Dodge vs Parry

Ambrosine · Post by **Ambrosine** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 12:55 pm

How do you know when you're training dodge vs when you're training parry?
I'm pretty sure parry is when your shield comes up when they attack right? But what is dodge? And how do get better at it?

AlexRose · Post by **AlexRose** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 12:58 pm

Parry is when it shows them attack and you deflect a blow and a shield appears. Dodge is when they attack and it doesn't make a "getting hit" noise, and you don't get hit. You'll get dodge as you train your other skills. Holding no items in your hand might train dodge better, since you won't learn parry.

abcfantasy · Post by **abcfantasy** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 12:59 pm

Parry is when you block with the shield.
Dodge is when you avoid the attack (the weapon graphic appears but no blood animation or sound is seen/heard).

You can't really focus to train a particular one of those, receiving hits will improve them slowly.

nmaguire · Post by **nmaguire** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 3:47 pm

AlexRose wrote:Parry is when it shows them attack and you deflect a blow and a shield appears. Dodge is when they attack and it doesn't make a "getting hit" noise, and you don't get hit. You'll get dodge as you train your other skills. Holding no items in your hand might train dodge better, since you won't learn parry.

The only thing you can parry fists with is fists, so this does help dodge, as you won't learn parry pretty much at all if you fight something that uses a weapon with your fists.

Jaren · Post by **Jaren** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 4:26 pm

Powergaming ftw

Lrmy · Post by **Lrmy** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 12:19 am

Jaren wrote:Powergaming ftw

Agreed..

SirOwnU · Post by **SirOwnU** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 12:21 am

OK does it really matter which is parry and which is dodge? Don't they have the same effect of 0 damage?

wolfsword · Post by **wolfsword** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 12:24 am

yes but parry is using shield while dodging you use nothing...

AlexRose · Post by **AlexRose** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 12:29 am

You're wielding sword and shield. Do you want parry or dodge?
You're fighting with fists against someone with swords. Do yo...

Actually, nevermind, we all know there's never going to be a situation where you want dodge more, unless you're running away from something

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On the other hand, if you have both parry and dodge your double as likely for it to have no effect.

Llama · Post by **Llama** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 1:33 am

wolfsword wrote:yes but parry is using shield while dodging you use nothing...

I got parried by a rabbit once

Lrmy · Post by **Lrmy** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 2:23 am

The only thing you can parry fists with is fists

Wrong

Post by **Nitram** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 10:24 am

Lrmy wrote:
The only thing you can parry fists with is fists
Wrong

Lrmy got the point.