What's the most Bullshit enemy in Dark Souls 3?
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What's the most Bullshit enemy in Dark Souls 3?
>>335564028
2dog or the frost knight in lothric castle
The jailers no way to avoid taking damage after they have seen you
>>335564121
Yeah I'm gonna have to agree with Frost Knights. Bitches are just too fast, have too much reach and can cancel out of their own cooldowns sometimes to smack you for free.
>>335564028
Dogs.
Nothing infuriates me more than dogs.
>>335564028
these guys
the alligator dogs in irithyll valley
ice knight near the end of lothric castle
>>335564176
I fucking hate these faggots
Why can they do retarded amounts of damage even while you're attacking them
The leaping rams.
>>335564176
hit them before they go red
>>335564176
No way, they're easy as hell.
They're basically the Winter Lantern equivalent but are even less dangerous.
My vote goes to the Pontiff guys in Irithyll.
>>335564121
my vote goes to the Dancer in Lothric, after Dragon Barracks. i've died more to this than most bosses. the route through there is so narrow and QCQ, it's easy to get fucked if you slip up even a little. i run all the way up and kill the Lloyd Talisman chucker first.
i've been trying to parry it, but i just keep getting half parries. i think im gonna just ember up and zerg that fool down.
>>335564176
these guys are completely line of sight based, you can just hide from them. their attacks are fucking perfect for their curse they implement, it's funny. good job devs.
Jailers for sheer mechanical annoyance
Frost knights for "god please no"
>>335564308
Some of them are standing with their back to a wall and don't move. In order to fully explore you have to take the bullshit max health lowering shit they do. If at least you got the health back it would be fine, but that doesn't happen so you have to waste estus.
>no mention of trapmasters in DS3 Demon Ruins
>>335564343
The Dancer in Lothric? The boss?
>>335564176
>>335564267
The draining aura can't kill you.
You can just avoid their slow as fuck attacks and kill them.
>>335564395
the frost night dancer looking thing, same thing everyone in the thread is talking about.
>>335564364
These fucking assholes I swear
JUMP
JUMP
JUMP
JUMP
JUMPJUMPJUMPJUMP
>>335564402
It's not that, but that when you originally go through the area and you want to explore, these guys are just a 'fuck you, chug that estus by the mere fact that we exist'
It's not fun to have unavoidable damage when I just wanna find all the shit in the area
>struggling with non-boss outrider knights
/v/ I expected better of you
>>335564239
This.
Not very difficult to kill but I swear they always show up in pairs and screw with your camera, annoying little shits.
>>335564364
And this.
>>335564364
where is that even?
>that massive health pool
>highly damaging attacks
>spastic instant attacks
>jumping slide attacks
>covers half the fucking camera
God i hated those fish faces
I feel like Bloodborne was much harder than Souls 3, agree?
I was stuck on Undead Giant 2, Abhorrent, Bloodletter, Ludwig, and Orphan forever whereas I either killed every boss in one or two attempts in 3.
Literally the only boss who managed to kill me more than once was the final boss, and even he only got me 5 or 6 times. Orphan took me the better part of a night and the day after.
>>335564569
Demon Ruins in Smouldering Lake.
>>335564569
Cut the bridge before whornir, climb down it.
>>335564534
I beat dancer and vordt on my 1st try, but I died like 6 times to the one in lothric castle
>>335564534
If I were to be completely honest the late game outrider mini bosses are way way harder than both Dancer and Vordt. They move faster and farther and don't telegraph nearly as much.
The leaping rams aren't that much trouble though, at least for me. They give you like a second and a half to dodge out of the way of their leap. The grab comes out real quick though.
>>335564447
Those are called Outrider Knights or frost knights. There's only one Dancer and it's a boss. Bitch tits.
>>335564569
>he didnt find the fair lady
Those huge wolf things in the swamp
The 3 winged knights on the roof near the princes
>>335564569
Smouldering lake
>>335564652
Eh, both games had their moments.
Overall, I can say Bloodborne was the better game and the pinnacle of the From dungeon crawlers in my view.
>>335564667
>Vordt is a boss
>Outrider Knight isn't a boss
I don't get it.
The twin princess.
Ive beat every boss except the dragon rider in archdragon peak. And the twins just keep fucking me up.
>>335564714
Not him but you're being picky. The Dancer and the Outriders are fucked by the same curse, so he's just associating them with the similar boss because he doesn't know the name.
>>335564652
For all we know the dlc in ds3 will be hard, like balanced around +10 weps and like nameless king, pretty high lvl
Honestly I did not find any enemies individually bullshit or hard to deal with.
That beaing said, I think Dark Souls 3 has the most bullshit enemy teamup potential out of any game. If you have more than one enemy on you they will just somehow manage to make ridiculous attack combos preventing you from soing anything but spam roll in dire hope that you can get at peast one attack/heal in without getting killed
I swear I have not had as many issues with sets of enemies in any other souls game before
>>335564789
Twins are my favorite boss. If you have trouble with them, you'll have trouble with Nameless King, since the main trick for both is to delay your rolls and carefully watch for follow-up combos instead of panic rolling.
>>335564794
>too picky
The game calls them Dancer and Outriders respectively.
>he doesn't know
That's why I corrected him. Fag.
>>335564851
It's called patience and a bow and arrows scrub
>>335564770
Nice try sonycuck
>>335564851
It's an AI improvement. Instead of every single enemy attacking at once, they stagger attacks and cover each other. I thought it was really nice, made it much more challenging.
The crabs in Farron Keep were a pain in the ass because you had to lure them out of the swamp in order to be able to evade their attacks. Pic not entirely related
>those fucking giant snakes with the chain axes that clip through the level geometry
>>335564946
You could also fight next to the white birch to recive artillery support.
>>335564934
No, I'm serious mate. They're all fantastic game overall, each with their own strengths and weaknesses, though.
Giant Rat Dog
Hits like a truck and is ridiculous to dodge
>>335564880
I had no trouble with them, I just found them annoying more than anything. Having the elder twin revive his brother like that just made the fight much longer than it needed to be. It was essentially beating through 3 health bars, which is not something I want to do in a Souls game.
>>335564402
except that the move where they pin you to the ground with a branding iron that one shots you even with full health even if you are not in front of them. i swear from just needs to stop with the grab attacks already.
Finally beat the game. Let me tell you guys, Ultra Greatsword is total bullshit after it carried me through DaS2 with zero effortB-B-BUT THE FUME KNIGHT IS HARD!!!. Pretty much every boss from midgame aside from Aldrich completely and constantly slapped my shit, even the quickest move (2h light attack) is liable to get you hit even if you only attack once.
On the plus side it made 2dog in the area where you sign up for the Aldrich covenant very easy if you lure the dogs out individually and do a plunging attack.
>>335564176
>>335564260
Yeah they're pretty bull shit, honestly would be fine if you got your health back as your bar regained it's size.
>>335565051
That thing in the Irithyll bridge ?
Maybe I was luckyor I got gudbut I fucked him up with my great machete.
The real pain until the dancers were these bitches.
I hate them, they scared the shit out of me (especially te ones in the Cathedral of the deep).
>>335565230
>i swear from just needs to stop with the grab attacks already.
I think almost every boss in BB had a grab. Ebrietas had no business having one.
>Giving Yhorm a face
WHY
>>335565348
I think all the non-humanoid ones did atleast.
>>335564946
drag it to the white birch and let the giant bro fuck it up for you
>>335565407
Because its a gigantic fuck you to Dark Souls II
And I am completely okay with that
>>335565407
Why would he have a head of he had no face?
>>335565508
his entire level is from DaS2's DLC.
>>335565407
Yhorm generally is a big fuck up in pretty much every aspect.
>>335565407
>expecting a cool as hell fight with a giant
>ends up being gimmicky bullshit
why from
>>335565348
Ebrietas has a grab? I have never seen that move.
>>335565561
Literally how
It looks nothing like the sunken city
>>335564176
So many shitters on /v/. They're easy and slow, you just sneak attack the fuck out of them and get them before they turn red and cast their shit, which takes a while. Plus if you're in a sticky situation, you can hide they'll go back to green.
They're seriously one of the easier enemies in the game. This is even my first Dork Souls game.
>>335564284
By the way they're called Ghrus (singular is Ghru). As in "eaten by a grue".
>>335564028
Woof woof, motherfucker.
>>335565670
The issue is they sap your health regardless of what you do, unless you can one shot them they will always do damage
You should read posts
>>335565698
Literally lightning Watchdog. That's the first thing I thought when I saw that bastard.
>>335565324
>being scared of fat ladys who yell hilarious retard gibberish
lol what
>>335565660
look closer. Also the laddermaker's corpse is next to the bonfire
>>335564995
>Every enemy in Archdragon Peak
I love getting pelted with fireballs from every fucking direction.
>>335565726
Not if you do it quick enough. You don't need to one shot them at all, I never did.
>>335565670
Nobody is complaining about the difficulty of the enemy, it's that they can deal a huge amount of damage in a few seconds without actually doing anything to you. Many of them have their backs to walls or have 2 or 3 other guys with them. They're an exercise in patience, which is pretty boring after the 5th one.
>>335565654
Fight him without onion knight and using the sword then?
Chain axe basilisk. At least they can be staggered
>>335565230
Grab attacks are okay, theoratically. From just need to stop being such hacks and fix the fucking hitboxes. Teleporting into the grab is bullshit
>>335565749
It is, literally, a reskinned hotdog. One or two of his attacks use the exact same animations.
>>335565758
Yeah, they are violent, agressive, their swipe is broken, the book stun is too strong and they can combo you.
>>335564995
Yep, them. Those guys are the Shark Troll equivalent for sure.
>>335565686
I wonder if that's an intentional reference to D&D.
>>335565827
without the sword you do practically no damage, why else would you have to use it?
>>335565761
I refuse to believe anything from Dark Souls II is in the game besides some items
Ignorance is bliss famelam
>>335565761
Looks nothing alike.
All the DS2 in third game are just fanservice, lore and story are completely ignored. Shit, even EEEVIIIL ROCK GIANTS are retconned, Yhorm didn't have vagina face.
>>335565698
Hello Crocomire
>>335564995
>You can't even get either the chain axe or serpent great axe
Also, why the fuck can you get the full Silver Knight Set, Shield, but neither weapon? What the fuck, they're not even coded into the game as weapons a player can use.
>>335565827
Then it's just a snooze fest.
>>335565897
>retconned
I mean ignored, they were never a part of official lore in the first place.
>>335565259
>plant enemies into the ground in dick souls 1 and 2
>fuck yeah time for some gardening
>get to the pontiff faggot
literally 99% uptime on his aoe bullshit while not being staggerable.
i was not happy
>>335565891
>I refuse to believe anything from Dark Souls II is in the game besides some items
The bonfire warping is done the way DaSII did it. But other than that yeah, DaSIII is definitely trying to be a direct sequel to DaS more than DaSII did
>>335565698
>get him to low health
>dodge his attack
>go in for the kill
>die because I walked into his belly mouth
Jailers, Fireball demons, and Fire Witches. They're all pretty cool enemies but also annoying as fuck.
>>335565854
Also for how much damage most grabs do they shouldn't have nearly as much tracking.
>>335565954
Buy our season pass for more quality Dark Souls content.
>>335564028
The 'quest' system
Seriously, fuck how convoluted it is
>>335564239
Dogs in DeS seem alot worse for whatever reason. Started to replay it and just got wrecked by 4.
>>335565881
I beat him first try using my regular weapon. I thought I was just really underleveled because I was running a +6 straight sword at the time. I fought him for over an hour slowly chipping down his fucking 25,000 health. When I found the Storm ruler next to his throne after the fight was over I literally slammed my head into my desk.
>>335565698
When I realized I could bleed them, I just used resin and the barbed straight sword to kill them.
>>335565654
Fanservice. Has to be. Why else would they rip something straight from another game without even bothering to change the name.
>>335564176
kek, you a dinky little straightsword babby?
they don't decrease your health if they're staggered, even if you're in their face - any greatweapon will knock them on their ass with every hit
>>335565897
dude the only reason you don't go hollow in 3 without letting Yoel give the dark sigil is because Bearer unified the all the crowns in the DLC.
there's a lot of shit referencing part 2, it was just barely the focus as das is
>>335565654
>giants
>fun fights
I rarely got hit by their attacks, but the lategame lothric knights in the archive chunk away what is easily 800+ health at once with some of their attacks. I've taken more damage in a single strike from them then any boss in the game.
>>335566040
>tfw was going to do Anri's quest
>fucked up so I killed her to get the sword
>>335566090
what other game?
Nameless King, holy shit he had very small windows of opportunity.
>>335565820
You're supposed to hop between cells when approaching the ones with walls at their back.
>>335565698
smack it in the head
Fucking frost knight in lothric is pure bullshit. I didn't like the first one either but I brute forced my way past him by using a fire resin'd sword. This one seems more resistant to fire damage and so I can't beat him.
>>335564176
>Wait round corner till they get close
>Run at and hit until dead
Wow so hard. Alternatively, shoot it with a bow so it can't get close to you to steal your health.
>>335564239
>That alley right after the Gwynevere painting
>>335565698
>the covenant room with two of them
why.
>>335566254
I especially like it when I ran away from him like a bitch only for him to teleport above
>>335565979
Yeah it feels like Dark Souls 2 should've just been its own entry into the Souls series or Souls like game. DaS3 is what 2 should've been.
>>335565820
the only part that is an exercise in patience is the procession at the foot of the dungeon, and you can just sprint into the adjacent cells - you'll never get the whole group to chase you inside
better yet, you can free the crucified Bloodborne guy and he'll kill them all for you
>>335565567
God I loved that the best way to deal with the dancer was to stay behind her.
I just wanted to look at her ass, but it turns out that's how to beat her on your first try.
>>335565973
>>335565973
Pontiff was the first fight that really kicked my shit in. Had to even equip a shield so I could parry him, and it took some getting used to because Souls parry is so much wonkier than it was in BB.
Felt so good to do this to that fucker, though. Sent his ass back to Soulcalibur IV
>>335565996
>Stagger him
>His belly is his riposte spot
Gross
>>335566379
BB parrying was too easy. Being able to do it from a relatively safe distance almost made it cheese. Parrying in any Souls game feels much more rewarding.
>>335566379
Do you reall have to parry to win this fight ?
Can you win with a 2 handed Machete ?
![bf1313a1c065fa318f652548983bd5949fa8f61a.jpg__576x480_q85[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/SghMst6.jpg "bf1313a1c065fa318f652548983bd5949fa8f61a 576x480 q85[1]")
>>335566170
Stormruler is from Demon's Souls. Except DeS did it much better because you could still take down the boss without the gimmick (and even then, the gimmick of a giant sword that pierces the heavens is fucking cool. DaSIII was just HURR DURR THIS SORD KILLS JIUNTS EZ!
>>335565867
you bad son
>>335566490
How do you parry in BB?
>>335564176
I actually like them and think they are balanced. They are thematically perfect as jailers that torture and subdue you, driving you insane. Their kit is well designecd. They do a fuck load of dmg and they can stunlock you, but they are slow as fuck, have no poise and little hp. They would be a problem only if there was something in the dungeon that was too fast to reliably dodge, but you can stunlock everything to death.
>>335566113
>Bearer of the Curse actually cured Hollowing
Neat, good for them.
>>335566529
But I got gud dad, don't worry.
>>335566494
I didn't parry a single boss and i beat most of them without any particular frustration.
For Pontiff, just go to the corner in the room and bait out some attacks that bring only the main guy or the illusion past the corner, then kick their shit in
>>335565698
>mfw I somehow managed to beat the 2dog gank in the covenant room on the first try
>>335566494
sharpen and kill his shadow while he's summoning it
>>335566494
I beat him without knowing you could parry, it just takes off beat dodge timing. Pontiff has some weird timing on his attacks, and panic rolling will get you hit every time.
>>335566534
You fire your gun at certain points during enemy attacks. Even if you miss you still have enough time to dodge out of the way most of the time.
>>335566269
Try luring one at a timeAppraisals: 2
>>335566259
>invisible homing soul dart throwing fuckers
>4 rabid dogs that deal frostbite
>crazy dark phantom with super fast claws
jesus christ fuck that place
>>335566593
>>335566616
>>335566623
Neat, thanks.
I hate parrying. The timing feels wierd compared to DaS.
>>335565881
If you don't use the sword he still collapses after enough damage and you can do a face stab for big damage. Repeat until victory.
It's a bit more fun than using Stormruler but still easy af.
>>335566523
Except doesn't it not even work outside of Yhorm's boss room and doesn't do extra damage to other giants? At least Storm Ruler in DeS could be using for gimmicky shenanigans in the Shrine of Storms.
>>335566523
>Get to the giant manta ray
>Shoot him down with arrows
>Find the sword after the fight
That boss battle was a breeze either way but DeS bosses are all easy as fuck
>>335564390
The jail is a small area. You should be able to get by with just 3-4 estus your first time there.
>>335566534
shoot while the enemy attacks
if you're using a pistol it's DaS1 timing
if you're using a shotgun it's closer to DaS3
you can parry from far away, but too wide a gap and you won't manage to get the riposte
partial parries are common and nowhere near as undesirable as in Souls because a riposte will recover the health you've just lost, you even have a split-second frame of hyperarmor on your shots
>>335564239
This, the only enemies where I'd consistently use a shield to not get rolled
>>335566490
This.
The basilisks with decent amount of health now that curse build-up drains incredibly slow compared to other games.
>>335564390
I know that back to the wall part you're talking about, and if you attack him quick enough it's no problem. Never got my health reduced.
>>335566768
>Flamelurker
>Old King Allant
>Penetrator
>Maneaters
>easy as fuck
I'll give you the rest but BOY
>>335566534
BB has both a parry and a charge attack to stagger enemies. If you manage to charge up an attack and hit an enemy in the back, you can shove your hand up their ass for massive damage.
>>335566494
>Do you reall have to parry to win this fight ?
I pretty much had to because like I mentioned before the aggressiveness of the bosses compared to previous Souls games does not bode well for the ultra Greatsword. Had to do the same for Champion Gundyr, although he's a bit more readable (albeit more punishing).
>>335566954
That looks trivial as fuck compared to DSIII. No wonder my friend said parrying in DSIII is much more satisfying and harder to pull off.
The sword-and-shield Lothric Knights for having fast, unpredictable attacks that make them hard to fight reliably, plus the fact that you have to fight more than one at a time.
Frost Knights for the same reason, plus their frostbite buildup.
Silver Knights for the same reason as Lothric Knights plus having lightning damage that means they can hurt you through your shield.
Jailers for being able to deal tons of unblockable damage to anything in their line of sight and for having an instant-kill grab attack.
Those maggot creatures for being able to fill your bleed meter with one hit.
Every single thing you encounter in Archdragon Peak, but especially the chain-axe monsters and the witches who summon ungodly powerful NPCs.
>>335567090
DS3 parry is really wierd.
>>335566523
>Except DeS did it much better because you could still take down the boss without the gimmick
You mean by hiding behind rocks and shooting arrows at it? If you didn't know, you can kill Yhorm with relative easy by using ranged or magic on his head, go google it.
Also, fuck you, Storm King was a terrible boss. The whole world was piss easy if you don't count reapers and backstab ghosts.
>>335567106
I was actually really disappointed with Archdragon Peak. Other than Nameless I had very few problems with the area. I can see how the chain axe monsters could be a pain in the ass though.
>>335567106
>The maggot zombies
Literally kill them with fire.
I didn't really have trouble with the snek summoners, but as a rule of thumb, I target spellcasters first. Also Drakeblood Knights are certainly not "ungodly powerful".
>>335567090
>That looks trivial as fuck
Those giants are the easiest enemy to parry in the game, they're pretty much a tutorial for it because otherwise they're pretty tanky.
![DemonsSouls_DualKatanaSkeleton[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/lQrIarm.jpg "DemonsSouls DualKatanaSkeleton[1]")
>>335567178
>The whole world was piss easy if you don't count reapers and backstab ghosts.
Fuck you and your mother
Does no one on /v/ ever two hand weapons? A lot of these enemies are trivialized by the fact that you can kill them by stunlocking their shit and rolling away if you don't have enough stamina to do it in one go.
>>335564028
The 4 red lothric knights before the princes. Did anybody here even fought those fags?
>>335566954
I'm just starting BB and can't figure out when exactly comes the time. Tried it on the axe guy in the beginning and he seems to not mind me shooting at me at all. Just runs up and smashes my face in.
What is the noob-friendly weapon for parries and are there any tutorials?
>>335567106
All of the knights in the game can be aggroed solo without a bow, except for a couple of Pontiff knights, I think.
I approached each knight fight as I would a mini-boss or an NPC invader. The final ascent to the Twin Princess was great.
>>335566952
>Penetrator
You mean Penetrated-By-Biorr? That guy does all the job for you.
>Flamelurker
>Old King Allant
Only hard if DeS is your first Souls game and it's your first playthrough. Piss easy when you replay the game.
>>335567319
I can still hear the breathing and screaming.
>>335567303
Even the most difficult enemy to parry in BB is still far far easier than most enemies in DS3.
>>335567367
Parry with caestus and BKGA in mainhand literally 1-shots them.
>>335567319
>roll under attack or just strafe right
>miss
>open for backstabs for like 5 seconds
Yes, piss easy. These guys were only a challenge in black phantom form in pure black world.
If you want that kind of challenge in DS game, just use Calamity Ring.
>>335566112
>using anime swords
>>335567393
Pistols are much easier to parry with in my opinion, because they fire a lot faster and that lets you wait a bit longer to see the attack.
>>335567423
I see you didn't play the game or both games, cute.
>>335565758
They're pretty fucking creepy considering how insane they look.I'd probably have rough fucks with them
>>335567407
Hey look I can be a retard too
>Boss
>You mean Defeated-by-Phantom? Other people does all the job for you
>Only hard if game is you first game game and it's your first playthrough. Piss easy when you replay the game
>>335567367
Yes, fighting every kind of Lothric hollow followed by all three variants of Lothric Knight was a fitting prelude to the Princes, you were fighting their personal bodyguards, their last-ditch effort to stop you.
Fuck the three golden winged knights, though. They're bastards solo, let alone having to constantly worry about keeping them separated.
So what's Rosaria's story? She reminds me a lot of Astrea
>>335566112
yeah greatswords are really good in das 3 :)
>>335567556
It's easier due to the simple fact that you're using a gun rather than a shield. You can stand back instead of being right in their face. Also you're hitting them preemptively rather than blocking the attack.
BB parry is both safer and easier
>>335564851
I died more against two skeltals with a big axe and halberd assisted by a crossbow skeltal than I did against Pontiff
>>335564028
>worse than every boss in the game tier
3 man gank squad in the Archives
>bullshit tier
The Outriders and the transforming winged guys on Road of Sacrifices
>>335567607
Where do they spawn by the way? I swear I went up there because I forgot to nab Heavenly light and the motherfuckers must've descended from on high, because they were straight not there until I ran a lap around the roof.
Probably Jailers, but GOD how I hate these little shits.
>>335567515
I fell in love with the Astora Greatsword in the network test and swore I'd use it and so I did. Between that and the Hollowslayer I was outranging and staggering shit all day every day.
>>335567393
Some other dude just said pistols were easy for parrying but the webms I posted were with a blunderbuss. Never really had much affinity for the pistol.
No real tutorial for it, just developing your reaction time. Ever played Royal Guard in DMC3 or 4? Just think of a slower, more generous version of that.
>>335567407
>Only hard if DeS is your first Souls game and it's your first playthrough. Piss easy when you replay the game.
That's like, every Souls game. Stop being so pretentious.
>>335564534
>Yhorm without face
>dancer's face looks like a train
>>335564934
thanks poorfag
you are the cuck because you cant enjoy all platforms and have to stick with one
>>335567713
They're hanging off the tower where you drop down to get the miracle. They only drop when you go close to that tower though.
>>335564176
I dunno. I kill these guys in two hits. Never had a problem.
Every enemy is pretty easy once you know their behavior.
Y'all aren't gonna like the secret trick to making pontiff easy as fucklongsword
i still have no idea how to dodge their attack pattern and just throw fire at them
>>335567581
>Hey look I can be a retard too
I got that from your previous posts, don't worry
>comparing phatoms to an NPC that you're supposed to free by that point of the game and that joins you automatically
>>Only hard if game is you first game game and it's your first playthrough. Piss easy when you replay the game
Go replay DS1/DS3/BB and tell me you beat all bosses solo on first try, go ahead.
>>335566043
Yeah, they were pretty annoying. Demon's Souls had no poise, you'd get knocked around in the heaviest armor the same as if you were naked. The dogs always came in groups, had fast attacks, and could jump pretty far to get at you.
>>335567831
It's how they fuck with the camera once you get close that fucks with me the most. Can't see shit but black writhing mass and suddenly half my health is gone.
>>335567667
>My dick when Drakeblood Greatsword
>Physical, Magic, and Lightning
>Gets C STR/DEX scaling when Refined
>Can Infuse and Buff
Fucking love it. Has my favorite two-handed R1 moveset, even. Only complaint is the slightly worse range compared to other greatswords and lack of a two-handed thrust.
>>335564468
Pack it up pack it in
>>335567713
No idea, I imagine they escape the giant birdcage you find later while you aren't looking
>>335567393
Pistol parries are easier to time against attacks with less windup, but I always recommend the Blunderbuss, because if you fuck up, you will still generally stagger the enemy and take no damage.
I find they're also more useful outside of parries because I prefer crowd control to ranged damage - blasting dog mobs on their ass after a roll feels pretty good.
>>335567674
>BB parry is both safer and easier
BB enemies also cover a lot more area during attacks and do it faster, and bullets have travel time. The further you are, the harder it is to hit the needed frames.
>>335567847
>Go replay DS1/DS3/BB and tell me you beat all bosses solo on first try, go ahead
Nothing is a problem if you know how to deal with it beforehand, retard. Which is why DaSII is the worst game because you can circle strafe every boss to kill them. DeS, DaS, BB, and DaSIII mix it up, Mr. Internet Badass
>>335567237
I love the way the area looks, but its enemies are just annoying in the later parts. Nameless King is a great boss though.
>>335567251
I was using a fire sword against the maggot creatures, so they did go down fast. It's still BS that they can guarantee blood loss by hitting you one time. And those knights are reasonable for unique enemies, but they are way too powerful to be something you're expected to fight every time you leave a bonfire. It's primarily because of their aggressiveness and lightning damage.
>>335567404
That walk up to the Princes wasn't easy, but it was memorable and set up well. It felt like all the remaining soldiers of Lothric had gathered there to defend their rulers. Of course, it helped that those enemies only had to be fought once, unlike the Silver Knights on the stairs leading to Aldrich.
>>335567743
>Hollowslayer
Why the fuck can't this at least be buffable? I want to use it but it's so fucking bad.
>>335564028
Boss? Crystal Sage. Regular enemy? Any knight with such high poise they can't be staggered and hit with a follow up attack. Then again I'm using the Greatsword so it's probably me.
>>335568014
>Crystal Sage
Literally what
The one in the archives is harder than the actual boss fight
>>335564176
>>335564260
You can run past every one of these without losing almost no health
If you want to get rid of them, use corners and raged attacks, I lost like 2 estus for these guys
>>335568005
>It's still BS that they can guarantee blood losspull out your torch
>>335564652
Orphan remains the hardest boss, but it ultimately boils down to playstyle. If you use a shield, dark souls 3 will be infinitely easier. If you use rolls and magic, the chunkier nature of rolls and cssting versus dashes and guns means BB is easier.
Orphan remains hardest boss across all souls
>>335567995
Go replay DS1/DS3/BB and tell me you beat all bosses solo on first try, go ahead. Show me how it's not a problem when you know all these bosses beforehand.
DeS is babby mode Souls game. It's a fact, learn to live with it.
>>335568005
> It's still BS that they can guarantee blood loss by hitting you one time.
Equipping a torch removes all maggots from you instantly.
>>335567736
The ones with the two-handed swords are particularly irritating.
>>335566523
Umm... I beat Yhorm with melee by hitting his hands and occasionally the head.
I didn't know about siegward's sidequest first playthrough so I didn't even have access to the storm blade and was forced to learn him. You can fight him without the blade and the fight is far more tense than manta ray.
>>335567736
They are the epitome of what I hate in an enemy
>Small
>Fast
>Really good damage
>Low health but not so low that you can one shot them upon first encountering them
They also get bonus points for skittering about like insects. Mind you I love insects, but seeing non-insects move like them bugs me the fuck out.
>>335568089
Midrolling with the bloodring trivialized the game far more than any shield does.
>>335565897
>lore and story completely ignored
Lets see. DaS 2 establishes the fact that the flame always comes back whether linked or snuffed out. Which is why the lord of cinders make sense since DaS 1 made it seem like the flame goes out forever if not linked.
The events of 2 are referenced in item descriptions. Laddersmith Gilligan went off to find treasure and meat his end at the Profaned Capital.
2 had giants of all shapes and sizes anyway. Its obvious some giants had those wierd faceless golem like forms and others had faces. Different races, just like humans.
And there's what >>335566113 said.
Stop being autistic.
>>335567659
She's almost definitely queen of lothric, may in fact be gwynevere based on what you can do with her soul
>>335564770
Today I learned from Dark Souls 3's PVP that Bloodborne is default superior too.
I never felt angry when playing Bloodborne but I feel so angry at the Balance inconsistencies in Dark Souls 3.
The Estoc is the new Dark Souls 1 and 2 Uchigatana. Its hitbox is longer than my Pike. Why even have spears if every weapon even the short sword has longer reach? The assholes at IGN told everyone of the Dark Sword and everyone and their mom are abusing it.
Map design is also shit in that there are areas where the host and his phantoms can effectively bunker down and create a murder hole for invaders. I mean the host and his 3 phantoms can effectively form an impasse to invaders. Meanwhile in Bloodborne you can still infiltrate and clean house and then jump out to safety if a host tries to bunker down.
I cannot forgive Fromsoft for designing the Wolnir boss room path. Once the host opens the door, they can effectively stall for time indefinitely inside there. While they summon phantoms to kill you, the bridge behind is also cut. If not yet cut by the host or his phantoms, they will cut it when they spot you. There is no way to not die in that situation because ultimately you have to jump into that hallway again to try and kill the host. Imagine seeing 3 Dark Sword users in that tiny hallway and they're all agro-ing at you once you jump in that area, and the host may or may not hide in Wolnir's room.
Fuck Dark Souls 3's balance.
>>335564652
Rape horse dominated me for the better part of a day, nothing in DaS3 has come close to that
>>335568089
Orphan still stands out in my memory as making my heart pound faster an harder than any other boss in any other game I have played. He's just so goddamn fast.
>>335565657
Yeah, it does obscene damage. At soft capped vitality I couldn't survive it from full health.
>>335567831
Keep a reasonably upgraded fire weapon on hand at all times. Good for Hollows, dogs, maggots, slimes, black twisted creatures, and various other nuisances.
>>335568012
I'm not sure how the damage compares to other Greatswords but the two-handed moveset has style points out the ass and is so much better now that it's not stuck in DaS2's molasses combat
whatever the Astora Greatsword was too slow to deal with, the Hollowslayer dealt with for me
>>335567607
but you can pull them one by one
>>335567106
For the maggots, if you equip torch the leeches die instantly preventing your bleed build up anymore.
>>335566374
Any doujins of the dancer yet? She's a giantess from a popular series with a nice ass. How can there not be some porn at least?
>>335568083
>>335568106
Really? That's obscure, but useful. Wish I'd known it earlier, I always keep a torch around.
>>335564028
Those goat guys that mario stomp and latch on to your face
>>335565979
>>335566336
I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels like this
after playing DS3, it feels like the REAL DS2, and DS2 feels like a spin-off side story that had no real consequence in the universe
the A-team took whatever good or decent parts were in DS2, and gave them little shout-out's in the third
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck the shotel versions of these fucking things.
>>335565827
Yeah, siegward ruined that fight for me
>>335566004
Why can't we do any fucking grabs? Some enemies can parry and riposte, some can backstab. They have our tricks, why can't we have theirs? I know it's because of the models but it could work decently enough against normal sized humanoid enemies. I remember that the dark hand's grab in DS1 only worked on other players or NPC's that use the same models that players can use.
>>335567367
they weren't too bad. I used to a bow to angro them 1 by 1, and pull them down the stairs quicker. It got tense at time because they other kept on marching. Thankfully, Stance utterly murders the 3 with shields
>>335567607
they spawn on top of the tower, you can pull them individually with a bow, and fight them away from the inner area, since entering that spot pulls them all at once
>>335568272
Can you really? I thought they all showed up aggroed. I kept running around the top of the cupola to get them tripping on the fences and staircases, attacking only when I find one that's gotten separated.
>>335565698
was this guy supposed to be hard? i just swung until he died, only had to dodge once and he just kept missing. fighting was over in seconds
>>335567938
>damage is split into 3 types
>has to pass 3 types of resistance
I haven't used it before, but that seems like a bad thing
Game is piss easy. The Frost Knight in that small room in Lothric is probably the most BS for an enemy. Maybe the 2 demon dogs in front of the Aldritch covenant but if you pull properly it's not that difficult.
>>335568089
Orphan is goddamn terrifying, yet through all the spam and shrieking, he still feels fair. He's just difficult to the point of near insanity.
I miss Bloodborne's boss fights.
>>335564121
This.
>>335564176
This too.
>>335564284
Oh and this.
Was anything fun to fight in DS3?
>>335568161
And the sounds they make are fucking annoying
CLING CLING CLING CLING WEEAEAAAUUGH
>>335567404
Wish I could say the same, but for some reason I just kited the whole ramp of stairs before the princes and killed them off one by one, then activated the elevator and never looked back.
I hate lothric knights.
Is there any special reward for killing Yhorm without storm ruler?
>>335568403
The standard sword versions of these aren't too bad. Fast and dangerous, but they're still reasonable even in pairs. It's the jumping knife-throwing ones that are the second coming of Satan.
>>335568313
>>335568083
>>335568106
I tried running into the torches or letting the kamikaze guys damage me because of visions of Dirty Colossus, but that didn't work
so I used what PVP and Bloodborne taught me and rolled, or backstabbed the idle zombies as I the bar was about to fill
>>335568089
In terms of difficulty, I'd but the Abhorrent Beast higher than the Orphan.
>>335568256
I'm also >>335567938
I traded up to it because it has dat same R1 combo. I also forgot to mention it's pretty easy to get up to 650-700 scaling with that thing. 30 STR, 20 DEX, and Lightning Weapon/Darkmoon Blade at 30 FTH puts it at about 686 at +10 Refined.
>>335568180
>DaS 2 establishes the fact that the flame always comes back whether linked or snuffed out.
Big whoop.
>The events of 2 are referenced in item descriptions. Laddersmith Gilligan went off to find treasure and meat his end at the Profaned Capital.
Literally fanservice.
>2 had giants of all shapes and sizes anyway. Its obvious some giants had those wierd faceless golem like forms and others had faces.
No, giants from 2 all had vagina faces.
Go back to bed, Tanimura.
>>335568507
Pretty sure it's percentage based now, so it's not THAT terrible. But horrible scaling and not being able to infuse at pretty low base damage (like most boss weapons, really) still make sure they're in the bottomest of tiers.
>>335568628
> It's the jumping knife-throwing ones that are the second coming of Satan.
holy fuck these guys.
>fast as fuck
>jump all over the place
>throw knives every time the jump
>bleed
>chip damage
>probably going to rez after they die
>>335565654
Fight him without it. All you have to do is try to hit his head.
>>335568614
No. I killed him with Butcher's Knife. I however discovered that you can break his poise if you hit both his legs enough, after which you can perform a riposte to his face (kind of like Nameless' King's pet or some other large enemies) which actually does a decent amount of damage.
>>335568409
Only two grabs I know of are Dark Hand which is almost impossible to use because it ONLY works on literal human characters. Also that one pyromancy where you grab and then blow them up, it works on many enemy types.
But more actual grabs for different weapons would be nice.
>>335568628
>fight is going reasonably well
>get them to near death
>won't stop dodging and tossing kukri everywhere
at least they don't turn invisible on rolls too
>>335568628
Well, yes. That's the ones mentioned in that post. There's just no easily found pictures of them. Maybe try to read this thread instead of just looking at the pretty pictures.
>>335568725
I use a Straight Sword and they're still too quick to hit half the time. They must be impossible for people with heavier weapons.
>>335568507
You'd think so, but it hits like a fucking truck and is a very fast greatsword. It's more like it guarantees they can't fully block damage from it.
>>335568452
yea let them jump down run away and attack one.
>>335567992
shut the fuck up you autistic fuckaloo
>>335568680
sweet, I was thinking of a Quality/FTH jack-of-all-trades for my next character, that lightning-fast third horizontal swipe is so cool
>>335567938
its complete and utter shit damage wise due to 3way split damage calculation
grab bks or clay
>hurr durr guys I swear DaS2 is retconned
Are you guys fucking retarded ?
Tanimura is even a co-director.
>>335567831
You're meant to have a fire weapon against these. It staggers them
>>335568725
Protip: If the skellies eyes glow a pale purple/white, they'll get back up.
>>335568815
eh, you can either use hyperarmor or prioritize dodging until they do something unsafe, like the black skeleton flying swipe from Demon's Souls
then you stunlock them to death
>>335568768
Is the grab pyromancy a new one from 3? I haven't gotten to play DS3 yet because of poverty.
>>335564176
Does NO ONE realize that these guys deal damage with ACTUAL line of sight??
If their eyes can't see you they can't damage you.
Run around them.
>>335568982
You can also use blessed weapons. They do more dmg against skeletons and they won't respawn.
that last area in arch dragon peak is the hardest area in souls
I didn't really like Dark Souls 2, but I thought the hole-faced giants were a really neat design
I am very sad that Yhorm lacks and anus on his head, he looks wrong like this
>>335567937
THIS.
The worst parts of bosses are the ones who fuck with the camera or you can't even see their attacks before they use them.
Seriously; had more trouble with Ludex's second phase than Champ.
Champ was hard but you knew how you died.
Ludex's 2nd phase was just fucking bullshit because he'd swing and you can't see shit.
>>335568932
Okay, that's why it out damages both, right?
>no mention of the lightning fast poison dagger skellingtons from the tombs
Those hollows with the huge sharpened tree spears in the forest. Motherfuckers are as bad as wheel skeletons.
>>335569065
They wouldn't be quite so bullshit if they weren't often encountered in numbers.
>>335568937
>co-director
In Hollywood it's called gofer aka coffee kid.
>>335568193
DS3 PvP is the worst in the series.
>>335568089
>Orphan remains hardest boss across all souls
reminder that pewdiepie beat him first try
>>335569214
That's a fun way of saying DS2.
>>335568064
The clones kept fucking me up with the synchronized attacking bullshit. I'd kill one but get hit by two different attacks.
>>335569176
Oh man. Those fuckers are part of why Road of Sacrifices/Farron Wood is a contender for favorite area.
There's just something about the way From does swamps that gives me such a damn boner.
>>335569176
I almost forgot those.
>one or two
>kill them in seconds no problem
>more than three
>running attack thump on head stunlock stab stab YOU DIED
Most of the time you're better off avoiding them.
>>335569305
How do you like trudging through rotted offal without being able to move at speeds above a crawl unless you i) fatroll ii) daggerdash (what) iii) spear charge (WAT)?
>>335569268
Just go ham on the real one, the clones instantly disappear
>>335564714
kys
Dogs in general.
Yeah, I know they die in like two hits, but they read inputs and dodge your attacks as long as they want, and then you hit it and it goes SAILING across the room, only to get back up and waste time again.
Not hard really, just annoying.
Irthyll knights until you learn how to deal with themtry attacking
after that its the jumping guys
other than that the game's piss easy
>>335569135
I thought his 2nd phase was easier than the first, probably cause I don't lock on too much as I'm using kb+m
>>335564771
A Darkwraith (even less of a 'boss' than the Outrider Knight) can 1v1 and win against the Abyss Watchers.
What's your point, anon?
Seriously fuck these hand monsters.
At least they're easy to avoid because they're only in one optional area
>>335568714
>DaS 2 establishes the reason why DaS 3 is even happening at all even though the flame went out
>Flame is the biggest part of the story
>And it establishes the reason why you don't hollow
And you're stupid enough to think it isn't relevant?
>Some giants had those weird giganto shoulders and one didn't
>Some were far taller than others and some weren't substantially bigger than a human
>Forgetting the fact those were giants from one specific country or land while the ones in DaS 1 are in lordran implying the possibility of races and ethnicities amongst giants
Congrats. Yours is the most retarded thing I've read all day.
Those fuking cleric knights with great swords and infinte endurance.
>>335569642
I didn't even try fighting them. One look at it and I just kept moving on.
>>335569642
>not killing them all
>not getting the items
/v/
>>335569642
>that room with three of them
Jesus, that was horrible fighting it in poison waters where you fatroll. Also their grab box is huge
>>335569669
Pretty much everything has infinite stamina in this game
I was playing through archdragon peak and we got one of those summon guys to swing his sword endlessly over and over again
>>335569664
>Naruto
Yup, that's DS2 fan alright.
>>335566494
I didn't. But instead of rolling, I hid behind my knight shield +5 or so. Then killed the clone fast and wasn't that bad of a fight.
On the other hand, I had to parry Champion.
>>335568907
>get told
>y-you're just autistic! s-shut up!!!
pkeks never fail to entertain
>>335569664
>Some giants had those weird giganto shoulders and one didn't
All had vagina faces.
>Some were far taller than others and some weren't substantially bigger than a human
All had vagina faces.
>Forgetting the fact those were giants from one specific country or land while the ones in DaS 1 are in lordran implying the possibility of races and ethnicities amongst giants
ALL DS2 GIANTS HAD VAGINA FACES, YOU MEMEGOBBLING MORON
Every
Each
And
Every
One
Of
Them
Go back to shitting the bed, Tanimura.
>>335569518
I don't know if I just got gud or if my weapon is OP but I had way less trouble with this game than in DS1
I used the Butcher Knife and I'd just dodge their first attack, then get a 3 or 4 hit combo in, repeat once or twice and they're dead. Hell, I could just go ham on blocking ones and I'd eat up their stamina after two hits, allowing me to get two more in
i find rats annoying as fuck with my twin swords. need to time it perfect or they they will swarm and fuck my shit up.
>>335569436
I don't know, there's just something about the way From presents and designs them that I fucking love. The only one I don't really like is the Gutter and that isn't even a fucking swamp, just a trash pit. Also, there's only a few areas in Farron Wood that are that deep, and most of them are pretty devoid of monsters or have plenty of little bits of land to fight on.
I guess one way to put it is, they make me feel like I have to work for it. I'm fighting not just the horrible blighted creatures that inhabit the land, but also the land itself.
>>335569797
I thought i told you to shut the fuck up you autistic fuckaloo
>>335569815
>>335569518
With knights in this game, that is
>>335569642
>All those fucking eyes on their belly
>>335569642
Did they reuse the gaping vagina that Ludwig had on this enemy?
>>335569864
I'm not even the same guy, it was just hilarious how quickly you turned into a total bitch.
>>335565873
Probably, Miyazaki is a /tg/ kind of guy
>>335567751
Man, depleting boss health bars felt the most satisfying in Bloodborne.
>>335569808
Different anon, but he does have a point. Simply because the only giants we saw were the the goatse faced ones doesn't mean they were the only giants. I mean, maybe I forgot and they were explicitly stated to be the only ones, but I'm pretty sure they were described as being from a different faraway land.
It also makes sense that there would be more than one kind of giant, taking into consideration the only real qualifier we know of is being big. The Tomb of the Giants certainly had many different shaped and sized coffins and skeletons.
>>335569642
it kinda looks like manus' hand
>>335569642
>that grab hitbox
>>335569135
>Ludex
you stupid bitch
you stupid fucking bitch
>>335567787
>buying Sony's garbage just for one game
>those shitty PSN+ """"""offers"""""""
>No backwards compatibility
No fucking thanks.
>>335569752
>Whining about a reaction image because you know Im right
Cute.
>>335569808
The point I'm trying to make you gigantic fucking retard is that vagina face isn't retconned and neither is the stuff in DaS 2. We've been at this for a while and you still don't see that despite how clear it is.
>Using caps lock to pretend to shout
You're also a faggot as well.
>>335569664
Speaking of Madara, Pontiff kinda reminded me of him.
>>335569994
>>335569919
Those are either teeth or suction cups, definitely not eyes.
>>335567831
On my pyro I just carthus flame arc and wail on them with my hand axe. They're comically weak to fire.
>>335570140
>That feel when have to wait even longer to buy a PS4 now that they're releasing the REAL PS4
And it will honestly probably be a Bloodborne machine. But I will buy it second-hand or maybe the Black Friday the year after it comes out.
>>335569642
This enemy is truly fucking disgusting. It's a baby with a salivating hand attached to its head.
Also where the fuck are they? I only found one on the way to Onion dude's cell.
>>335570078
>The Tomb of the Giants certainly had many different shaped and sized coffins and skeletons.
You mean all of them had two eyes and something like face? Woah, just like vaginas!
>>335570160
>The point I'm trying to make is that I'm insecure and can't be wrong on the internet so I come up with weak-ass excuses to somehow warp the facts so they support my point of view
Have a cookie.
>>335570283
Near profaned capital, in the dungeon area with those centipede things in poisin water.
>>335570283
I had a bug where one spawned in the dark firelink shrine where you fight champion gundyr. Was like what the fuck dude.
>>335570224
No no, the stomach. When it rolls over, I'm pretty sure that's a big disgusting cluster of eyes.
>>335569128
hes a half giant though
>>335569176
These guys have made me rage harder than any other enemy in the game. They don't even kill me that much but jesus CHRIST they piss me off when I have to fight more than 2 at a time. They are constantly interrupting you, making you chug estus and have hyperarmor out the ass WHY THE FUCK DO THEY HAVE HYPERARMOR THEY ARE JUST FUCKING WEAK ASS HOLLOWS
FUCK
>>335570310
You're intentionally missing the point. But I don't know why I try to have reasonable discourse on /v/.
>>335570342
Oh, maybe. I can't remember what it looks like.
>>335570000
I'm not even the guy he talked to in the first place.
>>335570519
Oh yeah? Well I'm not even the guy you're replying to right now.
>>335570562
I'm not that guy either!
>Ds2 enemy design
>>335570495
I kind of want to check but I'm also lazy and tired. Regardless, they're disgusting through and through.
>>335569642
they have a billion HP but about 0 bleed resist, just grab a fast weapon that applies bleed and they melt.
>>335570601
Then who are we? Why are we here? Just to suffer?
>>335569607
The darkwraith got fucked as soon as phase 2 started. The first bit was neat though
>>335570639
I thought it was neat they had the darksign on them.
>>335565970
Autism
>>335570491
He's using caps lock and saying autistic shit like "have a cookie". Thats a clear sign he's a newshit or underage who's heard of /v/'s ebin trolling and memes and is shitting up the thread for laughs.
Don't bother.
>>335570639
>they don't drop their hammer
What a fucking waste.
I hope you like all your rings broken :)
>>335570310
>Im Underage and Retarded:The Post
>>335568714
>Dark Souls 2 isn't cannon!!!
uh yes it is because of x, y and z from 2 are in 3
>lol who cares that doesn't matter it was just fan service dark souls 2 suxx amirite guys???
Everything that related to dark souls 1 in 3 was also blatant fan service. Onion guy was back doing the same sort of stuff. Gwyndolin was just tacked onto a boss fight. The final boss, instead of being original was a giant HAY GUYS REMEMBER THIS HAHA? There was a lot done right with dark souls 3, the copious references to 1 were not one of them. The way they subtly referenced dark souls 2 in vague item descriptions was the better way.
>>335565698
>ran to spot where he spawned
>ran back past him through the gate
>popped two arrows in his face
>repeat
>no damage
>>335568815
Once they get hit, it's ogre if you big weapons
They dont understand the concept of 'free escape frames' like many other monsters do
>>335570818
>doing an Agape Ring run
>39k souls to stay in the tier 1 invading zone
>Go unprepared to the Dragon Shrine
>mfw
>>335570896
>>335570829
>>335570727
>>335570742
>samefagging this hard
Oh oh, someone got told so hard he's literally triggered.
>All these people saying to just use bow and arrow when complaining about the gank squad mobs
Considering the following: if you have to do that for a majority of the enemy placement, there's something wrong with the placement, every other souls game didn't need a bow and arrow to pull a mob away like a fucking MMO every 5 minutes.
>>335568089
I agree
I know their AI is dumb and they fall of the ledges easily but fuck these guys.
>>335567106
Frostbite is so ineffectual its unbelievable.
>>335571040
I think the only time I used range to lure something out was on the two crocodogs near Archdeacon McDonnell. Everything I just face pulled. There really are very few instances were luring out one at a time is an absolute necessity unless you are plainly bad.
why do people complain about the dogs?
they bounce off your shield and get stunned.
>>335570996
>>335570896 is me actually. I can't speak for the others though maybe you're right about those ones but you thinking you are ultimately right and the high authority on such matters so much so that the thought of multiple people disagreeing with you seems impossible is very telling of the kind of person you are.
>>335571040
People just play too cautiously. There is only a few areas where you actually NEED to do it. The rest is people being too pussy to get in there and fight.
>>335570639
I thought DS2 had the most creative enemy designs in the series. The normal enemies were a lot more varied, even though the bosses were usually just dudes in armor.
>>335571223
>they bounce off your shield and get stunned.
Except when they don't and jump over you sideways.
>>335564534
>That hollow sacrifice to make a bonfire
Maaaan, I remember them hyping that mechanic up.
>>335571056
I got that guy to spawn before the bridge. He actually followed me across, what a dumbass.
>>335571272
If you call generic fantasy tropes creative.
>>335564121
I am going with 2dog to, because the best way dealing with them, if you don't use summons, is to pull the the left one with a bow or something and fight him in that small area around the ladder, if you accidentally pull the other one you are fucking dead, the camera is horseshit against these enemies in general, but especially in such a small area, I did this earlier today with my 15 vigor sorcerer and several moves of these faggot dogs are one-hit kills for me, seriously fuck the nigger that thought this area is a good idea.
>>335564121
just run out to the two ash dragons the idiot frost knight will follow you and get raped by dragon fire
>>335571216
So between Frostbite and Bloodloss you hsould always pick blood?
>>335564771
>One shot nameless king
>That crestfallen dragonfucker in Farron Keep fucked my shit up
>>335571296
>Anri didn't become a dark bonfire after the wedding
What a missed opportunity.
>>335571375
How did you get past the dragons without dying though?
>>335571341
>corpses being controlled by spiders on their back
>katana knights
>elephant men
Yeah, generic fantasy tropes.
>>335571341
Dude every fucking enemy in the souls series can be broken down into a trope of some kind.
>>335565698
The two that attack at the same time down by Archdeacon McDonnell are the hardest boss in the game. They have insane aggro range, constantly attack without stopping once and you can't roll to avoid damage because the other one will just jump in and instant kill you by swallowing you whole. Not only that but they spew lightning in a flooded arena so going in heavy with armor isn't possible. Not like that matters though, as player poise doesn't even exist...
>>335570996
Could it be anymore obvious you're underage?
>>335571056
Fuck that guy.
>>335571832
It's cool how tough the NPC-enemies have become.
DeS and DaS had pretty easy ones.
DaS2 gave them pretty good equipment.
BB and DaS3 gave them way better AI.
>>335571832
If you think this guy is a fucker wait till you see Havel.
>>335571432
gotta go fast, from the house with the frost knight I just sprinted to the other side, the house with the grenade throwing hollows in it, I believe, isn't that the way you are supposed to take anyway?
>>335565897
>lore and story are completely ignored
Not fucking even. Your hateboner for 2 will never undo its existence or its contributions, good or bad.
>>335564176
Their scalding brand is supposed to suppress estus use in pvp, anyone try it? Might have to off-hand that shit if it works.
>>335572031
Beat Havel 2x he's not that bad. Takes a minute to kill him, but he's ez.
>>335572042
>Still replying to the underage retard
>>335570896
I think the entire Anor Londo section of 3 is absolutely tasteless fanservice and complete garbage. The chapel isn't even facing the right way, and it & Gwyn's tomb somehow remain perfectly intact with the spinny elevator while everything else is fucked up and gone/sunken 300+ years later? No, fuck off, Miyazaki.
>>335572103
Lasts a second or two, not worth it.
>>335572103
Supposedly does /not/ work last I heard.
>>335571832
It's great what a dick this guy is, I am on my second character and I try to be embered for those NPC invasion and I got this guy yesterday in the Catacombs, huge sword guy in that tiny dead end room, thanks From Soft. Anyone know any other fun invasions I shouldn't miss?
>>335572172
What the fuck is even the point then? I'd rather have nothing. Fucking asinine.
>>335564176
The trick is to go up against them with ~50% HP. They lower your max HP, so if you're already injured they won't get to your actual HP and you won't take any damage.
>>335571832
>>335571983
>>335572031
By the way, does anybody know if NPCs in DS3 have poise? Any "monsters" have it, but do the NPCs similar to the PC have it disabled or enabled?
>>335571983
I'd say DS2 had better NPC ai, at least in SotFS. Maldron the Ass especially was had very amusing scripts, there was also a guy disguised as a barrel that was scripted to backstab you if you loot the corpse nearby.
>>335572318
I think it's the same as with players, meaning during attacks only.
>>335572031
I actually killed Havel on first try, thought he was easy. This guy, on the other hand.
>>335572031
Havel, just like every enemy in the entire game, is piss easy with a straightsword because he staggers so easily.
>>335572335
>there was also a guy disguised as a barrel that was scripted to backstab you if you loot the corpse nearby.
I had a good laugh when I first encountered this guy, go towards the loot, turn the camera around by accident, see a barrel slowly moving in my direction
>>335572335
Oh yeah, those guys were cool. For some reason I only remembered the knight before the Chariot.
>>335566523
I beat both yhorm and ancient wyvern with melee attacks
took about 3 attempts each
I didn't even see stormruler and I thought ancient wyvern was just an easier version of ancient dragon
do people really think they're hard to do legit?
>>335569128
I thought he was just very tall human.
>tfw the enemies were harder than the bosses for you
Only bosses that gave me shit were Pontiff, Nameless King and Old Demon King. I was pretty damn pissed when I did Old Demon King.
Yhorm and Aldrich were a disappointment for me
>>335571983
>get boom hammer
>blow them up with the r2 attack the second they get in range
Killed that Cainhurst hunter in the cathedral without getting a single hit
>>335567171
PArry in 3 is almost like DaS except I can't get the timing right so I end up taking damage but still riposting and enemy.
>>335565348
>has Tonitrus
>equips bolt paper
what the fuck is this?
>>335573237
He's the mayor of electricity
what was the panic inducing enemies of DaS1 & 2? can't remember.
>>335573324
Basilisk?
They were way more aggressive with their curse clouds in DS1 than now.
>>335573324
Did 1 even have any? Maybe Seathe's Watcher guys because of their boost dance
>>335573471
And the curse was way nastier
>>335573605
>And the curse was way nastier
Huh, what did they change?
I didn't get cursed yet so I assumed it was the same.
>>335573324
DaS: Skeleton Dogs, Wheel Skeletons
DaS2: Exploding Mummies
>>335573324
DRAGON
BUTTS
I have been playing Dark Souls again and i just encountered this thing.
Any idea how to fix it? A restart does but it keeps happening every now and then and i would like to get rid of that for real.
>>335573324
Those exploding guys that get right back up and start charging at you again after blowing up?
>>335573661
You dont get half-health until you purge, you just insta die if the meter fills up
>>335573661
I got it once and I don't even know what it did. It was insta kill but nothing else I could spot. Maybe adds hollowing?
>>335564327
I disagree with your opinion on the jailers, those guys aren't a big issue but they're just annoying. But seriously, fuck those pontiff knights. I suck ass at fighting those things and I don't know why, their patterns aren't necessarily hard to remember either.
>>335573779
I remember changing the AA type from SMAA to FXAA in DSfix solved it.
the entirety of archdragon peak can eat my short dick. the enemy that pissed me off more than any enemy ever are the fucking brain enemies in bloodborne that frenzy you even if you kill them and they track you so well with their eat my face attack.
>>335573505
Thinking about it I don't think DaS1 & 2 had any, not the kind that grab and instant kill though
>>335564327
The pontiff pyromancers are incredible assholes with spells that have a range across half the map.
>>335573959
Alright. Going to try that.
>>335574050
>pontiff pyromancers
You mean the fire witches? Yeah, their flame burst or shot are fine but the column erupting below you has insane tracking and instantly knocks you down allowing other enemies to wail on you.
>>335574050
get in their face and slap them 5 times so easy
>encounter the Stray Demon on the Farron Bridge
>"Well, he's one of those big asylum demons, he wont throw me off the bridge."
>He grabs me and throws me off the bridge
>fight the Dragonslayer Armor
>bridge fight
>"Well, at least the railings intact so I don't have to worry about rolling to my death."
>his attacks destroy the railing
I have fucking PTSD from bridge fights now...
fuck these guys and that whole cancerous meme area
>>335574353
Did people not just snipe the stray demon from the bridge? I can't fathom why so many people refuse to use longbows. It absolutely trivializes so much of the game.
What the hell is Ashen One's problem?
He just barges into this guy's turf unprovoked, murders him and his pet and for what?
80k souls, a neat spear and some bragging rights.
>>335574446
>It absolutely trivializes so much of the game
That's why.
>>335574446
when i tried he just rushed me really quick so i killed him with my sword
>>335574446
The stray demon is easy as fuck.
>>335574560
>havel's greatshield pvpers
FUCK OFF
>>335574446
Dragon Bow fag here. Launching spears at stuff is the most fun I've had in any Souls game ever.
>>335574525
So >>335574353 wants PTSD, then? That's stupid.
>>335574560
You weren't paying attention to what he was doing.
>>335566003
>>335574050
>>335574152
Thank you I felt like i was the only one. The range is ridiculous on their flame. Im not on to complain about nerfing usually, but that thing follows you around corners, way too far across the map.
>>335574494
The cunt shouldn't have left Anor Londo. Maybe he could have helped his sissy brother against Slime Man.
>>335574607
He does not really suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. He's just saying that to empathize that he dislikes fights on bridges. '
People like the challenge that comes with these games, even if they complain sometimes. Taking poshots at enemies from outside their range isn't challenging.
>>335574446
I only had to fight that demon twice and just because the game crashed.
That guy was easy as all fuck, what the heck dude.
>>335568089
I found using a shield to be pretty shitty in this game, every time I tried to block bosses I ended up getting destroyed but when I started rolling to avoid damage instead the game became incredibly easy.
In DaS1 using a shield was great because rolls took a ton of stamina compared to blocking but in DaS3 you get a ton of rolls immediately and VIT is a shit stat which is made worse by the fact that poise is useless. Rather than investing in VIT and weighing yourself down with a shield with high stability it's way better to just put levels in VIG or END and just spam dodge instead.
>>335566259
>>335566678
Whoever finalized that area needs to be slapped.
>>335574595
Not enjoying the new meta?
https://youtu.be/tQOUNx387aM
>>335574762
>Taking poshots at enemies from outside their range isn't challenging
Why are you explaining to me what I have already said?
>>335567736
I personally enjoy memorizing their locations and knocking the little shits off walls and cliffs. So satisfying after getting ganked on the first play through.
Haven't played this yet, so are the regular enemies all have the same difficulty as the enemies in Dragon Shrine before the boss fog? Because fuck them, especially the golden faggots
>>335574795
>every time I tried to block bosses I ended up getting destroyed but when I started rolling to avoid damage instead the game became incredibly easy.
Well, I-Frames are still a thing while poise only applies to enemies or translates to hyper armor to some degree.
>>335565002
>>335565461
what?!
>>335574595
>tfw didnt meant to reply to a post
Dangit
>>335574795
the only boss I use a shield on is pontiff, it works pretty well too, everything else I roll and I only use the shield there because I can't roll this guy, I am too retarded and get rekt in seconds.
>>335574430
fucking blightown 3.0
>go deep into swamp
>fucking basilisks shooting their cum everywhere
>slow as fuck movement and rolling
>see three of these scary looking fuckers
>shit pants
>cheese them with a bow on the bridge
>kill them all after a billion arrows
>get black bow
it's like they know you'll resort to cheesing them and insultingly rewards you with that bow
>>335574818
I'm saying that removing the challenge is not what people want when they play these games.
Did you not read anything other than the last sentence?'
>>335574970
"Good friend, no hit"
>>335564176
>>335564260
"Try beating to a pulp"
>>335575020
>Did you not read anything other than the last sentence?
I read it, do you need me to reply to everything you say? Are you too busy trying to over-explain to make sensible statements or to answer questions?
>>335575020
Yes, thats what the white birch item he gives you says.
whats that have to do with the crab, the giant doesnt fire arrows in that area does he?
also my giant is dead now anyway ;_;
>>335574893
the only tough enemies are irithyll knights or whatever you want to kill them and archdragon peak enemies. everything else dies in 3-5 hits.
>invade a host
>blow all my stamina trying to stagger his shield block (with the stamina damage up ring)
>he blocks it all
>starts swinging right away
>swings for like a whole minute stunblocking and eventually killing me
Did this fucked put all his points into stamina?
>>335575156
I never found any birch in the crucifixion woods. There was the one in the settlement, in the Cathedral of the Deep and the Farron swamp oddly enough.
Anybody care to help me kill this fucker?
Password is : 1977
>>335575386
Is that the undead legion looking NPC?
>>335575386
gotta give more info than that anon
>>335567319
Shrine of Storms used to kick my ass nonstop until i found out literally uniequiping your weapons and punching the skeletons to death made the place a joke.
>>335575536
>>335575540
Dude is standing where you fought the Abyss watchers
>>335575386
He wont go out the door.
Just stand where you are and bow his ass. You can't summon anyone for him since you killed the boss anyway.
>>335575156
There are three such trees and he helps around all of them, including the one in Farron Keep where the crab is.
>>335575626
im aware. but asking for help and not giving soul level, console/pc using, then?
or does password make it so soul level and such doesnt matter?
>>335575626
I thought summoning was disabled when you defeat the area boss, does using the password negate that?
>>335575710
His ring is more useful for bow spamming poorly placed enemies.
>>335575710
>>335575382
i havent come across that in farron keep!
The snake men at Archdragon Peak. They are the fucking worst, big and small varieties.
>>335575729
>>335575738
I'm on PC, lvl 110. idk if beating a boss negates summoning but that would explain the lack of any signs on the ground.
>>335567905
That all describes Dark Souls 3
>>335575768
>His ring is more useful for bow spamming poorly placed enemies.
I tried to take potshots at the big crabs in the Crucifixion Woods. After depleting half its health it just burrowed and despawned.
>>335570339
yeah just one...that what i was just saying
>>335572335
>that jester motherfucking thomas invasion
>he even taunts you after he kills you
PvP condensated into an NPC
>>335574762
Why would NK ever go back? His dad cucked him from his queen. Then he covers it up by exiling him and removing him from any records.
Everyone complains about the snake men on the peak but the big axe ones have the most telegraphed, easiest to parry moves in the game. Only bull shit one is the chain axe snake because it can attack you through walls.
>>335570896
There's also that there's a portrait of Nashandra in Irythill, and then there's friggin Karla outright stating she's a Child of Dark i.e. another shard of Manus's soul
All of it happened and counts in the story even if one doesn't want to accept it
>>335575771
It's right by the crab, in the deep water. It also hasDusk's Crownnext to it. Just take a left right before the big door you extinguish flames to open.
>>335576134
Is that really what happened? Maybe he shouldn't sweep in and attack jjyou if he doesn't want to die.
>>335565508
There's a DS2 giant in the game though.
The 2 fucking retarded wolf shitters at Aldrich's covenant.
Holy shit fuck this retarded ass piece or SHIT fucking place god damn.
>DURR 2 RELENTLESS ENEMIES IN ONE SPOt
>XD TRY TO KILL THEM LOL!!!!111
Holy shit.
>>335576659
>There's a DS2 giant in the game though.
Where?
>>335576802
not him but there's a das2 giant turning in to a tree outside firelink
>>335576567
>It's right by the crab, in the deep water. It also has Dusk's Crown next to it. Just take a left right before the big door you extinguish flames to open.
There are no crabs in Farron Keep.
>>335576776
Pull one with a bow retard
>>335576776
Or you could just kill them one at a time or something.
>>335576776
>What is a bow for pulling
>What are drop attacks off the ladder
They give you a big chunk of space to fight one at a time right where the ladder is. They are a frustrating enemy, but complaining about them specifically because there's two when you don't have to fight both at the same time is stupid.
>>335576802
After Pontiff go and take a close look at the giants corpse at the yard.
All of them have a hole as a face.
Also, how the fuck did you miss the giant tree at firelink?
>>335576954
Also if you whack them on the nose as they are about to attack, they stagger and you can riposte them.
I'm not sure if that's an actual mechanic for other enemies or just these, but I did it to all of the croc dogs.
They lean back and you get a cool animation to stab them in the gut and then they fall down onto the ground like potatoes to let you hit them more.
>>335576915
>>335576938
>>335576954
Holy shit im a fucking genius.
I just pulled one with a bow and destroyed his dumb gaping vagina ass
>>335571983
>BB and DaS3 gave them way better AI.
you mean they gave them the ability to chug estus like real pvp players
>get npc low
>he spams his estus all day
>>335577298
Good job nerd.
>>335564913
Not that guy but that was how I ended up dealing with the endless gank squads in this game.
Maybe that's why a lot of people don't want to do another playthrough, shitty enemy placement.
>>335568148
> I didn't know about siegward's sidequest first playthrough so I didn't even have access to the storm blade and was forced to learn him.
......you do realise that there is another Storm ruler in the boss room next to his throne, don't you?
>>335577337
>get npc low
>he spams his estus all day
Motherfuckin' Creighton. More health than a boss and one chug of estus back to full health...
>>335575005
Was it that quick stab that he does in the middle of one of his combo that would hit you? Cause that shit would hit me every time right at the end of a roll. I also needed a shield because of that.
>>335577462
>try to kill Yuria with low sl
>she has more estus than you
fuck you From.
>>335570062
You use the same riposte animation in das3 against large enemies, at least against yorhm
am I the only one who thinks its dancer?
>>335577895
Probably. Just slap her butt until she dies.
Prepare your anus fagboy
>>335577472
I just don't get when one combo is over and the next begins, it just seems like that motherfucker always swings his gay ass swords one more time or never stops at all and of course he needed the same fire effect the buffed abyss watcher has, because being relentless and hard to read wasn't enough and the second I even entertain the thought of healing he telepathically input reads what I will press in the next second and punishes me hard for it, seriously fuck that faggot.
>>335577895
Well for one that's a boss.
Either way, nah. Dancer's moves are pretty easy to predict after watching her for a bit. She's one of the tougher bosses in the game, but most of the time you can stay away from her stupid spins then take a swipe at her when she's done.
Also, she has a nice ass so that helps.
The snake men in Archdragon Peak were honestly the most annoying enemy for me. They have an attack that comes out so quickly it's basically untelegraphed, which immediately goes into a 3 or 4 hit combo and stunlocks you. Then on top of that they have a bit too much hp.
>>335575958
every enemy should have a similar mechanic once their health drops past a certain threshold and they're not even trying to get to you
>>335578138
>tfw one shot them with 50 faith and sunlight spear
Those knights in archdragon peak the sorcerer lady lizards summon. They're not hard at all but I was counting their r1 spam last night while rolling around.
7. They can swing that great sword 7 times nonstop. Stamina through the roof. Of course they have near instant recovery to begin a new combo.
>>335564239
Fucking this.
Dog enemies have always been annoying as hell, but I was thankful that 1 had few outside of lower undead burg. Three has them fucking everywhere and I hate it.
>>335572031
I've been parrying Havel to hell with my bare fist and the starting dagger since das1 first released, there is no amount of words to describe how prepared I was for that fight.
>>335568185
She's Gwynevere's handmaiden, like the Dancer
>>335578445
>7. They can swing that great sword 7 times nonstop. Stamina through the roof. Of course they have near instant recovery to begin a new combo.
this describes a lot of enemies in DaS3, it's one of the reasons blocking is shit now
>>335564239
just got to Fishing Hamlet and there's SHARK DOGS
FUCK THIS GAME
>>335578445
They reminded me a lot of those fucking annoying large knights in the dragon area in das2. I fucking hated those guys on my melee characters
The wormthings in Archdragon Peak
worst ever
>>335571172
How come we never see them in DaS III? They take you from Vordt to Undead Settlement but then we never see them again? Vaati pls explain.
>>335575993
There are 3 more near that church.
>>335569808
There were a few with normal faces. All dead though.
>>335579212
because
>le remember them from DaS1 epin right?
Just like Anor Londo.
>>335579212
To be fair it was baffling to even have them as enemies in DS1 considering that they were probably demons and that they initially help you only to then attack you later.
Regardless, they probably just wanted to make a callback to DS1 but didn't want to insert them/felt weird putting them into the Undead Settlement.
>>335567831
you can one hit kill them before the ass weasels pop out
>>335564176
As soon as I decided to man the fuck up, wield my great machete in two hands, run up to them and instantly fuck them up before they can even do anything I realized they are easy as fuck.
>>335579386
They could have just put them in, oh I don't knowAnor Londo?
>>335568714
DS2's giants were golems/ hollowed giants
>>335564364
facefuck monster
>>335579517
It's weird there's no Demon spear considering one of them holds one.
>>335572335
Maldron was awful. Cool idea, shit execution
>>335579517
Could've very easily done that. Hell, they could've carried you up instead of taking the elevator up. But I guess they wanted the player to slowly get up to it before realizing where they were.
But hey, all Souls games have weird moments of inconsistency.
>>335565897
>>335568714
>>335569808
Fuck you nigger
>>335579452
for me it was
>As soon as I decided to man the fuck up,
>and just run past them
It's a strategy that's proven effective against most of this game actually. Bosses get in the way but there tend's to be enough souls around to not bother fighting most mobs.
Actually, where's my peaceful resolution ending? Thafuq From, get with the times?
>>335580703
I'm sure the Soul of Cinder could be talked down, just take your time.
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