Parrying Backstab Fishers

After learning the Counter Parry from Knutaf, i decided to make a tutorial for those who did not know of it. With the help of DreadedCone, i began gathering the footage for the video.

If you have ever dealt with a backstab fisher, you know that if you revolve the opposite way as them, and that pivot occurs, they ALWAYS swing. This is because they believe they are about to land the backstab. Knowing this, you can keep an eye out for this pivot to occur, and parry if it does.

This is risky however, because if you are too close to them then they might actually land the backstab. I suggest using this technique as a last resort, or just be mindful of it in case that pivot occurs by accident.

While gathering footage, i decided to see if rolling, spinning around, and parrying would be effective, and it was. The trick to the Rolling Parry is to roll towards them (as if you are attempting to land on them), unlock as you roll, and then right as your feet plant on the ground you push towards them and hit parry (be mindful of the swing speed of their weapon and adjust accordingly).

The Rolling Parry does work, and i have used it in a few PvP scenarios with backstab fishers. However, it is very hard to get used to, and requires a lot of practice. I suggest practicing spinning around and parrying, because if you roll towards them and don't make that spin before you parry, you're going to get backstabbed.

I do understand that many people will suggest counter backstabbing instead of these techniques, but i, personally, do not believe that this game was intended to consist of 3-4 backstabs per match, nor for players to glitch out for 0 damage repeatedly on each other until someone lands a successful backstab. These techniques are useful alternative methods to the glitchy technique known as counter backstabbing.

I hope this tutorial helps provide some players with new ways to deal with backstab fishers.