WPF-blocking speed + high ping

[Gurnisson]

I've probably been  the player on eu playing most with the pike and I've also played a lot with the long spear and a bit with mauls. I feel the blocking is rather sluggish with slow weapons, but it also might be because I get double-attacked all the time, and that gives a placebo effect. The blocking feels very fast with an elite scimitar, and 1h weapons in general, but I rarely get double-attacked with those weapons.

[The_Bloody_Nine]

mh, I just always blame my psycho self when I fail even more blocks with slower weapons...

Maybe pike sometimes collides with objects or something? Shields are definitely different, like phew said there seems to be a small cooldown after releasing one block before you can do another.

[Bjord]

The slower the weapon the more you'll notice the window between blocking and attacking. It's your mind playing tricks. If you were focusing on just blocking, you'd see there isn't really a notable difference. This comes from someone who has quite a lot of hours in this game.

[Byrdi]

From playing extensively with the slowest blockable weapon in the game, the pike, I can tell you with little doubt that weapon speed does influence your blocking speed. Blocking with a pike feels sluggish and awkward, like you have to work for your blocks. Blocking with a 100 speed weapon seems instant and feels much better. It's sort of less 'snappy' with a pike if I had to describe it. I often block and backpedal my way out of sticky situations with a pike and I actually miss blocks sometimes, while I can't say I miss much blocks when focusing on defending with other weapons. Not sure about the exact mechanics behind it, but quite sure there is something.

As for wpf, I am not sure, but I'd say it does not influence your blocking speed. I have duelled with one handed weapons without wpf enough and I always felt like blocking was as easy as it normally is.

Pike blocks slower because it is unbalanced, not necessarily it has lower weapon speed.

I do not know if WPF affects blocking speed but unbalanced stat sure does.

[Teeth]

When blocking repeatedly though the unbalanced trait has no effects right? Unbalanced only affects the ability to cancel attacks right? I have noticed slow blocking besides those situations.