Greetings, Travellers, are you ready to begin your quest?
kill jester
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Just got kicked from a server for saying this game "needs a katana cause they could cut through plate armour"
lol
Rip.
My defense from being kicked is to blame the person kicking me for the same thing.
Though I never do anything to justify being kicked other than be a rat or a pan man.
Not like those disgusting cowardly archers and ballista users.
Man, trying to play on duel servers right now is one hell of a gamble. Either you're put up against new players, or guys at level +30.
That aside, a friend of mine has begun playing, and he's enjoying the game, so I'm trying to teach him the ropes.
I like to say I'm pretty good, but fucking hell those duelists rape me. Lots of feinting and Bardiche jankery. Group fighting is my thing, really.
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When you're playing Mordhau and hear the "HAVE AT EM BOIS" voiceline
I really hate duel servers now because it's all just people spamming their DPI switch back and forth while flailing with pole-type weapons.
Something I find a bit amusing though, is that some of the real tryhards, the type that'll try to feint you a dozen times in a row to get a laugh, do not seem able to comprehend when you don't fall for their shit and just attack instead. Managed to put a guy in the ground several times yesterday who did almost nothing but feint. He was completely unable to adapt to the fact that I was such a dumb, casual player who attacks like a headless chicken.
interrupting a protracted morph-feint is a great strategy, although I’ve met people who are an entire different form of human. The type who will triple morph and then slash chamber you mid morph into another feint.
Is gambling a legit thing or just a buzzword people like to use when their feints don't work?
gambling's a playstyle that involves just throwing shit at a wall with little regard, which directly counters slower, defensive playstyles that focus on learning their opponent due to there being less of a recognisable pattern for the player who's gambling
I dueled against someone who fainted so many times with his pole axe and then he parried only two times to then one the third hit I smacked his weapon out of his hands and killed him.
He then left the server.
I was using a cleaver and looking like an ugly mofo.
My tactic is strike first and always whenever possible and never feint. Stamina game stronk.
Yeah, a lot of people can't handle aggressive play, and hilariously enough I see it more with the duelists. A lot of them have trained themselves in to a somewhat rigid mindset.
Also on knocking stuff out of people's hands, I love smacking archers and watching them freak out that they no longer have their bow and a bastard with a bastard sword is swinging for their neck.
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If fighting is sure to result in victory then you must fight!
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I wish I knew the loadout area on other maps.
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i love this game a lot but its in desperate need of a good content drop.
I feel like mostly in the map sector though. Weapon, skin etc. variety is clearly there and doesn't really need to be expended up. It's the same 4 maps which make the game somewhat stall.
If the next update brings modding and potentially mapping support, this game will go for a looong time.
Once you learn how the AI works in horde mode melee actually becomes extremely fun. I got to wave 17 the other day with a friend using just melee and luring the groups of enemies away on camp, cleaving like 3-4 heads off at a time
Beats the awful sit there and crossbow shit strat.
Also spikes are amazing against ai if you place them right
Honestly the only problem I have is the AI's fucking eagle eye 100% perfect aim with throwing weapons and bows
It's not fun to instantly die because you get pelted with 500 axes, knives and arrows even with all tier 3 armor.
We can probably go like, 6 months without any new weapons or armor pieces
I don't think we can last another 3 months without a couple of maps.
Realistically, I'd just like to see them add 2-3 maps in the next few months. The game will get a lot more longevity out of that, than anything else IMO.
Yeah the throwing weapons are pretty bullshit, if you lure enemies away you can mitigate it but you're pretty much dead otherwise.
The pavise shield stops you from getting shot in the back though.
You definitely meet some interesting characters in this game...
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-RUMOR- stolen from Reddit but supposedly dropped in the Discord private channel by a dev. Was kinda hoping for two maps, but this will do I guess.
Gameplay
Added new map: Crossroads
Added new siege engine: Mortar - can be found in the fort on Crossroads
Added new weapon: Heavy Handaxe - a slow, versatile and powerful 3 point one handed axe that can be flipped around to a hammer side, which can be used to repair structures
Added new weapon: Javelin - a 3 point dedicated throwable spear with 2 ammo
Added various painted plate chest variants
Added client side chat mute (click the player name in the chatbox to bring up a menu)
Taiga balance - various changes have been made in order to balance the map more
Toolboxes can no longer place structures in spawn areas (either friendly or enemy)
Traps can no longer be planted in spawn areas (either friendly or enemy)
Players that leave the game during votekick now cause the vote the pass and get the 5 min ban
Capturing & neutralizing points now gives more points
Funland
Added carrot
Combat
Holding block with shield will now automatically bring the block back up upon getting hit instead of having to re-press the button
Shield backpedal speed buffed slightly
Shield held block volume now slightly easier again
Kick range vs shield reduced slightly
Glancing blow damage reduced even further - now does 10% instead of 33% of the initial attack
Glancing blow now easier to trigger by 5 degrees
Naked & Light armor movement speed is now faster
Fixed Horse desync
Horse bumps now slow down the horse slightly more
Horse now takes slightly less fire damage
Easy parry stamina gain increased by 5
Weapons & Equipment
Longbow arrow projectile speed buffed (5300 -> 5600)
Longbow draw slightly faster (100ms), reload slightly slower (100ms)
Crossbow damage against armored torsos buffed
Recurve bow draw slightly faster (50ms)
Recurve bow arrow speed increased very slightly (4900 -> 5000)
Recurve bow can now partial sprint during draw, reload and release - this will buff mobility greatly
Improved jump sway on all ranged weapons
Huntsman perk point cost reduced to 1
Ranger perk point cost reduced to 1
Leg damage increased across the board - this is slight for armored legs and significant for tier 1 legs, which are now like the torso counterpart in HTK
Active stab releases reduced slightly on the following weapons: Halberd, Spear, Billhook, Bardiche alt mode, Poleaxe, Eveningstar, Zweihander main mode
Halberd alt mode stab windup increased 25ms
Halberd stab damage vs plate helmet reduced to 45
Halberd stamina negation reduced to 12
Bardiche alt mode now one shots naked legs
Spear main mode stab now deals 3 more damage to plate torso, but 3 less to plate head
Spear alt mode stab damage vs plate helmet reduced to 45, reduced vs medium helmet to 65
Spear alt mode stamina negation increased to 12
Longsword main mode strike release reduced 25ms
1H Axe combo speed buffed
1H Axe strike release increased 25ms
Poleaxe point cost reduced to 6
Throwing knife point cost reduced to 1
Rock point cost reduced to 1
Pavise point cost reduced to 1
Executioner sword strike damage vs armored helmets reduced by 5
Executioner sword stab damage reduced across the board
Zweihander halfswording buffed
Zweihander stab damage vs plate helmet reduced to 45
Zweihander stab stamina drain reduced by 1
Zweihander strike miss stamina cost increased by 1
Zweihander stamina negation reduced to 12
Greatsword halfswording buffed
Billhook strike releases reduced 25ms
Eveningstar strike buffed damage against armored heads slightly
Eveningstar strike released increased 25ms
Eveningstar main mode stab damage vs plate helmet reduced to 45
Holding block with shield will now automatically bring the block back up upon getting hit instead of having to re-press the button
Shield backpedal speed buffed slightly
Shield held block volume now slightly easier again
Kick range vs shield reduced slightly
But why
Shields are still extremely powerful when used by groups of people in close proximity. If they want them to be good in 1v1 their huge teamplay power needs to get nerfed and they definetly shouldnt auto re-block on hit
Aw hell yeah, I can have a javelin only class now with other shit instead of just 12 points worth of throwing spears and about fuck and all for anything else
Roman Centurion cosplayers around the world, rejoice!
Toolboxes can no longer place structures in spawn areas (either friendly or enemy)
Traps can no longer be planted in spawn areas (either friendly or enemy)
Engineer griefing laid to rest.
