Talk:Emit Force (Dark Souls II)/@comment-25040960-20140610052020/@comment-24682999-20140610055821

I prefer emit force, honestly. Much more versatile. However, I'll try to cover the pros and cons of both.

Force Pros: Its AoE is large, sending a shockwave in all directions around the player. It has a quite fast cast-time. It has more uses, and a lower faith requirement than Emit Force. Cannot be rolled-through.

Force Cons: Deals no damage of any type other than poise. Range is limited to directly around the player. Virtually useless against high-poise armor.

Emit Force Pros: Has a very long range. Deals magic damage upon impact and in a small AoE blast. Deals moderately high Poise Damage. Relatively quick cast time. Reasonably good number of casts. Still deals damage to high poise characters. Although it CAN be rolled through, if it impacts near a rolling player, the shockwave will still hit them and deal damage.

Emit Force Cons: Slower cast time, smaller AoE, fewer casts than Force. Can be avoided by nimble players. Shockwave is smaller than Force's.

As I said, in my opinion, the pros of Emit Force outweigh it's cons and the pros of Force. Mainly the fact that it deals damage, is ranged, and can hurt rolling players with its shockwave, even if it is smaller. Even on NG++ its damage is high on most PVE enemies, making it good for minor crowd-control. Force is pretty useless on high level characters, especially when the alternatives (Emit Force and WotG) are available.