Does anyone have any idea how damage works in this game? It seems like even though I'm hitting my opponents MORE times (in various locations including the head and neck) and consistently they can simply one shot me with a random hit to the upper torso.

Also, any way to see health besides the red that appears on the body?

Thanks in advance

The damage system is officially based on power (or rather kinetic energy, I guess). What generally matters are your blade's speed and angle from which you hit your opponent (and of course the hit area). A good idea to do additional damage is to turn your character in the same direction that you're moving your weapon or even performing a dodge. Adds a lot of power to your strikes.

Ahhh cool, thanks. That's good to know.

You can see how much HP, armor, and damage characters can take and deal by opening their respective files with Notepad.