Bulwark Parry issues and useless Shield...

[Gisborne]

Ok let's discuss what is going on here. So this has to be the most awkward thing, I'm also wondering what the p[point of the Shield is?

So the shield literally blocks nothing important... the game is 99% based on parrying and dodging to survive, shield only blocks frontal attack from the weakest of mobs... or a sniper which even stuns you a bit, when you can easily just dodge it... So we're stuck with this dam shield thats IMO f useless, but this thing makes parrying 100x harder, having to DOUBLE TAP the block button to parry is so inconsistent and dumb, shield bash also feels utterly useless...

Now I'm no game dev, despite having a million better ideas than them despite that being their job, why was parrying not built into the shield? why does shield bash not count as a perfect parry? why can;y you block orange attacks?

this class feels 100% tacked on last minuet, no thought, no respect, no dedication.

I feel like the only way to play is to constantly swing your sword because the second you stop you just die with useless blocking or failed parrys, and the sword combos feel blood awful, why are we turning on and off a power sword? why is it so weak? The stance dancing is atrocious feeling and can mess up, the pause then attack combo is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ dreadful and never goes in the direction you face or want it to... there's lit no combos outside of rake... which can be used atr any stage and is weak and boring...

MY GOD THIS CLASS...

[DrunkenMonkie!]

Its the most over powered class in the game. There are some tips and tricks videos for beginners on youtube that can help you.

[Medicles]

Why do you need to double tap for a parry?

[Gisborne]

Originally posted by Medicles:

Why do you need to double tap for a parry?

Because if you just hold parry it shield Blocks instead and doesn't do the perfect parry counter... If you double tap it does the parry animation which any other class does in 1 press...

[-GK- Paladin]

You block ranged units, although this is really only a last resort if you are low on health as you automatically block when sprinting. You don't double tap, you just tap to parry. It works. Shield bash isn't a parry. More considered a counter and is a bit faster than charging a heavy attack. Power Sword stances are for 2 modes. One is dealing with mobs, the other is for duelling a single target. Read the combo list in the menu and it tells you what does what.

[Gisborne]

Originally posted by -GK- Paladin:

You block ranged units, although this is really only a last resort if you are low on health as you automatically block when sprinting. You don't double tap, you just tap to parry. It works. Shield bash isn't a parry. More considered a counter and is a bit faster than charging a heavy attack. Power Sword stances are for 2 modes. One is dealing with mobs, the other is for duelling a single target. Read the combo list in the menu and it tells you what does what.

No it doesn't work. Want me to make you a video? Right now I'll in and make one, the only attack it blocks by taping once is the small jumpers. Go in game now hold block then try to single tap, doesn't work

[Goma]

youre just bad at it

[Sofia]

Originally posted by Gisborne:

Originally posted by -GK- Paladin:

You block ranged units, although this is really only a last resort if you are low on health as you automatically block when sprinting. You don't double tap, you just tap to parry. It works. Shield bash isn't a parry. More considered a counter and is a bit faster than charging a heavy attack. Power Sword stances are for 2 modes. One is dealing with mobs, the other is for duelling a single target. Read the combo list in the menu and it tells you what does what.

No it doesn't work. Want me to make you a video? Right now I'll in and make one, the only attack it blocks by taping once is the small jumpers. Go in game now hold block then try to single tap, doesn't work

Your keyboard may be too sensitive/you're holding the parry/block key for too long.

If you just single-tap the parry key, you can parry as normal.

You just can't hold the key, unlike other classes.

I have a mechanical keyboard that activates halfway down the press and yeah, it's very finicky. You have to learn to gentle tap and let go of the parry button, and it works fine.

I would say skill issue but yes it's legitimately stupid that block and parry are the same key and can't be individually rebound.

But also: skill issue. Practice your taps.

[Targaryen22]

Originally posted by Medicles:

Why do you need to double tap for a parry?

Cuz his timing is ass but he doesn't want the responsibility to fall on him. So he's blaming the game. I have much better parrying experience then him both with my bulwark which is nearly lv15, my tactical which is like lv8 and my assault which is lv25 with relic hammer and pistol.

[pRaX]

Smells like spammer / button masher in here.

[VelxraTV]

After realizing bulwark doesnt block grenades very well. Im pretty confident that the class needs some revisions.

[-GK- Paladin]

Originally posted by Gisborne:

Originally posted by -GK- Paladin:

You block ranged units, although this is really only a last resort if you are low on health as you automatically block when sprinting. You don't double tap, you just tap to parry. It works. Shield bash isn't a parry. More considered a counter and is a bit faster than charging a heavy attack. Power Sword stances are for 2 modes. One is dealing with mobs, the other is for duelling a single target. Read the combo list in the menu and it tells you what does what.

No it doesn't work. Want me to make you a video? Right now I'll in and make one, the only attack it blocks by taping once is the small jumpers. Go in game now hold block then try to single tap, doesn't work

You don't hold block. When an enemy jumps at you or has an animation that shows it is going to attack, you tap the parry button. If you hold it before or during their attack, it becomes a block. If you have a lot of rats around you and they are all mauling you, you could literally spam the parry button and it will kill them.

[Teran]

Originally posted by Gisborne:

So the shield literally blocks nothing important... the game is 99% based on parrying and dodging to survive...

LMFAO, who wrote this, a tyranid? Maybe a kson?

[Escher]

Intimidating aura can prevent gunstrikes from appearing after a perfect parry. Switch to conviction, check your ping at the start of the game and profit.

[Kiekmgoan46]

Shield gives you an animation cancel like no other. It makes bulwark really safe in melee. All other classes can only parry cancel animations. Bulwark can shield block cancel animations. So animation cancel without going through the entire parry animation. Shield blocks ranged attacks in front of you and the parry is just a single tap like all other weapons, but you must be holding the button a tad.

[Moffin Bovin]

the shield blocks ranged attacks,

Against Chaos you can hide in a corner with your shield up and wait 2 minutes for the other 2 on your team to respawn.