Either I suck or this crossed wands thing is overtuned

[Angrypillow]

I'm on the 3rd round, and it's 2vs4...it's virtually impossible to control which target you are attacking, targets randomly change causing you to whiff your abilities almost every time because of all the different shields. Timing the blocks is also extrememly difficult not because of the blocking mechanic, but because you are constantly getting flanked off-screen.

[Rufus Aloysius]

Yeah you suck, it is definitely not virtually impossible to aim your spells, I soloed it 1v4 on hard mode with no issue, its not as difficult as you make it out to be, you have a parry and a dodge . . . use them.

[Rufus Aloysius]

If you struggled this bad with crossed wands, stay away from the dark arena, because crossed wands is a cake walk in comparison.

[Gremlin]

I've been having a lot of trouble with crossed wands especially since their shields just stay there until you use the correct spell, why can't we do that? The protego spell only lasts a couple seconds and is hard to time when you're facing so many people barraging you with attacks. The statues and other characters/creatures are easier to deal with 😒

[Angrypillow]

Originally posted by Mathias Giovanni:

Originally posted by Thane_Ragnar:

I just tried a few fights and I get no prompt/indicator at all on normal ... hmmm

Should be a symbol that appears above your head.

The appearance of that symbol is inconsistent at best. It doesn't show for all the casts it should be. Maybe 1 in 4.

[Setian]

You can aim by holding right mouse button?
This is what I do, I hate auto lock on

[Deep Space K9]

Originally posted by AngryPillow:

I'm on the 3rd round, and it's 2vs4...it's virtually impossible to control which target you are attacking, targets randomly change causing you to whiff your abilities almost every time because of all the different shields. Timing the blocks is also extrememly difficult not because of the blocking mechanic, but because you are constantly getting flanked off-screen.

This isn't enough info. I have the game on the hardest difficulty and I feel like it's still a cake walk. I'm using Mouse + Keyboard. It's basically just, spam stun and attack, hit Q if yellow pops over your face. Hit CTRL if red pops over your face. Very easy combat? Might be hard if you're using a Gamepad?

[Angrypillow]

Originally posted by Deep Space K9:

Originally posted by AngryPillow:

I'm on the 3rd round, and it's 2vs4...it's virtually impossible to control which target you are attacking, targets randomly change causing you to whiff your abilities almost every time because of all the different shields. Timing the blocks is also extrememly difficult not because of the blocking mechanic, but because you are constantly getting flanked off-screen.

This isn't enough info. I have the game on the hardest difficulty and I feel like it's still a cake walk. I'm using Mouse + Keyboard. It's basically just, spam stun and attack, hit Q if yellow pops over your face. Hit CTRL if red pops over your face. Very easy combat? Might be hard if you're using a Gamepad?

I did end up getting it, but the biggest issue is the block warning not displaying the majority of the time.

[Hateful]

I won the last battle 1 vs 4.
You just need to defend against spells at the right moment, and use caps lock to focus on one target, focus on reflecting spells and defeat one after one. Good luck.

[Eshyrael]

I feel the main problem in this fight is stupid aiming / camera mechanics.
Lock on? Doesn't work right, Sometimes shows one thing locked on and shoots at another.
Target in front of you, highlighted? - nah I attack something else.
Oh, right target and the shot would really hit it? Too bad, since the targeting system was off before, the spell you need for this shield is on cooldown.
Thats easier if stupefy breaks shields, but it doesn't on hard.
Companion? Absolutely useless.
Your player just doesn't do whats right in this fight, and thats making it hard.
Also you can get hit while your Protego is up and you cast stupefy, if someone seocnd shoots you.
And I am quite sure now, that sometimes defeated ones didn't stay down.
Add to that the limited range of Incendio, if you don't have another spell to break red shields, and its an absolute idiotic fight.

I was regularly deafeated before I had the right enemy on lock on, till I gave up on that.
Doesn't help that every repeat you hear all the same words and have the same stupid tool tip.
On the other hand, it doesn't make any sense, that the champion / final - can be one week into school.

[batracho]

Either leave and come back a bit leveled up or use potions (high dmg) or both.

[Supply Squad Mate]

Originally posted by AngryPillow:

I'm on the 3rd round, and it's 2vs4...it's virtually impossible to control which target you are attacking, targets randomly change causing you to whiff your abilities almost every time because of all the different shields. Timing the blocks is also extrememly difficult not because of the blocking mechanic, but because you are constantly getting flanked off-screen.

Facing the same issue. Target locking is god awful first seconds of the match for some reason. Start the match locked onto one enemy, then my wand starts attacking another, or I can’t switch targets at all until 5 seconds pass.

[Fєηяιя]

Originally posted by AngryPillow:

I'm on the 3rd round, and it's 2vs4...it's virtually impossible to control which target you are attacking, targets randomly change causing you to whiff your abilities almost every time because of all the different shields. Timing the blocks is also extrememly difficult not because of the blocking mechanic, but because you are constantly getting flanked off-screen.

i did it on hard mode, no hud, 1v4. took me 4 tries but by god i was gonna teach them little snots whose boss.
(champion mode, the rest was ez)

[Man of Culture]

All of you wasted so much effort explaining. Just slap this with the git gud and move on.

[Kazuma]

its batman style combat just shoot spells everywhere and dodge and block when prompted what is hard about that

[Loot]

Burned through all the duels solo on hard without upgrading gear or using lock-on. Trick is to just focus on one opponent. Keep juggling them and keep deflecting / dodging enemy attacks back at them. Once your focused opponent is down, switch to a new one. Just gotta make sure not to take risks and focus more on defense than offense.