Confirmed: Dark Souls PC to migrate from GFWL to Steam in Nov (Details in OP)
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ashecitism
Member
Nice! Have you asked a mod to update the title?
itchyass86
Member
Happy for everyone that will get to play this title on Steam. Oddly, GFWL always worked for me while playing DS, and even when it didn't work on another title called Dirt 3, the workarounds were always simple.
Still, Steam Achievements yeeeeaaaahhhh!!!
Still, Steam Achievements yeeeeaaaahhhh!!!
chaobreaker
Member
I just realized I never played a pure DEX build in the 400 hours I played DaS1. I guess I can try that when the update hits.
daninthemix
Member
Balder Side Sword or Uchi, then maybe Furysword. A bonus is that longbow damage goes through the roof with a dex build.
FlyingSaucer
Banned
This. A friend of mine tried for months to play it and GFWL wouldn't let him, kept spamming network errors. He finally figured that the problem was due to the special characters he used in his password, but I'm not sure he want to play Dark Souls anymore.
(there should be a thread here for telling GFWL horror stories)
Ranger Taffles
Member
Well now I know when I'll be re-playing. And it's still sorta unbelievable that they're finally going for it. All those days of failed summons are behind us now. Time to rekindle the flames.
SmashN'Grab
Member
This is terrific news, I think it's one of the best games ever made so it's nice to have a copy of it on Steam that (fingers-crossed) will be around for a very long time.
afternoon delight
Member
Not only are they going to migrate but everything will be salvaged? Praise the sun indeed.
THO EXTHITED for summons to work, man, soloing stuff looks like no fun compared to having friends. I'm a lonely hollow soul, just want some company...
THO EXTHITED for summons to work, man, soloing stuff looks like no fun compared to having friends. I'm a lonely hollow soul, just want some company...
Astral/H3X
Member
Excited to continue my trend of using exclusively bow and arrows. Shields and melee are for chumps!
atomic moth
Member
Fanfuckingtastic
AkelisRain
Member
So if we bought Dark Souls on Steam nothing further is needed from us right?
If your issue is GfWL related, then yes.
Baron von Loathsome
Member
Been waiting for this announcement.
I'm not really understanding how this "redeem token" thing is supposed to work. I have Dark Souls on Steam. Will it transfer directly from GFWL to Steamworks when Namco Bandai presses the button, like it happened with Arkham City? Or will I have to retrieve my GFWL CD-Key to get a Steamworks-compatible one?
If you have saves or achievements you want to tranfer just keep an eye out into November, the window to transfer that stuff to Steamworks will be limited. If you don't care then no, you don't have to do anything.
I've been planning on going a full Dex uchi build for months. I've never done a dex build either.
Yes, I've been patiently waiting the removal of GFWL for a long time.
Hopefully they go full Steamworks with the knowledge they gained from Dark Souls 2.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
You know, I was thinking about this last night. I'm glad the save files are converting over, but even if they weren't and I had to start a new game from scratch I'd still be excited for the gutting of GFWL. Steam achievements and multiplayer support would be worth losing my save, and the game is so God Damned Good that I plan on playing it through again many times anyway.
Now if I could only get both Dirt 1 & 2 off of GFWL....
Canis lupus
Member
So Dark Souls is finally playable on Steam, looking forward to play my unusable copy with no saving that sat in my library for nearly 2 years.
I'm starting from scratch anyway, as I played it on the PS3 and bought a physical copy of the PC version for cheap (mainly for the extras) but left it on the side.
Canis lupus
Member
Wait, do I need a GFWL token to get the non GFWL version off Steam?? I never signed up for GFWL but I have the copy with GFWL. Can I not just download the updated version from my library come november and not deal with that bullshit anymore?
Those are for people who own the game on GFWL and haven't activated the key for whatever reason.
Ingueferroque
Banned
At last!
chaobreaker
Member
Crap, now I have to split time playing Smash 4 Wii-U with Dark Souls.
Steamworks Darkroot Forest is calling me.
Steamworks Darkroot Forest is calling me.
Yeeeeeeesssssss!
I've been playing through the game yet again, and I can't summon anyone. I built a character entirely around the idea of playing as a healer, and have had to change my playstyle to a more offensive cleric just because of that. I can be summoned for some reason, but not the other way around.
I've been playing through the game yet again, and I can't summon anyone. I built a character entirely around the idea of playing as a healer, and have had to change my playstyle to a more offensive cleric just because of that. I can be summoned for some reason, but not the other way around.
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Deleted member 125677
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OH, so we will get saves and cheevos transferred over in November? That's nice! 
daninthemix
Member
Finally I can leave my mark outside the Ornstein and Smough room, and hopefully help some poor souls. Could never get online before.
Nevadatan
Member
Seems that the conversion is handled by the same people who did the Steamworks conversion of Ace Combat Assault Horizon Enhanced Edition. (modus operandi: time window for transfer saves, its the same as Ace Combat) so hopefuly would be good.
for one, i was able to play Ace Combat online only after they converted it to Steamworks.
chaobreaker
Member
Didn't they make GFWL basically optional for Fallout 3 though?
Pretty much, i remember it disappearing completely once you've "installed" script extender.
People who say GFWL is an issue with Fallout 3 aren't playing the game right.
You mean I'll actually be able to summon other players in Dark Souls now? You mean I can actually enjoy the multiplayer features of this game, years after release? Namco Bandai have succeeded Gwyn and held off the Age of Dark - confirmed.
I have a lot of reasons to get back to Dark Souls. I never played as magic or strength builds. I never fought Artorias or did any of the DLC stuff. So yeah...I guess I won't be playing any new video games for a while.
I have a lot of reasons to get back to Dark Souls. I never played as magic or strength builds. I never fought Artorias or did any of the DLC stuff. So yeah...I guess I won't be playing any new video games for a while.
Yah, but it would be cool to have Steam achievements as an excuse to replay the game.