Hey,
I picked up Raider yesterday, and had a lot of fun with him in Dominion. I know he's in a bad place right now, but I was doing pretty good until... until I fought Zerker/Shaman/Peacekeeper.
Anyone has any tip on how to deal with these assassins as a Raider ? Since they attack way faster and everytime I attack they dodge attack..
It seems like there's almost nothing I can do against them.. even the ones that aren't that good.
I really want to play him but I can't deal with the fact that I can't seem do to anything against faster attackers with dodge attacks.
Any tips would be appreciated.
I try to bait the dodge attack with a feint but it doesn't work most of the time, since when they're in my face they'd rather cut my attack with a light attack than dodge attack. They only dodge attack if I do the stunning tap or commit to an attack.
That's what I was afraid of. In a group fight, I can destroy everything, and even when I'm getting ganked 1v3 or 1v4 I can hold a point long enough for my teammates to take other 2 points, but when it comes to a 1v1 against a good/average assassin player, I always end up losing.Originally Posted by BarbeQMichael Go to original post
I guess I'll stick to my assassin characters for now then.
As someone who also recently started playing the vanguard characters Warden and Raider, and used to main zerker for about two consecutive seasons, the one thing i can share that i have found to be most helpful is to learn how to parry their light attacks.
Other than that, wait for them to show their cards. a lot of assassin players tend to stick to one combo, prefer one side to the other in guard stance, and have different tricks they like to use. wait for them to expose it, learn from it, then use it against them. For example:
As a berserker (pre reworks) i used to use a bait and switch move, where i throw a light just out of range and then immediately initiate a top heavy finisher, which would often times lure the opponent into trading damage with me. or, when i finally got the hang of zerkers feint game, i found that i would use the right side for the following light attack too often. this would lead to my opponents eventually figuring out what i was doing and then i'd have to switch it up, which didn't always work either.
this method takes some time, you might get killed a few times or may lose a game or two to the same players before you learn what their preferences are.
You can, but if it's a dodge heavy wont you just get a light from that? If it is a dodge light, like Berserker has, then it's more worth while.Originally Posted by David_gorda Go to original post
You can, but if it's a dodge heavy you just get a light from that. If it is a dodge light, like Berserker has, then it's more worth while.Originally Posted by David_gorda Go to original post