Katana moveset

[Electr1csheep]

I was keen to try katanas in this game but from observation in pvp it appears that their moveset comprises entirely of running R1. What a shame, at least Katanas look cool😞

[Lydia Scott]

Eh...I mean you don't have to play katanas like that.

[Merilirem]

The moves are kind of awkward so bad players can't actually use them properly, just like alot of stuff actually.

R1 spam with longswords for instance. its effective so they don't even try to use the weapon any other way.

[Electr1csheep]

Originally posted by Praiser of Sun:

Eh...I mean you don't have to play katanas like that.

Sorry, my sarcasm needs work...

[Lydia Scott]

Lol. Actually no I just kinda take everything seriously when i'm tired.

[AH-1 Cobra]

Their moveset is pretty well garbage outside the running pokes. Oni and Oba has the best moveset for a katana type weapon/s. Katana movesets in general have narrow coverage, meaning you can roll into and around them.

[Vinyltavia]

Ever hit someone with the Bloodlust weapon art?
Good luck. IT does alot of damage if you can manage to hit someone at your back THROUGH yourself.

[AH-1 Cobra]

My weeaboo build uses oni & oba. Bleed build. If they're 2Hing a GS, you can trade a weapon art for a 2H R1, and then spam L1 after landing the WA. You can take all of someone's HP bar away by doing this, even if it's 1800. If they don't roll away, they die. They can try to parry, but if they're 2hing a weapon that's not happening. Also uses a pocket follower saber. Quite the metamancer XD.

[JoeBlack]

Originally posted by Merilirem:

The moves are kind of awkward so bad players can't actually use them properly, just like alot of stuff actually.

R1 spam with longswords for instance. its effective so they don't even try to use the weapon any other way.

" bad players"

the mechanics of the game are these.
r1 spam, spam parry, the attacks as a result of a rolled are useless too slow. stop embroider stori about this. community led us to this, criticizing the system of combat of Dark Souls 2 which was much better, now all, stop, turn the omelet to your liking.

[HypetheKomodo]

No way. The Iaito quick draw slash (shared with some other not-Iaito katanas) is fantastic, and can catch people off guard. Plus it looks cool.

Sure, it's easy to just run R1 a bunch, but players will grow savvy and start dodging it after a while.

[Merilirem]

Originally posted by 𝓐𝓻𝓪𝒆𝓵:

Originally posted by Merilirem:

The moves are kind of awkward so bad players can't actually use them properly, just like alot of stuff actually.

R1 spam with longswords for instance. its effective so they don't even try to use the weapon any other way.

" bad players"

the mechanics of the game are these.
r1 spam, spam parry, the attacks as a result of a rolled are useless too slow. stop embroider stori about this. community led us to this, criticizing the system of combat of Dark Souls 2 which was much better, now all, stop, turn the omelet to your liking.

Your english isn't very clear but from what i can tell you have made a mistake in what i said.

You can fight cleverly with any weapon but a bad or lazy player will just use them in the simplest way which is not as good, its just easier. This is truth from experience and im not badmouthing those systems, just stating why people use them.

Parry spam is the same, a good player usually won't spam, but a bad player needs to spam.

[Darthzz]

R2s are fun tho