you all play keyboard?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
wow…
you’re all the real pros…
I’ve played controller the whole way, having more than 8 directions to roll is kind of a must have online.
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I doubt it. Maybe at the absolutely highest levels. But you’re only limited to 8 directions if you’re locked on anyway, you have whatever accuracy your mouse affords you if you’re free camming it. With having focus bound to a side mouse button I can unlock, dodge wherever I want, near instantly turn my camera back to face the enemy and relock it should I feel it warranted.
I actually didn’t use the mouse. I couldn’t get a hold on the controls with the mouse, so i ditched it and only used the keyboard, which worked perfectly on all three games really. I got more used to my 360 controller (don’t have an Xbone so no controller for it) but now it’s been long enough I couldn’t actually tell you which one I liked better.
@kylehayman361 I didn’t have any issues with 8 way rolling, but I will say that the four way rolling from the first game really threw me off after being away from it for so long and playing 2.
Im using a 360 controller, is there really that much of an ergonomic difference between that and an XboxOne one?
and how do you turn the camera or attack without the mouse?
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I J K&L for the camera axis. I just mapped certain keys (i think H for attack and shift for shield and like tab for parry, and spacebar for roll) based on what I found easiest. The arrow keys worked to change what weapon i was using and what items.
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I think the arrow keys for items is what it already was, but that just seems completly alien to me xD I asked so I could do the position on my keyboard, I couldn’t play online like that xD but we’re all uniquly different, Im glad to have found at least one person who plays with keyboard for a game so intense as DS… 
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And I can’t actually imagine using a mouse with it! It’s funny how we can all play so differently both in controlling the game and in actual playstyle, and still beat the same game.
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Wow, so you manage to adopt the worst aspects of kb+m setup, the imprecise dodge rolling with the worst aspects of the gamepad, imprecise and slow camera controls. Colour me astonished.
The differences between the xbone and 360 pads are minuscule really. The triggers feel a little better, the lowered d-pad might be a taste thing that I couldn’t really remark on myself. Only reason I have the xbone controller is my 360 pad broke a while back and I don’t think they’re available to buy anymore.
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ebay still has plenty my friend 
I bught one about a year ago. 
lol. The only time the camera ever gave me trouble was when I was trying to aim with a bow. The camera speed was fine with the keyboard and for some reason using a mouse moved the camera at warp speed. I was able to adjust what I needed in setting just fine otherwise though. as long as you had good timing you could dodge basically anything (rolling into an attack is your friend), and if you could parry that helped as well.
Most of those wont deliver to Sweden and the ones that do add like £13 in postage so that makes a brand new xbone pad from a swedish retailer WITH charger cables and battery packs cheaper.
Ebay is kind of useless over here, amazon isn’t much better.
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ah okay 
I’m sorry for your loss then, maybe you can find one in a game shop somewhere near? if there are any left that is
Game shops? No we never had many of those to start with and the few that existed are mostly gone.
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wait wait, let me make sure i follow
you played with kb+m on all dark souls games, on pc, after starting in ds3? -including playing with kb+m in ds1, on pc?!?
(or “only” in ds3?)
yep 
i hear you on that, depending on what one orders, the delivery might even be as much/more than the item itself 
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No I have only played about a third (so far) of DS3 and I’ve played it mainly with kb+m. I have not played DS 1, 2, bloodborne or demon souls.
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ahh okay, now i’m with you
I’m gonna play Demon souls for the first time soon, that was way back in the raw days and I know literally nothing about it, I was always under the assumption it was bad but some people on reddit seem to think it’s good, my dad has a PS3 but I don’t so it will be a struggle to play it xD but I did that for MGSV so I think that will be fine xD
Bloodborne will only be possible if I manage to get PS4 or if they release it on the PS5 the latter of which is what I’d prefer.
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Demon Souls is the only Souls game I’ve played. I had fun with it.
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My humble opinion as somebody who did just that.
I played a lil bit of DS1 tho but I got lost and I didn’t understood the mechanics.
This is a great soul to start with: the pacing is slower in terms of how the map opens and you have a central area.
They tell you how the game works more plainly; not only the technical aspect but the story* too.
And by that I mean what is happening right now
If you watch DS3 cinematic, and even DS1 you’ll be fine with the main story/mistery (I think I am so far)
They mention other games lore but like… They talk about Legends, like Greck myths ya know? and I don’t know what truly happened but It’s cool and not confusing.
I talked with poor @onLooSe <3 and he gave me a lil push at the start that was key to fully enjoy the game and then he listened to all my questions.
Key point here: He didn’t necessarily answer them, he has a way of helping without spoiling.
If you don’t get something that in the end will just frustrate you like some game mechanics he’ll answer right away. I’m here too for the basic stuff btw ^^
A bit on the go now, I’ll read and all but after this weekend you can ask Whatever you want 
I just read you’re already decided 
daaam
I hope you have a blast ^^
Imma sleep now.
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Wow, thanks for all the information! I didn’t even know Dark Souls was a online thing.
I haven’t really made any final decision. It’s just that after talking with some people from here on Steam, it seems like I should try out the one I already own (DS3) and get a taste for what I’m getting into. What if it’s way too frustrating? I like hard games, but I understand that I might not understand how difficult this is.
I also noticed that the remaster of DS1 has mixed reviews, and the fact that they pulled the original from the store, upsetting half it’s audience, kinda puts me off. But what do I know?
Anyway, these are the reasons I’m leaning toward starting with DS3. I’m just waiting for a day off work.
For real, thanks for all the replies! I didn’t expect so much! It’s helped a lot, and started some good conversations on Steam.
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