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Pretty much me too. Parrying only really comes for me with boss attacks that I just have to learn otherwise I know I'm getting hit. Usually ends up with me seeing LIE OR DIE.

I got the Two Dragons sword and I adore the moveset. A charged heavy that can also act as a parry, a regular heavy slashes and dodges back and when locked on you can move left or right after a regular slash. Scales in Technique too which suits me

I accidentally ended up with dex because I didnt bother to look up what 'technique' meant and picked my starting class at random.

Seems like an OK choice in the end because you can still use a big bopper if you want or dance around with an agility weapon like the brolly.

It's from a late game boss soul, but you might want to remember the Two Dragons' Sword in that case.

It's got a couple unique properties, namely that

About half way through the game, you get the opportunity to respec everything if you arent feeling your build. I'm sticking with mine because it seems fine and I've already sunk resources into weapons that I cant be arsed to farm back.

Its all fairly standard stuff since it copies so much dark souls homework. You'll have the system licked pretty quick if youre a veteran. What I am not loving is having to invest so much into capacity. You get two weapon slots at the start and I havent filled them a single time as picking up a sheet of toilet paper will make you fat roll.

I spend ages running the game with only one weapon equipped for that very reason (weight) and apart from a couple of times when my weapon broke and I panic-changed it, it was fine; I had my favourite weapons available and the rest stored away as to not get in my way, until I settled in a combination that worked for me and stuck to it

That's all very encouraging. I'm installed and ready. Soon as I finish LotF I'm jumping right in.

Is rising dodge a necessity? I may wait until this patch comes out before starting then.

Yeah one thing the game does which doesn't happen in From Soft game is that you're still vulnerable to attacks on the ground. Some enemies and bosses will have a chain of attacks where it'll slam you down and if you're not mashing dodge you will get hit again. I personally haven't invested in the rising dodge as stuff like an extra amulet slot or increased pulse cell charges is of much more value. The amount of quartz is limited too, you're not gonna unlock every skill on a single playthrough so you gotta choose what suits you best and dedicate putting in the quartz towards it. I think it's fine to have a mobility thing as something to work towards but getting hit otg is never great so prob something that should be on by defeault as they will do. No doubt there'll be weirdos online complaining the game's ruined for it.

There's always respeccing and getting something else as a workaround.

But yeah, basic combat/mobility stuff really shouldn't be in the upgrade tree, or at most should all be right at the start (and definitely not behind such a scarce resource). It's like if you couldn't Ki Pulse until region 2 and an Adept dojo mission in Nioh...

Different game entirely I know but I didn't really get into Spiderman 2 until I had put some points into traversal speed and unlocking the stuff to make you jump longer distances etc. At least it doesn't take that long to get to it. Suppose thats just the difference between being good or not good to have this kind of stuff locked in a skill tree, it's interesting.

ned The game prefers that you parry instead of dodge, especially bosses who sometimes get their weapon broken after some successful parries. However, it's not as essential as in Sekiro, you can get away with merely blocking and getting back some of your health by attacking soon after, bloodborne style.

I think you'll love it.

Finding the bosses in this a bit difficult!

Just done King of Puppets. Had to use a spectre thou. Phase 1 wasn’t too much trouble but the next phase was shredding me.

Great game, would almost believe it was made by Fromsoft.

Cheers, just utilised some of those against a very annoying mini boss. Fuck you clown!!

You can't go wrong with always having a good stock of throwing cells, given 2/3 of the tricky enemies are puppets. Also stock up on shot puts as they're brilliant for staggering.

Say hi to the Malum District vendor from me when you find him - he'll become your best friend