STANCE DANCE: ADVANCED POWER SWORD TUTORIAL - BULWARK

[@BaurzhanG]

there's a 6th way to style switch that I find to be very practical, which is bash switching. the way to execute it is to hold the melee input when shield bashing and release the block button at the right timing. this method, dodge attack switching and parry switching are the most useful in actual combat scenarios imo clip for reference: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipXanYewl8hqatE

[@COA5T]

@@BaurzhanG Impeccable, Brother! That is quite a find and I am grateful for the combat data you provided. I will certainly use this technique moving forward. Emperor guide you.

[@warriorfire8103]

So much to practice on the training hall. Can't wait

[@warriorfire8103]

I'm still practicing this in the sparring room but what I"m super happy about is figuring out how to shorten the shield bash animation! Not only shorten it, I can now chain shield bashes! This was one of two things I"ve been really wanting for Bulwark. The 2nd?....an upward slash so while dangerous, I at least can contribute to fighting flying enemies when out of ammo.

[@thepunisherxxx6804]

I haven't had so much fun and excitement in a game for a very long time. I've leveled up almost every class, want to use all weapons... Its very rare I want to explore everything in a game. The combat is so incredibly fun and addicting. The sounds and animations, the gore effects, varied approaches and weapons, its just perfect man. At first I thought doing only 6 operations over and over would get old but it really doesn't due to the AI director and how fun the combat is. I'm even having fun in PVP which I didn't expect. Its game of the year for me, maybe game of the decade. They put fun first and I absolutely love it.

[@COA5T]

@@thepunisherxxx6804 I am still enjoying the game alongside you, Brother. Learning more about the 40k universe and lore everyday has helped greatly as well.

[@thepunisherxxx6804]

@@COA5T Me too! Game got me into the lore. Its such interesting sci-fi! The concept of dreadnoughts being maimed notable Space Marines put into a living coffin and wired up to a mech war machine that can live for 10K years is just so awesome. I'm seeing just how much influence Warhammer had on other properties like Halo, Gears of War, and StarCraft. It all is rooted in Warhammer and its all just so fun and cool. Thanks for the guide btw and hope you continue to have a blast. As I've gotten older I've really come to appreciate that feeling of excitement or joy you get to jump on your favorite game. I still try to keep that part of me alive as an adult. Its a special thing man, one of the joys of life.

[@XyamacaFly]

Blessing with the knowledge brother there is so much to this class that people are sleeping on. Using block to animation cancel melee to dodge in time for attacks and to cancel long animations of power whirl too. fire video

[@COA5T]

@@XyamacaFly You possess a keen eye and have the ability to pick up concepts even when they are not verbally expressed, Brother. I am in awe of your prowess and that nothing escapes you. My thanks. Emperor guide you.

[@ParkAir33]

Good to see you on my feed again brother. I much appreciate the opportunity to get even better with bulwark. Bulwark has become my most trusted class and the class I enjoy the most, I have helped carry many of my brothers to victory on ruthless difficulty, partially in thanks to your help. I have most certainly learned something new and useful once again in this video as well. You have my gratitude, may the emperor protect you.

[@COA5T]

@@ParkAir33 My Brother! I am glad to hear that some of the knowledge you have acquired in these training grounds aids in your hunt. Thank you Brother, and may the Emperor guide your step as well.

[@BinBinBinBinBinBinBinBin]

Wonderful tips here, not gonna lie, had absolutely no idea about how many ways there were to change between stances with the power sword, I always found myself killing my own momentum to go between stances, so these are some wonderful instructions brother, truly worthy of the first company!

[@COA5T]

@@BinBinBinBinBinBinBinBin I am grateful this combat data has been of use to you, Brother. The Emperor protects.

[@wesleygillis5061]

You are awesome, all your bulwark videos have been incredibly helpfu. Thank you!

[@COA5T]

@@wesleygillis5061 I am not worthy of such high praise, but am extremely thankful for it, Brother.

[@aikendrum3228]

Best vid I've seen on the subject. Thanks for the info, and great job.

[@COA5T]

@@aikendrum3228 I am grateful for your favorable endorsement, Brother. Emperor guide you.

[@warriorfire8103]

Love this weapon. I often use the speed stance for closing distance and getting sneaky hits in before a parry or gunstrike. Terminus killing too. Power style is where I spend most of my time doing light heavy light heavy on majors and power whirl. Just as a side effect of going after my main target, everything around me is getting torn to pieces. It's kinda what I expected power fist to be.

[@COA5T]

@@warriorfire8103 Your mastery over the Powe Sword is quite evident, Brother. We can only hope the Power Fist continues to receive upgrades to bring in line. The recent buff it received unfortunately does not feel substantial enough.

[@rezkiy95]

The tech ppl find reminds me of doom eternal Its not on that level (at least yet) but all this little unintended ways to play with nore style and efficacy, love it

[@COA5T]

Agreed, Brother. I often played fighting games growing up so finding a deeper understanding to mechanics within the games' systems is something I always look for. 🙏

[@zerberus_ms]

Thank you for the wonderful tips, brother. Unrelated question, what is your favorite chapter?

[@COA5T]

@@zerberus_ms You're welcome, Brother. To be honest, I am quite new Warhammer, and have been recently consuming a lot of content around 40k. Because I was originally drawn to the Imperial Fists legion, I would have to say my favorite Chapter currently is the Black Templars. That could change as I learn more but I like their lore so far.

[@zerberus_ms]

@@COA5T My personal favorite is the Lamenters. I prefer listening to Baldemort and Vox In The Void, both on KZbin. I believe Vox has a very nice compilation of Lamenters' stories in a single video, if you're interested. Welcome to this gimdark universe, where there is only time for war.

[@COA5T]

@@zerberus_ms I appreciate the warm welcome and recommendations. Just subbed to both of those channels. I was actually just reading some lore about the Lamenters recently. Tragic Chapter, as is most of what small information I know of them and successors to Blood Angels in general.

[@TheTrenchface]

Bro thanks for this! I had no idea

[@COA5T]

@@TheTrenchface You're welcome, Brother.

[@joshuakossoff7342]

Awaken, venerable one! Latest Coast just dropped.

[@COA5T]

@@joshuakossoff7342 So it would seem, Brother. Hopefully you will find something interesting here, if not useful 😂

[@joshuakossoff7342]

@@COA5T Oh, for sure, I only knew stance change methods 1 and 2. Thank you for another informative video. I'm looking forward to your insights into the Archenemy.

[@COA5T]

@@joshuakossoff7342 Thank you, Brother. I will try to get that combat data distributed soon.

[@haxguy0]

Tony, what's your thoughts on the powerfist?

[@COA5T]

@@haxguy0 I think the Power fist, even with it's recent buff, is not where it needs to be. The devs gave a slight buff to damage, when in reality the weapon does not do what it claims to do that well, which is range on its charged attacks. With melee not being able to heal back contested health on the same level as ranged weapons, it's hard to justify soaking damage to get off charged attacks that don't even heal back the damage you received while charging. It's in an odd spot at the moment in my opinion, Brother.

[@robtype0]

The issue I have is that when I hold down the fire button, it just charges then fires my plasma pistol. So how do I hold it down to change stance in power whirl?

[@COA5T]

@@robtype0 Hold "fire" then dodge out of it while continuing to hold it. The Dodge cancels the Plasma pistol shot. You can see me actually do this during that example and at the end of the video when showing the partial charge pistol. This can also be done with the Bolt pistol, it just shoots 1 bullet instead.

[@warriorfire8103]

The freaking heavy attack has a deceptively long range. If you turn the camera to the side you can see it. Makes the power fist jealous.

[@COA5T]

@@warriorfire8103 💯 agreed, Brother. I'm not sure why Saber chose a small buff to damage without recognizing the true flaw of the weapon which is it's falsely advertised reach.

[@warriorfire8103]

​@@COA5T I see echoes of what PowerFist can be when I have it's 8m reach perk. It's reach then is quit respectable, I've made a style of charging often and playing dare with majoras+ by slamming them just before a parry. I also discovered a full charge does quit the chunk of damage on Terminus enemies so I got interested in making a possible boss killer build. But... When I looked at the perks again I realized how limited it is compared to Power sword.

[@cvf4ever]

Wait, there's a training facility in the Barge? What? xD

[@COA5T]

@@cvf4ever Just added this patch, Brother. It's really just for PvP against your Battle-Brothers in between operations. It's pretty barebones and not really fleshed out yet. Maybe they will add more features to it later.

[@cvf4ever]

@@COA5T Impressive, I had no idea, thanks for letting me know, Brother, i'll make good use of it.

[@COA5T]

@@cvf4ever Of course, Brother. Emperor guide your path.

[@cvf4ever]

@@COA5T May He guide yours as well, Brother.

[@Viktor_Johansson]

Have you mapped melee to R? 🤔

[@COA5T]

Yes Brother, but it's not what you think. I do not use a standard keyboard. I use an Azeron keypad for extended gaming sessions due to injuries in my arm and wrist. So I could technically map any key as melee, but 'R' just so happened to be on this overlay so I used that.

[@Viktor_Johansson]

@@COA5T Interesting, looks like some kind of Power Fist control interface! 😁

[@COA5T]

@@Viktor_Johansson 😂 You're right. I've been wielding a Power Fist this whole time and didn't even realize it. 💪😤

[@DrDamagePHD]

The stance change on parry doesn’t work for me. Wish you would have explained the inputs better.

[@COA5T]

My apologies Brother, but I am not sure how I could explain it any better. The overlay shows the actual key presses on screen so you can see what I am pressing, and I even show how fast the input timing is by how quickly you should tap parry and hold melee. I show it actually being done multiple times. What other methods would you suggest that I can show?

[@DrDamagePHD]

@@COA5T are you tapping or holding the melee key during the parry animation? Is the timing on the melee input instantaneous with the parry input or slightly after? The overlay isn’t helping me determine how exactly it’s done.

[@COA5T]

@@DrDamagePHD To change stance at all you have to hold melee, so remember how that feels first. All you are doing is just adding a quick input for Parry before that. You must tap Parry, and then INSTANTLY begin holding melee. When done right, the stance change will happen during the Parry animation instead of two separate animations.

[@DrDamagePHD]

@@COA5T Alright so, that’s how I understood it from the video. I tried it a lot like that and only got the two separate animations. Idk. I’ll try it some more.

[@COA5T]

@@DrDamagePHD I'll admit it does take a bit of practice, Brother. It took me a couple of hours before I could do it consistently back to back. If you are getting two separate animations, increase your speed slightly and incrementally and it will become more consistent.

[@prich0382]

All this efort to mimic a fraction of the Power of a Melta

[@COA5T]

@@prich0382 I personally don't think that's the role or intent of this class. As Bulwarks, we are not out damaging a good Assault in melee, nor are we ever going to out damage any ranged class with our pistol. We have a pretty unique role, and if that horde mode ever comes to fruition, it will become very apparent what that is.