NEOPARADIGM
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Are we convinced of poise? I run the poise ring kind of a lot cause I like the glow but I can't say I've noticed any genuine effect, or maybe I'm just, you know, not noticing lol.
Everything is so damn subtle in this game.
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Are we convinced of poise? I run the poise ring kind of a lot cause I like the glow but I can't say I've noticed any genuine effect, or maybe I'm just, you know, not noticing lol.
Everything is so damn subtle in this game.
hokagespit
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the demon of song is the coolest looking enemy i think i've ever seen
NEOPARADIGM
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Yeah one of my favorites. Kinda tucked away. Should have been given an earlier role, me thinks.
Deified Data
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Might just be an effect of 4 ring slots - every ring was made less effective and therefore less noticeable?
Seems pretty useless to me. I haven't stacked heavy armor + giant's ring though. But increasing poise slightly is pointless
This too. I love the 4 ring slots though, it's going to be hard to go back. My four rings are deliberately and efficiently selected for each build. Even with four slots, I always find something more useful than ring of binding or life/soul protection. I thought the latter ring was a bit too overpowered, but you're just gimping yourself out of something else if you ever use it.
theSlacker
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I couldn't disagree more. Not only do those later areas represent the part of the game where you are just going where things guide you with no story or reason, but they lack any of the interactivity of some of the earlier areas. The really good areas for me were early on, like the forest\Lost Bastille, and it was later that the game made me dislike it compared to DS1. Sure DS1 had that one terrible area, dragon butt lava central, but you had no reason to ever go there. No great items and a shortcut that led right over it so you could look down on people that actually went though it.
Orthogonal
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I think I'm finally getting somewhere.
Down are 3 of the old ones, Rotten, Iron King and Freja, just one left to go. They were disappointingly easy fights, hope the next one is a little more challenging.
btw, I got to Ornifex the Smith and see that there is a bonfire in the room next to him, but I can' open the door, It "opens from the other side", how do I get there?
btw, I got to Ornifex the Smith and see that there is a bonfire in the room next to him, but I can' open the door, It "opens from the other side", how do I get there?
Servbot #42
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Lol that dude will invade you for the rest of the game so get rekt. I personally will pull that lever in NG+ once i finish that dude's quest i wanna see what's all the fuzz about.
You are the first person I've seen go that route. The one you haven't defeated is usually the first one people go for, I would imagine.
And the only one of the four that's challenging, really
ATT increases agility at a much worse rate.
Yes, and he has no point of no return, as long as you don't murder him you can still complete his questline.
Same for Lucatiel I presume ?
Im having so much trouble with thecant seem to avoid her attacks. And my Black Knight halbrad does only litle damage to her headspider queen a..k.a Freja?
I recommend doing a bunch of co-op to learn the attacks. easy place to get summoned. The
laser is the real killer, but it's very, very telegraphed. always run to the other end when it's gonna happen, run counterclockwise / to the right.
Awesome - thanks!
Unfortunately, she disappears if you don't finish and talk to her in the keep.
Servbot #42
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Im having so much trouble with thecant seem to avoid her attacks. And my Black Knight halbrad does only litle damage to her headspider queen a..k.a Freja?
You can roll under the laser beam i think. I did the fight with two other guys but a good strategy is to keep moving, hit one head then run for the other one and damage it.
Deified Data
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Had a lot more trouble with
Freja
Continually strafe to your right and the boss itself should never hit you. The hardest part is managing her minions and finding the time to attack with all those spiders on your ass.Im having so much trouble with thecant seem to avoid her attacks. And my Black Knight halbrad does only litle damage to her headspider queen a..k.a Freja?
So I've been having a muck around with my two maces in that power stance use both at once thing and it's great. But a couple of questions I've got about some things:
- Should I use a morning star or just infuse one mace with bleed?
- What is best to infuse a mastadon greatsword with?
burntchomsky
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Im having so much trouble with thecant seem to avoid her attacks. And my Black Knight halbrad does only litle damage to her headspider queen a..k.a Freja?
Are you entirely melee? The easiest way to do her if you have any halfway decent ranged attack is to just stay back, wait for her beam, shoot, and outrun the beam. You'll want to aoe the minispiders at the start to free things up.
No, she dissapeares if you talk to her in the last location, as long as you don't talk to her there, you can go back and use ascetics to finish her quest line.
decoyplatypus
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I agree with rolling under. I started off trying to strafe away from the beam, but I got caught both times. Moving forward and rolling under was much safer.
The key is just to get closer to her when she does the laser attack. The closer you are, the less ground you need to cover when running away from the laser. The fight is 100% trivial once you start doing that.
rogerroger22
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I actually felt like Anor Londo - for as strong as a first impression it makes, really did leave me wanting more. You see this huge sprawling castle - and you want to run around and explore every bit of it, but you get like - a wing of the castle.
Fleet_of_Foot
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So I'm fighting a
Can someone give me a hint, not the actual solution? Just a hint on what to do.
Medusa in a poison room. I assume there's some way to drain the poison from the room?
Can someone give me a hint, not the actual solution? Just a hint on what to do.
robotzombie
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NEOPARADIGM
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I think you have to be human?
Beyond that the whole Blue thing has issues from all sides. Could be anything.
theMrCravens
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Finally finished my first blind run.
Is the final boss suppose to be that easy ?
Beat it on my first try without drinking a flask.
Is the final boss suppose to be that easy ?
Beat it on my first try without drinking a flask.
Go to the floor below and light a torch..walk the small ledge thats next to a windmill and you can set it on fire which will drain the poison
NEOPARADIGM
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lol jesus man that's not a hint
hokagespit
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wtf, they specifically asked to not be given the solution and you posted exactly that.
Fleet_of_Foot
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Ha, well that's the actual solution. Thanks everyone.
ToyMachine228
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Anyone know of this going on sale anywhere anytime soon?
SoldnerKei
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perhaps I missed something, but is there any point in lighting the torch statue in
??
it was pretty cool to see what happens, but there is something besides the show?
Undead Crypt
it was pretty cool to see what happens, but there is something besides the show?
Deified Data
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Before the long hallway leading to
there's a small bust of a certain figure that stands out to me. Anyone know if it's relevant?
Mirror Knight
Lmao.
Oh no. I thought you wanted to run around for 3 hours looking for arbitrary clues =P
Spaaaaaaaaace
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