They don't aggro when your apart of the covenant
Dark Souls II |OT2| Prepare to Vengarl
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oh well that's way better then. I thought the icon in the top left needed to glow to be able to get summoned, like with the blue sentinels. I don't have much left to do in the game, should have done it before. thanks guys !
Red Liquorice
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Never thought I'd say this about a Souls game, but I can't wait to be done with this first playthrough. For me, the game feels too long. I'm exhausted by it and just want to get it completed. I think all I have left is
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I know most people have said the game gets stronger in the later part, but I feel it drags just like the DS1 did. I want to start a new build but want the first one complete first, but I think by the time I complete it I will need a break from it. I was expecting to be addicted to making builds for months(years!) on end just DS1, but I don't see it - maybe once I start getting into co-op and PvP it will boost my enthusiasm, but as a single player experience I'm exhausted!
Vendrick, Ancient Dragon, Throne of Want
I know most people have said the game gets stronger in the later part, but I feel it drags just like the DS1 did. I want to start a new build but want the first one complete first, but I think by the time I complete it I will need a break from it. I was expecting to be addicted to making builds for months(years!) on end just DS1, but I don't see it - maybe once I start getting into co-op and PvP it will boost my enthusiasm, but as a single player experience I'm exhausted!
You can also advance in the bell covenant by killing repeatedly the Predator looking Dark Spirit in Sol.
Kevin Shields
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I'm at library and unable to watch the review, why is it hilariously accurate?
I was feeling this nearing the end of my first playthrough. I attribute some of it to getting the game early and playing it way too much trying to finish it when it came out. I skipped the two optional bosses you mentioned and just beat the game. I'm glad it doesn't go immediately into NG+ so I can go back and finish what I missed on that character. But since starting new characters, I'm feeling less burnt out.
That's why I'm not a big fan of so much of the PVP being in NG+. I don't want to have to beat the game to be able to invade freely. I had so much fun in Dark Souls invading with different builds at different parts of the game.
Deified Data
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I don't feel this way, but I can honestly say I want my first playthrough to end so I can be done dreading spoilers and participate in the lore thread.
TheCthultist
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Prepare to be ganged upon. Just try your best to be ready for it. The halberd is a great weapon for dealing with them fairly quickly, but you may have more luck with a smaller, faster weapon if you're really having trouble with it.
Help me guys
Why the
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Why the
Drangleic Castle Elevator lever is not working? is it a bug? or should i do something?
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Not a bug. You haven't unlocked it. Keep exploring.
You didn't praise the sun enough sadly.
because the game does have bugs. one time my ring of protection bugged : I kept my humanity but lost my 750K souls. I was freaking out. luckily there was a bloodstain to get them back, but that's 750K more to my soul memory, which kinda blows.
It's highly possible that this occurrence it was an actual bug, but the Ring of Life Protection does not guard against petrification. The Ring of Soul Protection does protect against petrification. Not saying this was your case since I don't know whether you were petrified, just adding it to the general knowledge.
Deified Data
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Invaded in the Shaded Woods and ended up in the Undead Crypt...lol.
Morrigan Stark
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Does anyone know if there's any such chest armour (metal armour, not clothing-type) piece in the game?
- White armour, or with a white cape floating behind it
- Armour piece with a yellow, or yellow and black tabard
- Armour with dogs as some sort of coat of arms
- White armour, or with a white cape floating behind it
- Armour piece with a yellow, or yellow and black tabard
- Armour with dogs as some sort of coat of arms
Yes, I want to cosplay the Hound one day... but I'm not sure which armour chest piece I want. 
Morrigan Stark
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I'm not sure about that. In Aldia's Keep,
near the entrance, I got pretty much insta-killed by those dog things there, and at first I thought they had just hit really hard. But I think they petrified me, actually, and that's why I died so fast. The standard ring protected me successfully. Didn't lose souls or humanity.
I don't think they add to your soul memory or else I'd be well over 10 million memory instead of 5 million.
At my SL, I've ran out of much use for them and usually have about a million on hand.
I had the same thing happen to me during the Lost Sinner NG+ fight. I had clearly died and I was still human, but all my souls were gone and the ring broke. Luckily I picked them back up in the boss room, the lead up has killed me more than a few times.
Also, I was petrified once by those dogs in front of Aldia's Keep but the regular ring protected me. Weird.
Deified Data
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Does anyone know if there's any such chest armour (metal armour, not clothing-type) piece in the game?
- White armour, or with a white cape floating behind it
- Armour piece with a yellow, or yellow and black tabard
- Armour with dogs as some sort of coat of arms
Yes, I want to cosplay the Hound one day... but I'm not sure which armour chest piece I want.
I heard Heide's chainmail was available in NG+, the same the knights wear. Would that work for you?
KoreanBarbecue
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Wow.
Just took down the Lost Sinner solo, first attempt. Glad I lit those fires before I went into it. Now, The Rotten and Lost Sinner down, guess I'm headed back to the Iron Keep!
Huh, I see. How strange. I wonder if the Soul Protection ring does anything different to petrification.
no, it was a standard death. there is so few occasions to get petrified anyway.
so is it me or are some people actually ganking in the
belltowers
Screaming Meat
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Which of you clever sods solo'd the (boss spoiler)
without a shield?
Also: HOW.
Skeleton Lords
Also: HOW.
Here's how I did it on my SL1 character;
-Using +5 Magic Mace, they have high physical resist.
-Went for the right one first, circled around the pillars to avoid spells.
-They are slow as hell, so pick one off while the others lumber towards you.
-Once you kill one, pick off the minions. Rinse and repeat.
Deified Data
Banned
Lightning Spear
That is, I had a shield for the fight but I didn't need it. Fight's super easy if you remember
which of the Skeleton Lords turns into bonewheels and save him for last.
Have you tried out mundane weapon path at SL1?
Morrigan Stark
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It might, but it didn't drop for me in this NG+, so it appears it's not a guaranteed drop. Any other way to get it that doesn't rely on stupid rare mob farming?
With my dex, I solo'd with a shield in NG, and without on NG+ but I kinda cheated on NG+ and used Firestorm a lot. XD
Screaming Meat
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Nice one, guyz.
Magic isn't an option, nor are magic weapons (I haven't got a blacksmith who can do it, nor the stats to back it up). I'm just a simple dual swordsman. Maybe I'm here too early...?
Which one transmorgificates into "our old friends"?
Yep, this is how you do it. The S
keleton Lords only spawn minions when they die
The middle one
spawns fucking Wheel Skeletons
not as terrible as the ones in DS1, but they still can give you a bad time
The mace seems to tear these guys apart, magic or no.
Deified Data
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Wiki says it only drops from the knight in Lost Bastille. Not a 100% chance I take it? Sounds annoying.
The middle one.
Kevin Shields
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So I just entered
and I think I heard the Claymore was near... Beginning to salivate a little bit. For my strength character that will probably stick with a greatsword and not an ultra greatsword...
Which end game weapon should I start upgrading (I'm coming to a point where I am ready to go +10): Royal Greatsword, Bastard Sword, Claymore or Drangleic Sword? I'm leaning toward Claymore, but I'm open to having my mind changed. Thanks Gaffers!
the shaded woods
Which end game weapon should I start upgrading (I'm coming to a point where I am ready to go +10): Royal Greatsword, Bastard Sword, Claymore or Drangleic Sword? I'm leaning toward Claymore, but I'm open to having my mind changed. Thanks Gaffers!
That boss was easy as hell without a shield. The
Bonewheels
I likely had my shield out, but I'm sure I didn't use it. I was a sorcerer back then (as opposed to a evil cleric now) and just magic shot each boss until one of them died. then I targeted the spawns, repeat and rinse. It's best to not target the middle one first. Also, for the middle one spawn (the wheels), be near the walls/sides, stops them in their place and easy to kill then
I'm looking at my early game boss souls and getting hungry. I made it to Staid wizard guy and he will let me by one spell only with the Ruin Sentinel. After that it's a bunch of weapons that need decent strength and dexterity.
Since I'm playing a pure mage I should probably eat them, right? Does anyone else come along and offer radically different things for a mild STR & DEX sorcerer?
Since I'm playing a pure mage I should probably eat them, right? Does anyone else come along and offer radically different things for a mild STR & DEX sorcerer?
YianGaruga
Banned
If anyone is interested in the pickaxe:
You don't need to hope for the 1/1000 chance for a friendly pig to spawn. Just lead one of the two aggressive pigs from the campsite area down into the bottom of the cove to the mushrooms. They are in the large room before the spiderweb area where ~10 spiders drop from the ceiling.
The axe drops after they're done eating.
The axe drops after they're done eating.
Deified Data
Banned
Question about ascetics: if you burn one does it carry over into NG+? So if you use one in NG and move on to NG+ the area would be NG++?
Hard to feel bad about this. I've never met a Belltower invader who bothered engaging me until he had back up himself.
Hard to feel bad about this. I've never met a Belltower invader who bothered engaging me until he had back up himself.
Drangleic for a dex build, Claymore if you're more toward strength. I like the claymore's swing better, but the drangleic ain't bad(Though it takes twinkling titanite to upgrade).
Deified Data
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Shit. Well, at that point one NG+ is much like another. I'm almost done anyway so I might as well wait for NG+.
I have. It took a couple tries, but it really wasn't bad. First, I went all out on one of the mages and took him out before any could fight back. The I got a couple hits on a second mage before pulling back as the horde started to spawn. From there I just kited then for the rest of the fight, throwing firebombs at any that bunch up, and doing a quick hit and run melee at any that rush me alone.
Obviously, I prioritised the mages early in, and the skeleton wheels when they showed up. I tried to use pillars as cover whenever I could, especially from the wheels, and hopped from pillar to pillar when the enemies got close. Then I would try to lure one wheel at a time to rush me, and then kill then quickly before rolling back behind cover. If ever I lost sight of the wheels, I would spam rolls to get to the nearest cover until I could get them in sight. Then just repeated until they were all dead.
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