>>81343959>DS2 just had the most depth.That's just objectively false. ER is the first game in the series that actually takes into account pvp balance WITHOUT completely fucking over pve in the process because they finally figured out how to nerf moves so that the nerf only triggers against other players.
By contrast in every previous game when they balanced pvp, they proceeded to fuck over pve in the process because nerfs were universal. Never forget the age of DS3
>Dragonslayer sSpear nerf>Carthus Curved Greatsword nerf (which was alongside Carthus Rouge nerf)>RKPUGS nerf>Fire Whip nerf (yes, a fucking whip)>the overall nerf to Quality buiildsYou want to know why the Dark-Infused Lothric Knight Sword is considered S-tier? Because it was discovered AFTER Fromsoft stopped patching the game and thus was never taken away from us. Anyone who says it was better back in the day, never did arena and never actually took pvp seriously.