Swordsman Archive
Thread: Feedback on my swordsman setup
That patch is coming with the combat revamp, which may not be here until april. You will have at least a good month to play with counterattack.
It has not been 100% confirmed that counterattack/dodge/block is getting nerfed. It may only be melee/ranged defense or def vs. posturechange/blind/dizzy/stun/intimidate.
TH only said "defense" will no longer stack. He was not specific.
Just to answer your question about counterattack: by itself, counterattack isn't that great. HOWEVER when "center of being" is activated -- you become superman.
right now at master swordsman, carbineer 0-0-1-3 (one lvl of carbine counterattack), I had a buddy of mine who was a master rifleman run out to max range, go prone, and start spamming master head shot when i turned on center of being -- i counterattacked a good 90% of the time with both of us standing still.
counterattack acts as a second line of defense after your ranged/melee defense
If your opponent makes a successfull accuracy roll and manages to bypass your range/melee defense, you make a counterattack roll.
on a successfull counterattack roll you do not take any damage. however, any DOT's will still be applied (fire, poison, bleeding, disease, etc.)
the higher your counterattack mod, the better chance you have of making a successfull roll. /centerofbeing boosts that even more.