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I seem to have forgotten so many specifics, but some things return like dread, instantly replaying for the DLC, go down a long elevator, freeze in PTSD after I see Ainsel River
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Doomykins posted:Shields are actually a really aggressive playstyle in ER if you build for it. You're already stacking strength if you go unga bunga, toss in some endurance to carry a great shield and wall 90% of attacks, bounce half of those, and get in as many guard counters as you can as fast as you can. Guard counters feel great and drat near every boss can be forced to take a knee. Good to know I will check them out then. I thought they are more defensive like in DS1-DS3.
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Beating the poo poo out of things with a shield has always been an option iirc. It's definitely viable in DS3 and Elden Ring.
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Horace Kinch posted:Beating the poo poo out of things with a shield has always been an option iirc. It's definitely viable in DS3 and Elden Ring. DS1 and DS2 both have shields intended to do damage as well. I can’t think of one in Demon’s Souls but that doesn’t mean it can’t be done
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Fromsoft laid clever mechanical traps within the design of the game itself, like seeding a hundred different shields everywhere. If you use any of them you're a noob. 
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I'd use shield builds in Stardew Valley if they had any. 
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Horace Kinch posted:Beating the poo poo out of things with a shield has always been an option iirc. It's definitely viable in DS3 and Elden Ring. I meant the r2 button for certain weapons had special attacks but the weapon arts since ds3 is what I meant. I don't use shields but I can see those giving them more offensive capabilities.
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You can’t parry without a shield, checkmate purists
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a primate posted:You can’t parry without a shield, checkmate purists my parry setup is uchigatana mainhand wakizashi w/ dagger parry offhand
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I did parry w/ executioner's greataxe and the assassin's daggers. Works p.good.
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Parry on a Mace, call it a Maim Gauche
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Shield bash is an underused mechanic and is a fantastic way to gently caress up people in PvP with their roll timing.
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the coiled shield is my favorite for shield surprises.
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dialhforhero posted:Shield bash is an underused mechanic and is a fantastic way to gently caress up people in PvP with their roll timing. i had an insane pvp duel with an invader yesterday that had me using my whole kit, lots of mixups, and it was neck and neck until they hotswapped to the fingerprint shield mid-combo and destroyed me with a single shield bash
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Ulio posted:Good to know I will check them out then. I thought they are more defensive like in DS1-DS3. shields are way more effective and fun to use in elden ring. the guard counter is very satisfying, does lots of stagger damage, and rewards knowledge of boss movesets since you need to know when there is a proper window and proper spacing after an attack to pull off a counter.
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What are some fun strength builds to unga bunga Malenia? I've been getting through her first phase with a bloody stone club and stone shield but it doesn't feel up to par for phase two.
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Cash Monet posted:What are some fun strength builds to unga bunga Malenia? I've been getting through her first phase with a bloody stone club and stone shield but it doesn't feel up to par for phase two. big stick + prelates charge ash of war + bloodflame incant.
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Cash Monet posted:What are some fun strength builds to unga bunga Malenia? I've been getting through her first phase with a bloody stone club and stone shield but it doesn't feel up to par for phase two. something with cragblade
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Goa Tse-tung posted:I seem to have forgotten so many specifics, but some things return like dread, instantly When I saw those giant ants my first playthrough I immediately froze for a few moments and debated just never going in there ever.
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Malenia will frequently stagger from a greatsword using Lion's Claw. Use a mimic tear and just keep her on the ground for half the fight. At least in my experience.
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Beaten Godrick in my second attempt though I almost managed to beat him in my first but got too greedy on my attacks for my own good and got killed for it.
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mohg spear AoW also destroys malenia, i beat her second try my first playthrough and was like why's everyone whining about her so much? lol
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I beat Malenia yesterday!  I smithed the dual Great Stars up to +23 and the Mimic Tear to +10, though what I think what made the final difference was switching out the Claw Talisman for the Twin Blade Talisman, making the L1 attacks do some extra damage on the final attack.I'll post a video once I have time. Epic High Five posted:I thought that too going into Sekiro but it turns out it is incredibly generous provided you are doing what the game wants you to do. Instant deflects even mid-attack and huge windows, blocking is 100% damage mitigation, no stamina bar, etc. The last game I played that made me feel like the devs WANTED me to beat it as much was Hades. Ulio posted:Sekiro is definitely one of the hardest games on the first run especially if you never played a parry playstyle in souls games or any game with tight parry mechanics. I remember doing parrying in DS1 and BB. With DS1, that's how I beat Gwyn. With BB, though, I think I started to give up on parrying after a point, because I could never figure out when you were supposed to shoot an enemy. I know specifically with Gascoigne, I finally overcame that fight once I stopped trying to counter every single attack and just focused on dodging and attacking. It sounds like it's not as harsh as I think it is, and it's on sale on Steam right now, but I should probably finish Elden Ring first, so I'm ready for Shadow of the Erdtree when it comes out. Plus, in regards to samurai games, I've still got to finish Nioh 2, and I've been wanting to pick up Rise of the Ronin. Still, I'll keep it in mind.
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There's no way that this game plays acceptably frame-rate-wise on a PS4, yeah? Sekiro already gave mine (not sure if Pro or not) fits sometimes during crowds.
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It runs fine on PS4, though the load times leave something to be desired
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Zwingley posted:It runs fine on PS4, though the load times leave something to be desired I can probably live with load times, honestly. If frame rate worries aren't a big issue that'd thrill me, because I'd love to be able to at least start the original game before the DLC comes out. I was on twitter when Elden Ring dropped and everybody I knew was having the time of their lives. My buddy got me into Bloodborne recently (favorite game ever, single-handedly revitalized my dormant interest in seriously gaming) and then Sekiro (jesus CHRIST!). I still have to finish Bloodborne (gotta get Old Hunters before the final bosses) but I might have to pull the trigger on PS4.
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Cash Monet posted:What are some fun strength builds to unga bunga Malenia? I've been getting through her first phase with a bloody stone club and stone shield but it doesn't feel up to par for phase two. Heavy (or Blood or Cold) Guts Greatsword with either Lion's Claw or Giant Hunt ash of war is a classic way to do it; either ash absolutely pancakes/juggles her, and the poise damage is immense so you'll end up getting plenty of riposte opportunities.
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Mentat Radnor posted:Heavy (or Blood or Cold) Guts Greatsword with either Lion's Claw or Giant Hunt ash of war is a classic way to do it; either ash absolutely pancakes/juggles her, and the poise damage is immense so you'll end up getting plenty of riposte opportunities. Heavy Greatsword with giant hunt is absolutely the way to go. Gives you lots of breathing room (by Malenia standards). If you really want to power through the fight, then do the above setup with a +10 mimic.
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Criminal Minded posted:I can probably live with load times, honestly. If frame rate worries aren't a big issue that'd thrill me, because I'd love to be able to at least start the original game before the DLC comes out. I was on twitter when Elden Ring dropped and everybody I knew was having the time of their lives. My buddy got me into Bloodborne recently (favorite game ever, single-handedly revitalized my dormant interest in seriously gaming) and then Sekiro (jesus CHRIST!). I still have to finish Bloodborne (gotta get Old Hunters before the final bosses) but I might have to pull the trigger on PS4. I did my first Elden Ring playthrough on PS4 and nothing chugged nearly as badly as, say, the crowd of monkeys in Sekiro. I think it'll be fine for you
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Solumin 10 minutes ago Bakers, welcome! The starches have aligned! The bake-off is nigh! General Radahn, mightiest chef of the Catering, awaits you! Bakers, prepare for batter! Defeat the General, claim glory, and grab that Great Recipe! A celebration of bread! The Radahn Festival! -- Sous Chef Jerren Allow me to present you the full banquet... General Radahn is cursed ever to hunger. Now he gathers the croissants of former friends and foes alike, gorging on them, like a dog. Howling at the sky. -@zed
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I'm thinking of going for a STR+INT build. Any catalysts good for a hybrid setup or should I just roll with the Meteor Staff and call it a day?
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Horace Kinch posted:I'm thinking of going for a STR+INT build. Any catalysts good for a hybrid setup or should I just roll with the Meteor Staff and call it a day? Meteor is really quick to get and good enough to start with. demihuman queen staff will start to outdamage meteor in mid/late game and is usually the best option up to like 40 INT. There is no STR/INT catalyst sadly. Fingers crossed for the DLC.
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dialhforhero posted:Shield bash is an underused mechanic and is a fantastic way to gently caress up people in PvP with their roll timing. if you know you won't immediately need stamina to dodge after you can shield bash to guard any amount of incoming damage without getting guard broken even if you go into stamina debt. it's a great way to gently caress over opponents that try to guard break you with heavy hits
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God bless you Storm Blade. You pick that up so early in the game but man can it carry you to safety when you need it to most, severely underrated ash of war 
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That ash kicks a lot of rear end
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That ash helped me early in the game because I was not having a lot of luck going toe to toe with banished knights in Stormveil
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Horace Kinch posted:I'm thinking of going for a STR+INT build. Any catalysts good for a hybrid setup or should I just roll with the Meteor Staff and call it a day? Echoing another poster, the Meteorite Staff is nice for earliest Limgrave, but 20 int w/ Demi-Human Queen's Staff starts outpacing it as early as +6 and is top general staff all the way to 41 int/+14.
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Augus posted:shields are way more effective and fun to use in elden ring. the guard counter is very satisfying, does lots of stagger damage, and rewards knowledge of boss movesets since you need to know when there is a proper window and proper spacing after an attack to pull off a counter. Good to know. I did dex build at launch , now mage and probably gonna do one more before dlc. I totally forgot guard counter, I remember using shield once to check shield bash which is a great ash of war. Also the ranged mage is getting tedious close to the end, you power through almost everything. I want to get into the thick of it again.
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melee mage with carian slicer, greatsword and piercer is an extremely fun build. carian slicer even has jump and roll attacks
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