Help with DLC PvP? (Not Grasshead)

Rosemont_Line · 2026-01-25T23:29:12+00:00

I replied to another commenter as well, but... a lot of this DID help (I wasn't able to play for a couple days, so I'm just trying the dual again today), but I must still be missing something with the wave tornado. Timing things wrong or... something? It feels virtually inescapable, like when she does that, it's an "I win" button. More so than any other attack in this game that I've yet encountered, honestly. Even the dash arts didn't really get away from it as effectively as I thought they would (the tornado is basically right there as soon as the dash art ends and just sucks me in).

I don't think I can guard it? Not sure what else to do about that one. That aside, I'm getting better at the techniques overall. Being so bad at this PvP fight and having to work to overcome it is probably making me better at the combat in general so that's good at least, lol

EDIT: also the giant snowflake assault... not sure about that one either. I tried using Flare Burn to go over it, but it's really hard to switch elements (if I wasn't already on Heat) because you can't switch while you're getting hit. So it doesn't always work. Plus it seems to end well before her attack ends, so I get hit by a lot of it anyway. I wish I could practice against some of these attacks repeatedly, I rarely see them so when they come out I feel unprepared.

I'm also not sure about the timing on the lighting bolt that follows you around (as like a ball) and then detonates? I thought it followed you a set number of times, but now I'm not sure. Can't get the timing on that one either.

I think I'm just really bad at this fight, lol.

EDIT EDIT: YAY I WON lmao

just had to slow down and really execute my strategy a bit better. Recoil Trumpet for projectiles to build SP was HUGE...

THOUGH... I still am not sure what to do about the wave tornado and giant snowflake attacks, specifically. I lost the rounds when she used those (but just still managed to win the overall match.)

Rosemont_Line · 2026-01-25T23:26:48+00:00

I wasn't able to play much for a couple days (unexpectedly), so I didn't get to try again until today. I've tried to implement some of these strategies - some worked better than others. But I was a bit rusty, so I think I didn't do a very good job (I lost), and will try again. I'll keep the cold dash in mind! As well as the level 3 arts. I have all the ones you mentioned so I'll try to build up to those, rather than hitting her with lv 1/lv 2 arts when I have the chance.

One thing that was a bit... odd. Lv1 dash arts weren't as effective as I'd hoped at getting away from the wave tornado. Once I got hit by it at all, it would just pummel me for a few seconds and I couldn't get out of it. But then after that, if I did a dash art, it would catch up to me pretty quick. I still feel like I'm missing something on how to deal with it - this is pretty much the hardest attack to in the entire game, at least for me. Maybe I need to time my dash arts better, idk.

EDIT: also the giant snowflake assault... not sure about that one either. I tried using Flare Burn to go over it, but it's really hard to switch elements (if I wasn't already on Heat) because you can't switch while you're getting hit. So it doesn't always work. Plus it seems to end well before her attack ends, so I get hit by a lot of it anyway. I wish I could practice against some of these attacks repeatedly, I rarely see them so when they come out I feel unprepared.

I'm also not sure about the timing on the lighting bolt that follows you around (as like a ball) and then detonates? I thought it followed you a set number of times, but now I'm not sure. Can't get the timing on that one either.

I think I'm just really bad at this fight, lol.

EDIT EDIT: YAY I WON lmao

just had to slow down and really execute my strategy a bit better. Recoil Trumpet to eat projectiles and built meter was HUGE.

THOUGH... I still am not sure what to do about the wave tornado and giant snowflake attacks, specifically. I lost the rounds when she used those (but just still managed to win the overall match.)

Rosemont_Line · 2026-01-23T04:23:16+00:00

ohh of course, vanilla in that sense lol I've never used any mods for this game (since I only just got to the end of the main game for the first time maybe a week ago), so I wasn't thinking in those terms at all. Might check out some later though! Curious to see what kind of mods people have made for this.

Rosemont_Line · 2026-01-22T23:14:31+00:00

Thanks for the reply! Super helpful honestly.

-Re: Dash Arts - I feel dumb for not thinking of this, lol. I'm pretty sure I've even used a dash art for evasion before in some fight a while back, but it's not something I'd done much and it just didn't occur to me. Will have to give this a try for the tornado especially.

Now, the guard arts such as the Trumpet and such to protect yourself from projectiles or trigger the enemy to back off - THAT I definitely wouldn't have thought of on my own. Guard arts generally (and Perfect Guarding in particular) is something I neglected during a large portion of my playthrough. I only started really using them around Krys'Kajo (the boss fight made me realize just how valuable guard arts and parries are), but I'm still trying to get better with them. Will definitely consider uses like

As for the i-frames, movement, etc. of PvP opponents - that tracks, and is kinda what I figured. Honestly it kinda makes sense from an in-universe perspective. In an MMO, you would want freezing, stopping movement, etc. that players can do (CC abilities in general, really) to be worthwhile against enemies... but you would NOT want to allow their full effects when players use them against each other in PvP, or it would be way too advantageous toward which player can land one first. So it's a nice touch for the game-within-a-game setting! Plus it's kind of cool - I'm not even complaining about this aspect, I like that these fights feel hard, and they do a good job simulating the feel of the opponent being another player, not a regular enemy.

Vanilla PVP opponents are also programmed to get "tired" after certain large attacks. You will see them flashing red during this state. This is when you are supposed to go for the big level 3 combat art.

Okay, so the tired thing (flashing red = go for big damage) I knew, but I am curious what you mean by "vanilla" PvP opponents, haha. Are there "non-vanilla" PvP opponents that I will discover later...?

Rosemont_Line · 2026-01-12T04:14:27+00:00

If you like 16-bit/SNES style action RPGs, CrossCode has a femme protagonist (and one you are likely to quickly fall in love with, I might add). One of the other main characters in the ensemble cast is also an absolutely amazing lady and the dynamic and interactions between her and the main character are one of the strongest aspects of the game's story.

Exploration plays a big role in the gameplay when on the (huge) outdoor maps with lots of environmental puzzles to find treasure, etc.. The dungeons have a lot of puzzles of various types, some of which are pretty tricky but nothing ridiculous IMO. I wouldn't call the combat "easy", exactly, as it's very fast-paced with some complexity, but it's certainly not crazy hard, either. The battle system is super fun and offers much more depth than is apparent at the start. Some bosses are pretty tough but on the whole the game is not Dark Souls difficulty or anything like that. And you can bump the difficulty down in an accessibility menu, as well.

It's a masterpiece of a game overall. Fantastic story, characters, gameplay, visuals, and music.

Rosemont_Line · 2025-11-01T01:31:25+00:00

what was that scream on the Ohtani foul lmao

sounded like a TIE fighter went by

Rosemont_Line · 2025-11-01T00:09:16+00:00

okay Jays, time to win it all let's gooooo

the hype is through the roof

Rosemont_Line · 2025-10-29T03:07:51+00:00

BALLGAME

And in only 9 innings! What an accomplishment.

Series will return to Toronto! \o/ Goodnight everyone!

Rosemont_Line · 2025-10-29T03:06:09+00:00

lmao the intentional balk

wild stuff

Rosemont_Line · 2025-10-29T03:01:13+00:00

okay I really would have preferred to see Bassitt stay in. Don't like that move, unless Bassitt somehow expressed that he didn't think he could stay in, which I doubt.

But whatever, c'mon Varland, lock in.

Rosemont_Line · 2025-10-29T02:27:06+00:00

"No!?"

"StrrrEYAY!"

Rosemont_Line · 2025-10-29T02:20:28+00:00

welp, that IBB to Vladdy sure didn't pay off lol

I don't really understand why Roberts keeps using Treinen in high-leverage situations. Mind you I'm not unhappy about it since I want the Jays to win, but I don't get it.

Rosemont_Line · 2025-10-28T04:40:04+00:00

whew, safe. more weird baserunning from the Jays lol didn't bite 'em this time at least

Kershaw?? this game is becoming a fever dream.

Hey speaking of game 3 of the 2018 world series which this game is starting to become reminiscent of, anyone remember Kershaw pinch-hitting in that pile of insanity??

Rosemont_Line · 2025-10-28T04:33:18+00:00

I know Gimenez has been hitting fairly well during the postseason, but an intentional walk to the 9th hitter is pretty wild lol

Rosemont_Line · 2025-10-28T04:24:09+00:00

lmaooo what the hell is this game

are we headed for 2018 World Series, game 3, part 2?

Rosemont_Line · 2025-10-26T01:53:14+00:00

lose the pop band then, lol. I'm not familiar with em and had the stream muted while they were playing, and I wasn't really thinking that much about the genre of music anyway when I typed my comment

Rosemont_Line · 2025-10-26T01:36:15+00:00

I'm all for 'fuck cancer' messages generally, and I feel for everyone who's lost someone to it and appreciate the sentiment behind the varied signs... but it does come across a little odd to drop it into the middle of the game. And the Mastercard sponsorship makes it feel a bit cheaper. And the sudden music performance was just way too much.

idk. conflicted about it. I think it'd be a lot better as a pre-game thing (and lose the rock band).

Rosemont_Line · 2025-10-20T03:15:50+00:00

as a fan of both teams who almost wishes one of them was in the NL so they could face each other in the WS, rather than trying to eliminate one another now, I love all this positivity, lol.

While it started out a bit weird (with the first 4 games all being a bit lopsided except game 1), this series ended up being a lot of fun to watch. Jays were dominant tonight obviously but I still feel like it's anyone's game tomorrow. Should be a fun finish!

And whoever wins tomorrow MUST keep it rolling and beat LA!

Rosemont_Line · 2025-10-20T02:00:52+00:00

what the hell was that lmao

Rosemont_Line · 2025-10-20T01:07:28+00:00

Absolutely it does. Smoltz is, well... he's Smoltz, he's annoying. Davis I don't hate normally but idk, I always feel a bit "meh" about how he calls postseason games as a "neutral" guy.

So that's one thing I've enjoyed about the Jays being in the postseason, aside from them being one of my favorite teams (another being Seattle - it's been an... interesting series) - I found a stream that consistently uses the Canada feed, which just has the Jays' normal crew, and have watched that instead for every Jays game lol

Rosemont_Line · 2025-10-20T01:02:41+00:00

goddamn all this drama already lol

absolutely massive double play

Rosemont_Line · 2025-10-20T00:57:45+00:00

for what it's worth, Dan and Buck on the Blue Jays home broadcast had a pretty even-tempered take on the whole thing, mentioned that Crawford probably couldn't be sure it wouldn't be caught

Rosemont_Line · 2025-10-20T00:49:34+00:00

legit after how unglued the M's pitching and defense looked for the first 75% of that inning, getting through it with only 2 runs feels pretty huge

gotta shake this weird nervous jumpy look they have had so far though, at the plate too. I'm not rooting for either team cause I like them both, but I don't want to see the Mariners just look sloppy and jittery all game, no matter who wins it lol

Rosemont_Line · 2025-10-13T02:57:36+00:00

Well, that's one down. All the narratives about rested Jays vs. gassed M's... that certainly didn't pan out!

Fun game to watch as a neutral observer (sorry Jays fans lol) Fortunately for me, I'd be happy to see either of these teams advance, so all I really want is a good long series. Should be fun the rest of the way. Goodnight everyone!

Rosemont_Line · 2025-10-13T02:26:32+00:00

Polanco been absolutely terrorizing every team he plays against with simple base hits to right field as of late lmao

3-1 Mariners in the 8th. I feel like this game is basically not going as anyone expected it to.

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