Talk:Dark Souls II/@comment-87.93.30.10-20130910185021

Can anyone confirm if blocking and tank builds are equal (or at least more equal) with dodging now? Using tank builds in first dark souls on first playthrough was fun and it worked well,but tank builds and to some extent blocking we're quite useless on NG+ and beyond,defeating the whole point of tank builds when i was suddenly supposed to dodge all (or most) things,which is impossible with that equipment.Shield and armor are there for a reason,we are supposed to be able to make the craracter into what we want it to be and play it like we want to.Im not saying we could just stand there and take beating,that would make the game boring,what im saying is that blocking should be just as effective as dodging,you wish to play lightly armored assasin/rogue? sure,just make sure you dont get hit or bad things happen.You want to play warrior/heavily armored knight? sure,grab that shield of yours and put it to good use,you'll need it,just dont start jumping around or you're too exhausted to even flinch.This is all my opinion,but im sure im not the only one thinking this way