Poise Builds in Dark Souls
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deathblossomfour (04/30/2014) [-] 
Does anybody else think it would be cool as **** to try this stuff?
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cptsweatpants (04/30/2014) [-] I can never understand why this sport died. I'd watch the **** out of it.
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eddymolly (04/30/2014) [-] They have something similar in Europe called "Battle of the Nations"
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here was a show on BBC about it called "Knight Club" where they followed the British team who just started, went to france and basically got the **** beat out of them in armour for a weekend.
Seems pretty cool
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here was a show on BBC about it called "Knight Club" where they followed the British team who just started, went to france and basically got the **** beat out of them in armour for a weekend.
Seems pretty cool
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cptsweatpants (04/30/2014) [-] They don't look like they care. Besides, it's 2014, I think adjustments could be made if someone put their mind to it.
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cptsweatpants (04/30/2014) [-] I never said I'd be doing it. I said I'd watch it. And these lads seem to think it's a good idea.
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flarenight (04/30/2014) [-]
spring loaded lances and heavy padding? as long as you wear the armor right the wooden lances would break before they could break your rib cage. in the olden days? yea a metal lance will screw you over but jousting was a competition. one that did not see a lot of deaths.
also. the ohio renaissance festival has jousting done.
also. the ohio renaissance festival has jousting done.
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adu (04/30/2014) [-] Renfair jousting is staged, and I'm sure there are numerous safety measures. And some armor doesn't do crap against blunt impacts. In fact, sometimes it can cave in under the force, and asphyxiate the competitor or maybe puncture a lung. Nowadays though I'm pretty sure people could do it safely, if not with friendlier lances, then at least with better padding inside of the armor.
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flarenight (05/01/2014) [-]
well yea. who wins and loses and all is probably decided before hand. and they probably dont have the horse going as fast as they can. but in the end the wooden lance still smashes into the chest plate.
and also. a regular chest plate could withstand over 200 pounds of force being applied to it. the armor used for jousting is different. and at the very least i know the chest plates had at least one extra layer on it where the lance hit.
the wooden lance will break before the chest plate would cave in. and if the lance hit the chest plate hard enough for it to cave in and not break you would still be knocked over/off your horse resulting in you possibly getting hurt from falling off.
jousting is a competition. not some killing game.
and also. a regular chest plate could withstand over 200 pounds of force being applied to it. the armor used for jousting is different. and at the very least i know the chest plates had at least one extra layer on it where the lance hit.
the wooden lance will break before the chest plate would cave in. and if the lance hit the chest plate hard enough for it to cave in and not break you would still be knocked over/off your horse resulting in you possibly getting hurt from falling off.
jousting is a competition. not some killing game.
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angelusprimus (05/01/2014) [-] ITs having reemergence.
channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/knights-of-mayhem/articles/medieval-vs-modern-jousting/
Dangerous as **** .
Society for Creative Anachronism has theater jousting though, which is fun to watch, looks awesome but its cool and staged. Picture on top is from that.
channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/knights-of-mayhem/articles/medieval-vs-modern-jousting/
Dangerous as **** .
Society for Creative Anachronism has theater jousting though, which is fun to watch, looks awesome but its cool and staged. Picture on top is from that.
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eiaisqzbsesb (05/01/2014) [-] I tribute 1000 life points to summon Giantdad. Giantdad will smack Solaire in the face, destroying him. This will damage you for 1250. He will then halve his attack untill the end of this turn and smack you in the face again with 1600. You lose 2850 life points in total. I set one spell/trap face down and end my turn, returning Giantdad's attack to it's original amount.
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tankerdude ONLINE (05/01/2014) [-] can we use normal yugioh cards or do they all have to be dark souls related?
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tankerdude ONLINE (05/01/2014) [-] also since its a ritual you need to sacrifice monsters that equal or greater to 9 stars
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eiaisqzbsesb (05/01/2014) [-] Well I derped there, haven't used Ritual monsters in ages. For good reason too, they really aren't as viable as Synchros or XYZ cards.
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eiaisqzbsesb (05/01/2014) [-] I'm sorry, rule break? You can only use speed spells during the opponent's turn. Also, Solaire was already destroyed.
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eiaisqzbsesb (05/01/2014) [-] My comment is not irrelevant, as he tried to use the equip spell on my turn.
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eiaisqzbsesb (05/01/2014) [-] I did not make that card. The above card named Giantdad, however, I did make.
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magmon (05/01/2014) [-]
Your card text is less sloppy, but still bad. His graveyard effect wouldn't work, as it would tribute the spell from your hand, then negate his effect, which includes the special summoning. You'd throw away a magic card, and then miss the timing on the rez.
I play Yu Gi Oh competitively.
I play Yu Gi Oh competitively.
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eiaisqzbsesb (05/01/2014) [-] I do too, but it's 4:30 AM over here so I can't think straight.
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eiaisqzbsesb (05/01/2014) [-] I mainly use plant decks wich focus on graveyard synnergy, as well as synchro summoning. It's still in the works but I'm proud of it. As for my "lack of legitimate excuses"... I live in sweden, it's seriously 4:38 AM here and I'm barely able to keep my eyes open. In fact, it's sleep time for me now. G'night. I'll fix up giantdad when I wake up.
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tankerdude ONLINE (05/01/2014) [-] all I saw you summoned the others didn't appear so I didn't know you attacked
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blalexanderisback (05/01/2014) [-] Somebody please do something with this GIF, It is ******* gold already xD
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leafonthewind (05/01/2014) [-] I just bought dark souls 2 having never played the first
its fun but I have no idea what the **** I am doing
can anybody give me some help with what stats are good to invest in
you don't owe me **** but I would like to think this is a pretty nice community of glorious assholes we have here so I dunno.....thanks
pictured, me on the left
its fun but I have no idea what the **** I am doing
can anybody give me some help with what stats are good to invest in
you don't owe me **** but I would like to think this is a pretty nice community of glorious assholes we have here so I dunno.....thanks
pictured, me on the left
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anon (05/01/2014) [-]
A lot of stat optimization depends on what sort of build you want to make. If you could say a little more about what seems interesting to you, that would be cool. Generally speaking, most people will want at least 30 vigor, 20, endurance, 20 adaptability to maximize invincibility frames while rolling, and 40 strength or dexterity (or both) depending on what kind of weapon you want to use. If you want to use spells, that would change things, and every type of spell will require a different type of stat investment for optimization.
Also, what soul level do you plan on playing at?
Also, what soul level do you plan on playing at?
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leafonthewind (05/01/2014) [-] I have no idea what the **** soul levels are
I am planning to go for a semi-mobile guy
my class is warrior
I was kind of looking into tanking
I am planning to go for a semi-mobile guy
my class is warrior
I was kind of looking into tanking
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anon (05/01/2014) [-]
Soul level is just the level of your character. You level up using souls, so they call it soul level. Online play matches people based on soul level, so most players want to have a similar soul level to everyone else so that they can play with as many people as possible. The most popular soul level is currently 150.
If you want to be a tank I think one build that may suit you is a high strength, high faith build. Havel's armor is great for a tank, and the Defender's Greatsword is excellent for strength/faith characters. There is a lot of very technical stuff involved in stat distribution that would be a pain for me to try to explain here, but I can post a link that has a lot of good info.
Also, check out some rings and see which ones sound good to you. 3rd Dragon Ring is the best one in the game, so you'll want that one, but the other 3 slots are really up to preference.
If you want to be a tank I think one build that may suit you is a high strength, high faith build. Havel's armor is great for a tank, and the Defender's Greatsword is excellent for strength/faith characters. There is a lot of very technical stuff involved in stat distribution that would be a pain for me to try to explain here, but I can post a link that has a lot of good info.
Also, check out some rings and see which ones sound good to you. 3rd Dragon Ring is the best one in the game, so you'll want that one, but the other 3 slots are really up to preference.
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leafonthewind (05/01/2014) [-] thanks for all your help guys
really really appreciate it
I will fill you in later if you want
really really appreciate it
I will fill you in later if you want
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magmon (05/01/2014) [-]
Pyromancy is straight retarded. Get forbidden Sun, Warmth, Power Within, and Conflagration, and you will be one healing, buffing, blasting ************ .
Clerics are too damn strong. They received a wider variety of offensive magics in DS2, so PVE they can just absolutely wreck, and there is a chime that doubles as a decent shield and casts with its R2. Heals now have an AOE that affects allies, and you can buff all allies as well.
I never liked magic, but currently the strongest hit in game can be dealt as a mage with the Moonlight Greatsword.
DO NOT ******* TOUCH ULTRA-GREATSWORDS. The tracking in DS2 is just awful, and the dead-angling isn't worth the trade off. They ****** my favourite sword as a result. (RIP in peace, Zwei).
Best of all though, YOU CAN RESPEC IN THIS GAME! You just need a certain item, then you can speak to the Fire Keeper sitting in the middle from the intro to reset all of your stats and reassign them. Experiment, test, and respec if you need to in order to be effective.
Clerics are too damn strong. They received a wider variety of offensive magics in DS2, so PVE they can just absolutely wreck, and there is a chime that doubles as a decent shield and casts with its R2. Heals now have an AOE that affects allies, and you can buff all allies as well.
I never liked magic, but currently the strongest hit in game can be dealt as a mage with the Moonlight Greatsword.
DO NOT ******* TOUCH ULTRA-GREATSWORDS. The tracking in DS2 is just awful, and the dead-angling isn't worth the trade off. They ****** my favourite sword as a result. (RIP in peace, Zwei).
Best of all though, YOU CAN RESPEC IN THIS GAME! You just need a certain item, then you can speak to the Fire Keeper sitting in the middle from the intro to reset all of your stats and reassign them. Experiment, test, and respec if you need to in order to be effective.
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magmon (05/01/2014) [-]
Well, I'm also a Cleric caster, so I carry the Sunlight Sword. I understand that UGS class weapons can be good, but I just feel that regular GS class is better because of the jump attack tracking and utility.
I've yet to beat the game, but I honestly just browse the internet whilst standing outside boss doors with my summon sign down.
I've yet to beat the game, but I honestly just browse the internet whilst standing outside boss doors with my summon sign down.
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kingpinkie (05/01/2014) [-] *shrugs* I went strength/dex use a bow and tarkus senpai's the great sword
It's pretty easy once you get used to it
Doh you're right, great swords swing way faster and are pretty much better in about every way
I just use it cause tarkus was best summon
Time your attacks or bash their shields, it's beautiful to see someone fall and get rekt by that huge ass swing
******* love this sword
It's pretty easy once you get used to it
Doh you're right, great swords swing way faster and are pretty much better in about every way
I just use it cause tarkus was best summon
Time your attacks or bash their shields, it's beautiful to see someone fall and get rekt by that huge ass swing
******* love this sword
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leafonthewind (05/01/2014) [-] I took your advice and used the sword from the white knight dude in the lost forest to go kill the old **** with the giant blue greatsword near majula but it says I am too casul to use his sword
why
why
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leafonthewind (05/01/2014) [-] well
in the beginning of the game I accidentally winged him with a hit when I was fighting these zombie ***** but then he decided to try and kill me for the next hour
so I got revenge
in the beginning of the game I accidentally winged him with a hit when I was fighting these zombie ***** but then he decided to try and kill me for the next hour
so I got revenge
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walcorn (05/01/2014) [-] oh well...
I read that sword isn't really that good, but I haven't tried it myself so I dunno.
I suggest going to the forest of the giants, going down tha ladder with the bonfire there, and kill the ******* below until you get a bastard sword
It's pretty decent.
I read that sword isn't really that good, but I haven't tried it myself so I dunno.
I suggest going to the forest of the giants, going down tha ladder with the bonfire there, and kill the ******* below until you get a bastard sword
It's pretty decent.
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keltainenlumi (05/01/2014) [-] It has no scalings only requirements. So the damage is average and only in the beginning.
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keltainenlumi (05/01/2014) [-] Havels with that invisible helmet and power stance 2 lightning zweihanders?
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cubanwhiteman (05/01/2014) [-] I got my ADP to 26 and when I wore Aurorus armor I basically did a room-wide roll.
**** almost got me killed too many times, PVE only thing I guess.
**** almost got me killed too many times, PVE only thing I guess.
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keltainenlumi (05/01/2014) [-] The full set? Is your base equipment load in the negatives?
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xshredderx (05/01/2014) [-] I feel emptiness inside whenever I am able to stun-lock another player who is wearing full Havel's set and all I'm hitting them with is a Falchion.
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pickaxe ONLINE (05/01/2014) [-] I'm actually currently experimenting with a full havel's crossbow tank,it's really fun.....until you get invaded,and can't hit worth **** .
....damn,you've gotta' love that poise
....damn,you've gotta' love that poise
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pickaxe ONLINE (05/01/2014) [-] just killed ornstein and smough,making my way to the archives when I play again. been using fire light crossbow until now,it was sufficient for most stuff(took out the normal heavy for queelag though)
avelyn should help some,but I think I'll keep some spare light ones for artorias pulling his anime **** he's still badass
avelyn should help some,but I think I'll keep some spare light ones for artorias pulling his anime **** he's still badass
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kingpinkie (05/01/2014) [-] It's an actual build
Since the tracking on cross bows is ******* unfair and the avylin....man the avylin has some really unfair damage output
And this build revolves around dual wielding them
And dat Havel poise
Yea it rapes
Since the tracking on cross bows is ******* unfair and the avylin....man the avylin has some really unfair damage output
And this build revolves around dual wielding them
And dat Havel poise
Yea it rapes
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kingpinkie (05/01/2014) [-] Hrmm.....then the best thing to do would be to go full avylin since it reloads about the same time it takes a normal cross bow but deals more damage
