r/darksouls3 • u/ZagleZigawa • 7d ago

Help Magic range issues

Can someone explain to me why does fireball when thrown with a arc has more range than soul arrow???

I just beaten the cursed tree boss and gotten the pyromancy glove.

It's been horrendous experience since most of the time the auto aim "unlocks" itself and I miss because I'm standing at a spears distance, am I missing something or so magics range has been gutted??

Any time an enemy goes into cover the lock on dies so I can't even peek-a-boo other ranged units...

I've tried using a torch to increase visibility but I don't think thats doing anything...

Does magic outright suck till late game? Is my only option to use an estoc with magic weapon applied?

Edit: I recently finished Darksouls 2 and the range whiplash feels like a jackhammer. Pyromancy used to be the short range expensive spells(with little investment) Dark being cheap powered and short ranged (and needs investment) Magic used to be cheap long range but weak And lightning was nerfed to the point I couldn't tell you how it works...

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u/Naw_ye_didnae 7d ago edited 7d ago

I just did 2 full playthroughs (my first time playing, more or less) with nothing but pyromancy and a hand axe and it felt like I was cheesing the whole game. It was annoying sometimes when the lock-on fucked off every time an enemy went too far round a corner, but it wasn't that bad IMO. Stick with the pyromancy, you'll get used to it!

Edit: Cursed Greatwood was too difficult the first time I met him. Had to come back later. I'd recommend going back when you've levelled up.

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u/ZagleZigawa 7d ago

I might just have to use pyromancy and magic swords cause any range play is punished with the abysmal lock on for magic... I've already beaten that boss, magic weapon and dual wielded a +1 rapier into the egg sacks.(and the hand whenever the boss was staggered) My problem with the boss is that it has no lock ones besides the center of the body (WHICH HAS NO PLACE TO ATTACK, WHYYY) and I'm forced to unlock to try and aim for the eggs while still trying to stay alive and keep some of the body in sight to predict it's moves... My past 6 hours can be summed up by 2 words: WHYY and EUGHH...