Not sure how this would effect pvp, but in pve it's pretty common for me to be fighting a dude and my character gets a random backstab animation and i'm slammed in the back by multiple attacks. It's pretty frustraiting to die like that when you seriously don't want to backstab, you just want to kill a dude and dodge. Yes, the lothric sword. It has 110 crit modifier unlike other straight swords. #7. Ita May 3, 2016 @ 12:24pm. Moonlight Greatsword. #8. Showing 1 - 8 of 8 comments. Per page: 15 30 50. DARK SOULS™ III > General Discussions > Topic Details. Broadly speaking, you may want to fight up close, from a distance or combine the two. If you're a brawler, choose a Knight. If you prefer to fight from a distance, choose a Sorcerer. They made it harder to backstab. Some enemies you can circle on the right, others left. The Lothric Knights punish you for circling right with a shield bash. Some enemies you have to block them and they have a long deflection time that gives you a moment to backstab. Good luck! For Dark Souls III on the PlayStation 4, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "'DkS1 was just a backstab fest'". Dark Souls III: How to Backstab Stabby stabby Chris Jecks Apr 12, 2016 Dark Souls III will once again allow you to backstab your enemies for some pretty high damage. While the Dark Souls 1 PvP was pretty much backstab fishing only. Nobody really tried to hit the enemy with a regular attack. Therefore the fights were usually two people rolling around and into each other. It was a lot easier to pull it off, because of multiple reasons. .

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