Sword and Board Defenses

[Big King Jimmy]

The possible answers that you have presented are very limiting. I recommend replacing "or" with "and/or."

[Jorvik the Jarl]

laugh, ok, against reds, all i do now iss bull rush them when they swing(ex. a 2h sword) is this correct, or should i apraoch more cautionly

[Jorel]

silly lefty, dipping to the left for a righty is blocking with the shield on the shield side. think OUTSIDE the box. love ya

I had to think about that for a moment too.

[Dane]

laugh, ok, against reds, all i do now iss bull rush them when they swing(ex. a 2h sword) is this correct, or should i apraoch more cautionly

Depends on the red user. Some of them, yeah. Others you need to range properly and try to bait a first swing out of them.

[bo1]

range, timing, baiting, footwork. that is how to beat reds.

[Beck]

range, timing, baiting, footwork. that is how to beat reds.

Also helps with S&B, Floretine ect.

[p_quick]

range, timing, baiting, footwork. that is how to beat reds.

Also helps with S&B, Floretine ect.

how do you mean? to beat a good two sword fighter you need to range them, and control the inside lane. force them out. and its about hand isolation. time, baiting and footwork help but that just scratches the surface.

[Alunsun]

range, timing, baiting, footwork. that is how to beat reds.

Also helps with S&B, Floretine ect.

how do you mean? to beat a good two sword fighter you need to range them, and control the inside lane. force them out. and its about hand isolation. time, baiting and footwork help but that just scratches the surface.

Just stab them...

[Beck]

I just meant that Range, timing, baiting and foot work help against just about everything. Those are all things you need to control the fight, unless of course I'm severely confused.

[Jorvik the Jarl]

footwork especially.
got a new shield and havent adjusted to its massive size and triped a few times .

[p_quick]

Just stab them...

that's what they all say.

[Arrakis]

Just stab them in the *...

There ya go.

[p_quick]

hehe if we are gunna play that game i've got two things i can stab with excluding my little man of course

[Michael]

Two sword fighters are more stabable than sword and boarders (even Peter), but saying that beating two swords guys just comes down to stabbing them is profoundly misleading. I mean two swords fighters know they are more stabable. They plan around it. They bait with it. They cover it in their attack routines. This means that if you can figure out how to open them, to control the fight, or to put them in a reactive mode, that a stab can often be a good finisher but no more than that.

I believe, that the real key to beating two swords with a sword and board is strong sword blocking combined with range control provided by good footwork. This lets you hold off their greater offense until you can force the opening, whether it ends in a stab, a slot, or something else.

[Slagar]

The real key to beating two sword fighters is to whistle up an archer and watch their frustration build. Just sayin'.

[Arrakis]

Michael's post: Stuff to think about, there.

Slagar's post: Damned archers.

[Big King Jimmy]

Some of us archers make pacts with the devil. No shooty as long as I don't get stabbed.

[Slagar]

I typically bring my own. Numenor keeps 'em in a corral for when we want them.

And yeah, I remember, douche. One round at Mux Mayhem, I'm all "I've got archer support, let's do this." Then, there was nothing. No hiss of the string, no cursing from my opponent, nothing. Just silence from the back. You just stood and watched, didn't you? *.

[Dane]

I don't think you can blame him; I saw what happened.

[bo1]

ya, those super man stabs tend to leave an impression. usually in you stomach.

ah the good ol days.

[p_quick]

i still laugh about the stab that started it all

[Peanut of Loderia]

i still laugh about the stab that started it all

I still laugh because I was the one that let you through.

[Big King Jimmy]

Pickles threatened to let him through so he could stab me, and i shot in him the eye despite the fact that he was on my own team. Granted I was aiming for his giant bald head, and missed.

[Dane]

Lesson learned, eh?

[Alunsun]

Just stab them...

that's what they all say.

My friend you've obviously never been properly stabbed ^_^

[No'Vak]

Just stab them...

that's what they all say.

My friend you've obviously never been properly stabbed ^_^

My money is on peter.