Dark Souls 3 new cut multiplayer mechanics revealed

Ferrs · Nov 28, 2018

We can finally see more in-depth the much teased sacrifices talked in that old leak.

Yoshichan · Nov 28, 2018

Woooow. This would've been crazy but not necessarily better.

Ferrs · Nov 28, 2018

Yoshichan said:
Woooow. This would've been crazy but not necessarily better.

IMO it would have make the game feel more like a proper more developed sequel (for better or for worse like DS2) than how safe it feels now.

Btw, this is somewhat linked to this other video with the different times of day stages previously had, including the eclipse

DarkFlame92 · Nov 28, 2018

An innovative mechanic for sure,but I don't think it would work great in practice. I think it would be abusable as fk

Ferrs · Nov 28, 2018

Btw, just noticed the edgy ladder in Dancer's room isn't there. Why they added it for the final version is beyond me. It's ridiculous lol

Igniz12 · Nov 28, 2018

Seems a bit too elaborate for just PVP. I wish someone would ask From what they intended to do with the bonfire sacrifice mechanic. It seemed like a cool and interesting idea when they first mentioned it but then it ended up not being in the final game. I wonder if this is the reason why DS3 covenants all feel so basic and this was supposed to be the new thing they added to freshen things up.

Mifec · Nov 28, 2018

Igniz12 said:
Seems a bit too elaborate for just PVP. I wish someone would ask From what they intended to do with the bonfire sacrifice mechanic. It seemed like a cool and interesting idea when they first mentioned it but then it ended up not being in the final game. I wonder if this is the reason why DS3 covenants all feel so basic and this was supposed to be the new thing they added to freshen things up.

You mean creating bonfires? The idea was that you'd either make a bonfire where you killed a pus of man enemy(big darkness snake parasite enemies that burst out of hollows) or you'd absorb it's power. They'd reset so you can change your choice.

Ferrs · Nov 28, 2018

Igniz12 said:
Seems a bit too elaborate for just PVP. I wish someone would ask From what they intended to do with the bonfire sacrifice mechanic. It seemed like a cool and interesting idea when they first mentioned it but then it ended up not being in the final game. I wonder if this is the reason why DS3 covenants all feel so basic and this was supposed to be the new thing they added to freshen things up.

It's in the video, you create bonfires with special properties, be pvp, be leveling up, be absolve sins...

KORNdog · Nov 28, 2018

i like the idea of creating your own bonfires by dragging, what i assume would have been rare corpses around. it adds a strategic element, and also lets you fuck yourself over if you waste them by creating them too close together.

Igniz12 · Nov 28, 2018

Ferrs said:
It's in the video, you create bonfires with special properties, be pvp, be leveling up, be absolve sins...

Oh, I thought that was just the debug option for the various other covenants already in game.

Calverz · Nov 28, 2018

Still waiting on an x enhanced patch before i play.

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Weltall Zero · Nov 28, 2018

This is super cool. Thanks for sharing, Ferrs.

Rag · Nov 28, 2018

I remember some early previews talking about being able to make bonfires, and it being sorta weird that that didn't make it into the game.

Raide · Nov 28, 2018

Yeah, some cool things they could have added.

I always dreamed about a moba mode using Dark Souls. Having the mob waves etc and bosses.

Deleted member 32822 · Nov 28, 2018

Let's hope they bring it back for Dark Souls 4!

Ferrs · Nov 28, 2018

Rag said:
I remember some early previews talking about being able to make bonfires, and it being sorta weird that that didn't make it into the game.

The CG intro even shows the character dragging a corpse and doing a ceremony like in this cut mechanic.

TransEuropaExpress · Nov 28, 2018

I had almost forgotten how fucking beautiful this game looks.

Frozenprince · Nov 28, 2018

It gives PvP a little bit more risk reward than what we got but the system just kinda breaks the game if you're good enough. Being able to place bonfires in selectable locations is a risk that anybody would take to save themselves issues and optimize farming locations. It's a good idea in theory but I can see why they've never been able to balance it for a live release.

DoubleTake · Nov 28, 2018

Would have been cool if this remained. Less bonfires in the world so you have to be strategic in how you place bodies.

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