/dsg/ - Demon's/Dark Souls General

The Paladin character being in edgy black armour is everything wrong with DaS3

>>180727672
Argo has the best filtered voice in the souls series, right nest to Vilhelm

dark souls is the wow of soulslikes

Any chance anyone can either drop me a Harald Knight Curved Greatsword on Ps4? Or be willing to help me transfer one over? If you need bosses done or whatever, im always happy to co op

>Raime was one of Drangleic's most distinguished knights.[1] He used his favorite bird, the black raven, as his sigil.[2] He was considered by Vendrick as his left arm and was one of his most trusted advisors along with Velstadt.[2] However, he eventually clashed with Velstadt and was deemed a traitor by Vendrick.[2]

Having decided to leave Drangleic behind, Raime devoted his loyalty to Nadalia who gave him a new purpose.[3] Instead of using his ability to expunge black fog, he embraced it to always be by her side.[4]

This sounds like 12 year old kid's DeviantArt OC. It sounds like Lucifer's fantasy.

What a shit fucking game.

>>180727838
There's plenty of gold/silver armor that can work for a Paladin character, at least how I'd picture one. I guess Hodrick is a Paladin, and he has armor that resembles Leeroy's if he was hit by a bus.
More white medium/heavy armor sets would have been cool.

>>180728250
>Vendic loved a shard of of Mauses soul
>"Vendric that's stupid don't do that" -Reimu
>Veldstad: "I'll fucking gut u m8"
>"Fine I'm leaving, youall bitchass niggas anyway" - Raime
>"Vendic might have been on to something with the whole shad of manus thing" - Ravenlover

That is the story of Reimu, best waifu.

>>180728361

He means the Fallen Knight with the ASS by the Paladin ashes

Anybody on PC wanna drop me a pair of Black Knight leggings?
I've been farming this dickass knight by the Farron Perimeter for an hour and that's all I'm missing.

Omnibus, if you're reading this, I got him bro. For you. ;_;

>>180728575
What did Vendrick use shard of Manus's soul for?

>>180728621
>>180728621
What suggests that guy's supposed to be a paladin?
I don't think the use of ASS and the fact he's standing in front of those ashes is enough to suggest that when he also used twindaggers and no miracles, faith scaling weapons or heavy armor.

>>180729079
Nothing, he just got pusswhipped.

>>180729079
>What did Vendrick use shard of Manus's soul for?
Nothing, literally loved her then realized she just wanted power and got depressed.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np5PdpsfINA

He's right. Souls combat isn't deep enough to carry the game on itself, and focusing on ''difficult'' enemies and bosses that are based purely around moveset memorization when the game is still mechanically simple ''roll to win'' killed the series. AotA is shit. DaS2, 3 and BB are shit. Demon's Souls is a masterpiece

>>180729415
this but unironically

>>180729415
stop shilling this shit

>>180729415
How do real human being type this kind of stuff

Well, how technical and deep do you want me to go, because i can make a ton of leaps and bounds with this.
But the basic version is that the ASS and the Fallen Knight armor both come from a ruined sort of background, and the ashes mention a Paladin seeking the CotD. He may not be a paladin, but the Fallen Knight armor mentions a sect said knights were apart of.
ASS requires faith to use
Its just a bandit dagger
They were seeking the CotD, which became heavily bleed related. Honestly id say that the fallen knight shanked the his paladin buddy in the back.
Also you find the armor on the way to CotD, meaning the sect of knights were here for a reason. Possibly seeking the CotD. Thus, have a high chance of being Paladins.

>>180729704
>>180729178

>>180729593
>>180729645
>braindead nu-souls shits can't even provide an argument

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Alright /dsg/ what am i up for?

>>180729415
I didn't want to hear about Demon Souls, I wanted his thoughts on DS3 just how he did with DS2.
Fucking let down of a video.

>>180729860
You're up for the possibly most fun area in DS1, also that fashion is terrible

>>180729840
did his video even provide an argument? Or was it 20minutes of spouting nonsense and masturbating to common opinions?

>>180729860
If it's your first run, absolute hell but also fun.
Hope you find that hidden bonfire

>>180729415
Are you this Nigga
Stop posting your shitty Videos

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Forget about Matthematosis! Watch Plague play Dark Souls and listen to his lore & character analysis!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ9bL1LQGK0

>>180729415
>still can't get rid of his obsession with locking on
Also dude probably regrets going so hard against DS2 since it has a lot of the elements he complains about
>bosses that are more than just roll timing
>very heavy reliance on stats, iframes are even governed by a stat
>weapons that have knockdown properties, bigger difference between light and heavy attacks and how they stagger, weapons that don't combo their hitstun
>even lategame bosses can get parried, greatshields can tank almost everything
>world design that gives you a bunch of main paths that get progressively harder the further along them you are
>bosses rarely delay attacks to catch rolls
>invasions while hollow and the only way to stop them is offline (which has unique NPC invasions) or burning a limited consumable for only bonfire area.
>new PvP gimmicks and tricks with rat invasions forcing you into a somewhat unfamiliar area, giant seeds, blue cops

But instead he got hang up on "you will die over and over again" and never learned how to deal with multi enemy encounters, so now we have him praising DeS for doing things that DaS 2 did as well, while ignoring all of that and ranting about how shit 2 was.

>>180730103
stupid brainlet

>>180730009
Not him but I found it first playthrough then died to the fall damage, I was fucking mad

>>180730430
>died to the fall damage
I feel sorry but also man i am laffin

>he LITERALLY died to that greathammer drakekeeper in DaS2

how bad

Am I more likely to be summoned as darkmoon if I'm at anal rodeo? I seem to be getting summoned every few minutes as opposed to hours in between

>>180730672
>keeps dying in shrine of amana
>can't get past the last bunch of maidens/clerics at the end
please help me

>>180729415
How would an action game be mechanically hard exactly? Octodad Souls or what? Please give me an example of an action game with deep/mechanically complex combat that feels good in action.

It is ironic how the argument is that later installments feel too game-y when it's obvious this cunt has never fenced, never done any sword work, never sparred in martial arts once in his entire life, meaning he has no reference on which to base this claim.

>arenas ruined muh invasions and therefore the way this game is meant to be played
Kys if you believe that.

>>180730876
>grab a greatbow and just snipe the fucks
>stop locking on and gain situational awareness, you can literally walk out of the way of the soul arrows, no need to run or roll
platform, game version SM and just summon help

>>180727931
I JUDICATOR ARGO SHALL DELIVER THEE JUSTICE

>>180730876
Poison arrows?

>>180730914
devil may cry 3

>>180727672
hey guys i started playing a Solaire Cosplay character in Dark Souls (1). Its my first Faith character ever so i have two realy noobish questions and i hope you like to help me.

1. Because the character will get a full 50 Faith build to use the Spear of Sunlight in the end, is it a good idea to make a +15 Sunlight Straight Sword or is a +10 Divine Sunlight Straight Sword the better option?

2. I would love to use the "Sword of Sunlight" miracle for my build. Is it possible to use it with a Divine weapon? I guess not... correct?

>>180731008
I just got to the bonfire on the other end and I read this
apparently the real solution is not being retarded, which is most of what you said
thanks for the help anyway

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>>180727931
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>>180731445
I actually forgot about aldia, I'm sorry.

>A LIE WILL REMAIN A LIE

>Invading another world
>Error could not invade due to time out
Is it my internet or am I being matched up with Chinese?

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>despite popular belief, this purple flame weapon with the same colour scheme as the sunset set is NOT in fact a mound maker covenant weapon

Does Dark Souls 3 possess any form of an actual final boss that gives some form of an emotionally satisfying fight? Or is it just another pointless fucking boss?

One thing DaS2 did right was to at least establish a villain.

>>180730914
>How would an action game be mechanically hard exactly?
What kind of fucking question is that, have you never played anything other than nu-souls shit? Ninja Gaiden? Devil May Cry? Bayonetta?

And of course you had to be a boring piece of shit who participates in arena duelfaggotry garbage, in a game series with some of the most unique and innovative PvP systems there is

Also take this ''kys'' shit back to your favourite meme site where it came from, you cancerous little fuck

>>180731859
>being this assmad
kys

>>180730914
>>arenas ruined muh invasions and therefore the way this game is meant to be played
>Kys if you believe that.
this is right though

>>180731828
>throne watcher and defender have good emotional build up
lol sure what ever you say anon. At this point I'm surprised you're even playing souls 3

>>180731828
>One thing DaS2 did right was to at least establish a villain.
No, it didn't.

Gael is probably what you are looking for though. He plays the role they originally wanted Oscar from DaS1 to play.

>>180731980
He meant the boss after, retard.

>>180731859
>Ninja Gaiden? Devil May Cry? Bayonetta?
Those are all easy, and Bayonetta is all about timed rolls too.

>>180732014
>appears once
>plays the role of oscar
lmao

What is some good rings to pair with Friede's?
I got Chloranthy+3, FaP+3, Prisoner's.

In between Left eye (for HP) or Havels (HA)
Any help?

>>180732014
>>No, it didn't.
>DaS2 establishes that Kevin Nash drove poor Vendrick loonytunes
>In the final battle you can literally beat her to death with an effigy of herself that Vendrick made in his misplaced love and devotion

>>180732132
>appears and asks you to do his quest
>decides to try to complete it himself
>acts as your foil
>ends in battle with a bittersweet conclusion

>>180731828
mechanically and thematically yes
story wise no, both end bosses have basically no build up and are just dudes

>>180731859
>>180731236
You two jokers believe that memorizing inputs/key presses and mashing them at the speed required is 'mechanically hard' or in any way different than memorizing movesets and rolling as required? There's a reason why those games are called spectacle fighters, they're just made to look flashy. None of that SUGOI GORILLION HIT COMBO would look/feel good in a souls game and that's the main argument of that stupid video - the feeling was supposedly lost.

>unique and innovative PvP
Absolutely, I never argued otherwise. Sometimes I want to invade and be a part of the asymmetrical PvP, sometimes I want to have a one on one to practice the actual combat mechanics. The two are not mutually exclusive and one doesn't take away from the other.

>Also take this ''kys'' shit back to your favourite meme site where it came from, you cancerous little fuck
Take a look at that address bar on your browser and tell me which site exactly are you on right now.

>>180732327
No, sir, I think your very birth was a mistake.

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What's a good Curved Sword I can use very early on?
I wanna make a dexfag, but I don't wanna use a Katana, and I don't want be stuck using raw weapons for half the game.

@180732726
How hard is it to google "dark souls curved swords"?
Fucking retard.

>>180732726
Pick merc for twinblades or buy scimitar from the shrine handmaiden.

Hand it over. That thing, your PARTY ROCKERS IN THE HOOOOOOOUSE TONIGHT

>>180732849

>cant even reply properly
Good work champ, you sure showed him

>make faith mage
>it's shit
>make luck sorc
>it's shit

@180732975
>being THIS new
sure smells like summer in here
also, nice reddit spacing

>>180733057
>>180732849
>being this autistic

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Why is one-handed small sword r1 spam so rewarding in pvp?
Any moveset/builds to counter this?

>>180733020
>faith mage
you mean pyro?

>luck sorc
luck is always shit as a combat stat

>>180732718
>Being this much out of arguments
Hahah

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>>180731313
The best is normal+sunlight blade, which is what I assume you mean by "sword of sunlight". No, divine weapons cannot be buffed without a relatively tedious to perform glitch. Solaire doesn't use that miracle though, so if you want to have the best accuracy for the best results, use divine
>>180727931
FUCKING FOOLISHFAGS
GET THE FUCK OUT OF FILIANORE'S CHURCH
GWYN DAAAAMN

>>180733210
2H Ultra weapons
spear outpacing
FUCKING PARRYING

>>180733210
>Why is one-handed small sword r1 spam so rewarding in pvp?
Because they made straightsword hitboxes large and latency small and gave them 360 degree tracking, making them as OP as they were in DeS

>Any moveset/builds to counter this?
anything with poise or range

>>180733290
You can't listen to him and not think of the true hero of deep voices

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hg8_Jw7v2g

should I use dark pyromancy flame or just upgrade the normal pyromancy flame?
are they any different at all?

i've had more multiplayer interactions in 12 hours with scholar of the first sin than i have in 100+ hours of mostly emebered/member of a covenant play in dark souls 3

>>180733769
Because DS2 is on discount and it's more fun

>>180727672
Somebody speaking Japanese?
Got this PSN Mail


悪いことは言わないから回線見直して、どうぞ

>>180733298
>>180733210

Straight swords closely followed by their other 'one handed' counterparts are the best precisely because nothing can beat them consistently, especially not ultra weapons. Your average shitter might get caught in an ultra combo and get chunked for half his hit points, but a good player will just run circles and your only option is rolling attacks which are parryable. Spears/halberds are probably your best option, but you're still at a disadvantage.

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>>180732970
/tv/ pls stay

where can I get summoned the most in DS2?

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>>180733856
Reminder on why /tv/ leaves their shithole

>>180733692
Dark Pyromancy Flame's fire bonus scales off hollowing, and has higher base damage. So if you're fully hollow it usually always does more damage than the regular flame, ranging from 3%-20% extra spell depending on your int/fth and hollowing.

There's not enough seeds to upgrade both in one game unless you burn an ascetic at the giant's memory a few times. If you do that you can upgrade both.

>>180733692
>>180734001
also because there's hollow scaling, if you aren't fully hollow then dark pyromancy flame is awful

>>180733823
>google translate
>I will not say bad things, so please review the circuit, please

maybe something along the lines of "I'm trying to be polite, but check the map, retard?"

>>180734125
>>180734001
Did you actually try this ingame? Because I remember Dark Pyro Flame had higher base damage and better INT+FTH scaling and got more damage with every upgrade. Some anons have mentioned in the way older threads: Dark flame is literally better than normal flame even when you're human.

>>180732718
I'm sorry but you actually lost to Lucifer. As much of a faggot as he is sometimes, in this case he provided actual and legit arguments in >>180732327
.

>>180732014

Nashandra is kind of established as much of a villain as the Dark Souls series is capable of. The emerald meme specifically warns you that Nashandra is trying to take the throne and she's definitely presented as a villain.

Now, if your argument is that she's presented POORLY, you have some grounds for that, but she's definitely presented to you as the villain of the game.

>>180734214
Telling you for your own good, check your connection please.

Just started DS3 as deprived, not sure how I want to mold this guy, any builds I should avoid?

>>180733906
bellfry luna

iron keep bridge

black gulch

shrine of amana

fume knight

old iron king

>>180734363
magic is for niggers
don't be a nigger

>>180734363
Avoid a pure faith build. It's just trash, you fucking hit anything.

>>180734363
luck, luck is useless

>>180734302
>Dark flame is literally better than normal flame even when you're human.
This might be a pre-patch thing before hollow scaling weapons were changed or something.

Dark Flame has -270 scaling if you are human. If you are hollowed out, it is ALWAYS better than regular flame no matter what. If you are human, it is always worse. The difference between the two is only ever about 20% or less though so it's rarely worth upgrading and staying hollow to use unless you're dying a lot or doing a forlorn cosplay

>>180734395
Where exactly in Shrine of Amana? I'm in front DoS's fogdoor waiting for a host.
I want medallions, not help people get through that shitty but pretty area

>>180734506
Luck still gets a straight sword. Hardly useless compared to resistance.

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>>180734570
Always hate myself for leveling up resistance to 30 back in souls 1. Never realized it was a dumping stat, and how my first ever playthrough was a fucking chore because of low damage.....

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the "activate multiple bloodpools at once" feature is fucking incredible

>>180734214
>>180734362
I have 250k Business internet, it must be his connection

>>180734561
if you want sunlight medals you should have co-op'd at earthen peak, gargoyles, or smelter demon. Just keep going until you get to fume knight or old iron king.

Also bosses where you need to summon lucatiel for quests might be useful.

>>180734736
I highly suggest you download GeDoSaTo.
>buffing for PvE mobs

>>180727672
Should I level Vitality in Ds2?
Are armors uselful and should i reinforce my armor?

>>180734815
>earthen peak, gargoyles, or smelter demon.
Fug
I didn't kill the gargoyles yet, but my SM is too high to get summoned.

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>invading as red in gank city
>an aldrich faithful invades too
>he goes after me instead of the three man gank squad
FUCK YOU WHY ARE FAITHFULS SUCH FUCKING MORONS

>>180734813
bandwidth doesn't matter for games, ping time and packet loss does. US cable internet has significantly higher pings (and has to cover much longer distances) than what Japan fiber optics /ADSL does. From games are basically designed for Japan's low ping internet and then ported to the US.

>>180734460

Do you mean you dont hit anything?

>>180734879
He probably turned off his HUD and buffed for the screenshot like the autist he is.

>>180734909
Don't get more than 10 VIT if you intend to use Flynn's Ring

>>180734909
No. Leave it at 9 or 10 and name your character Rob(in) Flynn.

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>>180735012
*Sniff* ah you smell that? That's the sweet smell of sale kiddie blood. Nothing better for summer. Twinks out in full force today.

>>180734736
Seeing 7 dudes jump down the same hole is always satisfying

>>180734909
Armor is super useful as poise actually works, unless you are minmaxing for a SL120 PvP meta build (which is a really stupid idea on your first playthrough) then level it so you can wear medium/heavy armor and still maintain 30-50% equip load.

>>180735008
>>180735041
Is Flynns ring this good in this game?
My vit is at 10 right now

>>180735183
s-source on image

>>180734909
Definitely level vit, but do it more to equip heavier weapons and/or power stance. You should be staying around 50% load or less because even though 70% is mid roll, your walking speed and roll distance is crippled.

Armor drastically increases your pve physical defense, but does dick all for elemental defense or pvp defense. Leveling vit allows you to

+500 physical defense vs 1000 is about a 30-40% reduction in damage in pve, so once your health is decent vit offers better returns than vig.

>>180735008
>>180735041
Don't listen to this idiots and use a soul vessel for flynn's ring when you acquire it after 80% of the game. Plenty of reasons to level vit before then.

>>180735183
Check the screenshot date.

>>180734815
I've been alternating between DoS and Velstadt at about 1.56 mil for SM, but it's slow work. I thought I'd get more availability for the Ivory King fight, but it's been mostly empty.

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>>180735213
Ring of Blades + Flynn Ring + Engraved Gauntlets are really good, yes.

>>180735213
Ignore luci, flyns is good, you gain a flat +50 damage as long as your equip load is below 60, but doing a rob flynn build kind of assumes that you are familiar enough with the game to
1) Only use light weapons
2) Only use light no poise armors
3) Get hit rarely because of your low armor
4) Can't poisetank through attacks
5) Can't powerstance
6) Can't use heavy weapons
7) Can't have weapons in other slots to swap to

It works, but only if your willing to commit to it hard
Also you can always just respec later (9 is the breakpoint for max flynn ring damage with Third Dragon Ring, 14 for no third dragon ring)

>>180735012
>>180735183
>>180735275
Assuming this is the undead settlement bonfire, half of those are from people following wiki guides and killing themselves deliberately to raise their hollowing for yoel's questline before killing greatwood

>>180735210
>>180735256
So it is possible to tank through everything like in 1? Somehow I liked the hyperarmor poise in 3 better, it feels more realistic

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heh.. he'll never see me coming...

>>180734686
I don't get this meme. Is he some sjw crybaby or what?

>>180735213
It's good but you don't get it until near the end of the game, so leveling up for it is pointless.

>>180735316
Throw your sign down at the king's gate bonfire. You can get summoned there for watcher/defender, twin dragonriders, nashandra, or aldia. 1.56 SM is acceptable for those. You're too low for ivory king.

Make sure you throw agape ring on.

>>180735490
Buddy DS3 poise is half of DS2's poise system.
You get normal poise that lets you tank attacks and not get interrupted, using heavy weapons gives you hyperpoise that multiplies your poise and makes attacks that would otherwise always stagger you count as normal poise damage.

>>180729415
hang yourself and livestream it lmao

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>>180735490
>So it is possible to tank through everything like in 1? Somehow I liked the hyperarmor poise in 3 better, it feels more realistic
Yes but you need 90-100 poise and an ultra weapon.

If you want to be a pure defense tank, go a faith/strength build and use a greatshield with great magic barrier and really high stamina. Greatshields are as OP as ever. They synergize well with lances too

>>180731859
>he doesnt know this is 4chan

>>180735610
Okay, that range is far more active than I thought

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>>180735239
Sidhe, new local drawfriend. He takes simple requests if you find him

>>180735509
why is chameleon such as a a spell

>>180735523
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/colbertposting

He's a comedian.

>>180735389
>1) Only use light weapons
Craftsman Hammer + Estoc is the best setup in the game for PvE.
>2) Only use light no poise armors
Stop being a shitter and learn to dodge.
>3) Get hit rarely because of your low armor
You can use a shield if you suck at rolling.
>4) Can't poisetank through attacks
See above.
>5) Can't powerstance
Power stances are a meme. It was good at launch but was nerfed to the point of being practically useless.
>6) Can't use heavy weapons
Again. CH and Estoc are the best for PvE anyway.
>7) Can't have weapons in other slots to swap to
Blatant lie.

9 + 3rd Dragon is the max. 10 +3rd dragon is only slightly less than max. You get +50 at 9 and +49 at 10, IIRC.

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>>180735827

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Is there a chance for DS1 remake? I want that shit so hard.

>>180735775
>>180735490

Is that for PvE or PvP poise?

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HAVE FAITH

How do I get (You)s on /dsg/, /dsg/?

>>180735937
Yes, it's called Dark Souls 3

Why is getting invaded so much more fun than invading?

>>180735896
>HEY GUYS spend 80% of the game using a shitty unoptimized git gud build just so that you can get an extra 50 damage later on after you beat most of the pve!

>>180735954
>DS2 PvP poise
Aii lmao good luck optimizing for that
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-iCrOdAGp3uQ9I0VgQYU2Ug2d4w2PbQZhBnobLakaMs/pubhtml

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>>180736002
>no giantdad
that's not a remake.
>>180736012
because you don't know what to expect.

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*walks towards you*

>>180735954
Both.
100 poise without an ultra weapon, 50 poise with an ultra weapon is where you -start- to see an effect, but only against light attacks.

200 poise (not obtainable) with a light weapon or 100 poise with an ultra weapon is where you see regular effects.

http://darksouls2.wikidot.com/poise

It's really not worth it unless you're end game and have ring of giants +2.

>>180736093
>giandad
fuck off with your shitty meme build

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>>180735970
You gotta love em back and post without source newfriend.

>>180735954
This dude >>180736140 is overblowing it, even a full alonne knight set will see you tanking 3-4 hollow attacks before staggering.

>>180736140

Armour like the Drangleic set is useful no matter what weapon you're using. You won't get staggered by little things like dogs.

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Vanilla DS2 or SOTFS

>>180736180
h-how dare you...!

>>180735970
Get a trip and be consistently wrong about everything, do note that this will make people on the internet call you a mongoloid.

>>180735610
>>180735613
>>180735775
Ok thanks
For a Hybrid build should I go 40/40 STR/FAI or where do i get the most Fun Out of a build? It's to Latein for Gexea since I am too far in and concentrated in STR alone (at 30 currently)

>>180736305
SOTFS, it's better overall with some exceptions *cough*ironkeep*cough* and nobody plays vanilla anymore

>>180736305
Scholar, no question
>>180736325
Or provoke useless arguments. The trip may deter some from granting (You)s

>>180736305

Vanilla with DLC.

>>180736040
>DaS2 babbies don't know how to roll or block
Can't say I surprised, to be honest.

>>180736340
* too late for Hexes
autocorrect

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>>180736186
Okay, I love all my (You)s, but now I want a source, pls.
>>180736325
But I don't want drama, I just want (You)s
Is there a more consistent way that doesn't involve shitposting /dsg/?

>Decide to make a fun Dex character and upgrade the Great Scythe.
>Find out how terrible it is.

>>180736249
>>180736232
both of these guys have a point, I mentioend 50-100 poise for tanking boss attacks. For dogs and arrows and small hollow attacks, yes, less poise still sees a difference.

The default knight set is really good but locked behind a fragrant branch

>>180736305
see: >>180735775

>>180736340
40/40 str/fth is perfect. You get the highest gains between 30 and 40, and 30 minimum is what you need to equip some of the best greatshields and heavy weapons.

>>180736340
Keep in mind your endgame character in 2 will be SL150+, around 200 if you occasionally coop and don't first try every area, levels are not as restrictive as you would think.
The most fun STR weapon is the smelter hammer, it takes 70 STR to use 99 to powerstance, but its kind of a fringe case.

Once you get your faith up then take a weapon with high-ish base damage (or innate lightning damage) infuse it with lighting and buff with sunlight weapon/gold pine resin for maximum damage.

>>180736542
You could try making OC, if you're up for the challenge. Have people post their characters and draw them in different styles, if you want.
It struck me that your mere asking for how to get (You)s is getting you the thing you desire. Was this your plan all along?

>>180736340
Oh also, get a token of fidelity. If you give that to the NPC after the old dragonslayer, he will let you buy infinite boltstones so you can infuse all your weapons with lightning. There's a token of fidelity in huntsman's copse if you don't want to co-op with another player to get it.

>>180736618
What the heck is the point of a level meta in dark souls 2 if soul memory exists? I remember I just began leveling up whatever whenever I could since there wasn't a reason not to

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>>180736747
I can't draw worth shit, but I've written some smut before.
Dunno if you lads are interested in that or if I can write anything DarkSouls-y at all
Also yes.

>>180736816
>What the heck is the point of a level meta in dark souls 2 if soul memory exists?
Internet penis comparisons I would presume. Iunno, some people are really really into proving that their build is good by sticking to a certain SL limit.
Never cared personally, I did my 300k SM Rob Flynn twink, so beating endgame bosses at SL120 as opposed to 150 always seemed like a really silly thing to do.

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>>180736883
Write a sirris and ashen one fic(straight, no lez shit), and I'll feed ya (yous)s for days nigger. I'm tired of this gay shit!

>>180736816
>>180736952
>What the heck is the point of a level meta in dark souls 2 if soul memory exists? I remember I just began leveling up whatever whenever I could since there wasn't a reason not to

Because leveling up costs a lot of souls and the tiers get larger proportionally, meaning that late game matchmaking is almost entirely SL based.

Even if you spend souls ONLY on leveling up, 1 matchmaking tier at the SL200 costs more than buying out every shop in the entire game. Meaning that at that range, matchmaking is purely based on your level and how many souls you are holding/lost, shop has no effect anymore. And at SL220 you are hardcapped, any higher and you will start matchmaking with SL800 players.

When you reach SL150, you will only be able to matchmake with people up to SL165 or lower because levels start costing so much. 220 is where even being perfectly soul level efficient will cause you to cap your SM at 9-12m, any higher and you start matchmaking with max-leveled SL800 characters.

All SM does differently is make your bottom SL range extremely large assuming the other player is very inefficient with spending their souls. Otherwise, it's almost always determined by SL after SL150 because of the cost of leveling and wideness of the tiers.

Explaining and theorizing about any Souls or Bloodborne lore is bad because..........?????

No, seriously, why is it bad?

>>180736883
Writing isn't too bad of an idea, but smut gets really stale. Write it based on a character, some humorous situation, the Abyss Watchers killing each other over who's Artorias' biggest fan, something like that.
If you absolutely must write smut, try a threesome between Heysel, Kirk, and Creighton in Rosaria's Bedchamber from Leonhard's perspective while he sulks in a corner.

>>180737357
Because it's just theory and not that much concrete outside of locations and spells. Half of it is retcons the other half is just there for scenery. Blood borne is just lovecradt pop-up book (that's not bad) and some more references of artists thrown in. It's story is their but Wildely ok in terms of presentation.

>>180737335
Oh also, these are the softcaps for SM tiers:
>1.5m = SL150 if you level efficiently
>3m = SL200 if you level efficiently
>9m = SL244 if you level efficiently
>12m = SL255 if you level efficiently

Also, to reach the "equivalent" power of a SL120 build in DS1, you need to be SL200.
>50 vig
>50 end
>40/40
>13 vit (fast roll on 40 equip load)
>2 spell slots

>>180737229
>>180737365
I'll consider your suggestions
I don't wanna lead you anons on because I have absolutely no motivation or self-esteem
But you should feel free to continue feeding me (You)s though

>>180735339
So uh.. Are you ever going to re-record this or are you going to keep posting the same 4+ year old webm?

>>180737515
>retcons

Multiverse theory

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>>180737664
Ok solaire, you got face fucked by a bug go away...

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>tfw ps4 broke
>tfw sent it to Sony
>tfw it's been 3 weeks now
>tfw my skills are most certainly declining and I'll be shit once I get back

>>180737646
With the Rosaria's Fingers one, write Leonhard being as snarky as he possibly can, and always mention how the festivities will never compare to the embrace of his goddess. Also have the Ashen One with him, who joins the other three after hearing enough of Leonhard's shit.

>>180737653
I'll keep posting it whenever it is relevant. Rerecording it for no reason would be highly inefficient, especially since I have no desire to ever play DaS2 again.

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>>180737646
Then consider this a last (you). Until I see results....

>>180737335
>meaning that late game matchmaking is almost entirely SL based.
Ayyy-lmao fucking what?
A minumum investment SL150 build (literally 0 souls spent on nothing but levels, not even weapon or armor upgrades) will land you in the 1.5 mil SM tier, this lets you get matched up with up to 2.7 mil SM, which is SL180.

Thats a 30 level difference, and that's assuming you stop at SM1.5 which is not what most people do, the birdge for better or worse is usually around 2-4 mil SM, even the low end of that, 2 mil SM, matches you up with people up to 7 mil SM, thats enough for SL230, so if you stop at say 120, you would be matched with people that have 100 levels on you.

200 is where it starts petering out, that's when the costs start getting too high for SL fuggery, but anything below that is people stopping for the sake of it rather than wanting duels at a smiliar level.

>>180737646

>>180737935 just gave me an idea, have Tsorig showing Alsanna the true power of the FUGS

>>180737823
>>tfw sent it to Sony

Huh? They can fix it for you? For real?

I wouldn't if I was Sony, I'd just force you to buy it or sue to for sexual harassment and attempted theft of corporate property, then send you to Russia as a tongueless slave secretly bought by Norks, for Norks, over Norks, and at Norks.

>>180738084
Better then gay/lez fic #387 that's not even bothered to be continued anyway.

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>>180737935
>>180737832
I would love to give you two all the jerk off material I can make, anons, but I can't put my works out there because I can't stop feeling they're too shitty
>>180738084
P-Pls.
I have severe autism about writing characters being in-character, and I don't have a good grasp of Dark Souls' characters so I can't write a good piece about them REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>180738084
Friendly reminder that Bearer Seek Seek lest did the exact same thing as Tsorig did.

Has anyone fared well in this game with a spear? I really want to use them but they're just not good at facing multiple opponents which happens pretty often. Makes for fantastic fights against NPCs like Havel though, that was fun as hell.

If you have, any recommendations?

>>180727672
Is that Shaq?

is there an explanation why DaS3 didn't have bonfire ascetics? I want to grind bossess god damn it!

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>tfw gael's second phase keeps fucking me up
That fucking cape man

>>180738228
No one cares how shitty your works are, you just need to post them. You can't get any better otherwise. Since most of the characters aren't very well-rounded in the sense that we don't know much about them, that gives you more or less a free reign with writing them. It's only the ones that we know a great deal about where it gets tricky, and then you just need to put yourself in their mindset.
>>180738267
I think Tsorig would have been a little rougher

>>180738421
>is there an explanation why DaS3 didn't have bonfire ascetics?
Yes.
From was too scared of people not like 3 if it was too much like 2 so they removed every major gameplay mechanic that game introduced, the fanbase didn't know what they didn't like about 2 so it was easier to just go "fuck all of that" and not even try.

>>180727672
>pedophilia
explain

>>180738421
go to NG+ then
be a summon
From hates DS2 and wants to ignore it and its lore entirely

>>180738324

>Has anyone fared well in this game with a spear?

Which one? DeS, DaS, DaSII, DaSIII?

In DaSIII, Saint Bident is currently one of the best defensive playstyle weapons in the game

>>180738421
read the fugs description

>>180738324
I just did a Lothric Knight's Long Spear run, it's alright. Multiple opponents aren't that much of an issue if you can free aim, which I kinda sucked at. The range is pretty nice but I wish it had more damage.

>>180738737
Sorry, 3.

Why's the Bident so good?

>>180738774
how is that related?

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>>180738540
I care how shitty they are, anon, because I make them.
Thank you for being so supportive though.

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>>180738961
Trust me, I've written some total shit. But I liked it.

>>180738901
Hmm, yeah. Not great at free aiming.

How'd you manage big crowds?

>>180739030
There's no convincing him at this point anon. He won't budge, his material will forever be in his fucking brain. never coming out.

>>180738935

Longest length spear in the game, damage scales with faith, is buffable despite this making it excellent on a hybrid faith build, especially ones that lean towards STR. Which is currently one of the strongest builds there is, since many STR weapons work wonderfully with faith buffs such as the Crucifix, Splitlead, Winged Knight Twinaxes, Drang Twinhammers, Greatsword, Exile Curved Greatsword

It basically just caps of a particularly popular build archetype, while still being perfectly viable on a pure melee build due to its long range

Though for the sake of the weapon art I'd probably go with a Ringed Knight Spear on a pure melee

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>>180738935
>the longest spear in the game
>shits out damage

>>180739161
I'm backed up in the same way with a bunch of ideas for actual attempts at short stories. Some are trash, but a few might be able to fly, even if only for seconds. I really need to get started on them.

>>180739193
>>180739240
Wow, I've actually wanted to do a STR/FTH build for a while now and I'm interested in spears.

If you guys had a build for me I'd be eternally grateful.

>>180738951
>he doesn't know

>>180727672
after finishing ds2
why did the game lack "HOLY SHIT" moments like ds1/3 and bb had
its not a bad game but it just feels medicore with some serious downfalls concerning level design, mechanics and boss fights (especially the OST's)

>>180738951
>and became a forgotten relic of history.
>forgotten history

>>180739450
How is that related to a gameplay mechanic?

>>180739354

https://mugenmonkey.com/darksouls3/215028

Just uploaded it, there's somewhere for you to start

You'd be using faith mostly for the buffs in PvP since your cast speed will be absolute arse, but the damage you'll be able to shit out will be horrendous

DMB for most weapons, Dark Blade for Crucifix, Lightning Blade can be useful against casters as they won't have as much END to buff their lightning defense. Force is on there because it's one of the most useful spells in the game

>>180739035
Good old lure them out and finish them off one buy one, I sometimes used throwing darts to draw the aggro.

>>180739590

Also worth mentioning, something I forgot to do with that build: Best starting class would be knight

>>180739434
>why did the game lack "HOLY SHIT" moments like ds1/3 and bb had

Because it lacked a long-term overall game structure. DS2 is a patchwork quilt of individual levels and bosses and ideas, but without any overall theme. Part of that was them wanting to make a larger, more open world style of gameplay, but a lot of it has to do with the fact that its development was completely fucked by the first director (Shibuya) and a year out from release they only had a few levels half-finished when bandai demanded a complete graphics downgrade for PS3.

So things like the opening intro, overall story, player guidance, and building up hype over the game was secondary to just getting the game finished and content filled out and making it run properly.

>>180739590
>>180739730
God damn, thanks. This looks awesome.

Why DMB and DB though? I figure one of those and lightning blade would be a little more variety, no?

>>180740040
So 2 was more or less doomed from the start, is what you're saying.

>>180739590
>>180739730

Oh, and take advantage of the following weapons:

Dragonslayer Axe
Millwood Battle Axe (use with a weapon art shield, the WA charge it a hit confirm for an R1)
Winged Knight Twinaxes
Great Club
Greatsword (would need 28 STR to one hand, but you should be 2handing anyway)
Crucifix of the Mad King
Saint Bident
Broadsword/longsword (combined with a good stability med shield, or if you can get to 30str via knight ring use Wolf Knight Greatshield)

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Why is Astoras concidered the best UGS?

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>>180739354
This allows you to use pretty much every weapon you could want on str/fth build:
saint bident
lothric knight greatsword
crucifix of the mad king
murky hand scythe
spiked mace
splitleaf greatsword
winged knight twinaxes
drakeblood greatsword
claymore
wolnir's holy sword
sunlight straight sword
and more

>>180739434
Shouldnt have played that garabage LMAO

>>180740128

You have 18 ATT with the build I gave you, enough to have 3 of the 4 available weapon buffs for FAI users. You can pick and choose which you run with based on what you're likely to face

As an example, if you're invading, you almost always want to have the force miracle on you. Ideally a heal too. So you'll be carrying one buff. I'd say chose either DMB for the majority of weapons since High END buffs lightning res, or Dark Blade if you're using a weapon such as the Crucifix

If you're in a dueling environment, 1v1, heals won't matter and neither will force. Take all three elemental buffs to cover all possible bases

I haven't played since launch.
Is a faith/ish build viable?

I loved the dragonslayer spear and swordspears.

>>180740146
It was given a tiny budget to make a bigger game by a director that had no experience or any idea what he was doing. They brought a bunch of old From producers and directors out of retirement to fix it a year from the release date, so it's amazing that what we got is as good as it was.

The company was trying to work on 3 games at once with barely any staff, one of which was a passion project without it's lead director. They were spread far too thin to really give DS2 the attention and budget it needed.

In concept DS2 is a better, bigger, and more unique game than DS1/DS3. It needed three times the budget to pull that off though, so what we got instead was a game full of great ideas with poor execution.

DS2 is also a lot more reminiscent of older From games in that way, when they used to make more unique progression and gameplay styles and change things up more frequently. DS3 is the weird one, since it's basically just a remaster of DS1 but with even less unique progression.

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>>180740216

Not after if was nerfed.

>>180740474
Wasn't Bamco also trying to push it out the door as quickly as possible with BB on the horizon?

>>180740216
Lothric Knight and Farron are the best, astora is second, along with profaned.

>>180739434
DS2 is just boring, it has lots of shit but none of them excite you.

>>180740474
>DS2 is actually the best guise, it's just a big plot against the game XD
>DS3 is a rip off from one
How can you be this delusional

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>Four Lothric Knight Shields, two sets of leggings, three gloves, three swords

COUGH UP THE ARMOR ALREADY YOU KNIGHT SHITS.

>>180740395
Sounds great, thanks.

>>180740182
>>180740292
Yeah I was hoping for a build that lets me try out most weapons associated with those stats.

Is that a refined or heavy gem for Saints Bident?


I'm excited. DaS has become boring because I never really try new builds. It's either STR or DEX or quality. Maybe these spells/miracles you people use will breathe some new life into the game for me. Then I can try DaS2.

>>180740780
>Wasn't Bamco also trying to push it out the door as quickly as possible with BB on the horizon?

Yep. Originally they wanted an early PS4 release before bloodborne. But then it became obvious that the game was behind schedule and would need to be delayed, so out of fear they changed it to a multi-generation release to shit out a PS3 version faster by using a simpler and worse lighting engine.

>>180741000

Heavy, refined is naff outside of quality builds and both heavy and sharp infusions got a buff

>>180741018
And SOTFS came later to resolve that mistake, or release what should have been released in the first place.

>>180739434
DS2 was my first souls game so I liked it but after playing DS3 and Bloodborne there are just so many more memorable moments.

Like even Vordt was a fucking awesome boss with the music in sync

>>180740780
With good reason.

>>180741089
>And SOTFS came later to resolve that mistake, or release what should have been released in the first place.
So you mean DaS2 is just shit in the first place? Because SotFS is also fucking awful.

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>>180741000
heavy like with all the weapons

>>180740915
Thats not what he said you autistic fuck.

He said DS2 tried to do too much and half-baked everything as a result.
DS3 was a re-tread of 1 with less expansive exploration but overall; way higher in quality than DS2.

>>180731236
>>180731859
Sorry to bring the conversation back to this, but I really don't understand this argument from the Matthewmatosis video. Yes, those sorts of action games might have "deeper" combat in terms of pure player options, but they're also going for something COMPLETELY different form the feels of Souls combat. The appeal of combat in these games is the weight and impact of it, and the feeling of it being relatively grounded in what you can and can't do. Sure your character can roll around in heavy platemail swinging an impossibly huge hammer at a dragon, but you're just juggling foes and doing air combos or doing huge complicated attacks dashing all around. The appeal of Souls combat is in combining this simple yet satisfying set of player options with interesting enemies and environments.

Hell, Nioh tries to fix this exact complaint by taking Souls-like combat and adding "depth" with weapon combos and a more involved stamina system and it only goes so far with the game is filled with repetitive and uninspired enemies or bland environments.

>>180740915
>all the things DS2 did to improve over DS1
>all the things DS3 didn't include or did worse from DS2

I'm not saying DS2 is the best, it's obviously the worst. I'm saying the game design concepts behind it were way more unique and interesting than what they put into DS3, even though DS3's is far better executed.

>>180738421
>is there an explanation why DaS3 didn't have bonfire ascetics?
They don't really fit the Souls' style at all and they imo mostly just a difficulty selector for people complaining about DS2 being too easy.

And as a bandaid to the pants-on-head retarded way From handled enemy respawns and grinding discouragement. The ascetics are unnecessary because From decided to not be retarded this time around.

Plus you can reset Spear of the Church boss to be alive again for a bunch of Souls so there's your bonfire asscetic.

>I want to grind bossess god damn it!'
Play Bloodborne then.

>>180740915
They will forever be ass mad at everyone hating it and bullying them for liking it. No amount of research for its development can ease the damage done. At this point it's either buy the game for 12$ or not at all lol.

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Hey /dsg/ I just finished DS3. I feel like I'm hollowing IRL, I only wanted to talk to the furtive pygmy or acquire the Dark Soul. I am so sad, also the lord of hollows ending fucking sucks.

>>180741271
I believe that the higher ups openly admitted to releasing an unfinished game, and that Scholar is just what it should have been initially.

>>180741089
>It's still bullshit
Good solution

>>180741131
This.
Iudex' soundtrack and presentation is better than DS2 as a whole.

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>want to go back to Dark Souls 3
>was my first run
>last time I played I was shitfaced
>boot up game a few months later
>no idea where Im supposed to go

pls halp, theres like three different routes I can go

>>180741089
Softs still doesn't have the promised lighting engine.

>>180741638
How can we help you if we don't know where you are?

>>180741460
>tried to block this guy's path
>he changed the direction
That's pretty funny, I wonder if it's possible to send him back to Gael with multiple phantoms.

>>180741512
>>180741704
The original DS2 was a pile of shit, Scholar was more like a better designed pile of shit with a flower on it.
As >>180740474 said, it was basically one foot in the grave from the get-go

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>get invaded by some mexican
>begin trading with him, hes not taking any damage
>4 hits later i jump back cause hes not taking damage, is he a hacker?
>suddenly takes 1200 dmg from my swings 5 seconds ago and dies
why do these people invade? he almost killed me because of his shit internet.

>>180741332
>>180741318
>In concept DS2 is a better, bigger, and more unique game than DS1/DS3. It needed three times the budget to pull that off though, so what we got instead was a game full of great ideas with poor execution.

Hmmmmm, yes totally not said it.

>DS3 is the weird one, since it's basically just a remaster of DS1 but with even less unique progression.

>Guise they mentioned some NPCs from 1 with their respective armor and weapons and the worst part is Soul of Cinder mentions THIS WHITE CIS CUM GWYN
>Fucking rip off, it's basically 1 with a different name

>>180741428
Just look at the buttblasted contradiction every 2 posts lel

>>180741761

Im up to Distant Manor in Irithyl and Profaned Capital in Irithyl Dungeon

Im on PS4 btw

>>180741916
>he almost killed me because of his shit internet
Lag switching is an intentional tactic used by some people. They turn multiple porn torrents on while pvp:ing to get a bad connection and kil the host that way.

is there some explanation of the covenants? why are there blue sentinels and blades of dark moon? thought they did the same thing

>>180742006
Anon you do know what in concept means right?
The guy said "In concept DS2 is better but it's not", but you just read "DS2 is better" and ignored the rest of the sentence.
Thats not how the English language works.

>>180742062
Profaned Capital is a dead-end and a required boss is in there.
You need to go through the sewer in Irithyll to progress in there.

>>180741323
>Sorry to bring the conversation back to this, but I really don't understand this argument from the Matthewmatosis video. Yes, those sorts of action games might have "deeper" combat in terms of pure player options, but they're also going for something COMPLETELY different form the feels of Souls combat. The appeal of combat in these games is the weight and impact of it, and the feeling of it being relatively grounded in what you can and can't do. Sure your character can roll around in heavy platemail swinging an impossibly huge hammer at a dragon, but you're just juggling foes and doing air combos or doing huge complicated attacks dashing all around. The appeal of Souls combat is in combining this simple yet satisfying set of player options with interesting enemies and environments.

I'll simplify this for you:

"Souls is about making decisions and committing to them, then overcoming the consequences of that decision through a better understanding of the game."

I *think* his argument (I can't be fucked to watch the whole video anyway) is that since demon's souls, players have less commitment and fewer consequences behind their actions, and instead From focused on the feedback and excitement of combat. From went from a highly immersive RPG where every button press had a direct consequence to a mediocre (compared to DmC/Bayo where the "Depth" of combat is the main selling point) hack and slash game where you had few choices that actually mattered and the combat wasn't compelling enough to make up for it.

Why can't I adapt to DaS3? Holy shit.

I'm starting a dex run in DS3, what's a unique early game weapon to have fun with?

>>180742246
I understand the argument with the general design approach of the series, it's the discussion about the combat not being compelling that I take issue with. The combat is one of the main draws of the series for me, and I believe many others, because it does have depth and is satisfying. Comparing it to the combat in games like Bayonetta or DMC is absurd because these combat systems go for extremely different things. Matt makes the argument of "If I wanted to play an action game I could find plenty of better options than the Souls games", but what options are there really? If I want combat that's weighted and grounded in my options and not a super fast paced character action game like Bayonetta then how many games other than Souls clones really provide that?

>>180742574
you're not rolling enough or you're rolling in only one direction

>>180742772
Refined Carthus Curved Sword +10 with Carthus Rouge

>>180742574
Spam roll.

anyone wanna run through Distant Manor? will be at bonfire

pw is Taaka

PS4, SL74

Planning to make a twink for Crucifixion Woods/The Cathedral. What's the level and weapon level I should shoot for? 30ish with a +4 weapon, or is that too high?

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So let me get this straight for DS3

>invasion requirements are back to DS1, where soul memory is no longer a thing
>enemies don't despawn after being killed 10+ times
>phantoms can still drink estus, they can also restock estus somehow(how do you do this?)
>estus from the host no longer heals phantoms

am I missing anything important from the guides in the OP? the blueberry covenant is still a thing? is there a spell for faith builds thats like blade of the darkmoon?

>>180742574
Panic rolling, R1 Straightsword spamming shitter of want
Play metal gear solid, bayonetta or other piss easy pussy games

>>180742773
Think about it this way:

Souls combat without the stats is extremely boring, monotonous, and restrictive. DS3 is the only game with moderately acceptable variety when using just a single weapon and not considering any customization. DeS/DS1/DS2 play extremely poorly if you aren't swapping and customizing your stats and equipment over the course of the game.

It's the STATS and EQUIPMENT that makes the combat interesting, and as the series has gone on, they are trying to emphasis less on that and ending up with games like DS3, which lack all of the unique progression and immersion techniques of the previous games in exchange for half-baked combat improvements

>>180742976
You want SL30+3

>>180742954
Coming my Nigga

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Thematically and mechanically speaking, is this objectively the best boss in the game?

>>180743069
Just, like, play the game bro

>>180743069
> the blueberry covenant is still a thing?
Yeah, though blues are the most cucked beings in all creation
> is there a spell for faith builds thats like blade of the darkmoon?
Well, there's Darkmoon Blade.

>>180742867
>using CCS
>in 2017

>>180743240
No. Sillyman is a pretty good boss, but there are better ones. C H A M P, Nameless King, Friede, Gael, etc

What's good about Dark Sword? Has the same AR as Long Sword at 40/40.

>>180743310
It's still good, just not super OP.

Personally I like the Carthus Curved Greatsword. Vertical Spin Slash is better than Horizontal.

>>180743213

cool, Im Embered up and by the stairwell near the stairs

>>180743530
Stomp, and better reach than long sword as far as I know.

>>180743530
>What's good about Dark Sword?
Patchnotes and living in the past

The wind up attacks were fine with the DaS1 hollows who would do a slow wind up then follow through with a sluggish attack, I'm sick of this *unsheathes katana* shit in DaS3

>>180743240
That'd be Gael or LoC. Maybe if Sully had more story buildup BEFORE the fight he'd be somewhat interesting. The fight is okay for being a mid-game boss but it could be better.

>>180743378
Champ is a bad meme.

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>>180743240
Any boss that can be one-shot by a fucking furry, is not a good boss.

>>180743626
>stomp
>good
>on a SS

>>180743530
more range, better on a greatshield strength build

>>180743707
For how many plot threads Sulyvahn ties into it is weird how he just comes up in the middle of the game with very little context to his fight, and even less fanfare

>>180743240
Yes.That, or Soul of Cinder (who was worse in terms of hype/immersion but better mechanically).

Sully has a creative gimmick that fits perfectly with the souls gameplay and theme. The stronger he gets the more he reveals about himself to the player, creating a situation where you actively learn to beat him over the course of the battle. It is a perfect representation of what makes From games unique from all other games.

There are some bosses that are more fun, some with better buildups, and some with more lore significance. but none so perfectly fitting mechanically as Sully.


>>180743735
>>180743707
>>180743378
Ignore the shitters that say he's too easy or not dramatic enough for that there are more fun bosses. They don't understand the question. As a purely mechanical concept for a boss, Sully is top tier.

>>180743707
Champ is a great boss, fuck yourself. His moveset and animations just ooze style, and he's got a solid difficulty level to boot.

>>180743745
It's good for versatility.

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>>180743530
>dark sword
Triggered

>>180743596
My sign is outside of the Bonfire room

>>180743821
>They don't understand the question.
> As a purely mechanical concept for a boss

>>THEMATICALLY and mechanically speaking, is this objectively the best boss in the game?

hmm

>>180743069
Yes. Weapon memory (the highest weapon upgrade level you've ever made on that character) is a thing though.
Yes.
Yes. Estus restocks randomly from killing PvE mobs and invaders
Yes.

There's blessed weapon and Lightning Blade spells.

>>180743213
>>180743213
>>180743213

u still coming? not seeing any signs.. is Distant Manor one of the areas where you cant summon?

>>180744060
theme isn't the same as hype/lore or enjoyment

>>180744074
Yes. There is a fog wall over the entry and exit to the building. You can summon again once you get to the ledge.

>>180743692
>only easy and weak enemy attacks are okay
ok

>>180744074
No, it's a transition area. You can only summon in Irithyll proper, or Irithyll Dungeon.

What kind of shitter do you have to be, to have trouble with Irithyll Dungeon at SL74 anyway? You're already strong enough to outright beat the final boss of the game.

>>180744074
Do you want to go to Pontiff or tue Dungeon?
Go down kill the fire with and right before the Dungeon entrance ist my sign

>>180741323
Nioh would have been better with an open world similar to DaS1. Nioh only feels bland and repetitive because of the mission based setup. I think it actually handles combat way better than DaS2 or 3.

So I torrented DaS3 and I've never managed to get Alva, Heysel or Kirk to invade me. What the fuck?

https://mugenmonkey.com/darksouls3/215056

Rate me?

>>180744325
Nioh would always be inferior so long as it kept up its Diablo style random loot. Weapons are all functionally identical except for stats, and because every drop is rng based and they have internal weapon levels there's never a reason to explore a level. In Souls games you want to see every nook and cranny because any new weapon, spell, armor, etc. you find will be interesting and unique, maybe even with a bit of cool lore in the description shedding some light in the area or overall plot. But in Nioh you kill things with your lvl 70 Katana and scour the area to find a lvl 72 Katana that does a bit more damage. And even then you're better off rushing through the critical path of each mission to get to later ones since they drop objectively better loot.

Repetition of enemies and sameness of areas were definite turn offs in Nioh, but it was the loot system that killed that game for me

>>180744446
Because you pirated the game, you fucking shitter.

Is it so hard to afford $24 these days? Jesus fuck.

>>180744542
Nice Guts cosplay

>>180744542
125/387

>>180744647
I live in a country with terrible economy, and I'm a student and I feel bad wasting my parents' money on videogames

>>180744542
What's there to rate? It's just a standard healslut build.

>>180744542
I like this, it seems fun

>>180744635
Nah, Diablo style loot is exactly what BB needed for its chalice dungeons.

>>180744795
Then spend your time studying instead of playing video games. Your parents would be even more disappointed in you if they knew you were engaging in piracy of software.

>>180744635
I dunno, I could see Diablo style loot working as long as it isn't just katana +4 vs katana +5.

I don't necessarily think it's a good thing for a Soulsborne game, though. I'd like to see a return to DS2 weapons, where mostly everything can be infused and buffed to create massive flexibility in weapon viability.

Also, weapons need to have more unique movesets, even if that just means switching the R2 for a different weapon R2.

>>180744903
what a fucking retarded opinion holy shit

>>180741638
No. I hate drunk people.

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>>180737365
I changed my mind and made this
https://pastebin.com/d8cu1stm
Hope it isn't too shitty.

hey *****, id rather do Irithyl proper and do Pontiff Knight. Can we do that instead?

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sure am getting a lot of mexican BRs using their third world mobile internet tethering, god damn

>>180744903
>A Lucifer opinion I actually agree with

Holy shit it's a unicorn

I wish the Chalice Dungeon concept would be re-implemented. It was a fantastic way to extend the PvE lifespan of the game.

>>180744995
It only works so long as the levels are randomly generated. But the second you have random leveled loot in a premade dungeon or area to explore you throw out any reason to explore.

>>180745150
Yeah which Bonfire?

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>>180745120
You know, for a first attempt, this wasn't too bad. Leonhard's dialogue fits him perfectly.

>>180745392

first one? I dont think I can summon at any of the other three

>>180745185
fun right? swing and they take damage 16 years later.
i've had fucking arena matches lost because they die after killing me like 2 seconds later.

What happens after the Lord of Hollows ending? How exactly is Ashen One a "Lord" when there is nothing to rule over except brainless zombies. How will he spend his days?

>>180745640
A hollow need not be mad

>>180745480
Do you mean Church of Yorshka?

>>180745802
>>180745802

yep, Im at the Church. Please let me know if I cant summon there

Good boss concepts:

Asylum Demon
>Having different equipment can drastically improve your combat ability. Learn to pay attention to what you're equipping.

Stray Demon / Champion Gundyr
>Use your prior experience with the boss, this time in an elevated higher stakes scenario

Capra Demon
>Learn to manage the environment and take advantage of the area

Bell Gargoyles / O&S / Twin Princes
>Fighting two enemies at once is different than fighting one, even if they are the same enemy type.(garg)
>Fight two people at once, but instead fight them with drastically different styles. Learn what you know about the first fight to elevate things for the second fight. (O&S)
>Learn to Fight two different enemies simultaneously, rather than one at a time (Princes)

Priscilla
>Don't rely on lock on, reaction time, or sight to do all the work for you. Think ahead and pay attention to the surroundings.

Four Kings
>Sometimes speed is important.

Gwyndolin
>Learn to chase down and attack while dodging.

Skeleton Lords
>Manage multiple targets and type/elemental effects (strike vs fire vs lightning vs thrust)

Executioner's Chariot
>Sometimes the best way to beat a boss is to stop trying to fight head-on and use their main gimmick against them.

Abyss Watchers
>Manage enemy aggro and learn to keep track of a priority target

Pontiff Sulyvahn / Sister Freide
>The stronger the boss gets, the more they reveal about their strategy and weakness. The stronger they become, the stronger can get too. (Sulyvahn)
>Each phase is a tutorial for the previous phase. Fight a boss directly. Fight them as a secondary AoE effect. Fight them directly with AoE.

Soul of Cinder / Old Monk / Spear of the Church
>Your overall knowledge and experience with the weapons and skills available to you as a player can be applied to enemy bosses/invaders. Fight yourself.

Phalanx
>The faster and more damage you do, the weaker the boss becomes as you whittle down their physical size, not just their health.