Block/Parry Armor for Melee Weapons

[Thieverpedia]

So having used all sorts of weapons so far, I can tell that melee weapons could use a bit more love. Things barely seem to flinch at all, causing one to have to abandon their combos before finishing them. My thought was a simple one: Giving Hammers and Spears the ability to block with a hotkey. Each weapon would have its own block armor, with better multipliers when using Medium or Heavy armor and a penalty for using Light armor. You're encouraged to dodge more instead of blocking the damage with that type. Parrying would add another bonus amount to the block damage. If the block or parry amount exceeds the target's damage during that attack, the player takes no damage and the attacker recoils for a couple seconds, alongside preventing the player's combo from decaying during that time period.

This would offer another depth of gameplay to combat and would make heavier builds more viable to use. Heavy armor right now isn't nearly as usable as light armor, as tanking doesn't do a whole lot in higher frenzies. It would also bring about skill-based gameplay that rewards good timing with the chance for a powerful counterattack. The flow of combat between parry and combo would be an invigorating change to it as a whole.

Just a little thought, really. Heavy armor could definitely use some love for higher frenzies. Maybe it'll even result in more melee weapons appearing in the future for the heavy and medium armor types.

[MrMyther]

Mayb youd like to give the Enigmox boss weapons a try?

[jiggilowjow]

yup its one of the top 5 bestabilities in the game, just beating that crazy enigmox solo with anything other than the spear is pretty freakin crazy. gonna need to recruit some friends .... im actually having the most fun with the bone breaker cannon.... finally a cannon thats actually super useful.... this game is pretty much the best game ever created.... everything works so well together. i think the weights of the armors still needs some help. it was great before the winter update, not so much now tho. but with all the new stuff i really cant complain about it none. its still the most fun ive had playing a video game since i can remeber..... in fact im well over 350 hrs in rotwood, i dont think ive ever played a game that much. seriously like 5-10 hours every day and im still coming up with amazing armor/weapon/gems combinations. grand slam klei !!!! who ever you guys got making the weapons/powers are dev genius's

below is my current fave build with the bonebreaker cannon