Athletics?

[Osiris]

meh i went to the NA duel server and pwned most people and im terrible on eu guess there is a non block epidemic on NA ^^ or probably the time i go on most NA players arnt around and vice versa

[Casimir]

Yeah come on eu3 when phyrex or bjord are on, i can promice it wont be your ping getting you killed. :/

[Riddaren]

I'm a horseman and usually don't get more than 5 athletics if not 0. But this generation I'm going for 15/21 (5 ps, 4sh, 6 ri, 7 at, 7 wm) to see if I will be doing better on foot.

[Shpongled]

Having played 33/3, 30/6, 27/9, 21/18, 18/21, 18/18, 21/15, 15/24, 12/27  and so on, both mounted and on foot, melee, ranged and throwing, the overwhelming difference between agi and str build is this:

The player with the faster build dictates the terms of the engagement.


As such, str builds shine when the circumstances allow the player to circumvent this, for example mastery flags, siege defence and camping/ambushing.

[Anti]

I keep going to the Eu3 duel server with 200 ping trying to duel the better players when I can find them. I apparently have yet to run into them because I keep fighting a bunch of people who can't footwork a damn and keep dying while trying to circle spam me -- but do it wrong and don't block? I must be missing the hours better players warm up on the eu duel server. Going 7-1 against assumedly new players trying to get better isn't any fun.
You guys need a memo saying "holding the S key is a bad idea in duels" or something on the eu duel server, seriously. Holding the S key or holding A or D and trying to circle exclusively is not conducive to learning how to properly block or footwork.

I'm not even good by NA duelist standards.
I'll keep stopping by on random instant level 30s though. blocks not working due to ping ruins the fun though. Dying exclusively due to ping makes me sad.

Its the same way in Native actually, Europeans duel far more reserved than us Americans. They like to try and dance in and out of our range, whilst we just rush and hammer our opponents till they die.

...'least thats my experience.