I've been using Deadly Combat v5 for a long time and I'm happy with how melee combat works in Oblivion...except for one thing: how actors can be staggered through their blocks.
I tried this mod as a possible solution: http://oblivion.nexusmods.com/mods/25813 and altough the idea had potential (the staggering animation is replaced by a block animation) it doesn't work as well as I wished (even though you see your character block, it really doesn't count as blocking and you keep taking normal damage for over a second)
I know of one mod that gets rid of the issue for good: duke patrick's combat mod. However, duke patricks adds much more than this feature and I don't want to give up deadly reflex as my combat overhaul.
Is there any mod that prevents staggering through blocks (or makes them super short) besides duke patrick's?
Thank you.