Hello, Guest! I've killed m*therf*cking dragons, a belligerent demi-god but throw a decent size crow at me and I'm weeping on the ground. Should I continue upgrading the Twin Blade or is there a better version out there? Honorable mentions to Lion jump and Earthshaker (great follow up combo). For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. beat the game as a mage. Just try any melee oriented build and see if it is fun for you. Enjoying this game a lot after what I found to be a very steep learning curve. As for challenge, I'm not really looking for that and will leave it to the hardcore Dark Souls action game experts. Which one i'm currently rocking a shield, but i hate the shield mechanic much rather have a second weapon again depends on the weight i suppose, i'm currently medium load and i can't afford to go any higher. JavaScript is disabled. Submissions will be open for the next. I must admit, I'm having withdrawals now that I'm done with the game, and looking for the next game to scratch the itch. It's hilarious how OP that area is. Fighting one is fine, but there's always 3 more you didn't see that also get aggro'd when you attack the first one. Finally beat the Tree Sentinel last night. Maybe make that your main weapon. I still can't get over the names Margit and Marika, by the way. Ridiculous weapon, and the weapon art is probably the most fun one in the game for melee. Barbaric roar R2s are amazing (and even your R1s get boosted by the roar medallion for its duration). Caelid as a whole can go feck itself, those T-rex dogs and birds are a nightmare. Valve Corporation. The game is also way more fun slicing adn dicing than ranging with sorcery, even though it's harder. (If you dont have it, then just fast travel to agheel lake north, there's one riding about near the bonfire, just keep killing him, and resting near the bonfire to reset him, rinse and repeat until you get it). I love combat more. Butt slam let me down. I also like cragblade a lot. Also the lock on thing is terrible. More powerful yeah but also a bit slower to attack. I am over 50 hours in and have only beaten the first 4 story bosses. suggestions on a new build? Any suggestions? Is it more powerful with two? Dual wield! Yeah its basically the OP build for melee - especially if you pair it with a curved greatsword that also has bleed. Feel like the game is just starting. You must log in or register to reply here. Thanks! Nice to be the one with the 10 mile melee attack range for once. Got the bloodhound fang. Those giant hand things can feck off. Just stick the bloody slash ash of war on it and boom, you know have two curved greatswords with a bleed passive, while keeping the bloodhound finesse weapon art. Thanks! Arcane/Faith hybrid build is fun and lessens the challenge, though it'll take more stat investment in other things rather than just straight up pure builds obviously. I'm currently using the dismounter on my left hand (it drops off the nordic horse blokes in limgrave). That means if you have two weapons of the same type (e.g. Quality with a smidge of faith for buffs, pure melee, great fun. Thanks - looking into it. That powerlevelling place Palace Approach Ledge-Road is absolutely insane currently sitting at lvl 116, just working my way through getting all the items so i can buy all the somber/smithing stones and the spirit ashes upgrades from the store at base. Especially as it seems close to a mage but not the same. Make sure its a curved greatsword, otherwise the powerstancing wont work. I'm 45 hours in and I don't think I've cast a single magic spell yet, feel like I must be missing out, but maybe I'll go full on magic build in the next playthrough. I actually looked online to see if I could get a refund at one point but I'm glad I didn't and stuck with it. Thankfully no gog ones either. I got rid of my +13 dual scimitars and replaced it with Bloodhounds fang the Ashes of War on that weapon is insane and just too good to get in and out of a fight. Its not a fun place for melee. I also went with mage first, now I'm playing a STR guy with greatsword / colossal weapons who also uses crafted items and bows - and I'm having a great time. You have until the 5th August 2022 to submit predictions for GW01. I generally use it with a shield for most enemies cause it's still so strong, but for bosses or strong enemies that can just obliterate my shield and I'm mostly rolling, I switch to 2 handed. Thought the Rykard fight was fun. You can 'powerstance' in this game. When I was fighting Agheel the game kept switching me to a fecking dragonfly. It brings to mind middle-aged to elderly women gossiping in a post office or a teachers' lounge instead of actually doing their job. Go to Forlorn Hound Evergaol in South limrick, kill the boss there and you'll get the bloodhound fang. I'm just looking for a good gaming experience that involves stomping the enemy bosses into the ground so this could work. Equip it and thank me later. Espaol - Latinoamrica (Spanish - Latin America). I am having a super fun time as a strength build with greatsword and just switching up my ashes of war a lot. I currently have it at +4. For those going socercery route - I definitely didn't appreciate how to properly use the melee mage style. Half tempted to respec to a broken moonveil/glinstone/sword of night and flame build just so I can annihiliate every breathing fecker in this hellhole, Radahn included, and spec back once I'm done with this place. Sounds good! Claymore has a great moveset. Not great at action games and coordination but I try. It does crazy damage. I didn't enjoy playing as a mage. Now looking to do a new run with a fun build. I like the Welsh accents. battle axe + battle axe, greatsword + greatsword etc), you unlock additional abilities, namely a powerful jump attack with both weapons (jump + L1) and your L1 button alone will slash with both weapons. Make sure to get the magic buffs on your weapon - for me it doubles the attack damage. Luckily there's no harsh scouse accents in there (yet). perhaps some faith for buffs, Went cave womandual spiked clubs FTW(not really tho as I only lvl str lol). I want a good weapon but I'm not sure about flying to Ireland. I might already have another curved in my inventory so Ill take a look. An easy one to get is the Demounter sword which drops off those nordic looking guys that ride on horses. Works well regardless what your primary damage stat is, Belmont, using whips and throwing daggers. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. Pretty much every melee user in PVP uses it too which is annoying, but not surprising. We move. Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts. These are relatively common female names in Hungary - in a certain generation. A new Last Man Standing competition is starting now. In your case you're going to need another curved greatsword to pair the bloodhound with. All rights reserved. As per title, I beat the game as an intelligence mage. Note that your experience with the game will make any new build you try easier now. Would I use it two handed or one?