Incorrect, Enel, Nia is actually the best Driver in the _ENTIRE_ game! here's why: *Uses Healing Halo* Nia: _HHEEALIN' HEELOU!!!_ _Nothing can beat the power of Welsh Accents!_
@@GlideAndSlide123 I usually don't like the Welsh accent but for some reason I loved it on nia. I think she sounds too generic and young in Japanese but I can understand why people prefer it tbh
I love nia but if I were to guess why she's bad postgame there's two reasons 1. healing isn't really useful cause avant garde medal 2. tora outclasses her breaks
There are some positives at least. She's extremely good at Fusion Combos when you main her. All those Break Arts she has along with her longer Break Duration makes for a large window of heavy Fusion Combo damage. Crossette is the best for this. She also has a unique trait with Ether Cannons. She's the only Driver that can use an Ether Cannon from afar, then come in close with Breach Shot and switch Blades while maintaining dps. With Zeke outside of multiple Ether Cannons you would have to sacrifice some dps or use a Special to do the same. But it all really depends on if you like Nia's Arts and playstyle. Same reason why I barely control Rex outside of certain setups. I just don't like most of his Arts compared to the others even if he's really good, they just feel awkward.
@@harisizumi993 Yeah, I mean I only ever use her as a blade from then on, so it kinda works. That is unless your Rex incarnate, and you not only let Rex Demolish her, but then send her to the sidelines yourself.
A random Phoenix i’d rather just pretend that “Love” was fused into Alvis or some shit and be done with it. Seriously, her only redeeming quality, are titties. She sucks, unlike Nia, whom eventually loses her value of being all that useful in combat -pretty much this video. Sharla’s bad from start to finish, she’s got the personality and emotional sensitivity of a fucking pancake, and if you completely remove her from the plot, nothing of importance is lost. Nia’s useful throughout the gameplay for a good while, she’s got a huge impact on the plot, and doesn’t need Jiggle Physics to have a fan-base. I kid you not, I’m certain she was forced in for the sake of having the party members represent 7 Aions, and the most damning piece of evidence is litterally one of Sharla’s rifles, “Agape Rifle”. So yeah, Sharla sucks.
@BringerOfKeks indeed sharla does pretty well even in later stages of the game , i think one of the late areas she actually excels in, plus if you want to run a way more aggressive offensive team like offensive ryan she is great in that and dont underestimate Headshot
BringerOfKeks that wasn’t actually a criticism, just me pointing out the reason she was in the story. Also denouncing someone’s opinion on the Internet and using it as cause to accuse them of being a child is, uh, Immature. Done it a bunch myself so, I can attest that I feel more like a child when I do that then when I make a really badly explained argument on the Internet about 1 video game on a UA-cam video for a completely different video game. On that note, let’s close the book on this discussion because this is the completely wrong flame war this video was expected to make.
@@EnelXC even so, fighting superbosses solo, even with Nia on normal mode, is pretty easy. Just time consuming. They're a joke compared to challenge mode enemies.
Nice vid Enel. Something you touched upon briefly here that I think might be a really cool/useful video idea is effectively manipulating your AI companions and understanding how they work. I know I certainly struggle at times with getting them to do what I want them to do (like getting Zeke to ever switch off of KOS-MOS) and Id love a guide or at least a breakdown of how they work if you have an understanding there.
This may be true, but the cool thing about a single player game as opposed to multiplayer is that you can challenge yourself to take low tier characters and make them work.
Shame Nia isn't nearly as good in the Post-Game as she is in the main game. I remember trying to turn Zeke into a makeshift healer with a barely-trained Nim... That's a mistake you only make once. XD
I never really did figure out the finer points of the battle system anyway. I loved Nia as a character more than any of the others so I would have used her regardless of how good or bad she was. I was still able to beat the game with her on my team even if I could never tell if she was being very effective or not.
*ANGRY WELSH CAT NOISES* In all serious though it's basically because she's not too much different than Sharla in Xenoblade, who is pretty bad gameplay wise for the superbosses in that game. Although I do think she's decent with the Ether Cannon class (I think she has the fastest auto-attack speed, but the increase in Ether barely matters so it's about the same as Zeke and Zeke is better on many other weapons)
morag actually has the fastest autos with ether cannon, but terrible arts, it's one of the reasons the perdido auto attack meme build uses morag though,
Well I guess the amount of damage you take in high end post game just outdoes the constant healing output Nia does. Since heals via damage through attacks, arts and specials from equipment and blade skills heals you faster than Nia throwing her healing cooldown every 5 seconds.
I wonder if Nia would be any better if her arts with the various weapons were as fast as her scimitar arts (at least for 2 of them). Those are pretty fast, so why is everything else so slow? Maybe she should have practiced with each of the various weapons rather than just going all-in on this one.
Tl;DW Nia is the worst driver in the game due to getting outclassed by other drivers (especially in dps). -Healing is really not that complex, so her being a healing centric character just hurts her in other areas -Her art dps and animations are on the slower end -Zeke is better with bitballs and ether cannons -Rex is better with Lances and twin rings (the latter is ironic because that's literally Nia's default weapon, it also makes Dromarch being better on Rex even more ironic) -Morag is better with the Monado than Nia -Tora's one break art outclasses every break art on Nia. -Critical healing exists thus lessening her need. -Has a weak skill chart. (Chance recovery is a lowkey downgrade) Blade Nia doesn't fare much better for the same problem that she focuses way too much on healing and not much in any other areas.
"Nia is bad in post game because x/y/z" *Me staring at my 500+ hour save file with all super bosses and challenges done using Rex and Nia as my main two* Uhh...I don't really see the problem here?
When he says Nia is "bad", what he really means is Nia is "overshadowed by Zeke in terms of damage output under absolutely optimal settings" None of the drivers are "bad". Nia does some things better than Zeke, just those things matter less than pure raw DPS output for challenge mode compared to the rest of the game.
@@Sarutabaruta oh yeah I know. For me personally though, I just prefer Nia due to her character in the game, so I use her more often. I almost never use Zeke cause his character kinda annoys me. And even on Bringer of Chaos difficulty, I've never been unable to beat even the super bosses. Challenge mode still gave me hell though
@@Sarutabaruta NO FUN ALLOWED THE DRIVERS AND THE BLADES ARE ALL JUST NUMBERS ON PAPER!!!! WTF YOU CLEARED THIS STAGE 20 SECONDS SLOWER THAN I CAN??!?!? LMFAO @ YOUR LIFE YOU SHUDDA USED ZEKE LOL YOU'RE TROLLING IN THIS SINGLE PLAYER GAME!!!
*Minor Spoilers* I'm going to put elma on Nia just because I'm only going to use elma on Rex really so at least she has something going for her lol. Or I might just make her a permanent waifublade 🤣
Aside from a few challenges in challenge mode, she is fully capable as a party member against high-level enemies. And her character is awesome, so no need to completely negate her presence in post-game...
Feels more like the point you're arguing is "she's not good in optimized (for damage) setups", rather than just being "bad". If you're going without without being able to pump out that kind of damage she is probably more useful as a healer, which is kinda her point... Nonetheless, it DOES making sure everyone performs similarly endgame wasn't an concern.
High DPS builds are typically better for the Post-Game because the enemies get so strong so fast. They can do damage faster than you can heal it, which is where I think he's coming from with this video.
@@d3-ll754 Well I haven't started off with my postgame yet, so I can't say for sure, but i presume it's workable... rather I'd be really surprised if it wasn't since that would mean that you're SUPPOSED to optimize for damage, in which case it would be a weird choice considering the rest of the game doesn't work that way. But yeah, optimized builds obviously would work better, it's just that my definition of "bad" might be a little different.
All of the Drivers are at least usable in every part of the game. You can use pretty much any Party build and come out alright, so nobody is "bad". And sure, you can still use Nia for the Post-Game fights. It's just that Nia has a difficult time building Specials to create Orbs, and thus the battle will take longer, decreasing your odds of survival. You can make it work, though, definitely.
@@d3-ll754 Makes me wonder about her auto-attack animations and how her special generation compares to the rest of the cast when not relying on arts chaining... And for interest sake, is having one slower special builder really that bad on BoC or high custom difficulty? at lest from my limited experience, Blade combos disappear so fast that you would need to stockpile high level specials anyway, so you could technically just try to have nia start the combo or provide the second level? But I guess that would make her rather inflexible in her blade choices...
@@soarinduscai Most likely to not spoil jins origins, mythra and the fact that malos is an aegis. Although, after completing both then replaying 2 the boatload of info dropped in chapter 4 made a lot more sense
Ardainian Soldier yeah but you figure all that out pretty early I feel like the emotional scenes hit so much harder when I played main games again after torna
She gets smash on Uchigata, not sure if this video went up before or after Corvin and them became available but she has it Edit: nevermind you mentioned him
I just started the game about a week or so ago. I love the game and I did get the expansion pass and have i just put crossete on Nia and Corvin on Morag. I don't have zeke yet XD I do enjoy Nia a lot in the main game. We don't have another option for a healer so I am always using her. im just a casual player and want the main story done. She wont ever have as much damage as zeke or rex post game but that's not her fault as she was always a support role.
Nia is awsome as a blade. Her healing is super usefull. She carried me through late game, healing both Morag and Zeke while they did the heavy lifting. Without her Alrest would wouldnt exist
Even though she's bad, can you make a guide on how to maximise total damage with her and dromarch? Cos I think many ppl are too quick to write dromarch off as incapable compared to other blades. (he might be but he's Canon so I hate removing him)
I hate to tell you this but Dromarch is pretty horrible and has terrible damage no matter what you do for him. Even with rex control he was among the bottom 5 in dps for blades. No Nia he's possibly the worst.
Coming back to this video after xenoblade three I like how they changed art animation to only be based on class which makes everyone (excluding base stats and exclusive talent arts tied to that character only) equal in terms of speed so the only difference really is what role you want to put them in. Buuuuut it also does make the characters feel less unique since their art names are all the same. I liked some of the unique art names the characters scream out every time they use it in XB2. But I guess its a sacrifice you have to make in order to not be outclassed by your other party members. Plus you HAVE to use all 6 party members and not only 3 like in these ones meaning no matter what everyone is gonna be useful. Honestly kinda wished you could have all five drivers all with their own blades at once. That would be OP as hell
I didn't really have a problem with her, she didn't drag my team down on post game, heck, I usually have her in every single one of my teams and don't really see any let downs
She has like 14 more ether than zeke at level 99. When you factor in the 1533 from moon matter auto attack you get like 2014 total attack power compared tto 2000. A very insignificant difference, especially when zeke is faster and has critical damage to easily out dps her cannons.
@@EnelXC so makes sense to still use her if you dont want have the same setups as just every other player? I wouldve loved to see off meta builds that are made viable instead of the same shit in all videos
Even in the story, Nia is annoying mostly because she's always lagging behind the combos. It takes her forever to get to 1 or 2 specials. Slows everything down, and it's annoying.
I think when they make it so that Rex can use all Blades, the idea that he has any unique to him kind of undercuts those. I also think that Nia should have been the first blade that was useable by everyone. I think that could potentially have at least opened up her blade forms useability.
Damage shes meh For utility in blade combos that doesn't really matter since you could give her any blade with the corresponding element Driver combos shes outclassed by everyone else and she doesn't have a smash art For healing well flat healing.....is that even a question I think Nia is still very good and that she has a lot more uses then just Damage or healing Shes usually second best on most of these and personally it shouldn't really matter unless you're competing for the best time then yeah I can see why she would be the worst but still there really isn't a way to swing other then yeah she's a support focused driver since she's the only healer for a while until you can summon blades
I'm stronger than this you know, metch, metch stronger.
Strongah*
HawP!
CyTeran17 I wanna die
*I'm strongah than ye know, metch, metch stronger*
I'm still getting stronger
Ok but what’s better? Max optimization or HIYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYA
Answer is obvious.
As a pro XBC2 player I say, HIYAYAYAYAYA
HIYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYA
I love you
I also heard it as NIIYAYAYAYAYAYAYA like she's screaming her name out
HIYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYA is the only option
*angry welsh cat noises*
"I'll bash you up proper next time I SWEEAA."
Jmak 2? This is a second account? Hmmm
@@CheesieTubes "Be warry not to push yourself too hard."
"Even if I like Mythra more than her"
*Nia immediately goes into her boxing idle animation after hearing this*
all planned
Mythra typical JRPG annoying dumb girl character who later maybe isn't such a pain in the ass later on but still is. Boring stuff
*INSERT ANGRY NIA FANS*
lol xd one Nia fan who isn’t angery here.
Congrats you just inserted humanity into your text. HYAYAYAYA
"I'll bash you up proper next time I sweeeeeeeaaarrrrr! "
Incorrect, Enel, Nia is actually the best Driver in the _ENTIRE_ game! here's why: *Uses Healing Halo*
Nia: _HHEEALIN' HEELOU!!!_
_Nothing can beat the power of Welsh Accents!_
Abaolutely hate that accent. Made me switch to japanese and loved her because of that
@@GlideAndSlide123 I usually don't like the Welsh accent but for some reason I loved it on nia. I think she sounds too generic and young in Japanese but I can understand why people prefer it tbh
for the longest time because of her accent I thought she said healing heal all
*HEELIN SOOKEL*
I love her accent so much, one of my favourite bands are the Manic Street Preachers (a Welsh band) and reminds me of them when they do interviews lol
postgame nia: is trash
speedrunners: "We still need you Nia!"
Scrapyard Dragon
Nia and Crossette.
Mòrag and Corvin.
The Speedrunner’s wet dream.
Enel, having a only one common blade run with only Rex: I have no such weakness!
You what? Yew got a lotta nerve you one eyed monster!!
The true reason? That amazing outfit she has as a Blade.
That is the one sole reason I dont use her as a driver
I love nia but if I were to guess why she's bad postgame there's two reasons
1. healing isn't really useful cause avant garde medal
2. tora outclasses her breaks
pretty much
It's unfortunate the one most aligned to healing is outclassed by an item imo.
I've never gotten Ursula, and never realized you could do that. It's news to me man.
@RBCorsiva I will man, thanks.
There are some positives at least.
She's extremely good at Fusion Combos when you main her. All those Break Arts she has along with her longer Break Duration makes for a large window of heavy Fusion Combo damage. Crossette is the best for this.
She also has a unique trait with Ether Cannons. She's the only Driver that can use an Ether Cannon from afar, then come in close with Breach Shot and switch Blades while maintaining dps. With Zeke outside of multiple Ether Cannons you would have to sacrifice some dps or use a Special to do the same.
But it all really depends on if you like Nia's Arts and playstyle. Same reason why I barely control Rex outside of certain setups. I just don't like most of his Arts compared to the others even if he's really good, they just feel awkward.
enel prepare for the *welsh army*
Nia became useless right about the time Rex "friend zoned" her. Coincidence?
I think not
No she got stronger as a blade but herself confidence was broken
@@sanabashir8763 Probably because she wants rex to user her more, just like pyra
She doesn't just get friend zoned, she gets absolutely demolished, how the hell did Rex deny those thighs, like Jesus.
@@harisizumi993
Yeah, I mean I only ever use her as a blade from then on, so it kinda works. That is unless your Rex incarnate, and you not only let Rex Demolish her, but then send her to the sidelines yourself.
True points. I just can't stop using her...Neko and whelsh accent...I just can't say no. Unless she's in blade form...she will never leave my sight.
dspellcaster the whelsh accent alone is the reason I ditched her as soon as I could
Really? It's all personal taste in the end.
Just switch to Japanese audio. She sounds great and Rex's voice acting is way more tolerable.
Lmao, her english accent along with rex made me stop playing until i found the way to get japanese audio. Shes really adorable in japanese
This is old but you dont like her blade form?
i only use nia when i feel like riding a big fluffy tiger because it’s the most fun way to explore the world.
I mean I may love Nia as a character (unlike a certain sniper) but yeah she’s kinda ...nyeh.
nia is cool
Awww. Sharla wasn't that bad. Was she?
A random Phoenix i’d rather just pretend that “Love” was fused into Alvis or some shit and be done with it. Seriously, her only redeeming quality, are titties.
She sucks, unlike Nia, whom eventually loses her value of being all that useful in combat -pretty much this video. Sharla’s bad from start to finish, she’s got the personality and emotional sensitivity of a fucking pancake, and if you completely remove her from the plot, nothing of importance is lost. Nia’s useful throughout the gameplay for a good while, she’s got a huge impact on the plot, and doesn’t need Jiggle Physics to have a fan-base. I kid you not, I’m certain she was forced in for the sake of having the party members represent 7 Aions, and the most damning piece of evidence is litterally one of Sharla’s rifles, “Agape Rifle”. So yeah, Sharla sucks.
@BringerOfKeks indeed sharla does pretty well even in later stages of the game , i think one of the late areas she actually excels in, plus if you want to run a way more aggressive offensive team like offensive ryan she is great in that and dont underestimate Headshot
BringerOfKeks that wasn’t actually a criticism, just me pointing out the reason she was in the story. Also denouncing someone’s opinion on the Internet and using it as cause to accuse them of being a child is, uh, Immature. Done it a bunch myself so, I can attest that I feel more like a child when I do that then when I make a really badly explained argument on the Internet about 1 video game on a UA-cam video for a completely different video game. On that note, let’s close the book on this discussion because this is the completely wrong flame war this video was expected to make.
I just love how the highest level enemy gets demolished like it's an early game wimp. No matter the driver or blade
well this is custom settings with minimum hp and attack power
@@EnelXC even so, fighting superbosses solo, even with Nia on normal mode, is pretty easy. Just time consuming. They're a joke compared to challenge mode enemies.
@@nekoblue77 Normal mode is a joke and so is anyone is plays on it and isn't facerolling everything
@@jalalal8056 ... Ouch. ... please help?
@@georgelongcoal1117 be the dodge tank.
We can't survive another Waifu War. I lost too many good men in the last 2.
"Why would you say something so controversial yet so brave?"
I'm using her a dps with ether canons and Nim/adenine.
I really enjoy her arts with knuckles.
“Serious video tomorrow” - This
This is a very serious video
Wdym???
This is the most serious video one could make
Nice vid Enel. Something you touched upon briefly here that I think might be a really cool/useful video idea is effectively manipulating your AI companions and understanding how they work. I know I certainly struggle at times with getting them to do what I want them to do (like getting Zeke to ever switch off of KOS-MOS) and Id love a guide or at least a breakdown of how they work if you have an understanding there.
I may try a video like this in the future after the other few things I have planned.
This may be true, but the cool thing about a single player game as opposed to multiplayer is that you can challenge yourself to take low tier characters and make them work.
I actually avoid Tora BECAUSE QTpi is so good.
Same. Also I dont like Tora as a character. Disliked zeke as well but he grew on me. Tora, and all the hype qt pi gets makes me not use him even more.
@@GlideAndSlide123 zeke is basically me at age 10 playing skyrim for the first time lmfao
@@joecannavaro4452 I avoid Tora because Tiger Tiger sucks
@@OtisCluck NG+ makes Tiger Tiger unnecessary though
Shame Nia isn't nearly as good in the Post-Game as she is in the main game. I remember trying to turn Zeke into a makeshift healer with a barely-trained Nim... That's a mistake you only make once. XD
I mean zekes bitball is alright for early post game(beating the hardest unique enemies but not optimized) for healing
Boop, Nia is a driver for me because she is really cute and I enjoy her voice .-. This hurts my soul.
I finally dropped Nia in my postgame party,now it's just Rex,Tora,and Mòrag,it works well and I have some good healing
I never really did figure out the finer points of the battle system anyway. I loved Nia as a character more than any of the others so I would have used her regardless of how good or bad she was. I was still able to beat the game with her on my team even if I could never tell if she was being very effective or not.
I put Dagas on Nia to not waste overdrive on moving him around for optimal setups
Next video pls: how to buff nia
Postgame Nia: guess I'll die
*ANGRY WELSH CAT NOISES*
In all serious though it's basically because she's not too much different than Sharla in Xenoblade, who is pretty bad gameplay wise for the superbosses in that game. Although I do think she's decent with the Ether Cannon class (I think she has the fastest auto-attack speed, but the increase in Ether barely matters so it's about the same as Zeke and Zeke is better on many other weapons)
morag actually has the fastest autos with ether cannon, but terrible arts, it's one of the reasons the perdido auto attack meme build uses morag though,
the moment I got to swap out nia for vandham I did not regret anything till chapter 7
Terrible postgame but the only thing that keeps speedruns going
Makes sense
That's how it goes sometimes, look at pneuma and how her damage falls off
So what you're saying is... BLADE Nia is the better option in post-game?
yes. that is what hes saying
Yes, blade Nia is definitely more viable.
no, Nia is unfortunately trash as a driver and a blade
even if she's #1 in our hearts
YES
What he's saying is no Nia is the best option because both suck (in combat at least, Nia is still second-best girl)
Well I guess the amount of damage you take in high end post game just outdoes the constant healing output Nia does. Since heals via damage through attacks, arts and specials from equipment and blade skills heals you faster than Nia throwing her healing cooldown every 5 seconds.
atleast she's trying her hardest to heal
I wonder if Nia would be any better if her arts with the various weapons were as fast as her scimitar arts (at least for 2 of them). Those are pretty fast, so why is everything else so slow? Maybe she should have practiced with each of the various weapons rather than just going all-in on this one.
This isn't contraversial. It's just the truth.
Nia is more useful as a blade to me
Only downside is that to use her Blade version I need to play as Rex.
*[Nia hissing face emoji]*
@@Pikana I pretty much always use Rex. Mostly for Fiora, she's so busted on Rex.
Of course Nia has all of my rare Axe Blades, and Newt for some reason.
of all the things to not use on nia, axe is the thing you should definitely not use on her the most
Tl;DW Nia is the worst driver in the game due to getting outclassed by other drivers (especially in dps).
-Healing is really not that complex, so her being a healing centric character just hurts her in other areas
-Her art dps and animations are on the slower end
-Zeke is better with bitballs and ether cannons
-Rex is better with Lances and twin rings (the latter is ironic because that's literally Nia's default weapon, it also makes Dromarch being better on Rex even more ironic)
-Morag is better with the Monado than Nia
-Tora's one break art outclasses every break art on Nia.
-Critical healing exists thus lessening her need.
-Has a weak skill chart. (Chance recovery is a lowkey downgrade)
Blade Nia doesn't fare much better for the same problem that she focuses way too much on healing and not much in any other areas.
She may no be the best driver, but she's still beat girl
"Nia is bad in post game because x/y/z"
*Me staring at my 500+ hour save file with all super bosses and challenges done using Rex and Nia as my main two*
Uhh...I don't really see the problem here?
Min max vs good enough argument.
When he says Nia is "bad", what he really means is Nia is "overshadowed by Zeke in terms of damage output under absolutely optimal settings"
None of the drivers are "bad". Nia does some things better than Zeke, just those things matter less than pure raw DPS output for challenge mode compared to the rest of the game.
@@Sarutabaruta oh yeah I know. For me personally though, I just prefer Nia due to her character in the game, so I use her more often. I almost never use Zeke cause his character kinda annoys me. And even on Bringer of Chaos difficulty, I've never been unable to beat even the super bosses. Challenge mode still gave me hell though
@@Sarutabaruta NO FUN ALLOWED THE DRIVERS AND THE BLADES ARE ALL JUST NUMBERS ON PAPER!!!! WTF YOU CLEARED THIS STAGE 20 SECONDS SLOWER THAN I CAN??!?!? LMFAO @ YOUR LIFE YOU SHUDDA USED ZEKE LOL YOU'RE TROLLING IN THIS SINGLE PLAYER GAME!!!
*Minor Spoilers*
I'm going to put elma on Nia just because I'm only going to use elma on Rex really so at least she has something going for her lol. Or I might just make her a permanent waifublade 🤣
*yup umm hmm I’m still using my girl*
that works
Lol but great video tho
Oh no
He’s been hypnotized by the welsh cat girl
Nia is bad...
Now hold on; she’s very useful in the main...
...in the postgame.
Oooh. Yeah, you right.
Aside from a few challenges in challenge mode, she is fully capable as a party member against high-level enemies. And her character is awesome, so no need to completely negate her presence in post-game...
Me, who used Driver Nia throughout the whole postgame because her healing was great: ._.
Feels more like the point you're arguing is "she's not good in optimized (for damage) setups", rather than just being "bad".
If you're going without without being able to pump out that kind of damage she is probably more useful as a healer, which is kinda her point...
Nonetheless, it DOES making sure everyone performs similarly endgame wasn't an concern.
High DPS builds are typically better for the Post-Game because the enemies get so strong so fast. They can do damage faster than you can heal it, which is where I think he's coming from with this video.
@@d3-ll754 Well I haven't started off with my postgame yet, so I can't say for sure, but i presume it's workable...
rather I'd be really surprised if it wasn't since that would mean that you're SUPPOSED to optimize for damage,
in which case it would be a weird choice considering the rest of the game doesn't work that way.
But yeah, optimized builds obviously would work better, it's just that my definition of "bad" might be a little different.
All of the Drivers are at least usable in every part of the game. You can use pretty much any Party build and come out alright, so nobody is "bad".
And sure, you can still use Nia for the Post-Game fights. It's just that Nia has a difficult time building Specials to create Orbs, and thus the battle will take longer, decreasing your odds of survival. You can make it work, though, definitely.
@@d3-ll754 Makes me wonder about her auto-attack animations and how her special generation compares to the rest of the cast
when not relying on arts chaining...
And for interest sake, is having one slower special builder really that bad on BoC or high custom difficulty?
at lest from my limited experience, Blade combos disappear so fast that you would need to stockpile high level specials anyway, so you could technically
just try to have nia start the combo or provide the second level? But I guess that would make her rather inflexible in her blade choices...
Using Arts on the second auto-attack will build the Special Gauge will build it up by half. Just keep doing that and you can build an orb by yourself.
Cameltoe tight bodysuit > meta
If only other characters were half as good with healing weapons as she is
ratiod by nia breaking Ken
(imagine there's a picture of nia breaking ken like in the 2:28 time)
YOU GOHT A LOT UHF NAERV YOO
O N E - E Y E D M O N S T E R
Nia with boreas is amazing, but postgame, I can agree she is not that good. Great video!
The developers said we like nia
Don't worry, you can't anger KOS-MOS fans, because she's one of the best Blades
Sundel Poppi tho
Except Qt she’s just creepy
Yeah, but I mean, KOS-MOS has those swimsuits in Saga, best armor btw
My reason to not use driver nia is because blade nia is just too useful
I understand, but
I like her
Nia would be way better if Avant-Garde Medals didn't exist. And Diamonds I guess
I still enjoy using her, primarily for her having the highest Ether stat.
Just got Xenoblade 2 torna the golden country!!!
Enjoy! It's one of the best expansion to a game I've ever played.
Also, shoutouts to your profile pic, but sadly there is no link dragon
I played torna first. I’m on chapter 8 of the main game. Idk why people said not to play that first I think it made the main game more exciting
@@soarinduscai
Most likely to not spoil jins origins, mythra and the fact that malos is an aegis.
Although, after completing both then replaying 2 the boatload of info dropped in chapter 4 made a lot more sense
Ardainian Soldier yeah but you figure all that out pretty early I feel like the emotional scenes hit so much harder when I played main games again after torna
@@H2h0e
Spoilers
True, the scenes with Jin and the reasons Mythra refusing to use her power were especially emotional after torna
I tend to control Nia, leaving Rex and Zeke to follow up after a break with driver arts. Having Dromarch Elma and Boreas.
She gets smash on Uchigata, not sure if this video went up before or after Corvin and them became available but she has it
Edit: nevermind you mentioned him
so the healer driver is useless when you get to the stage of the game where you no longer need healers. no waaaaay...
Russell Smith see that would
make
sense, but you can give her any 3 blades sooooo
You know idc, just let me use my welsh neko for everything
I just started the game about a week or so ago. I love the game and I did get the expansion pass and have i just put crossete on Nia and Corvin on Morag. I don't have zeke yet XD I do enjoy Nia a lot in the main game. We don't have another option for a healer so I am always using her. im just a casual player and want the main story done. She wont ever have as much damage as zeke or rex post game but that's not her fault as she was always a support role.
Nia is awsome as a blade. Her healing is super usefull. She carried me through late game, healing both Morag and Zeke while they did the heavy lifting. Without her Alrest would wouldnt exist
Also noob question what is giving you that recharge boost effect and allowing you to get your arts back so fast? Is it pouch items?
yes
Even though she's bad, can you make a guide on how to maximise total damage with her and dromarch? Cos I think many ppl are too quick to write dromarch off as incapable compared to other blades. (he might be but he's Canon so I hate removing him)
I hate to tell you this but Dromarch is pretty horrible and has terrible damage no matter what you do for him. Even with rex control he was among the bottom 5 in dps for blades. No Nia he's possibly the worst.
@@EnelXC you've broken me.
She is not bad when activating the judgement day protocol :v
Coming back to this video after xenoblade three I like how they changed art animation to only be based on class which makes everyone (excluding base stats and exclusive talent arts tied to that character only) equal in terms of speed so the only difference really is what role you want to put them in. Buuuuut it also does make the characters feel less unique since their art names are all the same. I liked some of the unique art names the characters scream out every time they use it in XB2. But I guess its a sacrifice you have to make in order to not be outclassed by your other party members. Plus you HAVE to use all 6 party members and not only 3 like in these ones meaning no matter what everyone is gonna be useful. Honestly kinda wished you could have all five drivers all with their own blades at once. That would be OP as hell
The fact that Nia was assigned Dramarch as default blade, is telling you enough that the game doesn't want her to be a good driver
I only use Driver Nia when I need field skills, but I admit that I use her as a Blade often
what's your address am sending you a mic
I didn't really have a problem with her, she didn't drag my team down on post game, heck, I usually have her in every single one of my teams and don't really see any let downs
NightroBlaze anyone else could replace her for faster kills
@@Vowalla bruh I came back to the game and my comment is trash lol.
Now is not good post game lol
I did find her to be pretty unnecessary upon getting her blade form but she was essential to me winning the Jin chapter 9 boss fight.
Her high ether modifier makes her good for ether Cannon's like Kos Mos or Herald. So she's good for builds on either of those
She has like 14 more ether than zeke at level 99. When you factor in the 1533 from moon matter auto attack you get like 2014 total attack power compared tto 2000. A very insignificant difference, especially when zeke is faster and has critical damage to easily out dps her cannons.
@@EnelXC so makes sense to still use her if you dont want have the same setups as just every other player? I wouldve loved to see off meta builds that are made viable instead of the same shit in all videos
Blade Nia best Nia can't change my mind.
I still use Niah, since having Poppy and Mythra in the party for permanent disabling seems to be enough for Challenge Mode 😂
Even in the story, Nia is annoying mostly because she's always lagging behind the combos. It takes her forever to get to 1 or 2 specials. Slows everything down, and it's annoying.
Question about challenge mode: If you complete challenges and then start a new game plus do the challenges you beat still show as completed?
Yes.
So, Nia is the breaker? It sure would be unfortunate if some furball outclassed her...
Well at least blade Nia is good, right?
Having to play as Rex though. Why did he have to end up being the OP driver?
Pikana
Because he’s cleaning up the mess that his ancestor made.
@@maxrichards3881 is he overconfident?
@@TheMysteriouswatcher
What?
She will bash you up proper next time, I sweeeear
I thought the reason was that the more you play with Nia, the more you realize she's too good to exist IRL. Ergo, Nia is bad for the post game. XP
Her “Other use” is better imo.
Can’t say much more cause spoilers.
Blade Nia is even worse for late game
Who gives a shit about Nia when MOMMY Brighid exists?
Me 👀
Lemme set the record straight:
S-tier:
Pneuma, Nia, Morag
A-tier:
Pyra, Mythra, Brighid, qtπ
B-tier:
qt
Illegal-tier:
Alpha
Spoilers -
This begs the question: Is Catalyst Scimitar better than Nia?
it doesn't have any practical use postgame either, only use it if you like the character a lot
I think when they make it so that Rex can use all Blades, the idea that he has any unique to him kind of undercuts those. I also think that Nia should have been the first blade that was useable by everyone. I think that could potentially have at least opened up her blade forms useability.
LainK1978 It certain would open up her early-game usage, but I doubt she’d be any different in the post game based off of Enel’s suggestion.
i like nia cause when she uses falcon turn, her accent makes her sound like shes saying fuckin turd
Damage shes meh
For utility in blade combos that doesn't really matter since you could give her any blade with the corresponding element
Driver combos shes outclassed by everyone else and she doesn't have a smash art
For healing well flat healing.....is that even a question
I think Nia is still very good and that she has a lot more uses then just Damage or healing
Shes usually second best on most of these and personally it shouldn't really matter unless you're competing for the best time then yeah I can see why she would be the worst but still there really isn't a way to swing other then yeah she's a support focused driver since she's the only healer for a while until you can summon blades
why is nia the only driver that gets to ride her blade?
lyhthegreat because no one else would ride her?
Because if Rex got to ride his blade, the game would have had a more restrictive ESRB rating.
@@Tachtzehn whats wrong with Rex riding roc?
@@GlideAndSlide123 whoosh
- so, can you explain who has the best animations for each weapon?
I mainly use Nia as a blade, she is just better as a blade IMO
yeah...I stopped using her before I even got to post game...Avant Garde makes her expendable...
So are we getting any new blades?
When you move to London:
Do you have any builds for Blade Nia? ;-;
maximize damage because you don't need healing is probably the only way to play her
How tf is he healing 30k hp per auto attack
I've noticed that driver Nia is being used more often in certain challenge mode strategies. Does it make this video somewhat outdated?
Indeed! -Malos
Can you increase the overall volume of the video?
Glaceon, Jane, Nia... Who else who's my favorite character in their series is useless?
Nia is my Main Driver
Without her I couldnt beat the Postgame bosses, but I am not so good I guess
But okay its me
Triple A if you tried the other drivers you’d see how much faster it’d be
@@Vowalla and be just like any other player? No thanks
harty meha like you have many options available? Lmao