Dark Souls II |OT2| Prepare to Vengarl

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So. What is the official way to get summoned by the looking glass knight?

There is no official way. It's the same as Demon's Souls. The Mirror Knight boss will grab random people who have their red sign/use cracked red eyes in the appropriate area for that boss.

There's no special place to put it, no "Looking Glass" sign to put down. Just put your red sign down near the boss door and you'll eventually get in.
 
NG+ Story:

Summon two buddies at Sinner's Rise bonfire, we clear the whole area up to the boss, warcry & dual bow at the fog gate, it's been a great run with these dudes, get inside and Sinner three-shots me. Dead. Buddies had been in the room for less than five seconds. I take my glasses and headphones off, rub my eyes, thinking "well fuck that was embarrassing," I look up and OF COURSE I'm at the Sinner's bonfire so the archers are lighting me up! Dead. 74,000 souls lost. :/

damn

almost lost 800000 souls today
 
There is no official way. It's the same as Demon's Souls. The Mirror Knight boss will grab random people who have their red sign/use cracked red eyes in the appropriate area for that boss.

There's no special place to put it, no "Looking Glass" sign to put down. Just put your red sign down near the boss door and you'll eventually get in.
Ah, ok.

That video made it seem like you had to put your sign in a specific spot.
 
So close to getting platinum in this game. Already have one big boss soul. Going after
The Rotten
tonight hoping I'll have enough souls to open
Drangleic Castle
. All I need is the last remaining spells. Really can't wait until I can use that lightning AoE spell.

Wonder how often I'll get invaded tonight.
 
Hmm, I've beaten every boss available to me except the Rat Authority, and gotten the four large souls too. Now I need to reach the castle, how? The kings door in the forest of the giants won't budge...and I know I saw another one but can't remember where.
 
So close to getting platinum in this game. Already have one big boss soul. Going after
The Rotten
tonight hoping I'll have enough souls to open
Drangleic Castle
. All I need is the last remaining spells. Really can't wait until I can use that lightning AoE spell.

Wonder how often I'll get invaded tonight.

I was so anxious to get the last spells I needed for the platinum, I used the 1.00 patch glitch to get to
Drangleic
within 30 minutes.

Spoiler vid:

 
Hmm, I've beaten every boss available to me except the Rat Authority, and gotten the four large souls too. Now I need to reach the castle, how? The kings door in the forest of the giants won't budge...and I know I saw another one but can't remember where.

You need to go to the Shrine of Winter through the Shaded Woods.
 
I just trolled boss
Rat Authority
by using chameleon lol, and then finished him with two firestorm after I died a lot trying to figure out a way to kill him.
 
Hmm, I've beaten every boss available to me except the Rat Authority, and gotten the four large souls too. Now I need to reach the castle, how? The kings door in the forest of the giants won't budge...and I know I saw another one but can't remember where.
You need the King's ring to open this door. Go to the Shaded Woods (Ruined Fork Road), the door you're looking for is there :p
 
Just finished it \o/

SL119/56h. Brignat build isn't optimized and is somewhere along those lines:
DEX 46
STR 30 (for the curved dragon sword)
ADP 20 (that's the last stat I increased, a guy who helped me told me it would help with my rolls, I was at 8 or something)
END 40
And a few points in VIT

As weapons, I went kinda early with a +7 Rapier, useful to poke behind a shield even though the hit boxes were weird and I missed often.
I found the Ricard's Rapier and put it to +10 with the S scaling in DEX it was yummy.
For long I was with a short bow until I found McDuff and bought him the long bow that I put to +7. Then at
Drangleic Castle
I could find the Hunter's Black Bow, pretty cool (better range even than the long bow).
And the Curved Dragon Sword to beast through a few late bosses (pursuer that I missed in the forest didn't like it much)

About shields, I missed the leather shield and the drangleic shield in the forest; the first 100%PHY I had required 26 STR so it fucked me and I had to allocate points in STR rather than INT / FAI / ATT (I wanted to be able to cast a few things because even in the first DS game I was a pure melee guy).

For armor sets I stayed for a very long time with the brigand one I had at the start (weight/performance ratio was good). At the beginning of the last bonfire
Dragon thingy
I found in a chest the Judgment Set which has been a slight improvement of the Brigand one. And then at the very end I found the all transparent one, pretty good (especially to compensate with the weight of the dragon sword, half of the rest of my equipment :o).

Playstyle? I did almost everything with the help of others. I loved that aspect, I hadn't used it much in the first game but that was really great to cooperate and find a few darksoulsbros willing to help when you're stuck on a boss.

Now onto the 1000G.

AND PRAISE THE SUN.
 
Can't say for sure though if the flames keep lit if you abandon them as I didn't check it before moving to NG+.

And AFAIK Hidden Weapon can only be acquired via Bell Keepers.
oki, does anyone know for sure?

I guess it's time to grind some Bell Keepers, for getting rank 2 does it count if you kill grey phantoms that invade you or just hots?
 
Still on Smelter. Died 20 times. Tried co-op, solo, heavy, rolling, blocking, magic enchanted ultra greatsword, pine resin - everything.. Now I'm at half HP with no effigies in sight and 0 souls. I know that bitch is optional but I want to take him out. On the bright side I've basically despawned everything in the Iron Keep. Fuck....
 
Still on Smelter. Died 20 times. Tried co-op, solo, heavy, rolling, blocking, magic enchanted ultra greatsword, pine resin - everything.. Now I'm at half HP with no effigies in sight and 0 souls. I know that bitch is optional but I want to take him out. On the bright side I've basically despawned everything in the Iron Keep. Fuck....

Have you tried the Gyrm Greatshield?
 
Still on Smelter. Died 20 times. Tried co-op, solo, heavy, rolling, blocking, magic enchanted ultra greatsword, pine resin - everything.. Now I'm at half HP with no effigies in sight and 0 souls. I know that bitch is optional but I want to take him out. On the bright side I've basically despawned everything in the Iron Keep. Fuck....

Got a Gyrm Greatshield?
 
oki, does anyone know for sure?

I guess it's time to grind some Bell Keepers, for getting rank 2 does it count if you kill grey phantoms that invade you or just hots?
Just hosts and red phantoms that invade your game. There is NPC red phantom spawn in Belfry Sol so I would recommend to go there to grind.
 
Still on Smelter. Died 20 times. Tried co-op, solo, heavy, rolling, blocking, magic enchanted ultra greatsword, pine resin - everything.. Now I'm at half HP with no effigies in sight and 0 souls. I know that bitch is optional but I want to take him out. On the bright side I've basically despawned everything in the Iron Keep. Fuck....
Did you try summoning Lucatiel? She's a boss tank!

You don't need the shield, I killed him wearing nothing. (my stamina sucks)
 
Still on Smelter. Died 20 times. Tried co-op, solo, heavy, rolling, blocking, magic enchanted ultra greatsword, pine resin - everything.. Now I'm at half HP with no effigies in sight and 0 souls. I know that bitch is optional but I want to take him out. On the bright side I've basically despawned everything in the Iron Keep. Fuck....

I find it odd so many people have trouble with him. Most of his moves are largely telegraphed making dodging easy. Although I haven't tried him completely alone, by myself, I've always had at least 1 summon with me and I've co-oped him dozens of times helping others kill him and I've only died to him once, the first ever time where I was surprised killed by his
exploding fire aura move.
That again is easily avoided. What is your soul memory and level? Maybe I could help out. I'm at level 125 with I think between 1.5-1.75 million souls.
 
Having finished blind, I'm now looking for top PVE build guides so I can finish off NG+ and trophies. Then I'mma try SL 1 runs.

Anyone know where I can find such templates ?
 
I've basically memorized his pattern and everything by now but once he starts dealing out fire damage I usually take a hit or two and with half HP it goes down pretty damn fast.

I find it odd so many people have trouble with him. Most of his moves are largely telegraphed making dodging easy. Although I haven't tried him completely alone, by myself, I've always had at least 1 summon with me and I've co-oped him dozens of times helping others kill him and I've only died to him once, the first ever time where I was surprised killed by his
exploding fire aura move.
That again is easily avoided. What is your soul memory and level? Maybe I could help out. I'm at level 125 with I think between 1.5-1.75 million souls.

I''m at lvl 93. Not sure on the soul memory.
 
I've basically memorized his pattern and everything by now but once he starts dealing out fire damage I usually take a hit or two and with half HP it goes down pretty damn fast.

I''m at lvl 93. Not sure on the soul memory.

There's a ring you should have that reduces the hollow HP penalty so you can have 75% HP.
 
I...I made it, I finally defeated
the ancient dragon
, Now I want to rest and finally clear DoP but still I am in a need for a new staff.


Also I was trying some pyromancies and used inmolation and the heal spell on the Emerald herald and she got mad at me =c
 
I've basically memorized his pattern and everything by now but once he starts dealing out fire damage I usually take a hit or two and with half HP it goes down pretty damn fast.



I''m at lvl 93. Not sure on the soul memory.


If you don't have the Gyrm Greatshield, you can up your fire defense. Flame Quartz ring, orange burr, flash sweat and even take a dip
in the water from the Pharro's Lockstone just a hop-skip-jump away.
 
I've basically memorized his pattern and everything by now but once he starts dealing out fire damage I usually take a hit or two and with half HP it goes down pretty damn fast.



I''m at lvl 93. Not sure on the soul memory.
Get the pyromancy spell flash sweat. It will greatly reduce the fire damage you take. Do you not have the ring of binding? It's a necessity.

Also help some other people beat bosses, which will turn you human, then summon people and let them do the work on old smelty.
 
Can someone specify which door I need to go through in the shaded woods? The big one won't let me cause I need a kings seal or something.
 
Get the pyromancy spell flash sweat. It will greatly reduce the fire damage you take. Do you not have the ring of binding? It's a necessity.

Also help some other people beat bosses, which will turn you human, then summon people and let them do the work on old smelty.

I can still use the white summon sign while hollowed????
 
Just hosts and red phantoms that invade your game. There is NPC red phantom spawn in Belfry Sol so I would recommend to go there to grind.
I see.

does someone know an easy spot/way to grind those items to replenish spells uses? I know that you can buy them but iirc it's 4k per item so they're not really cheap.
 
Still on Smelter. Died 20 times. Tried co-op, solo, heavy, rolling, blocking, magic enchanted ultra greatsword, pine resin - everything.. Now I'm at half HP with no effigies in sight and 0 souls. I know that bitch is optional but I want to take him out. On the bright side I've basically despawned everything in the Iron Keep. Fuck....

the tower shield with a fire infusion blocks about 90% of fire based damage. it's what I used because the dwarves or whatever in Doors of Pharos didn't drop Grym Greatshield.
 
Can someone specify which door I need to go through in the shaded woods? The big one won't let me cause I need a kings seal or something.
Go back to the bonfire, and go through the route to the left.

No, not the foggy area.
 
Is there a good boss weapon for a STR/FTH character? honestly between the ridiculous stat requirements and the shit scaling most start with, they seem pretty worthless. I haven't exchanged a single boss soul for a weapon.
 
Is there a good boss weapon for a STR/FTH character? honestly between the ridiculous stat requirements and the shit scaling most start with, they seem pretty worthless. I haven't exchanged a single boss soul for a weapon.

Smelter sword is fun, has bad STR scaling but a high requirement and does good physical damage, and does fire damage that will scale with FTH
 
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