Yup, they did. It was much more difficult to acquire many sources of titanite pre patch. Doubling the number of souls you get definitely makes it easier even if you never go out of your way to grind. For someone who does grind it only reduces the time though, agreed.
Dark Souls II |OT2| Prepare to Vengarl
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Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Ummm pretty much everyone wanted a magic nerf and the biggest problem were the buffs to a weapon and elementals.
Pure mage (no melee weapon) is a horrible build. Would be too easy to punish.
Yes, Twinkling became purchaseable. They also added items to the Female Undead Merchant like the Purging Stones which made it easier to cure curse without running all the way to the Pardoner. I wouldn't say it made the game easier as it's just less busywork to get things done.
Red Liquorice
Member
Does anyone know any details about item discovery in DS2?
I was wondering if any of the armour items that give increased item discovery are better than others? I wear the Travelling Merchants hat and Prisoner's Tatters for everything except boss battles (so I've upgraded them completely just for that little bit of extra defense), and the Gold Serpent ring of course. Wondered if other pieces of armour were better or worse or it didn't matter.
Also, unrelated question - Is there any reward or plot reason for killing
in ALL of his invasions? I've fulfilled his
questline completely, so I
, and took him out in 3 of the 5 locations. Just wondered if there was any point to doing the others, any reward or anything?
I was wondering if any of the armour items that give increased item discovery are better than others? I wear the Travelling Merchants hat and Prisoner's Tatters for everything except boss battles (so I've upgraded them completely just for that little bit of extra defense), and the Gold Serpent ring of course. Wondered if other pieces of armour were better or worse or it didn't matter.
Also, unrelated question - Is there any reward or plot reason for killing
Navlaan
assassination
pulled the lever
nailbombxx
Member
Shoutouts to the sorceror who never invested in health and got wrecked by a single running R1.
There's no way to check your item discovery stat so everything is speculation, I've also read that item discovery items don't stack and from my experience this might be the case. :/
I'm wearing a Gold Serp+2 ring and things don't drop for me that much. I'll try other gear to see if it helps. But even with Rusted Coin, I don't see a big difference in drops. Seems like all item discovery items and gear are a waste of time.
Augemitbutter
Member
he never showed up twice for me in the same area. i was in ng when i had his encounters.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Yeah man, it is so nice looking. Is it a guaranteed drop from Heide knights in NG+? If you have it you should post a picture.
Heard it was random what pieces they drop. I was lucky that it was from the second Heide Knight I killed. The first drop I got was the helm. Hoping I get the rest of the gear. Will take some pics of my build after work then. Never shared my lady here, heh
Misterinenja
Member
Your level doesn't matter since the boss is piss-easy. Like the most of bosses in this game tbh.
Facism
Member
How do you plan to do anything to me when I have a 100% magic resist greatshield?
Actually, curious, how many people in PvP have you met have no idea how to deal with magic?
The MLGS nerf is lol. MLGS with CMW was one of the builds I had the most trouble with in PvP due to the crazy damage so that's cool
Are they planning to nerf the Avelyn at some point? I don't think a one-hand nerf is necessary, but it's OP when dual-wielding. I could see Hexes nerfed as well.
The boss nerfs aren't that necessary, but I see what they're going for. Last Giant can one or two-shot you on a first playthrough depending on your HP (avoiding him isn't too bad, but...). Royal Rat Authority is powerful too and is really annoying with the four toxic rats. Though I think the toxic rats are the biggest annoyance in this fight. Lost Sinner I fought before the Sentinels in Lost Bastille and she was pretty powerful, aggressive and had a lot of HP. I may have just fought her a bit early on though. And Freja's beam is powerful as well and gave me a little trouble when I fought her.
I'm surprised they aren't nerfing the Sentinels. Edit: Could possibly nerf Vendrick a bit too. Maybe Ancient Dragon's flame breath, though he's an easy boss if you know what to do. Which I don't think many people do lol :x
I think they're trying to leave much of the challenge on NG+. Oh well, I already beat all these bosses anyway.
I didn't think the Amana mages were that bad with range weapons, but I understand the nerf there too. Their range is crazy.
The increased defense for NPCs sound nice, though I already got the trophies.
As for this:
Is that "now", not "not"? If so, that's a good change, because their spit is really powerful and fast. On NG+ it's devastating.
i was level 70 when i got to aldia's keep
Yikes! I'm so overly careful when I play.
I was pretty high SL when I got there too. I just enjoyed coop so much that I had a ridiculous amount of souls to level up my guy. Don't worry about it, NG+ will kick your ass.
theechrisfox
Member
I'm winding down on DS2. I reached Shrine of Amana on NG+ , no real desire to finish the game again, although it is fun to just sit around and help people beat the final boss.
PvP is unfun due to that one-shot flash spell, and invasions are far too frequent to even try to play PvE online. 100 hours very well spent though. I had fun.
How do so many people still not know you can destroy the curse fountains that she spawns?
I really liked the Shrine of Amana nerf. Passing through there with a pure mage is really annoying, considering that the mages range is way bigger than yours, and you can only take 3 or 4 hits before dying. And I'm using the binoculars, but some spells don't reach the mages, while they keep casting those homing soul arrows non stop from the other side of the dungeon. And it gets really fun when 2 or 3 of those enemies hiding in the water decide that they want to kill you.
And to say that I'm not complaining just because of difficulty, I used a character with a bow too, and it was really easy, but incredibly boring because I had to stop everytime looking for those sorcerers to snipe them.
And to say that I'm not complaining just because of difficulty, I used a character with a bow too, and it was really easy, but incredibly boring because I had to stop everytime looking for those sorcerers to snipe them.
I was near 200 by time I beat the game, including all bosses. Lol
I'm now almost lv 275 in NG++
Red Liquorice
Member
:/
Interesting. I haven't looked into CoC yet, there's way more optional content in this game compared to the first two.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
I don't know about that, not tried the pleb Halberd yet. What I do know is that it doesn't have the same move set as the BKH from DS1, which was visually incredible.
Sure, but it doesn't have any of the flair that the DS1 BKH had: the overhead swings, the leaps and bounds, the raw weighty goodness. DS1 BKH had some of the best attack animations in any game, let alone a Souls game.
Y FRUM Y U DO DIS
Good luck. I had to get all 4 great souls in NG++ before it would open for me
I think it refers to the turtle knights, they are the ones who produce shock waves when hitting the floor. Personally, I don't have trouble with them though.
Yea, really? Those guys are pushovers even in NG+ and there's more of them.
yea, they're still not bad in NG+. Easy to avoid except for that stupid hallway.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
They also need to fix the riposte/backstab glitch that results in backstabs and ripostes doing 1.5x the dmg they usually do.
So yesterday I upped the difficulty level for the final boss to NG+++, man, does
not mess around. Had trouble defeating
a little bit this time. Funny to think back in NG when it was an easy boss.
Ended up getting 150k souls from items I sold to the guy in Harvest Valley (I haven't talked to him much in NG++ yet, so that is why he hasn't moved yet, till now). During that time, I got invaded twice. First time by a blue. He ended up waiting just inside that entrance before the 2nd bonfire area. The entrance to the valley to the left of the seller guy. He turned into a pot and waited on the 2nd ledge. So I just shot a Forbidden Sun at his direction and got him. He dropped down, and finished him off soon after without much difficulty. 2nd guy was a red. I waited just before the pool of poison. Killed him, but he came close to killing me.
Also....
I was watching my roommate play last night and watched him get destroyed by an invader. I'm pretty sure the guy was either cheating or just a glorified asshole. My friend is in NG No-Mans Wharf and prob has less than 45K souls, prob less than 35K souls. The invader not only had a Moon Butterfly armor set on, he was extremely over powered. My friend was able to backstab him and did no damage to him. So I am thinking he is a asshole who cheated to gank early players. Esp since you need at least 2 bonfire ascetics to get the Moon Butterfly chest piece....
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Ended up getting 150k souls from items I sold to the guy in Harvest Valley (I haven't talked to him much in NG++ yet, so that is why he hasn't moved yet, till now). During that time, I got invaded twice. First time by a blue. He ended up waiting just inside that entrance before the 2nd bonfire area. The entrance to the valley to the left of the seller guy. He turned into a pot and waited on the 2nd ledge. So I just shot a Forbidden Sun at his direction and got him. He dropped down, and finished him off soon after without much difficulty. 2nd guy was a red. I waited just before the pool of poison. Killed him, but he came close to killing me.
Also....
I was watching my roommate play last night and watched him get destroyed by an invader. I'm pretty sure the guy was either cheating or just a glorified asshole. My friend is in NG No-Mans Wharf and prob has less than 45K souls, prob less than 35K souls. The invader not only had a Moon Butterfly armor set on, he was extremely over powered. My friend was able to backstab him and did no damage to him. So I am thinking he is a asshole who cheated to gank early players. Esp since you need at least 2 bonfire ascetics to get the Moon Butterfly chest piece....
Augemitbutter
Member
the green hammer guys produce shock too. pretty cool effect. no reason to nerf it.
Skellig Gra
Member
Am I over leveled GAF? SL 51 in the tower after clearing the forest.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
It's a downgrade for sure but I can't say it bothered me too much. BKH was one of the first weapons I fell in love with in DkS and it served me just as well in II, I used it to take down quite a few of the bosses includingSure, but it doesn't have any of the flair that the DS1 BKH had: the overhead swings, the leaps and bounds, the raw weighty goodness. DS1 BKH had some of the best attack animations in any game, let alone a Souls game.
Y FRUM Y U DO DIS
Nashandra
Darklurker
Hard not to miss this, though:
I would just hate to go through the gutter and all
Majula is NG++ for me, how do I make him sell the set for the sake of posterity?
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The Dark Spirits are mega trolls in NG+. You think no one's there and BOOM. Ambush to the face!
I think, though you can level pretty fast in this game either way.
Did you change up weapons? I tried Great Club and I'm not a fan of the move set. I think I died the most using it lol.
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MeisaMcCaffrey
No side effects. Don't die near the castle doors though.
rogerroger22
Member
Weapon will swing slower, wont be able to buff it with crystal magic weapon. Should still be viable, but more 'matter of preference', not 'the best there is/dominate and at a severe disadvantage if you don't use it'.
I have a MLGS that I dont use because it feels dirty, and I see it too damn often.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
It's a downgrade for sure but I can't say it bothered me too much. BKH was one of the first weapons I fell in love with in DkS and it served me just as well in II, I used it to take down quite a few of the bosses includingandNashandra.Darklurker
Hard not to miss this, though:
So good....
Audioboxer
Member
Are the Black Knight weapons the best for those that have fire scaling already? Out of them what is everyone's favourite? I think the Halberd seems to be....
Going to try some fire weapons on my hex build vs my current dark weapons.
Going to try some fire weapons on my hex build vs my current dark weapons.
I'm sorta using the BK Greatsword and it's kinda slow. I should probably use the BK Halberd more. I used that in DkS1.
Some say it's easier, some say it's harder. I found it a bit easier, but these Souls games have similar mechanics so as a veteran, I knew what to expect. Veteran Souls players shouldn't have any issues.
Yeah - I just need the last two spells...does dying glitch the game? Also, there is zero chance my save file can be corrupted right?
Dying doesn't glitch it there, iirc. Just don't save/quit there or the enemies may not spawn for you to open the doors. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Haha, yea. They killed me there. Totally unprepared for it.
valentine71
Banned
I am around level 50s and been farming for items and weapons for ages. If anyone wants some item or weapon, i might be able to assist you. Killed nearly all bosses and have nearly most boss weapons for NG. I am playing the PS3 version by the way. I am going to start fresh so i can share some of my items and weapons which i do not use. PM me, if you want.
Edit: And, i have tons of items.
Edit: And, i have tons of items.
I'd say 33.3333 repeating chance, for sure.
(Fo real tho, 0% chance until they announce or hint at anything whatsoever)
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