Today the self proclaimed best swordsman of these high sea's Subzarr himself is going to be teaching you scallywags how to use the strongest weapon out there, that's right... the cutlass. you thought it was the blunderbuss didn't you?.
Three Hit Combo
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Lets get started, the triple hit combo, you all know of it. It does 20 damage each hit and will continue its combo up to 3 as long as you hit something, and that something could be anything, it doesn't have to be another player. Now i want to point out the time it takes to complete the three swing combo and the delay from not hitting anything is about the same. That alone should tell you just how bad not hitting anything is, it leaves you completely open for about 1 and a half seconds.
How to counter it, if you know you're not going to hit your target then simply aim at the floor so you can continue your combo, you may even bait your opponent into coming closer thinking your about to be wide open.
Blocking And Dodging
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Blocking, pretty basic... your getting hit or about to get hit? block. What everyone might not know is that while blocking you can move in a direction and jump and you will do a dodge in that direction. Also if you block the last hit of a combo you'll actually push you're opponent back, this can be quite useful if your being pushed back against a wall and need some space.
I don't see the dodge being used nearly enough as it should be, this is a fundamental to increasing your chances of winning fights. I use this every chance i get, i probably look like some crazy frog on the battlefield. Someone has a pistol aimed at you? use it. You need to create or close a gap between someone? use it. you wanna look like a frog? use it.
Now i want to tell you about a technique i regulary use, remember the delay in not hitting anything? well that's what you want to bait people into, get close enough that they think they can land a hit then you then simply dodge out the way, if you're fast enough you can land a whole 3 hit combo before they can even do anything.
Lunge Attack
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Now we're getting to the fun stuff. The lunge heavy attack. It does 50 damage each hit and cannot be blocked. Most people think that this is only useful for moving around and isn't useful in combat, they're wrong.
Something to know about this attack is that if you miss you'll receive a penalty and you'll not able to move or look around for about 2 seconds. So make sure you land your hit!.
One rather obvious tip i'll give you is to start the attack out of sight and bait people into chasing. But one perhaps less obvious one i'll give you is to hold block while doing this attack. You'll notice that doing this will allow you to keep your speed and move freely while winding up, you can use this to close the gap between people to insure you hit them. The lunge attack just got twice as strong didn't it?. but it doesn't stop there.
Jump Lunge Attack
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Now for the strongest attack in cutlass's arsenal. The jump lunge. When you see someone winding up to do a lunge i bet you don't expect them to all of a sudden fly towards you like they were just shot out of a cannon, but that's exactly what this does.
It's pretty simple, wind up the lunge attack and just before it completes, jump. You can also use the previous tip of holding block to keep your speed. The attack has many uses, a finisher, a gap closer, if used correctly you can even use it to keep your distance from people and then slash right through them and still keep a gap.
Sloop Ladder Trick
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Now this trick isn't exactly a sword exclusive but its definitely useful to know. One of the ladders on the sloop you can actually go through the window and climb it. You're probably thinking this is a extremely situational trick, but you'll be surprised how regularly you can take advantage of it. The idea is to make your opponent think you went to the lower deck while you climb up the ladder and appear behind them to catch them off guard.
Now.. take these teachings and you too can become a frog jumping, window climbing, speed demon.
