports, lmao

[@Mechazoid5116]

I would argue TrailBlazer seems pretty accurate

[@donrueben92]

Making Rover a solid DPS/sub DPS character is a good way to reflect his/her actual power level in the main story. I really like it because I'm the type of player who uses MC while completing the main story. It makes the immersion in the storyline a good experience.

[@Menageryl]

Exactly why I always build the MC when I play these games. But in most cases it ends up feeling like wasted resources. Not in wuwa though, which I appreciate IMMENSELEY!’n

[@carlomeris2184]

Same bruh keeping the mc while completing archon quest was so tough with trailblazer I didn't have a hard time when Fire TB came out so yeah😅

[@sleet9289]

The real reason everyone plays Havoc Rover... they look badass.

[@Xavier-zv1mh]

bros got wings and a scythe, could they get any cooler

[@Texansfan59]

Male rover is breedable 👍

[@TheMentallyTired]

Scythe MC? Say less Wuwa

[@bullettime1116]

​@@Texansfan59female mc is pettable🤝

[@AratakiBullPowerSiddo1]

​@@Texansfan59He's gonna breed YOU buddyboy. After that he coming for all ur rule 34 buddies​

[@4g3nt06]

The real answer if the fact that Rover has a Scythe for free while you need to pull for one in genshin

[@SSABIRR-69]

Genshin could Never moment

[@christianmarkperales7735]

A fact

[@AuraLegend-up8tp]

Lol true

[@raviolibirb8009]

It's not even free, it's straight up built in feature

[@ShiraFuyu2022]

It's always nice to have an MC that's actually good and have incentive to use. Powercreep being inevitable they maybe, if they still can serve as a Place Holder, it's still good

[@BladeSerph]

Thankfully tower of adversity creates up to 3 parties that can potentially rock and with the extra advantage of only having to run 3 units per party, means builds are rather tight in a good way for build flexibility. So Rover being able to play in 3 of the roles and likely the same exact build as main DPS that they can play as support is just a win too.

[@TechyCatz]

He is going to get even stronger because he wavebands are really good

[@Skywalker_2102]

I don't think powercreep will happen. Rover still have 5 more elements to get and also devs will probably try to balance them with the meta.

[@f.b.lagent1113]

ironically Genshin(which rely on its story aspect and story immersion) doesn’t have fairly viable MCs

[@inplane9970]

They'll always have a place in the meta since they would already be built by the people who committed to them. WuWa has a very pricey energy system and farming for resources takes a while. Trying to build a new character is a pain, especially if the world level increases and your current characters still need to catch up.

[@qrogan799]

Another big plus to Rover (and especially Havoc Rover) is just how different Havoc Rover looks, feels, and plays from Spectro Rover. The completely different mood and animation sets helps really sell Rover as a free character that people would *want* to use, because the change in animations, attack, and playstyle makes the new elemental variant of Rover more novel and thus more appealing. I for one can't wait to see what the other elemental variants of Rover are like in the future, because I was seriously impressed with Havoc Rover.

[@Apt23-v8u]

Spectro Rover is Vergil Havoc Rover is Sephiroth

[@ksksksks2143]

There's a leak saying the next one is Electro Rover.

[@njoYYY]

Spectro Rover feels like a standard 4 star sub dps with 5 star scaling. I mean the abilities are as basic as they could come, but the dmg is fine. You could put them in any team without really having an issue. Havoc is just a menace, I cant wait to see how the other forms will go

[@Whit3WolfXArcadia]

Hopefully the pyro traveler won't suck even though they probably will

[@sakiamira]

Did you see how Hoyo robbed us from a GOOD FREE HYDRO UNIT THATS NOT BARBARA (she still sucks as a DPS unit)

[@BladeSerph]

The fact that Rover straight up can be played as a main dps, a sub dps (slow field, plus can apply a Spectro RES down once they give the remaining wavebands because some reason they split 2 off to havoc) and a support (Heal equal to attack over 5 seconds for party). Already proves that Rover`s VANILLA kit blows every single starter character in all 3 Mihoyo games out of the water. Since Trailblazer wants to immediately abandon physical for Preservation and there was only 2 outta 5 times Traveler was relevant, as an Energy battery for Electro which is THREE nations in and Dendro which is more due to the mechanic instead. Doesnt help either that elemental `react` system as a whole only works if you can repeatedly apply the procs, which is why off-field effects like xianling, Fischal and moar were so popular even back in year 1 of the game. So unless Traveler has something like Benny`s elemental skill except its say, 3 or more charges of fire slashes and the ultimate just causes some kind of periodic volcanic eruption in a field, just like how denro works, then its already dead on arrival. Doesnt help that Dendro straight up killed any care for building anything else unless its busted as fk, because why have to think when you can just spawn bombs and they blow stuff up? Only when Dendro is resisted, dats what. Which imagine Dendro gets blunted in Nathlan by it causing dendro seeds to `wither` to flip off them but also they stealth nerf it so if influenced by pyro, Dendro seeds will wither before they can explode.

[@kison7715]

​@@sakiamira even dps barbara is way better because unlike traveler she doesnt stand up cemented like a statue of seven just to apply hydro lol

[@hugedeal8611]

Hydro traveler is still MIND BOGGLING when it comes to how bad they are

[@magicorp540]

Watch them design the elemental burst to not hit its target

[@hitchicker42]

Wuwa out here breaking the norm in every way possible: good Mc, combat with a high skill ceiling(not brainless), good weapon banner, farming sats(artifacts, echoes, relics, etc…) without stamina, and I’m sure there’s more that I’m forgetting. Fingers crossed this motivates any competitors(not just Genshin) to increase the quality of their game

[@mredizon00]

GI devs could never count on it! After experiencing WuWa's quality of life I can't even imagine going back to GI despite I prefer GI esthetics and chapter design more over WuWa. The gap quality of gameplay is just so big. Just the way of traversing the open world alone is much better. In GI you have to have at least C2 Yelan, Sayu, Qaching & Kirara to somehow have somewhat similar traversing convenience but still the gap is way too big.

[@hitchicker42]

@@mredizon00 well, they’ve been stepping up their game on the traversal end, with the mechanics in Sumeru and Chenyu Vale, it almost feels like they inspired the grapple mechanic for wuwa, but they’re also relatively simple designs so it could just be a coincidence. But the creatures shown off in the Nathan teaser are probably Genshin’s next reworking of overworld traversal. Personally though characters like Sayu get me from chest to chest or whatever I’m collecting well enough that I don’t mind. Besides both games have beautiful worlds to look at and it feels like a shame to just speedrun through them as quickly as possible

[@Unstableo]

I was so incredibly scared to try out WW despite my immense desire and interest because of the intro/outro dodge and parry combat mechanic since I am TRASH at those, I’m a mobile player and can’t dodge for shit😭😂 But surprisingly it has made me a lot better at it!! I find this style of combat super cool and I can’t wait to see where the story will go so I’m all the more happy that the game “forcing” me to learn how to dodge and parry is actually a really fresh new take~

[@LuisBrito-ly1ko]

@@hitchicker42 That’s region-locked though. Not to mention that it’s more of an environmental mechanic than anything else because of that.

[@hitchicker42]

@@LuisBrito-ly1ko sure, they may use it only in specific areas, but they seem to only use it in the larger regions, like Sumeru, where everything is much more spread out and everything is farther apart. That being said the only places where mechanics like those aren’t present at all are in mondstat and Liyue, both of which where available on release so they may have been an idea that was come up with after the initial launch of the game, so they may have made each of the traversal mechanics unique in each region as to not make the lack of them in mondstat and Liyue stand out as much. I think it shows that Mihoyo is able to listen to feedback and change their game for the better according to said feedback, it’s just that they are moving at a disappointingly slow pace in proportion to the size of their game and player base. But, here’s hoping that Kuro’s readiness to respond to their community shows Hoyo that they should step up their game

[@DCminh-pe9wf]

"Character appeal barely affect their widespread popularity" Vars have you seen the insane amount of fem Rover simps? Im pretty sure she's the 2nd simped over character in this game, second only to YinLin 2:50

[@robertomacetti7069]

please don't call me out like that

[@OutisGreen]

I am in this comment and I don't like it.

[@VarsII]

I ain't no simp I picked male rover :3

[@ochogoa]

@@VarsII same but it took like 10 minutes to tear myself away from picking her

[@hitoribocchers]

you didn't have to call me out like that

[@bombergame8636]

It's time boys: Vars doing "why everyone/no one plays" for wuwa. It's a win

[@shaka2tu]

sadly it will be yuanwu and taoqi haha.

[@DG_Toti]

@@shaka2tuonce again, Yuanwu is the only one I see fitting here, I’ve tried Taoqi and she’s really fun to play, she doesn’t outperform Havoc Rover but she can still do numbers (Danjin would be a must-have for her team tho bc a free Havoc damage boost is nutty-)

[@shaka2tu]

@@DG_Toti yes, but we know why i said that. Then kuro drop deff multiplier support and everything will go wild.

[@r.d.6290]

The real answer for "why no one plays %charactername" would be "not enough resin to build more characters to be powerful enough with difficulty spike at Sol-3 level 2 and 3". I played Chixia, Yuanwu, Spectro Rover, Danjin, Aalto at the start, but as the world level went up, I couldn't afford to level all of them past lvl 40

[@Beeeeeewwwww]

Yuanwu and Lingyang tbh 😢​@@shaka2tu

[@Otherface]

After playing the Traveler for so long in Genshin and being dissappointed with him in both story and gameplay, Rover feels like a breeze of fresh air. His overall kit doesn't feels like there is a ton of wasted potential, nor it feels like it was sabotage by the devs. Is great on its own, and the minor details they provide to its gameplay (like being able to change attribute from the menu, or unlocking a new Rover at the end of the story) makes it feel much more rewarding and fun. Yes, i know that he will be outclassed soon, but that's precisely what i want from him: not necessarily to be the absolute best option, but rather at least a really good one. And yea, i know he has 0 personality, but honestly, that's also what i want from him. Think about it: Mf just woke up. And there is a ton of character development potential for Rover. Imagine: at the beginning, we have this Rover, but the more we progress into the story, the more personality has. Like, for example, trailblazer 2.0. Thay I wouldn't mind.

[@nemasisdemarini8339]

They don't have 0 personality, they're just kind of a dude. Which, as you said, makes sense. They woke up like a week ago, in story, and the vast majority of the time, their just in the background going, "What the *hell* is even going on??"

[@kehan6252]

Yup. I really do hope they bring some character development to our MC. And there's no flying mascot to distract them this time. I hope once Kuro is feeling safe with developing WuWa, they start making the story alot darker and start character deaths.

[@crowkoraki6910]

@@kehan6252 this won't age good if you played the finally then you know the yapper is asleep 😆😆😆😆, he she is not as annoying as paimon

[@kehan6252]

@crowkoraki6910 ah u mean that thing that came out of mc's hand? I hope its not like paimon tho 😕

[@ericraululyeetusdelyeetus5028]

Dunno about that "no personality" part. Rover just kinda waxes philosophical while standing still. It's, I think, implied that their wisdom is what keeps them humble and amiable despite everything. Although, another interesting part about Wuwa is that your dialogue options are pretty varied, letting you play your Rover like a treasure hunter, a humble philosopher, or yuji "I am you" itadori. I really like the last one a whole lot. The dialogue options that are somewhat bloodthirsty are still self aware enough that they don't come off as cringy, especially since there's multiple examples of TDs not being the merciless murder machines without feelings that they initially seem to be. One might even wonder what would happen to a TD exclusively fed on humans....would it, at one point, become indistinguishable from one?

[@afonsomonteiro2003]

"Character appeal barely affects their widespread popularity" We are clearly on different fandom spaces bc my tl has been filled with MRover's thick fat cheeks

[@hexfizgamingch]

Or FRover thicc fat thigh.. pick the poison

[@lunasamoon8599]

Ayo? (Sauce)

[@KonglomeratYT]

What on earth is a "fandom space"? Is this some Gen Z slang for a forum?

[@afonsomonteiro2003]

@@KonglomeratYT i guess lmao? Fandom spaces are spaces in which fandoms thrive, so yes forums, reddit, Twitter, etc all forms of social media really

[@chronicallygaga]

i agree, my twitter timeline is filled with mrover with wholesome bl content or sloppy yaoi say gex 🤤

[@CJ-wh7ik]

Fem Rover is super pretty (male has drip and this dawg in him), she's respected by NPCs, has amazing story moments and on top of that she's very strong.

[@HuySatoou]

true, female rover have to be the hottest MC in the gacha game, i would say that she prettier than some limited 5 star chars

[@OfficialNeonScratch]

I wanna say that Preservation TB made it viable for early to mid game players with no shields made TB a good character, especially how Harmony TB is a GREAT unit and introduction to Super Break Effect. I feel like Genshin's traveler unlocking new elements felt more of a novelty and eye candy.

[@Beeeeeewwwww]

I still wanna know why they never (and probably won't ever) give them burst animations 😭😭

[@SSABIRR-69]

Nah, preservation TB is trash when it comes to keeping the team alive but luckily we get Natasha early game

[@mostafaayman9664]

@@SSABIRR-69 you are right there as his shields are super week without complete investment into it and the fact that he is split scaling makes it worse however he is the only one with an on demand taunt

[@Cloud-vn4nx]

@@Beeeeeewwwww 4 stars don't get burst animations. Traveller is a golden 4 star.

[@toukoenriaze9870]

Honestly the biggest win for preservation TB is that he is super unique ... There is no other char in the game 4 star or 5 star that has 100% agro like he does ... Even Gepard is just "greatly increased"

[@eribus8057]

I think Wuwa can safely make the mc strong without worrying about profit margin because the combat in this game is so compelling and fun. I've enjoyed every character I have invested in so far, and each one feels unique and fun to play. Aesthetics and enjoyable combat while also fitting into quite a few teams is a perfect reason for pulling characters. Power creep is not needed in a game like this imo.

[@skell6134]

Why power creep when everyone can be viable and only matter of pulling is if gameplay appeals to and they look good :p

[@WabbaWay]

I wanna mention how amazing havoc rover is for overworld exploration. Big nuke ult and skill+reset oneshots all elites, trash packs gets deleted instantly by dreamless, blobflies cant run from dreamless, super easy to farm ore with dreamless... Dreamless is kinda insane, actually

[@constabrielbell4523]

Yeah dreamless is good in fact I use two on a team lmao, h rover after his stuff use dreamless swap then dreamless swap to yhe character who buffs then goes back to the second character with dreamless to his stuff then to havoc rover to do damage use ult then repeat the dreamless thing

[@nemasisdemarini8339]

The best part about it is, dreamless has a built in buff based on havoc Rover. Meaning, one of the best echoes in the game, explicitly works best on the MC.

[@Exquisite_Ed1ts]

Dreamless is actually the real Mc of this game

[@byeguyssry]

Another important thing is that Havoc Rover's best Echo, the Dreamless, is used not because it gives buffs, but purely because of its damage. Its damage scaling is fixed, so even though everyone's abilities are only level 4 right now, the Dreamless's damage scaling is already the max. This makes Havoc Rover extremely strong in the early to mid game, so while he may fall off and be worse than some (not even all) other 5* in endgame, he is arguably the best main DPS for early to midgame. Also note that while he does want to get his full attack string off to maximize his damage, it isnt as necessary as someone like Calcharo, so your damage doesn’t get gimped if you have to dodge. Rover also has a better Parry window than average, albeit not at Jiyan's level. This makes Rover much more forgiving

[@skell6134]

Havoc Rover setup: Activate concerto, activate ult, activate echo, use E, spam heavy attack till end of concerto, swap to next characters

[@byeguyssry]

@@skell6134 ...almost everything here is wrong. The ideal rotation is Intro skill -> (Skill if you have Sequence 2) -> Heavy Attack to activate the Forte -> full Basic Attack sequence -> dodge/skill -> full Basic Attack sequence -> dodge/skill -> full Basic Attack sequence -> Ult -> Echo -> Outro

[@ninjasoraxx2]

Slap on Danjin as sub havoc dps for that 15% havoc bonus and verina w/Bellborne for the 30% team wide attack bonus Ez claps

[@mozzy2968]

I really like how casually dressed male Rover is honestly, he looks well dressed but nothing too crazy and over the top. I really enjoy playing as him because his relatively normal appearance in such a crazy and over the top world makes him look more badass doing the dodges and parries imo. Female Rover on the other hand, while I can see the appeal I also think its trying to hard, but I guess it kinda has that fem fatale energy to it.

[@TheAudioInjection]

I clued into the fact that Spectro Rover was pretty decent fairly quick and then when I got Havoc Rover I went "alright, Hell yeah, I'm playing this" even though I have every character, so far hahaha

[@toukoenriaze9870]

Hot take but i feel like spectro rovers e feels better to use when it isnt charged than when it is lel ... Charged throwing the spining thing out just feels weird compared to swiping around you in the uncharged state xD

[@woodenmetal2977]

I have Jiyan and Calcharo, both being very fun main dps characters, and I still prefer Rover. His kit is simple to use and he hits hard. Best of all, he's free.

[@festivedarnspahs5676]

@@toukoenriaze9870 the spinny things could help auto parrying some moves i guess lol

[@yagoosidol6338]

@@woodenmetal2977 calch does more dmg theoritically but because you want to hit a lot using him it is harder to time parry while still giving near max potential dmg output while rover can do both because of his/her simple moveset

[@insertnamehere9566]

its worth noting they can be comfortable allowing a free strong main dps/support bc ultimately the endgame revolves around having multiple teams. having rover being a great multi tool to fill w/e you need for one of those teams is great design and very ftp freindly

[@obrians-brown1307]

That time stop outro came in clutch when fighting the red aura wolf pack.

[@LuisBrito-ly1ko]

I fought 3 level 100 TDs in an area and won thanks to Baizhi and Rover. I got my first 5 Star Echo thanks to Rover’s Za Warudo and Baizhi’s ranged Attacks ( and of course a bit of strategy ).

[@viidesu]

I may well be one of the few exceptions to "everyone is playing Havoc Rover" because I actually use Spectro Rover as my main DPS! I tried Havoc for a little bit, but ended up realizing that I prefer the jack of all trades approach over the flying mechanics Havoc gets. (Also, I ground hard for the Spectro echo team, so I'm attached)

[@twitzmixx8374]

If Jinhsi ends being Spectro, you'll either have your support or sub dps ready! 👌✨

[@someonesomewhere8658]

Gang gang havoc might have better multipliers but to me it feels worse than spectro

[@yessyaanabelle3235]

Finally someone like me!! I use spectro Rover for main DPS also! Many people look at me weirdly cause i got almost all the good chara like Encore and Calcharo, even the newest one like Changli and Jinshi. But i don't use them cause i didn't really understand their playstyle, even Havoc Rover! Am.. Am i too weird?

[@Kodi-Koko]

The reason I use rover is because he doesn't look or feel like a throwaway character that's just there because they need an MC he looks cool and has a fun play style unlike the traveler from genshin Impact

[@7061995]

Havoc rover is currently my strongest dps😮never expected MC to be this strong

[@Tokitsune-SG555]

Virgin Spectro (Light) Rover: I wield the power to control photons! Chad Havoc (Dark/Chaos) Rover: Anyway, I use a scythe to delete matter.

[@someonesomewhere8658]

Spectro better

[@ericraululyeetusdelyeetus5028]

​@@someonesomewhere8658 I wouldn't be so sure. Many would say it's the other way around, but I've seen why spectro Rover is good. Slow-down outro skill, really good attacks for parrying, amazing counter attack, good liberation (support), etc. In general, spectro Rover is an all-rounder character that can do it all and should be used as a sort of "anchor" for your team, should things get bad. Havoc Rover, however, is an absolute beast. Get his 3rd resonance chain, his passive skills, and baizhi or flower girl's damage buff (their own+echo set), equip him with dreamless, give him that one sword which boosts damage through the intro skill, and you got yourself a walking nuke. It's unironically hilarious to pre-charge his mode by using his resonance skill on the air, since it doesn't need to hit to charge, and start a battle as your support. Just set up those buffs, and intro skill in Rover. Activate the mode (hopefully you hit the activation explosion, since the 3rd resonance chain makes it inflict weakness to havoc damage), activate the resoncance liberation, activate dreamless, and then either switch out, or ride out the rest of the mode with your insane damage. And this is without factoring in characters like Sanhua which boosts your basic attacks... Long story told short: Spectro to survive, Havoc to kill.

[@ArkChannel351]

@@ericraululyeetusdelyeetus5028 they truly put havoc in his element justice, they have that dawg in them

[@PappaNappa]

Glad you decided to make content , talking about Wuthering Waves! I started playing HSR in February and even tried Genshin, but quit bc it didn’t felt rewarding enough to play/combat wasn’t as interesting, if you don’t have units that are actually fun to play. WuWa makes so much right and it needs alle the love. Combat feels much smoother/fast paced and it doesn’t feel as stale to explore the overworld Although I’m kinda sad the community around the game became quite hostile after the launch problems, I think this game has really good potential to be successful.

[@letsrank9349]

Genshin was hell without Bennett for me in the early game. You take too long to kill anything, and the combat was like Skill> Basic> Dash then maybe swap. I was so unlucky. But after getting Furina, it was kinda fast, but at that point I was so fed up with the mats availability.

[@MichaelK34752]

the incorporation of echoes into combat was a brilliant move by the devs since (i haven't seen anyone else discuss this) the enemies in this game are FUCKING DOPE!!! the animations, the fluid movements the fucking DESIGN!!! the opening scene with the crownless, the world bosses! (except for the ice bug) the dreamless fight! it might be because the MC as you said is a bit bland but instead of highlighting the pull banner units ive consistently found myself more impressed by the enemies in this game. while i was filling out my data bank i had some fun trying to guess which move the enemies used that would be the inherited echo skill. think about that, genshin had one fire fatui pull off a ninja move and the rest of the game was slimes and hilichurls. HSR was cool but the climax for the 3rd world was a deer and a tree. dont get me wrong the story implications and combat in the games is cool but if there was a banner to play as a unit that transforms into dreamless ala firefly & they would sell

[@nemasisdemarini8339]

Just a question, but, did you not reach the end of the Loufu? Cause the dear is most certainly not the climax point.

[@kaka09876543210]

Wuwa echo make me want farming mobster. Its weird.

[@MichaelK34752]

@@nemasisdemarini8339 neck snap. mid juan and water boy young released in a subsequent patch but i get your meaning. that boss was more of an OH NO she's hot rather than holy shit!. cocolia had both, the space station we dont talk about budget genie in a lamp. maybe i shouldve clarified that the enemy MONSTERS in this game are insane. coz if all enemies are included then we are including fatui harbingers, TECHNICALLY Raiden shogun and to an extent kafka jingliu etc and in that case its a losing battle. but id take budget ghostrider over the 4th hypostasis. as a world boss.

[@albaneedge]

I literally turned back to 5 years old for 10 minutes when i found out what inferno rider echo does if you hold the button XD

[@toukoenriaze9870]

The motorbike echo is great xD ... Wish it lasted longer tho ... And its combat version is like almost on par with your main skills

[@stopkook]

i love my havoc male rover sm, he’s literally so strong!!

[@xuryuu8800]

3:18 quick fact. While there is no reaction the elements have a certain feature. Prisms of the same attribute a the character do no take damage from that attribute.

[@HuySatoou]

i think kuro really nailed the mc power in wuwa, obviously they are not overpowered but they are not weak as well.

[@pebbers961]

I hope this ages well

[@saltissalty3498]

If PGR "Element" system is anything to go by, you won't just need, says, 2 teams for 2 sides of Spiral Abyss/MOC; you will instead need 6 teams in accordance to 6 elements, and there will eventually be DPS and buffers dedicated to each one. The game is gonna make ALL of these teams load out have their moments in the game (like War Zone mode in PGR). In essence, powercreep can and will happen, but it's gonna take a while to fill up all the vacant roles for each element before that role would be replaced. Ofc this is just mere guesswork, but since WuWa elements system aren't strictly meant for specific in-game purpose, it can be speculated that each of them can be an in-game niche not overlapping with others in specific, mandatory game content.

[@craigtrish2011]

I really wish people like you would stop using PGR as a reference. WuWa is done by a completely separate and new team so their way of doing things is NOT the same as PGR

[@SSABIRR-69]

Who let bro cook

[@haruusami1831]

@@craigtrish2011 I mean if you just look at the tower of adversity its pretty much like Pain Cage in PGR, you would need a char. that will get buff in certain tower adding it has timer so its much more needed to have specific element char. especially main DPS and its much more preferable if you got 3 Aero char. etc doing it sooooo yeah. The End game for now will definitely be the Tower & Hologram.

[@yellownomadglitch3309]

@@haruusami1831 idk if taken from PGR but also the elements the tower have right now are the ones that the limited have. While it sucks for Aero which don't really have many dps characters, Electro has Calcharo already, next lets say Jinhsi is Spectro so a Spectro Tower, making Rover very nice for that tower as well, and the middle tower where the 2 100 level bosses are free of the elemental constraint for now, the biggest problem is elemental resistance on enemies, they take a lot of less dmg if your dmg is the same as their element.

[@ardee9337]

Well WuWa has actually circumvented a way so that even if you use Rover as main you'd still probably want to add a few more just as strong or stronger DPS. Tower of Adversity alone requires you to have 3 teams to clear all of it. I wouldn't be surprised if they add further end game content that would require multiple teams as well but with some added twists and mechanics

[@ShinHakumen]

Yeah. Like elemental damage bonuses or something to that effect. So you'll want a DPS and sub-DPS of every element.

[@Paioki]

Does tower of adversity reset or not? Because I’m confused on how I’m supposed to level up and build 3 teams so quickly😭

[@TakaChan569]

Because it's an MC that feels like an MC and not just some throw away they only use for story bits. I mean rover is 100% gonna get over showed as the game goes on, but for now she is my main.

[@zeromailss]

I main Rover before Havoc meta was known because Female Rover looks so slick and beautiful (she looks wonderful in cutscenes too!) I was pleasantly surprised when the havoc meta become common knowledge and I give it a try and it is wonderful! Keep in mind that we still have 4 more constellation that will make Havoc even stronger! I know they will not make MC top tier and new chara will bring in new meta but just having a cool and competent MC is enough to makes me happy

[@Sagasaurus]

I love my Rover and he will always be my main--which makes it so nice to be able to play a main character with power. And this is coming from someone with a Jiyan haha.

[@Dooood24]

When the MC is actually good

[@mukrizhsmukmuk9252]

In short: 1) great design 2) quite strong, and also the fact that his burst is actually a *burst* damage. allowing damage showcase which a lot of player is competing for 3) havoc rover is a badass. Bro got scythe and wing. Can't get coolers than that 4) even if they got powercrept in the future, this game allow the lack of dps to be compensated by skill. So player don't mind investing to build them

[@tim-myton6361]

I benched my Spectro rover for a while after I got Jinshi and Xhezhi, but I’ve now built up his Havoc form like yesterday, and I was amazed at how much damage he does. Definitely going to keep using him, and if he pairs well with deadly cutie Danjin, then win. Also everyone remember how much Shorekeeper wants to be on a team with Rover. They’re not falling off anytime soon with that kind of support.

[@darmansbar7900]

And even if the new units will power creep (because they will) Kuro has found a way in PGR to keep old units relevant thanks to reworks in kits, so I expect that they will do something similar in the future

[@Yewrenegade]

This actually made me realize that in every Gacha game that is similar to genshin, almost all MC are feeling lackluster in their kits. Not only that almost all MC male or female aren't used at all due to the accessible amount of units given you, good kits and synergies and even by looks alone isn't enough. Wuthering Waves Mc ACTUALLY has a good build and can be used early to end game. With Spectro rover, early players has a sub dps, healer and team accessibility use early game. IF they unlock Havoc Rover by progressing through the story, they can feel what its like to have an end game player build set up as a F2P while incentivizing how to progress in improving builds instead of being forceful due to "Meta" this or "making fun of you for building said character".

[@RemingtinArms]

He's one of the few main dps who's liberation isn't an install, so that gives you more interesting options as he doesn't completely dominate screen time.

[@toukoenriaze9870]

True every 5 star dps is a buff lel so they need to stay active to be effective

[@PenguinDust1969]

I always try to play Lumine in the Archon story quests, but before dendro it became harder the farther you progressed in the game. The gacha MC's are supposed to be the "Chosen One" but they're usually out classed by the SR/4-stars. It makes no sense story-wise. It makes perfect sense financially, of course. I'm glad Kuro bit the bullet on this one and gave us an MC who can stand alongside the better characters in the game.

[@downhill18]

Me who benced Rover 4 days after playing the game since launch: 👁️👄👁️ I'm listening

[@justsomeguywithoutabeard8306]

Spectro Rover ain't that good anyway. It's Havoc Rover that's good. More specifically, it's Havoc Rover with Dreamless echo that's good

[@benjhmenhawkins4421]

@@justsomeguywithoutabeard8306 Dreamless Echo is the broken one on Rover

[@justsomeguywithoutabeard8306]

@@benjhmenhawkins4421 Yeah i meant dreamless. Mixed them up

[@DCminh-pe9wf]

@@justsomeguywithoutabeard8306 Spectro Rover got some cool stuff they can do though, like swapping out mid enhance skill then swapping back and still be able to perform the follow up attack They have tech that could help their damage and the healing on ult and a timeslow let them ditch a healer for even more damage VERY solid character

[@indragaming7799]

​@@justsomeguywithoutabeard8306 spectro rover is the reason why i can kill lvl 120 spearback with my lvl 40 team, people underestimate spectro so much

[@P4nsit_Cant0n]

Kuro Games powercreep if they release a Gen2 Characters that have a mechanic, abilities, and stats that can overshadow other characters but in PGR (other kuro game) older characters have a buff called leap skill because this they still available in other content except some dmg check.

[@saiavabel6076]

The thing about wuwa mc Or other character is . They can always release character specific echo active skill like dreamless to buff character

[@Gheniel_]

Wuwa devs are new devs, they are not the same as PGR devs. So the way powercreep will be dealt with will probably be different.

[@SSABIRR-69]

Nothing beats honkai powercreep

[@letsrank9349]

​@@saiavabel6076 totally forgot about this. But yeah.

[@MrMilkyCoco]

To be fair in pgr the main character evolves overtime Lucia is very similar to Kiana from hi3rd. Main character lucia (as we can see with her other half alpha) will become op if pgr survives the test of time.

[@deniseweigand6580]

I really love havoc Rover! The single sing animation is so pleasing to watch and really makes the character seem to be growing in strength rather than being stagnant, like in other games

[@badrulaminamin4691]

1: Badass 2: Talk 3: Doesn't sleep when encounter a strong enemies

[@qwefg3]

Rover feels good as his main goal is to give the player one good until they get their own team built. One good unit means a unit you can relay upon rather than a unit you nod your head at and shove into the waiting bench for any other character you get instead of them. His move set is good, his swap skills are good, and depending on what you pull you have variety to have him help out make your teams. Need DPS as you mostly got other pulls? Second form Rover. Got your DPS, but need support or a unit to help support you until you are now 'good' with your new main DPS? Pull out classic Rover. With Genshin Impact... Yes the 'elements' do play a part in it... But in all honesty the Traveler is there to collect a harem and be your utility tool used to solve puzzles. Not actually be useful in a fight.

[@KudaGeatsune3821]

Spectro: May you be trapped in Stasis as your life force vanishes Havoc: I am silence Queller of Frequencies enemy of discord

[@hakumenx1]

S.Rover is a really good support for spectre dps. They act as a healer, damage enabler, and aoe nuker H.Rover is a straight-up dps bomb for Havoc.

[@Thesmus]

when dendro traveler was released, i was quite happy they got a bit of spotlight lol they got power creeped easily, especially by nahida. hopefully rover can still hold their spot for a bit longer

[@theidpboi6205]

GOD I am so happy this man's blessing the wuwa community with his content. And honestly, seeing an MC in one of these? Just feels good, man.

[@voledae]

its wild how useful the mc is in wuwa

[@faruqakmal1146]

I may eventually invest more in other characters later on for the reaally bullet sponges in end game content, but i am and always will be a proud rover main

[@pauljoseph3081]

A Gacha MC that feels like a real MC is a breath of fresh air.

[@ittybittyshinystar]

You know how people say Final Fantasy 14 is a "final fantasy game first, and an mmo second"? Rover being a good and genuinely strong character is what made me think "WuWa is an action rpg first, and a gacha game second". Also Chixia dps is POG and Danjin is a hologram boss killer.

[@superape013]

Havoc rover is actually pretty fuyer proofed when we can get the later dup effects because they provide a vuln to havoc damage meaning they will be strong support if theur damage does drop off

[@real_ez8412]

Its such a breath of fresh air seeing a free unit MC being as strong as it is. I mean it whould be like this they are the main character of the story why should all rhe other heroes be 10x stronger lol.... Kuro games is making a statement as a game and people are loving it. I bet the banner sales on yinlin are also still pretty high too. So just proving that you can have strong free units and still make money!

[@suho_calamity]

I think what's great about Rover and even Trailblazer in HSR is that their power isn't just something that happens from plot holes (by that I mean how in Genshin, traveller literally just has to touch a statue and they get the power of the element), but instead the powers they gain are directly linked to the story. Think of Fire Trailblazer in HSR how the first time we see the power is in a fight against a world boss and same with Rover where the first time we see Havoc power is against the world boss. The fact they're linked to the story means that they SHOULD be powerful and good, serving as a baseline of a decent/great unit for whatever role they are used in. The reason why Genshin MC is bad in all elements is from a previous video I think mentioned where it's because the MC is just used as an intro to the interactions of the element, and not as a permanent option to use. For physical trailblazer, vars also pointed out that they're a jack of all trades and master of none, but they're just there because that's the first power they came with and so it's obviously going to be pretty weak in general storywise. Yet as the story progresses you can really tell that they are viable as a unit with the new powers they gain. For rover, not only are the new powers great but also the beginning power because as pointed in the video, it's tied to the combat system of WuWa in addition to being tied to the storyline which is what makes spectro and havoc rover great in their respective fields.

[@FelbyIkendy]

it's so nice that Rover is so good because i was wanting to use Danjin and the whole time i was like "why isnt there a really good havoc main dps??" and then i unlocked havoc rover and was like "oh HELL yes" and now i know my second team lol

[@KikumaruShinji]

Funny thing is, in their other game pgr, there is a unit called Lee: Palefire that is a 4 star equivalent (It is refer to as A in the game) is considered one of the meta dps in a fire team comp when he was given a leap skill. He just got replaced by literally himself called Hyperreal LOL.

[@Knifetogunfight18]

I think the argument of "I have a good 5 star right of the bat, so I wont pull for anything" just falls flat immediately. The average person gets bored of one character probably within 2 weeks max. Not pulling in a Gacha game is also absolutely weird. Thats more of a challenge account kinda thing. I have never met anyone who played a Gacha game and didn't want to pull for better character or at least different characters.

[@user-gb6si1uf3i]

A year later - Vars: why no one plays rover anymore. Messaging to get 100 bucks from Vars.😂😂

[@AsDerouxWoofWolf]

Awesome vid! I'm still shocked by how there's already a Why Everyone/Noone Plays of WuWa, hahaha!

[@vernify]

I've been using F.MC spectro rover as my main dps as I build them up and Havoc on the side should the right echo's come along, but assuming Kuro sticks to how they have handled PGR and its characters, Rover should have a good future and possible buff/upgrade should they start to lag behind, but only if Kuro sticks to not entirely copying Hoyo's stance on not buffing characters and there entire kit post release (with the exception of Zhongli). I doubt they will ever reach the heights they are currently experiencing with future characters coming out, but it's been great to feel somewhat rewarded in a way for being someone who usually tries to main the MC in these games with a selection.

[@dendenmushi9714]

3rd strongest dps after Jiyan and Encore. With the 2nd best team dps after Jiyan hypercarry. With best echo and speedrun capability. What a beast of an unit. Not even Fire TrailBlazer or Dendro Traveler were like this initially. FMC failed as a solo sustain with the poor resource at the time over Natasha and March, nonetheless Bailu and Gepard. Lynx later made it worse. Dendro MC was competitive with Collei but Collei performed better for anyone with good rotation understanding of the team they played (Keqing,Nilou, Yae) but DMC was just easy and a must for Cyno. Nahida came and they lost everything, other Dendro also made them lose their comfort niche. Dendro MC was carried by the lack of dendro support while there wasn't a lack of sustain for TrailBlazer or DPS for Havoc MC. Despite LingYang, Calcharo, Danjin, Chixia and other existing, they still ends at 3rd best. Havoc MC is probably currently better than Harmony TrailBlazer honestly. Havoc Rover is good in a vaccum and doesn't need anything outside Dreamless echo to shine. While Harmony MC does open Break team, Ruan Mei is necessary to make the team competitive. Then Gallagher as healer because of break need for non-dps build with Super break like Boothil and Firefly. It makes the team.of Harmony Trailblazer very restrictive right now and match other crit team only when all condition are met. One thing missing and the whole damage for apart.

[@sbastianbrilyanto4722]

I really hope Rover can stay as a tier 0.5 character or at least a tier 1. His kit is just so good. Maybe every rover element will reflect different aspects of the game as well so even if havoc rover gets powercrept he can still have use in other elements.

[@weregretohio7728]

Yeah but I wonder how hard the powercreep is going to hit. At the moment, it's not like there's a ton of choices - I don't even have another DPS option yet.

[@aratabhist]

havoc rover's probably fine for at least until 2.0 i guess, unless kuro brings a better havoc 4cost echoes other than dreamless in such a short time.

[@letsrank9349]

Even then, Spectro will still be a superb sub dps. Until Kuro makes another Stasis unit.

[@jasperhawn]

​@@letsrank9349 there is actually an echo that can semi replicate the stasis effect. if i am not mistaken, it is the spectro zip zap. not sure though.

[@mukiex4413]

4:50 I SWEAR I heard, “the two healers, Baizhu and Furina” and did a double-take

[@yetigaurd3449]

i've kept rover in party since day one because they are busted dps in both spectro and havoc

[@kazuu_44]

the fact you opened with an “everyone plays” over a “no one plays” speaks to how good this game is

[@fancymustache3793]

dont lump me in with those spectro rovers im havoc rover all the way

[@someonesomewhere8658]

Havoc bad

[@silvershadowwolf7088]

honestly as of this morning i finally built my havoc rover and yeah can say hes hella fun to play. what im excited for is the new elements for him, stuff like electro and glacio because the possibilities for that are crazy to me.

[@aKraT12]

2:41 my favorite part about hsr and what makes me pay some attention to the history of the game, making the character be a goofball is the best

[@luckytanuki5449]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the fact that the attack animations actually change with each element... Like that is such a nice detail to further incentive you to play rover even more. I can't stand that the travelers basic attacks never change with any of the elements they use.

[@laraib4138]

in wuwa its more about player's skill and less about a character.

[@Zen-mc6yb]

Its still kind of long wait for S6 havoc rover, That S4 and S6 is just really good.

[@janethariate1022]

Free 25% crit rate on waveband 6 havoc rover feels so illegal😂

[@hogless24]

I just really liked male Rover's design. My party consists mainly of characters I like the design of. Also he works well with my unga bunga playstyle.

[@Uutalo]

I’m so happy you’re doing these kinds of videos for WuWa. Also, the MC is by far the best MC of any gacha I’ve ever played. They actually feel like a five star character instead of a 4 or 4.5 star.

[@deemo1750]

Today I learnt that my fav League YT analyst have a variety channel

[@demi6916]

Also wanna say that one of the reasons that I'd consider Rover the STRONGEST unit is because she has 2 elements. It essentially means that you have 2 characters in one. Yes, you have to farm the echoes to the respective element still, however you save character EXP, weapon materials, and pulls by investing in Rover. Note that element matters: (Spectro Rover deals less damage to Mourning Aix) Rover doesn't have that problem. You can just change to a Havoc centered build/team.

[@demi6916]

By the way, this only works because both elements are viable options for DPS. Spectro is a bit rough since there's no dedicated support for spectro, and also the fact the scalings aren't as high as Havoc. Still, she gets the job done.

[@kshitizplays5305]

it actually feels like Rover is destroying the enemies in game now while Doing Bosses

[@Mooshed_]

Cant wait for 'Why nobody plays ____'

[@dr.stonksakahelth5857]

Too early for now, but would love to see how the meta evolves in this game. Right now people are even using YapYap as main dps

[@backpackpepelon3867]

Midyang

[@odysseum4618]

literally chixia 💀💀

[@Spiderrtank]

I wanna know why Yuanwu isn't doing well in tier lists despite the resonance skill being like Albedo's flower...

[@lovableairheadmile6809]

My friend uses her alot like ALOT ​@@odysseum4618

[@CC-kp7ge]

Something worth mentioning is that in Wuthering Waves, the skill ceiling is absolutely massive. Even if Rover ends up power-crept, someone good at swap-canceling with rover will be able to do so much more damage than someone who is average at the game. Mastering a character is such a huge boost in damage in this game.

[@Golden12500]

"Perhaps not in the sense that they're unusable and offer will offer you no benefit" Hydro Traveler:

[@iopla3755]

having a really good free option is quite nice for f2p players also, getting them really hooked before they break their f2p

[@Thatdude-s3l]

I'm using ur videos not only to get information about game but to improve my english as well. Your pronounce is really cute but difficult to concentrate and listen to at the same time thanks!

[@Chronoic]

We all know the strongest Main character in Gacha is Hyro Traveler, she can use a pokemon attack of bubble.

[@Goustave]

The fact they made a free character thats either someone supporting a potential dps, or to be the dps for a potential supporter is genius lmao

[@ritwikbitihotro9104]

One key point here is you don't need to visit any statue to change element. This was very ridiculous in Genshin. In Wuthering waves, you can simply change it in the Resonator menu. And that is another big win for WuWa

[@PaulHofreiter]

Good sponsor - R1999 is super good. I’m happy to see it succeeding!

[@beestek.94]

Rover: "I'm something of a dps/sub-dps/support myself."

[@bluerie]

Having good MC doesn’t really affect people wishing. Ppl will always want new flashier character just for the sake of having it.

[@GodSejeong]

It's far from a bad decision, rather a good one. When you hear a gacha game finally has a decent MC (as a playable character), it'll attract tourists that are possibly going to be patrons. Other than that, factors such as the upcoming characters' aesthetic design and writing can carry hard, at least according to the empirical research I did for my master thesis (although prominently shown as well such as in the case of HSR's Firefly, who already started gathering potential pullers even before the SAM revelation and her gameplay).

[@lbomb1121]

I personally like that Male Rover looks serious and has a genuinely serious voice, kinda sets the tone for the game and shows that they aren’t just kinda bumbling around acting silly, and that they’re actually getting stuff done

[@harrycee656]

I honestly think there is more immersion if MC is A-S tier. We will all still pull.

[@alfredxsiv]

8:02 "Baizhi and Verina, neither of them have very strong buffs" Verina's outro skill buff in CBT2 is an external multiplier, which means the entire team gains a direct 15% damage increase (not sure if its still on official release). While also giving 35%atk total to the entire team if you unlocked one her skills (and these buffs lasts for a long time, and not to mention echo skill buff). all this with a very low field time if you're willing to learn her optimal combo. She's not on top of tierlists just cause she heals 🤣.

[@number9999]

I just hope that Rover's quality doesn't decreased as the game developed further on. More characters are on their way and meta will eventually change, but I hope that rover will always fit the game no matter what.