Smashen an Ashen One – Dark Souls III patch provides new PvP maps and buffs massive weapons

Dark Souls III’s second and final piece of DLC, The Ringed City, is true across the nook, being due for launch on March 28. In anticipation, FromSoftware’s action-RPG is getting a brand new patch.

I assumed Dark Souls III was one of the best games of last year.

The patch will likely be deployed on March 24 at 14:00 GMT – that’s 15:00 CET and 19:00 PST – with servers down for upkeep on the identical day from 08:00 to 10:00 GMT.

The patch provides two new PvP maps and a few new PvP performance, plus a number of bug fixes and stability tweaks. Some of these tweaks deal with the poise attribute, which was bafflingly ineffective when the sport first launched however was “re-enabled” in October final 12 months. 

The submit, by Bandai Namco group supervisor Kimundi, says we’ll know quickly whether or not the patch will permit us to pre-load the Ringed City DLC.

Highlight bulletins from the patch notes are:

  • Dragon Ruins and Grand Roof maps will likely be added to Undead Match
  • When matching with passwords in Undead Match, gamers can now break up into groups, and groups can match with totally different passwords
  • Poise will likely be utilized throughout greatlance two-handed assault, spin sweep assault, and Dark Hand’s lifedrain talent
  • Most notable weapon buffs:
    • Improved regular assault movement for extremely greatswords, nice hammers and curved greatswords
    • Decreased stamina depletion when utilizing extremely greatswords, nice hammers, nice axes
    • Curved greatsword assault energy elevated
    • Shortsword assault energy elevated (crucial hit energy nerfed to stay the identical)
  • Notable nerfs:
    • Carthus rouge bleed build-up decreased
    • “Extended time” – presumably forged time – when utilizing Gnaw, Dorhys’ Gnawing and Wrath of the Gods miracles
  • Improved assault energy, however decreased period, of poison

Check the announcement on Steam for the full list of patch notes


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