PSO2: Complete Etoile Class Overview [Skills, Mechanics & PAs ]
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- Опубліковано 2 лип 2024
- Everything you need to know about before jumping into Phantasy Star Online 2's third Scion Class, the Etoile. This includes, it's basics, mechanics, it's skill tree, and all of it's attacks.
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0:00 - Intro/basics/unlocking
1:45 - Skill Tree
8:55 - Wand Mechanics & Photon Arts
14:00 - Soaring Blades Mechanics & Photon Arts
17:35 - Double Saber Mechanics & Photon Arts
22:05 - Ring Suggestions
23:50 - Outro/Credits
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Man, I was just waiting for your overview. Such ages. Amazing video!
The scion classes really are incredible. Mega powerful & flashy attacks.
Seriously, they look amazing. I’ve only played NGS and I’m wondering if NGS
classes will ever reach this level of depth. Would love to experience this in NGS.
I loved how you explained the chaining different PA's & same PA's.
Been waiting for your guide specifically! Thank goodness.
I've been maining Et alongside Te/Ph since it came out on Global and just wanted to say that this guide is near-perfect! It covers just about everything a new player would want to know about the class, and even has really helpful visuals for intermediate players as well. Thank you for making such a great guide!
@Blac to basics thanks a lot for this guide😁 Looking forward to your luster scion class skill tree video👍
An absolutely lovely guide for Etoile. I'll be sure to review this if I need any refreshers on some of the class' more advanced mechanics (I'm still wrapping my head around everything Double Saber can do)
Yeah I was gonna go with Hero but after he fully explained all this, it's clear this is more of a Scion tank than Hunter was. So I'll use this as a sub then switch it to main once it catches up with my 65 Hunter. Better to use a tanky/DPs Scion as a sub than not use a Scion at all. I just wish I knew is any tech or PA carry over. It's a shame to lose all my atks and sword and spear skills. The only weapon you can always use is gunblade. So Scion class give u a lot to think about. Guides like this make it easier to see all the pros to starting over and training that class.
Love the guide, I learned a few new things ^^ You missed two things though for Wand and Soaring Blades.
When using Free Camera/TPS view you can fly around freely when using Prism Circular. Great way to get past obsticles. Though for lazy meme dps, it is better to lock on rather then free camera it.
Soaring Blade full connect can be better aimed if you keep holding down the weapon action, since it only does it once you release the button.
I more or less intentionally left them out. However whenever I do I always regret it. That's for mentioning it here so others can know about it.
I was waiting for this! Thank you soo much! Your guides are awesome and easy to understand! :)
Love all your videos - really want to say thanks for making this content for everyone, super useful stuff and it covers so much more that the practice quests might skip over completely.
It'll be different for everyone though, some people like to play and learn the class well others like to read up on guides and study before taking it on, but either way, keep up the great content!
Woo, finally! Great video
Imagine posting this as I switch to level my etoile
Glad it all worked out haha.
@@JackSplains is it a bad idea to give an etoile an HP restorate R ring?
@@florinag7799 yes, it's useless
Man, so many of the classes in PSO2 are so cool!
Woo! Thanks for the guide
I've been looking for a concise explanation to how Tech arts bonus works. I also didn't know it worked with Same Arts Preservation!
The second half of Shooting Star is also good for hitting awkward weak spots
im in love with this class, time to grind
Great guide Blac. Easy to follow and informative. The only thing I wished you had gone over were some bossing rotations / strengths. You mentioned a few skills that were good for mobbing but didn't really touch on the bossing side of things.
Hmm that's because just about every Etoile PA can be used effectively against single targets, and due to it's spammy nature, you can just make up the best combo for the situation. If I get time I'd like to make more videos on rotations though.
One small thing about prism circular. You can also move vertically with OTS view (z key by default) you dont need to be locked on or have a target this way.
12:37 That was me literally a 1000 times yesterday leveling up my Etoile
This is really well made. 🧡 I much prefer a narrated guide over one that's purely visual. One small note, though; you mixed up the description of the Crit ring. You wrote "20% crit damage, 3% crit rate".
Oh jeez, i remember making that mistake and remaking that slide....I guess I forgot to swap it out in the end lol. Hopefully everyone will figure it out in context 😑
Something I only discovered recently on the double saber (even though I've been maining etoile since it came out...): It's actually possible to stack multiple parries. What I mean by that is if the enemy does for instance an attack that has two distinct hits in rapid succession you can parry the first hit and then if you time it right you can *also* parry the second hit instead of unleashing your counter when you press the weapon action again. And if you do that then you can quickly press the weapon action *twice* more to get two counter hits in back-to-back.
I've been doing this a bunch in the second phase of the TPD fight because a lot of the big arm swings he does are two hits. I can pull it off pretty reliably now. It's not only great damage (double saber counters hit pretty hard) but it's also safer since if you were to instead immediately counter the first hit you wouldn't be able to recover in time to avoid taking damage from the second hit.
It's super neat, give it a try!
nice thing with soaring blades is when you focus on an enemy, your Et will rush toward it and attack it
I can't wait for your next year guide. Looks like a warframe upgrade and I'm excited
NGS is going to be interesting to cover! I can't wait.
@@JackSplains whoa, slow down babe. Luster first. >:^)
Idk if you mentioned it or not, but from my experience, a kind of guard occurs from the moment I input a focused wand PA (such as the focused beam attack)
NICE!
Thank you Blac! Now I feel like I have a handle on all the main mechanics of Etoile. I has no fucking clue what I was doing apparently. lol
Thanks, I've been waiting for this guide! One thing though: what trigger/auto actions would you recommend for my mag? I'm switching from Hu/Fi to Hu/Et and all these healing actions won't be doing me any good.
Thanks! I was waiting for this! I'm not particularly interested in maining Etoile or Phantom, but Etoile as a sub is really a thing. The PP cost reduction is notorius, and man, the tankiness is sweet! as a main Fighter this really encourages to use Limit Break/Overload in almost every moment and keep the survivability.
Now I know why a lot of people were looking for these classes. Meanwhile I'm still keep waiting for Luster
that intro is why etoile is my main class now
Another great vid Blac! What camo are you using there on your Soaring Blades?
Didn't think you were going to. Decided to give Etoile a try after getting my hands on a 15* and a couple 14* Double Sabers and a 15* and one or two 14* Soaring Blades. All with a good number of Augment slots.
Of Course! If you need weapons the 15 star collection folder ones are good placeholders.
at first I didn't get the feel for etoile but this vid and the fact I realized I can finally use my lavis cannon like a sword (like it should be pso1 style)
Thanks for the vídeo
Thanks for the video! I wonder if you have any thoughts on a challenge I'm having. I mainly play dual saber and I'm okay at using the weapon action, but many times when I use the counter I end up getting slapped around by follow up attacks. Any ideas what to do differently to continue being defensive past the first deflect?
lets go
Thank you for the note at 8:45 , I had not realized this at all.
Leveling Phantom is draining my soul but I am very excited to try Etoile soon. Soaring Blades and Double Saber look super fun, though I think I heard Wand is the preferred weapon.
+1 again on the editing by the way. Specially the skill tree and the Overdrive bit.
I made up my choice then..... Etoile class. thx for the video.
hey blac sorry for yet again another dumb question lol but what was your music choice for 8:58? i've literally looked through every video posted by bensonsound or whatever their name is and i couldn't find it thank you in advance and thanks for your great guides as always
that saber destruction.... it reminds me of an pa from phantasy star portable 2...
yep, its blade destruction pa for twin saber back in phantasy star portable 2 tho the final part differs
Etoile is bae!
Etoile is le epic floaty
I like being able to dodge and block atks. This is the best job for me. I just wish I didn't have to lose swords and spears.
just a heads up, step can cancel your tech arts / same arts pp save bonus, so be wary when using it in the middle of combo, use WA instead of step to lower altitude when using Glitter Stripe
Yeah, it was mostly just to show you can cancel out of any PA to lower yourself. I didn't mean for it to come off like that's a sort of combo you would use, but I can see that's what it looks like. I should have done that part a bit differently.
What is the double saber weapon camo in the video and how do i get it in NA?
one point is missing on wand u can just use your pa at the right time and u dont get hit and use your pa as normal (but you need to get used to it) pa start and when u make the focus version of a pa at the time when u use weapon action you dont get hit either
Yes some PAs have I-frames and Guard Frames/Blocks on startup and when Focusing/Weapon Actioning them.
Only thing i would say is because we don't have the pp siphoning effect from around mate up (instead of just gaining pp from using items you also get pp from other ppl in a medium range using items) because SEGA is a dudubrain and only gave it for JP as well as same arts pp you can leave at 2 or 3 depending on your ability to count (has a niche use for a final burst of dmg with wand for kill shots but its rare). And only issue with the dodge stepping on glitter stripe to drop altitude is it will drop any wand buffs (wand dash + Tech arts + same arts)
I originally wanted to talk about the siphoning, but ended up cutting it out as I assume it might change on global eventually. When they do I'm going to make a short video showing how it works and slap a card on this video showing it in action. Though I now regret not saying anything about it.
As for the sidestep part, I completely forgot about it dropping the buff, thanks for pointing that out. I just wanted to show how that could lower you from any Etoile action and maybe should have worded it better. Thanks again for taking time to watch my vid and critique it, and more importantly thanks for your guide! I used it a bit to fact check. I'll be sure to pin this 😎
@@JackSplains all good mate. Its quite solid as far as guides go, even mine got some feedback even after the 3rd revision
The way I see it, feedback is just people's way of trying to share information with others so they can then understand something better. So it's always welcome here.
Does anyone know why i cant do the client orders for Etoile and Phantom on my alt but could do hero just fine?
New player here, as a Tech/Hunt I was planniing to switch to Tech/Etoile.
For L rings, do I still need the SureFire connect ring if I'm using wands?
I do not use soaring blades.
It only affects Soaring Blades, so you will NOT need it if you don't use Blades. And even if you do end up using soaring blades, it's more of a preference thing and not mandatory whatsoever.
After coming back to the game - left around the time ep 4 came out - Etoile is star of my show (damn that was forced, star puns are hard) and now, after 85 levels I know how to use it (~90% of it I did already but didn't know how the chaining works and me being me I 10/10'd the same PA skill). Time to make some rings! (I still have my gunner rings on for some reason...)
I might be late to the party but can I ask what's the weapon camo you use for soaring blade please? Looks very cool. Just started with NGS
*Zodiac Sign
I wonder if there will be another successor class after etoile?
Like an upgrade of Summoner perhaps?
Anyway, great video as always! I've been waiting for this guide!
luster gunblade
@@TheTroubleshooter oh of course! How did I forgot about the long awaited gunslash user class Luster!?
Np. As mentioned, Luster is the next class, and the that's the last class for PSO2 before NGS.
@@JackSplains I wonder if in NGS they keep the classes as it is or remake them entirely?
@@ghazezali742 You should watch the latest NGS stream, they made changes to the classes for the better. NGS will have Hunter, Force, Ranger, Techer, Fighter, and Gunner at launch
3:55 People are so afraid of this skill, I've seen people say they won't use Etoile because you won't get heals from people anymore. I was one of them as well before trying Etoile and getting spoiled by Damage Balancer. That skill is so broken. I could do pretty much do any run with 0 mate usage, because I can just eat damage whenever and shrug it off. The most healing I get is from Overdrive and that's about it. Etoile is so stupidly tanky. There's just that incident where I ran UH Luther drunk that I died 4 times lmao.
cause UH was balanced around that skill, hunter's 50% dmg reduction through hunter physique + flash guard + fast status recovery + high base def + automate + iron will is just as "balanced" despite being able to survive more enemies than 999 masq in late episode 6 than etoile
I'm curious, does Etoile's HP Restorate skill tree effect stack up with the Ring version of HP Restorate?
The ring does not work with Etoile. well it does...but you'll only heal for 1 HP each time.
This is a fantastic guide but I absolutely feel too dumb to play etoile now :P
It's much easier than it seems. Just start with one weapon at a time.
I've done crafting with a lot of PAs. I really like a lot of PA for Hunter. Does anything carry over to Scion classes? It feels like if I switch to Etoile as a main I gain a lot but lose a lot of customization options too. Only way I can make a Scion my own way is in the skill tree, huh?
Nothing really carries over, all the scion classes have their own unique PAs that are auto learned and cannot be crafted/customized. There are a few ways to slightly change your playstyle within the skill tree, which weapons, units and potentials you use.
@@JackSplains yeah that's what scares me. I wanna play a Scion class but I still love spears and swords. There seems to be no class that gives me everything I want. Block, dodging, spears, swords, and double saber, and high HP.
@@kokayinewsome9308on global, there’s a 14* weapon series called Blood that can be equipped by any class.
You could get a Blood Double saber and use it on Hunter main to still use the 3 weapons you listed, with any choice of sub. It would not be a meta setup by any means, but would still allow you play however you want in a fun way.
For a sub would I be better off useing hunter( for pass buffs, iron will, n ato mate) or summoner ( for pass hp gain, marks (for damg), and ability's to heal)?
Ooooooo nm... u can't take subs on these 3 classes..
Etoile = Soras final form, change my mind... even the stats behave similarly
Kingdom hearts and dark souls.. the meta comparison to all other games I swear ugh
It gave me strong Sora vibes. It's like having final form all the time. So badass. But as OP as it it, I heard it was nerf'd.
Hallo Blac, question. What Unit Set do you recommend for the Etoile?
There's not much preference for unit sets in pso2 anymore. Just work for trailblazer then klaus if you want.
One more question: does Lightning Pursuit (S5 for soaring blades) works on Etóile? Or is it better to get Skill Adept Will (gunblade S5)?
It works 😎
@@JackSplains thank you
what's the ideal weapon for Etoile including the P.A's cos in the middle of the long process to get a Rivilate weapon, but not sure which of the 3 weapon types would be better.
Wand kinda covers everything but imo you should be using 2-3 of the Etoiles weps as they cover for each other's shortcomings.
@@JackSplains have tried the other 2 weapon types but found myself quickly getting used to wand.
I do know if I wanna purely go wand that I'll have to get a mag and feed it nothing but TEQ items, cos don't you unlock a special SP auto action.
Hey new to this game
How do you get the outfit/gold cast armour from the cover?
I'm not sure which one it is exactly of if we even have it in game, but take a look at this list of cast parts and see if you can find it or one you like: bumped.org/pso2na/fashion-database/pso2-na-cast-parts/
So if i have 200 range mag, etoile mag coverts it to melee and tech pwr?
Essentially yes.
how good would be an eloite with bouncer subclass?
or what subclass do you recomend for etoile?
all new scion class cant have a subclass, but they're already pretty strong without subclass
I feel like I'm one of the few people on my ship that leveled Étoile before Phantom.
We are the chosen few
@@coffee7644 sadly, I'm just using it as a subclass for my wired lance Hunter. Out of the three Scions we have, I'd probably main Hero.
How good of a subclass do you think etoile would be for something like fighter?
Not Blac but Etoile is great for fighter. Gives you durability which is amazing given the low hp values you're working with and you're already swapping pa usage because of fighter so there's no real adjustment to your gameplan you need to make. They have very good synergy and work really well together.
I might had missed it but what's the recommended mag for this class
Any offensive power stat, just like hero. So Anything besides dex or defense.
Unrelated but what base, inner and outer wear are you using? Looks really tight
i.imgur.com/0JSCMnV.png
@@JackSplains You're a star
SAme Arts pp preservation means it doesn't include tech right?
Does not work for techs, neither does tech arts.
@@JackSplains thank you, also RIPPP for me
Is this class out on global? I havent played pso2 in a while
Yes, all my content is based around the global version.
0:02 how do you block so fast? When I use it it pause for a second
You can block again without cool down if you successfully guard against the attack. But if you weapon action and you dont actually block anything you will get that cooldown.
What race do you choose for a buff ??
The difference in stats from each race is almost non existent at endgame. Cast Males have like 100 extra hp though.
What weapon camo are you wearing?
Soaring blades - Zodiac Sign
Double Saber - PB Saber
Wand - Renolt The Shapeless
😭 please what are your fashion items? your avatar looks so cool
Thanks :D Here's the whole Set: i.imgur.com/0JSCMnV.png
They do look incredible
Anyone knows how to do the thruster boost thing in main gate lobby?
Do you mean when I'm hovering? If so it's a movement type option at the salon that casts can use when using cast parts. It's free to change whenever you want too.
So the skills that say "alliance member" actually work on everyone in the area?
I think it's just your party.
@@JackSplains okay well that's still better than I thought it was. I skipped those abilities because I don't play with alliance much. Good to know. Thank you
So if i have a dex mag, Etoile won't benefit from it?
Correct
It'd be nice if you had drop this 82 levels ago 😑😑
lol jk great vid man
Lol yeah I was a little later on getting this out than planned. But I'm really happy with how it turned out 😎
So people help me. Does the skill ring HP restorate heals etoile?
No. Technically it does, but only for 1 HP at a time.
@@JackSplains thanks
NGS feels so bland compared to this
Would recommend to skip hp restorate entirely other than what's required...never have needed it on jp and it's an all-or-nothing skill. Et DR is enough already and generally you should not even be getting to that point very often (as well as overdrive largely solving any problems with this). Would recommend those points go in PP Up instead, and skip leveling DS step slide; it looks cool but really it's pretty useless IMO. Quasar pt1 evade cancel does most of what you'd want with it better (or switch to helen bathina if you are using wand). Step guard can also work as an approach tool that gives you half gear if the situation calls for it. If NA gets 100 level cap you will have some points then for some more attack as well. ESPECIALLY if you play wand a lot you will want every point of PP you can get with it. Thing chews through it like no tomorrow.
if you're just burning overdrive for safety instead of dpsing then you're the one missing out for a paltry 10pp where it means nothing for wand when it can just chew through it with ease meanwhile sabers and blades don't even care cause of how strong their pp econ is. Just cause you have high pp it just means you'll extend its performance for less than a second even something ppl keep hyping over (lightstream) it only extends the ability to use PAs from 5 to 10s. If you wanted to suggest a better wand for the 2 min cd I'm not even sure how you can ignore chaval when its a much better than a pp refill or more max pp.
Don't even bother spec specifically for pure pp once you're over 200 when you keep ignoring pp economy in the process
Just because you don't know how to use step glide doesn't label as useless. Collide, shooting star, glide is one of the core kiting rotations just for double step attack dmg and increased speed with hard lock on because even QT takes time to trigger and quasar part 1 does shit for dmg vs double dmg step attack. This isn't the place for opinions where the topic of concern involves research and factual information than what you or I feel like
Ok, you got Universal Mate Up completely wrong
Monomate = 5PP
Dimate = 10PP
Trimate = 15 PP
Sol Atomizer = 30PP
Star Atomizer = 30PP
Moon Atomizer = 30PP
Cosmos Atomizer = 30PP
In tough Urgents, people will be throwing these around like candies and everyone in the raid get free PP regen. Increasing the whole raid's DPS output, which is more useful than DSaber Side Step Slide lol
Other than that, you need to do a follow up video when Fimbul weapons become available in Global. That weapon series change the skill tree by abit
To be fair, I didn't get it wrong. I didn't mention the pp on use on purpose because on global we do not have the version which restores pp to us when others use mates, and it could be this way for a week to months. I do plan to do a follow up video when that happens though. And I also want to cover weapons separately too.
What is a step attack
Normal attack while dodging/dashing/stepping.
Hecc yes, i can finally stop sucking on stream :P thanks Blac
Etoile is such an elegant class. Both aesthetically and in gameplay.
Also you can BM every boss so hard.
Every time i mess up and have to pop a trimate(I don't have Mate Maniac yet) i just switch to SB's, take my drink, and if anyone dares to touch me i just block because i can...
It looks so dumb.
Also being able to block Masquerader's time-stop so easily is great.
My only issue is being forced to use an Atomizer to get rid of status effects since you can't use Anti but oh well.
Also i find it quite funny how Vampiric Strike is still somewhat useful even if it heals 1 HP per hit.
I use it on my SB's because that's the weapon i use the most, and you get healed 1 HP per hit, including your summoned swords so you heal a lot.
I assume it would be infinetly better if i used it in Double Saber but oh well, i can switch it later.
Also dropping 1mill damage nukes every now and then is fun too, kinda sad you can't cancel the recovery.
time stop is unblockable same with grabs, persona time freeze, luther time freeze, elder stomp, dekoy maryuda grabs, gemini wall, PD claw grab
@@TheTroubleshooter Well with SB's you can use WA in timestop.
So either my game is bugged or this is not common knowledge
@@TheTroubleshooter grabs, are definitely blockable, otherwise it makes no sense that I was able to block all of PD claw grabs yesterday when I ran UH solo.
a.k.a. Sora class
I seriously hate whomever did the English translation in this god damn game, and they should be Fired.
I've avoided all skills like Overdrive, Perfect Guard PP and such, because it says "For all nearby ALLIANCE MEMBERS" as in, it only effects people you group up with whos Alliance you are part of, not Group.
But here it now says Group Members rather than Alliance as it does for me, so i've completely ignored those skills because of that. It's been several times where i try to look up an enemies name to know which expi to pick so i can kill them for my quest, only to find out that the name it says, is the WRONG name, and i need to spend the next 20 mins or so trying to figure out it's Actual god damn name...