Blocking Benefits?

[Transmorphic_Wyvern]

The game allows you to block with your melee weapon with the fourth mouse button...but most mice don't have one! I recently key bound it to the C key (I never use the in game voice chat) and the action of blocking slowly drains stamina when in use. My question is, how effective is each weapon at it (how much do they alleviate oncoming hits) and what is actually blockable?

[Niryco]

The game allows you to block with your melee weapon with the fourth mouse button...but most mice don't have one! I recently key bound it to the C key (I never use the in game voice chat) and the action of blocking slowly drains stamina when in use. My question is, how effective is each weapon at it (how much do they alleviate oncoming hits) and what is actually blockable?

Only useful is it is say a sword as it kinda ricochet about some of the shots, it is very weak.

[Transmorphic_Wyvern]

That...doesn't really answer my question.

[Rhorge]

My question is, how effective is each weapon at it (how much do they alleviate oncoming hits) and what is actually blockable?

It seems to be the same with each weapon and is quite strong, I'd say more than 50% damage gets blocked. However the only real reason you would expose yourself for long is to kill something and you can't block while attacking so it's really not that useful. I think that all damage is blockable, not sure if it stops any cc though.

[0Frank0]

I heard that when you are blocking and an ancient tries to disrupt you, you will not lose any power while blocking when he hits you.

[Bennyworld]

Yeah, the block isn't really used much - it isn't that functional.

[Transmorphic_Wyvern]

Yeah, the block isn't really used much - it isn't that functional.

 

Well, I think the major part of that problem is because it's placed on a non-existant mouse button on most computer mice

[George_T]

use it with dual ether or dual skana because you can look cool like Ryan Reynolds did in wolverine origins deflecting those bullets....you're just not as flawless though.