I think I'm starting to Like SnS

[El Macho]

I used to think SnS is a weapon explicitly for beginners.. however, I just recently tried to use SnS and suddenly I gotten better, I die less(recently 0 deaths in Zoh), get damaged less due to mobility and more. I mainly use, GS, LS and DB but the SnS suddenly just clicked with me..

[Khergit Horse Archer]

da only probrem is sns is really boaring in terms of combos, i only really use it for widerange freemeal

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by El Macho:

I think I'm starting to Like SnS
I used to think SnS is a weapon explicitly for beginners.. however, I just recently tried to use SnS and suddenly I gotten better, I die less(recently 0 deaths in Zoh), get damaged less due to mobility and more. I mainly use, GS, LS and DB but the SnS suddenly just clicked with me..

You can get that "click" with any other weapon as well.

All weapons are great once it "clicked" and you know how to use them well. Most weapons, like Lance, often do not leave a good first impression on the training dummy - but on the field they excel like what you experience with the SnS.

Personally I still think the SnS is great for beginners, as you can quickly use items and attack with holding the shield up.

But yeah, advanced players use the SnS to take flying monsters down, to be agile, and to benefit from the block, which -I personally think- is broken with that weapon.

As in: you could spam RT and it will always perfect block against multihits, which seems overpowered.

Combine it with offensive guard, guard up and guard, and it is probably the best shield in the game which even Captain America would love. Especially for bringing down flying monsters.

The shield makes it also incredible easy to mount monsters - only Insect Glaive is easier.

I mean, once you understand it, charged jump attack can become a mounting attack, a multihit attack or a shield bash attack with stun effect.

It is an allrounder weapon par excellence!

[Sifer2]

Using any weapon that lets you block is gonna make you die less IMO. If the arch tempered are actually hard i'll probably start using them again lol.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Sifer2:

Using any weapon that lets you block is gonna make you die less IMO. If the arch tempered are actually hard i'll probably start using them again lol.

While that statement is not wrong, I do not think it is right either.

Dual Blades and Bow have probably the strongest defense considering you can not perfect block but perfect dodge. That works so well, that blocking seems cheap in comparison. Especially since it increases the power output as well.