Blocking Tips?

[FRANK_THE_TANK]

Point then click, never the other way around. I advise trying to reaction speed block at first and then once your sick of being killed start learning how to bridge the gap.

And once you've got that down start learning to chamber block, its basically swinging into your opponents swing, diflecting it and causing a block + a follow through swing.

[Kafein]

Go play SP. The arena provides a good blocking practice. Bots are actually less predictable than humans when it comes to attack directions so you'll learn the hard way.

[Anal Bleeding]

playing on single player won't help because there is no server lag or ping.
just go to a siege server and go naked with a practice longsword and try to block everyone.

[MrShine]

I actually do not subscribe to the theory of jumping into the manual blocking fire as a new player.

Manual blocking takes a long time to learn, and if you decide to go the route of the 2H/pole as a complete newbie expect to get consistently and immediately destroyed by the majority of the playerbase.   No one wants to get murdered continuously a few seconds into every fight, people will just quit the game for something else.

Instead I recommend being a shielder if you are new to the game and want to participate in melee, that way you can get a feel for the timing of swings and at least can participate a little more in fights.  As Rhaelys said getting an understanding of footwork is very important, and who knows you might even be able to get a few kills!

If you insist on going 2H/pole starting out I strongly recommend stacking strength and having a build like 30/9, something to absorb a bunch of blows.

[reaperkiller]

yes i agree.....  if you start as a  pole and 2hd is a bad idea.

personally i started as a shielder 21/18 was my build and when my shield was destroyed i usually  got raped but slowly and steady when this kept happening i noticed my blocking was becoming really easier . one day i retired picked up a 2 hd  and after an hour of duels server i was raping with 2 hd as a weebo my old friend .   soo start as a shielder mate!!!

[Gnjus]

Just look for a chap named ivani4, he'll teach you all you need to know about blocking.

[Vibe]

Just look for a chap named ivani4, he'll teach you all you need to know about blocking.

best

[Gravoth_iii]

Just look for a chap named ivani4, he'll teach you all you need to know about blocking.

Haha, true dat.

[Dan lol]

people who go shielder before learning to manual block are the reason there are so many "1h's are slower than 2h/pole!" threads

Just pick up a big sword and work on it until you get it

[Herkkutatti666]

press right mouse button 

[Leshma]

Learning how to block doesn't take too much time, now almost everyone knows how to do it.

If you're NA come to EU duel or if you're EU go to NA duel server and play there for a week. It will be extremely painful, you'll die all the time, you'll be frustrated but eventually when you come back to normal ping you'll be one of the better blockers on the battlefield.

[SixThumbs]

The most important part of learning martial arts is your 50kg turtle shell.

[Vodner]

If you're NA come to EU duel or if you're EU go to NA duel server and play there for a week. It will be extremely painful, you'll die all the time, you'll be frustrated but eventually when you come back to normal ping you'll be one of the better blockers on the battlefield.

I find that blocking isn't a huge problem with EU ping (140-160ms for me). The biggest problem is that player positions aren't accurate, so you'll constantly find yourself missing entirely, phasing through your opponent, or glancing. It's also very difficult to counter quickly enough to prevent hiltslashes.

[Gurnisson]

I find that blocking isn't a huge problem with EU ping (140-160ms for me). The biggest problem is that player positions aren't accurate, so you'll constantly find yourself missing entirely, phasing through your opponent, or glancing. It's also very difficult to counter quickly enough to prevent hiltslashes.

This. I play NA from time to time and blocking is no problem. Teleporting and positioning/glancing is the problem. However, it's right what Leshma says, you will become a better blocker by playing with a bad computer/bad ping for a while. I experienced that when I had my laptop for repair for a few weeks, played on an awful computer, and I felt like an autoblocker when my laptop returned.

[Vibe]

Agree. Even going from 70 ping to 40 ping was noticable for me.