Elite knight Poise Query Thread

Hey all, finally got around to sending my query to From and Namco Bandai (both EU and US). Hopefully I will get a response in the near future.

This thread I've created to post their replies for you all to read since this is something we're doing as a community, I'm just organising it I suppose. (I'll be glad if it's not a non-responsive flop though )

Feel free to post anything relevant in here, lets all wait together

This is the enquiry I sent:

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am a member of an international community of players who actively help others on the game you help distribute: Dark Souls.

There is an armour set, the Elite Knight set that has come to the attention of our members that this set has varying values for the poise stat depending on what system and what region you are from, post patch 1.05.

This is my raw data which I collected for the chest piece only (to simplify, the chest version correlates with the rest of the set), Elite Knight Poise Survey Results:

EU PS3: 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20

EU Xbox: 15, 15

Americas PS3: 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 20, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15

Americas Xbox: 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20

Australasia PS3: 20

Australasia Xbox: 20

Japan PS3: 20, 20, 20

In general, in Europe the PS3 version has 20 poise and Xbox has 15, whilst in the Americas, this is reversed. The poise value in Japan is 20 whilst in Australasia, both seem to be 20 (though my data is lacking, as you can see in some areas)

My question is why is this the case? Why does this value vary and is this a 'true' variation? Is it implemented or simply a visual on screen numerical error?

Thank you for reading this and I hope for a swift response. Also If this question is directed at the wrong people, could you please let me know who I should contact with my query?

With Many Thanks,

Really can't wait to get an answer for this mystery.

same, i wanna know if it's actually an effected error, or just a visual one mostly. I'd keep using it anyway since it looks good but, yeah head scratching in motion at the moment

/Me starts holding breath........

Wow. You must be really bored.

Mildreds been holding her breath for 4 1/2 hours now......someone want to make sure she just passed out and isn't lying in the swamp somewhere?

Do not hate me for this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20Vbp9rxjs0

:silent:

Damn. I think she's hollow guys, she can't speak.

What is this thread about anyway?

Serious emaild from about the elite knight armors poise variance and posted his findings/ will post their response here.

Car, you were there while I was doing the survey!

anyway yeah just as forum said, Ill be posting the responses to the community's findings here, but considering the nature of the question the response may take a while to come through, or even may not even receive response besides and emergency 1.06 patch

I know I was at the survey, but I thought you would post in that thread

And after reading the lasts posts of this one, I thought I was in the wrong thread or something

Anyway, hope they give an answer quicly

no car, Fex locked the old one to prevent further posts of data, otherwise id never be able to get it together and send it to them

Oh Good! I use this set so I'd like to know
Even though no matter what the answer is nothing will get me to wear anything else >.>

Nothing else!!!

Good point about the possibility of it just being a display error rather than implemented at 15 poise. Unfortunately, given my extensive experience with being stunlocked and cut in half by ultra greatswords I am pretty sure the 15 poise pieces (which I have) are indeed implemented at 15.

Candidly, it is really weird the things they patch/nerf, and the things they don't. Some people's elite chest pieces have their poise dropped for no apparent reason (they were not OP), yet you can still pivot backstab someone from the front, and bb glitch up 198 slabs. Sure, why not

*still holding breath bump*

:oops: < face turning purple.

LOL indeed, like i said, would probably take a long time to reply due to the nature and content of the question, though im starting to doubt they'll reply now :|

Would be a shame if they didn't considering how much effort you put into this...

They are running around right now, thinking 'CRAP how did we not spot this.'

They will admit nothing, then next thing you know... Patch and a mail saying nope they all have 20.

Keep eyes open for secret 5kb patch!

Some extra poise would make the game a bit easier after the garden for some people.

haha I think I said before somewhere, if they dont reply and bring out a 1.06 patch that brings them all up/down to the same level, I'm taking the credit

Serious_Much wrote:Car, you were there while I was doing the survey!

anyway yeah just as forum said, Ill be posting the responses to the community's findings here, but considering the nature of the question the response may take a while to come through, or even may not even receive response besides and emergency 1.06 patch

found it

Right then, it's been a week and still no reply, so I'm feeling the worst: I'm not gonna get a response.

has anyone else tried to contact FROM or Namco before and gotten a response?

May sound silly but I know from experience it can happen, did you send it from an email account that could be deemed "unprofessional", usually anything that isn't yourname @ whatever? Had to actually call an office because the email I had sent was regarded as spam, or something. Which I can see, due to one of the bad reps my handle has.