Dark Souls 3

I have been trying to play Dark Souls 3 with an XBox One Wired Controller. The game is not recognizing the controller at all. I have tested the controller with Dark souls 2 and it works fine. I have disabled all other controllers on the machine and even unplugged all USB's from the machine oth...

Wipqozn

5:49 PM

@Sterno yeah

ffffuuu

I was getting close to killign that fucking dude

MadMAxJr

I guess I need to farm some cheap souls and buy a little vendor gear. x_x

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I'm pretty much just using the vendor stuff. It does the job.

I do NOT recommend the cheap scorcery, though.

Faron Dart? It's trash. Maybe there are some builds to use it but it's weak and inefficient

MadMAxJr

Pyromancer, I don't need sorcery.

But apparently I need faith AND int now instead of NOTHING in DS1 and INT in DS2

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Ah, you're a babby

MadMAxJr

I'm no baby, I just enjoy fire.

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5:54 PM

Yeah, the gravy days are over. You have to use stats, just like the rest of us!

Sterno

I'm getting worse at this game.

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You're getting older and old people are bad at video games. QED.

Meanwhile @Wipqozn and I are getting younger by the day, which is pretty weird.

Sterno

6:18 PM

@Wipqozn I just had a drink with OnionBro

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DS3 is a crossover with GoT

Wipqozn

6:31 PM

Man this tree boss

fuck everything

I'm trying to bait him into this attack

Sterno

@Wipqozn Did you explore the rest of the stuff?

Wipqozn

but it doesn't go well

@Sterno Not yet

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Tree Boss? Man, I guess you guys are playing Kirby Souls

Sterno

I just got Flynn's ring.

With no armor, it increases my attack a whopping 10 points.

You can't see it, but I'm rolling my eyes

Well, I got into an area I can't find an exit for.

And Homeward Bone is for cowards.

But I have 9k souls

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Homeword bone lets you choose now

Great change

You know, just in case you knew any cowards who were wondering.

Sterno

6:38 PM

Why, Hello there, Chloranthy Ring

StrixVaria

@twobugs Choose what?

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Where it takes you

Sterno

I don't look like a dirty, inbred hillbilly anymore

StrixVaria

@twobugs Can you fast travel to any bonfire like in DS2?

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Yes, any bonfire after you visit them

In fact, that's how you're supposed to leave the shrine the first time

Wipqozn

7:15 PM

Killed that fucking tree thing

Sterno

@Wipqozn While you were doing that, I got a ton of gear and found the Pyromancer guy and the miracles lady

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I think I found the pyromancy dude last night but I didn't know how to rescue him

Sterno

Um. Have you guys talked to the sorcery dude yet?

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I don't think I unlocked him either

Sterno

There's a Draw Out True Strength option for him I'm confused by

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7:20 PM

I only have Blacksmith, Maiden, Handmaiden, Whiner

I don't really get why we're "Unkindled" if our PC basically has the capacity to subdue the Lords of Cinder

Wipqozn

@Sterno I found mr pyro too

also killign tree dude lets you make boss weapons

@Sterno yup, I googled it. You can do that five times, and it's just a free level up. Using it, thend ying twice, let's you do it again. Do it five times and supposedly he drops dead.

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I assume the lore makes this clear eventually

Sterno

Can't decide if I want to do Tree Dude or the bottom of a tower nearby

Wipqozn

oh wait bit mroe than that

darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/Yoel+of+Londor

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Ah, Fextralife is doing the go-to wiki again? Neat

Wipqozn

7:25 PM

I prfer wikidot

but right now you kind of need to sue both

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I had mixed experience with both of them

I just used fextralife more for DS2

Sterno

Are the roll thresholds 25%/70%?

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In 2 it was literally just 70%

Before that equip weight influenced stamina regen

I did some basic testing and didn't see any obvious breakpoints but I'm really lazy

Sterno

DIDN'T I ALREADY KILL THIS BOSS?

MadMAxJr

7:51 PM

I miss the amazing japanese maps that were translated to english from DS1. :|

DS2, as I'm starting to see, doesn't really need maps.

Wipqozn

for fuck sakes

just got killed by an attack going through wall and throwing me of abuilding

MadMAxJr

Yeaaah. I had that problem with the surprise black goo dude.

Right through the tower wall when I was partway down the stairs.

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Enemy attacks being able to clip through walls has always been annoying in Souls games

It's even worse now thanks to the gooboys

They have insane reach

MadMAxJr

I manipulated reach through walls in DS1. DS2 doesn't seem to let me get away with it.

I mean I killed Havel through a door.

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Really? In DS1 it felt like I was always on the receiving end of those reach things. I never got it to work in my favor

MadMAxJr

8:01 PM

Silver spear had some serious reach

Sterno

8:15 PM

@Wipqozn That tree is annoying

MadMAxJr

8:26 PM

Ha ha, a tree? How hard could a tree be? (This comment intentionally left here to mock myself later.)

Wipqozn

@Sterno Oh my yes. Did you get to phase 2 yet?

Sterno

@Wipqozn I keep getting him to about 25% and then spend forever trying to find things to attack

eventually I die

Wipqozn

@Sterno you eventually just need to attack the hand, I think

if you can manage to bait him into that standing attack that gives you free shots

I was never able to find a good way to bait him though

Sterno

Is there anything useful I can do when I stun him and he's on his ass?

He seems invulnerable then but maybe I'm missing something

I'm getting worse at him.

He got a lot easier when I started going for just the hand

I find it odd the Hollowslayer Greatsword favors dex

Wipqozn

8:58 PM

@Sterno It does? Weird

I didn't even bother checking

Sterno

I'm trying to decide what to use.

I just got the Irithyll Straight Sword which looks cool

Wipqozn

@Sterno I'm thining of the doing the same

because it looks awesome

and by extension it would make me super cool

and therefore my friends would be cool too

Sterno

Currently does less damage than my Raw Scimitar +3 though

Wipqozn

and then your mom would also be cool

@Sterno It looks cooler though

Sterno

Think I'll make the Hollowslayer Greatsword and try that and the Irithyll Straight Sword and see which I like better.

Still need 2 more dex for the greatsword though

Oh, it upgrades with Twinkling :(

I like the moveset on it though

I do not understand how some of the gems like Refined and Sharp work

I am proud of the fact that not a single gem bug (or whatever they're called) has gotten away from me yet

Time to not play for about 4 hours :(

Wipqozn

9:15 PM

@Sterno crystal lizard

and same here

they seem easier to get in this one

which is nice

because fuck everything about getting them in older ones

@Sterno Family?

also mirrah vest ooks cool

I need to get high enough equip load so I can wear it, because fashion souls

man the >25% roll is so much worse

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@Wipqozn Really? They always respawned unless you killed them

Wipqozn

reddit.com/r/darksouls3/comments/4dsvfa/…

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@twobugs Was still annoying

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Maybe for you babies

Wipqozn

oh n olooks like it's 30%, not 25

oh my

@twobugs oh snap

someone is talking the trash

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Yeah, I'm talking to the trash

OH WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT

I'm sorry. that was rude.

Yuuki

10:02 PM

So it's possible that your luck stat affects the likelihood of filling your Estus after killing an enemy.

Wipqozn

haha what even

so I got summoned to some area

well

an early area

and took me to some boss, I get one shotted, so does another phantom

I'm like "what evn, there's no boss there"

google that shit

it's a late game boss

Sterno

10:55 PM

I'm at about 46% equip load with the Mirrah set.

Less if I stop carrying two weapons. Not enough to get under 30 though

Yuuki

How many weapons can you carry in DS3?

Sterno

@Wipqozn awesome. So I'd probably be happy with super light armor

@Yuuki 3 per hand

Yuuki

@Sterno Oh good. I'm really missing being able to carry 3 weapons per hand in DS1.

I like messing about with all the magics, so having enough slots for three catalysts and a shield is nice.

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Magic seems cool

They made it harder to get more slots but the changes make that not an issue I think

Wipqozn

@Sterno same

also that was horrifying

10k souls

no flasks

trying to fight a mage and spear dude, goiung w-e HOLY FUCK I FELL DOWN A HOLE

I'M IN WAT- OH FUCK SOMETHING JUST HIT ME FOR 90% OF MY HP

Yuuki

11:05 PM

@twobugs Well, that's understandable given that you no longer have to attune multiple copies of a spell to get more uses.

Wipqozn

OH GOD OH GOD RUNRUNRUNRURNRRUNRURN

HOLY FUCK CRABS

HOLY FUCK A GIANT ENEMY CRAB

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@Yuuki Yeah, exactly. And there are far fewer multi-slot spells

Wipqozn

HOLY HOSTILE NPC DUDE THIGNS

HOMEWARD BONE HOMEWARD BONE

OH GOD NOT GONNA MAKE IT

oh fuck I made it

seriously

Enemy was just about to land their attack, and I teleported away

going to get 30 vitality

That should bve enough to wear a bit of armor, and a light weapon

err 20 vit

will give me 60 equip load, I think

So up to 18 weight

Also rings weighing stuff is the worst

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How much do they weigh?

And are you guys sure about the 25% rolling cutoff?

Wipqozn

@twobugs It's 30%

I was thinking 25%, but I was wronmg

internet + testing confirms

breakpoints are 30% and 70%

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11:15 PM

Okay, cool. I have something to shoot for then

There's no soft cap for equip weight btw

Wipqozn

I've currently got a cleric hat and gloves on, and a brigand chest

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It goes up 1 per level in that stat

Wipqozn

yeah just 1 for 1

I'm taking it to 20

18 equip load is enough to work with

might take it higher at some point, but that's where I'm leaving it for now

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Dammit I want to just play 3 like the cool kids but I need to finish 2

Wipqozn

well that <ENEMY NAME GOES HERE> sure does one shot me

I'm probably supposed to just avoid it

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11:29 PM

Oh right. I'm at the start of SPIDER COUNTRY in 2

Well I certainly can't stop here

Wipqozn

sfcxvdsfvsdfgsdfg

ONE HIT

I HAD TO HIT HIM ONE MROE TIME

man, fuck everthing

EVERYTHING I SAY

StrixVaria

I really don't understand why Dark Souls has to have 1 subreddit per game instead of putting them all in one place.

Sterno

I do

mechanics are different enough in each it would get confusing

plus items with same names but slightly different effects, etc

One hour until I can play again

Wipqozn

11:51 PM

@Sterno and I just finished up for the night!

11 hours. Solid day of gaming.

Sterno

@Wipqozn where'd you stop? I need to pass you

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