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.