Why are the attack buttons layout on a controller so strange? (Dual wield)

[The.Spaz.]

Is Dual Wielding worth it in this game? Only the left bumper allows me to do some kind of combo with the two weapons but everything else is for the right hand and 2 handed strikes. Can I make individual attacks with my off hand?? Are there any more variety to the attack combo strings besides LB?? Can I even parry with my off hand?? While the controller works, the game uses keyboard prompts instead, so there are times when I am stuck on a tutorial window that I have to press escape on the keyboard since the controller is not able to close them. I think I made a mistake getting it on PC...

[Cheggf]

Originally posted by The.Spaz.:

Is Dual Wielding worth it in this game?

Dual wielding is OP.

Originally posted by The.Spaz.:

Can I make individual attacks with my off hand?

If both weapons are of the same type (e.g. two greatswords, two colossal greatswords, two straight swords, two katanas) then you will powerstance them and LB attacks with both. If the weapons are of different types (e.g. a straight sword and a great sword, a katana and a straight sword, a hammer and a thrusting sword) then LB will attack with your offhand weapon. Y+LB will twohand your offhand weapon and gives its full twohanded moveset.

Originally posted by The.Spaz.:

Are there any more variety to the attack combo strings besides LB?

You have crouching R1, standing R1, standing R1 combo, dodge R1, backstep R1, standing R2, standing R2 combo, charged R2, charged R2 combo, jumping R1, jumping R2, jumping L1, L1, and L2 (which might lead into L2>R1 or L2>R2 depending on the ash of war). You have this for onehanding both weapons, twohanding your right weapon, and twohanding your left weapon. That's your moveset.

Originally posted by The.Spaz.:

Can I even parry with my off hand?

If you have the parry ash of war on it.

[it's a gabe]

You can switch the on-screen prompts in the settings. I don't recall which tab it is, but it's there.

[nfinite.recursion]

Settings > Sound and Display > Device for On-screen Prompts > Gamepad

[The.Spaz.]

Originally posted by Cheggf:

Originally posted by The.Spaz.:

Is Dual Wielding worth it in this game?

Dual wielding is OP.

Originally posted by The.Spaz.:

Can I make individual attacks with my off hand?

If both weapons are of the same type (e.g. two greatswords, two colossal greatswords, two straight swords, two katanas) then you will powerstance them and LB attacks with both. If the weapons are of different types (e.g. a straight sword and a great sword, a katana and a straight sword, a hammer and a thrusting sword) then LB will attack with your offhand weapon. Y+LB will twohand your offhand weapon and gives its full twohanded moveset.

Originally posted by The.Spaz.:

Are there any more variety to the attack combo strings besides LB?

You have crouching R1, standing R1, standing R1 combo, dodge R1, backstep R1, standing R2, standing R2 combo, charged R2, charged R2 combo, jumping R1, jumping R2, jumping L1, L1, and L2 (which might lead into L2>R1 or L2>R2 depending on the ash of war). You have this for onehanding both weapons, twohanding your right weapon, and twohanding your left weapon. That's your moveset.

Originally posted by The.Spaz.:

Can I even parry with my off hand?

If you have the parry ash of war on it.

Okay, thanks for the run down but I have to remap my controller. Having attacks on the bumper is too awkward.

[The.Spaz.]

Originally posted by nfinite.recursion:

Settings > Sound and Display > Device for On-screen Prompts > Gamepad

Thank you!!!