Enough-Collection-98 t1_iydtkm6 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 5:39 PM

I have never once felt like breaking a controller, much less in dark souls. Every death and screw up is clearly and 100% user error and it simply galvanized me to try harder.

FASBOR7Horus t1_iydz3rx wrote on November 30, 2022 at 6:14 PM

Looks at Malenias poise system

Looks at Godfreys Stomps

Yeah clearly 100% user error

Crash4654 t1_iye7w2h wrote on November 30, 2022 at 7:09 PM

It is considering how many hitless attempts have been recorded and posted by people who consistently avoid or exploit both of those systems.

autumnhymn t1_iyfaqx8 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 11:30 PM

Either you've only seen the end result of the grinding that led up to it or you HAVE seen the awful grind that has been required for these things and aren't discussing this in good faith. Just because it can be done doesn't mean it isn't flawed.

I love the Soulsborne series and soulslikes but it really does a disservice to their constant improvement to act like the series has no flaws, if indeed they are flaws. I would hazard a guess to say Malenia wouldn't be a good representative of her lore if she didn't have any semblance of bullshit to back it up.

Crash4654 t1_iyfc3o5 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 11:40 PM

But if it couldn't be successfully manipulated or timed at all, as the person I was replying to was implying, then you couldn't just grind it out. It's 100% human factor that can be learned and abused like any other system in the game. Like her poise damage is easily one of the most abuse able systems in the game to the point that its a meme in the community that she's weak to frost pots, of all things, due their ability to consistently stun her out of waterfowl dance.

I'd go so far to say it IS arguing in bad faith to imply that the stomps and malenia ARENT consistent especially when video proof exists to the contrary from multiple sources.

Just because people have to learn the system/timing doesn't mean it's not consistent.