Dark Souls x FFXIV Collab Crossover

[Rueby]

“Hand it over, that thing. Your dark soul.”

Ahhhh Slave Knight Gael was such a cool fight though. But yeah, speaking of him, that could most definitely be a way to bring Dark Souls stuff to FFXIV. Kinda like the Painted World of Ariandel maybe. Could maybe do an alliance raid set with that maybe.

But in terms of difficulty, I gotta say once you actually learn the mechanics, it’s practically like playing FF14 minus the AoE attack lines and etc. I can tell you people cheese boss fights all the time because they got the mechanics memorized to a T and so it’s all straight easy. The only thing that would remotely “difficult” besides that is not having builds, but that’s literally NO DIFFERENT than being leveled up in FFXIV.

I like the idea of the Painted World...

I mean it's not an impossible game but it does reward patience, it's all about telegraphs and learning movements and reflexes. At least speaking for Bloodborne anyway. I mean people do it here too, I remember for Micolash in BB you can just throw poisoned daggers at him and kill him that way. Or make a certain enemy fall to their death. We also here cheese savage mechanics with tank LBs, I recall P6S for example back in EW. I think once you learn anything it becomes easy/easier, but it is a hard (not impossible) game.

I remember was it DS1? I remember trying Asylum Demon and uh, yeah I quit instantly it was the first thing I met and needless to say, I got dunked on and I never went back. Got a PS4, bought Bloodborne, avoided it for 1 year before giving it a 'shot'. Playing on controller was more manageable to me, maybe I'll give DS a go...

Fray did come to mind though he's not part of the main cast or well, a villain.... hmmmm?

[IttyBittyShark]

i love this idea, mostly because i want more gear like cryptlurker. also it would just be way cooler than something like nier. i really really want more medieval fantasy. oh, and edgy things.

[Sam_Strife_163]

i love this idea, mostly because i want more gear like cryptlurker. also it would just be way cooler than something like nier. i really really want more medieval fantasy. oh, and edgy things.

Trust me, if you like the Cryptlurker sets, you’d love the knight armor sets in all 3 of the Dark Souls games, and even the non-knight sets are awesome too! They really put a lot of passion into designing their armors when they made the games. Two of my favorites are the Drakeblood Knight set and the Faraam Lion Knight set. They both look so clean and cool that I constantly wear them lol.

[Sam_Strife_163]

I like the idea of the Painted World...

I mean it's not an impossible game but it does reward patience, it's all about telegraphs and learning movements and reflexes. At least speaking for Bloodborne anyway. I mean people do it here too, I remember for Micolash in BB you can just throw poisoned daggers at him and kill him that way. Or make a certain enemy fall to their death. We also here cheese savage mechanics with tank LBs, I recall P6S for example back in EW. I think once you learn anything it becomes easy/easier, but it is a hard (not impossible) game.

I remember was it DS1? I remember trying Asylum Demon and uh, yeah I quit instantly it was the first thing I met and needless to say, I got dunked on and I never went back. Got a PS4, bought Bloodborne, avoided it for 1 year before giving it a 'shot'. Playing on controller was more manageable to me, maybe I'll give DS a go...

Fray did come to mind though he's not part of the main cast or well, a villain.... hmmmm?

I recommend trying Dark Souls 3. In comparison of difficulty between DS1 and DS3, Dark Souls 3 definitely feels **easier**, but at the same time still feels REALLY Dark Soulsy in terms of cool bosses and areas. Now it’s not as watered down as Elden Ring, which is hilariously easier the Dark Souls games, so you’ll need to still be careful.

But yeah Fray would be an interesting choice in terms of FF14 characters into a Souls game. I’m thinking about either knight characters from FF14 like us with our Paladin and DrK or Estinien or etc. I was also thinking Yshtola because she’s usually the FF14 crossover character and is also a mage and Dark Souls has mages and magic too. But Fray would definitely fit the Bill for sure!

[Sam_Strife_163]

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[TheGrimace]

i like derek's soles and would love a collab

let me have an emote based on my favorite character Night Solar when he does the V arms to cheer for the sun

If only I could be so grossly incandescent...

[Sam_Strife_163]

i like derek's soles and would love a collab

let me have an emote based on my favorite character Night Solar when he does the V arms to cheer for the sun

If only I could be so grossly incandescent...

I have a macro for “Praise the sun!” involving the flower pedals emote lol

[Brandr]

The content from a Dark Souls collaboration doesn't necessarily means it should be souls-like fight or difficulty.
Lore-wise, the Warrior of Light has tons of skill moves, magic spells and other powers that Dark Souls and Elden Ring protagonists can only dream of.

[Brandr]

I have a macro for “Praise the sun!” involving the flower pedals emote lol

Would you mind sharing it? Seems interesting

[Masha_Awandah]

and this is why nobody likes soulsbros. part of DS' appeal is the difficulty, and crossovers need to be accessible. which means it won't happen.

You are aware that this game has harder difficulty modes called Extreme and Savage yes? And that the normal versions of these fights are for the more casual players? No reason why a DS crossover would be any different than usual.