halfsword-chat-⚔

[neat shore]

i play the final gauntlet

[shell bronze]

turn off blood

[granite basin]

yo did they change the last stand dmode

[shell bronze]

can mace users please stop being fodder in any tier i stg

man at arms is also really annoying to fight damn

[solar lake]

England

my stamina management isn't bad, and it's really easy to die accidentally 😭

[shell bronze]

that left side parry is always so good

[quick drum]

chat does this mean we’re finally getting multiplayer

[shell bronze]

got bored and decided to return to my roots (polearm cheese)

(i unironically suck at them)

[tiny path]

does fps affect the gameplay (physics, damage, etc)

[shell bronze]

to some degree yes

[tiny path]

this game fucking pisses me off so much sometimes

(i'm just bad at the game)

[fierce acorn]

same

[solar lake]

the pavise fucking sucks

i hate the pavise

it's useless

[fierce acorn]

skill issuee

[shell bronze]

it's not that bad

[shell bronze]

good shield

[solar lake]

it is outclassed by every other shield

the buckler has more uses

the heater shield has more uses

it's just a big fucking plank you're carrying with you that blocks any movements

[tiny path]

not the brightest fighter

[fierce acorn]

sure bud

[shell bronze]

let me see if this is true

[solar lake]

at least imo

I'm kinda malding rn

but it's fine

[tiny path]

got himself some new pair of nipples

[solar lake]

i just prefer any other shield

it's too cumbersome fa me

[shell bronze]

oops i let instinct take over before i could use the shield

[latent moon]

bonk

[shell bronze]

unless you mean the actual full tower pavise

[solar lake]

yeah, i meant the full one lol

the smaller one's nice, it's really good at knocking folks out

[solar lake]

that was clean

after 200+ hours on the demo + the playtest, i still haven't gotten that level of control

skill issue ig

[shell bronze]

you gotta practice with it

[tiny path]

why does the armor look like aluminium foil on dx11 high

[shell bronze]

it's mostly learning how to wind up and swing accurately

let me use a random full tower build

[tiny path]

is that a shader?

[shell bronze]

no

dx12

@solar lake

[vital socket]

🔥

[shell bronze]

@solar lake here's a more comprehensive showcase of the pavise

[tiny path]

why'd they make kicks so goddamn powerful now lol

[shell bronze]

shields are only ass in the hands of ai

[vital socket]

I had both of my arms\ cut off at the start of the abyss and I got out just by kicking

[tiny path]

creeper build

and what kind of fucking monster did you run into that somehow managed to cut both of your arms off at the very start of abyss lmao

[idle cosmos]

this game is actually addicting, i stumbled upon it from a tiktok clip

i was wondering what’s gonna be in the full game

[vital socket]

The monster was my own skill 😭

[tiny path]

how

you CAN'T be that bad

the worst i've ever done to myself in the game was cutting my leg off

by accident

[vital socket]

He wrapped his sickle around both of my arms and I fell over and my arms decided to not come with me

[tiny path]

oh okay

[shell bronze]

pavise is fun

shield gameplay is so braindead

[solar lake]

ok nvm it's a skill issue on my part lmao

I usually throw away any big shields in the higher tiers cos there's enough armor for me anyway

[shell bronze]

it's ok bro it comes with time

[tiny path]

i might have just broken some dudes leg by kicking him once

[shell bronze]

back to the usual programming

of me trying to have a proper longsword duel with these half swording assclowns

[solar lake]

❤️

what are your sensitivity + lock on settings?

[solar lake]

bare-knuckle (or toe in this case) strikes got buffed hard in the april fools update

very fun now

[shell bronze]

maxed out lock on

relatively low sens for precision but with enough sens left to swing hard and firm

one of the rare instances where i actually survive getting grabbed in these longsword duels

bitch ass grapplers

[tiny path]

rare instance of me getting a smooth kill (like 1 in 900)

just cause my sword slipped into his neck lmao

[shell bronze]

man at arms people will do anything but cover their neck or face

[solar lake]

maxed out? Damn

[shell bronze]

yeah

[solar lake]

doesn't that make you lock onto the enemy's groin

[shell bronze]

no

[tiny path]

i had this one dude that legit grappled me for 2 minutes straight and would NOT let go

[shell bronze]

let me just return to grass roots before i rage at these guys grappling and insta killing me

[solar lake]

I'll try it out ig

my mousepad's fucking small, so i gotta make some crazy movements to hit the guy lmao

[pastel burrow]

what if instead of half sword it was called

[shell bronze]

holy shit it feels so good to not have to fight armored guys again

been fighting veteran and man at arms for the last 3 hours with my commoner build(s)

[pastel burrow]

is the ultimate challenge even possible it keeps crashing

[shell bronze]

turn blood off

[fierce acorn]

real

[shell bronze]

gotta strike that balance

[tiny path]

wtf even happened

[solar lake]

yes

out of 30+ attempts, i beat it thrice

it's miserable, but possible

just run on low graphics lmao, that's what i do, + the blood

[shell bronze]

feels GOOD fighting no armor again holy shit

commoner willies have a lot more honor

[tiny path]

i guess armored fellas are more afraid to die

[tiny path]

man ion even got a mousepad, i be swinging my mouse on wood lol

[solar lake]

lmao rip

[tiny path]

does this sword have engravings or i'm tweakin

[restive barn]

ur tweakin

[tiny path]

is it just dirt

[restive barn]

yes

[idle crane]

Some of the armour has engravings tho

and i think the pitchfork has an engraving on the handle iirc

[whole quiver]

can i rotate weapon in any way?

[tiny path]

nope

man i wish you could kinda like move your wrists in game to make more precise hits, but if we could i'm not really sure of how it'd work lol

[whole quiver]

or shortsword when weapon in left hand

some polearms would be so op

[tiny path]

maybe like, click and hold to move the sword and then mouse wheel up or down to move your wrists up and down

[whole quiver]

yeah

aiming is just aiming to broad area

if camera wont move

[random cobalt]

since when was halfsword windowed

[shell bronze]

settings can always be changed

do you guys like my commoner longsword gameplay

[cunning aspen]

Decap...armation?

[cunning aspen]

Looks what's violence in videogames did to you!

[digital epoch]

How you get your game looks so "shadowy"

or your gamma higher or lower

[shell bronze]

dx12 high settings

[digital epoch]

aa

nice thanks

[tiny path]

man istg you touched something with shaders cause that is NOT what dx12 on high looks for me

your colours look slightly more vibrant

[shell bronze]

i also have hdr

that's why

[tiny path]

oh right

guess my monitor is just old as fuck

[trim ivy]

Is there a way to get the normal physics back for to do the Hip throw it got nerfed in : v0.4 physics changes

[tiny path]

huh

[trim ivy]

like the hip throw got nerfed or smth

i can't do it

at least some random guy on yt said it

[weary fossil]

why does the game lowkey tellyou that you died when the character screams for like 30 more seconds

[trim ivy]

GilGamesHello
is it.

[tiny path]

new healt system lwk mad fucky

[humble bloom]

your injuries were both fatal and immediately completely debilitating, so you get a game over screen. that's how it works.

[trim ivy]

?

I kicked willy so hard in thr groin or the pp thingy the game crashed

look at #game-footage-🎮🎥 for proof

[fickle coral]

can someone help me with the mod pls

with the OVRDTH SELECTOR

[latent moon]

dont mess with willie ngl

[shell bronze]

bro when he tries to grab me for no reason

[fickle coral]

can someone help me with the mod pls

[muted dew]

Windows 10 dont have to software for the file type by default (dll I think). It worked after I swapped to 11 but you can also get programs for it on 10

[fickle coral]

what programms are for 10

[muted dew]

idk

look it up yourself

[fickle coral]

k thanks

[misty geyser]

Why is the baron's stick so heavy

Golly

[warm void]

Because gold.

https://tenor.com/view/boots-bootstwt-gif-23225196

[misty geyser]

Ok but its legit useless

[warm void]

Sounds like skill issue

[misty geyser]

Maybe

[warm void]

Were you speaking literally?

[tender quest]

Baron is bigger than the default willie

[warm void]

I mean, gold is softer and unneededly heavier than iron.

[warm void]

Every boss is bigger than the default Willie.

[misty geyser]

I know that

But its unproportionate

[restive barn]

because its not gold

its gilded

[tender quest]

We're not talking about other boss weapons though

[restive barn]

i think

[idle crane]

It would be gold coated not full gold. If it was full gold i dont think it would work at all

[warm void]

True.

[warm void]

"it's fun though."

[shell bronze]

baron weapon sucks balls

[warm void]

The baron sword is so much stronger lmao.

[shell bronze]

i have a build of him with everything the same except he has a more standard sized longsword and a regular poleaxe

and holy shit that added strength with the normal sized weapons FUCKS

you swing that longsword like it's a knife and the poleaxe like it's a twig

[warm void]

True lmao.

The sword cuts people up.

[shell bronze]

if they gave the baron boss regular sized weapons bro

people would be screeching a LOT harder

[muted dew]

Am I the only one who thinks precise aiming of stabs is nigh impossible in this game

[shell bronze]

it's not too bad

you get a general feel for it its just very easy to mess up

[muted dew]

Try consistenly stabbing someone in the throat

[shell bronze]

similar to proper vertical cuts

[shell bronze]

sure

[muted dew]

Ok now kill a t8 knight with a knife

[shell bronze]

usually i don't use alt mode

[shell bronze]

moving the goalpost i see

then i respectfully concede

[muted dew]

more increasing the challenge

[shell bronze]

furthest i would go with a dagger is veteran

and that's if i have armor of my own

game gets exponentially harder the less reach you have/more accuracy you need

[muted dew]

That part was assumed

I just wish I could swing the knife with point forward

[shell bronze]

i think they need to have the ability to have less free control over the daggers and knives

like having it enter reverse grip and aimed at neck/below arms

[muted dew]

I would be happy with just letting me stab in an arcing motion

[shell bronze]

the issue with the daggers is that they follow an identical strike pattern and usage style as 1h weapons and that's detrimental to their nature

[wind charm]

throwqed a wepon

[shell bronze]

like imagine how brutally efficient you could be in armored combat if you could just grab the guy and have your willie just reverse grip the dagger into his throat

[muted dew]

m00 von Disrespectus

[shell bronze]

or the gap in his helmet

[muted dew]

or just being able to use the knife period

[shell bronze]

always a joy to fight man at arms when they don't half sword and grapple you

[muted dew]

https://tenor.com/view/jojo-jjba-jojos-bizarre-adventure-battle-tendency-joseph-joestar-gif-27200981

[wind charm]

i did the sowrd

[shell bronze]

true!!

[muted dew]

I SAID

So say it

[jolly gorge]

Do clothes give extra protection

[restive barn]

yes

[fierce acorn]

cant confirm

[fierce acorn]

yeah

why wouldent they???

[jolly gorge]

IDK maybe it's made from the peasant/commoner's own skin

[cinder osprey]

if you use the baron sword in the half sword its impossible to die

[jolly gorge]

and they don't actually have skin beneath

[cinder osprey]

bro is skining the peasants to make shirts

[fierce acorn]

would still have protection

[whole quiver]

baron v baron would be so cool

[warm void]

I collect skin and feed them to a skin walker.

Easy bucks, they can't tell the difference between Willie 04212 and Willie 02612

[frosty lodge]

i found a pretty cool glitch that lets you play as any class against the homeless, but its free mode only

[clear gulch]

i accidently killed a guy in half sword and cut his head of by accident (he walked in my blade)

[muted dew]

nnever use the shitty sallet

[robust crag]

Willie researched how to fly

willie invented the new flying glitches#

[sleek gull]

Two Months till the beginning of Q4…the anticipation…i can’t contain it.

[robust crag]

guys the drawbacks of flying is broken limbs 100% of the time

[jolly gorge]

There was one time my leg got stuck in a big chest lid and I started gliding like a Harry Potter character

I hope theres still funny bugs in the final version

[solar lake]

chat what are your favorite ways of finishing someone off

for me, it's either throwing them face-first into the fences or putting them in a headlock with a sword and sawing through the neck

[jolly gorge]

When theyre falling down after a good hit and I kick them in the face

Just feels smooth and brutal at the same time

That or slicing their head smoove off

[latent moon]

so i just grabbed the third bosses greatsword, threw it at him cause i finally fked him up, it spinned and if i didnt press g fast enough id be dead

rofl

[jolly gorge]

Yeah Ive almost offed myself by throwing my sword lmfao

I always unconsciously throw my weapon away after a fight its a habit

[sleek gull]

I like to boot them in the face when they are on their knees

[tall dagger]

fr. lining them up on the fence and hitting them with the spin kick is way too satisfying

[robust crag]

Anyone up for giving me a challenge in the abyss

[tall dagger]

submissions only. no kills

[robust crag]

can i knock them out?

[tall dagger]

Yes but if they die you have to delete the game.

[robust crag]

can i reinstall after 😄

[tall dagger]

No. You have to wait until EA

[robust crag]

ill record it and ill ping you when ive finished.Even if i lose ill record me deleting the game

[tall dagger]

You dying does not permit the deletion of halfsword. Only if you take another life. Consider it a form of sepukku for committing murder.

[plucky thorn]

Why does Half Sword keep on crashing on my pc?

[tall dagger]

When does it crash?

[plucky thorn]

When I hit someone in Demo play or when I spawn in the shadows

[tall dagger]

Try turning your graphics down.

[tropic tinsel]

is there still no fix to crash?

[tall dagger]

Nah. Not until early access release

[tropic tinsel]

pien

[plucky thorn]

I am going to try it, If it keeps crashing, I'll let you know!

[robust crag]

bro i punched someone 10 times in the face didnt go down but my arm

[tall dagger]

lol

[robust crag]

i died xd

going again

[deep drift]

Guys can someone help me fix this fuckass bugg that crashes my game every 5 minutes

[unborn ember]

Does anyone know how to reset the gauntlet from ultimate challenge without losing the baron? My ultimate challenge is basically unplayable due to a fatal error and I can't play anything but free mode?

I've won the challenge before so that's why I have the baron unlocked

[glad ore]

I remember somebody sent this clip in, and it kills me every time.

[little verge]

How was your Weekend Half-Cord?

[shell bronze]

good weekend

went on a nice car video and photoshoot as the driver for the camera car

[plucky thorn]

Now, it crashes while I hit someone in abyss.

[shell bronze]

now i'm just playing half sword

[plucky thorn]

Why does it happen?

[shell bronze]

practicing polearm

[tall dagger]

turn down blood

and gore

[unborn grail]

anyone got an idea about the games release date ?

[tall dagger]

EA releases some time within the enxt 4 months

[gusty flame]

Q4

[unborn grail]

huh

[gusty flame]

Will release anytime inbetween october to december

[unborn grail]

alright thanks mate

[little verge]

That sounds like it was fun!

[little verge]

We will be releasing Early Access near the end of this year between October-December.

[unborn grail]

okey sounds good. Btw i know you aint allowed to tell me yet but what price range should i expect ?

[dusk adder]

Time to bet on the day of hs early access release

7th of november

2025

[worn heron]

god I love the physics in this game, it's so satisfying
https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/kML7Y5k1uo08OSsWB/spok?invite=cr-MSw1OXMsMjAxMzQ4MTMyLA

[shell bronze]

GRAAAAAAAAAH I SUCK AT THIS GAME

TAKING DAMAGE AFTER CLUTCHING UP LIKE THAT HAS BROUGHT SHAME UPON MY BLOODLINE

[stiff belfry]

worst pain ever is disarming someone and then their weapon gets jammed into your foot causing you to bleed out and die

[shell bronze]

@naive holly @mint wadi @fierce acorn this is genuinely so cooked bruh it could've been one of my favorite clips but ts happened

[cunning aspen]

Willie trying to fight me without one arm

[glad ore]

I hate how NPCS can sometimes ignore lost limbs, but I feel like I can get poked slightly too high in the chest and it’s an instant death screen.

Like I lobbed off this guys leg and foot and he still tried to fight me

I lose a finger or two and my guy just FOLDS

[tawdry solar]

Damn are you using default settings? Usually a dismember is enough to end a match for me

[glad ore]

I’m on grotesque

[white pendant]

Any tips on the Gauntlet? I find the NPC's spawn too fast for me to grab stuff or recover. The amount of times I go "oh thank god some armour" only to be run through by a spear as soon as I get it 😄

[shell bronze]

you gotta herd them

like cod zombies

single them out to fight one at a time after picking up gear

[velvet sandal]

Set your DX to DX_11 and lower your graphics if possible

[deep drift]

But I love the realistic graphics on dx 12

[velvet sandal]

Also set your screen type to fullscreen or windowed, borderless scaled your native resolution, but doesn't allow for lowering it

[velvet sandal]

What's the difference tho?

[tired stream]

beggar tier carnage goes crazy

[velvet sandal]

I see no difference

[deep drift]

On dx 12 the shadows are much better, and the graphics too

But mainly the shadows

[velvet sandal]

Denoising, right?

[velvet sandal]

DAMNNN

[deep drift]

Tbh I don't know what that means

[velvet sandal]

The ambient occlusion on high dettings on DX11 has this grainy effect

Chaos game effect, some might call it

[deep drift]

Yea both dxs has good graphics. But I just love the dx 12 one

[velvet sandal]

I'M WRONG

[pine cosmos]

How do I stow weapons on my hip?

[velvet sandal]

Meh, I just lossless scaling on high graphics with dx11 in 720p

or Epic graphics on 640x480

[velvet sandal]

Hold Q or E, depending on which hand the weapon is in

[pine cosmos]

Ah Ty

[deep drift]

Rn I have high graphics on dx12

[velvet sandal]

Right = Hold E
Left = Hold Q

[deep drift]

With more then a 100 fps

[velvet sandal]

Np

[velvet sandal]

WHAT

What are you specs?

[deep drift]

A 9800x3d. 4070 super. And 64gb ddr5

A can also run epic. But then I get like 70fps

[velvet sandal]

I only need 75FPS for my 75Hz ultrawide

[velvet sandal]

I got a 10th gen Intel, 1650, and 16GB DDR4 or DDR5 I don't remember

[deep drift]

And me with my 180hz 1440p monitor

[velvet sandal]

Laptop by the way

[velvet sandal]

Gah dayum

I'm a budget gamer

[rapid bronze]

he looks like peter griffin when he fell down the stairs

[deep drift]

I'm not

[velvet sandal]

LMFAO

[velvet sandal]

I can see

Everything that was priced in US Dollars is also expensive in where I live

7 US Dollars? 28,85 PLN(Polish Zloty)

[deep drift]

I got 100 fps with 4 full armored npcs

[velvet sandal]

Damn

[velvet sandal]

I dip below 25-30 with Lossless Scaling on LS1 on 720P

Below 55-60 with LSFG

[deep drift]

Damm that ain't good

[velvet sandal]

I play at 30FPS and use LSFG

[deep drift]

Damm

[velvet sandal]

I use LSFG 2.3 for more performance and LSFG 3.1 for a balance of both

[velvet sandal]

LSFG gives me 60FPS

So it ain't as bad thankfully

[deep drift]

Yea that's pretty good

[velvet sandal]

Wanna know the worst part with my 75hz ultrawide?

[deep drift]

What

[velvet sandal]

It's HDMI

[deep drift]

Oh no

[velvet sandal]

So it's like 74.97

hz

[deep drift]

I have 180hz

[velvet sandal]

Meh, way better than like 59.98 hz that it has

[velvet sandal]

DisplayPort moment

[shell bronze]

this is pretty much what happens when one tries to parry commoner boss like they do everyone else

[deep drift]

Fr

[shell bronze]

literally guard break after guard break

like jesus

[velvet sandal]

Atleast you actually parry him most of the time, I instantly get sliced up

[shell bronze]

i parry people for a living

[velvet sandal]

I just do Peasant with Pitchfork and call it a day

[shell bronze]

i've come to realize that the only reliable way to beat this loser is to pitchfork him or dodge him

or both

[velvet sandal]

Yeah

[velvet sandal]

Hardest boss fkr me so far

[shell bronze]

parrying is a sport for me

[shell bronze]

bait him into attacking then stab him

[velvet sandal]

I loved parrying too in Commoner tier but stopped for the gauntlet

Might try it again

[shell bronze]

for gauntlet i don't parry

i just cheese

i practice with commoner boss for a bit then just kill him the easy way and move on

[velvet sandal]

Right, the protective stuff

[velvet sandal]

lmao

[velvet sandal]

I don't parry for gauntlet either

I parry in free mode

[restive barn]

i see chat has migrated

[shell bronze]

i love parrying it brings me so much joy and whimsy

[velvet sandal]

How did you manage to fight a higher rank as commoner?

Is it a loadout mod?

[shell bronze]

yes

[velvet sandal]

damn

I might give it a try one day

Maybe tomorrow

[shell bronze]

it's not challenging enough if i fight in the same tier

[velvet sandal]

SO AGREED

[restive barn]

im making a dacian falx

[vital dagger]

When you shit, you shit out shit. Life hacks with Mobrack #1, stay tuned for tomorrow

[rapid bronze]

bro tysm

[vital dagger]

❤️

[rapid bronze]

im tuned for tomorrow

[shell bronze]

LITERALLY

WITH ARMOR I CAN TANK HITS AND JUST GO CRAZY

WITHOUT ARMOR THEY DIE IN ONE TWO HITS

[velvet sandal]

I SWEARRRR

[velvet sandal]

But with the long poleaxe/long warhammer the armor guys drop quickly for me too

A few pops in the head and they fall down like they drank too much beer

[shell bronze]

unarmored combat is fun

[shell bronze]

literally bro

just headshot to death

[velvet sandal]

I swear

[velvet sandal]

I might fight the Baron for that sweet victory

[shell bronze]

it's so free

[velvet sandal]

So true

[velvet sandal]

Really?

[latent moon]

Ive been fighting this one willie for like 5 minutes
and then he goes out like this

[shell bronze]

oh i just mean it's easy

[velvet sandal]

Brahhhhhh

[velvet sandal]

lmao

I like putting the weapons out of reach so when I disarm a Willie he tries to grab it but instead gets a concussion and falls out of the arena

[latent moon]

bro is seeing the light

[shell bronze]

those left crouch parries remain the most reliable and fun so far

they make it so obvious where and how they're gonna swing

[stiff belfry]

Goodmorrow Halfswordia

[shell bronze]

hello

[stiff belfry]

Greetings twin

If only the game didnt cuck me out of my throat slice here

[neat crow]

@shell bronze have you ever killed someone on the draw?

[shell bronze]

all the time when i try to do it

[neat crow]

You got a clip of it?

[stiff belfry]

The draw is easy to get kills with given your sword doesnt get stuck

Its a long diagonal cut

[neat crow]

I did it once unintentionally and it was a very cool feeling lol

[stiff belfry]

Lol feel like Zoro

[shell bronze]

here

if you want the anime style one shot kills it's super old footage and i was using the saber mod

let me Iook for those clips

[neat crow]

Yeah I was thinking of one single unsheating motion

[shell bronze]

@neat crow

excuse the armor i didn't know how to transfer weapons at the time

[neat crow]

Hell yeah

[naive holly]

Old clips bc i haven't played but like posting 💀💀

[vale totem]

I got a challenge for you guys

Beat up an opposing Willie with just the pommel of a two handed sword
Without half-swording

[restive barn]

dacian falx final

[sand leaf]

Where are the updates

[restive barn]

gn chat

[naive holly]

Next update is early access release Q4 of this year

So sometime between October and December

[naive holly]

Gn chrome

[autumn shale]

Holy moly does anyone else get endless fatal errors doing the ultimate challenge?

[sand leaf]

Ok

[naive holly]

#updates turn off blood its what's causing them

[autumn shale]

Ahhh gotcha

[stiff belfry]

even when fighting against a polearm, you still need to worry about a roundhouse to the head

[steel coyote]

how do i restart the gauntlet i wanna be against naked dudes

[shell bronze]

good kicks are always so fun and goofy

[steel coyote]

How do i restart the gauntlet so i can climb the ranks again

[stiff belfry]

Check pins

[steel coyote]

i got it now

[autumn shale]

This may just be an immense skill issue, but does anyone else feel like the biggest enemy in group fights is the damn lock on? Without it I can't hit the broad side of a barn, with it I'm trying to fight the guy thirty feet away while three guys make sashimi out of me

[heavy aspen]

Who decided to add the abyss to the game

We do not need a god damn gulag in the medieval fighting game

[sleek gull]

You sure we don’t? It is a very popular feature.

[heavy aspen]

im pretty sure

I saw like 20 videos on the game before I got the demo and I didnt see a mention of the abyss

and it makes it damn near impossible to do anything

[sleek gull]

Not sure about size dictating who gets locked on. But I find getting the center of the screen focused on the target I want, and releasing the left click, and repressing left click will do a good job of changing my target quickly

[sleek gull]

Odd, I see abyss vids and streams all the time.

That said, I do not like it either. I stay far from the abyss as Im not into it.

But I recognize that the Abyss is really popular with streamers. People like CaseOh are major contributors to the popularity of this game, and he was all about streaming the Abyss.

[heavy aspen]

I also try to stay far away from it but it forces me into it when there isnt anything I can do

[sleek gull]

I basically just give up and start over. Im either ‘No Deathing’ the Gauntlet, or not at all lol

[sweet hamlet]

I think of Abyss as "the loser's bracket" because you have an alternate path to get back to your old rank... or you have to go back to your previous rank in Gauntlet when you die anyway

[velvet sandal]

The Gulag

I love the Abyss

[sweet hamlet]

I don't care about some call of duty term

[velvet sandal]

I thought it'd be funny to mention

[sweet hamlet]

I don't think it makes sense in context either, because unless they changed it, isn't Gulag just 1 dude you fight? it's not a series of opponents

[stable scaffold]

is it possible that i locked myself in the ultimate challenge with a willy that has genuenly the weakest abilities ive ever seen

[velvet sandal]

Sadly nope, you still have to fight a single player in the Gulag

[sweet hamlet]

so it's not even correct

[velvet sandal]

Meh

[stiff belfry]

"Gulag" "Some call of duty term"

https://tenor.com/view/pfft-trying-not-to-laugh-laughing-holding-laugh-covering-laugh-gif-10899551814881068905

[velvet sandal]

Set damage to NPCs to max and dmage to Player to min

It's basically an ultra easy mode

[stiff belfry]

Imo Baron isnt even all that

I played with him maybe 3-4 times and then he went to the forever box

He's too fat and his weapon is too heavy

[sweet hamlet]

I understand the context is of CoD, unless you mean they're referring to some labor camp?

Because I don't think they're referrring to labor camps.

[soft osprey]

Yes we do

Realism. Let’s bring in starving also

[sweet hamlet]

bring in real gulags. If you die in Gauntlet you have to do hard labor for 8 years before being sent to a bloodsport

[stable scaffold]

i just mean like
every time i play the willies seem more or less equal and power and then you get the outlier of someone who never gives up or gets knocked out too easy
i feel i locked myself in ultimate challenge with the one with litteraly zero tolerance for blunt damage and i cannot do anything i am getting so upsetti

[sweet hamlet]

there's something funky about the ultimate challenge tbh. Not just the added aggro of the enemies but like.. they really don't take the same sort of damage they would in Gauntlet

the weapons don't have as many tiers secretly as ranks do they?

[stable scaffold]

any time i get kicked in gauntlet its like

it wouldnt affect you

[sweet hamlet]

oh yeah, the blunt damage is crazy too. I get KO'd by spear shafts all the time in ultimate

[stable scaffold]

RIGHT???

sorry for interupting yalls convo tho im done now dw

[fallow monolith]

can you actually pommel strike without halfswording

[sleek gull]

Totally!

My favorite way with a longsword is to grab with my left hand by pressing Q. Then dropping the pommel on their head over and over.

[warped apex]

I hit another throwing knife trickshot

[fallow monolith]

you do have to grab perfectly tho, cuz when you miss the spot, the right arm hits him with the upper arm or elbow, and not the sword hilt

only playing man at arms btw, so the enemies are armored very well

[digital totem]

really? when I die in gauntlet, I get sent back to the start

[flint fox]

Holy. Shit. I died in commoner and got sent to the abyss

then, i went to fight the peasant boss and the fucker cut off both my hands right at the wrist. But, i could still move. So i ran up in a desperate mvoe and started kicking the dude in the nuts until he fucking died and i won

[sleek gull]

100% a bad grab can end poorly.

[sweet hamlet]

lowkey one of my favorite moments right now is getting a win after losing limbs

[warped apex]

I executed the commoner champ

[ember sail]

can u somehow access the original abyss

the one that was in the "demo"

the game was lowkey 10x better before the merge

[tough yew]

in what aspect is it better

[solemn holly]

there is no way to access the old demo/playtest

unless you already have the old version and just don't update the game

[ember sail]

everything man

also is it possible to prevent bodies from dissapearing after dying in abyss

[fallow monolith]

let that mf bite the curb, i hate this boss so much

[woeful sail]

in my opinion the damage levels and physics was more fun earlier before blood, though this is just from my own game feeling not necessarily truth, could be i just got worse at the game 🤷‍♂️

[ember sail]

i think also performance took a big drop

[latent karma]

does the barons polearm hook onto people or just weapons

[tough yew]

that's fair

[ember sail]

also you could actually properly use the long 2-handed weapons properly

[tough yew]

but saying everything is "worse" compared to what we have right now doesn't really help

But you can use them properly now

[ember sail]

well not everything, but i liked the old versions more

[velvet sandal]

They work realistically now

[ember sail]

no i mean like you can only swing them in one direction

unless u switch hands

[tough yew]

i know whatcha mean yeah it was like that for a while at least

I think the change was for the better imo

[velvet sandal]

Doesn't real life work like that? You can also swing them above your head

[tough yew]

allowed for more consistent gameplay

[woeful sail]

I would like if you could change keybinds! my mouse buttons are useless rn, biggest thing for me because i used to have a mouse that let me assign them to different keys, but now i have a mouse that has mouse buttons only as their own inputs

[ember sail]

yeah as if this game is really realistic

plus its just annoying ma

[woeful sail]

so i used to be able to stab with only the mouse and also switch hands so it was really smooth but now not

[ember sail]

lemme swing swing

[sweet hamlet]

I can't disagree or agree because I haven't played previous versions but I think Halfsword feels pretty good rn

[velvet sandal]

The game sure is janky, but it's fully physics-based

[tough yew]

pretty sure that's planned for EA

quality of life features are sure needed

[sleek mica]

It's supposed to be

[sweet hamlet]

I just want a proper date to look forward to

[sleek mica]

Read the Steam store page description

[ember sail]

still i think you should be able to swing em both directions

[woeful sail]

that puts my soul at rest. I hate pressing X and holding Alt.

[tough yew]

well the character didn't swing at all properly and it was basically trying your hardest to guide a caveman into doing so

[ember sail]

I wish halfsword had like a thousand people like activision or sum

so they could get stuff done quick

[sweet hamlet]

gee whiz I wonder what it says, oh, that's a release window that's not a concrete date.

[ember sail]

maybe i want to be a caveman

[tough yew]

Q4

[tough yew]

not in half sword

[sweet hamlet]

that's still not a real date, we feelin like Hollow Knight with that quarter prediction

I wanna mark my calendar

[woeful sail]

i think for me the fact that they keep adjusting the physics & damage (which is fair enough, thats what playtesting is for) just is slightly irritating as a player because you get used to one version but those changes impact gameplay quite significantly

[sleek mica]

It's definitively between October-December

[tough yew]

its either October, November, and December. No one really knows

[raven solar]

gonna be december 31

[amber shoal]

Any good mods at the moment?

[velvet sandal]

real

[velvet sandal]

Mainly the weapon mods imo(subjective)

[ember sail]

also i wish u didnt just immediately die when for example ur leg gets cut off or sum

like i wanna see man

[velvet sandal]

I've watched them being used on youtube and they look really fun

[amber shoal]

I’ve been enjoying that brutal weapons pack I think it’s called

[sleek mica]

I'm going to guesstimate mid November

[digital totem]

what are you supposed to do with a leg missing? throw rocks at your opponent?

[amber shoal]

I prefer the non joke weapons

[amber shoal]

Duh

[sudden gull]

Try not to die from blodd loss

[amber shoal]

I like going in with the enhancer and making Willie immortal

[sudden gull]

Then we will pick this argument again

[hallow sundial]

Is the co-op build going to be in the demo?

[ember sail]

yeah but its like you die immediately

and then theres the big ahh "you died" screen

like i get it im dead but lemme see it unfold

[sudden gull]

Oh u mean the instant death?

Yh you're right

[ember sail]

yesss

[sudden gull]

Even thought you can't do anything after anyways

[ember sail]

exactly

[sudden gull]

Also how do u even manage to cut a leg mid match

[ember sail]

sword

[sudden gull]

Especially in the early rounds

[sudden gull]

I can barely hit straight 💔

[ember sail]

i only play free mode

cuz im bad

[sleek mica]

To be fair, some of the fatalities would take hours to play out

It's kind of a concession

[ember sail]

well yeah but u can just hold g

[sudden gull]

Atp im playing freemode rn

[digital totem]

use a polearm or a sword and aim for their feet with brutal mode turned on

[sudden gull]

I can't figure out how to beat the 3rd boss

[ember sail]

what does atp mean

[hallow sundial]

Run and stub

[lapis marsh]

I’ve done it many times before

[ember sail]

whats brutal mode

[digital totem]

it needs to be at a specific angle

[digital totem]

all gore and blood is shown

[sudden gull]

At this point

[sudden gull]

Wish it was that easy

That does work on the first boss

[ember sail]

ahh but that gives me like 5 fps

[sudden gull]

Same situation here

[ember sail]

thats what im saying

[sudden gull]

At least i figured how to easily counter shields with sword

[digital totem]

it doesn't make my game run slower

must be cause I'm using a computer with bad CPU with a good graphics card

[ember sail]

like before the mig merge update, i could run the abyss with full blood and gore, and buttery smooth fps

but not anymolre

[heavy aspen]

Now that I think about it, the abyss is a good feature

[ember sail]

Does anyone know if "brave stand" is only in the gauntler mode

[sweet hamlet]

only took me 100 hours

[sudden gull]

For?

Oh u dismembered him

[tender quest]

took 100 hours to dismember someone?

[sudden gull]

Is there any reasoning behind those swings

I'm wondering if i'm uncultured

[sweet hamlet]

I was very thorough!

jokes aside finally beat ultimate challenge and now I can chill until EA

[sudden gull]

Wym by ultimate challenge

[lapis marsh]

No lol

[sweet hamlet]

if you don't know you're not there yet 😛

[tender quest]

reasoning? i do it because its how i play

[sudden gull]

I meant what playstyle are you practicing exactly

It wasn't meant to offend or criticize

[tender quest]

not offended

[sudden gull]

Since i lack skill myself

[stable rivet]

well, depending on the opponent, if you still have a dagger, you can flail them around in their stomach or so

you'd still die, but with a little more dignity at least

[sudden gull]

The british way

[stable rivet]

shout-out to the commoner dagger btw, it's actually pretty good

[stable rivet]

most friendly london disagreement

[tender quest]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1043854764095582260/1401659245291634849/HalfSwordUE5_2025-08-03_21-11-20_-_Trim.mp4?ex=6891bd25&is=68906ba5&hm=87f7fff8001ca0bb0607e155f47b7b427bdb15dd355a235f0a45e152eadb55a0&

my own i guess

[sudden gull]

So you just Bonk them to death?

[tender quest]

https://tenor.com/view/bonk-piggies-piggy-pigs-rodents-gif-25600042

[digital totem]

why do people use swords when people have full plate on

do they expect their opponents to stand with their pits exposed

[sudden gull]

What do you use then

[digital totem]

poleamrs

[sudden gull]

I think practicing actually made me better

I keep hitting the npcs' necks

[tender quest]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1086506182090440794/1323364115292491806/VersionTest54_2024-12-30_18-55-33_-_Trim.mp4?ex=689253e0&is=68910260&hm=40f319132be37fea5e9bd28674dc3b7da02851336b7cdf97ac9cbabd6fe727e5&

[sudden gull]

As i said

Bonk them to death

[tender quest]

i stabbed him through the armpit where was the bonk?

[sudden gull]

7/10 hits were bonks

[tender quest]

every weapon vs armour is bonk damage

[sudden gull]

Fair enough

Ima hop off rn

Gn yall

[ember sail]

idk bout yall i just swing my shit until it works

[digital totem]

I usually try to flêche my opponent when possible then pivot to a defensive style when it doesnt work

[ancient knot]

I try to do stuff and be stylish cause my friend got me into this game doing stylish stuff showing off to me lol

[deep moth]

This game is lucky there's no pvp, not flexing but would probably slice through anybody here

[digital totem]

it would be really hard to couter people using the WII tennis technique of throwing their mouse around until it works

[ember sail]

u guys are speaking jibberish

[vital perch]

yall i was thinking of making a challenge where i beat half sword with only the beggar tier , would you consider stealing weapons from other willies as cheating?

[tall dagger]

[vital perch]

https://tenor.com/view/i'm-new-here-say-hi-discord-im-new-here-say-hi-im-new-here-say-hi-discord-new-member-discord-new-gif-8065649195492145845

[ember sail]

nah bcs fisting the armored guys would be impossible

[tall dagger]

WHAT???

[deep moth]

Bahahah 😂😂 that's me 🤭

[vital perch]

i mean yeah but take small buhurt for example , where you can snatch other willies' weapons

[digital totem]

a flêche is a fencing term for charging your opponent with your sword tip out before any move is made. this works extremely well in game because the AI's battle stances leave them more open then the great plains

[vital perch]

it's a deathwish 50% of the time

[digital totem]

it works 100% of the time 50% of the time

[ember sail]

so basically just close ur eyes, press W and hope for the best

and hold ur weapon out ofc

[digital totem]

you also hold alt

yes

[vital perch]

unless you have armor it's guarranteed death

[tall dagger]

snatching willies

[digital totem]

I managed to get up just after commoner using flêches

[hallow sundial]

Guys, is the co-op build going to be availible on steam?

[stiff belfry]

my daily plug for AFC, halfswords first and only league with rankings, championships, and multiple ways to fight! we will be using split screen when it comes out in EA along with parsec/steam remote play to use online play, dm me for an invite so you dont miss out!

(logo made by the goat @harsh imp)

[deep brook]

I KILLED THE BARON 🎉
(I cheated with damage sliders 😔)

[vital perch]

who up halving their sword

[naive holly]

Early access will have split screen

[naive holly]

I had tried a peasant axe only run lol

[uneven galleon]

how is that supposed to work

[vital perch]

it will be split screen

[uneven galleon]

on pc???????????????

[vital perch]

pretty good , i'll try to beat your record

beggar gambit

[stiff belfry]

yes

[uneven galleon]

Crazy

[vital perch]

unironically i think this would be pretty fun

[stiff belfry]

im hoping to find a KBM > controller input converter so i can do keyboard vs keyboard matches in AFC

cause playing on controller kind of sucks idk if anyones tried lmao

[deep moth]

Have they announced any ETA for the early access release?

[uneven galleon]

will it cost money 💔

[naive holly]

Q4 is still the window, no exact date rn

[stiff belfry]

Yes

[deep moth]

Ok cool cool 😎😎

[naive holly]

Yes $20-$25 usd

[stiff belfry]

B4 the end of the year

https://tenor.com/view/beavis-and-butthead-call-of-duty-slap-kick-cornholio-gif-9478766975485797413

[uneven galleon]

k

[uneven galleon]

k

[vital perch]

https://tenor.com/view/joe-exotic-tiger-king-never-recover-financially-broke-gif-16765645

[stiff belfry]

No confirmation on the price iirc

That was just said cause I was arguing that the game is worth $40 lmao

[naive holly]

It is very worth 40 dollars imo.

On the server-wide poll they did, most voted $20

[tall dagger]

nah game is definitely deserving of a $100 price tag

[naive holly]

I bet its 20 off of what Pierre said

But nothing is officially set in stone

[naive holly]

Ive gotten $100 worth of fun out of a demo, so yeah

Ong

[sleek gull]

Since there hasn’t been a way to ay to support the game yet. I subbed to Nitro and boost this server. I figure that is my subscription to the game. While they don’t see the cash, they benefit with the visibility boost.

Its not much, but its something

[stiff belfry]

I’ve had nitro forever just for the extra file upload sizes lmao

10mb limit was so painful

[grim talon]

I sure love sticking a pitchfork through an unarmored man's legs and groin 3-4 times, have him recover completely in a matter of seconds despite screaming and bleeding all over the floor, then bleed out from one glancing cut to my arm

[stiff belfry]

I decapitated a guy earlier with the short volgue and when I went to slam the volgue down his sword poked me right through the lip out the back of my head

[grim talon]

I feel like the damage is really inconsistent and it seems to always be against me

[real salmon]

when I killed beggar boss, his axe fell out of his hands on my shoulder and I died💔

[stiff belfry]

You don’t know true pain until you try to run at the beggar boss and your foot gets caught on the knife in the middle of the arena

[real salmon]

You're right, I don't 😔 but I did get cut by dead commoner boss falling sword

If I had programming skills I'd make a mod which allows you to strangle willies and then choke those two mfs

[tall dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/strangler-spongebob-perfect-laugh-evil-gif-13701149

[naive granite]

hit this move in pvp

and this

[sleek gull]

This is such a good screenshot!

[naive granite]

why,thank you

[quaint vector]

so when is that splitscreen thing happening?

[solemn holly]

august 20-24 at gamescon in germany

[naive granite]

but will it be released shortly after gamescon?

[solemn holly]

no, the demo is not supported by the devs anymore

[quaint vector]

so we have to wait for the release?

[solemn holly]

they're working on the early access release which is planned for q4 2025

so if you're not going to gamescon you'll be able to play with split screen then

[grim talon]

I wish the baron challlenge wasn't so heavily RNG based

[vital perch]

what can you do

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[normal flower]

At least they made it not reset your progress when you die!

[grim talon]

Could make it so the enemies are guarenteed to drop their gear for instance, instead of having to kill armored dudes and then kill even heavier armored dudes while being naked because you didn't get a breastplate...

[normal flower]

That would be super laggy lol

[grim talon]

Why would it be?

[normal flower]

All the armor entities on the floor can annihlate my middle of the line gaming PC at times.

When I was going through my struggle with the baron challenge I had a few runs crash from getting too lucky and having wayyy too much armor drop.

[grim talon]

"old" gear and bodies already get cleared...

Armor can too

[normal flower]

Idk I've had a few guys step on a dropped breastplate and the game just exploded.

[grim talon]

That sounds like a you problem, but more seriously it's an optimization problem

If/when that gets fixed, RNG can be fixed too, instead of leaving it in because another issue exists

[verbal crane]

i feel like way too much is rng based rn tbh, not just the baron challenge

even small stuff like picking weapons

who else gets stuck clicking through fuckass spears and axes when all they want is a longsword, show of hands?

[grim talon]

Yeah true, the gear randomness is just my current gripe, although having other things be more consistent would lessen that as well

[verbal crane]

i think it'd be really nice to be able to design ur own loadouts and outfits. although i think that's already in the works

[normal flower]

In the meantime you can always just download OVRDEATH

*OVRDTH

It's got a loadout customization system, not super intutive, but there are plenty of guides on how to work it

[grim talon]

Fuck

That's it I'm ragequitting to sleep

Dudes be using their unprotected necks as crossguards (succesfully) and I get beheaded with a fucking sideways spear swing

[warped apex]

This was scary lol

[wispy valley]

I need a quick walk through on how to actually save my custom outfit and weapon loadout using ovrdths loadout manager

[naive granite]

beautiful

[rain pewter]

does multiplayer exist yet

[vital perch]

i'm shit with swords , polearms are more of my thing :[

[shell bronze]

polearms are also fun!

[opal badge]

bruh is it just me or is the champion on commoner tier like very difficult

[vital perch]

i mean yeah but they're low skill requirement (except hoe maybe)

[shell bronze]

it's doable

[opal badge]

i've only beaten him once 😭

[vital perch]

it's hard , not impossible

[opal badge]

sorry i didnt actually mean impossible

[vital perch]

also @shell bronze , i tried your strat with feinting the commoner boss ,the problem is after feinting he still manages to get me with a second attack to the waist before i can strike

[opal badge]

also what more is supposed to be added into the full game?

I feel like the demo has so much content

[vital perch]

https://tenor.com/view/shrek-shrek-meme-shrek-good-question-good-question-gif-7176451729184982026

[shell bronze]

you gotta

1. commit all the way even if it means running past/into him to avoid the backswing
2. swing in a way that puts your sword right against his/where it can block any backswing

[vital perch]

good idea

he's not a hard boss , just frustrating to fight against

[shell bronze]

concept 2 @vital perch

[vital perch]

yeah , that's what gets me everytime

trying to attack him ends up in a waist knock out , even if i do hit him

or maybe it's just a skill issue

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[shell bronze]

concept 1

notice how i kept moving to avoid the immediate backswing so i only got elbowed

and bonus pointer on what happens if i try going all parry-oriented against the guy

[vital perch]

hm

[shell bronze]

this is exactly what happens

guard break after guard break

literally can't do anything but block and/or disengage

[lapis marsh]

kid named guard

[vital perch]

https://tenor.com/view/half-sword-halfsword-half-sword-boneless-gif-6628207556406960112

apes together strong

[vital perch]

i'd just throw the sword at him and hope it hits

[shell bronze]

whereas i can take on bigger longswords and even greatswords from people of the same tier i CANNOT fw commoner boss like that

[vital perch]

his sword is built different

[fierce acorn]

stop being so modest king you're great at this game i love helmet hiits

[lapis marsh]

commoner boss is built different

[fierce acorn]

even the kings makes mistakes

[vital perch]

it's funny that the fact that expert players complain about taking the slightest bit of damage and here i am barely winning with an arm missing

[arctic plank]

how do i get through the commoner end pass

[vital perch]

explain?

[arctic plank]

ive got a damn parrying dagger and a mace

[fierce acorn]

how do you kill the commoner boss

the big black guy with the huge sword

ok that sounds wrong 😭

[arctic plank]

woah there

[fierce acorn]

dammit

[vital perch]

@arctic plank

try this

just realized im lvl 3

[shell bronze]

do not try parrying that fatass

[arctic plank]

ive sorta

[shell bronze]

bad idea

[real salmon]

Rush him

[shell bronze]

if you're struggling go back to peasant and use pitchfork

[arctic plank]

i sorta have two small weapons

[arctic plank]

oh i can just do that?

[shell bronze]

yes

[vital perch]

yes , and you get extra points for a weaker class

[shell bronze]

just use it to jab him

[arctic plank]

oh bet

imma roll through this

pitchfork is op asf

[real salmon]

Yeah pitchfork no diffs commoners so hard it's funny

[vital perch]

pitchfork almost feels like cheating tbh

[arctic plank]

yeah

it basically is

[digital epoch]

why we dont see the guts anymore when we cut the stomach like last time when the game was just abyss mode

[arctic plank]

youve got basically infinite range

[real salmon]

Not against the boss, he's like 2 meters tall and has a greatsword on top of that

[arctic plank]

uhh

im an idiot

and got myself killed

👍

[vital perch]

how many hours do you have? @arctic plank

[real salmon]

Try again, you can do this!

[real salmon]

Practice in free mod too

[arctic plank]

no idea and it basically doesnt matter because i picked it back up again after a few months

i just know swinging is gud!

also i steamrolled through the void again so i hath returned

[real salmon]

LET'S GOOO

[vital perch]

the only thing i hate is the fact that overheads are insanely innacurate

[shell bronze]

it's the equalizer

[shell bronze]

they're just sensitive

[vital perch]

true

[shell bronze]

there's a science to it

[vital perch]

still , very hard to hit a decent one

[real salmon]

Yeah, you have to essentially slide mouse down with near perfect precision

[arctic plank]

the big guy has so much lethal range

im not even on equal footing with the pitchfork

[vital perch]

but so do you

[shell bronze]

it's honestly because they make it super free instead of there being any guidance to the downwards strikes

but once you really feel for it full verticals aren't too bad with 2h swords

[arctic plank]

i finally poked him good

without him almost slicing my neck off hehe

[vital perch]

ngl i think im gonna download medal and send you some clips occasionally to show you my sword skill

not that it's good in any way , just want to know what you think

[arctic plank]

https://medal.tv/de/games/half-sword/clips/kPCn7ENAvOaPAQv4P?invite=cr-MSxPQWYsMzg0OTAzMjQy&v=0 this guy here was filled with determination

why cant i

[shell bronze]

i'd be glad to help out and give you pointers

[arctic plank]

why cant i select militia

[shell bronze]

faction

[vital perch]

https://tenor.com/view/gigachad-chad-gif-20773266

[shell bronze]

pick faction first

[vital perch]

pick your faction first

bottom right

[arctic plank]

ah

thanks

[vital perch]

if you're aiming for polearms pick yellow

[arctic plank]

uhh i picked less damage taken

ohhh

im using the big spiky poky stick

the unfair cheating one

[shell bronze]

yeah the free win

the one that can one shot anything if you hit right

[vital perch]

@shell bronze here , a sword clip

[shell bronze]

good kill but imo if you mean to simply get rid of the guy there's usually no need to half sword outside of style points or clinches/grapples

exposes you and reduces your range of motion

[vital perch]

i usually half sword to parry but it usually ends in my hands cut off

[shell bronze]

half sword parries are fun and all but unless you're in armored combat a lot of the time it's like telling the other guy to chop your hand off

[arctic plank]

when i die

do i have to go as far to the voiud

as i am

like

if im soldier

do i have to beat everything until soldier?

[vital perch]

if you die as soldier you need to fight the previous tier's boss

in that case you fight the militia boss

[shell bronze]

it's much more straightforward to parry overheads by letting the autoparry assist you

[arctic plank]

whats the parry button btw

[shell bronze]

there's none

[real salmon]

Wait for him to finish swinging, then attack

[arctic plank]

im just using old school swinging

[shell bronze]

there's a rudimentary questionably made auto parry system that helps you parry a bit better but besides that everything is manual

[vital perch]

it's probably stupid but i prefer the kills to be stylish than effecient in free mode , in gauntlet it's vice versa

[shell bronze]

style is great

[real salmon]

Stupid? Sounds like a balanced approach

[shell bronze]

besides practice and technique i also do parrying for the style points

[vital perch]

i mean , who wouldn't

[shell bronze]

in gauntlet it's more or less just me instakilling the other guy every chance i get

because there's no tactical advantage in going for parries

[vital perch]

style

[real salmon]

Anything for SSS+ rank

[shell bronze]

it's great if it happens but otherwise there's a certain set of playstyles

[real salmon]

https://tenor.com/view/dexter-dexter-morgan-gif-1774806097630540196

[arctic plank]

i died in a buhurt

ripo

[shell bronze]

the beggar to militia playstyle where you time your stabs and swipes to insta kill the other guy

then the slow switch to cheesing blunt damage with the fatter polearms

or sometimes fun stuff happens

[arctic plank]

am i weird for just bludgeoning people to death with swords because i like them

[vital perch]

mordschlag moment

[shell bronze]

but blunt spam is the king of armored combat

[real salmon]

I am so glad we're getting it in early access!

[arctic plank]

i like watching the sellsword arts guys

[real salmon]

That's why halberd is lowkey my favorite weapon, good blunt and sharp damage

[shell bronze]

in the end it's just stabbing and then slapping

[real salmon]

Yo same

[shell bronze]

the most simplified way to play half sword as is

everything else is in between and extra

[arctic plank]

how do i even set up a parry stance

i dont get it

[vital perch]

hold out your sword in M1

it'll guide the sword in the best way to parry

[arctic plank]

oh really?

[shell bronze]

you have to put the sword there and pray for the best