Vordt's hammer frost animation

[Ambugaton]

So I decided to do a str build run fpr PvE only, not investing anything in even dex. Thought I would try out Vordt's hammer. So, at least up through Abyss Watchers it just stomps everything. A blast to use...

EXCEPT that constant frost animation with sparkly ♥♥♥♥ coming off the hammer drives me nuts. Just a personal foible but it annoys me constantly, especially when the camera angle makes the stuff fill half the screen. I'm sure the answer is no, but is there any way to turn it off without a mod, or a setting to lessen its visibility?

[Vergil813]

No.

I agree with you though. I also dislike the frost sound that it does, same as with the other frost weapons as well.

[Bisquetz]

Then maybe switch to the Greatclub instead? If you don't mind carrying a log around, this weapon has one of the highest AR in the game for str build.

Frost is great since the last patch, but you can live without it.

[cronic0_0]

My vote goes to the black Greatsword that things just be beastily on a strength build. And the weight is reasonable and it doesn't block half the screen

[Ambugaton]

Originally posted by cronic0_0:

My vote goes to the black Greatsword that things just be beastily on a strength build. And the weight is reasonable and it doesn't block half the screen

Love it even on my quality build, problem is the dex investment :P May end up changing my mind about not putting anything into dex though, can't even use a bow to pull mobs. Started with a warrior class so he only has 9 dex

[Ambugaton]

Originally posted by Bisquetz:

Then maybe switch to the Greatclub instead? If you don't mind carrying a log around, this weapon has one of the highest AR in the game for str build.

Frost is great since the last patch, but you can live without it.

Yeah, thinking that will probably end up being my main weapon. High AR and a wicked moveset Seriosuly can't stand the frost thing.

[Ambugaton]

So I ended up picking up a great mace in the cathedral. The whole point of this run was just to enjoy a pure str build from the start and pummel things.. holy crap. While I'm not making the run a challenge in any way (spending souls from bosses to level up, not worrying about being overleveled, etc) this weapon has made it by far *the* easiest DS3 run I've had so far, have done up through champion gundyr + ashes. Freide was a joke, Aldrich who is usually a pain (that fight annoys me to no end) was down so quickly he didn't have a chance to annoy me. The gargoyles in profaned capital are never hard, but I wasn't expecting to basically two shot them with just 32 str and the mace at +6... I'd used this weapon before when I picked it up near end game and was pleasantly surprised but wan't expecting it to hit like a truck so early on. Basically vordt's with a higher AR, no frost, and no sparkly ♥♥♥♥.

Can't see myself going past NG+ with it just because the moveset is so limnited and I'll likely get bored, and I suspect it wouldn't be great in PvP, which is fine, this is the one toon I wasn't planning on doing any PvP with.. but for just a raw power feeling PvE NG run this thing is perfect.