I don't like it either OP....when I first realized I have to be blocking in order to dodge when I want to I asked myself, "of the hundreds of game's I own on Steam how many do I have to block if I want to dodge?".....The answer is ONE, this game....which then begs the question, why?

It's clunky af that you can't simply just run/dodge when you choose to. Yes, I understand that it's "not a big deal when you're in combat turtling and circling an enemy", but it makes any other situation of dodging clucky.