My fellow bloodthirsty PvPers.
I have commited the worst sin in my Dark Souls history.
I HAVE ABANDONED THE CHAOS BLADE!
Today, I was goofing around with weapons. I have a +14/15 of almost every weapon that I can use on 28/45, but I don't use most of them. I got bored and wanted to give Rapiers a shot. Up to now, I have always used Estoc, for it's reach and power.
I wanted to try the other ones.
Ricard's was good, but it's R2s left something to desire. I've read they're good for wake up attacks, but I dislike those and if I decide to do one, I use Black Flame, for it's stagger. Also, it's AR was lowest of all my Rapiers, but that's perhaps because it's the only one on +14.
I also have a Rapier +15, which I had only for backstabs, but after the DLC, Dark Silver Tracer took it's place as my primary critical weapon. I've never really did a "no critical" PvP with it before, so I decided to give it a try.
:shock:
That thing is epic!
At first I though "Meh, the range will suck, cos it's short...". Indeed, it does. However, it's R2s are very fast and have quite the reach. They can be followed up with a quick R1 to stop roll bs punishes. I was even able to fight against my greatest enemy, spears, with it and punish attacks that I couldn't even with Estoc.
It's attacks are faster than Estocs. It's like Washing Pole and other katana. It's longer and stronger, but it's attacks are a bit slower.
It also does less damage if you hit with the very tip of the weapon. Perhaps it is because the tip is chipped a bit...
The Rapier's damage is pretty low, but it's got very strong criticals, can turtle, got unexpected range and some seriously fast poking attacks and if combined with Leo Ring, the damage is actually impressive.
People seem to try to bs me less than before. Perhaps it's thanks to the weapons infamous reputation, as a prime bs tool, but that can be a coincidence.
I'm gonna use this baby for a while.
I have commited the worst sin in my Dark Souls history.
I HAVE ABANDONED THE CHAOS BLADE!
Today, I was goofing around with weapons. I have a +14/15 of almost every weapon that I can use on 28/45, but I don't use most of them. I got bored and wanted to give Rapiers a shot. Up to now, I have always used Estoc, for it's reach and power.
I wanted to try the other ones.
Ricard's was good, but it's R2s left something to desire. I've read they're good for wake up attacks, but I dislike those and if I decide to do one, I use Black Flame, for it's stagger. Also, it's AR was lowest of all my Rapiers, but that's perhaps because it's the only one on +14.
I also have a Rapier +15, which I had only for backstabs, but after the DLC, Dark Silver Tracer took it's place as my primary critical weapon. I've never really did a "no critical" PvP with it before, so I decided to give it a try.
:shock:
That thing is epic!
At first I though "Meh, the range will suck, cos it's short...". Indeed, it does. However, it's R2s are very fast and have quite the reach. They can be followed up with a quick R1 to stop roll bs punishes. I was even able to fight against my greatest enemy, spears, with it and punish attacks that I couldn't even with Estoc.
It's attacks are faster than Estocs. It's like Washing Pole and other katana. It's longer and stronger, but it's attacks are a bit slower.
It also does less damage if you hit with the very tip of the weapon. Perhaps it is because the tip is chipped a bit...
The Rapier's damage is pretty low, but it's got very strong criticals, can turtle, got unexpected range and some seriously fast poking attacks and if combined with Leo Ring, the damage is actually impressive.
People seem to try to bs me less than before. Perhaps it's thanks to the weapons infamous reputation, as a prime bs tool, but that can be a coincidence.
I'm gonna use this baby for a while.
- Spoiler:
- Glute's gonna downrep me so hard...
CHAOS BLADE IS STILL THE BEST BLADE!!!