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[Firebrand]

Oh man, is dual wielding whips as fun as it looks?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6W5xh9a1Ow

I'm having some fun with it (pic)
Notched Whip + Bleed-infused Whip, not terribly effective compared to say poison perhaps, but yes, fun chasing people who panic. I don't bother with the Old Whip, it just breaks too quickly. Durability isn't an issue with these.

 

[maomaoIYP]

Oh my god. Everyone in the arena is using that binoculars speedhack now.
I'm not even angry because it's hilarious to watch. Some of them fell to their death because they didn't evaluate well their dash.
This is making the PvP unplayable though and needs a patch ASAP.

Yeah, I guessed right this was going to happen.

 

[NEO0MJ]

Picked up a Barbed Club (Flexile Sentry soul) to go with my spiky / bleeding funbuild, and it's so weird - it actually _gains_ physical and bleed damage when infused with an element. Hits like a truck in PvE, though range and speed perhaps isn't optimal for PvP but I pull it out when my opponent has had enough of my wild whip flailing. Finding the dragon bones to upgrade it with early on is a bit tricky though.

I was disappointed by that weapon, it's so tiny

 

[Minamu]

Next to Vorgol the sinner it's after the boss.

Ah yes, I figured it out in bed later on :lol Damn this thread is going places fast now.

 

[Firebrand]

Oh gosh, I actually found a world to invade with the blue crystals... and I won!

Do I keep covenant progress if I switch covenants before ranking up at an NPC?

 

[Leezard]

Oh gosh, I actually found a world to invade with the blue crystals... and I won!

Do I keep covenant progress if I switch covenants before ranking up at an NPC?

yes.

 

[Mistel]

Do I keep covenant progress if I switch covenants before ranking up at an NPC?

No progress in covenants is lost by changing.

 

[King Gilga]

Kind of a pisstake that the only str scimitar in the game is one I can only get 1 of per play through.

Does Bonfire Ascetic reset vendor stock?

 

[AngryMoth]

Kind of a pisstake that the only str scimitar in the game is one I can only get 1 of per play through.

Does Bonfire Ascetic reset vendor stock?

You can get 2. First by finishing his quest second by killing him.

 

[King Gilga]

You can get 2. First by finishing his quest second by killing him.

By killing his

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head

? Okay I'll try that thanks.

 

[AngryMoth]

By killing his

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head

? Okay I'll try that thanks.

WAIT! I'm an idiot sorry thought you were talking about meku scimitar. You're right, can't get two red rusts in one playthrough

 

[King Gilga]

WAIT! I'm an idiot sorry thought you were talking about meku scimitar. You're right, can't get too red rusts in one playthrough

Oh naw, the melu one has pretty shit stats.

I think I'll just end up having to use red rust Scimitar in MH with Red rust sword in OH.

 

[TnK]

So, this giant dragon, do you fight him later on?

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

I haven't played DaS, so I can't judge. At the start the areas felt boring, but now, they are actually quite nice, though a bit stale.

 

[Red Liquorice]

So, this giant dragon, do you fight him later on?

The Ancient Dragon in Dragon Shrine?

You can fight him any time by attacking him, but it is completely optional.

 

[TheBear]

Is there a reason why my character has just gotten slow all of a sudden?
I picked up the drangleic armour and i noticed I was moving a bit sluggish, so i dumped all the heavy stuff in the item box, but I'm moving pretty slow, even without any gear. My equipment load is like 20% or something but it feels slow, but I'm not fat rolling.
What am I missing here? my vitality is only at 4, should it be higher?

 

[Firebrand]

Is there a reason why my character has just gotten slow all of a sudden?
I picked up the drangleic armour and i noticed I was moving a bit sluggish, so i dumped all the heavy stuff in the item box, but I'm moving pretty slow, even without any gear. My equipment load is like 20% or something but it feels slow, but I'm not fat rolling.
What am I missing here? my vitality is only at 4, should it be higher?

Movement speed* is based on your equipment load. In particular, over 70% and you start "fat-rolling" (you'll feel the rumble in your controller).
(* Actually, I'm not sure if the walking speed differs like it did in DS1, as long as you don't move over 100%.)

And yes, if you want to carry big weapons and heavy armor, putting some points into vitality isn't a bad idea.

You can carry as much you like in your inventory without any penalties.

 

[TheSeks]

btw why is everyone having like ********* in their names? like i get if a couple guys name their characters fuckmuncher9000 but it feels like 90% of the people i run into have asterisks in their names

Censor is relative instead of exact. "hell" gets censored even if it's like "hellodolly"

So it becomes "INVADED BY DARK SPIRIT ****odolly!"

The Ancient Dragon in Dragon Shrine?

But you can't summon for that fight, yeah?

 

[Soulhouf]

But you can't summon for that fight, yeah?

Sure you can. That's how I beat him first time.

 

[RVinP]

But you can't summon for that fight, yeah?

You can summon for that fight, been summoned myself a few times (and died every time leaving the host to play with it..alone)

 

[aravuus]

Wow, Smelter Demon was actually really easy with high ADP

Time to put down my summon sign and do it again a ton of times

 

[MMBosstones86]

Wait so the strike weapons are the blunt ones right?

yes, you're right. I meant I've been going slash, but switched to strike for heavily armored guys.

It doesn't take them off you so do it after as it will affect your soul memory.

Sounds good, I'll probably jump to NG+ today then. Thanks

 

[TnK]

Beat the game. Really fun. A weaker game compared to Demon's. but still a blast to play.

I don't think I want to go through NG+ though. If anything, I want to play Demon's Souls NG++ lol.

 

[Jackben]

You know what, fuck the drakekeeper's shield. If you're going to place such a stupidly low drop rate on incredibly rare enemies (3 in the entire game?), then it's not worth it. I've already used to many bonfire ascetics, I'm not going to make it even worse for myself just because of nonsense like this. The area is at bonfire intensity 5 and I've been killing the sword+shield enemies with every item drop-rate increasing equipment and rusted coins for hours now. Not a single shield, multiple of everything else.

Uh...you know they respawn without bonfire ascetic until you farm them to extinction...right?

 

[Leunam]

Beat the game. Really fun. A weaker game compared to Demon's. but still a blast to play.

I don't think I want to go through NG+ though. If anything, I want to play Demon's Souls NG++ lol.

It might actually be worth going through NG+ at least one time. I don't think the first two souls games changed anything in NG+ but DSII adds a few things.

 

[King Gilga]

1.4m soul memeory and noone is summoning me for twin dragon riders (NG).

What gives, am I too high?

First time I've had trouble getting summoned on a boss. Would be shame to stop my streak of getting summoned at least once on every summonable boss.

Edit: oh, finally got one, after a 15 min wait.

Also, double (normal) axe PVP is sooo much better w/o power stance, lb, rb, lb, rb stun lock spam is better when whatever else they do in PS.

 

[TnK]

It might actually be worth going through NG+ at least one time. I don't think the first two souls games changed anything in NG+ but DSII adds a few things.

What are the added things? Also, if I leveled up my sword to +10, and my strength is almost 45, will I have a really hard time in NG+? How is the damage scaling? In Demon's, you could upgrade your weapons with the colorless soul, and if you make the weapons to +5, they become completely overpowered.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

Oh man, is dual wielding whips as fun as it looks?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6W5xh9a1Ow

They are, I'm gonna try to upgrade the old whip, they seem specially useful against all those Santier's spear users...

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

1.4m soul memeory and noone is summoning me for twin dragon riders (NG).

What gives, am I too high?

First time I've had trouble getting summoned on a boss. Would be shame to stop my streak of getting summoned at least once on every summonable boss.

Edit: oh, finally got one, after a 15 min wait.

Also, double (normal) axe PVP is sooo much better w/o power stance, lb, rb, lb, rb stun lock spam is better when whatever else they do in PS.

That's strange, I think I had higher soul memory and got summoning sings very easily.

 

[cjsnapp]

Without giving too much away, at what point are you guys getting your weapons fully upgraded? I'm around

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Sinner's Rise and Huntsman Copse

and am only rocking a Broadsword +5 as I haven't come across all that many Large Titanite Shards.

 

[Mistel]

You know what, fuck the drakekeeper's shield. If you're going to place such a stupidly low drop rate on incredibly rare enemies (3 in the entire game?), then it's not worth it.

Did you farm them with item discovery gear on? Even without I got a few of them. They also respawn to without ascetic.

Without giving too much away, at what point are you guys getting your weapons fully upgraded? I'm around

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Sinner's Rise and Huntsman Copse

and am only rocking a Broadsword +5 as I haven't come across all that many Large Titanite Shards.

Old ironclads drop them mine were +10 by harvest valley.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

You are all talking about

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Vendrick

and I realized that I beat him just after beating

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Velstadt

, with only one giant soul, got hit only once, but almost killed me.

I thought there was another harder encounter, further on, or something lol

 

[Leunam]

What are the added things? Also, if I leveled up my sword to +10, and my strength is almost 45, will I have a really hard time in NG+? How is the damage scaling? In Demon's, you could upgrade your weapons with the colorless soul, and if you make the weapons to +5, they become completely overpowered.

I may have overplayed the changes, but there are more Black Phantoms everywhere, and bosses like Lost Sinner and Mirror Knight have additional phantoms.

I got through most of NG+ with a +10 Heide Knight sword at 40 strength and no sorceries, miracles, or hexes. You'll be fine, I think.

 

[Gr1mLock]

You are all talking about

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Vendrick

and I realized that I beat him just after beating

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Velstadt

, with only one giant soul, got hit only once, but almost killed me.

I thought there was another harder encounter, further on, or something lol

Biggest threat in that fight is boredom.

 

[BadWolf]

What are the added things? Also, if I leveled up my sword to +10, and my strength is almost 45, will I have a really hard time in NG+? How is the damage scaling? In Demon's, you could upgrade your weapons with the colorless soul, and if you make the weapons to +5, they become completely overpowered.

Just some extra enemies sprinkled here and there and during a couple of boss fights.

+10 Uchigatana and + 10 Espada Ropera served me well during NG+.

Also ended up putting some levels into Faith to try out various magics which made the playthrough feel more fresh.

 

[UrbanRats]

Before jumping into NG+, i should've bought a ton of Chunks, goddamnit.

Eh, i need a break from the game anyway.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

Biggest threat in that fight is boredom.

I guess can be pretty hard on people that relies on ranged magic or shields.

<- Rolling melee master race.

 

[Nerokis]

*dies within seconds on the boss when summoned*

Yeahhhhhhhh... Gotta have a second human to keep him alive because he gives no shits about staying alive.

So true. I'm going out of my way to summon every possible NPC this time around, and keeping him alive against the Looking Glass Knight ended up being the most challenging part of the encounter.

He's cool, though.

 

[Mistel]

Very interesting. Gonna try getting it to drop, cheers.

Enhanced undead at sinners rise. It's a great raw weapon although the durability of 20 means that a bracing knuckle ring is really needed.

 

[Morrigan Stark]

Why do you want that crappy shield so bad? If you're on PS3 I could probably drop you one, I'm sure I have one lying around but of course that depends on Soul Memory...

 

[Jackben]

Of...course? That's not what I'm talking about. I've been farming every single sword+shield drake keeper in the area until they stopped respawning, after which I used a bonfire ascetic (a total of 5 times now). I decided to keep going at it, it's at intensity 7, still no shield.


Gold serpent ring +2, prisoner tatters, merchant headgear. They drop items about 20% of the time and it's always either armor, their sword or dragon charms. I'm not going to bother anymore.

Dang that sucks man. Not sure what to tell you. Try adding a Dragon Parma shield to your repertoire perhaps? Sometimes it's just really bad luck. At this point you might as well move on, it's not even that great of a shield. Sometimes you just have to walk away. I went through the same thing with the Warlock Helm, never got it to drop and just got mad and said "fuck it". Maybe on a future character I will get it.

 

[Mistel]

Why do you want that crappy shield so bad?

Better normal shield than Drangleic shield higher resistances and upgrades with normal titanite most likely.

Gold serpent ring +2, prisoner tatters, merchant headgear. They drop items about 20% of the time and it's always either armor, their sword or dragon charms. I'm not going to bother anymore.

That's rather unlucky, the new spawning system has made farming a right chore.

 

[Morrigan Stark]

Eh, I always use the Royal Kite Shield unless I'm using a greatshield on a high str build. Low requirements and much lighter.

 

[King Gilga]

Mirror Knight has to be the most dissapointing fight ever.

All that hype for a simple tank and spank that moves like 1mph?

 

[Firebrand]

Enhanced undead at sinners rise. It's a great raw weapon although the durability of 20 means that a bracing knuckle ring is really needed.

Yup, had some luck and had it drop on the fourth kill. Dang, that thing packs a punch. Might respec to get the strength to onehand it for fun options.

 

[Mistel]

Eh, I always use the Royal Kite Shield unless I'm using a greatshield on a high str build. Low requirements and much lighter.

So what makes it crappy then? Other than a difference of a 5 higher STR requirement and 2.0 units heavier. Drakekeeper shield is superior.

Yup, had some luck and had it drop on the fourth kill. Dang, that thing packs a punch. Might respec to get the strength to onehand it for fun options.

Dual wield a pair of raw ones you'll thank me latter.

 

[Morrigan Stark]

I thought he was talking about the greatshield at first, so I guess it's not "crappy", but it still doesn't seem like such a great items to farm for hours and burn 5 ascetics on. Royal Kite Shield does the job just fine.

 

[Violentine]

Defender shield no love?
I guess you guys don't care about stability?

 

[maomaoIYP]

Defender shield no love?
I guess you guys don't care about stability?

Not worth the upgrade costs.
There are plenty of other shields that do the job well enough with titanite.

 

[Gr1mLock]

im fine with royal kite/kings. Drakekeeper's looks cool though.

 

[JustinBB7]

Mirror Knight has to be the most dissapointing fight ever.

All that hype for a simple tank and spank that moves like 1mph?

I was also disappointed, it's still a fun fight because of the setting but I thought it would be harder because of the summons. But I beat him on my first try every time I think.