For example, that Slumbering Dragoncrest Ring isn't going to do you any good here. Make sure your ring buffs will help you or will even come into play. You also don't know what your opponents are going to throw at you, so pick your best balanced armor, shield and ring combinations. Strip your loadout down to the essentials, so you're not scrolling through options and remember that holding down a direction on the D-pad will return you to the first slot. They're smarter, faster and deadlier than the enemies you normally face. The opponents you face in the Hollow Arena aren't your normal enemies - they're other players. Also, the Soulsborne community is amazing. How to win (beyond 'git gud') Stick with the essentials Also the arena is directly pulled from an area in the vanilla game where tons of people invade or host fight clubs. The current leader in a given match gets a flaming Hellboy crown. There are team brawls - two-versus-two and three-versus-three - and free-for-all brawls - two, four and six player. You do get a little of both Estus and Ashen Estus to help you along, though. Brawls are also not one-and-done matches - you get to resurrect and rejoin the fight to battle for the highest number of kills. You get zero Estus and limited Ashen Estus for your fight. Duels are exactly what they sounds like - a one-on-one fight to the death.There are two types of matches available in the Hollow Arena: duels and brawls.

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