Hall of Heroes Berserker Guide | Forums

[evil_platypus]

Thanks for the replies Razor and Mathias! The Berserker is one of three characters I'm wanting to split time between after the last test, good to know there's still plenty you can do with him, even at higher levels of play.

[Altair_Snake]

Thanks for the guide. Any comments on the change to the deflect mechanics? Is it easier or harder, now?

[MathiasCB]

Thanks for the guide. Any comments on the change to the deflect mechanics? Is it easier or harder, now?

The deflects now is harder to perform as you put youself in a much greater risk than before, timing is also a little bit rougher.
It goes for pretty much all of the assassins right now that the deflect is underwhelming. In most of the cases now, you're better off parrying.

What they did to deflects was to simply make them harder to perform but not really change what happens when you deflect. What made deflects so strong was how easy they were to pull off, the actions after wasn't all that rewarding. However, the zerk probably has the strongest deflect right now because it can be situationally useful. Depending on if you have a wall close or not. Also, if you're fighting multiple opponents at once, being able to skip some time by deflecting right into a mini GB could prove to be beneficial instead of parrying into a GB, simply because deflect takes less time to perform as a whole.

So, whilst the deflect got trickier to use, it does not match up to a parry. One should still practice deflecting as it could be useful at times, especially for the berserker. Also good to feel comfortable with it so that in the future if deflects were to get buffed, you've already got it down.

As it is right now. Parry > Deflect.

[Cynath.]

great guide.

fem zerkers are the worst though.

[MisterWillow]

fem zerkers are the worst though.

[MathiasCB]

great guide.

fem zerkers are the worst though.

[Xiellify]

Thanks for the guide, I'm still trying the Berserker in brawl mode and it's a hella fun. Much cooler if I can actually execute a smart combo and not just me pressing all the buttons hoping to hit haha. XD

[H0lyDuck]

tell me how to make a trick? and cancel ability?

[QuixOptic]

I learned a few things there and have literally only played Serker for 20+ hours. One thing I'd add is that while with most other characters block and parry are your best friends, but with a berserker learning to dodge and time dodges will let you chip off health from really skilled players.

I don't find the deflect hard to grab and really if you are dodging/rolling out of any combos you have quick ways to close the distance again without risking that much. Quick lunge after a roll out into a spin chop, guard break, to a heavy, dodge out is hard to counter. You don't have to sit in and try to do a massive amount damage which is damn near impossible against anyone besides another assassian if they are any good.

[Deuzerre_OS]

Defense Reflex

A possible weakness that requires special note is their somewhat unique guarding method. Like the other assassins, the Berserker does not have a ‘resting guard’ but rather the ‘defense reflex’, which means that you cannot have your guard resting in the same stance until you decide to switch. After a brief moment of guarding in one of the directions your guard will go back to a neutral stance. It is not something that will have too much of an impact but it is something to get used to

Does that mean that if I see a berzerker/assassin in a defensive stance, I can relatively safely attack him on this side since he'll ahve to change his defensive stance and get back to that stance to counter the attack?