So what is an actual dash attack?

[Zuunky / Quentin]

In the rift mode there is missions "Do 5 Dash Attacks" and I thought at first I thought it was simply dash/dodge and attack just after, but apparently no. I did it like 20 times on the enemy and at the end the mission is still uncomplete... Can someone enlight me please?

[Kyo Tanaka]

There is a separate dash attack. Harley does a handstand spinning kick, Taz eats the persons feet, etc. simply move for a second then hit attack

[Lord Wholesome]

The word dashing and running are essentially synonymous, so it's a running attack!

[Netsa]

The dash attack in this game is weird since there's no dash in this game, like the guy above me said. It's kind of awkward. If you're running for more than a second, you do the dash attack, but if you're running for less than that, you do your regular side attack.

But that means if you want do your regular side attack after running, you have to let go of the stick first and then press the stick again before pressing the attack button, otherwise you will end up doing a dash attack or a neutral. @_@

[Zuunky / Quentin]

Originally posted by Lord Wholesome:

The word dashing and running are essentially synonymous, so it's a running attack!

Indeed ! Thank you very much !
I play as Jason and running and then "shoulder attack" is considered as a "dash attack" ! way more simple than what I did ! Thanks

[Zuunky / Quentin]

Originally posted by Netsa:

The dash attack in this game is weird since there's no dash in this game, like the guy above me said. It's kind of awkward. If you're running for more than a second, you do the dash attack, but if you're running for less than that, you do your regular side attack.

But that means if you want do your regular side attack after running, you have to let go of the stick first and then press the stick again before pressing the attack button, otherwise you will end up doing a dash attack or a neutral. @_@

Well not really because if you keep the stick in the direction and then use a dodge before attacking you will cancel this "dash attack" and do a regular side attack :D

[Beech]

A dash attack can also be used by quickly double tapping left or right and pressing the attack button.

[Netsa]

Originally posted by Zuunky:

Originally posted by Netsa:

The dash attack in this game is weird since there's no dash in this game, like the guy above me said. It's kind of awkward. If you're running for more than a second, you do the dash attack, but if you're running for less than that, you do your regular side attack.

But that means if you want do your regular side attack after running, you have to let go of the stick first and then press the stick again before pressing the attack button, otherwise you will end up doing a dash attack or a neutral. @_@

Well not really because if you keep the stick in the direction and then use a dodge before attacking you will cancel this "dash attack" and do a regular side attack :D

At the expense of using a dodge
I miss how unrestricted dodges were in the beta, even if they were annoying to fight against sometimes.

Edit:
If you can double-tap it, I'll have to try that. It would help a lot, since it's a stronger launch than the basic combo on the characters I've tried so far.