I love this game... let's start there. Played the Closed Beta non-stop.
Fave Heroes: Nobushi, Warlord, Kensei
I knew they would be my faves as the naginata is my favourite historical weapon followed by the gladius and shield combo.
Kensei comes in because Ranmaru was my main in Samurai Warriors.
Now, on to the Valkyrie. She will definitely be my fourth.
She is described as Hybrid. What does that mean? See below...
Lawbringer: Heavy/Vanguard
Nobushi: Assasin/Vanguard
Valkyrie: Assasin/Heavy
Using that as a foundation, let's delve deeper into Valkyrie.
There will be similarities to Conquerer and Berserker.
Her profile states her as "very good at keeping the enemy off-balance." This is not disimilar to the Conquerer, which says "they destabilize... opponents..."
We also read "Complex Combos" and "Can Use Shield To Attack" which translates pretty well into the description found on the Berserker profile; "infinite chain attacks."
From a larger perspective...
Conquerer, Warlord and Valkyrie all have shields yet only the Valkyrie "can use shield to attack." The two other shield wielding Heroes have Defensive Mode. This puts the Valkyrie dual-wielding ability more in the Peacekeeper/Berserker realm. However, it IS still a shield.
What will we see..
As all Assassins have a method of repelling attacks (Orochi, Peacekeeper, Berserker with Deflect and Nobushi with Hidden Stance), she will have certainly have an alternate method as well. Let's hope it is a new mechanic
She will have fairly long Attack Chains, certainly more than 2 max.Or she will possess the ability to cancel recovery frames like the Nobushi Kick and Hidden Stance.
These Attack Chain animations will use the shield OR Shield Attacks will be like the Nobushi Kick and be the bridge between her Attack Chains, creating the "complex combos."
Random thoughts...
- I think she will have a mechanic that puts the opponent on the floor.
- What does Excellent At Takedowns(read. kills) really mean?
- She will be considered OP as her ability to use the spear at long distance and shield to create space will be Nobushi deja vu.
- She won't have Bleed but she will certainly have more health than Peacekeeper and Nobushi
This is all just spitballing from an excited fan.
Respond with your own ideas of what you think and also any critiques of what I posted.
she will have a good dodge, and will be fast overall like assins
she will have a regular guard mode and dont have to time it like assasins
she will have the same low health like assins
she will have all guard stance, like all shield classes
she will have a bleed attack, cause vikings dont have one so far
thats my guess at least
I'm guessing that instead of bleed she'll have knockdowns or stuns. Probably less about doing damage with DoTs and more about CC abilities or counters.
EDIT: In fact, after watching the video again, I'm fairly certain she has at least one knockdown attack. She's shown to do the same move twice, tripping an enemy.
Is that animation her execution?Originally Posted by ekahn6 Go to original post
I see three..
Body Chop/Headbutt
Trip and Impale
Through-The-Neck Behind-The-Back Pool Shot
Given what I've seen of the Nobushi, I've figured out exactly what they mean by Hybrid.
The Nobushi plays like an Assassin, but she has Vanguard talents/perks/traits/whatever you want to call them.
The Valkyrie will likely play similar to a Heavy (note, she's the third shield-user) and will have Assassin talents.
The Lawbringer I'm guessing will play like a Vanguard and have Heavy talents.
I think I read a vague comment from one of the NDA folks who did the technical test... that she is good at chasing people who are trying to flee form the fight. And someone else had described her as extremely complex. And I remember many mentions of she being OP. I guess she is out o fthe beta because she is being nerfed. :P
Been a while since I watched that movie (or studied ancient history) but didn't the Spartans lose to 10,000 Persians?Originally Posted by O1357O Go to original post