5th talisman slot pls

[Archdeacon Monseigneur]

i want to make my 2-handed semi-tank build work, and with only 4 talisman slots it doesn't work.

i constantly find myself having to give up a crucial talisman and sacrifice an important aspect of my build in favor of the other, leaving me exposed in scenarios where 'that other talisman' would have been the difference between death and victory.

whether that is having my guard broken because i can't make room for greatshield talisman.
whether that is insufficient stamina regen because i can't make room for the turtle talisman.
whether that is dying outright because i can't make room for physical/elemental damage negation talismans.
whether its doing trash tier damage because i can't make room for two-handed talisman.
whether that is not being able to generate aggro because i have to give up shabriri.

you get the idea, the list goes on.

i would very much like to have my preferred playstyle be an option, and with only 4 talisman slots it feels like its not a viable option.

i aim specifically to avoid using a shield for this build, and i get that i can't get all the benefits of a shield built into my weapon guards, but it would be nice if the difference between using a shield and not using a shield was a bit more balanced rather than literally night and day..





SIDE NOTE ABOUT SHIELDS:
on that note, i find it weird that using a shield grants better guard, damage immunity (in terms of physical negation), and less stamina consumption while guarding.

while using a weapon to guard gets me; stance broken outright 90% of the time, insane stamina consumption when hit while guarding, crazy chip damage to the point of not really serving its purpose.

how about maybe, just maybe, using a shield to obtain physical damage immunity and heavy elemental negation, it consumes more stamina as a result to discourage cowardice (hold'n'poke), while guarding with a weapon consumes less stamina at the cost of significantly lower damage negations?

shield: higher stam cost when guarding, no chip damage (save for elemental).
weapon: lower stam cost when guarding, some chip damage.

i dunno... am i crazy?
feels like shields get the best of both worlds while weapons get the worst of both.

TL;DR
Go read the whole post if you're gonna comment, you lazy pos... no but seriously; give 5th talisman slot. buff weapon guarding, nerf shield guarding.

[colui]

They don't have to fit in with you, you have to fit in with them

[Knavenformed]

Originally posted by colui:

They don't have to fit in with you, you have to fit in with them

Yeah I'm content on 4 hanging on my person, not even going to try to fit one Crucible Knot in me let alone 5

[Archdeacon Monseigneur]

guys its fine if you personally prefer being limited to 4 talismans, but that ain't working for my particular build, and using a shield feels like cheesing.

you got a comment to make on the points i made about shields vs. weapon guards?

[Amanita]

7 talismans is the optimal build not 5. Git gud

[colui]

Originally posted by Archdeacon Monseigneur:

guys its fine if you personally prefer being limited to 4 talismans, but that ain't working for my particular build, and using a shield feels like cheesing.

you got a comment to make on the points i made about shields vs. weapon guards?

phisich?, the new tear can make your game sekiro

[BingusDingus]

5 would be nice for variety, but tbh 1 more isn't really going to make or break the game. Though i suppose the same thing could be used as an argument for a 5th slot, not like another would make you much more powerful.

[Meewec]

weapons aren't primarily shields and shields aren't primarily weapons, of course the one designed to block attacks is going to block attacks better.

[Archdeacon Monseigneur]

Originally posted by Amanita:

7 talismans is the optimal build not 5. Git gud

that might be a tad too much, but honestly i wouldn't mind.
they can buff boss hp/damage numbers to compensate, but more customizability is something i am always in favor of.

that being said, it would mean the world to get just one teeny weeny slot more.

[mpcgannon]

Nah, this DLC is too big. I want two more pouches, six total. I'd also like a "backpack" equipment slot. If I have the endurance to lug all this ♥♥♥♥ around, let me equip it.

[Archdeacon Monseigneur]

Originally posted by BingusDingus:

5 would be nice for variety, but tbh 1 more isn't really going to make or break the game. Though i suppose the same thing could be used as an argument for a 5th slot, not like another would make you much more powerful.

exactly.
some people like to think this is just about stacking more damage crap on top of shard of alexander, but that's already possible with 4 talisman slots and a 5th would obtain the same results, more or less.

what i am really after here, is a bit of easing up on the restrictive nature of 4 slots because i want to make my build work and not lack too much in a crucial aspect of it.

its not that i can't play the game with only 4, i'll make do, but that comes at the cost of fun factor :(

[Haru]

A core part of building a character is picking and choosing.

[DarkFenix]

The whole point of the game is that you can't max out every possible stat you want. You're limited, whether in the gear you can equip or the attribute points you can assign. If anything four talisman slots is already extremely generous, back in ye olde Dark Souls 1 we have two ring slots to play with.

[Archdeacon Monseigneur]

Originally posted by Meewec:

weapons aren't primarily shields and shields aren't primarily weapons, of course the one designed to block attacks is going to block attacks better.

right, but don't you think there is a point to be made about shields just flat out making everything about guarding better at no cost other than weight?
i mean, when the final boss can be outright cheesed to death by simply equipping a greatshield, that should speak for itself.

[Archdeacon Monseigneur]

Originally posted by mpcgannon:

Nah, this DLC is too big. I want two more pouches, six total. I'd also like a "backpack" equipment slot. If I have the endurance to lug all this ♥♥♥♥ around, let me equip it.

i would settle for a "favorite items" tab.
sucks to have to scroll through the entire item library when i want to swap a weapon for a particular boss that i was summoned to.

a favorites tab would just be what we already got, but with all the clutter removed.
any item the player wants to add to it, they can. armor, weapons, tools, whatever, have at it.

its akin to the same issue in regards to the spell scrolling, bro just let me hotkey that ♥♥♥♥ pls, its so clunky.

[Lynfinity]

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