Defensive moves

[NeoKnight]

Just wondering if it was possible to add a skill for different defensive moves, like being able to push/ pull an enemy off balance (with certain limitations of course) or being able to bash someone with your shield stunning them for a second. Oh and hey all! am new

edit: to add on to this idea a bit, how about the more consecutive blocks you do the better your skill at defending will be (meaning you have to block attacks one after the other without getting hit inorder to build up the skill). Like the way your character improves with certain weapons. So at one point you will learn a skill that will enable you to pull/push an attacker off balance. (with double handed or single handed weapons without a shield) Maybe if you push them you could have a chance of knocking them to the ground (depending on how much of a difference in defesnive skill you have compared to your opponet) and can do a quick downward stab. With shields you could learn shield bashing (which would damage the shield a bit )

 

[DaLagga]

Welcome knight! Hope you're enjoying the game as we all are. Being able to push an enemy and sheild bash have already been suggested. Not sure if they're going to be implemented though. I'd give you the link...but i'm not sure how to do that exactly. Just look down a bit.

 

[NeoKnight]

ahh ok I figured I wasn't the only one thinking of that and thanks for the welcome so far I like this game I think its great.

 

[Ragnarok]

why is there no delete button on this post?

 

[Ragnarok]

I agree, I just joined yesterday but I love the game!!!
Shield bashing would be really cool!!

 

[Endoperez]

Currently, if you have shield and sword, you will always block with the shield. Sometimes (in arena battles, at least) I would like to block with my weapon and save my shield for those damn archers. And sometimes it would be useful to bash with my shield, to get enemy off-balance and some time for you to get another attack started. Or just to disrupt enemy archer! I find it bloody annoying that when I get next to an archer, he jump back-left-right-back and I miss him and he gets to fire another arrow at me, and if I just block my shield will break and I still can't get a strike through. That is probably just my lack of skill, as enemy swordsmen just slaughter me whenever they catch me with a bow.

Any way, the idea is this:
When a button (left Ctrl, or something else quite close to wsad keys) is pressed, you attack with your left hand and block with your right. This would also mean that it is possible to change two different weapons in certain mod (saber and pistol in 1750's, can't remember the announcer). And if, instead of choosing weapon and shield you had two hands and could only have one weapon at a time, you could have your bow on your right hand and fire right when mounted.

This is just an idea, it doesn't add very much and would need some work, but hey, this is a suggestion forum! And a great game like this got my imagination running.

 

[Kothmac]

I would kinda like to see the ability to punch, kick, disarm, tackle, etc.

Wouldn't that rock to just take on a few river pirates with nothing but a dagger and your bare hands?

 

[Worbah]

I would kinda like to see the ability to punch, kick, disarm, tackle, etc.

Wouldn't that rock to just take on a few river pirates with nothing but a dagger and your bare hands?

I agree that the daggers are way too useless now. IRL, if you attack someone with a knife/dagger you don't give him the opportunity to strike back, you keep attacking him with fists, elbows, knees, feet, and shoulders. You basically fight with your entire body.

 

[Kothmac]

I would kinda like to see the ability to punch, kick, disarm, tackle, etc.

Wouldn't that rock to just take on a few river pirates with nothing but a dagger and your bare hands?

I agree that the daggers are way too useless now. IRL, if you attack someone with a knife/dagger you don't give him the opportunity to strike back, you keep attacking him with fists, elbows, knees, feet, and shoulders. You basically fight with your entire body.

Also, I'd like to see a hand to hand combat ability.
Disarming, tackles, punch, kick, stunning, dismounting, etc.

Hitting people without getting stabbed would be difficult, but one would feel very good going solo against a band of dark knights armed with only a dagger, a few shields, and their body.

Think of it like wrestling, toned down a ton.

 

[Sir Gillits]

to add on to this idea a bit, how about the more consecutive blocks you do the better your skill at defending will be (meaning you have to block attacks one after the other without getting hit inorder to build up the skill). Like the way your character improves with certain weapons.

Hmm, not sure this would work since when going one-on-one with an opponent it is possible to hold them off indefinitely by blocking with a sword/axe/hammer (if you know what you're doing ) I would like to see a shield charge implemented though.

 

[Thucydides]

I'd kill to see that kind of thing implemented.

 

[Sir Gillits]

I'd kill to see that kind of thing implemented.

Who?

 

[Thucydides]

I'd kill to see that kind of thing implemented.

Who?

I'd solo a Legion of Doom wiiiiith...A HERRING!