oh shit, I have 3. Didn't know that. Just by having them in my inventory? Or do i need to use them?
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oh shit, I have 3. Didn't know that. Just by having them in my inventory? Or do i need to use them?
No, but I'd suggest that you're near human, as you can't heal(without miracles) when you invade this way.
Sanctuary
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Sorry, a bit late with a reply. You could up STR early as suggested to one-hand the mace, but I found no reason to ever one-hand it. It's pretty broken early game when two-handing. However, raising your DEX to 9 allows you to use the
flaming longsword, which is superior in some cases to the mace and allows you to use a shield (the leather shield you find relatively early is quite fantastic for the requirements and weight. You can get a much better one later after McDuff opens up. After that, I'd suggest taking your FA to 22 so that you can use Lightning Spear. Then, I'd start raising INT to at least 22 so that you can equip the Sunset Staff (it only requires 20 FA 20 INT to get, but 22 INT 18 FA to actually use).
You're probably beyond that point though. And if you do decide to play the Hexer/Sorcery route, you more than likely won't want to go beyond 30 INT and 30 FA. Dark scaling drops out after that. The only real reason to go beyond 30 in either is because some of the later Hexes require a bit more into either of those stats. Or, if you really wanted to use Soul Geyser that badly, you could raise your INT a bit higher and use Simpleton's Spice to lower the requirement (64 INT). I never found the Hexes that have much higher requirements worth the stats at all, but if you PvP much, Affinity might be worth it to you.
Once you reach the Shaded Woods area, and you go into the
Misty area that leads to the Claymore vendor, you can find a Clear Bluestone Ring +1 around the middle of the section right past the curse vase, which raises casting speed by 35%. You can get the initial one off of the Sorcerer vendor in the Wharf. Other rings I'd suggest through the early to mid game would be the Soldier's Ring as well as the First Dragon Ring
Also, in light of some more recent testing, near the end of the game you might want to go ahead and dump a few points into ADP. At 40 ATT, your agility should be at 93 I believe. A few into ADP should cap it off at 100, which seems to be a really good spot to be at for flask use and additional dodge i-frames.
You guys know about Santier's Spear? I read
Edit: it's true and the move set is pretty sweet.
if you bang it against a wall/rock/etc to degrade it down to 0, the big skull/rock stuck on it comes off and it becomes a nice spear with a badass move set...and that it can never break after. It has 500/500 to start, so supposedly it takes ~20 minutes to do this process. I'm typing this now while doing it.
Edit: it's true and the move set is pretty sweet.
kingofthedead45
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Somebodies mad they can't beat their own brothers.
blood doesn't come easy here
Sanctuary
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Yeah, it has an awesome moveset. Unfortunately it seems as though it requires weapon buffs to do any great damage. One of the better imbues for it as well would be
poison
Interesting. Thanks for confirming.
theSlacker
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I just wish it had the moveset of the Drangleic Sword. The thrusting r2 is just too good. Like I can't move to any other greatsword because of it and the folowup circle. Claymore's followup is a spin as well, but the other way around and seems to give more of an opening. Black Dragon Greatsword has a great moveset, and better two handed moves then the Drangleic, but no scaling with any stats.
Anyone know if the Old Knight's set has a similar mechanic? The flavor text makes me think there is something else there...
What the hell? Someone threw me over the side of the bridge in Iron Keep with his sword.
lol, this is true.
lol, this is true.
Where are you in the game? A merchant has an unlimited supply.
More random questions... Have any of you used the boss souls for souls? Any of you found any badass weapons from boss souls? Since I've yet to mess around with sorcery/miracles/hexes (killed every boss as pure melee), are there any boss soul weapons I should snag in case I ever decide to? I ask because I've used pretty much all the ones I've wanted, but still have a lot left over and can't decide what to do with them now.
Last thing I did was
beat the Old Iron King which was my fourth Primal Bonfire
Indeed. Keep on trucking!
KoreanBarbecue
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Where's this merchant?
cpp_is_king
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Is there a second bonfire in dragon shrine? I saw a message that said bonfire ahead but i don't see any. I wanted to fight the boss, but if it means a half hour of fighting my way back to him every time, then screw it
Nope.
Depends where you are in the game.
You first meet her in Harvest Valley and then she ends up in Majula if you exhaust her chat. She has unlimited shards, large shards and chunks later in the game.
Sparrowhawk
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Keep going, they'll stop appearing eventually.
Deified Data
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Shrine of Amana
Undead Crypt
Crypt
Probably the creepiest thing I've ever seen in the series. Gave me the willies.
No idea how I'd beat that boss with pure melee.
Sanctuary
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Clubs in general seem to hit the hardest in this game. The fastest speed run (1:44) used two of the starter clubs and just wrecked everything.
SatansReverence
Hipster Princess
Somebodies mad they can't beat their own brothers.
Fyi, out of about 50 duels, I've won 49...
Psycho_Mantis
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The PvP level better be 125. 150 is definitely way too much. Not enough sacrifices need to made at such a high level.
You'd be surprised at how easy it goes down with pure melee.
I found this boss to be easiest one in the game(Though I found the area itself to be the hardest), only thing that gives it a run for its money is
. Funnily enough I think both of the easiest bosses were the best designed artwise.
It's a one trick pony so you just dodge backwards when it's about to fall, wait for it to open it's mouth, smash the gooey insides with all you got. Repeat 2-3 times. Boss dead.
I found this boss to be easiest one in the game(Though I found the area itself to be the hardest), only thing that gives it a run for its money is
the Covetus Demon
Iron Keep bridge is pretty active at 150 so I doubt 125 will be the standard anymore.
THAT was (Drangleic Castle boss)
?!? I imagined the fight much differently from the screenshots months ago. I thought the arena was supposed to be small and circular, the boss itself ginormous, and
? I was anticipating it and it never happened, aside from the NPC minions, of course.
Man I'm bummed out, killed with ease. I remember an article saying something like "FROM liking to make the player's life miserable with this extra tidbit" and highlighting the exact boss I just faced. Perhaps my imagination got the better of me, I did go in dark.
The Looking Glass Knight
wasn't there suppose to be an actual player summoned in the middle of the fight
Man I'm bummed out, killed with ease. I remember an article saying something like "FROM liking to make the player's life miserable with this extra tidbit" and highlighting the exact boss I just faced. Perhaps my imagination got the better of me, I did go in dark.
Pretty much like you'd beat most other bosses in the series. Circle strafe around it, wait for it to do an attack, avoid it and hack it.
Yeah, it was definitely underwhelming. One note, though,
in NG+, and actual player can be summoned through his shield.
No.
It opens the fog gate keeping the NPC on the other side trapped. If you speak to him while hollow, he gives you a 4 step quest line. If you open it, he will invade you numerous times...and you can't buy from him or do his quest.
Cannon Goose
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I like the higher level. At 150 my Warrior has 41 VGR, 41 END, 40 STR, 40 DEX and 20 ADP. Dex, strength or quality, it's all good.
And this is probably the biggest disappointment with the game, Bosses can comfortably be beaten by just circle strafing around it, wait for it to attack, either dodge/roll or block, attack and rinse repeat. Easily exploited.
Lightning claymore+10
Drakekeepers shield +10 absolute beast. 100% physical and 74ish everything else.
Pyromancers glove +10
Mad warriors mask +5
Penal handcuffs +2
Alonne knight armor +10
alonne knight leggings +10
Ring of Blades +1
Clothanthy ring +1
Royal soldiers ring +1
Third dragons ring.
FInished!
59 hours of awesome. Even liked then ending.
Killed
Vendrik
Only boss I haven't tried yet is the
Ancient Dragon
Navlaan sidedquest was cool. You can easily do it without killing anybody.
SteamyPunk
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They downgraded this boss so much... I won't even touch on the graphics, I'm talking difficulty. I fought him like 10 times at events and didn't beat him a single time. In the actual game I was hardly touched and easily won the first time. I felt empty inside...
Well thats hopeful, thanks!
I was just expecting...something more I guess.
Thats how I feel right now...I've hyped myself for months and was looking forward to that fight the moment I stepped into Drang. Castle. Seems weird to feel this way about a section of a game, but it was the only peek I had on the game before going dark until release date. So hollooowwwww right now.
Fahrenheit
Banned
Just beat, best 50 hours of gaming I've had in years.
Is their two endings or just sit on the throne and i assume relight the flame?
You were online?
Yes - unless you mean if I was human, then no. I took in the assumption that since "hollows can be invaded," I wouldn't need to go human for a boss/scripted fight.
Please don't tell me I missed out on the real fight. Hngnnnn
Arjen
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I read what happened here, and was screw that, nog doing that. By the time I tot there I accidentally did it anyway. Oooops.
SatansReverence
Hipster Princess
After 20 or more hours of play learning the way dodging works and having prior experience with an enemy, of course it's going to be easier.
And he does summon real players, problem is a vast majority of players have no idea HOW he summons real players.
Place your redsign soapstone in the hallway and he summons you when players try to fight him.
That's not exclusive to dark souls 2 though, it was also the case in DS1.
Gah, you have a point. Thanks for the "how to" though, looking forward to NG+!
Charmicarmicat
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Got a link to the speed run?
He was a pain until I fire storm'd his ass.
Sparrowhawk
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This. He is very weak to fire.
I've been spending the past 55 hours making the perfect strength build and because of that, my attunement is at 5... I then had to farm nearly 300,000 souls to get it to 10 just so I can use firestorm.
I've been attempting this strategy through 7 more effigies with never having been able to get his health past 50%. It is driving me absolutely insane. I now need to resort to farming for effigies, or just giving up and moving on.
Welcome to Dark Souls.
I've been attempting this strategy through 7 more effigies with never having been able to get his health past 50%. It is driving me absolutely insane. I now need to resort to farming for effigies, or just giving up and moving on.
Welcome to Dark Souls.
SatansReverence
Hipster Princess
Protip, ring of life protection.
yep I almost did two duos back to back...was my first time though there, not ganking the spawn point ...not that you were doing that either though, but the hosts are finally getting wise.
no ...just tried it...if you cant open even with message there it is 100% troll.
just use estus, the poison prevent stuff sucks...even with ring on and half a thousand poison resist, I still get poisoned down there...just watch your meter, prepare to die a few times, suicide runs and the like, but dont go so fast that you miss the vendor.....who sets up shop behind a fog of poison!?!?!?!?
once you try it you get addicted....have to combo with low equip burden to get the full effect though.
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