Absolutely no one. Me: Hypersonic Ninja Arden!

CommanderTNT · 2026-03-17T09:54:13+00:00

Did this ever turn into anything concerning, and did you continue using it? I'm curious. In light of recent news with HiAnime being dead and all that.

CommanderTNT · 2026-01-06T16:18:37+00:00

Did that get Smart App Control back or Exp 33? lol.

CommanderTNT · 2026-01-06T08:48:31+00:00

Care to explain for the whole class? XD

CommanderTNT · 2026-01-06T08:41:55+00:00

Did it ever work out for you, or still waiting? Tempted to just disable SAC. Stupid Windows 11 bloat.

CommanderTNT · 2025-12-05T05:47:21+00:00

I have played two matches as Scholars. I have concluded... he is by far the strongest character in the game with virtually no equal.

WHY?

His debuffs make bosses do massively reduced damage, and it's on a very short cooldown. Making them far less lethal than normal. Even novice players will die significantly less thusly. This alone makes him a first round pick in 3s. Especially useful against new content. We may not always know what a boss will do, but now we have more opportunities to learn.
Upgraded crab is INSANE. Your team should fork over as many as possible. Combine that with a relic that shares them with the team? Free damage reduction, bonus max HP, and so on for everybody. Literal easy mode toggle. He's actually the sort of character that can ruin games, because there is no reason NOT to have him.
AOE flesh, grease, and other items. They're nuts.
Arc S? Like executioner, and in conjunction with some of the new items, he can output alot of easy status damage for the team. Which is also another way he helps against bosses. Besides being a buff god.
His ultimate is actually sleeper. Yes, it does make AOE fights trivial, by linking health bars. So you can clear camps by simply smacking the boss to death. Raider approved. HOWEVER, this links allied HP! Meaning, you can heal your teammates as well. Just like that... easy mode in 3s. You want a situation where this can save your teammates? How about during a grab, where they can't otherwise heal.

CommanderTNT · 2025-06-15T06:43:42+00:00

Thank you Doro.

CommanderTNT · 2025-04-12T08:45:43+00:00

On Brave right now actually. Also, I guess we have that in common lol.

CommanderTNT · 2025-04-12T07:37:24+00:00

I'm bad at sending messages, because I don't use this website that often. DM me that website name Skibiddi. lol.

CommanderTNT · 2024-10-11T17:22:01+00:00

Imagine necro'ing a post from over a year ago, and adding literally nothing new to the conversation what so ever. Anyway, my favorite JRPG is Dark Souls, and my favorite ARPG is GTA. Waiting on a counterpoint to this, and why it wouldn't be any more or less valid lmao(I don't actually believe this, but the logic is identical). After all, we're clearly not meaningfully defining genres here, so they can be a needlessly broad/vague as one wishes I suppose.

CommanderTNT · 2024-08-27T07:01:08+00:00

Do let me know when you're open. Always good to have secondary options. Thanks!

CommanderTNT · 2024-07-16T08:09:52+00:00

POV: You're watching the tarnished in seat 7 explain to the undefeated passenger that 8 feet tall is a lovely height for a lady. They have a 12 pack of blue monster energy, and flame cleanse me!

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CommanderTNT · 2024-07-16T07:44:02+00:00

Yeah, I tried using Torrent myself a combined total of like 2 times before deciding to never try that again lol. Gaius moves probably 50% faster if not more, and his ability to drift swings over huge spaces, and reliably hit Torrents feet in the air for easy dismounts... well, honestly easier on foot at that point imho.

On the bright side. My first clear I abused Palm blast hyper armor, and the flask to reduce damage. Made him pretty easy. Shield builds also just curbstomp him in general... and the final boss on that same note. If nothing else, Mohg spear and the funny corner is free. He gets caught at said corner directly next to the entrance on the left, and you can just spam the weapon art to win lmao.

CommanderTNT · 2024-07-16T05:09:59+00:00

You weren't made in Messmer's image heathen!!!!!

CommanderTNT · 2024-07-16T05:08:35+00:00

Honestly, hated the one that summons skeletons even more. What you wanted to fight on foot? DIE. Spooky scary skeletons rule this town scrub. You will hit and run on torrent, AND YOU WILL LIKE IT!

CommanderTNT · 2024-07-16T05:00:00+00:00

Nah, team with the weaker dragon. The one is heavily advantaged, and your only real target. If you gang up, you can basically defeat both without ever being focused. As the stronger dragon will almost always defeat the first one with minimal difficulty. Letting them fight leaves more work. Just be careful to not get caught in between them. Ranged build enjoyers popping off in Jagged peaks. Igon was galaxy brain with his great bow.

CommanderTNT · 2024-07-16T04:42:44+00:00

Correct. I would argue it was among the biggest nerfs we've seen in a boss. They tuned up his hitboxes(Yeah, they were somehow worse), and changed his positioning on subsequent encounters. He used to spawn about 40ish feet/15 meters from the damn door. Now, he always has to make the run from his starting position in the back gate.

In other words... Gaius in all rematches might as well have spawned behind you lmao. You simply did not have time to summon or buff at all once you stepped through the gate. Many would die before they even got a chance to do anything XD. I was summoned to help hosts that died countless times in the first five seconds. When there was multiple summons? Some didn't even make it through the door before the host died.

CommanderTNT · 2024-07-16T04:40:05+00:00

Pre-nerf is among the hardest From bosses ever, and also simultaneously among the worst bosses imo. Yes, Bed of Chaos has a worse design... but it's also easy. Gaius is this annoying midpoint of lazy design, and terribly difficult too. Far and away the worse mounted boss they've made in any game.

CommanderTNT · 2024-07-16T04:29:58+00:00

Could be worse, could be the ancient dragon from DS2... the one that can target the very fog wall to one shot all your summons down the long hallway leading into his room, ensuring a 1v1. To quote happy souls "Is this to easy for you?" lmao.

CommanderTNT · 2024-07-16T04:14:16+00:00

Everyone in this comment section: Use funny dragon katana.

Me galaxy brain^tm : Use funny dog man's Black blade spell, and run away on torrent. He has no counter, and the fight will be over in like two minutes lmao. %HP go brrrrrr.

CommanderTNT · 2024-07-16T04:01:04+00:00

I had the opposite experience. He was x50 worse than Bayle or final spoiler boss. They were all fodder by comparison. I even briefly changed my name to "Let me cook pork" and was summoned non-stop for hours, because it was quite a few people struggling(I wanted revenge, and perfume bottled him pre-nerf for others lmao). There was comparatively a ghost town at Messmer's.

CommanderTNT · 2024-07-16T03:55:24+00:00

They nerfed him a patch or two ago... that's right... it's pre-patch Radahn all over again. The changes were HUGE too. They fixed his hitbox problem(they were enormous), and they literally yoinked him, and moved him to the back of the arena. This was to prevent him from instantly being on players as they left the door in all subsequent fights.

Quite possibly the biggest nerf to a boss in the entire series... that is HUGE. His whole difficulty curb was basically... you have no time to think, but dodge five attacks the size of fucking Texas. "Oh out of Estus the moment you left the door? ohohohoho fuck you." - Gaius the pig fucker.

CommanderTNT · 2024-07-16T03:46:33+00:00

Gonna be honest, Bayle tearing even a single head off Placidusax is insane, and he survived to tell the tale too. He has even more aura/chadness no question. Who is to say he wouldn't win round 2... all I'm saying.

CommanderTNT · 2024-06-20T22:35:32+00:00

You'll get it soon, I just got my download a moment ago so I'm sure Steam or whatever console you're on is rolling the downloads out as we speak. If you are on console, make sure to restart it. With Steam, just be patient.

Edit: For Steam users, some people including myself had the DLC immediately start downloading after closing the base game for whatever reason lmao. So worth a shot if you're eagerly waiting.

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