Mortal Online News - Combat Overview

Posted by Dana Massey on Jun 09, 2009 | 24 comments in our forums

MMORPG.com Correspondent Phil Penman takes us on a tour of combat in Star Vault's Mortal Online.

There’s a delay in both entering and leaving the “blocking state”, it’s a tiny delay but it’s there partly to prevent RMB spamming and also to make combat more open and as with attacking, focus player attention on tactics and timing.
To block you simply hold the RMB, your character will raise his shield or weapon and attempt to block. Stamina will be drained whilst you’re in the “blocking state” and each time you manage to block an attack you’re stamina will take a hit, but at least you’ll lose less health.

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