You should've tried dual wielding pulley crossbows. I've tried it, and it's really fun AND actually effective at times. 6x bleed arrows is basically a guaranteed proc. Even with other arrows, 6x of anything will be significant damage.
@monkwashere9 ай бұрын
Damn I really forgot to dual wield :(
@TheMaxxter9 ай бұрын
@@monkwasheredon't worry just make a short about it and we'll be fine XD
@quint3ssent1a9 ай бұрын
Elden ring made gunslinger bard cool before Baldurs Gate 3 did ...
@apophisstr67198 ай бұрын
@@quint3ssent1a Nothing compare to the actual dual-wielding crossbow mechanic in DkS2
@deeptroit_56926 ай бұрын
@@monkwashereI‘m down for another xbow vid
@anishshirodkar4849 ай бұрын
It’s so stupid that only Explosive Greatbolt pierce armor, when everything should pierce armor.
@nunchuksteev98118 ай бұрын
"lets see that again" lol.
@ultraphoenix957 ай бұрын
"Fromsofft, let me fire 50 bolts at one time" Fromsoft: Say no more
@goodoldoggo46266 ай бұрын
Lmao I was just thinking about that crossbow from the trailer
@thescottishwookie79999 ай бұрын
I wish that crossbows were much stronger compared to what they are, they should at least be buffed across the board with the armor piercing property that weapons such as the Pickaxe have. It could turn them into a tool used to take down enemies that have high damage resistance across the board.
@morales62249 ай бұрын
Thinking about it, armor piercing properties on crossbows might actually be precisely what they need to have a pragmatic place in the game, this is an excellent idea.
@shinobiofashina21689 ай бұрын
If you mean pierce damage then arrows and bolts already get it they do pure pierce and that pierce is boosted 15% by the spear talisman like all other pierce damage has been so since launch
@xavierthomas58358 ай бұрын
Let's think about this rationally. Armor piercing on crossbows, with repeater shots easily totaling up to about 300 damage already, would be nightmarish. It'd be like sorceress, except it costs even less to do it. Maybe a bit more damage and less recovery on shots would be helpful instead. There's very little reason why you should be unable to move after you've fired your shot.
@xavierthomas58358 ай бұрын
On top of that, we could see a greater utility to using a crossbow two handed, like faster reloading and the ability to run and shoot.
@Pee-z9n5 ай бұрын
Yeah it's a shame, but fromsoft have a history of making crossbows (and non-magic ranged weapons) pretty crap. ER is probably their best incarnation, which should tell you something.
@BigHatLoganGaming9 ай бұрын
My "pure" caster build had dual pulley crossbows in reserve for situations that needed it, namely invasions. I used sleepbone and burred bolts and not only did it help tons, it felt cool af Edit: that gatling crossbow in the dlc is gonna go insanely hard
@on_the_inverse_51939 ай бұрын
A holy sorcerer dropping their casters and just pulling out a _Ye Olde Glock 19™️_ and just blasting is funny af
@BigHatLoganGaming9 ай бұрын
@@on_the_inverse_5193 I say "I may be out of spells but I'm not out of options" every single time
@DashBolt4 ай бұрын
@@BigHatLoganGamingi may be out of spells but I ain't out of -shells- bolts
@Raven-lg7td9 ай бұрын
crossbows must be reworked to have armor piercing properties and good scaling.....idk what Myazaki was thinking, this weapon is just miserable
@CongoChongoVIII9 ай бұрын
If only we could get the mini gun crossbow build from DS3 and have it in Elden Ring
@theoburn8789 ай бұрын
Yeah true
@walkingglasses62649 ай бұрын
And make it decent this time, boss weapon from one of the coolest bosses and it gelt subpar...
@Dr.Happy117 ай бұрын
Apparently, that comment aged like fine wine.
@quint3ssent1a9 ай бұрын
One thing I've noticed with Elden Ring PVP is that there's less parries and more just running and trading/spacing. Earlier souls games were 100% parry bait/punish types, it was a fucking slog where both opponents just baited each other to do something.
@pretzelbird9656 ай бұрын
jump attacks are non parriable is such a small yet great addition to pvp
@Grimsly37366 ай бұрын
@@pretzelbird965I think the jump attack in ds3 was unparriable but also the jump attack was bad in ds3 like not worth using and If anything had a combo it get patched 😔
@ellescer4 ай бұрын
Ds1 everyone is just trying to get the backstab in lol
@michaelcangelosi16843 ай бұрын
There were no jump attacks in ds3 ?@@Grimsly3736
@zaak_8849 ай бұрын
Monk, crossbows with UGS has great sinergies, this is due to the stun of the crouch R1 which let you get a guaranteed shot in the opponent. Making this even better with the pulley crossbow or the Arbalest.
@flintlock379 ай бұрын
Gael was right all along
@zaak_8849 ай бұрын
@@flintlock37 based
@alqadrizender9733 ай бұрын
me : can I get gael crossbow? Fromsoft : here you go. DLC wait for uncle gael to give it to you.
@theYbomb9 ай бұрын
Ya know, I picked up the Full Moon Crossbow some time ago but never used it since I'm using sorceries this time around. The description mentioned something about its full power being unlocked with holy bolts. Does something change? A damage increase? Or is that just misleading?
@morales62249 ай бұрын
It's actually meteor bolts despite the description, and they do slightly more damage on the Full Moon Crossbow.
@theYbomb9 ай бұрын
@@morales6224 Ah damn. Thanks for the info.
@Mad_Peasant_King9 ай бұрын
They could've given crossbows an ash that makes a blast that knocks enemies back while pushing you backwards to give some room, or even a dash shoot where you shoot and dash back or in any of the directions you are moving to
@petercselik5674Ай бұрын
That would not really worth as an ash. I think it should be on its default attack, or they should be beefier. They hit bad in exchange for a long reload time
@lammyjammy9 ай бұрын
I'm wondering if you are even benefiting from the Arrow's Reach Talisman at those ranges. Maybe a different talisman would be more helpful? Ritual Sword talisman might be worth trying if you are trying to chip down an opponent before they can reach you.
@BigHatLoganGaming9 ай бұрын
Arrows reach didn't provide much benefit, but it did prevent damage falloff from affecting him as much
@Getzapped429 ай бұрын
Im a simple man. I see a Monk upload, I watch comment and like!
@imdelirious42609 ай бұрын
Indeed
@disparu60079 ай бұрын
Got the curved greatsword meta scrub almost loseing to a cross bow then shit poting lmao.
@DefonotMax9 ай бұрын
You have my deepest respect for providing such insightful knowledge
@toryunaminosaki10229 ай бұрын
if from would quit hating the things xD i understand them not scaling, but please quit making xbows dogwater
@btarczy50679 ай бұрын
Jar Cannon with Explosive Bolts has become my favorite way to start off Invasions. Yeah, it’s a Greatbow but worse but… It’s a Jar Cannon!
@Ming_73229 ай бұрын
Tucker was out of pocket for the pot. Like damn
@peterhiser78839 ай бұрын
Do short spear next.
@Sir-Vesh6 ай бұрын
I hope the repeater crossbow is actually good
@JamesWood-wz3iq9 ай бұрын
Are you going to make like a staff or seal version of this?
@BigHatLoganGaming9 ай бұрын
There's zero variety aside from scaling (and the carian regal scepters weapon art)
@JamesWood-wz3iq9 ай бұрын
@@BigHatLoganGaming yeah i just don't want this series to end
@monkwashere9 ай бұрын
All incantations and sorceries (which will include seals and staves)
@JamesWood-wz3iq9 ай бұрын
@@monkwashere yay that sounds really cool i will definitely watch that
@maggott_food9 ай бұрын
All my homies hate tucker
@nonstandard54923 ай бұрын
pulley xbow with frost bolts seems insanely op for pvp and pve. frostbite gives 20% damage buff
@FillFellFar9 ай бұрын
The lack of ashes of war is what killed crossbows for me, just not that fun to use them, kinda bland
@ST._Trinas_Torch9 ай бұрын
The best offhand weapon is the flail, perfectly combined with a torch.
@ST._Trinas_Torch9 ай бұрын
I feel that the arbalist should have a special armor piercing bolt for anti sheild, and that explosive should ALWAYS stagger in pvp. Heres a weapon idea make a whacha sheild, basically a greatsheild that doubles as an arrow shotgun lmao, it requires whacha bolts to fire, and the ash when firing gives blocking frames. 😂 we need greases for normal bows and crossbows, like a bowman grease and a bolt man's grease, gives bonus damage and reload/draw speed
@Eternal_Placidity9 ай бұрын
Full moon crossbow is S tier in terms of drip.
@NerdishNature6 ай бұрын
“Come on fromsoft, let me shoot 50 bolts at a time!” *me looks at DLC trailer* 😅 they heard you
@Scriffer7 ай бұрын
Pully crossbow with sleep bolts combos into jar cannon if you sleep them on the 3rd bolt. Kinda cool! Also the kick weapon art on the crossbow combos into a shot.
@animal56027 ай бұрын
will try it
@Cricket00216 ай бұрын
They're adding a gatling gun crossbow on the dlc so i hope they're buffing crossbows all in all for it
@CasualAxolotl9 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas everybody
@AnsbachthePureblood9 ай бұрын
So sad you can't put spinning weapon on crossbows.
@O_Nao-Conformista9 ай бұрын
Damn man I thought you were going to stop after all melee weapons but here we are with crossbows, can we expect a video testing all schools of magic next?
@monkwashere9 ай бұрын
Schools of magic are next, then every ash of war
@O_Nao-Conformista9 ай бұрын
@@monkwashere beautiful, I'll be here for them
@frozentiger21759 ай бұрын
Crossbows are great for invasions.
@on_the_inverse_51939 ай бұрын
I really wish we could have Stormwing Bolts. The ability they have to make people flinch would make them perfect for interrupting enemy attacks like it's budget Bloodborne
@viewer.07839 ай бұрын
I main Greatswords and an Arbalest for my left handed weapon, and honestly it's fun to play as.
@garretwoeller76694 ай бұрын
Wtf is the armor chest piece your wearing?
@nathalos12052 ай бұрын
It’s the Ronin’s Armour! Hope that helps!
@starbomber28 күн бұрын
"C'mon Fromsoft let me shoot 50 bolts at one time!" *8 months later, the spread crossbow and repeating-crossbow would be introduced, and while the repeating crossbow seemingly did nothing, the spread crossbow was capable of instantly sleeping opponents*
@shinobiofashina21689 ай бұрын
They were never op but they always used to have a place like in ds3 alot of people used them to get the final hit. This is literally the first time im watching someone in Elden ring not just use the pulley crossbow
@oldmanyoda69719 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas monk❤❤
@Toadalitarian4 ай бұрын
I am making a shield crossbow build, this should be pretty fun, a strong shield, a powerful crossbow... maybe the DLC will give us some fun stuff with the new weapons (hopefully more crossbows with better scaling?)
@animal56023 ай бұрын
i wonder what stagger level is needed, in order to (consistently) follow-up with a crossbow. i believe a light or poke with the zweihander guarantees a crossbow follow-up, but i have yet to test combos with crossbows in an in-depth manner
@taddad2641Ай бұрын
think the idea of why they don't have ashes of war is cause they are mechanical in nature. so you can't really focus your power into them you can can swords, magical casting items, or even bows.
@Anakin_SkywaIker9 ай бұрын
love you monkie
@Brruhmine3 ай бұрын
prolly an odd question to ask but have u planned on making this type of video format (testing a type of weapon) for older fromsoft games like the dark souls trilogy?
@whopperwhopper-h2i9 ай бұрын
Never heard of like half of the crossbows you tested and now I know what to avoid in my next play through
@huuh15242 ай бұрын
If you think the Pulley crossbow is bad wait for the Spread Crossbow with sleep bolts
@ackbarreserve9 ай бұрын
Merry crossbowmass everyone
@deeptroit_56926 ай бұрын
in ds3 i loved the xbow meta. especially on console where it‘s harder to aim. Kinda sad that they still do not stun on 1.10
@knightartorias64732 ай бұрын
Fun fact that the Arbalest is actually called Heavy crossbow in souls games
@TMsnow1316 ай бұрын
How do you max out every weapon and respec so many times? Larva tears are hard to come by
@yxfox7 ай бұрын
Watching this so I know what to use for my Big Jack Horner build
@matrixreal47428 ай бұрын
Nice Lag Fights in the Arena, this Game is so bad in PvP Connection 😌
@daryl1989202 ай бұрын
O dlc crossbow give me rapid-fire crossbow 😂
@walkerspectre9 ай бұрын
Jar cannon goes brrr
@lazy_lord21272 ай бұрын
Heavy crossbow. Heavy crossbow is the best.
@CJWproductions6 ай бұрын
The title card on this channel is hilarious 👏
@dockingboo53112 ай бұрын
there are new crossbows from the dlc
@alpacaofthemountain87607 ай бұрын
Truly an amazing weapon class
@BLP045 ай бұрын
3:38 at least he didn’t point down
@Darren-i7c9 ай бұрын
In earlier patches the crossbows were amazing, explosive bolts would always stagger which was so useful. Instantly shut down mages and people attempting to heal.
@ITBEurgava6 ай бұрын
Did you test greatbows yet?
@olivierfleury49297 ай бұрын
Cool vid, I'm guessing and hoping there'll be blackflame bolts in the DLC
@Van-Astria019 ай бұрын
This greatsword how did i get?
@karlreynolds8146 ай бұрын
When it comes to dragons the damage shoots up drastically especially with the heavy special ones
@PierreLucSex9 ай бұрын
Crossbows should have a scaling in dex, even low like D. Crossbows should have more stopping power and staggering effects. Crossbows should have trick bolts that split in three.
@divinegopher7 ай бұрын
11:28 he predicted the DLC
@WillOfTheFungalNetwork8 ай бұрын
was the black key crossbow reloading faster? It looked like it was
@alexanderstephens717528 күн бұрын
3:40 L Tucker
@bobajeens60299 ай бұрын
If you equip the jar pot you can give the jar cannon a boost in damage
@ulyssesarias44009 ай бұрын
Totallg random but you ahould do a sekiro run!! Thanks for the content as always and happy new years!!
@monkwashere9 ай бұрын
Happy New Year! And once this series is done Sekiro and old Souls games will be played
@Pimpratt9 ай бұрын
If you can read this You can read
@Bigwizheard9 ай бұрын
Damn, bro really shat on you smh
@EverWool9 ай бұрын
yoooooo i was here at 426 views
@knightgabriel13119 ай бұрын
Cool now rank all the shields
@Mastermax360xx9 ай бұрын
Yo I’ve been waiting for this
@obama24207 ай бұрын
Full auto crossbow………
@dr.jasepain59449 ай бұрын
I like monk. Monk best monk
@theyknowcapalot9 ай бұрын
Never been this early
@DarkZen21009 ай бұрын
What’s good my boy
@lainsaw9 ай бұрын
monk we fought twice and i demolished u both but neither showed up :((((
@bosniagaming27089 ай бұрын
Scrongus
@namelessdragon3306 ай бұрын
The way he manages to pronounce basically everything wrong is just so endearing. I love this content so much and I always look forward to hearing how he's going to pronounce things
@the_division_within_a_cake90129 ай бұрын
My brain keeps imagining Pulley Crossbow with Sleep bolts plus Marais' Executioner Sword in PvP. I think it might be a war crime.
@gigachad90169 ай бұрын
Duel pulleys is actually cool. Makes you feel like a gunslinger and 6 bolts can easily proc status effects really quickly
@TheMaxxter9 ай бұрын
I'm trying this
@quint3ssent1a9 ай бұрын
11:32 > I really think FromSoft needs to flesh crossbows out more Nah. C-bows are their "crutch weapon", it's a ranged option for someone who can't use bows due to lack of dex. Lack of scaling and fixed damage is so that crutch wouldn't outcompete the real weapon (bows). As such, they will remain as they are. Automatic crossbows from Souls 1 onwards were always treated like rare and unique weapon, they are more outlier than a rule.
@logangoerks2367 ай бұрын
Except they are so bad that there is no reason to waste weight on them when you could be using kukris, bombs, or knifes ( except for the pully). I agree that bows should be the main ranged weapons but crossbows need a few things to improve them.
@quint3ssent1a7 ай бұрын
Throwables usually have less range and less ammunition (usually something like 10-15 bombs/knives), so maybe C-bows have a niche too.
@logangoerks2367 ай бұрын
@@quint3ssent1aYou're right about bombs but you can get quite a few knifes and for your point about bows, there are some that only need 8 or 11 dex to use. I definitely exaggerated on the first comment and I agree that they have their niche, I just think that right now the niche is too small because it under-performs in it even though its niche is a "crutch" like you said. Also in pvp I'd argue their niche is less poor mans bow and more of a sidearm for versatility.