I hate mounted combat and mounted enemies.

[Loot]

It's horrible. It's so painful to get your horse to do what you want and with the camera constantly trying to re-centre itself, it's so janky to look at. Then you have an NPC on a horse flying through the air, doing these giga aoe attacks as they go past. Your horse wants to constantly sprint once you've pressed the button once. You have to let go of the directional key to get it to slow down.

Also, once you've mounted up, your walk key bugs out when you dismount. You can usually hold the walk key while running and you'll walk. Once you've dismounted, you have to release the directional key, press the walk key and then start walking. Otherwise, the game ignores it and you keep running. You have to restart the game or die to fix it.

I really wish they didn't force these mounted fights upon us.

[☠ Darth Chocula ☠]

get gud

[Nytol]

Git Gud

[real gamer]

It‘a definitely got its issues and fighting mounted people can be a headache.

[King Hako]

once you get used to it, it feels so good tbh. I feel like one of those NPC horseman in other games butchering innocent people when I kill small mobs kek

[ImHelping]

Ignore the Git Gud claims, some weapons are way easier for mounted combat than others.

Last thread like this I saw people mewling "Learn timing idiot!"

You know how much timing I need with a greatsword? NONE. Because the strong attack you drag the blade along the ground (which even causes contact damage) and then let go of the trigger for your big swing.

Meanwhile, trying to use the R1 attack on my longsword can uselessly swing over the heads of harmless sheep during drivebys at times. even once I Start circling them like a helicopter.

Also, watch out for any small rocks or step like inclines. they love to interrupt your attack ready up animations while enemies have no such problems. Which was the "hardest" part of some of my horse vs horse battles.

[Snefru]

I just hate that the attack buttons are opposite. I know I can change it in settings but problem is it’s natural for me to have the block/party on right mouse button. Gurss i
Could switch them and try to reprogram myself. Would be nice if horse had its own keybindings like how some games have for horses, cars, etc. I’ve only tried 2 fights on horse as just recently got it.

[PUFFINS]

I'm using it to cheese my way through the game because I'm bad lmao, I rarely get hit *shrugs*
(using a spear if it matters)

[HECK Yes Gaming]

Works great for me, in fact one of my favorite things about the game.
Try using weapons that make sense for mounted combat like halberds or large curved swords. Getting gud might also help!

[dragot]

Originally posted by Loot Repeat:

It's horrible. It's so painful to get your horse to do what you want and with the camera constantly trying to re-centre itself, it's so janky to look at. Then you have an NPC on a horse flying through the air, doing these giga aoe attacks as they go past. Your horse wants to constantly sprint once you've pressed the button once. You have to let go of the directional key to get it to slow down.

Also, once you've mounted up, your walk key bugs out when you dismount. You can usually hold the walk key while running and you'll walk. Once you've dismounted, you have to release the directional key, press the walk key and then start walking. Otherwise, the game ignores it and you keep running. You have to restart the game or die to fix it.

I really wish they didn't force these mounted fights upon us.

LMAO mounted combat makes much of this game stupid EASY for me. learn how to do instant stop and turns and momentarily stop before attacking, use bows when directly facing enemies/projectiles and (stay behind your enemies/ and cheese by jumping on the broken walls and shooting from above hahaha.

[Ackranome]

Mounted Combat is done poorly in most games.

[Codester]

You just turn and hit enemies on your right... mounted combat is so buttery smooth in this game. I'm used to bannerlords, kingdom come, mount and blade, mordau. This is some of the easiest most effective cheesy mounted combat I've seen in a decade.

[Lunacy]

learn to control the horse then

[Echorion]

Camera has issues
"git gud"

Man I hate the souls community so much.

[Lysander Of Sparta]

I felt the same until I took an hour or so to get used to it. Now I prefer using my horse to fight in some of the open world segments. It is better to make passes at enemies than it is to try and circle around them like you would on foot. I tend to ride towards them from a distance with my Uchi heavy attack held down then release right before I pass them. Usually the enemy can't respond. If there is a group of them it it is best to split them up by circling in different directions for a bit.

If there isn't enough room for that or bad terrain (Caria Manor near the towers for example) it can still be rough though.

[☠ Darth Chocula ☠]

Originally posted by Echorion:

Camera has issues
"git gud"

Man I hate the souls community so much.

bye....