re: Official Dark Souls 3 Playthrough Thread

Another thing to note about dodging. There is actually invincibility frames when you dodge. So it is more about timing at times then getting out of the way. This is why you can dodge towards a lot of enemies. And there are 3 types of dodges depending on your weight ratio.

You may already know all this, don't know how new you are.

Jombie, are you familiar enough with chimes and talismans in the game to know which are most useful for which applications? For example, it seems like there are three main uses: direct dmg miracles, weapon buffs, and heals. My understanding is that chimes are better for healing, and direct dmg (sunlight spears, etc), and that talismans are better for buffs. Is that correct?

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, roll into them?

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That can work if you come up swinging, but roll BY them, preferably. Just to either side of them and turn to the exposed back. At that point, you have to figure out is this an enemy I can get 3-4 moves in, or 1-2 moves, before rolling away. You can also strafe w/ auto lock to stay directly behind them to backstab, but most tough enemies will have a 180 degree attack move, so rolling away is the best move most times.

Again, all these actions are specific to the enemy. You have to figure out what works.

Also, there is no shame in ranged attacks to aggro or attack an enemy that can't reach you. The game puts you at a disadvantage regularly, you should exploit any advantage you find.

Rolling towards them more times than not will yield great results. This is the thing Dark Souls teaches you more than anything IMO. You have a natural tendency to roll left/right, and while some enemies that is the key to beating them, more times than not rolling right AT them as soon as their attack is about to land will get you into a great spot to attack, esp on large, boss enemies.

I used to be terrible at the Souls games until I realized that rolling AT enemies gets me further than rolling away from them. As previously stated, it depeneds on the enemy but it's pretty easy to tell which is best. IF you roll left/right and still get hit a lot, try rolling at them. You will be pleasantly surprised.

Also, the i-frame IS right when you initiate the roll, and last for 12-13 frames. The timing is more important than the actual direction of the roll. You need to time it right when the damage is going to be dealt from the attack, not the wind up.

What is another good DEX weapon besides the Uchi? I want to have a backup.

The Rapier and Estoc tend to be pretty popular. I believe they are dex scaling.

I am playing with the Sellsword Twinblades and those things are shite. They are fun at times, but would highly not recommend.

The Sharp Gem does that, but I generally wouldn't recommend trying to turn a Strength Weapon into a Dex weapon. You generally want to take an already Dex scaling weapons and max out its Dex. You will just wind up with a mediocre weapon with like two C scalings if you try to turn a strength weapon into a Dex weapon.

One or more element infused weapons isn't a bad idea for PvE. I haven't played enough PvP to know about that side. That strips all scaling off of a weapon and gives you access to a damage type you otherwise wouldn't have.

They aren't as good for pure melee damage builds since you really want your scaling there, but that is something to consider.