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I gotta say I loving despise the way NPC phantoms pump estus in the dlc. What a stupid needless mechanic.
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Apr 21, 2017 02:24
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veni veni veni posted:I gotta say I loving despise the way NPC phantoms pump estus in the dlc. What a stupid needless mechanic. It's annoying but I slightly prefer it to DS2 npc invaders with insanely more health than any real invader could have
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Apr 21, 2017 03:09
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Your Computer posted:Does the Frayed Blade weapon art (anime multi-slash attack) count for the Pontiff rings and Carthus Beacon? Might be fun, since it hits a ton of times in a very short window. With a lot of FP (and assuming the rings work), I bet you could get through the game just spamming that Speaking of successive attacks, I just did Deacons of the Deep with the Old Wolf Curved Sword, both Pontiff rings and Ring of the Evil Eye +3. If you think that fight can't get any stupider, think again!
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Apr 21, 2017 03:11
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I got summoned as a Blade of the Darkmoon into a world with a host and a red invader... then another Blade of the Darkmoon showed up.... then another... Is this guy hogging all the blue spirits!? I didn't even know you could have three blues, let alone three from the same covenant and all for a single red phantom 
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Apr 21, 2017 03:17
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Your Computer posted:I got summoned as a Blade of the Darkmoon into a world with a host and a red invader... then another Blade of the Darkmoon showed up.... then another... Can't you theoretically get eight or nine players in one world?
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Apr 21, 2017 03:18
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skasion posted:It's annoying but I slightly prefer it to DS2 npc invaders with insanely more health than any real invader could have True. What's her face in Gaels chamber really ticked me off though even though she is essentially a waiting game.
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Apr 21, 2017 03:25
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veni veni veni posted:True. What's her face in Gaels chamber really ticked me off though even though she is essentially a waiting game. The pyromancer lady earlier on in that dlc can also cancel out of her pyromancy into rolls/attacks in mid-cast which is really cool and not awful
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Apr 21, 2017 03:25
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There's no ring that deals extra poise damage like the stone ring from DS2, right?
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Apr 21, 2017 03:32
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Internet Kraken posted:There's no ring that deals extra poise damage like the stone ring from DS2, right? Not exactly the same, but the knight slayer's ring does stamina damage against guarding. I've found it's pretty effective against turtles.
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Apr 21, 2017 03:39
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Zoey can be made to dodge off the cliff in a classic invasion tactic. I've been able to interrupt a few of the invaders enough that they can't drink. I think my summon was an extremely dedicated gael cosplay. He really didn't need to cast corona on the demon prince so much. Also I finally used the talk option on the hag, apparently that is the demon that hosed up Lorian.
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Apr 21, 2017 04:56
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I'm still really disappointed they didn't try to get creative with the invaders. Like, after the popular reception NPCs like Jester Thomas and Maldron got you'd think they would have done a bit more to give you some crafty guys. Instead the only cool NPC we get in 3 is not-Tarkus who is hilarious and cool.
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Apr 21, 2017 05:11
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hanales posted:Not exactly the same, but the knight slayer's ring does stamina damage against guarding. I've found it's pretty effective against turtles. I haven't had much luck with that against people with Artorias' Shield and other great shields, I run out of stamina before their guard is broken, then I get counterattacked. Maybe it needs a +3 version. I miss the stone ring from DS2 A LOT. I loved that little pretty thing.
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Apr 21, 2017 05:13
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CJacobs posted:The pyromancer lady earlier on in that dlc can also cancel out of her pyromancy into rolls/attacks in mid-cast which is really cool and not awful My most satisfying moment was six tries against zoey before she accidentally fell off the cliff landing in the poison swamp. That was probably the most anticlimactic thing that had ever happened to me in Souls... TexMexFoodbaby fucked around with this message at 05:34 on Apr 21, 2017 |
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Apr 21, 2017 05:32
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Shira and her Lightning Arrows are bullshit. She can just spam them, and dodging them is pretty hard to do ten times in a row.
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Apr 21, 2017 05:35
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Node posted:I haven't had much luck with that against people with Artorias' Shield and other great shields, I run out of stamina before their guard is broken, then I get counterattacked. Maybe it needs a +3 version. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi5pYYBsbZU&t=6s Wolf Knight Great shield has a bit less lightning resistance. But yeah the strat is just go to town with a elemental or bleed/poison weapon. You're not breaking the guard of a great shield, that is the entire point.
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Apr 21, 2017 05:36
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Your Computer posted:Is there some sort of Aldrich Pro Strategy out there? Use a fast weapon like a straight sword (preferably on a Bleed build). Don't stand right next to him; stand a bit in front of him, because this will bait his AI into using his extremely slow and easy to punish melee swing. Don't hit him until he's animation locked into one of his melee attacks, because he'll otherwise (90% of the time, anyways) act like the Crystal Sage and teleport away. Whenever he begins teleporting, dash to the center of the room, and then immediately run up to a bit in front of him in whatever corner he appears. If he starts pulling back for Moonlight Arrow, book it to the other end of the room and dodge around as normal until it's over. To be frank, though, the fight feels like the most luck dependent one of the series because of how goddamn bullshit Moonlight Arrow is and how comparatively weak all of his melee attacks are.
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Apr 21, 2017 06:02
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hanales posted:Not exactly the same, but the knight slayer's ring does stamina damage against guarding. I've found it's pretty effective against turtles. I don't care about people hiding behind shields. What I need is a way to deal with people with huge ultra sized weapons. Everytime I fight them I get killed because I attack faster but they poise through it and then take off 75% of my health with one combo. I never had this problem on my onyx blade build, presumably because its longer range and bigger size lets me cancel poise more easily. Yorkshire Pudding posted:Shira and her Lightning Arrows are bullshit. She can just spam them, and dodging them is pretty hard to do ten times in a row. Now imagine this but its a host and his two summons just spamming lightning arrow.
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Apr 21, 2017 06:11
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Apr 21, 2017 06:32
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SHY NUDIST GRRL posted:Zoey can be made to dodge off the cliff in a classic invasion tactic. I've been able to interrupt a few of the invaders enough that they can't drink. She actually fell off the drat cliff on her own for me but managed not to die and I couldn't find her so I had to come back and wait for her to do her birthday shots before I could kill her. Also I didn't figure out how to get rid of the angels until after I killed her so that whole part was a loving nightmare. It's the most I've ever died between bonfires in like 10 years of these games.
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Apr 21, 2017 08:23
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Node posted:I haven't had much luck with that against people with Artorias' Shield and other great shields, I run out of stamina before their guard is broken, then I get counterattacked. Maybe it needs a +3 version. Internet Kraken posted:I don't care about people hiding behind shields. What I need is a way to deal with people with huge ultra sized weapons. Everytime I fight them I get killed because I attack faster but they poise through it and then take off 75% of my health with one combo. I never had this problem on my onyx blade build, presumably because its longer range and bigger size lets me cancel poise more easily. You can also use fast melee weapons with good range to punish(poking with a rapier, washing pole etc), but it's trickier and doesn't make people angry enough to jump off the edge of the pontiff duel area as much Alternative option is, like I posted before, poising through their attacks with a talisman and smashing dicks with sunlight spear. This doesn't do more damage than you take against all weapons though so you have to be careful, but it demolishes people mindlessly doing the twin greatswords combo because you can hit them before they get off much of the combo so you don't take much damage, and every part of it lasts so long they can't get out in time once they start. LazyMaybe fucked around with this message at 08:55 on Apr 21, 2017 |
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Apr 21, 2017 08:49
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veni veni veni posted:She actually fell off the drat cliff on her own for me but managed not to die and I couldn't find her so I had to come back and wait for her to do her birthday shots before I could kill her. Also I didn't figure out how to get rid of the angels until after I killed her so that whole part was a loving nightmare. It's the most I've ever died between bonfires in like 10 years of these games. If you have the stats for it, Rapport makes Zoey a joke. Just rapport the little fuckers around her and they murk her in no time.
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Apr 21, 2017 09:13
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FauxGateau posted:The gross Witch Locks because it means some illucid undead strung together dissected demonic hair that sets itself on fire. Iretep posted:the current pyro meta weapon is the demon scar. it has the curved sword moveset which automatically makes it really good. main problem is it is pure fire damage but youre a pyro so just spamming dark damage is always an option too. Both sound really cool - is Pyro actually fun to play? I can only think of dagger/rapier/spear/halberd as alternatives - I'd like to try to get into some Mound Maker/Aldritch/etc. fun this time through too.
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Apr 21, 2017 09:55
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SHY NUDIST GRRL posted:Zoey can be made to dodge off the cliff in a classic invasion tactic. I've been able to interrupt a few of the invaders enough that they can't drink. Hag? Demon? Are you talking about the woman at the start of the dlc? Because I'm blanking otherwise. On a different note, I finally tried a spell parry shield and am I missing something or are they completely useless? I assumed beforehand you'd sling the spell back in the general direction of the caster, but instead you just punch the spell into orbit where no-one gets hurt by it. Sad.
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Apr 21, 2017 10:38
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I installed the DLCs today, and ever since I did I've had weird freezing sometimes when the game saves – anywhere up to 5 seconds or more. Anyone had this before and know how to fix it?
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Apr 21, 2017 10:39
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double nine posted:Hag? Demon? Are you talking about the woman at the start of the dlc? Because I'm blanking otherwise. considering most spells can just be avoided by circle strafing or dodging, yes, spell parrying is compleatly useless.
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Apr 21, 2017 10:56
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Internet Kraken posted:I don't care about people hiding behind shields. What I need is a way to deal with people with huge ultra sized weapons. Everytime I fight them I get killed because I attack faster but they poise through it and then take off 75% of my health with one combo. I never had this problem on my onyx blade build, presumably because its longer range and bigger size lets me cancel poise more easily. Yeah that's the poise counter thing. When I'm low poise vs big slow weapon I tend to run around their attacks and backstab if I can't trade.
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Apr 21, 2017 12:15
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hanales posted:Yeah that's the poise counter thing. When I'm low poise vs big slow weapon I tend to run around their attacks and backstab if I can't trade. I always pull off the back stab animation and sound, but they've already moved and I whiff it 
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Apr 21, 2017 12:37
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Iretep posted:considering most spells can just be avoided by circle strafing or dodging, yes, spell parrying is compleatly useless. Yeah, but it makes pretty sparkles
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Apr 21, 2017 13:15
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what's the best sl/location for blue cop? I've been sitting in crucialfiction woods for too long without any good summons.
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Apr 21, 2017 13:23
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SL 30? I don't believe location matters. I have the blue cop on, I'm in farron, and I'm summoned all over both DLCs.
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Apr 21, 2017 13:31
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double nine posted:what's the best sl/location for blue cop? I've been sitting in crucialfiction woods for too long without any good summons. Bluecops can be summoned anywhere, so you're best off having as many locations as possible and being at the SL most people playing are at. Right now its whatever level is in the DLC because it's invasion city. So if you're NG, end game stats, 90 or so with a +10 weapon. I had the most luck at SL120.
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Apr 21, 2017 13:35
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Goddamn it annoys me when people invade and then black crystal out when it becomes apparent you're actually going to put up a good fight. Take your beating! On that same note, my favourite thing in the world right now is invading gank squads in the ringed city inner wall and hiding behind doorways, splattering the lot with a charged UGS R2 as they pile through 
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Apr 21, 2017 13:48
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Anybody on PS4 willing to trade a Frayed Blade, of any level, for anything I've got? I've got a number of maxed-out weapons, or I can upgrade your weapon with my mats and trade it back if you want something upgraded I don't have.
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Apr 21, 2017 13:50
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Internet Kraken posted:I don't care about people hiding behind shields. What I need is a way to deal with people with huge ultra sized weapons. Everytime I fight them I get killed because I attack faster but they poise through it and then take off 75% of my health with one combo. I never had this problem on my onyx blade build, presumably because its longer range and bigger size lets me cancel poise more easily. post-buffs, hyper armor weapons are undisputed kings. It's stupidly hard to fight them with anything that does not also have hyper armor. FROM is horrid at balance, but we always knew that.
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Apr 21, 2017 13:51
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Annath posted:Anybody on PS4 willing to trade a Frayed Blade, of any level, for anything I've got? I've got a number of maxed-out weapons, or I can upgrade your weapon with my mats and trade it back if you want something upgraded I don't have. Bruh I got you.
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Apr 21, 2017 14:16
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Obligatum VII posted:post-buffs, hyper armor weapons are undisputed kings. It's stupidly hard to fight them with anything that does not also have hyper armor. FROM is horrid at balance, but we always knew that. i havent noticed a single hyper armor weapon actually becoming good with recent patches as far as pvp goes.
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Apr 21, 2017 14:26
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Iretep posted:i havent noticed a single hyper armor weapon actually becoming good with recent patches as far as pvp goes. Vordt's great hammer is good if you know how to manage against fast weapons/outreached weapons.
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Apr 21, 2017 14:29
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Man, the quakestone hammer's a lot of fun. I like the paired ugs more but using the weapon art to make invaders (and lothric knights) go squish now is hilarious.
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Apr 21, 2017 14:33
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How is the BKGA these days? I don't care too much about PvP, and and more of the serious PvE Sunbro type. My plan with my current character was to play with some of the str weapons that require 15-18 dex, like the BKGA, Gundyr's Halberd, Splitleaf Greatsword, and such.
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hanales posted:Vordt's great hammer is good if you know how to manage against fast weapons/outreached weapons. Some of the great hammers are alright but they are still pretty bad. They are so slow that you can usually punish them with a backstab or just poke them to death with faster weapons. Heres the current meme meta weapon list and even they rate them pretty low: 
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