Binoboost

The Binoboost glitch is an exploit in Dark Souls II, discovered on May 19, 2014, by Steel Steelovsky, that allows the player to, for a brief moment, run at higher speeds than normally attainable, by rolling and attacking while zoomed in with the binoculars. Fixed in Patch 1.04. Does not work on Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin.

By releasing the binoculars towards the end of the roll at the correct timing, an optimal speed boost lasting around 3 seconds can be obtained. Releasing the binoculars too early will cause a shorter boost, while releasing too late will show the character lowering the binoculars from his head with little to no speed boost.

External resources

• Binoboost better tutorial by Steel Steelovsky on Pastebin (archived)
• Dark Souls 2 - Binoculars speed glitch, by Steel Steelovsky on YouTube