btw i still like pvp in ds3 more than ds1 and the gundyr's halberd is only mildly op but worsened by the fact that my build- a lucerne quality build- gets rekt since it's basically the same moveset with less range so its a personal hatred not a "from fix this bs" hatred
also the zwei is a sad story; when ds1 came out it was literally op as forget with onlyafro's giantdad minmax build but they nerfed UGS buffs to fix it. in DS2 it was basically just another UGS with few notable traits and in DS3 it's a stamina hog with a godawful first swing time making it terrible in pvp. steve, playmore with the claymore
kumquat, health > poise > def
tony and kumquat, armor poise may be dead but poise is not. some weapons get poise boosts mid swing, notably bigger ones and it's even better when doing their weapon art.
to end ths post id like to note that anything i accuse as op or stuff is subject to change as the game is patched
edit: OH and tony the parry ring i forgot the name of renders estoc cigarettes helpless against bucklers