MiniBossBattle
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Anyone else trying to stick to a plain old sword and shield setup?
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Dark Souls III |OT2| Welcome to NG+, Unkindled One
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Astral/H3X
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So for the last every day since launch, I can't play DS3 online. Period. Checked firewall settings, verified cache, rebooted several times, just straight can't play online. Period. At all. "Failed to log in to the DARK SOULS III game server" is all I can get. Someone tell me there's a fix for this.
Ghostmaster
Member
Nah, what she's offering is tied to his overall quest, but he dies regardless once you reach a certain area.
redflamingolingo
Banned
I just summoned and called it a day on the 30th attempt. Fuck it.
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
Learn the Path of the
Dragon. The gesture used 
Huh I always think its interesting to see what boss is hard for other people. I manage to kill
Dragonslayer Armour
crystal sage, deacons of the deep and high lord wolnir
I'm enjoying this game way more than I thought I would. More due to lower expectations than I probably should have, but still. The level design is out of this world, and I'm really loving all of the descriptions and new information about Dark Souls' world.
~34 hours in, at the Road of Sacrifices, having a really damn good time.
Working on a Fashion Souls build: 12 VIG/12 END/30 VIT/23 STR/22 DEX
~34 hours in, at the Road of Sacrifices, having a really damn good time.
Working on a Fashion Souls build: 12 VIG/12 END/30 VIT/23 STR/22 DEX
I just finished
Cathedral fo the Deep
Never farmed, either, i just level up when i have souls, and i'm back at Firelink, i guess i'm just used to not lose them, and don't have anything else to spend them on.
I did a bunch of boss summons/SunBroing though, since it's my favorite part of the game, i guess that put me a couple of levels up, but i used most of that money to buy the 20k key.
OniBarubary
Banned
AGH WHAT THE HELL WHAT IS THIS PLACE IS THAT A BALLISTA AGH WHAT THE FUCK
yeah I thought
Dragonslayer Armour
Dancer
They're actually way closer and safer in this game than before. Try running back to Seath in DS1, that one has invisible paths and some strong enemies inbetween. Or O&S. Bed of Chaos. Artorias.
Pontiff
Astral/H3X
Member
Guess I bought the special exclusive "Offline Only" version of DS3.
SunBroDave
Member
The best advice I can give is to learn his moveset, because his moves are very possible to roll through and take no damage. Just remember: NEVER just roll backwards. That's how you get owned. Always try to roll forward or to the side depending on the attack.
For Phase 2, the trick is really to
focus on what the Phantom is doing, as Sulyvahn basically always repeats the same action a few seconds afterward. Focus on the Phantom's attacks to know what the Pontiff will do and plan your opportunities to attack accordingly.
Straight Swords are REALLY good in this game, from my very limited experience. Never really liked them much in the previous games, but I'm loving the Irithyll Straight Sword
Cracklox
Member
Yeah, I made a couple of posts exclaiming my frustration with that. Ended up summoning after 5 hours or so trying over 2 nights. Couldn't go to bed for the second night in a row his bitch, so bit the bullet and got help for the 1st time
Don't take this the wrong way but I'm just glad to see someone else struggling there . All these late game bosses people seem to be struggling with have different initials so I thought everyone face rolled that guy. He isn't even really that hard, its just 1 lapse of concentration was getting me killed constantly.
Agree on the swords too. They seem kinda weak even at +4. Crappy scaling is the issue I think.
SunBroDave
Member
Irithyll Straight Sword is God tier. Carried me through the entirety of NG
OniBarubary
Banned
Oh no.
;________;
I must be a weirdo, I don't think I've encountered a place I've hated yet. I thought they all offered something unique and new and you had to play most of them with different strategies and man...even if they were frustrating I've not once been bogged down or loathed any of the places yet.
But yeah, that story I posted a page back is straight up my favorite thing that's happened in this game. So hilarious.
Horace
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I must be a weirdo, I don't think I've encountered a place I've hated yet. I thought they all offered something unique and new and you had to play most of them with different strategies and man...even if they were frustrating I've not once been bogged down or loathed any of the places yet.
But yeah, that story I posted a page back is straight up my favorite thing that's happened in this game. So hilarious.
redflamingolingo
Banned
The art direction is amazing there, imo.
Cloud Strife
Member
Okay so forget the interconnecticity gripe, this game IS FUCKING HUGE
As in, there are so many random side areas to explore thay the magic is still there
Fucking awesome
As in, there are so many random side areas to explore thay the magic is still there
Fucking awesome
Souls gamers tend to develop the concept of shortcuts; not just ladders you kick down, but ways to get back to the boss chamber without having to spend too much time fucking around with mobs.
realistically it's to keep an element of danger to the boss fight and to keep the pressure on the player. If you just respawned right at the boss you'd avoid their first blow and go pick up your souls and get right back into it. This way you get frustrated and curse and there's a distinct possibility of getting more #rekt
I like the art design, I just thought that
blatant chalice dungeon reuse and giant laser insect was overkill.
Ooh. The moveset for this weapon is favorable too.
Can't buff that sword sadly.
SunBroDave
Member
If your run back to the boss fight ever takes longer than 60 seconds, you've probably missed a shortcut.
Scottish Sin
Member
I've been using the Irithyll straight sword and I really enjoy it. Have it up to +3 but finding Twinking Titanite a pain to find. Is it a viable end game weapon or should I be looking at other alternatives? I'm up to
Fallon Keep
I'm using it a lot now, along with the Deep Battle Axe, Fire Reinforced Club, that boss weapon with the evil eye effect and the Spiked Mace.
And bows, of course <3
Speaking of Carthus, it sucks that reinforcing Pyromancy Flame doesn't improve your attack buff at all, neither does wearing a ring that supposedly buffs Pyromancy.
I didn't play Dark Souls all that much. Honestly, I cheesed parts of Demon's Souls by resetting my PS3, since the game saved after it was done loading the hub area lol. I just don't like to waste my time this way. The save points might be more plentiful now, but it's still a pain in the neck when you have to walk the same distance 50 times. There's no difficulty in getting to your destination most of the time. You're just wasting time. I don't really consider the fight you mentioned a "short" walk, either. Short by the standards of these games I guess.
Exploresque
Neo Member
After finishing the whole thing, I'm honestly blown away by (most of) the boss design. Many of them (
,
, etc.) demanded my constant attention and kept me fully engaged the whole time. I can't really say the same about almost any DaS2 bosses. I do mean in terms of soloing them by the way. Don't know how much the fights are trivialized in DS3 with summons, since I deliberately avoided them.
Abyss Watchers
Pontiff Sulyvahn
SunBroDave
Member
Irithyll Straight Sword is good all the way through the first playthrough. Better than good actually.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
You would *think* a Strength build is a logical choice for that but apparently everyone and their mothers in the Dark Souls 3 universe build swords specifically for Dex build instead.
Gah. So many swords in the Dex category instead of strength. Painful for me to see >_>
OniBarubary
Banned
What the fuck why is there a crab here why do I keep finding crabs everywhere why don't you go back to your home crab
HalfBakedProphet
Member
Is magic viable?
Ran a pyro build with (weapon spoiler even though everyone knows it's in the game)
and really enjoyed it. Thinking of a magic build for NG+
Ran a pyro build with (weapon spoiler even though everyone knows it's in the game)
Moonlight Greatsword
Lately I've just been two-handing the biggest sword I can find and making sure I can fast roll. I keep a caestus on my off hand for funsies.
D
Deleted member 752119
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Tenth boss,
down. Pain in the ass. Second boss I've given and summons help for., got tired of the run to him.
Yhorm the Giant
redflamingolingo
Banned
Really loved the lightning worm myself. Just love all the enemy design in general. The best I've ever seen in any game, period. Some of this shit haunts my dreams. FROM are such talented, passionate game developers. I'm in so much awe over this game.
Vince DiCola
Member
A wild ride from start to finish, great tale!
Ivan Amiibo
Banned
astora's straight sword has served me fine. made it Heavy and am at +8.
Feels wrong to be on the same shit from the beginning and I'm sure there's better stuff, but got through (bosses)
so not seeing any reasons to upgrade.
haven't really changed from the Lothric Knight armor set since the beginning either. only traded my shield out once for the shield of want.
also, it occurred to me today that weapon durability is in there just to keep people from complaining about them taking it out. it serves basically no purpose except a check on REALLY long times in between visiting bonfires/dying.
Feels wrong to be on the same shit from the beginning and I'm sure there's better stuff, but got through (bosses)
aldritch, demon god, and dancer with it just fine
haven't really changed from the Lothric Knight armor set since the beginning either. only traded my shield out once for the shield of want.
also, it occurred to me today that weapon durability is in there just to keep people from complaining about them taking it out. it serves basically no purpose except a check on REALLY long times in between visiting bonfires/dying.
BizzyBum
Member
I used to go catch crabs with some family during our summer vacations when I was younger and I used to be such a dick and poke them and shit when they were in the bucket.
I deserve this.
D
Deleted member 325805
Unconfirmed Member
Interested in this too, I've done strength, I'm doing dex and magic would be next if it's viable and not a chore.
Huh, how can you get up there?
So I take it all the spells that buff weapons (Carthus Flame Arc, Magic Weapon, Lightning, Dark, etc) can't be used on already infused magic weapons? I'm little sad to find out that My Fire Flamberge can't be buffed (like it could be in DK2). Maybe with Chaos infusion?
Would changing the infusion to something else be better?
Would changing the infusion to something else be better?
Scottish Sin
Member
Cool, thanks.
Does twinkling titanite only drop from the crystal lizards? I did get two from
the crow
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