Defender's greatsword is the best but any weapon which will give you a 50/50 split between physical and lightning is fine.
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Defender's greatsword is the best but any weapon which will give you a 50/50 split between physical and lightning is fine.
KoreanBarbecue
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I infused my Great Club+10 with lightning. So, now I dual wield a Great Club+10 and a +10 Lightning. Pretty fun. And, Great Club 2-handed strong attack is by far my favorite weapon/attack in the game. Breaks enemy poise like nobody's business. Enemies literally get flattened. Best part is that the time it takes them to pull themselves off the ground gives you perfect opportunity to time another 2-hander to finish them off.
Inskipp
Member
How much scaling are you getting from your BKH currently?
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
STR C and DEX B, I think. Or did you mean numbers? I'll have to have a look tonight when I'm on.
The AR is around 550 give or take, I think. I know that I do a bit over 1,000 dmg to those Syra dudes when I backstab them... Which looks awesome, btw.
Inskipp
Member
Numbers from the extra scaling.
Orochinagis
Member
Talking about infusion, whats the best infusion for katana and what stat I need to hit stronger, dex or strength?
Currently watching PvP invasions on YouTube (WikiGameGuides) while working. Really fun to see him invade others and comment on everything he does. Pretty early video though: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlMWTXZ2BAw
I cringed when he used 2 Giant Souls and stating he didn't know what they were for...
I cringed when he used 2 Giant Souls and stating he didn't know what they were for...
You might like one of these. With the stats you've got more than an interesting proposition. Aslo Mirrah greatsword you might like.
Anything out there that scales A or S with faith?
I have the same problem at 7.4SM in ng+. Had to beat Smelter Demon alone with Lucatiel (easy). Getting summoned is usually very easy, but seeing signs myself is another story...
SM limit still exists in NG+ and beyond. Less popular areas like Huntsman's Copse are likely to be dead zones.
Once you get past the 14M sky limit, finding people is easier, as you are then grouped with everyone 14M (or so) and above. I'm 45M on my main and can get summoned nearly anywhere.
Once you get past the 14M sky limit, finding people is easier, as you are then grouped with everyone 14M (or so) and above. I'm 45M on my main and can get summoned nearly anywhere.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
I'll get back to you on that.
Nice one, Miss Trooper. That dragon one looks sweet!
Red Liquorice
Member
My beloved mace is just not cutting it as a bellend bro - there's no range at all to it. I don't want to go Claymore again, but as always I'm reluctant to put more than the bare minimum of points into STR/DEX on a magic/faith build (currently faith).
How do other folks handle their main weapon as any kind of magic weapon are you happy to put a load of points into STR or DEX for a weapon or do you settle for the basics so you can pump points into INT or FTH?
How do other folks handle their main weapon as any kind of magic weapon are you happy to put a load of points into STR or DEX for a weapon or do you settle for the basics so you can pump points into INT or FTH?
FTH Retrieved!
Inskipp
Member
Well I just checked its AR for my quality build (40str/40dx) and I'm getting an AR of 598, which exceeds the AR you mentioned by 48 points. Bonus scaling amounts to 148 damage, 22 of which is from the fire damage- department.
That's with 10 less dex and 23 more strength. I think it's safe to say that BKH benefits from strength far more than it does from dex, as far as pure damage goes.
It tapers off the higher you get. Try raising attunement.
SeventhSon
Member
It isn't one for one with adaptability. And the Agility stat is shown on the level up screen, so you can see if you are gaining any. I think 99-100 Agility is the minimum you should aim for.
try 20 Adapt and 30 Attunement. Agility king for me.
At 110, I really notice a difference
You are going to kill the ancient dragon?
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Fair enough. It may be less effective on a DEX build but it is still very much a viable option. Like I said, it's done me proud.
I don't even know what that is. Don't tell me though!
I just hit a flat 100 and i definitely starting to notice a difference.
CountAntonius
Member
Just beat the PC version(didn't play it on console.) 53 hours and level 139. Ready to join this OT and it's discussions. Absolutely loved the game.
Lightning is the faith scaling damage. Like he said, the Defender's Greatsword is fantastic when +5 and infused with lightning.
SoldnerKei
Member
so I got I build I am happy with
Vig 40 - 1700-ish hp with life ring + 2 is like 2100 something
End 30 - 150 stamina I think
Vit 30 - 83.0 burden
Att - 10 1 slot
Str - 40
Dex- 35
Adp - 20 - I don't recall if it was 20 or 30, but since I am lvl 166 I'm pretty sure it's 20
Int - 5
Fth - 6
sooo, I don't know what I should lvl up next, I use Drangleic as my main weapon, and from time to time Pursuer Ultra Great Sword, should I go for more str or dex, or get some slots for spells and lvl up their respective scale stats?
Vig 40 - 1700-ish hp with life ring + 2 is like 2100 something
End 30 - 150 stamina I think
Vit 30 - 83.0 burden
Att - 10 1 slot
Str - 40
Dex- 35
Adp - 20 - I don't recall if it was 20 or 30, but since I am lvl 166 I'm pretty sure it's 20
Int - 5
Fth - 6
sooo, I don't know what I should lvl up next, I use Drangleic as my main weapon, and from time to time Pursuer Ultra Great Sword, should I go for more str or dex, or get some slots for spells and lvl up their respective scale stats?
theMrCravens
Member
If I fuse Dark stats to a chime, are my hexes going to be stronger ?
SeventhSon
Member
Yes, those that deal dark damage.
Skellig Gra
Member
Man Royal Rat Authority is a bitch.
Halberd is your friend.
Wouldn't a black knight halberd be better?
Skellig Gra
Member
Heh after my bitching I beat it the next try. 100% block shield and you can walk right under him.
Yeah, any Halberd class or any weapon with a large horizontal swipe attack helps to get rid of the small rat-dogs ASAP.
@Hollywood Duo: GG! People are always bitching about that boss but they usually beat it the next try for some reason lol.
Yup. Defender's greatsword is the only S scaled melee weapon (iirc) once lightning infused. It had it's own buff ability and cannot be buffed by sunlight blade though. Even if a weapon has only B scaling it can be very formidable after a sunlight blade buff.
bobawesome
Member
Looking Glass Knight summoned someone named Mirror_Man. Too good. I'm not even mad that I lost.
UnObtainium17
Member
I'm kinda finding it hard to believe I'm more eager to star a new Dks1 playthrough than Dks2 ng+ or new game.
DS2 NG+ adds things, tho.
Kind of a tradition at this point with Souls games.
I have just started trying out great swords (mainly black knight great sword), and has anyone else noticed what I guess are tracking issues with these weapons?
It happens on all great swords I have tried...maybe I mean ultra great swords too...I'm not sure on the distinction.
Sometimes when I swing, it will swing in a seemingly random direction? Especially if you say hit the enemy with a R2 strong attack and then try follow it up with a second R2 strong attack...my character in this instance does a 180 turn and hits in the complete opposite direction. Every singe time.
It happens on all great swords I have tried...maybe I mean ultra great swords too...I'm not sure on the distinction.
Sometimes when I swing, it will swing in a seemingly random direction? Especially if you say hit the enemy with a R2 strong attack and then try follow it up with a second R2 strong attack...my character in this instance does a 180 turn and hits in the complete opposite direction. Every singe time.
Yeah. Not sure what the exact number of respawns are, but it's around 10 times before they stop reappearing.
If you burn a bonfire ascetic in the closest bonfire to that area, they'll respawn again. But at a higher level, meaning they're harder to kill.
The direction of the swings for the heaviest classes of weapons are determined by the direction of your LS.
Ah thanks, thought it was something like that...I have been trying to sort of guide the swings by pushing the stick in the direction I wanted to swing and I did think it was having an effect, but was not sure if i was just imagining that.
Will have to try that for sure with the second R2 hit now!
catashtrophe
Member
Finally completed the game on the weekend and really enjoyed it. Took me about 80 hours as I tried to explore as much as possible and help people with co-oping.
Just got the 4 spells stuff to do for my plat which Ill start this week.
Overall thought while a great game and better that most other games out there its the weakest souls game IMO.
Like a lot of you have already said. I just find some areas too short and not very good and bosses are not very memorable at all. Also Im not sure if its coz Im a Souls Veteran and know what to expect but I just found the game the be the easiest souls game
Anyway onto NG+
Just got the 4 spells stuff to do for my plat which Ill start this week.
Overall thought while a great game and better that most other games out there its the weakest souls game IMO.
Like a lot of you have already said. I just find some areas too short and not very good and bosses are not very memorable at all. Also Im not sure if its coz Im a Souls Veteran and know what to expect but I just found the game the be the easiest souls game
Anyway onto NG+
Yeah and that what makes these weapons awesome especially in PvP.