Resolute Counterflow question

[Medina_Rico]

So how exactly do I activate this?

Is it really simply doing a heavy attack after any light attack combo while having one of those dots (Focus Point) full? Or does it have to be timed to absorb a hit while winding up the heavy attack.?

EDIT:

Confirmed. I just did it to a boss, and you get a big red splash effect when it happens.

You have to time your heavy attack during the light combo to activate it. It's in the beggining of the heavy attack animation like shown in the little demo video. Don't forget you need at least 1 Focus Point.

Made a video. Even though there's one in game, lol. Just to show it actually works. You just have to know an attack is coming and time it right so they hit you during the beginning of the heavy attack. I do it after the I staggered him from the light combo's final blow.

https://youtu.be/YTclh75UMhA?si=xbQmrZTw3Tp1yIt6

[Tomethy]

Same question here

[Dumar]

Lol - Yea, maybe we need to activate the Smash Stance first?

I don't have the stance (tried activating with Left on Controller D-Pad,) I guess and suspect this is why it doesn't work? Not sure either.

The game allows you to invest into the early stance skills without having them? Lol, weird oversight if I'm right in this assumption.

(At least respeccing is free and easy at a shrine.)

[Medina_Rico]

It's definitely from the default/smash stance.

Looking at the video, it looks like it's a timed specific move/there's a window during the beginning of the heavy attack that activates it. Which makes sense considering the reward you get so it won't be handed to you. Will have to test it on an enemy near a shrine.

[dustin1280]

I am also having a hell of a time triggering this properly...

I am not sure if it needs to be triggered as a "counter" right before an enemy attack or if it is just triggered at a certain point in the light combo.

[Medina_Rico]

Confirmed.

You have to time your heavy attack during the light combo to activate it. It's in the beggining of the heavy attack animation like shown in the little demo video. Don't forget you need at least 1 Focus Point.

I just did it to a boss, and you get that big red splash effect when it happens.

[Baron01]

The attack itself is simply triggered by pressing heavy attack button during light attack combo. However, the damage prevention part is very short and it is hard to time.

My issue is that I can not activate the follow-ups from the skill tree it seems. It might be possible that Resolute attack and see-through effect only occurs when your attack prevents damage, which makes it rather hard and rare to trigger those follow ups.

[Chijiru]

Thanks for this Medina_Rico. This one of my first abilities that I unlocked and was having a hell of a time just trying to figure out how to use if for my benefit.

[Medina_Rico]

Originally posted by Chijiru:

Thanks for this Medina_Rico. This one of my first abilities that I unlocked and was having a hell of a time just trying to figure out how to use if for my benefit.

Thanks! And you're welcome!

It was the same for me. I only tried a few times on the blue guy and the minions on the way to him, then I just left it alone.

I got stuck (and still am) on this boss, started looking at my skills and stuff and came back across the one of the first 3 skills I bought but never used, lol. The description of it alone makes it sound like a strong move if you can do it. The in-game demo shows it working like a counter, but when you can't time it, you question if you're even attempting something that's possible/doing the right sequence of things.

So when I actually did it, I thought it'd be nice to have actual confirmation on how it works/that we're even attempting it right. And that if it's not working, it's because of our timing.