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>>147658195

>Character Planner
https://www.mugenmonkey.com/

>Community & Fanart
http://pastebin.com/vVWz9pJm

>KING'S FIELD
http://pastebin.com/G8zw0sc3

>DEMON'S SOULS
http://pastebin.com/RjpF5s7a

>DARK SOULS
http://pastebin.com/eNY3su63

>DARK SOULS 2
http://pastebin.com/CAx8Yc8v

>BLOODBORNE
http://pastebin.com/WdLBWD8n

>DARK SOULS 3
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u8Mak1goSv4g73g16XsWV4sJelDQUatWkP2kcO6GVAA/pub
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>>147691263
1st for stroking Gwyn's boipussy.
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xth for post and rate your boys
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Cross-Posting

>>147691225
>I could desperately use some help for this fucking Master Ninja-tier difficulty DaS2 DLC.

Lol, wut?
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>tfw posting in a loosey bread

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>>147691225
I could desperately use some help for this fucking Master Ninja-tier difficulty DaS2 DLC.

Some sort of caster, archer, or other typed of ranged DPS that can shoot these fucking niggers while I'm protecting you with my overpowered shield.

Iron Hallway Entrance bonfire
SL119
1.35m SM
N-E ring: Kremmel, God of Struggle

>>147691547
Nah man it's not the boss, it's getting to it.

I'm really fucking assblasted by these dogpiling niggers with 8 billion HP.

>>147691401
It does kinda, go to the cat in Majula and buy the name-enscribed ring for 5500 souls, then pick the god that matches what I mentioned above
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What's the meta for farron invasions?
Is it true you get taken out of queue after an auto summon?
How do you get back in the queue?
Why don't we have events where we all have the same stats and levels and make the game force us to get summoned as a watchdog?
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>>147691684
Are you on PC? I might be able to help you for a bit
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>invade as aldrich faithful
>2 phantoms
>world is seeded
>both phantoms have tears of denial and BKG
>host kills me with a single soul spear (over 1000 damage) as I pop one of the phantom's tears
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How the fuck do I beat Nameless King? The only bosses I've needed more than a few tries till now were Aldrich and Dancer but this is far beyond those for me, even Champion Gundyr only took a few tries. My main issue with the fight is that even though my damage seems fine he 2-shots me, I die, and have to fight through that boring King of Storms fight again every time.
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>>147691685
Think about it anon, the average level someone would be by the time they hit the Farron area, that's the level you'd want to be at.

Other than that there isn't really much advice I can give you.

If you want to be a very friendly phantom, you could be in that level bracket, then put on your Way of the Blue sign and summon in some dorkmoons after Dried Fingering so you can have a huge Darkmoon+ Observationpup battlefield.

>>147691756
Yes sir I am.
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>>147691946
Please tell me you're on PC and please summon me
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>>147691963
Alright, I should have somebody in that range, look for Dietrich or Ruth
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>>147691946
>How do I kill the God of Co-operation
Try summoning.
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Is there a point in weapon infusion in DS3? I never bothered with it before and here it seems just as pointless. It seems to ruin scaling most of the time and drops the base damage quite a bit. Im also not seeing any enemies that would be obviously weak to anything often enough to warrant it?
Is it actually useful?
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Tin Banishment catalyst any good?
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>>147691684
>Nah man it's not the boss, it's getting to it.
Just run past them. Killing them really isn't work it unless you feel like driving them to extinction which takes forever.
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>>147691992
>>147692083
My autism won't let me summon, I haven't summoned for a single boss fight for every Souls game since Demon's Souls and I'm sure as hell not starting now.
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>>147692093

Wait, what? Do you mean infusions like blood/poison?
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>>147692153
>beat the game once
>summon every time after
Autist you are
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>>147692153
Someone please summon me for a boss that isnt NK
I've cast over 400 Dohry's Gnawing into him and I need a change of pace
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>>147692114
It's the absolute best for high INT levels, but it halves the amount of casts you have on each spell.
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>>147692205
Yeah. Blood, poison, fire and so on. It seems rather pointless.
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Been having a ton of fun invading before twin princes for the last two hours.
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>>147692124
Besides, I'm pretty sure this section leads to the purple smelter demon, and not that guy.

>>147692013
Alright Co-op anon, got my ring equipped and waiting for ya.
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>>147691963
What's the average level?
20?
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>>147691963
Dark moons do not get summoned when a loyal spirit invades.
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>>147692114
>>147692265
you're thinking of tin crystal
tin banishment is great for dark magic on a dex/int build because the dark spells get scaling off of dex in addition to cast speed
it hits for less than other staffs do for normal sorcery though
It's also fun because it has a poke like a spear instead of a whack over the head as its r2
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>>147692319

The non-scaling elemental infusions I've heard can be good for specific weapons at very low SL for invasions.

Blood/poison I guess could theoretically be useful on very fast weapons to add some utility on a luck build? I've never seen someone use a blood/poison infusion with any success.
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>>147692462
Really? That's very lame.

>>147692351

Even still you could just ember at 25 +2/+3 and just kill watchdogs all day. Otherwise you should just be killing goats while waiting for summons if you need the covenant items
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Is 140 too high for the meta?
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>>147692265
You're mistaking it for the tin CRYSTALLIZATION catalyst.
>>147692114
It's a decent catalyst for low to mid amounts of intelligence (between 18 and 30 or so) but other few catalysts pass it on higher levels.
It also has a poke as the strong attack, so it can be used as an improvised physical weapon.
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>>147692153
Watch Distortion2's all boss fun runs and watch his nameless King strats.
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>>147691263
They're not serious, right?
...
Who in their god damn mind designed this?
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>>147692335
I just posted that guy because people say he is the hardest thing in the DLCs for some reason. I thought Jack was harder than him myself.

Anyway, just run past them. That section is just cancerous. If you sprint past everything then it isn't too bad.
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>>147692589

You could still PvP 120s and, theoretically, invade NG+ runs. I guess.
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>>147691963
Sign is down
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>>147692578
Hm, damn shame. I kind of wanted to make a good poison sword for pve as I dont really care about invading other people, dont like to be a nuisance. I guess I'll just leave that stuff for now and consider it after I've cleared the game.
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>>147692631
No one. Pretty sure that is a root, right?
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>>147692631

>playing chalice dungeons
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>>147692686
Oh no.

Why god?
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>>147692719
Someone had to have decided to put a giant fucking pit in the middle of a boss room. I'd be all for it if I could knock the fucker down there but it's like there's an invisible wall for him.
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>>147692795
give me a minute, turns out the last guy was barely out of your range
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>>147692635
>not getting sudoku death animation

Casual.
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Alright /dsg/ let's see those newest weaponfus. It's always great to find a new weapon that hits the spot

Doing a min dex/str bolt chucker and I'm fucking loving the LKGS

>golf swinging fire witches

Soooooo fucking satisfying
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>>147692792
They are actually pretty fun if you just start running them for fun instead of loot. Gem-Farming kind of ruined them.

>>147692834
That pit can show up outside of boss rooms too. Roots are randomly generated.

>>147692887
He was undeserving of the honor.
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>>147692795

>all that suffering just to fight a reskinned boss for a meme mask

fucking tanimura
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>>147692973
LKSw is mine in DaS3. That and the AGS. Using them together almost feels like using the LHB again.
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>>147693032
Is that a fucking volus? Which game is that? Is that a mod?
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>>147692973
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>>147690041

I have been playing it mostly like a str build, and all my damage stats are way down in the 30s. I think the current build is like 30 str, 27 fth 27 int. According to the stats menu, the AR on my demon's axe is like 689 or something, but that is of course split damage. I'm starting to experiment more with the spells, but the ones I have in the pic seem to work pretty well. You can definitely do a more pyro focused build with the same weps bc I have VIT at like 32 for fashion.

Also like, >>147690226
said, its pretty fun
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>>147692973
Though she's a bit of a one trick pony and I'm looking for a new weaponfu
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>>147692335
>Playing DS2
>Blue flame - a sword that can cast spells
>Unlike Cleric Candlestick it doesn't suck absolute dog dick
>Buffing the Blue Flame with crystal magic weapon also buffs the spells it can cast
>Power stance CMG buffed magic infused blue flame spellsword build
>Vs Blue Smelter
>Assume that blue flames = hotter, so it's just a buffed up Smelter
>It's actually magic resist, I do fucking nothing to it at all

DS2 is like watching the fun devs on the team in a constant battle with the retarded devs on the team.
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>>147693329

It's a good 900+ damage trick, though.
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>>147693175

Mass Effect 3 multiplayer, volus are playable with DLC
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Can the hornet ring be removed already? Im tired of getting 1400+ damage riposted
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>>147692583
Killing watchdogs gives you swordgrass?
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>>147693398
I fucking love the 900+ damage trick. Shitters always run right into it.

But I'm running out of shitters.
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>>147692631
It's random. Root chalices don't have set content.
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>>147693406
Equip it yourself and backstab the parrying faggots.
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>>147692973
Lothric Knight GS is the SWORD THAT CLEAVES EVIL. Best paladin weapon in the game.
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Co-op anon, wanna try again?

Just going to run straight to that nigger's room this time now that I know how to get there.
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>>147692795
Hey, I'm the guy helping you out. Try not to get destroyed by the easiest boss in the game this time
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>>147693747
But that's not fun, that's the issue.
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>>147693398
lucerne doesn't the job much better
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>>147692973
Forever and ever. Beam mindgames, high AR, looks cool as fuck.
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>>147693891
>easiest boss in the game

liar

all of these DLCS are well known to be pure utter bullshit
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>>147694081
blue smelter isn't hard though, just focus on swapping aggro between the two of us and we'll steamroll him
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How do I into 3 phantoms? Seems like everytime my friends and I try to play, it only lets us summon two phantoms tops. We have dried fingers.
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>>147694282
I've found that it'll only let me summon two passworded phantoms, but that's very unscientific, I'm probably wrong
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I just found Eygon dead in that blind bitch's cell. I read the wiki but it doesn't tell why he died? Wtf happened to him? I only talked to him once at the shrine and now he's dead? wtf
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Why doesn't UGS stomp stagger people in front of you? It doesn't even provide enough poise like perseverance.
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I'm killing myself.

I hate everything.

Thanks Smelter Demon.
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>>147694401
You took his only purpose in life away from him, taking care of her, away from him. So he killed himself.
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>>147694401
He kills himself if you do nothing bad to Irina, or make her a Firekeeper, because you held up your promise to him. Happens after Twin Princerinos like 99% of NPC endings.
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>>147694458
Hey, I'll drop my sign down in a minute, just got invaded by the police
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>>147694401
He was a cuck, and you were the bull
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>>147694602
I got cucked by tranquil walk of peace.

Thanks fromsoft.
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Okay /dsg/, I'm having an issue with ds1.
For some reason if I try to roll while locked on to an enemy, I can only roll in the four cardinal directions. I can roll freely while not locked on, the problem is only present when I am.
Does anyone know how to fix this?
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>>147694783
That spell is in DS2?
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Just to double check so my ayynus doesn't get split in two by HAHA NOW THERE'S TWO ASSHOLE TIGERS INSTEAD OF JUST ONE on DaS2, I can summon the two NPCs to get me across Reindeer Hellhole and then black crystal them out and the bosses won't have the fuckhuge healthbar, right?
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>MFW farming for hollow gems

Anyone want shriving stones? I got a shitton.
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>>147694854
That's just how the game works.
Should've played the fucking games in order, genius.
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>>147694854
working as intended
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>>147694872
>shriving stones
You're farming wrong Corvians.
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can anyone answer me what will happen if I beat the game but then finally went and gave seigward his armour in the well? Will I see him next at the fire in the boreal valley? or his corpse in Yorhms room or something??
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>>147694974

They happen to be around the ones I want, though.
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>>147694854
Doesn't need fixed. It's the way the game is meant to be played. Learn to transition between locked on and not locked on. It will make you a better player in the long run.
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>>147694986

the quest wont progress if you dont beat any bosses
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>>147694783
All me, baby
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>>147695063
This time, anon, I didn't let off my block for ANY reason whenever his aggro was on me

Thanks for bearing with my noobiness.
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>>147694856
The name got changed to promised walk of peace and it's a hex, but yes.
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>>147695025
No, I've already beat all the bosses. every boss in the game. i'm talking to him in front of the fire as we toast right now, but i have no clue where he will go now since i already killed yorhm... :(
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>>147695108
S'all good, good luck with 2cat when you get there
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>>147695167

Actually, killing Yhorm before you even do his quest is a great way to ensure he won't die and you won't miss out on his armor much later. Yhorm living or dying doesn't influence his quest at all besides some dialogue.
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>>147694892
>>147694961
>>147695014
This is really weird. I've played ds1 before (only up to Anor Londo) then I took a break for like a week to play ds 3 with friends. I could have sworn that ds1 allowed free rolling while locked on.
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Is it worth getting the blueberry and raspberry swords so I can powerstance them both for no reason other than aesthetic?
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>>147692153
you can try using Bloodring - it helps me a lot. it often allows you to dodge right as you see the telegraph instead of timing your dodges. it also makes it easier to roll though his AoE attacks
there's also the chain stagger strat - you can find it in Tolomeo's no-roll video (i haven't seen anyone else do it, unfortunately), but it probably doesn't work for all weapon types
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>>147695310
even if he dies you get his armor, if he lives you get his armor
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>DaS1 link the fire
>chosen undead sets the whole on fire
>DaS3 link the fire
>ashen one barely burns
does that mean that the world is fucked even if you link the fire?
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>>147695502
Yes. The fire was never meant to be linked.
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>>147695502
>DaS1 hollowing
>you go hollow by dying
>DaS3 hollowing
>you go hollow by selling your soul to the devil
I think it means From took some liberties with consistency.
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What are good weapons in DaS2 that pair well with greatshields?

I've been using halberd but it's really difficulty to use.
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>>147695502
Fire's dying and shit, you're also really weak as Unkindled

>>147695879
Unkindled can't traditionally hollow
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>>147695892
Staff of Wisdom.
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>>147695926
What exactly is an unkindled?
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>>147695892
Drake, you know that halberds can shield poke, yeah?
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>>147695892
Craftsman Hammer
Any straight sword but especially Possessed Armor Sword for the length
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>>147696081
Yeah, but it does really poor damage.

It's a good weapon, just slow and stamina hungry; bad traits for a tank weapon.
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>>147696016
Someone who failed to be a Lord
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>>147696225
What are your stats? You might be due for a new halberd
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What are the better medium shields with parry? Every single one with high stability I've found has WA.
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>>147696302
Working on my Vit so I can actually wield my full Havel's + Shield and a weapon.

I plan on getting 50 strength and 30 dex at some point for Fume UGS shenanigans.
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>>147696395

silver knight
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>>147696395
Lothric Knight Shield

65 Stability at +10. Highest stability parry shield in-game.
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>>147696479
Go get the mastodon halberd then. Farm them off the elephant knights at drangleic castle. Its got A str scaling at +9, although it probably uses a bit more stamina than the standard halberd
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>>147696395
Lothric Knight, Silver Knight
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>>147696646
Yeah, trying to avoid high-stamina weapons when I'm tanking in very heavy armor.

Most of the time I die is because I run out of stamina, and even with Havel's +80 stability, I do get guardbroken often because of it.
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So Wolnir without his knees exploded: biggest humanoid yay or nay?
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>>147692973
This halberd is one rude dude, I'll tell ya
>Landing two WA'd heavy attacks in a row
Unf
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>>147696830
>giant reanimated skellington
>humanoid

w e w
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>can't spam arts at 1fp with simple shield equipped anymore
What should I turn my target shield into now?
Just keep simple?
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>>147696016
To be unkindled is to be a vessel for souls.
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>>147696762
well if that's the case then just pick your hammer of choice. Mace and Craftsman's hammer are the best ones in the game I think
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>>147696937
Simple if you use your WA often, Blessed if you don't, or are using Tears of Denial, or Hollow, if you are running a Quallowity build.
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>mfw people bitch about the das3 meta but das1 meta was literally fast dex weapons ONLY with falchion, ricards, scythe, estoc, gargoyle spear
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>>147696762
You could try the estoc or other rapiers.
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>>147696914
Ceaseless Discharge is pretty big but he's not what I'd call a human
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>>147697097
>thursting swords

I'm retarded sometimes.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>estoc is a strength weapon in das2

!!!!
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>>147697019
Where's your face, retard?
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>>147696830
Wolnir was an illusion.
You were litterally fighting a goblet the whole time.
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>>147697013
Blessed heals right?
I'll give that a go for a while and then decide.
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Going through a new run on the Xbox because you can't transfer characters between two console generations, but is Solaire worth saving again? If you save him he'll fight Gwyn with you, but lorewise he's stuck looking for a sun forever probably. Not saving him grants you his equipment, but lorewise he goes crazy and dies after "finding" his sun. I've saved him before on my previous character, but again is it worth the task?

>inb4 >>>>>console
I know this, no need to crucify me.
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>>147697019
>ricard's
never used
>scythe
not fast enough
>gargoyle spear
no such thing in das1

das1 was literally hornet ring + great club or chaos blade chainmom
maybe the occasional estoc turtle or gold tracer
nothing else was viable
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>>147692973
>LKGS
B-but that's my weaponfu!
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>>147697365
I think he means demon's spear

Also add Murakumo to your list
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>>147697365

i mean the demon spear

>ricard's
never used
>scythe
not fast enough

lol? objectively wrong

great club was used in hardswaps of course, but it wasnt an actual dueling weapon

and i forgot gold tracer, which is another fast dex weapon
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>>147697365
claymore, moonlight GS, demon spear, murakumo which was used by 90 fucking % of the japs in the FCs, black knight greataxe (mainly as a BS tool but still, a lot of japs use it), crystal uchi
they're all viable, I'm probably missing some
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>>147697281
If you use the Sun Princess ring and a +10 blessed shield, you can get about 190 HP a minute.

That can make a difference in a fight.
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>>147697491

also i meant great scythe, not the regular scythe which obviously no one used
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>>147697802
Does +10 Simple shield recharge more?
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Know what I always felt was a shame? From never expanded Pyromancy. You never see the other part of the primal life branch gone into. No summoning vines or leech-seeding enemies or using the power of chaos to make a demon burst from an enemy's chest.
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>>147697861
Yes

Protip: spellbuff increases for upgraded catalysts as well
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>>147697861
Simple infusion is 2 FP every 5 seconds, or 24 FP per minute.
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>>147697905
>pyromancy
>nature shit

Pyromancy is pure destruction yo
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>>147697915
I've had +0 simple target shield for months
Does it make very much of a difference?
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>>147698003
It makes a notable difference but it's not going to have you chaining a thousand weaponarts together unless your attunement isn't base Warrior already
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>Havel in DkS3

WHY. CAN. HE. ROLL?!
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Anyone else think the game's content and upgrade pace is broken up in a really odd way?

+0 to +4 is basically the start of the game up to Abysswatchers. Between High Wall, Settlement, Cathedral of the Deep and Farron Keep, all of the largest and longest areas of the game are all focused in the range of the first 4 enhance levels

+5 to +7 is post-Abysswatchers to the Dancer. This basically just includes Carthus, Smouldering Lake, Irithyll and Dungeon. All of these areas, except Irithyll proper, are short and more like mini areas, yet here you also kill 2/3 LoC in this upgrade range. In total, it's less than half the content of the first range, but clears some of the most important bossfights.

And then +8 to +10 is Everything post-Dancer, which just ends up being Lothric Castle, Consumed King's Garden, Untended Graves, Grand Archives and Archdragon Peak. There's basically nothing of the game left at this stage. The Lothric/Archives stretch is a massive, meaty area but it's really all that's left. The other areas are more or less just a bonfire and a runback to their respective bosses.

So you spend almost half the game with a weapon below +4, rush from +5 to +7 in a hurry while blasting through important bosses tied to unimportant content and then only pass +8 in what amounts to the final area of the game, where you also go from +8 to +10 in a matter of minutes.

It's really strange pacing, especially considering that scaling increases with enhance level and most weapons at +3 or +4 are better off raw or fire than left to scale with their attributes. It's like you spend almost half the game with your build not mattering and then blur past the important bosses, areas and characters after that.
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>>147698000
>Pyromancy is pure destruction yo
In the games, Pyromancy was spawned from the attempt to replicate the First Flame. It's using the principle of using the raw energies of life for magic rather than drawing on mana, but isn't getting into the profane area that is Chaos Pyromancy.

Laurentius goes over it in DaS, IIRC. Anyone can use pyromancy. The energy pyromancy draws on runs through everyone, rather than just wizards and sorcerers.

Pyromancy is life magic.
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>>147692114
It's got a surprisingly high damage stab with its R2. It's better than any melee weapon you'll get for a while, especially being as you can get it right after getting to firelink, if you've got the master key.
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>>147693404
HOLY FUCK
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Super MGS Int Man
level - 6 -> 80
Vig - 9 -> 27 (18)
Att - 16 -> 30 (14)
End - 9 -> 15 (6)
Vit - 7 -> 10 (3)
Str - 7 -> 16 (9)
Dex - 12 -> 12 (0)
Int - 16 -> 40 (24)
Fth - 7 -> 7 (0)
Lck - 12 -> 12 (0)

How can I make this better? Any spells I should use too?
What weapons until I unlock MGS?
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I feel like this build lacks a bit of stamina, do you guys recon equipping a Hunter's Ring instead of Chloranthy Ring and moving 5 points of dex into end would be a good idea?
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>>147698192
I noticed this as well. Also, the game is actually quite small if you think about it. It would really only take 5 minutes to walk from Aldrich's room all the way down to Yhorm's room.
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most difficult boss in Soulsborne?
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>>147698139
>fast rolling havel in ADP
A nightmare

>>147698192
>not having +8 by Irithyll and +10 by Dancer

>>147698205
>pyromancy was spawned from the attempt to replicate the first flame
I don't see how

>Laurentius

That's a bit of romance to it, considering he says you need to be in tune with nature and have the right materials.

Pyromancy is destructive magic, even if it draws from nature and life, seeing as it's 'Pyro'mancy.
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>>147698364
You can get the MLGS at the start of the game.
Buy a bandit'a knife from greirat after rescuing him and you can kill dancer before even killing vordt.
Oceiros is even easier than dancer because he's weak to bleed.

You can also wait until post-vordt and get the dark hand, which is better for dancer. It makes no difference because you need to wait until tree for the transposing kiln anyways.
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Any of you guys need some lightning gems for a faith build? I've got some spares I probably won't use.
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>>147698413
The Witch of Hemwick
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>invaded
>invader heals over and over
>keeps trying to lure me into enemies
>I insist by staying near the fire and not fighting those fire priests in Irythyll alongside him
>he keeps showing his estus flask is empty like he wants me to empty mine

Nuh uh buddy, gotta do that from the start if you want it. On another note, there is a hacker named "saber" running around so don't bother with him.
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>>147698547
>not having +8 by Irithyll and +10 by Dancer
Not actually possible.
You get 1 chunk pre-Irithyll in the smouldering lake, and one more in Irithyll Dungeon.
You're capped at +6 until you get the chunk from the giant in the dungeon, at which point you're capped at +7 because there's literally only 2 chunks available in the game without killing dancer.

The only way to be +8 in irithyll would involve killing dancer early and sequence breaking to loot lothric castle. But, if you did that, you wouldn't have a +10 for dancer
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Why are the whites in my characters eyes red weed lmao?
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>>147698413
Vordt, of course, that's why they nerfed him
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>>147698564
I'm not sure I'm good enough to pull that off.
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>>147698701
>not having +10 from the slab Zwei Zwei Master Onion gives you
I don't know how exactly, but I did it on my Pyromancer character before Dancer.
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>>147698701
you can get one more chunk by trading Black Firebomb to the crow. not that it matters though
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>>147698547
>I don't see how
The Witch of Izalith and her Daughters Of Chaos were all flame sorcerers initially. Then they figured out how to draw from whatever source led to their experiments that led to the Bed Of Chaos & Co. Quelana, the Mother Of Pyromancy, fucked off before her mom's experiment went tits up and fucked off elsewhere, eventually coming up with the magic that would become pyromancy. It was a toned done version of what the rest of her family had cooked up, which was primal life magic that manifested as uncontrolled flame and ended up creating life in the form of demons.
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>>147698972
I still don't see how Chaos Pyromancies they used to kill dragons, create the Chaos Flame that made the demons & gave Quelaag and her sister spidertits bodies, aren't Pyromancies. Quelana used 'regular' Pyromancies she gave to Salaman but Pyromancy was never 'not' a thing.
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>>147698386
Frankly anon, I'd suggest using a different UGS, such as the Greatsword UGS, or even the Fume UGS. The AGS has far too high of a DEX investment, and causes you to waste points in it for a tiny bit of extra damage.

Thankfully, you're low enough of a SL for the Prisoner's Chain's effect to not be so detrimental, so it's reasonably safe to use.

Try this out, and let me know if you like it. I put you at 150 stamina, since I personally consider that to be the absolute minimum for wielding ultra weapons. The Chloranthy ring is WAY too powerful at an additioanl +7 stamina/sec to not use it on a build with so little end, every single bit counts. I also put you at the 1k HP softcap, which I also consider to be the minimum for any sort of non-meme PvP.
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>>147699089

Think of it this way: miracles are stories about the times when Gwyn and Co. were fucking dragons up with bolts of lightning. Back then the spell wasn't "sunlight spear" but just one of Gwyn's powers. It became a legend (a miracle) which allowed people to replicate a similar form of that power through the retelling (casting of miracles).

Likewise, the magic zoopadedoo power that the witches practiced was later taught to men. The stuff men learned were called "pyromancies," as it was their attempts to control the flame as taught by the witches. "Pyromancy" is the human term for this second-hand magic.
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>>147698972
Also, I butchered that. Fuck.

>>147699089
That wasn't Pyromancy. It was a branch of magic known as Flame Sorcery. Hence the Izalith Catalyst. Pyromancy was a replication of fire sorcery that didn't require the use of a catalyst.

Look at how Pyromancy has you conjuring flame in your hands, turning your skin to steel, and puking out clouds of poison. It's a different sort of magecraft. Quelana came up with it and taught it to Salaman who taught it to Carmina and other pupils.
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How good would a crystal caestus be? I'm trying to do a fist/sorcery run, would I be better off going raw, or putting some points in SRT and making it heavy?
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>>147699459
>Not letting him win
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>>147698386
>>147699143
Here's some alternate builds with the weapons I suggested.

Keep in mind that you would only be able to wield the FUGS with two hands at your SL, and thus you need a completely impractical amount of stamina in order to successfully wield it.
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>>147699621
>das2 spinner with seed of a tree of giants who runs away to summon phantoms

nah
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>mfw I just read a doujin of CU getting fucked in the ass by the Capra Demon and his dogs, with a little ending bit featuring the Penetrator getting fucked by one of the Bridge Dragons
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>>147699089
There's a fundamental difference
Fire Sorcery is just that, it's magic that freely creates and manipulates fire.

Pyromancy is different. A pyromancer doesn't create and manipulate fire, they draw upon and manipulate their pyromancy flame, which is a piece of fire they've taken into themselves and become one with.

All pyromancy traces back to Quelana, because the first pyromancy flame came from her. The implication is that she took a piece of the chaos fire, tamed it, and made it her own. She split a piece of it to Salaman, who then split it further to each of his apprentices and so on until it spread throughout the world.

A pyromancer is defined by their pyromancy flame. It's the source of their magic, and they're powerless without it, they're not a pyromancer without it. That, and the limitations that come with it, are what set pyromancers apart from the original witches that wielded fire as a sorcery.

Another way to think of it is that standard sorcery is the art of drawing upon the power of the soul and manipulating it towards various ends. All Sorceries basically involve the power and manipulation of souls. Souls, however, are essentially just small pieces of the first flame. Fire sorcery is basically the same principle as sorcery, but operating on such an immense scale, and at the same time on such a fundamental level, that it manipulates the building blocks of the soul, and in such high volumes that it resembles the flame from which it is born. It's sort of like how you can measure the force of a nuclear explosion in equivalent numbers of TNT explosions. Fire Sorcery is Sorcery on a nuclear scale, while pyromancy is just the borrowed power of a malignant flame that becomes one with its wielder's soul.
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>>147692114
Banishment is the strongest for dark magic.
Crystal is strongest for crystal magic.
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>>147699838
I thought Manus was stronger for dark
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>>147696892
That's a crescent poleaxe
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>>147695892
TWO GREATSHIELDS
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>>147699782
>not just reading Sinner's Souls over and over
It may be heavy on the heart but it's also heavy on the dick
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Is it worth it to waste a respec to use the RAW ASS during PvE when in the end the build won't have the stats to use it or is there another similar weapon that is effective. I know I used a raw broadsword for one playthrough until I had the proper stats to give it an appropriate infusion but I don't recall it being too effective.
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>>147699939
Are there any greatshields I can powerstance?

that sounds fun as heck.
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>>147699978
Well if you know what the hell you're building there's no point in not infusing it. There's 2 free tongues per game so it's whatever.
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>>147699990
Orma and Reeves are the only two powerstancable greatshields, but they'e pretty fun. You have to get both of them and powerstance them with each other, though.
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>>147699990
Yes, the Undead Crypt knight shields.
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>>147699864
Oh, you're right. But only if you meet the STR and INT requirements, and it does halve spell uses.

I'd still use the Tin Banishment Catalyst because it gets the dark magic boost with 40 DEX / 32 INT, and if you're a caster, you'd be upgrading DEX anyway.
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>>147699990
Just Orma and Reeve's, but Havel's Greatshield +5 on its own is insanely powerful, capable of hitting Alonne Knights for 1.3k+.
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>>147698192
Well, in ds1 it would be +0 until before gargoyles then jump to +5, +6 in the depths and +10 before quelaag and for a long time unless you rush new londo
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>>147698000
>implying nature isn't the most destructive force that can possibly exist
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>>147700334
>>147698205

>arguing with trips

disgusting. I bet both of you want poise back too.
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>3rd playthrough
>finally see !WEAPON AT RISK! for the first time after going through half of catacombs and nearly all of smouldering lake without sitting at a bonfire
Yeah I'm sure I'll use my other 8 repair powders.
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>>147700452
I really wish they'd bring back the fragile equipment from DaS2.
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>>147700606

fuck off

weapon durability literally adds nothing of worth to a game
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>>147700606
fuck that tbqh
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>>147699143
I was considering Prisoner's Chain too, but it really does rape my defense even after switching some armor with the higher vit. Might still be within acceptable numbers but I don't know.
And what about Hornet Ring? Getting those 1hit ripostes can really make the difference between a successful and failed invasions if the host has many phantoms.

I'm not married to my current weapon setup, but I'd need to replace the Lothric Knight SS too, because I really do want a faster backup weapon as well. Honestly I'm not even all that attached to it being specifically an UGS, I just want something heavy hitting with hyper armor.
(Also super slight minmaxing if I use Knights Ring instead of Life)

>>147699761
I don't think I want to make the sacrifices to wield the Fume, that second build does look nice though. But again, thoughts on Hornet Ring and suggestions for backup weapon? Maybe just a regular SS would be fine.

Thanks for your answer.
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>>147700419
Nani?
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I hate how inconsistent Ocieros's hitboxes are. 40% of the time he'll attack and won't do any damage when he should, and 60% of the time he hits me even though I should've had my iframes active when he struck.
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>>147700606
i agree honestly
you'd think onikiri and ubadachi, a dual weapon with 35 durability, would at least be somewhat fragile, but you can go through like half the game with it
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>>147700721
Was going to post this, my defense with prisoners.
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>>147696830
Dancer is, probably

Wolnir was just an illusion.
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>>147701062
Provide sources to these claims
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>DS3 darkwraiths actually talk
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>>147700721
Fuck the hornet ring.

Don't propagate metashittery. Just outplay people and you won't even have to use the riposte crutch. If you get a parry, it will still do tons of damage, and psychologically, people tend to give up and/or panic when they get riposted by an ultra weapon, hornet or not.

Besides, even at +3 and 29 strength. using head math, the FUGS'd be slamming people for around 290-310ish damage, give or take. Wouldn't even need to riposte, but you would need absolute top-tier stamina management.

>>147700773
aught-aught-aught.
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>>147700721
For a sidearm, I can't really suggest anything honestly, being that you can't wield any polearms comfortably, weight-wise unless you're very good at Hardswapping, in which case I strongly recommend the Red Hilted Halberd.

Lefthand Estoc, Corvian Greatknife or Dagger wouldn't be bad.

But you'd have to minmax your dex to wield those, and they're truly the only "viable" weapons to use. You could also get some use out of Caestus on the FUGS build. Heavy Caesti have very acceptable damage, especially when infused.
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>>147701118
What do they say?
>>147701282
Naniiiii?
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>>147701114
Wolnir's probably just possessing his goblet. That's why when you touch it shit gets all weird, and after killing him the darkness is lifted- like a veil.

Dancer's size and ass is very real.

though i suppose ceaseless discharge is the true big one.
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>>147701282
Eh fair enough about the Hornet Ring. I just looked at the Greatsword, holy fucking shit, that 20 weight really does a number on my defense in conjuncture with Prisoner's Chain.

>>147701581
Regular Long Sword only needs 10 dex, it should be fairly decent for roll catching or if someone is REALLY good at dodging my UGS, right?
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>>147701282
>don't use hornet ring
>everyone survives riposte
>backrolls 30 times and heals to full because your ultra weapons cannot ever punish rolls in 3
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>>147701724
So you've got nothing then. Thanks anyways.
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>>147701806
>bust out lefthand estoc
>poke to death
>>147701792
Yeah, this is why I couldn't really suggest a good sidearm. Because there are none that are light enough at your SL.
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>>147701709
Die, die, die!
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>>147701887
>don't propagate metashittery
>use this metashittery which also is against your playstyle instead
>>147701947
Fuck off, undead Jew. Poison is shit in this game. At least charcoal resin looks cool
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Was Pontiff Sulyvahn a deconstruction of popes?
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>>147702072
>answer question
>Fuck off, undead Jew.
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>>147701887
Is the Zweihander decent? The 10 weight is much more doable and lets me get my absorption above 10% at least.
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>>147702216
>not recognising whose dialogue that is
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>>147702093
Which gauntlet is that?
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>>147702347
Kinda looks like Drakeblood with a more opened underside
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>>147699459
>Other Faithful immediately swears allegiance

I'd bend the knee tbqh.
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So what's the point of heavy armor now, with poise being the way it is?
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>>147702905
>Justice
>Vengeance
>Arseface
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>>147702905
it's massively important to have something on all 4 slots since they increase your base defense no matter what they are

absorption still works and is effective, it's the bonuses like steel protection that do jack shit
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>>147702905
Damage mitigation is still somewhat important.
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>>147702315
I don't have much experience with it. None, actually.

It's an average UGS. Seems to have okay scaling with strength, but I don't like the moveset. Bad for tight spaces.

I realized you could always try out the BK Glaive. One of the best weapons in the entire game and easily one of the highest skillcap weapons without it being *too* good. Probably one of the best movesets in the whole game.
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>>147702985
He said "heavy" armor. You don't need that in every slot, just any piece of armor at all.
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>>147702985
So basically, Masters' plus loincloth and rag for the face and I'm set to plat the game. Maybe switch out the pants for Sellsword if I want the necessary amount of poise to activate hyperarmor.
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>>147702905
halving the damage you take in PvE
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Maybe parrying should be a tad more difficult?
99% of my fights consist of checking if my opponent is retarded enough to strike first or not use unparryable weapons/attacks.
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>>147703029
My issue with the glaive would be that right now my weapons are +5 so I'd only be able to go +2 or jump up a weapon upgrade tier. I feel like +6 and 50 might be a bit much if I want to invade Catacombs?
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>>147703142
>not curved sword parrying everything that can be parried
It's using a shitty parrying tool (in 3 at least) against retards and punishing them fairly
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>>147703142
Maybe people should just remember that the 2H of most ultra weapons is now Unparryable and return to glorious Giantdad adventures R1 Zweihanding parry fishers their own ass on a silver platter
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>>147703224
>most ultra weapons
there are ultras that can be parried 2h?
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Why can't I open Siegward's cell? I have the Jailer's Key Ring.
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>>147703271
Question of definition, some weapons are parryable but look bigger than a Zwei for example
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>>147703271
vertical UGS 2hr1 can be parried but you have to be point blank and fucking it up means you take the full 2hr1 combo
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>>147703167

Most people will have at LEAST +3 weapons by the time they hit catacomb, and will probably end up with +4 during it.

IYou'll be fine at +6 senpai. It's a risk, since you can't delete weapon memory, but it'd be worth it imo.

>>147703271
Only jumping attacks, R1s, rolling R2s, and R2s cannot be parried.

Everything else can.
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Haven't played Dark Soul 3 for a while now, has the PVP meta evolved yet? Any new techs been invented/ discovered?

Will DLC Save us?
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>>147703356
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQYhkahxFks
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>>147703404
There's been a bit of tech discovered but it's all extremely situational and nearly useless.
Game is shallow as shit.
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>>147703404
It's devolved into Carthus Curved Sword on Quality, Hollow, Qualithollow builds


That's about it for meta
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>run into the Crystal Sage entirely on accident while searching for a bongfire to blaze my estus at
>swat his ass down with 3 estus+1 used first try oneshot
Did I cheat by getting myself a +2 Raw ASS early on or is this really all that the fag had to offer
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>>147703497
QUALLOWITY
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>>147703558
NG Sage is piss easy, especially with the raw ASS,
he only starts to show difficulty on NG+ if you're unprepared
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I haven't played in a while, how bad did the dark sword get nerfed?
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>>147703720
9 AR
>9 AR
9 A R
A
R
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>>147703769
That doesn't seem like much. Did it help?
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>>147703828
A bit.
Just a bit.
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>>147703858
Good, I'm a shitter who used it on his first playthrough and I plan on going back to that character for the DLC.
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>>147701118
Source?
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off shittaku
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>>147703290
You need the Old Cell Key, from the chest at the end of the rat/basilisk hallway.
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>>147701118
If you mean those whispers when you get hit by their Dark Hand attack, that's present for everything that performs that attack

Since DaS1
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>>147700196
>and +10 before quelaag
That seems a bit much. I get my +10 when I have access to the merchant at the end of Sen's Fortress.
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>>147703978
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

i fucking DESPISE poise.

god dark souls pvp was fucking awful
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>>147703978
as in, we'll be working more on communicating that POISE IS WORKING AS INTENDED
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>>147703978
Translation: "Communicate? With a Western audience? You are aware that we're a Japanese company, right? We don't do that shit."
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>>147704084
makes pve alot easier too, elite knight set was more than enough to facetank 4kidz
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>tfw we got this beauty in BB
>tfw we got the fucking huelm in DS3

why even live?
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>>147703123
What armors/rings? I got Smough on and +2 steel protect and other max magic resist rings and I don't even come close to these.
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>>147703392
I can always make a backup and go back to +5 if I regret my choice I guess. I don't need quite as much stamina for the BKG or what do you think?
Still not sure if I want chloranthy or hornet, need to play a bit more PvP on this build to decide.
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>>147704212
>Not prefering the superior hoodless version
disgusting
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>>147692973
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>>147704336
>prefering the bellbro yahar' gul helm
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>>147704327
BKG is VERY tame when it comes to stamina.

Chloranthy is always better than hornet. I guess it's okay if you're a watchdog or darkmoon, since your summons are so rare amd your only goal is the item, but there's no fun in a fight ending in 30 seconds because of a lucky parry.
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>>147704454
I don't mind quick and dirty fights, I'm more interested in fanmail than honor duels. Is prisoner's chain still worth it then you think if the BKG doesn't need a fuckton of stamina?

If I use Hunter's I lose 12 stamina and slight carry weight but gain nearly 10% absorption.
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>>147704664
Nah, the chain is exclusively for the UGS builds and ones similar to it.

Just keep in mind, what you see on your menu is much different than what damage you actually take in PvP combat.

PvE and PvP absorption work differently.
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>>147704664

With Chain, you better make the fights quick n dirty because in PvP it can increase the amount of damage you take by a fair bit. It's workable for twinking in very low-level PvP (High Wall and Settlement) where your victims will usually be poor saps with starting gear.
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>>147704280
You think those absorptions are good?

check THIS shit out.

>tfw can survive a riposte from NG+11 hodrick with 800 hp left over
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>>147705119

Phantoms in NG+++++++++++++++++++ don't scale up is probably why.
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>>147705119
Can you survive an R2 Stance from the madman grampa?
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>>147705243
Easily.
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>>147705119
I think it stops scaling at +7 like DaS1
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>>147705297
Can you survive his feels
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Whats the best soul level to stop at for ebin pvp
I'm at 90 right now and about to go into my first NG+ cycle
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Can anyone mule four rings and a weapon for me?

I have plenty of duplicates of armor, weapons, and rings for trade
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I went into Bloodborne fully expecting to like it.
I keep hearing about how many people think it to be the best in the series, or at least, one of the best.
I don't know why, but I just wasn't enjoying it. I beat it, and it was okay, but it just didn't feel that fun to me.
I just wish I knew what it is that was turning me of from the game.
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>>147705472

You're already past NG invasions so you might as well go to 120 or further for dueling/NG+ invasions.
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>>147692973
baiting retards was never this fun
lacks a bit in damage though
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>World 5-2 is hard

Nice fucking meme assholes.

You spooked me over nothing.
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>>147703558
>first playthrough
>knowing about raw ASS' busted early ar

stop spoiling your playthrough by visiting those threads, jesus fuck
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>>147692973
farron greatsword literally best weapon in-game
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I want to like TPGS but this shit does less damage than a LKSS with a slower moveset. How do I make it at least decent?
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>>147703720
Physical infusions didn't get touched too badly, but all other infusions were hit very hard.
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everyone talks about how DSII is terrible, I've just completed DSI for the first time ever and loved it

should I still play DSII? I'm also planning on getting Bloodborne and DSIII some time in the future

cheers
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>>147706482
Fucking retarded anime sword, it's useless.
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>>147706592
by what metric

its so fucking good senpai. it has low ar but a fucking swanky ass moveset and parryfags get fukt all day with them sickass dedangles
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>>147706396
>implying I'm gonna deal with the garbage enemies the game throws at me without a garbage enough weapon to balance it out
The 'valid challenge' rating of the game went into the skies on the High Wall with those badass knights strutting around the place everywhere and then dropped to 'fuckin cheese' as soon as I passed into / out of the Undead Settlement and had to deal with those endlessly saw smashing peasant giant fags and crucified lycanthropes everywhere comboing me into the god damn ground for like six hits unless I dodgeroll around the place like tumbleweed.
Which I'm not bad at given that I completed my first DaS1 run as a no shield no parries 2H Zweihander from the moment I picked it up in the cemetery but jesus christ, stamina bar, what the fuck is that? Bonus points to Boreal Outrider for pushing the endless stamina bar smashing tumbleweed adventures envelope to the fucking max.
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>>147706650
L2L2L2L2L2L2L2L2L2L2L2L2L2L2L2L2L2L2L2L2
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>>147706691
i cant expect anyone that hasnt actually used the weapon to know what they're talking about, or why the weapon is actually bad

protip: it's actually the unfinished moveset without proper sprinting L1s or R2s
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3LXhEoC10k

wow look at that it's yet another HILARIOUS video about ganking with the same loadout

jesus christ dark souls 3 is terrible, this is all the content there is, it's just ganking, there's nothing else remotely fun in this game
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>>147706542
Are you that same dummy from last time who dark infused his dark sword >>147706689
>saw retards
>cheese
>crucified 'lycanthropes'
>stuck for more than two hits
Get his little babs
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>>147706842
Dark Dark Sword?

I used to run a Blessed Dark Sword on my first faithcuck character before I even knew it was a metaweapon
>>
fc
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>>147706586
DS2 is fine, its not an amazing game but still enjoyable.
Just pick up the scholar of the first sin edition from some place cheap
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Llewellyn Shield or Iron Round?
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>>147706586
Ignore people who say it's terrible and just play it.

Then if you decide it's shit, you can at least say that you came to that conclusion yourself. Also all three DLCs are better than the base game.
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What weapons would make for a decent sidearm on a quality UGS build?
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>>147706842
http://darksouls3.wikidot.com/enemygroup:lycanthrope
It's their name bredah
And no, I have never gotten stuck in any of their combos yet, I always dodgerolled away because that's what I'm good at, but standing there gawping while they work their aggressions out on the floor or the empty air ain't exactly riveting gameplay in comparison with dueling a hollow knight.
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>>147706054
could be the spoilers?

I'm sure the genre shift would've been absolutely fantastic to anyone really into lovecraft and souls games at the same time
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>>147706973

carthus curved sword
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>>147706973
A refined Straightsword


>>147706887
Reinforced Dark Sword actually
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>>147706951
>>147706970
okay fair enough, I'll probably buy it on steam

does it run 60fps? like I know there's the DSII fix but that's just for durability isn't it?
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Dank Dark sword
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>>147706986
Implying every souls game didn't have the same twist in the latter half somewhere when abyss enemies started crawling out of the woodwork
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>>147706517
you go back in time to when you could spam the WAs with one FP
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>deserters
>fighting alongside blue lothric k***hts
Literally what
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>>147706650
what
i always parry farronfags
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>>147706973
>UGS
>not just 2H Zwei and R1 parryfags to victory/death
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>147706983
Just dodge and hit instead of stayin there waiting
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>>147707221
Can someone edit that picture so that he's holding a Zwei instead of an axe?
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>>147707174
put a red sign down at central irithyll, pass: dsg, pc

i want you to put that to the test because i am far more confident in my ability to not get parried than you are in your ability to parry
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>>147707154
Their set is called deserter but those might just be loyal footsoldiers with ragged and worn equipment
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>>147707282
I'll be home within the hour, I'll pick it up if no one does
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>>147707068
those were good days..
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someone knows if the leo ring in das3 boosts physical thrust counters like in das1?
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If a red kills a red, will the blue get ears?
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>>147707351
Noaice
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Can someone point me in the direction of the DS1 mod that lets you play as a skeleton?
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DLC
WHEN
H
E
N
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>>147707485
ONLY IF THEY DEALT THE KILLING BLOW
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>watching WR das1 all bosses speedrun
>its pure int, no weapons used at all

when did this happen
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>>147707614
Right this way.
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>>147707890
Are you kidding? DS1 has the most overpowered magic in the series.
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So /dsg/, I want your advice.

I just got to the very beginning of Farron Keep, and I haven't upgraded anything yet because I can't decide on what weapon I want to use.

Just for reference, I'm a knight with base stats (other than vigor and endurance) and since the very beginning of the game I've been using the un-upgraded Deep Battle Axe from High Wall.

I've got a choice between throwing 3 points into faith and going with the raw ASS, throwing more points to give myself 15/15 to wield the Dark Sword (which apparently I can get soon), or going all-out and getting 18 dexterity and getting the Hollowslayer Greatsword. I do usually prefer to only get the minimum stats required to wield something though so I'm not too keen on the Dark Sword as it looks like it's the weakest of the bunch unless I end up going 40/40.

Alternatively I could get the Estoc at some point but I've heard it's only really good for PVP and it's actually worse than the rapier when it comes to PVE, which is what I mainly want to focus on for now.

What should I do, /dsg/?

tl;dr: just reached Farron Keep as knight, haven't leveled anything except VIG and END, should I get 3 FTH to use the raw ASS, level STR and DEX to use the Dark Sword, get a bunch of DEX to use the Hollowslayer Greatsword, or wait and get the Estoc
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>>147708136
Get the fire keeper soul and heal your Autism Sigil
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>>147708136
Use raw ASS
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>>147708136
Use the Astora Straight Sword with Raw infusion, or the Lothric Knight Sword
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>>147708136
In my experience, hollowslayer greatsword is pretty good upgraded and hits like a truck. Plus you won't look like a shitter to invaders, if you give a shit
Otherwise get a regular ass lingsword, slap refined on it and go with that
That or dorkswerd
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>that insane rollcatching potential with storm curved's WA
>it can catch people even on wakeup
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>>147708136
>asking for advice on your first playthrough

No
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>mfw trying to argue on leddit about UGSs being underpowered.

Jesus christ why did I do that?
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>>147703392
>>147704664

I did a respec and chose something like a quality build since both Lothric Knight SS (as refined) and BKG got slightly more AR than going for minimum dex req.
I'm loving the moveset, a lot of fun to use and when I space properly it just reks. I do need to git gud and more accustomed to it though but so far no regrets.
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>>147704071
You can easily farm for it though, provided you have rusted iron and 10 manatees
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Is there a fight club at the moment?
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>>147708660
What did the hivemind say anon?
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what are the penalties to spin2win for using it without FP?
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>>147708660
>going on reddit at all
You deserve it
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You don't have to meet the stat requirement for a shield to use it efficiently, since not having the right stats only reduces its attack power and not all the defensive properties, right?
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What did he mean by this?
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>>147707505
>>147707282
Shitty shop but whatever
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>>147709439
Niiice
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>>147705297
what if it's a counter?
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Why did Miyazaki have to fill DkS3 with so many LOUD, SCREAMING ENEMIES whose movesets feature LONG, MULTI-HIT FLAILING COMBO attacks?
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>>147706776
the static L1 ought to have been a running L1 desu
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>>147705119
Post build nig
>full havels and still got only like 30 physical absorption
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>>147709030
"They're fine as they are"
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>>147709525
Probably thought that that's the only way to teach people how to dodgeroll after BB.
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>>147709220
I know...
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>>147709656
I believe Smough's has more phys def but i'm not entirely sure
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>farming proofs of concord for dankmoon ring
>finally get summoned
>host seeded and red phantom is busy getting dicked somewhere
>escort him to the boss door
>ayy easy ear
>he summons a yellow phantom
>stands around for a while
>he black crystals me out so he can summon more
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I JUST WANT SPELL SLOTS
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Best light shield?

Top 7 quality weapons?
I was planning on:

Black Knight Glaive
Gotthard's
Uchigatana
Rapier
Lothric Knight Longsword
Cathedral Knight UGS
Dragonslayer Spear
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>>147709807
is dodgerolling useless on BB ?
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>>147709997
You don't dodgeroll in BB, you quickstep (but it's basically the same shit) and since you have no shield (unless you're a shitter) it's literally all you do in BB. DaS3 feels like that system was partially ported over to the Soulsverse and to give you a reason to play like that they made some enemies into bastards that you have no hope of warding off with a raised shield.
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>>147710063
You dodgeroll if you play unlocked and I find it better because i believe you can only quickstep in 4 directions while you can roll in any
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>>147698139
He likes to rock n' roll.
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>>147709997
it's situational, sometimes it's better to roll, sometimes it's better to quickstep
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>kill yuria
>Oh Kathe, I have failed thee

New Londo DLC confirmed
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>>147710648
that was pretty obvious since release week
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Who else bought Salty Sanctuary to tide themselves over before the DS3 DLC?

I found it to be a lot more enjoyable than the small dev team and low price suggested.
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>>147709927
Is it 10 or 15 ears to get the ring?
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>>147710747
I'm waiting for the vita version to get more use out of buying the useless plastic brick
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>>147710427
The important thing is that it's not blocking or shieldparrying.
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>>147710063
>>147710858
There are shields in BB?

I was under the impression you either twohanded a weapon or you had a gun

Goddamn I wish we could parry estus chuggers at a range in DS3
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>>147710648
Kaathe and Frampt better actually show up or i will be majorly disappointed.
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>>147710935
There's one shield that is literally the Deprived Plank shield from DaS and exactly as bad since you cannot parry with it and one blue glass shield that can only block non-physical attacks and still can't parry, so you're basically getting a big ol' finger in the sword and board department. You HAVE to gunparry and/or dodge or you're getting rekt.
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>>147710830
10
I've gotten summoned twice, the second time I actually managed to get my fuckin concord.
Have gotten a grand total of 1 more after faming silver knights for hours.
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>>147711037
Sounds tasty

I might buy a PS4 when they come out with a second game worth buying that isn't also on the PC

I played enough Ratchet and Clanks to skip the movie tie in at least.
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>>147710935
There are two shields in bb but both of them are only useful for deflecting gunshots and blocking the weakest, spammable weapons.

Blades of mercy were really strong when game just came out, anyone and their mothers abused the fuck out of their dash r1, it was as bad as gotthards, then we discovered that shields are fucking destroying that weapon.

The thing i would change about ds3 estus system is make entire estus animation count as one huge instability damage frame in pvp, where all damage done to you is increased twice.
>>
So how is wolnir's holy sword and sword of judgement compared to their kin?
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>>147711282
both of them have shit bastard sword moveset, but GSOJ at least has a somewhat fun WA
meanwhile WHS has no range and shit WA though it reaches more than 500 AR on 27STR/60FAI
hollowslayer and claymore are still the best in their weapon category
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>Hawkwood the Deserter literally deserts you when you get to this altar

What a dick.
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>>147711282
>>147711282
Wolnir's Holy Sword is still shit because the scaling didn't fix it's shit moveset and WA

You're still better off getting the pyromancy off his soul
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>>147711148
Nah. Just make estusing happen only when you stand still again.
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>>147711368
Nigga ya can't say that you didn't get what it said on the tin.
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>>147711048
Do you wear the crystal rapier, mimic head, covetous gold serpent ring and pop coins? The drop rate is utter trash but I probably got an ear every 10min or so at least.
>>
>lothric; "the legacy of lords interests me none, the firelinking curse, let it all fade to nothing"

>have to kill him even if you plan to do just that
>>
Does summoning whites have the same range as reds?
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Just dropping in to say my 60 faith spear chucker/lightning blade buffed lothric knight ugs build is pretty rad. And im under sl90.

Its still not quite as strong as 40/40 refined though. Which is not so rad
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>>147711464
395 item disc
still jack shit
i have enough silver knight armor pieces to make a new tower knight
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>>147711554
Nothing is quite as strong as 40 40 nig
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>>147711554
>60 fai
>not quite as strong as quality

wew you're doing something wrong because fai is the most viable caster and the second most viable buildtype
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>>147709971
Uchi, ck ugs, dragon spear and to a lesser extent, rapier, are shitty quality weapons
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>>147711554
>60 faith spear chucker/lightning blade buffed lothric knight ugs build is pretty rad. And im under sl90
Let me guess, 27 vig and like 18 ATT?
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>>147711610
>fai
>better than pyro
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>>147711631
How so?
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>>147711608
Pyro.
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>Rosy can only rebirth 5 times
>8 slabs per ng cycle
>deprived has shit stat spread
>mandatory +2 rings for most builds
Why is the game forcing me to make a bazillion characters and clear ng+2 on each? Fucking ridiculous
>>
>>147711148
The mirror shield is pretty great at blocking non-physical attacks and alright at blocking physical ones, about as good as a DaS2 +10 buckler. You're also forgetting that both shields shut down the threaded cane, reiterpallasch, and most importantly, the rakuyo.
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>>147711707
To keep higher levels alive, which it achieves nicely.
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>>147711610
>faith
>most viable caster

Hoo boy. Faith has the distinct pleasure of being absolutely dogshit unless you're basically clipping into the model of the thing you want to kill. Sorcery and pyro can chill back and lob out spells without needing to worry about this.

That, and the fact that rolling exists, and also talismans dont give damage reduction on their weapon arts, means you need much more hp than other caster builds, making it most certainly not the most viable caster build.
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>>147711707
>mandatory
>most +2 ring upgrades are only 5-15% better than their NG counterparts

anon unless you're literally participating in actual DaS3 tournaments with cash prizes, these "mandatory" ring requirements are thoroughly arbitrary
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>>147711527
P-please? Wikis answers are convoluted
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>>147711635
Yeah :( good thing iv already done multiple playthroughs and know whats coming, otherwise id be fucked.
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>>147711707
armor is not upgradeable, what the fuck do you need 24 slabs for?
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>>147711747
>higher levels alive
Literally just yesterday I summoned some faggot for NK and he just died during the dragon phase, forcing me to solo a buffed NK. Never again
>>
How much END should I have for level 120 and above? UGSs and greathammers
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>no dragonslayer armor armor
>hurr durr havel armor :)
Why did they even make this game?
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>>147711898
Every single viable weapon.

Several SS, katanas, polearms, a whip for bullying, an arbalest for punishing HA shitters, couple UGS, all of the paired weapons, and all the good boss weapons, etc. Maybe a greatshield or two.
>>
>>147711707
>>147711707
Remember how we could never undo stat choices?

Yeah, be thankful
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>>147711967
30-40
>>147711994
¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥
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>>147711994
>retarded hollow thralls with burning weapons in a library of all places
They just reused all they could. The game is a shitty cash grab
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>>147712038
What do you need 24 slabs for?
No really I sincerely doubt you'll be using more than a few of those most of the time.
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>tfw cheesing black phantoms with cloak, thief's ring and poison darts
>>
Can anyone on PC drop me a FAP +2 and Havels +2? Would appreciate it a lot, thanks
>>
>Vit is a worthless stat
Tell that to my ATT/VIT build then
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>>147712148
>im not allowed to switch weapons

holy shit
>>
>>147711898
24 is assuming you actually bother with +2 rings
8 isn't even close to enough, and 7 out of 8 slabs are locked behind the archives, forcing you to clear most of the game in NG+
>>
What's the ring/spell combo that allows your character to look like a ghost again?
>>
Should I go for 41VIG or stop at 38?
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>>147712327
untrue while ring and hidden body
>>
What weapon class (or weapon if it differs between individual weapons) has the lowest recovery frames on attacks? Can anything in DaS3 hope to come close to katanas in DaS1?
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>>147712405
Straightswords
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>>147712338
44
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>>147709525
I swear to god DS3 is the loudest game yet.
>big crabs
>lycanthropes
>pus of man
>lothric wall/castle wyverns
>corvians
My ears will never be the same
>>
>>147712338
39
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>>147712405
No, DS1 CB is still in a class of its own.
Honestly most of the trash whining here about carthus curved probably never fought a CB flipper.
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>>147712538
Don't forget Oceiros
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>>147712338
>41 or 38
>post ends in 38
the gods have spoken
>>
>>147712324
>7 out of 8

I think there's only 4 locked behind archives

>>147712148
Here's the full list:
Dagger
LK SS
Gotthard's
BK GS
HS GS
LK GS
Profaned GS
CK GS
Card Captor
Warden Memeblades
Exile CGS
Estoc
Washing Pole
2kat
BKGA
Spiked Mace
Dragonslayer Spear
BKG
Whip
Dragonrider Bow
Arbalest
Iron Round Shield
BK Shield
Havel's GS
GS of Glory

I'd probably go through all of those in a single duel session.
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>>147712607
was he supposed to sound like smaug from the hobbit movie?
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>>147712607
Oh yeah. The fight with him is always so short anyway, I don't even notice.
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What Straight Sword has the longest range in dark Souls 3?

Also, is it safe to assume that a 40/40 refined dark sword can do the most damage from a single R1?
>>
is there anywhere on dark souls 2 sotfs pc that i can get any online (pvp or pve) around sm400k
>>
Anybody got a link to that video of the qt dev with a shield and sword saying parry?
>>
>>147712657
>I'd probably go through all of those in a single duel session.
How in the fuck would that even be necessary, or even possible considering how quickly fights end. Do you mean fight clubs?
>>
>>147712773
I was invaded at Belry Luna with around 350k SM at SL40ish
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>tfw no gwyndolin boi pussy fanfiction
life is meaningless i want to die
>>
>>147712827
where is that because im about level 60 and i think i missed it
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>>147712848
Write one
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>>147712809
I didn't say one duel, I just said one session.

I usually duel at pontif for an hour or so, then go do something else.

I use a lot of weapons, anon-kun. Why is this fact so shocking to you?

>>147712873
It's in the Lost Bastille to your far left if you were entering from the Bird side. Just look for the bell tower. You can't miss it, but you'll need Pharros Lockstone to get to it.
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>>147712978
ok thanks
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How can I improve this cancer?
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>>147712538
Damn, just breaking crates and barrels could set off car alarms outside
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>tfw durability will never be as important a statistic as it is in dark souls 2

i actually took durability into mind when choosing a weapon how the fuck did people use katanas
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>>147713103
It was over before it even started. Fucking buffed chaos blades m8.
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>>147712939
thanks mr skeltal
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Am I imagining things or does the Ring of Steel Protection not actually give you any extra absorbtion in PvP?
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>>147713069
Use Lucratiel Mask instead of exile mask
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>>147713069
I get what you're doing but Zweihander is garbaggio now. if you're really stuck on an UGS get the Astora. You can save on some weight that way too (though it IS a better weapon when built for quality). Otherwise, there are much better spammable weapons that'll lock people into lots of damage. And on a final note, if you'e at 97 to avoid 120's, you can go up to 98 I think and still be in the clear.
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>>147712205
shameless bump
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>>147712807

Please help senpai, I think her acc name started with a j.
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>>147713390
fuck off
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>>147713287
It's completely broken.

FromSoft said they're going to fix it next patch, along with some sort of poise buff.
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>>147713343
I hope they add in a better looking mast in the dlcs. I like the mask but the hat doesn't fit the meym.
>>147713383
I know, this is a literal meme build so it will be shit anyway.
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>>147713480
>along with some sort of poise buff
Sauce as my google fu is weaker than havel's poise
please let it be true
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Well, I'm going to NG+2 for the first time
I only leveled maybe 10 levels in NG+, will the jump betweem +1 and +2 be as big as it is from NG to NG+?
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>>147713498
>This is a literal meme build so it will be shit anyway.

Okeydoke. Maybe go for a mask with a face to drive the point home then? Lucatiel's could work, but the Sneering mask could be good (although it has a hat with it). Gundyr's armor is kinda white so it would mesh well too.
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>>147713597
>>147713069
>there is no paladin-themed gold-white armor in the game AT ALL
Bravo from
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>>147713480
Is there an ETA as to when this patch will drop?

>Had to do 5 captcha's to post
>4 of them were store front
fuck u captcha kid
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>>147713675
For that I use
Lothric knight helmet
Fire witch armor
Knight gauntlets
Sunless leggings
It looks alright. Go on my holy champion!
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Was Anri's decimated as a result of the last patch or is it still a viable weapon in PvP? And do I need any other stats than luck to make it damaging?
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>do havel cosplay, farming cracked orbs for twink usage
>use shield WA
>suddenly darkwraiths with their R1 spam do like 50 damage per hit and I don't stagger
I-is this what it feels like to have poise
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>>147713480
>FromSoft said they're going to fix it next patch
Bullshit.
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>>147713891
DaS1? You're actually making a twink without CE?
Good on you
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>>147714007
>shield WA
3, sorry mate
That's why I was so excited, it was like a trip back to the times when poise was a thing
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>>147714074
I just thought since you're farming cracked orbs, in DaS1 you had to beat 4kings to get the orb iirc, but in 3 you can get it super easy and very early on. Why farm cracked ones?
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If I'm using the carthus bloodring does it matter if I'm fastrolling or midrolling?
Also does the bloodring drop absorbtion like the prisoner's ring does or does it increase damage through some other method because I've had some confusion regarding it.
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>>147714152
to invade high wall at sl10 +0
I know you could just kill the guy in the cellar ,but to do that you'd have to kill the curse rotted greatwood first
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>>147714243
You don't have to kill the tree, just get the bonfire before it.
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>>147713514
My dad
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>>147699978
Longsword and Lothric Knight Sword both get great infusions.
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>>147714243
You can invade +0 people with +2 weapon, in case you didn't know.

Also I suggest trying a regular Dagger infused with Deep or Fire, with a hornet ring you'll 1 shot everyone when you riposte, it's disgusting. Getting the ring might be a bit hard, but I managed on my SL 20.
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Should +5 falchion on a sl40 be enough?
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>>147711829
Yes
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>>147711707
Just CE yourself more slabs lmao, at the point you've reached you're clearly beyond shitty gameplay limitations.
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Only started really PvPing in 3 recently. Doing decent with BKG, but having specific probelms.

Spears are giving me more problems than the other games, and some guy with the Farron sword I swear was lagging, but maybe I just don't understand its hitbox.
>he swings, I dodge, sword done swinging, I take damage
Any pointers?
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>>147707917
no

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbTBIV5Dsjc
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>>147703220
What are the startup/active frames for curved sword parrys? I know the recovery is shit.
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>>147714675
Thank you my anon
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>>147714809
Not that anon but I grabbed a screenshot from a video that shows that shit.
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Am I doing something wrong, isn't pontiff area supposed to be the pvp area? Why am I invading people with 2 phantoms and they all seem to lunge on me
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>>147713772
>longsword
>unviable
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>>147714719

That was probably lag. But Farron memers can be quite easily countered by baiting their L1 then punishing them for it (either by parry or outspacing then beating them up).
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Does anyone have the time to help me transfer items to a twink? I have my sign down by the high wall bonfire, password roll
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>>147714973
Don't go there if you want to do actual invasions. People are either dueling or ganking. Also stay away from the 120 meta if you want fun invasions. Don't go above 70 I'd say.
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>>147711148
Far worse than Gotthards really
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>>147714973
If you want to duel you put down a red sign, not invade dummy.
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>>147715064
>we found out about BoM weakness right when people started using arcane wheel
>they will never patch arcane wheeldash the fuck out
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Reminder that each DLC will need to introduce 30 weapons to under-represented weapon classes to even the numbers
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>>147715047
>>147715071
Well I'm dumb, should use red signs then
Lvl 80 right now, I wont level up until I get all covenant rewards
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>>147715275
Interesting.
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>>147715275
>1(ONE) lance
>0(ZERO) twinblades
This is fucking disgraceful
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>>147715278
Irithyll and anything past that (with exception of Pontiff area) should be decent invasion spots. Don't upgrade your weapons higher than +8 if you're sticking to SL 80.
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>>147715275
it doesn't matter how much weapons ds2 had given how painfully samey everything was, even worse than ds3 that at least has some unique animations for boss weapons
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>>147714074
havel's shield's wa was in ds1. probably the first actual wa, not just special attack
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Uggh, armor is so boring in this game. No special effects or anything, just cosmetic.
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>>147715365
Shit it's already +10
How much difference does it make?
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Can someone help me transfer items between characters? Gonna 2 transfers.

PC
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>these faggots
>slaughter their way to abysswatchers
>just fucking stand there
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>>147715008
I did that against one earlier. They L1, I R1, they L1, I roll R1.

Also, while I've been parried once or twice, is it just me or is it easy to punish parryfishers?
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>>147715482
Special effects on armor is one of the worst things From ever introduced, the only thing it did was limiting fashion choices for pvp.
Just look at this piece of shit set.
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>>147715592
Imagine if regular enemies could enter fog gates
>rush to the bossroom
>suddenly the entire location enters the bossroom right behind you
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>>147715592
Not like they can do anything against them, they would get fucking ravaged.
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>>147715504
You can only invade -2 and +2 so you'll only get matched with people using 8-10 rather than 6-8. People will be more tryhard and chances of encountering ganks increases. Also reduces the amount of people you can get matched with as many people at 80 or slightly below don't have +8 yet or choose not to go that high on purpose.

If you're more into dueling and plan on going to ~120 it's perfectly fine but a general rule of thumb at lower SL's is just multiplying the weapon lvl with 10 and that's a decent SL for for it. SL 30 with +3, SL 50 with +5 etc.
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>>147715592
>>147715713
>>147715731

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfz5Lj4FF7w

its probably a glitch though
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So, recently I've been wanting to play more again, but after doing 10 characters I decided I won't do more unless I got 10 more idea for different builds, I did sorcerer, pyro, faith/cleric, bleed/luck, heavy/shield/strength, light/dark magic/dex, dragon/animal, dark/black pyro/faith, and a sl1 run.
Can you guys help me find more builds I could do? So far I can only think about doing a fists only run, is there anything else that I haven't used?
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>>147715275
I'd rather get great weapons with fun moves. Ultra great swords have swings, stabs, spins, charges, buffs, and 1600 damage combos. Most other great weapons have spear-levels of move variety.
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>>147715786
SM? I'm on DS3 friend.

High wall bonfire, pass will be dsg.
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>>147715765
>abysswatchers do diddly squat for damage against darkwraiths
artorias must be turning over in his grave
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>>147715760
Typo, meant you can invade +6 to +10 with a +8 weapon.
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>>147715765
Holy shit, he actually managed the first phase
If both of them entered, they'd probably beat the watchers
Truly dark swords 3
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>>147715009
still sitting here by the way if anyone got the time
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>>147715765
>dedicated hunters of anything abyss-borne
>trained under the mighty half-truth hero Artorias
>learned all his cool flim-flam-zip-zam-woopdewoop flipping style of fighting
>get absolutely washed by one of the now endangered darkwraiths

can't make this shit up
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pc fc where
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>>147715809
>Most other great weapons have spear-levels of move variety.
>mfw using old king's greathammer
>mfw the weapon art damage
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>>147715787
I don't get silver bravepaw
what reference is that
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>>147715958
>artorias got fucking reammed
>the fanboys are worthless as well
pottery
>>147715979
i can host one in the undead burg
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>>147716108
furfag
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>>147716131
backstab souls

plsno, i've had enough of that
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>>147706973
I like having CCS (or your preferred "hip" curved sword) but I'm invading.

A rapier class is pretty nice when they just need one hit.
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>>147707825
>>147707485
Or just spam your attacks on their dying corpse, it registers as you having the last hit.

It's how I got a few easy shackles.
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>>147715787
>fists only run
don't do it, man. it's not fun at all. not in NG, at least
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>>147715765
kek, real quality abyss slaying skills they got there

I knew I was right to never take the anime watchers seriously.
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>>147715275
Calling it now
>after half a year in development DLC 1 comes out
>5 weapons, 3 spells, 2 rings with 3 bosses
>70% of which is rehashed from DaS
>people paid 60$ on pre-order
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>>147716108
Like >>147716167 said, it's a Furry. That's why he uses dragon stuff like the head and the dragon tooth, but also the wolf shield and the wolf armour of artorias.

Btw, since I'm planning on doing a second run, the first one was stereotypes like in >>147715787 , so the second one would be characters, for example in a fists only run it'd be mike tyson or little mac. That's why I want some ideas for builds.

>>147716442
Oh? then what could I do that I haven't done before?
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>>147715787
Le donald trump epic wall build with a greatshield
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>>147716678
One thing from never disappointed was the DLCs, they cant fuck it up
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>fume cant chain r1s
>other greatweapons still can
It's not fair
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>>147716861
fume can chain 2 R1s unless you hit with the tip of the weapon
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>>147708660
They're not underpowered against stupidity and bad spacing. Having a ton of fun invading with BKGS @97
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So I just got DS3

How do archer characters and sorcerer characters hold up in this game? Are magic still ezmode literally one button press to victory, or have they made it more interesting?

All other souls games I've done standard medknight so I need to try something else. Please advise.
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>>147717457
>archer
Trash
>sorcerer
No damage until 40~ int, melting faces after that.
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>>147717230
>they're not underpowered if your opponent is not only bad but also stupid
Fuck this, fuck you, they're underpowered, they need buffs, they need to be able to swing more than 3 times at 40 END, they need to be actually able to roll catch
It's fucking sad going from ultras in 2 to 3
>animation canceling
>delayed roll attacks that combo into left hand fist weapons / curved swords
>2k damage jump attacks
>ultra ultra weapons with broken ass attacks like smelter hammer running attacks
>laser ultra greatsword that hits 1k per 2hr1 but can't combo
>all the techniques with fume ultra greatsword that let you absolutely shit on any dex babby
>turning around while swinging a horizontal UGS to hit with the start of the animation
>130 fucking counter damage UGS shitting on everything

>>147717457
Archers are shit, you have absolutely no scaling on any projectile weapons and you can't infuse them, arrows have no tracking except for Dark arrows which have minimal tracking and hurt your damage, you can only carry 99 arrows on you at a time, shields completely negate them, EVERY SINGLE WEAPON ART on projectile weapons is completely worthless

Sorcerers are barely viable and require 60 INT and they're not fun to play since your best spells are effectively throwing knives and straight sword r1s
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>>147717585
Well is magic any more fun than before? Will a hybrid caster work out well?
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>>147716713
if you want to do a run where your damage is bad and fights take a long time, you can try to do Broken Straight Sword-only run. it's nothing compared to fists-only though - Refined Broken Straight Sword damage is actually pretty good. you can also use resins with it and Carthus Rouge helps in a lot of fights. it also has good stagger power, just like any other straight sword
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>>147717715
laser ultra greatsword could combo if the opponent was above a certain equip burden% iirc
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>>147712717
Gotthards 1H I think, Anri's and Dark Sword are the top three I think.

Don't know if range values are something you can datamine.
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>>147717715
Nah, sorcerer is pr viable, both in duels and invasions.
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>>147717795
Pfff, I just imagined someone putting cathus rouge on ther fists and the enemies looking at them confused. Well, I could make a broken straight sword run, but what could be the character, a hollow?
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>>147717457
Archers are surprisingly neat if you know a few tricks. Abuse rolling and dash attacks of bows to launch arrows faster, use pharis bow as a shotgun against big opponents. Mix bows with crossbows for even better effect. Dark arrows have homing effect.

DS3 sorcery is probably the most balanced in series. Farron flashsword and dart alone gives them way more viability than in any previous souls games as they function by the same rules as melee weapons. You can become pretty much invisible thanks to Hidden Body, you can snipe things from another side of location with soul stream. You also have access to one of the most unique glaives in series that doubles as a catalyst.

But for a first playthrough you're better off doing a safe 40/40 quality. Leave the most advanced stuff for when you actually know the item placement.
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>>147718035
You can also hit people with crystal soul spear if you set it up correctly or free aim it.

Homing crystal soulmass and soul greatsword are also useful and can zone pretty well.
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>>147717969
You're talking with DS2baby aka smashfags of souls community, expect a wall of text about "mixups" and "mindgames" which ultimately boils down to "i need my opponent to be batshit retarded to ever hit them with my magic".
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>>147718140
Soul spear is more for punishing healing or killing runners. Pulled off some weird shots at large distances. Soul greatsword and dark edge deal a whole fuckton of damage and can go through obstacles, they look really neat as well.
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>>147718140
i almost NEVER see soul greatsword coming when they cast it fuck me
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>>147718171
Dark sorcery could use the DS2 treatment though. Has neither the damage output nor the fast travel speed of regular sorceries.

Desperately needs some speed casting buff on dark edge and better homing for the other spells.
Regular sorcery and pyro are good the way they are I think though I haven't played my sorcerer after the candlestick nerf.
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re-playing DkS2.
What gear would a boxart knight build character would use?
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On greirat's 3rd run do you get any additional items to buy after giving his ashes to the shrine handmaid?
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>>147718303
Crystal soulmass + locked crystal soul spear at medium range sometimes hits. Free aim at close range and you can get more success.
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>>147718303
Get some new content already.

>>147718428
Faraam, but since you don't get that till Drangleic Castle, Alva. It's light, looks good.
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Anyone wanna help me clear:
>Twin Princes on NG+2
>SL120 (or we can use the 'dsg' password if you're not within level range)
>Xbox One
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>>147718387
Black Serpent is pretty fucking strong after the recent buffs, but that's a dark pyromancy.
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>>147718387
They will get buffed at some point. From buffs magic in every patch though currently only pyromancers got a lot of REAL love. They are by far the best pyromancers in series at this point.
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>>147718530
how 'bout the weaps? If I remember correctly from the demo, Faraam Knight used a sword that looked like heide's or sun sword and had the pursuer ugs
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>>147718541
>200~300 damage

Are you having a laff

Outcry was a pretty fucking strong pyromancy
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>playing as havel, the magic dragon slaying rock guy
>place sign before oceiros
>no summons
well okay then
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So, I decided to make the first character of the second set a Hollow like >>147717795 suggested with that build, so... What'd be a good face to make for this character?
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>>147718541
No reason not to use pyromancies when you are going for dark sorceries. Same stat investment.

Though having 2 pyromancy flames on different hands and switching between flame/weapon, izalith staff/weapon, izalith staff/flame for different combos is the only thing that can make that build successful most of the time.
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>>147718467
If you have exploding bolts you have the full inventory.
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>>147718645
make the nose as sort as possible
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>>147718006
>a hollow?
that's a good idea, actually. the item description even says that only a hollow would use it, if i remember right. you also definitely want to get those 5 free levels and that gives you a good reson to do so. you can wear minimum amount of clothing to benefit from Flynn's Ring, but i don't remember if the damage bonus is worth it and i already deleted the character i did the run with, so you'll have to check the numbers yourself. i would recommend using Sword Ring to get a little bit more damage, but it might not fit the character - but i don't know the lore very well
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>>147718645
I never played DkS3 but back in DkS1 I used to make my character red, I just wanted something to look cool even hollowed since I would spend the whole time hollow.
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>>147718639
The tracking makes up for it. Use it to set up a free aim GCFB or Vestiges and you either one shoot people or get them with an r1 after the stagger.
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Some threads ago an anon question the viability of sorceries spell tools that scaled on faith, so I tried making a build
Golden ritual spear is on par with izalith staff, split dmg is still shit, no surprise.
Archdeacon's Great Staff is -5% from a crystal chime at 50/50. so:
thoughts? idk why I put deep protection

>>147718532
Bump (because shit like this is rare)
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>>147718793
You'll do shit damage at that SL with those stat investments.
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>>147718791
Some people still look amazed when that shit climbs to them over obstacles and around corners.
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>>147718636
>demo
Golden Wing Shield, Longsword, Pursuer's Ultra Greatsword.
>trailers
2x heide's swords (early trailers) or foot soldier sword's (pre-downgrade footage), PUGS, Dragonslayer Crescent Axe, Sea Bow, Golden Wing Shield
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>>147718793
just realized this is shit dmg...

>>147718896
yeah.
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>>147718645
if you go to rosalia and choose the remake character option while you're hollow you will see your face hollowed while tweaking it
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I made everything 128 in the meantime because why not?

>>147718747
Oooh? why?

>>147718751
I like my characters to fit their builds, that's why the stereotype set has those characters in >>147715787 . Thanks for the suggestions on the rings btw.

>>147718979
Oh yeah, I forgot that, I guess I'll make him look whatever until I get there.
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>>147718793
>>147718532
Thanks for the bump! I know no one buys this shit on the Boner. I would have bought it for PS4, except I don't own one yet and I refuse to play with Collector's Editions on PC (it's been cancer ever since DS1 was ported from consoles to PC).
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I hope I get apple sauce for lunch.
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Thinking of doing this.

If I replace young dragon ring with deep ring I can save 6 stat points from attunement and either invest them elsewhere or stay at 86. Is the damage from young dragon worth it?
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>>147719145
I have 300 hours in DaS3 and only met a handful of hackers, and those were just invulnerable so I BC'd out. You can't even compare it to DaS1 level of hackers. Also it's not hard to just make a backup of your save every now and then in case shit actually hits the fan.
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Lads is a luck build still viable in dark souls 3? If so,what's the blueprint for it? Doing dex and faith build rn but I need a change
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>>147719134
>have you seen dark souls 1 hollows? their noses are like cut off, no meat
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>>147719425
Sucks that Xbox One people and PC people can't play this together. Especially since most people use a controller for the souls series on PC anyways.
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Why can't we get the colored variants of winged knight armor and weapons?

For that matter, why not the lothric knight variants?
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>>147719560
Yeah it's really dumb that they don't allow crossplatform play. There's no advantage to mouse & keyboard in souls which I've read devs use as an excuse in other games where PC players just dominated. PC would still get 60 frames compared to console though.
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>Heysel invaded Farron Swamp 20 minutes ago
>Can't find her for the life of me
>Actively searched for 45 minutes
>Already cleared out the entire swamp
>Just waiting for her to attack me at this point

Obscuring ring + pants on head retarded AI = bad times
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>>147706780
>game's so shit even krazy can't come up with fun invasions
>not a single content creator enjoys the game but jund
lmao where did it all go so wrong
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Is this good for a Hollow build? anything I should change?
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>>147719693
If you consider the lights to be left, right, and back off-right, then she spawns at the 'right' one, on the far side, where the basilisks start. There is a little mounded island that she comes in on and if you engage her there the basilisks will start chasing you. You can pull Hazel up the stairs and fight her on land.

>>147719693
Even better is that Halo Wars 2 and Gears of War 4 will be Xplatform but competitive will be different but PVE, of all sorts (which DS is basically, especially since 3's pvp is garbage), is xplatform.
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>>147719461
Pls respond
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>>147719996
You might want warrior instead
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>>147720080
It has to fit the build, what's better for a mad hollow than going deprived?
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>>147720060
Yes. Just go 30-35 luck and use hollow weapons. Nothing too hard about that
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>>147719959
It was to be expected since the announcement trailer didn't even show any gameplay.
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Jesus christ, spell parrying one of the soul sword spells is the best feeling.
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>play a hexer in Dark Souls 2
>laugh at every semblance of challenge with dark orb
>nuke large enemies with dark hail
>dump loads of souls into nuking things even harder
>spend ALL your souls to surprise oneshot humiliate people by climaxing all over them, bonus points for doing it after a parry
>cause one-shot death traps with dead again
>crush things into dust with your overpowered blacksword and sacred bonghammer, abuse the fume sword's range and dark resin damage
>poison anyone in seconds just by spamming dark fog
>silence the magic of other casters so hard that their spells stop in their hands, without stopping yours
>annoy the hell out of people with promised walk of peace, especially 69.9% minmaxers, and corrosive urn / dung pie them
>pepper foes with sanctum crossbow L2s for ridiculous damage
>cause infinite knockdown chains with scraps of life
>confuse people with Repel
>cast a cool ass dark soul greatsword AND MLGS explosion at the same time for mega sweetspot damage
>bait a low HP opponent into backstabbing you with Recollection's slow cast and kill them with it during the backstab
>troll the fuck out of people with Lifedrain Patch, knocking them off ladders, ziplines, trapping them, killing them as a summoned phantom
>set up ridiculous death combos with affinity + anything else
>because you can use absolutely anything else as a hexer, even cast miracles, hexes, and sorcery effectively with one hand
>and only one obligatory ring slot in Blue Tearstone+2, you don't need any rings for damage

>play a hexer in Dark Souls 3
>mildly inconvenience people by forcing them to roll a few times with deep soul / affinity
>no Dark weapons, just infusions
>3+ mandatory ring slots
>can't multitask as a caster
>less than half the damage of a DaS2 hexer even with all ring slots full, no powerful hexes, no variety, dead again extremely, extremely nerfed, nothing fun
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is there any reason for me to not take 4 points from vigor into faith for tears of denial? or even just take 1 point from vig, end, str, and dex to fund it
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>>147720403
Rip in piece Batfog 2014-2014
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>>147717969
>in duels
Decided to test this once, Bloodring and Good magic defense shield and never attacked once, took a long ass time but in the end he sipped all his gatorade and tried to find a nearby place to kill himself. Magic sucks in duels, he only hit darts abd flashsword.
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>>147720403
>play x weapon in any souls game that isnt 3
>have fun

>play same weapon in 3
>8 out of 10 times it sucks donkey dick unless it's a straight sword

>>147720495
You could always just swap to priestess ring, attune and cast tears and then swap to a better ring.
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>>147720495
as long as you have attunement for it I don't see why not
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>>147706239
>lacks a bit in damage though

what? it's fine as long as you're somewhat quality-leaning and refined infused
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ok let's try this again
I want to make a twink, anyone who has the spare time, please pick up my sign at the high wall of lothric bonfire, password is roll
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>>147719419
>witch's ring for one pyromancy
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>>147720603
sorry I meant put 4 points into attunement not faith, i can get tears of denial to work now but I have to wear 3 rings and the miracle will unequip if I remove the attunement slot ring. if I put 4 points into attunement, I will get the extra slot I need and the extra FP I need to cast and then I will only need to use the scholar ring whenever I want to apply tears which I can freely take off again after
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>>147712538
How could you forget the jumpscare screaming boys you loot in Irithyll Dungeon
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>>147715235
You know what was reall good in BB? No weight shit. Litteraly all my builds have META weapon in second slot. Like BoM against Dashwheel or Saw/Saif against saif
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>>147720732
PC I forgot
>inb4 there are 4 "booting up my SNES" before this is posted
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>>147720403
pray for patch to buff dark and dlc to add spells

its what I do
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Help me improve this build, /dsg/.
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Am I correct to assume anyone who heals in PVPs are from reddit?
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>>147720758
Sure then, why not. Unequiping tears won't remove the buff if you've already cast it, but that'd only work for hosts and you'd have to visit a bonfire each time it procs.

Tears is a good spell and saved my ass a few times, but it can still be piss easy to die with it. Watch for thorn armor users and throwing daggers/fire surge cheese
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>>147715275
I would be hopeful/excited for new lances if we didn't already learn that they brutally neutered them in 3
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>>147720912
Take some point off of dex and put into luck.
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>>147720923
No, people who duel are from it.
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>>147720912
>sharp washing pole still loses AR at 99 dex
lmao
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Ahhhhh NG+3
>Master of Miracles when I get my last 2 Concords
>Master of Rings when I get my last Swordgrass and 1 of 2 Concords
>Link To The First Flame Ending
>The Dark Soul

Cannot wait to be done with this game until the DLC
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>>147720912
ok Here gay
https://mugenmonkey.com/darksouls3/53465
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>>147720923
No, just south american

I'm not even joking. I was looking at profiles of people who opted to heal during a duel, and it's the same shit. Brazil, Argentina, etc
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>>147720403
>play shit game on cheesymodo
>win
>try to play better game on cheesymodo
>fail
>cry
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>>147721206
>following reddit meta
>27 vigor for even more reddit
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>>147721331
go to 45 vig and 34 end then nig nog
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>>147720856
I really hope one of the DLCs is Dark themed
Really, there's very little Dark in Dark Souls 3, when you look back Dark Souls 2 was entirely about it

Just imagine, an atmospheric delve into forgotten places marred by the Abyss, entering realms of shadow and curse, maybe with pic related as a guide, maybe as a boss

>>147721310
>try to have fun in shit game
>succeed

>try to have fun in "better" game
>fail
>cry
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>sometimes can't roll from CGS R1L2R2 combo
WHY?
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>>147718793
>Round 2
So tried for a lower meta and while it's better it's still shit, even my SL35 faith build can beat this
dmb can probably outdmg the great magic weapon.
at this point, pyro would be the better option using miracles only for buffs.


Conclusion: Archdeacon's great staff is a "great" spell tool for pyro/faith build to deal magic dmg in PvE
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>halberd with hold
broken or worthless?
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So how's the Greatsword of Judgment? Does the MLGS just shit on it in every regard?
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>>147721886
l wouldn't go for 30 faith, only if you are going for the buffs, but definatly not to use spells such as the sunlight spear, 40+ faith is where the faith spell bonus starts kicking in

Btw anyone willing to help me kill the dancer? l want to get to lothric castle early
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>>147721559
latency

this shit just happens

>>147721896
aside from how silly it would look to quickdraw a lucerne, it wouldn't be any different from washing pole
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>>147722069
I can help if you're on the iPhone 4
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>>147721557
>I have fun effortlessly killing things the whole game

Good thing Collector's edition is there for the three Dark Souls.
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>>147722069
sure i'll help if pc pass will be dsg
the build becomes worthless if I level much more
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Am I the only one who liked DS2s menu system? Why did they feel the need to revert to 2001 box menus with zero feedback?
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>>147722151
>I have fun using a wide arsenal of bullshit to bullshit with, to grief people in various ways, to use a good variety of whatever successfully

>As opposed to having Great Deep Soul and that's it, being the worst build possible, and having no variety and little success

Is this hard to understand?

Are you defending the limited, vastly underpowered, and BORING hexes in 3?


>I have fun effortlessly killing things the whole game
Straight swords are far worse in 3 than hexes ever were.
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Is the first flame being way too exhausted to keep being rekindled and the age of fire finally coming to an end in all possible endings a metaphor for the Dark Souls series being tired as fuck and Fromsoft wanting to make something new?
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>>147722318
Menu looks fine to me now, with addition of being able to see shit while on equipment screen. Didn't notice anything about the feedback in comparison to DS2.
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I remember reading here something about having a blessed infused piece of gear equipped making you take more damage?

I can't really remember if I was imagining it as I didn't really pay attention because I hadn't bothered with faith till now
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If I'm gonna be using the blood ring is worth trying to fast roll with it? I know it lowers absorbtion 10% so fastrolling might be more dangerous becase I can't equip sufficient amor to negate this. On the other hand, if fast rolling + bloodring is majorly better, it might not matter. Can anyone help me on this?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=138V_iP7ddg

reminder to bully tumblebuff users
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>>147722242
well wasn't that easy, l almost feel like using cheats

thanks for the help
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>>147722673
The gesture menu is too cramped, the "use souls" thing uses a ton of time unless you switch to simple mode and even then its slow as fuck, same applies to fashion
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>>147722069
Since you have faith for ToD you could have used gnaw on her
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Knight, Herald or Cleric for a Faith caster build?
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>>147722821
t. reddit
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>>147722821
He could have just used a duel charm
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Does anyone on PS4 have some spare time to help me transfer equipment between 2 characters?
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holy shit this game stayed alive. half of everyone is not playing ds3 for some reason
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>>147722723
Well, putting blessed on a shield lowers its defenses, which could make you take more damage. I don't know about anything else, I never use blessed myself
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>>147722949

>holy shit this game stayed alive
>half of everyone is not playing ds3

?
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>>147722942
Depends on what the equipment is
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>>147722662

I never checked but is this confirmed to be the last souls game?
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>>147723052
Anon, didn't you hear? We only have 4 billion players right now, only half of everyone on the planet!
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>>147723054

Witchs Locks and Thrall axe, both unupgraded
Some rings and armor
Some souls
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>>147722949
what did he mean by this?
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>>147723109
Okay. Highwall?
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>>147723109
You can't drop boss souls
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>start duel
>fag comes running at me when I'm switching rings and using estus to heal completely before the fight
>ok motherfucker you're on
>dodge his attacks for literally 6 minutes to regen to full HP with just sun princess ring and blessed offhand
>kill him in one riposte after
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>>147723095
Miyazaki said it himself at least.
Also, Fromsoft had a contract with bamco to release at least 3 dark souls games. That contract is now over.
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>>147722860
Having not played DS2 for a long time before playing DS3 I didn't mind any of that. I was playing DS2 now though and I got really bothered by the menu. Isn't this the case for you with DS3?

Also what did you mean by "its slow as fuck, same applies to fashion"?
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Anyone up for champion gundyr on PC? I'm level 25 with +2, waiting by the bonfire. Pass is "plop"
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>>147723170

High wall is perfect. Pass: dsg

>>147723180

They're souls of a great champion
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>>147722797
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>>147723265
I meant your character had to go through the whole "I squish soul" thing, which took you out of the menu unless you were in simple mode, but even then you had to go through the entire animation to use start crushing other souls.
As for fashion, in simple mode it's fine, but if you're not in simple mode you'd have to exit the menu every time you changed gear just to see what it looked like with the rest of your armor
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>>147723317
On the way
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>>147723456
You'll never get hit unless you mistime a roll
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Can anyone on PC help me transfer items to a twink?
Thorns, blood ring, the usual
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Shitty meme inc

>>>/wsg/1173232
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>>147723661
Regardless of Roll type?
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What's a good stat to pair with luck? Faith?
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>>147723764
No. Only with fast rolls
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>It's like a Lothric Knight Greatsword and a Zweihander had a baby and it's fucking PERFECT
Why the FUCK is this not in the game, Fromsoft?

>inb4 claymore
Claymore's too short and I don't like the crossguard
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>>147723905
LKGS is perfect thought
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>>147723905
It's an astora ugs dingus
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>>147723170

Thanks so much man, you didn't have to give me upgraded rings but I really appreciate it
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>>147724024
I help anytime
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Can i cheat souls without getting banned?
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>>147723905
visually too similar to the Astora Greatsword if I had to guess. In spite of the fact most weapons have identical movesets it's very rare for completely different weapons to practically be twins in terms of appearances.
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>>147724004
It's close, but it's not
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is it safe to cheat engine change char name in ds3?
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>>147724120
>>147724261
get up on out of heeeeeeeeeeeereeeee!!!11
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>>147724135
>>147724004
>>147723905
Here ,I found one that's not stuck in the ground
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>>147724261
Instant buns
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>>147724320
Its literally a thinner LKGS
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>>147724363
the LKGS is fat
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>>147723317
Sorry there man, i got to go for a bit, might be able to assist you again later should you still want it.
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You know what would be cute, Oceiros playing peekaboo with Ocelotte by hiding in a box.
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>>147723594
Comrade? Care to try again? I got roundhouse-kicked into oblivion :(
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>>147724317
I already finished the game twice, one where my first char save file got deleted but now I want to start a third one but cba to level so thought about cheating souls
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>>147724320
Yeah it's not exact, but at a moment's glance it could be mistaken for the AGS as we've seen. You'll notice the fatter version wielded by the Lothric Knights and the player are never seen stuck in the ground or as a prop like the thinner version is. They likely changed it late in development.
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>>147724463
Np man, I couldn't quite finish him myself. See you in the next thread I guess
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RIP
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>>147723905
LKGS with a thinner blade
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>>147724590
holy fuck that's a lot of activity
PC?
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>gave up in das3
>doing /pol/ commentaries
another one bites the dust
rip
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>>147724692
>20160411
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If my toaster doesn't support DX11, can I run the Scholar of The First Sin version of Dark Souls II?
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>>147723095
Yes.

Was bloodborne considered a souls game?
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>>147724707
Who?
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>>147724723
fuck me
really puts the fact that the hype train is dead into perspective
rip
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>EpicCuckBro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-MCXF7c56s
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>>147724780
only in soul no pun intended
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>>147724780
it's soulslike
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What level do I need to be to host a /dsg/ fight club?
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>>147724795
Think like this, 70% of those signs are people we're better off without.
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>>147724793
enb
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>>147724825
surprisingly neutral and utopic for an american
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>stop playing das3 for a few weeks
>come back to a like three people in a row with that curved skeleton sword in their backpocket

I know I'm trash, but can someone give me some tips fighting this thing.
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>>147724890
Any level above 100 should be good, that way you prevent downscaling. FC contestants usually range from 80-125 for reference
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>>147724898
I was expecting the whiffed parry attempt.

Also, Catacombs and Lake have the worst spawns in the game.
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>>147724902
>better off without people to invade
no
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>>147724902
that actually seems kind of alright if you put it this way
Even though the people left are still mostly FOTM shitters
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>>147725021
>thinking he'd invade those guys

Bet you don't even know how it works in 3.
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>>147725021
>better off with disconnectors, people summoning infinite phantoms who never run out of signs, knight straight sword mashers
no
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>>147725164
I can deal with those shitters no problem with my sl20 twink.
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>>147725002
Spear, outrange them and play defensively while rolling backwards only. Or parry them if you're brave enough since they all 2hr1 spam.
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>>147725265
I really need to learn how to roll properly vs it for starters yeah. It puts so much pressure on you, christ.
>>
what are some good, lightweight armors?
>>
Greatsword of judgement must be good now because I see it more often
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>>147725117
If you stick around you'll find some cool ones.

Just avoid the wall, pontiff and forest(sometimes).
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>>147725002
You're fucked. It's pretty much the best weapon in the game right now. 500+ AR with that moveset and 5.5 weight is overkill and shouldn't be allowed. Your best bet is to never ever go for trades, just pokes. A glaive works wonders for irritating them. Learn to parry the running R1, the timing is strict but easy to grasp once you learn it. Parry after every roll they do, if they attack you will get a parry, if they don't, just roll backwards twice and you'll be safe.
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>>147725223
deal with this
>alt+f4 as soon as I see you when alone / low on estus

...kid...

>>147725447
Yeah it's pretty good but the weapon arts are still trash and it's just a strong bastard sword
You see quite a few Wolnir's too
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>>147725419
Dancer's and Poopypants
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>>147725419
The best defense to weight ratio armor is ironically, the Fallen Armor K***ht set. But there are some other sets without pisspants:

Pale Shade
Dancer's
Leonard's
Assassin
Court Sorcerer
Brigand
Drang
Mirrah
Herald
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>>147725487
This is probably all part of why I panicked as much as I did. The damage on it is like, overwhelming as fuck and it inflicts bleed - so now I'm trying to fend off this turbonerd swinging at me while still trying to roll the bleed proc.

Ironically the third one which I managed to win (but unconvincingly) was cause I switched to a Glaive, played like a massive bitch and started double rolling.

It's insanely strong though. I need to get in more practice vs. it for sure, sloppiest fights I've had.

Thanks for the advice, anything else will be appreciated.
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>>147725547
>going for the 2hr1 chain on FUGS
>he doesn't know
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Is there no point in upgrading anri's sword to Max now it has been nerfed? Also what the fuck should I pair luck with?
Got no internet for a week so once my phone runs out of data I won't be able to ask for advice so I wanna get my build down while I can ask for help
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>>147724430
>thinner

Reading comprehension sure is a doozy
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>>147725764
wait... you can't do that? I could have sworn you could. I guess only if they are like on top of you?
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>>147725767
It still gets over 400 ar with pure luck, you're fine. You pair luck with enough dex/str to use your preferred weapons or int.
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>>147725539
>a guy has to close his game, open it again, log in again, summon his friends again, go through the area again
>I only get a loading screen
minor inconvenience, I'm not in it for the embers, I'm in it for the griefing, and if they DC, I won.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_8xe6k0S4Q
Not shilling here, but why, short of complete insanity, would you use a soul farming build in PvP?
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>>147725764
Know what?
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>>147725659
what about brass, knight and chain?
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>>147725926
For the fun. Any sign with the mimic head is an instant summon for me, no matter the color.
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>>147725976
All good. My list is by no means exhaustive
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>>147725881
Pure luck being 40? I assume dex X luck is the standard but I kinda like the idea of luck X faith..
Fuck it's so hard to choose
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>tfw can use gotthards+bloodring without any shame because i'm cosplaying Chakan
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>>147726042
>For the fun.
Fair enough.
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>>147726168
Yeah I should've mentioned that. But with a hollow offhand you can skimp off 5 points of luck and invest it into other things. Take it easy, you have plenty of time and mommy rosaria to help you out
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>>147726210
>implying people playing against you will recognize the cosplay
>implying people won't stop thinking you're a shitter
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>>147726378
>we're living in a world where wast majority of gamers never heard about that game
That's really fucking sad.
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>>147726356
Any shields that have 100% physical protection while hollow infused?
Thx for the help btw pal
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>abyss watcher cosplay
>cool
>he gets down to 30% HP
>out comes the 2kat
errytiem
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>>147726538
I'm not sure any of them do. No problem
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>>147725539
>Yeah it's pretty good but the weapon arts are still trash and it's just a strong bastard sword

I wish the Greatsword of Judgment had the Dark Souls 2 2HR1 Greatsword move Hollowslayer and the Drakeblood GS have, there's not enough weapons with that and I miss my Watcher's Greatsword from 2.
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>>147724587
Still feeling like getting roundhouse-kicked, anon?
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Can someone help me smash the dancer? I keep getting one shot on this low level character. I'll drop a dark hand for you if you want it.

PC
PW: dsg
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>Win my first 3 pvp matches
>4th match is a 3 man gank squad
>they're honorable and go one at a time
>lose to them 3 times in a row
my pride...
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>>147726856
k.
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>>147726919
Alright cool. I'll be waiting by the door.
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Is DS1 PVP still doing okay?
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>>147726856
Comin'
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>>147726993
yeh
just use watch dogs
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>>147724261

Perfectly safe to change name as long as it stays within the character limit.
>>
Thanks boyz
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>>147726993
Yeah, still just as fun.
>>
>>147725867
yeah, the pushback sends them out of range if performed with the tip
>>
>>147727036
you saved me there breeke, one more hit i'd be dead
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>>147727326
No problem m8.
>>
Is the Espada Batarde garbage or am I?
>>
NEW THREAD

>>147727409
>>147727409
>>147727409
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>>147727876
>7 minutes ago
>not even at the bump limit
Fuck off, luci
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>>147727170
I see you improved your tastes.
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I want to get some opinions for my DaS3 build
right now i have a 30 in dex and faith, but i've been thinking of respecing to take most of those points out of faith and put it into Dex and Str because i rarely use miracles and mostly use my faith for a lightning lothric knight sword.

Besides the LKS i also use the astora straight sword and the sunlight sword. both have faith requirments, but it doesn't seem like a higher faith stat benefits them in any way.

So, should I lower my faith and put those points back into str and dex since i never use miracles?
also, what infusion should I put on my astora sword? I think sharp, but i'd like to get a more informed opinion.
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>>147728323
Unless you infused your LKGS (you shouldn't), it doesn't scale with faith in the least. It's a good dex/refined weapon but not so much for Faith. Keep enough for Lightning Blade.
Keep the ASS Raw, it has such high base damage and pisspants scaling that its infinitely better as Raw if you want to buff it or Deep/Fire if you really want some elemental variety.
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>>147725917
>I'm not in it for the embers, I'm in it for the griefing

This. When I see someone acting like a fag and summoning phantoms after losing I treat them like one. Force them to take as long as I can to finish the area then BCing out.
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>>147723228
>using the hornet ring
gj being a metashitter, git gud
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