How do I counter gladiator?

[MacaroniBurger]

How do I counter easy mode gladiator?
What are his weaknesses?
Ik his guard stance is limited, but that rarely works towards your favor with non assassin characters.
His zone is unpunishable, so anybody who wants free damage free of risk can just spam his zone.
The only character I can consistently dodge his toe stab after a light is berserker. Everyone other non assassin character just gets their dodge ignored and gets their toe stabbed repeatedly.
His lights are lightning fast due to the removal of timesnap and his tracking is stupidly good also due to timesnap.

[Flying Fish]

try to distract the gladiator player long enough so you can find out where he lives when you do head over to his house throw a rock through his window and then when hes looking at his window throw him of a ledge

[Unholy]

You get a GB out of every Dodge attack on block.

[MacaroniBurger]

Originally posted by Yeanaa:

You get a GB out of every Dodge attack on block.

Except they dont just throw those willy nilly

[Unholy]

Originally posted by MacaroniBurger:

Originally posted by Yeanaa:

You get a GB out of every Dodge attack on block.

Except they dont just throw those willy nilly

My Glads do that all the time. Other than that stay defensive, learn a pattern and try to come back after 1-2 rounds

[Automatonophobia]

Dont stand too close to him, that way his zone bash will miss, and you will able to block/parry the attack.

[177013]

Originally posted by Onomatophobia:

Dont stand too close to him, that way his zone bash will miss, and you will able to block/parry the attack.

That only works on really bad gladiators, zone is 100% safe because you can just feint the second attack.

[MacaroniBurger]

So what I'm gathering is that there's no real counter to him?

[177013]

Originally posted by MacaroniBurger:

So what I'm gathering is that there's no real counter to him?

No HARD counter, but he's not broken at all.

[Gazzza]

Stab HIS toe

[MacaroniBurger]

Originally posted by Gaz:

Stab HIS toe

Can't. I dont have his moveset.

[Mook]

Originally posted by Winterblitz:

try to distract the gladiator player long enough so you can find out where he lives when you do head over to his house throw a rock through his window and then when hes looking at his window throw him of a ledge

Does he live on a ledge already or do you mean kidnap him and bring him to a ledge?

[Flying Fish]

Originally posted by ØniKanji:

Originally posted by Winterblitz:

try to distract the gladiator player long enough so you can find out where he lives when you do head over to his house throw a rock through his window and then when hes looking at his window throw him of a ledge

Does he live on a ledge already or do you mean kidnap him and bring him to a ledge?

no when he is distracted from his pc you push the gladiator in game of the ledge i did forget to mention you should bring your pc with you for this pro tactic to work but if you wanna ledge him in real life then feel free to do so

[KiraTheUnholy]

Originally posted by Bundere:

Originally posted by MacaroniBurger:

So what I'm gathering is that there's no real counter to him?

No HARD counter, but he's not broken at all.

Peacekeeper, Orochi are HARD counters to Gladiator. There is very little he can do against these classes. Almost nothing against peacekeeper.

Kensei and Berserker are soft counters to Gladiator. There is not much he can do against them, but if it's a good glad he can focus and react to their moves better.

OP: If you're truly interested in how to counter Gladiator I can try to put together a guide. But let me know whether this is just looking for moral validation cause there's no point in me explaining it if it's gonna fall on deaf ears that yell "OP OP!!!"

[MacaroniBurger]

Originally posted by KiraTheUnholy:

Originally posted by Bundere:

No HARD counter, but he's not broken at all.

Peacekeeper, Orochi are HARD counters to Gladiator. There is very little he can do against these classes. Almost nothing against peacekeeper.

Kensei and Berserker are soft counters to Gladiator. There is not much he can do against them, but if it's a good glad he can focus and react to their moves better.

OP: If you're truly interested in how to counter Gladiator I can try to put together a guide. But let me know whether this is just looking for moral validation cause there's no point in me explaining it if it's gonna fall on deaf ears that yell "OP OP!!!"

I'm not going to call him op if everyone else says he's balanced. I'm just trying to see how to do better against him, as most games I play contain at least 1.

[KiraTheUnholy]

Originally posted by MacaroniBurger:

Originally posted by KiraTheUnholy:

Peacekeeper, Orochi are HARD counters to Gladiator. There is very little he can do against these classes. Almost nothing against peacekeeper.

Kensei and Berserker are soft counters to Gladiator. There is not much he can do against them, but if it's a good glad he can focus and react to their moves better.

OP: If you're truly interested in how to counter Gladiator I can try to put together a guide. But let me know whether this is just looking for moral validation cause there's no point in me explaining it if it's gonna fall on deaf ears that yell "OP OP!!!"

I'm not going to call him op if everyone else says he's balanced. I'm just trying to see how to do better against him, as most games I play contain at least 1.

Alright, I'll write up a guide either today or tomorrow. You should know ahead of time though that heavies/turtle classes don't have a reliable counter against him. This includes: Lawbringer, Conqueror, Warlord. Fast attacks are much more viable against him than slow attacks/reactive attacks.