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The funny thing is that I didn't even do a greatshield+poke build in reaction to the DLC
I remember a few weeks prior to the DLC release, I did a new character, and told to myself "hey, how about using a shield for once?" because at that point, I had literally never used a shield in a Souls game, and always played it the rollslop way
Turns out I made the best possible choice ever for the DLC, I felt vindicated
God damn did it feel good to 100% negate all the bullshit the DLC could throw at me
Best part is that the DLC rewards you with the absolute best shield+poke STR weapon ever which is the Sword Lance, and also gives you the best looking heavy armor too (Verdigris Set)
Even in the base game, it felt so fucking good to destroy everything in my sight while bosses were utterly powerless and couldn't go through my Fingerprint shield
Even Malenia who kinda negates this build, could do nothing, as I just kept on poking her to infinity
The rollslop was never mandatory, YOU chose the rollslop.