Perfect blocks, ripostes, master strikes

Is it me or are they all way off, except for the longsword? I’m sure I was able to do them before the update with an axe, but now I don’t see any green shield whatsoever, no matter the situation or enemy. Longsword is still fine, I usually played with an axe as well, but now after the update the enemies keep dodging and blocking me 90% of the time and I can’t seem to do a riposte, master strike etc. with an axe in hand. Is this a known glitch?

I’m currently trying to find a worthy opponent to test my blunt Riposte, which i have learned from Major bernard

Have gone back to sir Bernard and practiced master strikes with the axe option? Maybe that works

Riposte is broken since the patch with any weapon other than a longsword. At least, it is for me and for a lot of other people. I am not sure if it is broken for everyone. You can’t even complete the training for masterstroke with anything other than sword now. And the enemies do seem to be dodging a lot more, making the combat less fun since you can’t use a combo at all anymore, except in rare cases and when training with Bernard.