Yeah try that in hardcore mode, they all attack at once. They never backpedal as shown here.

@@danilob766 It's not about hardcore or not, I don't play on hardcore and enemies always swarm and surround me. It just depends on the situation and positioning, target switching, how you turn away or not, what type of enemy, so on. Sometimes they're dumb and go in almost one by one, but most of the time they all come in at once, and try to surround, shove/hold/push you and it's just over then almost always. That's why I always start off with a bow, even a couple arrows into one or two of them to soften them up makes a massive difference. That one guy that you soften up/kill with the bow before the battle, can be the whole difference between a loss and win, because he might be the one to flank you or w/e.

I do wish there was a much more flushed out system when it came to intimidation tactics, like what you said. Like to make some people run away when they see a man running at them with full plate, not scratched, with dozens of bodies behind him, and various mens blood dripping from his blade lol.

@@Jamplays592 that is a thing, it requires a perk but people just run away from you if youre wearing plate armor

@@agentbarron3945 you're thinking of the Golem perk. That's not exactly what it does but it does make you more intimidating with more armor.

for bandits I usually do that: * Casually puts bloody sword away* "alright then let's get to it" *ready fists* and then you just potato mash them til' they're no bother anymore

As a man who likes to take care of his swords, I always think "Oh god, don't put your sword back in the scabard without wiping it off! Oh dear god, its gonna rust! :O

I like that you actually have to spend time with it and actually train it.

@@actualteddybear891 dude that comment is 1 yr ago. Maybe he is dead. But i love the combat mechanics of kcd, it's so immersive and challenging especially when you are outnumbered

tbh i dislike the combat, but im also still technically earlier in the game in that im under level 10, and am searching for pecky after fidnding ginger, but i dislike the auto lock with multiple targets. i find myself cheesing with a horse and bow half the time when its multiple people, and havent fealt the complexity yet. although i just got a longsword and i have combos for it so idk

@@lumikkiharthri6658 Combat is hard earlier on because Henry is just a normal guy and you have to spend time training with Bernard if you want to have an easier time early

@@actualteddybear891 i have master strike and all atthis point. but wanna know what pisses me off? i died, traveling to the stupid dovecoat, not because of people, but i got caught on a small pebble near a cliff and it literally launched me at 50 mph off the cliff for no fucking reason. ive had that happen too many times. just walking and some rock in bumfuck nowhere launchin me to bumfuck elsewhere. that and the autolock. this has nothing to do with trying to face multiple people, ive played mordhau and such to such a degree that this type of system isnt new to me. its legit the system that auto locks and drags you to your opponent. im on console btw. so lockpicking is off ths table too.

@Joey's mother I always do this to the guys that want to duel me

@Gerry Buckets where is your honour scumbag.

@@ericodinaire5544 he is not a man of god

*”Fucker!”*

Gerry Buckets That’s not how European people do it, shut up loser

Lmao

If u have master stroke and remember the combo its actualy ez to beat him lol

I sometimes do that and it just makes you feel soooo good

@@ruairiodonohoe2533 I just talked it out and he was still happy to realize the futility of what he was doing. From a realistic point of view, gifting him the win would just probably get him killed next time due to overconfidence.

@@IosifStalinsendsyoutoGulag I also do that sometimes

Radu-Феодор Катчук but then when we fights someone else he realizes you were going easy

ok You know that highly armored and skilled wayfarer knight? He beat me and I wanted the armor so I choked him out and took it, I don’t know why I killed him after and butchered him

Honor was in a duel. Not in survival. Thats why the wandering knights don't try to kill you. Most other fights in this game are to the death so... can't say I blame them

I like the realism in it

So I'm not stupid! I wondered why from these about 10 guys didn't attack all at the same time like it would be now. I started the game almost 3 days ago and I had the "luck" in one case where I had an ambush. There were SIX fucking guys. No armor, but they hacked me easily to tiny pieces in an instant.

Yeah im stuck at this part i try to fight them but keep bleeding to death because wont let me heal

Yeah this was ridiculous. Now a bunch almost nude bandits can easily kill you if you don't manage to kill most of them right in the first seconds, even if you have top armor.

Arnav Behari thanks! but no

Hahaha no, he only learned how to play!

it's normal mode, it's mostly weak opponents, it's console

pen jeim greatest swordsman the north has ever seen

Ehh when you hard train swordsmanship from the day you get to Rattay you can do this too, make it look fancier and you can top this. You can tell he's high level by how much time slows.

Smacks everyone on the head from the top repeatedly with no variation after a clinch in the many-men fight. Good indeed!

@@Dalziel45 to be fair KCD is bad at non fuel fights. At least he didnt technically mace cheese it.

Surprisingly most of them seem to be using game controller. With keyboard and mouse it's pretty random mashing

YoStu yea it’s fun on xbox

Use some master strikes and not just clinched then it’s considered good

Yup that's my only major gripe as well. The camera auto lock on is WAAY too aggressive

@@Stephen-uz8dm Oh my God, somebody online playing this game the same year as me! I too have a love/hate relationship with the combat because of the overly-aggressive target lock system. I can't even switch between multiple targets properly!

@@I_Mark_Mills I find it's actually easier in clothes than Armour because you are so much faster and can sprint around so much more. Instead of walking backwards for 10 miles just sprint through the crowd and bonk the first guy in the head with ravens beak and sprint back to the other side of the crowd and repeat

@@Stephen-uz8dm Yeah, currently wearing full plate armour and getting grabbed before I can run anywhere. You can tank a lot of hits though, it's quite nice

Why is my *Sword* That determination

🤣🤣🤣

You'd be surprised then. Though it's not to common I see alot of ignorant comments, understandably ignorant mind you as this is a somewhat niche topic overshadowed by fantasy, but one such claim I've heard was Swords were made heavy so they could crush through armour, and a common being you needed a crane to mount your horse.

I did a bit of 13th century german school swordfighting. (i believe exactly same style used in this game) and I gotta say sometimes its like jiu jitsu. there are moves where you lock your sword into enemies and push to make him cut with hisown sword and while pulling you slice him open. It was a martial art.

The same people say that samurai were the finest swordsmen ever. Knights were just as fine with their swords as the samurai.

@@firstnamett4656 No. They were not more skilled than the samurai, but better equipped. I don't know where you got that idea.

@Rægenhere II 'Europe dominated the world in terms of warfare' no, Europe dominated Europe in terms of warfare.

5 seconds later... Leaves a blood trail with all of white run dead lol

Yup... 2 years ago. Today they are very impacient. They attack all at the same time. Just my experience so far in my (about) 30 hrs playtime.

Rip

Omg, you are a monster!

I snuck up on him and killed his ass. Used his houndskull helmet for a bit before I killed a Cuman and pilfered his corpse for the drip.

No shit XD. This one is designed to make sense.

bohemian Rambo

@@tugalord Rambo+John Wick=Rambo Bambo Wick

@@Frostuks Bohemian Rambo Bamb Wick then

@@tugalord That's sounds legit

ardaxoy yes, it's milanese cuirass. I stole it from bandit leader.

You get it also as a reward for completing the "Robber Baron" quest successfully.

exactly I got it in quest as well but I already had magdeburg one and I was working the full magdeburg set already having gauntlents and arms. BTW anyone know where to get the legs?

Very late to the party here but I believe I bought a full Milanese cuirass from the Sasau armoursmith.

literary everyone can do that. Bravo you just used the easiest way to take out enemy.

Yeah because you are trash at sword fighting.

... be praised.

Once you leveled up your bow to level 5 the game gets just a joke) or when you grab a halberd lol)

G Rom even on hardcore mode?

on any mod. hitting a face with full draw = death in most cases. for full helmets there are piercing arrows.

whats topping you from not using armor and using just a sword? Using strongest armor and best sword and then complaing there is no chalange is just stupid. I for instance dont wear helmets (like movei protagists never do :-D) and you will feel the "mace in a face"

Wait until you get ambushed by full plated bandits with high specs.

His 1v10 is a scripted fight They wont attack you all at once. Herod is almost useless on endgame enemies and exiled knights (go to skallitz at night youll see a bunch) and theyre as tough as you and master strikes like a boss and whats worse? Theres 7 of them, my advice is to carry a mace and shield with you cos the counter attack damage is so high. A player that is familiar in this game can never lose to a 1v1,i literally 2 hit runt in the head, but theres this bullshit dogpile npc attacks when theres 7 of them and just stunlock you and woops top armor: Broken Arm: bleeding Health bar: gone dead Adds realism to the game other than scripted fights

@@tu4i775 Absence of poise is just BS. You should be able to Punch through their attacks if you have decent armor and know what you're doing.

@@danielantony1882 try to get in between the fight i skalitz See where the lacl of poise would get you Tope tier armor is nothing if you got 5 people wailingbon you stunlocked

@@tu4i775 That's only an issue at first. You Parry or Masterstrike one, the others simply chicken out.

@@tu4i775 Also, what are you trying to say? I was saying that it's not good that the game has no poise.

Buy the DLC where you rebuild Pribislavitz. Your problem with nothing to spend money on will go away imidiatly.

Captain bernard is the best swordsman in the game. A tip with combos is never directly start off with them, put the enemy into blocking one or two strikes then start the combo, also don't spam the button! Wait for the ting of steel on steel before starting the next atrack.

Correct! And if you look closely, you can see a little highlight in your "star" symbol what direction is next for your combo, in case you don't know the order. Also you see a little green shield symbol in the middle of the "star" what tells you, you can hit the block button to make the perfect block. When you do that in the direction from where the enemy attacks you, you can do this block / attack thing at the same time. Forgot the name. ^^ But you have to learn it before from Bernard.

lord nutjob I just picked it up last week and I can’t set it down. It is very realistic and very immersive. 10/10 would recommend

@@TrueGamersKill is it multiplayer online at all

lord nutjob No that is one thing the game is missing. I however have a preference towards single player only games and this one has a lot to offer. If you do decide to pick it up I would suggest going slow and doing 4 side quests for every main mission.

That looks like the st George's sword nothing beats you would you have it

I feel similar. ^^ It's just MUCH training and leveling up your skills you need. In addition with the perks... after a long while you are a beast in fighting / killing! ;P How long is your playtime or how long was your playtime 3 weeks ago where you made this comment?

Those are the long swords, you just don't equip a shield and you two hand it.