Tackling Pirate’s Power Imbalance
Pirate’s overpowered abilities create an unfair advantage. To address this, reduce the damage of their light attacks and increase the stamina cost of their unblockable attacks. Additionally, make their parry punish less damaging to promote aggressive playstyles and discourage turtling.
Sharpening Gameplay Mechanics
Pirate’s unique dodge recovery cancel allows them to chain attacks seamlessly. Revise this mechanic by reducing the recovery time after a dodge recovery cancel and increasing the stamina penalty for performing consecutive cancel attacks. This adjustment will reward skilled players for timing their attacks while balancing Pirate’s offensive capabilities.
Empowering Counterplay Options
Pirate’s fast side heavy unblockable can effectively shut down many defensive options. To empower counterplay, implement a window of vulnerability after a missed unblockable, leaving Pirate open to a parry or dodge attack. This change incentivizes precise offensive play and allows opponents to retaliate against reckless attacks.
