Can someone explain counter and riposte?

[Famoulheit]

What i know is:
Counter : hold block and attack with same moves as your opponent, but if success and i attack the opponent he can still block my attack, so what's the advantage?

Riposte: blocked when hit and attack to get faster attack, but i didn't notice how it's different than normal attack's speed.

[LarrysDad]

Counters: you are correct. the advantage? you regain stamina. IE if you counter and your opponent does not, you will win as he will lose all his stamina and end up dropping his weapon.

Riposte: correct again. you dont have to attack exactly immediately, you have like....a quarter second or a half second maybe to do it before the window ends. Try waiting to the last possible second every other riposte and see how it absolutely will mess with your opponents timing.

Both: they will parry incoming strikes while your attack is in progress, thats how people handle the many 1vsX situations you will find yourself in, incorporate drags and accels into your ripostes and counters to hit the next level on your way to the games skill ceiling.

[oh no]

To add to what larrysdad said:

Counters: It temporarily (a split second) stops your opponent from moving. Meaning if you play against an opponent who depends on footwork to get an advantage over you....well when you counter he will loose it temporarily.

Counters also prevent you from being stopped when you block an enemy hit. Useful when fighting spears that poke and try to keep you away.

[das_ubersoldat]

When they do work though, they seem a tad inconsistent at the moment.

[Lu2]

counter gambles are meta . lot of tryhards will try ignore initiative and gamble you with counter . counter effective range and window is way too prominent creating one button mouse vanguards