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For Honor alpha coming September 15th
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Raiders have a charge attack from pressing X while sprinting. The red symbol with lightning means that an attack is unblockable, so you either have to dodge it or interrupt it with a light attack. No idea about how to hang off a ledge - I think there's a button prompt, but I've never been fast enough to read and press it.
What the above poster said regarding the latest turning bolt attacks. What he didn't mention is that you can parry them too.
Shadowman16
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Played some more of the alpha after switching class, I can now play this game and I don't feel I'm awful at it anymore! I've got blocking down ok now, not perfectly but I'm not taking damage and getting frustrated at my lack of skill anymore! I played duels for most of my playtime, and its a great mode, fighting one on one against another human player, and managing to score some decent kills is very satisfying, I'm learning the different moves/cancels/counters now and the combat is opening up more. I like it a lot, I think I may well get this around launch, I'm loving the feel of the combat, I like the different modes included so far and I'm hoping the single player mode is great as well (the AI seems decent enough) as I could see myself playing quite a bit.
struggler_guts
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man this game is so good but definitely not a day one for me as of this test. Wayy too much needs to be fixed
barneystuta83
Member
I am in the alpha but yet to try it.
How long is it open for?
How long is it open for?
GwyndolinCinder
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Have they stated what game mode they are balancing for?
Like no way with its current abilities will orochi be balanced for more than one mode.
Like no way with its current abilities will orochi be balanced for more than one mode.
Guard break back immediately, dodge, or give them a little light attack.
Just gonna warn anyone playing the duels as samurai, watch out for any class that has that throw/tackle attack.
I'm running into quite a few people who are picking them, immediately running to the nearest environmental hazard (wall spikes, cliffs, etc.) and doing nothing by trying to get the tackle/throw into the hazard causing an instant win.
Best part? If you decided not to approach them and hold down areas that don't have easy access to environmental hazards, they can just wait. Even if you damage them more, when the clock runs out its counted as a tie.
So effectively you have this situation where you either:
-fight in a situation where you have a distinct disadvantage that leads to you losing instantly no matter how much damage you did.
-try and get them into an area with less environmental hazards, which they have no reason to do because...
-they (and you) can wait it out and tie the game. No one wins, but they don't lose.
I'm running into quite a few people who are picking them, immediately running to the nearest environmental hazard (wall spikes, cliffs, etc.) and doing nothing by trying to get the tackle/throw into the hazard causing an instant win.
Best part? If you decided not to approach them and hold down areas that don't have easy access to environmental hazards, they can just wait. Even if you damage them more, when the clock runs out its counted as a tie.
So effectively you have this situation where you either:
-fight in a situation where you have a distinct disadvantage that leads to you losing instantly no matter how much damage you did.
-try and get them into an area with less environmental hazards, which they have no reason to do because...
-they (and you) can wait it out and tie the game. No one wins, but they don't lose.
struggler_guts
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GwyndolinCinder
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Yea matches needed to be shorter, the player with more health wins. Too many "play my way, or we tie" heroes in the game atm.
How do you handle them?
so I know how to counter
Who are you playing as?
Kenzodielocke
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Game is a bore to me, good, February is too full anyway (as of now, lol).
Exploratory
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It's a closed alpha dude.
GwyndolinCinder
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Can anyone actually getting dominion working anymore? Crashes basically everygame right now
The Antitype
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Very intrigued by the depth of the combat. Going to wait and see as far as the amount of content though.
It's on my watch list.
It's on my watch list.
struggler_guts
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Same as usual for me, half okay half host disconnects
Yeah I've had it work for me several times and I only just started playing today. I've also had a couple crashes though too, yeah.
For anyone struggling with the game, I really think the Warden Vanguard is the best choice. It has a special ability to counterattack overhead swings. So when ever your opponent goes to attack high, you press high attack as well and you counter it and get two hits in. It's very effective because most people default to high attacks.
johancruijff
Banned
game is solid, maybe not day 1 but surely a buy for me
p.s. anyone having problem quitting the game? quit to desktop doesn't work for me, had to kill the process in the task manager
p.s. anyone having problem quitting the game? quit to desktop doesn't work for me, had to kill the process in the task manager
I always plays as the Viking Raider, and I always try to keep my distance, distance is so important in this game. As a Raider I gave no reason to let my enemy get to close to me because my reach is quite long with the axe.
sackboy2197
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Yeah, I have met a fair share as well. I don't really understand it to be honest. If it was the release it would make some sense, as they would get some exp and loot easily, but it's the alpha and everything will be wiped. Why are they even playing if they don't want to really play the game?
GwyndolinCinder
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At the core of most fighting games, theres a RPS game in the form of attack,grab,block.
They are playing the game, some classes are going to want to use the grab more, because thats what their kit is designed to focus on, unfortunately the devs for some reason have made bizarre timeout decisions, which i assume will be changed?
sackboy2197
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I'm probably just bad and I don't know how to counter it well enough, but if they are anywhere near a cliff and I'm blocking, then they can simply break my block and throw me off the cliff and win. I don't know, it might be me, but I don't really like an insta-win in what is pretty much a fighting game at the core.
I'm talking specifically about 1v1 duels if it wasn't clear, it makes total sense to use that strategy in 2v2 or 4v4. It's just in 1v1 I don't understand it.
Okay? Something being buggy is absolutely to be expected but something completely broken or omitted isn't. An alpha in the industry is feature complete unless we've redefined that.
Yeah sometimes it quits for me sometimes it doesn't and I have to kill the process.
Unlike most, this isn't a glorified demo, but an actual alpha. This is the 3rd test I have participated in and they've made significant improvements and additions each time.
Agreed. Really needs a stricter timer.
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
It's a real alpha... It's 5 months from launch.
It wouldn't have gone through certification or content lock to ESRB yet at this point.
When games have, those are typically just server and balance tests. More marketing. This test should be E arly enough to impact content, if it needed it
GwyndolinCinder
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I'm surprised people recommend trying out warden, its an incredibly basic classic.
struggler_guts
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Yeah almost my least liked class
It's just its a bit annoying when I'm cutting the shit out of you with a sharp steel sword, something that would have most certainly killed you in real life, but because of the way damage is handled, is actually doing fractions of your health with every hit...
Meanwhile you have access to an attack that can hit me even if I'm guarding, and has no problems with being realistic when you instantly die from the fall or being impaired by spikes.
Like people have mentioned already though, shortening the time limit and fixing the easy tie situation should do the trick.
struggler_guts
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I also wonder what the aftermatch ranking affects. Is it just info sent to them?
Teasing_Pink
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Lots of fighting game series have environmental damage and instant wins in the form of ring outs. Virtua Fighter, Soul Calibur, Dead or Alive, etc.
Knowing how to counter the guard break, and keeping in mind your own positioning are key.
Even with the beginner class I'm not feeling this at all. Probably doesn't help that the only mode Ubisoft will find people for me in is Duel mode and going against the AI is just plain bad.
Maybe the Conquest mode is better, but Duels is just blech for me. Either you both rush one AI and hope to smack it down or the other one takes care of it by themselves and then rushes to help you finish the other one.
I'm not feeling the three direction block system. You got like a millisecond to react to a direction change before eating a heavy-heavy-light.
Maybe the Conquest mode is better, but Duels is just blech for me. Either you both rush one AI and hope to smack it down or the other one takes care of it by themselves and then rushes to help you finish the other one.
I'm not feeling the three direction block system. You got like a millisecond to react to a direction change before eating a heavy-heavy-light.
Kyleripman
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This is pretty cool, as expected. The duels are fun, the full scale mode is appropriately frantic. But I can't run it above 15 fps...going to update drivers but it looks like I may be destined for the console version here.
edit, forgot i need ps+, guess i'll have to force it on pc somehow.
edit, forgot i need ps+, guess i'll have to force it on pc somehow.
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