At the start of the fight do you......

Bazzingaaa

FrozenLogan

Parry

Attempt parry, sometimes take a combo to the face

Salve_maker05

Dex

Dex and then parry

Eb0ny-O-M4w

Pause. I pause for a brief moment to make sure the first input of the fight actually works

Noob_Master69

Parry

Most cases I go parry, dex is too unpredictable for me at the start of the fight as first input, seems to always mess me up

MaxGaming

Dex

Dex as 9/10 times I won't read nodes and I'm not risking unblockable combo on me

TheSaith

Dex

Dex and parry. . But today was a bad luck , game was lagging again and dropping inputs . So got Many combos in face in war

World Eater

“At the start of the fight do you......“

Launch L3

TheWatcher_

Dex

It's both dex or parry. A.I is unpredictable sometimes and you just can't chance it. Especially in a boss fight.

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Shiroihara

Get a combo to the face

Also I say a prayer to the AI and input gods for their mercy

WayWorn2525

Pray to god the game works, and became an atheist

Mackey

Instantly attack

More often than not I do what I chose but in the likes of war or BGs I do not incase I get parried and combo'd to the face 😂😂

shut_up_heather

Parry

Heavy YOLO

Marvelfan30

All of the above
Been recently getting slapped more tho

Roastie

Parry

I always used to light attack, but with the AI/input issues... I tend to just Parry to be safe.

SirGamesBond

Get a combo to the face

Looks correct

Dukenpuke

Parry

Most times parry, but under certain circumstances will do other things.

Awakened Ghost: Miss then retaliate
Hood w/ Ghost synergy: Start combo
Quake: Start fight holding heavy
Quake vs Bishop: Dex then heavy

A few other exceptions that I can't think of at the moment.

GrassKnuckles

Instantly attack

Light attack unless the defender has parry enabled

FuneralMist

Parry

Parry but Lately I pause first cos the AI somehow can just plow through it.

phillgreen

Get a combo to the face

I chose the option that was most likely to be successful.

AMS94

Parry

A few years back I used to go for instant light hits but now that doesn't work so I stick with doing a parry at the start

odishika123

Parry

Muscle memory always makes me parry
Ah Incursions only the lord knows how many I tried to parry at the start when the defender is unblockable for 6 seconds....

Bugmat78

Depends on the game mode

Aw: dex
Aq: parry or dex
EQ: light attack

All modes: get punched in teh face as inputs don't work

Alex_T

Parry

Parry then Attack then Dex!!

Jack2634

Instantly attack

If the defender have parry on (bg , aw , special nodes...) , i started with parry . Otherwise , light attack started is my instinct

tusharNair

Instantly attack

Bazzingaaa said:

solo quests, like EQ, story incursions etc, always start with attack with a light combo start, in ally and BG based, dex or parry cause if you attack , you have chance to get parried to oblivion.

JChanceH9

Parry

I uninstall, post a long rant about quitting on the forum and Reddit. Wait a couple hours till I’m bored, and repeat.

So far I’m on the second quest of act 2. Been playing since 2015.

UnOriginal

Parry

Sometimes weak attack most of the time parry

BlackSaChi

Parry

Unless the node says Unlockable, than dash back.

KingSageThe1st

Instantly attack

Light attack in content, parry in bgs/war