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Dark Souls II |OT2| Prepare to Vengarl
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Eh you're fine. You have a lot of game left.
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You must get underneath him. Having a 100% blocked shield helps.
Augemitbutter
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i laughed at the stray hound kills.
like YOU NERFED.
Dark Souls II |OT3| Game too easy? Don't use Weapon Slot. Still too easy? Don't use Controller.
like YOU NERFED.
Dark Souls II |OT3| Game too easy? Don't use Weapon Slot. Still too easy? Don't use Controller.
It's a shame that From is using the telemetry data incorrectly. They shouldn't be nerfing bosses due to player's deaths... Instead, they should be looking at bosses that are dying in less than 30 seconds and buffing said bosses to cause even MORE player deaths.
Augemitbutter
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full support from me for this.
Metalingus5150
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Umbasa.
I don't know if this is posted yet, but according to the latest tests by Illusorywall, Soul Memory works the same in NG+ as in NG.
http://www.reddit.com/r/DarkSouls2/comments/22rqy7/testing_results_ng_matchmaking_works_exactly_the/
More info and tests at the link. So, the reason we see more action in NG+ is most likely only because people have more souls, which makes the soul memory range quite large. NG and NG+ (++...) being separated is probably a part of it as well, people with large SM move out of NG.
I haven't had any trouble with either coop or invasions in NG+, but this is further confirmation of how it works. I myself thought that SM was removed from NG+, according to early tests by streamer Pevee Peerson (spelling?).
http://www.reddit.com/r/DarkSouls2/comments/22rqy7/testing_results_ng_matchmaking_works_exactly_the/
More info and tests at the link. So, the reason we see more action in NG+ is most likely only because people have more souls, which makes the soul memory range quite large. NG and NG+ (++...) being separated is probably a part of it as well, people with large SM move out of NG.
I haven't had any trouble with either coop or invasions in NG+, but this is further confirmation of how it works. I myself thought that SM was removed from NG+, according to early tests by streamer Pevee Peerson (spelling?).
Robot Pants
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I thought it did. Oh I guess just for invasions it did.I really wish SM would just go away completely for NG+ and beyond
Oh sweet - didn't even know there was a stat site! I want more of these!
It seems like plats are coming easier this time around. What's the plat percentage for this game, guys? I wondering if it's everyone or just us lol.
I thought so too but I'm at almost 7M SM now and I'm definitely getting a LOT less coop / invasions. Might be a coincidence though.
PSN says 1.2% have Plat so a pretty small amount of people.
Sounds like they fixed that. Die sinners!
I like this one personally
Also I noticed I've been getting "clipped" easier. Like delayed timing on evades now.
I think tests were saying that without name engraved ring, all with 12m+ are in the same "bracket":
http://illusorywall.tumblr.com/post/81323771367/dark-souls-2-level-range-and-soul-memory-how-to-make
This is an earlier post. As SM appears the same in NG as NG+, this means that the 12 million+ bracket is the highest one in NG+ as well.
Spaaaaaaaaace
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Missing 3 achievements including the "get all achievements"
Dark Souls II |OT3| I did it!
Dark Souls II |OT3| I did it!
Are you sure? Could you achieve that by using ascetics?
I don't know about ascetics but I didn't beat the game yet and AFAIK these enemies don't spawn in NG.
ScottSullivan
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It's all about using soul arrow to kill the small rats right away, you should be able to OHKO them all before the big guy gets to you. Then you need to take lock on off and stay near his back feet at all times to avoid being hit
Yes, ascetics will make them spawn as well.
eh, I tried Shrine of Amana after patching the game and nothing changed.
anyone? The fuck is this. FromSoft pls.
amazing. didn't know about this site.
100% sure? Seems strange since even the games says that.
bob_arctor
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So is the game so nerfed with the patch that it's better to go offline for the rest of my play through? I'm at Iron Keep and was curious to see what the beef with Shrine of Amana was (I'm a melee build). The game was already easy enough in my experience.
Probably just ascetic. You still summon from NG until you actually go into play cycle 2.
Is there an HD version of the DS2 map?:
http://i.imgur.com/cxestXe.jpg
SPOILERS on the map, I guess...
http://i.imgur.com/cxestXe.jpg
SPOILERS on the map, I guess...
Giolon
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Shrine of Amana was never that bad if you're just willing to pull out a goddamned bow for a few minutes (Dragonrider Bow for Str builds is ridiculous)
jacksepticeye
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bob_arctor
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Hmm. Are there other options for a melee build aside from sniping or maybe running a gauntlet? A simple yes or no would suffice as I don't want to spoil anything as far as strategy/approaches.
Not really, outside of just approaching it like you would any other encounter.
My bad. I didn't know that.
I was almost able to do it melee solo but there's a couple spots where it got too frustrating. But I think it might actually be doable if you scout out the terrain better than I did... I went through it more carefully after everything was dead and figured out another way to approach that might have made it slightly easier, but there's def a part that I found a bit ridiculous for NG (that I would have thought more appropriate for a NG+ or even NG++ difficulty based on having gotten to NG++++ in Dark Souls 1.)
Basically. Had my hunter bow with the ring for longer distance of shots and I was all good
Giolon
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I would say, not really, no. There's only 1 section where melee is an extremely poor option.
It's got great stats and scaling (to my memory) for the category, but it requires Twinkling Titanite so I just went with the Bastard Sword instead. Close enough and dirt cheap to upgrade.
RiccochetJ
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Probably because it's the first real drop that you find in the game. I know I equipped it immediately when I found it my first time through. I didn't use it for long though.
bob_arctor
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Thanks for the responses, guys. I may play tonight so I'll decide then about offline or not. I did Dark Souls like that entirely but have really been enjoying the messages throughout my playthrough now. They either make me laugh or actually help me out (particularly with illusory walls). It's interesting, I've approached Dark Souls 2 as an entirely different beast generally as far as easing off my unwritten rule about exploration and going at it as blind as possible.
Morrigan Stark
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#dead
RIP
This is so weird. I truly hope it hasn't been nerfed. It'd make the whole area trivial now.
Xbox players, so casulsYeah that seems to be the case. Found someone on reddit who plays on NA PS3 and he reports the same.
It seems like
XBOX: no tracking
PS3: normal tracking
independent of region. Let's see which one is intended and which one is wrong.
LOL @Darksucker. WTF?
I'm really confused by how it works. My friend and I cooped in NG+, and he was level 124 with SM 4 mil. I was level 150 with SM 7.6 mil (because I was at the end of NG+ and he was at the beginning of it). And he could summon me without issues (with name-engraved ring). According to this tool, we'd be completely out of range for both levels and soul memory. Go figure.I really wish SM would just go away completely for NG+ and beyond
In fact, he seemed to see my sign way more easily than during our NG runs with our other toons, where sometimes there'd be this delay in our signs showing up. Really weird.
It has good scaling for the first playthrough. How far are you in the game?
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