You can parry range it just doesn't stagger which is good. If your successful in your parry you get the parry block bonus which applies to range as well just not stagger.

Originally posted by Dirty Hippy:

I just took it that my awesome parry blew his mind.

Lol that's exactly what was happening.

I've also noticed that sometimes blocking causes you to take more damage than simply taking the hit, by a significant amount.

Originally posted by BiscuitTheCat:

why not just make it a skill when you get your block skill to a certain level. We shouldn't really be talking about realism with this game lol

a revamp of the skill system would be greatly appreciated

Originally posted by Frankie:

While it was kinda fun and hilarious it doesn't make sense that a grewarf gets staggered when you parry his stone and anything like this.

I just took it that my awesome parry blew his mind.

How can you parry ranged? Thats total nonsense. PArry mechanics means you use opponent movement to block and counterattack when he is defensless due his own attack failure.

Jees...

Originally posted by SubsidedLemon:

Originally posted by Molasses:

the fact that you thought you needed to tell me this is pretty sad. Im speaking from a gameplay standpoint, not realism.

You got a really detailed answer ;) Realism affects gameplay in a certain way. This explained the choice of the no-stagger for ranged parries ;) Like I said: You CAN parry.

In Valheim there is a difference between block and parry. A parry always causes a stagger, a block does not. So you can block a ranged attack, but you cant parry a ranged attack anymore in H&H.

you can parry them

A parry is used to deflect an attack, using the attack to immediately counterattack. In melee combat this is physically impossible. In Valheim you CAN parry ranged. Only it does not cause stagger.

So the game does this particularly well!

They can't shoot through other mobs. I've noticed this time and time again with Greydwarfs throwing rocks and skeleton archers hitting other mobs in front of them (and trees, rocks, etc).

Originally posted by SubsidedLemon:

In melee combat this is physically impossible.

the fact that you thought you needed to tell me this is pretty sad. Im speaking from a gameplay standpoint, not realism.

Originally posted by SubsidedLemon:

A parry is used to deflect an attack, using the attack to immediately counterattack. In melee combat this is physically impossible. In Valheim you CAN block ranged. Only it does not cause stagger.

So the game does this particularly well!

I think I may be having a stroke

To parry something is just to deflect an attack in any way

Yeah I noticed it got removed at some point.

While it was kinda fun and hilarious it doesn't make sense that a grewarf gets staggered when you parry his stone and anything like this.

why not just make it a skill when you get your block skill to a certain level. We shouldn't really be talking about realism with this game lol

Originally posted by Molasses:

Originally posted by SubsidedLemon:

In melee combat this is physically impossible.

the fact that you thought you needed to tell me this is pretty sad. Im speaking from a gameplay standpoint, not realism.

You got a really detailed answer ;) Realism affects gameplay in a certain way. This explained the choice of the no-stagger for ranged parries ;) Like I said: You CAN parry.