Feints Are Impossible

Gameplay
#1

I successfully completed the quest to learn combat mechanics, but for some reason I can’t for the life of me do an actual feint in real combat. I keep practicing in the arena, do the same thing that I had to do during the quest to learn feints, but it never works. I’ve tried it literally hundreds of times, with different technique, yet it just doesn’t happen. What am I doing wrong?

I choose an attack direction, hit left mouse button to start the attack, then change direction of the attack before it goes off yet Henry insists on just going ahead with the original direction. This has made melee combat pretty much impossible as feinting is crucial to beating even the most scrub NPC in the game. Can anyone help me out here?

#2

I have the same issue, maybe it could be because I use long sword. Try short sword if the feints work, maybe it is just for quicker weapons, also try the short sword without a shield (you cannot do combo with a shield and long sword for example).

#3

Honestly, in my first playthrough as the typical full plate, sword and board setup I never once feinted. Didn’t even know how to after 50 hours or so just because I’d forgotten. I’ve tried it out a few times in a new playthrough and I can’t really find a use for it over clinching, comboing or just waiting for a riposte chance.

The way to do it though is charge up the attack (hold attack button) in one direction then before letting go move it to another direction. The attack will look the same, as your sword is already pulled back and in position to strike, but it will target a different location on the enemy. It lands a hit occasionally but not guaranteed by any means.

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#4

I also noticed that feinting works with trainer commander but not properly outside of that

#5

The feint does work. And is very effective.

I use this alot. Back yourself away from the enemy . Hold strike as if you are going for the head. Now quickly close the ground between you and him , then quickly switch as you are in range to a down low attack

Draw them into the feint.

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#6

Feints work well, last night I battered some cumans with them. I aim the Feint at the “open” Point in the stance of the enemy. The strike however is going to the point were his cover was before. Also Feints as all the other stuff depends on ypur level and the level of the enemy. Also the available Stamina of the enemy. Just wear them down, you will see your opening and the strike your feints and your combos.

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#7

I feint, clinch and throw combos as much as I can…I never dodge, its too hard to move the directional stick while already moving. Feinting is amazing, I have headcracker or whatever so I fake right or left and switch to overhead for a head shot. If I go to throw a combo and theyre too good at blocking, I just initiate a clinch, overpower them, face punch them for a knock back and then do my combo…almost always work.

Full plate, Mace/Shield, good perks…I literally 1 shot people and just eat a few hits until my opening comes about if my clinch strategy isnt working for whatever reason

#8

I can’t do them, myself. I do however assume I’m simply screwing up.

#9

Just keep practicing/playing…if you are talking about throwing a fake shot, that is relatively easy and perhaps your Henry just isnt that fluid at combat yet? If its dodging that is difficult I think its just the way you have to dodge. Faking a shot you hold the swing/slash button in one direction and before you let go you just aim in any other direction. You’ll get it, practice with Cpt Bernard outside Rattay for free experience, and if you do wooden weapons and shed your armor you wont have much for damage to your armor to repair afterward either.

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#10

Feints only work, if I dont use a shield?

#11

If by feint you mean faking one direction and attacking in another then no, you having a shield does not matter. If you, or anyone else, is calling dodging feinting then having a shield/heavy armor may slow you down, making the dodge harder…I’m not really sure how that works, I don’t dodge.

I’m on Xbox One and run Mace/Shield and full plate/chain underneath and I can fake enemies out pretty easy. Usually I hold my swing to the right or left and just hold it there and when I close my distance enough to actually hit them I change the direction to up and release the swing buttone…for me it’s Right Trigger.

#12

Draw your weapon back and hold it, while holding the attack button down move to another attack zone and release it.

There. You did a feint attack. The trick is to release it as soon as you get to the zone you want to actually attack in.

I use feints all the time to set up my combos.

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#13

Thx, I would try and train it tomorrow. And Yes I mean faking a attack.

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#14

I think that’s pretty cool. Personally, I have never ever gotten a feint to work no matter what I do. In fact, many of the enemies have a move that specifically allows them to get a hit in on you if your feint fails so I just avoid using it altogether now.

The move is something I believe we can get as players if we spend the perk point for it.

#15

Clenching works wonders too. If they’re catching your shots too easy or if you and your enemy are just both blocking waiting for someone to strike close the distance and hit your block button. It will initiate a clinch and if you when you knock them back and stagger them long enough to get a hit in.

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#16

At first it pissed me off and I thought they were random/just when you got too close but you can initiate it and it seems when you initiate it you have a higher success rate; I hardly ever lose a grapple and if I do it’s cuz it just happened when we got too close/the computer initiated it.

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#17

Ahhh, that’s how you do it. I had no idea how it was being done. Thanks for this @HalfOrcSteve

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#18

as soon as the animation for the grapple starts just start mashing slash or stab. Slash usually ends up in a kick and stab is a face punch/elbow thing and they both knock them back a little.

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