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Dark Souls III |OT| Thy path has been tested, now fight unkindled ash
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Welp this is embarrassing, I died twice to what I'm pretty sure is this game's Pinwheel,
Crystal Sage: I got it down to about 10% health and then when it came back up I went in for the kill but it ended up being a clone, which of course I didn't know about at which point I got barraged from all angles. Second time was just me being greedy.
LurkerPrime
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GwyndolinCinder
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I think im on my 5 th playthrough now including sl1, i'm really started to get annoyed by how annoying large the areas are now, i takes forever to get all the essential items
Get your vitality up to 20, even 25. After that, concentrate on STR or DEX depending on your build. For every 2 or 3 points in STR or DEX throw one back into Vitality and Endurance so your HP and Stamina bars keep growing. If you find yourself unable to roll effectively because gear is weighing you down, put some points into the weight stat, sorry I can't remember the English name for it. If you're an STR build, infuse your weapon with a heavy gem, if you're DEX, infuse it with Sharp. Eventually when you're getting to ~level 100 you'll be able to hit the soft cap of 40 in both STR and DEX, at which point you should re-infuse your weapon with a refined gem.
Only put points in INT or FTH to meet item requirements, unless you're going for a hybrid build or caster build in which case good luck because they're shit until end game. Concentrate on one of the two offensive stats intil one of them hits 40, then work on the other one. ATTN is really useless for most builds but is key for casters. It's another one along with Luck that you can safely ignore as a fighter type character.
I like it a lot too but it can be tough when it's often 1v3.
Thank you sir.
Yeah I feel like they kind of messed that one up. It could have been so epic but
his damage resist and poise are just too low.
DoubleTake
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Most definitely. This game is probably the hardest to fight 3v1 because of how fast Estus healing is. At least in Bloodborne you had the heal parries to counteract the fast vials. Here its git gud or get rekt everytime.
Vince DiCola
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It's a good thing though, right?
DoubleTake
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I could see this being annoying in later playthroughs. But you cant really call it a bad thing. The level design is God tier. Im not gonna complain going through each multiple times,
It was epic for me because I played through first time with a weapon that does no poise dmg and I split my stat distribution too much so my damage was shit.
That boss was pretty fucking hard first playthrough and I had to learn all his moves and animations because I could never interrupt him. Second time through I played with a weapon that does proper poise dmg and I pooped on him. You can even keep him permanently immobile by abusing charged R2 on weapons that send human enemies flying into the air.
GwyndolinCinder
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Yeah i dont think its a bad thing necessarily, personally i'd rather them prioritize the first playthrough experience above all else.
Primethius
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Crucixfion Woods, yikes, what an ugly area.
Visually, what massive step down from Forbidden Woods.
Visually, what massive step down from Forbidden Woods.
Vince DiCola
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Healing is a part of pvp now imo, when you kill a phantom as an invader you get 1 Estus back.
It does make things tougher on invasions, especially in 3v1 fights.
2v1 is the sweet spot I feel, I love trying to split up host and phantom, using items and gestures (honestly) to pull one of them out and of course, hiding behind enemies in the level
I abused the shit out of enemy mobs as much as possible. No reason to fight 1v3 head on.
Exactly. That's the problem. With the thief knife I had to be super careful and it was fun. I think it took me like 12 minutes, lol
EDIT: No, that was another boss that took me 12 minutes. Still took a while though.
Seen it happen both ways, think it depends on the timing!
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
Is loser clearing not in this one?
Via Purifico
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Pretty much this. I had a easier time with Dark Souls 2 and Bloodborne than this so far lol
DoubleTake
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Ppl were saying Faith isnt viable but im making great use out of it. The heal spells make it really hard to die in PVE(I still do tho lol) and in PVP the poise you can apply while casting offensive miracles is great for baiting people into damage.
In random invades its always been a part of it hah. But duels are a different story I think. But yeah using the environment to your advantage is the best thing about invasions in these games. Nothing more fun than luring a host into a death hole lol.
Agreed.
Youre doing it right.
In random invades its always been a part of it hah. But duels are a different story I think. But yeah using the environment to your advantage is the best thing about invasions in these games. Nothing more fun than luring a host into a death hole lol.
Agreed.
You can also chuck some Undead Hunter Charms at them. They're the equivalent of Lloyd's Talisman from before. They interrupt and temporarily disable estus flask healing on targets.
StriKeVillain
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Mid game spoiler:
is one of the spookier Souls locations. I was clenching my cheeks something serious that whole time I was in there.
Irithyll Dungeon
psychotron
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I'm taking my time with the game so I'm only at the first area after the shrine. I managed to kill everyone in several areas. Got the bonfire after the
and was ambushed. Then I died on my way back, losing 6,000 souls. Fuck!!! I managed to open it after that but I have hardly any souls. Guess I'll farm for a bit to offset my loss.
dragon attack still with no deaths. Killed everyone else along the way but that fat bastard knight put a hurting on me. I had a sliver of health left after that, so I desperately wanted a bonfire or shortcut. After surveying the area I finally found an elevator that leads to a shortcut door!! Awesome, right? Nope. Killed enemy guarding the doorway, walked onto the elevator
No loser clearing.
Heals are great and useful. It's the offensive spells that are garbo.
I wish it was darker. I really like how dark Latria is and that specific area you mention is a bit too... bright.
LostMyNarbles
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Nardonicus
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I got to the area with the
boss and I feel like the difficulty has really spiked up a bit. Especially those big fast fuckers with the cross on their back, and the giant
. Does it just keep getting even harder from here ?
Crystal Sage
crabs
The handful of times where I succeeded were so damn good.
Mostly just cheaper.
DoubleTake
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In comparison to Dark Souls 1 and pre patch Dark Souls 2 yes definitely. But I'm starting to think From never intended for Faith to be really offensive in nature. It seems they just want it to be supplemental to your build.
Im having no trouble implementin Lightning Spear with my Raw Straight Sword. But I can see how someone would have trouble if they planned on going around throwing nothing but lightning spears.
Orthogonal
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I'm not too far ahead of you, but yes. Each area has 1 or 2 mob types that are intense battles.
Although, that is until you learn to fight them. For example, Crabs look tough, but once you figure them out they are one of the easiest things to take down.
Benzychenz
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Just casually wandering around and the Crystal Sage boss fight starts. Did not look like a boss room lol.
Won first try though, element of surprise doesn't work on me
Won first try though, element of surprise doesn't work on me
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
That's so funny, it makes DSII loser clearing a failed experiment or something. Maybe they should make it a toggleable option.
darkslayer101
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guys when I use the ds4 the screen keep rotating like crazy
Help!!!
Help!!!
Stripper13
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I think I found the next Abandon Thread GIF (if someone wants to GIF it)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU52Ipc3oCU
This game is brilliant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU52Ipc3oCU
This game is brilliant.
Orthogonal
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It is disappointing to see magic in general be less effective. Dark Souls 2 was a ton of fun as a Hexer during the glory days. There was a lot of variety in what you could do and it was viable for every encounter.
Stripper13
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Couldn't be the controller? I just changed to a new DS4 yesterday and didn't realise how loose my sticks were on the day one controller.
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