Sidestep Strike and Furious Feint nodes for EQ

Has this node combination worked in a practical sense for you, and how so?

I find it actually counter productive when I use the qualifying champions.

My spider person will get the evade charge, and then either:
(1) I get hit because the Defender is not Unblockable cause I had apparently avoided the unblockable attack
(2) I get hit because my champion does evade the Unblockable attack, but by the time I realize and move in to attack, the stun wears off and I get intercepted.

I do much better when I just ignore the tags, and focus on just dexing an Unblockable.

I know it just requires more practice, but are people generally finding this to be a beneficial node combination?

Comments

BigBlueOx

It’s just an incredibly annoying node combined with An uncooperative AI. Not hard just annoying to the point of unenjoyable. If it was a single path it’d barely warrant a mention a full chapter with the 2nd most paths... just wtf

zuffy

This quest was a drag. Constantly evading to remove the unblockable. I didn’t find the stun that helpful because by the time I realized it, I either missed the window or I end up hitting into blocks.

TheLegend27

It's a trash design. I refuse to believe the person who designed this node actually played through the quest for more than a few minutes and genuinely liked this node.

I finished exploration while basically never relying on the node mechanics because:

1) the stun would activate when I didn't want it to
2) either I'm too old and my reflexes are incredibly slow or this stun duration is basically useless. I was only able to capitalize on the passive stun maybe 2-3/10 times.
3) it's just not a fun mechanic and doesn't make the fights more interesting in any way IMO

I could see it possibly being an alright mechanic if the number of evade charges increased the stun duration to the point where the defender can be KO'd while stunned given sufficient evade charges have been built.

GinjabredMonsta

I hate how short the timer is compared to the distance a heavy or special can put you

SirGamesBond

Lol guess I'm the weirdo who enjoyed it.
Had a blast chaining heavies with S99

Malreck04

With all the champs I used, the stun was long enough to counter with a heavy attack. Don’t think of the stun like an actual opening, think of the evade like a safety net and play like crazy, and be ready to throw heavy attack. One annoying part is when the special is complicated and they’re unblockable, that might be difficult.

pete8388

Parry heavy. Gain an evade charge.
Hold block.
You will evade when they try to hit you which will stun them.
After Evade stun, counter with heavy.
Repeat.

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Aomine_Daiki10

Very easy node just parry and heavy( use champ with good reach) then free yourself is a guaranteed evade then counter with heavy rinse and repeat. You can stack the evade charges too.

Nojokejaym

This is very easy, I don’t get how people are having trouble.

RiderofHell

This should help

HMLewis

Late comment but when the science champs are added in the 2023 EQ quake kills it.