2H Parry?

[PlaceHolder]

When holding most weapons with two hands and pressing L2, I wave my weapon around a bit.
It doesn't do damage, so I'm assuming it's a parry.
Is it any different than parrying with your bare hands?

[Lцсᶖаᶇ º¹]

Yes it's a parry. Parry is different for different weapons, I don't know which weapon you are talking about so I can't say if it's better or not compared to unarmed parry.

[PlaceHolder]

Well I like Greatswords and UGS, Claymore and Zweihander to be specific.
I had the vague impression that there were three kinds of parries: the weapons meant for parrying (target shield, parrying dagger), what the Monastery Scimitar used to be, and everything else.

[Valkrex]

Greatswords and Ultra Greatswords have their own weird parry animation. I've been on the recieving end of it, and it really caught me off guard the first time.

I have yet to get the timing down for using it myself though.

[20,000 Deaths]

Originally posted by PlaceHolder:

Well I like Greatswords and UGS, Claymore and Zweihander to be specific.
I had the vague impression that there were three kinds of parries: the weapons meant for parrying (target shield, parrying dagger), what the Monastery Scimitar used to be, and everything else.

there's way more than that, also mon scim is nerfed, good riddance

there are two different shield parrys (the one for buckler and a couple others that have more frames but longer recover, and the normal shield parry), and each weapon type has slightly different parry start up/frames/recovery, not really sure what they're like tho and its hard to figure it out in pvp given lag, but curved swords/parrying dagger seem the fastest, curved greatswords use the same parry animation as UGS but do it quicker, most other weapons use the same sideways fist/weapon splap as two haned parry but the speed seems to vary from weapon to weapon.

[PlaceHolder]

So basically, every weapon has a different sized window.
Got it. Cool.
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[Big Boom Boom]

Some weapons actually won't parry and simply block.

Some weapons not only won't parry but outright do different things. E.g Fume UGS, parry and then smack. Or Bow of Want Lightning bolt. Not that you can parry or block with any bow (but there is one crossbow).

[cua_bien02]

Originally posted by Big Boom Boom:

Some weapons actually won't parry and simply block.

Some weapons not only won't parry but outright do different things. E.g Fume UGS, parry and then smack. Or Bow of Want Lightning bolt. Not that you can parry or block with any bow (but there is one crossbow).

Fume UGS blocks then smack, not parry. And that sh*t blocks better than an average shield let me tell you O.o

[Big Boom Boom]

Yes it blocks, my bad. If you look at the sword stat, it actually has very high stability and resistance for a "shield".

[cua_bien02]

Originally posted by Big Boom Boom:

Yes it blocks, my bad. If you look at the sword stat, it actually has very high stability and resistance for a "shield".

It's not just the stability. Fume UGS block interrupts attack animations, e.g. stopping Majestic greatsword left-hand L2 spin. THAT not even greatshields can do.