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[CandleInTheDark]

Hidden stance has a very precise timing and a bit of start up, the dodge comes, I believe, about when she is in mid spin, I haven't been able to use it often enough to be sure because it is tricky to pull off in the heat of the moment on console as you need to be very precise with the thumb stick(I would love to be able to switch HS and all block to clicking the right stick rather than pulling back as Destiny have an option for with their dodge but that's an unrelated issue). There is also that hidden stance only dodges the first attack, so even if your timing was right for the first light attack, the other two would hit you. Usually I used it to dodge a heavy so I could punish coming out of it or as a means into kick other than an attack.

[Mr_Gallows]

I have seen this happen against both orochi and peacekeeper. Two top hits, blocked top all the time and still the second attack hit me. Did not change guard or anything.

[murdurer1]

yea I'm kind of rep 11 and I do know the timing of my hidden stance...not perfectly but good enough and I can tell when the hit should hit and when it should not. But your talking about the incorrect situation. Unless you are telling that if someone starts a 3 hit combo then I can use hidden stance only for the first attack and not get hit and can't use HS to avoid a secound attack. I can already tell that that is not true. Of corse HS does not have enough "dodge timing" to dodge 2 attacks but when used you should be able to dodge any attack. 1st , 2nd or 3rd and I did so many times.

[CandleInTheDark]

I meant dodge timing for more than one,I don't know if the opponent being partway through a chain affects it no.

[meppho]

That's much more descriptive. Sadly I'm afraid I can't help. I only played nobushi for a while (I was actually interested in getting to know it) but as I did that I had to stop playing for a few and I only did a few game since on my warden, so there's that.

All in all, it seems to me, it's an issue with timing? Hidden stance's dodge property obviously has a frame (it doesn't dodge, let's say, the first attack or something like that), I guess you're botching that?
Personally I only ever used hidden stance (apart from input errors) as a bait (like dashing towards the opponent into hidden stance), generally timed as I would a dodge or a bit early.
I never noticed anything weird (I should got hit when I got hit and vice versa).

[DrExtrem]

The noobusjis light attacks connect too fast, for your guard to regenerate. If the second hit from poke the nest hits, the third one automatically connects.

Add lag and you are screwed. Light spam is the most disgusting thing in this game - certain classes can win by using one button.

[murdurer1]

nobushi light attacks are nothing compared to peacekeeper light attacks so if there is someone to complain on its her.

i just had an other episode of geting hit after doing light in to hidden stance. something is very wrong there.