[Autumn]

The game is littered with many mechanics that will punish you for not attacking directly behind an opponent, so much so that Watchful Eye tracking movement skills would be very frustrating to play against I'd think.

I cannot speak fully as I have not encountered this situation yet, but I would like to assume that my assumption is correct, and I also trust Kameron's opinion as well.

Case in point: Rapid Kick would be useless as a skill if watchful eye was applied to me vs a riposte user: