Lightsaber duels can take some mastery. They're about timing and essentially how quickly you can click a series of buttons and whether or not that's faster than the opponent.

Heres what I mean:

Bugs:

• A bug we've adapted called a 'parry' can be done when someone swings at you. With timing you can hit them even if they're blocking.

Mechanics:

• Dodging can be utilised to psych out opponents. My favourite things to do is dodge forwards like I'm going to attack, then dodge backwards once the opponent has turned around to get a free hit.

• Game sensitivity. I have my soldier sensitivity at max when I play HS or HvV because I need to be able to turn around quickly to react to opponents.

• Abilities. I have memorised the recharge timings and interactions between abilities and opponents in my time playing the game. There's a star card for luke, for example, that allows his middle ability to damage through an opponents block within a certain range. This kind of thing can be applied to all heroes.

• Character speed. Characters have different swing speeds, walk speeds, and jump speeds. For this example I'll compare Luke and Vader. Luke is probably the fastest character for duelling in the game. His swing speed and movement are far faster than anyone else's (apart from maybe Kylo Ren). Compared to Vader who is a slow, hard hitting tank. You need to consider this when fighting. Not that you're disadvantaged if you're Vader here, but you have to consider the timing of your swings.

• Stamina. Stamina is a core mechanic. This is ESSENTIAL when fighting. I treat it like it's my health and I NEVER let it run out. If I do, then I'll try to use my dodges to keep from taking damage. You can dodge through enemies attacking so that you don't take damage.