A broad melee arc denies the space beside and in front of the boss, asking the player to leave the arc, pass through it, or exploit the unprotected side.
Show the weapon’s start side, shoulder rotation, and intended arc before the hitbox becomes active; the pose should reveal whether the swing is high, low, or full-height.
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Tune the signal, commitment, geometry, response, and recovery of a wide swing as one rule.
Show the weapon’s start side, shoulder rotation, and intended arc before the hitbox becomes active; the pose should reveal whether the swing is high, low, or full-height.
Support at least one ordinary escape such as stepping out, moving behind the boss, or timing a dodge through the active edge, then leave a short punish window.
The weapon completes its arc and the boss holds the follow-through long enough for the unprotected side to become a real approach route before the stance resets.
If the hitbox leads the weapon or extends far beyond it, the player learns to distrust the animation instead of reading the arc.
If the visible wide swing cue promises a different area or timing, the player cannot carry the learned rule into the next cycle.
Tune reach, angular speed, active duration, and boss rotation together; test the slowest legal movement option at several starting distances.
Add a delayed reverse swing or a second height only after the base arc and its safe side are readable on their own.
The weapon completes its arc and the boss holds the follow-through long enough for the unprotected side to become a real approach route before the stance resets.
A broad melee arc denies the space beside and in front of the boss, asking the player to leave the arc, pass through it, or exploit the unprotected side. The encounter uses that rule as a short promise: a visible signal, a committed action, and a result the player can verify.
Support at least one ordinary escape such as stepping out, moving behind the boss, or timing a dodge through the active edge, then leave a short punish window. Tune reach, angular speed, active duration, and boss rotation together; test the slowest legal movement option at several starting distances.
If the hitbox leads the weapon or extends far beyond it, the player learns to distrust the animation instead of reading the arc. Do not hide that distinction behind extra effects or tracking that the announced rule does not contain.
Mantis Lords demonstrates wide swing in a 2D encounter. Show the weapon’s start side, shoulder rotation, and intended arc before the hitbox becomes active; the pose should reveal whether the swing is high, low, or full-height.
Dancer of the Boreal Valley demonstrates wide swing in a 3D encounter. Support at least one ordinary escape such as stepping out, moving behind the boss, or timing a dodge through the active edge, then leave a short punish window.
Corrupted Monk demonstrates wide swing in a 3D encounter. Tune reach, angular speed, active duration, and boss rotation together; test the slowest legal movement option at several starting distances.
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