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Dark Souls III [Import OT] Kindle the fire, one last time

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Wagram

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Alright guys and gals enough time has passed. Has anyone found a Covenant of Champions as of yet? Does it exist (crosses fingers)?
 
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Finalow

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SonicXtreme said:
dark souls 1 had garbage netcode compared to the second making the ridic dark magic oko builds way better than they should've been. hence why that was much more balanced in 2. i loved patrolling the forest in 1 but i'd be lying if i didn't say the netcode made the game much less skill based than 2's pvp which was far superior based on balance and netcode consistency alone
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to be quite honest there was no such thing as ''balance'' in DkS2 pvp scene until months of patches, the first Dark Souls was also broken at launch (with ridiculous rings or spells like ~Tranquil Walk of Peace) but it wasn't even as close as the sequel. which had a lot of spells (Hexes especially), weapons and items completely not balanced. one weapon even had ''a press X repeatedly to auto-parry with no downsides'' thing, to the point where everyone grinded for hours to get it (very rare drop) and you'd see people using it constantly in the arena.
the main problem with Dark Souls and its netcode was the lagstab, aka backstab done thanks to the lag. you could say dark magic was OP but it wasn't out until the dlc released and iirc it was somewhat nerfed pretty soon.

tl;dr I won't be surprised at all if this game is in a similar state as far as pvp goes, at least until the first patches.
it's part of the fun, to some degree.

FreeQuebec86 said:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/v5zZPNSTEuT i think this is the most advance.
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seems like he's fighting the Tree whatever boss, he could get far if no one kills the stream. anyway it's unwatchable for me :[, the screen is freezing every two seconds.

edit- ''this channel is off-air'' well that didn't take long.
 
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Finalow said:
to be quite honest there was no such thing as ''balance'' in DkS2 pvp scene until months of patches, the first Dark Souls was also broken at launch (with ridiculous rings or spells like ~Tranquil Walk of Peace) but it wasn't even as close as the sequel. which had a lot of spells (Hexes especially), weapons and items completely not balanced. one weapon even had ''a press X repeatedly to auto-parry with no downsides'' thing, to the point where everyone grinded for hours to get it (very rare drop) and you'd see people using it constantly in the arena.
the main problem with Dark Souls and its netcode was the lagstab, aka backstab done thanks to the lag. you could say dark magic was OP but it wasn't out until the dlc released and iirc it was somewhat nerfed pretty soon.

tl;dr I won't be surprised at all if this game is in a similar state as far as pvp goes, at least until the first patches.
it's part of the fun, to some degree.


seems like he's fighting the Tree whatever boss, he could get far if no one kills the stream. anyway it's unwatchable for me :[, the screen is freezing every two seconds.
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i never said the PVP wasn't trash pre patches in any of these games lol... souls games are all notorious for being insanely different from day 1 till final patch. some of my fondest memories of DS2 were going into boss fights at launch and everyone throwing lightning spears like pikachu. Now you get what, like three spears per attunement or whatever XD. it's part of the fun of playing these games on release, how different they are a year later
 
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The pick up item sound is the same from Demon's Souls.

OH MY GOOOODD!!!

Hypron said:
I never had an issue with that. You guys are just bad at timing your healing. It might be slower but that's on you guys for using Estus at the wrong time.
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After hundreds of hours spent on DkS and BB, you might be right, since the timing is very different in those games.

But I think is bullshit, that after evading a full Fume's Knight combo, he still has time to kill me even if I used the estus just after finishing his combo...
 
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SonicXtreme said:
i never said the PVP wasn't trash pre patches in any of these games lol... souls games are all notorious for being insanely different from day 1 till final patch. some of my fondest memories of DS2 were going into boss fights at launch and everyone throwing lightning spears like pikachu. Now you get what, like three spears per attunement or whatever XD. it's part of the fun of playing these games on release, how different they are a year later
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Faith build were so OP early on haha. A nerf was necessary but they went wayyy overboard.
 
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Finalow said:
to be quite honest there was no such thing as ''balance'' in DkS2 pvp scene until months of patches, the first Dark Souls was also broken at launch (with ridiculous rings or spells like ~Tranquil Walk of Peace) but it wasn't even as close as the sequel. which had a lot of spells (Hexes especially), weapons and items completely not balanced. one weapon even had ''a press X repeatedly to auto-parry with no downsides'' thing, to the point where everyone grinded for hours to get it (very rare drop) and you'd see people using it constantly in the arena.
the main problem with Dark Souls and its netcode was the lagstab, aka backstab done thanks to the lag. you could say dark magic was OP but it wasn't out until the dlc released and iirc it was somewhat nerfed pretty soon.
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God, it's going to suck when monthly nerfs start coming in a game without Soul Vessels to respec. I really hope From is cautious about what they nerf into uselessness this time around.
 
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Adryuu

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Ryan7556 said:
Wow at this moveset:

https://twitter.com/Tomatomatomaboo/status/712385139712471040?s=03

It looks like a dagger paired with a Greatsword as one weapon.
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I was going to post just that as my first ever neogaf post! Shame on you for beating me to it.

I replied to the uploader and it seems to be a dex weapon, at least more than str, and the dagger/sickle thing only is used when two handing the weapon. Requires 20dex 18str and scaling is Dec C str D (I suppose when not upgraded at all).

Now we need the name of the weapon and/or where to get it. It will be useful to my dex char for sure.

Btw hey gaf, this is my first post and I'm hyped for Dark Souls 3, looking at some streams and waiting for the western release...

Edit: so, anyone up for translation? On my phone, can't use both things at the same time:
https://twitter.com/Tomatomatomaboo/status/712410937613877248?s=03
 
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Baldwin_the_First

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Aces&Eights

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The worst is being here on the West Coast of the US and having to sit through work all day tomorrow knowing my copy will unlock about 1 hour into my work shift. Then, having to sit and read this thread all green with envy until I get home.
 
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Ryan7556

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Also notice how the focus/mana bar doesn't go down, which means that move is just a part of that weapon's ordinary moveset. So it even a battle art either...
 
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Wookieomg said:
I'm very close to pulling the trigger on importing this... I got my JP PSN account made. The hype is so real for me.. >_<
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Just do it man, no sense in waiting, you already have the first step down you know what to do.. why put yourself though the torture of knowing you could be playing.
 
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Hasemo

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cpp_is_king said:
Have any JP review sites started publishing reviews yet?
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There are no "Japanese review sites" like IGN/Gamespot if that's what you mean.

Best people here can hope for are user reviews on blogs/user review sites. And remember to ignore Amazon reviews, since those can be terrible for no reason.
 
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Finalow

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Emperor_Uriel said:
God, it's going to suck when monthly nerfs start coming in a game without Soul Vessels to respec. I really hope From is cautious about what they nerf into uselessness this time around.
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you can respec in this game too, it was confirmed. no idea on how easy it is or how many times you can do it per character though.
 
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aravuus

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Ryan7556 said:
Wow at this moveset:

https://twitter.com/Tomatomatomaboo/status/712385139712471040?s=03

It looks like a dagger paired with a greatsword as one weapon. Could be one of the weapons that the Abyss Watchers use given the look.
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FreeQuebec86 said:
Sick moveset. Surely a boss weapons ???

Maybe all boss weapons are like Bloodborne a bit, with funky/nice moveset

Edit second : https://twitter.com/Tomatomatomaboo/status/712385554852085760

We can see stat requirement, 18 str 20 dex.
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Holy fuck
 
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FF Seraphim

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The Xtortionist

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Adryuu said:
There's another gif, by the way:

https://twitter.com/Tomatomatomaboo/status/712385554852085760?s=08
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N1YxICf.gif
 
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