SWORD BUG

This was the case from the very beginning and they haven't added any adjustments yet until the 6th of march from what I could understand...

@dottyrossie It's been like this for as long as I can remember. It works now like it worked before the first sword changes. It's just like the slow that used to exist for attack: It only applied if you didn't use the bug that removed it. Which is why in my post I said that adding the slow back(what they implied they were gonna do) was pointless since there has been a bug that's existed since launch that removed the slow. Unless they fixed these bugs the "nerf" would be pointless. Making any changes to the sword in it's broken state nonsensical. Fix the game then figure out the balance.

@crafek oh I didn't know that they knew haha

@dottyrossie

Your pirate does a three swing combo move. When your character doesn't hit anything, it will stop the combo and restart from the first swing. The same effect happens after you complete all 3 swings, as you can actually see in your video (at the end). In the past you would actually get a slow down on your character if you missed, a punishment for missing - which they removed completely.

The fact that you can continue your combo by hitting other things than a skeleton / player has always been in the game and I would be highly surprised if Rare is not aware of this.

@betsill oh wow i didnt realise! yeah the sword fix was pointless since you can just sword at the floor of a ship and not be punished :L can't really punish if sword fighting in any of the ships...

@dottyrossie I've submitted reports, but they still haven't fixed these bugs. I submitted a new one today, but I doubt anything will come of it. unless someone big like captain falcore, zylbrad or summit was to call these things out it's unlikely they will be fixed anytime soon. Summit indirectly got insta swap weapons fixed after myself and others have been calling it out since launch(some people even before). Maybe, with arena coming soon these problems wont be ignored for much longer, but who knows?

@cotu42 oh wow didn't know that they had removed it in the past :O Yeah Rare probably already know :L

@dottyrossie not the 3 swing combo restart, they in the combat overhaul removed the actual slow down. Your character including run speed would slow down while swinging your sword around.

Resulting in that the person doing a dodge move, would actually gain a speed difference with you. Allowing them to gain the upper-hand or recover, eat a banana, twirl around you and slice you from the side or draw a gun and shoot.

Rare knows about the 3 swing combo... it has been discussed heavily when the game started, it is something people teach others and I think there even sword guide videos that were promoted on the forum that showed it. Not to mention people that report it through the ticketing system. Don't think that Rare is that unaware of their actual game.

@cotu42 to be honest, I think there should be any slow down.. I think there should be a flinch mechanic, where you slightly react to getting hit... I feel like a swipe will halt your movement... just feels clunky

wow didn't even know about those sword guides

sounds like it's not going to get fixed :L

@dottyrossie *shouldn't

halting your movement when you get swiped feels clunky (I can't write)

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@betsill oh thanks haha