Jokes aside in subsequent NG+ playthroughs I just aim for fashion because you get used to see most armor become as effective as wet paper.

Have you tried leveling ADP?

Half the comments are completely missing the point. What is the point of wearing any heavy armor when the moment you hit NG+ onwards, it basically becomes as effective as wet paper. The whole point of armor in Dark Souls is that their is a trade off in protection and mobility. If you wear light armor or nothing, you are very mobile and can do fast rolls to easily avoid damage, but if you get hit, it can be very punishing. Heavy armor is suppose to be the opposite where you sacrifice mobility and good rolls in exchange for higher amounts of protection. If your wearing heavy armor, then a basic hollow mob shouldn't just be able to take out your health like that even if it is on NG+. If that's how it is intended, then why wear heavy armor at all? You might as well go light armor and just take the faster rolls since your basically going to take high damage if you get hit anyways.

This is dark souls enemies we are talking about here. They are still deadly if you eat 5 of their attacks like that.

Poise damage to the npcs dissapears in ng+ rip strength

Yeah. I feel you. If you are wearing end-game heavy armor, at least the first basic hollows should not be doing THIS level of damage. The problem is that it feel like the progress that you've made is nothing. I understand that the game is challenging you to be on your toes in EVERY engagement but come on, 99 endurance+endgame heavy armor should still block more damage than this. The meaning of heavy armor in Dark souls in NG+ and beyond seems to be 'keeps you just safe enough so that you don't vaporize in 2-3 hits'.

i'm satisfied to know that i'm not the only one who thinks this is completely insane, ng+1 in ds1 is just cruel

>playing dark souls

Ngl i had full havel set with ring of steel protection and it did the same amout of damage probably a little less tho in ng+

I was sl 500 and was the same lol

I love how broken ds1 ng plus is

The first time i beat Gwen i had to take off all my clothes and use a Darkblade, I spent so long building my toon just to have to strip for speed and not get hit.

this shit is why I never touch Gwyn on my PvP accounts, this damage just isn't worth it

that’s honestly weird af,I’m in ng+2 with a soul level 225 character and the hollows aren’t dealing that much damage. could just be the armor im wearing though

Yeah, after NG it is mostly a “no getting hit” challenge

2x boost to enemy stats hits hard

Inmo the only souls game which is not complete bullshit in NG+ is Dark Souls 2. You can still kick a huge amount of ass during the majority of the game.

Giant armour +5 is the strongest heavy armour in the game, boss armour isnt the greatest because you cant upgrade it, tho it does look badass

It gets worse if you start NG+ as a level 86