Temple Termagant
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Joined: Wednesday, 7th September 2016, 20:52
Riposte on block for short blades
Upon reflection, this really does not seem like a bad idea at all.
Short blades are currently used for some very niche cases. Vamp, Speed, Pain, and Stabbing come to mind.
Most of the commentary I've seen on short blades is that their damage doesn't scale enough to keep them competitive; most stabbers are encouraged to transition into a backup plan.
The consensus from players I've chatted with is that the scaling on short blades doesn't keep up unless you're using a Quick Blade (which are still kinda niche).
Allowing ripostes on block for short blades would allow stabby types the option of increasing their damage output in later game while also increasing their survivability.
Short blades don't come in 2-hand form, so short blade players really don't have a lot of incentive to forgoe a shield. Since riposte triggers off dodge, which occurs after checking for blocking, shield users don't get to use riposte to full effect. This is less of an issue with long blades, because going 2-hand and killing things quickly is an option.
[Edit] Enable Riposte on blocking, disable Riposte triggering racial secondary attacks like horns, fangs, etc. Net benefit without getting out of hand. [Edit]
Also, thematically, it makes so much more sense for people to riposte with a rapier than with a triple sword!
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