How do I get better at Parrying?

#1

I try to parry the Predator when I can, but I almost always end up dying. Am I getting the timing wrong? Is there any way I can get better?

#2

Each weapon has a different speed, so there’s that. There’s a rhythm to it and I suggest play predator and learn the animations

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#3

Adjust your sensitivity

Other than that it takes practice

And also do know that a single parry will drain a SHIT ton of stamina

And the stuff @Disgruntled_Manlet said is also a key thing. Play predator to learn all about the different weapons you could be facing

#4

By improving your aim and tracking of pred and by playing as a team

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#5

Parrying for ft sucks in this game, it never works. Poor ft always losing to melee spamming preds.

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#6

It used to be determinate by timing. Now tho, or rather, around the end of year 1, it became more and more difficult to land parries due to an unknown issue with melee connects. Very difficult to replicate.

Now, just throw a heavy when they start smacking and follow up with a light. Rinse and repeat. Best chance of parry

#7

I press the key at random and it just works.

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#8
  • parrying doesn’t work well on inclined surfaces
  • spam Light attacks with your knife equipped to interrupt combinations
  • Heavy attacks have a large parrying window, so they are good for going for the parry on the initial attack
  • if your Ping is high, Predator or Fireteam, it’s going to make melee extremely inconsistent
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#9

Its meant to be this way. Not sure if there is an actual timing but there is. And its not like MetalGearRising…where a bright flash indicates when you should do it. If they implimented that then you can toss melee fighting into the trash.
Use your instincts. Some melee can only be parried on first strike ONLY . Second is a gaurentee hit- but i can’t speak for if the first doesn’t land. It said so in the…some where.

Its very complicated.

#10

You’re complicated

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