WheelHoss1
Member
I'll second SG. Set it up with CSS and then cast SG. The lag-cast nature of SG makes it the perfect followup
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Dark Souls II |OT++| Bearer of...Seek...Seek...Lest
- Thread starter Vazra
- Start date
there's probably some arbitraryness to it, like the sl120 thingie, but if a lot of people agreed to it there must be some convenience/reason to it
i've seen lots of signs near cardinal tower, central drangleic and dragon aerie too, so maybe the jury's still out
wait, what?
how am I supposed to "grind" the blue sentinels covenant if Token of Fidelty isn't given to you after you do a successful invasion as bp? Only by buying the orbs for 10k each or co-op in order to get one token? This is fucking bullshit, why couldn't it be like the bloodbros covenant.
how am I supposed to "grind" the blue sentinels covenant if Token of Fidelty isn't given to you after you do a successful invasion as bp? Only by buying the orbs for 10k each or co-op in order to get one token? This is fucking bullshit, why couldn't it be like the bloodbros covenant.
Agree, shouldn't cost a token to duel or you should get a token as a reward for a successful invasion. But alas. Just farm giant lord a few times so you can buy 99.
I agree with this. To add to it, I also think we should be able to buy blue and red orbs in New Game instead of NG+. Because well, Soul Memory.
Time for Fashion Souls of another kind -- how many of you guys got in on that Qwertee sale a few weeks ago? I got my order today and I think they turned out pretty well.
(they threw in the packet of Haribo gummies as a bonus)
---
Btw, DS1 is the Steam weekend deal. They need to hurry up and add Steam achievements and tear the GFWL guts out of it so I can play through it again.
(they threw in the packet of Haribo gummies as a bonus)
---
Btw, DS1 is the Steam weekend deal. They need to hurry up and add Steam achievements and tear the GFWL guts out of it so I can play through it again.
Very nice! Both look pretty darn cool! Also is there a date on when they were going to add Steam achievements to DS1?
It's odd that they didn't make it work the same as the blood cult does. Or reward people for for successful arbitration.
This is not the game to be developing a conscience
No, and in fact we don't know that they'll be changing it from GFWL to Steamworks at all, but it would seem like the most logical route, considering DS2 is Steamworks and one of Bamco's other games (Ace Combat) recently got ported from GFWL to Steamworks.
my guess is never, dks1 on pc was a big fuckup i'm sure bamco+from just want to leave behind and never look back
IIRC Titchy Gren has a line about tokens of spite that implies that you need them to duel so I guess blood bros worked the same way at some point but they changed it (thank god).
Good to know that.
This is not the game to be developing a conscience
Aw cmon man, don't go guessing that I never had a conscience to begin with, that hurts =(
I am asking because I don't want him to go on a killing spree vs other NPCs like in Demon's Souls.
I wonder why they didn't again with the sentinels would have worked far better to do so.
Think of all the fun you could have if you didn't...
This is not the game to be developing a conscience
No, and in fact we don't know that they'll be changing it from GFWL to Steamworks at all, but it would seem like the most logical route, considering DS2 is Steamworks and one of Bamco's other games (Ace Combat) recently got ported from GFWL to Steamworks.
Ah makes sense.
please dont fill me with despair!
oh, I didn't even know that you couldn't buy them in ng. awful.
yes the best idea would have been no token for duels.
I can farm the giant lord but I also don't like the idea of my soul memory getting super high 'cause of that, I'm gonna duel people at sl 250 while I stay at 150. (based soul memory)
I guess I could do it for a couple of times though.
Snacks the sober sea lion
Member
So we'll actually be able to parry shit on PC if they manage to fix this? Those katana guards in Iron Keep AREN'T supposed to move at super anime speed after all?
If you ever wanted to parry anything try the monastery scimitar.
This. After you do it a few times, you feel like you can parry the world of Drangleic.
It has insta parrying more or less.
OK, I actually would like some hints then. What are the rewards?
Like?
Yep, though it can be pretty frustrating getting summoned into 2v1 fights and so forth - too many Dragon members, too. I much prefer the Dragon Aerie. My new poison build is my new favourite SL125/SM~2mil way to play DS2. It's just fantastic, with good variable playstyles, great psych-out ability, excellent pressure and wonderful damage. And it seems very few hosts carry Poison Moss in their quick use inventory, not that it matters much if they do.
Dropping a "I'm sorry!" stone and then doing the 'Have Mercy' gesture is never more rewarding than after ending a host who was frantically trying to use an Estus flask, despite having dropped a Lloyd's Talisman on their head at the start of the fight, lol. I hope I upset a few Havel chums last night, at least.
These speed runs are quite terrific to watch. Watching them dispose the RRV with Soul Appease is great, and that is to say nothing of the perfect first time 1-2 combo of parry-ballista the Pursuer.
ok, gonna try being vague cos that's kind of the fun
his assassination quests involve getting something from people as proof of you killing them, so you should look for other ways to get your targets to willingly give those items to you.
there's no "time" limit btw, so take your time, i've done this quest even after killing the last boss.
there's no "time" limit btw, so take your time, i've done this quest even after killing the last boss.
as for the reward, he gives you
his set and allows you to buy stuff from him like hexes and armor
Snacks the sober sea lion
Member
Should somebody make a thread for the 60fps issue? I hadn't heard of it until today, and it is pretty important.
Thanks man, felt pretty goodI found this too, I did so much prep stocking up on stuff and I barely used any. Which is why I thought that it would be fun and perfectly viable to do a no bonfire/no death run on NG and using simply the items you find along the way, plus the odd purchase (as they're limited at the start). Not that I'm going to do that, but I'd surely watch a video, lol
Congrats on the plats and no bonfire run
Of course, I had about three hours left of the game after the plat until I beat it for real. When I'm done with this character, I'm thinking of trying the sl1 style, never did the crazy stuff before. I'm sure there are many interesting videos on that and other runs. Lobosjr is doing a lot of strange stuff for example.What dogs in Luna are you guys talking about?
This was hilarious, thanks. Also, what a dick lol. The music choice is perfect, which also adds to the humor. Yoko Shimomura ftw <3
Hmmm, I should look into this then. Not that I need hexes or armor. This will be a fun side quest.
Why did people complain about this game being bad? I am enjoying it a lot, even though I find Demon's Souls to be the better game. I have not finished Dark Souls, but only played the first 10 hours of it.
Next to Vorgol the sinner it's after the boss.What dogs in Luna are you guys talking about?
it's nothing too fancy, typical souls side quests, but i liked it
i wish souls games had more of these things, like the whole thing with pate and creighton and the scorpion man and all that
well personally i think it's just not as good as the other two, even if it's very enjoyable.
whole game felt underdeveloped, like every boss and every area are too short or too simple or too easy. i also didn't care at all for the world being like a "fake demons souls" thing with barely any connection between areas
it's still a pretty good game, it was just weaker in areas i think are pretty key
MMBosstones86
Member
so I know the consensus is that BellBro's suck, but I just ran through the Doors of Pharos and wow. RatBros are some pure dicks.
First guy just spammed poison clouds while the mastadon worked me. I imagine to kill him pretty quickly before the poison went through. Second guy tried to be a bitch and snipe me and eventually tried to drop down behind me and then estus chugged every time he got a chance. So annoying. Glad I'm done with those areas
First guy just spammed poison clouds while the mastadon worked me. I imagine to kill him pretty quickly before the poison went through. Second guy tried to be a bitch and snipe me and eventually tried to drop down behind me and then estus chugged every time he got a chance. So annoying. Glad I'm done with those areas
it's not that bad, you just have to be patient and roll a lot
i did it on my first try but i imagine doing the dark place thingie over and over must be pretty annoying
Where you melee or a caster/ranged character?
melee
only used sunlight blade on my rapier
i didn't fight her/him that many times to be able to hand tips or anything but i basically rolled and rolled until he/she did something predictable and got a couple hits, then just spam roll to dodge spells, etc. etc.
when he/she splits up i didn't use lock-on, try to have them both on screen at all times
i think it's an extra patience fight more than anything trying to bait the sword attack thingie
MMBosstones86
Member
no. You have to choose it from the Majula bonfire.
Riposte
Member
btw didn't realize you could get invaded in there. That scared me while I was looking at my gear before the final plunge. The invader even takes on the unique black color. Wonder how he did that...
EDIT: oh, you just use an orb while inside. Turns you into an abyss spirit or w/e. People ain't having it though, since I got disconnected both times.
EDIT: While you are inside, the enemies attack you without them having to use that item. Me and this dude teamed up until it was just as and then went at like Double Dragon.
EDIT: oh, you just use an orb while inside. Turns you into an abyss spirit or w/e. People ain't having it though, since I got disconnected both times.
EDIT: While you are inside, the enemies attack you without them having to use that item. Me and this dude teamed up until it was just as and then went at like Double Dragon.
MMBosstones86
Member
So before jumping to NG+, should I consume all my boss souls that i'm not going to use?
Cannon Goose
Member
Thanks a lot mate. I think I will keep trying to get that mask, even if it is a real pain to farm.
MrAstronaut
Member
I just killed the muses for their Human Effigy drops. I feel hollow...
yup, i was actually scared of trying again since i had died a bunch of times on the road there and i thought i may ran out of effigies (silly me, had like 40 lol)Well yeah, one time isn't very many attempts, right?
i think fast weapons like the rapier are super strong in this game because they don't make you commit too hard to attacking, even if you miss you're not stuck in a long swinging animation and you haven't wasted too much stamina
but like, i don't think melee is too bad this fight, you just need to keep track of them both, wait until they've blown their spells and get one or two hits. between running and fast rolling you shouldn't have too much trouble dodging their spells
demosthenes
Member
When farming giant souls in Black Gulch do you need to use a bonfire asthetic between each run?