Originally posted by Anarchist Jurisdictor:

You can actually parry a troll with a level 2 bronze buckler. Don't attempt to parry him with less than that. I wouldn't bother trying to block him in general.

BTW IMPORTANT DETAIL: the two-handed overhand smash is an AoE attack that you can't mitigate, so just dodge it.

Nah, I was blocking even his Smash successfuly. On my main I was hit by a troll maybe 2-3 times during whole gameplay (not including From-behind ambushes during combat). If blocking system wasnt changed in this update, then when i get right shield there is no chances that i wont block it perfectly (Im a DMC Fan and I do understand timing rly good xd)