Brace and Counter. The 1250 Parry item and it's 4250 upgrade.

[nathanieljbrill]

I think this fills the parry upgrade people are looking for and provides the "lesser" unstoppable that people have been requesting and suggesting itemized versions of. The cooldown is meant to prevent a dumb looking "parry spam" gameplay where nobody is even punching. It should be about 2 parry timers in length.

Brace
Vitality
Costs 1250
Bonus Health +100
Regen +2
Weapon damage +10%
Spirit +5
Passive
Cooldown 10s. Reduced by 5s on a successful parry.
While parrying you can't be knocked up or have your speed reduced to 0. You also have 25% damage resistance.

Counter
Vitality
Costs 4250
Upgrade of Brace
Bonus health +200
Regen +2
Weapon damage +10%
Spirit +5
Passive
While Parrying you can't be knocked up or have your speed reduced to 0. You also have 40% damage resistance.
Passive
Duration 4s
Cooldown 10s. Reduced by 5s on a successful parry.
For every 100 damage you avoid by parrying you gain +10% weapon damage and +5 spirit. (This includes blocked punches and damage reduced by the passive.)

 

[patrhetoric]

i really like the idea of getting stacks for successful parries
it would have to have its own cooldown i think, and i feel like the proposed cooldowns should likely be longer overall
i think the addition of weapon damage and spirit is a bit much as well, the passive on its own with maybe a health buff or two would suffice imo
i think the idea of implementing something that adds more use cases to the parry is a good, and i like your take on the knock up and speed thing


would love to see what other folks think as well
much love