Original Man
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What's the use of crystal gems to add magic power if the weapons don't use magic? Is this added damage to Great Weapon or is added damage to spells?
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Dark Souls III |OT2| Welcome to NG+, Unkindled One
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The weapons scale with your intelligence and do magic damage with their strikes instead of physical damage.
PapaEmeritus
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This Cathedral area is insanely tough, might have to come back to this, still early on, like lvl 38 and 14 hrs in
Okay sweet. Thanks guys. It's good to hear you can find their other weapons. DS3 really is going big with the build varieties.
I have one Covenant to finish now. MoundCake Makers. Vertebrae Shackles + 14 to go. This one is going to be the worst.
Thankfully for me, I've not had any issues invading or being summoned for other covenants. Aldritch Faithful was super fast due to being around the Deacons and being summoned all the time, SL 130. Wolfgrass farming went great last night, 15 in an hour. Got all my Darkmoon during my first play thru keeping the Covenant of the blue on always.
But MoundCake is going to be the worst. Not looking forward to it.
Thankfully for me, I've not had any issues invading or being summoned for other covenants. Aldritch Faithful was super fast due to being around the Deacons and being summoned all the time, SL 130. Wolfgrass farming went great last night, 15 in an hour. Got all my Darkmoon during my first play thru keeping the Covenant of the blue on always.
But MoundCake is going to be the worst. Not looking forward to it.
Original Man
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Ok. Thanks
It's insane what builds you can go with. They basically included most of the gear/rings from the first two games (albeit with altered effects for some) and let people go nuts with them. If they fix the gameplay issues with some of them, it's the best in the trilogy in terms of variety.
gunstarhero
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Really? Good thing to know if I get invaded ;-)
I don't play PVP at all - I just like the way those sword types handle.
Zank Frappa
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How can I see how deep my allegiance is with covenants? E.g. to see how much more I need to offer to gain rank 1/2.
Risible
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You let best NPC die? You are a monster
Had plenty of time to equip right before boss. :/
Also, amazing quest. I'm glad I played through it and the rewards are well worth it.
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Queen of Hunting
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patch is tomorrow
In Japan, "tomorrow" is in about an hour. It should be today, I think?
Yep, you can get all Pyros in one playthrough if you follow a guide to find them all.
There's one tied to a Covenant that sounds missable? I'm not a pyromancer or in that covenant so I'm just going by the wiki.
I discovered a real fun thing to do just now. I went back to High Walls of Lothric and beat every single enemy to death with my bare fists in a single run. Including the mad ones after they transformed, the Winged Knight and that blue Lothric Knight. I should do this more often, it's amazing ;D
Impulsor
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I'm gonna fuck around in NG++ just so I'm not bored during that run. Will also try all fists or whatever and see how it goes.
Tarkus
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Yes. Like I've said before, it needs a nerf. I love using it though.
Brian_FETO
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If you're level 38 you shouldn't be having an issue there damage-wise
Are you just struggling with the rooftop area? If so just run past and find the next bonfire
Would love a real PVP arena. Hope that's included with a DLC or something. DkS2 did that and it's a good option to have. Better than people having to do summoning for PVP.
Estoc isn't even a particularly good weapon. It outraged and out damaged by tons of weapons.
It is fast sure but very forward hit box.Pretty sure you can backstep out of combo too.
Do not see many in pvp fight clubs even.
Heavy swords that stun lock and kill in two hits are much harder to deal with especially if fighting with a light weapon.
It is fast sure but very forward hit box.Pretty sure you can backstep out of combo too.
Do not see many in pvp fight clubs even.
Heavy swords that stun lock and kill in two hits are much harder to deal with especially if fighting with a light weapon.
Also it being fast is a bit of a weakness, I tend to just parry spam against estocs, and it works pretty reliably. I do think the weapon may need some minor touches, but its certainly not Dark Sword level in my eyes.
Mind sharing some pointers? Because I tried a FTH build the other day up to the point you have access to the coal that lets you do thunder infusion, and I was severely underwhelmed. Very few offensive miracles with shit damage and a single weapon that scaled with faith until that point. Weapon that did even less damages after infusion, mind you. The Deep Axe in the beginning of the game was consistently a better choice.
Cannon Goose
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Damn right.
I BEAT IT
Some quick thoughts:
+It was definitely the most well-paced Dark Souls game. There were no real godawful areas like Blighttown or The Depths, bonfires were aplenty (perhaps too many depending on your view though), and areas didn't overstay their welcome.
+There were a lot of excellent and memorable boss fights. I know some people hate gimmick fights, but I think they serve their purpose. It would be boring if every fight was "stab the enemy in the ankle until it dies."
-It was just another Dark Souls game, which is good in a way since there aren't any games like it, but it was an extremely safe sequel in every regard.
-So many of the quests were beyond obtuse or annoying. I think I completed maybe two NPC quests.
I'm looking forward to the DLC, because I didn't understand a damn thing about the story.
Some quick thoughts:
+It was definitely the most well-paced Dark Souls game. There were no real godawful areas like Blighttown or The Depths, bonfires were aplenty (perhaps too many depending on your view though), and areas didn't overstay their welcome.
+There were a lot of excellent and memorable boss fights. I know some people hate gimmick fights, but I think they serve their purpose. It would be boring if every fight was "stab the enemy in the ankle until it dies."
-It was just another Dark Souls game, which is good in a way since there aren't any games like it, but it was an extremely safe sequel in every regard.
-So many of the quests were beyond obtuse or annoying. I think I completed maybe two NPC quests.
I'm looking forward to the DLC, because I didn't understand a damn thing about the story.
Then you won't like this - it's not bad, but remember the insane ADP builds in DkS2 that could chug Estus flasks almost instantly? Well, that's the default drinking speed in this game.
Get prepared to have every invasion drag out because the phantom will chug 5 times and there's almost nothing you can do to interrupt it unless you're smart about equipping daggers.
How does it compare to the Hollowslayer Greatsword? I run with that, similar stats and hit for 500+ damage with the weapon at +5.
Like I said, they still need to fix the gameplay for some stuff like they are with magic etc. but the variety is there. I haven't played enough to respec easily due to the method they use in this game. Wish it was as flexible and easy to respec as DkS2. Faith build in 2 was OP.
Admiral Woofington
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Is the havel great shield troll build still viable for pvp? After I beat the last couple of bosses I wanna get that and let the bodies hit the floor
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twice now I've been summoned to the d
only for the host to be one hit ko by the grab attack
How? I didn't get it until that boss fight
unless there is a way to pick it up before
I know
he got cornered against a wall and just ruined poor thing
ancer
How? I didn't get it until that boss fight
unless there is a way to pick it up before
I know
he got cornered against a wall and just ruined poor thing
RespectThySole
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Is there anything worthwhile in that area with the two
things in
wolf
Anor
Londo
SkylineRKR
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Its my main for invasions and the like and yes its good. First weapon I maxed. 2 hit stagger with knight slayer ring I think. Sword Art is excellent and many phantoms fall for it and its R2 follow up, also has some auto tracking.
RespectThySole
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Basically just go 40 luck and then the strength/dex requirements to be able to hold the weapon.
usp84
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Jellycrackers
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I've definitely beat more Dark Swords in duels than Estocs. Parrying shields ftw. It seems like the Llewellyn shield has a really good parry timing for estocs. I would try spamming parry with a leather round shield in between estoc spams, but the timing never worked out. Tried it with the Llewellyn shield and it worked at least once.
I believe buckler/round leather shield have more windup frames (but also more parry frames) which makes it too slow to get in parries in between estoc pokes. But the Llewellyn shields and other small round shields have less windup frames and less parry frames. So you have to be more precise - but its fast enough to parry between estoc pokes.
Just my observations. I didn't get much time with Llewellyn last night, so I'll try some more tonight. But for now, I keep one of each of those types of shields in my left hand to cycle between.
I believe buckler/round leather shield have more windup frames (but also more parry frames) which makes it too slow to get in parries in between estoc pokes. But the Llewellyn shields and other small round shields have less windup frames and less parry frames. So you have to be more precise - but its fast enough to parry between estoc pokes.
Just my observations. I didn't get much time with Llewellyn last night, so I'll try some more tonight. But for now, I keep one of each of those types of shields in my left hand to cycle between.
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