Finally could wield My Greataxe and feel like a boss! Upgraded it to Refined +3 and it kicks giant ass now. I can kill those big villagers with just two strikes. The negative side is, it's clunky. Also sometimes it hits the enemy but there is no damage (because it's short?)

I decided I'd have another crack at the character creator, as when I started the game, I was at my brother's house (because day one patch) and didn't really have time to sit and mess with it.

Also her face was supposed to be under an onion but that never happened. So. Yeah.

I wondered as I was on my way to Rosaria if the CC would show the hollow body instead of the default. ...It did. So it was pretty much a waste of a tongue. I figured, hey, maybe I can get around this if I wear that ring that makes you look human. Gave another tongue.

No. You can't get around it with the ring. I remembered afterward that Purging Stones are a thing, but by then I really didn't want to waste another potential respec. So I just tried my best to edit the ghoul in the CC. Despite how sunken and gaunt she was as a hollow, her human face still came out a bit puffy.

I had no say in that shit.

I kept complaining to Yuria that I was madly in love with Siegward but she wouldn't hear of it. No, no... it had to be this guy with a woman's name they were 'grooming' for me. Sure, his voice was kinda sexy but Siegward fought beside me, gave me a travel mug full of beer which I never used because it was too precious and was always just so damn jolly.

He's undead, just sigil him up. I'll wait. I'LL. WAIT.

Holy ****, kill it with fire!

Meanwhile, I'm starting DS3 over... apparently I missed a bunch of npc side quests.

That's why all fellow beef jerkys wear helmets.

Pop his balls (to initiate phase 2) and bait (Stay out his range and just circle) the forward flop (Run to the right), then when he struggles to get up whack his fleshy hand.

Simple.

So, I was reading a post on DS3 Reddit that claims poise is broken at this time & only seems to work for the enemies. Has anyone at From confirmed this?

Edit: And it now seems like there may in fact be a problem with the physical damage reduction stat as well, huh weird.

Well, there goes my heavily armored Paladin play through. Maybe I will run a Pyromancer now.

That's why I said NPCs.
Havel, Sword Master, Those two assholes near the cathedral, etc count in that category.