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It doesnt say in the game move description but according to the players guide it does dizzy the opponent

Or maybe they are dizzy from the bloodloss caused by the massive damage we do with it!

Just kidding, it definitely applies dizzy. It seems however that the only other state-applying skill is Area3 and that is supposed to apply blind. Don't they ever update their in-game documentation?

I am fine with adding dizzy in Area3, since it means we can spam that attack and essentially get a knockdown. However adding dizzy to Hit3 doesn't make sense in that regard. I would prefer that it added a different afffect, like blind or stunned. Since dizzy doesn't help us as much when we don't have a specific posture changing attack.

IfI want to knock a person down I am not going to do Hit3 and hope for dizzy and then switch to Area1, 2, or 3. I am going to simply do Area3 over and over. So, while I am not complaining about the dizzy affect,I wish it was something more useful. Given that it does such immense damage, stun makes sense.

Hit3 being a bleed hit sounds like it would make sense. I dont think the developers would do it though.

Has anyone else noticed that the Two Hand Hit 3 (the one from Master Swordsman) sometimes applies a dizzy effect on an opponent?

At first I thought it was just the dizzy from the Area Attack 3 I often use, but then on several creatures I did just the Two Hand Hit 3 for testing and it dropped dizzy on them now and again (not always but often).

Has it always been like this or is this a recent undocumented change? The description for the attack says nothing about dizzy, just enhanced damage.

-Shi

A Health or Action bleed would be nice on Hit3 in my opinion now that we have mind bleed in the Finesse line.