/dsg/ - Demon's/Dark Souls General

>>184113296
also, perseverance and bs

Seriously though. How do I fight someone using quickstep and parries? I can't use a UGS because they just quickstep through it. I can't use anything else because they parry it.

I've run into this way too many times in one day.

>>184113608
don't do pvp
fixd

>>184113608
ghru spear works for me, but this is also lowbie pvp where the dmg and poison is lethal.

also avelyn explosion arrows free aim on top of you

>>184113608
Don't be predictable. Mix it up. Throw in an R2 to show them that parrying isn't going to be an end-all solution to you, or just backstab them when they go for the parry.

I've seen maybe five, six people in three hundred hours of game time who can reaction parry a small weapon. If you're fighting one, then you've already lost because they operate on a completely different level. Anybody else is either a parry fisher or a decent player who is able to predict you.

Protip, don't hit R1 more than twice until you are sure you understand the behaviour of your opponent. The third R1 is parry bait. Don't running attack at all, that is also parry bait.

>>184114168
I know all this. What about quickstep though? Together I don't know how to stop them.

I've been using Doors, Caestus, Gael's, and Ringed Knight Spear. Anything they don't think they can parry. They quickstep.

>>184113608
Lighting storm, black flame or fire surge, perseverance, rope firebomb, status spells or weapons, shield poke(?)
if you're getting parried, chances are you're too predictable or sticking to a pattern.

>>184114374
How does perseverance stop parries?

I'm not fighting people who throw out parries because they think they have me down. I'm fighting people who are parrying my caestus attacks sideways.

What does it even do when a hacker spam some cheap hack at you and it writes "humanity stolen" ?

>>184114360
Quickstep spam is a huge meme, just delay your swings and let tracking do the rest.

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>you will never be this badass

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Any halberds/spears that are decent on a quality build?

Looking for something I can get pretty early and can carry me until end-game.

>>184114765
that was only for quickstep, but you can delay the r1 after the WA to bait his parry attempt.
on the other hand, if you keep using perseverance at close range you're gonna get BS.

>>184115030
Oh, DaS3 by the way.

>>184114765

When I'm dealing with a parry king, I start off by using a jumping attack. They almost always try to parry it and take that reasonably hard hit

Mix in some kicks, maybe the millwood b-axe WA since that'll stagger for a hit

I'm surprised you're not using the valorheart considering your high END. It's got wonky parry timings, the same guardbreak/poke WA as other SS, it's a trade monster and its jumping attack is phenomenal

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>>184112635
How long has the OP been changed? Since when is the discord and other stuff a part of the OP?

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>>184115341
dunno
post more firekeeper

>combatant X has returned home
what the fuck, how do you leave the arena?
I thought that when you pull the plug or altf4 everyone gets "a connexion error has occured" and the match stops

>match make 2 casters in a row
>both point down after the match

Is there a more boring person to fight than magic users? I sure do love chasing someone around for 90 seconds or losing 90% of my life from lag.

>>184115030

Four Pronged Plow a best

>>184115682
>Is there a more boring person to fight than magic users?
parry fishers but that's about it, mages are close to be the most annoying cunts in the game

>>184115682

Use daggers, put them on the backfoot, make them have to chase you to get the damage

I doubt there'd be anything more frustrating a caster who wins by chip damage to be out-done by someone without spell-slots. Bows are even better for this, to the point where I'd say anyone who's got reasonable practice with a bow can consistently out-chip any caster

>>184115030
Lothric knight spear, Lucerne, halberd and red tilted halberd can all be obtained pretty early.

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>>184115440

>>184115924
>daggers

I'm str anon.

>>184114910
>Bradley will never be you souls bf
Why did I wake up this morning

>>184116046
Think he means throwing knives or kukri

>>184116046

You're after chip damage, what does it matter? You could use a crystal dagger on your build and you'd get the same results

Hell, use the Murky Hand Scythe if you can afford the stats, you can buff it with human pine and get even more damage then. Won't be as ridiculous as on an STR/FAI build but again, you're after chip damage. It wouldn't be nearly as frustrating for them if you just killed them, you have to out-chip them, beat them at their own game

>>184116140
I-I can be a good bf too!

>>184116210

I do, but daggers thank to the quickstep WA are excellent for safely approaching casters, since you can more or less phase through their usual HSM/CSS starting attack and get a combo in before they can react

Then you just run around and dodge everything without worrying about attacking unless they happen to be running regen. In which case you just attack a little more

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>>184116140
:(

>>184116046
Heavy Bandit's Knife will do the job.

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I can get behind this kind of hacking

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How do I cosplay her?

LKS, Leather boots, Knight gauntlets...

Herald helm maybe? Or none.

What about torso?

>>184117598
herald chest is literally her exact chest piece

>>184117598

Leonhardt's Boots, Slave Knight Chest, not sure what you'd do about the head unless that cape is meant to have a hood, in which case sorcerer's hood will match. Then just any bog standard leather gloves, ideally fingerless if you can find some

>>184117898
I was thinking about that, but the cape is also really long. It's probably closest though.

>>184117598
herald or sunless armor should do the trick

>>184117898
Herald Chest + Steel Soldier Helm is /fa/ as fuck

Irrelevant to cosplay, but still

How do I power stance? I'm holding the button down but it just two hands my left weapon instead.

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Bradley or Tarkus?

>>184117085
I like the hackers who make custom weapon movesets and fuck with projectile physics

They're always fun to see, even if they just kill you.

>>184117992
Do you have the right stats?

>>184117992

Powerstance multiplies the STR/DEX requirements by 1.5.

>>184117992
I hope you're playing dark souls 2, and you do it by having 1.5x the required stats of two weapons and holding the 2 handed button

>>184117993
Tarkus is cool, but Bradley is the bf experience

>>184118081
>>184118124
>>184118164
>Multiplies the STR/DEX requirements by 1.5

Oh ok, thanks.

>>184117993
T A R K U S

If only because his implied sidestory hit me super hard. A guy who was a capable warrior and leader, with the determination to make it all the way through Sen's Fortress,
but failed because he was thrust into an unavoidable situation that his skillset just wasn't designed to handle.

Then some fucking jerkoff finds his armour and goes on to become the biggest heavy armour wearing dickhead in the series

>>184118048
Last time I spotted a hacker they were cosplaying as a cursed pygmy and casting Chaos Bed Vestiges with the power within animation, so they just exploded themselves. Good stuff

>>184117993
Tarkus can sometimes solo the iron golem if you're lucky
Bradley makes the final boss his bitch while healing you

>>184117993

>>184117598
Yeah, go with Slave Knight Chest, Leonhard Leggings, Hard Leather Gauntlets or Brigand Gauntlets. Brigand has the better shape but Hard Leather is the right fabric

>>184117993
I love how Tsorig is just Tarkus but with a FUGS so he's 200% more threatening

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why can't I /fa/ in DaS1?

>>184118436
Tarkus can reliably solo the Iron Golem up to NG+5, and has a good success rate in NG+6 and +7.

>>184118369
I saw a bloke who was throwing slow moving way of white coronas that constantly let off twisted wall of light, and he was bouncing farron darts everywhere like I was playing touhou

Then my fps dropped to like 2 and I had to quit out of the game

>>184113608
if your getting parried often, and by a wide variety of people, than it's not your weapons fault. i as a parry demi-god could answer some questions about the tactics for you if u want.
although i haven't actually played in a few weeks on account of my gpu fan breaking though

>>184119049
Peeve pls

>>184113608
if you don't know how to space or time, greatswords with horizontal swings will cover your ass

>>184117993
Bradley is for Netflix, chill and some cuddles
Tarkus is for the BBIC (big black iron dick)

>>184119365
>BBIC
you had one job

How do I backstep quickstep backstab?

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Is there a save editor for DS2 SOtFS on PC? It would br preferable to fucking around in CE and I only want to edit items and soul memory. I know there was one for the 360, but it doesn't support PC.
Asking for a freind.

>>184114168
>The third R1 is parry bait
>parry bait
i don't think you know what that word means

>>184119917
It means that anybody who understands parrying will immediately jump on it.

>>184119917
If the first R1 connects the second one will too, but in the time between the second and third they can start the parry animation and fuck you up

>>184120648
I've only managed to parry GS like that. Any faster just attacks again before the blockstun wears off

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For what purpose

>>184121261
>fire surge
>quickstep
>probably a Hornet ring too

I wonder why.

>>184121261
Some people just can't stand to lose or From has shitty servers

>>184121261
To make you mad enough to post.
Plus you look cancerous.

>>184121261
>fire surge
>CBV
>black serpent
>dark dagger
I'd quit too

>>184121541
Dark serpent isn't that bad. It's a noob-slayer, but once you avoid it the first time you can always dodge it.

>>184121049
>blockstun
I found your problem

I've only played Dark Souls 1 on the PC so I have a question:

What happens when you hit the PS button in Dark Souls on a console? Does the game pause?

I've seen a few people wearing what looks like a new mage set with a little cape hanging off one shoulder
Any idea what it is?

>>184121882
Black Leather maybe?

>>184121837
Dark souls has no pause, the pause button just opens the actions menu

feel like crown of the old iron king has soured enb's opinion on dark souls 2

>>184121701
So you're saying eat the r1s? Would that work with a med shield or do I need caestus? I've done it with caestus but it was against a friend living 4 blocks away, our connection was impeccable
>>184121882
Shadow set?

>>184122016
Definitely not
It was grey and greenish

>>184122397
Vilhelms?

>>184122397
black hand armor?

ENB fighting Fume btw.

>>184121261
because you're cancerous and the guy doesn't want to help you to get those shiny badges

Just found someone else wearing the set
It was Leonhards with no mask

>>184122962
I'm already gold.

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what's a good 2handed str weapon?

I'm planning on making it Heavy.

>>184122932
fume has been way overhyped desu he's just a good fight nothing special

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>>184116140
I love that guy to death, he's just so jolly and helpful. He even has stellar fashion choices.
I blame myself for this mess.

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>Guy is getting utterly destroyed
>activate unlimited lag work and his character is frozen and you can't damage him but he can
Is that a cheat or something else? Is it punishable?
This shit is quickly getting annoying

>get summoned as a pair of aldrich faithful into a host and phantom
>other aldrich faithful plays like a complete pussy and doesn't deal any damage
>runs away when I die fighting them

>>184121389
>>184121541
>waaaah how dare you use good things!

/dsg/ being so contrarian as to support plug pullers now is just hilarious

ENB FIGHTING FUME KNIGHT WITH BONFIRE ASCETIC

BEST BOSS

BEST BOY

>>184122932
>>184123292
Lol he beat Fume naked. So much for the "hardest boss ever" if this cuck took him down faster than he did Elana

>>184124038
Half of the things listed aren't even that good

>>184124326

Wait what?

>>184124404
enb killed fume knight then sprinted to bonfire to use an ascetic to do the fight again

vaatis better

>>184123251
anything with poise health can be good when two handed and heavy

>>184124038
You asked why people are quitting against youand dont like the answer being "you're a casual"

>>184124942
>You asked why people are quitting against youand dont like the answer being "you're a casual"

dumb bad poster

>>184124559

The madman.

>>184124942
>you asked
m8

>>184125051
"For what purpose" sounds like a question to me

>>184124942
bro i'm a hardcore gamer, i snack on my gamer fuel every night.

>>184124559
>dying to the slow ass sweep from phase 2

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>host too dumb to realize the fog wont disappear as long as he has summons
>wastes 20 minutes of his summons time by running back into the archive and then straight into the fog wall.
>eventually suicide rather than enter the boss room
fuck you

>>184125305
>at the archives
>doesnt know how fog walls work
How did he even beat the game using phantoms

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Is this Boss fight the quintessential DaS II design philosophy? ie, uninspired enemy design and difficulty coming from sheer number?

>>184125464
Royal rat vanguard is a greater sinner IMO. At least the sentinels dont go all one one and have a unique design and moveset

>>184125464
pretty much, except they die in no time if you have a mace

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>>184125437
atleast the other sunbro made the experience less miserable, but seriously how fucking dumb can a host be?

why is it so hard to make your toon look good in DaS souls games?

>>184125464
Belfry Gargoyles feels like a greater contender with that description

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>>184125703

>toon

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>>184125602
at least that boss is somewhat fun to kill if you have many aoe spells
>>184125759
b-but muh ds1 reference
>>184125703
>toon

>>184125464
ruin sentinels are good f*ck off

>>184121261
You took the bait, son.

Also
>I get an easy and almost free way to invade others
>How unfair they get a free and easy way to avoid it

>>184126146
thats the arena you fucknugget

>>184126146
That's not an invasion, that's a duel.There is no penalty to losing a duel so doing alt-F4 during one makes no sense

If anybody wants to 1v1 on ps4, I'm in Pontiff Sullyvahn as Smisse
Gotta get dem vertebra shackles

>>184125305
This is the state of the current player base, unfortunately. And people call me an elitist when I say I'm against summoning, at least for the first run. There should be something like a mocking trophy like "Jolly cooperator: killed X amount of bosses with phantoms on the first playthrough". We sorely need a purge, but that wouldn't get scamco more bux. Also
>dark fpp against homos
>no lightning or fire spells

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>no ring that boosts your damage when you increase equip load

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Am I a bad person for using valorheart in pvp?

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ENB DOING NG++ FUME

>>184126745
no, it's shit

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Why is the drakeblood greatsword so weak? I want to like it but defenses make a 700AR weapon deal 300 damage. Why does From hate lightning damage so much?

Picture unrelated

>>184126745
yes, use it only for pve

>>184126364
I'm the purple sign, would prefer people in the 55-65 level area

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>There's more hackers than normal players at pontiff
>Host is a hacker
>his summoned friend too
>"aldrich faithful has invaded"
>is hacking too
wew lad

>>184126905
because it has split damage, three times even

>>184126958
I kick ass pretty easily with it though

>>184127164
I know the reason why it deals no damage, I want to know why from thought having defenses apply for each damage type equally was a good idea

>>184127130
Master race huh

>>184127220
then use it, I'm just a post

>>184126364
Are you invading or summoning?

>>184127783
Putting down Summon Signs

>>184122239
Block one, eat one, parry. Works every time, 90% of the time, against straight sword R1 spammers.

>>184127323
no idea, it feels like they just slapped everything together as fast as possible for max profits

>>184126686
>no ring of stalwart protection giving ds1 style poise but disabling rolls
>no ring of the berserker granting you a damage buff while you receive damage
>no vanquisher's seal or illusory rings
>no boulder ring that makes your rolls cause stagger (like on the settlers) on people with less than 60% of your equip load (the flat number of equipped weight)
>no lightfooted ring that makes your rolls sidesteps and gives your back step iframes

Hey, I just beat DS3 and I'm collecting boss weapons and such in Journey 2, when i realized hey it might be fun to play through Dark Souls Alpha, then 2, then come back to DS3

Any tips for playing through Dark Souls Alpha?

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*single-handedly elevates my game to a 10/10*

>>184129452
Alpha?

How does Dark Four-Pronged Plow sound for a dark mage?

>>184130052
>dark plow
Just use bident

>>184125464
>fight one of them on the ledge
>then fight the other 2 as a duo battle down belo

s'not hard m8

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>>184126549
>no lightning or fire spells
its not a caster build, its a 30/30 dark infusion build.
as for the homos, I dont see how killing them faster for your shitter host is a good thing, if I wanted to just destroy them I'd bring a sorcerer and just pew pew them.

>>184129535
Sir Alonne is better

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>>184129535
*immediately takes it back to a -5/10*
nothing personnel, raime

>they say PKCS has a longer ranger than CCS
really doesn't look like

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>trying to level doggie covenant
>getting more tongues from the wraiths than grass from ghrus
>no doggie invasions either
Should I just give up? I leveled to sl40 before realizing I should be at sl35 max to get regularly invasions at the swamp.

>>184130954
Weapon models don't correspond to the actual hitbox, just compare the Scimitar's 2HR1 range to Carthus or Sabre's.

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Tell me right now why you're not using the mace exclusively

>>184130597
While I can respect that, why bother yourself? If you want to meme on the host there are better ways
>>184130501
>duo
>below
>not killing the second sentinel before the third hops up
>>184130954
Range isn't dependant solely on the weapon's physical length

>>184131391
W A R P I C K

>>184131391
it's just a case of panic roll

>>184130912
how is this worse than demon princes (lol2bat) which were just recycled

Not to mention that he was a challenge boss for people that didn't have the DLC, so it couldn't be someone new or else the boss would have to be added to the base game. Same is true with the ganksquad in sunken king. Ivory King is the only one that had a unique challenge boss.

>>184131639

are you by chance lynda linda

>>184131391
blunt weapons are for nerds

>>184131439
>If you want to meme on the host there are better ways
they're fine against them, it's not like I'm bringing a broken straight sword or some other garbage. Also keep in mind I put my sign at the start, so I focus more on being able to carry their ass through the level.
every invasion always turns into a 1v1 where the phantom hides behind enemies because the host is retarded.

>>184131480
Warpick is great but the mace is a direct upgrade

>>184131816
>mace is a direct upgrade
L E O R I N G

>>184131816
If anything it's the other way around. Does mace benefit from leo? I don't think so

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>>184131930
L E O
E
O

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>>184131391
because then I'd need to wear armor and have poise and we all know poise is for nerds

>>184131754
nope

>>184131816
DO NOT FALL FOR THIS BAIT FROM THE DISCORD SHITPOSTERS

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>>184132072
>786 counter hit

>>184132072
>leo ring
that was the double hit bug that poke weapons sometimes do

>>184132072
>creighton's mask with regular mail instead of glorious mirrah mail
for what fucking purpose

>>184132364
that was a double hit
reminder that that bug will never be fixed
>>184132426
>poke weapons
all weapons do, I've been double hit by splitleaf several times

>>184132552
All weapons with a sweetspot feature iirc, it's why something like Estoc can't double hit but Katanas and Spears can.

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>>184131391
Tell me right now why you're not using the Drakeblood Greatsword exclusively

>>184132695
low damage, low poise, short range

>>184132649
I got a double hit with bloodlust once, 1200 from charged r2 seemed too much, wish I recorded it

>>184132695
how much poise you have on that webm

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>>184131391
I prefer winning.

>>184132695
>less than 300 damage per R1 with a fucking greatsword

ehhhh

>>184132695
because you get the same moveset with hollowslayer and it does more damage. I think hollowslayer gets a damage bonus against hollowed out players

>>184131391
I don't need some clutch weapon with ghost range

>>184132695
>not even a blessed drakeblood sword on 40 faith build
what the fuck are you doing anon?

>>184133234
>not a 40 faith drakeblood sword with darkmoon blade

>>184132789
>implying that's a problem on a poise trading weapon
>>184132798
22.38
>>184132912
>buffs with 60fth Darkmoon Blade
>>184133040
Wrong and Wrong.
>>184133234
Now that's what I call garbage.

Making a SL90 Str/Faith invader

Lightning arrow worth using with only 40 Faith? Using Crucifix mainly with a Canvas Talisman off-hand

What miracles are worth using at only 40 Faith? Was going Dark Blade and then possibly Lightning Arrow and Great Heal - anything else or is this all shit anyway?

>>184132798
you can be naked and tank one handed straight sword hits with greatswords

>>184133458
>Lightning arrow worth using with only 40 Faith?
If you have both rings, yes, but it's still significantly (50%) weaker than 60 faith.

>>184133416
I'm a fellow drakeblood user, anon. I love that weapon but I can't see beyond it's shortcomings, split damage, short range and a moveset shared with other weapons makes it a hard weapon to like

>>184129124
>No ambidextrous ring that lets you powerstance and use full movesets in the left hand
So many things could have happened, but didn't

>>184132695
>why aren't you fighting R1 spamming idiot hosts that don't know how poise works?

>>184133458
>SL90 Str/Faith invader
>SL90 invader

I hope you enjoy ganksquads and TRC

>>184133416
>Now that's what I call garbage.
>he doesn't know that blessed infusion doesn't have any negative effect on either of the split damage.
>he doesn't know that there are 3 weapons in the game worth using with blessed infusion and drakeblood is one of them.
what a fucking pleb

>>184133626
>needing a ring to do something that was already in a previous game for free

a remake of DS2's combat and world design using DS3's graphics engine and bosses would be GOAT

>>184133796
I do, it's pretty much the only reason I made the character

>>184133935
>using blessed drakeblood when either crystal, lightning or regular with buff outdamage it
>when even one buffed with blessed weapon will outdamage it while healing you
Scrub

>>184133416
>Now that's what I call garbage.
>40/40 refined drakeblood sword
>587 AR
>18/16/40 blessed drakeblood sword
>572 AR
come back when you know what you're talking about

>>184134126
refined DBS can be buffed, blessed can't.

>ds3
>no poise
>firebombs stagger you even if you are full havel
LAUGHABLE. Normies will defend this

>>184134109
see
>>184134126

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>>184134235
>implying you get staggered while in hyperarmor frames
working as intended, shitlord

>>184134235
>ds1
>boise
>lmao let me tank everything with my dinky little sword
LAUGHABLE. Retards will defend this

>>184134126
>AR
>Triple Split Damage
>Using this as any sort of reference for expected damage output

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>>184134196
you're gonna want a high faith/int if you're gonna buff pal and if you're gonna meme with buffs the LKGS with lightning sword or mad king with dark blade are better (or a duel wield weapon with darkmoon)

Post changes you feel would make the game objectively better
>Way of Blue rework
>After the 3rd - 4th blue dies to the same invader the host is too pussy to fight, no more automatic summons for this host in this area. Period.
>If Way of Blue is still being used after this, it acts like a Dried Finger but only for invaders
As long as the host fights alongside his summoned phantoms he'll have control over this happening to his world, otherwise he gets punished for being the worthless player he is.

>>184134417
fucker was saying it was good as quality, I just showed that you can do the same with blessed for less stat investment and get regeneration in both hands.

>>184134443
That only encourages people to gank, which is gay.

>>184134621
If dried finger is active invaders can invade embered

>>184134361
>this webm
nice

>>184134498
40 faith sharp on base requirements will out-damage blessed infusion. Blessed is ALWAYS weaker than sharp + buff.

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>>184134621
t.salty invader
you hide behind enemies, I hind behind the police.

>>184134641
But you can't anon. AR =/= actual damage if there are two or more elements. Use both weapons against the same player and you'll see what that means.

Also, refined drakeblood is weaker than sharp and heavy ones so you don't even know how to build for a drakeblood build.

>healing from estus takes 0.5 seconds should we do something about it?
>NO NEVER IT WOULD MAKE THE GAME CHALLENGING!! NORMIES WONT BUY THIS GAME THEN :(!

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how is invading even hard?

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>>184134621
See file.

DS1 world structure. Maybe even a master key to enable these warps.

Is it possible/viable to farm concords from fight clubs?

>>184134852
>+ buff.
yeah no shit but not every build is a buff build (and there are better weapons for buff builds)
meanwhile blessed doesn't get fucked by duel charms and you can be a huge regenerating faggot with it and a blessed ceastus/oak shield and occasionally popping fillianore WA

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>>184135051
the random butt buddy you thought wasn't a threat turns on you

>>184134935
>refined drakeblood is weaker than sharp and heavy ones
>2 handed refined comes out on top vs both heavy and sharp
???

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>>184134641
Who said it's good as quality? I use it on a 26/16/60 buffed with DMB. Back then, base stats refined gave the most AR, now 26/16 heavy is your best bet.

>>184135236
It's a shame there's no item that gives over 100 lightning damage that you can apply instantly and carry 20 of for a total of over 3 minutes buffed.

>>184135365
>unironically using the MLGS WA
that thing has less range than a spear

>>184135507
That damage makes me moist

>>184135365
damn he is almost as bad as you

>>184134621
>When you are invaded, summoning additional phantoms is not allowed until the invader is dead.
>Embers have to be applied at the bonfire
>Moundmaker signs are still white, not purple
>blue sentinels defend people wearing sun covenant, no way of the blue, but auto-summon against watchdogs or
>darkmoons invade hosts with a blue eye orb based on how many tongues the host has given to rosaria
>respecs cost 5 tongues but are unlimited

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kinda felt like trying the Heysel pick but maybe it actually requires a respec or a different starting class
Hell, should I make a new char and stick to lower levels for swamp invasions as well?

>>184134871
>comparing hiding behind other players to hiding behind stupid exploitable AI
I don't even invade, I just hate finding out I got summoned by a shitter who can't handle a single invader. Does one, single, solitary person really scare you that much, that you just NEED your 2 sunbros and your 2 cops and your ToD to stand a chance?

What's the meme with hollowslayer and leo ring? Wouldn't claymore be way better since it has the same thrusting attacks, same range, and higher damage?

>>184135236
lightning infusion does more damage than blessed if you are deciding not to buff.

The regen from blessed infusion is only 2 HP/s. To meaningfully heal enough HP to survive a second hit, you need to run away for 2-3 minutes straight. It's only useful on a pure regen build where you stack it with other miracles to reach 20+ regen per second.

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>>184135787
>I don't even invade
sure thing buddy

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>>184135567
MLGS WA is god tier, but that's not the WA. The beams are just added fun so you can bait people into real obvious shit

>>184135853
>It's only useful on a pure regen build
thats what I was suggesting?

>>184135701
>no leo ring

use the pick with offhand bellvine, swap sage ring for leo ring, use old moonlight

>>184135853
Weapons with innate lightning damage have higher AR with blessed than with lightning actually

>>184129549
Don't acknowledge it.

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>>184135051
I dunno

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>>184135701
here's how to do heysel pick properly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCVxSWVbHaI

What the fuck is with the retarded fall damage in Earthen Peak Ruins? It's that point where you're dropping off the branch, just before the bonfire.
I know I'm not the only one who sometimes takes fatal damage despite landing on the ash.

>>184136038
you were suggesting that blessed is the only/best infusion for drakeblood, that's not true. It's only niche if you are using a regen build.

>>184136038
That suggestion is terrible. If you want regen just use Filianore and buff your weapon with bundles or even a 30 faith lightning blade.

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>>184135051
fucking invaders ruining my playthrough...

>>184136296
it's just shitty code and bad design. There's a circle you have to land in where you go through an animation that cancels your death fall. If you land outside of that range the game doesn't do the same animation and you die.

>>184136307
>>184136440
>muh buffs!
are easily outlasted/duel charmed and only pontiff faggots actively allow you to buff, and for invasions those are even more drawn out.
buff builds are not the be all end all.

>>184136535
>you go through an animation that cancels your death fall
>not rolling through all the ashes

>>184135873
Are you sure that *I'm* the one who's a butthurt faggot? I mean, I'm not the one responding to a simple discussion with an inflammatory image describing my immaturity. But that's just me.

>>184136621
>muh goalposts
Good luck hitting me with your duel charm faggot, I'm literally all the way on the other side of the arena.
>spitekiting buffs
Good, more time for me to reapply buff and regen.

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>>184136753
considering the energy expended on detailing how buttblasted you about summons, compared to posting one of my 100s of bait images I'd say you're pretty fanny flustered.

what a fine thread we're having

>>184136915
>spitekiting buffs
I think you mean baiting you and then hitting you with a duel charm

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Does anyone know how to get better anti-aliasing in DaS3 on PC? Forcing through the nVidia control panel doesn't work, and DSR also doesn't work.

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>>184135051
Right?

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>>184137107
yes how dare people talk about the game, we need more waifu posting

>>184137162
That sounds like a really good trade, you debuff me (which I can reapply) and I deal 400 damage to you (which you can't heal back as fast). Man you're a fucking genius.

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When you parry just a frame too late

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>>184137107
It's alright (:

>>184137469
>nuh uh I'd totally hit you with one of the worst classes in the game for applying pressure!
>nuh uh I'd totally get to reapply my buff! No one can ever just stay on my ass and punish me.
this is you right now

>>184137016
It really doesn't take much energy to type stuff out.
>I'd say you're pretty fanny flustered.
Even though this started out with you calling me salty because I want to change something that does nothing good for the longevity of the game. Why would you get defensive over someone wanting a game to be better?

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>>184137256

>tfw you have to get past Demon Princes and Midir with 9 vigor for your Sorcery Glass Canon

>>184137615
my fucking sides

>>184137630
>nuh uh I'd totally hit you with one of the worst classes in the game for applying pressure!
GS running attack is still one of the best in the game, with the only problem being how much hitstun it causes.
>nuh uh I'd totally get to reapply my buff! No one can ever just stay on my ass and punish me.
the beauty of this is that you'll run out of stamina faster than me who's just rolling around and dodging your "pressure"

>>184137706
>not respecing for the pve before making your pvp build

>>184137935
>>184137630
Nothing like having two idiots roleplay a duel instead of fucking dueling

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>>184136053
Christ, I need a lot more stamina for this shit to work
>>184136240
>build links broken

>>184138041
you don't need to duel to know that you can dodge more times than attack with the same stamina pool

>>184138094
Here's a Heysel Pick build for you, buddy.
https://www.mugenmonkey.com/darksouls3/219353

Yes, dragonhead shield combos into R1>Spell.

>>184134621
>Post changes you feel would make the game objectively better
You can only have 1 summon
You can only be invaded by 1 person
this includes gank covenants
blues count as a summon
gank covenants count as an invader

>estus
you cant move while sipping
no poise/hyper armor

>bloos
make one covenant the blue invader covenant and keep the other as way of blue babysitter, they can invade anyone who've donated tongues

>rings, buffs and so forth in pvp
no reduced effects in pvp, everything does what it says on the tin, fuck under the hood nerfs

>dragon
counts as armor (still 0% soak)
stones can be upgraded to +5 which will make their damage viable, the fact that they're no longer trying to twink proof the twinkling stones means the movesets can be made good. (maybe have the dragon arms actually be a weapon you can attack with once summoned)

>ashen estsu
Remove them and bring back charges, give WA charges as well.

>>184134621
Poise. Hyperarmour is the worst thing fromsoft. has ever made.

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>>184137614

>>184138408
Why do people like Dark Souls 1 poise so much? It's such a shit mechanic.

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>>184137935
>GS running attack is still one of the best in the game

>>184138408
poise would be fine if it was a pve only game.

Which would probably make DS3 better across the board.

I bought dark souls 1 recently, i just played demon souls before.
I just finished killing Orstein and smoud. . . on my first try
Was i incredibly lucky or just too much farm?
lvl 60 with silver knight spear+5 (spent all my soul in it)

Love the game, it is amazing, even if i dont follow the story well

>>184138630
Since you played Demon's first you're familiar with the mechanics. Lot's of people started with Dark Souls first.

>>184138514
The best system would be having "poise" like in dark souls 2 where you can resist attacks while not attackingbut you're slowed down/paused from your actions, and when you attack you have the hyperarmor of ds3

>>184136053
>>184138094

Waaait, does Saint Bellvine affect the other catalyst's casting speed?

>>184138309
Thanks but I always try to stick to 80 for some invasions here and there

>>184138514
Because getting staggered by a High Wall hollow with a broken sword while you're wearing full Havel gear feels really fucking shitty.

>>184138724
i guess so
Demon soul kicked my ass so hard... i spent days on the man eater (like i spent days on the gargoyles... and Sif)

>>184138875
yeah but it doesn't really matter for heysel since dragonhead/black knight combo is too good to ignore

>>184138951
I'm pretty sure one of those hollows could knock you down on your ass if they just push against you for a little while, stop being retarded.

>>184138514

It actually existed.

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You have the opportunity to make the newest dark souls game according to your tastes.
What would you include?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXl1f11g88w

>>184139146
ADP

How do I use poise on 2h greatswords? Straightswords and small shit still manage to nick me before my hyperarmor frames, my timing is off but I don't know how to fix it. Using hollowslayer btw with like 51 poise.

>>184138514

>be full Ornstein set (~34 poise)
>get staggered out of my attack by Desert Slut's whip R1

ebin

i get the point down so often for doing nothing, its comical

invadings a dirty job someones got to do

>>184139032
If you're a frail as fuck brittle little hollow, you would not be able to hit someone wearing armor like that hard enough to actually push them backward, especially with a weapon as pathetic as a broken sword.

>>184139146
Armored Cores

>>184139146

give crystal sorcery curse-build up

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>>184139146
make dragonform viable (basically take DaS2 dragonform and give it DaS1 abilities)

change the bonfire system so only boss bonfires are permanent and you have to fuel any other bonfires you come by to turn them on for x amount of time.

remove any ring that gives +damage
remove any buff that gives +damage

remove titanite upgrade system, replace with slotting gems that change the moveset and scaling.

>>184139339
point down has been casualized, it's just the souls version of teabagging now. It means literally nothing, it's just something people do after every kill no matter what

>>184138514
Because having poise is useless with certain weapons. Straight swords attacks can be cancelled one frame before it hits you even if the opponent is wearing max poise gear. Armous is uselss unless you use big boi weapons. BORING!

>>184139603
p much, i legit stopped caring a week ago
hell after the gank squads i kill, sometimes ill even point up at the host to mess with him

>>184139230
>my timing is off but I don't know how to fix it.
fix your timing, no amount of poise will save you

>>184139551
>remove titanite upgrade system, replace with slotting gems that change the moveset and scaling.

fucking yes

I love you

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>>184139210

Ruin Sentinel Armor looks like ass

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>>184139551
>remove any ring that gives +damage
>remove any buff that gives +damage
for what purpose

>>184139146
No leveling up.

>Health and absorption are contributed by your total armor. absorption varies dramatically based on armor type. You acquire more estus flasks as you go along, increasing your "total" health through more healing
>you do more damage by unlocking better attacks (going from hollow flailing to more skill based, high risk/reward attacks) with god-eater style moveset creation, but you still have to apply them to your weapons.
>magic damage works the same way, except catalysts have spells instead of movesets

then I would make most of the bosses and areas accessible from the start of the game, so that progression was about building up more options and learning when to use them, instead of just this artificial progression of "make numbers higher" in most souls games.

>>184140168
flat damage increases are boring

>>184140309
for about 1 hour

then it's complete dogshit.

If you want sci-fi souls, go play ninja blade, armored core for answer or last raven

if you want sci-fi melee souls, play nier automata or cry yourself to sleep

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MUH SKILL

>>184140309
its art direction is awful

>>184140610
>>184140309
armored core V or Verdict Day is a better sci-fi souls than for answer, boss battles included

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgjV8nHozPA

>>184140610
>ninja blade

Really Anon?

where r my astora gs niggers at

YOU CAN CANCEL YOUR HEALING SPELLS? What the fuck from? Thats fucking stupid. Holy shit this game is...........FUICUJ;KLK;

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>>184139146
Able to dye armor pieces to match each other. Armor looks new and shiny when at full durability, and worn and ragged as it goes on, but you can change that with rings.

Why do I never see Summon Signs outside Spears anymore?
I'm usually level 80-90 when I do Ringed City, and get plenty of PVP activity, but never see signs outside the one boss that's pretty much made for co-op.

>>184140759
Same devs, programmers, writers, musicians, and visual designers, runs on the same game engine that DeS and DS1 do. Combat is basically fast paced souls with QTEs (ugh).

It's not a "Great" game but it's close to what a melee sci-fi souls would be like. It's basically a modern otogi running on the DeS/DS1 game engine.

>>184140957
Chaos AGS right here bro

>>184139146
>Bonfires are scarce but defeating a boss makes one
>Armor has ds1 poise but taking damage while doing nothing slows you down
>Holding a greatshield makes you turn slower

>DS3 type infusions but all the coals/embers are obtained before the halfway point
>Can buff boss weapons but the buff lasts shorter, can buff infused weapons but they gain less damage

>Spellcasting speed is affected by upgrade level of the catalyst and attunement instead of dexterity
>Defenses are static and only increase per level or using rings

>No phantoms can use estus but the host can heal white phantoms with theirs if they are close by
>Matchmaking depends on your net souls worth between your soul level, your equipment and your weapons

>>184141223
You can cancel pyromancies too, just before conjuring the fire in your hand.

>>184134621
How exactly do you quantify the host hiding or not in a way that can be understood by the machine? How do you differentiate between the host hiding and the invader only attacking the blues? If you want some fix, just don't allow there to be more than 2 blues per invader and have the occupy cumshade slots. The only thing that needs some fixing is regular phantoms. It's easy as shit for the host to just hang back and let the phantoms do all the work, be it against invaders or PvE because phantoms don't have to rely on the host's estus for healing. And whenever the phantom is out of chugs, he can just fuck off and the host can resummon him for free and just reach the boss at full power without even a speckle of gud. Summoning phantoms needs to costs estus charges. 15% of total rounded up seems fair

What are the whackiest, most fun builds you've played through all of the games?

>>184140642
>The host got R1'd 5 times in a row with a Gold Pine resin buffed SSS(?)
>AND Hornet Ring riposted with a Mail Breaker
>Somehow survived all of that with 12 hp
All of that, and he STILL had enough HP to have another chance to get away? Thank god for that panic sippy, otherwise he'd have rolled all the way to the boss. Fuck Embered health.

>>184141268
souls is considered a western-style RPG. From's entire gimmick is making western-style games for the Japanese market

>>184136070
Look at the numbers

>>184141614
Greatshield only (eventually Orma and Reeves) poise tank in DS2

>>184138314
>reducing session size from 6 to 3

Faggot

>>184139146
Build variety, starting classes that actually matter, make magic great again.

>>184141523
>Armor has ds1 poise but taking damage while doing nothing slows you down

that's literally just DS2 poise, with instant regeneration

Morning guys, what's everyone up to today?

>>184141707
Dark souls is Angel's Egg the game. I can't think of a single western RPG with the kind of atmosphere or waifus as souls and bloodborn.

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Theoretically, would it be possible to create a mod (for any of the games) that adds in NPC helpers for every boss, but also a lot more NPC invaders and other phantoms?

I think it would add a lot more life to the games and give them some longevity for long after the community dies. Like, maybe you can sacrifice some souls or humanity or something to get another NPC summon for a boss you're having trouble with, but it also increases the chances of getting invaded by NPCs.

It sucks that NPC invasions are like one time scripted events.

>>184142061
It's western-style in that it's based on western culture and stories, including the armor and enemy designs

>>184130501
>get summoned for Sentinels
>using lightning buffed large club
>even with another phantom and the host doing huge amounts of damage with each swing
>kill first sentinel
>host and phantom jump off ledge
>second sentinel jumps up to me
>decide to show off and try to solo it
>third one jumps up shortly afterwards
>mistime a dodge
>die

I thought I was such a badass.

There are just NO OTHER games at the moment.
Persona 5 is average as fuck, Lords of the Fallen and Surge sound shit. Dawn Horizon is boring. What the fuck am I supposed to play? I'm all soulsed out.

>>184142231
Emulate some Final Fantasies.

>>184142306
shut the FUCK up

>>184142196
So what your saying is that fire emblem, the tales series, zelda, FF I-IX and various short lived fantasy series are western?

>>184131354
>getting tongues
What are you doing? Just use the Keep Ruins bonfire, you dunce.

>>184141537
If one single invader can manage to kill 4 blues as they get summoned in while the host is alive, the host will be punished by way of preventing any further automatic summonings. Likewise, if the host can kill the invader with the help of the blue(s) before the 4th one comes in and dies, they're safe.

Basically as long as the host isn't a total chicken shit they'll be fine.

>>184142231
start dipping into From Soft's previous games and bust open that emulator

Kuon, Ninja Blade, Evergrace, Armored Core, Otogi, Enchanted Arms, and Shadow Tower Abyss are all from the same creative guys behind souls. Evergrace is basically proto-DeS.

>>184142526
dont call him that

>>184142306
I've never played a final fantasy game. I'm leery as fuck.

So how big is the difference between the 30% equip load and anythin beyond?

>>184142656
Played Ninja Blade and Armored Core. Too dated for me.

>>184142132
pls respond

>>184142526
I thought the Farron Keep Perimeter bonfire was the optimal grass farming place? Somebody said invasions were more frequent there.

Is it just me, or does DeS's atmosphere feel much more magical and mysterious than the rest of the games?

I wish we had DeS2 instead of DaS.

>>184142132
Someone made a mod for Dark Souls 1 that changes the Bed of Chaos into a two-part NPC battle with the Witch of Izalith (boss of phase 1) and a Giantdad (as a helper for phase 1 and the boss of phase 2). It's mostly a test to see what can be done, but it's pretty cool.