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    Post by callipygias Mon Oct 01, 2012 2:01 pm

    Xbox is my home, it's PvE and co-op based. What little I play on PS3 is all co-op, so I decided to make my play on PC covenant-based.

    My main guy, sl 200, has 50 Faith and the DM Talisman, so he'll be my Darkmoon. Last night I did something I said I'd never do: I invaded another player. I'm sticking to the forest so I don't mess with questers (and no, being ganked doesn't bother me in the slightest, in fact I enjoy the different feel of it, and it reminds me of Lautrec and his boys). I had a great time, but one big question is WHAT IS THE PARRY TIMING ON THE WASHING POLE? Faced a few and couldn't get a parry on it.

    I started with the FaP and Leo Ring (no poise... or, like 7, I think, ha), but since almost every weapon I faced did bleed I switched to FaP/Bloodbite. I'd switch Bloodbite for Leo or Wolf if they didn't have a bleed weapon but they pretty much all did.

    My next character will be my first ever Gravelord. Can't wait.
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    Post by befowler Mon Oct 01, 2012 2:24 pm

    Heh, I was similar, I stuck to forest hunting for my invasioning, because whenever I tried free range invasions even as a DMB I would always draw these non-PvPers who would hide in a corner behind their shield, or just run around in a blind panic. I still don't understand why folks enjoy killing those people.
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    Post by ssss_2_is_pwnage Mon Oct 01, 2012 2:26 pm

    Take a hit parry. Watch jblackmel's vid on parrying and practice based off the help Martyrs vids give. It's not hard to learn.
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    Post by Rudmed Mon Oct 01, 2012 2:27 pm

    as a DMB I would always
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    Post by ssss_2_is_pwnage Mon Oct 01, 2012 2:28 pm

    befowler wrote:Heh, I was similar, I stuck to forest hunting for my invasioning, because whenever I tried free range invasions even as a DMB I would always draw these non-PvPers who would hide in a corner behind their shield, or just run around in a blind panic. I still don't understand why folks enjoy killing those people.

    Because it's always fun to ruin the time of somebody who has no idea what they're doing 2,000+ Hours, Finally Invaded Someone Images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTCMWmRyWom3LEugNkhToF71vvgOndZXl492uhns3_qNjje8oHoWMtdwg.

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    Post by Ghadis_God Mon Oct 01, 2012 2:30 pm

    For katanas like the Washing pole you need to parry before their attack animation starts. I'm not sure how lag is on the PC, there might actually be less, but on the PS3 the general rule for katanas is to parry before they attack. Or you can block the first hit and parry as soon as they hit your shield, you should be able to parry the second hit.
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    Post by callipygias Mon Oct 01, 2012 2:44 pm

    ssss_2_is_pwnage wrote:Take a hit parry.
    I took many hits. I tried every timing possible on the last 2 Washing Pole's I faced, and I was dumbfounded by it. Had no real issues parrying any other R1 spammers all day from Muras to a certain gold weapon from the new content.

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    Post by ssss_2_is_pwnage Mon Oct 01, 2012 2:47 pm

    callipygias wrote:
    ssss_2_is_pwnage wrote:Take a hit parry.
    I took many hits. I tried every timing possible on the last 2 Washing Pole's I faced, and I was dumbfounded by it. Had no real issues parrying any other R1 spammers all day from Muras to a certain gold weapon from the new content.

    Can't watch your link at work.

    Probably just having to do with lag. Odd, but thats just what i'ev heard from people. Personally, i'd say lure them into a running attack, thats the easiest to parry of any katana attack. I can't say much other than what I hear on setups, I only can do them on BKGA XD I predict parry only.
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    Post by callipygias Mon Oct 01, 2012 2:51 pm

    Ghadis_God wrote:For katanas like the Washing pole you need to parry before their attack animation starts. I'm not sure how lag is on the PC, there might actually be less, but on the PS3 the general rule for katanas is to parry before they attack. Or you can block the first hit and parry as soon as they hit your shield, you should be able to parry the second hit.
    For me the timing has been identical on pc so far.

    For now I'm only parrying the repeat attacks of spammers, as missing pre-parries is embarrassingly goofy looking.

    Okay, so it's as soon as it hits your shield? I was waiting till just after it hit my shield. Strange that the 'normal' parry timing applied to that EXTREMELY quick gold weapon I mentioned, but katanas are different. Thanks for the tip.
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    Post by Knight Alundil Mon Oct 01, 2012 2:53 pm

    befowler wrote:Heh, I was similar, I stuck to forest hunting for my invasioning, because whenever I tried free range invasions even as a DMB I would always draw these non-PvPers who would hide in a corner behind their shield, or just run around in a blind panic. I still don't understand why folks enjoy killing those people.

    If you invaded as a darkmoon this means that person had to have sinned. This means they totally knew what they were doing in pvp so don't feel bad bro ^_^
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    Post by ssss_2_is_pwnage Mon Oct 01, 2012 2:55 pm

    Knight Alundil wrote:
    befowler wrote:Heh, I was similar, I stuck to forest hunting for my invasioning, because whenever I tried free range invasions even as a DMB I would always draw these non-PvPers who would hide in a corner behind their shield, or just run around in a blind panic. I still don't understand why folks enjoy killing those people.

    If you invaded as a darkmoon this means that person had to have sinned. This means they totally knew what they were doing in pvp so don't feel bad bro ^_^

    Many Darkmoons don't know what they're doing, you don't have to know what your doing to kill people. 2,000+ Hours, Finally Invaded Someone Images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTCMWmRyWom3LEugNkhToF71vvgOndZXl492uhns3_qNjje8oHoWMtdwg Man.. I miss my old Darkmoon threads sad
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    Post by Knight Alundil Mon Oct 01, 2012 2:59 pm

    ssss_2_is_pwnage wrote:
    Knight Alundil wrote:
    befowler wrote:Heh, I was similar, I stuck to forest hunting for my invasioning, because whenever I tried free range invasions even as a DMB I would always draw these non-PvPers who would hide in a corner behind their shield, or just run around in a blind panic. I still don't understand why folks enjoy killing those people.

    If you invaded as a darkmoon this means that person had to have sinned. This means they totally knew what they were doing in pvp so don't feel bad bro ^_^

    Many Darkmoons don't know what they're doing, you don't have to know what your doing to kill people. 2,000+ Hours, Finally Invaded Someone Images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTCMWmRyWom3LEugNkhToF71vvgOndZXl492uhns3_qNjje8oHoWMtdwg Man.. I miss my old Darkmoon threads sad

    What dyou mean? Sorry i just really dont understand your post lol My bad scottish grammar and all silly
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    Post by roanispe Mon Oct 01, 2012 3:00 pm

    ssss_2_is_pwnage wrote:2,000+ Hours, Finally Invaded Someone Datsheffy

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    roanispe wrote:
    ssss_2_is_pwnage wrote:2,000+ Hours, Finally Invaded Someone Datsheffy

    I decided to rep you up, after you were downrepped because you finally got a transparent TwitchTv face; the white space is obnoxious, and I don't know how you live with yourself.2,000+ Hours, Finally Invaded Someone Ua1YC Three seconds worth of effort, but I don't think you'll make a better one.

    How the hell did you do that Roan, mine are all copy/pasted off google links XD My 2,000+ Hours, Finally Invaded Someone Kappa still isn't transparant. Thanks for the rep though 2,000+ Hours, Finally Invaded Someone Kappa. Your white space is obnoxious. 2,000+ Hours, Finally Invaded Someone Dansgame



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    Post by callipygias Mon Oct 01, 2012 3:06 pm

    befowler wrote:Heh, I was similar, I stuck to forest hunting for my invasioning, because whenever I tried free range invasions even as a DMB I would always draw these non-PvPers who would hide in a corner behind their shield, or just run around in a blind panic. I still don't understand why folks enjoy killing those people.
    Since I'm doing all the covenants I gues I'm gonna have to invade questers when I finally make my Darkwraith, But I'm going to do it with my sl 7 Burg co-op guy I made, and I'll only do it in the Lord Soul areas. Even then I won't try to kill anyone who doesn't appear to want to fight. I'll lose most of the time anyway, I assume, as my vit and end will be base, but that's fine with me. I know that when you're questing you always get a warm fuzzy from killing a dw.
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    Post by DamageCK Mon Oct 01, 2012 4:51 pm

    You cannot setup parry dex weapons with the exception of the Mura and Flamberg. So ignore the "block the first hit then parry" method. It doesn't work. If you're not good with blind parries, you can tank parry. Eat the first hit, and parry right after it connects. I've seen some vids that demonstrate the Washing Pole swing speed being slightly slower than the other kats. Reg kats you'll parry as the hit connects, so allow a little extra time for he WP.
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    Post by befowler Mon Oct 01, 2012 4:52 pm

    Knight Alundil wrote:If you invaded as a darkmoon this means that person had to have sinned. This means they totally knew what they were doing in pvp so don't feel bad bro ^_^

    Yeah, I understood the whole sin thing, that's why I went DMB in the first place after a few exploratory DW invasions. I was hoping to get bb glitchers importing past sin, professional DWs, etc. Instead I seemed to get people who had a few points of sin from attacking an NPC or something, they were mostly helpless in PvP (and I'm hardly pro) and weren't exactly the denizens of pure evil I was hoping to smite with the gleaming dark moon blade of justice. It was like the game was telling me invasions weren't for me, and I listened. big grin
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    Post by callipygias Mon Oct 01, 2012 5:04 pm

    DamageCK wrote:You cannot setup parry dex weapons with the exception of the Mura and Flamberg.
    Well, it also works for at least one of the new dex weapons.

    Can someone else confirm that you canNOT block the 1st hit and parry the 2nd when it comes katanas and other dex weapons, please? This would certainly explain my situation yesterday.
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    Post by Ghadis_God Mon Oct 01, 2012 5:46 pm

    I've setup parried a katana before, Damage, but it was on the third hit if that makes a difference. I'm pretty sure it wasn't a stroke of luck either.
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    Post by DamageCK Mon Oct 01, 2012 5:56 pm

    I've personally tested it, and Martyr's tested it in his parry instruction vid, and neither of us could make it happen.
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    Post by Ghadis_God Mon Oct 01, 2012 6:07 pm

    Did you try to parry the third hit? Maybe I just had a fantastic connection or something that day, or maybe it was just a stroke of brilliant luck, or perhaps I'm just not remembering it correctly and my shield was down when I took the second hit and parried.
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    Post by reim0027 Mon Oct 01, 2012 7:42 pm

    Lag is always going to be a factor here. But, I wonder if the third R1 is slightly slower. I know it is for the 2H Clay. It is easier to block the first 2 and parry the third R1.

    Also, press forward at the same time as you parry. It helps slightly.
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    Post by Ghadis_God Mon Oct 01, 2012 7:53 pm

    With a straight sword, I can do around 8 consecutive 1h attacks in a row, and they definitely slow down a bit near the end if you combo them, so it might be the same effect.
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    Post by lordgodofhell Mon Oct 01, 2012 10:26 pm


    Callipygias, I will do parry practice with you on ps3 if you want. My psn is Lordgodofhell, I used to have the practice sessions all the time. I don't as much now as I have become comfortable with parries and so have my partners.

    The Washing Pole is slightly slower than the Iato,Uchi, and C Blade as it should be since it is longer and heavier. You CAN parry it by blocking the first hit but I would recommend using a fast parry shield as opposed to a normal speed parry one. This is ONLY concerning the washing pole.

    For all other kats you will either need to take a hit (risky) and pray they swing again as you parry nano seconds after the first hit depending on your parry speed.

    What I usually do for kat users is go defensive at the start until I get their pattern down. Than instead of a "blind" parry I go for a predicted parry. The difference being I expect it to connect and am not just blindly spamming the parry button.

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