Not sure what this means..... on 03/03/2006 01:01 AM CST
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Hello. Was just wondering if I could get some input on a message I get at times while parrying with my claymore. I have seen it a few times and have also see it by a critter when it would parry the straight-edge spata I used to use. Anyhow, I will paste it below.


Moving with grace, a snowbeast claws at you. As it buckles slightly under the attack, you knock aside the claw with a claymore. The claw lands a good strike to your right hand.
[You're hurt, off balance with opponent in very strong position.]

The part I'm wondering about is the: As it buckles slightly under the attack

I check the weapon for damage but there is none. Just kind of curious what that messaging means. Does it have to do with the impact of the attack? Cause I generally don't cause that message anymore with my claymore where as I did when attacking with that spata.

Just curious. Thanks.
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Re: Not sure what this means..... on 03/03/2006 01:14 AM CST
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Is the claw buckling or the sword buckling? That's my question.

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Re: Not sure what this means..... on 03/03/2006 01:56 AM CST
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I think this is messaging where "you" is interchangable with the critter name (if you were to generate that message when attack a critter). Like this:

>As it buckles slightly under the attack, a snowbeast knocks aside the claymore with a claw.





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Re: Not sure what this means..... on 03/03/2006 03:24 AM CST
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I believe it was me buckling. Or the claymore I should say. Because I have also seen the message when I have attacked with a much heavier weapon than the claymore. Wondering if it has something to do with force or something. I have seen it happen to other things that parry when I was using that straight-edged spata which weighed around 56 stones.

But yea to answer your question. The snowbeast clawed at me and I buckled under the attack. I just wanted to make sure it was a message indicating damage being done to my weapon. Cause that claymore was expensive for a character of my years.


Thanks for all the input all.

P.S. No, I don't sleep. Having problems with that.
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Re: Not sure what this means..... on 03/06/2006 05:01 AM CST
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I think it means you're taking a balance hit from the force of the blow.

Or it could just be flavor.
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Re: Not sure what this means..... on 03/07/2006 08:40 AM CST
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I believe Odin is right, it is you effecting their balance. With blunt weapons you will see things like that, and if it buckles more than slightly, it can even knock it down.
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