Dark Souls in a Nutshell
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anonymoussarcasm (08/31/2015) [-] I don't play Dark Souls but see that mask everywhere. What is it? Is it a really powerful piece of armour or?
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northleech (09/01/2015) [-] Giant Dad is hilarious, but the build isn't very good anymore, it's more of a joke thing.
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knightdiaz (08/31/2015) [-] The whole set of armor was nicknamed "Giant Dad" because of the Giant Armor set, (arms, legs and chest piece, along with that mask, The mask of the Father) included with the staple weapon the [Chaos] Zweihander, before a few updates, this was the "best" armor set you could use because combined with a few rings you could fast roll with the set at minimal level for PvP, It was deemed very over powered at the time, and to many still is, however it can be beaten, it's now an icon to the internet, and Dark Souls Fans everywhere.
The Legend Never Dies
The Legend Never Dies
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landartheconqueror (08/31/2015) [-] see, last time i played this game, i did this build without even realising it was a "thing". then i got told, and felt so much less cool and original
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deathstare (08/31/2015) [-] Um, you discovered a tactic that many people went online to learn. You are legitimately an innovator. You can take the same amount of credit as the original discoverer of this build, you just wouldn't be accredited for it.
TL;DR You discovered a great armor set, don't feel bad.
TL;DR You discovered a great armor set, don't feel bad.
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legitimately (08/31/2015) [-] Funny coincidence that you mention me in one comment, then reply to a comment I made on different content
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dubscausedthis (08/31/2015) [-] When you find something that works really well, it's best to assume you aren't the first person to think about it, however like deathstare said, you can take the same amount of credit, considering you thought of it without anyone else telling you about it.
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clavatninenine [OP](08/31/2015) [-] It's called Mask of the Father, and it raises your Equipment Load stat, allowing you to equip heaver gear without losing your ability to move quickly. It was part of an old build called "Flipping Haveldad" with which you would equip havel's armor, the heaviest armor in the game, the father mask (hence Haveldad) and other equip load enhancing rings to boost your equip load up so high you could wear havel's armor (which provides best defense in the game) and still be able to fast-roll (a jumping somersault that allows you to dodge quickly and effectively, but can only be used if your max equip divided by your current equip load was at a certain point. Other rolls for more % of your max equip load used are Mid roll and fat roll, with mid being okay and fat being really sluggish and not worth it). This build was the standard because you couldn't touch them, and even if you could, it didn't do anything.
Flipping Haveldad was patched out, so you can't get yoru max equip load high enough to do that with havel's armor. In response, youtuber OnlyAfro created the Chaoshander Giantdad (See video).
This build follows the same concept, only with the Giant's armor, which is one step down from Havel's in both defense and weight. However, Giant's armor is light enough you can fast roll in it. So you have all the super defensive capabilities of a giant's armor wearing tank, but with super fast dodge abilities. On top of that, the Chaoshander (Zweihander with a maxed-out Chaos fire upgrade) allows you to stunlock people. Fire breaks guards and staggers people with anything less than Havel's Armor tier Poise (poise is how resistant you are to being staggered), and the huge amount of stamina the build gives you let's you swing the otherwise stamina-raping weapon a total of 4 times in sequence, which usually will stunlock a person for the duration, and the damage is almost always enough to kill the person if they suffer a full chain, or even part of one.
This build is extremely optimized, so you get this hilarious amount of power at Soul Level 99, which is fairly low, so you not only can compete with high-level players, but you are also in the level range where a lot of noobs will get paired with you, and so the reputation of this build being a cheap noob stomper is pretty well known.
Just watch the video.
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retentions (08/31/2015) [-] poise was the only thing that really mattered in that game so while you are technically correct havels was better
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eiaisqzbsesb (08/31/2015) [-] Yeah, the chaos fire part only gives the weapon the highest possible damage output without having to invest in Strength.
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anon (08/31/2015) [-]
It increases the max weight with which you can roll quickly. It's part of a very precise build called "giant dad" with the purpose of maxing out defence, offense (massive stun locking + sweep + damage), and mobility to within a single stat point. And then it became a meme.
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checkemninja (08/31/2015) [-] Its an inside joke with the community.It makes you lighter and you can move faster with heavier armour on
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dangerdaypancakes ONLINE (08/31/2015) [-] its a pretty **** item in game, it just looks funny
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dangerdaypancakes ONLINE (08/31/2015) [-] im just sayin :u, it only gives you increased carry weight
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grammarofficer (08/31/2015) [-] Which is very useful if you want to stay low level.
Like for pvp. Or avoiding pvp.
Like for pvp. Or avoiding pvp.
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putindispencerhere ONLINE (08/31/2015) [-] 5% extra weight. Which is actually pretty useless when 2% of that is the mask itself. I mean it's nice for specific builds, but on the average game it's only cosmetic.
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dangerdaypancakes ONLINE (08/31/2015) [-] not gonna deny that it looks ****** swaggy though
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dangerdaypancakes ONLINE (08/31/2015) [-] no bait man, thats just my opinion on the item
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obesehobbo (08/31/2015) [-] there is a difference between stating an opinion and being wrong. If someone said that 1+1=3 they are wrong, even if it is their own opinion.
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dangerdaypancakes ONLINE (08/31/2015) [-] well the item doesnt fit into how i play, so in my opinion its a bad item. but it does fit into how you play, so in your opinion its a good item
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obesehobbo (08/31/2015) [-] it doesn't fit into your play style because you're a casul
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goodguygary (08/31/2015) [-] >increased item carry weight
> ******
bruh, do you even understand how useful the mask of the father is? you goddamn pleb
> ******
bruh, do you even understand how useful the mask of the father is? you goddamn pleb
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mildlyangryrussian (09/01/2015) [-] It's called the Mask of Git Gud. It is normally used by invading spirits.
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loganmadder ONLINE (08/31/2015) [-] I think the mask is something like 'mask of the father'
and the armor is something like 'armor of the giants'
So, Giantdad
and the armor is something like 'armor of the giants'
So, Giantdad
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bossguycumsplash ONLINE (08/31/2015) [-] Its the best ******* mask in the game,
It goes great with Giants, you literally become unstoppable
All you need after that is a grass crest shield a chaos two hander,
Havels ring Ring of favor and protection,
BLACK FLAME BACK FLAME
It goes great with Giants, you literally become unstoppable
All you need after that is a grass crest shield a chaos two hander,
Havels ring Ring of favor and protection,
BLACK FLAME BACK FLAME
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northleech (09/01/2015) [-] Best ******* mask in the game? Hell no.
Most funny looking mask, included in a hilarious build? Hell yes.
Most funny looking mask, included in a hilarious build? Hell yes.
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ygdosst (08/31/2015) [-] It's called the Mask of rhe Father. It's purpose is to slightly increase your carrying capacity. Normally it's a very bad item compared to the alternatives, given how little it increases your equiptment load. But it became a revolutionary addition to a specific build in the game because it just barely pushes you over the equipt load threhold that lets you use the highest defense armor in the game at the fastest speed and dodging possible.
Because this build became Mathematically the most efficient build possible in the game, requiring next to no skill to play thanks to it capability to stunlock and obscene speed and defense, It became a meme among the Dark Souls community.
Because this build became Mathematically the most efficient build possible in the game, requiring next to no skill to play thanks to it capability to stunlock and obscene speed and defense, It became a meme among the Dark Souls community.
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wingedikaros (08/31/2015) [-] You either die a casul, or live long enough to become a Giantdad.
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clavatninenine [OP](08/31/2015) [-] He got gud.
But he didnt go Dark Lord path so he ruined it
But he didnt go Dark Lord path so he ruined it
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clavatninenine [OP](08/31/2015) [-] Dark Lord is for people who know the lore and understand that linking the fire simply prolongs the inevitable at the expense of you burning alive for centuries.
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clavatninenine [OP](09/01/2015) [-] neither is allowing the dead gods to remain in control.
there is no "good" ending to Dark Souls.
there is no "good" ending to Dark Souls.
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checkemninja (09/01/2015) [-] Dark took oolacile,and look how that turned out.Fire and dead gods is better than dark and cone heads
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clavatninenine [OP](09/01/2015) [-] that was the Abyss expanding uncontrollably at the urge of Manus.
the "dark" age is called such because all humans contain the Dark Soul: humanity itself.
Doesnt matter to me though go with Path of the Dragon. Let the flame die out and the dark take over, in the millennia it will take for it all to collapse, all who served the Everlasting Dragons will have completed their metamorphosis, and the age of the dragons will come again, thus completing the cycle.
the "dark" age is called such because all humans contain the Dark Soul: humanity itself.
Doesnt matter to me though go with Path of the Dragon. Let the flame die out and the dark take over, in the millennia it will take for it all to collapse, all who served the Everlasting Dragons will have completed their metamorphosis, and the age of the dragons will come again, thus completing the cycle.
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checkemninja (09/01/2015) [-] Lords kill dragons,humans kill lords,dragons kill humans.
Age of fire keeps dragons at bay,therefore humans don't go extinct.Link flames confirmed good ending
Age of fire keeps dragons at bay,therefore humans don't go extinct.Link flames confirmed good ending
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clavatninenine [OP](09/01/2015) [-] its not the good ending though, because undead in covenant with the last dragons transcend their curse and life itself by becoming dragons themselves over many thousands of years, so they still remain even if the age of fire continues.
And what happens when the flame dies out again? linking fire simply postpones the inevitable.
And what happens when the flame dies out again? linking fire simply postpones the inevitable.
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checkemninja (09/01/2015) [-] If your saving the human race from going extinct,then its the good ending.
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clavatninenine [OP](09/01/2015) [-] youre not though.
youre simply increasing the amount of time they must spend in a dead and decaying world.
youre simply increasing the amount of time they must spend in a dead and decaying world.
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checkemninja (09/01/2015) [-] You could say the same about us right now.Why not just nuke everyone and everything in our world since we're gunna run out of resources soon and stuff?I mean,it's gunna happen so lets finish it off right now
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clavatninenine [OP](09/01/2015) [-] our world isn't dead and decaying to the point where even times itself has grown so weak it can't even flow normally, and we aren't all slowly turning in to mindless shriveled hollows.
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heartlessrobot ONLINE (08/31/2015) [-] >Not using +15 rapier
>Not going fashionsouls with Marvelous Chester outfit
>Not griefing PVP by parrying literally everything, killing people with ripostes
>Not going fashionsouls with Marvelous Chester outfit
>Not griefing PVP by parrying literally everything, killing people with ripostes
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myreadyassyolk (09/01/2015) [-] Everything I posted here Souls related is all in the top comments. Feels good mein.
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alexandervascus (08/31/2015) [-] Ah Dark Messiah Might & Magic, it was Skyrim combat , but better, and 2006.
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ppheadbuttface (08/31/2015) [-] Everything was k until I saw he parried Gwyn with a LIGHTNING Zweihander.
Now it's not k.
Now it's not k.
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tacotrainone (08/31/2015) [-] FromSoft should bring giant armor and father mask back in DS3, and make an ad for the game in this format
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tacotrainone (08/31/2015) [-] A mask depicting Pharros' contraption.
Tears flow from the eyes of this mask,
drenching its wearer.
The majority of Pharros' creations
are perplexing to reasoned men,
and this mask is no exception.
no reference, but definitely meant to resemble it
Tears flow from the eyes of this mask,
drenching its wearer.
The majority of Pharros' creations
are perplexing to reasoned men,
and this mask is no exception.
no reference, but definitely meant to resemble it
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atrocitustheking (08/31/2015) [-] What makes this even better is that this song is from a play called "Orpheus in the Underworld." This song is basically "WELCOME TO HELL!"
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nowthatsedgy ONLINE (08/31/2015) [-] giantdad pulls his dick from the dirt and ***** the whole dark souls universe
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hankhillofthe (08/31/2015) [-] I wish I would've never found out about the Giant Dad
It's hard to play Dark Souls without being a Giant Dad anymore
****** so OP
It's hard to play Dark Souls without being a Giant Dad anymore
****** so OP
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matthewonetwothree (08/31/2015) [-]
its really easy not to because its really not that good
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hankhillofthe (08/31/2015) [-] Dude come on, don't even act like Giant Dad doesn't completely destroy PvE. I've done multiple no-death runs thanks to that build.
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matthewonetwothree (09/01/2015) [-]
you can do a lvl 1 no death build its really not that good
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hankhillofthe (09/01/2015) [-] Well DUH you can play the game without dying, I'm saying that at my skill level it's hard for me to get through a no-death run, but that build has made it so damn easy every time.
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niggershits (08/31/2015) [-]
got invaded by a giantdad twice, destroyed that ***** with sum good ol bbq pyromancy
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hankhillofthe (08/31/2015) [-] There is no great PvP build imo, it's all about how good you are and how good your connection is.
