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Dark Souls II |OT++| Bearer of...Seek...Seek...Lest
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ah that's too bad, tho i guess it would've felt too much like a rehash of an old idea. i didn't want to risk it myself but i was planning on doing it on ng+ 
really liked the story in dks2 now that i think back on it. there wasn't a character up to solaire's or ostrava's bro-ness but in general i've really enjoyed it
btw is there like a checklist for stuff to do before ng+?
i missed most if not all the npc summon quests because i wanted to try the bosses 1v1 but i guess i can do that in ng+, but i mean more like spells, weapons, armor sets, side quests, hidden areas, all that stuff
edit: btw is there a lore reason for
edit2: i'll tkae this to the lore thread, no need to bother people here
really liked the story in dks2 now that i think back on it. there wasn't a character up to solaire's or ostrava's bro-ness but in general i've really enjoyed it
btw is there like a checklist for stuff to do before ng+?
i missed most if not all the npc summon quests because i wanted to try the bosses 1v1 but i guess i can do that in ng+, but i mean more like spells, weapons, armor sets, side quests, hidden areas, all that stuff
edit: btw is there a lore reason for
enemies not respawning after X deaths? i always thought that hollows you killed were people like you and so their respawning mirrored yours. maybe on the bonfire ascetic description or something?
SeventhSon
Member
I reached about 2.5M during NG, mostly due to my co-oping to get souls for upgrades.
SeventhSon
Member
That information has been added to the wiki, based on the post of that info at reddit
http://darksouls2.wikidot.com/agility
This is pretty close to everything you want do before NG+:ah that's too bad, tho i guess it would've felt too much like a rehash of an old idea. i didn't want to risk it myself but i was planning on doing it on ng+
really liked the story in dks2 now that i think back on it. there wasn't a character up to solaire's or ostrava's bro-ness but in general i've really enjoyed it
btw is there like a checklist for stuff to do before ng+?
i missed most if not all the npc summon quests because i wanted to try the bosses 1v1 but i guess i can do that in ng+, but i mean more like spells, weapons, armor sets, side quests, hidden areas, all that stuff
- Farm upgrade materials.
- Upgrade desired armors and arms infuse at McDuff if wanted.
- Kill optional bosses.
- Craft wanted boss equipment.
- Join the covenant you want for your next playthrough
- Rank up all the covenants you want for rewards.
Orthogonal
Member
It is a better upgrade with a weapon that you do fast, multiple strikes so it adds up. Someone should try it with Rapiers, I imagine it's killer
Sacred Oath Powerstanced Mundane Avelyns is lol.
Lost Fragment
Obsessed with 4chan
Leveling sentinels is worth more than every other covenant because WoG.
Problem is, I already invested a lot in the Greatsword, and I don't know if I have more resources to fully upgrade either the zweihander or the pursuer sword.
That being said, my greatsword can't be upgraded above +8, even when having the materials and souls.
EDIT: Nvm, the game is having an odd glitch where the required is on the left side, and the items present are on the right. Odd.
i just beat the game and have like 11 titanite slabs and haven't done much grinding (tho gotten pretty lucky and killed all the lizards in dragon aerie)
buying better upgrade materials of all atypes becomes available later on the game.
you shouldn't waste too much but i've upgraded to +10 weapons i seldom use and it's ok
Which isn't exactly great with the requirements it needs.
You will do it does a complete 180 on the resources front compared to the start.
Geez, neither Captain Drangleic nor Benhart have a sense of self-preservation.
*summon ONE of them* (WTF at this limitation From?)
"SALLY-FORTH!" *goes through fire and flame to be smacked by the boss as I rush my ass after them*
BARELY KEEP THEM ALIVE.
(But I don't get the achievement nor helm from Cap. WTF. And Benhart's quest doesn't give me a new location. His dialog repeats in the memory.)
That his secret, Captain: You have to go back to the PREVIOUS memory to get the helm. WTF.
*summon ONE of them* (WTF at this limitation From?)
"SALLY-FORTH!" *goes through fire and flame to be smacked by the boss as I rush my ass after them*
BARELY KEEP THEM ALIVE.
That his secret, Captain: You have to go back to the PREVIOUS memory to get the helm. WTF.
Lost Fragment
Obsessed with 4chan
Hahaha ok.
Does this game get harder? I started the game a few days ago and I just defeated the
. I am at
now and honestly I feel overpowered at level 45, I have 9 human effigy's, the bosses are really easy, and the game is overall a lot easier than Dark Souls 1. I know I am still early in the game but honestly I was hoping for a much greater challenge than what I am getting. I heard that the difficulty picks up about a quarter of the way through the game, is that true?
flexile sentry in the ghost ship
Lost Bastille
150 kills for it is not exactly worth it considering how you need blue cracked eye orbs that don't work half the time or tokens of fidelity to duel.
It does get harder later on in the game you are not very far in at all.
It is useful though for dealing with 2/3 on 1 situations, and getting blue orbs isn't an issue if you are a soul hoarder like me. I quite like the covenant for the ability to invade in random locations although I mainly focus on blood bros for the arena.
Lost Fragment
Obsessed with 4chan
WoG is pretty much required if you're invading past ng and want much hope of winning 2v1s or 3v1s, and getting the souls to buy the orbs is a trivial affair. You can just buy WoG in ng++ of course, but if you want to get WoG while keeping SM as low as possible for as long as possible then you'll want to get it through leveling Sentinels. And WoG is still hella strong if you spice it down.
Sentinels is one of the most useful covenants to level. No question about it.
Orthogonal
Member
That sounds so broken I may have to use a Soul Vessel just for the lolz.
True but I still think GRS is the best option for dealing with 2/3 on 1s, I find people are far more careless and overconfident when they outnumber you so a lot less likely to dodge.
Also people who summon tend to be worse at the game
Don't forget ring of blades +2!
Don't forget your Ring of Blades +2.
Edit: beaten like a "quality" build trying to fight a Havelyn
Orthogonal
Member
Shouldn't this only be dependant on your Soul Memory? Is it a ghost town for PvP, coop or both?
Maybe I'm an outlier but I am about half way through my ng+ run and I only have 3.5M SM and I still see a fair amount of online activity.
According to this I can do the final battle, yeah? I've done the memories besides the Giant one that isn't a boss battle. I can go "finish" the game and then mop up NG right?
Orthogonal
Member
Red Liquorice
Member
Yep. You don't go to NG+ right away.
Yes you can go do the boss. Done watcher and defender yet?
Why is it that the people who have every popular pvp item equipped and maxed are the biggest crying bitches when they lose? If you're wearing full havels and have all the trimmings AND you're a chugger AND you get your shit pushed in by a dude with just a shield and a blacksteel katana im sorry. You forfeit your right to send anyone hate mail. Not to mention i had to chase this cuntbag around for like 5 minutes and the best thing he has to say in the 20 messages he kept spamming was 'lolz lag backstabs'. Yea asshole ..all fifteen i had to land on you. It takes a lot to irritate me in any game's online play but this is how. If you're going to rock the least creative build ever at least do everyone else the courtesy of shutting the fuck up when you lose a game.
Lost Fragment
Obsessed with 4chan
True but I still think GRS is the best option for dealing with 2/3 on 1s, I find people are far more careless and overconfident when they outnumber you so a lot less likely to dodge..Also people who summon tend to be worse at the game
Don't agree about GRS, but yeah, it's fun when gangbangs go down like this
Orthogonal
Member
May-I ask you why did you level up if you're finding the game easy?
For someone familiar with these games DS2 isn't hard. You can beat it relatively low level even in your first run. I beat it SL34 first time. There was some challenging parts but it was doable.
OMG his voice ._.
Instead of raging at obvious hatemail and trolling, take it as a badge of honor and enjoy the salt.
Laugh it off.
Nice. I still got Shards to find before I do NG+ for Magic.
Well that and the dreaded Sol Bellassholes to worry about.
Nope, but I gotta summon Benhart and pray he stays alive through them for the final battle. Oy. That and need a summon dude for back-up kiting purposes to keep said Benhart alive. Ugh.
Question is if I want to summon Vingarl as well. I'd assume not.
Orthogonal
Member
If you need another victory for Benhart, just use an Ascetic for Prowling Magus, easy win.
Okay, good
Yeah a smart person would do that. Might be a sign that i played a little too long today.
There's something horribly wrong if Benhart dies in that fight.
Woe is definitely yours as long as you do the throne twins fast enough it should be alright to have him next round.
dragonlife
Member
So for Rank 2 of the Belfry covenant (for the spell)... does killing any invader do or does it have to be someone whose world I'm summoned into for it to count? Because if it's the latter, I've only invaded 1 person but have gotten invaded most of the time.
I know there's a farming method for those who don't like PvP, but I just want to make sure of what the stipulations are before I do it. If it's any player kill that counts, I'll continue to do PvP because it can be quite fun. It feels good destroying 2 enemies in a 2v1 situation
I know there's a farming method for those who don't like PvP, but I just want to make sure of what the stipulations are before I do it. If it's any player kill that counts, I'll continue to do PvP because it can be quite fun. It feels good destroying 2 enemies in a 2v1 situation
Well, both of this is good to know. Thing is, I don't know un-petrify the NPCs. I seem to have ran out of whatever I used before.
How am I supposed to approach the
poison all over the floor
So for Rank 2 of the Belfry covenant (for the spell)... does killing any invader do or does it have to be someone whose world I'm summoned into for it to count? Because if it's the latter, I've only invaded 1 person but have gotten invaded most of the time.
I know there's a farming method for those who don't like PvP, but I just want to make sure of what the stipulations are before I do it. If it's any player kill that counts, I'll continue to do PvP because it can be quite fun. It feels good destroying 2 enemies in a 2v1 situation
You need to be summoned to fight off a trespasser to get the Covenant credit. Stand in front of Smelter Demon's Boss fog with the bellkeeper ring on and wait, if you get fog walled or invaded, just pass through Smelters boss fog then walk back in front of it and try again.
dragonlife
Member
Damn, that's what I thought. Thanks for clarifying.
Also, hot tip! Thanks.
There's a way to
drain the poison from the arena.
Before I did that I would get super close to beating it. It was one of the more frustrating fights because of it. Then I put my sign down after losing and then i saw THE TRUTH. And then I looked around.
He died before I even got there due to stupid pathfinding on the way there. I couldn't re-summon so I "Oh well #YOLO" about it.
NPC's worst nemeses are their path finding and general poor fighting skills.
Orthogonal
Member
Not quite, I got it from farming Mad Warrior. He accounted for probably 15 of my 20 kills. I was farming Mad Warrior for his set but got a few chunks along the way and rank 2 so it was a good use of time.
MMBosstones86
Member
Fired up Demon's Souls for the first time in forever. Was actually surprised to see the online was still active.
It's amazing how better I am now, was able to knock out the first area in about 30 minutes. Actually was almost able to beat the tutorial boss, but misjudged his range.
Decided to go a caster route, as I've never done magic in the * Souls series.
It's amazing how better I am now, was able to knock out the first area in about 30 minutes. Actually was almost able to beat the tutorial boss, but misjudged his range.
Decided to go a caster route, as I've never done magic in the * Souls series.
The 2 handed ultra great swords also have movesets like that too I believe.
Necromanti
Member
I don't know why, but
and the
feel "harder" than any of the bosses I faced in Dark Souls, which is a weird contrast given that I breezed through the majority of Dark Souls 2. I mean, I didn't have an extraordinary amount of trouble with Manus, Kalameet, or Artorias at level 25, but some of these optional bosses in Dark Souls 2 have comparatively huge health bars, have very high defense, and have many OHK moves, giving me trouble at nearly 80 soul levels higher. They seem to crave a lot more patience.
Vendrick
Ancient Dragon