I have emailed support about this situation.
In my last playthrough I was able to riposte everytime no problem as soon as i completed the required weapon master strike tutorial. Since this playthrough both my saves have been overwritten to start a new and now i am left unable to riposte, allowing me only to complete sword master strike ( axe and mace is broke). Even though I’ve completed the riposte tutorial for swords, in normal combat ingame it wont do a riposte at all.
This is a big part of combat for me being able to riposte and now I find the will to play the game very very hard… i dont know if i cant wait weeks upon weeks for another patch, I fear I’m going to lose interest in the game 
Maybe if they took their time on the first patch they wouldn’t have created a bigger mess for themselves to fix in the long run. Apparently 1.4 for consoles will contain all the recent 1.4 and above patches that pc has gained… purely because every time they release a new one on pc it resets the certification period for us console users. Lesson learned? Take your time on the first and don’t rush lmao!