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>>161166737
First for Rock and Roll.

>>161166668
t

So I just killed a guy and got 500,000 souls. I thought there was a maximum amount? I never really paid attention but I'm pretty sure I've never got more than 1-2 thousand souls from an invasion (which was retarded by FROM since there's almost no incentive to invade anyway).

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>>161166737

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T198rMCG18

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Since last thread died just after posting,
how shall I name my first character?

>>161166874
High speed posting, like you actually done something.

>>161166954
Guts

>>161166954
You should name him "Attention Whore".

>Greatswords buffed, best class for poise and trading
>Curved swords still DPS machines with retarded swing speed and damage
>Straight swords still require too little stamina to swing, but besides that are prone to being parried and don't have insane damage output

So can I use straight swords now and not be labeled a scrub?

>>161166954
Female (Male)

Is the dark sword still broken? Does magic still suck?

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>You're a wicked one, aren't you?
>Very well. If this is your wish. I will unravel the thing the best I can. Besides. It will be nice to play master for once.
>Fiendish little lad, you...

>>161167178
SSs now beat CS in trades

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Anyone want to watch DaS3 no hit runs with me?

>>161167178
Pro tip: you'll be called a scrub for using the harpe, so you might as well use weapons you like

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this is MY sword
you can't have it
it's MINE

>>161167258
Dark Sword was never that strong. Useless r2s and WA. Lothric Knight Sword was always better, especially with black knight shield. But they did nerf DA's damage.

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>>161167128

>>161167275
>Besides. It will be nice to play master for once.

Muh

What SL is the best for arena fights?
I can't get anything other than duels at SL120 and I'm tired of them.

Is the DaS3 DLC worth it? I'm working out if it's worth me buying it individually or the Season Pass.

I haven't finished the base game yet.

>>161166954
but hole punisher

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>hollows with tree dildos
>hit harder through plate armor than a knight using a sword

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>>161167424
>they used to look like the "boy with sword" statues

>>161167554
>t. Uncreative Nigger

>>161167548
Lks is made for quality builds right?

>>161167307
i do

>>161167548

>Dark Sword was never that strong

Alright, that's enough /dsg/ for today. I'm out, see you tomorrow.

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Based purely on the item descriptions of their equipment, tell the lore behind your character.

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Can I really use greatswords now?

They're really viable now?

>>161168142
It was the scrub SS. Everyone who actually knew how to abuse SS was running Gotthard's. If you died to Dark sword, you likely weren't against a good player and fucked up or played like shit

>>161167772
>blunt force is better than cutting edge against plate
owo

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>>161168152
The first jailer , an inhabitant of the Profaned Capital who managed to escape its collapse and was recruited by Pontiff Sulyvahn to oversee the path leading to Boreal Valley . Perhaps the screams emanating from the Ashen ones helps him forget his old home.

>>161168179
Greatswords always were viable. They are meta now.

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>>161168071

Open this stream:

https://www.
twitch.
tv/faraazkhan

This guy did the first DaS3 no hit run a few months ago. I think he's now trying to do one with all bosses.

>>161168287
Those tree dildos can hardly have enough force the way they're wielded. If they were used from horseback like a lance, maybe then.

How does this look for a quality build
40
10
40
24
40
30
9
10
7
Starting as a knight, gonna use ss's and heavy armor

Is there any point into going into NG+++ ?

>>161168796
Not unless you're finding ng++ too easy or maybe you missed out on Pale Shade set or something. There aren't any changes to the game other than enemy damage/hp.

pcfc?

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>>161168152
My character killed Sirris of the Sunless Realms for her armor, and also because Sirris is a fucking awful white phantom and the worst girl in the entire series. That's it.

>>161169067
K-kissu

>>161167554
AGS went full inspector gagdet in this one

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>>161169331
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoyRcGkDnJo

got summoned for dragonslayer armour 4 times and each time I can't pass the fog, what do? it's been working fine with other bosses.

also there was an invader called "Nigger Host of Embers" that killed me, is that some ring effect or another bug? Maybe his name had that full text in it, but it did have the proper line break at least.

>>161168749

>knight
>straight sword
>quality build

you're hitting all the checkmarks

>>161169783

Yes, the Fog Gate bug has been there forever. It also happens with Dancer very often. If you can make the host wait a few minutes before entering the fog it should happen less. That invader was legit, there's a ring that does that.

>>161168749
40 might be just a point higher than needed, people typically stop at 39 then slap on life and favor rings

40 end is arguably more than needed

24 vit is unnecessary unless you need poise

40/30 is a worse idea than 30/40; when you twohand, your the effect of your str stat on your weapon is raised to a level 50% higher than your current one (rounding down and never passing 99 str), so by going to 30/40 instead of 40/30 you get 45/40 instead of 60/30, which keeps more of your stats under the softcap of 40

10 faith is okay, and you can equip priestess to cast something requiring 15 if needed (for example, casting replenishment at the start of a match then switching the priestess ring off for sun princess ring)

you don't need heavy armor with a straightsword since straightswords don't have hyperarmor on anything other than weaponarts, and the good weaponarts like the stance thrust don't really require you to level vit to obtain enough poise to make use of the hyperarmor. Cut vit and make your build 40/40

>>161169935
>40 might be just a point higher than needed, people typically stop at 39 then slap on life and favor rings

Bullshit. Some people stop at 39 becouse it leaves your hp at 1200 and it looks cool. But there's no cap until 50. Personally l feel 39 is too low. 44 vit is perfect for me

>having trouble with ruin sentinels
>kill enemies on my way to the boss room every time
>they actually de-spawn after a while

??? why?
they implemented all this difficult shit (like the whole hollowing and losing your max health system), but they decided to be all cushiony and get rid of enemies if you kill them a lot?
what did they mean by this? first playthrough by the way

>>161169935
>40 end is arguably more than needed
it's only needed for ultra weapons and valorheart

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Thread 2 fast 5 me

Ok guy that just got DaS 3 on the black friday sale here. Why does the game crash every half hour or so? I turned lighting down to low like one place recommended but that didn't fix it. Also damn, is the long sword much better than the halberd or is it just me? I expecte the halberd to be great like in DaS 1, but nope. Maybe I'm just not used to the system yet though.

>>161170269
company of champions makes enemies never stop spawning, but it also increases their hp and damage as well as disabling summons

>>161168043
Cleric builds actually, it has an S scaling in faith :^)

>>161168749
>40 endurance
disgusting

36 is all you need, and only for heavy weapons like ulltragreatswords and halberds. Other weapons such as straight swords or greatswords don't even need you to level up any point in endurance

>>161168356
>GUARD THE BELL???
>AHOOOOWAHOOOHAHHAHA

>>161170232
>Bullshit.
wow you're one cool dude

>vit
you mean vig?

>leaves your HP at 1200
no, it's because it leaves your hp at 1801 while embered with both rings which is three flasks plus one point. It's convenient for embered fightclubs because even if tears procs you'll never need more than three flasks to start a fight at max hp. On top of that, the 39th level of vigor gives as much hp as the prior, whereas the next one gives two points less, so it actually is before a drop.

>>161170269
>what did they mean by this?
It was to prevent people that absolutely sucked from rapidly ending up in the last couple of soul memory slots from running the same areas 20+ times. Ruin sentinels are kind of bullshit though.

>>161170269
At this point, do you even care if they are dead or alive?

>>161170340
>>161170474
I use 37 since it gives 4 points of end with favor as opposed to the typical 3, while 38 only gives 2 for some weird rounding reason

How's the mill wood battle axe in PvP? Is it better 1h or 2h?

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wtf, why is every gank squad russian all of a sudden

>>161170539
>wow you're one cool dude
retard

>you mean vig?
yes

>no, it's because it leaves your hp at 1801..
45 vig leaves you at 1908 hp. 6 points for 100hp is probably your best bet

>>161160935

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

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>>161170737
>all of a sudden

>>161170804
Maybe it's always been like this. I've just recently began checking profiles.
I would instantly sign any petition that made video games illegal in Russia.

>>161170769
>6 points for 100h
...is a complete waste. Even on a warrior I could just use 5 points for 10 faith and an attunement slot to use replenishment, and if I get it to play out for half the duration, that's 150 health. 100 hp while already at around 1400 isn't going to change the amount of swings required for larger weapons to kill you anyway, so it's completely fucking pointless unless you're trying to recover hp after taking damage. If anything it just makes it harder to proc rtsr. The anon in question hadn't even hit 40/40 yet, he doesn't need more vig. I have no idea why the fact that the vast majority of people playing this game don't misplace as many levels as you is so triggering, but I'd advise you stop stop advising new players until you can sort your issues out.

>>161170989
Fair enough - Russian gankers are fairly common though, at least in my experience. What SL are you at? And as far as cancerous players go, I'd take the Russian gank over the hell that is trying to play during chink hours.

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I'm in the mood of doing some comfy coop, if you need help with anything add Priestess Yera on steam or reply here.

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MEMBER ARTORIAS?
YEAH I MEMBER! MEMBER GWYNDOLIN?
OOH HE WAS GREAT, MEMBER?
I MEMBER!

>>161171168
Invadan at SL50. Haven't experienced Chink hours but that does indeed sound awful.

>>161171154
>stop stop
oww, I actually short circuited from having to respond to an obvious blackfriday poster

why are spears so goddamn... short? feels like my millwood axe has the exact same reach
though i would be able to punish a bit better with spears but it doesn't seem like it

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>>161168152
Former knight of Mirrah turned charming thief, who ultimately goes hollow and serves Londor as a cold blooded assassin.

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>have a lot of nostalgia for DS1
>want to do a DS1 knight build with the nameless knight armor, silver eagle kite shield and broadsword
>feel like that's boring and quit
>go back to being my DS3 self with the nerfed lucerne

my biggest problem is that i don't know whether to make it an sl130 duelfag or a low sl invader

>>161171564
t. follower spear user

I feel fucking cucked by this game. Not a single hatemail (PC).
What's the best way to get it? Healing in arena?

>>161168152
Black knight that slowly hollowed and turned to the Sable Church, ending up becoming the new lord of hollows. Also worships chaos and uses pyromancies now as a last big fuck you to his Chaos-fighting roots.

Original pls donut steal

>>161171217
You already have someone famalan ?

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>>161170737
To make you mad, cyкa.

>>161171779
Hack
Brag when they can't get you b&

>>161171803
I really hope we don't actually have russians in this thread.

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>>161171792
No I'm all alone, you want to do something?

Name place and pass and I'll come.

>>161171936
sup dudes. can i join?

>>161171909
we do have a couple, they come out of the woodworks if you point out how terrible their internet speed is

>>161171909
>he hasn't fought quality

>>161171909
Well sorry to disappoint fagboy but i've been here for almost 4 years now and i'm sure as hell not going anywhere.

>>161171936
>>161172010

Sure we havnt started anything yet, not sure where we are going though.

>>161171909
you'd sure have fun at fcs, there's plenty of them

>>161171909

Aren't like half of the PCFC fuccbois incredibly laggy Russians/Eastern Europeans?

>>161172160
You're the worst race on earth aside from sandniggers. I wish Hitler had succeeded.

I cant figure out what class to chose for a low level build. On one hand, i could use the knight and hunter ring on a warrior and save a good amount of points, but on the other, the knight has 10att which is more usefull than the warriors luck. Not sure if my str is gonna be 18 or 20, dex will be 14, faith might go up to 15

>>161172254
Almost everyone is a burg/west EU

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>>161171779
Set your steam account to free comments.

>>161170358
Graphics drivers up to date? Some other person mentioned updating the bios but thats probably not the problem.

>>161172291
Don't you worry anon, we might accidentally annex you next.

>>161172164
>>161172010
>>161171936
>>161171792

I'll jump on my alt char and put down a sign at the first bonfire in the DLC with pass "dsg"

this is on PC.

DLC invasions drying up or what? What's the best SL and weapon level to hit max activity there?

>>161172059
>tfw can't wear deep, saint's, darkmoon, dusk crown and priestess all at once for BW, replenishment, and ToD for 7 att and 10 faith

I never use saints/deep because the prompts you get when you try swapping off of attunement rings annoy the shit out of me. I don't mind when it's for ToD though, since it's got infinite duration.

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>>161172442

Damn I wanted to say I'll look for signs, not put one down.

if you wanna join put your sign down.

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>>161172467
>drying up
??
I'm invading as fast as i invaded a month ago both on lower levels and even SL130.

>>161172608
Post webms of insta invades

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>buy dark souls 3 for $20
>30FPS

dropped

what's this post webm meme? Does everyone happen to have something to record all their gameplay and make webms?

>>161172720
aren't 9 out of 10 ps4 games 30fps though? what did you expect?

>>161172786
You don't?

I watch myself playing instead of going to twitch/YT when I feel like watching vidya

>>161172442
>>161172594
My sign is down.

Snowfield, right?

>>161172357
>Sweihander
one of us? also, many people wont bother checking the availability of your profile since it takes a second and a half and many people have it private

>>161172830
I'm okay with 30FPS for most other games but 30FPS makes a Souls game a slog.

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How is toxic mist buildup ?
is it better after the patch ?

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>>161172720
>that sticker placement

>>161172594
>>161172442
Are you still summoning?

>>161172939
Some people would want to check your country and commenting is right there.
In my case they probably wanted to see how many hours i got in the game.

>>161171359
Miyazaki has to stop eating those.

>>161172923

Yes.

>>161173225

Yes

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It's a real shame From listened to crybabies and made Vilhelm aggro to everyone including invader if the world is seeded.
Doesn't stop from killing seed shitters but it's sure more bothersome now.

>>161173173
guys ?

>>161173373
>how many hours i got in the game.
because of the noob cosplay i reckon. what was it, full EK with drakesword and knight shield?
btw how come so many people used that combo? was there a guide saying that? is there a link to that or something?

what are the best low level rings? Im guessing prisoners chain and the stat rings?

>>161173470
that hat is p gay dude

>>161171642
if i were to make a low level invader, where should i invade and what level should me and my weapon be?

>>161173670
hornet ring, silvercat, obscuring

happy twinking

>>161169830
Checkmarks for what?

>dicking about on level 200+ character I did NG+4 on
>actually invaded by a watchdog
>he's really, really bad
>join into friend's game
>he got invaded
>scaled down MASSIVELY (so that's new, I remember it just changing attack)
>the guy is really bad and just spends the entire time rolling away from me

I feel very suspicious right now. Something feels wrong.

>>161173873

For a boring shitter build.

>>161173618
It was DaS2, so Vengarl head, drangleic set, the greatsword and tower shield.
I think people just use whatever has higher numbers. Or look up guide on the wiki.

>>161169935
Awesome, thanks for the review m8. As far as armor is concerned then should i just wear whatever? I've been reading that poise isn't as big of a thing in ds3

>>161170358

You'll want to use the red hilted halberd, you can find it very early in the game as well, in the undead settlement. Google it.

>>161174375
poise only matters if you're using heavier weapons, at which point you want to stack as much as you can

>>161173470
Yeah that was a stupid ass decision. It was like this for the entire game but the moment an npc is a little too difficult for a lone host they change it. And seeds are still unbalanced as fuck.

>>161174515
Ahhh, that makes sense then, thanks man.

>>161172786

Just use ShadowPlay it comes with your fucking graphics card in the first place, then just google how to convert that shit into webms.

how much end for battle axes and longswords?

>>161174375
poise is ammo for hyperarmor basically, you don't need it with a SS.

wear as much armor as you can obviously, and make sure each slot is filled, but until you start passing the high vigor levels you usually get more lifespan from leveling up vig for more health than from leveling up vit for more armor

>>161174729
no more than 20

>>161174729
25-35ish range. If you're below 30 I'd definitely be using favor. It's "cool" to give a really low number when people ask this question, but having more than you "need" can be very beneficial for just draining people of their own endurance.

>>161172968
ds1 and 2 were 30fps on ps release. ds2 became 60 with sotfs, but it's still ds2.

>kill drake and josh at sl9
>super drake doesnt drop the leo ring
you whot mate?

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Did they ever fix the Dorkmoons?

I still need their rank for the miracle achievement and im not killing silvers for 8 hours

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I like spears, should i use the gargoyle flame spear or the lothric knight longspear (2h) ? Not turtling btw

>>161167624
98 /bbg/ meta is best meta and has actually specialization builds instead of quality everything

>>161176096
Partizan and Javelin

>>161176143
lothric knight spear is secretly top tier and better than the GFS

>>161176096
the sheer amount of cheese alone seems tempting, but can you even taste the ingredients in there?

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>>161176096
>that webbum

>>161176562
Anderson Cooper is a very attractive man

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>>161176096
>all this cheese

>>161173974
>>161173974
Okay I've gotten invaded three times at level 240, and every time I wound up destroying them. Do THAT many people hang around the swamp at SL 172+?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_K5vsuW4Uw

>tfw Quelaag femdom covenant was cut
Fuck you so hard Miyazaki you fucking nigger.

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>>161176796
Yes. Also a soulless man.

>>161176143
lkls has garbo running attacks and bad 1hr1's iirc

with GFS you can go 26/40 with 25 fai (or 25 int) and do around as much damage as 40/40 while meeting reqs for good spells (for some reason building one then the other up to 40 gives more damage than leveling int and faith equal amounts)

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What are some good weapons to infuse with lighting? Besides the Lothric Sword

>When the Ashes are two, a flame alighteth. Thou'rt Ash, and fire befits thee of course

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>>161175658
What a huge fucking shill. At least Vaati didn't immediately turn on DS2 after shilling it.

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Tell me everything you know lorewise about this area

>>161177563
it's spooky

>>161177563
>Knight with a wooden club
Nah, fuck you

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>>161177563
>Dark area
>Dark Souls

>>161177563
People used to be bigger when Gwyn's flame was more prominent and the flame freshly kindled. Now they're midgets like you.

>>161177563
change your weapon mang it doesnt look good

>>161176818
>>161176818
>>161176818
No, seriously, I need an answer. Why are there so many post-meta people hanging around and invading people, and why are they all really bad? Like REALLY bad. As in circling around me doing nothing with their shield up even when I'm using the onyx blade and then not rolling out after two hits when their guard breaks.

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Anyone want help on PC? I'm up for a slow playthrough too!

Tell me where you want me to drop my sign :3

>>161175658
I'd be kinda mad but since then and making up stuff about BB he has first hand knowledge when something you've gotten hyped for ends up a rotten abortion so I think Karma's got this one.

Which claymore attacks have HA?

How do i send proper hatemail?

>>161178139
where do you need help?

>>161177350
Basicly any weapon with okay scaling and low requirements.

>invade some retard trying to be an epic 'i run through my seeded world' memer
>drag both corvians and vilhelm into him
>kill him as he runs to the bonfire
dark souls meme youtube content was a mistake

>>161177909
>people used to be bigger
No. The Giants are a race and they're slaves for Anor Londo and Tomb of the Giants was a burial ground for Giants.

There's also traces of the Occult plot to kill the gods with the Occult shield in there.

Anyone on ps4 wanna help transfer some things? Will do the same in return if desired.

>>161178425
add someone on steam, then wait until he accepts.
When he accepts wait 20 minutes, after that message him if he was that player

then flame him and block him mid-conversation

>>161178438
>where do you need help?

Anon in my post I said that I'm looking to help others :3

>>161178362
Any 2handed attacks+weapon art.

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>>161178496
Spoken like a true midget. Gwyn's Knights 4 lyf, crusade against chaos and dark everyday.

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>>161178425

>>161173470
Dragging Vilhelm through a seeded world is pretty fucking hilarious though.

>>161178643
I'd fuck Chris Hemsworth

>>161173470
what SL is this m8

>>161177359
The fuck's your problem man?
Are you that asshole who was wishing death on his family because ABLOOBLOO HE DIDN'T PLAY OLD HUNTERS ON YT? You need to lay off this shit.
*walks away shaking head*

>>161173801
>>161173801
anybody?

Flamberge or claymore for SL34 invasions

>>161179151
raw flimflam does more damage iirc (fairly good actually), but it has the bastard sword moveset (aka bad)

>>161179151
Astora Straight Sword

outranges both, has higher damage with raw infusion + gives you free stats to get 10 int to buff it with magic wep.

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>>161178643
Amen brudda
Gwyn forever.

>>161179134
SL25-34, 25 for undead settlement. 25-34 for crucifixion wood

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>>161178501
Plz

>>161178823
yeah but would chris hemsworth fuck you?

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>trade the soul of the father of the abyss to a crow girl
>the master of dark magic
>get only one of his spells back

>crow girl uses the remains of the soul as bedding for her eggs
>the pieces infect her children
>become the Children of Dark

>>161177319
Gargoyle flamespear is always the best option between these two right ?

>>161179448
It's perfectly safe to just use an incredibly rough benchmark.

>20 +2 high wall/settlement
>30 +3 forest/watchdog
>40 +4 cathedral/keep
>50 +5 catacombs/irithyll
>60 +6 dungeon/capital/anor londo
>70 +7 lothric castle/archives

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>>161179340
THAT DOESN'T RHYME
YOU CAN MAKE IT RHYME
STOP POSTING IT
OCELOOOOOOOTTE

Havel the rock is named after Vaclav Havel, the first prime minister of Czech republc, who throughout his life was imprisoned several times due to his political beliefs. Havel being locked away in that tower was simply a nod to the political figure he was named after. Nothing more.

Sens fortress is named after William of Sens, a renowned mason who was one of the pioneers in Gothic architecture- one notable thing about his life is that he was crippled after falling off scaffolding on one of his construction projects. This is the only reason why the level was named Sens. Not because Sens was some mythical figure in the Dark Souls world

Hawk eye Gough is simply named after John Gough- a blind English philosopher. That's why he was blind.

See - Miyazaki has no master plan. He just took a bunch of names, and threw the at a canvas like some talentless maker of modern "art", and the fans and Lotemasters just stared at the splattered blobs until shapes started to take form. Nothing more.

Vaati and ENB are in fact nothing more than pretentious modern art critics.

>>161179583
most people would say so

Design a boss for the next DLC that's challenging but not bullshit(i.e the challenge isn't a million phases during which the boss' health gets reset) using mechanics doable with current Souls game a.i standards(i.e the boss cannot "learn" from players).

Or alternatively, come up with ways that could make the bossfight mildly challenging even in co-op besides just adding more health.

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>>161179691
>he was crippled after falling off scaffolding
fitting
>This is the only reason why the level was named Sens. Not because Sens was some mythical figure in the Dark Souls world
the fact that something is a reference to something doesn't mean it doesn't have to make sens in its own world. there still needs to be someone named Sen in the dark souls univer-
>molotov cocktail
>braille tomes

>>161179959

Go back in time to when the dancer was still human. Leggings are infant silk stockings like what the desert sorceress wear.

Sits on your face for a 1 hit kill move

AI is coded so that if you do the lie down gesture, she will 100% go in for the face sitting attack.

>>161180051
I think Ornstein was also named after Leo Ornstein or something.

>>161179790
Doesn't thrusts attacks with leo ring only affect the physical damage tho ?

>>161180154
That would be impossible since nobody would progress past that fight.

>>161179691
Sen's Fortress is a translation error. It's "Fortress of 1000 traps" or something similar in japanese.

Is it normal to feel pretty competent at DaS1/2 but go into DaS 3 and be shit? I beat Iudex Gundyr on my second try (the snake thing threw me for a loop first time) but now I'm really struggling with the High Wall enemies.

>>161179534
Probably not but I think somehow I'll survive

>>161179550
I always assumed the children of Dark in DaS 2 came from something Manus did to Dusk of Oolacile.

>Dusk comes before Night
2deep

>>161180352
DaS3's faster pace takes a little while to get used to. On my first playthrough I was getting killed a bunch by the hollow greataxeman and the dogs because didn't realize just how easy dodging was.

>>161180504
So am I supposed to dodge spam like in Witcher 2? I'd gotten used to a much more deliberate pace.

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>>161180489

Manus always wanted to be a little blond girl. He simply took Dusk so he can try to transform into her form

I'm DS2 he succeeded

Also visited Il Duomo yesterday

>>161180264
counterhits in general only multiply thrust damage, but GFS still mostly physical iirc. According to mugen a 40/40 gfs is 515 whereas a lkls is 414. If half your hits are counterhits you might do more with lkls, but it's got an overall worse moveset and less versatile scaling.

>>161180698
But only Nashandra was blond. And Dusk's hair was gray.

>>161180593
Blocking is fine too, especially against dogs.

>>161180593
You certainly can play in a deliberate way, but you have to choose your battles. Trying to block the big guys will get you guardbroken fast so with them it's smarter to dodge.

>>161180698
>Also visited Il Duomo yesterday
Did you see any Silver Knights ?
Did you fall because of their RPG bows and arrows ?

I want to go there, it'll feel like Anal Rodeo

>>161180698
so much detail it's insane

did a ban wave go out?

>>161180698

You mean the Milan one? Been there a few years ago, it looks amazing.

I've never played dark souls 2, so how high is the affect of ADP or whatever it that governs I-frames from you rolls, can you get away with base or is it recommended to upgrade it to a point ?

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>get to Vordt
>boss enters second stage
>the music actually changes and gets more intense
This is my jam

>>161181256
It's recommended to upgrade it a bit. I think 92 agility is considered a common basement level because it gives you the same iframes as that medium DaS 1 dodge.

>>161181380
>This is my jam

It happens to almost every DaS 3 boss

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>tfw you get killed by a 4 person r1 spam fest
I'm not even mad, I just don't want to play anymore after shit like this. Wish they would hurry up with DLC2 so I can write this game off, its probably the least satisfying in the series.

>>161181256
>>161181380
Also if you're a mage, keep in mind attunement contributes a little bit to agility.

>>161181380
Vordt has a great theme, wish he didn't get nerfed. The fight is too easy after that.

>>161181256

I LITERALLY spend my first 20-25 level ups on any new character raising Adaptibility.

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>>161181457
yessss

>>161181636
He's killed me several times but I guess I'm still adapting to how DaS 3 works.

>>161181470
just use the environment bro :)

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SOOOO anyone on ps4 wanna do some item transferring? I'll scratch your back if you scratch mine?

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>>161181636
He got nerfed ?

I played shortly after release, I don't remember him being hard.

>>161181470
*stretches arm and index finger towards the ground where your lifeless husk of a body lies and belongs*
get shat on, kiddo

>>161181707
>I LITERALLY spend my first 20-25 level ups on any new character raising Adaptibility.
This is incredible overkill. I guess you're just not happy unless your character is visibly humping the enemy weapon for a full second but still taking now damage?

>>161180051
I remember someone saying that sen's fortress is just a shitty translation, sen = thousand in japanese and the japanese name can be translated as the "thousand traps fortress"

I miss when this thread was just DaS1 and the ocassional DeS.

>>161182036
I miss fucking your mother

>>161181850

Yes because that's EXACTLY what's needed in DaSII, with its amazing hitboxes and ''''''''''''''''''''''''shockwaves''''''''''''''''''''''''''''

>>161181256
ADP determines your Agility stat, and the difference is enormous.

>85 AGI = 5 iframes on roll
>116 AGI = 16 iframes on roll

>85 AGI = 3 iframes on backstep
>116 AGI = 9 iframes on backstep

A warrior starts with 5 ADP, which equals 85 AGI, or 6 rolling iframes. It caps out at 95 ADP giving 116 AGI, or 16 rolling iframes. 25 ADP is a good cut-off for most characters, giving 100 AGI, or 12 iframes. Twenty levels will quite literally double your window of invulnerability.

>>161182117
The hitboxes are as good as in DaS 1 now. When they do fuck up it usually favors the player. Git gud.

>>161181190

Ey

>>161182036
/sotfsg/ and /ds3g/ containment generals when?

>>161182036
I don't.
The thread was the same back&forth shitposting between DaS1 and DeS as it is with DaS3 and DaS2 now.

But we did have more FCs and community events. We even had enough xbox people to do xbox fcs.

>>161182192
>/sotfsg/
excuse you? ds2 posters are not cancer

>>161173173
can somebody answer this ?

>>161181957
This is correct. Fortress Of One Thousand Traps.

>>161182192
Do it and see how long it takes the DaS 1 and DeS fags to turn on each other.

>>161181803
he could cancel out of ice breath if you hit him
he was never actually challenging, in fact i really wish that his entire body became a hitbox during his charges so you couldn't just chop his belly off

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>>161181256
the game feels better the higher you adp is 20 will suffice for PvE but I went up to 33 or 34 on most of my pvp builds because it gives you roll the same iframes as DS1 dwg ring

20 adp should get you to the 96 agility breakpoint with just the default attunement on most classes. I HIGHLY suggest getting up to at least this point. you first 10 or so levels should go right into adp because hitboxes and tracking in DS2 are unforgivably bad

>>161182036
nobody stops you from posting ds1. it's just that we've reached that point where everything has been said things aren't meant to carry on forever, no matter how hard change is

>>161182181
so no more ce fun?

>>161182179

>the hitboxes are as good as in DaS1 now

The fuck is that supposed to mean?

>>161181726
He can be pretty though, when he runs up and uses his mace instead of charging.
>>161181803
Yeah, he cannot be staggerd out his ice breathing attack. So when he does the ice brath attack you can wail on him for a lot of hp.

>>161182263
Yes

>>161182304
>in fact i really wish that his entire body became a hitbox during his charges
so he can become oceiros mk1? no thanks

>>161182289
We did this in 3 years ago. People were at each others' throats about which game was more "hardcore" and which game was better at this and this or that and that.

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rate my DS1 invader build, fix it how you want

i was never good at making low SL builds

https://mugenmonkey.com/darksouls3/120956

>>161182320
>levels should go right into adp because hitboxes and tracking in DS2 are unforgivably bad
This is outdated advice. Current SotFS is fine in this regard.

>>161182267

>have to fight through Anor Londo after Sens fortress
>only one trap

>>161172720
that's 1 dollar per 1.5 FPS, not that bad

>>161182543
his charges are twice as slow as oceiros
it's ridiculous that you're not getting hurt by his massive body as he leaps around

>>161182789
I'll admit that while I haven't beaten him yet it's kind of bullshit that I can just sandwich myself between his baby bearing hips and wail on him.

>>161173470
>making game mechanics consistent is bad

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>>161182327
People are still discovering new shit about DaS1 and when console emulation reaches the point where DeS is playable on PC, we'll have a lot more discussion about that.

>>161182320
>trying to fight Pursuer on base ADP

>>161182991
>DeS will never experience a PC renaissance

Perpetual sadness machine.

>>161182662
SotFS only seemed to fix the worst examples like the abortion that was ancient dragon. You will still have regular mobs changing direction of leaping attacks mid air and pvp esque phantom range on spear attacks and some boss moves

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>die linking the Flame which ultimately won't achieve anything as Flame is too weak to be kindled
>destroy the Flame and maybe bang Firekeeper but ultimately you both will die in total darkness
>become a motherfucking god who has a hollowed flame inside of him, with 3 girls ready to fulfill your every desire and lead the world into the true age of humans
Why they made lord of hollows so cool compared to other ones?

>>161182991
>to this day new backstab tech is developed

>>161182991
>People are still discovering new shit about DaS1
like?
>DeS is playable on PC
we got a few years for that
>needing more than 85 agi for pursuer
lol? if you can't dodge, just parry his ass
>>161182976
only vilhelm is an npc, who have always been unaffected by player phantoms other than bodyblocking. they made the mechanics more inconsistent

>>161183316
>lead the world into the true age of humans
doubt

>>161183126
i remember ancient dragon being a shockwave master even in sotfs

bfbfbfbfbfbfbfbfbfbfbfbfbfbfbfbfbfbfbfbfbfbfbfbf

>>161183316
Because you're an edgelord, refusing to end it all and finally save the world

Did Dark Souls II devs go out of their way to design tedious boss runs. They probably had "annoyance" at the centre of a brain storm on a whiteboard.

>>161177319

The trick with the LKLS is the R2's which are unique to pike-class weapons (of which LKLS is the best) and are fucking insane. They are literally the longest reaching attack in the game because of that gigantic fuck-off step you take to do them. I've found it to be very useful with an offhand estoc or crow quills, the R2 gets you in there and then you poke the crap out of them with the thrusting sword.

So it's a trade. Just remember that the R2 is the reason you use the LKLS, also it's pure physical damage and buffable of course. The R2 for the LKLS is like the dark sword's 1HR1, think of it that way. Also the 1HR2 of the LKLS actually isn't that much slower than the 2H version in all honesty.

>>161183393
>not researching the method of creating infinite purging stones and techniques to keep hollows sane forever
>not taming pus of man and pilgrim butterflies to serve as means of transportation
>not building magnificent gothic castles everywhere
>not connecting the world directly to the Abyss and helping humanity sprites to feel real warmth of life instead of endless misery
>not advancing the dark magic to such an extent your civilization of Hollows can eventually leave the planet and explore the universe as cosmic beings, wise and eternal
Sky is the limit.

this general is really dead huh

ded thred ded game ded general

>>161183873
>>161184071

I killed it

>>161183537
>being this casul
Dark Souls 2 has the easiest boss runs in the history of the series.
Which one is it that you're having trouble with?

>>161183316

>letting the world die so you can be alone with your waifu and wait for the next cycle of humanity


Anyone here played Enderal? It's like the Star city ending. Calia best girl too

>>161183873
>>161184071
>>161184093

All me

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>>161181778
Friends? Buddehs?

>>161183841
Sounds cool tbqh

>>161184130
Tried it, didn't get too far and stopped. I really liked nehrim, is it any similair?

>>161183841
This is why we need Londor DLC

>>161183841
>Humans are helpless against curses,
>and can only redirect their influence.
>The Purging Stone does not dispel curses,
>but receives them as a surrogate. The stone
>itself was once a person or some other being.

How are you going to do that?

>>161184619
Create artificial life with magic. Lock it in purging stones.

>>161184714
Where will you find those purging stones tho,

>>161184453

Some minor characters reappear or get mentioned, like Tealor Arantheals halfcaste edgelord supreme gentlemen atheist wife's son. But it has skyrims combat system which you can mod, so it's better than Nehrim.

I've already played through twice and am waiting for the DLC

>>161184820
Clam farms.

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>tfw you've mastered the Dark Souls 1 backstabs in DaSIII

>>161184714
It's more than magic my man.

Trying to create new life gets you turned into the Bed of Chaos or similar. What do you think happened to Aldia?
Trying to resurrect life gets you Navlaan'd.

Are the elemental big pellet items better for resisting specific elements or should I just pick up GMB and swap between elemental stone plate rings for each opponent?

>>161185018
You can stack GMB with pellets if you wonder
Bluestone plate + blue bug pellet + GMB is pretty fun against mages

>>161185006
DS2's lore is irrelevant.
Bed of Chaos was a proof that you can indeed create an artificial life. It's only a matter of mastering this process and it's not like you need a true source of life, just something that can be a substitute for a curse.

>>161185106
I thought that GMB and bug pellets were both body buffs? Can't you only have 1 body buff at a time?

>>161184943
>at his shoulder
>still get stab back
wft man

>>161182570
rate my DS1 invader build, fix it how you want

>>161185213
No i tried it myself and they both stacks

>>161185225
Welcome to dark souls

Why are watchdogs so fucking retarded? Why do they try to kill invaders? They don't get grass for that shit. Idiots

>>161184943
Why do people use Llewellyn shield over iron round shield?

>>161185331
people actually defend this?

>>161185517
It looked great in DaS2, but looks like shit now. Some people can't let go of the image in their memory and think it's still pretty.

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>>161185225

I bought Dark Souls 3 yesterday and tried to play it today. When i launch it, it sends my monitor out of range, and neither steam launch options nor the nvidia controller can fix this. what do I do?

>>161185517

I don't know why anyone would ever use any shield that's not a greatshield, parrying shield, BK shield or LK shield, except for fashion my man

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really wish From wasn't lazy with Yuria's face
canonically both she and Liliane are probably as cute as Friede

>>161185814
>that damage on a hornet ring backstab
twinks like that invader are the people who now complain about invasions not being easymode anymore

>>161185901
Why does everyone draw her with white hair and yellow eyes?

>>161185959
anon come on

that's his remaining HP

that's NG++ SL120 there's no twinks there

>>161185868
Small shields are pretty good for parrying.

>>161185748
I think it looks good, but it's just an objectively worse iron round shield, which is also good looking.

>>161185959
Isn't that a finishing strike? Meaning it won't deal any overkill damage?

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>>161186129
>>161186197
nvm I'm retarded fuck fuck fuck fuck brb killing myself

Is the fire betrayal ending the end of the dark souls world ?

>>161185901
>white hair
same reason they draw ciaran blond; the headpiece hair
>yellow eyes
no idea

>>161183445

Where?

>>161185517

You have to farm for it.

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How is toxic mist buildup after the patch ?

>>161186129
don't contradict him, he needs his strawman to jusitfy all the invader nerfs

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Holy crap,low level invasions + rapier are fun as fuck

>>161186306
no, it's just a reset
world will form again, flame will be born again

>>161186667
So much cheese. I love it. Fucking hosts up left and right in the woods.

>>161183316

Or...I could just take all the fire for myself, cuck

>>161186717
Especially with hornet ring,you can actually one shit niggers witha +5 rapier

>>161185959
>>that damage on a hornet ring backstab
>65 damage

>>161186975
Shit where you invading with at +5? I'm at +3 with Farron/Woods as my playground.

>>161187042
Catacombs,I'm about to try my luck in the forrest

>>161185979
someone posted an image where they'd modified yuria's head to have white hair and yellow eyes and half the thread thought it was her actual face

>>161186592
thanks !

Name 5

Areas that are comfy:
>Shrine of Storms 1
>Sanctuary Garden
>Corvian settlement
>Darkroot Garden
>Distant Manor

Areas that look great:
>Irithyll
>3-2
>Anor Londo DS1
>Brume Tower
>Archdragon Peak

Areas that are well designed from a level design standpoint:
>Undead Burg
>Forest of the Fallen Giants
>Cathedral of the Deep
>Painted World of Ariamis
>1-1

Areas that are spooky:
>New Londo Ruins
>Latria 1
>Latria 2
>Tomb of the Giants
>Irithyll Dungeon

Areas that are deeply flawed(name flaws if you can)
>Stonefang 2 (shitty camera,pillbugs,fps issues)
>Doors of Pharros(linear, uninteresting)
>Demon Ruins(bloom, uninteresting combat, uninspired level geometry)
>Horsedick valley(infinite rape ponies)
>Aldia's Keep(a single corridor)

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lots of dorks getting summoned into my invasions

maybe they fixed something

Can you parry Gottharss rolling R1?

>>161188069
yes

>>161188069
yes

parry when the head is almost vertical after roll

>>161186592
THANKS !

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Guys how do i reach this item? I've played through ds1 three times, and I've yet to find a way to reach it, getting desperate.

>>161186592
THANKS !!

>>161187848
>three blues and a phantom against one invader

This is what the Dark Souls series is now.

>>161188317
When you reach the area with the Stone Knights, there's a living tree you can cut down and it'll reveal a new area. You'll go down a path, then find another path that takes you up.

>>161188317

There are two ways to get to it. You can jump down on your left here, or go to the garden area with the Stone Knights and find a tree you can attack.