idk
#From Software
solemn shell
long nacelle
I might go for the 130 crit Rapier tho
solemn shell
could use pretty much anything offhand
willow valley
That combined Frenzy Spells with the ||teleport|| spell in the dlc and that looks like a really cool build
solemn shell
That combined Frenzy Spells with the ||teleport|| spell in the dlc and that look...
||less of a teleport and more of going invisible for a bit||
long nacelle
I'm only active here and in like one more server
I cannot keep track of so many people
LOL
solemn shell
im active in like 4 seperate strive servers, a few private servers, and a youtuber server
long nacelle
||less of a teleport and more of going invisible for a bit||
It actually gives i frames no?
solemn shell
with the strive server its like the same people
solemn shell
It actually gives i frames no?
i think it does yeah
long nacelle
My gf used it to escape ||Gaius charge||
willow valley
I'm acive here, and two MH servers and that's it
solemn shell
but iirc the description describes it as ||going invisible||
willow valley
It actually gives i frames no?
You can also act out of it before you become fully visible again
long nacelle
You can also act out of it before you become fully visible again
That's very cool
Helped a lot on that fight
It's consensus, right?
||Everyone hated Gaius, right?||
solemn shell
i liked it
definitely didnt like a certain attack that you all definitely know
but everything else i had a lot of fun with ngl
long nacelle
||The fact that he always started with that charge, and you can't even parry it like in DS1... Pure shit.||
solemn shell
||The fact that he always started with that charge, and you can't even parry it ...
||that was the only issue for me, everything else i liked, even when he did the charge other times in the fight||
willow valley
One thing I learned about that fight is that the charge counts as a spell
Because ||Radagon|| can parry it
long nacelle
My mind went INSTANTLY to DS1
But I was completely disappointed
solemn shell
One thing I learned about that fight is that the charge counts as a spell
||OH YEAH I REMEMBER MY FRIEND FIGHTING HIM AND GOING "HE'S INTANGIBLE DURING IT???"||
solemn shell
Because ||Radagon|| can parry it
hold on a second
long nacelle
Can Moon spells eat it?
long nacelle
Can I Golden Shield it?
solemn shell
eternal darkness........
willow valley
Maybe Thops barrier would work
long nacelle
Nah bro
I need to test that
Next time I'm there on my next char
solemn shell
eternal darkness could be really funny but i doubt it would work
can i just say, eternal darkness is like the coolest spell ever
its a really cool idea
you just summon a small black hole to eat all your enemies' magic projectiles
long nacelle
Only really useful in Raya Lucaria tho
solemn shell
Only really useful in Raya Lucaria tho
yeah thats the bad part
its not super useful
willow valley
Only really useful in Raya Lucaria tho
Probably a good counter spell in pvp
long nacelle
Prob
solemn shell
theres a lot of spells and weapon arts and stuff like that, its really cool but its super niche
its sadf
willow valley
I think it's really funny that people use buckler parry when we have better parries now with the spell parries
solemn shell
I do like Carian Retaliation better tho
sigh
i hate carian retaliation
they should make the spell parries have worse parry frames to make up for, you know, being spell parries
long nacelle
they should make the spell parries have worse parry frames to make up for, you k...
I do agree with that
Why tf does that get a better parry than the Buckler?
solemn shell
but nah they're just better overall
long nacelle
Makes no sense
solemn shell
no reason not to use them
willow valley
I think they tried that in DS3 and it was pretty underwhelming
long nacelle
I still run my Buckler tho...
Ever since DS1
solemn shell
thats the kind of balancing i dont like in fromsoft games
willow valley
I've never like buckler parry personally
long nacelle
I think they tried that in DS3 and it was pretty underwhelming
Yeah, the spell parry shield on DS3 was shit
But like, they could've buffed it without making it THE best parry
willow valley
I've always liked base shield/fist parries more
long nacelle
I've never like buckler parry personally
I find it so much more intuitive and easier
Again, been using it ever since DS1 tho
solemn shell
honestly i just dont like parries in general
long nacelle
I only didn't on DS2 because...
I forgot shields existed there
solemn shell
feel like they take away from the flow of combat
willow valley
I only didn't on DS2 because...
I forgot shields existed there
Lmao
solemn shell
in pvp not so much cause like theres not much flow anyways
its just endless footsies
willow valley
feel like they take away from the flow of combat
Imo it depends on the game
solemn shell
Imo it depends on the game
all of the games have long parry animations so not really imo
i mean riposte
willow valley
Ah, I see
long nacelle
I find parries so cool
But it used to be MUCH better on DS1
Wasn't so useful on 3 and ER imo
Only against certain enemies and bosses
willow valley
Yeah critical anims are kinda silly but I think they really sell what you're doing
solemn shell
using a parry to get a good opening for a big weapon art or attack? now thats where its at
willow valley
Power Stance Fun.
Double Furnace Demon Swords go BAM
The fact you can parry with PSUGSs will never not be funny to me
long nacelle
using a parry to get a good opening for a big weapon art or attack? now thats wh...
Funny thing is, I buckler parry until they open for riposte and then I use the Fire Storm
"Burn O Flame"?
Is that the new name?
solemn shell
i think yeah
long nacelle
Thing does DAMAGE
solemn shell
i feel like firestorm gets worse in every game
willow valley
Chaos firestorm was pretty silly tho
solemn shell
that was ds1 right
willow valley
Yeah
solemn shell
that was the best iteration
long nacelle
It was bad in 1
Very bad in 2
Horrible in 3
But actually super good on ER imo
solemn shell
and it got worse from there
willow valley
Higher damage firestorm that leave lava behind
Iirc the damage also scaled off your humanity or some shit I don't remember
solemn shell
it was good for oneshots
willow valley
Shit damage though
willow valley
Two shot Manus with it in one of my DS1 playthroughs
long nacelle
Iirc the damage also scaled off your humanity or some shit I don't remember
It did
Chaos worked like that back then
I miss it tbh
Walking around with 30 humanity was SCARY
willow valley
I do kinda wish we had a mechanic like that in later games
long nacelle
Losing runes is bad, but like...
Losing Humanity was just absurd
I also hated losing my skin on DS2
willow valley
Pretty easy to build up a bunch though since it's pretty easy to not die in DS1
20 Estus and all that
I don't get why you need that much btw
long nacelle
No Blue Estus
willow valley
I never went above 10 and even then sometimes that was overkill
long nacelle
On DS3 and ER I only have 9 Healing Flasks
And 5 Blue ones
My Gf plays 7-7
She just SPAMS Comet tho
willow valley
I personally split my ER flask count to 10-4
long nacelle
The Blue Teardrop Talisman made my mage go through ||Belurat Castle|| with only 2 potions
willow valley
With DS3 I was 10-5 generally but I used very minimal spells so it was probably more worth to just have 15 health flasks and move on
long nacelle
With DS3 I was 10-5 generally but I used very minimal spells so it was probably ...
I've seen people who played with Vigor on 50 and 15 Health Flasks with that Ring that makes them heal more
Also heavy armor and greatshield
willow valley
I did a run like that once
long nacelle
They really afraid to die
willow valley
Was pretty silly ngl
long nacelle
I have done a Havel Cosplay Run
And it was SUPER funny
willow valley
My favorite run was probably my Dragonslayer Cosplay run once the DLC hit
The Dragonslayer armor was so goated
long nacelle
Favorite run for me was my Solaire Cosplay on DS3
Idk man, for some reason, just fighting normally with a normal straight sword and a normal shield...
I felt like I was playing true DS
willow valley
I typically gravitate towards the big shit in ARPGs
long nacelle
Guts cosplay also amazing
Lol
long nacelle
Dragonslayer Greataxe was my favorite shit though
SO FUN
The Weapon Art just bonked even Midir
I loved that weapon
willow valley
What will come next
long nacelle
Big Fists
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SO FUN
The Weapon Art just bonked even Midir
I loved that weapon
I still remember my first time beating Midir
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I still remember my first time beating Midir
Took me 4h on my first time...
willow valley
It was NG+3 and it took me 3 weeks I think before I finally got them
Only other boss that's taken me anywhere near as long was Amygdala in the chalice dungeon for Bloodborne
long nacelle
Only other boss that's taken me anywhere near as long was Amygdala in the chalic...
Really?
Even the Chalice Dungeon one was kinda ok for me
Orphan of Kos wasn't
Also took me almost 6h to beat
And that fucking Fire Dog on the dungeons...
willow valley
I actually beat Orphan my first try on my first go through lmao
long nacelle
NAHHHHHHHHHH
He fucked me up so bad
willow valley
I'm being fr I've never done it on the first try since then but generally the fight isn't too bad for me
long nacelle
Maria was kinda easy for me
My gf hates me for that
I just parried man
willow valley
It's really cool that Bloodborne bosses are so good even after so long
long nacelle
I do not like most of them
The DLC ones are cool, but really...
That's it for me
I like BB
Just not as much as the other ganes tbh
willow valley
I really like the majority of Bloodborne bosses
long nacelle
Cleric Beast is fun
Amelia was fun
Martyr Logarius was SUPER fun
Gherman was fun af too
I think I only like those...but
willow valley
I heard recently that Bloodborne was intended to be a sequel to Demon Souls originally, and ngl I can see it in a lot of the design descisions after playing DeS
I should play DeS again
That game's great
I really hope more people play it, since it's a really interesting game to discuss
long smelt
i need to get back to bloodborne too busy trying to beat elden ring once tho lol
willow valley
Definitely do that when you finish Elden Ring, Bloodborne is like top 3 Soulsborne titles
long nacelle
I really hope more people play it, since it's a really interesting game to discu...
I didn't like it much tbh
LMAO
My personal favs are
- DS3
- Elden Ring
- DS2
- DS1
- Bloodborne
- DeS Remake
I have not played Sekiro
long nacelle
See I was talking about the Ps3 DeS
I played that only once in a friend's house
Is it too different from the Remake?
It felt really similar to me
willow valley
It's pretty similar, but the changes the Bluepoint did make were for the worse imo
long nacelle
I'll be honest
I didn't understand the game
I did the first area and it was cool af
Then I went into the desert area
And there, I basically maxed my two weapons and got super strong
By the time I finished it, I had a quality spear on +4 and my Longsword was actually maxed, I think on +10 or +15? I don't remember exactly
Still
When I went to the other areas...
Things were dying too easy
When it finally got hard again when I got back to Boletaria
I did that cute guy's quest and he gave me access to a ghost boss that gave me a sword to kill the king
I ignored because I wanted to do it with my two weapons
I died like 5 times to King Allant and decided to try that greatsword
Killed him on first try with that
Idk
I just felt like smt was wrong on 90% of the game
vital schooner
yea it was their first game under this new formula so its prob aged the worst out of them all. its also 15 years old. but the atmosphere is still so good
my love for demons souls is def nostalgia but theres so many good moments for me in that game as the first souls like game
like flame lurker made me shit my pants when i first saw him
now hes just w/e cuz its all been done before
long nacelle
Oh yeah
They needed experience
My first souls was actually DS3
But I gave up midway and came back to DS1
Finished DS1 and then restarted and finished DS3
Then Bloodborne
Then DeS on my friend's house
Then DS2 (took me a while, but now I love the game)
And finally DeS Remake and ER
long nacelle
only game i replayed since like skyrim
Skyrim is my fav game ever tbh
My main save has 750h on my PS3
Besides all the chars I created on PS4, 5, PC and brother's house and friend's house
LMAO
long smelt
i racked like 600 on pc but it was the only game i had really and i was in my hikkineet era
its in the top 10 probably but theres other stuff id put above it for sure
long nacelle
I just got OBSESSED when I first played
Everything was new and so cool
I got so immersed
willow valley
Idk
I just felt like smt was wrong on 90% of the game
I mean DeS isn't particularly difficult, it's just that there's a lot more unique interactions and design descisions found within the game that in my opinion make it an extremely fascinating game
long smelt
my sister has that and i convinced her to do the intro in vr
long nacelle
I mean DeS isn't particularly difficult, it's just that there's a lot more uniqu...
I do agree that I should've looked more into the black and white world tendencies
long smelt
shit was hilarious she almost broke the console
willow valley
I mean while that is a factor that wasn't really what I was talking about
long nacelle
shit was hilarious she almost broke the console
LMFAOOOOOO
Poor her
I'm the type that freezes and can't move
Or straight up passes out
vital schooner
the tendancies suck if im honest
long nacelle
I did not care for them and just did whatever
Blind playthrough so
vital schooner
BUT
willow valley
I'm more talking about how because the Ancient Hero is blind, you can use a ring that masks the noise you make to completely change the dynamic of his fight
long smelt
i bought des ps5 but its on the lower end of the to play list
vital schooner
i think the prison is still my favourite fromsoft design
long nacelle
I'm more talking about how because the Ancient Hero is blind, you can use a ring...
OH
Shit, that's cool af actually
willow valley
There's a ton of interactions like that
long nacelle
i think the prison is still my favourite fromsoft design
I liked that area
I really did
long nacelle
There's a ton of interactions like that
Maybe I should replay the remake
willow valley
You can do a similar thing in Allants boss fight too
vital schooner
its not horror and its more atmospheric but no fromsoft level has put me on edge more than demons souls areas
long nacelle
I got surprised how pierce and slash for example do such different damages on different enemies
willow valley
One of the most pervasive cheese methods for the fight is reducing your presence to the point you're practically invisible, and using poison mist or some shit to kill him when he turns his back
long nacelle
I know some enemies in DS have specific weaknesses
But like, they are REALLY apparent in DeS
long smelt
there's shit like that in sekiro but its more about specific like items or side arms for a couple bosses
eg firecrackers basically instakill any animal-type boss or the snap seeds making illusions dissapear in the lady butterfly fight
willow valley
Probably one of my favorite examples is the holy maiden, there's like 3 routes to victory
rancid siren
Makes me wish more of the side bosses of elden ring had puzzles or secret weaknesses to them
Soo many of the dungeon bosses end up being a really low tier enemy that just dies super quick
It's why I like dark souls 1 so much
You get bosses like the iron golem that you can make fall off the ledge if you position them to stagger just right
Or the Taurus demon having the ledge to plunge attack off
All the dragons being weak to lightning
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Or circumventing Nitos skeletons
rancid siren
Seath with the health regen crystal
It's very cool that there's just little bits of knowledge like that, that can make all the difference in how you play
vital schooner
the only cool thing about dark souls 2 that i liked was how exploring can make some boss fights easier
rancid siren
That too
if you don't do make him fall of instantly the Dragonrider has the lever that makes the arena bigger
And the snake woman boss has less poison in the arena if you burn the windmill
Also I just like the gimmick with Vendrick
willow valley
I think that sort of stuff is just a different iteration of the ideas Demons Souls did
rancid siren
Getting 5 giant souls is cool and adds some player choice to how you fight him
willow valley
Like lightning up the Lost Sinner arena if you find the key to unlock the side gates
rancid siren
Elden Ring really lacks in the details like that
It's all mostly weapon interactions
willow valley
Or how having a torch in the catacombs will make the one NPC vendor there agro
rancid siren
I think the coolest elden ring got with it were the side dungeons
Like the light puzzles with those shadow enemies
vital schooner
people hated how lost sinner you lost your lock on if he jumped high enough
i loved that
cuz the lights keep the lock on
rancid siren
And those dlc dungeons where the ceiling smashes you but you can get on top them to find secret items
willow valley
Hopefully we get more unique boss stuff in games after Elden Ring
rancid siren
people hated how lost sinner you lost your lock on if he jumped high enough
Isn't lost sinner a woman actually
willow valley
I think so
rancid siren
Cuz she's meant to represent the chaos witches/bed of chaos from ds1
Iirc there's a detail too where you can see the bed of chaos insect crawl on the mask during the cutscene for her
willow valley
I dunno about that, but I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case given the worm
Yeah
rancid siren
Like all the four major bosses of DS2 are just reincarnations of the original four from ds1
Except the spider one because it's just infested the corpse of the dragon that held that soul
willow valley
DS2 lore really is something
rancid siren
I do think it's less like
Actual reincarnation
And more just the cycle of things in that world
willow valley
The fact that Aldia was implied to be like Gwyns brother or something blew my mind when I first played DS2, mainly because the idea of Gwyn having a brother was really weird to me
rancid siren
Like it's almost a ritual for the chosen undead to go along a certain path and meet specific enemies and do similar things in order to eventually link the first flame
willow valley
I should really refresh my memory of the lore for DS2 sometime
rancid siren
I like DS2 tbf because it feels the most like the world's still alright out of any game
Drangleic and all that is just a really desolate and dangerous place that alot of people go to in search of treasure and stuff
willow valley
I mean that's one reason they go there, yeah
rancid siren
Does make me wish we knew more about the world outside of what we saw in the games
Because there's all these places that come off as still intact societies completely separate for the most part from the events of the main game
willow valley
I mean it's just a different continent essentially is my interpretation of it
willow valley
Ah, I see
rancid siren
Also the far eastern lands that all the japanese stuff comes from
vital schooner
for every one thing i liked about ds2 there was about 25 things i just absolutely hated
willow valley
I think DS2 is alright, it's no masterpiece but I enjoy it when I play it
rancid siren
Just ignore the SOTFS iron keep smelter demon run up and you're golden
restive frost
this messmer spear build feels like it was meant for ng+, 80/60 dex/faith feels great on it
quick cosmos
All of those droplets and only 3 hit... What the hell
rancid siren
got Mohg on RL1
prob the funnest RL1 boss i've done actually
i used two straight swords with seppuku ash of wars on them to bleed mohg through his first phase
and then once i hit phase 2 and his bleed resistance was higher i switched to star fists with cragblade and frost on, did some charge R2s to stagger him + frost him, couple extra hits and it was a win
long nacelle
the only boss i have left is malenia rly
I honestly find Malenia easier than Mogh with Star Fists
Prob because I fought her so many times I basically know everything she does now
Mogh doesn't get interrupted, so I find that you can make some mistakes against Malenia and attack at the wrong time, while Mogh will kill you on one mistake
I'm not saying Malenia RL1 is easy, she isn't even on RL200
But like, I think you can make more mistakes with her than some other bosses
rancid siren
i already did a run with the spiked caestus and i remember it being a real pain because of the moveset
not rl1 for it ofc
so i've opted for the uchigatana with unsheathe and i've had some success with it on my attempts so far
i just need the clean run where she doesnt like
do clone or waterfowl unexpectedly
rancid siren
I honestly find Malenia easier than Mogh with Star Fists
Prob because I fought h...
Mohg was actually pretty easy for me once i found a good method to keep my damage up on him
bleeding only got me so far in the fight so i just opted to use the star fists the moment the second phase began and i bled him so many times his resistance was too high to proc anymore while properly fighting him
also helped that i used cragblade and got a charge r2 on him before he started attacking again in phase 2
made it alot easier to stagger him and get more damage
rancid siren
geez malenia is really bs
she's got the easiest moveset in the whole game to play around but she's carried by fowl and the clone move
i know how to avoid them
but she can literally just spam them one after another and if im trying to punish her at all, she can just do it at me and because im recovering, im dead
i'd rather fight like, 10 Bed of Chaoses in a row because atleast with that boss there's a way to get around the bs
malenia just sucks to fight
feels so artificially difficult
solemn shell
she's got the easiest moveset in the whole game to play around but she's carried...
i dont agree
i find waterfowl like one of the easiest attacks to avoid
its her basic attacks that are difficult
just cause of the sheer number of them
rancid siren
it helps if you're light rolling
your roll goes so far you get out most of her attack strings with one roll
my main gripe with her is like
i'll fight her in phase 2 and im thinking "okay, first hit in the phase, let's get her" and then as im going for my second she instantly fowls in response
she's just horribly inconsistent
languid axle
Just started elden ring and I gotta ask
||Is Margit purposely designed to be a huge pain in the ass early on, or do I just suck? I beat him but he was kicking my ass alot||
languid axle
Oh OK cool
willow valley
Get stronger, find the cool stuff off the beaten path
languid axle
Cause I beat him, but it took a while 
I had 1500 runes in that boss arena, and by God I wasn't about to just let those poof into non existence
Also through the power of me dicking around I got the guts sword
Sadly I invested into Vigor like a dumbass and don't have all the stuff needed to actually use it well
willow valley
Investing into Vigor is important so that was probably the best thing you could've done ngl
languid axle
Now I need 1 more level of str and 3 more levels of dex to use the thing well
willow valley
You'll get them eventually
willow valley
You could also head to the south, there's some cool shit going on down there
languid axle
South from Calelid, or south from limgrave?
willow valley
Limgrave
languid axle
Ah, some guy was talking about some fort thingy
willow valley
The east portion is also pretty important if you haven't found the church there
languid axle
I got the third church which had a portal to caelid
To a big other church thingy with a big bear looking dude in it
With a big chimera looking MFer guarding the place
willow valley
Did you get the Physick flask inside it?
languid axle
Ye
willow valley
Good, that item is extremely important
languid axle
Ok
willow valley
But yeah, go to the far south of Limgrave
languid axle
Yknow what
I might go get payback on that one horse armor guy dickhead right outside spawn
solemn shell
it helps if you're light rolling
light rolling is boring i want to have drip or big weapon or both
and making a fight easier isnt very fun, i want it to be hard
solemn shell
thats fair
my complaints will be much worse when i finish my no-hit run most likely
well actually maybe not
its similar but rl1 has less damage
rancid siren
yeah
solemn shell
but surely theres some small hits you can take in rl1
im gonna need to dodge the ENTIRETY of waterfowl every time
rancid siren
all i could think doing it was how amazing it'd be to have 60 vigor, and 60 faith for my flame art unsheathe uchigatana
and just tank everything and have all the damage
rancid siren
im gonna need to dodge the ENTIRETY of waterfowl every time
it makes it easier if you use freeze pots
rancid siren
the proc instantly knocks her out of fowl (though you can only do it twice in any attempt)
solemn shell
too easy
rancid siren
rip
rancid siren
i mean it's still a game mechanic
solemn shell
all i could think doing it was how amazing it'd be to have 60 vigor, and 60 fait...
also id never levelled a character past 40 vigor until the dlc character came out
solemn shell
i mean it's still a game mechanic
one that i dont wanna use
rancid siren
rip
solemn shell
spirit ashes are a game mechanic and im not using them for the run
rancid siren
good luck on that then
solemn shell
whenever i end up actually doing it
it might be a while before i get unburnt out from elden ring
and im probably gonna finish the dlc before anything else once that happens
rancid siren
also id never levelled a character past 40 vigor until the dlc character came ou...
i did the same until one day i just did a pure strength run, i levelled to 60 vigor cuz why not... never doin 40 vig on a normal run again
languid axle
||Godrick is a little piss piss boi
He's so easy compared to margit||
restive frost
||literally the weakest of all the golden lineage to the point that everyone at some point has actively either insulted him or beat his ass||
languid axle
I have upgraded the funny clang sword
It's crazy how actually meeting the requirements to use it makes it so much better
willow valley
You were using it without meeting the requirements
languid axle
Yes
I went from not doing a lot of damage to one shotting enemies
It's beautiful
Also the wondrous physic thingy ma bobber is really good cause I got one that buffs charged attack dmg and increases stamina
Out side the ||godrick|| arena I've been grinding enemies to dunk on and I get about 2k runes in like, 2 ish minutes
||one of the enemies is a giant who gets staggered in 2 art of war charged uppercuts and he alone is 1.2k runes, though I also like bum rushing the jars near there for the mats they drop to sell later||
willow valley
It's an okay set-up
solemn shell
but most if not all of the people in this channel probably already got spoiled or already played the game
willow valley
Yeah
languid axle
Ok
Also I gotta go activate godricks great rune cause according to my coworkers his is pretty good
willow valley
Yeah, it's one of the best Great Runes
languid axle
Ok sweet
I'm sitting at a nice 30 str which is cool
I could dump one more level in to 1 hand the thing, but I like my 1.5x multiplier anyway
Also I dumped bozos remembrance for runes cause I don't really wanna associate with him at all by using any of his gear, I'd rather just roll with the extra xp
willow valley
That's fair
languid axle
Although the dragon arm dis look neat I guess
The dexterity req tho looks less neat
Does ded even do anything for you statwise?
Like aside from reqs
willow valley
Dex? It very minimally speeds up your spell casts
solemn shell
damage for dex scaling weapons
languid axle
I see
vital schooner
Twitter
long nacelle
I am feeling DUMB and BLIND
I just spent 1 fucking hour roaming around the Ruins of Rauh, searching for Devonia since I realized I hadn't killed her
I even had to face those weird spider scorpion things that make my arachnophobia and anxiety SPIKE
And she is RIGHT BESIDES THE GRACE
SHE WAS THERE ALL ALONG AND I IGNORED HER
languid axle
be me
get to nerd academy to give everyone there swirlies
two nerds on the front porch cast repeated spells at me to stop my advance
I flawlessly roll past their dorkasts
"Nice spells idiots, I cast heap of raw iron"
both nerds dead on the spot
Then I proceeded to make a run through the crackhead den they have on campus and I fought their cracked out dog
The dog was a funny fight cause I could 4 shot him, but he 2 shot me
willow valley
Pretty standard Raya Lucaria all in all seems like
languid axle
The "nice spells idiots" bit has got to be the funniest thing I've done in game yet
Aside from me running past a whole horde of dragons in caelid tryna get the funny clang sword
willow valley
You mean the dogs?
willow valley
From Dragonbarrow?
languid axle
So I had to run past multiple dragons
languid axle
From Dragonbarrow?
Yep
willow valley
I see
There's a really good rune farming spot near where you're warped too there btw
languid axle
I'm guessing that's where the mother dragon is?
My co workers were talking about that and how it drops 50k runes on death apparently
And I want them runes
I want money
Also smiting stones 2 to get my sword up to +6
willow valley
I mean that's one spot
languid axle
Also I beat up the tree sentinel near spawn as payback
willow valley
There also this grace near the bridge with the dragon on it, and there's like 5-6 little dudes who each drop like 1.5k runes per death really close to it
It's an amazing farming spot
languid axle
Noted
It'll prolly be really good with the clang sword cause I can cleave through em with one go
Also I got a blood flame incantation I can't use 
How da hell do those work anyways
willow valley
Then level faith and arcane if you fo
languid axle
I have a urgent heal one and a pack of spirit dogs I can't really use and I'm confused as to why not
willow valley
How da hell do those work anyways
You need a weapon to cast with and the stats to manifest it
languid axle
You need a weapon to cast with and the stats to manifest it
Oh
willow valley
The dogs you need a spirit calling bell
languid axle
OOOOOOH
willow valley
You can buy one
willow valley
And there'll be an icon on screen when you're in an area where you can summon them
languid axle
I might lvl faith to get the blood flame infuse cause that seems really nice
willow valley
I am a foooo
Foooooooolish samurai warrior, welding a magic sword
languid axle
After I get endurance up to 20
willow valley
Bloodflame is really strong, I definitely recommend it
Iirc the buff has a pretty short duration unfortunately
languid axle
Foooooooolish samurai warrior, welding a magic sword
My swords enchantment is to make a big metallic CLANG anytime it hits anything
Be it wood, flesh, rock, whatever
It must clang
languid axle
There's got to be a mod for that right?
willow valley
I don't know
viscid cedar
landed a parry while online just now
willow valley
How did it feel?
quick cosmos
landed a parry while online just now
Awesome, now kill god
viscid cedar
How did it feel?
tbh I was too zoned in to pop off
willow valley
Damn
willow valley
Damn
viscid cedar
they invaded with a proper pvp build so they had knives
willow valley
Oh, did you get shanked at low health?
viscid cedar
yeah
willow valley
Unfortunate
viscid cedar
we both had like a sliver of health
willow valley
Iirc you can get a charged attack after a critical attack, so if you had done a delayed one to catch their roll if they went for a panic roll at low health
viscid cedar
I tried to catch rolls but I failed
willow valley
Unfortunate
viscid cedar
I heard that rapiers in the offhand is a very good way to catch rolls in DS2(the duel was in DS2)
viscid cedar
every souls game has their own parry timings I feel like
willow valley
I believe they do
viscid cedar
I thought DS2 was a difficult game to use parries way back
I haven't really experimented with parries in ER that much except like certain bosses
its hard to make out which ones are parriable at times
I still don't know if you can parry godrick or not
willow valley
I mean the spell parries are the goats
viscid cedar
ER is actually the goat of build variety
willow valley
True
viscid cedar
I still have so much builds I would want to try out
but I can't because I usually play with 1 or 2 weapons per run
viscid cedar
I wish weapon arts were overall more useful on bosses
godslayer ones' look cool and all but its pretty much worse than doing a jumping attack
willow valley
I you either got a tactical nuke in your back pocket or the dragon fist one
viscid cedar
dragon fist as in the one you get from godrick's remembrance?
willow valley
Yeah
pure valley
Godslayers are p good. The do a slight percentile tick
Really nice on endgame and dlc bosses
long smelt
ive been using reduvia blood blade and the poison sword at the same time and its been pretty dope so far since i p much do almost constant dps in either the form of poison or the magic dagger strike from the blood blade
and then when i actually get in i hit them with the poison sword to continue applying damage and the the poison keeps killing even when im dodging so its pretty fun
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solemn shell
reduvia is crazy
that dagger really just does crazy damage and a bunch of bleed buildup
willow valley
Yeah, daggers in general are really strong, and the Reduvia is just one of those strong options
long nacelle
Yeah, daggers in general are really strong, and the Reduvia is just one of those...
I tried a double Black Knife run, but I just couldn't adapt to NEVER staggering anyone
Even the Godrick Soldiers couldn't be interrupted by them
I feel the same about my Twinblades run
But like, Eleonora's poleblade at least deals INSANE stance dmg on that weapon art
So less worse
But as someone who loves greatswords a bit too much...
Daggers felt so weird to me
willow valley
From my knowledge the Glintstone Kris and the Misericorde are arguably the best dagger combo in the game
Glintstone Kris to rack up stance damage and posture breaks with Misericorde to capitalize
long nacelle
Ohhhhh
That looks cool af
I was running Misericorde with a Buckler for the parries
LOL
willow valley
Lmao
long nacelle
I also have a sleep build with Misericorde
Super strong now with the new Dlc items
I just love critical attacks
They feel so good
willow valley
Fr
I don't really remember, there's a talisman that increases critical damage right?
long nacelle
Yup
Dagger Talisman
willow valley
Classic
long nacelle
I'm runing Ritual Sword, St Trina's Smile, Dagger Talisman and Dual Handed Talisman
So I sleep them, double hands on Misericorde, Royal Knight's Resolve and BAM
Dopamine rush
LMAO
willow valley
Understandable
long nacelle
But really, I miss my DS3 build sometimes...
Dark Zweihander on main hand
Electric Rapier on left hand, which surprisingly has a parry
40 int and faith for the pyromancies and dmg
I had a lot of fun
Might try doing smt like it on ER
willow valley
Sounds like a fun build ngl
Dunno what you're gonna have to replace dark with but I'm sure you'll be able to find something
long nacelle
Very versatile
The rapier hit smaller enemies and the zweihander deletes everything slow enough for it to hit
long nacelle
Dunno what you're gonna have to replace dark with but I'm sure you'll be able to...
I might go with smt like a Cold Zweihander and Fire Rapier
I feel like it could be cool
Actually, change
Cold Rapier for easier proc and Fire Art Zweihander for DAMAGE
willow valley
I know there's this one frost AoW that's really solid rn too
Makes like a cloud of ice
long nacelle
Oh
It got buffed or smt?
Or is it smt new in the DLC?
I haven't found everything yet
willow valley
I dunno
long nacelle
Kinda exploring on my own
Found the secret Twinblades today
Lol
willow valley
That's fair, I haven't been able to play for quite a while but I'm looking forward to being able to in the near future
thin vector
Finally got arcane to level 50
It was at 33 about an hour ago💀
Now I guess I can use bleed weapons if I wanted lmao
long nacelle
Finally got arcane to level 50
It was at 33 about an hour ago💀
Please get that Mind to 50
So you can be a Premium Wretch
thin vector
Yeah, I think more mind is the play
vital schooner
thin vector
I'm gonna lose it
(dlc spoilers)
solemn shell
Makes like a cloud of ice
is it chilling mist?
thats found on a scarab near ranni's rise
willow valley
I think it is
trail oxide
Do you guys have any tips on how to defeat the ||Leda fight with all the NPCs|| this fight is giving me so much trouble
Like out of anyone in the dlc I'm ashamed to say that this is the fight I'm the most stuck on
restive frost
did you do ||ansbach and thiolliers|| questlines
trail oxide
||ansbachs but not Thiolliers||
restive frost
||do you have a +10 mimic tear||
trail oxide
||yeah I've been using it but the problem is that they just ignore it and they all come after me 😭||
trail oxide
||Leda, Dane, Freyja, and Moore (he's honestly the worst one I should've told him to stay sad)||
restive frost
ahhh yea, ||i told moore to get over it and that was probably the biggest mistake i couldve done. hes so much a fucking tank that it took what felt like a solid 5 minutes just killing him and him alone||
my order of killing with ||ansbach, thiollier and my mimic at my side was least armored to most armored||
trail oxide
||I just kinda beat the shit out of Freyja before Moore shows up then I try to kill him until Leda and Dane decide that it's time to jump me||
||this fight makes me feel like Mahito||
restive frost
what kind of build are you running?
trail oxide
Strength
restive frost
godspeed
i dont really have a good idea on what to do with strength but ||the enhanced lion flip ash of war can help pancake people easily||
restive frost
yuh, good luck and you got this
trail oxide
The aow I'm using RN also pancakes people but it's way too slow
restive frost
yeaaaah the ||enhanced flip|| is crazy fast
plus you get ||two for the price of one aow|| so that helps to also catch any stragglers trying to come in after the first one
||since you have ansbach, you can also try any greases you may have saved. messmer flame grease works pretty well||
trail oxide
Alright 
paper otter
Do you guys have any tips on how to defeat the ||Leda fight with all the NPCs|| ...
If you havent beat it, my best advice is this (note, I didnt use mimic so it will likely not be as awful)
||Spawn in and target Freyja until ansbach arrives. Those two will remain aggroed on each other for pretty much the whole fight. Gang her till the next member (i think moore) spawns. Basically, my strat was to pure target moore until dane shows up. Try and kill Freyja at this point so that ansbach takes the aggro of either moore or dane. From there, it really just comes down to finishing off moore asap, while just avoiding dane until Moore dies. From there just target dane so that all you have left is Leda who is a relative non-issue by that point.||
Definitely a bs fight but between ur mimic and the other summon, you should be able to do it
solemn shell
me personally i only had to fight ||hornsent, dane, and leda||
still incredibly annoying and one of my least favorite fights in the game
restive frost
i like it a lot thematically, and the ost is killer, but yea on subsequent dlc attempts i did everything i could to cut down the numbers as much as possible LOL
having it only just be ||dane and leda|| is very funny
trail oxide
i like it a lot thematically, and the ost is killer, but yea on subsequent dlc a...
Yeah thematically it's sick
But 
I want Ledas sword and armor so bad
restive frost
i would kill for her armor
|| 
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solemn shell
having it only just be ||dane and leda|| is very funny
||speaking of dane, i hate his moveset so much, its really annoying to fight||
restive frost
trail oxide
I wanted to get Elden Ring on PC so me and my friend can do a co-op run. Does anyone know if he can still do it if he's banned from online play? I figured that he may be able to since it's a mod but idk.
rancid siren
it should work just fine because it doesn't connect to fromsoftware servers
i think at most you have to be weary of easy-anticheat but i think the mod turns it off when using it anyway
trail oxide
it should work just fine because it doesn't connect to fromsoftware servers
Aight
quick cosmos
Again? Man they're going to get nerfed to hell before I can even get to the dlc
restive frost
theyre gonna fix ||rain of fire|| jesus christ its about time
viscid cedar
I can't wait for dipshits to complain about ||nerfed radahn again||
paper otter
I can't wait for dipshits to complain about ||nerfed radahn again||
So excited to hear people try and act better than everyone else cuz they beat it “before the nerfs”
trail oxide
So excited to hear people try and act better than everyone else cuz they beat it...
Time to lock in and get to Radahn real quick so I can be like those people /s
quick cosmos
So excited to hear people try and act better than everyone else cuz they beat it...
Friend of mine actually did beat the dlc before the previous nerfs funnily enough.
To top it off, I believe steam puts a date on when you've unlocked an achievement.
thin vector
Mistimed all my rolls and immediately died for it💀
Nowhere in this arena is safe from this dude
paper otter
Mistimed all my rolls and immediately died for it💀
Yeah, that move requires dodging the pull in rather than the attack itself which took me way too long to figure out
I was just like "why the hell cant I dodge this???" and it was cuz I wasnt actually dodging the part I had to
thin vector
Yeah I can consistently dodge the pull in, but I missed it that time because I thought he would start phase 2 with the giant nuke aoe, like he always does, and it caught me off guard
I feel like I could have a better time beating ||consort radahn|| if I wasn't on ng+3😅
paper otter
Yeah I can consistently dodge the pull in, but I missed it that time because I t...
Oh my gosh, yes, the worst feeling is getting duped by a move thats easier to dodge
rancid siren
I was just like "why the hell cant I dodge this???" and it was cuz I wasnt actua...
you can dodge the follow-up if you immediately run away iirc, it's just rough if you panic like at all
long nacelle
https://vxtwitter.com/ginomachino/status/1818446343871906060?s=46
NOW it's worth it imo to do a Messmer Fire Icant run
I actually did it yesterday
Speedrun as fast as I could to Radahn and Mogh using a +10 Goslayer Greatsword
It still baffles me how easy it is to get +10 somber weapons in this game
Spent like 3h dying to Mogh due to lack of Vigor
I was Lv70 trying to fight him with barely enough stats to hold my weapon USING the Radagon Scarseal
Then I got into the DLC, ran straight to the ||Rellana|| skip, into ||Bonny Village|| and then into ||Messmer's Keep via Chuch District||
This let me run past every enemy until I got both ||Fire Snake and Rain of Fire||
Killing that mf ||Salza|| was not easy tho, I had to cheese him with a greatshield and lots of Guard Counters
Scadu Level 0, RL 85 by then, still no Vigor
LMFAO
vital schooner
kai is going to be playing bloodborne next month and the copium online is hes such a big streamer it will cause a big enough buzz that sony will finally remake the game and launch on pc
woven hearth
kek
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paper otter
Damn that modded weapon is sick as hell
willow valley
There's so many incredible weapons in this mod, it's great
willow valley
@stray violet
thin vector
Dumbass boss crashed down from the stratosphere and fucking dies
Finally beat him though
So happy
willow valley
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@alpine axle
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thin vector
Dear lord this weapon art is good
Like holy crap man he's already dead
vital schooner
willow valley
DS3 would never be on sale
restive frost
god in heaven dont tell me theyre doing the "never put souls on sale" thing again
vital schooner
willow valley
Wait I'm floated?
austere crow
I defeated CEO of Racism
austere crow
What'd you think of him?
Cool first big boss, teaches you that you gotta be fast to get used to attack patterns
willow valley
I think that's certainly one element of the fight, but I also think the other things are really subtle, and really hard to grasp as a new player, really glad you thought he was cool though, because genuinely he is such a sick boss
woven hearth
Wait I'm floated?
lmao
i think when he does that attack the loses health
had no idea it could die from it
solemn shell
I defeated CEO of Racism
who?
willow valley
Individuals subject to racism can still be turbo racist Sloth
austere crow
Individuals subject to racism can still be turbo racist Sloth
Also I found wolverine claws, these things are actually so fun to use
willow valley
Claws are always really dope in From Software games, and there's some really cool stuff you can do with Elden Rings claws
upper bane
What would you rate ?
willow valley
It's an alright build
upper bane
It's an alright build
what would you suggest to make it great
willow valley
What weapon are you using?
willow valley
Okay, well I'd choose one of those weapons and use primarily that for however much longer you want to play the game for and just stick with leveling it's primary damage stat, and maybe invest some time into chalice dungeons to get some better blood gems
upper bane
Thanks for the advice cheers
pure valley
with dual damage weapons its best to farm for the generic blood gems too
vital schooner
the strat is just double great swords
long smelt
i was using the spear gun i should go back to bloodborne i stopped at old yarnham last time i played
willow valley
I kinda wanna do a run with blades of mercy ngl
pure valley
Is a fun run
willow valley
Wait I'm floated?
@vast helm
viscid cedar
does DS2 not have cloud saves?
willow valley
The Final Battle ||remix|| in the ||Shrine Maiden Village|| is so incredible man
vital schooner
proven veldt
Messmer is so cool
I’m fighting him RL1 with ungodly amounts of restrictions currently
paper otter
sounds like a blast
willow valley
I kinda wanna do a Fire Knight cosplay run
willow valley
Why is this Heavy Thrusting Sword so god damn massive
I swear to god this thing is larger than some Great Spears
vital schooner
too much intelligence for an elon musk build
then as far as im aware you can only have 1 summon at a time. for a musk build you need at least 5 other people doing all the work for you
vital schooner
i dont get it
solemn shell
thats a screenshot from elon musk's twitter
thats why its called the elon musk build
willow valley
vital schooner
swift raptorBOT
https://x.com/Wario64/status/1824130644370210819
wise ingot
majula on vinyl...
restive frost
ok now put them back on spotify
solemn shell
having ds3 on vinyl would be sick
viscid cedar
swift raptorBOT
https://x.com/shadps4/status/1824120735217963280
viscid cedar
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long nacelle
Ok, this might seem stupid
But I just realized turning off the Ray Tracing on PS5 makes the DLC Last Boss fight MUCH easier
Not so many FPS drops
willow valley
Yeah, Ray tracing is really intense so that makes sense
long nacelle
Second Phase is just HELL with that on
It's my third time killing him, but like, it's SO MUCH EASIER when shit's not laggy
willow valley
I can imagine
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viscid cedar
swift raptorBOT
https://x.com/MenasLG/status/1825156063168962645
rose oracle
so armored core is gonna have some episode on a show i guess?
idk what it was but i guess more lore later
vital schooner
https://fxtwitter.com/armoredcore/status/1825978617781723177
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLihxsmI_OU if you know what love death and robots on netflix was it makes more sense. it was an anthology where different studios would do one episode of w/e they want within a theme and they had some banger ass episodes
this is going to be the same but they are all video game episodes
willow valley
so armored core is gonna have some episode on a show i guess?
YEAH BABY
vital schooner
pure valley
swift raptorBOT
https://www.reddit.com/r/BloodbornePC/s/RCYKQcjdLi
pure valley
It's booting and "playable"
solemn shell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLihxsmI_OU if you know what love death and robo...
SIFU???? SPELUNKY??????
that is actually insane
you cant just casually drop a single episode of spelunky
or sifu
the sifu episode is gonna go hard though
willow valley
Singular Armored Core episode
solemn shell
true
i wonder how much of these are gonna be like
necessary to play the game
or at least know some of the lore
willow valley
I mean AC6 tells you all the lore
solemn shell
i could see armored core being kinda like that
solemn shell
I mean AC6 tells you all the lore
but not everyone has playe dit
vital schooner
prob be in the same vain of love death and robots
vital schooner
id recommend it. some absolute bangers in there
viscid cedar
swift raptorBOT
https://x.com/berserksouls/status/1826348549044359633?s=46
long smelt
I'm bout to go back to playing bloodborne
Perfect time of year to try to finish it methinks
solemn shell
https://fxtwitter.com/berserksouls/status/1826348549044359633
thats exactly what i do with the cummmfpk chalice
i dont wanna use it to level cause that feels cheap
so i use it to make the healing no longer consumable
viscid cedar
willow valley
Yes
viscid cedar
I already killed her
long smelt
No I ran away like a bitch
vital schooner
willow valley
Armored Peak VI has hit it's one year anniversary
pure valley
long smelt
.....thats crazy
willow valley
They're so sick
eager gyro
peak for 10-15 dollars
willow valley
Peak at an affordable price?
eager gyro
splendid
paper otter
Finally getting around to finishing that game
willow valley
Hell yeah
paper otter
Only took an eternity loll
willow valley
We'll get that co-op mod run eventually
paper otter
Dual shotguns my beloved
So far I’m just running a build entirely around speed and stance killing. Plasma missles from afar to help maintain high buildup, then hit and run tactics with point blank shotguns
willow valley
Based
solemn shell
We'll get that co-op mod run eventually
🙏
paper otter
Movement in ac 6 is so satisfying good lord. Only moments it’s not are when I accidentally assault dash
And that’s a total skill issue
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vital schooner
Truly the worst timeline
restive frost
NO...
languid axle
Is that task failed successfully on your part, or the enemy's?
rancid siren
it's dark souls 1 being dark souls 1
he did a lil RP walk, did this sick ass jump attack which somehow backstabbed me from the side and died. i should just stop playing and let him link the first flame
languid axle
I see
rancid siren
i wish discord clipped this properly because the scream i did would've made the perfect clip
languid axle
Hell it could prolly have worked as a "perfectly cut scream" thing
solemn shell
<:itsfuckedup:1273095554544701484>
that is so dark souls
viscid cedar
man I hope the shadps4 getting buzz online doesn't end them up facing an cease and desist from Sony
those types of thing almost always happen when a website or a emulator gets too much popular for its own good
willow valley
Yeah
paper otter
I grabbed the Shadps4 version ahead of time in case of that. I’m gonna try and snag it on day one if possible. Anything to finally try bloodborne
vital schooner
willow valley
The emulators have come far
proven veldt
upper bane
I decided to get this. Fuck Chalice Dungeons
pure valley
Defiled watchdog is so fun
willow valley
It's Armored Peak for a reason
pure valley
Ac6 is probably froms best story imo
pure valley
Is dark souls not item descriptions
willow valley
The Armored Core was the bitch ass Iguana we killed three times along the way
vital schooner
im glad the game is a game and people enjoyed it but man, did i hate it. i never thought id not have even a little bit of fun in a fromsoft game
just wasnt for me
rancid siren
i loved it because it was basically a ps2 era game made for current gen consoles
thin vector
Only did one mission so far and I agree it's peak
Especially since I can make my robot look like an evangelion
vital schooner
new balance patch dropping soon
restive frost
they buffed the twin moon spell 🥺
woven hearth
they also removed clones(?
vital schooner
restive frost
what 15 years of soulslike discourse does to a guy
solemn shell
we should force that guy to play RL1 no upgrades
willow valley
True and real
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paper otter
I can’t just not get the Elden Ring gummy
willow valley
If only it was real
thin vector
Started a daggers only run of elden ring
Finally beat mohg tonight while super under-leveled
On my winning attempt I did first phase hitless too
I love the mohg fight so much
Gotta be one of my top 3 bosses in the game
solemn shell
amen brother
thin vector
Rellana is down
Parry strats ftw
Parrying in this game feels so clean when it actually works
solemn shell
that reminds me i still need to no-hit the dlc
oh crap actually i need to beat the dlc at all
i heard the final boss got nerfed so that should make it easier
pure valley
Final boss got nerfed?
willow valley
You also can roll the anti-tarnished slash
restive frost
i havent gotten to him post-nerf yet but that alone already justifies the change to me
that shit was annoying as hell originally
solemn shell
of course the day i finally decide to play ac6 again, i have no internet
i want to do internet stuff in ac6
paper otter
vital schooner
swift raptorBOT
https://x.com/thegameawards/status/1836931985568358828
solemn shell
wow i would not expect him to only be 50
my dad is significantly older than miyazaki
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solemn shell
finally got to play AC6 again, first thing i did was absolutely destroy balteus (3 attempts)
i remember this fight being extremely difficult my first time, so idk if im just better at the game despite it being a very long time since i first played it, or if i just had better stuff for the fight
i need to find some crates
are there any in chapter 1
rancid siren
i remember this fight being extremely difficult my first time, so idk if im just...
If you first played around release, Balteus got nerfed quite hard since then
solemn shell
i did first play around release
so thats likely it
i think i also had the same setup that i won with
well a little bit different so it might have been better or around the same effectiveness
basically i just remembered that using a energy weapon was really good the last time
willow valley
i remember this fight being extremely difficult my first time, so idk if im just...
It's a combination of being semi-poorly equiped and a lack of experience at that point in the initial playthrough
vital schooner
Sekiro is too easy and parry should have had a longer cooldown
solemn shell
play charmless
charmless + demon bell
makes it a lot harder
and if that still isnt enough play resurrections mod
woven hearth
you increase cooldown you gotta rebalance everything
mild pendant
Sekiro is too easy and parry should have had a longer cooldown
Parry has a long cooldown
Are you talking about deflecting?
vital schooner
is not a parry a deflection
vital schooner
w/e you wanna call the mechanic that you can just spam and the only bad thing that happens is you dont get a perfect parry
vital schooner
should be more
sterile forge
w/e you wanna call the mechanic that you can just spam and the only bad thing th...
you posture broken
your not far into the game are you
mild pendant
should be more
Play the hard mode of the game then
vital schooner
ive beaten it 3 times
sterile forge
ok parry spam losses as soon as you fight genichiro the frist time
rancid siren
ive beaten it 3 times
sekiro's literally super easy if you played it before
vital schooner
its super easy period
rancid siren
i'd say if there's ever a sequel they should make the bosses more similar to the buffed up ones in the boss rush modes in difficulty
my biggest gripe with the game isnt the difficulty but instead that you have all these abilities you can get and you're probably using about 10% of them in fights
also the whole prosthetic upgrade tree sucks ass
long smelt
every soulsborne is super easy
every single one of them is a pure knowledge check and i find it weird to pretend any of them are particularly more or less difficult than the others because its just an experience knowledge check game series
rancid siren
i think later souls games at minimum lean more towards actually practicing against bosses as opposed to dark souls 1/2 and demons souls where it's basically as simple as making a build that wins
though elden ring has it's fair share of cheesey builds nonetheless
solemn shell
every soulsborne is super easy
yeah and sekiro is hard cause it isnt a soulsborne
idk how anyone can call it easy
ive beaten it like 6 times and i still struggle a fair amount
i mean if you use umbrella its easy
umbrella is just cheesy
i think some fights are made too easy with prosthetics and other fights you can use prosthetics in cool ways that dont make it that much easier
prosthetics are a cool addition you just kinda have to force yourself to use them
rancid siren
some people are just better at specific stuff than others
obviously it's not a competition and finding sekiro piss easy doesnt make you like, a better person or whatever
solemn shell
im convinced this ac6 mission just never says you're done collecting battle logs
theres an infinite amount of them
oh finally i did it
wise ingot
ive never seen someone have worse takes about from games than compound
im sorry but its true
if you want actual punishment for blocking something, go demon bell or charmless
i was fighting ssi charmless yesterday and i was taking half of my (almost maxed) health from blocking a single attack
this is not getting into the fact that you'll be at full posture for most of the fight in later bosses, meaning if you block anything you get posture broken and die.
sterile forge
ive never seen someone have worse takes about from games than compound
No ive seen worse, dont ask me about any from soft other than sekiro
solemn shell
dont ask me my opinion on ds1
sterile forge
that actually makes me wonder what everyones hot takes are from soft. i have an interesting one since people seem to make it into 2 hot takes
solemn shell
i just really hate ds1
i think every single boss in that game is just not a good boss
including the dlc ones, though they are still the best bosses in the game
really close to being good, the only change they need is being in a better game tbh lol
artorias in ds3 would be a much better boss than artorias in ds1
i dont know how much of a hot take this is tho, ive seen plenty of other people who hate ds1
its just a somewhat unpopular take at least
sterile forge
mohge is inherently poorly designed, needing to get the crystal is dumb as fuck and the fight would be better off if that was removed. my actual hot take this is indicative of souls design and the only reason from soft gets away with this kind of archaic adventure game design do it not because game good but because people wont take time to differentiate between difficut and activly antiplayer.
sterile forge
i just really hate ds1
that is the coldest souls take
solemn shell
mohge is inherently poorly designed, needing to get the crystal is dumb as fuck ...
uhhh
sterile forge
in fact i think that is the majority opinion
sterile forge
i agree that its bad design for sure
no ive argued with literally half the souls fans here that mohge is bullshit
solemn shell
mohg isnt stupid its just that one mechanic
i no-hitted him and i just decided to ignore the damage from it for the sake of having a fun challenge instead of melting him before the move
sterile forge
and that mechanic requires you to do one of 4 things
- rebirth to get enough health
- look up where the item is
- look up where all the estus are
- get really good/lucky
non of these are fun things to do
willow valley
i think every single boss in that game is just not a good boss
See, I like DS1 but I also think this
rancid siren
mohge is inherently poorly designed, needing to get the crystal is dumb as fuck ...
ER's base game imo is so full of filler crap that it makes coming back to the game a pain in the ass
the map's just way too big for it's own good and they could've cut alot of it down
on a first playthrough it's amazing because every new location could be a game changing discovery
new weapons, spells, key items, etc
any other playthrough though, travelling around the whole map picking up every golden seed, every tear, every smithing stone, the weapons you need, the spells you need, and everything else is just a massive pain in the ass
the dlc isnt so bad because the map is smaller and denser so you arent just endlessly riding torrent
and you dont need nearly as many items
so maybe my hot take for souls games is that the next souls game should just not be open world at all
willow valley
solemn shell
yeah this is true
solemn shell
so maybe my hot take for souls games is that the next souls game should just not...
i feel like thats not too hot
i do agree that the dlc was a lot better
ds3 used to be my favorite but i think the dlc bumped elden ring up to the favorite spot
woven hearth
itt was better, yes, but there was still a lot of wasted space
see, for example, cerulean coast and charo´s(? hidden grave
there´s nothing there
solemn shell
you have a point yes
woven hearth
its a really pretty place
woven hearth
and it would have been cool fighting a cool boss there
solemn shell
i mean theres putrescent knight
and theres a tibia mariner THAT SUMMONS A ROYAL REVENANT
woven hearth
😔
solemn shell
i remember when he did that i was just like WHAT IM GETTING OUT OF HERE
rancid siren
i feel like thats not too hot
i'd say it's not one for dedicated souls fans but it's definitely has to be one for the average person
i guarantee there'll be alot of crying online if they make the next souls game not open world
solemn shell
well yeah thats kinda true actually
elden ring brought a lot of new players to the series
honestly i just hope the next game isnt souls
like
give me an even bigger departure from the normal formula
but not another armored core game though that would be awesome
give me something NEW
willow valley
i guarantee there'll be alot of crying online if they make the next souls game n...
Haven't they already gone on record to say that won't be doing more open Worlds, at least not for a while
solemn shell
actually yeah i think i remember someone saying they're not gonna make a game this big for a long while
miyazaki perhaps
rancid siren
Haven't they already gone on record to say that won't be doing more open Worlds,...
people are still gonna be mad sadly
it's gamers we're talkin about
willow valley
True
solemn shell
well yeah for sure
willow valley
Gamers do hate video games
solemn shell
i hate video games that i hate and i hate video games that i love
except for outer wilds i love outer wilds!
there isnt a single drop of hate in my heart for my love outer wilds
rancid siren
just ignore the internet forever and ever and never let other people's opinions even come near you
rancid siren
:)
vital schooner
massive dumbass
solemn shell
i love fledspar
as long as you dont spoil the game for people who havent played it, i dont care what you say about the game
rancid siren
i hate video games that i hate and i hate video games that i love
i love all the games i play even if i hate them