General increase in skill on EU1

[Vibe]

triple feint swords.

What is this magic you speak of?

[Thucydides]

Right click wizardry makes me forget how to block.

[IR_Kuoin]

Seriously, what's up with that?

Everywhere I see people blocking every regular attack, actually you need super feints and some serious footwork to hit them. Ten days ago many of them couldn't block anything now they block everything, have decent attack patterns...

Did whole battle server went to duel server and practices for day and night?

Ehm... autoblock Leshma ;)
Or something is wrong with you skills

[Leshma]

Or something is wrong with you skills

Probably this.

But I know for a fact that 6-7 month since I started playing this mod huge majority couldn't block anything beside right swing and in last month or so it seems that even new guys block all the usual attacks. But I got used to that.

[IR_Kuoin]

Probably this.

But I know for a fact that 6-7 month since I started playing this mod huge majority couldn't block anything beside right swing and in few weeks it seems that even new guys block all the usual attacks. But I got used to that.

Yeh I agree when i started playing only some guys were decent blockers, especally one guy John_RS but then i found out that he most likely used autoblock hack since after i hit him like eh.... 30 times in a duel server he managed to block, not even Phase can block that much

[Teeth]

Yeh I agree when i started playing only some guys were decent blockers, especally one guy John_RS but then i found out that he most likely used autoblock hack since after i hit him like eh.... 30 times in a duel server he managed to block, not even Phase can block that much

Lol try Paul and also, when you're not attacking back blocking isn't that hard. It's the combination of you trying your fancy tricks on your opponent while you still need to pay attention to what he is doing.

[IR_Kuoin]

Lol try Paul and also, when you're not attacking back blocking isn't that hard. It's the combination of you trying your fancy tricks on your opponent while you still need to pay attention to what he is doing.

uhm.. okay :/

[Corrado_Decimo]

Yeh I agree when i started playing only some guys were decent blockers, especally one guy John_RS but then i found out that he most likely used autoblock hack since after i hit him like eh.... 30 times in a duel server he managed to block, not even Phase can block that much

if i spot a dubious blocker/autoblocker, i spawn with a great maul in the following round.

[Corrado_Decimo]

I do not fear the hiltslash, i fear triple feint swords.

so stay on guard until you block his weapon. then do a normal attack and he can't keep feinting without blocking your incoming hit. now the feint era is almost over. it's the hold attacks era... i still remember a year ago where people thought doing more feints to get better chances but was only good because game speed was higher and general blocking skill was lower. now you either engage in a block-hit-block with hold attacks here and there, you take opponent flank with good footwork, you do disengage and back, block stun versus lighter weapons but no.. feint spam is no more effective.

[Leesin]

Feint spam is no longer effective, but that doesn't mean feinting altogether is not effective, it certainly still is and I still beat alot of people using feints. Just that against the better opponents I feint less than I would vs a less skilled opponent, but it's always good to throw a feint or two in there just to try and break your opponents rythem.

[Xant]

Yeh I agree when i started playing only some guys were decent blockers, especally one guy John_RS but then i found out that he most likely used autoblock hack since after i hit him like eh.... 30 times in a duel server he managed to block, not even Phase can block that much

well phase suxx anyways

[The_Bloody_Nine]

My guess is this mod (and game) simply has a great pool of people who stick with the game for a long time without getting uber-good or noticed by many. But over the very long playing time many of them start getting solid at blocking and general melee skill.

Hell, even I feel like getting better after 2 years with this game...

[Thucydides]

i remember when i was a noob i would run at the guy that i thought was the most skilled, cuz it was fun fighting people that actually knew how to block. Honestly i love fighting archers that have good melee skills, its so surprising to meet an archer that can actually block and not kite like a my old friend.

[Corrado_Decimo]

i remember when i was a noob i would run at the guy that i thought was the most skilled, cuz it was fun fighting people that actually knew how to block. Honestly i love fighting archers that have good melee skills, its so surprising to meet an archer that can actually block and not kite like a my old friend.

and what's so funny about fighting an ARCHER in melee?  it's like an archer would say "hey it's so funny to shot down 2handers with ranged!"

[Thucydides]

and what's so funny about fighting an ARCHER in melee?  it's like an archer would say "hey it's so funny to shot down 2handers with ranged!"

Getting beat up by a puny hammer is hilarious

getting pincushioned with arrows that somehow pierce plate: rage inducing