i'd say DS1 has more memorable areas than DS3 does
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i'd say DS1 has more memorable areas than DS3 does
I'm in this boat as well.
DS3 is just a tad too linear for me to give it the upper hand. I will say though, they totally redeemed themselves after DS2. I'm going to be so damn sad when the final DLC drops.
I wouldn't say that. Look at the Infusion system. Blood, Blessed, Deep, Simple, and especially Poison Infusion are basically worthless, while Fire and Deep feel completely extraneous because they just fill the same role as Raw.
Blessed is hilarious because one of the best PvE benefits of Blessed in Dark Souls 1, preventing skeletons from respawning, is barely a factor in Dark Souls 3 because some skeletons only respawn once and others don't respawn at all, so you're better off doing much more damage to them with a Raw Infusion even on a Faith build. And let's not even compare it to the crazy damage and regeneration of Demon's Souls Blessed weapons.
Bloodborne is what I would call distilled. Dark Souls 3 is bloated. I enjoy the variety, but there's a lot of crap.
Morrigan Stark
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CountAntonius
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Yep. This was the dream. I loved Arena but was very disappointing you couldn't co op it with friends. Now I am making them all buy it and we gotta get some comps works out. Magic users will have a good place here even healers. Gonna be fun.
Grand Roof Arena
I like how all three arenas will have very different layouts.
Valkerionseven
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What does the last DLC contain? A story area or just PVP stuff?
I'm doing the games in order and have DS3, but just beat Bloodborne so never started DS3. If its story DLC I want to wait til it drops then start.
I'm doing the games in order and have DS3, but just beat Bloodborne so never started DS3. If its story DLC I want to wait til it drops then start.
SENPAIatLARGE
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PvP is side content to the final story expansion.
The (new DLC spoiler)
looks like a fucking awesome Miracle. Please don't be another Way of White Corona.
Edit: A German Spy has impressed me by making what is possibly the worst Let's Play of a Souls game I have ever seen with both Dark Souls 3 and Ashes of Ariandel.
lightning bow
Mainly story DLC. It's apparently endgame content, so it depends on if you think you'll beat the game before March 28th.
Edit: A German Spy has impressed me by making what is possibly the worst Let's Play of a Souls game I have ever seen with both Dark Souls 3 and Ashes of Ariandel.
Valkerionseven
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Probably not lol. Think I'll play something jolly but short like Transformers Devastation then start DS3 .
For what I did read damage is Corona tier so...
The new healing miracle seems suited for group PvP.
Also, that fire straight sword is oddly mainly strength.
EDIT: stats (copied from Reddit)
Dunno how much the fire damage increases when the sword is in fire mode. Really wish it was a pyro weapon though.
is this why most of what I've read has recommended heavy, sharp or refined infusions, and raw early game? Many of the others are just not worth it?
Raw is fantastic for early game and non-Strength/Dexterity builds. Sharp and Heavy are strong in PvE and low level PvP. Refined is the best infusion in the game for higher levels.
Fire is useful early game on a secondary weapon because many enemies will writhe in agony when hit by fire damage. Deep is OK. My main issue with Fire and Deep is they just feel unnecessary. They're elemental versions of Raw, which can already be buffed with elements. They don't really add anything to the game.
Lightning, Dark, Chaos, and Crystal are fine in PvE, underpowered in PvP. They fill in the necessary role of weapons that deal damage scaling on casting stats. I'm using a Lightning Dragonslayer's Axe on my current Faith build and it kicks bosses' asses because they're almost all weak to Lightning. Unfortunately, in PvP split damage is generally not great and these Infusions can't be buffed with spells or resin.
Hollow is good IIRC. It's pure physical damage, can be buffed, and is sorely needed when there's only one natural Luck scaling weapon.
Simple and Blessed are basically pointless for anything but dedicated parrying tools (where they don't hurt the effectiveness). Their damage is awful and they regenerate FP/HP incredibly slowly.
Blood is outclassed by anything that can take Carthus Rouge. Poison is utterly worthless.
You're generally fine as long as you don't pick Blood, Poison, Blessed, or Simple.
2 PvP videos from IGN, show some weapons like Aquamarine Dagger and the others shown in yesterday stream
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFR6YZTlNz8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH-ZJfeO9iw
Stats pics from some weapons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFR6YZTlNz8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH-ZJfeO9iw
Stats pics from some weapons
Greatest Ever
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Made my way through Farron Keep. Never hated these poison areas but I'm not a fan of them either. This one was ok, it paced the areas where you can get items and land pretty well, but I wasn't a huge fan of it being another oval-like pond like Blighttown or World 5 in Demon's Souls again.
Abyss Watchers was a cool fight, although I had the gimmick ruined for me.
Abyss Watchers was a cool fight, although I had the gimmick ruined for me.
Props for playing a katana the cool way.
Using the Uchi to parry is so satisfying.
Relaxed Muscle
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Using the Uchi to parry is so satisfying.
YES! YES!
The best choice for my first playthrough.
Is the only way (unless in MP, you know run + R1 spam)
Yiiiiikes at dat spam.
I guess these journalists didn't played a lot of dark souls 3 PvP.
Greatest Ever
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So I used Vordt's Soul on a stupid ring. Damn, I really want that hammer of his now.
StoppedInTracks
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Since I am travelling today and won't be able to play my Xbox for 2 weeks I will miss the DLC#2 release date Anyway I need to avoid spoilers and this thread till I beat it, so good coincidence.
I hope you all guys enjoy it!!!
See you back on 1st of April.
Anyway I need to avoid spoilers and this thread till I beat it, so good coincidence.I hope you all guys enjoy it!!!
See you back on 1st of April.
Greatest Ever
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Managed to take down
on the first try, which was tense seeing as I had 9k Souls on me. I wish they chilled with the Catacombs, I've never liked them in this series. Now I'm at the dungeon. Let me know guys, how bad is it?
Wolnir
Not so bad this time around.
Catacombs in a Dark Souls game is like the water level in a platform game - frustrating, boring, and totally expected.
Don't worry, you'll find other cool hammers.
I'm actually relieved with some of these replies. If the Catacombs and Farron Keep are the obligatory "dark skeleton cave" and "poison swamp" levels then I think they did great. Might be that I've played too many of these games but they were far more enjoyable than Demons 5-2, Blighttown, Tomb of the Giants and the Gutter. Order I played them in likely determined toughest to easiest but 5-2 was pure misery, and blighttown fps was such trash.
Nah, that's Farron Keep.
I love DS3, but Farron Keep is probably the worse Dark Souls area after Izalith.
Btw, there's a preview of the DLC on IGN japan, it says it has more bosses than he imaginaed, although the wording feels like it says there's
returning
Also the hints seems to be there's atleast
3
Eh, I like Farron Keep OK. I just wish they would have given you something like the rusted iron ring, so you don't have to wade through it on ng+.
We recently hit 100 subscribers on our YouTube channel, so I made a video of 100 deaths from our Dark Souls 3 playthrough - figured some of you might enjoy it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-31bTFm53U
I've also been itching to get back to my SL1 run, but the idea of doing Dancer, Oceiros and Champion Gundyr early put me off going for the Raw Astora Straight Sword.
I'd say so too, mainly because it's actually quite short and leads to the much more visually impressive Smouldering Lake AND Irithyll.
I've also been itching to get back to my SL1 run, but the idea of doing Dancer, Oceiros and Champion Gundyr early put me off going for the Raw Astora Straight Sword.
I'd say so too, mainly because it's actually quite short and leads to the much more visually impressive Smouldering Lake AND Irithyll.
Morrigan Stark
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I couldn't disagree more. The DS1 Catacombs is among my favourite levels in the series, and while the DS3 Catacombs aren't as great, I still enjoyed them.
It does help that I invaded tons in that level and it's a very fun area to invade in.
No, that's the Demon Ruins. That area just legit sucks.
roflwaffles
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Whats the general consensus on the Ashes of Ariandel DLC? I'm considering picking up the bundle DLC deal once the new DLC is released but really all I would do it for is for the Onyx Blade.
RandomSeed
Member
No, that's the Demon Ruins. That area just legit sucks.
Chalice Dungeon 2.0: The Revenge of the Corridor
It's short, but good enough. The main boss is amazing.
And the Onyx blade is really good for pyros.
DorkLord54
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Why do they say do AoA after Lothric Castle? Easily got through to Friede late mid-game.
Not everyone is MLG like us.
Dude.
It's a bit short, but amazing.
No and concords are the worst.
IGN shows some new footage: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F61tviDEgi0
DorkLord54
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It's not even a brag thing. Except for the Corvian Knights, all the enemies are manageable and go down in a reasonable amount of hits provided you've upgraded your weapons.
And I can tell you it's not skills, it's the fact that I've been playing nothing but Souls for the past month.
Damn lol. Thanks for the quick reply though.
Greatest Ever
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I am not a fan of the Catacombs here, but I don't dislike it like the original game's. I agree though, there are no blatantly bad levels like in the past so far.
Although, I really gotta say,
is overly linear and none of the secrets are fun to find. Also, I RUINED A GOOD BOSS FIGHT BY SUMMONING. Why me, why?
Although, I really gotta say,
Boreal Valley
See, I disagree. Blighttown's FPS is inexcusable, but the level layout is really solid and the swamp actually makes sense geographically. Add that to the great shortcut that can be used to skip most of it. 5-2 was never an issue for me with the right items (and I made it a joke by turning up the brightness all the way). Demon's is an easy game in comparison as it is, so I enjoyed it. Tomb, I'm not a fan of, and The Gutter I'm ambivalent on.