I plan on not using a shield my next playthrough. I've been getting better at dodging, but I definitely relied way too much on blocking attacks instead of just avoiding them altogether.
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Dark Souls III |OT2| Welcome to NG+, Unkindled One
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Drillary Clinton
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Honestly if we're staying with this analogy I feel like Dark Souls 3 is the band getting back
Together and reframing their old work in a way that's fantastic
Both, the plus 5 would effect overall physical damage in the same way 5 points in Strength via leveling would. Although it's going to be most noticeable in weapons with higher strength scaling.
ISee
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It will give you more physical damage. How much depends on your weapons scaling etc.
Lee Chaolan
Member
Damn, I initially messed up that Spoiler tag so bad xD
Anyway, nice. Yeah, I mean the game seems versatile enough that you can get by without a Shield, and against bosses and stuff it seems they'll still do damage to you anyone through it, so I'd rather just dodge. Like I said, I'd rather use the weight of the Shield to just go towards better defensive armor anyway.
Drillary Clinton
Banned
Nah I stopped using shields towards the end of my first playthrough. The game basically forced me to GitGud and L2Roll at the
two princes
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
thanks for posting. I didnt see this till now.
psychotron
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Where is this ring? My weapon has A scaling in strength.
GinoFelino
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I understand that, and I've felt the same way at certain moments in the game. Some of it is wonderfully clever.
However, I can't deny that, to me, it's just not as exciting/surprising to play as every other Miyazaki game so far has been.
To me, that reframing of what came before is more exciting and clever 'on paper' than it is to play. It doesn't affect the moment-to-moment gameplay or the encounters to a degree that they feel fresh and surprising again.
Lot's of cool shit in there.
I respect that. It seems like it matter how high your vigor is you still die in a couple hits... Endurance is super useful though. Gotta love long combos.
Black firebombs do lots of damage on them and cause a stun animation. Reg firebombs give you the stun but obviously take a lot more to kill them.
I think Miyazaki would somewhat agree with this sentiment because he himself said that he wants to do other things after DS3 is done.
Cob32
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Tried bow and arrow?
As per tradition of all souls games I finally finished my first playthrough of the game using no armor, shields, parries, or backstabs. I started a normal playthrough right after that and it's funny but I'm enjoying the game so much now. Its been the same for all the souls. I do the armorless run so a lot of the bosses are super hard already since its the first time fighting them but without armor I have to estus constantly after each attack and most can 1 shot me. Then I start the follow up playthrough using everything and I just enjoy the game so much more.
Now whether I would enjoy it the same if I had or hadn't done an armorless 1st playthrough is something I'll never know. But that satisfaction when I got the credits rolling was just so worth it. Also I do know that backstabbing and parrying is the least fun for me with or without the rules but it was funny accidentally backstabbing someone and since I made the rule I would just jump off a ledge or reset the zone with a bonfire.
Anyway now that I'm done blogging I was wondering if anyone here did anything special for their first playthrough. Maybe apply some rules to yourself.
Now whether I would enjoy it the same if I had or hadn't done an armorless 1st playthrough is something I'll never know. But that satisfaction when I got the credits rolling was just so worth it. Also I do know that backstabbing and parrying is the least fun for me with or without the rules but it was funny accidentally backstabbing someone and since I made the rule I would just jump off a ledge or reset the zone with a bonfire.
Anyway now that I'm done blogging I was wondering if anyone here did anything special for their first playthrough. Maybe apply some rules to yourself.
Use a bow on the left one and take them one by one. The second one did come in at one point but I managed to rush the first one down before it did.
yea,
it's soul is used to make it
that's what i'm doing
best weapon :')
The perfect Dark
Banned
Found the weapon smith in
So sad
Anor Londo
So sad
Oh no, I agree with your point there. Dark Souls 1 is my favourite Souls game so my point was really to enjoy 3 for what it is rather than expecting to be some sort re-invention and deliver that same experience that 1 (or your first Souls game) did.
Very excited to see where he's heading next though.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Question; how does physical defense add up?
Which one gives more overall defense:
1. Four armor pieces (one in each equipment slot) adding up to 50 physical defense
or
2. One armor piece (example, a chest piece) that gives you 50 physical defense
or is there no difference at all? Basically, it SHOULD be the same but I'm not positive since I've heard different things from different people. The people saying that 1. is better also believes that equipping yourself with a full set of armor benefits your character much more than equipping one piece of armor with the same amounts of defense rating.
Which one gives more overall defense:
1. Four armor pieces (one in each equipment slot) adding up to 50 physical defense
or
2. One armor piece (example, a chest piece) that gives you 50 physical defense
or is there no difference at all? Basically, it SHOULD be the same but I'm not positive since I've heard different things from different people. The people saying that 1. is better also believes that equipping yourself with a full set of armor benefits your character much more than equipping one piece of armor with the same amounts of defense rating.
Relaxed Muscle
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Yes more free gankers to the ganking parties. Invasions are already difficult enough without throwing blue guys in every of them.
It's an invasion, getting ganked is part of it, you can't expect 1 vs 1 rules while you can also expect the invader to wait for you to finish mobs and start an honorable duel.
They could make a cap for host, like only getting summon if there's no sunbros or something. I dunno, but something needs to be changed here.
They should put arenas though, for 1 vs 1 duels. Big misstep in Dark 3.
Anybody else get an invalid data detected warning on the pc version?
Had the game ctd last night and when I started this afternoon the warning popped up
Says invalid data detected and then something about penalizing me if I don't remove the data which I have no idea how to do
New character time I guess?
Had the game ctd last night and when I started this afternoon the warning popped up
Says invalid data detected and then something about penalizing me if I don't remove the data which I have no idea how to do
New character time I guess?
Bumbletron
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I can see both sides. On one hand, absolutely no one uses way of the blue, so it's near impossible to be summoned consistently, making for three useless covenants. On the other, invading and having to head to a bonfire just to see three phantoms and a host chilling to Gank you is fucking bull. We need some kind of overhaul to the system.
What if bonfires were 'corrupted' during an invasion, and did DoT to anyone within range in addition to making it easier for blues to be summoned? Or perhaps, lower all cooperating phantoms' max health when a new one is summoned in? Having three near useless covenants is stupid and needs to be fixed, but so do Gank squads.
Candescence
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Tried creating a decent-looking new character, reminded myself that the character creator is absolute garbage. Not even able to do a proper blonde hair colour, that's embarrassing.
Still, tempted to try the no-shield cleric knight route for a second run. Just not sure whether to start with cleric or knight, though I guess you do get one of the starting miracles from the shrine handmaid.
Still, tempted to try the no-shield cleric knight route for a second run. Just not sure whether to start with cleric or knight, though I guess you do get one of the starting miracles from the shrine handmaid.
Yes, you can.
GinoFelino
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I guess I expected that 'New Miyazaki Game = Exciting, surprising and a big step forward'.
His track record warranted that expectation!
SatansReverence
Hipster Princess
Hmm, dancer swords, the new spinning and winning? Would love to know but it looks like it's slider night again...
60ish is good for catacombs.
60ish is good for catacombs.
Ah I see, thanks.
They're actually spin2lose. The damage is ridiculous slow (my lvl 28 character with these swords at +2 was doing a whooping 6 points of damage with the spinshit at invaders).
It's better to just R1 to L1 but still damage is subpar because it has to go through multiple defenses.
So guys I've started out with a knight and I'm so far about 19str and 15dex.
Are there any strength weapons that aren't very slow? I've been trying out the claymore and I like it but I'm looking for something a bit faster.
I'm thinking of going for a Paladin style build and using the weapon buffs but I'd like to have something fast. Is it worth continuing with the knight or re-rolling as another class?
Are there any strength weapons that aren't very slow? I've been trying out the claymore and I like it but I'm looking for something a bit faster.
I'm thinking of going for a Paladin style build and using the weapon buffs but I'd like to have something fast. Is it worth continuing with the knight or re-rolling as another class?
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
I agree with you as much as I Iove the souls games, i am beginning to feel the "soul fatigue". Even tho I really do like the game, I would def enjoy something new from Miyazaki much more. However if there is another souls game from FROMSOFT, I would still buy the super duper CE.
Fallout-NL
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Knight is a fine starting class for a paladin style character.
I can't help you out with greatswords though.. Am running around with the Claymore myself.
Frogfucious
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Thanks!
lordfuzzybutt
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I beat them last night and I am in my upper 40s.
Dwight Schrute
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Also, I always wondered... does the part of your character that gets hit actually counts ?
Candescence
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Wait, what? How? I must've missed something, because I've tried quite a few RPG combinations. No dice.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
No, but rather which PART of the weapon hits you. If it's a thrust weapon (spears, etc), the damage peak will be at the far end of the metal compared to slash weapons, in which the weapon peaks with swining directions.
SatansReverence
Hipster Princess
I've seen as much as 200+ per LB, entirely dependent on armour.
It's irrelevant anyway, it definitely is sliding bullshit tonight. Thanks from for turning off animations, so good of you...
Notor!ousG
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How frequently do you guys use the special attacks?
I'm at the very beginning of the game and I'm feeling very uncomfortable to put away my shield to use those attacks.
I'm at the very beginning of the game and I'm feeling very uncomfortable to put away my shield to use those attacks.
SatansReverence
Hipster Princess
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