Does Balrog switch stances automatically?

[Bluefire]

Hello, new player here so sorry if this might be stupid. While playing with Balrog i noticed that it switched from blow to kick mode while holding shift + a/d seemingly randomly. I read the skill list but there it says that it switches when i press shift+s (and so it does), but it doesn't mention anything about a/d. Am i missing something?

[ProjectXsent]

Did you enable the Auto Assist mode? It does do different moves for you by just mashing.

[Bluefire]

Originally posted by ProjectXsent:

Did you enable the Auto Assist mode? It does do different moves for you by just mashing.

I don't even know honestly. I looked at the controls and there is no mention of Auto Assist mode. How do you turn it off/on?

[ProjectXsent]

Options > Gameplay > Auto Assist

[Bluefire]

Originally posted by ProjectXsent:

Options > Gameplay > Auto Assist

Hm, it looks like I don't have it on, but the modes still switch when I use Balrog. It isn't a big deal, I can just stop pressing shift+a/d, still weird though. Thanks.

[Bluefire]

I think I figured out what actually happens. The skill says shift+s, but in reality it's just the shift + the key that happens to point to the back of Dante, and that's why all w,a,s,d can work depending on what direction Dante faces relative to your keyboard.

[TheBardoSon]

Originally posted by Bluefire:

I think I figured out what actually happens. The skill says shift+s, but in reality it's just the shift + the key that happens to point to the back of Dante, and that's why all w,a,s,d can work depending on what direction Dante faces relative to your keyboard.

Yeah, I was gonna say it depends on the camera.
If you are moving dante backwards but holding D, it will still do that.
That messes me up sometimes with combos.