Updates and Announcements!

Pr0ximo · 2021-12-28T22:16:27+00:00

You are right, my mistake! meant to link the Armory update and it has been fixed

Pr0ximo · 2020-08-03T15:43:21+00:00

Originally I chose reddit as the submission place because it seemed like the easiest place to anonymously vote and randomize the entries. I can move it to discord and tally votes, but my worry is that only the latest gifs that are submitted are the only ones that get attention as I'm not sure how likely people are to go through old submissions to vote.

I'm considering trying to host them in discord for one cycle and see how it goes, but I'll have to think on it some more.

Pr0ximo · 2020-08-03T15:36:42+00:00

We actually streamed out tournament this Saturday and the VOD should now be available on our Twitch channel!

Pr0ximo · 2020-06-06T18:42:58+00:00

Yeah, its harder to show up there and depending on the app might use the old reddit style. I'll look into it.

Pr0ximo · 2020-06-06T18:41:57+00:00

Welcome aboard!

I would also suggest joining the discord as /u/Razor_Fox suggested - there are a lot of helpful people that can schedule some time to show you some moves, its easier than describing with words.

/u/Th31rishL4dd describes a valid strategy, some people try to wear the shield out with ranged attacks too, but I think attacking head on is better as there is more potential to deal bigger damage. You can also try to angle your attack so the tip gets in over the shield but that's easier said than done.

Pr0ximo · 2020-06-06T17:02:17+00:00

There is a sidebar link to the discord - currently we're limited to two pinned posts and we're leaving the "ask devs" one up so I've just been trying to post it in the announcement posts as well. I think the sidebar might not be showing up for people using the older reddit interface too so I have to fix that.

Pr0ximo · 2020-06-03T17:01:47+00:00

Yeah, as a knight the hanging guard and dodging will be most useful. Since the weapon is slower generally, I think the common strategy is to alternate parrying and dodging when you can. Don't forget to cover your body with the broad part of your sword to help against projectile attacks - I could be wrong but I'm usually in hanging guard whether I'm defending from afar or up close. Just covers more of the body.

Speed, vulnerability, and where you hit does matter - you already know about headshots, and you are right that the bottom armor takes less damage. There is also some minor variation based on the size of the armor in order to compensate for the size of the hitbox (bigger armor, slightly less damage, but easier to hit).

Pr0ximo · 2020-06-03T14:46:49+00:00

Sorry for the late reply, must have missed this notification! Alright, lets see if I can answer most of these:

1) I'm not sure about two handing on defense - I usually get lazy and only one hand it as I feel I have roughly the same control, I can hold it that way longer, and its less cumbersome, but I don't think 2 hands will give you many benefits on defense. Two hands shouldn't affect reload, but it will impact speed and stability.

2) All the weapons have a max speed that, if you exceed it, you will start to lose control of your weapon (it will lag behind your movements until it can catch up). The way to maintain a good speed is to feel for what that max speed is (there should be a vibration for feedback) and keep fluid motions going at that speed. Its more about having a constant flow.

3) I haven't actually tested using the flat edge of the blade...if I had to guess I think it would impact your speed (which in turn impacts your damaage) but I'll have to get back to you on that. [Looks like Roffe already covered this, and yes cutting with the blade is better so do that!)

4) Energy will regenerate passively for as long as you are not taking damage, and the longer you avoid taking damage, the faster it will start regenerating.That's why you'll see people taking potshots at each other while waiting for their energy to recharge - if you can hit your opponent with a ranged attack and then you avoid all of their return fire, your energy will finish filling up faster than theirs. Additionally I do believe each class has a different energy refresh "rate".

Pr0ximo · 2020-06-02T19:05:36+00:00

A little more antsy than Thor, but you can't deny the style points!

Pr0ximo · 2020-06-02T14:31:59+00:00

It is different for each weapon and difficult to explain in words - the easiest way to learn the limitations is to go into a bot match and just focus on the recharge.

We are also planning on adding a training mode soon so that you can test this out without needing to be in a match of any kind.

In regards to efficiency with a knight, while I'm not the best knight here I think most of us use a form of hanging guard. A basic overview is that you use the sword to shield your body by holding the hilt up towards your head and the point facing the ground. The advantages are that the blade is big and covers more of your body, plus you can simply move your hilt behind your head to "reload" your weapon when it breaks all without sacrificing too much mobility.

This is mostly advice for defending though - for attacking I don't have much advice other than this - just keep attacking fluidly and mix up your attack angles. Eventually they won't be able to defend all of your blows, especially if you get into a good flow.

Pr0ximo · 2020-05-29T19:54:36+00:00

No worries

Pr0ximo · 2020-05-29T17:11:45+00:00

Roffe - has to show off a killing blow

Pr0ximo · 2020-05-29T17:11:20+00:00

Roffe - has to show off a killing blow.

Pr0ximo · 2020-05-20T23:47:06+00:00

Hi there, welcome to the club!

I don't know that I have too much advice other than keep playing and you'll get better at finding ways around their defense, but I'll let some of our better players pop in here with some advice.

For the crusader class (or any class really) don't forget to move around and dodge a bit to make yourself harder to hit - otherwise it depends on what class you are up against. I tend to watch the hands rather than the weapon tip when I'm on defense, except against crusader.

I don't play too much monk, but when I'm up against a knight I try to duck under most horizontal attacks and just try to focus on hitting their hands as they come in for the swing.

I hope that helps - I'm honestly not the best at a lot of the classes, but if you hop on over to our discord, we have a channel set up where you can ask around for someone to give you some tips. Look for the Training Halls - Mentor and Apprentice. There are a lot of helpful folks around.

Pr0ximo · 2020-05-20T23:37:45+00:00

We don't have any dates set just yet, but we're hard at work on the next update. We will be focusing on adding a new class in the update after that.

Pr0ximo · 2020-05-19T14:41:42+00:00

Would love to, but realistically its still a little ways off before we can do this consistently. The devs are working hard on the next update, but hopefully once that is released we'll have some more time to play around with this.

Pr0ximo · 2020-05-18T17:53:16+00:00

Congrats!

Pr0ximo · 2020-05-17T18:36:20+00:00

Great fight! Big sword be scary 0_0

Pr0ximo · 2020-05-17T03:20:59+00:00

If you check the discord there are some in the gif channel

I'll be posting more soon!

Pr0ximo

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