/dsg/ - Demon's/Dark Souls General

>>183163982
>I don't really agree with the sentiment that you can't have good combat AND good atmosphere

You can't if you're a B-tier company working on a shoestring budget.

All souls games have their limits, including DeS.

9 posts early faggot

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Post Thicc

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>>183164329

Was the Witch of Izalith hot?

>>183164393
asuming she wielded fire, yes

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>some nigger is fleeing from the cops in the hills near my house
>been on the loose all fucking night, cops everywhere
>have squad truck lights beaming through my windows
>can't sleep, tomorrow is fucked
>HAHAHAH may as well invade
>tfw hunting noobs with to the sounds of helicopters and walkie-talkies

i feel like fucking predator or some shit

>>183164473
>END/DEX build

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>>183164329
We are the Arby's Watchers.

>>183164620
How'd you do that?

>>183164145
The budget wasn't really the factor, the key element in DeS / BB atmosphere / storytelling was the involvement of Japan Studio, which is why DeS / BB are distinct from the Dark Souls series.

Why is DS3 fashion so shit.
Even the best combinations I've seen are weak compared to DS2.

>Get BKH early
>Fighting temptation
Stay the course, love the Great Club and the Great Club will smash my enemies.

>>183164685
original post was asking why you couldn't have both, the budget is why you can't have both. The involvement of SIE was just changing how that budget was spent.

>>183164682
What...?

>>183164753
because the armor warps your proportions to fit how it "should" look, which means two different armor sets can't mix or else they have conflicting proportions.

In DS1/DS2 the armor was just made to fit the character model instead of warping the model to fit the armor.

>>183165115
The involvement of SIE was a byproduct of it being a Sony exclusive.

And I really doubt that anyone at From was "hey guys, let's focus on the atmosphere and lmao who cares about the combat right?", they just didn't think all the stuff we take for granted in Dark Souls because DeS was the first game. They figured out how to develop the combat from the player feedback.

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>>183164753
I know, man...

OP is a faggot as usual for baking 9 posts early AGAIN, but all you fucks are even worse for not ignoring the early threads

>>183165328
I don't think you're even reading the posts.

They definitely spent more time focusing on the atmosphere for DeS than building out the combat systems. The opposite is true for DS3. That doesn't mean they ignored the other aspects, but those were the things that were the game's main selling points and emphasized the most in development. The RPG elements in DS3 are the weakest in the franchise, so is the world design.

>>183165368
t. buttmad anti-discord poster

>>183165518
I don't give a fuck about the dicksword. I can't even remember the last time the new thread was posted AFTER 750 posts

>>183165493
If you don't have to run, like a retard, to other end of the world and back, it doesn't mean DS3 have bad world design. And you are funny about RPG elements. There are approximately NONE of them in any soulsborne.

>>183165359
Wow, this is the first time when Jester top has actually been legit fashionable.

>>183165707
Who the fuck cares? It's better a thread is made slightly early than late and the entire thread 404ing.

Be glad that someone makes the thread in the first place for your lazy ass.

>>183167354
>Wow, this is the first time when Jester top has actually been legit fashionable.

>he never did a fat official cosplay in DS2

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>>183167354
I also use the leggings for this look as well.
I liked that the plate armour in 2 lacked all the rags and cloth, well, the majority.
In 3, they all look ragged and ugly.
The only armour set I liked that had the ragged look was the Heide set.

>>183165493
>RPG elements
Dark souls 3 isn't an RPG

It's an asshole gaping simulator

>>183167728
> asshole gaping simulator
> easiest game in the franchise

>>183164753
Colors never match in DaS2, no 2 armor sets have the same color especially no metal sets.

>>183167728
Any Souls are no more rpg, than Diablo. and git gud, it shall make your asshole tighter.

>>183167841
>>183167894
>implying im talking about pve or the intended pvp
Boys the asshole gapers are infinite iframe invaders

>>183167841
DaS2 without dlc's are easier, than 3.

>>183167841
>easiest game in the franchise
How deluded can one be?

>>183165359
pretty good anon

>>183167354
There is a pretty big gap between hitting the bump limit and 404ing
>Be glad that someone makes the thread in the first place for your lazy ass.
I'd make the thread but you sperg each time to get it first, like the youtube comment section

>>183168296
o shit dog you roasted that nigga good !

>>183168059
easiest rolls
most number of gimmick / weak point bosses
least amount of stats or customization needed
strongest starting classes
most linear pathing
everything is already in the hub world
most optional pvp
some bosses and almost all enemies can be staggered

DS3 is only harder if you have really bad reaction time

I just wanna go ahead and say that DS3 is fun and I love making SL30/+2 builds to goof off in the swamp.

>>183169559
you might afford to go +3 in that area

>>183169491
- Midir-like bosses are crap.
- Oh, yeah, one stat less, than 1 or 2.
- What do the class mean after first boss?
- Same corridors as in 2.
- It's an advantage.
- An advantage too.
- And player is stunlocked much more easily.

>>183169491
Sounds like you're talking about DeS.

How do I stop picking up every single treasure and doing all the NPC quest lines after my first 100% playthrough?

>>183170004
>Oh, yeah, one stat less, than 1 or 2
>What do the class mean after first boss?
not about the number of stats to level up, it's about whether or not different builds make a difference in PvP. Knight or Mercenary starting class is the strongest equipment you'll really ever need in the game and all you have to do is keep leveling in order to trivialize the game. DS2 at least required actually knowing what agility was and changing different infusions.

>Same corridors as in 2.
pathing =/= shape of the rooms. 3 always makes it obvious where to go next instead of requiring players to actually think or explore.


DS3 requires the least amount of planning or information in order to beat, everything is just laid out for the player easily.

In every souls game, the easiest way to beat the game was always obscure and had to be figured out, except in DS3 where the easiest way to beat the game is to literally just stick with the starting equipment and level vig.

>>183170103
ds3 is des2 anyway

>>183170287
Attempt a speedrun

>>183170287
go to ng+, since you'll already have it all

>>183170413
Ds1 & Ds2 are just poise2win. Prove me wrong. Protip: you can't.

>>183170287
I've found it helps if you remember what you need to pick up from each area, and what things you actually need from each NPC. I don't bother with Irina or orbeck unless in going for those builds. it's a learning process mostly

Check this shit out /dsg/.
First off, 1st time posting here and I am type of nigger faggot while you are masters of the series.
See, I have some troubles when playing Dark Souls 1 since the game demands things that other games do not, so it takes much longer to win in DA.
I recently luckily managed to get the Great Scythe. However, I find myself more effective in using a longsword(+3) and shield (+3) combo.
Do you advice me to start upgrading the Scythe and learn to use it 2h or stick to the longsword and put further valuable titanite shards to it to match the enemies?

>>183170597
DS2 poise only applies to small attacks unless you're using an ultra weapon. You can't poise through bosses.

DS2 was about abusing elemental weaknesses and counter damage, but still required actually knowing which buffs would stack and which enemies were weak to certain elements

>>183170729
>DS2 poise only applies to small attacks unless you're using an ultra weapon. You can't poise through bosses.
Lmao no, go slap on havels and then watch as Pursuer can't stagger you.

>>183169491
>most number of gimmick / weak point bosses
DeS has the most of these.

>strongest starting classes
DeS Royal

>most linear pathing
That's true.

>everything is already in the hub world
What does this mean?

>most optional pvp
PvP doesn't really factor into the difficulty. And at least it's possible to get invaded in DS3 unlike DS2.

>>183170727
use whatever you find most fun. a shield is useful, but learning to play without it opens a lot of doors.

>>183170812
>What does this mean?
all the merchants

Why is farming proof of concord kept such a ball ache, I just want to get the fucking achievement. Does anyone equip way of blue at all?

>>183170812
>What does this mean?
you don't have to hunt down blacksmiths.

I think it's about how people decide difficulty. For me, DS3 is easy because you don't have to figure anything out to do the best thing you can. It's "teaching to the test" where the game gives you the most optimal strategy up front, and you just have to maintain it. Instead of the other games where you have to actually figure out what boss weaknesses or different weapon do in order to figure out what is ideal.

To compensate, instead of making the game more complex they just make the bosses faster and more aggressive. It's turned the series into something where reaction time matters more than planning your character and progression out. I don't like games that take choices AWAY from the player just because some players might make the "wrong" choice.

>>183171285
>not spawning concords offline
>not turning on 100% drop rate
>not spawning DMB directly

>>183171285
because everyone switches from way of the blue to blue sentinels after abyss watchers.

>>183170727
The scythe is pretty fun. You have to realize something with dark souls. With the exception of a few weapons that might be either absurdly strong or plain useless, everything is pretty much the same on power. Use what you feel comfortable with and you can buy/farm any upgrade mat

So I was just cooping in DaS2 and when the host entered the boss room it said he left the area and I was sent home.
This has happened twice now, what the fuck is this?

>>183171394
is this actually legit and recommended or are you meming me? because at this point im considering it

>>183171719
Any of them works, I spawned 30 concords offline on 3 of my characters then turned them in to get rewards and didn't get b&.

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rate muh dark pyromancer

>>183171719
it's safe. But personally I don't like cheating in shit unless I've earned it (managed to acquire it in same or lower sl/wm legit). If I've done it I can obviously do it again, it's just a matter of time

>>183171708
Host already beat that boss, shades can be summoned whenever, phantoms can be summoned as long as there is a single boss left alive, if the host goes to any other boss you are just sent back home.

>>183171837
fag/10

>>183171708
lel TROLD U xD

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>remember that people actually got lost in DaS and went to catacombs and not the obvious steps to the right
>they also attacked crestfallen as soon as they got to firelink
>these people are who they pander to now

>>183164682

Brigand Twindaggers offhand

>>183171857
Hmm, I know what you mean. I got my sunlight medals, vertebra shackles, human dregs and wolf's blood swordgrass legit and part of me thinks it would be a shame to ruin that now, but the other part of me says "fuck it, i deserve it". I just wish the drop rate for the ears was as low on the silver knights like the wolf's blood swordgrass is for the ghrus.

This is my 2nd character, but maybe I should make another that is just for invading early? My current build is a bleed build which is only good once you get the profaned coal. But I'd have to farm sunlight medals again to get the miracle achievement.

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If you have a stupid meme face or a name with meme or nigger in it i assume you're 12 and never summon you for FC just fyi

>>183171837
Looks like a homo

>>183172716
Saying that, being a sun bro and helping people with bosses was a lot more fun than invasions, I don't really mind doing that again.

wot are sum fun weapons to try on my 40/40 build before I switch to either a pure build or a faith hybrid

I'm absolutely loving the moveset of my Valorheart, and the Propaned Greatsword is very nice, but are there any other standouts worth checking before I commit to a proper build?

Is the difference between mouse and keyboard v controller too significant? I have my old Xbox controller back in my parents' house and I don't know if it's really worth it for me to go there, just for the controller

Someone explain to me when it's more beneficial to infuse a weapon with elemental damage (mostly the non scaling kind) over just the normal upgrade path in Dark Souls 1.

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Admit it.

What did you do on your first playthrough?

>>183171285
At 100+ darkmoons have pretty fast and stable summon rate. Also, you may farm silverknights while waiting for summon.

>>183173349

Well, hear me out here

You go there, get the controller, and have a conversation with them about the old times before you end up sitting in a chair with you umpteenth drink wishing you'd spent more time with them

>>183173494
Went ahead, beat it on first go, then died against Diet Gundyr shortly afterwards.

>>183173519
I kept myself at SL80 but maybe this is my problem. I guess I'm currently in between good SL summon windows

>>183173494

What did I run? Christ, I think it was either the pyro build or the pure sorcerer build, probably the sorcerer

Funnily enough, had less trouble in both PvE and PvP than on subsequent Melee runs until I'd gotten better with the weapons

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>>183173494
Went right ahead, I'm not a fucking pussy. Ain't no sign gonna tell me what to and what not to do

>>183173631
Lmao, no, it's just that they live like 6 hours away from my place

>>183173446
As far as I know its not beneficial in DaS1? When you infuse an element, the damage is reduced and shared between 2 different sources (say physical and lightning) and now you have to account for enemies' resistances for the elements too so it usually ends up reducing your damage further.

>>183173853

It'll hurt more in the future than any journey could anon

>>183173494
used a drake sword early game, pumped stats into str on a chaos zwei giantdadish build, summoned for boss fights, failed to kill manus

>>183173494
Went and beat the shit out of it.
I also parried Gundyr first try, without even knowing if it was possible

https://www.mugenmonkey.com/darksouls3/224093

thoughts and prayers please

>>183173349
Controller has better movement and you can play on the couch with it, but kb+m generally does everything else (slightly) better

However go to your parent's anyway to say hello

>>183174923
>knight ring
why? are there any other weapons you want to use
>43 dex
literally for what purpose, get chain
>25 vig
You Died
>hollow infused
if you want to bleed perhaps bleed infusion is better, rouge isn't as good as it used to be

>>183174923
>https://www.mugenmonkey.com/darksouls3/224093

Sir, why is that avelyn there?

You're not thinking of using any untoward tactics are you sir?

>>183175128
knight's ring so i have equip the avelyn

I guess I could switch out the hunter's ring and get 2 more points in dex so its an even 40.

Yeah I guess I could use some more vig

The hollow infusion +10 gets my 10 extra luck for both my warden twinblades and target shield

>>183175229
Honestly, I tried buffing it but I couldn't. I still like it because its good at chasing people down, but I'm not convinced that the splintering arrows are any good, maybe I should stick to heavy or lightning

>>183175128
>>183175229
You're right its nonsensical. Here, I've added 26 more levels to it and changed the rings

https://www.mugenmonkey.com/darksouls3/224097

>>183170727
Damn you found ENB+15 without a guide. Impressive. Most impressive.

>>183175435

The important thing is that you were honest

Now take that damn thing off and sort your stats out

https://www.mugenmonkey.com/darksouls3/224098

Also, if you printscreen your build, paste it into paint and save it to post on here, you're more likely to get replies, people bloody hate having to go through extra effort to help people out

>>183175671
>aldrich's ruby
now that's interesting, is that for pve? because it doesn't work in PvP

>>183173741
Nay. Don't know about sentinels, but darkmoons start to work as intended only after 100. And 80 may be too much for sentinels.

>>183174923
>Thief class
>literally 3 stat rings
>43 Dex
>that Vigor
>extra point in Int for no fucking reason

Go Warrior class, swap those three rings out for PChain, bump Vigor to at least 34-35, Endurance down to 26 for the breakpoint and put the rest of the points into 40 Dex and base Str. You're also probably better off infusing the Warden Memeblades with Blood and bumping Luck to 35 to compensate.

Then upgrade to FaP+3 and use the utility ring slots for actually useful rings.

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>>183167354
But I've made plenty of threads and all of them were after 750.

>>183175671

Buddy buddy buddy, the higher the level you go the more VIG you need. You're maining a weapon that requires you to play somewhat defensively to get the most out of it, which leaves you in a position of being at risk of getting hit by a 1200+ damage combo especially at the higher levels

I managed to get a solid 39 VIG on the 80 build I posted for you, there's no reason why you can't reach that. As for chasing weapons, use Anri's SS and 2 hand for rollcatching, or use throwing daggers and the like. Avelyn is not worth the amount of points you're using to get it, you can finish people just as easily with a smaller crossbow

>>183175751
>ENB+15
Is ENB streaming today?

>>183176137
Your webms suck

>>183175004
You're a liar

Keyboard + Mouse is absolute garbage for third person ARPGs. You know what an invader sees when a host mouseturns in front of him? He sees a fucking dinner bell.

Controller is the only way to go, PC or not.

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>>183175435
This achieves almost everything your build does except with less points in wasted stats. You could shift a point from Vigor down into Luck if you wanted, as long as you're above 35 Vigor you're usually good.

>>183176920
>falling for the controller meme

>>183176957
>>183176142
>>183176132
>>183175754
Cheers, you've been very helpful

>>183177001
t. mouseturner

>>183177154
I understand why you think kb+m is shit, it was legitimately awful to use kb+m in dark souls 1 and that cemented the idea in people's minds that kb+m was automatically shit in all souls games

but it's just as good as controller in das3 unless you're using a running poke weapon like katana or spear

>>183177120

Glad to have helped, if you're on PS4 and need a hand getting the P-Chain, RoFaP +3 or the like give me a shout

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His precious axe is all that keeps him alive.
Another shit piece of art.

>>183177650
Thrall Hood is a piece of art

>>183177618
I actually gave up on DaS3 for several months because I tried playing it with KB+M and it was awful. Didn't start again until I got a controller, which is vastly better.

>>183177618
Except that you only have 8 directions of movement and no way to slow-walk with WASD.

If you're playing games on PC, there's no reason not to have a controller anyways, because so many games integrate controller support. It's only if you're playing some shit like a RTS or MOBA where you need more buttons than a controller provide, or a FPS where you need precision aiming, that keyboard and mouse are good.

>>183177893
my nigga

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Wolnir must be among the worst bosses to get summoned for, anyone who is fighting it for the first time dies fast

>>183178120
I've heard that shitters who summon for Greatwood can be worse. At least with Wolnir you can reliably kill the bracelets with the help of another phantom who knows what he's doing.

>>183177980
>no way to slow-walk with WASD.
Are you dumb or pretending to be dumb? You have a toggel walk and a walk speed modifier button you hold down for walking.

>>183177905
you probably just prefer using a controller desu

>>183177980
>Except that you only have 8 directions of movement
So? It barely matters most of the time (unless you're a katanafag) and actually makes doing jump attacks/kicks easier and more consistent
>no way to slow-walk with WASD
factually wrong

besides I actually own a controller and I do use it for katanafagging so I can do those sick running 360s, but otherwise kbm is more comfortable because I don't have to claw shit when I'm running around unlocked and there isn't a drop in viability

>>183178327
Whereas with a controller you can just tilt the stick slightly instead of bothering with extra buttons to accomplish the same thing. And still have more than 8 directions of movement.

If you want to use mouse + keyboard, then be my guest. But don't pretend that it's equal to or better than using a controller.

>>183178608
>Whereas with a controller you can just tilt the stick slightly instead of bothering with extra buttons to accomplish the same thing
There's literally no difference in effort if you set up your keys correctly

>>183178608
Anon, there really really really isn't much of a difference between holding alt + w vs just holding w vs tilting a stick, except the modifer is more reliable if your some kind of retard that can't hold a controller properly.
You were wrong, the end, don't try to backtrack out of saying stupid shit because it only makes you look worse in the end, walking is perfectly usable and fine on both m&k and controller, the end.

>>183172502
>miyazaki finally realized that "choose your own difficulty" is stupid as fuck
>decides to just make linear boring games instead of going back to creative designs

>>183173324
farron memesword
wolf knight Greatsword
Curved Wolf Greatsword
dragonslayer swordspear
gael's Greatsword
paired UGS
black knight sword
black knight ultra greatsword
dragonslayer greatbow
onislayer greatbow
black knight glaive
old wolf curved sword
black knight gretaxe
ithryll rapier

>>183179917
Black Knight UGS is fun as hell, even if it isn't amazingly efficient

That R1 > R2 combo launch is fucking wonderful and I will never get tired of it.

>>183179520
He could spend the next two decades repeating the DaS3 formula and I'd be content, honestly. I love this gameplay and don't really care for innovation as long as I get my drug.

I may be autistic.

>>183180015
that combo got patched out when they sped up UGS

>>183180328
Well, I mean, as long as the boss quality stays up, and the level design stays varied in both scope and aesthetic, I could get behind that.

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>>183180386
>They killed my weaponfu

GOD FUCKING DAMNIT

>>183180328
I really like DS3's combat but I hate the way the game itself is designed. The levels, the bosses, the overworld, it's all completely different from what From is good at and makes it feel like another generic ARPG.

>>183178294
Volnir is fucking RNG, and black fog, charge and summoned skeletons shall deal with host quickly. Tree is much less random and dangerous, hoct should just run around beyound the reach, while you do all the work.

>>183166518
>>183167728
>>183167894
From calls souls an "RPG" in literally every press release. What makes you think souls isn't a role playing game? It's a third person action/adventure RPG, always has been.

I wanna start another run. Haven't played DS3 in a while.

What weapon/magic etc should I go for?

>>183180409
if you want fancy hype boss battles, go play something by Platinum Games

I want my complex stats, high levels of character customization, interconnected world, and mechanics tweaking instead. That's what makes Souls unique. I felt no sense of accomplishment with DS3.

>>183180683
The quality varies immensely, though. Cathedral of the Deep and Grand Archives are both unambiguously fantastic levels. Profaned Capital is garbage with great aesthetic. Road of Sacrifices is absolutely mediocre in both design and aesthetic.

It has a great many flaws, but overall I like the game a lot, the tone I love is still present in force, and I feel there is a lot of valid design, even if the linearity irks me a bit.

I also think 3 has the best bosses of the series, by a country mile.

>>183180974
60 faith low vig passive regen cleric, blessed infused lothric knight greatsword, with lloyd's shield and sword ring.

>>183181035
I want all of those things as well, but I also want Soulslike level design, which Platinum doesn't really do.

>>183171285
nobody equips it because there is still literally no fucking incentive to do so. pvp is completely optional anyway so why fucking bother.

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>finally get max rank in warriors of reddit
>max rank reward is great fucking lightning spear
what the fuck, Memezaki, you fucking hack.

>>183182017
what the fuck did you expect?

>>183181674
Some people just want to see the world ganked

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namebrah going live

>>183182359
sunlight spear, you know, like the other 2 games

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Today's ENB is starting.

>>183182454
Then maybe they should summon phantoms instead of letting blues cuck themselves against reds, as will inevitably happen because blues are all pants on head retards who can't pvp

What are the best pvp miracles in DaS2? Right now I'm planning on using sacred oath and sunlight blade for buffs and then blinding bolt, heavenly thunder and wrathe of the gods for offense but I have one slot left.
Is splintering lightning spear good? Are lightning spear miracles worth anything?

>>183182535
Kek. They call "Running around loc, hiding from ganksquad" "pvp"

>>183182017
>>183182471
DS2 is the only game that gives you sunlight spear at rank 3

DS1 and DS3 both require trading a boss soul for it.

>>183181674
I want the steam achievements

>>183182940
well shit, wasted all that time fucking with ganksquads for nothing then

>>183182832
I'm just saying, if you want to gank, don't try to summon blues because you are effectively giving your gank target free estus, and those two extra sippys could be the difference between a successful gank and the invader styling all over your ass

>>183182718
Sunlight Blade
Denial
Force
Great Magic Barrier
Sacred Oath
Heavenly Thunder
Blinding Bolt

Everything else is not likely to hit, will get you heavily punished, or serves no real purpose.

>>183182718
blinding bolt, heavenly thunder, wrath, sunlight spear is good shit if you can find a window (have fun with the grind lol), the other spears are pretty shit.

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is there a list of spells that are dramatically improved by sage ring and list of spells that are hardly affected?

>>183183297
>is there a list of spells that are dramatically improved by sage ring
all
>and list of spells that are hardly affected?
none

>>183183474
i was under the impression that the ring impacted slow spells much more than fast spells

does the chime affect how effective buffs are or is it just faith? Also which stat on the chime affects it?

>>183183297
sage ring is a % increase, so while it doesn't give preference to certain spells, since reaction time is usually a flat amount that means it favors spells with cast speed close to medium reaction time (0.2s)

So basically the shorter the spell is, the more valuable sage ring is for catching people by surprise or making them mess up their roll timing. However, if the spell cast is -too- short, then sage ring does nothing because the difference isn't noticeable.

So basically spells with a ~0.5 to 1.5s cast speed are going to be the ones most heavily benefiting from it, and anything beyond 1.5s cast speed it probably wont' affect much because people are going to reaction roll it based on the projectile animation, not the casting animation.,

>>183184010
Which game?

>>183184010

Faith effects spell buff, which effects buff strength and the strength of your miracles. That's why different chimes/talismans are better or worse depending on your faith levels. Some have a higher base amount but worse scaling, they do better at low levels

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>ENB's "build"

DaS2 poise works better than DaS3 poise

- ENB

>>183183670
it's a speed multiplier (or rather, the speed multiplier is a function of your effective dex). Say for example that max compared to min speed is double. A spell with a 20ms charge will be cut down to 10ms, hardly noticable. But if something takes 4s to cast, the 2s it drops down to happen millennia earlier. But even then it's wonky, because it might transition the spell to prediction dodge area rather than reaction (huge difference) and if a spell is too long you'll get backstabbed anyway if the enemy sees you

>>183184696
It's so stupid that he obsessed over getting to 105 agility. The game feels perfectly fine at just 96.

>>183184190
das3
>>183184350
thanks
so it's not spell buff it's just how well it scales with faith?

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>>183184860

Do you expect him to know that though? He hasn't played it for a few years.

>>183184915

Like I said, some talismans/chimes are better at lower faith due to high base spell buff and low scaling. So if you can't get to 60 FAI for some godforsaken reason, you want to take that into account. say if you're going 40 FAI for the few and far between uninfused faith weapons, there will be better talismans and chimes than Yorshka's due to it getting most of its spell buff from scaling

>>183184734
It does though, for pve.

It's fucked in PvP

>>183185354
>*breaks your havel's poise with a running r1 from a dagger*

>>183184915
spell buff affects damage only, including weapon buffs

The effect of non-damaging miracles (like healing spells or self-buffs) is fixed, regardless of your faith or spellbuff.

Increasing faith increases spell buff.

In DS2, the duration of buffs scaled off faith while damage scaled off lightning attack of the chime.

>>183185505
thanks

>>183185505
heals are scaling spells tho

any good hex miracle builds in das3? I desperately want to make lifedrain scythe not suck.

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I might have asked this before, but fuck it;
I have a very small penis.
I want a weapon that can compensate for this major flaw in PvP.
I want to beat people like a person with a big dick would.

What weapon would be the best to compensate for my embarrassing situation?

>>183185471
DS3 doesn't have any passive poise whatsoever

DS2 has DS3 poise + DS1 poise.

The only thing broken about DS2 poise is that pvp vs pve poise damage is different, so while you will passively poise through most enemies pve you still get staggered in pvp. That, and it doesn't instantly regenerate if you don't get hit, it takes a long time to regen.

DS3 added instant regeneration but then removed passive poise altogether so that you only got poise while attacking.

>>183185749
dark sword

>>183185749
Ledo's great hammer
fume ultra greatsword

>>183185749
Ringed Paired Greatswords.

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>Have an autismo urge to farm every single armour set as I play.
>Tfw replaying SotFS

Every new corner has an entire set to farm behind it.

>>183185749
just ask for a cancer build and we'll hit you up. no need for all that other shit

>>183185752
The weird thing for me is that hyperarmor poise in DaS3 is WAY stronger than it is in DaS2, so going back to DaS2 and trying to poise through stuff makes me feel like I need to really max out poise to get the same results

>>183186150
Just pay Maughlin enough to get the Alva Set, it's the best one you could want

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>>183186256
Give me your best ultra cancer build, senpai.

I want Ice Rapier level shit. Dark Bead kinda shit.

Give it to me.

>>183186351
130 poise in DS2 is enough to HA through every single attack in the game. I think 160 is the absolute max you can get, 120ish without minotaur helm.

100 poise is enough to HA through every non-ultra and to regular poise through everything katana class or lower, except 2H running attacks.

>>183185741

Lifedrain Scythe has its place for Turn and Burn, since you can get back a bit of health, but you have to have perfect timing and you're not likely to get it off more than once

Other than that though, outside of fighting bosses the Dark Miracles are next to useless, with only Dorhy's Gnawing having any real use due to the massive bleed buildup. Letting you do ridiculous damage to any boss that can be bled, especially Soul of Cinder, Father Ariandel and the Demon Prince

If you're desperate to mix in miracles and you're running 40/40 or more, just use crystal chime. You won't do the same damage but at that point you're relying on unpredictablility rather than pure damage

Fact is, you're better either going 60 INT or 60 FAI if you plan on using dark spells/miracles anyway since you're not spreading your stats as much, you're getting almost as much damage from the dark spells/miracles anyway, and you have access to the normal spells/miracles at full strength. Especially true for Dark Miracles since Dorhy's gets the same bleed buildup at base FAI and max FAI

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>>183186351

PvP poise doesn't work.

Is Dark Souls on sale yet for PC?

>>183186525
Black knight shield with dark lothric knight ss. Chaos dagger backup

>>183186525

>Dark Bead
>Ice Rapier

Figure out how to buff the Avelyn with resins. Then figure out why that'd be so powerful

Alternatively, just go STR/FAI and use a DMB buffed Splitleaf to 1-shot most people

>>183186575
thanks for the response, appreciate it. probably just gonna stick with miracles then. I threw lifedrain scythe into my build because it's a pretty good poisecast trick to get people in close for a massive hit, but because of low int and saint's chime it only does about 200-300 damage. it still looks cool as fuck though.

>>183186702
You missed it by at least two weeks. Wait for Halloween now.

If you're talking about DaS1, why didn't you buy it during any of the previous sales when it was discounted?

>DaS2 mimic hitboxes
jesus christ

Also, does anyone know is there a way to make faraway mobs not turn in to 1 fps cardboard cut slideshows? I have all settings maxed.

>>183187112
I just got my PC in time for the Steam Summer Sale, and it wasn't listed.

>>183186989

No worries man, I've run a lot of different caster builds of varying stat layouts so I can safely say it's pretty unimpressive as a miracle. Good for getting a lucky hit on ganksquads since you get more health back the more people you hit but very much a "fool me once" technique, and that's only if you get it off

Just stick with miracles, I managed to make a (IMO) very fashionable damn near pure FAI poisecaster and I had much more success using the Sunlight Straight Sword for turn and burn and saving my miracles for when the enemy was distracted

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>>183187201
Yeah, they have a 360 degree hitbox on wakeup, that's why you back the fuck up after the first hit or two. But like the other games they're vulnerable to Lloyd's.

>>183187237
Then wait until Halloween when it probably will be on sale. Bamco probably just fucked up with the listings this time, I got it for $10 at least a couple years ago during a previous sale.

If you're lucky it will be on sale for either midweek madness or a weekend deal.

>>183186525
I got severe cancer from some dude with a dark infused/dark buffed murky hand scythe

dunno how good it actually is but yeah

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>>183182464
>>183182495

B E S T B O Y
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S
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B
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What is his Soul memory?

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>>183187749
it's okay

>>183186670
You don't get hyper poise with regular greatswords. So you only have 131.2 poise in that video.

2H Running R1s with Rapiers deal 141.75 poise damage.

Poise works if you know how to actually use it.

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>>183187749
>>183186721

Can I just ask why infusing with Dark would be better than a regular old quality build? Split damage sucks, right?
Why wouldn't I want 100% physical?

Not trying to be a dick, just genuinely asking.
Haven't done much PvP in DkS3.

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>>183187682
>mfw

>>183188217
>>183186670
On top of that, rolling attacks will always stagger unless the other player is within hyperarmor frames.

Also, if they poised through a regular R1 just prior to that video, then their poise would still be depleted and end up staggered anyway. Stone ring would increase rolling R1 of the rapier from 75.6 to 200+.

So this video is inaccurate in like, 3 different ways.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-iCrOdAGp3uQ9I0VgQYU2Ug2d4w2PbQZhBnobLakaMs/pubhtml

Use this spreadsheet.

162 poise with a ultra greatsword can hyperarmor through every attack in the game.

>>183173494
I ran rapier/miracles.
I also did the ending where you kill the fire keeper on accident and immediately sprinted through NG+ to fix it and get the ending when she lives

>>183188532
Dark defense is quite uncommon. Plus the chip damage through shields.

>>183188532
Elemental infusions try to focus on the elemental part and turn the physical part into chip damage.

And the reason Dark damage can be good is that the only way to get flat defense against it is by leveling Faith, whereas you can get flat defense against physical damage by leveling any of the melee stats, alongside Vigor, Endurance and Vitality, which any melee build will have loads of points in.

>>183188898

shouldn't magic be just as good then?

>>183188532

Most builds don't get a lot of base dark defence due to it coming from levels in FAI. It also allows you to deal chip damage through shields. Which is extremely handy in a game full of shield turtling

Chaos Dagger is also a good one to go for, especially paired with a Dark Longsword/LKS since you can guardbreak with the Sword then swap to the dagger to do insane crit damage since crits ignore defence. Meaning all the split damage goes through

And bear in mind, Longswords and the LKS are renowned for their versatility, allowing you to take out everything from dagger quickstep spammers to UGS/Greathammer tradebaiters to ranged builds. So it's a highly versatile weapon that now damages through shields, and is usable on a build boasting the most powerful and useful spells in PvP, as well as allowing you to run a dagger infused to do the most crit damage outside of a far less versatile pure dex build

>>183188993
yes, that's why people desire dmb over lightning blade

lightning and fire damage are generally ass while magic and dark are generally decent

>>183188121

See >>183184696

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>>183188856
>>183188898
>>183189017

Thanks fellas. I'm gonna start a Pyro up right now and see what I can do with all your help.

>>183188993
Yes. But the only way to get decent Magic damage is either to go 60 Int for CMW (at which point, why bother swinging a sword at them when you can just blast them with CSS from range?) or 60 Fai for DMB (thus all the complaining you see about farming Silver K***hts).

A Faith build can use DMB, Lightning Blade and Dark Blade, so Faith casters theoretically have a lot of the best options for buffing. Problem is that it's horrendously ass to create a Faith build due to how poorly placed all the items are in PvE.

if the dark soul is trying to reunify itself and it accomplishes this when you kill gael and take his dark souls fragments then why doesn't anything happen after

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>>183189821
It's the new quality.
Seriously very nice. And if you want you get access to pyromancy, and dark sorcery.

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So I switched to a hard 80 DEX Sharp Quills build. Running Chain, RoF +3, Chloranthy +3 and what should my last ring be? Life Ring +2? Hornet? Wolf +3?

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>>183184696
>>183184860
>>183184998
>>183189124

Thanks guys.
I've been rubbing my cracked red orb here but I'm getting some random random fags instead of ENB.

>>183190064
Is there a spaghetti hex?

>>183190223
Up to you, man.
Backstabs and parries? Hornet.
Leo for counter with thrust.
I dunno man.

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>>183190064
>>183189017
https://mugenmonkey.com/darksouls3/224140
Guys rate my cancer build.

Armor is just placeholders for fashion I'll figure out later.

>>183190223

Hornet if you can consistently hit parries and backstabs, leo otherwise. a LOT of the best dex weapons do extremely well using leo counters. LKLS, Holowslayer (Maxes at 40 dex), LKS, LKGS, Quills. Dex has access to the most thrusting weapons, use that to your advantage

>>183189821
knight is unironically better for that too. pyro has a bunch of att you'll not use

>>183190669
>crown of dusk for pyro spells
>same spell twice attuned
pick up ddemon scar

>>183190223
hornet if you like slurping penis

why use darkmeme blade over lightning blade again? is it just aesthetics or is it an actual reason?

is blessed weapon any good and how does it compare to lightning blade?

>>183191576
Blessed is nice for strength builds since it adds physical damage. The other buffs are elemental

>>183191576
DMB uses faith to deal magic damage.
Intelligence is needed to raise magic defense, and nobody levels that, so it's way better.
Blessed adds physical AR and regen.
Depends what you want.

>>183190669
>that Attunement and Endurance
>leveling Vit
>Parting Flame with zero melee-ranged Pyromancies
>no Witch's Ring
>parryfishing build without Hornet

Also I think someone noted that Dark infusion caps out at 30/30 for weapon scaling.

>>183191576
blessed is better for weapons with 600+ physical AR

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>>183190669

I made some changes, which may or may not be to your liking, but I'll explain them

-Added more ATT for spell slots. You had more than enough space for 30 ATT, and you can easily take that down to 24 to get more melee weapons. Black Flame and Fire Surge are damn near essential for PvP pyros, with black flame all but guaranteeing a guard break, firesurge being infamous for rollcatching anf finishing people (Tap cast it rather than spray continuously, it saves FP), and of course CBV as a ranged. If you keep to 30 ATT, boulder heave often takes people by surprise and knocks them on their arses, though that's more a filler than anything else. But Black Flame, fire Surge and CBV are essential

-END to 26, a breakpoint while using the FaP +3

-More VIG, needn't say why

-Some possible fashion

-16/18 STR/DEX, giving you access to the Astora Great Sword, one of the best Dark infused weapons in the game by a country mile. If you're using 18 dex, get the most out of it

-Sage ring to base. At 18 dex you get max speed from the base sage ring, no need to hit NG++

-INT/FAI to 35/35. 40/40 only really helps with Dark Spells/Miracles, you can do so much more with those levels. Hell, take it down to 30/30 if you like, you'll still do phenomenal damage with pyromancies since they stop scaling around there

>>183192074

Also, if anyone can give me tips to improve this I'd very much appreciate it, as this is extremely close to my main build in regards to stats

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiheBcq-TSc

What exactly are demons spawned by the Bed of Chaos? Are they formerly beings that were changed by Chaos, created purely from Chaos, a bit of both? Is there any sort of hierarchy to the demons?

DaS1 > DeS > BB > DaS3 > DaS2

Coming from someone who doesn't care about PvP at all, and mostly likes exploration and atmosphere.

>>183192454
>no old meme man
dropped

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>>183192074
Damn dude, thanks a lot.
I'll definitely be going by your build, and hopefully have a lot of fun with it.

Thanks again dude, as I said I'm new to DkS3 PvP and this really helped.

>>183192454
>NPC buff is better than the one players have
wtf is this bullshit

>>183191792
A shame, she could have been one of the more interesting boss fights in the game (grab attack that inflicts Toxic, magic spam, burrowing move) but she ended up being pretty bland every time I've fought her.

Those titties though.

>>183192074
>>183192302

This is another version, now with the stats to use the Murakumo, giving you access to one of the most abusive type of weapon in the game: The Curved Greatsword. Infamous for their R1-Forward R2 combo and their running R1 for catching people, the 2Handed R2 can catch people out and it gets rather good poise, though it's by no means an ideal trading weapon like, for example, the Onyx Blade

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>>183192581
DeS > DaS > BB > DkS3 > DkS2.

Combat, lore, atmosphere and environmental storytelling.

>>183192074
this might be the worst fucking abomination I've seen here in a while

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>>183164620
>tfw no friend(s) to do Knight Eatorias + Arby's Watcher(s) co-op playthrough with

>>183193353
I'll be your fren

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>>183193093

FFS I forgot the bloody picture

>>183192748

Glad I could help mate. Start practicing with the Longsword/LKS as soon as you can, especially in low level PvP. Get used to the moveset, the spacing you need, when to approach and retreat, how to turn and burn (Retreating then attacking as they chase you, before running back past them), and it'll end up being a weapon you can rely on for any build, be it pure INT (Crystal Longsword/LKS), pure FAI (Sunlight Straight Sword), Luck (Anri's SS), Pure STR (Heavy Longsword/Broadsword) and all sorts of other builds

>>183192542

I like to think of them as spontaneous transformations of Izalithians, that happened when the Bed of Chaos was created. The Witch of Izalith sacrificed the Life Soul, hoping to create a Flame like the First Flame. Obviously she failed and the power of the Sacrificed Life Soul even gave life to statues. Demons like Taurus demons or Capra demons have low intelligence, similar to the primitive man as they can use weapons. The only hierarchy I can see there being is BoC > Intelligent Demons > Unintelligent Demons.

>>183177650
cool, now do porn

>>183193581
I can confirm Dark Murakumo is cancer.
I have the same setup, and I devour the anuses of many.
The length is what makes it lovely.

>>183194029

Aye man, it's a bloody brutal bastard, especially with the phantom range

I don't suppose you know any other good Dark Infusions worth trying. I think I've grabbed most of them but I'm not about to assume I know the lot

The flooded areas of New Londo are out of my comfort zone, spooky knights scare me with their skellie faces. How do I combat these fears and spook knights?

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>>183193939
O-Okay...

>>183194180
The standard Halberd has better scaling and dark damage output than the Red Hilt.
You do not get perseverance, but it hits like a truck.
Astora is nice too.

What is it about Dark Souls that attracts traps/fuccbois?

>>183194270

Phantoms if you can get a mate, or silly armour

Alternatively, slap yourself a few times and remind yourself it's nowt but pixels

>>183194417

Knew about the Astora, did not know about the Halberd, very good to know, I've been looking for a counter weapon

>>183194721
>I've been looking for a counter weapon

Mind you that only physical damage can do counter damage.

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>>183194552
the spooky is hard to deal with, and the ground is wet

>>183194721
Claymore and Bastard Sword get way more dark damage than Onyx.
They are shorter though.

Are there any weapons besides Demon's Scar that a pyro build would want to invest stats for? Or should I just stick with a Raw weapon for the most part?

>>183195093

Whisper "Beep Boop" to yourself every few moments. Or blow raspberries

>>183195274
Dark infused shiz.

>>183195209
Onyx will have more effective damage with the self-buff on and is longer.

>>183195093
>>183194270
boy, wait until you get grabbed by one of those ghostchicks

>>183195093
It's okay, Anon.
The Mimics are fucking legitimately frightening to me.
Power through.

>>183195209

Awesome, glad to know, I've been using the Claymore on the quality build I'm running (Purely to try out boss weapons) so I'm quite comfortable with its range and moveset

>>183195274

Go 20/18, I posted a picture slightly above that gives you a rough idea of the levels you'd have access to

For Dark Infusions
-Murakumo
-Astora Great Sword
-Lothric Knight Sword
-Longsword
-Halberd
-Claymore
-Bastard Sword

For Chaos Infusion
-Dagger (Better crit damage)


There may be more, I'm still learning all the options

>>183195209


On 20/13/40/40:
>Dark Claymore: 612
>Onyx Blade: 536
>Onyx Blade, buffed: 670

and Onyx can be used with much lower physical stats (14/12) which actually saves you 7 levels over the claymore with no change in damage for either.

>>183195093
get the spooky ghosts to clump together and blast them with fireballs/soul spears/whatever
spooky knights are piss easy to outmanoeuvre, just backstab them

>>183194270
greatshield and backstabs

Sunlight maggot is also a good way to cast light

>>183164473
Be sure to post the aftermath when they leave. (If you don't want to, just give me the name of your country/state)

>>183195376
>>183195706
Thanks, got a good place to start from now

Are there any short-range fast-cast lightning spells akin to Force Lightning? Like Combustion but for Faith builds.

>>183195706
You should have a couple of fire dealing weapons for clerics/pyros/paladins. Doesn't the zwei stomp destroy non-sunlight talisman poise? Chaoshander is unironically a good choice.

>>183195875
>>183195452
Yeah, I know.
Just pointing out. I like using stance though.
Pretty fun.

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>>183196520
Any of the ones mentioned could be Chaos too, as they scale identical.

>>183196520

I tend to find the innate fire weapons such as Onyx, Witch's Locks, Demon's Scar and the like make short work of them, and let's not forget that you're running pyromancies. Since he asked for infuse weapons I simply noted the Dark ones because of this. But you're quite right, I tend to have an LKS as dark and a Longsword as Chaos just to be on the safe side, and the Zweihander does do very good damage for its weight and stat requirements, very useful for a Pyro build running less DEX (For example, if you don't want the Demon's Scar for whatever reason and have a higher level Sage Ring)

So I'd say the Zweihander is better for when you're in a lower level bracket, as you'd get solid damage for less levels, but it'd be outshined at the later levels due to access to weapons with better movesets

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>>183196716
It is I, the Diner of the Bountiful Valley.

>>183197159
Does the zwei and bastard sword stomp have the same poise values? Because the launching stomp is the only reason to use the zwei over some other ultra

Why can't I use blue eye orbs in sotfs? I'm online, human, and tried in many areas.

Always blacked out.

Does the Saint Tree Bellvine's increased casting effect affect any and all spells or just miracles?

>>183197348
10/10

>>183197663
are you a blue guardian?
http://darksouls2.wikidot.com/cracked-blue-eye-orb

>>183197841
any spell

>>183197495
In my experience they should be close if not similar, though bastard sword is shorter by a lot. However, since it uses less stamina than Zwei for the WA i personally prefer Bastard.

Honestly, I wish we can get a calibration soon to buff stomps. The only one that is worth using is the uppercut. Smash being too slow (will show video) and press has poor tracking.

Excuse the audio, I guess.

Press is shit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRD_UuM-UQc

Smash is too slow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVuqVoRRYkg

>>183196503
Lightning arrow and stake

>>183197920
No. I'm trying to get one fidelity thing so i can join them.

goddamn

Is Knight Shield op?

>>183198156
just help a nigga out in co-op

>>183197348
I wanna rub her tummy and feed her my freshly baked cookies....

>>183198541
>her

>>183197348
this is fantastic cosplay

>>183197949
Pretty sure the smash is only good for blockframes, something like an oversized valorheart
>>183198172
Only if you're a bottomless box glitcher

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>-15 Stamina Regen and +7% increased damage for 28 seconds.

Why is frostbite the only debuff in the game?

Nothing to lower attack or anything.

>>183199376
That only applies for FUGS, and it's actually not good because it drains stamina in addition to the actual attack. If it repels attack like in Dark souls 2 though it'd be better (in addition to using less stam stam)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz1_3az6Hgs

Are we all in agreement this is one of the few things DaS2 did right?

>>183199653
>VoS
>branding iron
>whip WA

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>>183197348
I have another.

Hey! It's me, Exerciser Smough!
I aspired to be a Knight of Gwyn, but I failed my fitness exam.
You could only imagine how I felt. I started eating more and more, and the calories added up, as did my cuirass size...
But ever since my buddy Ornstein helped me get my eating plan together, and a workout plan to shock off the sizes, I started blasting them pounds!
Running up and down the stairs of Anor Londo everyday pays off!

>>183199653

>tfw I though snapfreeze was like pestilent mercury and used it completely wrong for a long time

>>183199653
Frostbite -15
Whip WA -10
Toxic -15
-40 stamina regen total, thats 5 stamina regen per second for anyone hit by all that.

>>183200108

Finally a lore character with a happy ending

Until he dies of an unrelated brain tumor/heart disease

>>183199934
i'm still pissed they removed the FUGS' special in 3. that move made it the only top-tier ultra weapon and now there are none

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how does this look, guys?
https://mugenmonkey.com/darksouls3/224178

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>>183200108
Smough was denied knighthood by Gwyn because of his cruelty. Like literally eating his enemies.

It had nothing to do with weight. In fact, you could say, if Gwyn was not around, Smough would have been regarded a Lord, not for virtue, but for might.

Unfortunately Gwyn was only interested in Knights that could fend of the Dark and Dragons.

Your cosplay is so wrong on so many levels, lore-wise.
Kys.

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>>183200108
VERY GOOD INDEED

>>183200449
bad

>>183199957
DaS2 did a lot of things right, the soundtrack is one of them.

>>183200528
why?

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>>183199957
>DaS2
>Doing literally anything right.

It's the "Mario teaches Spelling" game in the Souls series.

Connected only by name. Otherwise it would be shit.

>>183199376
Pyromancy?

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>>183200056
That's still a pretty shitty list. This has to be the only RPG i've played that has only a couple debuffs. They should add more with a DLC.

Some suggestion are.

Blind
Slow
Stun
Burn

All could have their own respective meters if needed.

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>>183200473
>if Gwyn was not around, Smough would have been regarded a Lord, not for virtue, but for might
>Your cosplay is so wrong on so many levels, lore-wise.
Aldrich was a priest, you mong
>>183200449
If you'll only use 1 of lmao2ring, use witch. I really hope force is a placeholder. Get end down to 26 and lower your vit, you don't need all that armor unless you focus on the onyx and only have the spells for utillity, in which case get rid of the boosting ring. Bad fashion too. You want to mix parts of fallen knight, sunset and vilhelms to be on point. Maybe bk too

>>183201040
They really should merge poison and toxic. Just make it one thing.

>>183200702
>Connected only by name. Otherwise it would be shit.

other way round m8. it's a poor souls game but far better than the other shit released in the same year

>>183201040
they SHOULD do a lot of things but next to none of those will be done

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>when the hacker gets mad

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Here is another.
It's not too good I think...

>>183201332
And it's only 12$!!!
Honestly for that price your in for fucking ok adventure that most modern games on the market would have at a higher price. Hated souls 2 and never picked scholar but at the beginning of this year, I snagged that sucker for 12$ and I'd say that was the most decent 12$ I've spent.

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>>183201680
>play against infinite hp hacker
>run onto the rocks in the lava, he starts following me
>jump to the next one and stand on the edge
>he jumps after me but I bodyblock him from getting onto the next rock
>he falls in the lava and dies

>>183201064
sawmp ring? yeah, ill replace that with witch
force is for taking care of retards i can bait to cliffs
stamina for the chase senpai, cant get enough of it
vit stronk
onyx is the meat and potatoes, the black flame is for dealing with turtles
i really quite like the drakeblood set, its one of the few sets that look like good armour

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>tfw the "das2 sux" memery caused all the good changes that came of it to be removed in the 3rd game

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Did pretty much everything wrong?

>>183202118
Don't you ever wish to use time machines for certain games...
I sure do

>>183202118
Removing ascetics was a bizarre decision to me. Not even because you could cheese NG+ rewards but simply being able to refight and practice bosses was awesome.

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>>183201968
>the black flame is for dealing with turtles
As I said, utility. Boosters don't increase stamina damage. Drakeblood doesn't fit your weapons' color palette, you want black and gold
>>183201747
this is mine

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>/dsg/ suddenly likes Dark Souls 2
What went wrong?

>>183202410
the addition of ascetics was bizarre in the first place. Imagine if non respawning enemies was in DaS

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>silver knights are in the game
>they literally use their weapons
>you can acquire their armor and shield
>but not the weapons

>>183202721
anywhere i can preview your suggestion?

>>183202828
Just don't make them despawn then. CoC took care of that anyway.

Personally I didn't despawn any enemies throughout the entire game and I struggle to imagine even the shittiest of shitters doing so.

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>>183202729
>/dsg/ suddenly likes Dark Souls
What went wrong?

>>183202902
If fextra is good for one thing that's showing the sets. Go check that and find a few combos that you think might look ok and post them. I have every piece of equipment on my main and I can show them if you want. I'll be back in ~20

>>183203324
show me what >>183201064 would look like

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>playing this autistic snoozefest series without at least some cheats

Do you enjoy repeating the same stages a gorillion times like a little autist? Dork souls elitists are hilarious.

I played DS just to say I did. With cheats, of course. Even at the end it was extremely tedious. Why not just put a bonfire right before the Gwyn fight? Why force the player to go through a herd of BLACKED knights?

>>183203791

The fact that you're asking for a bonfire right before the Gwyn fight kind of makes me think you might've been killed by him a few times

Now, that'd make anyone a bit miffed, given how easy he is. I mean, you can parry him for goodness sakes

What I'm trying to say is, we're here for you if you want to talk, maybe let off some steam

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Fucking finally

this fucking lizard took me more attempts than on all the bosses combined so far

>>183203791
>I played DS just to say I did
>With cheats, of course

money well spent anon

So I killed Midir to get the Spears covenant. If I touch the egg and break the illusion is everything irreversibly screwed and I can never use the covenant again, or can I still bring the Adjudicator back with the monument after I handle Gael?