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What are some of the best weapons for a STR build?

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Placing a charged R2 strike with the Great Mace on bosses like Sullyvan is my guilty pleasure.

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if you lvl str in early game, go hollowslayer greatsword and thank me later

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I love dark ultra greatsword! And i wish everybody could find a weapon fit him well

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I love how because of the bad design of Poise, broken straight sword is more viable than half of these weapons here on high lvl character

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all these weapons are just fanservice from past games, damn this game have 0 personality, DLC weapon add something new, you can clearly see how DS3 was made by the B team of DS2, and miyazaki did the DLC after finishing BB, such overhyped game honestly...

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I'm so sad actual twinblades didn't get to come back, favorite weapon category from ds2 and now it's just gone, replaced by a fake and lame version of supposed twinblades

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bro just use PKCS

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it's 2024 & still no silver knight weapons...

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Spears and Pikes are not the same category in this game. Same with Fist and Claws. The categories in the wiki should match the ones in the game.

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who's more deserving of the title of "old reliable" in souls games, zweihander, claymore, longsword, lucy, caestus, great club or the pickaxe?

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i like romantically the earth seeker greataxe

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PKCS amirite gamers

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ya ya ya

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I would avoid using these. Fists are faster and deal good damage as is. (Fists scale with strength for more damage btw!!!)

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Actual good and fun to use moveset.

It's beyond me to understand why after making these fun to use and exciting weapons, FROM decided to take the worst, dumbest movesets and copy paste then on tens of copy pasted weapons you are supposed to use in tens of copy pasted dungeons to fight tens of copy pasted bosses.

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Actual good and fun to use moveset.

It's beyond me to understand why after making these fun to use and exciting weapons, FROM decided to take the worst, dumbest movesets and copy paste then on tens of copy pasted weapons you are supposed to use in tens of copy pasted dungeons to fight tens of copy pasted bosses.

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gwa gwa

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I love collecting every weapon in souls games :’D

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Where are all the skeleton bone weapons. That's it. I'm going back to Pokemon Channel for Nintendo GameCube

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Does anyone else get that warm fuzzy feeling every time you come back here to look up weapons, even after all these years?

I hope all the new players brought in from Elden ring get to experience that inherent joy of finding “their” weapon in DS3. When the moveset, weapon skill, and fashion just clicks with you.
One of the other comments was right about so many weapons here having their own identity.

FromSoft really made something special with Dark Souls III, and for them I say; Long may the sun shine.

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any good starter weapons near the beginning of the game plz tell me

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Guide on how to be hated by every souls game community
Dms: does this game even have a community?
Ds1: killing the Giant blacksmith, solaire, Andre, pretty much any npc.
Ds2: hating on the game without playing it first.
Ds3: luring invaders for Aldrich faithful then camping on the ladder, or using murky hand scythe.
Bb: having an opinion that doesn't match theirs
Sekiro: bringing up a dlc, cause it'll never get one
Er: moonveil. Or star shower.

All: being a filthy mage

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man look at all these weapons, and most of them have their own identity with different skills, heavy attacks, and some can be dual wield, i hope the community uses those, and doesnt just spam r1, to the point where in the next souls game, weapons mostly have the same moveset

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best weapons from each class (according to me(i have over 3000 hrs on this game))
Dagger: Dagger
Straight sword: Lothric knight ss
Greatsword: Hollowslayer GS
Ultra Greatsword: Profaned greatsword
Curved sword: Follower sabre
Curved greatsword: Heralds CGS
Katana: Frayed Blade
Thrusting sword: Rapier (has dagger crit with better roll catching skill after crit)
Axe: Thrall axe
Greataxe: Dragonslayer GA
Hammer: Heysels pick (cry about it)
Greathammer: Great mace
Fist weapons: Caestus
Spears: Four pronged plow
Halberd: Red hilted halberd
Reaper: Great corvian scythe
Whips: none of them lmao
Bow: Composite/long bow
Greatbow: Millwood GB
Crossbow: Avelyn
Staff: court sorcerer
Flame: The small one (better scaling) Big one (better dark combustion)
Talisman: Saints Talisman
Chime: Filianore

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After playing Elden Ring, weapons in this game feel boring, Dark Souls 2 did weapons better, and so did ER.

Where is my trusted Banished Knight's GS?

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it'd b great 2 have a weapon that inflicts curse damage

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what are some decent options for a deep infusion? (except murky)

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221 weaponsa all up

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I absolutley dislike people that compare ds to elden ring. Elden ring was and is garbage. Such an easy mode game thats made broken with mimic moinveil and rock throw. I swear every casual uses lame mimic.

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I hate to say it, but I feel like Elden Ring's weapons are a downgrade compared to these. Yeah, we have more flexibility with Ashes of War, but the fact that most of DS3's weapons have unique skills and movesets makes me look at some of Elden Ring's weapons with disdain. Feel like they need to revisit what made weapons good in DS3 for the DLC.

Still love both games tho.

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I love not participating in the PVP in Fromsoft games. I have no idea how many weapons I should be hating for being OP/useless, I just grab whatever looks good and start swinging.

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I love not participating in the PVP in Fromsoft games. I have no idea how many weapons I should be hating for being OP/useless, I just grab whatever looks good and start swinging.

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unpopular opinion, just hear me out alright. i know this might be a strong opinion. sorry if it offends anyone (sorry for bad english). dark souls 3 is good

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"And the lord poked his head out, from the parted clouds...
He looked down upon his followers, in chaos, and anarchy...
And out he tossed, a... canister of gasoline, and from his mouth, the words were...

"**** it.""

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The Black Knight weapons are the best weapons From has ever designed. Not only do they have several unique moves, but almost all of those moves are worth using, to the point that I willingly and comfortably change between one- and two-handing them throughout a fight. Two handing the Black Knight Sword and claymore-waving is the last thing I'll do with it. Having such functional and diverse movesets make them incredibly fun to play, and I'm sorely disappointed that there's nothing even close to them in Elden Ring.

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gankers are bad hehehehehe

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I was a happy Dark Souls newb when I began playing. I was learning the game and enjoying the diversity of weapons and spells. But then I stood on a hill and looming in the distance, there it was - Irythill of the Boreal Valley. I descended upon the beautiful city and came across a guardsman of the city. I slay them as any other vermin I came across, his body full of gear screams as it clashes against the ground. Upon the lifeless body of the overworked solider lay a beaming light - it beckoned me, calling my name. Dark clouds settled above me as I naively reached out to pick up the object. It felt forever as I was extending my arm towards it, my last moments of DS3 Meta ignorance. Finally, there it stood firmly in my bloodshed hands, a Pontiff Knight Curved Sword. A serene weapon, eaten by insects and frost slept all around the blade ready to unleash its powers. I stared at the blade, images of Glory flashed before me as I raised the sword to the clouds washing away above me. There was no turning back, Lords were murdered, Dark phantoms vanquished and Hosts and White phantoms alike where terrorised by my every growing bloodlust seeping into my mind and new found partner. Nothing was the same anymore, I had to utlise the PKCS no matter what. I lost my sanity the more and more I conquered with this blade.

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People: *Arguing over which weapon has the best scaling for different builds and what to level up*

Players with 802 lvl: I missed the part where thats my problem

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This was my first Dark Souls game, yet the one I have the most mixed feelings about. This game was a shift into a new era of Fromsoft games and it's the most polarizing game I've ever played.

A game full of questionable game design, excellent characters, and a completely black and white reception.

I don't love or hate this game, but it just feels very awkward in the sense that I never expected the game to end up this way. Ruined by people who don't care for the prosperity of it.

I'm glad I played the other Fromsoft games, they were all extremely fun for me, but Dark Souls III just doesn't sit right with me anymore. There's no magic anymore because the game is so straightforward.

Not my favorite game, but definitely one I'll remember for the rest of my life.

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Finally some good weapons that just smack enemies. No bleed, no magic beams, no teleports

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Secret to make Dark souls 3 combat way better is... TO ****ING ADD BACK REAL POISE

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Why are there so many spears

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Laying in my bed half asleep at 3 am with a broken air conditioner burning alive in the middle of summer contemplating what my weapon will be for my sl1 run

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On god, after Rivers, Stars of Ruin, BHS, etc...

I feel like I've become that old dude on his porch sharing a beer with Murky and PK and saying "man, remember when I despised you?"

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Y'know, after a long time in Elden ring, I can't help but lament the fact that we didn't get the winged knight twinaxe moveset for powerstancing axes

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I miss the days where are hit from most weapons would stun an enemy long enough to get one more hit in

now in elden ring, idk if this is the case with every weapon, but you can only get one hit in before the enemy rolls away

plz FS, bring this back, it made pvp fair, if not, i would quite like to see the infinite r1 zweihander combo from ds1 back

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I am sad now that Elden Ring came out. DS3 was a game I loved. I haven't had the chance to start loving Elden Ring yet.

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Where is Rivers of Blood and Moonveil at?

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How the FromSoftware devs could've made Dark Souls 3 a perfect game:
1- Along with the nerf for curved swords, remove the PKCS
2- Make the Crescent Moon Sword do more damage
3- Remove Murky Hand Scythe
4- Remove the Corvian GreatKnife

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I don't need the best just a cool looking dex int weapon

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I don't need the best just a cool looking dex int weapon

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What's the best weapon for a 30/30/30/30 build

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I literally have never used a crossbow outside of using the repeating crossbow on hollows to flex my superior crossbow

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Let's be real here: r2 button is useless. In any weapon, r2 isn't worth using when spamming r1 just deals more damage in less time. If the r2 enhaced the weapon's attack in some way then MAYBE it would be worth our time, but outside of mlgs, it's pretty much useless.

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"Executioner's greatWORD" lol

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average PKCS and lothric SS fan vs average valorheart and old wolf curved sword enjoyer

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Hello DS3 player, I am come to you for a little favour, and I will carry this message to everywhere in DS3 community.
There is a glitch that allows you to summon white sign mad phantom in Gael’s Arena (Credit to Dashingsaint), if you keep Shira alived while she invade you (you can escape her simply sprint out her aggro range), you won’t trigger gael boss cutscene, and then you could put down you purple summon white sign or summon other white purple.
Thus, a new fight club is founded, an arena in a long lost dessert under the sunset sky which sprinkle with fainted galaxy.
If you’re watching this, kindly please help me share this and invite any ds3 enthusiast you known to this new fight club, your little effort would be much appreciated.
SL25+2, SL40+4, SL60+6, SL72+8, SL90+10, SL125 Meta, SL 351++, all SL range are acceptable.
Welcome to the Gael’s Sunset Arena, the most beautiful map in the entire series, the last arena at the End of World.
I will await you there, in the End of the World, and we shall fight eternal, shiny and incandescence.
LONG MAY THE DARK SOULS COMMUNITY LIVE

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anyone tried the onikiri and ubadachi?

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harald curved greatsword is as cool as hell its combo makes it almost unstopabble

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fume ultra greatsword

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i finished the game with fume ultra gretwors its slow but one hit can destroy a player completely

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Offstoc go brr

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I wanna put my pp in the firekeepers butthole

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What I learned from dark souls pvp is that people are gonna be mad at you if you use anything that is fast

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Murky Hand Scythe

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i wanna do a SL1 run, does anybody have an idea of a weapon? i know the broadsword is common but i wanna branch out a bit.

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In y'all's opinion what do you think is the most forgettable weapon in ds3?

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Elden Ring wishlist:
Ultra Great Hammers

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out of curiosity, just by raw AR what weapon has the most? i am counting buffs like Warcry and resins.

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Elden Ring wishlist:
More fist weapons
Pontiff Knight Curved Sword
More greataxes
Ultra greatbows

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I'm here to play a video game and have fun, not adhere to some annoying meta
I'm going to go use Black Blade

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Haha bonewheel go brr

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Dar suls bad xcom beter

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Like this comment if you're hyped for elden ring, dislike it if you're not hyped

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bruh

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No trident dancing? 0/10

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In a war between tryhards and friendlies, the tryhards would probably lose because one person would start trying to murder everyone because one guy accidentaly spitleaf'd him because of lockon shenanigans and then the entire tryhard army would devolve from there

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When I use the halberd: absolutely useless

Other players when they use the halberd: literal masters of poise and hyper armor frames

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No guns? Bad game really

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Bait and negativity aside, with Elden Ring on its way I pose this question: What's your favorite weapon? Doesn't matter which game, I just wish to know what your fondest one to use is.

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Trololololololololololol
HEHE I'M FUNNEEEH

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Something something PKCS

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Elden Ring can do whatever the hell it wants, I just wish that there's a weapon like Dead Cell's "Nerves Of Steel" bow in it

(For reference, it's a bow that does considerably higher damage after you've held the arrow for a certain period of time, but the moment you hold it for any longer, the damage bonus goes ppof. Pretty much means you have to time your shots really well)

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what happens if i use a weapon without reaching the requierements needed (i have 16 str and i need 18)

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I better meet you guys in Elden Ring you hear me? It will be hella fun

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Can’t wait to destroy you trash cans in Elden Ring

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I feel like in every fromsoft game strength is more effective for pve
and Dex is more effective for pvp
Since dex is associated with the faster weapons (specifically straight and curved swords)
Strength better for pve since the dodge and hit tactic is more effective for npcs with high damage weapons

Both are good, I just feel like dexterity is more powerful for pvp

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How to counter twinks:
1: raw Lucerne/Glaive
2: Magic Weapon
3: profit

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Y'all ever just go deprived and say "**** it let's see where this run goes"

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My pp is the greatest weapon in the game

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Dark Souls 3 Top 5 best weapons:
5. Pontiff Knight Curved Sword
4. Bare fists
3. Torch
2. Soldering Iron
AND THE WINNER IS:
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1. Broken Straight Sword
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(by a long margin)

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almost every halberd in ds3 is perfect, notice how i said perfect, looking at you crescent axe

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A little psa on the lothric warbanner:

The buff weapon art is classed as a hitbox that only hits allies and provides the AR boost to them. The buff lasts one second, but the warbanner shoots out another hitbox every second, so it lasts for anyone who remains within its radius. However, this has one big side effect on NPCs.

Most NPCs try to roll or block when you attack them, but this is actually just a hitbox check- and since the lothric warbanner is the single most perpetually refreshing hitbox in the game, it means that some NPCs will endlessly roll or shield when faced wwith the weapon art.

I've not tested much, but I've found three notable foes this works on- Zoey, Shira, and Abyss Watchers. Keep in mind that the latter uses a roll attack, though, so it's not truly safe.

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Elden Ring Weapon Wishlist:
- More weapon moveset diversity (like Ds2)
- Better movesets in general (Fist weapons, Greataxes, and Raipers are kinda bland)
- More weapon catalysts
- Slow down some weapons, specifically 2 handed small curved swords and daggers
- Better balancing (okay, I know this one is kinda impossible, but it never hurts to ask

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You would think the broken straight sword was the best weapon in the game but it turns out Alt F4 was the greatest weapon of all time. Cause my broken straight sword has failed to defeat such techniques.

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I feel like they should add a new weapon category in elden ring and call it 'longswords' so that they can introduce longswords in the game and put actually realistic greatswords in that category like the hollowslayer greatsword

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Man, everyone's talking about meta weapons and balance n' all that.

I just walk around, invading randoms in farron keep, casting Warmths, dropping purple moss clumps for them, and guiding them through the area. The only weapon I pack is Hollowslayer, and that's simply because it's an earlygame weapon that stands a decent chance when you can't run away, I.E. the poison swamp slowing you down. Even then, I only use it in self-defense, when I'm attacked before I can signify my friendship.

I wish we had more wholesome ds3 players. It really makes the game feel more... cruel. I know, that's the theming of the game, but that doesn't mean the community has to follow these guidelines, yes?

I dunno. Maybe I'm just exhausted from the endless flow of hackers and twinks, but this is just my two cents.

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Imo they should have put a lot more work on the weapon movesets. Like, it does make sense that from the beginning you kinda swing the sword in the air, but not after reaching certain levels and wielding certain weapons that requires more than the caveman's moveset "r1 r1 r1".

I would've done it this way: meeting a sword's minimal requirements you get the basic moveset. 15 points of str above would give you a more brutish moveset like ds2's, 15 points of dex above would give bloodborne's moveset and 15 of both would give you bloodborne ss moveset + greatsword's r1s as combo enders. Idk, something creative among this museum.

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