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9 years ago
My apologies everyone, I've become so exited for the release of Darksouls 3 that I cannot focus on anything else. I can't draw, I can't even watch TV, I can't goddamn sleep I'm so anxious, its still five days away but I'm already freaking out. So instead I'll tell you all what I have planned for The Dragon Run.
Sakura Hanaryuu character build
Possible In Game names (I'd like to put this to a vote)
1: Macho Goddess
2: BigFatTreeBeast
3: Alien Booty-Queen
4: Gank-Eater Goddess
(Note: a Gank is when players form huge groups and summon red players one at a time, farming items by killing them, Sakura is quite adept at elluding and picking them off using the areas monsters for backup, but Gankspanking (killing off a whole gank squad solo) is a delicate artform, as a single mistake can cost you victory)
-[Stats]-
Str: 25-50
Vit: 25
Vigor: 25
-
(If "Heavy" Drang Hammers) [the 'Heavy' Enchantment increases strength scaling]
Dex:16
-
(If "Heavy" Manikin Claws)
Luck: 25-50 (Switch to "Bloody" Manikin Claws, once Str=Luck for major bleed proc)
Dex:18
Once weapon oriented stats hit 50 the subsidiary stats will begin to rise to their level starting with Vigor which increases stamina.
-[Gear]-
Armor: Brass Set(medium/light armor)
Covenant: Rosaria's Fingers (Red invasion Cov.) [for 'hunting']
(Weapons)
{Set1}
[L]: Grass Crest Shield(Lategame: Ancient Dragon Greatshield)
[R]: Great Wooden Hammer
{Set 2}
[L]: Manikin Claws or Drang Hammers
[R]: Dragonrider Bow
[Rings]
1: Chloranthy Ring (Taken when GC shield is swapped for AD G.shield)
2: Pontifs Left Eye (allows for Rally healing)
3: Thunder Stoneplate Ring (Helps bolstier the Brass armors weakness to Lightning)
4: Carthus Bloodring (More invincibility frames during rolls at cost of Defence)
Breakdown,
It'll use a trinity of speed, medium defense, and strength, Probably using the Grass Crest Shield, or Chloranthy ring to boost stamina regen. A large weapon for primary damage, with a second set of dual weapons with bleed special(probably maniquin claws), and a short bow for burst damage.
Later in the game once I get ahold of the ancient dragon greatshield, I'll swap the Grass Crest and just keep the Chloranthy ring equiped. I like greatshields, and It'll give me swift access to my great-hammers skill without needing to switch. I'm not good at parying and have a heavily offense oriented play style.
[Honor Chugs All Round]
(For any who don't know honor chugging is when you drink all your estus(A healing Item that replenishes stock whenever you rest at a bonfire) before a fight so your opponent knows your fighting to the bitter death, even in a gank)
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Reasonings,
The Druids Gamble: As a plant oriented character, Sakura prefers items made of wood over all other items, wooden bows, wooden shields(Like the Ancient Dragon Greatshield), and wooden weapons such as clubs and hammers of wooden construct. Are her favored choice. The Brass armor may not be made of wood, but its coloration and light weight make it the closest thing she could find to wood.
Claw and Hammer: Sakura prefers using her own claws for combat, punching or goring her opponents. But also favors the great hammer to bash away shields to open an opponents guard, theoretically pulling the turtles head from out of its shell. Any block jockey finding themselves as Sakura's hunting mark, is in for a ruthless surprise.
Energy to Spare: Sakuras physical abilities are greater than all 11 of her divine sisters, The Chloranthy ring supports this with enhanced stamina regeneration, and the Ancient Dragon Greatshield, showing her physical Regeneration (though slowly) and the Shields wooden nature makes it ideal for Sakuras wood preferences.
Some metals necessary: Unfortunately, Darksouls 3 only has so many wooden options, and Sakuras armor is usually a medium wooden plate styled armor, still, she was lucky to find a few lightweight aceptions like the Manikin claws at just 2.0 weight units. Though she may switch out for the Drang Hammers at 9.0 weight units...'if' her roll speed can handle it, as she could level up her Strength faster that way. Pluss, the Drang hammers represent her great fists and love of impact style fighting.
Adaptable playstyle: The wide variation of weaponry means Sakura has many options in a fight, her enhanced regenerative properties mean she's swift and hard to finish off. The bonus of medium armor aids this further, and she is able to overwhelm opponents through use of patient defense(if timed right allows her to block past oncoming attacks), giant impacts(great for bypassing parry kings and block jockeys, and hopefully, good chasing capability), cascades of lighter strikes(excellent for making Blocker Jerky, and punishing chuggers), or midrange arrows(good for stunning mages before they cast their spells...when timed right)
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[Final settup]
Armor: Brass Set
Cov.: Rosarias fingers
Gear:
Ancient Dragon Greatshield - Great Wooden Hammer
"Heavy" Drang Hammers or "Heavy" Manikin Claws (determined by weight limitations) - Dragonrider Bow
Chloranthy Ring (Taken when GC shield is swapped for AD G.shield)
Pontifs Left Eye (allows for Rally healing)
Thunder Stoneplate Ring (Helps bolstier the Brass armors weakness to Lightning)
Carthus Bloodring (More invincibility frames during rolls at cost of Defence)
Final Abiliites:
Medium/High Speed
Solid Medium Defence
Adaptable Offence
Medium range strike capability
Stamina Regen
Health Regen
Rally Healing
Enhanced Evasion
Note: The manikin claws Skill is called "Quickstep" rather than directly attacking your opponent it grants you advanced manuverability, allowing you to quickly get around shields to strike fast and fluidly. Sakura is likely to take the manikin claws for this reason, as when invading she will bring some extra ashen estus to capitolize on the new skill system.
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Finally I'd like to post a few polls.
A) Which of the In-Game names would you like to see Sakura using?
B) Which do you prefer The Manikin Claws or the Drang hammers(links to both below)
Manikin Claws Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4xLkY8YjXA
Drang Hammers Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23kV0tnvaO0
Also heres a link to some DS2 PvP I did for practice, put in music and everything, props to the artists at OCRemix for the work they do, I've been tuned in to their music for about 15 years now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5leAFAY-3I
Sakura Hanaryuu character build
Possible In Game names (I'd like to put this to a vote)
1: Macho Goddess
2: BigFatTreeBeast
3: Alien Booty-Queen
4: Gank-Eater Goddess
(Note: a Gank is when players form huge groups and summon red players one at a time, farming items by killing them, Sakura is quite adept at elluding and picking them off using the areas monsters for backup, but Gankspanking (killing off a whole gank squad solo) is a delicate artform, as a single mistake can cost you victory)
-[Stats]-
Str: 25-50
Vit: 25
Vigor: 25
-
(If "Heavy" Drang Hammers) [the 'Heavy' Enchantment increases strength scaling]
Dex:16
-
(If "Heavy" Manikin Claws)
Luck: 25-50 (Switch to "Bloody" Manikin Claws, once Str=Luck for major bleed proc)
Dex:18
Once weapon oriented stats hit 50 the subsidiary stats will begin to rise to their level starting with Vigor which increases stamina.
-[Gear]-
Armor: Brass Set(medium/light armor)
Covenant: Rosaria's Fingers (Red invasion Cov.) [for 'hunting']
(Weapons)
{Set1}
[L]: Grass Crest Shield(Lategame: Ancient Dragon Greatshield)
[R]: Great Wooden Hammer
{Set 2}
[L]: Manikin Claws or Drang Hammers
[R]: Dragonrider Bow
[Rings]
1: Chloranthy Ring (Taken when GC shield is swapped for AD G.shield)
2: Pontifs Left Eye (allows for Rally healing)
3: Thunder Stoneplate Ring (Helps bolstier the Brass armors weakness to Lightning)
4: Carthus Bloodring (More invincibility frames during rolls at cost of Defence)
Breakdown,
It'll use a trinity of speed, medium defense, and strength, Probably using the Grass Crest Shield, or Chloranthy ring to boost stamina regen. A large weapon for primary damage, with a second set of dual weapons with bleed special(probably maniquin claws), and a short bow for burst damage.
Later in the game once I get ahold of the ancient dragon greatshield, I'll swap the Grass Crest and just keep the Chloranthy ring equiped. I like greatshields, and It'll give me swift access to my great-hammers skill without needing to switch. I'm not good at parying and have a heavily offense oriented play style.
[Honor Chugs All Round]
(For any who don't know honor chugging is when you drink all your estus(A healing Item that replenishes stock whenever you rest at a bonfire) before a fight so your opponent knows your fighting to the bitter death, even in a gank)
----
Reasonings,
The Druids Gamble: As a plant oriented character, Sakura prefers items made of wood over all other items, wooden bows, wooden shields(Like the Ancient Dragon Greatshield), and wooden weapons such as clubs and hammers of wooden construct. Are her favored choice. The Brass armor may not be made of wood, but its coloration and light weight make it the closest thing she could find to wood.
Claw and Hammer: Sakura prefers using her own claws for combat, punching or goring her opponents. But also favors the great hammer to bash away shields to open an opponents guard, theoretically pulling the turtles head from out of its shell. Any block jockey finding themselves as Sakura's hunting mark, is in for a ruthless surprise.
Energy to Spare: Sakuras physical abilities are greater than all 11 of her divine sisters, The Chloranthy ring supports this with enhanced stamina regeneration, and the Ancient Dragon Greatshield, showing her physical Regeneration (though slowly) and the Shields wooden nature makes it ideal for Sakuras wood preferences.
Some metals necessary: Unfortunately, Darksouls 3 only has so many wooden options, and Sakuras armor is usually a medium wooden plate styled armor, still, she was lucky to find a few lightweight aceptions like the Manikin claws at just 2.0 weight units. Though she may switch out for the Drang Hammers at 9.0 weight units...'if' her roll speed can handle it, as she could level up her Strength faster that way. Pluss, the Drang hammers represent her great fists and love of impact style fighting.
Adaptable playstyle: The wide variation of weaponry means Sakura has many options in a fight, her enhanced regenerative properties mean she's swift and hard to finish off. The bonus of medium armor aids this further, and she is able to overwhelm opponents through use of patient defense(if timed right allows her to block past oncoming attacks), giant impacts(great for bypassing parry kings and block jockeys, and hopefully, good chasing capability), cascades of lighter strikes(excellent for making Blocker Jerky, and punishing chuggers), or midrange arrows(good for stunning mages before they cast their spells...when timed right)
---
[Final settup]
Armor: Brass Set
Cov.: Rosarias fingers
Gear:
Ancient Dragon Greatshield - Great Wooden Hammer
"Heavy" Drang Hammers or "Heavy" Manikin Claws (determined by weight limitations) - Dragonrider Bow
Chloranthy Ring (Taken when GC shield is swapped for AD G.shield)
Pontifs Left Eye (allows for Rally healing)
Thunder Stoneplate Ring (Helps bolstier the Brass armors weakness to Lightning)
Carthus Bloodring (More invincibility frames during rolls at cost of Defence)
Final Abiliites:
Medium/High Speed
Solid Medium Defence
Adaptable Offence
Medium range strike capability
Stamina Regen
Health Regen
Rally Healing
Enhanced Evasion
Note: The manikin claws Skill is called "Quickstep" rather than directly attacking your opponent it grants you advanced manuverability, allowing you to quickly get around shields to strike fast and fluidly. Sakura is likely to take the manikin claws for this reason, as when invading she will bring some extra ashen estus to capitolize on the new skill system.
====
Finally I'd like to post a few polls.
A) Which of the In-Game names would you like to see Sakura using?
B) Which do you prefer The Manikin Claws or the Drang hammers(links to both below)
Manikin Claws Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4xLkY8YjXA
Drang Hammers Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23kV0tnvaO0
Also heres a link to some DS2 PvP I did for practice, put in music and everything, props to the artists at OCRemix for the work they do, I've been tuned in to their music for about 15 years now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5leAFAY-3I
