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AdamMil
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 9:15 pm Post subject: can ripostes be blocked? |
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If I attack the enemy and he does a counterattack, is it possible to block or dodge the counterattack, or is it guaranteed to hit me? I think I might have once avoided it by stopping my attack, but I'm not sure... |
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Mad Jack of the Red
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Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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What's this " . . . parry riposte nonsense? ATTACK FIRST!! Even the Marquis can be defeated with the point in line liberally applied. _________________ "No captain can do wrong by laying his ship against that of the enemy." John Paul-Jones |
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AdamMil
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Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 2:25 am Post subject: |
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Mad Jack of the Red wrote: | What's this " . . . parry riposte nonsense? ATTACK FIRST!! | That's what I was talking about. :-P If I attack (first), and the enemy blocks/dodges my attack and counterattacks, can I then block/dodge their counterattack? |
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Roland
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Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 4:48 am Post subject: |
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AdamMil wrote: | That's what I was talking about. If I attack (first), and the enemy blocks/dodges my attack and counterattacks, can I then block/dodge their counterattack? |
If you're fast enough! |
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AdamMil
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Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 2:05 pm Post subject: |
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Roland wrote: | If you're fast enough! | So you've personally confirmed this? :-) |
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Roland
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Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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I assumed you were talking about a normal attack following a duck/jump/block. I don't think there is anything special about these attacks. I am usually on the opposite side of the exchange - I rarely attack without first ducking, jumping, or blocking. My counter-attacks are sometimes parried by a fast opponent (e.g., the English captain of the guard). I'm pretty sure that works both ways.
If you were talking about the special counter-attacks - the ones where you time your jump/duck perfectly, do an acrobatic maneuver, and counter-attack automatically - those cannot be blocked. |
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AdamMil
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Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2015 2:32 am Post subject: |
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Roland wrote: | If you were talking about the special counter-attacks - the ones where you time your jump/duck perfectly, do an acrobatic maneuver, and counter-attack automatically - those cannot be blocked. | I think I was referring to the special counterattacks, but I'm not sure anymore. :-) In any case, thanks for the info! |
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Mad Jack of the Red
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Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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Always wear your best cuirrass to a sword fight! Get one A.S.A.P. Have your perfectly balanced sword on your left hip. Don't wait. Thrust. Thrust. Thrust. This ain't choir practice. _________________ "No captain can do wrong by laying his ship against that of the enemy." John Paul-Jones |
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