>>148386948
>Character Planner
https://www.mugenmonkey.com/
>Community & Fanart
http://pastebin.com/vVWz9pJm
>KING'S FIELD
http://pastebin.com/G8zw0sc3
>DEMON'S SOULS
http://pastebin.com/RjpF5s7a
>DARK SOULS
http://pastebin.com/eNY3su63
>DARK SOULS 2
http://pastebin.com/CAx8Yc8v
>BLOODBORNE
http://pastebin.com/WdLBWD8n
>DARK SOULS 3
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u8Mak1goSv4g73g16XsWV4sJelDQUatWkP2kcO6GVAA/pub
what the fuck
why is he here
why have I never seen him here in all my playthroughs
>>148432972
talk to him
>>148433060
no don't disturb him he's in mourning
>>148433259
No, I think it is evening.
>>148433060
some obscure shit about lords and legends dying being a sham
>go to darkroot immediately after firelink
>5 estus since i tried to take on the bk but failed (left him since i didn't want any of his gear for the run anyway)
>also 4 humies
>get wolf ring and partizan from garden
>get poisoned like a retard and lose half my estus
>manage to kill havel by gravity
>reach alvina with a sliver of hp after getting headshot by pharis' gf
>banditto on my anus, deaggroes last second
>kill shiva and the ninja by kicking them both off the cliff
>get their shit and gtfo
creating sticky situations and slithering through a best
WHERE THE FC AT?
somebody up to helping me with champ? ps4 pass is dsg
>>148436987
nvm got him
D E D
G A I M U
>finished DS 1
>was going to trade in PS3 for PS3 so i can ply BB and Das 3
>realised I never beat O & S solo
Fuck, should i just play NG+ and beat them then? they wee the only boss I couldnt beat but im better now.
>>148440352
You can rush to them pretty quickly if you have the master key
>>148440851
What route?
Im thinking gargoyles > Quelag > then sens
>>148441026
>Rest at firelink
>kill Queelag taking the Valley of Drakes path
>ring bell
>homeward bone back to firelink
>Gargoyles
>Sens, go up instead of down at the boulder
>>148441164
thanks bruh
Nigga how fucking dead are we?
>>148442176
there are two threads going at the same time
>>148432972
He's remembering his dead friends. Look at the sword on the grave.
>tfw
>Dark Souls 1 DLC
>Xbox 360
>Sl 63 - 98 can help me
Who wants to co-op the DLC? :)
>>148448620
>>Xbox 360
Holy shit people still play on that thing?
>>148448981
You can join me, Backwards Compatible, on the Xbox One if you're so inclined. I ported my 360 save to the Boner. I just need someone in my SL to duo Artorias with me. 8 Vig means I get 1 shot by the buff and roll-dodging only gets me so far.
What do you think ?
>>148449797
Roll L1 roll L1 roll L1 L2 clap
>>148449065
>>148448981
>>148448620
I'm surprised this place is dead enough. Boot up your toasters and someone help me through this!
>>148432972
Hawkwood is easily the best Crestfallen.
>>148451014
That's not gotthards, anon.
>Mechanically improve the Bows and Crossbows
>Remove the ability to infuse them
What'd I give to be able to infuse my Avelyn with Fire.
They are pretty fucking fun, though. I'm actually using them outside of cheesing and PvP.
So how in the fuck does the Scholar update/dlc work for ps3 ds2? If I purchase all the dlc do I get the forlorn and new enemy placements? If I purchase the SotFS version from store do I get the above mentioned stuff? Do I have to switch to ps4/pc to get them? On ps3 do I get everything else though?
>>148454359
PS3 does not get the scholar re-release.
If you buy the DLC for PS3, you just get the DLC
Note that you do get the agape ring and Aldia stuff on the PS3 version, even without buying the DLC.
Scholar is PS4/XB1 and PC exclusive, it includes all of the dlcs packaged with it, changed enemy placements, increased phantom limit and a minor graphical upgrade.
>>148454562
the ps3 store's got a "scholar of the first sin" in there though
Favorite DS2 Covenant?
I want to join something, but somehow, unlike in DS1, I can't seem to care about Covenants and they supposedly stand for.
>>148455052
rat covenant can be pretty fun, if someone actually ever goes down to the silly cave.
>>148455713
I figured that a Covenant that is "protecting" an area would have something in it to lure players in.
I mean Belfy Sol had the Mad Warrior, to lure in poor bastards wearing just the Symbol of Avrice, and Prisoner's tatters, so the Belkeepers can slaughter them.
>>148455052
Rats were the fucking best back on release when they were actually alive
Same with the Pilgrims. Abyss pvp is basically the private VIP invader lounge
Anymore, about the only covenant still active are the bellends, but chunkin' in bellville is still great fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljkMj7C5Vz8
I like Onionbro, that is all.
>>148457162
Advertising is against the rules.
Buy a banner if you want to shill your garbage videos here.
>>148457356
I'm not even the guy who made the video you idiot.
>garbage videos
Well go on then, lets see you do better, kid.
>>148457162
I always liked Onionbro myself. He was a little helpless sometimes, but honorable to the core.
Every fucking person in Ds1 now uses either the black knight halberd or gravelord sword. Ds3 first game guide readers, all of you
>>148441164
Wouldn't you need to beat Capra and go into the depths for the Large Ember?
>>148467343
Not in NG+
Anyone wanna help me beat dancer?
SL36 +4
>>148456326
Too bad the Belfry Sol is a complete anus area besides the chance for the drop.
>>148454359
the ps3 sotfs does not get new placements or shortcuts or better graphics
it gets all dlcs and aldia tho
What the hell is wrong with ds2 level design? Why are the levels so empty. Shaded Woods felt like I teleported back to 2004. Same fucking trees and grass texture all over the level.
The fuck, From?
>>148469595
Be there in a sec, just need to find batteries for my GBC
kawaii faith lancer
>>148479505
looks like shit
>>148479621
you're shit
Herd this thread likes Dragonsis.
Keep drawing y/n
>>148479827
make it a dragonbro and then we're talking
>>148479827
She's pretty.
>>148479827
Kinda looks like a donkey
>>148479870
Next drawing, maybe.
>>148480027
tyvm
>>148479197
3, should've said.
>>148455052
I enjoyed being a blue bro when we still had our own arena.
Other than that the PVE covenants Champ and Abyss were great, would've added some replay value to DS3 if they gave a shit about people still playing their game.
>>148480132
Nose too big?
Melanoma-tier: un-fun to fight, un-fun to use. Literally 0 appeal to these weapons outside of simply being the absolute, objectively best pvp tools in the game. Immediately identify you as a tryhard tourneyfag delusional enough to believe that dark souls is a comeptitive professional fighting game, and also a browser of reddit and fan of e-celebs
Washing Pole
Carthus Curved Sword
Lucerne (+leo ring)
Black Knight Glaive
Gundyr's Halberd
Glaive
Gargoyle Flame Spear
Gotthard's Twinswords
Estoc
Hornet Ring
Prostate Cancer-tier: the hipster options for tryhards that want to pretend they aren't a mindless redditdrone gargling e-celeb cock, or the gimmicky garbage that involves broken, abusable shit that's only slightly less good than the above.
2kat
Claws
Chaos Blade
Dragonslayer Swordspear
Dragonslayer Spear
Drang Twinspears
Cestus
Red-Hilted Halberd
Demon's Fist
Storm Curved Sword
Carthus Shotel
Falchion
Lothric Knight Sword
Dark Sword
Irithyll Rapier
Corvian Greatknife
Hollowslayer Spear (+leo)
Operable-tier: Not particularly meta, but obnoxious for one reason or another. Usually excessively passive, mildly inconvenient or a super-specific hardcounter that is fairly easy to deal with but still just a pain in the ass. The core tools of someone who would rather just be annoying instead of actually fighting.
Tears of Denial
Bloodring Thorn Armor
Throwing Knives
Quickstep Daggers
Sorcery
Whips
Poison
The rest of the Katanas
The rest of the Straight Swords (except Broken and Lothric's Holy)
The rest of the Thrusting Swords
The rest of the Curved Swords (except Scimitar, Painting Guardian and Paired)
Blessed-infused offhands
Winged Knight Twinaxes
Drang Hammers
Ringswapping
Sun Princess Ring
>>148479764
That armor is cool but it pisses me off because only one pair of paints completely hides the hole on the belly and no gloves cover up the gap between them and the armor.
Also try Creightons helm, fallen knight looks bad.
>>148455052
Dragon, by far.
You could get summoned for a 1 on 1 where you knew the host couldn't have any help and also where you knew if he started being a bitch and chugging then you could as well. The second point is rendered uselss in DaS3 anyway but personally if they were to bring it back I'd like to see it actually made so that it blocked both people from using estus.
DLC when, you bunch of shitters?
So, which one? Should I get paladin's helm? I'm trying a good white/gold combo
Is this shit in PVE or I'm too stupid to use it?
>>148480815
It's bad.
Went for large body type for my Guts char, not gonna lie I'm a bit aroused by that ass.
>>148480815
Damage is very low and it has trouble against certain enemies due to the terrible stamina costs.
However, you can dodge tonnes of enemy attacks using the L1, since it swerves and lowers your hitbox. You can low-profile under most horizontal slashes and lunge past vertical or diagonal stuff. It completely dumps on Champion Gundyr and the Twin Princes as a result.
>>148479015
Who's this semon demon
>>148480979
>that perfect Dark Souls 1 Greatsword model
Why did it all go so wrong.
>>148480979
That would be perfect for a Casca build.
Also:
>Guts
>not Large Upper Body
>>148480773
GIANTS
GIANTS
GIANTS
>>148480979
That's kinda gay bro
>>148480645
I like how the fallen knight hood interacts with the cloth on the deserter set. creighton threw off the weight so I had to change gloves.
>>148481169
Was going for that first, but I remembered some sets have a bad case of chicken legs syndrome. It's not too bad, helps me bond with my char.
>>148481283
I think it's ok if the ass is feminine
>>148481080
Dude
Anime
Lmao
>>148481231
Can someone other than fucking memers answer my question?
>>148480645
which pants cover the belly? I find its less noticeable while hollowed.
>>148480773
>>148481670
Brass helm looks out of place desu, gotta agree with memer.
>>148481670
GIIIAAAANNTTSSSSSS
It really does look the best out of the choices. I think the other helmet looks way too spherical. You might want some shoes though.
>>148481670it all looks pretty bad.
>>148480773
Giants helm's color matches the necklaces on the Gwyndolin chest, go with that.
>>148481670
The bare feet completely ruin any sort of fashion you're trying for, and there really aren't any helmets that look good with a shirt that tight.
>>148481670
Get Sunlight Maggot or Roymyal helm.
>the hollows right before 2princes1fight have unique armor sets apart from other hollows
>can't be looted or bought anywhere
>can't loot or buy blue recolor of lothric knight armor either
>>148479827
I'm getting tired of filtering dragon related faggotry
>>148481761
Black leather pants, Patches rides high.
Why does everybody hate the Puzzling Stone Sword?
>>148481819
>not being a footfag
>>148482182
Because it's a really fun weapon that is trapped in a very unfun game.
>>148480773
Giant set looks best here methinks.
>>148480773
>bare feet
If you want a white light armor set, try Maiden's hood and chest with Painting Guardian's gloves and feet.
>>148480603
Why is LKGS not on this list, or even profaned GS? Aren't they meta weapons too?
>spent 5 hours torrenting resident evil 4 with my shitty internet
>retards who ported the game thought it would be a good idea to make sure the game is absolutely impossible to play with keyboard and mouse
fc when
>>148482110
Maybe on a dude. This is a lady and the belly is exposed.
Why can we even go to 99 in a stat if there's no reason to ever go above 60 and little reason to ever go above 40 or 50?
>>148482626
because some people want 99 in every stat, but if that scaled at the same rate as lower levels, it would be OP as fuck.
>>148482528
They're like the best weapons in dogshit weapon classes. Literally every single weapon class in the game that isn't an ultra has an advantage when facing an ultra.
Mesmerizing
What's the drop rate for the Dark Sword?
>>148482626
Memes
>people are still defending this train wreck which is "dark souls 3"
For what purpose? Is Miyazaki breathing down your neck when you post on /dsg/? Is FromSoft depositing shekels into your steam account?
There's better Soulsborne games to play than this shit lmao
>>148482807
>that tiny little thing
>ultra greatsword
jej
>>148481819
>tfw no agdayne skirt in 1
>>148482914
I'm on my first playthrough and don't see what's wrong with it.
What are the actual complaints?
I've only played until right after Abyss Watchers.
>>148482593
Yeah, I think I had a bad angle on it anyway.
Try Corynx skirt.
>>148482914
>consumerist complainer
>le miyazaki boogeyman
>le shekels buzzword
i am american: the post
>>148482626
For shit like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g9Ta8KmCA0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhaHcIchIY4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZLmqrMvIYk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOHRF2gF4DM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EcmVrQUPQU
>>148483131
Haha wrong, fag. I'm a Brit
>>148483182
This guy has no fucking life.
You can't cheat engine Bloodborne.
>>148483045
see: shitposting
ignore shit like that
whether u like the game or not is your opinion
>>148483309
He doesn't CE any of them.
He streams his games and virtually every single one of those playthroughs is on NG+75 or higher.
Getting B544 aka max level in BB is actually astonishingly easy compared to DaS1, or DES by his own account.
There's certain chalice dungeons that he does that net 5-6m blood echoes per run and IIRC it was the fastest he ever maxed a character.
Is there anything more annoying to fight against in a gank than this fucking piece of shit?
>covers a huge distance, basically impossible backpedal away from
>360 swing phantom range made even worse by lag
>L1 combo keeps you stunned for like 4 seconds
thoughts?
https://mugenmonkey.com/darksouls3/56384
mostly intend to fuck around in NG+/++/+++ and swap the leo for sage when cooping
>>148482875
>ywn have a strong gf who'd wrestle you down
>your waifus in-game don't want anything to with you or they want to kill you
>>148483639
I mean it'd work fine for a Co-Op character I guess. The SL doesn't make sense though.
You can make good co-op chars at 120, anon. Anything above ~140ish is basically dead.
What happens if I jump into the abyss without the covenant ring?
Fun?
>>148483930
You die.
>doors of pharros
>there are no pharros' lockstones in it
>>148483984
this kek
boggled the fuck outta me
>>148483984
>mgs snake eater
>you can't eat snakes
>>148483984
Why would there be?
>tfw hawkwind is harder than abyss watchers
HALT
>>148483612
>Getting hit by that
Get a grip dude.
>>148483954
Are they doing a slav-squatting-showdown?
>>148484114
You can eat snakes....
And Doors of Pharros has some lockstones in the optional area. It was one of the nonsensical and poorly designed areas imo though.
>>148484226
THIS IS THE TOMB OF THE GREAT LORD GWYN
>>148483612
>>148484226
DOUSE THAT FLAME HUMAN
>>148483045
>NG+ content is just slightly better rings, killing replay value. DS2 had new enemies, different enemy placements, items, world interactions (a boss attacks you before you reach her room), etc.
>Invasions brutally stacked in favor of host, such as multiple summons, halved estus (even worse if you're a mage who needs ashen), seed, boss door invuln, etc.
>Estus healing is nigh unpunishable
>No more scaling rolling, there is no reason ever to not be at 69 or 70% weight
>No blue eye orbs
>No 1v1 PVP arenas
>No dragon covenant
>Rolling being far harder to punish
>Quality being the best for everything
>Magic/Sorcery sucking complete ass
>No poise, despite what reddit fags will try to "prove"
>Defeating a boss or not being embered removes all invasions, making the game feel extremely dead
>Repetitive covenants with terrible rewards, no PVE covenants like Abyss or Champions
>Massive re-use of old content, added less far less than other games
>Constant DS1 nostalgia fag pandering that actually hurts people who genuinely liked DS1 and didn't want to see Onion bro bastardized
>Pandered to DS1 but no fucking Nito
>No more power stancing, low amount of weapon moveset variety. 80% of WA suck dick
>Yhorm and Ancient Wyvern
That's off the top of my head, the shitty NG+ and no invasions after boss have really killed the game. Or at least make it feel dead.
Following the pattern thought the DLCs should fix a lot of shit and put DS3 on another level.
>>148484282
I would've been so pissed if they gave Gwyndolin some anime girl voice.
>>148484186
*hawkwood
![Black-Blade[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/8PWkA6U.png "Black-Blade[1].png")
How do you feel about the Black Blade /dsg/?
>>148484226
HAMMERZEIT
What's the best Faith weapon?
Is it the Dragonslayer Swordspear?
>darkdrift
>balanced
>>148484493
Washing Pole minus the range.
>>148483612
Let me guess - you think the hardest boss in the game is Champion Gundyr?
>>148484403
The fight with Hawkwood makes me think that there was going to be some kind of dragon covenant where you fought over dragon stone pieces.
Has a Souls DLC ever added covenants? I didn't play DS2.
>>148484403
Why do people go on about DaS2s NG+? It sprinkled some new stuff around and swapped some things, but that's it. Not enough to convince someone ot play NG+ if they weren't already.
Plus powerstancing is only slightly better than what we have at the moment. The preferred method should be mixing movesets of two different weapons, rather than creating new ones.
>>148484406
Have the teardrops been patched out yet?
If not run up underneath his boss room and just listen.
His moans are up there with the best of them.
>>148484767
No that's in 5 days
>>148484568
LITERALLY NOTHING
>>148484403
>no Nito
Wolnir
Which is worse:
>people who posts webms of themselves using caestus
or
>people who cry about bed of chaos
>>148484403
What? No dragons? At least do we have a good undead monster covenant?
>>148484730
Sprinkled up was good enough for me. The new boss souls, and weapons appealed to my completionist nature.
>>148483954
FUN
>>148485147
Dafuq, did he ran out of breath?
>>148482808
1000%, guaranteed drop
>>148484403
I'd be fine with an unchanged ng+ if the game was less linear.
>>148484730
>it sprinkled some stuff around
It wasn't much but it was something. I'd like to see something like Demon's Souls PBWT as a New Game Plus, shit was legit terrifying.
Imagine the Cathedral gauntlet if they added a Black Phantom Warden in the end or put Black Phantom Carthus Curved Sword guys in the Catacombs. Or a BP chainaxe snek.
Oh yeah, and DS2 literally adds two enemy types that weren't even there in New Game.
>>148484247
It's literally the hardest weapon to dodge when fighting multiple people, but I'm sure you never get hit by anything
>>148484378
>in a gank
>>148484597
You can't parry that shit if someone competent is wielding it
Some guy I fought at Pontiff fucking destroyed my asshole open. He was doing some weird ass fucking tech shit and backstepped behind me immediately after he phantomranged me into the L1 combo and backstabbed me
I tried parrying it four times, and almost always get it when scrubs use it, but he kept deadangling and I ended up with partials each time and then got caught in the combo again.
I'm pretty sure the farron greatsword is the highest skillcap weapon in the game and that guy was the best player i've ever fought using it
This is my first build, i want to know what rings to remove or add
>>148485695
looks good
>Want to make a Deep themed character
>Deep spells are divided between miracles and sorceries so I'd have to divide my stats to shit and have awful physicals in order to use them all
>>148485695
10/10 m8
>>148484730
Because it was the best the series has ever offered? I mean, regardless of how you or I feel about DS2 gameplay on a conceptual level trying to compare what they added to a collection of shit 2+ rings isn't a fucking contest.
May as well just say that you want to remove NG+ if additional enemies, new enemy placements (including in boss fights to make them harder), exclusive items and fashion armors, etc. isn't enough to convince you.
There would be no fucking negative to adding these thing to DS3 other than boosting the shit out of the replay value. No death/no bonfire rewards would be great too.
And yeah, powerstancing was eh but at least it added some variety instead of using fucking everything in your left hand as a "guard".
>>148485695
great stealth build
>>148485695
>>148485734
>>148485801
>>148485852
fuck forgot pic
>>148485884
>40/40 merc
(laughs)
>>148484986
I'm sorry friend but all one shot bosses are inherently lazy shit. Wyvern at least gives you the scenic route.
How did DS3 fail so hard?
i thought after reading this general for ages that miyazaki was a fucking god at making Soulsborne games if so how did he fuck it up this badly
>>148485760
You'd also have to commit literally 4 ringslots just to have all of your spells deal damage.
>>148485884
literally the most generic build in-game
don't use RoSP unless you're running high vit, replace it with hornet, a lloyd's ring, red tearstone, or sun princess
>>148483984
There are like 20 contraptions in there
>>148483930
You just die. But if you reach the room and then take it offyou still die but with a cool animation
>>148485971
He didn't touch it. He has nothing to do with Dark Souls 3. I believe.>implying das1 wasn't a happy accident
>>148485971
He didn't. I'm just keeping the flame alive until the DLC
>go to the crows to trade
>assume it works like literally every other game in the series and drop my item and exit game
>it fucking doesn't
>I don't get my item in return now AND the fucking crows don't want to trade the same item again
Mother fucking bullshit.
>>148484226
>>148485971
I honestly have no idea what you guys have a problem with other than pvp balance.
Just buff some magic/new weapons, nerf some other cancerous items and boom its fine
the levels were cool, a lot of really memorable bosses, and some cool NPCs.
I liked it a lot.
>>148485971
If they buff poise so that it has more of an effect on whatever it does and adjust all the meta weapons + caestus/2kat infinites and also buff hexes this game will actually be alright
>>148485971
>Buy into the Miyazaki meme
>Get so so fucking excited for DaS3
>Left so disappointed by so much of it
I can't deny that I still like Dark Souls 3. I still had a lot of fun playing it. It's still a good game. It's just that it could have been so much more, and all the stupid mistakes and design choices hurt all the more because of it.
>>148485820
I mean I suppose it's no negative, and it isn't difficult to do. But it's not a massive plus. Demon's souls did something like it much more interesting with world tendency, by offering unique weapons and making it more interesting in how you manipulate it. I would rather have a world tendency like system than extra NG+ stuff.
>>148485971
IIRC he came onto DS3 about halfway through, which is probably why it's not so bad overall.
If you want a game with his thumbprints all over it, try Bloodborne. I think that game is where his real passion was.
>>148486285
Same. Game's great aside from pvp balance, which was literally always shit in one way or another and if you played a Souls game just for the pvp you're a fucking idiot.
>>148486091
>>148486124
he is literally listed in the credits as lead director
maybe his just listed there to make people think he actually made this game, dont think miyazaki is able to create something so shit like ds3
>>148485971
The game is imo good and great in some places but now that the cool shit in the game doesn't phase us so much anymore, it's easy for us to become jaded and pick apart the negatives.
>>148485760
Just throw on a Cathedral Knight helm, cast deep protection+blessed weapon and call it a day.
>>148486091
He rebuilt it after the DS2 team fucked up early in development. He WAS lead designer for it.
However, due to the way broken development cycles work (a lot of time is wasted before the deadline) he basically had to salvage a mess.
Where he fucked up was putting too many of his leftover ideas from Bloodborne into DS3. The two games are very similar in design and mechanics, but very different when it comes to the details. The DS3 "poise" system is exactly the same as Bloodborne.
Did they fix blue bros yet?
What is the most viable ultra weapon?
>>148485760
I think any member of the Cathedral of the Deep uses the faith/miracle half of that.
>>148486498
Yeah that's what I wanted to do. Make a Cathedral Knight character. Guess I'll just stick with miracles and use gnaw as my ranged attack rather than deep soul.
What other miracles should I roll with? All three Deep Miracles, blessed weapon like you said, something that can heal me - anything else?
>>148485971
It's clear that he didn't want any direct sequels to DaS but was forced to make them by Namco's contract, which is why he let someone else handle DaS2 while he developed BB and DaS3 feels like something he shat out in a week.
>>148486682
Astora and Lothric.
>>148486660
It works. You're just unlikely to be the blue that's summoned in my experience.
>no giants or any paladin-esque set in ds3
>no fight club either
why live
>>148486830
I thought the armadyl godsword was nerfed and no longer viable?
>>148485971
"muh miyazaki" is just a meme that was used for shitposting about DaS2. Nobody actually gives a fuck about any quirky japanese auteur that isn't Kojima
>>148486682
Greatclub
Yhorm's Machete
Dragonslayer Greataxe
Profaned Greatsword
Astora GS
Smough's Greathammer
Burger King Greataxe
>>148485539
Yeah, that's another big one.
DS1 was a masterpiece. DS2 got pretty linear but Majula was a decent branching hub so at least the beginning of runs could go separate ways.
Also somehow healing is just as trivial as it was in DS2, despite no consumables. Bonfires are basically right next to each other too.
>>148483850
better?
https://mugenmonkey.com/darksouls3/56394
>>148486921
but if miyazaki isnt a literal game god how did he manage to create a game thats so near perfection (ds1)?
>>148487063
Happy accident.
DaS1 wasn't really all that good, and isn't as superior to its sequels as people always insist. Nostalgia goggles are just a powerful thing.
Case and point, back when DaS1 was fresh, people praised Ceaseless Discharge to high heaven for being such a cool and unique gimmick and interesting concept. These same people now lament how Ancient Wyvern is the worst thing since Bed of Chaos.
>>148486772
Personally I wouldn't bother with gnaw but that's just me. The only other related miracles I can think of are Bountiful Sunlight from Rosaria and Lifehunt Scythe from Aldritch.
Personally I just use force as a third spell. All my stats are dumped into vit for the fucking fashion armor/greatshield. God I wish poise was a thing.
>>148486772
You could actually do fine making a cleric-type Deacon who uses both miracles and sorceries by basically doing a pyromancy build but using the crystal chime (or caitha's and izalith for max damage) and a dark weapon. I picked the morning star for menacing looks and low reqs.
https://mugenmonkey.com/darksouls3/56397
For a Cathedral Knight, I'd do a STR/FAI build with the CKGS and roll with Dorhy's and Deep Protection. Yeah, it's a bad weapon, but style uber alles.
>>148487302
Ceaseless Discharges gimmick was actually cool and interesting tho. Death run just to make a plunging attack to insta kill a boss isnt really "fun"
>>148487302
>people praised Ceaseless Discharge to high heaven for being such a cool and unique gimmick and interesting concept
>people praised Ceaseless Discharge
The only person seeing the past through a set of goggles here is you.
>>148486996
>bonfires are right next to each other too
I disagree. Or at least, it depends on the area. Road of Sacrifices could've done with one less bonfire like the one in Crucifixion Woods is pointless and the bonfire before the Cleansing Chapel is too, but I believe that otherwise Cathedral of the Deep got the amount of bonfires right, as did Grand Archives, ArchDragon Peak and Irithyll.
Catacombs didn't imo need a bonfire before Wolnir and Irithyll dungeon was pretty good without one too.
>>148487036
Much.
Looks like it suits your playstyle well enough. Only other thing I can suggest is bringing your VIG and END down so you can then rearrange those leftover stats into FAI so you can hit that softcap.
60 FAI is approximately 10-20% more effective than 50 faith, and 50% more effective than 40 Fai, depending on individual miracles and catalysts.
25 END and 35 VIG is plenty for a Faifag. Consider SL125 as well.
>>148487771
The only bonfires I feel aren't needed are most of the boss ones save for the ones at the end of a path like Yhorm. The Grand Archies archives bonfire being right after Dragonslayer Armor's bonfire is the epitome of what a joke most of them are.
Let's just face it anons.
No matter how good the DLC is, it won't fix the
>intentional phantom range
>way the game is only designed around straight swords
>endless ganking
>instant healing that makes anything that can't kill people in a combo impossible to invade with
>horrible linearity
>quality build domination
It's just time to move on and find something else to play.
>>148480603
>TFW I always make a DEX/PYRO as my second character and I started to use the CCS by sheer reasons of Fashion.
I made this guy before the CCS took off like a missile in PvP and now I feel like shit every time I bring it out. He also looks great with the Glaive so that bums me out even more
At least I get to enjoy the Carthus Greatsword
>>148487302
>people praised Ceaseless Discharge to high heaven for being such a cool and unique gimmick and interesting concept
>>148488279
I just wear a carthus sword on my back. It's top fashion
>summons 3 phantoms
>watches the whole cutscene
>>148488443
I can see that, I'm just more of a "sword on the hip" type
>>148488512
i like cutscenes
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Rate my hollow
>>148488061
The phrase you're looking for is "Lag Compensation".
Light weapons in general could use a global nerf. No "one handed" weapon should ever have more than ~415 AR at 40/40. But straights seriously need to eat more stamina and have lower R1 efficiency.
Ganking could easily be fixed by limiting Estus and phantom summoning for the host.
Too much renewable estus is the problem. Once again solvable by targeting the amount of healing, not its efficiency.
Being able to hit Farron Swamp straight from Undead Settlement can fix this. As well as connecting the Cathedral to Smouldering Lake. Neither of these things are hard to do, especially if the DLC serves as the connections for these areas.
Melee has dominated every single Souls game since Demon's Souls. It's a well known fact that magic in RPGs is often the least popular method of combat, even when Magic is generally considered more effective. This can also be solved by superior magic equipment or spells in the DLC.
You complain too much anon, the game has problems but it's stillextremely fun if you stop being a pessimist.. Try co-oping.
>>148488886
brow and mouth looks weird
>>148487359
>>148487452
Thanks for the advice lads. I'll try and figure something out.
Only recently picked up DaS3 again after a few months of inactivity. Is the meta still ~80? Pontiff courtyard doesn't seem nearly as busy as it once did.
>>148488992
Being able to hit Irthyll from Undead Settlement******
>>148488992
No, I mean intentional phantom range. All weapons have a hitbox that extends significantly past their model, this is especially noticeable on straight swords.
>Once again solvable by targeting the amount of healing, not its efficiency.
Hell no. Healing needs to be worse than it is. It trivializes PvE and PvP to be able to sip so much of your health back so fast that you can backroll, sip, and immediately dodge any attack that comes in to hurt you.
It needs to be worse so that fighting is more about not getting hit rather than just how much estus you have.
>>148487920
Dragonslayer Armor bonfire is good for the Twin Princes bossfight. And it's vital for my toaster because otherwise I'll experience two horrible chugs as the areas load instead of just one.
Holy shit starting a bow character makes it so painfully obvious that nothing in the game is really equipped to deal with players playing any other way than running in mashing R1. Nearly every enemy so far has been completely stumped by me slowly walking backwards while shooting, it's like they just give up, even shield enemies will usually lower their fucking shield as they waddle after you.
>>148489273
>sulyvahns beast after the undead settlement
fucking nope
PCFC WHERE
>>148489538
you know you can skip the dog, right?
>>148489538
Run like the french.
>>148489179
Meta is 125 despite what memers here say.
Aldritch invasions are like every 20 seconds, I got 3 fucking BLUE SENTINEL invasions when I just equiped it as a lark for my fashion character.
>>148489392
Healing has always been completely overpowered in every souls game.
The only exception is Bloodborne in PvP, otherwise you can just use the hunter's axe or saw cleaver and just hit the target 5 times to heal your full HP back.
Meme Grass inna DeS.
Humanity is literally a "full health for free" in DaS1,
Lifegems in DaS2.
Shit, DaS3 is the only souls game in the entire franchise that doesn't have some sort of bullshit healing method EXCEPT for estus.
>>148489538
If I can kill it on a SL1 you can kill it on a SL25, anon.
>>148489538
Summon a phantom or run like fuck.
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>>148489017
How about this?
Why does the dancer look so fucking amazing!
>>148489831
What look are you going for? Undead Eustace from Courage the Cowardly Dog? Because you're fucking nailing it so far.
>>148489873
Taking your name off doesn't make you any less obnoxious you fag
>>148489653
>>148489717
I didn't find this out until I got to NG+, first playthrough I thought the end of the bridge was just going to be another area filled with goons
I also fell for the 'stay near bosses stomach/backside' meme, so I died about 30 times trying to beat the dogigator
>>148489745
Healing was still overpowered in BB. Having a window of 2 frames to parry it didn't forgive it from being instant and unpunishable otherwise and every player/phantom having 20 of them, especially when BB had objectively the worst netcode in the series.
>>148489896
Well. I was going for more Frankenstein's Monster. But as I was fiddling with the sliders I figured why not try and make a sad old man? I'm glad it pleases both of us in the end.
>>148490010
You had plenty of time to parry it or cancel it by hitting them. Most people are entirely obvious about healing too, so it made parrying it extremely easy.
>>148490010
It is objectively punishable, no matter how difficult, and still risky to do so in the middle of combat. The point is all healing in every souls game is extremely powerful.
Here's the thing:
So is the amount of damage you can take.
>>148489873
This guy walks up, abducts your girlfriend, forces her to dance for him then gives her shitty split damage swords and a ring that slowly transforms her into a depraved monster.
What do you do?
>>148485953
Yes? merc starts with 6 points in dex, so 30 + 24 points, no other class can beat that
>>148489929
what are you talking about?
>>148489831
yeah that's not bad, looks suitably sorrowful over his state
>>148488992
Imo the DLCs should be lore rich areas in my opinion, rather than their function being connecting the base game areas to each other.
Maybe another trip to the past? I think we might see something like Prime Carthus which could be dank. But if the rumours are any indication we might see some returning DaS2 stuff.
>>148490010
don't relegate punishable healing to "itz nawt reliablee!!1!!!"
LITERALLY git gud
>>148490279
Take her swords and trick myself into believing they're good. Also the usual hug/fug shit, etc.
How come even though the game is nice and I liked it for the 3 runs I did, I still have no desire to replay it at all? Like the mere thought of havving to slog through Undead Settlement, Farron Keep, Carthus Catacombs, Irythill and all these areas is so offputting. Not only that, but I also feel like no area or boss in the game is interesting enough that I'd look forward to it. Atleast in DaS2 you had shit like Drangleic Castle, Heide, the Crypt with the King's Memory and the great dialogue with Vendrick. I'd fight Looking Glass Knight, Velstadt, Vendrick and Nashandra over Sulyvahn, NLK and SoC any day. I also like how DaS2 introduced some new and interesting lore and characters with Aldia and Vendrick, whereas DaS3 does nothing in that regard. It's just the same "collect these 4 souls that are definitely not lord souls and fight the final boss". And while the Soul of Cinder is a cool bossfight, it's just so random and has no buildup whatsoever leading up to it. Why do you have to fight him? Does every single person who linked the fire have to fight him?
I'm really hoping the DLC will be great. Hopefully we'll get some closure and no more of this vague, ominous shit.I haven't come here in months so I don't know how many of these posts you guys may have seen already. Sorry if that's the case. I'd just like to hear your opinion on it
>>148490279
Forcefully remove the ring and parry him to death.
>>148490282
And those 12 points in attunement and 10 in int are gonna help you how on your melee build?
On my first playthrough of DaS. Pked a Cleric and started using a battleaxe after one dropped in Undead Burg
I just got the Lordvessal, I have(or had) a falchion and just made it into Queelag's Furysword. Holy shit what an awesome weapon. I did accidentally find my way down to Gwyndolin and got the sunlight weapon upgrade so should I make a +15 falchion or a +15 Iaito? Or should I use my 30 Faith and just go with a divine weapon once I get more white titanite chunks and a slab?
Also are Occult weapons worth making?
>>148490443
No clue because I'm on NG++++++ and still enjoying myself. I just have two more runs to go before I can get the rings for all my final PvP builds.
>>148490010
>Healing was still overpowered in BB
It healed a laughable amount of HP compared to the damage output of any 27.2% gemmed weapon on top of being parryable. A post-transform r1-r1 of LHB could easily eat more than 1200 HP, even with constant healing typical BB pvp match never took a large amount of time if both participants were rocking top tier gem.
>>148490558
ah right, duly noted
>>148489538
>pick up grave warden's ashes
>give to shrine soulfeeder
>buy carthus rouge
>apply carthus rouge
crocodile pupper will be dead before you can even blink, even if you're not using a weapon with an innate bleed effect
>>148490629
You planning to play the DLC on that character?
Does anyone have any spare soul consumables?
I uh, need to resolve some sins.PC
>>148490279
parry and riposte
>friendly invade
>blues still constantly die to enemies while trying to murder me
I swear to god 90% of darkmoon/sentinels are fucking retarded.You can just barely make out the blue's fading corpse below the crab.
>>148490698
>invaded in ng+++++++ Irithyll while fighting the bridge dog, using hollow quality CCS with rouge
>it triggers bleed with every R1 so dog takes like 6k damage before dying in one combo
>red nopes the fuck out of my world probably thinking that i'm cheating with my damage
