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The Block Indicator

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Special Moves

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Holding

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Weak Attacks

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Holding

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Perfect Blocks

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The Block Indicator

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Kick

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Ally Damage Debuff

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	When budgeting these resources during a fight, it's important to not hold down blocks for too long depleting these resistance scores.		When budgeting these resources during a fight, it's important to not hold down blocks for too long depleting these resistance scores.
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		+	===Weapon block resistance===
		+	Weapons and shields has its '''block resistance''' which is no more or less then a weapon and shield health. If it drops to 0, you are unable to block with a shield and additionally attack with a weapon.
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		+	*'''Weapon strikes''' on the enemy regenerate our block resistance for weapons. After the shield strength is depleted, we can still block with the weapon, and similarly, when our weapon cannot block anymore, we can use the shield and defend with it.

	==Holding==		==Holding==

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−	~~DUE TO UPDATE 299, THIS PAGE IS UNDER HEAVY CONSTRUCTION AND MAY BE VERY OUT OF DATE.~~ Melee combat in Gloria Victis is skill based, non-target combat with directional attacks and blocks.	+	Melee combat in Gloria Victis is skill based, non-target combat with directional attacks and blocks.

	This page is meant to be an explanation of the basic principles of melee combat beginning with the UI.		This page is meant to be an explanation of the basic principles of melee combat beginning with the UI.

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 === Chamber ===
 Chambering is the act of interrupting the enemy’s attack with a counterattack. This will cancel their attack and enable you to deal damage. To chamber, begin a weapon swing that mirrors your opponent’s just as they are about to release their swing. There will be an audio indicator and "chamber" will appear on screen when you successfully chamber an opponent. It is also possible to chamber with a shield bash, because a shield bash is an attack. Shield bashes can also be chambered by opponents.
 Chambers can be achieved with:

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 Holding is the act of queueing up an attack and then not releasing it at the expected time, making the enemy think there is an opening for him to strike or throwing his timing off. Each type of weapon can be held at full status for a small amount of time.  When the weapon is fully charged, the attack indicator crescent will have a white glow. The weapon can continue to be held after the glow fades, but the attack will be weaker.
-'''Hold times'''
+'''Full Power Hold Times'''
 *'''Daggers''': 0.4s

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 An attack can be "weak" for three reasons:<br>
 .) Swinging without any stamina.<br>
-.) Holding a Swing too long so that it goes from full power, to strong, to weak. (this takes around 2 seconds.)
+.) Holding a Swing too long so that it goes from full power, to strong, to weak. (this takes around 2 seconds.) <br>
 .) Clicking the mouse or keybind to attack without holding the button down to charge the attack.

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 ==Holding==
-Holding is the act of queueing up an attack and then not releasing it at the expected time, making the enemy think there is an opening for him to strike or throwing his timing off. Each type of weapon can be held at full status for a small amount of time.  When the weapon is fully charged, the outline of the power bar will glow red for the duration of the hold time. The weapon can continue to be held after the glow fades, but the attack will be weak.
+Holding is the act of queueing up an attack and then not releasing it at the expected time, making the enemy think there is an opening for him to strike or throwing his timing off. Each type of weapon can be held at full status for a small amount of time.  When the weapon is fully charged, the attack indicator crescent will have a white glow. The weapon can continue to be held after the glow fades, but the attack will be weaker.
 '''Hold times'''

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 ===Perfect Blocks===
-A perfect block is a block made within 300ms (milliseconds) of the time the block button was pressed. This is the opposite of simply holding down the block button for an extended period of time (turtling).
+A perfect block is blocking an incoming attack within 300ms (milliseconds) of the time the block button was pressed. This is the opposite of simply holding down the block button for an extended period of time (turtling).
-A perfect block with a shield uses less Shield Resistance.
+A perfect block with a shield uses less Shield Resistance. Running out of Shield Resistance means you can no longer use your shield to block.
-A perfect block with a weapon uses less Weapon Resistance.
+A perfect block with a weapon uses less Weapon Resistance. Running out of Weapon Resistance means you can no longer use your weapon to block.
 When budgeting these resources during a fight, it's important to not hold down blocks for too long depleting these resistance scores.

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 [[File:redblock.jpg|right]]
 [[File:greenblock.jpg]]
 ==Holding==

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 ===Kick===
-Kick is bound to Q by default. A kick is a short range attack that does not deliver much damage on its own, but it will stun or stagger an enemy that is blocking, providing an opportunity for another attack. It is not advised to kick a player who is backing away. Kicks are costly in stamina.
+Kick is bound to Q by default. A kick is a short range attack that does not deliver much damage on its own, but it will stun or stagger an enemy that is blocking, providing an opportunity for another attack. It can be very difficult to kick players who are moving backward away from you. Kicks are costly in stamina.
 ===Shield Bash===

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 .) Reduces the damage of that swing by 70% for 1 handed weapons.
 Swinging through an ally first, before hitting an enemy with a 1h, looks like this:
-** Ally >> Enemy = None >> 30%
+* Ally >> Enemy = None >> 30%
 .) consumes a "stack" of cleave on 2 handed weapons. If you have 5 points in the Reaper ability, you can hit 3 enemies with 1 swing. However, hitting an ally consumes one of your cleaves, so you can then hit 2 enemies with that swing. You can potentially swing and hit up to 3 allies and and up doing no damage to any enemies because all the cleaves were absorbed by allies.