/dsg/ - Demon's/Dark Souls General

STILL

NO

SILVER

KNIGHT

WEAPONS

>>165160789

DLC2.

>>165160818
>those slow straight sword swings
DaS3 was a mistake.

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Are you ready for more weapons with generic movesets

>>165160818
>drake sword and knight shield
Why do people do this to themselves?

>>165161016
literally woolie

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>>165161000

>only one DLC left
>only one chance for them to bring over bone fist or puzzling stone sword type weapons
ahhhh

>>165161016

Is there a guide that tells you to get both? The Drake Sword is good, but the Knight Shield is purely for fashion, other shields are better.

>>165161083
Pat will never stop being wrong about everything

>>165161265
it's the most painful one yet
it'd be 100% better if pat had been bound and gagged from the beginning and didn't get to say shit

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>>165159218
>you'll need 60 Strength to wield them
>they'll weigh something like 25 or 30, forcing you to invest in Fashion with Havel's +2 and FaP +2
>they'll be slow as fuck and have less hyperarmor than regular UGS, meaning you'll be poisebroken super easy
>they won't be infusable or buffable, so you can't even infuse Heavy to get more out of them
>the heavy stat investment means you won't be able to use anything but Str weapons on that character, not even side-investing in Faith

I mean, I want to be wrong, but I know I won't be.

>>165161525
It'll probably also be a quality weapon.

>>165161525

>500 AR and low multipliers on L1s

Miyazaki was a mistake

Best weapons for DaS1 paladin build?

>>165161000
Are you ready for
>DualUltraGreatsword

>>165161083
>>165161265
i want to know what you guys are talking about

So was DLC2 confirmed to take palce in Londor ?

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Whoever designed Iron Keep in SotFS deserves to be fucking hanged from the nearest tree.

>let's just pust 5 heavy armored knights right around every corner
>let's also not forget to put npc invader 10 seconds after the bonfire and have him invade no matter how many times he's been killed
>also, let's give them x-ray vision, twice the attack range of melee builds, and have them track players until the very last wind-up frame
>oh and by the way, just in case players will try to run past them after dying to smelter demon, let's stack 8 archers/casters on a tiny bridge so that those faggots will have to fight their way every time they die to smelter
End me.

>>165161923
do you know any other capitals of hollows ever mentioned in franchise
i mean, i would be glad if that's the city of angels but everything points at londor
though maybe angels are from londor as well

>>165161923
Apparently the next DLC is called something like "City of the Dead" but also uses the same words for Profaned Capital and Hollows. So it's very possible for it to be named "Capital of Hollows" which might also be Londor.

Or it could be return to Undead Burg, who knows.

>>165161915
super best friends are finally playing ds1 and it's hot garbage

>>165161923
Based on the strings people have managed to dig up, yes. It literally references something called the City of Hollows.

>>165162024
>let's just pust 5 heavy armored knights right around every corner
alonne pussies die in 3 hits from any real weapon
>let's also not forget to put npc invader 10 seconds after the bonfire and have him invade no matter how many times he's been killed
what kind of bullshit is this, there are 2 npc invaders you have to kill once

>>165161923
Not quite, but it's very likely.
So far we have a name in the files that comes out to "Capital of Hollows" in translation, and an NPC ID named CapitalKnight that was added with DLC1 corroborating it.

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>city of hollows
>and you can bet your ass there's going to be a lot of abyssal enemies as well
better rev up those pyromancers boys
some shit needs purging

>>165162024
>>165162173
He's in company of champions.

>>165162173
Of course I bait them out one by one, my point is that it takes 15 minutes just to reach smelter demon after every death.

DLC2 wheeeeeeen
>inb4 late march

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>>165162429
i hope we at least get a trailer in january

>DaS1
Anyone in 67-103 SL range wants to summon me for anything? I'm really lonely. Eu btw
i've been sitting at Artorias' fog for ten minutes now

>>165162258
>Abyss Dragon hinted at in item descriptions
>Dual Ultra Greatsword wielding knights in the files

It's gonna be a nightmare on wheels.

>>165162173
>3
If you're not oneshotting them you're dumb

>>165162640
Zwei kills them in 2. Do you have a +9 weapon in Iron keep, or are you just retarded?

>>165162616
Fume knight is the first thing that came to mind

>>165162024
The run to Sir Alonne is worse.

>>165162738
Fume is ugs+ss, and he drops ss ten seconds in
besides, it's a generic enemy

>>165162024
>let's just pust 5 heavy armored knights right around every corner
You never have to fight more than 3 at once.
>losing to smelter

>>165161923
There was code found in the game files called DLC2_MIYAKONOMOUJA.

Miyako no mouja (都の亡者) literally means "Capital of the dead", but they refer to Hollows as "the dead" (亡者) in the JP version, so the localized name would be Capital of Hollows.

Since Londor is decribed as the "land of hollows" in the Hollow's Ashes description (or more specifically, "country of Hollows" (亡者の国) in the JP version), it's likely that the DLC will take place in the capital of Londor.

>>165162707
>slash damage in The Land of Heavily Armored Knights

So you really are dumb

Craftsman hammer and other strike weapons will easily oneshot them even at base requirements

>Do you have a +9 weapon in Iron keep
Are you implying that's difficult? You can have a +10 weapon super easy in DaS2, just go pursuer - ruin sentinels and bellbong for a bit

>>165162868
>I never died to a boss on my first attempt ever
>le git gud meme eks dee

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>>165161923
Sana says so, but he's a fucking sham. "Hurr DLC spells for DS2" and it's shit like Velstadt and Nashandra's projectiles swapped with a regular spell through CE.

I cannot imagine a world where the DLC won't be in Carim, but everything including Sana says Londor.

>>165162616
>they combine ugs into greatscissors

>>165162812
To sir Alonne you can actually run through the whole level and enter boss fog, it's just pretty hard.

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ok guys so, if given the choice:
bloodborne 2 or dark souls 4/demon souls2?

there's a new from game this year for sure

>>165162640
>dealing ~900 damage in one hit
>at Iron Keep
If you kept farming souls and chunks like a faggot and went in on SL200 with +9 weapon, sure.

>>165162907
>hey it's really easy if you do all this meta shit i wrote and pvp for two hours
So why are you being such a faggot again?

>>165160701
Just finished demon's souls for the first time. I was loving how different it looked at first and it turned out to be a good game as expected but it was a little bland and the bosses were piss easy. I also didn't think the false king was going to be the true last boss. I was expecting to go back and spend near 300k on strength to fight the actual last boss after the nexus opened up etc. I recently finished ds1 for the first time too and that was a bit disappointing also, mainly because the bosses were shit again.

Maybe I'm biased but I prefer ds2 and 3 over demons and ds1. Ok, maybe saying ds2 is better than those is a little harsh but ds3 definitely is and bloodborne is better than all of them for multiple reason imo.

Tempted to sell my recently bought ps3 now as I can't really see myself wanting to replay demons and ds1 again.

>>165163061
>do all this meta shit i wrote
not that dude but killing pursuer and then ruin sentinels is "meta shit?"
news to me my dude i thought it was pve

>>165162891
>capital of Londor
>it's called Anor Londor

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>>165163029
Bloodborne 2 with decent PvP this time and no Chalice Dungeons.

What's the rough ratio of Ashy Estus->Real Estus I should have for my Pyro build going through the game?
Do I just get a Fire Axe or use the Deep Battleaxe and just hack my way through the game

straight swords LOL more like HOMO SWORDS XD

>>165163089
DS3 has the best bosses, you're not wrong.
Outside of artorias and Biggie/Smalls, the DaS1 bosses have been obliterated by the passage of time.

>>165162891
Uhm anon, doesn't Miyako no Mouja mean Capital's dead person? As in, a hollow from the Capital.

>>165163029
>there's a new from game this year for sure
It's Armored Core 6.

>>165163029
Can i get my Dark Souls 2 2?

>>165163316
2 Estus, 13 Ashen
Attune Great Heal and end up with way more heals
Ez gaem

I'm looking for some nice all-round greatsword or any heavier weapons which can stunlock enemies and players, which weapon should I use(Quality build)?

I mostly rolled with Uchigatana which I'm slowly getting sick of.

>>165163390
Artorias is fairly outdated as well, though still solid.
Manus is still quite original even though he's just dark-themed Flamelurker at his core.

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>>165163487
>he thinks from hasn't totally abandoned armored core

The Dual Greatswords will be like the Smelter Hammer where they take a lot of stat investment but are fun and do good damage
PLEASE

>>165163678
A new Armored Core was already confirmed, anon.

>>165163472
The full text is:
>DLC2_MIYAKONOMOUJA_SEISYOKUSYA_AOMUKEDEAD
>DLC2_MIYAKONOMOUJA_SEISYOKUSYA_IKARING

If they've been mistranslating it, do you have any light you could shed on that?

>>165163390
Yep. I admit i'm a console fag so bloodborne was my first souls game and souls 2 was my second, then ds3. I obviously played ds3 and bloodboren with much better graphics and consistent frame rate than demons and ds1 but it was more than that. Everything (even in ds3) had a better pace to it. Half of the bosses actually felt threatening and here I was thinking all along that the bosses were always the main deal with these games. Well in demons and ds1 it didn't feel that way at all for me. Ds1's world was more connected and well done but I found it tedious at times. Besides that connected feel, everything about bloodborne and ds3 was better imo.

Is there a release date for DLC2?

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>>165163836
>mfw it's real news
who the fuck even plays armored core, I want my bb2 so pc fags can cry some more

>>165164014
January 25th.

>ds3 and bloodborne
>more consistent frame rate than DeS and DaS1
>on a fucking console
lmfao

>>165163029
Bloodborne ported to PC. Yeah, I know it'll never happen so long as Sony thinks it's the only thing keeping the PS4 afloat, but still.

I'm pretty sure Miyazaki's intent on ending Dark Souls for at least the forseeable future after DLC2, his interview implies that it's something he might re-visit much later but not immediately.

That being said, I recently got AC1 via emu, holy shit PS1 controls suck ass, it's like I'm playing Goldeneye 64 or something.

>>165163842
>SEISYOKUSYA
聖職者(せいしょくしゃ、希: kλῆρος、羅: clerus、英: clergy, cleric
miyazaki is showing his hate boner for clerics again
>inb4 Havel

>>165164109
>>165163941
Meant to reply.

>>165163029
DS1 remastered.
But just like, fix the graphics and framerate and netcode. Leave everything else the same.
It's the only game of the series that offers all forms of combat as valid.

>>165164113
>AC1 via emu

Start with Silent Line or Nexus. 1 and 2 era games are too dated.

>>165164113
>after DLC2

W-WAIT THERE WON'T BE ANY OTHER DLCS AFTER THAT?

>>165164252
>fix the graphics and framerate and netcode
it's called dark souls pc

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Loving every second

>>165164109
I'm saying bloodborne and ds3 on the ps4 have a more consistent frame rate than demons and ds1 on the ps3 you mong.

>>165164351
With the exception that don't you, fucking idiot.

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>>165164113
>emulate Armored Core 2, heard it was the most successful one

>D-pad up and down to move forward and backward, left and right do nothing
>L1 and R1 to move left and right
>L2 and R2 to move the camera up and down

>>165164057
Even if BB2 will happen, it won't be out this year. Maybe announced at E3 or something at most. The DaS3 DLC2 will lilkely be the only new Souls/BB content this year.

>>165164347
The graphics are still fucked and the animations were designed around 30fps, letting it run at 60 can actually cause gamebreaking bugs.
Netcode isnt fixed at fucking all without community tools that you have to hope the other guy is using.

>>165164252
yeah but while they're at it they need to completely remodel end game areas like izalith and duke's archives/crystal cave. Blightown too. Complete overhaul. Do that, fix the backstab meta, and I'm for it

>>165164289
Yeah, it's just 2 planned.

>>165164483
>completely remodel end game areas like izalith and duke's archives/crystal cave
Oh man having them go back and actually finish the shit parts that just got rushed out because of deadlines would be awesome

>>165164258
I'm a "production order" snob. I know that the games stop being related to each other after 2, but I also want to experience the whole thing.

>>165164113
Splatoon sold millions more copies on the PS4 than Bloodborne did.
And Madden is on a level beyond either of them.
I can't imagine Sony thinks BB is what's selling their machines.

>>165164445
Weren't the King's Field controls the same ?

>>165164476
>you have to hope the other guy is using
you don't
netcode fix simply hooks up the first IP for you, the rest is done naturally and doesn't require another party to use it

>>165164431
My first words were "i'm a console fag"

Stay angry my dude.

>>165164757
>I also want to experience the whole thing.

You're going to experience quite a lot of shit getting there. Do yourself a favor and still skip Nine Breaker.

>>165164609
>>165164483

Was Duke's Archives rushed? I always liked the area.

>>165164486
And I bet it will another 1 hour long tiny DLC. Fuck this.

>>165165009
the second part of it with crystal cave was rushed as fuck. Those trees gave my eyes cancer

>>165165032
Considering both DLCs have the same price, they will likely have roughly the same amount of content.

>>165165009
Crystal Caves definitely was.

>>165161105
could you do this with the Greatsword (UGS)?

>>165165032
>tfw didn't even buy the first one
I won't buy the other one either if it doesn't bring some unique areas and weapons.

Washing Pole should have 5 durability.

>>165164983
Which AC game was directed by Miyazaki ?

>>165164779
I still see a lot of PS4bros calling their consoles Bloodborneboxes. At the least a Bloodborne 2 is in the cards, I doubt Sony is content with letting their console become a Madden machine.

The only question is, will Miyazaki actually do anything original with it? Or continue to recycle ideas from the previous games like he's Urobuchi or something?

>>165165032
>>165165180
Maybe not. Don't forget a decent amount of DLC1's development time was probably wasted on the Arena.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSGJjsFA4mY

Is a 40/40 build in DaS1 a waste of levels? I feel helpless against the damage output of stuff like a buffed falchion

>>165165337
>1 room and a couple of menus.
WOW SO MUCH TIME WASTED!!

>>165165301
Washing Pole should have 0 durability.

>>165165305
Last Raven, 4, and For Answer.

>>165165414
go to 27/40

>>165165280
>>165165337
I sure hope it has more content than AoA. It costed me way too much.

>>165165337
They will have new arena maps in the second DLC as well. They said this in an interview and there are some other arena names in the game files (DragonRuins and GrandRoof).

holy shit i cant stand all these fucking passive reactive niggerfaggots

fucking remove the two hit combo bullshit already

>>165164348
>dragonkin orenstien
good taste

>host has havels GS, dark sword, and artorias armor
as per usual

>>165165301
get a black knight shield, and 10 int if you really want to meme them

>>165165431
Knowing From, online is one of the weakest areas of development. Getting the arena to work properly was probably quite a task for them.

>>165165305
>>165165464
Only 4 and For Answer. He only worked as part of the staff on Last Raven, he didn't direct it.

>>165165712
Before anyone says anything, I'll be the one to change that from "work properly" to "work at all".

>>165165603
Yeah, but they'll have the framework laid already.

I don't understand. Every other enemy I fight in Dark Souls III has an attack where they either sperg out and hit me six times, or they hold the attack until I roll.

Who approved of this terrible PvE?

>>165165649
removing two hit combos is basically the same as halving everyone's damage or doubling everyone's health, it isn't going to really change people's playstyle. It'll just make running attacks with the pole even more popular since you won't be able to combo with standing r1s on other weapons anyway.

>>165165892
this is fine

>>165165935
it doesn't really solve the problem or change anything though

>>165165431
>1 arena map created with reused assets
fix'd

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>>165165871
>terrible
>does it's intended job in wrecking casuals like you

>>165166097

Stupid spurdo poster, I just spam rolls and drink unpunishable estus.

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Just started playing Demon's Souls for the first time. What am I in for?

Any general tips? The link in the pastebin is dead.

Also what's with the Lucerne and Adjudicator Shield build I see everyone using on YouTube?

vow of silence should have a doubled radius and last 10 seconds, but every action taken that consumes stamina increases its duration by 5 up to a maximum of 120 seconds

>>165165871
>The enemies do damage and don't just let me roll whenever I want without thinking about it

>Who approved of this terrible PvE?

What makes the PvE bad is the ease with which you can run past everything and the high bonfire frequency, outside of that these are the best enemies we've had

>>165166250
so it should be 120 seconds is what you are saying

>>165166359
>outside of that these are the best enemies we've had
>lets make everything a bloodborne enemy
>without giving you bloodborne dodge mechanics

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I want a themed encounter in DLC 2

>>165165389
what was the point of this?

>>165166530
we already have one in ds3 with members of 3 pillars of lothric guarding the Princes

>>165166240
I love Demon's souls. Everyone uses lucerne+adjudicators because its the most effective holy build overall. Blessed Lucerne+ajudicator shield+regenerators ring pretty much breaks the game and you regenerate hp fast as fuck as well as having a spammy weapon with lots of range.

>>165166240
It's not fleshed out like the sequels, has several annoying mechanics (Tendency and item burden) and is really dead
The online is buggy, it's common to backstab people from 10 feet away and send them flying in the opposite direction
It's enjoyable for a couple of playthroughs but lacks variety of builds and weapons, has no movesets

Blessed Mirdan Hammer + Adjucator Shield + Regenerator's Ring + Regeneration miracle = something like 40 HP/sec
It's not very offensively strong because of things like Dark Silver Shield and the huge stamina damage to shields + low Adjucator shield stability, but the regen kiting is offensively ridiculous

Stay away from magic and black turpentine if you don't want to break the game

>>165166240

DeS has item burden, so drop your items at Stockpile Thomas and get that ring that allows you to carry more, Ring of Herculean Strength. The build they're using is probably a faith regen build. I believe halberds have infinite stunlock in DeS if you don't toggle.

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I want boss invasions in DLC2

>>165166359
The high bonfire frequency is partly due to every boss having a bonfire and then there being a bonfire in the beginning of almost every area. If some boss bonfires that were unnecessary (Ornstein 3 butterfly edition, vordt and dancer both having bonfires, etc.) then you would have a bonfire density closer to the other games.

>>165166250
Vow is pretty good as is, the problem is that it's countering something that just isn't worth countering. If magic were better, vow would be more valuable.

People can kinda run away from you when you cast it if you haven't got a spear or something, so linking it to stamina might be worth doing, but its still got enough of a duration.

>>165166359
>What makes the PvE bad is the ease with which you can run past everything
this is not a bad thing at all, especially for replays or grabbing gear from late game areas early

>>165166854
They should just get rid of boss bonfires already.

>>165166474
There are no enemies in III that are too fast for your to character fight.
The overwhelming majority of them are still far, far slower than you.

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>>165164057
>I want my bb2
Numbered sequels are fucking shite. I thought at this point you should already know that.

>so pc fags can cry some more
I hate being associated with cancerous sonybronies like you. BB is good but not really worth gloating about your Bloodbornebox over desu.

I think a Sony exclusive might be good if they got to use Japan Studio again because those guys helping out + Sony money = more likeliness to have a good game.

>>165166474
>can run past every enemy in the game with ease
>people still think they're too fast

>>165166854
there are plenty of non-boss bonfires that are completely unnecessary though. Take the bonfire in the middle of the crucifixion woods for example, probably the earliest I can think of.

>>165167080
I'd rather they did this via clever shortcuts or something instead of "yeah just walk past the guy". I can understand it in like, sen's fortress, but if enemies don't obstruct you then they aren't really serving that much a purpose.

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I've got my endgame pyro build set up, but that's 2 NG's away.

What are the must-get early pyromancies, and what should I level up first? Just go for Int/Fai spam, or begin getting to the 27 vig breakpoint?

>>165167105
What's wrong with boss bonfires? They don't add much to the game, that's true, but they aren't a problem. High bonfire density is a problem when it interferes with area exploration and good use of shortcuts, but boss bonfires are pretty inconsequential.

>>165164057
>>165167531
Miyazaki hates doing sequels and he's president now, so Bloodborne 2 is extremely unlikely.

I already played DaS1 more than once, but never finished it? Should I use soul dupe for my complete run? I want to finish this game, but I always get tired

I'm thinking about respecing my level 54 into a spellcaster.
Should I go Sorcerer, Pyromancer, or Miracle Worker, and what's a good stat spread to use?

>>165167616
What exactly is this?

>>165167616
well fuck
if they fix it they're probably getting rid of the heal aid bug in general

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>>165167816
Without question.
I'd rather have a buggy mess that gets fixed after a few months but is still amazing in every other category

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>>165167816

>>165167816
>no conclusion to the series
Isn't the Soul of Cinder fight enough of a conclusion already ?

I literally can't decide what to play, and they say a lot of option is good, life would be easier if I just had to decide between 4 classes

>>165168336
>Giant Pointless Fanservice Meme: The Boss

Anon doesn't know what "conclusion" means.

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>invade
>bribe the host with embers
>they let me farm some 6 or 7 blueberries as they cleared the level

>>165168713
Just play a naked man, and never level up. Fists only.

It's the one true way to play.

>>165168852
Not the other Anon, but Soul of Cinder is a great sendoff to the series, and fanservice done right.

Your taste is beyond garbage.

>>165167816
30 points seems kinda generous

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>>165169147
this

alright fags. my list is objectively the best. if you disagree you suck vaati's penis

>>165168713
Pick knight, warrior, pyro or mercnary

Deprived if you're twinking

ultimately starting class isn't really all too impactful on the experience, basically you just want a class that doesn't waste stats on things you aren't leveling if you're trying to stay under a certain level for PvP. If you're a new ds3 player just use knight, it'll let you try out the most stuff while fixing you to the fewest paths.

>>165168336
The boss itself is great, but the endings themselves don't really much new to them.

armor should have more absorption across the board, but have vitality, endurance, vigor, strength, intelligence, or faith requirements.

Havel's should require 40 strength, 40 vigor, and 40 vitality, but provide 55% absorption.

>>165168974
>Being this defensive over calling SoC fanservice

Calm down there, friendo. He's literally the definition of fanservice, and he's pretty pointless as the final boss of the game. Literally every other Soulsborne game's boss either had buildup or was an at least decent tweest, Soul of Cinder's biggest twist is that he was on the cover and biggest lore implication is that there's a difference between people who sat on a throne to link the fire and people who linked the fire directly, but even then, that isn't showcased in his fight and the difference isn't specified anywhere.

DS3 has assloads of fanservice, assloads of it is pointless, Soul of Cinder is really far fucking up there in both categories, that doesn't mean you're not allowed to like him anon

>>165168336
But we still have to fight the Dark Soul of Man.

>>165170102
You killed Manus in DS1.

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>>165167816
>>165169339

Do you think Miyazaki touches on every single part of the lore in the series? Does he dump some stuff off to the interns?

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>>165170102
Capital of the Hollows is like a perfect place to fight the damn thing.
>inb4 they have direct access to the Abyss at lower levels of the city and fragments of Dark Soul were collecting there for thousands of years from all crumbling hollows who eventually end up in that city

>>165169581
This makes for an interesting question, what would have made for a final boss in III that wouldn't have been "pointless"?
Should it have ended at Twin Princes or should they have pulled someone from an older game or what?
I actually have no idea.

>>165170271
He writes the contents page and chapter titles, leaves the rest to the youtube lorefags.

>>165169581
He fucking said SOC was fan service anon. Doesn't stop him from being a great boss.

>>165169581
>>Being this defensive over calling SoC fanservice
but he said himself that SoC was fanservice

>>165170336
>Lore NPC tells of this one dude who once went down there and never returned
>Since the Bearer of the Curse had all the Shards of Manus inside him, exposure to the Dark Soul turned him into a giant abomination

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>>165167816

>>165170271
He has a pretty good concept of lore in his head (just compare 1 and 3 to the clusterfuck of a ds2's lore) and some of the item description are obviously written by him, especially in DS3. I don't think that anyone else touched the lore of two games directed by him at least without his own agreement.

>>165169581
>Literally every other Soulsborne game's boss either had buildup or was an at least decent tweest

Oh yeah, I was so surprised to see Allant 2 and Lady Allant lol.

>He's literally the definition of fanservice
I'm a fan, I was serviced.

>>165170784
holy shit you're an absolute fucking faggot

bloodlust yourself pvebabby

>>165170851
Being fair, Throne Watcher/Defender aren't the final boss.
Sure, they're completely out of left field and have virtually no background, but Nashandra/Aldia come last, not them.

>>165170751
If there's anyone who would serve an embodiment of Dark Soul, it's all people who became Dark Lords over the course of ages. Basically anti-Soul of Cinder, way stronger, with way more terrifying abilities and maybe capable of manipulating Abyss itself.

>>165170929
I don't think the low score on the balance patch makes him a pve fag; as someone leaning in the pvp direction I don't think we need a super complicated balance patch at all really, just more weapons

high score on NPCs is pretty pvebabish though

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>>165170406
Could've had an actual "last guy who linked the fire" fight, especially if it had been built up throughout the game, and not just "player+gwyn".

Could've ended at Twin Princes and it would've been *okay*, it definitely would've been one of those "wait for DS4 bud" moments.

Probably should've ended with Gwynevere. She wasn't in Anor Londo, she was gone by the time we got to Heide, we missed her by a few years when we get to Lothric. Bitch has been breeding for Gwyn and carrying on his legacy for far too long. Dark Souls as a series is pretty negative about its outlook on the cycle, I have no idea why we didn't get one ending that was any different in terms of finality from the original Dark Lord ending of DS1. The cyclebreaking theme was nonexistent in DS3, which I think was one of the things DS2 got right.

>>165170741
>>165170745
>>165170851
Pointless fanservice is not "fanservice done right". You can enjoy it, the whole community can enjoy it, it doesn't mean it was good for the game, the story, or was particularly tasteful. I think NK was a bombass boss and expanded the lore plenty, but his appearance is turboforced. Abyss Watchers using a God's soul equally spread out across a legion of Humans through wolfblood just so Artorias could make a comeback was fucking beyond cringe, but it's a pretty neat boss fight.

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>>165170336
>Any hollows that lose their grasp on sanity are rounded up, cast into the Abyss, allowed to devolve, and harvested of humanity by Londor Elite Knights
>Unkindled are offered a Pilgrim's dark sigil service without knowing the consequences, then observed
>If they go mad, they suffer the same fate
>Londor's high society is composed of Hollow Unkindled with unbreakable wills, knowledge of the Serpents / nature of the world, and mysterious motives

>>165170784
The only real answer.

>>165171192
How exactly is it that the Nameless King's appearance is forced but somehow Gwynevere's wouldn't be?

reminder that focusing on the lore instead of the gameplay is the primary reason you might find the game shit

>>165171468
What does focusing on lore even mean with this game? Bigger walls of text in the item descriptions?

>>165171102
I hope they do this. Inverse SoC would be cool.

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>>165171285
>you become the lord of hollows and together you search for the higher planes, becoming lovecraftian space gods in the process

>>165171442
>lmao praise the amazing chest xD

>>165161016
Knight Shield looks really cool though. I like it so I wear it despite the extra weight.

>>165171285
>it's just cainhurst with abyss and humanity instead of blood and beasts
>we actually get more melted down bloodborne for DS3 DLC

haha i love DS3

>>165171442
Because Gwynevere has been the queen of every cycle's OG capital for every cycle we've been a part of? NK was banished and then fought a bunch of pointless wars that were supposed to be for "muh dragons", like he actually had opposition for dragon preservation after Anor Londo was abandoned like a hot potato. Then he just shows up in a dragon worshipping places with no dragons because you rang a bell, with multiple messages in his own sanctum telling you not to ring it because it'd destroy the whole place

>>165171192
Artorias didn't "make a comeback", it's new lore built on old lore, same as Nameless King. You know, because it's a direct sequel. Andre is bad fanservice, because he's just copy pasted from a previous game without any new twist or lore reason from being there. Abyss Watchers, Nameless King and Soul of Cinder are well done.

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Reminder that if DLC really takes place in Londor, third sister of londor will probably appear.
>inb4 she's the sweetest and most kind of them
My body is not ready for this.

I'm thinking about respecing my level 54 into a spellcaster for DS3.
Should I go Sorcerer, Pyromancer, or Miracle Worker, and what's a good stat spread to use?

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>>165171774

>mfw she greets you by bending over

>>165171701
>with no dragons

Wyverns are descendant of dragons. Snakemen too. And the place was probably built to worship the giant dragon that lies dead past where the Dragon Chaser Ashes are.

>>165171908
Pyro is best, but if you want to be a sorcerer you go 60 int and use a heysel pick

so wait, those londor pilgrims also had turtle-like shields on their backs to protect them from the pus of man. If DLC2 will really be in Londor, maybe we'll get a player pus of man form?
If I'm not mistaken, there's an unfinished pus of man animation with blood spatters coming out of the players back, available through CE

How Miyazaki can make Londor possible to explore without breaking the Lord of Hollows ending? You will be killing your own subordinates basically.

Or they will go with "if their willpower is so low they succumb to the curse then they are worthless so murder then to your heart's content, Lord of Hollows" route?

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>>165171774
>mfw she asks when her sisters are coming home

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How is the second DLC supposed to be out in "early 2017" if they haven't even officially announced it yet ? Don't these things get announced a couple of months in advance ?

>>165171468
I find the game shit because they gave us BB levels of stamina, rolling, and iframes but forgot to give us any of the game speed or animations

>>165171731
Artorias and his legend were absolutely 100% gone by the time DS2 rolled around, which is when the Abyss was at its absolute prime post Manus. All that's left is an undead every few generations that wields his sword and coincidentally are always lefthanded. (Speaking of fanservice)

Then he's remembered and has an entire military based on him and the movements he used while Abyssfucked by the time DS3 rolls around.

What would you call that?

>>165171968
>With no dragons

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>>165171774
>Morbid Temptation (cut content)
>A miracle that causes distress only to those that have turned hollow. To hollows, there is no greater affliction that the temptation of death. To them, this agony transcends imagination.

>Atonement
>Miracle given to those cast out from the Sable Church of Londor.
>Attracts more attention from foes.
>This is the only tale known by exiles, who believe it carries words of forgiveness. Cursed journeys, too, must come to an end.

>she's the sweetest and most kind of them

>>165172072
>only 2 (TWO) DLCs

still can't believe it.

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>>165171774
>sweetest and most kind of them
>just a reskin of Alsanna
No please. Make her the most evil of the three, give the option to marry her if you're the hollow lord.

>>165172020
It's DS1 fanservice, there's not supposed to be any lore senpai

>>165162938
Maybe he watches "No damage run" videos like 10 times before his first attempt at a boss. Maybe he hates the wonder and excitement of discovery that Souls games offer.

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>>165167816
Haters gonna hate

>>165172072
Hopefully they delayed it so it will last longer than ~2 hours

>>165171701
So I thought those "pointless wars" were the ones that the gods and NK fought against the dragons. You know, the ones they talk about in the opening cutscene in the first game.
He got banished for taming a dragon later on and essentially doing anything other than murder other side after the fact.
It seems pretty clear that Archdragon Peak is where NK was exiled to, none of this seems random.

And are you seriously saying that there are no dragons in Archdragon Peak?
There's at least three.

>>165163316
Fire weapons are extremely effective in DS3 for 98% of PVE content. You might want to switch it up for the demon ruins.

>>165171192
>it doesn't fit into my fanfic interpretation of the game therefore it's shit
wew

>>165172236
The whole DS3 is a DS1 fanservice not saying I didn't like it, tho

>>165163089
>I prefer ds2 and 3 over demons and ds1
kys

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>>165172235
>she looks sweet and kind
>secretly she's the most vile, cruel and plotting, just pretty good at acting
Better?

>>165172231
I'm hoping we get a third based on Miyazaki's incredibly vagueness in the interview after DLC1.

I cannot even fucking imagine they think they'll fill out this story with 2 DLCs, especially when DLC1 wasted their shit on two completely irrelevant bosses and then we're going to Londor instead of Carim for DLC2

>>165172386
Which part was fanfic?

>>165172409
The gameplay and bosses are objectively better by a huge margin in Ds2/3

>>165172492
You can't just fucking say that in a DS community, anon. DS1 is Holy, and Demon's Souls is only for OG Souls fans. No exceptions.

>>165163836
>>165163487
>>165163029

The confirmed games are:
>Armored Core Sequel / Reboot
>A "Dark Fantasy" Game that is a new IP
>Something "Totally different"

He has confirmed that there is no demon soul's sequel or remaster, and that Dark Souls 3 is the final game in the dark souls IP.

>>165164057
>who the fuck even plays armored core

All of the game design behind Soul's lore, basic combat mechanics, customization, and equipment was taken out of armored core. It shares that entire appeal, souls just simplified and slowed things down and made it 2D (ground) instead of 3D (ground+air). The later games share even more with Souls in the boss battles, melee combat, and level design. Souls has better atmosphere and is a lot easier to pick up and play though.

They sold 730,000 copies in 2012-2013 with their last game, and that was before DS2/BB gave them positive press release. Even a mediocre AC6 release would easily sell >1m copies.

People like mech games. There's a new mechwarrior and a new battletech game coming out soon too. There's Hawken and Titanfall, which just came out and are selling great.

Why not keep making them?

>>165172492
I do agree about DS3, but DS2 bosses are some of the worst in franchise and none of them are Manus/Artorias tier.

>>165172072
If they aim for a March release (would still be Early 2017) we might see an announcement trailer later this month, since the Araindel DLC was revealed 2 months before it was released.

>>165172448
>A braille tome of Londor, first spoken by Liliane of the Sable Church.
>This is a forbidden tome, as it offers salvation to all Hollows, and conversely curses all things living.

You can bet she'll betray your ass if you aren't hollow.

>Trying to grind sunbro covenant at Nameless King
>Host goes in to whack the legs and ends up dying from flying fire blast every time before we can even kill the dragon


They need a new stone face to throw on the ground. One that says something like "Stop hitting the dragon's fucking legs!!!"

>>165172648
Artorias is unique, but just because there isn't a boss that does flips and shit in DS2 doesn't mean there isn't a boss in his tier.

I think Raime is easily better than any boss in DS1.

>>165171468
But the gameplay is shit.

>>165172086
Dark Souls 2 is pretty much ignored by Dark Souls 3, because its lore was extremely bad and most likely wasn't done by Miyazaki. Some of the self contained parts like Shulva, Lindelt, etc were fine, but the rest was garbage probably because of the change of directors. The game didn't know if it wanted to be a separate tale of a land far away from Lordran or a true sequel, so you had some things pointing to that but then the Lord Souls were nonsensically still on that land. Anons in this thread still say it was meant to be far away from Lordran going from that interview, but if so, why are the souls there? Or the copy pasted sunlight altar, the "Old Dragonslayer", etc?

Dark Souls 2's fanservice was done really badly, because the game wanted to tell a new story about breaking the curse but they still forced in some copy pasted Dark Souls 1 things where they didn't fit, just for fanservice. That's what "pointless fanservice" is, not Soul of Cinder, which appears in a game dedicated to the linking of the fire.

>>165172086
>Artorias and his legend were absolutely 100% gone by the time DS2 rolled around
DS2 lore was also discarded almost entirely by Miyazaki. It has no importance and no connection to the other games.

>>165164445
>not realizing you can customize the controls

casual

Put your camera on the face buttons, movement and attacking on the R1/R2 buttons.

Or, you know, git gud.

>>165172769
Raime is overrated as shit. A simple DS2 humanoid with enormous blind spot on his back. He doesn't bring anything new and unique to the table while Artorias served as a base for all the best bosses in later souls games, and he's nowhere nearly as unique as Manus with neat things like silver talisman shenanigans.

>>165172086
I would call that ignoring ds2 completely and essentially wiping it from the timeline.

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>>165172805
WEWLAD

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>>165172235
Firekeeper is already your eternal GF if you extinguish the flame.

>>165172945
And if you go lord of hollows you get an entire harem.

>>165172945
And don't forget, you get to use Rosaria's soul as a fleshlight if you don't transpose it or revive her. That's why Leonard took her soul in the first place -- because he figured you'd do that to her.

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>>165172920
>>165172878
>everything anon doesn't like is fanfiction and just "our interpretation" in his eyes!!!
>by the way DS2 didn't happen, I said so

>>165172945
>not killing her so you can fap by yourself in the dark until the fire fades

>>165173104
it happened but in faraway shithole and has no impact on actual story of soulsverse

>>165172936
??? I don't understand these memes.

>>165172453
Everything you said about the lore is just your own interpretations and theories, this game has no concrete lores unless it's stated directly from the creator himself.

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>>165172448
ehh to much like Sister Friede.
how about
>Acts like a total cunt to the player if they're not the hollow king and human
>If you are she acts goody goody to you.
>If you wear the dark ring she acts disgusted with you.
>If you have 99 hollow and are a lord she'll act ecstatic and try to woo you.

>>165172181
Sounds cute.

>>165172805
>tfw DaS2 story and lore is written by same guys that did it for DaS1

>>165173359
Which part was fanfic?

>>165172945
What about Anri my man?

>>165173037
>an entire harem of crusty rotted hollows
Wow, what a great deal

>>165173407
Everything

>>165173508
If you want to fuck beef jerky, be my guest

>>165173183
>it happened but in faraway shithole and has no impact on actual story of soulsverse

If it happened in a faraway place why were the Lord Souls cursing the land? Why was there a Chaos Bug in the Lost Sinner? Why was Ornstein there? Why was the same Sunlight Altar there?

>>165173104
>>by the way DS2 didn't happen, I said so

That's not our interpretation, the game pretty much discards Dark Souls 2's lore, or rather, doesn't build anything upon it. There's only a few references to it and they are all minor, like Gilligan's corpse, the Drang set, etc.

>>165173104
I liked ds2 despite its faults. I'm not the one who ignored it, but trying to say that ds3 gives it any regard in the timeline is just factually incorrect. If ds2 was your favorite, fine. Bht as far as ds3 is concerned, Mirrah exists, Lucatiel and Creighton exist or existed in some form, Flynn existed, Gilligan is dead, and the King of Want existed in some far off land. But as for the events endured by the bearer of the curse and the land of Drangleic, well, Drangleic is possible because of drang armor and the king of want. But the crowns are irrelevant, and nothing that happened in ds2 is acknowledged or represented by ds3, which is very definitely the direct sequel to Dark Souls.

Does Yorshka have purple nipples?

>>165173563
Quote which parts and I'll explain why it isn't fanfic.

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>>165173672
>not jerking it to jerky girls.
This guy

>>165172453
>DLC1 wasted their shit
It gave all motivation of Pontiff.
It explained why the age of hollows is bad and why the world reset is the only true choice.
It finally shed some light on painted worlds.
It hinted at that Serpents are already dead and one of the bosses is a fucking founder of Londor which is incredibly important to the lore of DS3.
It also gave bits of lore about farron legion, fate of Priscilla, and some way of white-related things like miracle resonance.
There's a shitload of things it gave to us for its size.

>>165173835
>Pontiff
>Why ages of Hollows is bad

wait what?
Does Sully come from a painted world?

In a world of hollows will people rot and turn into the things from that village/mosquito fly men or something?

>>165172453
>I cannot even fucking imagine they think they'll fill out this story with 2 DLCs, especially when DLC1 wasted their shit on two completely irrelevant bosses and then we're going to Londor instead of Carim for DLC2

If you expect some definite answers in the DLC, and characters like Velka, Gwynevere, Lloyd, etc. you will be disappointed. The DLC will probably have some links to the actual game's lore but will mostly be self contained, just like the first DLC. I expect all its bosses to be new characters.

>>165173953
>Does Sully come from a painted world?
have you ever played in aoa

>>165173835
>It hinted at that Serpents are already dead
Where ? I think I missed this.

>>165173835
I think the frustration people have is that it didn't tie up any of the larger loose ends that the series has kept around for a long time now.
Sure, it goes over several things, but it didn't cover any of the larger questions people want answered.
At this point I can understand feeling strung along.

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>>165173763
Probably, considering she also has some other purple shit on her.

>>165174006
I can faintly remember running through a shitty village then spending 2 hours on Elfriede

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What things should i buy from vendors to 99 before i start NG+? I already have 2x 999 poison/fire/lightning arrows

>>165174318
everything you use

>>165174318
Kukri

>>165174298
Why is she so ugly?

>>165173953
>does sully come from the painted world
Yes. from snap freeze
>In a world of hollows will people rot
No just the paintings.

>>165174318
chunks, twinkling, scales
you don't keep the ashes

>>165174318
This is DaS2

>>165174395

Get out.

>>165174318
I'll spend at least 1 weak buying shit before starting ng+

Don't forget to trade your homeward coiled sword for a titanite slab at the birds.

>>165174578
She looks like ayylien.

>>165174298
What's the deal with her ? She has some Seath features (purple, bluish scales and tail, tantacle shit growing down her neck), but no relation to him is mentioned.

Breakdown of DS vs AC mechanics:

Things that were in Armored Core first, and later used by Dark Souls:
>Nameless protagonist seeking stronger enemies to kill and becomes an authority, to choose the fate of the world
>Right Arm and Left Arm weapons with 4/6 slots (4+2 hanger for AC), usually on R1/L1 buttons with triangle to swap, with 2 slots for support items (spells / items = extensions / inside)
>each weapon has its own set of standardized stats with applicable tuning/infusion
>each armor piece has its own set of standardized stats
>stability = poise as well as recoil control
>Quick boost = Rolling
>4 slots for armor to affect movement speed (in AC, these pieces also affect your main character stats, instead of leveling up)
>weight cap and movement speed limitations related to it
>hovering support projectiles (EO = constant Soulmass)
>Lore explained entirely in item /character descriptions and basic dialogue
>Unified currency reward for all upgrades
>Stamina bar that sprinting/boosting/dodging/ attacking depletes (not all weapon in AC deplete stamina, however)
>Right weapon and Left Weapon
>Left arm support weapons with right arm bias (shield, DS crossbows = AC blades, melee and ranged are just inverted mechanics)
>3 split endings (Keep status quo / End Status Quo / Destroy Everything)
>NPC Phantoms (every character in the game is using equipment you can equip and use yourself)

Things that were in Dark/Demon's Souls first that were used in Armored Core V or Verdict Day:
>Kicking (does damage in AC though)
>Threshold damage system (prior AC games used % reduction only)
>Back weapons are now just different versions of arm weapons
>Large special enemy bosses, instead of main enemies using player equipment (in ACFA as well)
>Removed the third (heat or PA) level bar

>>165174993
>Seath the scaleless
>purple, bluish scales and tail

So when exactly did NK get his ass kicked out of Anor Londo?
From DaS1 Sunlight Blade
>When the eldest son was stripped of his deific status, he left this on his father's coffin, perhaps as a final farewell.
Coffin implies that it's after Gwyn leaving to link the fire, but then there probably wasn't any wars with ancient dragons by that time.

>>165175125

Clarify: I am not trying to say one is better or anything, just pointing out similarities/differences in the game's mechanics, because it's not always clear how similar they are.

Things that are in Dark/Demon's Souls that are not in AC:
>Healing (you just have 1 large health bar)
>Open world design (Hub world with mission-based gameplay) with bonfires
>Leveling up (in AC, your health/stamina/etc. stats are based solely on equipment)
>auto-tracking enemies while locked on
>lock on mechanics are fixed, not customizable
>iframes
>multiple attack modes /movesets for the same weapon
>weapon and armor upgrades
>revisiting cleared areas before the post-game content

Things that are in AC that are not in Dark/Demon's Souls:
>letter ranking for performance in battles
>completely customizable control scheme
>Ranked Arena against NPCs integrated into the storyline
>NPC briefings prior to engaging a level
>Overboost
>3-dimensional combat
>restricted (but adjustable) turning speeds
>limited (but adjustable) lock on range and area, no auto-tracking enemies (lock on leads enemies, but doesn't move/turn your character for you)
>A third bar to manage (heat in AC3-LR, PA in AC4/FA. Removed in V/VD)
>acceleration effect on movement speed
>customizable lock on mechanics
>adjustable attack speed for the same weapon through different armor parts
>In general, significantly more tuning and control over basic mechanics, nothing in the game is fixed, everything can be changed.

I'm sure there's a lot more but this is just what I can think of off the top of my head. NOT TRYING TO SAY ONE IS BETTER THAN THE OTHER or anything, just pointing out all the differences so that you can see how they are similar or influenced each other. There's obviously a lot more than just this list out there to look at

>>165175221
He obviously returned back to AL for last time some time after Gwyn linked the Flame.

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>>165164258
>>165164757

/acg/ has got you senpai

Doing a NG run for my Pyro.
Do I miss anything by doing dungeon skip then heading back for the shortcut/Karla?

Can someone post gifs of the champ?

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>>165174046
In japanese dialogues Yuria mentions "Kaathe's dying wish".
There's a picture in Friede's boss room portraying two shadowy figures holding two bleeding serpents on their hands, with some human silhouettes below, obviously hinting at Londor and her two sisters.

>DaS1 86 sl
What bosses can i get summoned for without waiting for half a hour?

>>165175669
Alva won't invade if Pontiff is dead.

>>165167595
>Take the bonfire in the middle of the crucifixion woods for example
I have only learned about this bonfire embarrassingly early

>>165175905
Gwyn, DLC bosses, Maybe Nito.

Use DSCM.

>>165175551
>Last Raven is FUCKING HARD
maybe thats the reason I never finished it when I was a kid...

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>>165175203
I fucked up. Meant to say her scales and tail have the same purple bluish color as Seath's wings. Also she has the same shit on her neck as Seath.

>>165175450
It said he left the miracle in the tomb as soon as he got exiled, my dude.

>>165169581
I bet you would have preferred the epicc twist final boss where Emma was actually an offspring of Manus :^)
Seriously, the soul of cinder is an incarnation of every souls player from previous games with the cherry on the top being the first lord. what better way to end the series?
what's with people's hateboner for harmless references in DS3?

>>165176017

He looks so majestic.

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I swear to fucking god I died to smelter demon 20 fucking times.
>mfw I finally beat it

>>165171102
90% chance it explodes into a Manus-shaped Pus of Man.

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>It's an opponent starts throwing knives when you're low on health episode

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kek

>>165176147
Are you by chance half naked studying crystal magic right now?

>>165172647
>dark souls 3 is the final game in the dark souls IP
This is news to me.
How do we feel about this?

>>165176269
git gud

>>165176126
No, I wouldn't have.

A boss with actual relevant story to DS3 would've been nice. If SoC was optional, he would've been pretty neat. As a mandatory last boss, he is fucking garbage (in my opinion).

I would've rather the game had "ended" at Twin Princes than go on to meme about player-boss-man and le piano music.

>>165176240
i'd rather see it as a big Humanity sprite that constantly changes its shape to attack you then assumes a humanoid form for the final phase with music switching to main DS3 theme

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>>165176354

Y-yeah, studying.

is it cheating if i respec with save editor

>>165176168
Should have leveled your ADP.

>>165173708
because muh references
but I guess it's OK when DaS2 does it :^)

>>165176126
>harmless

SoC i as insulting as old dragonslayer for me, cashing too much on nostalgia instead of doing something new and of quality. It even ports the fucking ninja flip to be as blunt as possible.

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>wake up
>no lemon merengue pie left

>>165176168
You haven't seen anything yet.

>>165176679
If you meant that would've helped me roll, I had a few points in it, and every death was purely to misreading a attack/bad timing and not being caught in the middle of a roll
Unless you're memeing then nevermind

>>165176789
>wake up
>animeposters still exist
That also makes me pretty sad

>>165176368
I have no issues with it being over.
Say whatever you want, but I don't think anyone's (both FROM and fans) heart is in this series anywhere near the extent that it was in earlier installments.
I'd rather it be over than watch everyone nitpick future installments to death to the point where everyone hates both the games and being involved with them.

So has the pvp improved at all in the most recent November patch? It says "improved game balance", what did that change?

>>165176941
Smelter has atrocious hitbox problem and sometimes you get yourself shockwave'd by his attacks even after you have already rolled away from it. This could easily be solved by leveling your ADP/agility for a few more iframes.

Does tumblebuffing a resin onto an infused weapon do anything?

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>>165177065

Does upgrading the DaS3 pyromancy flame also increase the damage of spells or does it affect the pyromancy punch damage only?

>>165176006
Funny story about Last Raven: It was meant to be From Software's final game.

In 2004 or so the company was hemorrhaging money and they put out the very mediocre Nine Breaker (which had very poor sales). Their international publishers 505 Games / Agetec were going to close the doors for the PS3, meaning that From Soft didn't have funding to afford a PS3 dev kit (~$30k back then) and so they decided to end the series. They put all of their effort behind a new game, "Last Raven", which would be insanely difficult and made purely for the fans of the series as a final send-off.

The game sold surprisingly well, prompting Sony and Sega to step in and funded them in the interim, buying them the dev kit, under the promise that they would make Sega an Xbox 360 exclusive online-active mech shooter, Chromehounds. Sega's Atlus team would then work with SCE to make Demon's Souls with From Soft a few years later.

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>>165177065
>complains about anime on 4chan

>>165177527
both

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>doing ng+1-7 run in DS1 with connection fix and highlevel mage build
>45 dex, 44 int, shitload of attunement
>still getting invaded by twinks
this is adorable

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>>165160701
Why were they in Earthen Peak?

And why are there Manikins and Desert Sorceresses in Drangleic Castle in SOTFS?

>>165177331
Nah it was like 12 ADP, that shockwave shit never happened to me pretty sure, just bad/late/early rolls
Maybe it was that, I don't think so but eh oh well lol

>>165176006
Last Raven is, without question, the (intentionally) hardest From Soft game ever made.

Steel Battalion Heavy Armor is the unintentionally hardest

Souls series difficulty is about on par with AC Silent Line or the original PS1 games.

>>165177718
>ng+5
>run through the forest
>get invaded by twink
>smash his face
>he sends me fanmail through gfwl accusing me of hacking
good times

>>165177583
I'm so glad they're making another Armored Core, especially knowing it managed to just barely secure their future. Without Last Raven, we wouldn't have Dark Souls at all.

>>165176413
the twins would've been underwhelming as the final dark souls boss in the series

>>165176720
old dragonslayer was idiotic
but at least SoC is in fact a great boss regardless of how you feel about nostalgia

What's a good spear and halberd in DS3? I'm at the abyss watchers and I'm just not satisfied with the regular spear or the spear you get from the curse-rotted greatwood. And they changed the halberd move set, which pissed me off. I'll probably stick with the black knight glaive when I eventually get it.

>>165177065
Why do you care?

>>165178073
SoC also has something of a reason behind showing up, lore-wise.
I admit it's been a while, but I remember old dragonslayer just being there with no explanation at any point.

>>165177931
I think I beat Last Raven, but it's been ages.

>>165177065
>>animeposters still exist
>on an literal japanese website made for LITERALLY anime posting

wew lad. curious how you are going to try to dig yourself out of this one

>>165177583
I remember using that weapon arm that shots some guided missiles that killed most AC in one hit, it was the only way I could win fights

>>165178001
Before Demon's Souls, Miyazaki was "The guy who ruined Armored Core". The Miyazaki-directed AC games (Last Raven was directed by Dai Takemura) are they easiest, most dumbed-down gameplay in the series, with the least emphasis on gameplay customization and the most emphasis on twitch dodging / reaction speed.

They're still decent games, and some people really liked the simplified style more, but a lot of fans hated it and AC4 sold spectacularly poorly in Japan.

>>165178073
>>165178073
Old Dragonslayer mechanically isn't a great boss to reinforce the story. Ornstein and Smough without Smough is pretty fucking depressing. Like any souls boss, there's a degree of enigma to OD, but heaven forbid you imply he has a story or that DS2 had a story whatsoever on /dsg/.

>>165178451
wtf i hate miyazaki now

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>>165178326
>4chan
>japanese
You got the animeposting part right tho...