No your reasoning is exactly backwards.

No your reasoning is exactly backwards.:
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Posted by Dorge on October 27, 1999 at 16:06:41:

In Reply to: Your reasoning is exactly backwards. posted by Stahlhagen on October 27, 1999 at 14:25:21:

> Actually, you should dodge/parry/block -much- less effectively when fighting two (or more) opponents, as it's harder to watch all of the movements. Also, many attacks that would be "safe" against a lone opponent (aggressive strike following off of a successful defense, etc.) would be suicidal with a second person there to strike you while you were extended. Remember that if they're using weapons, they probably stand an average of 5-8 feet away, so there's plenty of room for two of them to hack at you from different angles. Anything is prompted more by Hollywood than experience in actual fights.

Apart from that, when two people attacked you they would most likely get on each others way.

Say they both thrust at the same time, say round even, they would either knock one or the other of balance even gettin a scratch from the others weapon.
The bigger the weapons they have the more likely they would hit each other.

I like the though of that. Making thiefs and assassin fight better together as they wield smaller more controllable weapons.

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Thats why foot ball players use finess to tackle. N/T Eric Prothero 19:51:25 10/27/99 (1)
- Lombardi: Damn it men, how many times do I have to tell you, tackle one at a time! N/T Rome 10:07:23 10/29/99 (0)

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Comments:	> > Actually, you should dodge/parry/block -much- less effectively when fighting two (or more) opponents, as it's harder to watch all of the movements. Also, many attacks that would be "safe" against a lone opponent (aggressive strike following off of a successful defense, etc.) would be suicidal with a second person there to strike you while you were extended. Remember that if they're using weapons, they probably stand an average of 5-8 feet away, so there's plenty of room for two of them to hack at you from different angles. Anything is prompted more by Hollywood than experience in actual fights. > Apart from that, when two people attacked you they would most likely get on each others way. > Say they both thrust at the same time, say round even, they would either knock one or the other of balance even gettin a scratch from the others weapon. > The bigger the weapons they have the more likely they would hit each other. > I like the though of that. Making thiefs and assassin fight better together as they wield smaller more controllable weapons.

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