Originally posted by White Squall:

hit boxes can be a bit ♥♥♥♥♥♥ too. i had a blob on my head and was swinging like a madman watching my mace hit it, and apparently i didnt. got poisoned and died.

there is a hitbox fix mod on nexus that fixes the crap the devs cant or wont or dont find important
it basically unlocks vertical hitboxes