Sparring Technique

Neil · 12-22-2014

I thought I'd post a video of me sparring, and was wondering whether anyone could comment on my sparring style and how to improve. I rarely spar on PC, ( and these are not random spars taken from different times.) I don't have a technique; I'm just moving about randomly. Please comment and tell me what you think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urpv...ature=youtu.be

Wolfie · 12-22-2014

1. go to 1/4 corners
2. spam sword button
3. victory is your

Thallen · 12-22-2014

just remake the video after Christmas break, hard to give tips when they are walking through your sword (and you're walking through theirs on their screen)
when more than 2900 are online, the server begins to lag and everyone's ping raises significantly, causes everyone to have some degree of delay and there are pretty frequent lag spikes

if you wanted to continue sparring with a high ping, I'd just say to spar as defensively and patiently as possible - any bit of delay causes sparring to go from proactive/reactive to predictive, so the best way to win is waiting for your opponent to make mistakes and run into your sword rather than making your own moves

the huge majority of upper-tier sparrers are very aggressive and offensive, and you just can't spar that way when the server is the way it is right now - for example, comboing a player is extremely difficult because the added delay time makes it impossible to react to where your opponent moves and you basically have to go from relying on a sharp reaction time to getting lucky and making the correct guess

4-Lom · 12-23-2014

Strike not where your enemy is, but where your enemy will be.

That and tight circles.

Distorted · 12-23-2014

Posted by Thallen

just remake the video after Christmas break, hard to give tips when they are walking through your sword (and you're walking through theirs on their screen)
when more than 2900 are online, the server begins to lag and everyone's ping raises significantly, causes everyone to have some degree of delay and there are pretty frequent lag spikes

if you wanted to continue sparring with a high ping, I'd just say to spar as defensively and patiently as possible - any bit of delay causes sparring to go from proactive/reactive to predictive, so the best way to win is waiting for your opponent to make mistakes and run into your sword rather than making your own moves

the huge majority of upper-tier sparrers are very aggressive and offensive, and you just can't spar that way when the server is the way it is right now - for example, comboing a player is extremely difficult because the added delay time makes it impossible to react to where your opponent moves and you basically have to go from relying on a sharp reaction time to getting lucky and making the correct guess

We get it Thallen Graal lags. You're incessantly posting about it, just for once; shut up.

David · 12-23-2014

Kind of difficult for me to articulate it in a forum post but if you (or anyone) sees me online, I'm open to inviting you to my guild house and sparring around and help you get better at understanding the mechanics of sparring. Granted, I'm probably not as good as I was before I went inactive but I can show you a thing or two.

Thallen · 12-23-2014

Posted by Distorted

We get it Thallen Graal lags. You're incessantly posting about it, just for once; shut up.

I explained to him that the server is lagging right now and then I gave him advice on how to spar in it... You're actually mad that I'm helping someone? People like you make this forum bad.
You also used the semicolon 100% incorrectly... If you really wanted to try and use a semicolon to appear intelligent, you should have used it before the word "just" to separate the elements of your sentence. It's not a comma.

PM David for more spar and grammar lessons

freakytree · 12-23-2014

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon <----- knock yourself out

Admiral · 12-23-2014

Posted by Thallen

I explained to him that the server is lagging right now and then I gave him advice on how to spar in it... You're actually mad that I'm helping someone? People like you make this forum bad.
You also used the semicolon 100% incorrectly... If you really wanted to try and use a semicolon to appear intelligent, you should have used it before the word "just" to separate the elements of your sentence. It's not a comma.

PM David for more spar and grammar lessons

Now we're upset with you for feeding him!

HON3Y BADG3R · 12-23-2014

Posted by Reece

Now we're upset with you for feeding him!

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Myst · 12-24-2014

i used to move alot, constantly encircling the enemy confusing him on my next moving then striking when i see an opening, then again my stats weren't that great..

Livid · 12-24-2014

Posted by Distorted

We get it Thallen Graal lags. You're incessantly posting about it, just for once; shut up.

Not taking sides here but I tend to realize whenever thallen tries to make a small opinion or fact about sparring ( which some of you might not know much about) he gets attacked by players like this. How about keep it down and reply in a normal manner.

Myst · 12-24-2014

Posted by Livid

Not taking sides here but I tend to realize whenever thallen tries to make a small opinion or fact about sparring ( which some of you might not know much about) he gets attacked by players like this. How about keep it down and reply in a normal manner.

Who wants to be normal?!

GOAT · 12-24-2014

Wall sparring

MBK · 12-24-2014

Just spam all around.You will eventually get a Hit.You just cant spar strategically with all that Delay.Well lag can be delt with but not delay.

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Neil Banned Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 988	Sparring Technique I thought I'd post a video of me sparring, and was wondering whether anyone could comment on my sparring style and how to improve. I rarely spar on PC, ( and these are not random spars taken from different times.) I don't have a technique; I'm just moving about randomly. Please comment and tell me what you think. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urpv...ature=youtu.be

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Wolfie Terra Branford Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Next to you Posts: 3,284	1. go to 1/4 corners 2. spam sword button 3. victory is your

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Thallen Enguard & Alumni Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 5,773	just remake the video after Christmas break, hard to give tips when they are walking through your sword (and you're walking through theirs on their screen) when more than 2900 are online, the server begins to lag and everyone's ping raises significantly, causes everyone to have some degree of delay and there are pretty frequent lag spikes if you wanted to continue sparring with a high ping, I'd just say to spar as defensively and patiently as possible - any bit of delay causes sparring to go from proactive/reactive to predictive, so the best way to win is waiting for your opponent to make mistakes and run into your sword rather than making your own moves the huge majority of upper-tier sparrers are very aggressive and offensive, and you just can't spar that way when the server is the way it is right now - for example, comboing a player is extremely difficult because the added delay time makes it impossible to react to where your opponent moves and you basically have to go from relying on a sharp reaction time to getting lucky and making the correct guess

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4-Lom Registered Old Person Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Graal City Restaurant Posts: 4,742	Strike not where your enemy is, but where your enemy will be. That and tight circles.

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David of Orange Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 826	Kind of difficult for me to articulate it in a forum post but if you (or anyone) sees me online, I'm open to inviting you to my guild house and sparring around and help you get better at understanding the mechanics of sparring. Granted, I'm probably not as good as I was before I went inactive but I can show you a thing or two.

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freakytree Bringer of Justice Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: da forest Posts: 223	http://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon <----- knock yourself out

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Myst Banned Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 2,511	i used to move alot, constantly encircling the enemy confusing him on my next moving then striking when i see an opening, then again my stats weren't that great..

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GOAT Hyrule Knights Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In your head 24/7 Posts: 6,344	Wall sparring

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MBK Registered User Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 1,379	Just spam all around.You will eventually get a Hit.You just cant spar strategically with all that Delay.Well lag can be delt with but not delay.