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On April 13 2016 03:49 Latham wrote:I farmed/died enough to them to eventually get a +3 longsword and 15 VIT/END/VIG and my strategy was to bait out a 1st hit stay far enough that it missed and then just bullrush them with R1 spam. Parries feel so weird, like the window is significantly smaller than DS1. I tired to go back to the starter zone to practice parrying on the hollows there, I could manage 1 in 5 or 6 hits. Sword/Board was a good beginner style in DS1 but again, in DS3 you simply cannot tank with your shield like you were able to in DS1. The stamina drain is real, and enemies are smarter (more combo moves + better tracking). But now that I've moved to the 2nd zone life is easier somehow. It was just the knights fisting my asshole too much there. Show nested quote +On April 13 2016 03:44 KeksX wrote:
Anyone here tried a mage yet? Thinking about going mage this time for a change. Don't, it isn't easy mode anymore and it cannot stand up on its own feet. Magic is strictly supplementary in this game for now. I'm not talking just miracles, pyro and sorceries also deal pitiful damage. They're meant as a supplementary way to attack enemies from range while you still have to get close and personal with melee even as a mage. Basically mages require a lot more of soul levels put into INT/FTH to be effective and then you have to put points into dex/str and survival anyway to progress.
Pure pyro can be very strong. I beat NG++ pretty easy and have had a lot of success in pvp as well.
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welp 2 hrs on the tutorial boss lol
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Just beat Rotting Sword boss. Really fun. Kind of sad the weapon I have (Great Scythe), I need to invest Dex in, when I was really trying to just pump in faith/str/endurance/vit.
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On April 13 2016 14:28 sung_moon wrote:
Just beat Rotting Sword boss. Really fun. Kind of sad the weapon I have (Great Scythe), I need to invest Dex in, when I was really trying to just pump in faith/str/endurance/vit.
+ Show Spoiler [weapon upgrades] +there's a kind of weapon upgrade gem that makes your weapons scale with strength, so you could use that and still be able to use the scythe while leveling str
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so, there are a lof a negative reviews on steam that say the game crashes a lot and the PC port is pretty poor. Is that true? I'm not sure if i should wait for the 1st patch to buy it or even worse, buy it for ps4 :s
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Just finished, clock hit around 25 hours. Probably my favorite Dark Souls even more so than DS1 even though it's about as long as Bloodborne. some of the art in the areas look amazing, From didn't disappoint there.
The difficulty is about comparable to Bloodborne as well I'd say.
+ Show Spoiler [very light spoiler on why I love the f…] +This game plays on your nostalgia and you're going to be revisiting key locations from the first game. This is the game I felt DS2 should have been
On a spoilerific topic.
+ Show Spoiler [MAJOR SPOILERS] +Im not surprised at all the last boss was basically Gywn 2.0 (a little harder). Miyazaki was so disappointed with how the fight with him was first designed lol. Very cool way to end the game though
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My first 2-3 hours in Dark Souls 3 were NOT fun.
Whenever shit got real I drank flasks in front of the enemy instead of attacking.
I play with an xbox pad. X is drink flask but X was the standard attack in Witcher 3, so I used X when I wanted to attack. Fuck you muscle memory.
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On April 13 2016 13:43 Dizmaul wrote:Show nested quote +On April 13 2016 03:49 Latham wrote:I farmed/died enough to them to eventually get a +3 longsword and 15 VIT/END/VIG and my strategy was to bait out a 1st hit stay far enough that it missed and then just bullrush them with R1 spam. Parries feel so weird, like the window is significantly smaller than DS1. I tired to go back to the starter zone to practice parrying on the hollows there, I could manage 1 in 5 or 6 hits. Sword/Board was a good beginner style in DS1 but again, in DS3 you simply cannot tank with your shield like you were able to in DS1. The stamina drain is real, and enemies are smarter (more combo moves + better tracking). But now that I've moved to the 2nd zone life is easier somehow. It was just the knights fisting my asshole too much there. On April 13 2016 03:44 KeksX wrote:
Anyone here tried a mage yet? Thinking about going mage this time for a change. Don't, it isn't easy mode anymore and it cannot stand up on its own feet. Magic is strictly supplementary in this game for now. I'm not talking just miracles, pyro and sorceries also deal pitiful damage. They're meant as a supplementary way to attack enemies from range while you still have to get close and personal with melee even as a mage. Basically mages require a lot more of soul levels put into INT/FTH to be effective and then you have to put points into dex/str and survival anyway to progress. Pure pyro can be very strong. I beat NG++ pretty easy and have had a lot of success in pvp as well.
Oh well, I don't mind doing some sort of hybrid. I've just never done any magic in Dark Souls. So far doing pretty well!
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8 hours in and taking my sweet time exploring and getting summoned as a sun bro. Really loving the game so far. A+.
Purple phantoms are weird to me. Getting invaded by a purple and a red is hilarity.
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the butcher knife is broken, which is great for the str build lol
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Holy shit I'm at the 1st cinder lord + Show Spoiler [name] + and I'm getting clowned on. It's not the main guy that is scary its suddenly an add spawning and both of them unloading their 4-hit combo and stunlocking me. I can't force him into his 2nd phase quick enough I feel. It's both range and damage I'm lacking. I switched from longsword +3 after 8 attempts and am trying my trusty Zweihander +3 now.
edit: I actually did it with an NPC summon and zweihander. RIP solo run I guess but it was frustrating. NPC was good meatshield doe, and he used estus.
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want to go for dex build so picked mercenary. first boss was really difficult, took me like 10 tries. fortunately i was not the only one as several people reported having difficulties at start with this guy.
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On April 14 2016 00:13 Latham wrote:Holy shit I'm at the 1st cinder lord + Show Spoiler [name] + and I'm getting clowned on. It's not the main guy that is scary its suddenly an add spawning and both of them unloading their 4-hit combo and stunlocking me. I can't force him into his 2nd phase quick enough I feel. It's both range and damage I'm lacking. I switched from longsword +3 after 8 attempts and am trying my trusty Zweihander +3 now. edit: I actually did it with an NPC summon and zweihander. RIP solo run I guess but it was frustrating. NPC was good meatshield doe, and he used estus.
+ Show Spoiler +if you stay far enough away from the other guys that spawn they won't aggro on to you, they'll fight each other instead
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Great game so far, just got past the first lord of cinders.
Combat plays a lot smoother and quicker than Dark Souls 1/2 for me. I never played Bloodborne but judging from the streams they took that from there.
The only thing i dislike is some enemies seem to really combo a lot, like 5-6 hits in a row with zero openings (like those cursed 2handed mace knights in DS2 Dragon shrine, who just kept on swinging and swinging).
And to the first boss topic,+ Show Spoiler + i think it is his second form, seems very hard to see in close combat with that huge fleshmass attached to the tiny human body: I one shot him, but watched a friend die 7-8 times till he got lucky and killed him. Asylum Demon in DS1 was easier to read imho
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I'm not reading any of your posts, I just want to say how annoying it is that my computer parts are spread out on my desk, DS3 is on my Steam account and already downloaded, but I can't play because the only part that's missing is the mainboard.
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Tried Co-Op with a friend. Animations were bugged and I was invincible. Yeeah I don't think thats supposed to happen.
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On April 14 2016 00:46 tehh4ck3r wrote:Show nested quote +On April 14 2016 00:13 Latham wrote:Holy shit I'm at the 1st cinder lord + Show Spoiler [name] + and I'm getting clowned on. It's not the main guy that is scary its suddenly an add spawning and both of them unloading their 4-hit combo and stunlocking me. I can't force him into his 2nd phase quick enough I feel. It's both range and damage I'm lacking. I switched from longsword +3 after 8 attempts and am trying my trusty Zweihander +3 now. edit: I actually did it with an NPC summon and zweihander. RIP solo run I guess but it was frustrating. NPC was good meatshield doe, and he used estus. + Show Spoiler +if you stay far enough away from the other guys that spawn they won't aggro on to you, they'll fight each other instead
First cinder lord experience:
Phase 1 :+ Show Spoiler +What tehh4cker said is not entirely true. The first add will always go for you but if you keep playing like a coward and run around dodging (I did), a second add will stand up. That second one has red eyes and will attack what's closer. Best scenario, he'll aggro the boss and do him some good damage while you can dispatch the first add quickly and heal yourself. Both adds respawn after the same amount of time after their own death.
Phase 2 : + Show Spoiler +I died a lot trying to block/dodge both with a long sword and with my trusty claymore. In the end, I two-handed the Claymore and baited the charge attack while being far away. That way the boss mostly charge from too far and can't reach you, staying open for some good retaliation. The hardest part is then to build up the distance again. Rinse & repeat.
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The cleric is a rough starting class. Its getting better and the mace is a great weapon, but fuck this shield is garbage. Apparently I missed a kite shield in the wall, so I'll go back to get it tonight.
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On April 14 2016 22:01 Plansix wrote:
The cleric is a rough starting class. Its getting better and the mace is a great weapon, but fuck this shield is garbage. Apparently I missed a kite shield in the wall, so I'll go back to get it tonight.
+ Show Spoiler +If you've freed the thief, he's in firelink shrine selling another medium shield with 100% phys block that is slightly better than the kite shield.
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