Just a week following the arrival of Dark Souls 3 in the west, the game has received its second post-launch update. The update, named v1.04, focuses on a known bug as well as balancing.
Below are the official details regarding v1.04:
2016 April 18 (Monday) delivery schedule
Platforms
PlayStation4, Xbox One, Windows
Main Updates
- Performance adjustment for "Greatsword"
- Battle performance adjustment for "Dancer's Enchanted Sword", "Winged Knight Twinaxes"
- Performance adjustment for "Soul's Greatsword", and "Farron Flashsword"
- Fix for issue where multiple items become impossible to use at "Road of Sacrifices", "Farron Keep", "Cathedral of the Deep" after clearing the game
- General balance adjustments and bug fixes
The adjustments to weaponry are the highlight of this patch. Previously, the meta for Dark Souls 3 left greatsword and several other weapons such as the beautiful Dancer's Enchanted Sword in the dust. These weapons simply couldn't compete with the mobility and high damage of straight swords and rapiers.
It's worth noting that the Zwiehander and Astra Greatsword have also been buffed, both of which are Ultra Greatswords.
Additional balancing will be required to fully flesh out Dark Souls 3's build variety. Faith and Sorcery builds are currently lackluster both in PvE and PvP, and unless spells and/or popular weapons for these two build types are buffed, that probably won't change.
