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God Eater 2 (2013)

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Parrying in multiplayer is a struggle but that's the beauty of it, right?

I will be taking a break from GE for a short while now but the GE uploads will be back before you know it. However, since FV is picking up popularity online, I thought I'd leave you with a multiplayer perspective and some advice since a lot of what you see me and other players do in solo isn't always applicable in multiplayer.

When you solo you'll get very accustomed to doing set plays over and over again. You can do this because you will never lose aggro, and therefore you can position yourself almost perfectly for incoming attacks every time.

You can eliminate or force a good amount of moves depending on your spacing. For instance, Crimson Orochi will never shoot small fireballs or rush at you if you are close enough, and use loads of parryable moves instead.

When you're in multiplayer, you lose a significant amount of control over this aspect of your game. It's rare for all your teammates to be perfectly positioned at the same time, and you have very little control of who the Aragami decides to aggro.

Rather than trying to bulldoze your way in when the Aragami is attacking someone else, take some time to heal your teammates and walk into their vicinity. It builds your aggro but also increases your chances at being at the right place when there's a change in aggro.

The biggest hurdle you might face is when attempting to parry while everyone else is using different BAs or Guns. However, the previous point still applies. Don't bulldoze your way in. Heal and try stand next to a player who's decently positioned and anticipate the aggro switch. If there's someone who runs fullscreen and makes the Aragami chase him for 90% of the mission, do us all a favor and tell him to stop.

Oh, and avoid walls. They can really mess up an Aragami's movement pattern. For instance, if Crimson Orochi is doing his double swipe rush with his back faced to the wall, he will will only carry forward momentum, and the regular spacing you'd hit him out of won't work.

However, even by doing all of this, you have to expect a lot mistakes. Other players might stand exactly where you are trying to stand, straight up push you away, and the potential of human error is multiplied by four. Sometimes you'll have to parry from an angle you aren't familiar with. Sometimes you want to get into position so bad that you don't parry in time.

So don't get discouraged, guys. There's far more to consider when parrying in multiplayer. Don't think you suck just because you aren't landing hits or keep dying. Chances are, you'd do much better in singleplayer, and often your teammates are to blame as well for not doing their part. If anything, I'd highly recommend learning there first and then try to adjust to the challenge that is multiplayer parrying.

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