Your #1 improvement for DS2

Drawing from & Sheathing to a scabbard. Cuz there is nothing cooler and more badass than drawing your sword with style and hearing the metalic *shwing* when facing a horde of enemies. Or sheathing your bloody sword back with style after slaying a massive boss.

Ialways thought it was unrealistic and silly that the weapon are drawn from your pockets, and never get bloodstains.

OH and add Flails!!

Nothing spells out dark-fantasy-medieval combat more than a flail!

I can't believe the developers forgot about this weapon. Basically no video game used it, it's about damn time.

The only thing I can think of is improving the graphics.  Which is supposed to take place with DS2.  Game play overall is superb. 

I just do NOT want them to make a Skyrim game.  Too many of those. Make it rewarding...and challenging...that's all, at the end of the day!

Actual combos. Not just a tiny handful of moves per wep like the first game.

fresh from the beta:

-pathing issues: sadly not fixed, and worse than ever. A sword swing might be enough to make an enemy fall from a cliff, then send you to your death as well

-improving the graphics: yes and no. the graphics are a bit more defined and detailed, but it's mostly the framerate that makes a complete difference. No more lag, smooth combat, even with a lot of enemies.

-combos: nope. just one combo per weapon, performed by mashing buttons.

NEXT GEN.......!!!!!

#1 improvement for me is to nerf the crap out of backstabs and ripostes. Dark souls combat is simply amazing. Pvp would be much more epic if they seriously nerf cheap tactics like backstabbing. I've read a few things that allude to that. There was something about being able to stop the backstab at a certain point or possibly do some sort of reversal. But, I can't be sure about that. If you think about it logically, it makes no sense either. How can you take a sword to the face 3-4 times and still be ninja flipping all over the place, yet a backstab basically insta kills you? Kinda dumb and really ruins pvp in dark souls. dark souls pvp is amazing at times because of the many different builds you can bring to the table but also because the mechanics of blocking, dodging and attacking just feel so perfect. Yet, all that goes out the window with backstabs and ripostes. As said, I'm certain they didn't something to "nerf" them, but I'm willing to bet dark souls ii pvp will still consist of backstab fishing.

this game is a joke..there is no way to be a GOTY..whats wrong with you all?

are you blind

@kimyowhmanchit: Sorry, but, GOTY is a joke. And so are your juvenile comments tbh.