I think it's been fixed to an extent. Chip damage was upped overall(but it still couldn't kill outright without certain perks), and when you're out of stamina, your blocks no longer push away light attacks(that may have always been there, but I don't remember), but parries weren't changed too much over the past year. With that said however, in the upcoming update, parries no longer guarantee a free guard break--your opponents can now break out of an attempted guard break after a parry. This inadvertently nerfs heroes like the Valkyrie and the Centurion, who could get big damage off of successful parries.I think the game still favors defensive play overall, but offense has become stronger.