Seeing the wrong block...

[Crob28]

Lately I've noticed fairly often (well only a few times a day at most but enough to be annoying lol) that I will see my use an incorrect block but my attack is stopped anyways.

Most recent example was me fighting some guy and using a left swing and him holding a down block, making no attempt to change it as far as I can see and yet my attack is blocked.

What is to blame for this? My ping is good and fps ain't bad so is it hust something I'm going to have to learn to be ready for?

Sorry if it's an old question, only recently went 2h instead of shielder and its a new thing for me 

[Shatter]

If it's only a few times a day, I don't think its any kind of bug. For me personally, occasionally the wrong block comes out and I react quick enough to fix it yet it is just in time so I really don't even see my own block animation switch before the *dink* sound. You are probably just seeing other people do that. Since manual blocks are instant as far I can tell, if they sneak in the block at the last moment you won't see the animation properly before the actual block occurs.

[Dezilagel]

Yep, animations screw up at times, but don't fret it's the animation and not the block that is wrong.

I'm on a pretty mediocre connection and my blocks show the wrong direction all the time, but it still blocks the way I "order" it too.

I guess you're just seeing that happen to other players 

[Grumbs]

Just another thing to note, and you probably know this but anyway.. You can block an attack on your right side with a left held block if you move the block across to the correct area. Sometimes its easier if you're holding the wrong block to just turn and it will act as the opposite side block. Not sure if that works for up and down blocks too, don't think so tbh

The other instances are just animation bugs tho, they even happen on your own first person perspective..you think you hold one way but the server reports it another

[Gurnisson]

Not sure if that works for up and down blocks too, don't think so tbh

True, it doesn't

[Ptolemy]

I actually get the wrong block on mine, since I use arrow keys. If I press one direction, then hold block and hit another direction very quickly afterwards, sometimes my block will switch from the original direction to the new direction without me letting go of block. It's very frustrating, but that's one of the dangers of using arrow keys for blocking direction.

So all these people who say "Oh it's doing the right block", not necessarily, it could be fucking you over.

[Mlekce]

that happends always to me when i duel someone and then he tries to get behind me and do side attack,so when i press side block it usualy instead of blocking side,do down block.

[XyNox]

Happens to me sometimes. More frequently though are swing animations for enemies not showing up. Sometimes I think someone just backstabed me just to find out my opponent simply had no swing animation.

[Elindor]

I hate when i block down when i meant to block sides....its usually because i had started viewing my character from above a little bit too much and therefore the mouse read my actions as meaning to block down

but what you're talking about i have seen happen, when im attacking and to me when im defending.

sometimes i can do the block and it shows a different block, but then at the last second it JUMPS to the correct location...really weird.

[Christo]

The stupidest, most dumb bug is when you get a correct block direction, but the game screws up and you get hit, and on serverside people see it as a clear hit.

I die a lot because of that, and people call you a QQ-er for saying it, don't believe it either.

-.-

[Vkvkvk]

The stupidest, most dumb bug is when you get a correct block direction, but the game screws up and you get hit, and on serverside people see it as a clear hit.

I die a lot because of that, and people call you a QQ-er for saying it, don't believe it either.

-.-

dats bcuz ur a baddie lol u shud accomodate to shit servers n lag u badie

[Christo]

dats bcuz ur a baddie lol u shud accomodate to shit servers n lag u badie

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[Christo]

What is this I don't even

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[BlueKnight]

Since manual blocks are instant as far I can tell, if they sneak in the block at the last moment you won't see the animation properly before the actual block occurs.

Block animation isn't instant. Try attacking from right side and then while your attack is already released, block left. You will surely notice the time required to block when you have small amount of wpf. It seems easier to block when you have a lot of wpf and when your weapon's speed is high. The delay in blocking is the most visible when you have to cancel your attack and block the opposite side.