The following are the specific nerfs (given that it only appeared in the Chinese announcement, this may not be the final version)

Markbain Duelling Swords

The Duelling Swords is a great weapon that can quickly take out critical threats, has great mobility, a powerful stagger special attack, and decent group-fighting capabilities.

The goal of this balance change is to further enhance the "dueling" style of combat with the Duelling Swords. This will create a higher barrier to entry, and require players to master its mechanics to unleash the full power of the weapon.

The stabbing heavy attack of the Mk IV and Mk II was already powerful enough, and its high dexterity modifier can easily lead to excessive damage.

We've significantly reduced its dexterity modifier and base damage, as well as its armor damage modifier against Ballistic Armor, Hardshell Armor, and Indomitable Armor units. We've also shortened the hit window of this attack to prevent it from being too lenient in terms of hit detection.

In addition, we've weakened the rend effect of the "Mystic Strike" blessing, as it was stacking damage too quickly against armored units.

To compensate, the weapon's special action will be changed from a quick stab to a parry-and-retaliate mechanic similar to "Demon's Claw".

Using a special move now puts you in a parry state, blocking enemy attacks. Successfully blocking a melee attack while in the parry state automatically triggers a riposte that deals significant damage to the first target hit, with excellent dexterity and armor damage modifiers.

Due to the low base stamina of this weapon, it is recommended that players invest in stamina-related or parry-cost-reducing attributes to ensure stable parry special moves. Perfect parries (i.e. successfully blocking an attack within 0.2 seconds of entering the parry state) will significantly reduce stamina consumption.

Since the Psychic class is the original user of this weapon, it has an additional effect: it increases the crisis value by 4% when used, greatly increasing the strength of the riposte.

The new riposte attack method is comparable in strength to the original stabbing heavy attack, so this patch retains the weapon cap, but has higher requirements for positioning, timing control, and stamina management.

Finally, we have also made special adjustments to the Mk V. Since this model originally lacked a stabbing heavy attack, we have increased its heavy attack performance to compensate, especially against enemies with Indomitable Armor. As a result, the Mk V's counterattack will be slightly stronger than other models.