by TheMeInTeam Thu Jun 06, 2013 2:47 pm
Kirk isn't particularly threatening by himself, even near that ledge (in fact it's generally trivial to block him once, then kick him off it).
Only with the witch is he really a problem, but she has no poise and is easy enough to kill quickly, alternatively you can open the shortcut, kill her hollow, then revive if this is really too difficult lol.
I consider getting AoT much less tedius than farming for any upgrade material of relevance, or heck even farming enough souls for ascended pyro +5. On my last run I killed the witch with a crossbow before kirk even made it to me, then just parried him like every other time.
Anyway, estoc fishing is a game of paper/rock/scissors between backstab attempts of different varieties, parrying, and just pokes from behind the shield (and if they parry at the wrong time themselves...backstabbed!). I like the idea of force tick-stabs on such a trolly build too, definitely worth the couple stat points as it's just another wrinkle. I don't actually have such a build, though I've cheesed a bit with hornet rapiers in different settings.