Comments on: Ashes Ninjaken v1.0 Released http://www.daikonforge.com/webtab/2007/12/23/ashes-ninjaken-v10-released/ News and thoughts about my adventures in Second Life, Combat: Samurai Island, and Virtual Worlds Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:48:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Takuan http://www.daikonforge.com/webtab/2007/12/23/ashes-ninjaken-v10-released/#comment-192 Takuan Tue, 25 Dec 2007 04:02:18 +0000 http://www.daikonforge.com/webtab/2007/12/23/ashes-ninjaken-v10-released/#comment-192 I've had a few chances to use it myself now, and I actually rather like it. I haven't had the time (or skill, haha) to really see what effect the timing and special attack will have on overall strategy, so I rely on you guys to figure that all out, but I can say that I like the feel and timing of it and it hasn't made an obvious detrimental impact on my win/loss average. I’ve had a few chances to use it myself now, and I actually rather like it.

I haven’t had the time (or skill, haha) to really see what effect the timing and special attack will have on overall strategy, so I rely on you guys to figure that all out, but I can say that I like the feel and timing of it and it hasn’t made an obvious detrimental impact on my win/loss average.

]]> By: Solace Obviate http://www.daikonforge.com/webtab/2007/12/23/ashes-ninjaken-v10-released/#comment-191 Solace Obviate Mon, 24 Dec 2007 22:42:14 +0000 http://www.daikonforge.com/webtab/2007/12/23/ashes-ninjaken-v10-released/#comment-191 I've been using the ninjaken quite a lot and I think it's fairly balanced. I've been posting my observations on the C:SI forums and my overall conclusion is that the Ninjaken will likely drive up people's tanking and counterattacking skills. I just had my first spar against a Ninjaken using a katana, even though I'd had probably 50+ spars with me using the Ninjaken. I have to say, the first time going against it with a kat is daunting. Your reaction time is reduced and you have to decide faster whether the movement you just saw was a fake or an attack. Since the attacks are faster, I think the time-away-from-block is also shorter, thus increasing the likelihood a stun will be delivered, driving home the point that an opponent using a kat better be on his/her tanking game. I haven't had a chance to explore aerial use of the Ninjaken as much since most kat users want to tank against me. I have had the chance to spar with Evan Heron and Rune Schlag and their ninjakens, and we did explore aerial fighting. That was super fun. I’ve been using the ninjaken quite a lot and I think it’s fairly balanced. I’ve been posting my observations on the C:SI forums and my overall conclusion is that the Ninjaken will likely drive up people’s tanking and counterattacking skills. I just had my first spar against a Ninjaken using a katana, even though I’d had probably 50+ spars with me using the Ninjaken. I have to say, the first time going against it with a kat is daunting. Your reaction time is reduced and you have to decide faster whether the movement you just saw was a fake or an attack. Since the attacks are faster, I think the time-away-from-block is also shorter, thus increasing the likelihood a stun will be delivered, driving home the point that an opponent using a kat better be on his/her tanking game. I haven’t had a chance to explore aerial use of the Ninjaken as much since most kat users want to tank against me. I have had the chance to spar with Evan Heron and Rune Schlag and their ninjakens, and we did explore aerial fighting. That was super fun.

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