Many players are currently playing as pirates on the seas of Windrose. However, there are some things that are not immediately obvious when playing. A player only understood an important combat mechanic after 20 hours.
What is this mechanic? In addition to blocking, players in Windrose can also parry during combat. Not only do they block incoming damage, but they also unbalance the opponent. However, parrying causes many players difficulties.
For example, on Steam there is a discussion where a player reveals that he does not understand parrying. He would wait until the last microsecond, but still just go into the block and get unbalanced or even hit. Parrying was absent for him.
Also on Reddit, a player reported that he only understood how parrying works after 20 hours. It is not about the timing of the parry, but about the weapon.
If you’re having trouble in combat and can’t fend off attacks, make sure you aren’t using a blunt weapon – you cannot parry with such weapons. I played for 20 hours with the club and gave up on parrying because it simply never worked; instead, I relied on dodges, only to realize that it wasn’t my timing but the weapon I was using.
User jsquara on Reddit
So you have to be careful about what kind of weapon you have equipped. Depending on that, you can parry with the weapons as follows:
- Firearms as well as halberds, clubs or maces are not suitable for blocking.
- Rapiers, sabers, and great swords are well suited to parry the opponent’s attack.
Additionally, another user writes on Reddit that one does not have to wait until the very last millisecond when parrying. Instead, the window of time to press the button is earlier, namely when the opponent’s animation would start.
Valuable beginner tips for starting in Windrose
In the same thread, players share other valuable beginner tips that are not immediately apparent and not explained by the game. Especially the free switching between worlds brings several advantages, but also more obvious tips like improving armor fall under the tips that players want to share with beginners.
Additionally, axes and pickaxes can perform heavy attacks on resource nodes, allowing for faster gathering. The community is still collecting more tips that you can check in detail on Reddit if you need help.
Even MeinMMO editor Benedikt had to learn the hard way how difficult Windrose actually is. He made a mistake that you should definitely avoid when diving into the survival game. If you are getting beaten hard in Windrose, you are probably making the same mistake I did
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