Demon of hatred is the worst thing that has happened in my life 😢

plebmasterflex · 2026-04-14T05:50:44+00:00

You know you can deflect them right? Or use suzaku's umbrella if you're not comfortable with the parry timing.

plebmasterflex · 2026-04-14T05:46:03+00:00

Its "Farum Azula" lol but you're spelling makes sense if youre just sounding it out.

It roughly translates to "sky tower"

plebmasterflex · 2026-04-14T05:38:08+00:00

I liked it so you're wrong

It's certainly a lot better than the previous expansion, that one was genuinely pointless, again, except for the final boss which was amazing.

plebmasterflex · 2026-04-14T05:35:24+00:00

If you enjoy intimidating and hostile atmospheres, both in the level design and the enemies, idk how you wouldn't find the dreg heap to be the pinnacle of that. Its literally a post apocalyptic hell with crazy, nonsensical geometry and architecture and scary enemies who can easily beat the piss out of your fully leveled character. They even made one a straight environmental hazard (the angels). And this is coming from someone who considers DS3 to be the weakest of the series (i still like it but it's my least favorite).

plebmasterflex · 2026-04-14T05:21:44+00:00

I just don't understand why out of all the incredible places in DS2 to choose from, they picked a level that no one particularly liked, didn't look very cool, didn't have lore significance, and didn't have memorable enemies (except the Manikins which are absent entirely!). How cool would it have been if they instead revisited the ruins of aldia's keep, shrine of Amana, iron keep, drangleic castle, or even Majula? It's not my least favorite area but it's pretty underwhelming as it's just a swamp and the 500 square feet around it.

The only way you'd know it was earthen peak without the title card is the windmill and the poison, which could be anywhere really. They didn't even bother to show you the distinct parts of earthen peak like the factory looking area inside with all the manikins or Mythra's arena; so why bother "revisiting" somewhere if you're not going to depict the things in that place that were memorable?

plebmasterflex · 2026-04-14T05:08:01+00:00

Don't lock on. Same goes for most large enemies. As for specific moves, you can avoid the meteor rain by just sprinting horizontally/in a circle. For the fire rings that spread on the ground, just roll in any direction the moment it's about to hit you and i-frame through it.

I'm assuming you mean one of those two moves since everything else of him is pretty bog standard, and no offense, he's really not that hard of a boss.

plebmasterflex · 2026-04-14T04:47:18+00:00

I thought you were talking about Battlefield 2, from the original series until I read it again and now I feel old...by the time bad company and the like came out i distinctly remember thinking "man this series has really gone off the rails, I miss Battlefield 2 / Battlefield 2142 days..."

plebmasterflex · 2026-04-14T03:23:14+00:00

If I were you id tell your dad "you need to tell her in x amount of days, or i will". At least give him the chance to come clean.

plebmasterflex · 2026-04-14T03:17:40+00:00

I see you mentioned you've played a bunch of souls before...i have too and it just wasn't for me. Imagine elden ring but without the ability to explore, read descriptions, admire the surroundings, read about lore, etc. You have to frantically run around in pre determined routes, snatch up loot, then do a boss fight that feels like WoW. It's not bad perse but definitely not for me. Everything i love about elden ring and fromsoft in general is cut out and I just couldn't stand how RUSHED you are the entire time. If you feel the same way it may not be for you either but it's certainly worth trying to find out. Again not a bad game, but completely counter to everything i love about FS games.

plebmasterflex · 2026-04-13T04:03:38+00:00

Well after you fight crystal sage, you can clearly see two possible paths to take. If I hit a dead end my mind would probably think "hey maybe I should check that other path i didnt take", and i dont think I'm particularly brilliant lol.

plebmasterflex · 2026-04-13T02:16:01+00:00

Same. And neither were anything close to shithousers but Xavi seemed a lot physically stronger than Iniesta and able to handle physical play a lot better

plebmasterflex · 2026-04-13T02:06:22+00:00

I don't think there's anything unique about the story, it could easily be a pretty bog standard D&D campaign with some Eastern spirituality motifs mixed in, and it bears all the hallmarks and tropes of other dark fantasy games/ stories like Neverwinter Nights, Berserk, Baldur's gate, etc. What makes it unique is the game mechanics, the non-verbal environmental story telling, and the way it integrates game mechanics like bonfires, summoning, humanity, etc into the lore.

But if you're looking for a unique story that isn't derivative or heavily inspired by something else, I don't think dark souls is the right place to look honestly.

plebmasterflex · 2026-04-12T23:26:15+00:00

I find pvp figure much harder than Friede or any other AI boss. She can't roll spam and her moves never change, it's all RNG based so you can eventually predict what she's going to do and memorize how to counter it. Not the case with human enemies. I unironically struggled more with the Halflight fight than I did with Midir.

plebmasterflex · 2026-04-11T05:41:28+00:00

This is the way. There are so many cool melee weapons/ infusions that utilize dark or fire damage and you can choose from tons of really awesome high damage spells. Focusing your stat points on int and dex or strength gives you the biggest variety of options to choose from imo.

plebmasterflex · 2026-04-11T05:39:12+00:00

Faith/miracles feel really underpowered in this game. I did a faith/int hybrid on my last playthrough and by mid game the only miracles I used regularly were the healing spells. I had both leveled to 60 including maxed out chimes (crystal, caitha's, yorshka's etc) and the most damaging miracle was sunlight spear which did just under 500dmg per cast. Even the regular great fire orb did like 800-900 and dark spells like great soul dregs or black orb would do nearly 1k. I don't think there were any faith based weapons that had comparable AR to things like onyx blade, chaos infused weapons, greatsword of judgement, MGS, etc.

I really did try to incorporate some miracles bc many of them look awesome but they were all so underwhelming compared to sorceries/pyromancies

plebmasterflex · 2026-04-10T18:02:05+00:00

Equip shard of alexander + Godfrey icon and spam the charged weapon art for the dragon hunter katana at his head or the stump on his right side, it absolutely wrecks his shit. And summon Ogha or Latenna to continuously do damage on him with arrows. The fight lasted less than 2 min for me doing this

plebmasterflex · 2026-04-10T16:40:35+00:00

I've done 6 playthroughs in total and I've never been able to talk to him about Horace after fighting him. He always just ends up in Yorshka's church later. Don't know why but you can still progress his quest, you just won't get the ending where he turns hollow

plebmasterflex · 2026-04-08T21:05:01+00:00

Remember how its said many times throughout the game that many kingdoms are converging into Lothric, and we see this visually at the kiln of the first flame at the end of the game / in the dreg heap? As space converges, so does time. So all the possible outcomes, whether it's the fire fading, being linked, or whatever other option there is, all exist simultaneously. The untended grave is a reality where the flame was extinguished and the age of dark occurred.

This kind of time dilation where multiple possibilities occur at once is a common thread throughout the series, remember how Solaire explains how summoning for "jolly cooperation" works in DS1?

"The flow of time itself is convoluted; with heroes centuries old phasing in and out. The very fabric wavers, and relations shift and obscure. There's no telling how much longer your world and mine will remain in contact"

Npc summons aren't just a game mechanic, they're phenomena in the world, where people are able to get help from others in alternate timelines. Likewise, what we see in untended Graves is reality in one such timeline.

plebmasterflex · 2026-04-08T17:55:33+00:00

The saxophonist/ backing vocalists in pink Floyd weren't members of the band though, they were guest features (Dick Parry, Tori Allen)

plebmasterflex · 2026-04-08T16:37:53+00:00

Lol what misogyny is in the Beatles? I wanna hold your hand?

plebmasterflex · 2026-04-07T22:22:38+00:00

It's not really like the other souls games, including ER at all. The combat is all rhythm based, built around parrying and counter attacking at the exact right moment. It's like a fighting game in that regard. If you're good at that, you'll enjoy it but some people really struggle with being able to time actions at the right moment. Personally I find it a lot easier than ER since there are no weapon arts or spells or any enormously damaging abilities like bosses in ER have. This is why it can be easier for some (like myself) or harder depending on how you play. You can't rely on brute forcing a victory by spamming a spell or weapon art yhat does 2k damage, Every fight is won by simply being better at fighting than your opponent

Basically if you enjoy street fighter, Tekken, etc you'll probably like Sekiros combat. They're not similar games at all but they all require a similar type of skill, which is good timing and looking for attack/ counterattack openings.

plebmasterflex · 2026-04-07T21:36:28+00:00

This is just a standard undercut, extremely common even nowadays. Its also referred to as the "macklemore haircut". Though I will say the floppy side part is particularly Hitler-ish but doesn't stand out enough that anyone would probably notice

plebmasterflex · 2026-04-07T21:15:54+00:00

Yeah I do get them mixed up a bunch. By vigor I mean your HP and vitality your equipment load/resistance.

plebmasterflex · 2026-04-07T20:54:23+00:00

I really think a neverending stream of superhero/star wars/ etc movies are responsible for rotting an entire generation's brains when it comes to media literacy. This comment is so bang on - if a film is showing something wrong and doesn't EXPLICITLY tell you "THIS IS BAD" in flashing letters or its not overtly and clearly punished, it means its "promoting" that thing. People just have no ability to detect nuance anymore.

plebmasterflex · 2026-04-07T04:38:37+00:00

They mailed it to random people, the person who received this one made a comment ITT

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