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Post characters.
Post builds.
Tell others they're bad at the game.
>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
>Favourite weapon?
>Favourite armour set?
>Favourite boss and OST?
>Favourite enemy design?
>Best NPC?
>Worst NPC?
>Worst feature?
I know there are a lot of other threads up for Dark Souls 3 right now, but have one more just in case you're not annoyed enough by them yet.Fuck /vg/
>>334905543
>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
no area has really been a standout so far (just made it to the Profaned capital at level 24), but its been a great adventure so far.
>Favourite weapon?
Been using a raw Astora Straight Sword and its tearing shit up
>Favourite armour set?
Fallen Knight is the coolest one ive seen so far
>Favourite boss and OST?
haven't really noticed anything
>Favourite enemy design?
Those drowned-girl-spider things creeped me out when I first saw them.
>Best NPC?
Anri, but then I killed her for her sword.
>Worst NPC?
Patches. I missed him at the cathedral and now I don't know where he is.
>Worst feature?
Covenants. Way of Blue and Blue Sentinels should have been the same cov, mad phantoms just seem like easy mode dark phantoms, two covs have defense areas that dont overlap and no other online traits. Whole thing is a bit of a mess, I think more could have been done with fewer covs.
>>334905543
Might as well try and ask here again:
What's the best way to play with magic?
I've already beaten the game twice with a knight and I wanna try something different. Might even go for the cheevos
>>334905543
>>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
Can't decide, a lot of them look really good. Maybe Archdragon Peak even though I absolutely hate that place.
>>Favourite weapon?
Either Lothric Knight Sword or Refined Drakeblood sword.
>>Favourite armour set?
Lothric Knight set.
>>Favourite boss and OST?
Nameless King was pretty cool, but I also loved Deacons.
Abyss Watchers is the only OST that really stuck with me
>>Favourite enemy design?
Cathedral Knights or those spider things in the Irithyll sewers
>>Best NPC?
Uh ... dunno, Anri seems the least annoying
>>Worst NPC?
Sirris probably. "Oh you relocated your stats? Then we're enemies even though you've never invaded anyone ever"
>>Worst feature?
Dunno, there's a lot of things I don't like. Not being able to upgrade armor, poise fucking over a lot of things, greatswords being weak, magic being nigh useless, having to level up with a firekeeper AGAIN ... can't decide.
Did somebody sayBOSS?
>>334909604
thats not a boss, thats a tutorial.
>>334909604
He wasn't that hard, but his kick was really annoying. Thank god he didn't transform again at least, I couldn't see shit when he did that in the tutorial
>>334909625
That's Champion Gundyr doughnut steel
>>334905543
I really liked the undead settlement
none, all equally "ok" farros sword l2 looks baller tho
fallen knight
Vordt or Deacon
the crazy weeping things with the cross on their back
little slave thief whose name i forgot
Blacksmith is gay
none.
How the fuck are you supposed to beat Soul of Cinder? This fight is absolute bullcrap.
>Fighting him for the first time
>It's tough but I'm slowly chipping away at his health despite his bullshit healing
>As the fight progresses I'm taking tonnes of damage so healing pretty often myself
>Finally get him down to a slither of health and think this is it
>Land what I assume is the killing blow and he starts glowing red
>LOL BACK TO FULL HEALTH GO FUCK YOURSELF
What the diddly fuck muffins is this nonsense? I was completely out of estus at this point having used 11, and now I'm just sat here wondering how I'm supposed to beat this asshole.
>>334909747
meatshield summons help.
Im pretty sure he has a weakness to something like poison or darkness, you should check that out.
>>334905543
>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
anor londo, specifically fluffytail tower
>>Favourite weapon?
greatsword
>>Favourite armour set?
undead legion + thrall hood
>>Favourite boss and OST?
abyss watchers, deacons was fun because I had the greatsword and fought wolnir and abysswatchers first. i summoned a phantom and decimated them, was 1 shotting multiple at a time
>>Favourite enemy design?
the aligator-wolf berserk reference
>>Best NPC?
firekeeper
>>Worst NPC?
sirris, fucking retard tier shit.
>>Worst feature?
covenants, whoever decided to get rid of blue eye orbs needs to kiss a shotgun.
>>334905543
>Favourite area
Cathedral of the Deep
>Favourite Weapon
Sellsword Twinblades
>Favourite armor
Black hand
>Boss
I liked deacons a lot
>Enemy design
Candle funboys at the archives
>Best NPC
Greirat my homeboy
>Worst NPC
Crestfallen
>Worst feature
[spolier] everyone wears Fallen Knight set ruining inmersion [/spoiler]
So Siegward fell off a cliff and died during the demon battle. Am I fucked? What will I miss?
At least I got his armor which is way better than anything I can find this early on in the game
>>334909747
I beat him after a few tries, honestly his first phase is the hardest for me because he fucks me up when going to Dex mode.
After that he fights like Gwyn, with the only real danger is his 5 hit combo which is pretty telegraphed anyway
Can someone tell me who the "yurt" of this game is? I really don't want to deal with that shit on my first playthrough
Anyone done a Gatsu run yet?
>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
Irithyll Dungeon
>Favourite weapon?
Flamberge
>Favourite armour set?
Lothric Knight
>Favourite boss and OST?
Champion Gundyr. Perfect parried until he died, and I liked the dark Firelink area for the fight.
>Favourite enemy design?
Those folk that grow wings. I loved my first encounter with them.
>Best NPC?
Greirat
>Worst NPC?
Sirris.
>Worst feature?
Armour seems pretty useless considering most of it weighs more than it's worth. If I can add a garbage area as a terrible feature, it's Smouldering Lake.
>>334905543
>Favourite Area?
Irithyll of the Boreal Valley
>Favourite weapon?
Profane Greatsword
>Favourite armour set?
Dancer's
>Favourite boss and OST?
Pontif Sulyvahn and his OST, Lothric Princes too.
>Favourite enemy design?
Those 2 big Aldrich's spider-creatures.
>Best/Wost Npc?
None.
>Worst feature?
Not able to roll while casting magic, and magic consuming both Stamina and FP.
boy am I cute or what
>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
Irithyll was probably the most memorable so far. I like Archdragon Peak too.
>Favourite weapon?
Dark Sword because I can't find anything else with a good moveset and worthwhile Faith scaling with or without lightning infuse.
>Favourite armour set?
I really like the Undead Legion armor and the Nameless King's armor.
>Favourite boss and OST?
Boss would have to be Nameless King because I think I have died to him more than every other boss combined so far. Phase 2 kicked my ass constantly. OST goes to Abyss Watchers.
>Favourite enemy design?
This is a hard one, but I liked the looks of the enemies in Irithyll, even though they were a pain to fight.
>Best NPC?
Greirat or Anri
>Worst NPC?
Sirris because she fucked off the moment I wanted to respec.
>Worst feature?
No good support for Faith scaling and magic sucks in general. DaS2 was the worse game but I enjoyed being in full Heide armor and using a Watcher Greatsword.
>>334909928
Don't think there is one.
Lothric Bros are fuckin' crazy, senpaitachi.
>>334909604
Champion Gundyr is honestly my favourite boss in the whole game. It's a straight 1v1 melee fight with no bullshit gimmicks or transformations. I wish all the bosses in DaS3 were like this.
>Tonnes of people summon for this fight effectively making it a cakewalk
It's a real shame. I'm convinced half the people playing this game don't even attempt a boss solo, they just summon two guys and breeze through everything.
>>334909914
A meme questline and a titanite slab. So not much really.
>>334905543
every single person I invade is a nigger. 3v1, taunting if they win. mcdonalds interntet.
Does anyone else think that the game is a little tooshort?
>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
Profaned Capital. I really enjoy the "old ruins" underground sort of thing. Always, always enjoyable. Though I didn't really like the sewers before it.
>Favourite weapon?
Nameless King's Dragonslayer Swordspear is 10/10. God, it's beautiful.
>Favourite armour set?
I really like Nameless King's chest piece, but I dislike his pants and helmet. Currently I'm wearing Pyromancer Starter Circlet. Pyromancer Starter Chest. Ornsteins boots. Ornsteins Gloves. I was going for a whole Barbarian / Conan look. Works really well.
>Favourite boss and OST?
Nameless King. Nameless King.
>Favourite enemy design?
Nameless King.
>Best NPC?
Nameless King.
>Worst NPC?
Sirris is annoying as fuck. "Oh, you talked to that woman? Nah, fuck you. Oh, you've never invaded anyone? Fuck you anyway. Oh, you relocated your stats? Fuck you." Fucking cunt.
>Worst feature?
Straight Swords being brokenly overpowered. And Sirris
>>334910148
Whoops! Replied to the wrong guy. Was meant for >>334909876
>>334905543
>fuck vg
no, fuck u and come to the right board to TALK about the game, instead of using a shitposting board for discussion
>>334910081
I hope you are kidding. This boss is absolute bullshit with his combos/kick/stunlocks in phase 2.
>>334910081
They're screwing theirself out of getting good, and won't get to experience a really great fight. I love the fights with phase changes that aren't just adding another enemy, or suddenly throwing things down from the sky. It's just a fight that gets turned up to 11, and it's great.
>>334905543
I'm a professional cowboy and I use catheters. Been cowboyin' for 25 years. I've had 14 broken bones, 2 concussions and a punctured lung. I know pain and I don't want any more of it. Especially when I cath.
>>334909168
Pick a weapon that will carry you until you can put 40+ points in your preferred school, 30/30 for pyromancy. Rank attunement until you have at least four slots. Find the accessories that best help your school asap.
Gameplay involves weaving spells and melee together. NEVER EVER rely solely on magic, your mana bar won't be able to handle it.
I'm only in the second area (the one where you fight the cursed tree boss) I have to take the game slow because of work. Any levels in this game manage to match Tower of Latria in terms of atmosphere?
>>334909625
That's the Champion, not the Judge and its pretty strong. I faced it with no parry because I had the wrong shield and it was a pretty intense battle.
This fucker makes ari combos like in a fighting game.
>>334910268
Irrythil dungeon is the closest.
>>334910220
When it dies down, sure. At the moment, /dsg/ is shit.
>>334905543
>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
Either Irithyll or the grand archives. Both had amazing level design, maybe the best in the series.
>Favourite weapon?
Demon's Greataxe
>Favourite armour set?
Black Iron Set
>Favourite boss and OST?
The Champ for favorite boss so far, but Twins and pontiff come close second. Haven't done NK yet. Lothric and Lorian for favorite OST
>Favourite enemy design?
the mini Dancers in Irithyll
>Best NPC?
Greyrat
>Worst NPC?
Orbeck
>Worst feature?
The complete uselessness of heavy armor
>>334910225
Roll, nigga. Roll and never stop rolling. For me it was the most enjoyable fight in the game. You gotta really stay on your toes.
>>334905543
anyone tried skull ring?
doesn't seem to do anything
I want it to be ds1 aggro mod, help
>>334910061
>Doing those niggers with an Astora UGS
Am I crazy famalam
Is this shit as OP as it seems? The increased damage is pretty small, and it boosts a bunch.
>>334910313
>constant visitors in vg
>"its shit atm"
>things cool down
>"lol dead board wont go"
Nameless king is better in everyway to the champ sorry brehs
>ever since DS1
>DUDE LIKE, WHAT IF CHOSEN UNDEAD WAS THE FINAL BOSS
>WHAT IF THE BOSS WAS YOU
>Soul of Cinder
they actually did it the absolute madmen
Fuck this fucker's retarded wind-up and ridiculous tracking though what the fuck.
>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
Hard to say, I wanna say Irythril area in general. From the courtyard to the dungeons. Although it's a love/hate thing. Snowy quiet area of blue and white, outside lake with the moon, dark horrific dungeon with green lights. Enemies here can easily fuck me up if I'm not careful.
>Favourite weapon?
Alot of them appeal to me but I've been sticking with the Lothric Knight Sword + Dragoncrest Shield. Sword & Board Knight scrub for first playthrough. Trying to get gud with great scythe but it's hard.
>Favourite armour set?
Nameless Knight Set + Lothric Helm + Cathedral Knight Set, mix of those. I switch between these 2 sets. Been enjoying swapping armor pieces, seem to be easier to mix compared to DS2.
>Favourite boss and OST?
I'm not sure yet, I haven't finished. I enjoyed alot of them even though they pushed my shit in alot. Props to tutorial boss, good tutorial for new players. Enjoyed Deacon of the Deep + Abyss Watchers theme. Nameless King too.
>Favourite enemy design?
Maybe the Pus of Men/dark dragon things that come out of random undead. Pain in the ass to deal with but goddamn when you first meet one. Also props to enemies in Irythill Dungeon in general. Great scary area to go in first time.
>Best NPC?
I dunno yet
>Worst NPC?
I dunno yet either
>Worst feature?
-parts of online (some convenant functions)
-armor being pointless, makes for good fashion souls though
-current state of magic
-combat feels too fast-paced for a Souls game at times, mostly relentless enemies in some areas or slower you. Or I just need to get gud.
Still having a hell of a blast though.
Taking a break after Nameless King alone. Goddamn, what an ordeal for that and Champion Gundyr.
>>334905543
How the fuck is there no rusted iron ring in this game?
>>334910036
Dragonscale armour + firelink helmet is the cosiest combination, give it a try senpai.
>>334910631
I was bummed too
learned about using dagger weapon art after i was past swamp
>>334910449
Pairing it with the Ring of Favor is pretty good. Good pick if you're not using a heavier weapon, otherwise havel's gives you more equip load to play with.
>>334910471
Get over it, and fuck off back to /dsg/ if it bothers you that much. I'll go there when it's less shit, unless I decide I want to continue discussing the game here instead, because it's hardly different.
>>334905543
>Favourite area to explore/for it's aesthetic
Irithyll of the Boreal Valley. Despite it being filled with some tough enemies and gank sqauds, it's still the most visually appealing area in the game. I love Archdragon Peak as well.
>Favourite weapon
My favourite is probably Dragonslayer Bow, just because it's a cool looking bow. The weapon I use the most is a Darksword however, mainly for that sweet, sweet damage.
>Favourite armour set
I don't really use full sets, but at the moment I'm rocking the Farron Helm, Drang armour, Knights gauntlets, and Elite Knight leggings. I look fucking dapper, m8.
>Favourite OST
Soul of Cinder. Hands down.
>Favourite enemy design
Dancer of the Boreal Valley. The way she moves and fights is brilliant.
>Best NPC
Anri (Female) or Karla.
>Worst NPC
Most of them are garbage desu.
>Worst feature
Gimmicky bosses.
>>334910670
I've been using it with the Ring of Favor, but I use a greatsword. I just haven't noticed a big impact from using it.
>>334910861
>tfw used Dark Sword in 1 because it had the best fucking moveset in the game and now its become a meme weapon
just kill me.
>>334910719
>discussing in a dedicated shitposting board
>>334910972
It looks like shit though. It has fantastic damage when upgraded and infused with a heavy gem, but it's disgustingly ugly.
>no scraping spear
>no darkwood grain ring
>no hair on ornsteins armor
>final boss is a dissapointment
>game relies on multiple enemies = difficulty way too often
>stupid shit like the huge ballistae in smoldering lake hitting you when you walk to the fucking boss room
>awesome bosses like the pontiff/yhorm/wolnir being way too easy
>great maces fucking suck
>ultra great swords have the shittiest backstab animations
>fucking second chance
>dual wield katana weapon is not symmetrical
>like 3 weapons in the game have a scaling better than C
>no well what is it gesture
>fucking again
>pleb tier areas with multiple dragons/ being unable to heal while standing in the fire
other than that
>great visuals
>extremely cool boss fights like abyss watchers, wolnir, yhorm, pontiff
>cloth physics look pretty swag
>lots of fan service with all the fucking armors from das1/2
>mother fucking hornet ring
>THE KICK IS BACK
>great music often
it's a mixed bag honestly, i bought it for the pvp and so far all that happened was me 1v4ing which is complete shit
ill have to see and try other covenants but dark wraithes got shafted hard once again
where did all of the NPCs in my game go?
>>334910643
Noted, I haven't beaten the game yet but I'm fairly close. I will have to try that out after killing SoC.
>>334911237
>Extremely cool boss fights like wolnir, yhorm
>Extremely cool boss fights
>Wolnir and Yhorm
That is some extremely shit tier taste, anon. Both those bosses are raw GARBAGE, and both rely on gimmicks.
>>334911384
but gimmicky bosses are fun when done right
>wolnir
gave me the biggest fucking adrenaline rush and i love huge skeletons
>yhorm
a nice throwback to demons souls and hes actually beatable without his fucking gimmick if you have an hour of patience
>>334911478
>gimmicky bosses are fun when done right
Only Yhorm is good.
Wolnir is just ass.
>>334911237
>stupid shit like the huge ballista in smouldering marsh.
There's a bonfire closer to the boss so you don't have to deal with the ballista. Or, you can go and disable the whole thing.
>>334911554
You could just not die to the fog. He's still a good fight.
>>334911554
I would have preferred to fight Yhorm in a more traditional manner. Could have been a cooler version of the Giant Lord fight in DaS2, but they ruined it with a dumb gimmicky weapon.
>>334911237
>>334911590
he could also count to three but clearly that's above his pay grade
>>334911554
i disagree, he had some great atmosphere was much more exciting than say the fucking nameless king
>>334911590
i know, the ballista still hits you if you're anywhere on the stairs and i think that's just bull shit
i disabled the ballista afterwards
>>334911646
how so? did your world crumble to dust now that you realized someone has an opinion different to yours?
>>334911593
I died to the fog a grand total of one time. It's a cheap death, mixed with the worst gimmick a boss can have. Hit me in exactly 3 places before the killer timers ticks over.
>>334905543
SL55 Defender of Aldritch reporting in
>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
Archdragon Peak
>Favourite weapon?
Ornstein Spear
>Favourite armour set?
Fire Keeper set
>Favourite boss and OST?
Nameless King
>Favourite enemy design?
Guys summoning NPCs in Archdragon Peak
>Best NPC?
Karla
>Worst NPC?
Siri
>Worst feature?
Darkmoon/Blue sentinels covenant, shit never works
>>334911725
>if you're anywhere on the stairs
try standing not where it hits you
and rolling where it can
how is this ballista not totally fair
>>334911746
So you're just upset about dieing to the fog over anything else. Good to know that's where it's coming from.
>>334911867
>witch hat and firekeeper set
my wizza
looks like a larp wizard from behind. dat cloak.
>>334905543
>people complain that dex weapons shit on heavy weapons
People who say this are the type of people to stay locked on the entire fight.
>>334905543
>>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
cathedral of the deep since it was the first area that had actual layers.
>>Favourite weapon?
Lorian Greatsword, it was the butcher knife before that.
>>Favourite armour set?
Court sorcerer set with Lorian crown.
>>Favourite boss and OST?
Soul of Cinder, basically a pvp fight. beat him second try though, just that combo wombo that got me.
>>Favourite enemy design?
the fire demons in smouldering lake that have 4 arms witht he ball of fire
>>Best NPC?
yuria
>>Worst NPC?
patches
>>Worst feature?
very linear up until crystal sage
>>334912068
>Beat him second try
I don't believe you, unless you summoned.
>>334911992
on men it just looks dumb thanks to the lace
>>334912121
>people are this shit at the game
Just admit that you suck rather than claiming other people are lying
>>334912121i was SL80
Should I even bother? This fight is pissing me off like nothing else. I can't even kill the Dragon before half the time incsnt even hit the thing. Is it worth summing?
>>334911237
>pontiff
>way too easy
What.
>>334912045
I genuinely don't get it. Are they trying to swing their slow weapon at an enemy as it's attacking them with a faster weapon, then complaining it didn't work? That's stupid. Time your attacks better, and control your swings.
Archdragon Peak or Lothric Castle
Butcher's Knife
Gundyr's set
Final boss. Facingthe combined embodiment of all the player characterswas a perfect ending to the series.
Giant crystal lizards
Leonhard the Ringfinger
The miracle trainer
>Worst feature?
Removal of PvP Sin and Blue Eye Orb invasions. Right now red eye invasions are more lucrative than ever due to
-full orb being obtainable relatively early in the game
-successful invasion rewards resurrection items again
-being able to invade when not in full HP form again (thank god)
-level reset mechanic is tied to a PvP covenant, meaning invaders can reroll their stats for optimal builds
-killing a blue defensive invader nets you two extra covenant items
which are all great changes, but there are no consequences for fucking people up. During my two playthroughts I was never able to get summoned as a Blue / Darkmoon member, though I fought against them as a red invader on quite a few occasions. Blue / Darkmoon and Wolf covenant invasion requirements are way too restrictive.
>>334912201
The Dragon part is piss easy. Just hit him on the head instead of his legs, as that does a lot more damage. If you hit him enough he also stumbles backwards, at which point you can perform a riposte-like grab attack on the head and deal massive damage.
>>334912201
It's actually insanely easy once you get it down. Just roll through his spear, wait for the dragons head to come down and then go ham on it with a lightening weapon. After that it's just a standard 1v1 duel.
slavic squat
>>334912201
If you're melee, you pretty much need to summon for it. The dragon phase is some serious bullshit for solo melee builds.
>>334912169
SOC has like, 5 different movesets which going in you have no idea what they are and after the first phase he gets a 5 hit combo which is pretty telegraphed once you notice the tell but has insane range and you have to roll away like 4 times. So that's 2 deaths that make sense if you went in blind. So unless you knew the patterns beforehand, had tons of levels or summoned I don't think you could do it in 2 tries unless you are some sort of souls autist or used magic
>>334912386
>the dragon phase is some serious bullshit for solo melee builds.
no it isn't, are you joking?
>>334912386
>If you're melee, you pretty much need to summon for it.
Git gud. You can target the Dragon's head and hit him there. He constantly keeps it low enough for melee weapon range.
>can't infuse crossbows
Why?
>>334912386
the dragon phase is really easy, EXCEPT for the camera fucking you up. Everything he does is easily avoidable.
>>334909928
Leonhard, but only if you use rosaria's services/offer her a pale tongue
>>334912386
>not heading the drake enough that you gouge out the fucker's eye
Maybe, you're just bad.
>>334912684
the only one he kills is rosaria anyway, who you get to ressurect
>>334912684
Leon is more of Lautrec than Yurt.
>>334912684
He's not really comparable, because unlike DeS' Yurt he doesn't permanently remove NPC services from the game. However there are many other ways you can fuck up and lock certain NPC trainers / merchants for the rest of the game.
>>334912386
I'm pretty sure every melee weapon when two handed has some sort of vertical swing.
Just use a greatsword two handed man. Or kukris fuck his ass.
>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
Archdragon Peak
>Favourite weapon?
These fucking twinswords
>Favourite armour set?
Nameless king
>Favourite boss and OST?
Nameless King, the final boss's theme when the second half kicks in
>Favourite enemy design?
The hand babies
>Best NPC?
Andre
>Worst NPC?
Patches
>Worst feature?
Covenants. A lot of them feel too samey. There's 3 forest bros for instance.
I was going for a black guard look. I also fell in love with these broken twin swords.
>>334912845
Yeah, on my first playthrough I somehow managed to fuck up literally all but one NPC questline and ended up with a desolate Firelink Shrine by the end of the game.
>>334909747
Is your weapon +10 ?
>>334912452
im the guy who said he did in two.
>SL80
>lorians great sword +5
>15 estus +10
only used 2 estus in the first phase. the only time i died was when he grabbed me and did that flaming skewer.
admittedly id watched the fight on twitch before release. i had a much harder time with pontiff
>>334912892
Are those twin swords quality or dex? because I wanted to use them but I went with oni instead.
>>334913049
Yeah. I have the choice of a +10 Darksword, or a +10 Fire Longsword.
>>334913208
look at this fucking pleb
>longsword +10
lmao dude kys
Is it just me or is this way easier than the last games?
The only boss I've died to so far is Aldrich (just beat him) thanks to his bs 1 shot arrow rain attack.
Also straight swords seem OP, still using my Astora straight sword.
>tfw Greirat didn't make it back from Irithyll
>>334913191
Quality. I'm going to clean up my build later when I get the better havel's and fap ring.
>>334913304
FIRE longsword. It does nowhere near the damage a regular +10 Longsword would be doing. It's more of a situational weapon really, for stuff which is weak to fire. I'm also in the process of upgrading a Lighting Longsword to +10. There's no reason not to use any of the small straight swords, because they're fucking brilliant.
>>334913414
you just know how the games work now. try going back to 1 and 2, they are WAY easier
>There's 6 different bowing gestures
For what purpose?
>>334908108
http://darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/Unbreakable+Patches
>>334912657
Easily avoidable, yeah, but not very easy to hit. At least that was my experience as a summon. I just dragonslayer longbow the fuck out of the sky.
>>334913603
after every attack his head lingers by the ground for an eternity netting you a couple of free hits
Who else here is doing a SL1 run?
at crystal sages and using a fire longsword, not much trouble so far. any tips from someone who has gotten further in the game with it?
also trying to get good at parrying, actually way easier then I though when you actually use a small shield, medium shield parrying its stupidly hard in comparison.
>>334913553
You'd only complain if there weren't enough.
>>334905543
Is there a general pvp level range yet?
Str guy is resting at level 100, but I keep seeing people say 90 is a stopping point.
>>334905543
i run with
longsword refined
shield of want
longbow
saintly tali
Lothric knight stuff but with herald helm
35 health
30 endur
25 vit
28 str
40 dex
25 faith
I like the dragon peak or whatever aesthetically but ive got a thing for vaguely religiously places on top of peaks
i need to mess with more weps, astora greatsword is k
dancer set is my fav new armor
cursed tree was fav boss - nameless king ost
i still like the silver knights
best npc still blacksmith
Worst npc is sorcerer merchant
worst feature is vitality
>>334913942
Press enter a few more times you limited edition Shitlord
>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
Cathedral of the Deep was really nice looking
>Favourite weapon?
P A R T I Z A N
>Favourite armour set?
Jailor is nice and edgy
>Favourite boss and OST?
Soul of Cinder purely for the Gwyn phase and its OST
>Favourite enemy design?
Giant enemy crabs
>Best NPC?
Yuria
>Worst NPC?
The Shrine Handmaden, fuck her
>Worst feature?
How shit my computer is at running it
How do I kill the Soul of Cinder
I've killed every other boss with relative ease but this guy is just pushing my buttons at the most random times
>regular sword is fine except when I get caught in a combo and die in 3 hits
>can't deal with the curved sword phase at all
>pole is fine
>magic phase only goes well if he doesn't do the little homing things
>magic homing things last and refresh between weapon changes
>either get fucked up weird tracking or that lightning from the sky attack
>randomly get damaged by the instant thrusting attack, sometimes while to his side
I just can't do this, it's jlkJIFDHsIJ.
>>334913843
You should be safe at SL100.
>get summoned for bosses because need some free souls
>host dies
>summoned again
>dies again
>repeat 10 times until both the boss and host are stuck in no-animation
>easy kill boss without taking damage
>summon a dude because i died to aldrich once
>phantom can't enter the fog and waits outside until i finish my boss
>get invaded in the swamp early game
>invader tries to hide behind mobs
>fight the crab, 2 knights, npc invader and pc invader at the same time
>i still win
>get invaded before anor londo
>dude tries to bow
>i kill him
>get a DISHONORABRU message on steam
There's literally no reason not to pirate this game
>>334914032
beautiful
>>334914171
How do you get messages on steam?
Started a new character, just running around with the parrying dagger learning how to parry everything.
My favourite boss is probably Nameless King, Wolnir or Deacons of the Deep.
Worst feature is how the game fucking stores your actions when you get hit so you automatically roll or attack the moment you leave hitstun, it's fucking stupid.
>>334914239
invader found me on steam and started a conversation with me
Wtf i killed Soul of cinder!
How is it fair that he restores all his HP?
Are there any tricks to some boss fights?
Like in Bloodborne, you could play a music box and disable Father Gascoigne for a few seconds. Numbing mist stopped Vicar Amelia's healing.
I know when you're fighting the giant, you can use the storm ruler. But, that's really just copied from DeS
>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
Undead Settlement was my favorite. Lothric Castle was super cool to.
>Favourite weapon?
Couldn`t form an opinion on this yet
>Favourite armour set?
Abyss Watchers, it`s a meme set, but I like it.
>Favourite boss and OST?
Boss: Gay Prices Bos./ OST: Dragonslayer Armor
>Favourite enemy design?
Boss: Yhorm / Nonboss: weird Capra-like Demons
>Best NPC?
I fucked all my npc quest... But I really liked Onion bro's first "misssion"
>Worst NPC?
The Pyromancer is kinda shit, and I it didn't seem like he had a quest at all.
>Worst feature?
Straightsword being the best weapon.
>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
I loved the Road of Sacrifice and everything up to the Cathedral.
>Favourite weapon?
Yhorm's Great Machete
>Favourite armour set?
I loved Karla's set but I switched to Yuria's now.
>Favourite boss and OST?
Dragonslayer Armour, but for OST I pick the track that is being played during the Soul of Cinder fight. I love how it is Gwyn's original theme during the second phase.
>Favourite enemy design?
The jailer in Irithyll dungeon. They still have to drop me their headgear..
>Best NPC?
Greirat rocks. Though I wished that after turning Irina to a firekeeper that she would still talk to you or something. That was a bit disappointing.
>Worst NPC?
Ludleth. Just sitting there the whole time having nothing interesting to say.
>Worst feature?
Summoning works fine, weapon arts work kind of fine too. Just finished the game yesterday and I am still loving it. Maybe the teleporting from the start bit.
>>334912201
How do i find this fucker?
Iv'e looked everywhere
>>334905543
>>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
cathedral of the deep/anor londo cathedral
>>Favourite weapon?
blessed claymore is best claymore
>>Favourite armour set?
currently cathedral knight
>>Favourite boss and OST?
fight: watchers ost: index finger
>>Favourite enemy design?
those hollow crow things that grow wings once you go near
>>Best NPC?
can't decide
>>Worst NPC?
crestfallen warrior the 4th
>>Worst feature?
no ascethics
>>334914439
Clearly you didn't kill him if he goes back to full health, ya dingdong. Yeah, yeah, it's bullshit, but otherwise that fight would be fairly trivial. He effectively gets two lives in that fight.
What element is good? I'm using the Lothric Sword and I need to infuse it with something its +6 at the moment.
>>334905543
>people complain about bloodborne lack of content
>let's make dark souls 3 devoid of content as well
FOR FUCK SAKE
I HAVE TO WAIT TILL FALL FOR THE DLC NOW
30 HOURS
30
FUCKING
HOURS
>>334914592
protip: path of the dragon
>>334914592
You need a gesture found at the Untended Graves (Or the the area just before that.), and then you need to go back to Irithyll Dungeon and use the gesture where those statues are sar down with their legs crossed looking up at a floating island in the sky. That's Archdragon Peak and where you find the Nameless King boss fight.
It's cryptic as fuck, we know.
>>334908108
>Fallen Knight is the coolest one ive seen so far
>he uses the piss stained set
I miss the ability to upgrade aromors
>>334905543
>>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic
Irithyll and Anor Londo
>>Favourite weapon?
Flamberge, even moreso after the buff
>>Favourite armour set?
Not a single set but I love Karla's Robes/gloves with the Firekeeper skirt and Conjurer Hood
>>Favourite boss and OST?
Soul of Cinder for both, just a total love letter to DaS1 that gave me chills multiple times
>>Favourite enemy design?
Dancer, ass aside it's just a cool looking boss
>>Best NPC?
Siegward
>>Worst NPC?
There were some dull ones but none that stood out to the extent I'd dislike them
>>Worst feature?
Giving every other enemy a wombo combo/instakill
>>334914708
I'm at the end of the game now with only two bosses left and I'm clocked at 35 hours. I think that's reasonable, and it's certainly bigger than Bloodborne. Definitely smaller than DaS2 though, no doubt. Even without the DLC.
>>334914126
Bait out his quick jabs with rolls and wait for him to do a 2-3 hit strong to punish him. When he has the homing missiles you can usually get away with one attack and manage to roll away if one or more of them proc. always roll to the right or left when the lightning comes.
>>334915003
So do I actually. I also miss the ability to upgrade weapons to +15. You get so much fucking titanite by the end of the game you end up having nothing to spend it on. I get large shards and chunks off regular enemies now. I have like 35 twinkling titanite as well.
Gonna make a manikin claw build seeing as NG+ is pretty fucking boring
Anyone got a pair they could drop/trade me?
>>334914126
>Tfw he fucking heals himself
>>334915162
It's a gradually heal and you can take off whatever he does heal fairly quickly. If he was chugging estus that would be a pain in the ass.
>Start yhorm bossfight with my bro Seigward
>Seigward lays into him
>Immediately run for the storm ruler
>Spend a minute trying to find the damn thing in my inventory
>Can't figure out how to use it correctly
>Seigward dies
>MFW
He was the only NPC I have a fuck about
>>334905543
21 Vigor
15 attunement
20 endurance
15 vigor
10str
10dex
22int
22faith
10luck
Points are kinda all over the place at the moment trying for dark pyomancer/spellblade hybrid
I don'r get how V is having issues with any of the bosses just learn from your mistakes and you win in a few more attempts.
>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
Going back Anor londo
>Favourite weapon?
Don't really have a favorite weapon yet just using a dark infused broadsword
>Favourite armour set?
Actually looking for a set that is similar to gold helm or Das1 or that red caster set from DaS1
I've mainly been running around in depraved rags most of the game
>Favourite boss and OST?
Aldritch, devourer of gods so far
OST has been pretty underwhelming and my only one big complaint about the game compared to DaS1 and DeS.
>Favourite enemy design?
The giant worm
>Best NPC?
Siegmar of catarina or w/e his name is think hes a different version of the DaS1 one
>Worst NPC?
yuria since she just kinda disappeared for me from the firelink shrine
>Worst feature?
Spells are really weak early-mid game
>>334912892
I use the Farron Greatsword 2-Handed, only it's running attack is vertical
I can still kick the shit out of the Storm Drake, it's only the bastard himself that kicks my ass with his bullshit attack recovery that invariably has him swinging before my attack ends
>>334915874
Your heavy attack also is vertical.
And jumping attack. Just want for the proper time to hit the dragon head. Like after the king does a combo or during the dragon breathing fire on the ground.
>>334915958
Yeah but using the Heavy Attack is just asking to get buttfucked
As I said the Dragon part of the fight is easy as shit, I take one or two hits if any at all
It's the fucker himself that I am currently struggling to get past
>>334914708
>not playing with a different weapon
>not playing NG+
>implying you finished every NPC's story
>not pvp-ing for longer
>just fought the Beacons
What the hell, that didn't even constitute as a boss
The cathedral knight in front of the room gave me more trouble
>>334905543
Bleed focused, using Claws at the moment. Fun moveset but the limited range is a pain.
>Favorite area
Boreal Valley, maximum comfy.
Irithyll dungeon wasn't interesting looks wise but had great atmosphere.
>Favorite weapon
Warden Twinblades hands down but Black Bow and Spiked Mace are nice too.
>Favorite armor
Cathedral Knight or Undead Legion
>Boss
Pontiff
Main theme best theme
>>334915757
Hybrid builds don't really work anymore because of the changes to magic scaling.
>>334916071
Go for one swing during his recovery from a three combo or during his air lunge.
>>334914126
>magic homing things last and refresh between weapon changes
This motherfucker
>playing magic will never be anything like any of the magic bosses or enemies
It's like they know how to make magic good and fun but choose to leave player-useable magic in a turbo-gimped state.
Where do you guys find good invasion spots at 90+?
>>334905543
>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
Cathedral of the Deep to explore, Irithyll for aesthetic
>Favourite weapon?
Any of the dual weapons
>Favourite armour set?
Karla set
>Favourite boss and OST?
The Champ and Lorian for fighting, Lorian and Cinder for music
>Favourite enemy design?
Rock lizards
>Best NPC?
Greirat
>Worst NPC?
Cornyx
>Worst feature?
Whatever they did to magic
>>334916642
As a sunbro I do not invade, I help those in need.
>>334917069
What about invaders who need help against 3v1 gangsquads?
>>334917069
To be fair, invaders are more often in need than hosts.
>>334910350
Pretty sure the way it functions is AGGROED enemies focus on wearer. So good for co-op.
>>334917189
how do you even join someone in jolly co-invasion? Is it just invading yourself and hoping you're the second man?
>invade group
>host used dried finger
>they've killed every enemy in the area and they are now just killing invaders as they spawn in because, worst case scenario, it will be a 3v2 matchup
>penalized for leaving groups like these, softbanned after enough penalty has accrued
There is no defending the shitty invasion system.
So, knowing From, how long until they fix it? A week? A month? Dark Souls 3: Scholar to Die Edition?
>>334917175
They should let me know and I will attend the invasion then. 3v1 is not what jolly cooperation is about.
>>334917485
The summoner has to have used the dried finger (I think), which changes the maximum extra players from 2 co-op phantoms and 1 invader to 3 co-op phantoms and 2 invaders.
Very rarely will you get summoned for 1v1 or 2v2.
>>334917485
>how do you even join someone in jolly co-invasion? Is it just invading yourself and hoping you're the second man?
Basically yes if you're a red phantom. Host has to have used the Dried Finger. Dried Finger allows host to summon one more friendly phantom, but also puts them on a priority list for invasions and allows two red invaders at once. Aldrich's Faithful covenant works different and there can be two invaders at once even without the host having used Dried Finger.
I hear The Mound-Makers covenant, who also invade using Red Eye Orb work a little bit different from Rosaria's Fingers in that their invasions always prioritize worlds with lots of players (white phantoms, red phantoms, blue phantoms, other grape phantoms) because their job is killing anyone and everyone instead of just the host.
>>334917916
>they've killed every enemy in the area and they are now just killing invaders as they spawn in because, worst case scenario, it will be a 3v2 matchup
How often does this even happen? And invasions worked the same exact way in the previous games.
>penalized for leaving groups like these
According the wiki using black crystal doesn't penalize, unlike pulling the cord.
>>334910580
> headcanon
>>334918768
Well he's not literally the CU, but that is definitely a player. Uses player weapons and fighting styles, switches between movesets and spells the player can use, though significantly buffed. Soul of Cinders is meant to represent player characters, definitely. The whole box art thing is also a bit of a giveaway.
>>334918768
>headcanon
The boss soul description outright statesSoul of Cinder is the physical embodiment of all the previous Fire linkers, not to mention the boss itself uses tons of same attacks and abilities that the player can also use. It's all the previous Chosen Undeads. In the second phase however he changes to Gwyn's moveset.
>>334914143
Shit i thought everyone agreed on 125 a long ass time ago
>archdragon peak
>getting the most summons and online stuff here, so figure I'll purple with a white soapstone
>ignore host, just kill enemies and phantoms, maybe lead hosts to bonfires before stabbing them or die in battle
>summoned by another host
>do my thing, kill enemies, kill a red
>while weakened after fighting a red, host kills me
>purple understands, purple is not upset
>summoned again later
>same host
>wait why
>kill enemies, ignore host
>tries to kill me while I kill other enemies
>why does he do this he invited me here
>realize he's trying to farm vertebra shackles off white soapstone purples
wow rude
I'm honestly not entirely sure what to make of mound makers. It seems like it was made for fucking about but your options are so limited you might as well just be a red.
>tfw you don't like any of the armor sets present in DaS3
>>334919674
You can also use the Red Eye Orb as a Mound-Maker (acting similarly to regular invaders), though like said here >>334918268 grapebro matchmaking prioritizes worlds with most players for maximum chaos since their objectives are slightly different from regular red phantoms.
>>334919674
Mound makers were fun early game when people didn't know that you could kill them but I've found late game the host is just immediately hostile.
This is my first character.
Used the same starting weapons the entire playthrough and still doing so now at NG+3. started as merc.
>>334920072
>acting similarly to regular invaders
yeah, but that's a bit of a turn-off for me. I want to fuck about, kill some enemies, gather up a train and lead them to the host, swap around between targeting the host or invaders, and do all that noise without having to wait to be invited. If I red-eye it's just another gang up on the host deal unless someone else actually invaded.
Posted in another thread, but:
If anyone has a Medicant's Staff on PC that they would wanna trade away, I'm willing to pass some shit off for it.
Looking to complete the sunlight set
Got the Uchi, can't seem to get the MP parry quite down. I probably get it 1 out of 4 times. Any tips?
>>334919980
Fuck sets, Fashion Souls that shit. Not like armor matters. I'm only 4 hours in and I've already found a set I like.
Master's garb & gloves, Deserter's boots, no helm.
Looks bitchin' when I 2h the Uchi or use spear left, uchi right.
>>334920912
all those katana faggots everywhere
This Dude destroy Pontiff Sullivan only with poison while sleeping at safe zone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHWpE4bqms4
>>334920912
thats the thing, i don't like any of the armor sets and i can't find anything i want to mix and match with
>>334921316
Do a naked run then
Your body hair will be your armor
>>334921405
Or better yet, find a decent pair of pants and do a topless run. Did this in DaS1, my dude looked so badass wielding a zweihander in one hand and pyromancies in the other.
>>334909852
Amen to the blue eye orb. Darkmoon is useless now.
>>334921072
>OP as fuck early game
>Doesn't feel like a waste to pay into STR or DEX
>Upgradeable as fuck
>Weapon art is so boss it's practically broken
Why not?
>>334905543
>>334905543
Guys can you please stop fucking having summons every time I invade? Goddamn every time I invade there's always 3 people. It's hard trying to kill you if it's that way.
So why did miyazaki have gwyndolin go out like a bitch
>>334921548
fucking ugly. that's why
>>334921572
Did you play DS1 Gwyndolin was a bitch, all her bossfight was was her pussying out and getting wrecked, legit easier than Pinwheel, her only real power was using her sweet trap charms to convince other people to fight for her
>>334921738
>her
newsflash: being raised a girl does not magically make you one
anyone else love the twin orince song.
> tfw that violin shit kicks in
>>334921565
Use white branches, escape firebombs, undead hunter charms, invade in more cramped levels with difficult to kill or ranged mobs. If the host and his group chickens out disappear from their sight and wait behind a corner until they work up the courage to advance forward, then fuck their shit up.
>>334921810
The game refers to her with female pronouns and so will I
>>334921593
You cray cray. The animations are cool as hell and the sword itself is well-skinned and catches the light beautifully.
Pontiff tips? He's a cunt.
And am I not supposed to go to Irithyll Dungeon yet? I cleared out what I could but couldn't seem to progress any further, thought maybe I needed a key past Pontiff.
>>334922080
calls her him in game
>>334922125
i just don't like curved swords.
How do I do a follow up to the parry?
I only do 2 hits parry yet I've seen people have an additional hit while the opponent is on the floor, I thought getting the hornet ring would change it but it doesn't seem like it.
>>334922080
No it does not
>A divine ring granted to the Darkmoon Gwyndolin in his youth. Causes males to perform female actions, and vice-versa. Gwyndolin was raised like a daughter through the aura of the moon, and was said to behave like a sullen brooding goddess.
>>334910036
That looks super comfy, what armor pieces are those
>>334922262
Equip the hornet ring to hit 3 times
>>334922080
No it doesn't.
>>334922136
You can parry his flaming sword. Think Gwyn but with more moves. In his second phase, don't attack when he's growing wings, but do attack while he's summoning his Stand.
Dungeon leads to an area containing a Lord. Have you seen the giant? Go into the sewer tunnel next to him and through from there.
>>334922080
it does not you turbo-tumblerina
>>334922136
>Pontiff tips? He's a cunt.
Kill the doppelganger, it has relatively little HP. Pontiff tries to resummon it, during which you can land free hits both on him and the copy.
>>334922159
Really, I could swear it only refers to him as her
But nope, the catalyst you get from his soul says he, I was wrong
Find me a cuter set. Protip:you can't
>>334922136
Don't run away, hug his left arm and he'll miss half of his swings. When he summons his clone mash R1/RB and kill it before he summons it.
Any point in reinforcing shield if i only parry with it?
>>334922381
In the dungeon I only seemed to be able to explore the top two levels and I couldn't progress any further down. Is there a path I'm missing?
>>334909604
>All those fucking follow-ups.
Took me 20 tries (DaS3 is my first soulsborne), but even after that I still don't feel I can reliably dodge his follow-ups, they just seem to blend in without any telegraphing, I could be wrong though.
>>334913497
do yourself a favor and upgrade to lothric or astora longswords they're both direct upgrades to the shitty standard longsword
>>334922535
Fallen Knight helmet makes it look dumb family.
>>334922216
I'm not big on normal-size straight swords, I really only like greatswords and long rapiers like the Estoc. By the way, here's my character. Only a few hours in, but not terribly bad for starting out deprived, in my opinion.
no pic on my current char, but shes a hollowed thief sporting alvas helmet and deserter armor.
gonna respec to remove my points in vit, its the resistance of 3
>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
archdragon peak, no doubt
>Favourite weapon?
longsword with stance art
>Favourite armour set?
herald and dancer set
>Favourite boss and OST?
princes ost and watchers battle
>Favourite enemy design?
they all are pretty equal to me
>Best NPC?
rosaria
>Worst NPC?
handmaiden cause of ashen one
>Worst feature?
the lack of dialog and over ambiguous questlines, you used to stumble upon characters.
I think I specced my character really poorly.
Too much focus on getting heavy armour early, when health probably would have been a better investment.
Also wasted a point or two in Dex, and one point in trying to get soul arrows. (Can't into magic still)
Starting to struggle with bosses now. Just beat Abyss Watchers.
I can't wait to get a respec.
Also where are all the nice rings at?
Tryhard dual swords best weapon desu senpai
>>334922587
>Any point in reinforcing shield if i only parry with it?
Increasing reinforcement on a shield or weapon that's infused with Blessed or Simple gem also increases the passive HP / FP regen.
Why are there three versions of Firelink Shrine in the game? What kind of dumb time travel bullshit is going on?
>>334923052
99% of the rings are shit
Who Morne's hammer here?
Special attack vs. Deacons in NG+ was hilarious.
>>334905543
>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
Irithyll of the Boreal Valley. What a fucking beautiful area. Every detail is sublime.
>Favourite weapon?
Dark Sword. Say what you like, its fucking dope.
>Favourite armour set?
Master's Robe with nothing else.
>Favourite boss and OST?
So far would have to be Pontff. Bit too easy but cool fight.
>Favourite enemy design?
Those wraith things in Irithyll city.
>Best NPC?
Onion Knight.
>Worst NPC?
Patches.
>Worst feature?
The game is just too easy. The hardest so far has been Pontiff and even he was piss compared to BB DLC bosses. I've only been playing an hour a night, that's why I'm so far behind. Died probably 10 times in total.
>>334915162
The way he did it though was pretty amazing, not even mad.
>Gets ready to die
>Just says fuck it and makes a portable bonfire out of his bonfire sword
>Embers himself
>Gwyn starts playing
Are there any NPCs I should kill before heading into NG+?
>>334921886
wait you can get creightons armor? where from?
>>334905543
Can someone explain to me, why this NPC isn't in firelink shrine for me?
I've seen her on streams where the streamers aren't even far into the game. I got like 8 bosses down and she' still not there. How do I get her? What did I miss?
>>334923345
if you go into the Bridge in Irithyll while embered you can find Sirris' summon sign and be summoned to help her fight Creighton.
after you help her Creighton will invade you in the graveyard next to the Yorshka's church bonfire
after you kill him his armor will be in the same bridge you helped Sirris
hope that wasn't too confusing
Holy fuck.
Why can I still not invade anyone god damn it.
Hey y'all I'm doing a faith/Str build mainly using greatswords, does anyone have any recommendations for stat allocation/armour etc
>>334923339
Yorshka drops a good chime.
Yuria her weapon.
Morne his weapon.
Leonhard his set.
Others are pretty irrelevant.
>>334905543
I'm using the Drang Hammers. Did I do it right?
>>334923982
Maracas are my secret underrated weapon, gives A scaling on heavy, eats no stamina, and can use spin bash to catch people out of rolls after a lengthy combo.
>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
Irithyll
>Favourite weapon?
Astora Greatsword/Drang Twinspears
>Favourite armour set?
Herald/Dancer's/Xanthous
>Favourite boss and OST?
Boss is a tie between Abyss Watchers and Champion Gundyr, OST is probably Dragonslayer Armour
>Favourite enemy design?
Most of the enemies are complete bullshit but probably evangelists
>Best NPC?
Irina of Carim
>Worst NPC?
Shrine Handmaid
>Worst feature?
Enemy/boss design obviously takes inspiration from BB yet the player movement is still slow as shit
>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
I actually really liked the Cathedral of the Deep, at least the outside areas, and Lothric Castle. Not much else struck me as ENJOYING it as in liking the environment and such, but I liked most games environments for at leas the graphical part
>Favourite weapon?
I beat the game with a +10 Heavy Dark Sword but went through 90% of the game with Astora Straight sword for PvE and Profaned Greatsword for PvP
>Favourite armour set?
Just the Knight set. The Abyss set was pretty neat, especially in Ember mode, but Knight had better look to it and stats.
>Favourite boss and OST?
Favorite boss was probably Champion Gundyr. He was a cunt. but a fair cunt.
Soul of Cinder has best OST
>Favourite enemy design?
I hated almost every single enemy, so they're all good.
>Best NPC?
Siegward, easily. You walk past him and go fight the demon and he has no hesitations to hop on in and rush to help you. Such a bro.
>Worst NPC?
Yuria. She's a cunt and wants me to kill everybody.
>Worst feature?
Probably not having balanced weapons properly. Greatswords are shit in PvE except against Lothric Princes. They needed more stagger damage on humanoid bosses.
>>334909747
Basically just do the bare minimum to get through each phase other than sorcery, during which you can easily take out 2/3 of his health with almost zero risk of death due to how badly he handles circle strafing and some super basic roles. Phase 2 is a bitch though.
>>334923607
guess i'll have to do it in ng+ as i've finished the game, thanks though
>>334918719
You're reading the wrong wiki. It does penalize.
>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
Irithyll.
>Favourite weapon?
Raw ASS. Would prefer to use a good Spear though.
>Favourite armour set?
Haven't decided. Just been rocking the Herald start stuff.
>Favourite boss and OST?
Sulyvanh was goat, Abyss Watchers had a cooler track though.
>Favourite enemy design?
Black Knight
>Best NPC?
Irina a qt
>Worst NPC?
None that I hate but Yorksha has a really creepy design.
>Worst feature?
Dankmoons not even working properly.
>>334905543
why is like every second chest in this game a mimic?
>>334929918
Fucking really? At least lie properly.
Am I the only person who beat Yhorm without that memesword because I didn't even know you were supposed to use it to beat him? Didn't even bother to read it or anything. Please tell me I'm not alone here.
>>334905543
Nameless King has the only attack from a boss I am not sure what to do with.
The fucking birds attack where it goes up in the air and breathes fire is impossible for me to avoid, I have no idea what to do.
So I got spoiled on Seigward's questline, and he's not in the well.
Is he only there once I clear the cethedral, or did I fuck up by meeting Patches at Firelink first?
tfw chair
>best area
any area thats stable honestly.
I fucking hated the outside of cathedral though, that area was designed by a retard.
>favorite weapon
longsword. I used it for my first dark souls playthrough so I decided I would go back to it in ds3. Turns out it was a good idea because str was nerfed.
>favorite armor set
ive been making my own fashion souls but leonhards is fun.
I like doing winged helm, lothric chest, winged hands, and outrider legs for a cool knight set.
>boss and ost
princes has best theme. as for best boss I dont know. pontiff was cool but died first try. dancer was hard but wasnt really amazing. if watchers ran better it would be best.
>favorite enemy design
I dont really have a favorite
>best npc
well i fucked up everything but greirat(until ithiryll) and leonhard.
Greirat was a bro though.
>worst npc
sirris was pretty wierd. showed up onw time and vanished forever. then i join rosaria and she appears telling me we were enemies. i killed her ass.
>worst feature
npcs used to appear in the world doing there own things.
now you have to be really meticulous to have a chance
>>334930506
Upgrade a staff to a decent level and use soul arrow for that phase, unless you have <10 int and you can't respec
>>334930704
Can't he see the sparks flying off the chair?
>>334910081
When I put my summon sign down so I could rank up in sunbros I saw tons of people who had never fought the bosses before. Not only are they ruining the game for themselves but they're pissing me off because they don't skip the damn cutscene!
>>334930805
Technically yes
Good luck to him though, chameleon/birch and go seek is like prop hunt on crack. I dried finger'd in Anor Londo and made lunch while disguised as a statue. I know I'm awful
>>334930805
I'm wondering that myself
I guess they just don't pay attention to details when they've become frustrated after been running around for 15 minutes
He came back and I repositioned the chair several times and he never noticed, hilarious
>arrive at anor Londo for the first time
>lay out is the exact same
Holy fuck is the giant still there?
>mfw
>mfw I see the inside
>mfw I see what happened to gwyndolin
>>334914919
fallen knight is too heavy, trying to stay under 30%.
>>334931507
>messing up Anri's questline and finding him in the tomb
Things went really grim at Anor in general.
>>334931735
>trying to stay under 30
why on earth would you do that?
the difference between lightrolling and midrolling is negligible
>>334931412
Going coop with a few friends and all of us transforming into chairs would be fun as fuck
Dark mimic 3 prepare for trap ahead edition
>>334905543
>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
Undead Settlement
>Favourite weapon?
Washing Pole, the parry WA just makes it even better
>Favourite armour set?
Leonhard's Set
>Favourite boss and OST?
Aesthetically: High Lord Wolnir
Mechanically: Lothric and Lorian
OST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIxm8AKctdU
>Favourite enemy design?
The Jailers
>Best NPC?
Greirat, absolute bro
>Worst NPC?
Eygon, doesn't do anything but annoy the player
>Worst feature?
The removal of Powerstance from DaS2
>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
Firelink, tower
>Favourite weapon?
Weapons are either shit or easyr1 so no one so far
>Favourite armour set?
Mixed parts fashion souls
>Favourite boss and OST?
tutorial boss for both
>Favourite enemy design?
dancer
>Best NPC?
leveler
>Worst NPC?
the guy that gives you red eye orb key
just killed him
>Worst feature?
sorcery
all is projectile that takes out a lot of damage
too boring
>>334930506
I had insane trouble with this too, it turns out that entire phase is waaaay easier is you don't lock on and stay a little bit in front of his head while not attacking, when he jumped up to do the fire breath if you're not locked on and facing him just chain roll backwards, if you aren't slow as shit you will avoid it every time
>>334930506
As soon as you see he starts the ascend animation you run the fuck away, easy
>>334931250
That's pure fucking gold mate
>>334909868
I can't agree more with you.
Hate fallen knight people everywhere
When can I get the good pyromancies? Fireball and combustion just aren't cutting it
>>334932650
Izalith or burning puddle or whatever they call it now
What the FUCK is this guys problem
>alright just attack his arms and dodge bullshit sounds easy
>take out 3 armbands
>shiet ashen one you're alright
>but just a second, ive got a little health left. Let me show you something bro
>lol army of skeletons who come back alive, and ill stop using swipes this time just for you so I don't end up killing them ;^^^^^^^)
Im mad, the phantom with me finished him off as I died and it added the souls but it still counts as not killing him, souls disappeared too
>>334932981
>moonrunes
You fucking weeaboo
>>334932981
Pro tip:destroy the band on his right arm (your left) first, because it's the hardest to get, and his summons get meaner with every band you destroy
>>334932981
>>take out 3 armbands
>>ive got a little health left
The fuck? I was certain destroying the third just triggered his death, not that they represented specific health values and that they didn't even add up to 100%.
Hi there! Can I ask anybody about the lore? Firstly, who is Ludeleth referring too when he says they betrayed HER? How did they betray her?
Secondly - about the endings. In DS1 we could sit on our throne and let the First Fire fade away, becoming the Dark Lord and ending the age of Fire (casting the Age of Darkness upon the world) with the help of Kaathe. In DS2 it was the first and only ending - to sit on our throne and let the Fire fade away. In DS3 we accidentally now need a Firekeeper to extinguish the flame. Why?
Can't we just let it fade away like in previous games?
What happens if we kill her and...(offer the fire to the moon??? What happens in that secret ending cinematic?) ?
What happens if we USURP it? We become the Dark Lord with the help of Kaathe's servants? Why do we need to perform a marriage now to serve that purpose of becoming the Dark Lord? Why do we need to even usurp the flame of the First Fire? The cycle no more? Only darkness?
Aaaaand lastly - WHY do we need to bring them lords back on their thrones? Sitting on your throne means abandoning the fire, then why do we need to place them all on their thrones now in DS3? How does it help rekindling the flame once again?
And what about cycle? If I remember correctly, at first it was nothing (let assume GREY existence). Then came the Fire bringing the shade with it (Darkness). And for no reason THEY (primeval men) came from Darkness. So if fire becomes no more, then how darkness can exist? So many questions, hope somebody can clarify them to me.
>>334905543
>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
Library/archives was comfy as fuck
>Favourite weapon?
Irithyll Straight Sword, used it from the moment I picked it up to the very end against every boss (except one you are supposed to use a special weapon on of course).
>Favourite armour set?
Cathedral Knights
>Favourite boss and OST?
Pontiff or Abyss Watchers, not sure about OST
>Favourite enemy design?
If we're not talking bosses, then I thought those dead girls in the water were spectacularly terrifying, though disappointingly easy.
>Best NPC?
Firekeeper or Greirat
>Worst NPC?
Patches of course
>Worst feature?
Faggots trying to gank me while I'm in a horde of enemies. Though it was satisfying when I killed them anyways. Irithyll Straight Sword made me actually enjoy PvP for once. Fucking up players with frostbite was hilarious and worked nearly every time, their great weapons were too slow.
Should I start NG+ or make a new character?
>>334909868
Fallen Knight set seems pretty easy to obtain so that's way I (PS4 version btw) see a lot of people wearing it.
>>334933296
>Should I start NG+ or make a new character?
I've been asking myself this all morning.
>>334933032
Pic from Google m8
>>334930142
Wait, do you not know? About half of the chests are mimics :^)
>>334933296
NG+ is pretty shit honestly, almost nothing changes
Not like in DaS2 where in NG+ you find a whole bunch of +1 or +2 rings, I'm like 60% through NG+ and the only changes I've noticed are
>a +1 thunder stoneplate ring
>a +1 all-elements stoneplate ring
>sovereignless souls are larger
>enemies and bosses have more health (but not a whole lot more, NG+ is easier than NG) and give more souls.
Not an awful experience, it's just so disappointingly similar to NG, so be prepared for that. I did enjoy the opportunity to transpose boss souls into things that I had missed out on, though.
>>334933551
Oh, those new mimics. The ones that imitate chests so well that they let you open them and take their item and never attack you.
Yeah it's full of those.
>>334933551
It's more like one in three chests is a mimic.
>>334905543
>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
To explore? Probably Firelink. For its aesthetics? Archdragon Peak or Anal Rodeo.
>Favourite weapon?
Sunlight Straight Sword.
>Favourite armour set?
Sunset Armour.
>Favourite boss and OST?
Curse-ridden Greatwood. It's not difficult, but it's cinematic as hell and has a really cool second phase. As for the OST I'm not sure at all.
>Favourite enemy design?
Lothric Knights are dressed well and are a decent challenge compared to most other regular enemies.
>Best NPC?
Siegward or Anri.
>Worst NPC?
PATCHES.
>Worst feature?
Fucky camera, especially during fights like Nameless King.
I'm debating whether I should just start a new character or do NG+
>>334931507
Anor Londo just felt like one giant "fuck you and everything you loved" to DaS1 fans.
>>334934240
I liked it. Dark Souls isn't supposed to be happy.
>>334931781
I don't even know what happened to Anri in my game, I saw her at Firelink and that was the last time I saw her.
>>334933296
>>334933882
NG+ is pretty unimpressive. You obviously get to keep all the old items and SL (though not merchant / trainer stocks or key items), but there is even less NG+ content that there was in DaS2. Only new things I noticed in NG+ were
>some rings (but not all) have +1 versions
>you can combine both princes' swords into a new unique claymore moveset sword that can shoot holy laser beam AND has a powerful fire attack in Weapon Arts
and enemies obviously get increased damage / health.
I guess it depends whether you want to start a new game with more developed / respecced character or if you want to start from the very beginning. Starting from the very beginning with a new character has the benefit of having an easier time finding online PvP and co-op in the old areas.
>>334905543
>Favorite Area
Valley for both but if i gotta go with level design id go with the Dragons Peak.
>Favorite Weapon
First playthrough it was the Heavy Axe/Mace trying out new shit now but i loved the plus 10 heavy axe.
>Armor set
Mirrah with a lothric knight helmet so far
>Boss/OST
Nameless/Nameless Phase 1
>enemy design
Consumed King
>Best NPC
Andre
>Worst NPC
Patches is a nigger
>Worst feature
Too many enemies spin like DaS2 on a axis. It feels even worse now that they compensated for it because of DaS3s increased speed. Its not a game ruiner but it just feels lazy as fuck to strafe a enemy even when running and seeing them spin on the ground unless its a specific attack.
>>334933190
anybody??
>>334933675
>I missed a bunch of chests because I sprinted through the zones for the boss fights instead of exploring
Ok
>>334909604
>Run in with plus 10 Heavy Heavy Axe since i did Nameless first
>Get 450 a punish
>Literally almost dead before he even went SSJ
He wasn't hard for me maybe if i used a weapon with less damage out put. Nameless took me like 10-15 tries with my butchers knife before i plum gave up and made my Heavy Axe then he took about 2-3.
I don't understand how people can say heavy weapons aren't easier for some bosses. Alot of later game bosses have no real fucking poise or stamina timing so you only get off one hit after certain attacks. So why not make that clean hit for a giant chunk then a few tiny ones?
Early game i can understand where shit like AW have no stagger resist and most bosses are gimmicks. But Pontiff and on i don't feel that a shield is as good as rolling for good heavy punishes. Maybe on the princes maybe.
>>334934296
I felt genuinely sad about it, that once great city reduced to nothing for some retarded blob monster that wasn't even cool. Giant smith was dead, Gwyndolin had a greusome and depressing death, city is just filled with shit and shitty deacons
Why the fuck are the Silver Knights there anyway, I thought the Silver Knights protect the princess?
No box dupe glitch or anything of the sort yet? I want to do gimmick builds but most of the interesting stuff is very late into the game.
>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
Irithyll of the Boreal Valley
>Favourite weapon?
Bandit's Knife
>Favourite armour set?
Alva / Smough
>Favourite boss
Nameless King
>OST?
Abyss Watchers
>Favourite enemy design?
Those fat facefingers niggas in Profaned Capital
>Best NPC?
Greirat
>Worst NPC?
Irina
>Worst feature?
Can't get invaded if you have killed the area boss.
>Build / character
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEnOnYVyfd4
>>334934818
I thought Aldrich was cool. And I guess the Knights assume Aldrich is Gwyndolin.
>>334934818
If you think about it it gets sadder anon. The knights probably have literally nothing left but to protect the puppet corpse of their princess. Its possible they don't fully comprehend the situation but if they do they're protecting her symbol alone and in the back of their heads probably fear going into that place to slay the creature because they'd have to face a shield that is the corpse of their princess.
>>334934987
>Aldrich
>cool
>giant blob of nothing who's entire back story was "he eats men and now he's a blob"
>kills an actual cool character
Anor Londo just bummed the fuck out of me. I'm still upset.
Isn't it time for your fuckers to go to your containment board >>>/vg/ already?
>>334935218
Why was Aldritch a lord of cinder again? He seems like a complete fucking asshole with no resolve in fact i doubt hes even sentient when you run across him. Just some blob playing in what is literally a dirt floor room.
Karla is the cutest character.
Prove me wrong
is anyone getting ridiculous amount of texture pop ins with the environment and some enemies?
>>334935626
Is there a time limit on Karla? I missed her in Irithyll Dungeon the first time, I just got to Lothric Castle.
>>334934881
Anyone? This shit has been in all the games but the one game with the most fashion going on?
>>334935492
Because he linked the fire. That's literally the only requirement. Complete psychopaths can and have qualified for that title. I have no idea how exactly that shit worked with abyss watchers though.
>>334935769
Why would anyone want to be a Lord in the DaS universe. Pontiff Sulyvahn had the right idea.
>"This spot marks our grave, but you may rest here too, if you like."
>"This spot marks our grave, but you may rest here too, if you like."
>"This spot marks our grave, but you may rest here too, if you like."
>"This spot marks our grave, but you may rest here too, if you like."I can't take this...
>>334935701
I don't know if there's a time limit but you aren't too late.
>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
Profaned Capital and Smouldering Lake.
>Favourite weapon?
FUGS, Gotthard's Twinswords (main wpn), Twin's Greatsword (main pvp wpn)
>Favourite armour set?
Nameless King/Alva/Abyss Watcher
>Favourite boss and OST?
Boss, I'll go with Lorian. OST, i'd say either Sould of Cinder or post-game Firelink.
>Favourite enemy design?
Hrrrm, I'm pretty fond of the Irithyll outriders and knights, to be honest.
>Best NPC?
Sirris, without a doubt. (Anri is also breddy gud)
>Worst NPC?
PAAAAAAAATE (don't get me wrong i like him,but he's annoying)
>Worst feature?
The pandering, without a doubt. Sure I like the references but it's just TOO much for me. I think the game missed an opportunity to create a lot of new lore, and tied itself down.
>>334905543
>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
Irithyll
>Favourite weapon?
Used boring Barbed Sword for majority of the game because there are no interesting faith weapons
>Favourite armour set?
Fire Witch
>Favourite boss and OST?
Aldrich for atmosphere, Gundyr for actual fight
>Favourite enemy design?
Those creepy crawly things with hundred arms
>Best NPC?
Greirat
>Worst NPC?
Lautrec 3.0
>Worst feature?
A bit too much fanservice and dragon form is boring again, should've added special movesets for it like they did with beast claws and beast form in BB.
>>334935902
Which idea exactly? I know all the knights under him turn into beasts and he imprisoned Gwyndolin in order to feed him to Aldrich (which means killing him in DS1 is not canon I guess).
Anyone else like Anri's "normal" quest line better than the edgelord ending one?
>>334936383
Literally how the fuck did Gwyndolin get overpowered so easily by these "lords". Anor Londo was fucking full of Giants defending it.
>>334905543
Fuck off with this unoriginal weeaboo trash
>>334936534
I do, fuck Kaathe.
Just got to Lothric Castle
WHAT THE FUCK
Even 2h, my battle axe isnt staggering these fucking knights at all.
>>334936543
it was, until the mc from ds1 turned up and killed them all
>>334936534
what do you mean by normal and edgelord?
>>334936543
>how did a glass bones and paper skin'd fucboi get overpowered by the Funky Bunch
gee, i'm not sure
>>334909953
Just got started today. Top nublet here so I don't expect to do the build justice, but the starting merc set was too damn perfect to ignore.
This game feels like the Toy Story 3 of Dark Souls. Everything you love is dead and in the most gruesome way.
>>334921145
Fucking nip magic
>Dancer
I just can't git gud with her. Every other boss I've learned and grown with on my first playthrough and now can beat with relative ease but Dance keep reking me over and over. I don't shield and try to get the patterns of her slashes down but I always mess up and she hits me at least two times for most of my life.
Any advice for solo?
>>334936543
That slut got off on getting overpowered.
>>334937057
dodge
go get your stats re-balanced for stamina and health, grab yourself a solid fire weapon, and go to town.
you gotta dance with her, not against her
>>334936778
One is a more standard questline and the other is a convoluted series of events involving Yuria that leads to the third ending.
>>334932981
I'm so confused, everyone talks about Wolnir being a huge pain and stuff about his sword and his legions of skele summons and yet every single time I've fought him (4-5 times across three characters) he dies like a bitch without doing ANYTHING except that run upwards once you knock off the second bracelet, which killed me twice due to not expecting it or even knowing what killed me.
I guess it's cause I go for the left one first? Either way he's been a joke fight every time for me, takes like 4-5 quick hits per bracelet, maybe a roll or two when he does that agonizingly slow backhand swipe, get the first band on his right hand, run up, wait, run back down, 4-5 more hits on the last band and he's done.
There's always that one skele that shows up right as Wolnir's evaporating, trundles up and glares at me all menacing-like and then dies.
>>334936383
Is that the explanation for how Gwyndolin (who is able to teleport) got devoured by a slow, sluggish moving blob monster.
>>334936745
Even if you go out of your way to kill all the Giant paladins in Anor Londo (who respawn), you kill a total of 6 of them. The entire city of Anor Londo only had fucking 6 giants?
>>334905543
>Favourite area
Probably profaned capital for it's aesthetic, cathedral of the deep for exploration
>Favourite Weapon
Estoc
>Favourite Armour set
The champs set
>Favourite Boss and OST
Pontiff Sulayvahn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJSiaf9m55s
Honestly my favourite OST in the series
>Favourite Enemy design
Probably the black ooze hollows or the hand ogres in profaned capital
>Best NPC
Genuinely Tough, this game's NPC's are really good, probably siegward or leonhard
>Worst NPC
Master Swordsman, what a cunt
>Worst Feature
Not being able to invade people after boss kills, the game not being as interconnected as dark souls 1
>Best Feature:
The boss fights all multiple phases and music that transitions with them
>>334937057
Try playing without the lock-on agaist her, might help since her movements are distracting and induce a lot of false calls.
>>334937419
>he doesn't count the GIANT blacksmith as a giant
when does the thief guy come back? He left for boreal valley and still hasnt returned
>>334934707
>I have selective memory or just tell lies on the internet for no reason
Sure.
>favourite area
Archdragon Peak
>favourite weapon
murakumo and Creighton's axe
>favourite armor set
Creighton's set
>favourite boss
Prince Lothric
>favourite enemy
Ithryll Dungeon jailers
>best npc
Greirat
>worst npc
Shrine Handmaiden
>worst feature
Poise is pretty bad right now
>>334937263
His skeltals are the only real trouble when fighting him. On his third wave, when these fucking assholes come rolling along, it's pretty much a wipe for me. That and I could barely reach his right wrist most of the time, was constantly surrounded by that fog or moved away too soon.
If I have a +4 boss weapon, do I get matched with people with a +10 regular or +5 boss weapon?
>>334937580
He's dead, jim.
There's a sewer room filled with those long haired water spider things, he's in the corner of that room dead.
>>334937718
was this shit drawn on console or why the hell is it blurry as fuck
did the author not realise that it looks like garbage when blurry like that
>>334937718
Yeah +4 boss weapons are equivalent to +8 normal.
Just got invaded by one of those non-animated phantoms. Thankfully he returned home after I started running away.
Could have won if he didn't chug though.
>>334937851
It's a stylistic choice you autistic mongloid
>>334937953
Stylistic choices can still look like shit.
>>334937953
fuck off faggot, that's just garbage, not a good choice or even stylistic choice
I've got an artist degree
>>334937953
>painting something to look like a disposable camera is stylistic
wew
>>334909747
Here's my strategy (solo):
Greatsword mode - strafe, and respond carefully to each 2-3 hit combo with a single strike, two for big attacks
Sorcery mode - If you can knock out his satellites, rush him down, forward roll through everything but soul stream, in which case roll to his back. If he has the satellites, side roll whenever they fire in addition to all that.
Polearm mode - hug him and strafe hard right, he'll miss constantly. Roll forward-right to avoid the spin attack.
Curved sword mode - I kept my distance here due to the unpredictability of his movements. Lots of backing up and very stingy reversals.
Phase two:
I was super careful here. Forward roll through every lightning attack for a free hit. However, mash side roll for his upwards lightning storm. His jump attack can be roll-reversaled, but he will sometimes follow up with a very fast response that will trade. I didn't poke him much during his standard combos, however they are RIPE for parries. I don't poke much for fear of his charged slash, which will end in a 5 hit combo, easily killing you. Mash back-roll when he charges to avoid it, and watch for the last hit, which is a sizeable explosion.
We still posing characters?
Never been any good with character creator.
>>334938069
>artist degree
Wew anon if you're going to lie on the internet at least use the right name.
How strong would a Faith / Strength build be this time around?
>>334910175
Only in comparison to DaS2, which was way too long and full of garbage.
This game is long enough to befunand interesting without being dragged out.
>>334938564
>Faith
Faith is a complete disappointment. No weapons with scaling above C, only infused. I heard sunlight spear is powerful and Dragonslayer Swordspear is good, but that's it.
Should I kill patches?
>>334938564
there's actually a specific gem that scales with faith for entirely physical damage, so realistically speaking, you only need enough strength to two hand the weapon, then DUMP into faith and let it carry your damage
it also has the side effect of slowly healing you, which can stack with rings and spells
pls r8
>>334938707
>faith is disappointing
>I heard it was bad, so it probably is
dex fag detected
Help me I want to start another character, this will be my third and I still haven't beaten the game.
Fuck you From there's too much build options.
>inb4 ____ isn't viable because it's hard
fuck you my second playthrough was whips, I can make it work
>>334938761
Not that Anon, but that sounds fucking great. I'm genuinely tempted to make a build around that now, instead of my bleed/luck one.
>>334938708
No, he doesn't do anything bad, in fact he saves an NPC if you let him.
>>334938962
ye man, it's not top-tier but it's pretty enjoyable
get you a solid meat masher, replenishment, princess ring, and a good talisman and praise it
quite a few boss soul weapons are faith-oriented as well, and some of 'em are awesome
>>334938895
I've yet to beat bosses that drop those. At the moment everything Faith related is very underwhelming.
Tons of weapons have INT scaling, barely anything has FAI.
>>334912201
literally impossible
>>334938707
Sunlight spear is indeed good but you don't get it until after literally the last boss so that's kind of lame unless you go for ng+. Also don't forget you can use lightning gem to get A scaling in faith on a lot of weapons and even S in some like dark sword.
>>334939320
>even S in some like dark sword.
Shit, I gotta get on that.
But it's infusion, I was talking about innate scaling.And I fucking hate lighting since DS1. Always was a crutch mod, and even though it's less of crutch now, it still sounds annoying.
>>334939224
that's what the gems are for
>dark scales with faith and int
>lighting scales with faith hard
>blessed gems scale it all physically
get creative if you want good weapons
>>334939320
if you kill the worm at the hot spot with the giant crossbow tower, he drops a pretty kick-ass variation of the spears that you stab with instead of throw
that worm's also surprisingly weak
>>334935218
>>334935492
>giant blob of nothing who's entire back story was "he eats men and now he's a blob"
>i doubt hes even sentient when you run across him
Read the item descriptions.
>The holy symbol of the Cathedral of the Deep, and crest of those who see beyond fire to the age of deep waters. Equip to pledge onself to the Aldrich Faithful covenant. The faithful ensure that Aldrich, Devourer of Gods, remains undisturbed, by taking the form of loyal spirits and hunting down those who would trespass the ruined cathedral. Summoning takes place automatically while this is equipped."
Aldrich clearly has a vision beyond the Age of Fire. What concerns me however, is how the fuck are Aldrich or Lothric for that matter supposed to have linked the Fire at any point? Lothric and his bro's main thing was that they REFUSED to link the Fire and Aldrich also wishes for it to end. Actually all the Lords of Cinder apart from Ludleth just want to chill somewhere doing their own thing.
>>334939532
Lightning stake? It's pretty good but it's a bit hard to use in actual combat since it's not very fast.
WEW LADS
>>334939868
Aldrich was forced to link the flame, he didn't chose to. All the lords went crazy after a time any way.
>>334939891
could always save up for the Dragonslayer Armour's dunk axe and use them in tandem like some kind of Thunderbarian
>>334939868
Also his soul description
>Soul of Aldrich, One of the twisted souls, steeped in strength. Use to acquire many souls, or transpose to extract its true strength. When Aldrich ruminated on the fading of the fire, it inspired visions of a coming age of the deep sea. He knew the path would be arduous, but he had no fear. He would devour the gods himself.
>>334940127
I'm wondering how they are still there and not part ofSoul of Cinder. Or is this yet one of those "the flow of time is convoluted" things? What's weird is that all three versions ofFirelink Shrine also have the same Lords of Cinder names etched to the thrones.
>covenant where you're summoned to defend a boss you probably already killed to progress the game
but why
>>334940525
>blah blah time is convoluted blah blah
you might've killed him, but they haven'tmaybe there are some who realized their mistake and work to prevent others from doing the same
>retards itt still think Lords of Cinder linked the fire
They were supposed to do it, but since all of them except Ludeth didn't care, you (the unkindled) have to gather them by force.
>>334940706
>tfw reading the descriptions of Aldritch-related items make me realize he was actually pretty cool
>now I stop every playthrough right before Aldritch and join his covenant instead.
Not that I mind, Anor Londo is the best place for invasions.
>tfw copying this build
I hope it is fun
>>334941229
>people who don't yet understand the story front and back are clearly retarded
way to be an elitist, ass
>twoshotting faggot hosts and their phantoms with the profane greatsword while invading at level 77
I want to restat to pyro/astora gs but i don't see myself becoming as broken with it as I am right now. This thing is insane especially since people refuse to wear decent armor or upgrade their vig.
>>334941229
>Yes, I linked the fire, becoming a lord of cinder
>Yhorm's capital is mentioned as being burnt down after Yhorm became a lord of cinder
>Explicitly told that linking the fire makes you become a lord of cinder
>Literally no other viable criteria that would make you 'become' a lord of cinder
>All of the lords of cinder literally rise from their graves at the beginning of the game because they were previously dead
>After linking the fucking fire
Jesus christ.
>>334941481
that build is garbage, the weapon is garbage and pyromancy is mediocre in this game. good luck with gimping yourself. btw even the rings are shitty, as in completly horrible.
>>334941229
But don't you become a Lord of Cinder by linking the fire and somehow being powerful enough to survive, they are simply refusing the call to relink it once again
Big Friendly Gimmick just doesn't care
Dank Gank Squad are dealing with infighting problems and consider their task more important
The Very Hungry Caterpillar doesn't want it linked
And Tweedledee and TweedleFuckedUp never wanted to do it in the first place
>>334941229
They linked the fire, making them lords of cinder. What they refuse to do is link it again when they should, which is why you gather the up. Apparantly the first flame is at an all-time low and the ashen one can't do it alone.
>>334939868
Lothric is the only one who didn't link the fire. He is not like the other lords of cinder. He was supposed to take YOUR role in the ceremony - having the other dudes burnt and their ashes scattered over him, at which point he goes off to the kiln and fights the Soul of Cinder.
But he refused, so you kill him instead and take his role.
>>334941841
Nah.
>>334941963
>Apparantly the first flame is at an all-time low and the ashen one can't do it alone.
You need a powerful as fuck soul to link the fire. Your soul is what fuels it.
Artorias himself probably couldn't do it on his own. The Chosen Undead has to kill virtually every powerful character in the game before he can do it.
Invading in Archdragon Peak 2nd bonfire is the best
>Hostile NPC respawning indefinitely so you can train while waiting for invade
>Same NPC can help you when you're in host world
>Host alone most of the time anyways
>Linear area so you don't lose time searching
>Beautiful scenery, relaxing atmosphere
>PvP range at 70-80 so no meta shitters
>>334942106
I am 109 hours in and won 1 vs 4 in pvp, SL 187 and just started my 2nd char today. Pyromancy will not be able to hit a semi-decent player in pvp even once. For pve its barely feasible and only in areas where enemies are weak to fire, otherwise you will run out of ashtus after 2-3 waves of mobs.
>>334942248
meta shitters?
>>334942113
The chosen undead literally requires the souls of three of the being who got their power directly from the first flame, the only reason The Pygmy Aka Manus' soul isn't required is because his soul is the disparate one, the exact opposite of the First Flame itself
>winged knight twin axes
My dick, weapon skill kinda sucks though. Just got to dragonslayer armour, how far from the twin swords am I? Also does anyone know what the frosty knight in the basement of the castle right before the armor drops? Or if there is a spot to hit the larger dragon or I'm supposed to just pelt it with arrows?
>>334942371
SL130 PvP, honorafags with infinite stamina and giant health bar with all important stats at softcap..
>>334942284
The only thing Pyromancy is really really useful for is Aldrich, that motherfucker cannot handle the heat
>>334913553
So you can choose one that suits you. To increase roleplay/expression variety.
DaS3 has the best gestures in the series by a huge margin.
Haven't checked it out but how did they buff great swords?
>>334942549
even then, just use a +6 torch
>>334942672they might as well have put a label on them that said "+1 good" and called it a day
>>334942432
>the only reason The Pygmy Aka Manus' soul isn't required is because his soul is the disparate one, the exact opposite of the First Flame itself
Don't know about this, to be honest. The exact opposite of the first flame is timelessness. Age of Ancients. Stone dragons and shit. 'With fire, came disparity', and that disparity contains both fire and dark. You're still sort of dancing to the tune of the first flame in the age of dark.
>>334942501
just perfect your rolls and get a weapon with good range and swing speed and they can be sl whatever. having better stats means shit if you cannot land a single hit. pvp is mostly about OP weapons and knowing how to use iframes and magic/faith/pyromancy have almost no place in it except finishing off people while they flee.
>>334942549
kinda funny considering he is using fire himself. You can obliterate him with a heavy 2hander though in like 1-2 minutes by just hugging him as much as possible. I struggled a lot in ng when I played a battlemage/pyro but when I went pure guts in ng+ he was a breeze actually.
>>334942807
Gwyn was weak to fire too.
That's what happens after youlink the fire.
Can someone post the pontiff pasta
>Winning a 3v1 by running straight at them and killing the host before they can switch from their greatbows
Invading in the Profaned Capital's fun as fuck
>>334942796
Not exactly, the first flame brought disparity by creating light and heat, their existence creates dark and cold but only by comparison, not by nature
>>334942807
I never actually even tried hitting him, Great Chaos Fire Orb wrecked him easy enough
is this the best greatsword in the game?
Why do stance attacks drain mana? They can still be done without magic, so why have them drain? It just screws over my low level pyromancer even more.
>>334942807
>pvp is mostly about OP weapons
At SL130, yes, everyone tries to use the most OP shit and the most OP rings because they're sure they're going to invade people with this same mindset.
At SL80, it's much more pleasant because I can actually use any weapon I want with the equipment I want without worrying about its viability, since most people at this point in the game are progressing through it, not here only for PvP.
>>334943213
Can do like 4k dmg or so in between his attack on ng+. I forgot how much dmg he can take there but I think something around 8k. Having 178 stamina is quite useful though. 4 r1 with an 800+ AR heavy 2hander is devastating to anything.
>>334943158
>Greatbow users
you're doing Gwyn's work, anon
>Use Dried Finger
>Sit here
>Go afk for a while
Spread the word
>>334943213
If that were true, things like death, dark, cold, would all have existed prior to the first fire. That's not what it was like.
The Age of Ancients was undying, gray, and probably had no temperature whatsoever. Things are stone, not ice.
Prior to the First Flame there was no dark either.
>>334943375
I refuse to use anything but the Farron Greatsword because of how baller it is and it's moveset is kinda useless against some bosses, he looked like he would be one of them
>>334943360
I just started my 2nd char and I ve met 8 out 10 min maxers so far in the first two areas from the purples that I fought. Ganking abyss sworders amongst them and they got wrecked by my +3 deep axe, kek. At SL 187 I ve met almost no folks with actually good builds. I would need about SL 200 to actually max all the stats that I would use myself and still be ONLY a melee guy that buffs himself with miraces and crystal weapon, not full allrounder. People try a lot harder to twink and gank noobs than trying to min max at ng++ from my experience.
>>334943456
this shot reminds me of WoW
Someone please tell me I don't have to pay a shit ton of souls to reverse beef jerky mode, I only got 1 free level from the guy before he died. I don't want to pay 5+ levels worth of souls to reverse the jerking on 1 free level
Is anyone else getting disconnected like crazy? I get summoned within 2 seconds and within another 2 seconds I get sent back, sometimes I get kicked back to the title screen and I nearly always get "unable to summon phantom".
Is it because of the recent patch? I didn't have any problems last week.
>>334943523
That weapon is shit and the katana of GS m8. Firelink gs, drake gs, moonlight gs or twin princes gs would all be in my hand before that piece of memery. It is also funny when people try to use it in pvp and I just smack them right in the face with my halberd.
>>334943654
you can get a mcguffin to give to the Fire Keeper that fixes it, but the item is a ways in
keep looking
>>334943513
Again untrue, they did not exist because there was nothing to compare them to, how can something be cold if every single thing is the same temperature, how can something be dark if everything has the same level of light, it's not that the Age of Ancients didn't have a temperature or a light level it's just that they were uniform across everything so there was no Light/Dark or Hot/Cold, the fire brought light and heat and because the area around the fire was brighter and hotter the areas that weren't were inherently darker and colder whereas before it was all the same
>>334914261
What's appealing of the Deacons of the Deep? They seemed impossible to die to.
Hardest to easiest for me (though the easiest are hard to judge against eachother, and it's more of a how their difficulty was when I first met them in NG rather than NG+/++):
Soul of Cinder
Nameless King
Lothric
Dancer
Old Demon King
Armour
Abyss
Champion Gundyr
Pontiff
Yhorm
Oceiros
Iudex Gundyr
Aldrich
Wolnir
Sages
Wyvern
Vordt
Greatwood
Deacons of the Deep
>>334943295
Sword name?
So my 2nd run in this game I want to be a pyromancer. Is 30/30 for faith and int good enough? How much attunement should I have? What are some good int/faith scaling weapons?
>>334943712
I know it's technically underwhelming and useless in PvP but it's fun to use and that's really all I care about
If I wanted to just pick the best thing I'd probably use the BKG or even go full memer and use the Dark Sword
>>334943913
http://darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/Executioner's+Greatsword
Ive been trying everything and im focking mad, is there any reliable fix to the white screen crash on start up on pc? Fucking japs and their pc ports
Twin princes' Greatsword, hell yeah
>Accessible after you defeated Lothric, Younger Prince and Lorian, Elder Prince two times (NG+ required)
>You need Lothric's Holy Sword and Lorian's Greatsword, both can be obtained from Ludleth of Courland via Soul Transposition
Where are the PvP hotspots? Is NG+ getting active?
>>334943853
Even if the entire world was equally cold, it would still be possible to identify it as 'cold' because everything would be fucking frozen solid. It would be an icy wasteland. We see the Age of Ancients in the opening cutscene (and we see elements of it in Ash Lake) and it is not frozen or cold, nor is it dark. It is perfectly gray, washed out and rocky, and has dull lighting. It's not dark. It's not cold. There is no death.
'Life, and death' is spoken in the same sentence as 'heat and cold' and 'light and dark' and we know for a FACT there was no death. Therefore it's pretty obvious there was no cold or dark either.
Just accept it, the Age of Dark is not rebelling against the First Flame, it's just the other side of the First Flame's coin.
>>334943972
30/30 is good, but make sure to level them together. It takes the lowest stat for pyromancy. Attuenment should be in intervals, either 14 or 18 depending if you want 2 or 3 slots. Any more than that is overkill.
Chaos infusion is the best scaling for pyromancy. Use a raw gem early in the game.
>>334943972
i'd run your main weapon chaos, and a sub weapon dark, since both scale with faith and int together
as far as spells, just use what you want, there's not really a "the best build" build at the moment, mostly preference
>>334944063
Whoa, what?
That's pretty cool. Was this just discovered? I never even thought to try that.
>>334943884
not him but deacons can be hell if you do not use a weapon with long range and aoe or something like pyromancy. Also the main guy can one shot kill you through walls if you let him charge up while hiding to heal yourself. If you summon the 2 npc phantoms he is a fucking joke obviously. Solo with daggers or similiar its not a lot of fun to get to him through the fatties who respawn all the time. Overall one of the easiest bosses neitherless imho. Just explaining the difficulty. Oh and getting cursed to death can also fuck you up if you are not ready for it.
>>334944009
Black knight glaive? or what does it stand for? I think Dark sword is completly overrated. I think katanas are still the meme swords in this souls along with your favourite sword. I think its fun to slide across the room too but the only good thing about it is being able to slide behind a shield.
Completed DaS3 after 65 hours, it's my first Soulsborne, so if I'm treading old ground with my picks, sorry about that.
Either Undead Settlement or Archdragon Peak.
Dunno, been using Irithyl Straight Sword ever since I got it and cleared the game with it.
Using full Lothric set with Silver Knight shield (I'm twohanding, don't worry).
Dunno about OST, favorite boss either has to be Dancer with her ethereal, delayed movement or Champion Gundyr whos moveset felt like something straight out of KOF.
Probably those reapers from Road of Sacrifices.
Anri.
Giant of the Undead Settlement.
While I really enjoyed the boss fights and their patterns, the attack side of DaS3 kinda felt weak with how viable R1 was, I've heard movesets should be way better in DaS1 though so here's hoping.
>>334943802
>>334943654
you also have to pay a shitton of souls after you give her the item.
>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
Dragon Castle or whatever it's called
>Favourite weapon?
Dragonslayer Swordspear
>Favourite armour set?
Dragonslayer Armour (Nameless Kings)
>Favourite boss and OST?
The Nameless King and The Nameless King
>Favourite enemy design?
The Nameless King
>Best NPC?
Firekeeper is probably the least annoying.
>Worst NPC?
Sirris. She gets angry at you for resetting your stats.
>Worst feature?
Straight Swords being OP as fuck.
>>334944182
I ve had it for a week now, top kek. Pretty sure the japanese guys also have used it for 3-4 weeks already as well. This is just the same thing that you had in demon souls, nothing new and the sword itself is mediocre due to swing speed and reach. Only the l2 moves are good on it and the AR is decent as well.
>>334944030
bump
>>334944325
gotta pay off that student loan eventually
So how exactly do you stun the nameless king's wyvern? I'm able to do it sometimes, but it seems inconsistent.
I really want to enjoy this fight, but the wyvern part is just so fucking annoying and I want to get through it as quickly as possible.
>>334944073
Anor Londo is very active around 50-60
Anyone know if you can put the lord ashes on the chairs of the dark firelink shrine? And if you can what does it do?
>>334944229
I should probably redo the game as a thief or something. Felt that I cheated when playing as warrior and just focusing on strength until I got that to 40. On Deacons I just ran to the center and spammed R1. Got hit by one fireball in total I think :c
I hear faith doesn't get any good miracles but is it viable for weapon scaling? I wanted to do that as my next run since I'm usually not a fan of sorcery
what's this magic loincloth made of
>>334944676
read the thread
>>334944283
>twohanding a shield
kill yourself newfag!!!
>>334944083
How are you not getting this
The entire world was not equally cold or equally dark, neither was it equally hot or equally light, without differences there is no such thing as hot or cold or light or dark, they don't exist if everything is the same
Everything was the exact same median
It's not like there was no temperature at all, that is literally impossible, it's that without something to compare it to the /concept/ of temperature can't exist
The fire did bring the concept of cold and dark but only in comparison to the light in heat it created
Darkness is only the absence of Light and Cold is only the absence of Heat, it's basic physics
When the fire brought light then areas with the absence of that light became known as Dark
When the fire brought heat the areas without that heat became known as Cold
The fire cannot produce darkness and cold, that is ridiculous, it is only the absence of the flame that causes those to exist
That is what humanity, the Dark Soul is, the absence of the flame
I know I just said the same thing numerous times but I am hoping one of them will carry my point across
>>334944645
Just play with your fists only or caestus if you wanna gimp yourself really hard. Or the mimic headgear on at all times.
how did his boipussy taste like /v/?
>Favorite Area
Irithyll Dungeon
>Favorite Weapon
Morion Blade
>Favorite Armor set
The Pontiff Knight/Witch sets look really nice
>Favorite boss and OST
Pontiff Sulyvahn for both
>Favorite enemy design
I love the Outrider Knights
>Best NPC
Karla's dialogue reminds me of a dear friend of mine, and their both adorable
>Worst NPC
Cornyx is probably the most boring
>Worst feature
Every time I invade, it's a 1v3 against guys who spam their straight sword/katana R1
>>334944778
Man it's 400 posts and I'm at work, help an anon out
>>334944229
Black Knight Greataxe
Again, you are completely right in that the Farron Greatsword is mediocre as all fuck but it's due to that fact that almost nobody uses it so I don't really consider it a meme weapon, it's just really fun and the animations look nice
>>334944858
>how did it taste like?
Nice grammar, wouldn't expect any less from stupid off topic posters like yourself
>mfw I spent 4 hours farming silver knights for muh trophies
Dark Sword vs Irithyll Straight Sword
>>334945057
Dark sword no question, irithyll has the better weapon art but dark sword will have better AR with minimal stat investment
>>334945057
Dark Sword can be infused
either way you're a shitter
>>334945053
Don't be such an uppity faggot.
>>334944986
ah the greataxe. Yeah its goat in pve but lacking good punishers for pvp. If you catch someone off guard and can get in 3 hits its gameover but I eventually switched to halberds for the reach.
>>334945183
Don't be an actual faggot.
>>334945185
Unfortunately that's not so much of a problem for me, I've been able to play very little on an actual computer most of it has been on my laptop which runs the game at literally just under the framecap for online play, it is sad and frustrating
I kinda wanna try out the Nameless Kings SwordSpear in PvP but I can't
>>334945181
Trust me, I'd much prefer to use the Firelink Greatsword.
But I have trouble taking dexfags on with any of my strength weapons.
>Want to be a sexy shirtless swashbuckling sentinel
>everything wrecks me in 2-3 hits because no armour
The price of aesthetics.
>>334914261
>Worst feature is how the game fucking stores your actions when you get hit so you automatically roll or attack the moment you leave hitstun, it's fucking stupid.
It's been like this ever since Dark Souls 1 and yeah, that's fucking annoying.
>>334944797
I wasn't really planning to or in the mood for it, but since you said so I guess I better do it, cya around anon.
>2016
>Using the same build I used on Dark Souls 1 (Artorias sword, medium shield)
>Winning 3 out of 4 duels with honorable swordplay and no bullshit
Feels good man.
>>334945486
learn 2 dodge and look beautiful doing it
DANCE FOR YOUR PUBLIC
>>334945387
The spear is barely decent. Good l2 for punishing fleeing faggots but the attacks themselves lack reach for a spear and the moveset is boring and not very useful. AR and dmg is decent though. Personally I think most spears in ds3 are not viable compared to the many OP/very good weapons like axes, katanas, GS, longswords, halberds and so on.
>>334944815
>The fire did bring the concept of cold and dark but only in comparison to the light in heat it created
This premise is impossible.
There are areas in Dark Souls post-First Fire which are completely frozen over. Like Irithyll. Like that one area in Dark Souls 2 DLC.
You're claiming that the First Fire only created cold in comparison to the heat it brought, and that it didn't actually bring any cold of its own.
If that were the case then the entire world would have been equivalent to the coldest areas in Dark Souls. But no. The few times we have seen the Age of Ancients, it looks nowhere near that cold. Nothing is frozen. Everything is stone, not ice.
Your theory just doesn't make sense.
>Darkness is only the absence of Light and Cold is only the absence of Heat, it's basic physics
Except Dark in Dark Souls isn't the absence of a Lord Soul, it's the presence of a fragment of the Dark Soul. The First Fire does not obey the laws of physics, it is a magical fantasy flame.
>That is what humanity, the Dark Soul is, the absence of the flame
Except if that were the case, the Furtive Pygmy wouldn't have 'found the Dark Soul within the flame'. He would have had the Dark Soul prior to the flame ever discovering the flame because all he needs to have the Dark Soul is to not have the flame.
Your 'absence of heat' argument is obviously correct in real life, but this is not real life. This is a fantasy game. And the lore has established very clearly that neither Light nor Dark, nor any of their subqualities, existed prior to the First Fire.
Fuck me, they must have made Yhorm's hitboxes while high.
>>334945687
I'm trying. I really am. Gitting gud is a nightmare.
>>334905543
>Tell others they're bad at a singleplayer game
why are soulies so pathetic?
How can dexterity faggots even compete? Strength brothers unite!
>>334945259
Don't be a literal faggot.
>>334910081
I summoned for my first attempt on Twin Princes because the journey to get there was so fucking annoying that I didn't want to risk having to do it again.
>It's a "Darksword and Havels Greatshield invasion"
>It's a "Darksword and Havels Greatshield X3 invasion"
Nerf darksword holy shit
>>334945809
no, not at all. What are you even on about. He is super easy to dodge and super easy to hit, only camera is wonky but that has no relevance to his hitboxes or the hitboxes of his attacks.
>>334945857
if it helps, your don't touch me frames are instant, then leave you open as the roll ends, so try and roll into an attack instead away from the attack
DANCE WITH YOUR FOE, DAZZLE THEM WITH YOUR RAW BEAUTY
Do those three hand-as-a-face monsters drop anything in the profaned capital? I killed the solo one but fuck fighting three at once for some more dung pies
>>334946020
I think it needs it's stamina consumption increased and one handed mode damage decreased. The damage, speed, and range of those wide one handed slashes is RETARDED, in PvP even if I constantly roll away they still catch me and eventually kill me.
>>334945881
Savage
>>334946135
The middle one drops a sexy axe
>>334946135
nah, just more shiton an unrelated note, they eerily remind me of Manus's hand
>>334946062
>stand next to him while doing the smash
>clearly didn't get hit
>get hit
I only said the hitbox was shit.
>>334946020
git gud. I do not use it because its not even one of the 5 best weapons imho. Just keep them far away and if they try to hit you smack them right in the face. There is a ring to fuck up shields or you know fucking kicking. Also a ring to increase kicking strength.
>>334946191
PvE as well, it stunlocks almost everything and is really safe to use since you can roll immediately after attacking
>Moundmaker invasions on the High Wall in NG +
Having way to much fun. Grinding out these shackles will be ez.
>>334945881
Yes, how could someone possibly avoid those slow ass swings?
>>334946239
Seriously? Which axe? Fuck those things is there a way to cheese them?
>make first playthrough completely blind
>pretty much fail at any NPC quest
>"oh well lets check out what i should have done"
>mfw
how the fuck is anyone supposed to think of these ass twisted quest paths?!
>>334922785
Still looks less dumb than your character's stupid face.
Not him btw.
>>334946335
never had that in ng ng+ or ng++. use the dodge ring if you cannot roll properly. He is also using fire which adds reach eventually. Not sure if you are aware of it but the fire adds range to his attacks over the visible range of his weapon itself.
>>334946340
Yeah it's incredibly stupid that R1 spamming tough enemies with the darksword is way fucking safer than using a spear or halberd.
The darksword just has literally everything. It has range, it has speed, it has damage, it has utility, and it works with EVERY build. It has an A in strength with heavy, an A in dex with sharp, and a fucking S in faith with lightning.
Handsome bastard ahead
>>334946465
True. Also same as past souls. Although maybe this was maybe one of the worst offenders so far.
>>334905543
>>Favourite area to explore/for its aesthetic?
Irithyll of the Boreal Valley (High Wall of Lothric, Cathedral of the Deep, Smouldering Lake)
>>Favourite weapon?
Astora Greatsword, Farron Greatsword
>>Favourite armour set?
I usually mix various pieces together.
>>Favourite boss and OST?
Sulyvhan, Nameless King, Dancer (Vordt is a nice early boss too).
>>Favourite enemy design?
Those fat trolls with the hands for heads!
>>Best NPC?
Greirat, Seigward, Anri, Yeol
>>Worst NPC?
Firekeeper & Hawkwood (doesn't say much - neither do the others desu).
>>Worst feature?
Lack of NPC dialogue.
>>334946392
Those are the heavies, The black knight greataxe light attacks are pretty quick and have hyper armor out the ass, I predict when katana shits will attack me and counter them to trade. I can reliably kill them in 2 light attacks, and they always try to parry but don't know that you cannot.
I regularly go like ten wins in fight clubs before I get beat and it's always by a spear, spears are severely underrated in PvP because they counter everything.
mai waifu
>>334946563
> STOP RIGHT THERE, CRIMINAL SCUM
>>334945784
I do see your point in that the world would have been black and cold before the first flame if those things could have existed, but as you said, it's a magical fantasy flame, it did 'create' cold and dark but it does not produce them
The age of dark can only exist once the age of light in dwindling, the Dark Soul can only exist because there are Light Souls (Lord Souls) to compare it to
But I will admit that my reasoning was at least partially wrong, thank you for making me see that
Somewhat related, where does the Abyss fit into all this
It is the concentration of humanity and dark right so wouldn't that make it the thing that brings about the Age of Dark and not simply the reverse of the first flame
Or am I just really tired and that makes as little sense as I suspect
>>334946506
It's not with the fire, but I'm a bit rustled because I'm doing a shit full STR build and basically everything 1 shots me.
>Host runs to heal
>Running attack them to knock them off the edge
>Splat, scream, this
Even more satisfying that a kill desu
>>334946465
same here. I haven't read online about themyetbut I did not manage to complete a single one of them (aside from crestfallen I guess?) and some friends of mine told me you need to do some ridiculous shit. Care to make an example? Just out of curiosity
>>334946691
Why the fuck textures look like shit in this game?
>>334909604
>360 no scope kicks to the face
>>334946580
>same as past souls
>some faggots truly believe this
DaS3 is linear and asks you to backtrack areas you've already finished, for no other reason that to progress an NPC questline.
That's fucking retarded. In past Souls at least most of the NPCs followed the progression path of the player or were at areas the player has an incentive to revisit.
Still amaze me that NPC questlines were the best in Demon's Souls and they weren't even that great back then.
>>334946797
Do you even get any rewards for a dead host disconnecting? Haven't had anyone quit against me yet so I'm curious is all.
>>334946563
Play this while you invade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_2Jduxc2P8
>tfw Yellowfinger Heysel is a girl
>>334946726
Get 27 vigor and get embered. Then wear something like catarinas armor and exile pants with the wizard hat and some drakeblood gauntlets with a +2 steel ring. That way you can survive literally anything for 2-3 hits without issues.
>>334946919
You get nothing but the satisfaction that you made some angry faggot ragequit
>>334946997
>implying I'll farm for that shit
Got around 22 hours so far, so I think I'll soldier on.
>>334946915
Des had the most simple quest lines and I still managed to miss 2 wizards in my first blind ng back then. Das3 is almost impossible to figure out without a wiki and you are right I guess. Also Das3 is not thaaat linear with optional areas and free choice of where you go first for non optional ones. You can fight dancer as 2nd boss for example.
>>334946465
>if you go into Catacombs Yoel just dies regardless of how many times you leveled up and Yuria never appears
I mean I understand why they did this - so that people don't wait until levels cost a lot to abuse the free levels. But it's slightly annoying that I got locked out of so much for my first playthrough because I did Farron Keep kinda early and stepped into the Catacombs for a split second.
>>334912657
>That fucking flying fire attack
>Run into an invisible wall trying to get away from it
Only thing in that phase that ever killed me.
>>334947135
no need to farm. I have over 1200 health in undead settlement now. With 16 in dex and str and a weapon that does not even scale at all so its irrelevant actually. Could have even less dex and str and do same dmg but I want to infuse it differentely asap. You can respec in cathedral of the deep, you should be way past it at 22 hours.
>>334934903
>Can't get invaded if you have killed the area boss.
wut??
>>334947498
wasn't it always this way or did I miss something?
>>334912345
cyka blyat
>>334946970
Severe lack of hair here.
>>334946704
>Somewhat related, where does the Abyss fit into all this
Well, the abyss is something that was created rather than an integral part of the universe. If Manus never went berserk, we would have no abyss.
It's actually plausible that if Manus never went berserk, there would be no Age of Dark either. It might just skip right back to the Age of Ancients. But that's pure speculation. Age of Dark isn't necessarily contingent on the Abyss existing.
>>334947354
I don't want to give up the Fume sword and the other movesets piss me the fuck off. Yeah, I can 2 hand with 35 STR or so but then the damage falls off too hard for me to use it.
>>334947740
fume is pretty crappy imho, it was nerfed by something like 120 or 160 AR a few weeks ago I think. Its ok in pvp if you can time swings perfectly but regardless you will get hit constantly in pve and pvp. There is plenty of better weapons with better dmg, faster swings and higher AR that will not require that much in STR and not get you hit all the time.
>>334946970
Why does the Fallen Knight remind me of Kylo Ren?
>>334947738
I thought it was the concentration of humanity that caused the Abyss and it was the creation of the Abyss that caused the Pygmy to turn into Manus
Due to the fact that Humanity can be divided infinitely and never grow less
But it happening the other way around doesn't really change anything
>>334947738
>>334948684
Speaking of which is there a distinction between Darkness and Abyss, where darkness is the absence of light while the Abyss is the opposite of it
Well, can you?
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