Wearing Armor, only 3.6 poise

[Flaneur]

I didnt see anything about how poise is calculated in DSII that significantly differs beyond Adapatability having some effect on it. But I am wearing Aurous armor and leggings, and dark guantlets but I only have 3.6 poise if I take off the Giants Ring.

Why? Thank you in advance.

[Ǵ̶͓̂͑lí̴̤̀̄́tcĥ̸]

Visible or Invisible Aurous set?

Also, when looking at your Player Status page, the "Poise" that is located under "AGL" (Agility) is your "Natural Poise", which is dictated by your Endurance and Adaptability stats. The Giant's Ring adds poise directly to your natural stat, which is why you are seeing the change there. Your natural poise without the ring is 3.6 (with Ring of Giants +2 this would say 33.6 since RoG+2 adds 30 Natural Poise).

There is another Poise stat on your Stat page, all the way to the bottom right under "Defense", which is your "Total Poise" (Natural + Armor). Your total poise is what matters.

[Call Sign: Raven]

Sounds like you're wearing armor that's too light. You need heavier armor to gain more poise.

[DDOking]

Originally posted by Harrison Ford:

Sounds like you're wearing armor that's too light. You need heavier armor to gain more poise.

agreed but you have to find a ballance beween how heavy you want your armor one end is havel set (heavy tank armor and one of the best that is easy to get) or light/ no armor if you wanna use the ring (think its flyns ring can't remember but its adds to your damage the lighter your encumberance) and what your play style is. I usually play the heavy tank havel build with either dual dragon teeth or the smelter hamers in power stance if I need more damage. tho I usually stick with 1 of either and the shield so I don't get obliterated by monsters and bosses

[maldorf]

Originally posted by DDOking:

Originally posted by Harrison Ford:

Sounds like you're wearing armor that's too light. You need heavier armor to gain more poise.

I usually play the heavy tank havel build with either dual dragon teeth or the smelter hamers in power stance if I need more damage.

What exactly is "power stance"? I dont dual wield, but would like to know more about that. I do have two dragon teeth myself. Havent used either yet though.

[DDOking]

Originally posted by maldorf:

Originally posted by DDOking:

I usually play the heavy tank havel build with either dual dragon teeth or the smelter hamers in power stance if I need more damage.

What exactly is "power stance"? I dont dual wield, but would like to know more about that. I do have two dragon teeth myself. Havent used either yet though.

ok a power stance is dual wielding 2 COMPATIBLE weapons and press and hold the 2 hand button/key ("Y" Triangle on controler's, don't know the key for it) if the weapons arn't compatible you will just 2 hand wield one of the weapons.

some weapons can be power stanced with other weapons in the same class or others it depends really there is a image on the wiki of what works together in a power stance.

[maldorf]

Thanks, I didnt know that. I will have to try that out.

[Ǵ̶͓̂͑lí̴̤̀̄́tcĥ̸]

Power Stancing is a special dual wield ability that requires you to have 150% of the highest required stats between the two weapons. So if one weapon requires 10 Dex and 10 Str to wield, and the other requires 15 Dex and 20 Str, then you need to have 23 Dex and 30 Str to Power Stance them (150% of 15 Dex and 20 Str, those being the highest requirements between the two weapons).

This opens up some synergies and unique movesets bound to the L1/L2 buttons depending on the weapon types, and in some cases which hands they're in. This can create awesome effects depending on the weapons used - for example Power Stancing the Smelter/Aged Smelter Sword and the Curved Nil Greatsword results in an L2 spin attack that ignites the area around you in flames/magic (depending on which Smelter Sword you use).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUul1CMFkU8

[maldorf]

Originally posted by ⊂╫i└└ i∩':

Power Stancing is a special dual wield ability that requires you to have 150% of the highest required stats between the two weapons. So if one weapon requires 10 Dex and 10 Str to wield, and the other requires 15 Dex and 20 Str, then you need to have 23 Dex and 30 Str to Power Stance them (150% of 15 Dex and 20 Str, those being the highest requirements between the two weapons).

This opens up some synergies and unique movesets bound to the L1/L2 buttons depending on the weapon types, and in some cases which hands they're in.

Man, so much to this game. Was that in the first one too!? I wish there was a manual for the game that explained it all. I never read that.

Thanks. Which buttons are L1/L2? I use the xbox controller. So that is both the left trigger and left button above it will have special moves?

[DDOking]

Originally posted by maldorf:

Originally posted by ⊂╫i└└ i∩':

Power Stancing is a special dual wield ability that requires you to have 150% of the highest required stats between the two weapons. So if one weapon requires 10 Dex and 10 Str to wield, and the other requires 15 Dex and 20 Str, then you need to have 23 Dex and 30 Str to Power Stance them (150% of 15 Dex and 20 Str, those being the highest requirements between the two weapons).

This opens up some synergies and unique movesets bound to the L1/L2 buttons depending on the weapon types, and in some cases which hands they're in.

Man, so much to this game. Was that in the first one too!? I wish there was a manual for the game that explained it all. I never read that.

Thanks. Which buttons are L1/L2? I use the xbox controller. So that is both the left trigger and left button above it will have special moves?

again it depends on the weapons. and with the max for all stats being 99 even weapons that have say 50+ for a base can still be power stanced at 99 cause of reasons.

but this game would require a Book not a manual to explain all the stuff about it and that would just JUST bearly scratch the surface you would need a whole set of books to even talk about the lore for it alone

as for the buttons its the LB and LT its the same set up just different names from the PS and the Xbox layout just that the PS and Xbox just swap the analog and the thumb stick on the left side.

[Ǵ̶͓̂͑lí̴̤̀̄́tcĥ̸]

Added an edit to that post, to give an example of what Power Stance can do.

Nah, it wasn't in DkS1. L1/L2 are the left trigger and shoulder, yeah. Shoulder/Light attack is a basic attack with both weapons (simultaneously). Trigger/Heavy attack is the heavy attack with both weapons, but if the weapon(s) has a special ability (such as Smelter Sword causing a fire explosion during its special) it will usually also apply this to the attack as well. If the weapons are super compatible it can create even more unique effects such as the video I posted above.

And yeah I forgot to mention, as the above guy said - if 150% of the stat requirement would be a number higher than 99 (max for stats) then 99 will let you Power Stance it regardless. This means a base requirement of 66 and above will still Power Stance with 99 of the required stat (even though 150% of 67 and above is over 100).

[TrueArchery]

For powerstance you only need 1.5 times the Str and Dex requirement, but not 1.5 times the Int and Fth.