What was real? | Rivals Direct 2 Breakdown from the guy that edited it 

I love how he still didnt explain the milestone system

It's amazing how well elranno's designs of the Rivals characters are translating into 3D. Absa, Kragg and the others are going to look sick af.

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Adam, honestly, you knocked it out of the park with Rivals Direct 2. I haven't laughed so hard in ages. I showed it to my wife afterwards and laughed just as hard again. I've been watching you for a few years now as you've made content for one of my favorite new games. You totally deserved the opportunity, and I can't wait to see what lies in the future for you (& Stefan)! Also, hope you wound up having a good birthday after all (even if everyone went to Axe's pizza-chu party instead)! You're my favorite Adam Carra! :'D

I'm shocked at how talented Adam is and how humble he is. If you read this man Dan knew what he was doing. You're clearly passionate about Rivals and you guys all have clear synergy. I wouldn't be surprised if he recognized your talents to the point to where you end up having a bigger hand further down the line. Keep your chin up, your best work has yet to come and I feel like we can all feel that. Also I'm hyped, went out and bought the everything on Steam.

The m i l e s t o n e s y s t e m better be real

I think the freedom was real. Like the game gives us the freedom we don't have it in real life anymore.

If they only had a T posing 3d model that could've been actually funny when later they'd reveal it's a real thing lol

Just here to say that the rivals direct was absolutely phenomenal. All the jokes landed really well and the editing was great, even before getting into the new features. Amazing job, you (and everyone else involved) knocked it out of the park.

12:21 Adam realises he really is... our Favorite Adam Carra! The entire Direct was an awesome mix of hype and humor, and the highlight of this April Fools for me. Kudos to you!

"Don't quote me on that" Adam-2020

Is that Adam Carra, from the Milestone System Direct?

Lol, I’m glad you were hired to make the Direct. I thought it was really funny, and some of the guys at MVG (m2k and co) said that “this is the kind of humor we need to learn to do!” or something. So, I guess it’s not just me!

Ok, possible future names for next games "Wariors of aether" "Explorers of aether" "Adventures of aether" "Fighters of aether" and "Rulers of aether"

Adam, you're a fixture of the community. I wouldn't have wanted anyone else doing the Direct

just wanted to let you know that I don't watch aether or know much about it but that direct 2 and your whole attitude with this entire project is just amazing. I noticed the inspiration from the adult swim price war skit. really really cool project and channel overall. The humour and editing was unique and awesome. Keep up what you're doing man. Good shit

The direct was the funniest and most hype thing for me in 2020.

Honestly, I think you're the only one I have seen vids of dedicated to the Rivals franchise. I may have seen someone cover the basics somewhere, but if you asked me to recall them I couldn't. You're definitely a face of the community, I will give you that. And that's going to be huge for you in the future.

Bro how did you feel (if you saw it) that mew2king was laughing his ass off at your implimented comedy and writing? He even said that your video made him want to step up his editing and improve. I swear it was almost like watching an episode of Tim and Eric. Fantastic job bro, you deserve the love.

Didn't talk enough about the milestone system. But you did do a whole ass livestream with I feel like almost 30 minutes analysing purely the milestone system lol.

These guys made a good call essentially making you their mouthpiece. If I made a regularly updating game, I'd hope to have someone like you to communicate things in an entertaining way

0:53 It will be a free update. You buy Rivals you own Rivals. Me: But, what if I haven't paid Rivals before the upgrade.

I very much enjoyed the Direct, it was a *BLAST!* Seriously, those plushies look top notch! Thank you and Dan and the Rivals Team for all your hard and amazing work. Looking forward to "Rivals of T'æther" and all future works in the Ætherverse! 😎

Your work is getting better and better man, you haven't peaked. Trust yourself and just move on, you got this!

The Rivals Direct 2 was so well made. I pulled it up and watched it with my friend, who knows nothing about Rivals at all or ever played it and HE was hyped from all the reveals too. Plus, he was laughing his ass off

My body is ready

You did amazing on the direct, no need to find "excuses" for why you were the one (+Stephan) chosen for it. You're a great, funny guy and I don't think it's any coincidence that Dan asked you to make it. I don't even play Rivals, I watch you because I find your content really entertaining and funny.

I swear Adam is one of the top tiers RU-vidrs.

Great, now I want T-Posing Zetterburn.

Man, you are AMAZING. As a graphic design enthusiast, you are one of mi biggest idols. I admire your work, and I definitely think you will keep growing until you top what seems like perfection right now. Keep on with the good work man!

Rivals is such a beautiful thing. And the 3d models look amazing!

i'm ready for all the "gg no re" spray taunts

I can't believe we have so much coming in the future, oh my god. A card game, a roleplaying game, and then a full 3d rivals of aether? this may be my favorite franchise of all time.

I don't even play Rivals, but when I see notifications from your channel I instantly rush to watch it. Imo your content is on par with youtubers like Dunkey, you are pretty much the Alpharad of Rivals. You definitely have the best editing skills out of any youtubers I have watched, you'd probably have way more subs if RU-vid wasn't bs. I don't think I was even a bit surprised when I saw you in the direct.

My only wish is more of that godly ost. 1 new song for each stage would make me soaking

The Rivals Direct 2 was hilarious, hearing your story about how you came into that position to be able to create it was awesome and honestly inspirational.

Great job with Rivals Direct 2 Adam and Stefan! I really loved it. I'm glad you pushed this out, and I'm excited for the opportunities that this will bring you. Cheers, boys!

You all did a beautiful job. I don't think you have peaked. I think you can definitely recreate something of the scale :)

TELL ME THAT EVERYTHING WAS REAL OR I'LL CLAP YOU

so... everything was real?

Keep doing amazing work Adam! You deserve the opportunities you’ve gotten, because your content is excellent and superb.

The 3D models are beyond amazing. I absolutely want that Tales of Aether comic. Creatures of Aether looks addictive. Honestly; I think it would be a good idea to make Infamous Skins available Paid DLC; so anyone who missed them before or after the Definitive Edition Update can access them, & making those a Paid DLC would be a good idea from a business perspective. But that's me. All & all; thanks for these Rival Direct videos; and all the amazing stuff you guys do.

Congrats on the success man. You put a lot of work into your videos, you deserved the gig.

Regardless of how I feel about ROA I will always have mad respect for can furnace.

Adam i think i speak for a lot of us when i say you are one of the faces of Rivals. You did a phenomenal job with the direct and certainly deserved the opportunity. Hope to see you do more with the team and IP

Adam I want to let you know that you did a great job,I remember buying Rivals and the 1st thing I did was look for character guides and you we're the only person that gave his all to explain step by step on how they worked!!! I thank you for that Adam TO THE FUTURE!

Ok *ARE THERE NEW CHARACTERS* *IS THERE SOME CHANCE THAT WE GET A SAND CROCODILE CHARACTER*

Good deal, I can’t wait for the summer dude.

I love the Direct 2 so much, but I know it won't be hard for you to beat it. Never feel pressured to outdo yourself! Just keep doing what you do and you will always improve!

Ever since I saw Rivals of Aether, I've always wondered, wow, that would be cool if it was in Smash Bros huh? The Rivals of Aether characters are in my top wishlist for DLC for SSBU, so when they said Definitive Edition was launching in the summer and the SSBU Arms character was revealed in summer, my hopes went higher, but it's very unlikely that Rivals would get into Smash. But the fact that the DLC for smash has already been chosen lowers the chances of a Rivals character. But even if Rivals doesn't get into smash, a mii fighter costume would still look pretty cool.

Oh yeah the milestone system, it’s great. It’s really easy to understand actually. Basically it’s the best system in any game.

You did a great job, I'm hyped for Rivals future

I wish there was a way for switch players to get infamous skins, like a list of hard challenges or something? Something you have to really work on

The Rivals Direct 2 was sooooo good! You should be proud of it. It had me in tears laughing and kicking.

Always down to watch a video made by my favorite Adam Carra

I can’t wait for the milestone system, I’ve been waiting for something good to come into the world again, and it seems like this could be a game changer.

You just earned my subscription. Awesome content!

I can't wait to play tether ball with my main, Ronald

1:26 rivals is rivals can be the incredibles math is math meme format

I'm so excited about tetherball. I tried blazing league but it gave my eyes cancer with all of the flashy colours, that you can't turn off. So yay, finally, a similar game without all the flash

I'm super excited for the tetherative edition

It would be neat if you did “The best Sonic” for your next video!

I actually think Orcane Puddle bubbles will me wild, you always have a free reset if you place it right

Since you confirmed AI was avaiable for tetherball. How strong is the AI? Or if not any ways to buff?

I loved that direct, you did a fantastic job on that. Any idea if the Switch version will have crossplay with Steam?

to put it into easier words (maybe) buying the DLC now is like getting access to the characters before the update (all most like the premium update is the new game) and if you by the "new characters" then you get the skins for them after at the launch of the "new game".

Hold up there is a new shovel knight stage in that clip with Ori

Hey Adam, the milestone system its real?

But how does the Milestone System work

1:41 Rivals of Teether is exactly like Rivals of Aether, except you can only use moves like Zetterburn's third jab move, Etalus's first jab move, and Sylvanos's side B.

While I don't think any of the concept art characters will become new characters in RoA itself, the image of an enormous hammer-wielding mole is absolutely awesome.

You did a great job

You did great honey! Loved the direct, you totally deserved it too.

Our favorite Adam Cara! And of course Stephan!

10:40 why Alpharad wasnt chosen

Imagine rivals 2 with workshop support That would be amazing Making you own models and animations?

Shout out to Stephan. The best character in the Adam cinematic universe.

The new rivals of aether ultimax

Why am I still getting this in my recommended even though I've WATCHED IT ALREADY

Incredible video

Someone NEEDS to make a workshop character for one of these “new game” characters

9:23 any lip readers in the comments?

...before this I thought his name was prounounced like furnace, but with four at the beginning.

thanks but will there be pixel art and 3D or only 3D

Adam, you and Dan make the best team.

Petition to replace the comment section with the milestone system

"Cooler other projects" like Rivals of RINGRONG

I need a whole tournament of tether

Omg, wrastor, nooooooooooooo

Ori's bash is going to be OP in tether.

I'm just glad I don't have to pay like $20 for a fuckin upgrade

There was still one thing about the direct that I didn't quite understand. Is the Milestone System free?

praise adam

1:12 So this applies to the future Switch release as well? Or that one will be a bit more expensive?

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Hey do you know if we are able to connect our steam Accounts to our switch for the infamous skins? I got the game on steam but I want it on switch as well.

Do you know if custom characters will still work in the definitive edition, or will they need to be remade or something

Ok that’s cool but Adam Please tell me Is the milestone system free?

Just wondering, is that pridemoor stage from shovel knight in the game already and if so, how do I unlock it?

The way to Dan's heart is his dog