Seriously, try whacking seven shades of crap out of an opponent, one sliver of health at a time, while a handful of red silhouettes frantically Jump For Joy, Rejoice or Praise The Sun from the sidelines without cracking a smile. Like any Dark Souls learning curve, I died and died and died in my quest for fight club success, and found the weapon-less, bare-fisted melees to be the most entertaining. Likewise, Dark Souls III has the most populated fight club scene today, but last year's Remastered has breathed new life into the original's frontlines. I learned that fight clubs often litter their battlegrounds with multicoloured Prism Stones – cosmetic items used as in-game markers – and that the likes of Sen's Fortress, Oolacile, Iron Keep and the High Wall Of Lothric are considered hotspots throughout the series. I learned the best and most frequented spots for fight-clubbing, the most appropriate gestures and their pseudo-contextualised meanings, how to host my own set-tos, and how best to learn as an observer. After the brief and bloody misadventure outlined earlier, I scoured the series' community threads in order to give its fight clubs a proper crack of the Notched Whip. Once you learn the ropes, though, Dark Souls' fight clubs are great fun.
Want to get involved in the action? Here's a Dark Souls 3 location and etiquette guide to get you started. Well, duh.ĭespite what might have been viewed as odd behaviour from my opponents in the Dark Souls 3 online PvP encounter described above, I'd actually, unwittingly, stumbled upon one of the series' renowned fight clubs – player-organised bouts, whereby two people battle it out to the death, and the invasion's remaining participants watch on from the sidelines. Fog rolls over the crumbling barrier at the far side of the balcony, and its lines of ornate Gothic statues cast stony stares into the distance.
Save up to 54% on an Official Xbox Magazine print and digital subscription.A dull thud followed by a high-pitched clang echoes around the arena, as my Dragonslayer Swordspear connects with its target, and then the concrete below on the follow-through. I leap from the stairwell above, skirt over tufts of unkempt grass at my feet, and then lunge at the mage to my right, who's seemingly locked in the game's 'Welcome' gesture.
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