A question about 2-handing

[Acolyte]

Currently with your run-of-the-mill strength build here, I'd like to inquire. Does 2 handing give you "virtual strength" past lvl66, or does it cap there? Is there any point to levelling past 66 on strength?

[dcy665]

Normally STR level is rarely required to level to 40. Great swords/hammers/clubs/shield that require much over 40 are better used two handed. Indeed, at level 20 the returns for most skills start to diminish and at level 40 take an even worse trajectory. Most stats, if not all of them, will offer very little results at 45 or greater.

So, 66? Sure. Try lvl 88 next. It's a waste of souls, IMO, but it it is your choice. If you plan on being a twink, or are one, then just cheat engine everything to 99.

Modern games let one respec a build. Souls games assume you are going to try another build - with another character. I would suggest making a DEX focused build, they can be fun. Or mage needs INT, but DEX actually helps as well.

Good Luck

[inosk0pedjfk]

no, you dont do more damage by two-handing at the hard cap

[TheInvisibleMan]

On the Dark Souls 1 build calculator on mugenmonkey.com there is a checkbox for two handing the weapon. Using a Demon's Greataxe at +15 you get the following:

One Handing at strength level 66 is 676 damage. One Handing at level 99 is 712 damage.
Two Handing at strength level 66 all the way through to 99 is 712 damage.

I guess adding in strength past 66 will give you one handed damage but you can hit max damage by just two handing the weapon. Also, one handed damage at level 46, the requirement for one handing Demon's Greataxe, is 654.

[Acolyte]

Originally posted by ᓚᘏᗢ:

no, you dont do more damage by two-handing at the hard cap

I see, That and the Invisible Man, thank you for the tips there. Noted for the future

Originally posted by dcy665:

Normally STR level is rarely required to level to 40. Great swords/hammers/clubs/shield that require much over 40 are better used two handed. Indeed, at level 20 the returns for most skills start to diminish and at level 40 take an even worse trajectory. Most stats, if not all of them, will offer very little results at 45 or greater.

So, 66? Sure. Try lvl 88 next. It's a waste of souls, IMO, but it it is your choice. If you plan on being a twink, or are one, then just cheat engine everything to 99.

Modern games let one respec a build. Souls games assume you are going to try another build - with another character. I would suggest making a DEX focused build, they can be fun. Or mage needs INT, but DEX actually helps as well.

Good Luck

Heh, crap. I've not seen much need for other stats since I've gone pure strength, so I'm sitting here at Lvl60-something with about 25 vitality, 18 endurance, no int/faith, 12 dex and 58 strength

About the respeccing thing, I did go into Dark Souls 3 and found a place to respec. I don't suppose this game might have something like that?

Well, at least I can wield my +5 Smough's Hammer in 1 hand if not. Doesn't seem too bad of a fate

[urabe mikoto]

With 25 vitality even broken sword hollows will one-shot you on NG+

[Acolyte]

Originally posted by urabe mikoto:

With 25 vitality even broken sword hollows will one-shot you on NG+

Simple enough, I'll just have to not get hit

Maybe I *may* have made a small miscaulculation in my levelling

[dcy665]

Originally posted by BlobMan32:

Originally posted by urabe mikoto:

With 25 vitality even broken sword hollows will one-shot you on NG+

Simple enough, I'll just have to not get hit

Maybe I *may* have made a small miscaulculation in my levelling

Have you ever heard about Souls and stun-locking?

Heed mikoto's warning.

[Acolyte]

Originally posted by dcy665:

Originally posted by BlobMan32:

Simple enough, I'll just have to not get hit

Maybe I *may* have made a small miscaulculation in my levelling

Have you ever heard about Souls and stun-locking?

Heed mikoto's warning.

Slow and steady wins the race, I'll just have to kill everything one by one. That tends to be what I do either way. Also, Havel's greatshield for the win