Kenzodielocke
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So, the best way to beat P
is just to two-hand and dps him down?
ontiff Sulyvan
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Dark Souls III |OT| Thy path has been tested, now fight unkindled ash
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daninthemix
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Asking this again: are there any weapons that are truly viable (as in strong) late-game without stat investment (e.g. on the Fire / Deep upgrade path)?
They probably just added a lil more base damage or poise.
Its the kind of weapon that is doomed to be useless. Shame cause its a really fun wep.
Augemitbutter
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anyone using fist weapons? loved them in DS2, any good here?
astroturfing
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shit, apparently my
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how do i get rid of it?
char is hollowed and looks like shit
how do i get rid of it?
the level up chick
Hooks
Member
Something similar happened to me, the boss stopped spawning all of a sudden. I didn't have any clones tho, just an empty arena
ShinySylvee
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If you want a really well-rounded weapon for late-game you should probably go for a Raw weapon and use the proper resin for the boss to give you the elemental damage you need. I know speedrunners used the Astora's Strait Sword Raw to beat the game, although they're changing the route now to use a weapon that scales with stats for late-game. You can definitely use them up to the end of NG, although you will definitely notice your damage falling off hard in the later bosses. I personally don't think it's the easiest way to beat the game but it's totally possible. Just if you plan on playing NG+ you're really going to have to invest in some damaging stat because a Raw weapon is just simply going to deal a lot less less damage then a weapon with 50 in its scaling attributes.
EDIT: I would start with the Astora's Strait Sword for raw weapons. I heard the Longsword is decent too. Don't have too much experience with them but if you want to go Raw make sure you're using the right Resin on your weapon. You're really going to need it for the later bosses.
I wonder why they won't just increase the damage a lot. Seems like an easy way to make it better since it's damage is very low. Fuck this trend of coolest looking weapons being useless in action
daninthemix
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Yeah, it's just I like the idea of only pumping END / VIT / VIG and having a non-scaling weapon. This too was totally feasible in Dark Souls 1.
N
Noray
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I don't think there's anything like beating Dark Souls with minimum zweihander stats with a fire/chaos/lightning infusion, no. vit gouge doesn't seem very powerful this time around.
lucebuce12
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I haven't finished the game yet to be fair but the areas that follow are different, not necessarily better or even worse.
In terms of hw much they kick your ass then undead settlement is
nothing
I believe gesture strats are the best way to beat him (lol) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwlYcNp4ARU
Quoting myself since there's been like... fifteen pages since I last posted
When you get 5 level ups through this system,
he dies and Yuria of Londor takes his place. She will mention Anri, who will become your spouse if you follow the quest line correctly. This leads to a different ending providing that you don't 'heal the dark sigil' at the Firekeeper
Zank Frappa
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So the Dark Sword is not nerfed in any way? And do the Greatswords now stagger more in addition to having higher dmg?
Must be connection issues perhaps? But it kinda sucks lol
Finn of Ooo
Member
Any tips on a quality build for Onikiri and underachieving? Right now I'm lvl 87 or around that and I've got
Vigor: 25
End: 20
Vit: 10
Str: 35
Dex: 40
Everything else at base 10
Is it worth having under 30% equip load or should I throw those points elsewhere
Vigor: 25
End: 20
Vit: 10
Str: 35
Dex: 40
Everything else at base 10
Is it worth having under 30% equip load or should I throw those points elsewhere
I wonder why they won't just increase the damage a lot. Seems like an easy way to make it better since it's damage is very low. Fuck this trend of coolest looking weapons being useless in action
Maybe it's the scaling that they should buff, I dunno. The problem with that weapon is that it has to go through 3 defenses (physical, fire and dark). Even with high AR having to go past 3 defenses will make them shit.
And they probably are scared that the special action could end up being a poise and health eater move, hence the low damage and non existant poise damage. Poise should def be buffed because it's hilarious how I can't spin on shit without the mob tanking it and interrumping me.
Kenzodielocke
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Damn, I wanna finish the game so I can watch his speedruns again :/
I kinda saw that, he doesn't hit you if you're right before him. His combos are savage though.
ShinySylvee
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I feel like it should deal huge damage if you connect with it to make up for its low range but enemies can roll out after 2 hits and the weapon deals no poise damage at all. Also all the scalings are shit so no matter what you invest in you don't really increase the damage at all. Coming from my Yhorm's Great Machete build I don't see why you would ever go for a light weapon in PVP since you can just Poise tank the enemy and out-trade them with your weapon. And in PVE the weapon drains too much stamina to use on enemies. Like I really want the weapon to be good but as of right now it's a serious contender for the worst weapon in the game.
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Purging stone will remove it, but if you die, you will start again.
2)
You can cleanse it permanently once it's unlock through the fire keeper, but it will end a questline.
Demoskinos
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Two ways y
ou can get a ring that gives you your human form from Yuria of Londor or go to the top of the firelink shrine after opening the tower in the back get the firekeeper soul on the top of the tower and give it to the lady who levels you up.
That is absolutely nuts, haha.
Yeah I don't get it. Stop making cool animations for shit weapons. I don't want the most basic of weapons be better than the cool shit xD
robotzombie
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Is there a summary of what the patch updated anywhere?
Got used to the camera. Just have to follow him manually and then lock. Only sucks if you get under so just roll away and hope.
Prefer second last boss as when they teleport the camera doesn't mess up.
What I think happened was: weapon was overpowered in alpha/beta. They nerved the fuck out of it. Weapon became useless; a special skill that is not only quite hard to pull off but is interrupted, parried easily AND DOES ABOUT A THIRD OF THE DAMAGE. Special skills should do more, or have some sort of use to it. Now it just looks cool, but when enemies are around; useless.
I'm really glad because I really wanted to main this weapon. Will try out later, tonight and see what the difference is.
Wait, i'm 30 hours in and just got to that area as well, but havent even seen that part of th area. Where is that?
iRAWRasaurus
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Think I might try this http://youtu.be/HkboKdUmCA8 the info is in the video description
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giving me an aneurysm especially since I didn't turn in my Lord Souls before
Got them down to like a thimbleful of health but I can't take more than two hits of the second form and man there are some combos I need to practice against
ancer
accidentally triggering him. Or her.
Got them down to like a thimbleful of health but I can't take more than two hits of the second form and man there are some combos I need to practice against
I have a general question about late game bosses and the game in general...I'm pretty far along in the game and for most of it I was able to get through all the bosses and areas fine...some were challenging but beatable...I'm a STR build with my weapon of choice the Greatsword (+7 currently) and the Dragon Crest Shield +4... but the last few bosses I've faced seem ridiculously hard and geared towards DEX builds with STR seemingly impossible
2nd phase is crazy...I can't get near him without getting hammered because he's super aggressive with almost no openings to attack...
are also giving me major issues
main issue is that I'm a shield user and 2-3 hits from a boss almost toally drains my stamina leaving me no way of attacking back...I'm currently at Level 79 with Vigor and Strength at 36 and Endurance at 37...what am I doing wrong?...I never touched Vitality or Dexterity because I those other stats were more important for my STR build
Champion Gundyr's
Dragonslayer Armour and Lothric Younger Prince
main issue is that I'm a shield user and 2-3 hits from a boss almost toally drains my stamina leaving me no way of attacking back...I'm currently at Level 79 with Vigor and Strength at 36 and Endurance at 37...what am I doing wrong?...I never touched Vitality or Dexterity because I those other stats were more important for my STR build
what in the world are you guys doing that's taking you so long?!
On my NG+ run it took me no longer than 8-9 hours to get through cathedral, and that was with doing quite a bit of coop tomfoolery /and/ running through Lothric early.
Moff
Member
one of the best uses of the ring of sacrifice in the whole game
astroturfing
Member
thanks! i need to do this asap.
HATE looking hollowed, i should have just killed that pilgrim bastard. knew he was trouble.
daninthemix
Member
You're not doing anything wrong - FROM just made shields a lot less viable in this game. I remember tanking Artorias with his own shield...due to the sheer volume of enemy attacks being much greater, you can no longer simply block everything.
It's FROM's way of saying they want everyone to roll, without exception I guess.
Augemitbutter
Member
probably exploring the game, look for hidden items etc. i usually don't go into the next area until i've seen everything.
that sucks...rolling was always an option in the other games and they never forced anyone to have to use it...same way with parrying and other features...why bring back shields in the game (coming from Bloodborne) if it's not a viable option of finishing the game!
But 30 fucking hours?! How?! I fully explored everywhere on my first run (that's including the swamp) and still beat the game in about 22/23 hours and did all the side content in around 29 hours. Unless you're going full molebro and ganking newbies for days at a time it legit blows my mind that you take that long to get through the game.
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