LE More reactive melee combat?

[ninga_express]

Shouldn't block purely be as Tod described, reaction based? You don't block at the right time you will take damage?

In the game it sort of reflects this but is very unforgiving, either faster block times so we can get in those windows or open the windows up a little bigger.

[Lokiron]

what do you mean " As you hold block the sprint buttom is available for an implemented riposte"? what is this feature i know nothing about?

what is this riposte?

 

also i think that parry (sprint button) should be done when NOT blocking. that's the beauty of it - you either block or ready for a parry. u cant hide behind blocking and miss a parry and nothing will happen. u take a risk by being open in order to get a good parry. but for that to be effective the parry needs to be more effective than a normal bash. otherwise blocking characters would only bash and not parry.

 

but seriously - what is this riposte thingy?

 

Parry is a more defensive term than riposte, so the latter is really more fitting for what we're trying to do. The problem with using the sprint button WITHOUT any combination with another button(s), is that this would always apply. Run through town? You parry. Flee from breath attack? You parry.

 

Is this not obvious? The sprint button would only work in combination with something else...

[Junea]

I think Skyrim's vastness and amount of quests combined with combat from like, Dark Souls would be epic on many levels.. x3

I'd imagine overhauling the combat to something so different would take a lot of work though.. >w< Still, it's a nice thought.

Edited November 25, 2011 by Junea

[Lokiron]

Bumping this to keep the great and very much needed ideas alive.