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[Flying Toaster]

40 second load time to warp, pre-order cancelled!!!!

God Damn... This was not funny till I read and saw your avatar.

Thankyou. I needed the laugh,

 

[NoctisVsStar]

He's definitely just walking right into enemies and swinging. Seems like he should be using guns to stun a lot more and way more dodging for openings. That's how I understood the new combat to be. With no shield you have to be very proactive.

And no weapon transforming...

is ammo hard to come by?

 

[TraBuch]

Long load times wouldn't bug me much if the loading screen was a bit more interesting than just the title. Concept art like in DeS, or item descriptions like in DaS would be much better.

 

[ThisOne]

It seems like he may be over-leveled for the area he is in. He's just button mashing these groups of guys and they are barely hurting him.

 

[Yoshichan]

Basic variations of molotov cocktails, ammo and blood vials (health potions) seems to exist in infinite amounts in the stores.

 

[indigo-cyclops]

is ammo hard to come by?

I've only been watching for a little bit, but it doesn't seem to be. It just doesn't seem like he's using all the tools properly.

But yea, could just be a case of being overleveled for the particular area.

 

[Kenzodielocke]

Long load times wouldn't bug me much if the loading screen was a bit more interesting than just the title. Concept art like in DeS, or item descriptions like in DaS would be much better.

Yes, this annoys me more than the loading times.

 

[Flying Toaster]

Basic variations of molotov cocktails, ammo and blood vials (health potions) seems to exist in infinite amounts in the stores.

Yes, I am more interested in the specialized versions of items. We need info on that.

 

[Stuggernaut]

This is the first time that I have seen the load times like this. Before they seemed super fast.

Something change you think? Or were they covering load times?

20 seconds, long but tolerable.

30 seconds, super long and annoying but I would likely live (and be grumpy).

45+ seconds, wow that is scary considering all the loading that happens in these games.

 

[ArkkAngel007]

is ammo hard to come by?

Doesn't seem too bad, though it sounds like from Edge (who can't find weapons, so grain of salt) that things are more strained later on as far as bullets and vials go. Didn't see how much they were for purchasing if they were available.

Edit: 240 blood echoes each. Not too bad.

 

[Yoshichan]

He's already beaten two bosses and he's currently replaying the first zone in the game in order to farm some blood echoes/molotovs. That's why he's breezing through it all.

 

[ironcreed]

You can so tell that this is Miyazaki. I love Dark Souls II, but his work just has this distinct vibe that is unmistakable.

 

[Derpyduck]

It's not a DPS tool. It's used for staggering enemies. He has 20 bullets. He should be using it a lot more. Especially on stuff like the dogs that are super agile.

I believe some guns are stun tools. When he used it last night, it didn't do anything to slow the dogs, which is why I assume he stopped using it.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

Imagine the PvP......its just going to be like Demons Souls with all that grassing

 

[Flying Toaster]

There are enough carriages around, there should be a "Pimp Yo Carriage" DLC pack.

 

[Spinx]

Not a fan of these loading screens. Show me some lore stuff not a damn title.

 

[RazorUK]

When he picks up items you see a green icon to the left of the item icon. That indicates that the items have been placed into his storage (he didn't have space on the character for them).

 

[Kenzodielocke]

Oracle would you kindly measure loading times ?

Edit: that loading was fast, under 10sec

 

[Bunta]

11-12 seconds to go from the zone to hub.

 

[Pocky4Th3Win]

Anyone else think the AA levels of the game improved? I remember it looking like a jaggy mess.

 

[convo]

is ammo hard to come by?

More like he's not using them at all, ammo is dropped by enemies, yet even at maximum capacity this guy is just pretending it's a shield.

 

[bombshell]

Long load times wouldn't bug me much if the loading screen was a bit more interesting than just the title. Concept art like in DeS, or item descriptions like in DaS would be much better.

Maybe the real loading screen is enabled in the day 1 patch to avoid potential spoilers in these inevitable early streams.

 

[King Tubby]

I thought EDGE mentioned short loading times in their "review"?

 

[ArkkAngel007]

I believe some guns are stun tools. When he used it last night, it didn't do anything to slow the dogs, which is why I assume he stopped using it.

Depends on what gun he used and what the dogs were doing.

Spoiler

Blunderbuss

knocks them down. Not sure about the

Spoiler

pistol

.

 

[Darryl M R]

Thank you guys for the link!

 

[indigo-cyclops]

44 seconds or so from hub to zone; personally not a major issue to me so long as the game runs well.

 

[banofypie]

Those enemies with the pimpsticks are cool as fuck.

 

[Yoshichan]

Imagine the PvP......its just going to be like Demons Souls with all that grassing

Cap at 20 vials and they don't seem to replenish anywhere as much as the Estus Flasks in Dark Souls.

 

[ArkkAngel007]

When he picks up items you see a green icon to the left of the item icon. That indicates that the items have been placed into his storage (he didn't have space on the character for them).

I was wondering what that symbol was. Good catch.

 

[convo]

Currently farming blood i think, common strategy for beginners so why not.

 

[Gbraga]

11-12 seconds to go from the zone to hub.

If you find a lamp and just want to level up, 10 seconds to go to the hub and 40 to get back to the lamp. >____>

I can deal with it, but it would be so much better to just level up at lamps. It's not like people would completely ignore the HUB just because of that (though I'd be perfectly fine with that). They still need to buy stuff there and access their storage. If they're short on supplies they have to go back.

Dark Souls' world structure is still the best imo, easily.

Cap at 20 vials and they don't seem to replenish anywhere as much as the Estus Flasks in Dark Souls.

Yep, I like the system they used for vials.

Enemies don't drop estus though, so it is a bit more forgiving.

 

[Afrodium]

Shit, looks like he's out of the first area so I'm gonna bail. I did watch like 30 seconds though and am hyped as fuck.

 

[Pocky4Th3Win]

Cap at 20 vials and they don't seem to replenish anywhere as much as the Estus Flasks in Dark Souls.

Spoiler

Anything you pick up after hitting your max on hand gets put into the storage I thought I read.

 

[ArkkAngel007]

Finally he capitalized on those openings for a Visceral Attack.

 

[ShemhazaiX]

I believe some guns are stun tools. When he used it last night, it didn't do anything to slow the dogs, which is why I assume he stopped using it.

In which case he's using a gun that IS for damaging stuff but he obviously hasn't got the stats to make it do damage. It's like equipping a Scimitar on a strength build.

Meaning he should be using a different gun.

 

[Flying Toaster]

Old school baby stroller, creepy as fuck...

 

[Stuggernaut]

pizza smack down!

 

[Cow Goes Moo]

this guy doesn't use his gun for some reason

 

[Bunta]

This guy is refusing to extend his weapon. It would make dealing with some of these mobs easier.

 

[Yoshichan]

I haven't been horrified by crows since Resident Evil 2.

FUCK

 

[indigo-cyclops]

Damn at that beautiful skyline

 

[Ellite25]

Seems like if he transformed his weapon into the longer variant it would be quite helpful in certain situations.

 

[NoctisVsStar]

He's already beaten two bosses and he's currently replaying the first zone in the game in order to farm some blood echoes/molotovs. That's why he's breezing through it all.

makes sense.

 

[F0rneus]

Goddamn at the vista. The best part is knowing that you get to explore all of that and it'll link together in an organic and legitimate way.

 

[Kenzodielocke]

this guy is a pacifist.

 

[neoism]

FROM should be ashamed of themselves with those loading times with a machine with 5gbs of ram smh... The day one patch better improve them.

 

[Phionoxx]

Those crows are creeping me out. Playing at night with headphones and hearing those things jump out at you? NOPE NOPE NOPE

 

[Flying Toaster]

I haven't been horrified by crows since Resident Evil 2.

FUCK

As in the documentary "The Birds"

Birds should not be trusted, video games just happen to paint them in the correct light as evil harbingers of death and destruction.

 

[sykoex]

gif of the surprise attack from earlier:

http://i.imgur.com/jglxxYd.gif

 

[Yoshichan]

HAMMER-SLAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!