Veggy
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Lol most people hated that area, I didn't mind it personally
But shit, if that area impressed you then you will love the later stuff
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Dark Souls III |OT| Thy path has been tested, now fight unkindled ash
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Lol most people hated that area, I didn't mind it personally
But shit, if that area impressed you then you will love the later stuff
F0rneus
Tears in the rain
DoubleTake
Member
Seriously dont know what he's talking about by shortest Souls game. This is already longer than Dark Souls 1.
UmbraeCruxis
Banned
The consensus seems to be that it's loading the outside because if you wait long enough, it leaves.
Any pyromancers know how good Great Chaos Fire Orb and Chaos storm are?
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
rofl, I was gonna make a post that I look like fucking Kylo Ren in that shit XD
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
Golgo 13
The Man With The Golden Dong
Why would they adjust the Greatsword, when it's still less powerful than the already nerfed Fume Ultra Greatsword? Sounds like they're shitting on the catagory to me.
NightShift
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The Dancer
Dude when I saw that thing hauling ass with those tiny legs it instantly reminded me of
someone needs to check out the labyrinth madmen from bloodborne
I guess
is a popular fight because I just got to the bonfire before the fight and there's about 20 summon signs there. Wish it could be like everywhere.
Does anyone know if there are consequences for taking up Yoel on his power offer. Will following the path to that ending preclude me from getting any other endings?
Abyss Watchers
Does anyone know if there are consequences for taking up Yoel on his power offer. Will following the path to that ending preclude me from getting any other endings?
GAFmeansLIFE
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A day in the life of a Sunbro...
Lots of waiting.
Lots of waiting.
Oh lol I somehow never made that connection. Barely remember that fight honesty. Maybe it will make more of an impression this time.
The game took me a little over 25, maybe 26 hours on console doing all the extra areas and exploring a lot.
This is my second run, and I just took the shortest path to SoC. Like, I just didn't feel it was necessary to bash my head against NK for an hour or so when I could just beat the game first and then go do him in. My build was stock STR path (vit, edr, str) and I basically stopped leveling vigor entirely (25/26?) once I hit a thousand HP because the softcap seems to be around there and man, those diminishing returns are real >____>
Weapon path was the warrior starting weapon > broadsword > Dark Sword > Cathedral Greatsword. I also got lucky and got two lothric greatswords just randomly, thinking about leveling one of them for NK because it seems faster than CKGS is.
Weird.
^oh okay
Took me 25hr20m to do everything, including a few invasions and such.
Probably 15 first run if you do nothing optional.
Took me 25hr20m to do everything, including a few invasions and such.
Probably 15 first run if you do nothing optional.
15 on a first run sounds crazy. Maybe if you are using a guide.
Er
25 and I went to every area and fully explored them.
...15 is very doable
10 is doable if I didn't explore everything and commit mass murder, since it's easy to stunlock most of the bosses.
TheLostBigBoss
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I like to walk and enjoy the view in my souls experience.
Gotta role play a lil, not gonna be sprinting every second on this long adventure!
After all, this is a type of role playing game!
Gotta role play a lil, not gonna be sprinting every second on this long adventure!
After all, this is a type of role playing game!
toastyToast
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When you say stunlock what kind of weapon are you talking about? Only boss I could stunlock had like 0 poise
Abyss Watcher
I mean at that point aren't you just doing half a speedrun? So you'll just be getting the items you know you need and running straight to the required bosses?
This is really the key as to why the game is so short, imo. The bosses all go down very easy.
I think at least 3/4 of them if not more need serious buffs.
There's really no need for a guide in this game. As long as you don't hit any walls for /you/ personally in some enemy types then this game is very straightforward path from start to finish.
Obliterator
Member
Guys quick question should I do
first
Catacombs or Cathedral of the Deep
The game took me a little over 25, maybe 26 hours on console doing all the extra areas and exploring a lot.
This is my second run, and I just took the shortest path to SoC. Like, I just didn't feel it was necessary to bash my head against NK for an hour or so when I could just beat the game first and then go do him in. My build was stock STR path (vit, edr, str) and I basically stopped leveling vigor entirely (25/26?) once I hit a thousand HP because the softcap seems to be around there and man, those diminishing returns are real >____>
Weapon path was the warrior starting weapon > broadsword > Dark Sword > Cathedral Greatsword. I also got lucky and got two lothric greatswords just randomly, thinking about leveling one of them for NK because it seems faster than CKGS is.
Oh. Well that makes sense. I can (and have) done Dark Souls 1 in 12 hours without too rushing, including the DLC.
Thought you meant as a first playthrough. I enjoy taking my time in these games and my gut says this game is way larger than any game in the series other than DS2, though taking a straight path to the ending is probably as short as DS1.
On my second playthrough, I'm at 10 hours at Farron's Keep; because I'm doing as much PvP as I can.
Won 25 watchdog fights tonight. Final one was against a really amazing player who was the only person I fought all night who really understood the backstab positioning meta-game. I only won by playing dirty by involving mobs to pile on pressure and then a guard break riposte to win. Wanted to send a message to say "wow you are amazing" but turns out the player is Japanese and I dont want a language barrier to make it seem like I'm gloating.
Also character names I saw tonight included:
Artorias II
Ser Pounce
Rhaegar
**** Boy (lol censorship filter)
And some other really silly ones that have slipped my mind.
DoubleTake
Member
So Im about to fight The Dancer and enter the Castle.
Are there any secret areas I should know about and find before pushing on?
Are there any secret areas I should know about and find before pushing on?
OniBarubary
Banned
Agreed.
well, not necessarily stunlock, sorry, I fully admit I exaggerated.
Moreso meant mindless r1 works for a lot, see- tree and roll back when he pounds, W
holer or w/e
rystal
age
Though the boss you mentioned can be taken down easily like that if you wanted
Oh, I'm just saying it's doable, not that I'd do it
When you are leveling up it should say exactly what stats are being affected.
DS3 really shines its brightest when it does its own thing. There are some really cool nostalgia moments, but some of the areas in the mid game feel totally uninspired or as if they were rejected ideas from the other games. Some of these late game areas are really neat.
P.S. I can't wait for people to totally ignore that there is a ton of ganking in DS3. That only exists in DS2 apparently.
P.S. I can't wait for people to totally ignore that there is a ton of ganking in DS3. That only exists in DS2 apparently.
15 was his second playthrough. I doubt people are making their way through this game the first time in 15 hours, when you don't know where anything is and what is even optional.
Veggy
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Boss weapons cannot be infused or buffed, though some weapons have in built buffs for weapon skill
Cathedral.
There's really no reason to ever do it the other way around unless you want a specific item or something.
The nostalgia is really, really getting to me. Just the sheer weight of seeing these areas and environments that you spent so much time in withered away is surprisingly powerful considering I'm not into the game's lore at all
Golgo 13
The Man With The Golden Dong
Cool, thanks. Do they usually require Twinkling Titanite to upgrade? And they probably go up to +5 like most special weapons.
Some of them use demon scale, I think.
Yeah, it's baffling.
Overall I really love DS3 but there are some sticking points. Silly abundance of mimics is one. Rats having superheroic poise breaking is another. Most bosses having so little health... certain boss having no poise... Covenants being all about pvp or co-op without anything super weird like Gravelords... So many rings for a trophy... And some of the fan service is a bit much...
But besides all that, most consistent game in the series for sure. People trott out that "ds1 has higher highs but lower lows than ds2" line a lot, but I think DS3 has equally high as highs as DS1 and nothing as bad as the worst of either previous game.
(I still think DS1, warts and all, is the best of the bunch from "sum is greater than the parts" and "most cohesive story/lore" perspectives.)
yup, clear the whole zone and find the.. secrets *evil laugh*
Veggy
Member
Usually twinkling or scales to +5
There's no need for a guide. I'm saying someone finishing this game in 15 hours for the first time does not seem realistic.
I'm not saying the game is hard and needs a guide or that it can't be beaten very quickly.
toastyToast
Member
well, not necessarily stunlock, sorry, I fully admit I exaggerated.
Moreso meant mindless r1 works for a lot, see- tree and roll back when he pounds, W, Choler or w/eSrystal.age
Though the boss you mentioned can be taken down easily like that if you wanted
Oh ok
Had me thinking "man, I should check out those greatswords" lol
This is my favorite thing he does because it is such a clever and coherent way for him to punish hugging his butt.
I can't be the only one who sees him as a tribute to
Akira from Virtua Fighter
James Sawyer Ford
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Bloodborne was my first 'souls' games. Just picked up DS3 -- what do I need to know going in? What kind of build should I start with?
DoubleTake
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Anyone?
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