There where other bits and pieces darker from Devon's blog

If you are bored by the battle then this game is not for you , I think. I'm not bored for example. Though I'm of the opinion that barb in melee usually outperforms other classes. In fact Dark And Darker Gold, I provided a potential fix to this problem above.

There where other bits and pieces of equipment there that can be used to snuff out an attack in advance to put in a parry early, or you colud try throwing strikes back and forward Thoubh i will agree with you in that the HP is pretty low . However, taking the first step could allow you to play parry.

Conceptualization is that parries are more a timing thing and shield blocks are not than ideal, but they are much more effective. and even if the enemy is likely to attack with a parry , be prepared to launch for a massive attack and simply blast through. Maybe release your charge quickly as they begin to back away from your heavy attack to hit them with a light attack instead.

The block and parry being reliable is just grounds for there to be many good defensive techniques and offensive counters as well. and also opens up melee combat for mindgames.

I am completely in agreement with the idea of engaging in melee combat since it's... bizarre at the moment.

Whether it be chivalry-like, mordhau-likeor mnb-like it doesn't matter to me. But the current melee-fighting system is not as engaging or as exciting as the systems i listed above cheap Dark And Darker Gold, since I do not know which way I would like to go. There should be more room for each weapon to grow and not get tossed into an unforgiving corner.