can you influence when defence turned offence moves occur

Evasive Maneuvers · Swabbie Posts: 57 **1479 Gold** -

is there anyway when you jump to tell it to jump(arcing backwards) and then slash them with your sword. or is it completly random when this happens.
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Broadsides are stupid. Whats the point of both ships being damaged. If you evade them only they will be damaged.

Roland · Helmsman Posts: 4085 **22541 Gold** -

It happens whenever you time your jump just right. There is an equivalent special maneuver when you time a duck just right.

Wolfwood · Boatswain Posts: 2527 **33917 Gold** -

Timing, timing and timing!

The earlier you react, the better.
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Guru · Gunner Posts: 678 **1240 Gold** -

Tom Pullings · Gunner Posts: 534 **11279 Gold** -

I think sometimes you can be too quick. There is timing also in when to shift from a feint to your attack. Sometimes when I have feinted on way just before, I will hit the same key 2-3 times quickly to "convince" my "opponent" that I am serious, and then shift to attack - but if you linger too long, your intended feint becomes your real attack. Usually not so good.

Guru · Gunner Posts: 678 **1240 Gold** -

I just noticed that my longsword tactics mentioned above works against a longsword-wielding or cutlass-wielding Marquis Montalban and every other opponent. However, when facing a rapier-wielding Montalban, i have not a snowballs chance in hell defeating him with a longsword.

In my current Swashbuckler game, i boarded Montalbans ship with an about 215 vs. 85 crew advantage, but i still lost real quick with my trusty longsword Sad

(I had fencing skill, all the fencing items and was in good health)

So i lost the motivation to continue, and will keep practising with the rapier before continuing or starting anew... But the my fencing strategy should work just as well with a rapier.

just thought you should know, Montalban is a real challenge...
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Roland · Helmsman Posts: 4085 **22541 Gold** -

Guru · Gunner Posts: 678 **1240 Gold** -

sparticus · Helmsman Posts: 5818 **44872 Gold** -

I always use the rapier - with the low slash - seems to work more often than not.

I do not have sword fighting as my skill - but health.

jeff204vk · Cutthroat Posts: 406 **529 Gold** -

Black Falcon · Swabbie Posts: 111 **375 Gold** -

Cutlass is my favorite sword. Duelling

I didn't see the hook (on the pole) in the poll Laughing

but that's my other favorite weapon. Now I will (rarely) use the longsword (just for "ha-ha's") though I'm not as fond of it as my cutlass. I never use a rapier. I accidently clicked on it when I went up against Blackbeard! I lost. Sad

I lost BAD. Crying or Very sad

Luckily, in round 2, I clicked the cutlass and said "Hey Blackbeard, remember me?!" Mad

And I won 35900 gold pieces! Greedy

Ha! Take THAT Blackbeard! Razz

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Orange Irish · Powder Monkey Posts: 11 **332 Gold** -

Hello all, I finally decide to stop lurking and post on here. Hope you all let me swab the decks and earn my keep.

On Swashbuckler level the best weapon for a ship duel is...grape shot. Most opponents are not good enough to beat me straight up with the rapier (I only use the rapier). But the occassional pirate hunter, Spanish Raider, or Montalban can really ruin a game for me at that level. So if I don't have special stuff (shirt, swords, vest) or if I've gotten old and slower (or if you don't happen to be a strong fencer in general) the best tactic is to cripple the ship or (if skilled enough in sea battle) to only grape shot the opponent so they give up upon boarding or have no room for error in the subsequent ship duel.

If circumstances remove those options, I've found that a Rapier is still my best option for quick counter attacking, or even just thrashing away. Depending on your skill at fencing though, the cutlass could be best against the hardest opponents, mainly if you struggle with reaction time.
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jlangsdo · Cutthroat Posts: 400 **10932 Gold** -

Your enthusiasm inspired me to take another whack at Fencing Academy 2.

On "Swashbucker Age & Items", after many tries I was able to defeat the French captain of the guard, using a longsword. With a rapier, I just lost too quickly, and with a cutlass, it seemed that no matter how far I pushed the advantage bar I could never slow him down enough to land a single hit.

It was interesting switching weapons between bouts with the same opponent; moving from a rapier to a cutlass, it was amazing how much faster I could jump and block.