Nothing says Thanks for the gold like a kind stranger . <| sep |> Yeah , I kinda thought so . <| sep |> And you have data to back up your point of view ? <| sep |> Yes . It ' s discarded and remember doom only advances the agenda deck during the mythos phase . <| sep |> Dark souls may not be for you . It ' s not for everyone . If you persist though and you really want to do it practice the fighting mechanics . You ' ve gotta get a tight grip on the basics first . And in my opinion it boils down to 3 basics . Dodge rolling , back stabs , and proper blocking . But that ' s my play style practice those 3 things as well as finding the best weapon which suits you . All weapons have different feels and you can get quite a few starting off . So find one that agrees with how aggressive you want to be . Personally for most of DS 3 I went with a short sword shield combo buy in DS 1 I was a Longsword Halberd guy for the reach . I had the same issue with DS 1 . it kicked my ass up and down the block for 68 hours at least . But I watched some players on YouTube and sorta got a feel for how they were playing and learned how to parry , learned deeper mechanics of hitstun and more calculated attacking rather than just rush in and swing . And before I knew it I was fighting my way through Anor Londo