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Lancer Jormund...is back? (Dark Souls III - Greatlance PvP)

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Channel: Nidhogg the Dragon · 2016 · Gaming

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Trying out the Greatlance in Dark Souls III. This weapon is....pretty crap. It's nowhere near as good as the Grand Lance was in Dark Souls II. The damage output is so painfully low, even at 40 STR and 40 DEX. I had to resort to stacking multiple buffs and sacrifice defense just to make it semi-viable. Not to mention I had to resort to using Dragon Form just so I could have faster dodge rolls to compensate for the lance's obnoxiously slow pokes. Wouldn't be so bad if it had hyper armor like the UGS does.

Here's a comparison to give you an example:
A Refine-infused Greatlance +10 with 40/40 STR and DEX gives me about 453 AR. However, a Refine-infused Exile Greatsword+10 with 40/40 STR and DEX gives about 570 AR and has a slightly faster and more versatile moveset, a more useful Weapon Art Skill for territorial control and has hyper armor with each swing.

My point is, Greatlance is far too weak in its current state. Any other UGS, Curved UGS, GreatHammer, or any other equally slow heavy weapon easily outclasses the Greatlance.

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