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PostPosted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's really impressive demonen, especially as you're Swedish and not a true Norseman like me Razz

Jokes aside, can you repeat it on Rogue difficulty?
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 10:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I managed to defeat the jealous fiancé as Aged Adventurer and Aged Rogue (not on Aged Swashbuckler though) using a new strategy, refer to the following picture:



- Pick the longsword
- If he chops, you duck, then thrust
- If he thrusts, you parry
- If he slashes, you jump, then thrust

The important thing here is to only parry when he thrusts. At failing age, your movement speed is so slow, you can't even counter after parrying, so you have to wait until he mixes up his moves. The good thing is, as you may know, that once you've parried once, he will keep parrying automatically every successive thrust from your opponent, so you can keep focused on jumping and ducking when appropriate.

I think this strategy may be viable especially against Montalban in his fortress. Yes, he is faster, but you are usually younger than of Failing health and you should have all the fencing equipment when facing him (at least on Swashbuckler). So I think this strategy will have a much higher success rate than my usual swashbuckler strategy (which you can find here: http://hookedonpirates.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2091&start=135&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=). When facing Montalban at the sea, this strategy is far too slow to work effectively, instead will crew size probably determine the outcome.

As you can always reduce Montalban's crew to 1 (with the help of a good ol' Ship Of the Line for example), you only need to defeat him in fair fight once, at his fortress. With this strategy I believe you can win that fight when your health is at poor, and maybe even at failing health. So you can relax a bit more when hunting him down, taking your time to get a nice ship and a good-sized crew before challenging him.

I'm eager to try this out in practice, but it must wait some, I've just started out on a new Fluyt quest Sailor
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 5:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Holy thread necromancy batman.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Holy thread necromancy batman.


He Awoke himself - is that even possible ?
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Holy thread necromancy batman.


He Awoke himself - is that even possible ?


Only Chuck Norris could do this.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 8:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Sun May 15, 2011 9:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Sun May 15, 2011 8:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Fact: Aliens do exist. They're just waiting for Chuck Norris to die before they attack.

Blasphemy I say, Chuck Norris can't die! (Unless he wants to.. And I don't want to think that thought through)
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PostPosted: Tue May 17, 2011 10:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 9:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

In reply to the original question: not me.

In the Fencing Academy, savegame Swashbucker_aged I have successfully parried an attack of the fiance, but I've never landed a hit on him. In the Tavern, I've landed hits on the Captain of the Guard but haven't beaten him yet - but I think that is possible.

I have defeated the fiancee in the Rogue_aged savegame twice now (I almost made it a third time this afternoon). I use a longsword, almost completely defensive except for an 8-4 counter thrust to a slash (if I have the advantage).

I would like to hear from anyone who has done better, and how they do it!
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 1:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

jlangsdo wrote:
In reply to the original question: not me.

In the Fencing Academy, savegame Swashbucker_aged I have successfully parried an attack of the fiance, but I've never landed a hit on him. In the Tavern, I've landed hits on the Captain of the Guard but haven't beaten him yet - but I think that is possible.

I have defeated the fiancee in the Rogue_aged savegame twice now (I almost made it a third time this afternoon). I use a longsword, almost completely defensive except for an 8-4 counter thrust to a slash (if I have the advantage).

I would like to hear from anyone who has done better, and how they do it!
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