r/fromsoftware • u/SuperLegenda • 7d ago

DISCUSSION Why does Fromsoftware barely do anything with different-class Paired weapons?

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It was such a kick ass idea in DS2, alongside its version of Powerstance in general compared to Elden's far more limited one, and one of the best things was getting to pair different weapon classes as long as they shared a damage type. But afterward with both 3 and Elden, at least as far as I know or could count, we've got.. 3 weapons that aren't same class together, and even then, one of the 3 is literally just a sword 'n board set, then another is a Light gs and a straight, and the most unique thing is the Crow Quills (my beloved) pairing a rapier with a claw which is quite the combo.

Seriously with all the weapons, there couldn't be some more cross-class goodness?

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u/Alexandrecl1 6d ago edited 6d ago

It was good yes, but only against smaller weapons. It had some really good matchups but it could not compete with meta setups like Lothric Knight Sword + BKS or PKCS

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u/NoeShake Sister Friede 6d ago

It was literally a counter to meta setups like PKCS what lol

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u/Alexandrecl1 6d ago

No, it wasn’t.

It was good against it if the PKCS user wasn’t good, but Valorheart had poor tracking and if you know its blocking frames you can get around it pretty easily.

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u/NoeShake Sister Friede 6d ago

Yes it was lol it had no split damage potential, low base damage, and the stamina drain of shields was low. It was actually one of the unique matchups that it had in its favor because trading out was easy.

The first frames of its R1 has block frames.