>raw is the best infusion because it outshines scaling even at A and 40 invested points
>not using a straight sword is basically gimping yourself as big weapons do less damage than the astora straight sword and require stats in vitality
>are progression almost feel as stitched together as dark souls 2
>armor variety sucks
>>334831714
also
>poise might aswell not exist
>on the other hand enemies cancel their animations and can't be stunlocked as easily as you do
>>334831714
Are you right at the start of the game? Big weapons got a buff today, raw isn't the best infusion. Progression feels alright, but it's not as good as the first DaS. Armour variety is good.
>>334831714
If there were better weapons in this game that wasnt fucking uchigatana I would love it alot more. But honestly its so fucking boring using this meme sword. I need a Falchion classed sword that isnt shit.
>>334831714
Can't raw boss weapons
>>334831789
>and can't be stunlocked as easily as you do
pffft
I am about a third of the way through and i have no idea what the fuck i am doing with my stats, armor, infusions or weapon choices.
im not even sure what half of the items i pick up do.
is this normal?
>>334831714
is Astora ss still good later on? I started upgrading it and it's my current best
>are progression almost feel as stitched together as dark souls 2
bait
>armor variety sucks
retarded bait
>>334832079
Read the descriptions.
>>334832079
yeah, I haven't touched many of the items in my inventory. I don't even know how to invade
>>334831714
this has to be a bait.
raw is trash unless you're a mage. refined beats raw on most weapons at only 20 dex and str.
maybe you're just bad at games OP
haven't played the game yet
are there good quality weapons
is there a quality weapon upgrade path yet
are quality builds still shit
>>334832079
In general i have no idea what i am doing. i dont look at guides until ive completed the game blind, so i could be scratching my head for ages.
>>334832471
I think most of the weapons I've seen have equal ratings in dex and str
>>334831714
There may be a bunch of warps, but it is nowhere near as bad as DaS2 where the geography was physically impossible and the world was non-Euclidean like it was programmed on the Build engine.
>>334832079
Same. I just pick whatever weapon has the highest numbers.
>>334832471
quality build is the best
most weapons are quality oriented (either C/C or D/D)
yes there is a quality infusion
>scaling is shit as well as poise
kek it's like day 1 DaS and DaS2 put together
>>334832079
same
this is my first souls game (bite me) and i don't know anything about weapon stats or anything like that yet.
>>334832038
I have my Uchi up to +9 and just got the chaos blade. Thing has A scaling over Uchi's max B scaling. Choked.
Poise was cancer anyway.
>>334831714
>using raw, ever
>not going crystal / refined master race
>might as well use a sharp heavy club then
>>334832052
I think physical stunlocking ends after 2 or 3 swings in this game. But I've noticed if i proc a weapon's status effect it can greatly prolong the stunlock.
So if i hit something with my Uchi 3 times the mob will come out of stun on the 3rd hit, if i manage to get a 4th in (assuming mob has long wind-up) i can likely proc bleeding and have it stagger again + take a huge chunk of damage.
I think they purposely did this to avoid overly quick weapons laying into 2handed users and keeping them locked.
Seems like this is the bitchign thread. I just ran Catacombs for an hour and 15 minutes kililng the two red eyes, trying to get a Verterbra Shackle to drop. Nothing. I killed them probably 100 times, I used 4 gold coins, 4 rusted gold. I actually cannot believe that they're that rare, I just want the fucking hat, that's it. I'm playing through offline so I can be completely blind, but I'm at the end of my run and I want to farm armors before I NG. I'm so mad right now I'm shaking, I literally want to quit the game. Every run past 50 minutes where I didn't get it I slowly got more and more angry to the ponit where I can feel it in my gut righ tnow,.
>>334833269
just kill a purple phantom dipshit
>>334833246
The stunlock is entire on the animation of both you and the enemy.
I noticed after two or three hits the enemy will try a different attack, their animation will change and it will no longer stunlock.
Just like in PvP I have seen you get stunlocked more if you try the same animation.
Also, so many hyper armor moves, I don't see how people even get beaten by a longswordsman.
I just a greataxe and as soon as they try and R1 to win I use Warcry and fuck up their little boypussy with hyperarmor.
>weapons have no weight to them
>rings are so useless they might aswell not exist when compared to dark souls 1
>>334832038
Why not just use the basic scimitar?
How's the Caestus this time around? Or fist weapons in general?
>make STR build
>all bosses are sanic fast AOE combo spamming faggots
JUST
>>334834049
They're a trick weapon.
On one hand, they don't do much up front damage.
On the other they have the best parry window ever.
>>334833860
You kidding me? Rings ate fucking great in this game.
>>334832038
I used Falchion, Scim and Shotel for most of the game. I'm now mostly using Leonhard's weapon and an Estoc.
There's also the Carthus weapons, stop being a bitch.
>>334834183
>Make Str build
>Abyss Watchers stunlocked
Try not carrying a quality weapon then bitchtits, Great Axe stronk
Are there any significent differences between the Glaive and the Lucerne? Is one better than the other (pierce vs slash, later attribute scaling etc) Im more str than dex.
>>334833269
How about you play PvP or farm properly, you retard.
>>334831789
learn to hyper armor, poise is awesome in this game.
>>334834423
The way the Imbuing system works means with quality weapons like Halberds you can go either heavy or sharp.
What's the item thar upgrades boss weapons?
>>334834247
There's quite a few that don't seem to do very much.
Namely the ones that buff the various magic types. I tried stacking the two Miracle ones and got an increase of around 30 damage with Lightning Spear.
>>334831789
>enemies can't be stunlocked
This is the most fucking retarded thing I've heard all day, almost nothing in DaS3 has poise
>>334834598
Titanite scale
Personally i'm really enjoying having no idea what I'm doing and going into this one blind. I'm also trying out all sorts of stupid builds just to figure out the game mechanics. like one build is two handing the butcher knife to use it while every level is going into vigor and vitality. armor seems kinda iffy and varries in PVE but holy shit can I take hits for days in PvP then use the butcher's knife soul art to get all the health back from my opponent.
>>334834515
>Poise benefits Large weapons the most
>WAAAAAH POISE IS SHIT
Guess the Katanafags.
>>334834337
How early you get the great axe? Do the enemies in the first area drop em?
>people being elitist over what infusion you pick
>literally anything can kill anything
shrug
just did bandit knife run, was fun as hell
>>334831714
What's best infusion for machete, is it even worth using machete?
Reminder that Refined is the best infusion, don't listen to OP.
Is Murakumo still good?
>>334834720
Yep. Whopping 32 strength though and it eats up stamina like a crack whore.
But it staggers literally everything I have met so far.
>>334834845
Yes.
Heavy.
I'm unironically using katanas for the first time in my souls history now since I can perform the nothing personnel slash
>>334834659
>Personally i'm really enjoying having no idea what I'm doing and going into this one blind.
That's the only correct and fun way to play any souls game
>>334834720
Yep, there's enemies carrying a Giant Axe near the bonfire at the High Wall. Just farm them till it drops.
>>334834871
Much better than it was in DS2, but not as good as it was in DS1. Also there are straight upgrades to the 'Kumo just like there are for the Uchi so don't invest too much titanite in it.
>>334833860
These are not true at all, the weight of the weapons feels very right and the rings are all tempting.
>>334831840
No, I completed it on the 13th and just started over. It feels like an absolute chore to play now.
>>334834183
that's not a STR weapon anon
>>334834928
Katanas are great this time around. Sword Art parrying the flaming Abyss Watcher was one of the most satisfying moments I've ever had in a souls game.
>>334834915
>>334835028
Nice thanks.
I always had a thing for pikes, but if I remember correctly, they were pretty bad in 1 (for pve at least).
Are they still bad, or did they do some changes to it.
Still gotta wait two days before I can play 3
>>334835247
It's extremely worth it because DS3 is probably the only souls game where great axes are somewhat useful.
Especially because, get this, they actually cause a stagger wave around the impact too.
So if you miss it can stagger smaller enemies and players too.
>>334835090
>Straight upgrades
And what are those? I love curved greatswords, but they're all Ultra-GS sized and super slow. I just want a curved version of something like the claymore, with decent swing speed and some sick spin moves.
Was that giant skeleton guy supposed to be hard? He barely did any damage to me, and when he died skeletons spawned but then disappeared quickly, was i suppose to fight skeletons too? Cause i didn't see any, maybe a glitch?
>>334832335
The same way it's been for the last 2 games
>tfw tried to play a high poise STR/FAI build in this fucking game
>>334835487
He kills his own skeletons most of the time.
And now, he isn't difficult. He is awesome and super visually impressive though, and his fight is enjoyable.
>>334831789
>wah I can't eat people hits
And beside the cathedral knights everything is stunned easily.
>>334832079
makes sense if its your first souls game.
something they don't tell you is that you can press select on the menu screen to access an explanation feature, so when you highlight a stat it tells you what it does.
>>334835487
You did good: if you let him climb to the top of the hill he summons all of those skellies which is basically a guaranteed death. Sounds like you killed him right as he got to the top.
>>334835453
Straight upgrade = better in literally every way than a weapon in the same class that you obtained earlier on. An example is the Chaos Blade which is a straight upgrade from the Uchigatana.
>>334835453
Wolf Curved sword.
>>334831714
so do you just pump points into HP and nothing else?
>>334831840
>Big weapons got a buff today
What changed exactly?
>>334835487
he has RNG moveset, it can be hard depend on your luck.
>want to use big lightning spear because that's cool as fuck
>some ass hole invades me with a longsword
>i have perfect stats for my weapon, it's fully upgraded
>i hit him for a 400
>he hits me for 300 each hit
>his each hit is three times faster than my hits
pls nerf straight swords
>>334835435
Awesome. How much of a bitch is it to get it to drop?
>>334834183
>STR build
>using a dex weapon
if you can't figure out why its not working then you might just want to stop playing now.
>>334835531
I didn't play those. I am from Bloodborne
>>334832079
only level str, dex, int, and faith if you need them to use a certain weapon or spell, otherwise dump points into vitality, endurance, and vigor as needed
don't pick weapons based on stats, just pick whatever you feel has the best moveset
and of course exclusively pick armor based on how cool you look in it
>>334835726
I know what a straight upgrade is, guy. I was asking what the straight upgrades to the murakumo were.
>>334835802
you mean greatswords.
not Ultra Weapons.
i.e. str still sucks
>>334834183
lol dude. Try getting some health and stamina too mate. Its like you haven't added any points into any of those skills.
Whats a good infusion for the Lothric Great Sword?
>learn about red-eye orb, go back and get it
>want to try out some pvp
>think that invading in my current location (cathedral of the deep) will be good, since it's a pretty tame area and not many people will be co-oping
>every invasion is a host and two friends already at the fog gate next to me with help for the easy boss (but heaven forbid they try a boss solo first)
>swarmed by 3 dudes with no distractions spamming r1 with their straight swords, while I need wind up for my attacks
How am I supposed to manage? I doubt I'll ever get a solo host to practice pvp with, if it's true that invasions are weighted towards worlds with groups now.
>>334836152
Try, try, and try again. I've gotten lucky a few times and gotten solo people. and a couple half lucky times when they just had one phantom to help them.
>>334836152
Invade in the forest, Wolf Bros and Purples show up all the time to help you out.
>>334834423
Lucerne can r1 into weapon art combo in pvp
Holy fuck I just found out something
If you put on a flynns ring without any equipment except it the scaling goes trough the roof due to some oversight in coding. I just nuked a summon and a host in PvP.
Definitely worth checking out in PvP for the slat
>>334836152
I got a few solo people. There are tons of enemies in the area that you can use. The wolf club most likely gives you a solo fight since it invades anyone in the forest regardless whether thye have phantoms or not. I don't like the cathedral personally since the area is too annoying to find the host in.
hi
>>334836496
what weapon?
>>334836739
>without any equipment except it
I wonder
>>334835205
>>334835824
exile greatsword isnt a dex weapon you retards
>a week after release
>from still not acknowledging the animation bug in pvp
No, this is fine, this is just an added level of difficulty and thus is intentional!For gods sake why are they rebalancing weapons instead of fixing the fucking game
Is there powerstancing in this?
>>334834049
My friend has gone fist weapons. Dual wielding opens up a couple of different and neat combos, comprising of hooks, jabs, guard breaks. Looks really sick. He's also able to do repeated back to back jabs indefinitely. Does lower damage and lower stun but when he gets an opening he can go sorta ham on dudes.
>>334832038
Dancers dual blades, become a meat grinder
>>334837101
The one where if the host or phantom lags looks like they're sliding around hitting stuff without any animation?
>>334837115
Nope. Now there's a few weapons specifically made to be dual wielded.
On the flip side, weapon skills are a fine replacement for it, giving all weapons a way to spend magic for a special attack.
>>334837359
Yes.
People say it's due to lag, but that's horse shit; I've seen lagging players and they just become radical larry, this is something completely different and requires multiple hard restarts of the game to fix.
>get invaded in irithyll dungeon
>preparing to shoot myself irl to escape
>it's a fat rolling guy with a carthus curved greatsword
>can almost kill him with an r1 combo but he always runs off to that room with the 3 jailers to heal, and fuck going in there
>if I walk off he follows till I whoop his ass again
it was him running off to chug for fifteen minutes till he ran out of estus
that was the most annoying fucking thing i've ever seen
at least when dickwraiths invaded you in anor londo in ds1 they'd kill you quickly holy shit
>>334835404
Haven't used seriously yet, but got dual spears and bull charging people is lolsy.
>>334837554
Das 3 doesn't have fast kills.
Rolling Iframes are bigger than gwynevere's titties and costs lmao no stamins; this coupled with ultra fast sippies and weapon scaling being shit weapons aren't anywhere as lethal as they were in previous games.
This might be alright in 1v1's but as for invasions it's pretty shit tbqh
>>334837251
they're so fucking bad though goddamn
>>334837875
They got buffed yesterday and can do about 800damage in a single combo due to them being the only god damn weapon in the game that can actually cause bleed buildup. Plus if you hit a player once they're stunlocked.
>>334837554
those are the worst kind of invaders. the people who suck and then run off to chug and try again in 5 minutes. I had an invasion last nearly a half hour the other day because after the guy ran out of estus he hid himself in the area and just refused to leave. I ended up just going into the boss room and homeward boning out just to get him out because everything was already dead and he was nowhere to be found.
>can only respec 5 times
Fucking why? I literally need to make a new char if I want to change up what I'm doing every so often?
>>334836152
There are a couple bosses that you have to fight solo. Maybe going to those zones will lower the chances of hosts having phantoms with them?
>>334836152
>(but heaven forbid they try a boss solo first)
Oh all the times I helped random people with bosses and had to watch the opening cut scene as I was summoned by someone going in for the first time.
>>334838087
5 respecs per NG.
Finished the game using only bows. Some parts were laughably easy, mostly bosses like Dancer. But some parts like the Swamp or Skeleton area were completely bullshit and made me resort to going melee.
Good game, but I hate the bloodborne influence it has that makes you roll around like a lunatic all the time.
>>334836578
who is that?
>>334838087
Yeah this is Dark Souls now WoW, or have you forgotten that?
>>334838087
>they add a respec option for shitters who can't make up their minds
>shitters continue to complain because they're somewhat limited
Stop being such a fucking baby, anon.
>>334838501
Yorshka, the Darkmoon Covanent girl, she is down an invisible pathway down the stairs inAnor Londo
>>334838373
What was your stat build and what equips did you use?
I didn't think bows were viable other than a way to draw aggro.
>>334837837
had a man in nothing but dragon form with a washing pole (grass shield on back) 3 shot my enormous HP bar regardless of wearing my physical gear. It was nuts. Not sure how he managed it.
It was in the zone after Pontiff where you get invaded. Is it possible NG and NG+,++, etc can join/invade each other's games? Wondering if he was some variant of + and had a ton of stats to do scaling damage. Or maybe it was just Flynns ring
>>334832374
this
>>334837875
They're really not, the buff was good enough to make them decent. If you have a build around them + pyromancy its a great time.
>>334838341
>>334838537
>>334838586
>get to a perfect SL for PvP and invasions
>have mostly everything collected in the game besides NG+(++) rings
>want to try a bit of everything online, you know, forfun
>"lol shitter baby faggot just deal with it"
From shills I swear.
>>334838087
>only
do you respec you entire character just to try out one weapon or something? are you stupid? 5 times per every NG is AMAZING, beats DS1 having zero respec options.
>>334838903
>5 times per every NG is AMAZING, beats DS1 having zero respec options
>"this pile of shit has sprinkles on it, SO much better than a regular pile of shit
>>334838624
So Gwyn had another dragon abomination? She defs doesnt look like prescilla. Smaller, gaunter and all that. Still trying to figure her out.
Loving the fact we get to piece together DaS1 and 3.
>>334838990
Here's your (you)
>>334838897
>fun
Because every darksouls 3 post has its own thread im just gonna ask this here, is the pc port working well? Or is it complete fuckness? Also is the game easier than ds2 or harder?
>>334838903
There's: Str, Int, Faith, and Dex builds, all of which you can mix and match.
5 respec isn't nearly enough to try all of them (at least at their full potential).
>>334838019
like I don't care about muh honorabru invasions or any of that shit, but he was just awful. at least chameleon and dragonslayer bow me off the bridge or something goddamn.
>>334838698
Bows are pretty good. I had like 25 in Endurance 18 Strength and the rest in Dex. Started out as Deprived. Ring wise I had the one that raises attack if you are full HP, the Hawk Ring, the one that gives your more Iframes and the Invis Roll Ring. Shortbow if you face fast enemies that bumrush you. You want to abuse the roll-shot with Large Arrows. Pharis Bow for most everything else. Longbow if you want to snipe stuff from miles away. If you have enough Dex you oneshot most trash mobs. Bad news: Once you are hit you are dead. Good news being far away from most things makes it hard to get hit.
>>334834423
To taget along here:
I really like the crecent axe move set. I just hit ng++, and have a shot ton of +10 weapons. Is this thing worth adding to the arsenal? Does it do solid enough damage?
>>334838990
if you think the series is that shitty why are you continuing to play them? this is a total problem on your end because no one else seems to have an issue with it.
>>334839237
Game is running at 60 for me. I'm on an HD 7970 and i7 920 @ 3.6Ghz.
Only issues I've had are the Xbawks controller prompts, but fuck it I'm a smart man. I rebound my M+KB anyways so. Works great without controller, unlike DaS2 which had far too many input options for new features.
If you've played Dark Souls, i'm finding the experience way more like that than 2. Its like they took Dark Souls 1, added what they learned from BB and produced a true Dark Souls sequel. Sort of hope they make a 4th one just so it feels like a trilogy.
DaS2 takes place in a random ass location for random ass reason with a heap of new features that over-encumber the experience.
3 has some interesting continuity that is keeping me really engaged and naturally inclining me to check each nook and cranny.
>>334839238
Why not just make a second character and aim for those from the start then? you don't waste shards and other things on weapons you wont be able to use after respec then.
>>334839470
>one small complaint about respec options = I think the series is shitty
There's something wrong with people like you. I can't tell if it's literal autism or something more.
I would have liked it if mimics were used more sparingly and only started appearing midgame. I'm pretty sure most veterans hit the first chest instinctively, saw it was a mimic and proceeded to never get caught even though almost every chest in the game is a trap.
What are the best pve weapons that don't have a blade (striaght swords, thrusting swords, katana etc)
How should I build a pyromancer in this game?
Do they need a huge investment to be good?
What should I go for next?
Should I kill Pontiff, explore forgotten manor, look for a 5th bonfire, or try to get through that fucking dungeon?
Alternatively I could just keep invading as a mad phantom
>>334839975
I was talking about this to my friends. I feel a larger % of the chests in this title are mimics vs what we saw in 1 and 2. It actually conditioned me to just avoid a lot of chests (usually because of player messages) and that I couldn't remember the chest-chain-orientation to determine friend from foe
>>334839812
Did you not just post?
>"this pile of shit has sprinkles on it, SO much better than a regular pile of shit
you're referring to both games as a pile of shit. how can you just pretend you didn't just say that the very next post? you're the one who called the series shitty.
Is there a scripted NPC invasion in the Kiln of the First Flame? I was invaded by someone wearing the Eygon of Carim set but with a different weapon and a different name(?) before I could light the bonfire and he acted very NPC like most of the time and died like a bitch.
>>334840309
Some spells require int and faith.
I'll tell you right now you're gonna want at least 13 faith and around 20 INT and some atunement for some spells.
>>334840308
I'm liking the red tinted halberd.
Don't know what to infuse with it yet but it works perfectly.
>>334840648
Okay maybe you're not autistic, you just have an IQ of 3. It's called context buddy, stay in middle school.
>>334838897
You don't have to be the perfect SL for invasions. As long as you are 20 levels off from the next person, you're good. You realize that if you wanted to try another build in Dark Souls 1 you had to make a new character? Enjoy your five respecs. If you want make another character you can try five more builds on even though there's only really ten builds max to try and some builds are almost exactly like others.
>>334840309
30/30 or 40/40 if you want your pyromancies to be as strong as they can be. You can just go barebones if you want to focus on a more melee pyro.
>>334840308
upgraded Drang Hammers rips everything apart easily and its godlike in PvP too. Anything that can attack in huge damage bursts will always rule PvE.
>Put 51 points into str
>quality is still better than heavy
What the fuck
>>334837359
>>334837472
I only encountered this since yesterday, and with an NPC enemy too.
They messed something up even more
>>334840308
H A L B E R D
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>>334831714
>>raw is the best infusion because it outshines scaling even at A and 40 invested points
Why lie in the first line?
![patches-das[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/QQ7v1tG.jpg "patches-das[1].jpg")
>>334836152
ATTENTION ALL INVADERS:
if you want to win invasions in this game, DO NOT attempt combat. That is the retard mouthbreather tactic. To win invasions you must think like your good friend Patches. Trick your opponent into unpleasant situations. Sneak up while they're distracted.
You must have supreme patience to wait out your opponent because for the first few minutes a lot of hosts will hide in spawn, until they get overconfident from spawning phantoms.
Remember, always be as big of a cunt as possible
I thought the game was solid but it just didn't live up to bloodborne. A lot of it was trying too hard to be like Das1 and there were more mediocre bosses than passable ones (like what the fuck was with the ancient wyvern seriously from). Weapon arts are almost always less useful than a standard attack on top of being slower and mana-consuming, and the actual viable weapon pool is even smaller than bloodborne's.
>>334841175
It varies from weapon to weapon
>>334841056
Ok so going 20/20 for example wont just result in shitty damage and wasted points?
Because I really just want some fireballs to go with my sword.
>These rolling I-frames
Being a firefag is suffering for PVP.
>find item that lists the blue sentinel leader board.
>pretty much every top spot I looked at in the top 100 was a hacker that manipulated their stats and level
at least most people I've invaded haven't been cheaters.
>>334841327
Hiding behind a corner and timing a sacred flame grab on people is my favorite pasttime.
Even if it doesnt outright kill them it still freaks them out
Any UGS users in here? How bad is it? I've been on UGS since the DeS days, so I'm gonna be fucked if it's invalid in PVP.
>>334831714
>raw is the best infusion because it outshines scaling even at A and 40 invested points
That's just wrong
Big weapons do less total dps for spamming but have much better movesets if you're good at the game.
>>334841350
ancient wyverm isn't even a real boss fight, it's just a simple dungeon puzzle. If you do what the dev messages on the ground say you kill him in one hit.
>>334831789
>and can't be stunlocked as easily as you do
Sure they can
Can you play online with pirated Dark Souls 3?
I'm getting a new computer and messing around with different builds should be fun (using cheat engine to get items and change stats, not actually cheat) but not if I have to buy it again.
>>334831714
>infusing at all
I can do around 245 per hit depending what I'm hitting.
>>334841612
It's better than it was as long as you aren't using one of the shitty ones or the spinny meme sword
Being able to reposte off guard breaks can obliterate people who hide behind shields
>>334840907
>You don't have to be the perfect SL for invasions
For Aldrich covenant you do.
>You realize that if you wanted to try another build in Dark Souls 1 you had to make a new character?
Why even bring this up? It was a shit feature turned into a slightly less shit feature.
Give me 3 good reasons to not have unlimited respecs. I'll wait.
>>334834628
The fire ones are pretty good. My guy with 11 int goes from doing 170+80 from great chaos fire orb to 250+100 with just the witch one.
>>334841612
They're just slightly weaker and slightly slower Greataxes with more range and wider swings to make up for it.
They're low-tier, but certainly not unviable.
>>334841893
Are you autistic by any chance
>>334841712CLEANSE THE BASTARD'S CURSE
>>334841747
>>334841747
Skidrow site has a crack that lets you play with other pirates. Piratefag here, can confirm it works fine. Just have to make sure to buy the white soapstone when you get to Firelink.
>>334835821
I have like 4 on one character and 2 on another I just started. So you'll never get it if you actually want it.
Can i play this with KB+M or should i use my shitty controller
>>334831714
100% agree with armor variety. I forgot just how many different sets there were in DS2 until I looked them up trying to remember the name of a set.
Meanwhile, the DS3 list is like 1/2 of that or less. Kinda disappointing, especially seeing those images of all the sets they cut from a game that is already lacking in them.
Hope the DLC adds a shit ton of sets.It won't.
>>334841612
I've had a LOT of success with large two handed weapons in PVP in dark souls 3
a lot of babbies here on /v/ whine because they can't just mash R1 while a faster weapon is attacking them, but they're just doing it wrong.
The key to greatswords int his weapon is first that they have great horizontal swings, which can easily catch sideways rolls (learn the heavy attack for both one and two handed, they have great use), and the rolling attack. The rolling attack with all large weapons is AMAZING. It has absurdly large superarmor and a massive hitbox around your entire body. Also, if you have a decent build, the damage is great.
Don't expect to one shot kill people, but they enemy will probably back off and flask after every hit until they run out
personally I've used great club and greatsword, both worked great for PvP
i started deprived an am still using my starting club
>>334841778
>reposte off guard breaks
Scrub domination boner is lifting my laptop
Is there a save editor for ps4 yet?
>>334834515
Hyper armor means fuck all when everything hits you for a 1/3rd of your health. The whole point of hyper armor is tanking hits to continue hitting stuff. You do that here and you're dead in a couple of hits from people.
I'm wearing the biggest fucking armor in the game, with tons of shit dumped into end and vit and I'm still losing the same amount of health as sissydexfuccboi over there.
>>334842012
Flawless argument. You sure showed me anon.
>>334831714
Refined is better than raw though
>>334841757
there's no reason to not infuse a weapon. For any possible build, there is an infusion that would increase damage (unless the weapon is uninfusable like a boss weapon)
>sentinels and darkmoon are literally the same thing, down to both functionality and rewards
The Ayy team hard at work
>invading at SL25 with the hornet's ring and a +2 fire infused weapon
Getting past Champion Gundyr was a pain, but it was worth it for the 1-shot ripostes
>>334839759
Thanks for the insight senpai!
>>334841712
>7 hits
>didn't kill it
>it was already around half health
wew lad.
>>334842142
Gaymen laptop meme here, JKUI for attacks, L for lock on, shift for 2h, touchpad for looking, WASD for movement, space for run/jump, q for sunny d, e for open door. Not sure how well it would work with an actual mouse, though. I guess you could use left click for R1, right click for R2, shift+click for L1/L2 and reassign CTRL to 2hand. Obviously, lock on - middle mouse button.
>>334833269
why the hell would you farm covenant items offline? just go online for a few hours and have that stuff.
plus, getting summoned as a mad phantoms is loads of fun
What's the best weapon for a Cleric? The default mace carried me through the game but I'm very bored with it
Dark Souls 3 is Bloodborne's Dark Souls 2.
WHY
Why the fuck is it that every time you walk embered into the area after Pontiff you immediately get duo invaded?
I can handle one invader, even if I lose it's no big deal, but fighting two estus-chugging invaders is just frustrating.
>>334842263
It's ok if you are
>>334835103
meh, most weapons or animations could use a bit more weight to them.
rings are fine though, it's normal they're not as powerfull as ds1, considering you have 4 like in ds2
>>334835404
dunno about pikes, but i had fun with the spear i tried
>>334842241
you got tricked, the "best" armor in the game is effectively identical to the knight starting armor
there's no reason to have more than 10 or 15 vit unless you want to cosplay. 29 vit is mandatory for pvp though
>>334841893
Respecing is fucking retarded anyway. If you fuck up your stats or want to play something different, play something different.
>>334842560
Anything with Lightning.
Saint's Bident.
Dragonslayer (Sword)Spear.
>>334838741
>Flynns ring
Doesn't give you that much. 30-50 more attack.
>>334842441
Ungraded weapon for the purpose of hitting enemies for a full stamina bar. Not much point of making webms like that if you kill the target in 3 hits
>>334837425
>On the flip side, weapon skills are a fine replacement for i...
Stop
This is not a fibbing contest.
>>334841429
try it and see how much you like the damage. You can always respec later or add more points
>>334842406
>>334831789
Have you tried a fire weapon? Those things are great for stun-locking.
Is it possible to regain human appearence?
Not even embers help anymore, help.
>>334842730
>>334841712
>that straight sword R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1
How is this even fun to people? Your weapon is broken and all you do is just mash the same button over and over.
>>334842672
I'm not. Judging based on your replies, I'd say you are though.
>>334842705
>i-it's dumb anyway
Awesome, glad to see you bots continue to move goalposts and remain autistic.
>>334842720
>niggers don't know how flynn's ring works
it can easily give you over 100 extra attack depending on your build.
The ring gives you a flat +30% damage bonus to attack, and the bonus decreases by 1% for each unit of weight. So, lets say you have a 5 pound weapon that does 550 damage (pretty typical), you'll see a damage increase of ~130 attack if you fight with Dragon Body (dragon body has no weight)
>>334842884
>meme sword
>getting hit by sausage elementals
you deserve to look like beef jerky
>>334842937
if you're like me and suck ass at dark souls it's alright
>>334835453
The exile great sword or whatever it's called is a pretty fast swinging sword for its size and it's spin2win. Pretty dope.
>>334842736
Power stancing was impossible to balance. You'd have crazy builds like the double buff build that killed the fuck out of everyone that didn't have any magic resistance. I'd say paired weapons are a good replacement. Skills are kind of worthless though.
>>334841893
>Give me 3 good reasons to not have unlimited respecs.
One of the themes of this series is that your actions and choices have consequences. Additionally, the game has no technical level cap; self-imposed limits to facilitate online play don't count. Therefore, a player wishing to explore new options is meant to simply grow stronger. Finally, much of the game is built around the idea of practice; players are encouraged to try and fail, to die to bosses and difficult areas before learning the best way for their character to progress. Allowing infinite respecs would allow for players to skip this by always running whichever build was best for a given area, which would in turn make PvE incredibly hard to balance properly. There are supposed to be benefits and drawbacks to each build or playstyle, and allowing infinite changes means that players get all reward without any of the risk.
Basically, these games are PvE games first and foremost, not fucking MOBAs. PvP will always be secondary, and infinite respecs would be damaging to every other aspect of the series besides PvP.
>>334842884
Buy the tower key
Get the fire keeper soul
Give it to the fire keeper
Heal the dark sigil
Alternatively you can go further down the rabbit hole and aim for the usurpation ending
>>334842937
I don't play Dark Souls for epic combos. DMC is for that.
>>334842937
Straight swords have always been my bae. I don't care how much you cry about them being good in 3.
>>334842857
f---a----m
>>334842937
Good for crowd control.
>>334842563
>better level design and exploration
>much more variety
>no abusable parry system
>no R1 spam to regain health
>some great boss fights
Silly sonygger.
>>334842618
That area is like the bell tower in DS2, bring a summon.
>>334842884
Buy the Key from the handmaiden at firelink and it unlocks the tower, at the top there's an item that restores what you look like after you give it to the fire keeper.
>>334840308
Estoc here. It destroys.
>>334842715
a lightning saint's bident sounds fun, with the pope robe
Old souls threads:
>People used cosplay builds, role play builds amnd just generally had a fun time
Neo Souls Threads
>IF YOU ARENT MIN MAXING AND USING THE OBJECTIVELY BEST WEAPONS YOU ARE PLAYING WRONG.
>>334842884
Purging stone.
Wow invading sure is an enjoyable experience in this game!
>>334843219
Didn't play DS2 but I refuse to play through the game with summons.
Everyone was complaining about the Abyss Watchers, but I almost killed him on my first try, then the next few tries I had this mistaken idea that I had to kill the abyss watchers all at the same time because I'm dumb as fuck.
Anyways the second part isn't all too bad since it's just one of him and all you have to do is run away and poke him when he uses his full combo. Which is usually a downslash or the twin flame slash thing.
Were people saying this was hard? Now I'm doubting my memory.
>>334842804
My dark fire orb does about 300 damage so I guess it's okay like this.
>>334842241
Almost all damage is percent based anyways, so armor is essentially just for fashion
>>334841494
Is chaos pyromancy still a thing? If so once you get those they leave behind lava fields so you can free aim them to try and trip up roll spammers
>>334843198
(You)
I fucking love my Estoc in this game. Its fantastic counter for shield fags, both ai and player
>>334843393
>Gank squad
>....better charge them head on
Fuckin retard.
Bravo A-Team
>>334843419
I think none of the bosses have felt tedious. I had a quick go at Banjo and Kazooie but from what I played it seems like Aldrich 2.0.
>>334843629
Incredible that you managed to infer what happened by a still image taken after what happened, you really are smart!
Are there iframes on the sword art R1 for Katana?
I feel like I've dodged some hits with it, that's be pretty baller if you can essentially counter people without parrying
>>334843393
Invaders deserve to get ganked like that.
>>334842142
if you have a mouse with more than 2 buttons you're good. Just map Left hand/Right hand to your thumbs and the rest is fine on default. You can always rebind to your liking tho.
Only potential annoyance is navigating menus. A lot of the time I'm just right clicking to bring up a context menu, ie :" OK, Back, Equip, Drop." But you get use to it pretty quickly. Also allows for quick item swaps while on the move as it allows independent actions between mouse and keyboard.
>>334843779
Why?
>>334838087
You're memeing, right? Most people don't respec a single time, yet you're throwing a school boy bitch tantrum about "only" 5 respecs lmao
Why are Reds bigger assholes than any invading Purples or Blues? It's so rare for me to come across a Red who won't just immediately start swinging madly and chugging Estus. It's like they want to 1v3 or something.
>>334843590
10/10 arguments lad. You sure showed me.
Which of the clubs is best? Great club or the other?
>>334843742
Hits are probably going over your head.
The speedruns even use the sit gesture on bosses when they spam certain attacks.
>>334843679
Name a Souls game that didn't have bugs at release.
>>334842618
Cause you're trespassing nigga
>>334834423
damage is similar, the lucerne is slightly worse but you can buff it. the lucerne imo has a better R2, and the lucerne also benefits from the leo ring, which increases the damage a lot if you land counters often.
t. halberd fan
>>334843990
Because being red is longer tied to a covenant
Purps > Oranges > Reds > Blues
>>334843990
Is it dishonorable to use estus in pvp?
So what's the best str weapon? I wanna use some big axes and hammers
Can someone explain the Leo Ring to me like I'm 12-years-old?
>>334839237
PC version is great. I personally feel like this is the easiest in the series if you use straight swords, but potentially toughest if using some other weapon. Not sure how accurate this is, though; I'm on NG++, but used longsword on ng. Everything is cake in ng++ even though I've been switching weapons around trying to find a good fit.
>>334844208
not really, unless you're using red soapstone and 1v1ing. if you summon a red phantom and start chugging estus you're a fucking cunt.
>>334844208
Only in duels. If someone invaded your world, you do whatever the fuck you can to kill the fucker.
Shit to do before going into ng+?
I wanted to farm Darkmoon for the miracle at rank2, but fuck getting summoned for that covenant.
