Hey! I'm new to Dark Souls, but loving how unique it is. I'm about level 55-60ish and I decided that my character was going to be a dex/faith kind of guy, with 30 in faith to get some neat miracles like Darkmoon Blade (I'm also searching for Trancquil Walk and Wrath of Gods, but I do hate the catacombs!).
Anyway, I was hunting down guilty players and the majority of them have heavy armor. It's not a big deal, they are trading mobility for defenses, and there's a lot of cool looking heavy armor out there anyway (Dark Souls seems very geared to a Knight type of character!).
When all of a sudden a guy I'm battling in heavy armor starts doing these crazy backflips! I'm very, very surprised because he shouldn't be able to do- he ought to be more like a potato when it comes to dodging! In fact, he's capable of dodging quicker than I am. Once the battle is over and I'm dead, I send him a message and he tells me it's because of a special ring you get from the tree covenant cat thingie. Well, that sucks for me because I answered a question wrong when talking to the cat and I can't join it to ultimately betray it in order to get the ring.
So! Here I am, with my character focused in being light and agile in order to outmanoeuvre heavier characters. Turns out it doesn't matter because by equipping a single ring the heavy armor character actually becomes more mobile than me, which leads me to wonder...
Is there any flipping point in wearing light armor at all?
Can I even fight in PvP at higher levels with this character? Have I gimped myself early on?
Anyway, I was hunting down guilty players and the majority of them have heavy armor. It's not a big deal, they are trading mobility for defenses, and there's a lot of cool looking heavy armor out there anyway (Dark Souls seems very geared to a Knight type of character!).
When all of a sudden a guy I'm battling in heavy armor starts doing these crazy backflips! I'm very, very surprised because he shouldn't be able to do- he ought to be more like a potato when it comes to dodging! In fact, he's capable of dodging quicker than I am. Once the battle is over and I'm dead, I send him a message and he tells me it's because of a special ring you get from the tree covenant cat thingie. Well, that sucks for me because I answered a question wrong when talking to the cat and I can't join it to ultimately betray it in order to get the ring.
So! Here I am, with my character focused in being light and agile in order to outmanoeuvre heavier characters. Turns out it doesn't matter because by equipping a single ring the heavy armor character actually becomes more mobile than me, which leads me to wonder...
Is there any flipping point in wearing light armor at all?
Can I even fight in PvP at higher levels with this character? Have I gimped myself early on?