I always found it bizarre that the
arkSouls ‘community’ came up
ithvery chivalric ideas of PvP. You
uldnot misunderstand this game’s
ements more. I’m not a cheat. But
ma player who will use any
vantage available and that is what
rkSouls excels at. Sly tricks.
ding yourself. Not being obvious.
Getevery advantage you can and
endestroy them. It’s the nature of
game. I used to make videos of
players I Forced off the pit – but
n there were too many. Sen’s
rtress? So many victims... I almost
t bad. Almost.
The communities for these games
toset rules for how you play
m.Ignore everything they say.
joice in the game itself.
Dark Souls is about pressing
vantages. When you invade
meone, use every single tool you
avetowin. Disguise yourself. Hide
hindcorners. And then leap, pure
d true, and nail them.
Dark Souls PvP has always
suffered from the purists. I’m not
interested in a
1vs1 for the sake
of it – I want to
scare folk. That
is what I always
loved about
Dark Souls and
why it remains
such a special
game. When you
invade someone,
you’re terrifying,
What more could one ask? Don’t just
go for them – dive at them. That’s
what makes Dark Souls special.SOMANY
VICTIMS...
I ALMOST
FELT BAD.
ALMOSTLEFT: Sometimes,
you have to give in
order to get.
ABOVE RIGHT: Sadly,
BUTTMASTER died to
a rear stab.
TOP RIGHT: Few
feelings top parrying
new pretenders.
theballs,whenI Forcedyouback
into them. Perhaps that final long
beam when I
would suddenly
appear and,
cheap as chips,
Force you off. I
used to line them
up like
chocolates, and
every single one
went down.
Am I proud?
Well, yes. But the
question also illuminates an aspect
of Dark Souls. You should never,
ever play fair.fast.Soyouhide.Youturnintoa
little statue and let the fear build,
watching their health bar
occasionally appear through the
scenery. And the real beauty of this?
By the time they walk past you, they
forgot you even came in.FEEL THE FORCE
Hello my friend. Perhaps I met you
fairly early, knocked you into a pit
full of titanite demons and lizard
wizards, then nailed you with a
diving plunge. Perhaps it was a bit
later – when you tried to take out
those lizards, I somehow pushed you
off. Perhaps it was on the top bit withDark Souls
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