Kai Dracon
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Can't complain about the Lucatiel buff. Even with the Red Eye Ring, sometimes the bosses just go "Oh wait, you're gunning for Lucatiel's questline aren't you? WELL FUCK YOU BUDDY."
Dark Souls II |OT2| Prepare to Vengarl
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The_Darkest_Red
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Not quite full blown casual, but certainly full blown casul.
Cannon Goose
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I know, right? I got killed by it one time and then never again. Then probably half the time I summoned help or helped someone else the person I was with would get smoked by the beam.
The spider is very easy to avoid and there is a huge tell for it. Maybe it's the distraction from small spiders that causes the problems. Technically, it was not a difficult boss.
Still a great game
That was my most frustrating trophy by far, especially given how often she would decide to just kill herself on the way to the boss door (even with all enemies cleared and I went back just for her). Then if we do finally make it, she just jumps onto the boss' sword, wheeeeee!
The_Darkest_Red
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Haha, most definitely. I don't really like some of these changes but I tend to not let this kind of stuff bother me too much. I keep trying to start and/or finish other games but I just keep thinking about starting that NG+ run...Still a great game
I don't think it was completely made for new players, but they did modernize some aspects
I just ascetic the Black Gulch bonfire with the red eye ring and it worked out. Wasn't too bad.
200 hours is quickly approaching and there is still a lot of stuff I want to do. It's a fantastic game. FROM truly gives you a lot of bang for the buck.
Misterinenja
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Is there a limit on how many messages you can leave?
I can't see my highest rated ones on Written History anymore.
I can't see my highest rated ones on Written History anymore.
The only thing that sucked about the spider beam is when you get summoned for that fight and the host runs to the back edge while you're doing your thing killing the small spiders... and thus the host has triggered the killer beam while you're looking the other way, usually getting ohko'ed in the process.
Solo, when only your range against the boss is what matters, it was not a problem at all. But I ran 30+ co-ops against her and yeah, dumb hosts got me killed repeatedly.
Solo, when only your range against the boss is what matters, it was not a problem at all. But I ran 30+ co-ops against her and yeah, dumb hosts got me killed repeatedly.
Or use NPC summon cuz he'll run right up to it's face which makes attack the second head feasible.
Red Liquorice
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Played around with the King's Ultra Greatsword for some PVP. Managed to win one Blue Sentinel sparring match while naked with it.
Wearing my normal armor (Bandit torso, Desert Sorceress skirt, Drangleic Gloves, Vengarl Helmet) plus the Tower Greatshield and the sword was putting me at 109 percent equip load.
Wearing my normal armor (Bandit torso, Desert Sorceress skirt, Drangleic Gloves, Vengarl Helmet) plus the Tower Greatshield and the sword was putting me at 109 percent equip load.
I had to go full on naked and two-handed my Zweihander to get good damage on him. Gave up using a shield.
It's an improvement. NG+ in Demon's and DkS1 was the same ol. This mode actually scares the shit outta me at times, lol
The_Darkest_Red
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I think it's great that they essentially took the Demon's Souls concept of black world tendency, and made that the basis for NG+.
I was pleasantly surprised when I loaded up a new journey, and suddenly
there are falconeers attacking me in the first room that weren't there before
There's a AHHH moment in NG+ I won't spoil and it has nothing to do with Dark Spirits. Let me know when you encounter it, muhahaha
Misterinenja
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Is Dragon Chime worth the stat requirements compared to fully upgraded Priest's Chime?
Re: Vendrick, I used a club +10 at 50 strength and four giant souls in inventory and was doing 160 base dmg per one handed strong attack, 193 if it was close enough to a swing to count as a counter attack, and I could get two to three hits in per attack phase depending on what he was up to. Using charcoal pine resin got the damage into the mid 200's. I had a hard time with this fight because I kept rolling too early and I have only 4 adp so precision was important. I wore only my grwym gloves and had my weight down to 15% or so.
I don't care if other folks had an easy time of it, he kicked my ass so many times that when I won I was feeling the thrill of victory even a couple hours later.
I don't care if other folks had an easy time of it, he kicked my ass so many times that when I won I was feeling the thrill of victory even a couple hours later.
There is some items you can only get in NG++ as opposed to NG or NG+
Don't forget that
bosses
Misterinenja
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I completed NG+ today and
did I read right that the ending was supposed to be different? It was exactly same for me. It's a shame there is no choice to be made like in the previous games.
Red Liquorice
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decoyplatypus
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My STR build escaped the worst of the nerfs. He uses some overpowered pyromancy, but I plan to boost his faith over the course of NG+ anyway, so the attunement slots won't be wasted.
I am sad that I will miss out on the original difficulty of some NG+ boss fights.
I am sad that I will miss out on the original difficulty of some NG+ boss fights.
I did, that thing one hits me, and hit me when i thought I was WELL out of the way.
I can understand MLGS getting nerfed but why Soul Greatsword and Soul Vortex/or Soul Geyser? Soul Vortex and Soul Geyser did a lot of damage but you only get like one of Soul Geyser unless you really go out of your way to get more and Soul Vortex casting speed is slow enough for some bosses to punish you unless you're patient enough. :/ And why is Soul Greatsword getting an increased in both casting time (I assume that mean it takes longer to cast it) and a nerfed in damage? It was already slow enough and the damage wasn't fantastic considering you only get three of them originally. At least the homing soulmasses are getting buffed...I think. Unless I'm reading that wrong? Sorceries really does not need to be nerfed except for like one or two things. They're not insanely powerful as some people think they are.
I appreciate the wrath of god nerf though. My friend one-shotted so many people with that. idk about the pyromancies but I hear they were insanely powerful in PVE. I also like the ring nerfs (though where is the ring of life protection nerf?) and the twinblade buff. I don't mind the bosses nerf either, it'll make NG+ Lost Sinner less of a annoyance. The NPCs buff is also good to hear, they were way too frail to be worth summoning.
Nah.
There's a slight difference on how Nashandra appears if you beat the Throne Watcher/Defender when you have the Giant Kinship or not (she will be inside the room if not, else, she will walk in from where you came in), but the ending itself is the same. Only ending unless someone discovers a big secret, which I am not holding my breath for.
Royal Rat Authority needs to be hit with a nerf nuke. Motherfucker can paw me twice and kill me, and there is no escaping him.
WickedLaharl
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I've noticed that this is on the increase.
Try trapping inside but hole
toxic but hole
destroy but hole
hurrah for woman but try rear
Red Liquorice
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I'm trying the Ancient Dragon, my first time I got him down to about 60% HP doing great until - uh oh - I'm right on the edge, he's close and facing me and decides to fly up for his fire breath, so now what?
I'm using the method where you stay in front of him to see if he's going to fly up or not. Well that goes fine until you've ran to the edge then you don't have time to run away if he flies up. I think I might need more stamina too, since running back to attack his feet takes 90% of my stamina. I was going to respec to INT/FTH to check out the hexes, but might need to just do some sort of HP/Stamina build just purely for this(!)
I'm using the method where you stay in front of him to see if he's going to fly up or not. Well that goes fine until you've ran to the edge then you don't have time to run away if he flies up. I think I might need more stamina too, since running back to attack his feet takes 90% of my stamina. I was going to respec to INT/FTH to check out the hexes, but might need to just do some sort of HP/Stamina build just purely for this(!)
AmethystEnd
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This is what I did, and as long as you never drop the pattern, you should never end up near the edge with nowhere to run:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=106488164&postcount=13668
The_Darkest_Red
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Yeah, the key is to always make him rotate in the same direction. If you are going to attack the right side stick with the right side. If you want to do the left stay on the left. As soon as you start trying to do both you run the risk of ending up on the edge with nowhere to run.
I defeated him naked with 1500 hp and 125 stamina. It's about 2-3 hits and then getting ready to run a great distance. You can run at an angle away from him to constantly give yourself plenty of space between you two and never back yourself into a corner. It took me 14 tries before I figured out the best run away patter. Even with only 125 stamina I never used it all to run away only about 3/4ths of it to get a good distance. Never just run straight behind or straight in front up but sort of a north west, north east type of angle depending on your direction.
Yes
No armor.
...or The Lion Mage armor, if you go the magic route.
http://darksouls2.wiki.fextralife.com/Lion+Mage+Set
I like the Hunter Set, purely for aesthetics.
http://darksouls2.wiki.fextralife.com/Hunter+Set
I think that this is probably the best:
http://darksouls2.wiki.fextralife.com/Llewellyn+Set
If you are going for extreme lightweight, I think the Hexer's set is where its at.
Haha, damn-it just seems like something that some players might do the arduous task of doing...even something mundane like an achievement would be nice for the more hardcore players IMO. Oh well-I was definitely not committed enough to light every one Lol.
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