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[njean777]

I'm close to just giving up. It's impossible to beat them, it's impossible because everyone who puts their sign down is a complete and total moron. It's just so frustrating. I can't beat them solo, I can't even get to the boss without dieing. Those knights are too difficult to kill, they just gang rush me.

Get a mace, upgrade it as far as you can. Get a shield with 100% damage block, summon the npc Mage and then go. Just have to have patience for the bottom two. They like to attack you at the same time so punish them after. Just be sure to dodge and move out of their attack range.

 

[Scher]

Can anyone helpm me with the Ruin Sentinels? Everyone I coop with is a total moron who die too fast. It's absolutely baffling how stupid people are with the RUin Trio. EVERY SINGLE laast person is icapable of healing or doing any damage to the boss. last 2 guys didn't even bother helping me, they just stood outside the gate. I can't get past them and nobody seems to want to help.

If you're looking for people to help, you should probably provide some additional info. What system are you on, which cycle are you on, SL and SM? I don't know if I'm in the range to help you unless I know that information, but if I am, I can try to help out later when I get back to my apartment.

 

[zewone]

The fuck? I just got summoned as a phanton andere all of my healing items werd greyed out?

This happens when the host's world has been invaded by a phantom (player or NPC). Kill the invader and you can heal again.

 

[AlimNassor]

I beat the Ruin Sentinels by my fucking self. My summon died at the last second. We had 3 at one time. They were both spamming that stupid ass windmill attack. I nearly died, I had 1 last attack and then I was fucked. THat one last soul arrow killed the last one right before it was about to kill me. Fuck this low HP sucks.

 

[Trakan]

450k SM 89SL

Your SM is too low. By that level you should have at least double that. That's why you can't see anyone and nobody sees you.

 

[keit4]

I just made a top 3 of easiest/hardest bosses for me in Dark Souls II:

HARD

Spoiler

- Ancient Dragon
- Royal Rat Authority
- Smelter Demon

EASY
This game has a lot of easy bosses, so it was hard to pick only three:

Spoiler

- Covetous Demon
- Demon of Song
- Prowling Magus & Congregation

 

[Danexmurder]

The problem is.. i have a DEX build and don't have enough strength to use the Gyrm shield It doesn't matter what kind of protection i use, it's always one hit kill for me.

I never blocked in this fight ever. Just haul ass outside of the fire damage range. In fact I two-handed my weapon and put a stamina regen shield on my back.

 

[zsswimmer]

Is Drangleic Castle the last 'level' so to speak? I'm at the Looking Glass Knight fight and I'm wondering how much exploring is left after I beat him.

 

[Soriku]

Is Drangleic Castle the last 'level' so to speak? I'm at the Looking Glass Knight fight and I'm wondering how much exploring is left after I beat him.

You have some areas after it.

 

[TraBuch]

Is Drangleic Castle the last 'level' so to speak? I'm at the Looking Glass Knight fight and I'm wondering how much exploring is left after I beat him.

No. You have about..

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six more?

 

[J-Roderton]

That's a Rat covenant area you're in. The Lockstones are for trolling invaders. You should go up the stairs instead to progress.

Oh. Well, I guess it's through the fog gate it is.

 

[LiK]

Is Drangleic Castle the last 'level' so to speak? I'm at the Looking Glass Knight fight and I'm wondering how much exploring is left after I beat him.

Not even close

 

[Inskipp]

Am I right in thinking that soul memory kinda breaks the whole apostle of the blue covenant?

I mean with the auto summon of blue sentinels or have I just not been lucky enough to be summoned yet at all?

A covenant like this would have definitely worked better in DS1's system imo. There's no incentive to invade in low levels, and Soul Memory prevents twinking. So yeah, being an Apostle is relatively pointless.

I'd almost imagine that the whole covenant was being created during early stages of development, before they came up with the Soul Memory- system.

 

[TraBuch]

The problem is.. i have a DEX build and don't have enough strength to use the Gyrm shield It doesn't matter what kind of protection i use, it's always one hit kill for me.

I'm sure you have two Soul Vessels. Use one to get the stats required, plus some extra stamina. After the fight, go back to your old build if you want.

 

[TemplaerDude]

Is a strength character supposed to be able to get through the shrine of amana or is this where we just stop playing.

I'm seriously close to strangling a mother fucker.

 

[AlimNassor]

Is a strength character supposed to be able to get through the shrine of amana or is this where we just stop playing.

I'm seriously close to strangling a mother fucker.

Get a bow+plus Gavlan=you wheelin and dealing them straight to heaven. By that I mean poison arrows, and that whole area becomes simply annoying not hard.

 

[zsswimmer]

You have some areas after it.

No. You have about..

Spoiler

six more?

Not even close

Nice. I love exploring the new areas in this game, I was afraid I was getting close to the end

 

[LiK]

Nice. I love exploring the new areas in this game, I was afraid I was getting close to the end

Well, depending on your build, the next area could be heaven or hell.

 

[Feindflug]

Is a strength character supposed to be able to get through the shrine of amana or is this where we just stop playing.

I'm seriously close to strangling a mother fucker.

Bow and poison arrows or Rebel Greatshield and Greatsword's strong attack in their face.

 

[punkmaggit]

Whoever decided to

Spoiler

add two black phantoms in the Lost Sinner fight NG+

can go die in a fire. Ugh.

 

[Arjen]

This happens when the host's world has been invaded by a phantom (player or NPC). Kill the invader and you can heal again.

It was during a bossfight, doesn't that cancel invasions anymore?

 

[LiK]

Whoever decided to

Spoiler

add two black phantoms in the Lost Sinner fight NG+

can go die in a fire. Ugh.

Haha, yea, it sucks.

 

[Feindflug]

It was during a bossfight, doesn't that cancel invasions anymore?

Was it in the

Spoiler

Mirror Knight

fight? if yes then maybe he summoned an actual person instead of an NPC.

 

[Mistel]

A covenant like this would have definitely worked better in DS1's system imo. There's no incentive to invade in low levels, and Soul Memory prevents twinking. So yeah, being an Apostle is relatively pointless.

I'd almost imagine that the whole covenant was being created during early stages of development, before they came up with the Soul Memory- system.

That's a shame I was looking forward to some sentinel action but at my stage it's not going to happen until NG but that's unlikely. I might as well get the Sunlight straight sword from the heirs of the sun...

 

[Feindflug]

Haha, yea, it sucks.

I'm so hyped for this fight and see how it plays, everyone seems to hate it though.

 

[Arjen]

Was it in the

Spoiler

Mirror Knight

fight? if yes then maybe he summoned an actual person instead of an NPC.

Nope easy duo in the castle.

 

[Feindflug]

Nope easy duo in the castle.

Maybe it was a glitch? I never encountered anything similar and I've played quite a bit of co-op. That being said it could be a new problem that I haven't seen since I haven't played any co-op in the last few days.

Oh and btw the skyboxes at the

Spoiler

Lost Bastille

and

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Drangleic Castle

are back!

 

[The_Darkest_Red]

Didn't get too far in NG+ last night, explored most of FoFG and took out TLG and the Persuer. It's kind of funny how the game messes with you by throwing red phantoms into the mix. Good stuff.

Also, is it just me or is the Thorned Greatsword (from the Looking Glass Knight's soul) a fantastic weapon? The move set is awesome plus the attacks are very quick for a greatsword.

 

[Jaeger]

I beat Royal Rat Authority every time, with ease. Just stay under him, and he can't touch you. He also has like zero defense. I wasted him on NG+ with maybe 3 exhausted stamina meters.

 

[TraBuch]

Ughhhhhh. I fought the

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Pursuer

duo in Drangleic and died right after I killed the one that drops the

Spoiler

Ring of Blades +2

. Which bonfire do I burn an ascetic at to bring em back?

Anyone?

 

[The_Darkest_Red]

I beat Royal Rat Authority every time, with ease. Just stay under him, and he can't touch you. He also has like zero defense. I wasted him on NG+ with maybe 3 exhausted stamina meters.

That fight is all about the first 10 seconds. Survive that and it's pretty easy. The key for me as a melee user was a weapon that could take all the little rats in one move (in my case BKH two-handed R2).

 

[LiK]

I beat Royal Rat Authority every time, with ease. Just stay under him, and he can't touch you. He also has like zero defense. I wasted him on NG+ with maybe 3 exhausted stamina meters.

Yea, no major trouble with this boss. Even NG+ was easier. I simply spammed Firestorm.

 

[Morrigan Stark]

You need to perform 10 sins before it shows up on player status page.

Whaaa? Where do you get that from? I had no sin at all (never aggroed any NPC, never invaded except in Belfry, etc.), then I checked my sin before invading the NPC

Spoiler

Licia

and was at zero. After I killed her, I had sin. So uh... seems pretty cut and dry. It disappeared once a Blue Sentinel killed me.

Speaking of Blue Sentinels, I've joined them now, and the NPC says that you can present a token of fidelity to duel other members of the covenant? Where/how do you do that, exactly?

This is excellent, thank you. I haven't even started that yet but a friend was having trouble.

Cool. It might also help to use the name-engraved ring, by the way.

I just made a top 3 of easiest/hardest bosses for me in Dark Souls II:

HARD

Spoiler

- Ancient Dragon
- Royal Rat Authority
- Smelter Demon

EASY
This game has a lot of easy bosses, so it was hard to pick only three:

Spoiler

- Covetous Demon
- Demon of Song
- Prowling Magus & Congregation

Sounds about right, at least for NG. I'd put the first D

Spoiler

ragonrider

instead of D

Spoiler

emon

of S

Spoiler

ong

, though. For hardest, I'd put V

Spoiler

endrick

instead of S

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melter

.

Is a strength character supposed to be able to get through the shrine of amana or is this where we just stop playing.

I'm seriously close to strangling a mother fucker.

Rebel Greatshield, mate. I had no bow so I used a raw light crossbow+9 for sniping, but you can run towards them with that shield up and smash their heads in. Watch out for the bleeding critters and Archdrake assholes then though.

 

[Morrigan Stark]

I beat Royal Rat Authority every time, with ease. Just stay under him, and he can't touch you. He also has like zero defense. I wasted him on NG+ with maybe 3 exhausted stamina meters.

It's not the big rat that's the problem for me, it's the small ones. With my dex it was easy enough, I got him second try by sniping every single one before he reached me (my arrow would OHKO them). In NG+ the arrows didn't ohko, and I resorted to Firestorm. On a mage he's trivial. On my melee str... gah. Crossbows wouldn't ohko the small rats and they're to slow to reload anyway, and I didn't have a weapon that fell them all in one swoop. Ended up using a bastard sword to take out two of them, then the other two, and after that it was fine but geez, what a pain.

 

[Mistel]

Speaking of Blue Sentinels, I've joined them now, and the NPC says that you can present a token of fidelity to duel other members of the covenant? Where/how do you do that, exactly?

Statues by the bonfire you get matched up then fight in an arena.

 

[Morrigan Stark]

Wow, I didn't even notice statues in that room... haha geez. Okay I'll check it out, thanks.

 

[zewone]

It was during a bossfight, doesn't that cancel invasions anymore?

Sounds like it may have been a glitch then, because boss fights still send invaders home.

 

[Inskipp]

Ugh, I should probably just make a new character with a low Soul Memory and stick to the Arena. The PVP in "high" levels is just cringe- inducing, and is affecting my ability to enjoy the game.

What's a good Soul Memory range for a 120 level character?

 

[Screaming Meat]

FnordChan

Completely off topic BUT

Spoiler

Hail Eris

 

[Leezard]

Whaaa? Where do you get that from? I had no sin at all (never aggroed any NPC, never invaded except in Belfry, etc.), then I checked my sin before invading the NPC

Spoiler

Licia

and was at zero. After I killed her, I had sin. So uh... seems pretty cut and dry. It disappeared once a Blue Sentinel killed me.

Speaking of Blue Sentinels, I've joined them now, and the NPC says that you can present a token of fidelity to duel other members of the covenant? Where/how do you do that, exactly?
.

http://darksouls2.wikidot.com/sin
which is written by illusorywall from reddit, from these two posts:
http://www.reddit.com/r/DarkSouls2/comments/21js81/explanation_of_sin_confirmed_through_testing/
http://www.reddit.com/r/DarkSouls2/comments/227wgl/a_question_for_those_who_have_become_wretch/

Some additional interesting information, unrelated to your question:

"Wretch"

Achieved by gaining 100 points of sin.
At this rank, your minimum HP as a hollow is no longer capped at 50%. It can be reduced all the way down to 5% HP (dying 19 times from human form).

 

[Tex117]

Spoiler

Giant Lord

Geesh the hitboxes on his sword are terrible. I was literally standing on the other side of him and got one shotted.

Bull shit.

 

[Respect]

Finally killed that-motherfucker-

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Vendrick

with 4 souls. The most difficult boss so far for me as melee. Haven't done AD yet so that might be more difficult after all.

Same for me last night, just got him last night. It was easy to figure out his pattern and keep circling him, but he kept wall humping. Even after I would run back out and get him to the center of the room, he would back steep right back to a wall and I would get lost on the the camera/wall for an instant and BAM 3 hit combo, dead.

Refused to go to bed until I killed him, finally did but was about 1am, have been sleepwalking at work all day today.

 

[LiK]

KV is definitely an easy boss but when he jumps to the wall then it can easily fuck you up.

 

[Dereck]

How do I get there?

 

[Morrigan Stark]

http://darksouls2.wikidot.com/sin
which is written by illusorywall from reddit, from these two posts:
http://www.reddit.com/r/DarkSouls2/c...rough_testing/
http://www.reddit.com/r/DarkSouls2/c...become_wretch/

Some additional interesting information, unrelated to your question:

Well, how do you explain my personal experience then? Does invading L

Spoiler

icia

give you 10 points of sin?

 

[Alric]

How do I get there?

Later in the game after you get the

Spoiler

Kings Ring

. It opens a door allowing you to get to that location and to fight something something.

 

[Deified Data]

Well, how do you explain my personal experience then? Does invading L

Spoiler

icia

give you 10 points of sin?

I can attest that if invading Licia gives you sin, it's not enough to label you a sinner in your character info screen if you haven't committed a sin before. A bug could also be involved, but I'm not sure which outcome would be the bugged one.

 

[Mogwai]

Same for me last night, just got him last night. It was easy to figure out his pattern and keep circling him, but he kept wall humping. Even after I would run back out and get him to the center of the room, he would back steep right back to a wall and I would get lost on the the camera/wall for an instant and BAM 3 hit combo, dead.

Refused to go to bed until I killed him, finally did but was about 1am, have been sleepwalking at work all day today.

Haha, that's the spirit!

His wall hugging... god damn. That's the real problem indeed.

 

[Leezard]

Well, how do you explain my personal experience then? Does invading L

Spoiler

icia

give you 10 points of sin?

I have no idea, to be honest. Perhaps a bug? I was not branded a sinner by doing that. I should have 3 points of sin from L

Spoiler

icia

, N

Spoiler

avlaan

and A D

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ragon

, and I still have an "-" in my player status. If you did get 10 points of sin for doing that, being killed once by a blue sentinel should put you down to 9 sin and thus "-".

 

[Dereck]

Dem poison arrows doe.