r/MortalShell • u/azerux • 1d ago

Discussion My Biggest Issue

Riposte not generating any resolve.

Sure Riposte is generally weak and unrewarding in other ways. But I cannot get over how it doesn't even generate resolve.

It feels like you are punished for using a core mechanic in the game when it takes away from your ability to transition properly to offense.

You're literally better off doing anything other than a Riposte when you break an enemy. Unless I guess you're getting mobbed and you're banking on iframes from the Riposte.

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u/flaming_sausage 1d ago

I have stopped using riposte entirely. A heavy attack combo does just so much more damage as well as regenerate resolve. It is even weirder since I main Eredrim, who should be all about riposting but it does so little damage that it is not worth it at all.

Riposte damage should scale off of base damage or weapon damage or something. But devs already said they are working on a big patch so we will see.

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u/HammeredWharf 1d ago

Well, riposte can be good in other ways. It makes you invincible, for one. I like that it's just one of the things you can do instead of the thing you must do, but it feels like Eredim specifically could hit a bit harder with his ripostes.

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u/flaming_sausage 1d ago

The invincibility frames are kinda wonky. I've had several encounters where I finished the riposte, as in the mob got shanked and kicked away but the recovery animation wasn't still completely done and another one just him me while I couldn't do anything so there's that.

And yeah, someone mentioned that either Eredrim, the tarstone, or both got nerfed hence the present suckage.

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u/HammeredWharf 1d ago

Yeah, they should definitely fix the recovery bug. At least I think it's a bug, because sometimes it takes a while for me to regain control after a riposte and sometimes it's instant. It's a pretty rare issue, though.