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NF is a glorious return of a truly great poison area, on par with the greatness of the Valley of Defilement and Blighttown. Those are, no joke, my favorite areas. The gutter/black gulch is alright but a major let down to be honest; the lack of genuinely slow poison in DkS 2 doesn't allow for the same risk/reward balancing that the other games get to luxuriate in.
pwnzernator
Member
Is there any benefit of killing the Yahar'gul Chapel Hunters? I've already killed One Reborn but I feel like I keep needing to go back to kill those fuckers. But I just keep getting owned every time....
TeddyShardik
Banned
Anyone else find it much easier to parry fast attacks than these super slow ones? I had the same problem in the other souls games. On the slow attacks I always parry too soon and get nailed. 
They're in your way. They have become your prey now. It's just what hunters do...
Seriously though,I think the one with the beast claws drops a rune iirc. Other than that and having the area clear there's not much of a need to kill them I think.
They're in your way. They have become your prey now. It's just what hunters do...
Seriously though,I think the one with the beast claws drops a rune iirc. Other than that and having the area clear there's not much of a need to kill them I think.
They are aholes and they need to die. Enough said.
Ghost Slayer
Member
how can you go through it without a torch?
I played SoFS version and that place was too dark to see anything.
TeddyShardik
Banned
KittenMaster
Member
Hahha yeah. The guys in Duke's come to mind with the most startup frames in gaming history just to screw with your parry timing.Anyone else find it much easier to parry fast attacks than these super slow ones? I had the same problem in the other souls games. On the slow attacks I always parry too soon and get nailed.
I don't think it's possible to get there if you sequence break
if you attempt to go back to Cathedral Ward from Forbidden Woods, you'll be blocked by the password door from inside.
Oxnard Montalvo
Member
Was I supposed to kill
The white lady in mergo's loft middle. I paniced and destroyed her
man. ML was giving me such a hard time. But he's so easy after you learn that one little trick, and then just spam shots during the 2nd phase to stun and visceral...
Decided to head back to UV, and clear that out before I move to the NF/NM, and Upper CW. Ran into those 3 hunters everyone talks about, and died a few times. Done for the night.
Decided to head back to UV, and clear that out before I move to the NF/NM, and Upper CW. Ran into those 3 hunters everyone talks about, and died a few times. Done for the night.
Shin Kojima
Banned
It's the best feeling and sadly, some people will never realize that.
Dhruv_hanom
Member
I hate to accept it but i've hit a wall at the final dungeon. Anyone willing to help out?
I'm level 132
It's ok killing her is inconsequential
I'm level 132
It's ok killing her is inconsequential
william_557
Member
Just got to it and damn it's tough taking a break tonight and will regroup to destroy him tomorrow!
Obliterator
Member
So my character build is all about giving heavy hits and tanking big damage. I use Hunters Axe and adore it. I've been putting all my Echoes into
Vitality
Strength
Skill
And that's it. Does that sound good
Vitality
Strength
Skill
And that's it. Does that sound good
immortal-joe
Member
After beating the boss of the
, I'm now going to watch some playthroughs of the areas ahead just to know where the
encounters are. Yeah, I can't man. I just tried the first Lower Chalice dungeon and when that first one showed up, then all those red ones....damn near had a heart attack.
I think you'll want to focus more on Endurance than Skill. You want to boost stamina so you can attack more in a single charge, and weapons like the Axe tend to have low attribute bonuses with Skill.
I ended up with a similar build to what you're going for, and I focused on Strength, Endurance and Vitality.
Gotta say though, kinda wish the game also gives me room to work on my Bloodtinge.
Forbidden woods
spider
I think you'll want to focus more on Endurance than Skill. You want to boost stamina so you can attack more in a single charge, and weapons like the Axe tend to have low attribute bonuses with Skill.
I ended up with a similar build to what you're going for, and I focused on Strength, Endurance and Vitality.
Gotta say though, kinda wish the game also gives me room to work on my Bloodtinge.
normally i would focus mostly on strength or skill, but not both
Shin Kojima
Banned
Stamina so you can attack more.
Obliterator
Member
Really? It seemed like when I invested points in both it raised my stats better. I could be totally off though and if so which of the two should I focus on if I primarily use Hunters Axe?
william_557
Member
https://youtu.be/KoEFAOKwX2Y
this is my fight with (mid game boss)
such a close call at the end!
now up to
and he is tough!
this is my fight with (mid game boss)
Shadow of Yarnham
such a close call at the end!
now up to
Rom
Obliterator
Member
Nice! Yeah Rom was the hardest fight in the game so far for me. Even if some found it easy. I've noticed different fights are easier or harder for different people depending on your play type. Some bosses people found hard I killed on my first try.
Rom
Xeilyn
Member
The hunters axe gets A scaling in str and D scaling in skill at +10 so i would definitely not bother with skill
Obliterator
Member
Oh really? Well dang time to go all in on strength then. I guess Vitality, Strength, and Stamina going forward for me
SilentFlyer
Member
As soon as I see those red ones, I rush to find the lady with bell. There is no point in killing these red because they will keep spawning until you kill that lady ringing the bell.
WhiskerFrisker
Member
You should've saved the clip lol.
I've seen him do the Roar gesture. It's pretty funny and a nice way of indicating how crazy he's gone.
Good job! The salt must flow.
WhiskerFrisker
Member
Save your file to a USB drive and do an ending. After completing the ending, revert to your old save and do another.
Yeah. Boss fight doesn't need to be intense to be good IMO. It helps alot though.
I played the original version on PS3 and it wasn't too dark.
Awesome, both bosses in the first (proper) area of the game down now. Felt really overwhelmed to begin with but starting to get a bit more confident now. Have upgraded my weapon a bit and found a new set of armour so that certainly helps a lot. Also got to buy the Kirkhammer, I don't think I'll use it much but it's just so damn cool.
Mossybrew
Member
Tip for those having trouble with Rom:
if you can do enough damage to him as he starts to teleport (keep hitting him as hard as you can when he turns translucent) you can actually interrupt his teleport and he will rematerialize. He'll then again turn translucent and eventually teleport, but you'll be hitting him the whole time. If you can manage this he'll be at very low health after his first teleport and a few quick hit & runs will finish him off.
I leveled the Tonitrus just for this fight and was hitting him with the charged heavy attack, which seemed to really hurt him.
Also note that you'll want to completely finish off the first batch of baby spiders so you can hit him without interruption.
I leveled the Tonitrus just for this fight and was hitting him with the charged heavy attack, which seemed to really hurt him.
Also note that you'll want to completely finish off the first batch of baby spiders so you can hit him without interruption.
KittenMaster
Member
Another Rom tip:
When he goes into a phase where he cast ice spells, keep an eye on him: when he rises his body up to do a slam, watch when he hits the ground which is in tandem with when the ice spears drop. After rolling past the first spears, roll TOWARDS THE SPEARS YOU JUST dodged and repeat as needed. This isn't 100% consistent but I find this method more consistent than just randomly dodging and hoping that you don't get hit.
TeddyShardik
Banned
Invasions are so much harder now, since you're usually up against at least two players outside of the nightmares. Feels great when you win though.
Didn't even get any hatemail yet...and I've killed some people in really scummy ways.
Didn't even get any hatemail yet...and I've killed some people in really scummy ways.
Melchiah
Member
The last part isn't necessary with this strategy: https://youtu.be/sCNG2n5Wt7E
I did so myself, and only used a handful of Blood Vials during the match.
I usually just tilt the camera up so that I can see when the spears will hit. Makes it really easy to time dodging.
KittenMaster
Member
Eh...
Just watch when Rom lands so that you don't have to fight with the camera. They had to have made his casting animation a hint as to when the spears will land.
Going to try this next time. The camera trick is easy though.
This. I have probably died more on the little guys than Rom.
Yeah, his buddies die very fast if you're using a Tonitrus that's somewhat leveled up.
D
Deleted member 752119
Unconfirmed Member
Thanks. Going to power level some to hopefully make the final chalice easier. To clarify for others it's the layer 3 lantern, not the third on the list. There are also two wolves in the back of the room that give a lot of echoes and vials.
Also invaders have a 30% health penalty! I don't like that they did thatInvasions are so much harder now, since you're usually up against at least two players outside of the nightmares. Feels great when you win though.
Didn't even get any hatemail yet...and I've killed some people in really scummy ways.
Oppo
Member
I did this by circling carefully and hitting the little guys from the side with the long cane whip, they go down in 1-2 hits if you don't hit 'em in the face.
Well you will almost always have advantage of hiding behind enemies when invading.
Does invading net you anything worthwhile? Have invaded only few times but it seems like there is no reason other than being asshole to others.