Your Bastard scales C/C where as the Old Knight is A/E if your dex is higher like that it will be your best option as it gets better scaling hence better damage. But without exact numbers it is hard to say is this is actually the case. But your best bets for greatswords are the Claymore and Mastodon.
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Dark Souls II |OT++| Bearer of...Seek...Seek...Lest
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But it sacles an A with strengh and i have more strength than dexterity, even with all of that my bastard scales better than old knight and deals more damage?
So, Claymore and Mastodon are the best options, i preffer Claymore, it has a minor impact on my weight
You know how the back of the monument in Majula says that the letters are too worn out to read?
Well, apparently that's not universal. If you're playing the game in Portuguese (which actually got a translation added in later than the rest) the back of the monument says
which roughly translates to
Well, apparently that's not universal. If you're playing the game in Portuguese (which actually got a translation added in later than the rest) the back of the monument says
which roughly translates to
Wikidot says that it's B/E for the Old knight. Technically strength wise a bastard scales worse but I assume the difference between C and E scaling puts the Bastard on top. The numbers are a mess really.
Well if you prefer it go with the Claymore but if you ever decide to go STR focused do pick up a mastodon it's very worth it.
Thanks for posting, pretty cool.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Huh, that's... weird.You know how the back of the monument in Majula says that the letters are too worn out to read?
Well, apparently that's not universal. If you're playing the game in Portuguese (which actually got a translation added in later than the rest) the back of the monument says
which roughly translates to
My old knight has A/E reinforced
btw i reinforced Zweihander +10, for an ultra greatsword i think is great because it has a low impact on my weight for that kind of swords. And destroys...
I'll fix that in a second then on wikidot. Zwei has one of the better ultra greatsword movesets very versatile.My old knight has A/E reinforced
btw i reinforced Zweihander +10, for an ultra greatsword i think is great because it has a low impact on my weight for that kind of swords. And destroys...
Did you know you could jump from this point and get right back to the start of Drangelic castle? Thanks Grief.exe for the screenshot.
You know how the back of the monument in Majula says that the letters are too worn out to read?
Well, apparently that's not universal. If you're playing the game in Portuguese (which actually got a translation added in later than the rest) the back of the monument says
which roughly translates to
that's crazy
Jeeez. Binoboosting they're calling it lol. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAe442j4eB8&list=UUKeNSUXShp3Lm5eN41_ZgOA.
Fun for speed running. I might use it just to freak people out in pvp but not to get an advantage, don't want to get reported as a hacker
. What a weird glitch
Fun for speed running. I might use it just to freak people out in pvp but not to get an advantage, don't want to get reported as a hacker
. What a weird glitchInstead of taking my Dex/Fth character into NG+ I decided to get a fresh start now that I understand the game much better mechanically and be able to get a better soul memory : soul level ratio by not getting careless about unrecovered bloodstains. I'm also doing co-op/NPC summons this time around, as I wanted to complete the game solo my first time through and in finding it to be mega super easy-mode.
This time I'm gonna try a Hexing build with STR as my main melee stat instead of Dex. Any recommendations for early gear acquisitions?
This time I'm gonna try a Hexing build with STR as my main melee stat instead of Dex. Any recommendations for early gear acquisitions?
Ninja Beagle
Member
Is anyone able to recommend a good walk through I can watch and not some idiot missing a bunch of shit? I highly doubt I could have made it through the first game w/o a good walk through.
Black Dragon Greatsword is anywhere far from shit: it has the highest base damage and the longest length of all greatswords. The length alone already makes it my favourite (by far) of all greatwords. The only other greatsword which has the same length is moonlight greatsword, but since its nerf MLGS is slower, uses more stamina and cannot be buffed.
Jeeez. Binoboosting they're calling it lol. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAe442j4eB8&list=UUKeNSUXShp3Lm5eN41_ZgOA.
Fun for speed running. I might use it just to freak people out in pvp but not to get an advantage, don't want to get reported as a hacker
Holy shit. This shit will be so fucking nasty in PvP, as if monastery roll parrying wasn't nasty enough.
Laurentius
Member
While in Drangleic Castle, I noticed that the warp destinations at the bonfire started showing places I hadn't been too. They are kind of faded out though, and the locations just say "???". But it seems to show me how many bonfires are in each area.
Is this normal, or a glitch?
(And I quite enjoyed Drangleic Castle, by the way.)
Is this normal, or a glitch?
(And I quite enjoyed Drangleic Castle, by the way.)
Misterinenja
Member
VaatiVidyas new lore video is excellent.
A pair of maces you can infuse dark later if you wish.
Laurentius
Member
Can't wait to watch these. I think I want to beat the game at least twice and form some of my own opinions about the lore until I start diving into other people's. But Vaati's DS1 lore videos were fantastic, so looking forward to what he has for DS2.
Doesn't need to be active. You can be summoned anywhere at any point by anyone within your SM range.
Normal
Laurentius
Member
Cool, thanks. Looks like I have quite a bit of game left.
The game from Drangleic castle onward is just brilliant, IMO. I'd say you're about 80% through.
Don't ignore weight - Old Knight, Mastodon, and Gyrm gear is typically very heavy for their class. Could mean the difference between fat-rolling and fast-rolling.
I don't really have any input as to those specific greatswords, but I have to say, my favorites GS's are the Black Knight Greatsword (Fire infusion) and Defender Greatsword (Lightning infusion). I feel like those weapons that have innate type bonuses, like these two, lose less physical damage when infused.
Laurentius
Member
Ah, good to hear! Can't wait for the rest.
First of many "unceremonious" moments
hah, in true souls fashion you get dumped right into things bextwitFirst of many "unceremonious" moments
got killed by the ogre already. turns out great scythe +10 is pretty garbage lol
We'll at least falconeers didn't kill you I suppose. Did you upgrade anything else or is that just it?
Check out EpicNameBro on youtube, his playthroughs are always fantastic.
At least try playing on your own first though, you will enjoy the game a lot more that way.
So good, can't wait for more.
demosthenes
Member
I've done a few PVPs recently and it seems like the hitbox for some of these weapons is ridiculous.
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
It's not the hit box, it's the lag.
I call it the "Phantom zone", and it's fucking horrible when it comes to greatswords.
I haven't confirmed it yet, but I think the only way to combat it is to get really high agility to get more i-frames. That way you can survive the phantom zone when you dodge.
Mine is more of a let's play (semi-blind)...but I dont miss much....and if I do, I go back to find it and link to the new video in the recordings......and the final boss battles are pretty good tutorials on how to beat them melee, as a dex character, with no shield. (ENB is ok for lore etc. but he always turtles up, and purposely doesn't spoil the best stuff to make you learn to do it yourself......so if you want to get everything, his is not the best.) For example, he does not get one of the best light armours in the game despite that it is possible right away in Majula.
I also did a semi tutorial on how to build a hex character.
demosthenes
Member
Ah ok.
I haven't used hexes at all. What's t he one I see in PVP a lot that basically knocks 90% of my HP off?
Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
Great Resonant Soul.
MMBosstones86
Member
so the Memories section. Who the fuck thought that was a good idea?
Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
Cool idea, meh implementation. To be fair though, there isn't much there to see. I think it was their way of hiding that as well as keeping people from completely cheesing the enemies with poison arrows.
got a +10 espada ropera to try and power stance it with my rapier and cashed in all my soul items and stocked up on upgrade items.
also infused another rapier with lighting and made it +10. i'm guessing it's gonna be better since i'm 40 dex 40 faith.
imma probably dump some points into strength so i can wield some other weapons, still got two soul vessels left.
might push a bit further with my mage character too. never played a mage in a souls game, or a tank either.
yeah it's not that bad but it's still pretty terrible
also i'm still confused why people say the game gets better after drangleic, all my favorite locations are come before: iron keep, earthen keep, lost bastille, forest of fallen giants...
demosthenes
Member
Any advice on applying elements to weapons?
The new moveset is really lacking. The reaper class of weapons all have the same problem as halberds, for max damage you need to hit stuff with the tip. But due to the odd moveset this is way harder to do than halberds.
Infuse with whatever elemental you like (or can scale with based on your stats) unless the weapon already has an element. In that case, infuse with that element.
Then apply a buff of the element that you infused for a large damage boost.
I thought the giant lord memory was incredible when i first did it.
Super cool area
MMBosstones86
Member
I tried that first and ran out of time. Then i tried fighting a few and ran out of time. So then I just fucking ran.
That worked. Pretty bad implementation.
yeah, there's nothing like my dear lifehunt scythe in dks2 unfortunately
also started using durantemod for this new playthrough but i may have to turn it off. it's not really too big a performance hit but it's there and it annoys me
mickcenary
Member
From the EDGE review...
That's referring to
, right?
I don't know if it was because I reached that point at the most "un-Dark Souls" time of day (midday), or because I felt that the game was dragging a little by then, but I didn't find it that remarkable. It was very cool and eerie, but it didn't give me feels akin to those yielded by the tonal juxtapositions in the Gwyn and Astraea encounters (largely due to the musical score, I'm sure).
That's referring to
Vendrick in the Crypt
I don't know if it was because I reached that point at the most "un-Dark Souls" time of day (midday), or because I felt that the game was dragging a little by then, but I didn't find it that remarkable. It was very cool and eerie, but it didn't give me feels akin to those yielded by the tonal juxtapositions in the Gwyn and Astraea encounters (largely due to the musical score, I'm sure).
Jeeez. Binoboosting they're calling it lol. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAe442j4eB8&list=UUKeNSUXShp3Lm5eN41_ZgOA.
Fun for speed running. I might use it just to freak people out in pvp but not to get an advantage, don't want to get reported as a hacker
Hold the binos up, start to sprint while heavy attack with your left hand, weird glitch.
Snacks the sober sea lion
Member
Is there really any potential to power stance with two swords/ curved swords in pve, or just do it because you can?