Do you only counter attack against Humans?

[Cockroach]

I noticed that you only counter attack with your sword with humans..?
Monsters usually do not carry swords, although some specters do.
But what is the point of counter attack, block, really against most monsters?
I mean against large monsters, bosses.

[Big Boom Boom]

Witchers are ninja, witchers do not block against monsters, witchers roll their way out to safety.

Witchaninjutsu.

[Cockroach]

Originally posted by Big Boom Boom:

Witchers are ninja, witchers do not block against monsters, witchers roll their way out to safety.

Witchaninjutsu.

+1

[Straud7]

You retaliate with a fast slash when you press right click the moment a creature (a wolf, for instance) attacks you. Altho i find it much harder to react for a counter vs. creatures/monsters, their attack animations are quite fast.

[Mask1992]

you can counter attack monsters

[Cockroach]

Originally posted by Mask1992:

you can counter attack monsters

Is it a quick attack? Press block really fast?
But does this work on those rock monsters?

[Cockroach]

Originally posted by Stdzx:

You retaliate with a fast slash when you press right click the moment a creature (a wolf, for instance) attacks you. Altho i find it much harder to react for a counter vs. creatures/monsters, their attack animations are quite fast.

So block quickly and fast attack is that what you are saying?

[Straud7]

Originally posted by molokoww:

Originally posted by Stdzx:

You retaliate with a fast slash when you press right click the moment a creature (a wolf, for instance) attacks you. Altho i find it much harder to react for a counter vs. creatures/monsters, their attack animations are quite fast.

So block quickly and fast attack is that what you are saying?

Just try do what you do versus humans when they're about to attack you. You won't press the attack button, Geralt will automatically attack back if he successfully counters.

[vexkoala]

I don't counter attack anything. It's a waste of time when you have Quen sign.

[Vellari]

Originally posted by Clusterfall:

I don't counter attack anything. It's a waste of time when you have Quen sign.

Depends on the enemy, for example a successful counterattack on a grave hag will cut off its tongue (thus will not be able to poison you anymore).

[Cockroach]

Originally posted by Vellari:

Originally posted by Clusterfall:

I don't counter attack anything. It's a waste of time when you have Quen sign.

Depends on the enemy, for example a successful counterattack on a grave hag will cut off its tongue (thus will not be able to poison you anymore).

Ok, so how do you counter attack. Give me a little detail. I am getting mixed messages.

[DeGorro82]

You can counter attack monster, but only the Monster's fast attack. Problem are, I cannot tell you which fast or heavy attack of each monster. But the criteria that you succed counter attack a monster was, Geralt evade the attack while in the same time, slash the monster.

The different of counter attack a monster with you counter attack a human enemy, Geralt is kicking or pushing the enemy, if they are human. But for monster, as I said above.

[Drudackus]

I've found the counter attack is good for staggering an enemy, so you can then follow-up with one, maybe two fast attacks. This seems to be one of the best ways to deal with shield bearing opponents.

[Cockroach]

Thanks. I think there is one skill that slows time while you are countering? anyone remember the skill?

[Marc]

The right moment to counter is when the HPbar of the enemy is surrounded with a red collor. Thats the moment where the enemy intends to attack. Only thing left is,that you need to know its attck patern. You need to press the block button in the moment when your enemy hits you (around a sec earlyer of course).