/dsg/ Demon's/Dark Souls General

. hello?

If Dragonslayer Armour could destroy the fountain spilling water everywhere and lowering your lightning defense, was 20% faster and had no adds, he would be one of the best bosses in the series.

Does anyone have the most up to date ds2 sotfs weapon chart?

>>154501767
>Das1 on the Famicom
>only 3 people ever beat it

Is Lobos Jr. potentially one of the best darm souls players ever?

>>154501719
H-hi

>>154501767
Really wish there was a 2d dark souls with more plataforming focus, S&S was meh

>>154501929
Better than any of us, probably.

>>154501929
Hes nice to listen to at the very least
Shout out to Lobro, who spent maybe 6+ hours constantly running at O&S to kill them.

>>154502226
I like this humble version of dsg

>>154501929

There are multiple better in PvE and PvP. Lobos is the Souls equivalent of monkeys with a type writer coming up with Shakespeare eventually.

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Demon Bridge FC open. No meta or BF bullshit though. Have a nice thread.

>Doing a new run as something other than Warrior
Feels good. Maybe this is the change I need.

If I have the option of choosing dark or chaos infusion for pvp, is dark ever viable?

>>154502456
Dark is better for PvP almost always, chaos for PvE almost always

>>154502456
Always. Fire defense scales with str.

>>154502362
What level is the host?

My faith build was SL85, felt a bit low damage wise compared to the others there

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Need to move some things between characters
PS4

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>>154502537
I am 100.

>>154502537
SL 100

>>154502490
Oh. Shit. This makes me happy.

Can take some dark spells as off hand now.

>>154502286
Saw a part of his playthrough by chance. Does he have any mental issues?

>>154502362
But jojoposter, by being the host of the fc, you ARE an fc bf, whether you like it or not.

>>154502362
what platform

>>154502537
Were you the quickstep guy?
Top fashion.

In a situation where the gains you get from leveling a stat starts to become pretty minimal, do you put a few more points in to get a tiny bit more damage, or more survivability?

WHERE THE FIGHT CLUB AT?

>>154502840
Demon bridge

>>154502708
PC.

>>154502702
I reserve my heart for one attendee. When our time is due they wilk receive a sacred sign of trust.

Enough taking in thread.

I cheese Oceiros 9 out of 10 times in the branches and I feel no shame.

What a shitty boss.

>>154502840
Ctrl + F

>>154502362

>>154502692
As far as I know, no. He seems like a pretty well adjusted, normal, loving brother to Lobos. He just is completely foreign to Dark Souls, and plays like it. I think he didnt even play many games before he started doing this, and it shows. But he's made it past O&S, probably the hardest part of the game. He just really isnt utilizing many of the mechanics of the game very well because hes been running through with a Claymore with some success so far, and O&S really pushed his shit in.
I can only pray that he is able to beat the DLC, since they have way better and more punishing movesets.

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Playing DSII, currently using a Drangleic Sword +5.

Hits pretty hard but it's a really boring weapon and I've been using it pretty much the entire game. Any recommendations to replace it?

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What I'm supposed to do with all these souls?

>>154502545
any second now

>>154503270
Raw Ladle

>>154503270

Great Club.

>>154502719
health nigger
think of trading

>>154503270

If you want to keep using a Greatsword I recommend the Claymore, Mirrah Greatsword or Drakeblood. That depends on what your build is though.

>>154503320
Only 1 mil? Come back when you got 40 mil just sitting around

>tfw everyone lags like shit for me

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The CCS has to go, Gladiator. Everything else on you was okay.

>>154503409
>Mirrah or Drakeblood
>one is an end-game weapon you get not long before the final boss, the other is locked behind a DLC that requires you to effectively be strong enough to beat the final boss

>>154503519
that's because of the number of players

>Dark Souls 3
>shortest game
>filled to the brim with shitty references
>massive amounts of on-disc cut content that will be sold as DLC
>no dynamic lighting system when even basic indie games have them
>rehashed areas
>rehashed NPCs
>rehashed animations
>invasions sucks
>Heavy armor sucks
>armor sets don't even fit properly
>brown and grey
>shit AI
>Armor variety is less than DS2 BASE game, despite copypasting a 3rd of the armors from previous games
>Magic needs 2-3 ring slots just to dish out melee level damage
>awful scaling balance
>FP is the most awful casting management system introduced yet (worse than DeS mana, which had better regen options and more efficient)
>FP horribly ineffiecent with damage, ends up causing everyone to use 1 or 2 FP efficient spell like Great Heavy Soul Arrow
>Miracles awful, best and most viable one locked behind the final boss
>bland NG+
>awful covenants
>no blue eye orb
>blue sentinels and darkmoons the exact same
>left hand weapons no longer have full movesets
>dual wield weapons are gimmicks
>Straight Swords and Curved Sword are as fast as daggers
>Great Weapons are slower than previous games, and costs more stamina, while barely doing more damage
>1-2 Weapons ALWAYS the best in class, no redeeming qualitys for special weapons resulting in less weapon variety than BB
>very little moveset variation
>No animation canceling
>No backstep i-frames
>rolls have too much i-frames and cost too little stamina
>bloodborne enemies catered to R1 spam from ss and cs
>hexes gone and dark magic is shit
>shittiest dragon form
>refined/hollow completely dominates
>pyromancy is the quality of casters
>19 bosses, a good chunk being gimmicks
>linear level design, less branching options than DeS, DS2, and even BB

>b-but the DLC will save it!
>b-but other games have faults!
lmfao

>>154503804
>in ds3 you have to kill a poo poo tree and do a plunging attack

>>154502545
someone ?

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YO WADDUP!!!
late again... ;_;

>>154503842
Getting really behind schedule. That pasta was cold when it got to the table.

>>154503804
You can grab the drakeblood GS after only killing 1 boss. Diving Shulva early for weapons and upgrade stuff is a very common way to start a playthrough since it has most of the game's most fun dex weapons. The DLC is set up so that you can progress very deep into it without facing enemies. I don't mean that you can sprint past everything, but rather that there's actually enemy-less paths you can take through it by hitting the right switches.

Mirrah you get as soon as you kill Lucatiel, which is trivial.

>>154502545
I hate you niggers all of you

>>154503519
>trying to hit people in a 5 man FC with thrall axe from australia

I gave up famalams, I need to level this up to 100 and get me a mixup spear to use

>jojo poster was the good guy all along

>>154504584
>ever doubting jojo

Just compare the thread now to how it was when other people hosted FCs earlier

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>killing lucatiel

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If anyone on PC has access to lightning urns, can you buy 100 for me? I can give you a soul of a great champion for your trouble.

>>154504749

I mean it's deader but I don't mind that honestly.

>>154504848
I mean how there's no FC posting, which is good

I can't help but notice that the Corvian great scythe looks great on paper, especially as a weapon that takes to chaos/crystal/lightning infustions well. Is it so? How bad is the self bleed in practice, say for arguments sake in situations where you can't take a quick minute breather after every few strikes?

>>154504802
Well, uh, later after Jojo's FC? I have like 699

>>154503270
I had a lot of fun with dark roaring halberd my last playthrough

>>154504941
That would be great, just tell me when it's over

>>154504915
It's a great weapon and the best scythe. Honestly, as far a it goes, the bleed is the smallest issue, the problem is that it's part of a class with a poor moveset.

>>154504749
It's not just because jojo is hosting. Literally if all hosts from now on say "no bf posting" then it will be the same way, or if hosts don't encourage bf posting.

>>154505185
>implying other hosts will follow suit

>>154505037
Good to know. I'm looking through one of the links to all of the weapon scalings for infustions and for the most part (for chaos and dark at least) I'm noticing that all of the best scaling weapons either have relatively huge (for a caster at least) stat requirements or they're not that good (I asked about winged spear a thread or so ago and got a pretty negative response about it)

Meanwhile B/B scaling is chocked full of simply fantastic weapons.

Who best fc bf??

>>154505384
Don't

>>154503642

>specifically state no meta bullshit
>guy shows up with a CCS anyway

Are the PC Souls players autistic?

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One more summon for everyone and then FC is over.

>>154505272
That's the point of this whole crusade, we can only hope.

>>154505032
Soon. I'll get on my alt after this.

>>154505331
You can get triple digit chip damage with corvian sometimes, which is amazing. I can't stress enough that it's still a scythe, so remember its moveset and try your best to take advantage of how uncommon these are.

>>154505384
Please no

>>154505272
They don't even need to tho, it all depends on who is attending the FC. Some people are more likely to bf post than others, some are midway between bf posting, and others can't stand it. If the ratio of bf posters is higher than non-bf posters, bf posting will happen. Also, now that "bf posters" are the victims of the witch hunt, we will be getting people like >>154505384
who are in it for the (You)s

>Just got 10 concords

Who will get my proposal ring?

>>154504378
Where do I put my sign, negro?

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>I help anytime

Not when you're dead hehehe
r8 my edge

Great finish and thanks >>154505508
for hosting

>>154505508
Thanks for the hosting jojo. It's too bad you had to go through that whole autistic rage to get to this point. Unless getting caught was part of your plan?

>>154505873
>Lautrec with UGS
oh wow

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FC ended in double KO.

Hopping on alt for boss slaying and lightning urn passing. Thanks for coming.

>tfw on all my characters I get the Calamity Ring and save it for the single most fucktarded cunt douche asshole player, and drop it for them as a "take this and kill yourself" gesture

What are some edgy things /dsg/ does

>>154505508

Thanks for the host, and good double kill there Thermidor.

>>154506002
Put your red sign at the undead settlement bonfire, password is dsg.

>>154506018
I invade as a red phantom and kill the host of embers

>>154505873
>needing 15 estus and end level stats to kill him
>strbaby can't stay true to a cosplay
>cat ring

There's a lot wrong going on here, nothing which has to do with edge

Requesting Thermidor and NMS's offensive stats- how did you do so much damage with a Wolnir's and drang hammers respectively?

>>154505920
It was part of my plan, in a way. I knew people would read my posts irregardless, so it was my chance to preach truth.

>>154506002
Lightning urn guy, meet me at high wall with dsg password. We have to keep resummoning though.

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despite it's flaws, Das3 is my favorite

>>154506169

I'm literally just a basic 120 40/40 quality build, the Drang Hammers do as much damage as any twin weapon really especially with the WA, it's just they have a god-awful moveset like all hammers so it's really about landing the WA.

>>154506002
Which bosses/where do you want white signs?

Why don't Sorcery or Faith get weapons like Witch's Locks that actually synergize with a long ranged playstyle?

Doing a Pyro PvP build and despite the low damage, the locks are way better off than any of these other shit ass weapons

>>154506276
we'll see about that in the DLC

>>154506367
MLGS and GSoJ are things. Fufck faith

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>That ass

>>154506468

MLGS counts but GSoJ is a quality weapon that just gains slightly more damage from INT and has an INT requirement.

>>154506290
I figured as much. I guess I just thought all twin weapons were considered trash (-oniisama and ubadingus), but hammers, winged knight and twinspears really pack a lot of extra damage especially with that little extra from the resins

>>154505508
can't even remember who was my last adversary..
Thanks for the host
tfw wolf ring only works on the cosplay

>>154506276
Bloodborne and it's DLC is objectively best game Fromsoft has ever produced and put to disc.

DaS3's DLC would have to be absolutely fucking immaculate perfection to turn it around for me, and it would also have to cooincide with a "2.0" patch for the entire maingame to fix NG+ and a whole host of other shit.

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So what is up with these messages near the exit in Things Betwixt and how come they have so many ratings?

>>154506468
Even then if you want to use the one ranged thing that MLGS offers, you have to stack repair powders.

Judgement though only has small INT damage and a magic buff. It's not a sorcerer weapon.

>>154506554

Twin weapons are pretty much all the best in their class save for the Curved Sword ones and the Twinspears, though that isn't saying much for the Drang Hammers and Winged Knight Twinaxes. And yeah the bundles add a lot because the way it works is it adds the elemental damage to both weapons so you get far more then with regular bundles weapons because of it. It's also why DMB Sellsword/Gotthard's is such a meme.

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>>154506169
I really only use it because it matches my colour scheme

Why are greathammers so shit?

So there's no MLGS equivalent for faith? What's the closest thing to it?

>>154506638
Were you hail kaathe ?

>>154506542
>>154506683

GSoJ loses only like 10-20 AR from going int + base than going quality + base.

Think the buff scales with int, last I checked. What's wrong about using powder anyway? I got full stacks of the things just to use for the sake of the animation

>>154506798
aye

>>154505331
The A/A scaling isn't worth investing in the weapons that get it. Since a caster's primary focus is dealing meaty damage with spells your melee weapon doesn't need to have double A scaling. Go through the weapons with B/B scaling, hell even some of the C/C scaling weapons are pretty good(Sellsword Twinblades for example). I personally use Chaos Gotthards most of the time and switch to Dark Sellswords when the situation calls for it.

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>>154506302
Delivered some urns.

If you're still here meet me at Old Donkey Kong, that's all for now since Yhorm is easy.

>>154506908
I summoned you at the end, survived with 9hp, nice fight

>>154506675
Are you on PC?

>>154506745
>Twin weapons are pretty much all the best in their class save for the Curved Sword ones
For PvP yes, but PvE wise wardens Twinblades wrecks everything

>>154506779
Wolnir's is probably the closest thing to it, the weapon art is shit though.

>>154506002
Thanks for the lightning urns mang

>>154506779
Wolnir's Holy Sword
It's a str/fth weapon so you'd need something like 40 of each to get the most out of it. There isn't much reason to ever 1H it so you can pretty safely just go to 27 strength and save those 13 points for other stuff.

>>154506759
>inb4 some faggot say 'b-but the R2 on Great Club is viable so the class is fine'

>>154506554
Twin Axes have excellent damage, it's just the range sucks and they have neither the hyper armor or speed to make up for it.

>>154506750

>399 AR

Jesus that's for Wolnir's? It looked like it was hitting for far more then that.

>>154506759

Take comfort that they aren't basic hammers at least.

>>154506779
Wolnir's. The issue is that instead of great damage and sword beams like MLGS, or immense range and meh damage to compensate like Witch's Locks, Wolnir's has average damage and an awful awful WA

>scaling determined by base damage

This is where everything went wrong.

>>154506750
Yo there is no way those are your stats. I'm 99% sure you outtraded my fugs once w/ wolnirs, and I'm 125. I guess its bc you've got more vig than me tho

>>154506827
>GSoJ loses only like 10-20 AR from going int + base than going quality + base.

Is this confirmed? I want to use it on my 60 INT build.

>>154507293
Why? They should balance the ARs, it's only fair bigger weapons do more damage than daggers

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>no one showed up at Demon Ruins bonfire to fight ODK
555-Come-on-now

It's one little thing before I go. Come coop.

>>154506939
aight I'm on the steps

>>154507472
Are you using the pass?

>>154507383

At base STR/DEX when 2handing and with 40 INT the gap is only that wide though. It's not worth having 60 INT for it though as it gains only 13 magic damage from the 20 levels in that. It's far more worth it to stay at 40 and go for 27 STR/40 DEX with GSoJ as that gives it optimal damage.

>>154507383
Try it out. It's not like you have to choose between GSoJ and MLGS for a single ng.

>>154506956
Yep.

>>154507081
It was doing less damage than a stormruler, I think.

The R2s were doing like 500 damage uncharged though, which really surprised me.

I'm so fucking bad at pvp in this game. I just don't understand the hyper armor system. In previous games you could tell someone's poise by what they were wearing.
Any greatsword might as well be CCS to me.

>Allant
>Powerful king who sits atop his ruined tower, man who unleashed demons upon the world
>Turns into a big slimly blob

>Gwyn
>God of Light who defeated the dragons and manipulated the destiny of man
>Turns into a burnt up zombie

>Vendrick
>King who built his kingdom on powerful souls, waging a war against dragons
>Hollowed out completely

>Gerhman
>Old man with peg leg and wheelchair
>First Hunter who is better than you.

>???

>>154507884
Gotta be The Dark Soul.

>>154507884
>Oceiros
>King of a prosperous kingdom who was supposed to link the fire during your cycle
>became a senile dragonfucker

>>154507870
Basically, greatsword, curved greatsword, glaive-halberds and all types of ultras have hyperarmor that begins shortly into the windup of their swing and persists through to the end.
This hyperarmor will sometimes break, and whether or not it break depends on how many times they've been hit already -inside or outside of HA, it doesn't matter. It's safe to assume that it won't break and that you'll get hit if you attack into their startup for the most part. You can get pretty good at determining when your opponent's HA will break after enough experience, but that just comes through trial&error and lots of playtime.

>>154507884
Vendrick fought Giants, not Dragons

I fucking hate Lothric Knights
The blue one outside dancer's room can literally turn 360 degrees in under a second to stop you from backstabbing him, its bullshit on a whole new level

>>154507695
There you go then

>>154508374
Every knight enemy has some sort of BS protection to punish you from trying to strafe-stab them when they aren't animation-locked.
Silver and Black knights will pivot 360 degrees, block your BS and then shield bash you. Darkwraiths just turn on a dime and perform a sped-up version of the dark hand grab, etc.

>>154508473
Not when they're in the middle of an attack animation, but I don't expect you guys to be able to perform this dangerous move.

>>154507884
Pontiff Sulyvahn
>A powerful member of the clergy dedicated to serving the Gods
>turns and corrupts the clergy and takes over Anor Londo

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>invaded by random faggot #3
>I'm alone
>gotthard's
>"here we go"
>he literally does nothing but rolling L1
>run to mobs as soon when on low health

>>154507884
>Lothric
>born through supernatural means, named after the kingdom he is meant to rule, raised for the sole purpose of linking the fire
>incestual degenerate who is breast-fed by an old lady and who lets his entire kingdom collapse

>>154509058
I relate to him so much because we are both NEETs

>>154507884
>Soul of Cinder
>Hey do you remember DaS1?
>Well now Gwyn can actually shoot lightning!

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>>154508826
>on NG+7
>some queer invades me in Archdragon Peak and does nothing but hide behind mobs
>pop a seed
>watch as he gets BTFO'd by two giant Serpent-men
>tfw

>>154508374
It's to make the slumbering dragoncrest ring useful.

You can sprint up behind any and every enemy while wearing the ring, stop right behind them with your boner rubbing against them, and then yell "Hey!!", go off, make a coffee, come back and backstab them.

you guys think they will show the dlc at tokyo game show?

>>154509486
i think so

>>154509486
Yes.

Your favourite striimers will get to play a week before you too! :)

PC will get DLC 2 weeks later

Why does black serpent sometimes just decide to fuck off to nowhere sometimes. It seems like every so many casts veers off to absolutely nowhere important.

>>154509486
Bamco doesn't have it listed in their schedule so it's highly unlikely.
Odds are they don't have a playable stretch of game ready yet for an exhibition

>>154509591
kek'd, I unironically think they will do this

>tfw fight club on water reserve is never ever because reasons

>>154509887
You'll notice enemies die this sometimes, too. Despite there being no obstacles in their way, they'll turn to one side and try to slowly walk around something that isn't there before getting back to what they were doing.

I assume it's just an issue with the game's own pathing system

>>154510162
We had a few there though. They're fun and easy to have many fights

>>154510162
>implying /dsg/ can kill the hotdogs

>>154509591
Oh fuck please no
I was cucked badly on release to begin with, please not again

>>154510162
2dogs is 2much

>>154509887
You can make it miss simply by running, it is that easy, It's tracking is good, but not perfect.

>>154509353
Soul of Cinder is Gwyn in his prime,when he went to offer his fire to the Flame.

>>154506018
Your gesture is probably lost on like maybe 90% of the players. You probably should just throw poop like everyone else.

>>154510441
>people still think SoC isn't weak as fuck

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Post final DLC predictions

>Final boss of the last DLC is Soul of Ash

>Soul of Cinder is the amalgamation of all who have kindled the flame

>Soul of Ash is the amalgamation of all who walked away and sided with the Dark, a Gravelord Darkwraith King with a Dark Hand Tentacle that soul sucks you

spooky

>>154510441
this is bullshit
SoC Gwyn might in fact be the weakest he's ever been

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>>154510969

If the first DLC only comes out 25th October, when should we expect the second?

FROM pls don't kill my waifu

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>hasn't lost a single invasion out of 30 i did today by using a simple hollowslayer+3 at sl50 in irithyll, including multiple heavy ganks
>there are people here still bitching about how "unfair" invasions are

>>154510441
No he's not. The lightning spears he used to rip the scales off the dragons would do more than tickle a random undead a bit if he was in his prime
And Gwyn wasn't in his prime when he linked the flame, he had already split his soul a bunch by then
Please never try to discuss lore again

>>154509357
This is why seeds shouldn't be removed, but work only if you're alone

>>154510969
there isn't really a reason for non-linkers to form one body
linkers were all people who sacrificed themselves in the same place, with the same goal, in the same way- they have a lot in common
non-linkers all have different motives and end up in different places

>>154510969
>Soul of Ash
>not a Dark Soul

>>154511258
What if all those who turned their back went and sided with Kaathe to some spooky Dark Lord role, they're all united under a figure

Who's to say Kaathe's heir isn't some guy filled to the fucking brim with humanity power

Yuria was trying to make you that successor, but what if you meet and fight the actual Dark Lord

Literally could even call the bossfight "The Dark Soul" and have the boss theme be the main menu music from the first game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6JH0EfTIKw

>>154511258
>there isn't really a reason for non-linkers to form one body
DS3 establishes that dregs, the heaviest part of humanity, eventually finds its way to the lowest depths of the world. It would be pretty logical to think that dregs of non-linkers are heavier so they form the core of the Deep and nothing stops it from gaining some weird form of unlife.

>>154511518
Whenever I wonder why DaS 3 has so much fanservice I remember there's people who think this would be a good way to end the series

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i just played the most chill round of jolly cooperation with this guys was any of you in here?

>>154511676
Destroying the Dark Soul would be a very logical way of ending the series and truly resetting the world back to its natural state of archtrees and dragons.

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>Cathedral of the Deep
>good performance up until coming out of the graveyard and the Cathedral itself comes into the view
>game literally stops for 5 minutes to load that shit
>one of the worst parts of the game is getting past the first gravekeeper to the ladder shortcut
>the indoors of the Cathedral run at 50fps
Gawd, I can't wait to buy a Bloodbornebox around Christmas so I can play the entire game with solid performance instead of some areas being buttery smooth and some areas being horrible chuggy messes. I fucking hate starting a new character because I know I have to suffer through these shitty chuggy bits every time.
>inb4 it's your computer
If From could do their shit right, they wouldn't have to have a loading screen fog wall between Firelink shrine insides and the outside portion.

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>what if we made a boss that can be backstabbed and chain knocked down

How should I start das2 sotfs? I'm thinking sheckleberg, giant nose, swordsman, petrified something

>>154511960
For real, if you computer can't run the game better than a console, then you just gave up one of the only two reasons to play it on PC over PS4

>>154512032
>How should I start das2 sotfs
With the uninstall wizard class.

>>154512017
I mean, I know theyre supposed to be an early boss
But they really shouldve learned from Gwyn

>>154511960
It's not any better on console, bud.
The BBBox chugs down to single-digit FPS at times and It's not much better when running DaS3.

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POST CUTE PLEASE

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>>154512547

>>154512628
>eyes
Delete this

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>>154512547

>>154511180
>Please never try to discuss lore again
You realize that there's not going to be a lore-satisfactory version of a boss because they need to fit it into the game mechanics. If Gwyn just oneshot you with a lightning bolt no matter what because lmao Dark Souls 1 intro, that'd be just stupid.

What's a nice safe vigor to stop at in DS3? Something that will be enough for most builds.

>>154512942
Then explain how it'd make sense that the SoC would be stronger than Gwyn on his prime

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>>154512147
I have no idea what they were thinking with some bosses.

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Only got Sunlight Spear left to aqcuire and then i finally got achievment The Dark Soul in ds1. MFW

Fight Club

>>154513258
Personal computer

>>154513183
>Go to Smouldering Lake before Wolnir
>Kill Old Demon King
>Get Chaos Vestiges
>Literally
>LITERALLY
>1 shot the bracelets
Ya Wolnir couldve had more work

>>154513321
When

>>154512032
I got it! I'll do a shields only run as trump.

>>154513183
What happens to him if you don't destroy the bracelets and manage to kill him? Does he still get pulled into the abyss?

>>154513523
He has a different death animation.

>>154513321
Boyfriend

>>154512083
Yes..?
I'm getting a PS4 to play Bloodborne and then upgrade muh pc when I get a stable job. I would've gotten DaS3 on the PS4 if I owned the console.

>>154512247
>chugs down to single digits at times.
Jesus Christ. They've made 5 of these games with the Playstation as their main platform and received support from Sony for Bloodborne but they still fuck up on the technical side? Man, From are geniuses in design and concepts but absolute trash at optimizing performance. The pc ports can be excused(nevermind that DaS2 had a great port) since the japs don'tbreally into pc but if they should by all rights be able to optimize the experience for the PS4 at least.

>>154513523
Just break two then start working away at him instead of never attacking them, you get the same animation.

>Wolnir almost immediately summons an army of skeletons then his holy sword
Can someone explain why the fuck he ain't always doing this at the beginning of his battle?
This is like playing against completely different and actually kinda cool boss.

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>>154504780
Better she die at the hand of a trusted friend then to lose herself ...

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>>154512421
>Dat Priscilla
UNF.

>>154513136

39.

Are there any fcs going on or can I keep playing with my twink?

>>154512421
hngg dat sieglinde

>>154514287
Do you want a FC?

>>154513691
I'm fairly certain the abilities of the PS4 were gravely overestimated in Bloodborne's development, but also that Sony funded it in no small part just to show off the graphic capabilities of their new platform and mandated a certain degree of showy visuals and performance be damned.

Just for example, if you ever look at the background scenery in BB it;s significantly higher rez than any background asste in DaS3. Almost excessively high-rez considering how far away or completely irrelevant that backdrop may be. There really went overboard with that stuff in BB.

The worst culprits for FPs drops are the bosses with lots of particle effects, like the final phase of Abhorrent Beast, Darkbeast and Ludwig. I swear the already notable input delay in BB doubles during the camerabeast's final phase.

>>154514330
I do!!!!!!!

>>154514437
High wall?

>>154514621
ok

>>154511750
A man Phantom, and Aldrich Faithful and myself red phantom invading all hard buffing up and launching a coordinated assault on a gank squad, with me as sunbro invading dumping all the jolly co'op spells on them.

Truly we made friends with evil this day.

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>>154514825
Alright then

PC FC at high wall. Signs by rafters, pass is dsg as always.

How do I get gud at pvp when spacing doesn't exist thanks to extended hitboxes and poise is a crapshoot?

>>154515106
I kinda want to beat the game one last time with my twink to get the achievement. She's going to be my go-to character for strength builds.

>>154515181
Extended hitboxes are just because bad connections.
Poise reduces the skill floor and forgives bad player's mistakes more

>Get summoned for Fume Knight
>Host immediately starts buffing weapon with charcoal resin

>Charcoal resin
>Against Fume Knight

Why do people do this?

>>154515351
No hurry, nobody has appeared yet. Do you need items or something?

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>>154512650
Fire death ending is best ending.
>Not cuddling your firekeeperwaifu as the world fades into endless dark, with not but your closeness to remind you both you still exist.

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Here's a joke guys.

From will fix the broken hitboxes of every weapon.

>>154515652
I just want a good build for twinking, since I don't know what level I should be for this. I'm still at settlement.

>>154515820
That'd be a great end but she's an awful waifu

>>154515862
get gud

>>154515862
>2016
> Thinking phantom hits have anything to do with hitboxes

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>farron gs has the ugs moveset instead of the gs

Is this a joke?

>Hodrick 1 shots me from near full health with an uncharged WA thrust 1 hit from death
He literally doubled his damage to do that and I know RTSR isnt that fucking effective what the hell

When the first flame fades, will people still have the ability to like make a fire to cook out have light?

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>>154515106
No one is around yet.
I have some free time today, I'll wait 20 more minutes for someone to show up, if not, I'll take it as no interest for a FC now.

>>154501317
Is it true that das3 is the last dark souls game? What's going to replace it?

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>>154516170

>>154516170
they really went lazy with that weapon
all its moves should be unique and its wa should be their unique stance

>>154516358
Dark souls 4 made by someone else

>>154516162
Not that guy, but I would suck dick for actual region lock. I'm tired of playing against these fucking Russians and their Bolshevik dialup.

>>154516170
>>154516483

It has that because it's actually an UGS, not a GS>>154516376

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If seeds did not exist and invader wasn't forced to retrieve his bloodstain after being defeated, DS3 would have the most balanced and fair invasion system in series.
Discuss.

>>154516358
From will probably make new Soulsborne I.Ps. Also, Bamco might get someone else to do.Dark Souls games since they own the i.p.

>>154516810
Hosts should have a way to deal with reds + mobs, so seeds are fair, they only need to balance and get reds a way to fight better versus phantoms

>>154516810
>fighting an int build, faith build and cestus user is an accurate representation of the average gank
Naw.

>>154517013
Make it so that you can use the seed only if you're alone and without any friendly phantoms.
The moment you summon someone seed cancels out.

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>>154516483
never ever

>>154516837
>>154516486
Thanks guys

>>154516810
I agree with the bloodstain thing, that is both rediculous from a design standpoint and I feel contradicts how invasions in-world actually function. Seeds can exist, since they sometimes arent even that useful, but make everyone be able to damage anyone.
And quit fucking sending invaders to groups of 3+ more commonly than you would 1 person. That shit is dumb. Or send multiple invaders to worlds with multiple phantoms, let us at least team up for fun. The amount of times Ive run away from a group of 3 for a few minutes and gotten NO reinforcements is fucking ludicrous.

>>154517130
>only appeared in the game files after the most recent patch
It's gonna be in the dlc

>>154517046
It's a very accurate representation of every single fucking invasion i did today here on SL50.
And those fags actually forced me to jump around a few minutes, usually it ends in hollowslayer meat grinder in less than 30 seconds.

>>154517130
Every boss weapon, save a few maybe, should all have unique Stances that let them use 2 of the bosses attacks. Not just stomp, or warcry, or fucking regular stance, but their own special stance. Any boss weapons now would have their current WA added on as the heavy WA most likely, then add something else for the regular WA.

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>>154517130
>torch is seen getting a WA in the DLC trailer
i know that chances of getting this stance are slim, but holy fucking shit pls From deliver

>Playing DaS again

>Get to ash lake notice the gigantic skull I didn't think much about before

What is the fucking lore here, what the hell is this gigantic humanoid skull

This seems super fucking important

>>154517505
fell from the tomb of the giants

>>154517130
5 bucks says that the wolf pack encounter in the DLC will leave us with "Wolf's Blood" as an item we can use to change any of the farron weapons. Farron GS will get that as a new WA, replacing Parry while the other two will get something else that they're evidently playing very close to their chest

>>154517130
by the way this isn't a stance
it's stomp and about as useful as stomp
arguably, the parry is better

>>154517505
What do you think "The Great Hollow" was, anon?

Enter down the rabbit hole

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>>154517424
>Have had a slabbed torch since release DS3
>Torch gets a WA in the DLC
>Mfw it's shit

>>154517968
it's gonna be shit but you will use it and you will have fun with it faget

>>154517968
It'll be a new torch with weapon art that scales form faith and int

>weapon art will be the fire whip shown

>regular R1's will be fire surge

>Pyro's will be able to use this new torch as a way to have more spells available without wasting attune slots

>Having the torch out also buffs pyro damage

Please

fcbf?

Any got a spare Warden Blades on PC? I dont feel like running up and down a ladder a bunch to farm these things

>>154518614
Where can I drop them?

>>154518614
Just play the game and farm them at untended graves. Easy peasy.

>>154518681
Highwall, pass dsgtrade?

>>154518829
On my way then.

>>154518950
Thanks anon! You actually gave me something else once before, youre a very generous anon.

>>154519486
So sorry, I don't actually remember your character, but good luck out there

Nobody at high wall?

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I return.

>>154519785
No one came so I gave up.

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What fucking weapon should I put to +10? I can't part with any of my few precious slabs

>>154520154

What do you like to use.

>>154520247
Dragonslayer's Axe, but my autismo is making me unsure if that would be a "waste"

>>154520382

Go ahead, make a save backup before you upgrade it in case it doesn't work out.

>Not finishing the entire game at SL30 Knight with +3 max upgrade and having all 7 slabs stored along with 7 weapons worth of shards and chunks ready for the DLC incase there are loads of cool shit you want to spec into, while also being able to kill forest fuckbois day 1 dlc release with them

I'm ready

>>154520564
Anon, it's never a waste if you enjoy the weapon. If you want we can save scum and get a few +10 weapons, I have 4 slabs that I'm not using at the moment.

>>154520154
If you're on PS4 I can slab whatever weapons you want. I have about 50 between my 3 characters.

How does one sex change? We know it's related to Gwyindolin's ring, because I always wear it and now my character is male.

>>154520769

That sounds fun I can make some backups myself and get some extras to play around with. Want to set a spot you can drop them at and I'll drop them back when we're ready?

>>154520564
>>154520769
>>154520818

I appreciate the kind replies. I'd like to know, how do I go about making save backups and then utilizing them? Won't the game think I'm cheating? Also, I'm on PC.

>>154520897
In PS4 and PC it's as simply as making a copy and loading a save backup. It exists for every game and is easy and fair to do

How exactly does Luck impact Bleed? Is it a point every 10 or something? The fucking level up screen doesnt give any insight on this.

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Wait

What

>>154520897

Go to AppData>Roaming>Dark Souls 3 and copy the relevant files there, use Google to find which ones specifically. Just copy it somewhere else on your computer and then copy over it once you've done what you wanted so you'll be right back where the copy left off. You are not penalized for this at all and Namco even said it's allowable if you suffer penalties for having cheat notifications to drawback from it.

>>154521101
Ya man
You helped her achieve her dreams. Now since she's blind and doesnt know shit, she somehow wandered out of Firelink and has some new company. She's pretty deluded, but happy.

>>154520872
Sure I guess, I could upgrade a few weapons, drop them to you, and then you pass them back to me. We could add each other on steam to make it easier,since I don't know which weapons you want.

>>154521040
>>154521105
Thanks, anons. Also,
>Namco even said it's allowable if you suffer penalties for having cheat notifications to drawback from it.
Source on that?

>>154521078
It varies from weapon to weapon. The chaos blade gets the best boost, I think at about +10 bleed between base luck and 40, while most things only get about 5-7.

In other words, a completely trivial amount

where fighting club

>>154501317
I'm about about start Dark Souls 1 because I couldn't find ways to get the PC version running on a shitty computer until now.

I don't know if I'll like this or not but I wanna see what the fuss was all about.

Is it really true that the games are impossible to beat without engaging in the multiplayer mode? I heard that's necessary because something called humanity points. Is there any way to get around that? I don't mind doing multiplayer, but I live in the sticks, so my connection is terrible so I simply wouldn't be able to do it.

Should I just play King's Field games instead since I think they're singleplayer only?

>>154521314
Well then I guess thats the stat Im gonna level last then. Thanks anon.

>summon Sirris for Abyss Watchers
>literally does like 5 damage to them, barely even a chip
>horrible at distracting aggro
>just stands there doing nothing sometimes

absolute worst waifu

>>154521341
You do not need to engage in multiplayer whatsoever to beat it. Humanity can be acquired offline relatively easily. Have fun, dude, it's a great game.

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>>154521212
I want to take a good look at her face but my torch goes out if I use binoculars. Also not enough Int to use Light, not even with scholar ring.

>>154521445
Spiritual successor to Lucatiel

>>154521493
Warmth?

>>154521248

I don't want anything specific honestly, just whatever you want to upgrade just drop it and I'll make a backup before giving them back to your backed up save.

>>154521276

It's on their support site, I can't find the offiicial page but a copy was saved on you know where, here's the relevant quote:

>PS. During the time that the warning message is displayed the end user will have a chance to completely remove any such external files, mods, cheats/hacks or delete their game save (if alterations were performed to it or hacked items/equipment were obtained either as a direct cheat/hack or via unknown "gift" from an online player).

>Due to the apparent risk of "taking candy from strangers", it is recommended that players should always back up their save data to an online service (such as cloud saves) or as a direct back-up of the save file to a separate folder/directory (for PC/Steam). This would allow any players who; end up receiving a hacked item/equipment unknowingly from an online player, the ability to restore their original game data from the cloud or separate backed up game data.

>>154510969
>Post final DLC predictions

If we don't get to kill Kaathe and Fraampt, I'll be legit pissed

>>154521576
Ok, the password is going to be upgs
Meet me at High Wall, I'll drop them to you first.

What is the better talisman, sunlight or canvas?

>>154521690

Alright, sign's dropping now.

>>154521561
Good idea, but I don't have it.

>>154521837
Ok, I'm going to give you a few weapons first.

>>154521101
I wonder

Has anyone tried doing a run where you NEVER talk to firekeeper, never level up at her, and then ONLY level up at Irina?

Secrets? More secrete defence per level? Complete waste of time? I wanna know.

>>154517505
Notice also how it has horns, whereas regular giants don't.

Despite that though, I'm pretty sure that it's just there as a throwaway relic of the Age of Dragons. The archtrees that you see all the way out to the horizon and the Everlasting Dragon you meet at the end are supposed to symbolize how things were before the First Flame and all that shit, so you're supposed to extrapolate that there were giant horned beings from that era as well.

I'll never forget the magic I felt when playing DaS1, even if it was a bare year or less ago, everything from the character selection music to the menu sounds to the entire world you were exploring, had a huge mystical feeling to it, playing DaS2 and DaS3 I wonder where they lost their way.

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So quiet around here.

>>154521807
Canvas, but Sunlight leaves you less likely to be knocked out of HA.

>>154521909

Shit I thought you were done, I'll place my sign down again.

>>154521493
>>154521493
>10 Int
Now I'm wondering what system that is. Because 9-10 Int in D&D is average human intelligence and likely higher than what many adventurers would have.

>>154522174
Ok, I'm waiting for it to show up.
>it was you all along

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>>154512547
Cute

>>154522408

Gimme a signal when you're done this time with Rejoice!

>>154521341
None of the games require being online to be beatable and you can even rank up in multiplayer covenants in pure single player.

>>154521938
>tfw it turns out that leveling with Yoel for free has a secret permanent penalty on your poise health, you lose more per hit taken than normal

>Irina's levels secretly improve your poise health and you take a bit longer to be fucked out of your hyper armour

SSSH SEKRT

>>154522408
>>154522497

Well suicide worked too. I'll quit and save a backup then place it down again after.

>>154521341
Multiplayer is meant to enhance the gameplay experience, but it is not necessary at all, only if you want extra goodies that you can get via covenants (and even then many of them allow you to farm the covenant items from mobs). Arguably, playing your first time, single player only is the way to go, since you'll experience everything yourself and not have any hand-holding to dilute it. Besides which, without a game mod it's virtually impossible to connect to others via multiplayer since time has not been kind to the Dark Souls 1 connectivity server.

Humanity is completely optional, and it can be farmed off of mobs as well (you'll eventually reach a level where you can farm more of it than you'll ever need). It's mainly there to allow you to summon and be invaded (both human players and NPCs), if you stack enough of it you can get some good defense bonuses and extra damage with certain weapons, but it's not recommended to do so unless you're really confident in how good you are at not dying (which, as your first time playing, you will not be).

Just play it blind and enjoy the magic. Finding out things by yourself is a major point of enjoyment of the game, try not to spoil yourself ahead of time by reading guides or looking up wikis or weapons.

>>154522613
Ok, so you're going to trade them to me now, right?

>>154521938
>getting past everything from Vordt to Dancer at base level
Yeah, enjoy.

>>154522791

Yep, the backup is saved and when we're done I'll just load it so I have copies of these, same with you with your slabs. Let me know when you have all the weapons you dropped me with a gesture so I don't forget.

>standing right next to the bonfire in farron
>get invaded anyway
Nice. I like it.

Wait
Are the Ghru super-mutated inhabitants of Oolacile? Like the leftovers of whatever abyss and nature tainted Oolacile monsters were left over during the Abyss Watcher's time?
They were annoying back then, and theyre even more annoying now.

>>154522846
>What is SL1 runs

It's doable. Bandits Knife makes things a sinch.

t. person who just SL1'd Nameless King yesterday

Dashes and bleed resins are a hell of a drug

>>154522897
Drop me the other upgraded weapons you have!

>>154521464
>>154522564
>>154522620
>play it blind

I'm kinda lucky there.

All I know (or at least remember) about the story is just an article about Dark Sun Gwyndolin and some related translation issues in the game that made me more interested in trying out the game.

>DaS 3 PvP
>be in that awkward spot where I can hardly win as an invader but hardly lose as a host
>easily win with top tier weapons but can't do enough with weaker ones

This is hell, I'm locked in that awkward area where I feel I can't improve and can't learn enough to win in fun modes

>>154523038
>>154521464
>>154522564
>>154522620

Shit, I forgot to add thank you!

>>154522927
I originally thought that Ghru might be some kind of degenerate offspring of Capra Demons

Weapons just say they're offspring of the acolytes of Farron Keep

>>154523038
Do not hurt Gwyndolin

>>154523013

There ya go, everything dropped and the save backed up successfully. Enjoy the weapons, I know I will.

>>154522897
Place down your sign, I have 3 more weapons for you.

>>154523038
Wow then, that's actually really exciting. I wish I had played completely blind. You'll have a lot of fun.

Just keep on avoiding spoilers.

Why people shit on UGS for PvP? 90% of the players are R1 spammers that you can easily win by tanking and 3 shotting them

>>154523303
>>154523269
o-oh
I guess we can do it again tomorrow, I'm just going to restore my save for now. I also have class super early tomorrow and I need to sleep

So if I'm doing a Pyro build, what weapon should I use?

I hear good things about the Witch's Locks but they do piss all damage in pvp even at 40/40 INT/FTH

>>154523303

Alright.

>>154522927
They're the descendants of the undead legion's remnants that mutated from wallowing in a swamp for countless generations after the core their fighting forced left to link the fire

>>154523204
I just thought it was weird that they were wearing the cape part of the Xanthous body, which is said to have been worn by sorcerers of Oolacile. Their faces also look super fucked up, they dont even have eyes like the monsters in Oolacile. I thought they mightve just evolved over time to a more natural monster.

>>154523439

Nah I'm still good to summon if you want.

>>154523446
Get a longsword and chaos/dark infuse it.

>>154523446
Witch Locks aren't meant for raw damage. They're a fantastic weapon that is meant for zoning while you rely on your powerful spells for damage.

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There any chance they'll improve drop rates of covenant items from PVE enemies? Trying to get Vertebrae Shackles is fuckin' bullshit.

>>154523679
This basically.
The point of witch's locks is that you can spam the WA to get people off your dick. They have to respect how fast and strong it is at close range, which helps get you enough space to cast

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Nameless King is Jar-Eel.

Original story may have been that he was set up in Sens Fortress.
After he started shacking up with dragons and making snake dudes Gwyn disowned him and he fled to New Londo.
Then all that unpleasantness happened.

His armour here is reminiscent of typical Dragonslayer armour. The fact that it's gold/brass is especially strange for someone in New Londo. Hes out of place there.
His weapon especially seems like a rough draft of the swordspear. With the typical cross guard which is again, associated with dragon slayers.
His hair is also very similar to NK. Not saying similar hair is damning evidence, but their hair is outlandish enough that its worth mentioning.
Then there's the fact that lightning breathing dragons are guarding the front gate to the place. Maybe Jar Eel gave them the gift of lightning so they could harness the only thing that could kill them.

I feel like they cut his original story because they liked the character so much they wanted to do him justice in the sequel.
Purely speculation but I feel pretty strongly about it.

>>154523726
Faggots whinned about it in 1 and it worked.

tfw forgot to killl everyone for ng

>>154523446
>I hear good things about the Witch's Locks but they do piss all damage in pvp even at 40/40 INT/FTH
They do great damage when you consider they can't be parried and they partially bypass shields. The WA is also ridiculous, the range on it is stupid good.
Your best bet is to infuse something with either Dark or Chaos. Here's a guide:

http://reddit.com/r/darksouls3/comments/4ii8lj/heres_a_list_of_all_weapons_that_gain_an_sa/

>>154523819
Oh? How so?

>>154523809
It makes sense that they recycled his general design for NK, but I doubt there's any actual lore connecting the two.

>>154523782
Honestly I feel like the Locks don't get enough love from pyromancy builds. If people are using an up close and personal weapon and not casting, just use a goddamn quality build at that point.

Probably the one weapon built just to allow casters to actually cast for damage viably and everyone shits on it.