[Dark Souls 3] H4vel the Rock

[@MisterBlackroad]

>The playerbase has become so shit that OnlyAfro tries to fix it The dark age is truly upon us

[@joshuakim5240]

You know shit's gone too far when OnlyAfro of all people tries to FIX to playerbase. OnlyAfro The father of Souls games memes and cheesing. Is trying to F.I.X the playerbase.

[@lightninggoat27]

+joshua kim This truly is the darkest timeline.

[@sharkodile22]

+Somberlain People being salty idiots is nothing new. I remember DS1 players being about the same if not worse.

[@kill4monney213]

+Somberlain The only way to become immune to the poison is by being exposed to it...

[@MkfShard]

+Somberlain Someone has to volunteer to Link the Meta.

[@AshnSilvercorp]

"Apparel worn by Havel the Rock's warriors. Carved from solid rock, its tremendous weight is matched only by the defense it provides. Havel's Warriors never flinched nor retreated from battle. Those unfortunate enough to face them were inevitably beaten to a pulp." Havel's Warriors never flinched nor retreated from battle... never flinched nor retreated from battle... ... *never flinched*... (Dark Souls 1 description) Fromsoft informing that poise is working as intended

[@DuszaZarow]

That's what Havel taught us.

[@luissambranoliozuno530]

Havel the Rock? more like Shiva the Deceased.

[@sailorshark3334]

Shiva the deceased? More like Bore Ragnarok!

[@hornstein1314]

@@sailorshark3334 i get it man, i get it.

[@Big_Nope]

Lol

[@dotinthedirt1]

when the dark sword has more range than the great club

[@masonguyman3074]

+dotinthedirt1 What a weird ass time to be alive

[@Pokemen396]

When the fkn Crescent Moon Blade can hit a washing pole away. I should know, I use the goddamn thing.

[@freakyskull516]

+dotinthedirt1 am i the only one who hunted down the darksword for a darkwraith cosplay without knowing it was the meta?

[@FRESHxMEAT]

+freakyskull516 I did the same thing. I just wanted to be a darkwraith, not a metawraith.

[@pietapizza1]

+dotinthedirt1 "Hitbox porn"

[@Urbandeadops]

Havel the Rock? No No No No, more like Havel the Poise doesn't fucking work.

[@vitev009]

+MetalGearStowe Poise is working, except its only for some sword swings and casting spells. They didn't want poise for having armour in DS3

[@zzMORREEzz]

+vitev009 That's not poise, that's hyper armour. Poise does some obscure sh*** involving i-frames on rolling, apparently.

[@christianbarnes433]

+vitev009 People have checked the files and poise is literally turned off.

[@christianbarnes433]

+vitev009 the only way to have poise is to alter files, but that means you can be banned

[@DenemeDokio]

+Christian Barnes The kicker in this situation is that it was discovered in playtest and review versions of the game that were being played before the game came out, poise was still on. They got some itch up their butts to turn poise off during release.

[@Copier777]

what is poise baby don't hurt me

[@moobles2998]

a stat that is way nerfed compared to the previous installments in the souls series. To the point where you can get stun-locked while wearing heavy armor by rats... rats... *Obligatory song reference* Hello... is it poise you're looking for? I can see it in your gear, rocking Havel, fat roll Are you out there feeling lonely or are you stun-locked by rats?

[@Copier777]

Moobles people say it's not nerfed, it just straight up doesn't work

[@moobles2998]

Vladislav Bardyug That true, to some degree, if by working you mean giving the previously established benefits, no it's not working. but it does give higher hyper-armor invincibility frames. so it works... to a very small degree, and not as we know it to have previously worked... basically it doesn't work. Some people have even found the code of poise in the game to simply be disabled, it's fully in the game, just not enabled... for some reason.

[@Copier777]

But again, hyper-armor isn't given by poise, I think. I guess hyper-armor is more of a weapon thing, so you can be naked or in full havel's and it won't matter for hyper-armor... Correct me if I'm wrong though.

[@moobles2998]

Vladislav Bardyug nope you are entirely correct, poise does not create hyper-armor for weapons or armor that do not originally have them, it extends the frames in which you have hyper-armor. However, if a weapon gives you hyper-armor and you have no poise what-so-ever you will not be given any hyper-armor at all, so it's worth sinking at least one point into poise.

[@William_Brando]

Oroboro's voice on the guy using his build made me fall on the floor

[@killermemesatareasonablepr9707]

The oro copycat literally made me cringe harder then Sanic 06 made me cringe

[@fabianoverdyck205]

+William_Brando go back to tumbr roflmao xDD i died laughin rep in peas

[@flamingcroww]

+IT'S TIME TO STOP Why not skip a step and just cringe directly from Oro?

[@dead_again9839]

+IT'S TIME TO STOP they're usually 10yr olds

[@Skunk_Y33]

+*shrug* yup 10 to 12 year olds that have actually 0 skill but use (somewhat of a form of hacks) or use some actual hacks, it's already bad enough they download porn to their computers anyway, but hacks are where I as a parent or player would draw the line.

[@Milkra]

OnlyAfro ruins the first Dark Souls community with a single video. Now it's 2016, and OnlyAfro is trying to repair Dark Souls 3.

[@FangsofYima]

God that second part is so accurate. Try to be original and fun then you just snap at some point and pull out a washing pole, IS THIS WHAT YOU WANTED AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH

[@Ouroboros619]

This video has inspired me more than any seminar and/or speech. And the person that made it started the phrase 'wot rings u got bitch?' OnlyAfro... you legend.

[@Vsolid]

Alfro is the true Father of the Legend

[@MrRhjayhawk]

+Senator Painis When OnlyAfro calls out the PvP community for being cancer... HE SPEAKS... "I did it for fun. You do it to win." OnlyAfro a legend? No. THE Legend.

[@Ouroboros619]

MrRhjayhawk That never dies

[@MrRhjayhawk]

+Senator Painis A god damned inspiration.

[@Vsolid]

The Afro Never Dies

[@slightlydisgruntled7438]

I didn't know Guts also wore golden lion armor and used a halberd...maybe I should read the manga

[@ferbsol2334]

in the manga he uses an estoc with moonlight blade

[@gerald3339]

+Ferb Luna But in the live action play he uses the Dank sword.

[@wr5488]

+TheJstriker101 I just got to the part where they get off the ship and Guts gets invaded by Griffith and loses, but then he pulls the cord so Griffith gets sent back home.

[@slightlydisgruntled7438]

goddamnit I never read the mango don't spoil anything fam ;-;

[@gerald3339]

Guts has a son that betrays him and joins the dragons. Griffith is really a half-dragon and is hiding a fluffy tail behind him. Spoiled it for ya scrub.

[@tamnickyle]

FromSoft just hates strength builds. Havel, Smough, Fume Greatsword, and Large Club builds are only a few examples of how FromSoft likes to punish strength builds in PvP.

[@anonymmc2764]

Yhorm's Machete and DSGA. Nuff said.

[@shadowthetwisted]

Really? You obviously don't know about hyper armor.

[@bennemeth625]

+shadowthetwisted Hyper armour has very specific timings. I should not be stunned out of a zweihander attack by the gotthard toothpicks.

[@shadowthetwisted]

We know Attack sooner, problem solved.

[@bennemeth625]

***** That's easier said then done when you're opponent can pull off 3 or 4 attacks while you can only dish out 1 :P

[@TheTrueReiniat]

"Dont let others choose your meta" Inb4 DS3 gets filled with Havel builds.

[@shadovvwolfie790]

+Elias Reiniat You didn't read my mind at all

[@derpmacdiggings1265]

More people may be Havel because in the past they might of wanted to be him but he was underpowered, this video may cause them to ditch their meta ways and be something which they want to be, something like havel

[@PilgrimXXXXXXX]

+Elias Reiniat never see any havel build in ds3 for now and im at 75h of playing

[@ananaithnid7495]

I've seen a couple... doesn't save them from the Profaned Greatsword of OPness, however.

[@hindae085]

Only cosplau ive done so far is an Abyss Watcher. Lot of fun breakdancing

[@Dane-7]

Everytime I see a Havel being staggered in this game I feel sad.

[@Techn0taku]

1 like = 1 Poise

[@XEM_Ajax]

So convince !

[@Spookhunter7]

Dont matter *unarmed punch*

[@happymasksalesman9225]

And here, a year later, your likes are worthless, just like poise.

[@VinoIxRxMxA-cq2iy]

RIght now there are 666 likes, and my raifu is loaded.

[@laxzazazaza8278]

A whole 772 poise! nice!

[@infernocop982]

huh. this video actually had a really good message. People should use builds that they like, not just ones that are great

[@Hisworld1234]

+RairyuV2 I love playing the Solaire build. Just iron armor, your sword and shield, your talisman, and the Sunlight Spear miracle.

[@Hisworld1234]

jockslap Yes. Yes it is. It's so hard to go against the meta players with it, but so rewarding when you win. You will NEVER hit someone who's actually paying attention with sunlight spear, and everyone knows the straight sword moveset well enough.

[@chroniccynic8459]

+Hisworld1234 running carthus curved great sword, a pickaxe build and pure pyro really fun!

[@leonleon2021]

+RairyuV2 i want something I like and great and at same time

[@MeowFoWowz]

A principle that has kept me into the souls series rather than raging quitting from it

[@HarryBook]

You know what? You're right. Fuck the meta. I'm going to have fun with whatever I want. Thanks dude.

[@greenhawk2037]

That's right! Meta is for the losers

[@36thgallardo]

+Harry Book enjoy getting assblasted by estocs and dex builds layymoh

[@mexican_zubat]

+Seymore "Gally" Johnson Estocs and dex builds are easy to tear apart. Just git gud and win with what you want. If you have to follow meta then you aren't even close to git gud

[@slightlydisgruntled7438]

+Seymore "Gally" Johnson HAHAHA DON'T FORGET THE DARKSWORDS

[@mexican_zubat]

+TheJstriker101 Easy as hell pattern to counter. Parry and git gud

[@Forkontheleft]

like how it takes 3 times as much stamina to kick as it is to roll

[@philthepower256]

It's a really hard kick tho.

[@Forkontheleft]

That can't even break shield guards half the time Gr8

[@jeneraljelly7005]

+mike jakob hey your in Inferno's stream right now dawg

[@bloodydragon]

The comeback theme is Hopes and Havel.

[@holyhoudini1015]

Hopes and Memes

[@bloodydragon]

***** Spear of -Justice- Ornstein

[@bobertbrown4915]

+Holy Houdini Havel and Memes

[@helfire14]

+ Save the meta

[@bloodydragon]

Death by Smough

[@MrTombombodil]

"Learn 2 meta" hurt my heart. I still go back and play DS2 for PvP, when you could actually use almost anything. The tracking on fast weapons and the removal of a working poise stat basically broke the idea of playing a lot of PvP in DS3 for me. Also I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who pauses to let people I invaded pop an Estus if they make a really stupid mistake or get chunked by a mob. It's so awkward when they don't take the obvious gimme xD. "My goal is the enjoyment of both me and my opponent" amen brotha

[@DuszaZarow]

I prefer DS1 but DS2 pvp seems bit better tho

[@exodus9001]

on all levels except physical, i have poise [STAGGERRED]

[@Calvin_Coolage]

Now we wait for THE WALL to return.

[@Ursarctos2]

Where would he go though? There are no ledges that are as precarious as the ones in DS1

[@Calvin_Coolage]

+Connor was here I suppose that could be an issue.

[@scottyohare3938]

But we need the wall

[@TheDarkFable]

Hope future DLC delivers onto us what the Crown of the Old Iron King did

[@iReadFiction]

Vote for Trump and you'll see it soon

[@MirakTp]

But how can havel.exe stop if the Rock cant be stopped?

[@T0rrente18]

When an unstoppable force (H4vel) meets an immovable object (The wall)

[@cuppawolnir9031]

Rock inc. can't live up to their claims, they always... CUT CORNERS

[@unbearable505]

Wait... are you THE Spookwagen? The old saint of siN's comment section? God bless ya.

[@MirakTp]

+Mega__Deus Like FROM with fucking poise, amirite.

[@cuppawolnir9031]

***** Like Frampt and breath mints, amirite.

[@luissambranoliozuno530]

Havel is a legend and legends...

[@Password_Inspector]

NEVER DIE

[@elviejopotter]

Casuls dies. Legends live for ever.

[@1Piecer]

But Legends died and had a story told after death to become a Ture Legend.

[@Kazuhira2249]

+1Piecer most have died as a legend but only the strong and brave live as a legend

[@samyt681]

never die

[@Blittsplitt5]

Even he noticed the Oroboro cosplay lmao

[@Blittsplitt5]

+Omar Lloyd H3H3!

[@Blittsplitt5]

***** I enjoy a lot of his content (Oroboro the Ninja)but he's notorious for being an R1 spammer and using cheap tricks or weapons or win matches and look good

[@IanAllTheTime]

+BlackFrictionxD He is basically the meta incarnate. Like seriously, he always uses the most popular armour as his main and is always pulling out some fresh of the presh update sanctioned build. I love watchin him tho.

[@Blittsplitt5]

***** I don't find it too annoying, he did work to get to where he is though

[@WildBandit300]

+IanAllTheTime Most of his builds come from fans that send them to him on his streams, that's why most of them are "Meta tryhard" builds.

[@ARTEMISXIX]

Poise: Working as intended.

[@mr.strugglesnuggle6668]

+Sir De Butte Fromsoft: Too proud to admit that they fucked up.

[@Vsolid]

+Mr. Struggle Snuggle They didn't fuck up, the assholes literally have it turned off because they got salty at Craig for poising through all their R1 stunlock strats in testing

[@mr.strugglesnuggle6668]

Jordan Hall They fucked up alright. In many cases actually. For example: Their response to the hackers exploiting their auto ban bot to get innocent players characters deleted. How did they respond to this again? Oh yeah, "It's your own fault".

[@vikings-pistons]

+Mr. Struggle Snuggle Bamco are the ones that said it's working as intended

[@mr.strugglesnuggle6668]

***** Yes and no. "In a statement given to Kotaku, Bandai Namco *passed on the developer’s explanation.* "

[@agrape2887]

wow you get invaders who dont estus

[@TheUltimateRiku]

Summons Brah.

[@crzykev11]

he summoned them they didn't invade

[@djmax5481]

+My Life Is Empty what's is your profile pic from for ........um......reasons

[@musicaddicted777]

They also bowed and kneeled after beating him, honestly they seemed as respectful as they come, but afro had to be a bitch about it and superimpose trash talk messages over their avatars

[@halcyon1644]

musicaddicted777 ... Beeeeeecause it fit with the video's theme.

[@Imperiused]

I never expected I'd be watching a Havel underdog story.

[@ZK95004]

This, besides being a good video has a really good message for the dark souls community, that it is a game and enjoying it is what matters, unless someone is being rude or actually cheating there is no reason to be upset or to be rude back, and that instead of adding to the legions of estocs and dark swords embrace the play style you like and find a way to make it work. I actually spent an hour in the first area of the game long after i was done with it so i could learn the parry time on the farron greatsword dagger and you know what it payed off and i parried an invader with it and it was more fun then using a dark sword.

[@wr5488]

+Zcience The Farron Greatsword taught me how to parry, and that people who use axes or katanas have great big signs on them that say "please parry me."

[@ZK95004]

longswords are fine just the dark sword can be particularly annoying in some occasions due to the absence of poise but its still fine

[@francescofieni8017]

+Dogf ish but the L2 R2 R2 with the axe is freaking OP

[@wr5488]

Buckets What moves does that do? Im talking about the smaller axes, not the Great Axes.

[@francescofieni8017]

Dogf ish The character just charge forward the enemy then swing the axe, though you stun-lock the enemy just by running to him/her, giving you the opportunity to swing the axe AND to complete the Combo.

[@amsaa91]

Somilo is a great meme asset for you Afro, take good care of that boy. Hug him with your legs.

[@brosephnoonan223]

@GloriousTapeworm It also warms afro's boiwomb

[@NotSoMelancholy]

I-it just works differently guys. ;-; Wh-who needs poise anyways?

[@TheNovicek]

+Not So Melancholy WORKING AS INTENDED

[@NotSoMelancholy]

Noviček Guess you could say they... intended it to not exist. m i ryt? please end me

[@SavageBalls]

poise works about as well as my dick. Only sometimes.

[@Connor-jt3qr]

+Not So Melancholy I cower in fear at the sight of a dark sword thanks to the poise, who needs it anyways, right? Right?

[@carlcael417]

+Not So Melancholy And Bamco being the idiots they are, are trying to change the definition of poise so it fits the broken mess of Dark Souls 3.

[@Faftha]

The darkness lies heavy. But, a faint shimmer of light glimmers yet. We can still beat the META. Believe.

[@smoketreeseverydayrh]

+leroy shane skill is meta

[@crushglobalists8640]

+leroy shane it can't beat the Phantom....nothing beats the phantom (except Google Fiber).

[@cpt.kisaragi1200]

Stay determined.

[@vyndegar9429]

That moment when a washing pole kills you when you're twenty feet behind them and they taunt

[@Gidrah]

THE GUTS PART FUCKING KILLED ME XD

[@jadon1810]

+Ray is Lazy Literally 50% of cosplays is guts rn

[@snipetysniper]

+Genji and 50% of players have the name guts while looking nothing like him

[@jadon1810]

***** haha nice

[@DexBarnacle]

Time stamp?

[@PhoenicopterusR]

I don't think I've ever seen a Guts cosplay that was anywhere near what he actually looks like, it's really disappointing.

[@soulcaliber98mj]

Havel the Rock? more like Gaara of the Sand.

[@soulcaliber98mj]

+Turnt Alien fucking weaboo

[@EvilSmonker]

+Turnt Alien yea

[@nomnomm2322]

+I Only Watch Anime Ironically explain your username

[@shep9194]

+omww savage he only watches anime ironically

[@nomnomm2322]

Shep 919 which translates to, he hates anime, but watches it?

[@PadraicSmith]

Yesterday's [Havel] monsters shall become todays heroes. And we shall learn what poise truly is.

[@mizuchi3036]

I want Havel to be my Stand.

[@artzim9246]

My stand is ZA WARUUUU (The Wall)

[@111nachos]

mosou tensei

[@bennemeth625]

+『Zamiel』 I'd rather have Giantdad as my stand.

[@choccyg4035]

Havel is my spirit animal

[@mizuchi3036]

We know Legend says that he can stunlock anyone, even in the frozen time.

[@Giltia]

RIP Poise. Hello R1 spam. If anybody needs me, I'll be in my car. Crying.

[@NoHolllw]

I got the tissues.

[@cuppawolnir9031]

I'll get the Drake Sword.

[@hattedgamer.1411]

i got the WoTG

[@Giltia]

Kenetic Kups Better fix that fucking Stutter first. That shit is driving me up the goddamn wall.

[@111nachos]

git gud if u cant parry an r1 spammer

[@milramas]

2:24 holy shit he did an R2

[@StormRulerKazunagi]

OnlyAfro: "*sigh*_You know why I'm doing this, DkS fanbase?_ _Because you're the only one who's fun to play with anymore_ _But that's not just it_ _I'm doing it because...._ _I care about you! I care about you more than anyone_ _So please_ _Just LET ME WIN_"

[@deviljho3]

+KIGA KnightInGoldenArmor Dayum, that's good.

[@deviljho3]

+Thy Hunter of Cancer Salty much lol

[@FRESHxMEAT]

+Thy Hunter of Cancer le u salty bro? ayylmaoh >:))))

[@MakuAG]

+Thy Hunter of Cancer Come on that was funny bro ;)

[@certified1251]

+Pi Paul LE XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD LE CANCER MEME SO LE FUCNNY LE DAE EPIN CANCERRR XDDDDD I LE FALL OF MY CHAIR BCUZ I COULD NT AND I CANT STOP LE LEAFF LE EPIC MEME TBH FAMMMM XDDDDDDD SO LE FUNNY HAHA LE CANCER MEME SCREENCAPP'D FOR LE EPIC CARMA! UPLOADDEDC TO LE PEIC R/4CHAN XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[@sirthanksalot97]

Poise = 0 [ SAVE ] Poise = 1 [ BANNED] fuck.

[@sirthanksalot97]

Go, my son. Spread the word Let the poise flow through you

[@sirthanksalot97]

And then they claim poise works as intended. A change must be made. Poise must be turned to 1.

[@mexican_zubat]

+Nanoro_bot Poise does work but the only way it works is through hyper armor property. To trigger it revolves primarily around strength builds like Yhorn's machete or ultra greatswords. There are certain points after the initial swing you'll have hyper armor and you'll poise through the attack to stagger your opponent to then follow up and then punish them.

[@sirthanksalot97]

mexican zubat No. Poise works outside of swings, hyper armor is a completely different mechanic. Poise is disabled in the game's code. It's proven to be possible to switch it back on. It just... Isn't, for some reason.

[@mexican_zubat]

Hmm how strange I could've sworn it was part of the hyper armor property of swinging strength build weapons. Ah well then hopefully with patch things change

[@alexm7398]

Rest in peace havel. Your poise will be missed.

[@Oroboro]

Nice try Afro! Buhbyeeee~~~

[@cessatiolux6250]

Ooh look a tryhard

[@DraegirV]

Obo Baggins!

[@TheKenny2113]

+Oroboro There is nothing wrong with repeating a very effective attack many times...especially with DMB Falchion

[@A9YearsOldNOTYouTuber]

Obobobo is

[@zoggere4226]

Nice fiifty minute video of you pressing 3 buttons and 1 shotting people and then chuckling to yourself and waving because your such a master of gaming. Also nice comment where you litterally just say nice try and dont actually explain why the video is wrong. And even then the video is saying to not follow the meta and do what you find fun. Go back to fucking gank "spanking" with your op 1 shot fastest weapon in the game bullshit and then acting like you actually did something that took some amount of skill.

[@RyeBreadGangster]

I really thought that was going to end with you two handing his greatshield and then using shield bash. That strategy is unstoppable and broken beyond belief.

[@methosehallow2474]

Bleed Scythes. Always keep one handy on any dex build.

[@Xendra]

+Methose Xemas You *really* don't want to use a scythe for this, they're slow as fuck and cost too much stamina. It's far more effective to carthus some warden twinblades

[@lunaticmode638]

+Methose Xemas bleeed is complete worthless since "laghits" while you are rolling still put up the bleedmeter, if you roll and get laghitted by a bleed weapon and your bar is almost full, it will trigger the bloodloss without taking damage

[@idon896]

On the other hand, if you get hit twice with Carthus Rouged Warden blades, then you proc bleed.

[@gamerx112]

rip strength and magic builds. nothing but dex and dex only. all dex and no play makes from a dull boy

[@ffl34]

Dex I'm pretty sure it's nothing but quality builds at 120

[@imdorgat]

There's a bunch of powerful builds running around. Dex, quality, luck/hollow/bleed, and I made a really nasty pure faith buff build which kicks ass. The big problem IMO is INT is garbage and no type of spellcasting will ever be good in PvP. If you're a really good pyromancer you can at least do solid damage with your spells if you can aim them well, but it's still not good per se.

[@Zarxene]

...all of this just makes me laugh. Strength Builds are killer strong with hyper armor being so great. Dex not as strong as past installments but good with luck. Casters are very viable if you know what your doing because you can one shot a lot of people, pyromancers are a little weak compared to most builds but good with practice same as mages. Faith probably hardest to roll with but by no means bad. And quality atm is amazingly powerful due to so many good quality weapons. Hybrid builds atm still not amazing except for weapon buff builds but that's to be expected

[@imdorgat]

Zarxene The only way to do even reasonable damage with a caster is to be a glass cannon... And even with that you still need to surprise people because casting times on damaging spells are brutally long. Hyper armor is also a lot less of a big deal once you learn to just roll circles around them until you know they're out of stamina.

[@H2O_Chi]

My sorcerer has a much greater success in pvp than my knight ever did *especially* against gank squads. I've killed multiple people and walked away unscathed, showered in tongues and embers as I walked to my throne of bones. Time Soul Stream correctly and you'll feel like you're in Dragon Ball Z.

[@frobie54]

As much as it's an unpopular opinion, I think Dark Souls 2 had the best PvP. It would've been nice if it happened in places other than the Iron Keep bridge, but at least literally everything was viable. You could even make a broken Ladle work if you wanted. I'm getting slightly bored with 3 right now, because the best weapon I've found is the whip, and I'm not sure it can even be countered. It does crap damage, but literally all you have to do is keep rolling away and snap them with the rolling R1. If you're half-decent at evasive rolling, it's completely free damage. Can't even be parried (which makes sense, but still). Also, the weapon art goes past shields, stunlocks people in light to medium armor, and catches people coming out of rolls almost every time. Kinda broken. And forget about fist weapons. My ninja build is ruined because the wolverine claws can't hit anything unless they're standing still and you're pretty much rubbing up against them already. Garbage damage, and pretty easy to parry, too.

[@seanxxx8999]

Dark Souls 2 pvp Is the best. It is. It just is the best.

[@HoundofTara]

There was more to do in DKS2 PvP. DKS3 PvP is kind of bland.

[@seanxxx8999]

+Irishman N7 Yep I am very bummed out at the lack of weapon attack diversity. I mean shit DS1 and Bloodborne you could combo into and out of power attacks but yet you cannot in the Newest installment Its like the animation just completely resets.. like wth were they thinking there.. The fluidity in Bloodborne would have been nice to have in the great DS3 world.

[@frobie54]

Sean XxX Yeah, DS2 had some cool little animation cancels that you could use to combo as well. It was fun figuring those out and using them in sneaky ways against other people. Like when you charge the hadouken on the Bone Fist and cancel it with a backstep, then immediately fire it when they roll in anticipation. Or the Blacksteel katana, which got rid of half the windup on the power attack if you came out or a rolling R1, and made the timing line up almost perfectly with the duration of a medium roll. It was so cool to catch people off-guard when you hit them and they rolled backwards. Doesn't feel like there's any of that in 3. And speaking of katanas, HOLY HELL WHY ARE THEY ALL SO BLAND AND SAMEY. JUST WHY. They all have almost the exact same moveset. It's so dumb. Weapon arts are cool and fun, I think. I like the idea that every weapon has a powerful special move. Just wish they were slightly varied across weapon types. Like with the standard rapier, maybe instead of just giving it the Ricard's gigastab move, give it a flashy Zorro slash move like what Velka's had in DS1. Y'know, mix it up even across similar weapons.

[@olivergreer3690]

Although I agree that ds2 had the most viable weapons, ADP and that terrible roll ruined it for me. The fights were so slow and the roll catches were worst than ds3. I mean seriously! if I decided to roll forward through an attack I couldn't dodge the next! Even with 105 agility. Then there was soul memory and the ridiculous nerfs. Overall, I think the best and worst PvP fights I've had were in ds1.

[@ArmoredCode]

Without poise havels suffer #havellivesmatter

[@DuszaZarow]

May his soul rest in peace

[@nevezetesazonossag]

this video truly is a beacon of hope, transcending games and shining even in the abyss that is elden ring's pvp

[@Binary7]

Omg that sad music is from Child of Light isn't it? ;( Wholeheartedly agree with this video's message though, gotta stay true to your RP.

[@hurpdurpueruhur]

undertale

[@holokraft5419]

+No No No it's Child of Light

[@STFallenRemnant]

It is from Child of Light. It's called Final Breath.

[@meerjt11]

+Marcos Freitas they're talking about completely different songs, the CoL one is the sad song near the start, the Undertale ones are the second half of the video

[@meepk633]

Were you just making up that part about them being in both things because you didn't know what song they meant? Why would you do that?

[@Misakiu]

As dumb as the poiseless estoc/dark sword meta is, I still can't believe people are this quick to say DS2's PvP was perfect. Does noone remember all the Havel Potters, Santier's spear pre-nerf or the buffed katanas and their phantom range? Or getting whacked from half way across the room because of how the netcode registered hits? Both are great games, but I don't think I'm nostalgic for any of that just yet.

[@TehDonBot]

+Misaki How can you forget the almighty magical banana? Or Wrath of the Gods? Yeah, Dark Souls PvP was always kinda bad, I think it would be a bit better if Dark Souls 3 had an actual arena like in DS2 though.

[@elrichzann]

Dark souls 1 pvp was perfect, flawless. Why don't people say that more often? Somebody tell me what the problem was with it.

[@vega4663]

+elrichzann teleporting/insta backstabs

[@TehDonBot]

elrichzann It was the best of the series without a doubt in terms of functionality and balancing, but it was by no means flawless. As Kevin Savitteri stated, lagstabs were still a problem, some broken hitboxes on weapons and some weapons still had moves that were broken. You couldn't revamp your points to change your build. Face-stabs. It used to have as many problems as Dark Souls 2 had, but they fixed them over time. So no, not flawless. Not perfect. But not bad.

[@farjacko]

+Misaki Pepperidge Farm remembers

[@Eirikar_]

No poise ahead Be wary of tears

[@ImGonnaFudgeThatFish]

afro if thats you putting on a female voice thats really fucking good

[@reggiardito]

+FastFlyerJr first the clothes, then the voice. Afro is living the dream

[@TheRaon75]

+FastFlyerJr I still need more pictures of his sexy legs. I'd trade him my Haruhi figurines for those.

[@eMaLiO36]

+FastFlyerJr Narcissa Afro confirmed? Is Afro's benis ded?

[@itsacharcoalice]

+reggiardito "get you a man that can do both"

[@Kepesk]

I actually miss PvP in Dark Souls 2...

[@TruthAndReconciliation]

+Kepesk PvP was the one thing Dks2 did best.

[@cuppawolnir9031]

I miss DS1 days where there was a surplus of people that devoted entire playthroughs to making a convincing cosplay of an NPC (or Giant Dad, that was fun to grind for even if I never used it in PvP).

[@Romanticore]

+Melt Revisionist History on Dark Souls II is really out in full force lately.

[@Kepesk]

Romanticore The community has always been pretty split on which Dark Souls was better, 1 or 2. So I'm not entirely sure if you're trolling or not.

[@AlrauneDollmind]

+Melt Truth. :) It's always been a minor guilty pleasure for me to admit that I prefered DkS2 over Bloodborne when Bloodborne came out. Really though there's nothing in the gaming world as relaxing as hours of Brotherhood Arena fights at 2 AM, everyone's asleep, sipping coffee, I have a big dog curled up next to me, the volume is off and the window is open a little and the wind chime is going. As wonderful and "better" as DkS3 is, it still can't quite recreate that "Zen Souls" I hold so dear (though I adore the hectic and wild 3v2v2v1s for the opposite reasons ^^). edit: Okay actually, there's one thing equally relaxing in the gaming world. Witcher 3 and just exploring the gigantic world that game had to offer. That game is _magnificent._ I cried so hard the first time I got to Skellige and got to the top of a peak and looked down, pure tears of overwhelming, breathtaking inspiration >//< no other game has ever made me cry like that

[@picklewart5382]

FromSoftware: Poise? Yeah its on, k bye. R.I.P Dark Souls PvP Rage magnet activated 80% power

[@richardbottom9843]

11 likes and 0 I repeat 0 dislikes. that's not something you can just witness any day

[@mig_wigs8223]

8 dislikes now, but then again who would dislike this gem?

[@corvin_7]

+Mig Gigs estoc users

[@mig_wigs8223]

+Vincenzo Cinà Hehe

[@LeetleBabyGamerGrill]

+Richard Bottom 200 since then...

[@richardbottom9843]

LeetleBabyGamerGrill well yeah that's why I said it was a rare moment.. some pathetic fools just click on the video as sson as they can and immediately hit dislike, because.. well because they are miserable

[@mrbrochacho99]

*afro makes a video criticizing dark souls 3 pvp and its community* *top comment is an internet edgelord saying undertale is cancer*

[@DaThnikkaman27]

+follow my twitter In fairness, Undertale is massively overrated.

[@marnsdnfois7006]

+DaThnikkaman27 Is it? Is it really? Or are you just upset over how popular it is?

[@MrEphimer]

+T-L-G-T-W All the people who have never played it and have MAYBE watched a few episodes of a let's play think it is overrated. It's not the best game out there but it is really good.

[@mrbrochacho99]

DaThnikkaman27 not really. the game itself has a pretty smart combat system. the soundtrack is really good too. the only real reason people give the game shit is because of its eccentric fanbase, of whom likes to show appreciation for the game. i can see why people see it cringy, but then again almost any game with an eccentric fanbase is cringy. ( examples include the souls fanbase, global offensive, and league of legends.) but even then they just like to show appreciation for a game they love to play, and i honestly dont see a problem with that. seeing these comments after afro slightly references undertale is honestly kind of sad.

[@mrbrochacho99]

***** i can call them eccentric, because THEY ARE ECCENTRIC. THATS WHAT MAKES THEM CRINGY. whats even more cringy is when people go out of there way to "le rustle theyre jimmiez xD" with entry level trolling.

[@z3ntropy]

Oh havel rock, steadfast once and sure of foot. You teeter and lose balance like the rest of us now, eyes full of soot. At least know I appreciate your sad music choice to dilute this blight, mayhaps you too, are a child of light.

[@MDWhiteOut]

As a wearer of Havel's, this video speaks to me on an emotional level. Beautiful.

[@KaoZorri]

I always believed in you Afro-sempai. You give me the strength to break the meta.

[@DemothHymside]

"Havel is dead, just like your channel". That made me subscribe.

[@Mikedragon971]

I felt strangely emotional when Havel saved himself. ;_; Nice vid Afro.

[@Mikedragon971]

Also, why didn't you use perseverance? That's like, your best bet against UGS/GA/GH.

[@GsusCrust]

IMO I would love the poise back! A lot of Dark Souls "experts/pros" say that poise was bad but come on! all the heavy armors are useless now!!

[@gloriousbeaver2000]

Poise (puke)

[@GsusCrust]

***** There is something called DS2.

[@killermemesatareasonablepr9707]

+Dale Gribble I agree, as the lack of poise literally makes r1 spam the dominant, most efficient tactic, and takes no effort to do so

[@TellusLS]

+Jesus Mercedes I wish they had it like how dark souls 2 was...

[@DerTypDarunter]

+Glorious Duck nah, but slightly adjusted DS2 poise would be pretty goddamn appreciated.

[@Lol-xs4um]

"We can't get the stains out either". "You will never speak of this to anyone "

[@mand0rk]

I'm using a dark sword in my right hand and an estoc in my left. Am I meta-ing correctly?

[@TheAreo4444]

Have a greatshield to switch with too

[@ferbsol2334]

and moonlight blade

[@Tarionism]

and don't forget the Hornet ring for extra scummyness

[@BerserkerDwarf]

+TheHaHaNinja kek

[@Lunk42]

+Harbinger The Destroyer hey don't insult the hornet Ring I use that shit to riposte dark sword users to hell.

[@mkatapodis2]

Shame that Undertale has become cancer thanks to the fanbase.

[@layzoo9665]

that b8

[@layzoo9665]

that b8

[@mysticalenchantress5183]

+Dankbeast Paul It's true tho

[@ashura9699]

+Dankbeast Paul He speaks the truth.

[@OnlyAfro]

+mkatapodis2 i havent completed the game since i didnt like it but the music is pretty excellent

[@kevinbranciforti5080]

The level of inspiration i got from this is too damn high. felt a tear when havel got it back without meta shit.

[@unboundking9742]

Uhh...Hold on a freaking second, that first icon under your Stamina Bar...Isn't that the Calamity Ring? Am I on drugs? Are you on drugs? Are you being bullied? Havel, you can talk to us.

[@PuppetStrings8790]

maybe a clutch ring? though that still doesn't make sense.

[@siegfriedhiryu4660]

It's dat Prisoner's Chain mang.

[@ja7642]

Any decreasing protections effect has that icon.

[@samarium1934]

Richard now it's stupid to not have the prisoners chain

[@patches2221]

Caleb Ueckert ikr?it's like 15 extra lvls

[@qinoga]

It's not over, Havel. Not yet....

[@Evanthestrange]

I've been playing Dark Souls since the beginning and I still don't know what the fuck the meta is.

[@AnimeT0getherEU]

0:57 Oh now i noticed that song! its from Child of Light, great game :) would recommend playing if you're much into story and emotion

[@Spookhunter7]

Whenever I feel down when my silly cosplay build fail's to stand up to meta build I look at this and gain... DETERMINATION

[@PhilTruthborne]

I love all the small details you put in your editing, it's what really makes you something special.

[@MisterCoswel]

Only Afro is a boulder to this community.

[@sundragonbro2080]

Just bring back the Old Poise system from Ds1 for now, actually will make heavy armor fucking viable

[@alecoram7874]

+SunDragon Bro And we'll have havels with unbreakable poise spamming estocs. Let that sink in. It can't be the same with how hyper armour works in ds3. We'll see what happens... only time will tell.

[@sundragonbro2080]

Alec Oram I can parry estocs lol. That doesn't bother me.

[@alecoram7874]

+SunDragon Bro But if you mess up your timing once, there goes half of your health. Anyway, what I'm getting at is it would completely defeat the purpose of slow weapons/ weapons with hyper armour because many fast weapons can do just as much damage using considerably less stamina. Reintroducing poise the way it was would void the advantages of about half of all the weapons. It would need a major overhaul if anything, but I prefer hyper amour and then choosing armour primarily for fashion. You can always go back to DS1 pvp if you want to deal with people backstab fishing to compensate for players with high poise.

[@sundragonbro2080]

Alec Oram lol. Without any sort of useful poise Basically all armor is useless when having anything gives a base 20 damage reduction then the shittiest amount of Damage Mitigation lmao. I dont see how weapons half the weapons would be useless. heavy weapons would still hurt and be slow, fast weapons will still sting and be fast. Not poises fault that Fast weapons are broken like usual lmao. Rather have some weapons irrelevant than have nearly all armor irrelevant

[@GuyFawkes051]

Not really. Even if poise was turned back on, Heavy armor is still shit. They would have to redo the physical, absorbtion and poise gains from heavy armor because compared to medium armors, theres minimal difference. #FashionSoulsBecauseAllArmorIsShit Sigh.... Fuck I miss poise.

[@ChrisBagel]

I actually found myself crying from beginning to end. I'm holding back tears this vid is so powerful.

[@1stRateSerrvice]

It would be really neat if From designed an NPC invasion with an AI based on you.

[@1stRateSerrvice]

Havel-wise

[@NeostormXLMAX]

They should have an nope like dark link from Oot where the game mirrors your stats and sends a phantom to fight you with same stats

[@thegk-verse4216]

Nioh

[@Kaliskot]

they actually did it

[@bloxmineland2]

where do i find this amazing "wake me up inside" parody?

[@BiggsBababooey]

Let me know if you find it

[@Milkra]

My channel

[@fernandon5036]

investing in this comment

[@sklanderousx9115]

\watch?v=OSCiMbMVDLI There it is, mate

[@Tribune_of_Italia]

Milktraap what the fuck?

[@NightmarishWaltz]

Damn, such a strong and powerful message in the end... love it.

[@AlexanderDiana]

this is a commentary on poise isn't it? this is depressing to watch.

[@AlexanderDiana]

after watching the whole video, I'm glad it wasn't all that depressing.

[@NinjaGrimm666]

Yes.

[@vile1636]

Lol you put oroboros voice in at the beginning

[@xXTheWhiteSheepXx]

Hidetaka Miyazaki: Poise is completely done as of DS3: The Ringed City. At least for now we don't have any future plans for it.

[@DarkSoulsJef]

Oh god, its Havel the Scrub.

[@vaasmontenegro8303]

+Dark Souls Jef Psst, thank you for attempting to make Giant Dad 3.0 it's much appreciated. Casul's must be purged.

[@Vsolid]

They should have brought back the Ladle In this broken-ass game

[@josepholiveira946]

It doesnt matter if you win or lose, anything is viable as long as you enjoy it, don't let others choose your "meta" ... Thanks for another great video OnlyAfro. Provably one of the most fun Souls KZbinr out there o/. Keep up the good work.

[@dirtfrink1050]

R.I.P Havel. He died alongside poise, taking his life because he couldn't live without it. You will never be forgotten sweet prince.

[@Anzariel]

''Things you can say about Dark Souls, but not your girlfriend'' Come on Onlyafro, wanna play?

[@Anzatnt]

+Anzariel Fine I'll start. To win, roll and backstab!

[@Alehonbro]

+Anza TNT Sometimes you need to grip it with two hands.

[@Anzatnt]

TLGalehondr0 ''You should really follow the meta''

[@nicemoreoften7178]

+Anzariel "Whenever I mess up it's all right, I'll just go back to where I was"

[@DarknessAlmighty]

I have Dark Souls 3

[@killerspring100]

I wonder who's that girly voice is I didn't knew Afro could ask a favor to a female

[@Upsetkiller456]

+KillerSpring Someone hasn't seen Afro's legz

[@Upsetkiller456]

Shit got lewd real fuckin' fast.

[@Alberio1]

+KillerSpring It's Diggur. It's a guy.

[@tharjabombtastic2167]

+XyerDark Then maybe you kiss mine

[@tharjabombtastic2167]

+XyerDark Then maybe you kiss mine

[@taiyoqun]

Strength players when havel is meta: Git gur scrub Strength players when havel isn't meta: What's often called the meta is but an attempt to restrict artistic decisions deemed unacceptable by the powers that be, and quell any joyous expressions of individuality by the playerbase. In this essay I will...

[@TheUltimateRiku]

I really miss seeing your Dark Souls videos, a much simpler time. I hope you're doing well Afro!

[@alexandercns]

Metafags are the type of people who'd think Asriels attack names are cool unironically. >Chaos Saber >Chaos Buster >Hyper Goner >Galacta Blazing Okay that last one is actually pretty good. Sounds like a Jojo attack or something. Likely an uppercut that causes someone to explode into a purple stardust attack like Janemba at the end of Fusion Reborn.

[@onpeg]

You forgot chaos control.

[@grandladybug]

+Onpeg: Pocket Edition god dammit...

[@alexandercns]

leroy shane Definitely, it's crap him and Chara likely just made up because it "sounded wicked cool". Still, if you a grown ass person and still think that way you might just be an edgelord.

[@alexandercns]

Xeppeli Somebody isn't happy I let the cat out of the bag.

[@TheSilly6403]

This is the most 2016 comment I've ever seen

[@staggerthyswaggerm832]

"this is what you asked for, this is what you wished for. I AM THE GREAT COMMANDER!"- fromsoft

[@sotnos3196]

I came in here expecting some shitty memes, I got them, but I also got an actual good video too. Well done Afro, Im proud.

[@Forkontheleft]

1:46 notice how the guardbreak is again useless at breaking guards in the endgame

[@LordDeBahs]

+mike jakob horse ring

[@frobie54]

+LordDeBahs That really shouldn't be a required thing to beat turtlers. Basic game mechanics shouldn't just stop working.

[@docspencer]

It's not a guard break, it's a kick. Also against non-greatshield the horse ring can do up to double stamina damage against most low to mid shields, meaning you can break guard if they are at ~50% stamina in most cases. An instant guard break that fast would be broken too. Dark Souls 2 can get away with instant breaking because it was slow with a long wind up, but having instant guard break on a fast kick? No way.

[@LordDeBahs]

frobie54 i miss ds 2 guard break move .it was nice feature (requires trick/make panic oponent to make it succesfull.) .it was very usefull against heavy turtles. anyway .kick still can help in to stagger enemy,iam using it heavely in pve (no poise hurt kick aswell)

[@IShallCallHimTaders]

Knows he has no poise. Knows his dragontooth does the same damage as a darksword r1. Knows his armor makes him unable to roll . And yet, still does it, because he's happy cosplaying Havel. We could all learn a lot from this video.

[@jmafia48867]

HAVEL AND DREAMS!!!

[@wingbm]

lost it when you threw in oro's voice there

[@peanutschatzie4129]

The inclusion of that Oroboro soundbite made me laugh. Pretty good, as he might say (:

[@Zirofol]

There seems to be so many people who like both dark souls and berserk. I'm just wondering if it's more people who discover berserk through dark souls or the opposite. I was into manga way before dark souls.

[@BubbleGum566]

did you know they also have a jojo reference in dark souls?

[@grosslyoffensivelizard-man3438]

Lead designer of the Souls team is a huge Berserk fan.

[@Zirofol]

Kyo The Every-Dragon-in-Existence slayer I know about the old champion dude boss in 4-2 in demon's souls, but other than that nah

[@BubbleGum566]

in dark souls 1 there's a npc phantom named iron knight tarkus who is based off tarkus in jojo part 1 both characters wields great swords and wearing heavy armor.

[@Zirofol]

Dark Spirit Voluptuous Sniper That's pretty cool actually. I've never really given Tarkus in DS a second thought.

[@Bedhead142]

When he pasted over oro's voice I cried

[@General_C]

Who needs Bocchi The Rock when we've had Havel all this time?

[@user-tc2ng4zm4c]

Working as intended ;)

[@user-tc2ng4zm4c]

I'm stealing that r2 jump strategy btw.

[@brandonmcgarity5368]

Uhhh that has been a thing for a looooong time xD