hello chatters
#Soulslikes
sour grail
does burning the erdtree lock you into an ending?
I (and another friend who wants to do ranni's ending) are wondering
final smelt
i recomend doing what quests you want done before burning it
potent pewter
does burning the erdtree lock you into an ending?
no
final smelt
it can lock out out of endings if buring the tree cancels that quest
potent pewter
it's the cutoff point for a moderate number of side quests, but no endings
sour grail
i see
potent pewter
oh wait, except the disgusting doodoo devourerer
it can lock you out of dung eater ending, but...don't do dung eater ending
sour grail
bro has his own ending??
potent pewter
i think it can also be for golden order
oh wait, you're right, that's my bad
sour grail
he gave me a key...
potent pewter
i was mostly thinking of standard/death/ranni/frenzy
but it locks you out of perfect order if you didn't finish
final smelt
i would just turbo out the quests you can do right now
sour grail
maybe that'll let me into the sewers
sour grail
oop
long flicker
Help I’m trying to do a pure dex run but the serpent bone blade reminded me of how stupid the serpent fang is and now I’m tempted to do arcane instead 
(Also I forgot how fun the serpentbone blade is, this thing is great)
crystal meteor
the fang?
long flicker
Err… venomous fang not serpent fang
It has deadly poison, but if you infuse it with poison it makes the deadly poison last the same amount of time normal poison does
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Dammit I was trying to go pure dex so I could stagger enemies less and learn to dodge better, why must other builds be so tempting
final smelt
powerstanced katanas is so fun
just way to much fun
i in my first playthough started as samurai and found the 2nd ugi early on and just was like
yeah
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That moveset is just a bit too slow for my tastes unfortunately
final smelt
the cool part is when you can put golden vow on your left katana
lean cargo
didn't start samurai?
i can probably just make a new samurai character and drop it for oyu
sour grail
started knight
sorry i'm being violent rn
that could be cool lynn 
I also have my eyes on Yura's questline
lean cargo
that could be cool lynn <:gladeline:703804100177035264> I also have my eyes on Y...
it's al onger katana
and it annoys me
long flicker
I mean if you’re willing to do volcano manor stuff and kill a couple innocent tarnished eliminate your competition you can get a katana that way
lean cargo
can't infuse ash of war, cirnge
unless you want poison then it's fine i guess
but it won't look as cool as having 2 of the same type
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Yes but it does as much damage as a keen uchigatana and has a cool ash of war so
And unique r2s
lean cargo
Yes but it does as much damage as a keen uchigatana and has a cool ash of war so
funnily enough
sour grail
but not as a main means of combat
lean cargo
if you take uchi, it applies more poison
and it does bleed on top of it
and you can put double slash on it
which is what serpent has
long flicker
It will also do less physical damage that way
And the serpentbone blade had deadly poison, which has some interesting properties
lean cargo
It will also do less physical damage that way
And the serpentbone blade had dea...
mainly if you're using mushroom crown or exultation, it's nice yeah
long flicker
The 30 second duration seems bad but it also lets you use the kindred of rot’s exultation and the mushroom crown far more frequently, giving y- yeah
Also dots are more fun to me than bleed but that’s a personal preference
flint pike
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF96d0ULW9A doing more streaming!
lean cargo
oh absolutley
flint pike
Come keep me company and laugh at my mistakes =3
sour grail
I'll come later
crystal meteor
When i messed around with poison, it was specifically the poison moth ash of war on some swords
was fun
flint pike
I'll come later <:gladeline:703804100177035264>
You better!
sour grail
You better!
😭
just working through some stuff rn then i'll game and put the stream on the side
:3
flint pike
No stress! I justh ope it's enjoyable
sour grail
hoog
sour grail
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF96d0ULW9A doing more streaming!
also I'm sorry I didn't make it 😭
I got completely sidetracked, my bad
:3
bitter ridge
such a soundtrack on that beast
lean cargo
Inseparable Sword
Remember that sacred slash art does damage with the sword as well c:
sour grail
flint pike
<@169349146233405441> are u already wearing the rune+ scarab? :O
Nah, I just remembered I would get it
long flicker
Have fun with one of the coolest weapons in the game
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🙂
sour grail
welp
long flicker
Game what
sour grail
I finally got my hands on the noble set
sour grail
Game what
😟
i DID think that the blue part of the hood was part of the chest for some reason
not bad
I guess i can go without seeing my hair for a while
dual twinblades are
interesting
I think just 1 is better tho
bitter ridge
Everyone I've seen running dual twinblades has just done running jump attacks, idk if it's a thing
but also it just seems like a clunky amount of things to have
sour grail
yeah
oohhh
might try a dual great stars build...
they don't look very elegant tho
but I suppose the Grafted Blade gs doesn't either
I could wear the noble's set and look drippy
or wear the deathbed set and heal allies nearby, and myself by dual wielding great stars
1 with golden vow and 1 with prayerful strike maybe?
the ultimate support build
then my seal for buffs and more aoe heals
olive lintel
I'm rly looking forward to getting back into DS3 when I get home
flint pike
Elden Streeaaaam
sour grail
I'm rly looking forward to getting back into DS3 when I get home
heck yeah
sour grail
Elden Streeaaaam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJFcVlTiyYA
noooo i was asleeb..
lean cargo
eepy danny
sour grail
indeed...
today is whetblade day!
then i'm going full buildcrafting mode
I wonder what's up with fortified manor looking like the Roundtable
i'm onto you
lean cargo
it's a classic "hub but in the open!"
sour grail
true...
lean cargo
like the dark firelink in ds3
sour grail
untended graves..
lean cargo
pretty tended to me
olive lintel
When I get home I'm gonna farm the fire witch gauntlets lmao
that plus the crystal sage mask will give peak 'witch who will punch you in the face' vibes
flint pike
noooo i was asleeb..
That's why there's vods!
sour grail
😌
olive lintel
Am I off-base for conjecturing that Yuria's dress is meant to look like a dark counterpart to a fire-keeper robe?
lean cargo
don't think so
..this pitch-black dress resembles a mourning dress. (Dress) think it's just menat to be a mourning style thing with a dark hollow feel to it
lean cargo
yea
olive lintel
I'm trying to workshop a new fit rn
olive lintel
since I can't get the black dress til I beat the game
Oh I can't I'm not at home lol
sour grail
oh yea, when you do get around to it i mean
olive lintel
I'm trying to figure out the fit before I farm/grab the items
lean cargo
since I can't get the black dress til I beat the game
you can if you just kill her
sour grail
olive lintel
you can if you just kill her
I mean
I'm going for her ending lol
So no, I can't XD
lean cargo
sucks
olive lintel
I did kill Leonhard to wear his mask for like
5 minutes
And then I killed Crystal Sage
sour grail
can you still get the ending if she's dead but you completed the quest 🤔
olive lintel
XD
lean cargo
no
olive lintel
Nah I think she's in the cutscene
sour grail
dang
lean cargo
she has to live past cinder
sour grail
gotcha
olive lintel
But yeah the current idea is the crystal sage hat, drang armor, and fire witch gauntlets and leggings
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The fire witch gauntlets are just 
olive lintel
I'm betting they go with the sage hat for a wonderful 'crone-warrior' look
sour grail
hmmm... after I beat ringed city I might go bonk out some anor londo knights and assorted other covenant enemies
for ng+2 I need to get the linking ending and get the gesture from Yellowfinger Heysel
and that should be it!
olive lintel
Are there any other armors that are black and silver?
There's Drang Armor (which someone has 100% used to make Geralt)
olive lintel
wait, is this ds3?
DS3 yeah
potent pewter
entirely did not remember the faraam set being in 3 as well
how much does it look like the one in 2?
potent pewter
aww, it's swapped out the green for blue
final smelt
i always find it really wierd how late it is in ds2
potent pewter
helmet's the most important part though
final smelt
you cant get it until drangleic castel
olive lintel
I agree topple
final smelt
it kinda doesnt feel iconic because of it
olive lintel
Which is why I am probably not gonna use it cuz I'm wearing the sage hat
potent pewter
unfort
olive lintel
the faraam knight is my favorite box art set lol
final smelt
honestly alva feels more like the iconic knight set of 2
final smelt
there isnt one
olive lintel
soul of cinder
final smelt
its just soul of cinder
potent pewter
the elite knight set is pretty iconic though
olive lintel
elite knight is probably the most iconic aye
potent pewter
https://darksouls2.wiki.fextralife.com/file/Dark-Souls-2/Alva%20Set.jpg
alva set is some peak drip
ds2 has like
several of my favorite armor sets
between the lion mage outfit, the faraam armor, the alva set
oh, i really like the archdrake armor
and straid's set
would love to see some of those reappear in the next from game
olive lintel
The archdrake set is pretty peak
Also when I get home I gotta shank the old demon king for chaos bed vestiges
olive lintel
Which will be very funny cuz then it'll take up my two attunement slots
I know one spell
The spell of blow you the fuck up
potent pewter
oh, i don't love that armor
olive lintel
This person paired the Nameless King's armor with the fire witch leggings and honestly
drip
sour grail
ooh that's cool
olive lintel
I think I'm gonna get my attunement to 18 and keep it there
So I can slot Chaos Vestiges and Fire Orb
spare summit
sour grail
nokstella time!
sour grail
did it, got a ring, beat astel
final smelt
check a chest where renella is i thnk
sour grail
yeah I have the ring
final smelt
that should be it then
sour grail
oh
final smelt
you killed the baleful shadow?
sour grail
yep
final smelt
did you try interacting with the body near the fingers
final smelt
go to the chapel after astel
flint pike
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ1HfQoEJKQ streamystream time
sour grail
oh 😭 I forgot weapon levels affected matchmaking
it's probably safe to say my +9 grafted blade gs has stopped me from getting summoned for radahn and before, +17 is pretty high I think
lean cargo
this is so fucking funny to me
like am i reading it right or can you invade +7 but you can only be invaded by +10
i mean i guess i get it caues it's a dogshit invade system where you'll only invade into a gank
potent pewter
you can punch up but you're not allowed to bully people
fromsoft Has Seen ds3 pvp
which was just level 1 twinks with +10 weapons invading new players on the high wall of lothric
long flicker
No, three also had the weapon upgrade invasion system
sour grail
yeah pvp seems fine
long flicker
sour grail
I just want to help people because it's fun to vibe, but I forgot making my own weapon too strong would lock me out of weapon upgrade ranges
potent pewter
oh, i wonder when they patched that
i have painful memories of fighting +10s with my normal twink builds
lean cargo
you can punch up but you're not allowed to bully people
it's explicitly "you can invade +7 as a +9"
but you can only be invaded by +10
yeah no, i'm not understanding this calc
i think their "can be invaded by" calc is off
specificlaly the lower limit
cause wtf do you mean i can invade a +6 to +10 as a +8
but only +10 is gonna come to me 😭
wacky ass system
final smelt
they added the system to darksouls 1 remaster which did not work
it made things worse
cause you can't upgrade catalysts in ds1
so people just made magic builds that would be fighting low levels pretyt easily
this was already a thing before but this just made it worse since they would be fighting 0-2 weapon levels
at least before when it was only sl they could run into otheres who had low sl but high levle gear
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i have painful memories of fighting +10s with my normal twink builds
I’m pretty sure it was in there at launch
potent pewter
hmm
I'm pretty sure it wasn't, but you've got me wondering whether it was just cheaters
long flicker
Welp, time to continue my pure dex playthr- ROSE NO
sour grail
noble plover
Casting claims another one
olive lintel
Casting claims another one
Me going into DS3 thinking I'd use Hollowslayer Greatsword
Me currently
noble plover
I do need to try a dedicated caster build
My vice is in the opposite direction; despite my desire to experiment I keep ending up at a two-handed build
I am addicted to the bonk 😔
olive lintel
My vice is in the opposite direction; despite my desire to experiment I keep end...
lmao nice
My build of choice from video games to ttrpgs is spellswords
sour grail
My vice is in the opposite direction; despite my desire to experiment I keep end...
SAMEE
ok, I'm going into the Lands Between
so many options
start off with the longsword, switch to uchi for a bit
acquire Grafted Blade greatsword
it's now +9
and I want to use 3 other UGS as well
final smelt
which ones
noble plover
Basically the only reason I'm not using the zweihander right now is that I want to do a DS1 run with it as my main weapon
I know the two games are super different but shh, it's the principle 😛
sour grail
Godslayer, Radahn, and one that can be infused
want to try out Cragblade and Lion's Claw
welcome back Wolf Knight Greatsword
noble plover
is the infusable one like a real sword or just a giant chunk of metal? that's either the zweihander or the greatsword, depending
Also Lion's Claw is fun
sour grail
I did level a twinblade and a couple of katanas to mix it up, but I keep going back to bonk
sour grail
is the infusable one like a real sword or just a giant chunk of metal? that's e...
I haven't decided yet
just any that can be infused will work
so I have Claymore, Flamberge, Zweihander, or Greatsword™️ to choose from iirc
olive lintel
Anyone have one handed weapon recs for a pyro build in ds3?
Or is Vibing It ™️ fine
noble plover
Currently rotating through a menagerie of heavy/quality DLC weapons
last bronze
obligatory 'onyx blade'
final smelt
one handed
olive lintel
eeeeehhh, not keen on my catalyst being my main weapon as well
final smelt
otherwise yeah oynx blade and demon fire axe
olive lintel
Or at least not crazy about it kind of
last bronze
you only need 14 str 12 dex to onehand it
olive lintel
just being some vaguely sword shaped fire
final smelt
ringed stright sword
olive lintel
By one handed I mean 'isn't wielded via it being a fantasy game'
spare summit
RSS
spare summit
Ringed Straight Sword
last bronze
lothric knight sword is a classic
spare summit
Dark Dark Sword lol
olive lintel
sadly I do not have any dlc, forgot to mention that
I do have a dark sword tho lmao
final smelt
oh no dlc then yeah no scar or ringed
last bronze
there's also good old longsword
lean cargo
Weak sauce then
final smelt
so yeah there is no actyal pryoancer poetions then demon axe, and demon fist
and firelink maybe
yeah firelink sword
olive lintel
I could do a Dark Astora Straight Sword when I get to High Wall
lean cargo
Firelink is from end boss
last bronze
deep battle axe usually takes me through early game
olive lintel
?
last bronze
raw astora straight sword is ok early
olive lintel
Currently I have an Irithyll sword
which has worked
frostbite is still relatively mean
last bronze
i think it falls behind longsword at some upgrade level or another though
spare summit
Killing Dancer prior to Vordt to go get strong weapons and upgrade materials early is my asinine meme route
olive lintel
and the classic 'fire resets frostbite' applies
last bronze
yeah that seems fine although fire and frostbite interact so you'll have to pay attention to that
olive lintel
Killing Dancer prior to Vordt to go get strong weapons and upgrade materials ear...
How do you even do that?
spare summit
Kill Emma
lean cargo
Skill
last bronze
beat up an old lady
spare summit
The old woman in the church
lean cargo
She gives you the babner
last bronze
the old lady in dancer's room, who gives you the banner
lean cargo
Shank her
olive lintel
Oh
spare summit
If you kill her it starts an early Dancer fight
spare summit
Dancer First is a weaker fight
lean cargo
But *why* tho
Early dancer and good mats
spare summit
Than the real dancer
lean cargo
?
olive lintel
Wait there's two fights with her?
lean cargo
That's first
spare summit
No no
sour grail
why didn't firelink greatsword get that SoC combo 😔
spare summit
If you fight the Dancer of the Boreal Valley before Vordt you get a weaker version of the boss fight
sour grail
soul of cinder
lean cargo
Soc on deez nuts?
sour grail
the phase 2 juggle
lean cargo
Ah
sour grail
Soc on deez nuts?
olive lintel
If you fight the Dancer of the Boreal Valley before Vordt you get a weaker versi...
well that ship's sailed for me lmao
spare summit
I do it for the memes
final smelt
ive never heard of this weaker fight thing
spare summit
It’s still unreasonably hard
sour grail
is the deep battle axe the best for early dancer?
olive lintel
What's 'unreasonably hard'?
lean cargo
????
lean cargo
ive never heard of this weaker fight thing
Yeah like
olive lintel
And I'm in Irithyll
lean cargo
That's not a thing lmao
final smelt
yeah i don't think so
spare summit
You get killed in two hits by Dancer first
lean cargo
Armor? Levels?
sour grail
What's 'unreasonably hard'?
dancer before vordt I believe
olive lintel
You get killed in two hits by Dancer first
Is that not normal for like every boss?
final smelt
yeah damage in ds3 is really goofy since they removed armor leveling
olive lintel
dancer before vordt I believe
No I mean in terms of like player skill what's 'unreasonably hard' lol
Cuz like
Vordt would two-shot me
I killed him first try anyways lol
spare summit
You know how Dancer does combo attacks where if you get touched once, you get hit more times
sour grail
olive lintel
I am squimshy
sour grail
uishy
olive lintel
Ah
sour grail
olive lintel
I see
Yeah my Vitality is like
14?
Admittedly my highest stat is 18 but that's because melee pyro kind of just
be like that
lean cargo
If you don't kill vordt first
spare summit
Anyways I was led to believe that the version of Dancer you fight if you challenge her prior to Vordt is the version from the DS3 demo
lean cargo
You can summon sword master for damcer
lean cargo
Yeah idk where you heard that
It's probably newbie bait tho
spare summit
You can however summon Sword Master, who is an absolute beast of a summon
lean cargo
Only before vordt is dead
Funnily enough
If you try to summon the other dude
He'll separation stone out
lean cargo
Ye
olive lintel
Me currently
When I get home the chest is getting replaced with drang and I'm farming the fire witch gauntlets and leggings
lean cargo
He also won't be available for vordt if you do that
olive lintel
Armored Witch
final smelt
if you don't do te emma kill i think he helps
lean cargo
Danny is weak sauce
lean cargo
Early mats
spare summit
the very first days of DS3 were a lawless era
no one knew what was going on, people thought the Darkened Shrine was a copypasta
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You can summon sword master for damcer
Remember when you could glitch him out and make him immortal? That was fun 😌
sour grail
no one knew what was going on, people thought the Darkened Shrine was a copypast...
LOL
lean cargo
C"
sour grail
yeah, it does sound nice to play these games on release
but benefiting from peeps' years of wisdom isn't too bad I suppose
spare summit
playing on release is a fascinating time
sour grail
just means I don't get to go in completely blind
sour grail
playing on release is a fascinating time
sounds like it!
lean cargo
Yeah
Going to ng+2 on main char
Then seeing a post
"Secret area with secret boss found"
Pain
I'm kinda glad they stopped the "get emote to get secret area" mostly
lean cargo
Bnuuy
final smelt
was that only a thing in 3 and really really obious things in er
where they just outright tell you the emote
sour grail
idk what's up with uhh
lean cargo
In er it's less obvious
lean cargo
You need Erudition emote/spell
final smelt
yeah thats the actual name of the emote
final smelt
yeah
sour grail
You need Erudition emote/spell
ohh
sour grail
Then the DLC does it...
Locking 2 bosses...
😔
lean cargo
I like it
When there's tips on what the fuck I'm looking for
last bronze
i think that's skippable as well actually
lean cargo
Yes
Entirely
But at least DS3 has things around the area you use it in that quite clearly do the emote
And even a message going "yeah bub, time to meditate"
olive lintel
I cant wait to get back home to make my Witch Dress Armor
lean cargo
See, peak fashion is to rush to church, speedrun ashes dlc so you can get to the ringed city, speedrun that ans then mug the local knight populace for rkss and their armor
olive lintel
(I actually don't like the ringed knight stuff)
(it feels way too out there when part of the appeal of Dark Souls for me is being a more 'mundane' looking character, even if I look pretty fantastical, while taking out dragons or gods or whatever)
sour grail
I cant wait to get back home to make my Witch Dress Armor
heck yeah
sour grail
castle...
slate osprey
sour grail
true!
beat the guy
that sword was scary!
very cool boss room
I gave millicent the prosthesis, not sure what happens next
bitter ridge
Oh how I wish that sword ash was a stance
bitter ridge
but cool arm
bitter ridge
ignore any naming convention or resemblance to anything or cryptic sages
bitter ridge
that's just Millicent's Cool Move
sour grail
bitter ridge
still a weird fight to be summonable for but thanks for the help, Mill
sour grail
hmm interesting area to the east, guess that's part of the mountaintops
this area with the ladders and mountains reminds me a bit of pokemon or 2D zelda for some reason
sour grail
ok I'm ready to explore volcano manor
bitter ridge
Just dodge and hit
flint pike
ok I'm ready to explore volcano manor
Danny. Danny no
sour grail
flint pike
I gotta play Celeste sometime
sour grail
😌
it's a good time
anyways, good progress today
uchi is fun, made it heavy
might try out Nagikaba, take a break from the bonks
could respec into int too
flint pike
Nagakiba is good
sour grail
longggg
noble plover
r e a c h
final smelt
its a really stupid change
its even worse when you take in account they have so much less damage
lean cargo
mmm yes
bow op, too much ammo and damage
let's nuek it
oh, let's add a spell that you can buff by 50% by using 1 staff, 1 hat and just that spell
smortsoftware
lean cargo
like
i get the whole "they're pretty good at clearing areas from a safe distance"
but like
magic just completely fucking throws that point into a ditch
hell
half hte weapons in the game make that point dumb
final smelt
thunderbolt exists and is a true univeersial weapon art
lean cargo
mfw it's a fucking dex scaling aow
i hate how they just killed lightning as a faith damage type
or even just like
star-lined sword
magic katana
but ti's better to just go dex to 80
final smelt
some changes id love to see to elden ring is make more weapons diffrent within the class there is currently zero reason to use ceatus over spiked
buff conusmables in general both how powerful they are and how easy the yare to farm materials for, gives bows proper scaling and ammo boost
a good way to buff weapons within class is make stuff like the weathered strightsword and ceastus use less stamina
and weapons that have locked ashes either make them able to change or give them subunique by making it cheaper costs wise or more powerful when on locked weapons
sour grail
oh ye, could someone give me some hints on getting started on the path to unlocking the dlc? all I know is mohg is required, and Varre gave me a teleport of some kind (that can't be used rn)
I'm assuming that takes you to the palace that you can see from Nokron, but I'm not sure if its activation is just story-gated or if something else has to be done to make it be the "right time" or whatever
I do know that the sewer fight gives you the shackle so it's optional
potent pewter
oh ye, could someone give me some hints on getting started on the path to unlock...
kill mohg, kill radahn
you've got the rest
and it sounds like you've already done the latter
||also you can use varre's teleport instantly lmfao||
potent pewter
||that man gave you zero reason ever to trust him||
sour grail
LMAO
sour grail
I trusted the item description 😭
sour grail
sour grail
that's actually so funny
spare summit
SOMEBODY TOUCHA MY SPAGHETT
potent pewter
rub your face on every item and every wall
last bronze
worst that can happen is that someone will kick you off a cliff and it will end up being to your advantage in the end
potent pewter
there's a second way to get there, without varre
but it's quite late into the game
it's in ||the consecrated snowfield, which is the "secret" side area of the post-leyndell mountaintops of the giants||
whereas you can just book it to varre, steal godrick's lunch money, and get to mohgwyn straight from liurnia
spare summit
you don't even need Godrick's lunch
potent pewter
yeah you do, you need to kill a shardbearer to say hi to the fingies
which is what unlocks varre's questline
so sure it can be rennala
but rick is the easiest
and right down the road
noble plover
"It's time you were off, I should think... to Castle Stormveil, on the cliff, where Grace would guide you."
[beelines to Altus, then doubles back to Caelid]
"...what the fuck, Tarnished."
errant grove
Give Rykard the old snake twist
potent pewter
"It's time you were off, I should think... to Castle Stormveil, on the cliff, wh...
i love that you can do basically just that in the DLC
||with ymir||
||and he just goes "what the fuck is wrong with you, can you fucking read?"||
||"look at the map i already gave you jackass"||
lean cargo
||Oh i hear a bell, but the fucking wrong one you fucking moron. LOOK AT THE FIRST MAP||
sour grail
i always wanna give the hungy merchants some food but all i can do is buy stuff 
lean cargo
i always wanna give the hungy merchants some food but all i can do is buy stuff ...
You can also put them put of their misery and sell food
sour grail
i forgot about the sell menu lmfao
lean cargo
Or just kill them
lean cargo
Kill them and take the bell bearing to the twin maiden huskies
noble plover
but then Kale will be mad at me 😦
bitter ridge
Elemer of the Briar..
lean cargo
That's what he gets for having a cut quest line that implies he wanted the flame of frenzy ending
Weirdo red wearing rat bastard
sour grail
D:
long flicker
Damn, Lynn killing the lands between’s Santa, does its violence know no bounds
sour grail
Elemer of the Briar..
oh yeah, i tried to find the hunter near the warmaster's shack
didn't spawn
bitter ridge
Only at night and it seems you have to get right in there
also do they not spawn if you kill his meatform
long flicker
They still spawn 🙂
It usually takes resting at the grave twice for him to spawn for me
sour grail
ohhh
ok
i got there at night
nothing
switched it to night
nothing
i'll try rest after time shift
final smelt
yeah you ned to make it night then move to where they are
sour grail
- The player needs to rest at the near site of grace; 2. It must be night; 3. The player needs to trigger the title of the specific location (like "Warmaster's Shack");
ahh i missed step 3
never moved far enough away
final smelt
the glemir dungeon is pretty easy if you know its trick
flint pike
The trick is to have Margit's Shackle, run along to the point where you can see all three chariots
and slam it into the ground
and then it'll autoamtically set shit up so they';ll crash
it's hilarious
flint pike
Oh, yeah, they're assholes
Even knowing that those have a giant weakness to parry doesnt make em that much easier
final smelt
i already don't like the shield ones in general
they feel unfair compared to pretty much anything else in the game
sour grail
thankfully shield guy is faster than lance guy
so i treated it like a scuffed regular duo fight
well, lance guy was less aggressive in melee
still random screenwide projectiles
final smelt
maleina has really low poise
sour grail
final smelt
i think she might actully have the lowest poise of anything that isnt an invader
final smelt
its aboustely a stray to just keep her staggered maleina that is
if you have a weapon tha staggers every hit you can hit her a few times before she gains stagger armor
sour grail
I panicked when I got her to really low hp, and mental stacked myself
flint pike
Oh nooo
flint pike
maleina has really low poise
I was hyping myself up for Malenia on one run, wealkedi n and two shot her
because uh, it turns out stormcaller guardiansword spear?
Yeah
Uh
...Yeah.
sour grail
that sword looks sooooo cool
final smelt
its a good sword
sour grail
sadly
final smelt
but its very all or nothing statwise
sour grail
I don't have the dex, O I don't have the dex
final smelt
you pretty much only want to ues it on dex/arcane bulds
olive lintel
Is moonlight greatsword viable on a pyromancy build in ds3?
lean cargo
probably yeah
just level your int higher than your fth
won't make a big diff since pyromancy flames scale equally with both
final smelt
trying to think what i should start leveling now
lean cargo
vigor to 60
sour grail
hand it over, that thing, your 40 mind
final smelt
im using morgotts sword
lean cargo
why the fth then 
final smelt
support spells that don't scale
long flicker
trying to think what i should start leveling now
More arcane for dragon communion
sour grail
support spells go hard
working towards 25 for golden vow, faith is more fun than i expected
final smelt
morgott's art does fire daamge so flame give me str is pretty good if i just want a fight to end fast
sour grail
hmm
lean cargo
so you can't run a barrier spell or crab
sour grail
i should go find him
lean cargo
peak spell
sour grail
ooh
long flicker
sour grail
peak spell
aggro up :O
sour grail
i can use this to be even more paladin-y
just holy ground with a shield and take the hits
lean cargo
paladin you say
final smelt
yeha crab is one of the best buffs fin the game
zero stat requirements
600 runes for 60 seconds of 20% resist
lean cargo
only phys
final smelt
yeah oops meant ot sday that
long flicker
aggro up :O
I think that only matters if you use spirit ashes and summons
bitter ridge
It's the damage taken part for me
Also if Madness isn't like.. in character theme which is dumb but ALAS
sour grail
I think that only matters if you use spirit ashes and summons
I was thinking for co-op
but I guess that might make it not very exciting for the other people if they don't have to dodge at all
buildcrafting is fun tho!
and I could use this in a seamless run, if my friend and I decide to do it
lean cargo
i really wish madness was more
mad
and all consuming
like wtf do you mean i can't apply madness to bosses
final smelt
madness is pretty much a pvp effect
which i wouldnt think is so stupid if it wasnt for it makes the madness stuff outside of the really goofy stuff not fun to use because most madness stuff also hits you
final smelt
rats are at windmill
long flicker
I wonder if that skill is any good in pve
lean cargo
I wonder if that skill is any good in pve
dogshit awful because it's a madness weapon
there's only 2 good mad weapons
perfume nad hnad
because they don't apply madness to you
but they're bad
because it's madness
it doesn't apply to anything that's not an npc
lmao
long flicker
it builds up madness on yourself and the damage is kinda meh
Honestly madness build up on yourself isn’t the worst, the damage being bad is the real issue here
lean cargo
Honestly madness build up on yourself isn’t the worst, the damage being bad is t...
actually, it is the worst
final smelt
i think madness shouldnt build up on you unless its one goofy strong(eye lasers) or two your in pvp
lean cargo
Madness by default is just fucking flawed to me
long flicker
Stupid evergaol vyke having a good version of his spear
long flicker
actually, it is the worst
I use madness incantations enough that I know how to deal with it
sour grail
maybe I should respec out of 28 int in ds3, those levels could help a lot and I'm not maining MLGS rn
lean cargo
Doesn't apply to 99% of enemies in the game
Applies to you on every action
Doesn't provide anything meaningful to you unless you use the Mad exulation talisman ONLY ADDED IN THE DLC (or dumpling head
long flicker
(Technically the black dumpling head exists)
final smelt
this stance dlc art i found seems like it would be cool if it didn't take an hour just to get into stance
lean cargo
I forgot about it because it's very rarely used and most challenge runs use stat heads instead
long flicker
For the madness incantations, I see the self madness build up as a cost for how stupidly good and efficient flame of frenzy and frenzied burst are, and honestly with those two you’ll basically never get a madness proc unless you’re spamming them non stop
So I wouldn’t consider vyke’s self madness build up too big of an issue if it was actually good
lean cargo
It's mainly just a case of
like
what's the incentive here
is the damage that much better than other incants that it's just such a must have and the madness proc evens it out or
cause i don't feel like it does that
long flicker
Having used it, the frenzied flame is genuinely that good
lean cargo
if i'm using mad exult + dumpling head then sure but like
i can also just use rot/bleed exult and get the same effect without proccing bleed or rot on myself
lean cargo
its basicly a better storm assault
i meant madness in general
like i know you can make it do crazy damage but like
long flicker
Also again, you won’t get hit with a madness proc unless you are actively trying to
lean cargo
Or i can just use other incants, get similar levels of damage and not risk getting a stunlock cause my eye hurty
i think i'm jsut disappointed frenzy flame is just flame but yellow and self inflicts damage if you use it too much
as opposed to this all consuming flame that's feared across lands
final smelt
i do think its valid having maddness stuff cost less
for their damage i just think specificly the war spear isnt that
its slightly better stormassaut
on a pike with a good moveset
actully it might be a worse storm asault thinking about it
sotrm assault probally scales better long term
final smelt
one thing i really like about morgott is its physical but its art has fire
so even if something resists fire you still got a decent weapo
lean cargo
i'll do a madness run eventually but meh
i wish i could madness people more
or if it afflicted like a dot or something
why don't we have fire dots
let me set people on fier
final smelt
honestlly a intresting way pve madness could work is turn it into a debuff effect
think milos shreak
lean cargo
Better yet
Make it a fucking truly mad buff
15% more damage dealt
20% more damage taken
For you AND enemies
Fuck it, we ball
bitter ridge
The Flame of Frenzy base spell is so outlandishly strong it needs the debuff to maintain handle
It's enormous incredibly fp cheap and stunlocks bosses in like two casts
spare summit
Madness is already juiced as hell in PvE because it's pure fire damage and hits HARD
bitter ridge
Discus of Light and Flame of Frenzy can probably kill the whole game
spare summit
those spells are already crazy except for, like, Howl of Shabriri and the genuinely not great DLC Madness spell
Unendurable Frenzy is gimmicky and niche but it cooks when you get the right moment for it
bitter ridge
They nerfed the grab too much imo
lean cargo
really hope next soulslike from them doens't have anything like this 😔
bitter ridge
( well bugfixed but still )
lean cargo
none of this "haha, look at it, ain't it cool?" and then it's just a terrible thing
looking at you, vyke's dragonbolt
bitter ridge
I'll never understand why it's carry weight
spare summit
I'm gonna be real
bitter ridge
If it had just a slight more damage boost or any other body buff it'd be fine
lean cargo
i'll never understand why IT HAS THE SAME SCALING AS ELECTRIFY ARMAMENT
spare summit
cool-looking stuff that's not good is a Souls fixture
bitter ridge
||Electrocharge|| in the dlc somehow worse than both
lean cargo
now hold on a minute
bitter ridge
The true path
lean cargo
||Electrocharge|| in the dlc somehow worse than both
Briar armor + ||Mantle of Thorns + Electrocharge|| is PEAK funny
spare summit
||Electrocharge|| in the dlc somehow worse than both
This spell at least has the irradiation thing going on
bitter ridge
I get knocked out of the endlag of Scarlet Aeonia every time but it's so worth it
spare summit
Briar armor + ||Mantle of Thorns + Electrocharge|| is PEAK funny
Spoilers
bitter ridge
||Electrocharge is adding almost literally nothing to that equation||
sour grail
I'm wearing the noble set and getting my ass beat but dang i look nice
long flicker
but I will make it work....
This is why Danny has a crown, because they’re doing king shit
sour grail
sour grail
I'm wearing the noble set and getting my ass beat but dang i look nice
it's literally in the set description too 😭
sour grail
it's me, I'm dead in a ditch
sour grail
⁉️
lean cargo
lean cargo
it makes noble presence better
Thrust out belly with gusto to produce a shockwave that knocks back nearby foes. Charging enhances potency, knocking enemies into the air.
god i wish we got their fat roll
sour grail
torrent reskin
long flicker
god i wish we got their fat roll
Godskin noble armor but if you fat roll with it you get the briar armor buff 🤔
final smelt
im really glad i looked this boss's resistances up now i know why im doing so little damage
potent pewter
who ya fighting?
final smelt
40 slash resist 25 fire
and im using morgott's sword
ima just in a kinda "well what do i use now momnet"
potent pewter
yh but who 
final smelt
a lot of the crit talismins feel really unintresting
or weak for what they are unless you ca ncombo stun
final smelt
i beat my first boss of the ER DLC
spare summit
Hell yell
crystal meteor
sour grail
🕵️
final smelt
i think ima respect out of arcane
or at least to min for morgott sword
the sword is good but its not seeing much action in the dlc
unless i just need ot kill a invader or npc
sour grail
oop more spoilies in bideo game discussion 😔
sour grail
or at least to min for morgott sword
does it do a lot of bleed?
final smelt
yeah
noble plover
It's what I beat the game with my first time around
The weapon art has some windup so landing it takes some practice
But once you figure it out, it's fantastic
final smelt
seriously nobody likes them they are way too damaging
and they are near impossible to dodge
sour grail
yeahh
for agheel I could run around the lake with torrent
for adula it was kinda doomed
final smelt
one of the dlc bosses would honestly be one of the best best bosses in the game
if it did not have breath attacks
sour grail
I only won because I had blackflame, my friend had a horrible time trying to fight her normally without knowing you can sometimes run left from the fire strafing run
final smelt
did you know his laser attacks are actully melee attacks
sour grail
⁉️
final smelt
yeah coding wise
sour grail
what can you do with that knowledge
sour grail
oh yeah it is cool to know i just thought there was some really devious thing you could do with it
olive lintel
Okay
I just found the female version of the conjurator (pyromancer) set
Imagine this with Sage's hat and fire witch gloves and leggings
Just
Ogh
sour grail
ooh
potent pewter
yes
final smelt
its decently late though