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    Dark Souls

    Game » consists of 14 releases. Released Sep 22, 2011

    A quasi-sequel to From Software's action-RPG Demon's Souls, set in a new universe while retaining most of the basic gameplay and the high level of challenge. It features a less-linear world, a new checkpoint system in the form of bonfires, and the unique Humanity system.

    Wow, so guess I didnt know how to block....

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    #1  Edited By John1912

    Christ, I may have gone threw the last game doing the same fucking thing. Watched the QL, and was like WTF? How did he take that Taurus demon so easy. Ive been beating my head on this guy getting no where. Tried to block more like in the QL, which wasnt working at all.... Apparently blocking only actually works if you stop and block. Ive been running around holding block thinking it was doing something....... >.> Was the last game the same way? If so I prob beat that POS failing 95% of my blocks.

    /points to avatar photo

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    #2  Edited By FluxWaveZ

    What? You can run and block at the same time.

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    #3  Edited By kingzetta

    You can block by doing pretty much everything.

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    #4  Edited By John1912

    @FluxWaveZ: Fucker holds the shield up, I assumed it was doing something. I guess it never connected that moving while blocking was causing it to fail completely. I blame Ninja Gaiden......

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    #5  Edited By FluxWaveZ
    @John1912 said:

    @FluxWaveZ: Fucker holds the shield up, I assumed it was doing something. I guess it never connected that moving while blocking was causing it to fail completely. I blame Ninja Gaiden......

    Maybe you need to pay more attention to your Stamina meter? Running will deplete it and blocking attacks also depletes it, so it will cause a guard break if you receive an attack while runing too much while keeping your shield up at the same time.
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    #6  Edited By Wemibelle

    Your shield's stats and your amount of stamina are part of how well you can block.  It may have been that they had a higher stamina level on their character that allowed them to block more efficiently.
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    #7  Edited By Three0neFive

    Uh, you totally can run and block. Are you sure you're using shields that have 100% damage reduction?

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    #8  Edited By Questionable

    only one advice will suffice here: rtfm

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    #9  Edited By Camosid

    @Questionable: What. That manual says jack shit about anything.

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