Tales of Eternia - Vitality & Casting Time Guide

In this video, I will explain how the Vitality system works in Tales of Eternia and how it affects casting time.
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Link to the summary : docs.google.com/document/d/19...
Okay, it probably looks like I dropped a huge bomb but this is something I've been planning a long time ago (and was supposed to finish earlier woops).
I've been replaying Eternia in the past few months and I decided to dissect the Vitality mechanic to improve even more my mages. I ended up finding some very strange rules and since I already had recorded some frame analysis footage, I figured I should try to do a guide about it. What a mistake, I should have known it would snowball and become a giant project x)
In any case, I've been switching editing softwares and now I can finally reach the level of editing I want. Youhou! Expect more editing and even less content than usual ! The video has a few glitches (30fps animations, number appearing out of nowhere) that I need to solve for future videos but I don't mind them since it's my first attempt on this software.
I'd like to thank Vick for helping me out with the thumbnail on this one. I've been working on the video the whole week and barely slept so thanks again for saving me a bit of time!
Don't hesitate to share the video to spread the Eternia love and the knowlege~

[@Vercsase]

It's so refreshing to see Eternia getting more love here after so long, and your presentation is incredibly professional and comprehensible. I had always vaguely understood the concept of looping near Max but it's enlightening to see the numbers behind it all and the difference at Max.
(Shoutouts for Great Battle 1)

[@Muctales]

Thanks a lot for your feedback! You can always count on me to talk and make videos on Tales games that people don't play anymore x)
(Great Battle 1 is just too good, I had to include it in some way)

[@kol-des]

whoa this is awesome
why is Eternia the best game ever

[@ForgiverSign]

Really incredible video, I can tell you put a monumental amount of work into gathering the information and figuring out the best way to organize and present it. Thank you!

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Oh this system is way more in depth than I thought. I had no idea about the opposite elements factor beyond the obvious thematic connection in the story between Inferia and Celestia lol. Thanks for this, I'll try to keep this in mind more as I continue to play this lovely game.

[@user-uq2pb4gc1j]

Wow this is in-depth and easy to understand, very nice video!

[@Muctales]

Thanks! I was scared it would get too complicated so I put extra effort on trying to illustrate everything ^^

[@cheer2moon]

Holy shit I am glad I stumbled into this video, content of this quality for a game like this is very rare. Given this is one of my fave games of all time and that I just finished my like 6th playthrough, I will love to use this for future playthroughs

[@ebbhead]

Great video! The quality of the information and the presentation were both impressive.

[@Terrofried]

This is great, thanks for showing the inner workings of spell casting. You just find more and more to like about Eternia, best game in the series

[@Kharlan94]

This information is awesome dude!!!!

[@MrSardoc1]

It was very informative. Do you have more vids like that? For example, what stats (str, int, def) do? That would be fascinating.

[@keelezeibel1588]

Eternia is ❤️
Eternia is life !!
Qu'est-ce que j'aime ce jeu purée de pomme de terre, merci beaucoup pour la vidéo !!

[@Dynamus21]

Awesome vid, I didn't realize my favorite tales game was that deep.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but if you can keep this up that rhythm that you spoke of that means you will also deny the enemy the ability to cast level 2 or higher spells right?
I seem to remember Eternia only allowing a single level 2 or higher spell to be active at a time for both enemies and allies.
As opposed to Tales of Symphonia allowing only a single level 2 or higher spell to be active for each side.

[@Muctales]

Well, yes and no. You're right that no spell can be released if there's a medium or advanced spell already active. However, due to the way the spell queue works in this game, it also means casting time is paused for everyone and only resumes when the spell's animation is over. So it's mostly a matter of "can the enemy cast faster than my own casters?". Most enemies will never be able to squeeze a spell during the onslaught but some can almost instant cast (like bosses) and will be able to interrupt your mages. Now, as you can see in the video, there's very little time where no spell is active during the loop so all you have to do is stagger the enemy during that short time with a melee character to prevent any enemy spell from happening. It's only a matter of timing.

[@muriloedicoes]

Man, thank you very much for this video! Really helped! May I ask one thing? What Video Editor you used? The effects and transitions are awesome! God bless you and gratz for the video.

[@Muctales]

Sure! I used the last version of Adobe Premier Pro ;)

[@ThePROMINENCE]

Amazing video!

[@Muctales]

Thanks! I'm glad you like it

[@ttank0_0]

If my teachers were this clear I could have gotten some place in life 😂

[@megasoniczxx]

I stopped playing just after this part of the game so i'm really glad you made this as I was really baffled as to what this system meant.
Also, Meredy solo run when kappa.

[@Muctales]

Back then, I did my 2 first playthroughs without knowing Vitality was used for anything else than summoning, so I can relate x)
I still can't figure a way to beat the final boss with anyone so a Meredy solo won't happen anytime soon lol

[@geinjiro2531]

ah-ah-ah, my friend, there only 4 original Craymels in Celestia. Sekundes is nor the Inferial, nor the Celestial...cuz he located on border of those two worlds, what more importantly in Vatenkaist.(sub space, without time and limits, same as Regulus lab from NG+). btw, did you calculated FCR with only one Mystic symbol, or two at the same time on one char? also thx for the info how it really works, cuz I used it all the time unconsciously without knowing this for sure, more than around 15+ years.

[@vmozo7871]

Waw HAHAHHAAH ijust got back to this game