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Dark Souls II |OT++| Bearer of...Seek...Seek...Lest
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blue_phazon
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The moment I arrived there I got invaded and died. So I went back to Majula to explore the well haha
I tried with a two different weapons:
- Mastadon Halberd +9 - my heavy damage dealer. This ultimately just proved too slow and too stamina-draining. I was having to basically just hit once and then recover stamina. Sticking it out with a second strike took too much time and left me short on stamina. In the end, I couldn't actually deal enough damage quickly enough with it.
So I then tried my other main weapon, which was:
- Bastard Sword +9 - this is my 'quick' weapon. Was much better off with this. I could get in two hits in the early stages of the fight with only one of the Dragonriders, which allowed me to get the one's health down quicker, but I could never get him down enough where I could get finish him off before the 2nd one became a threat. Once the 2nd guy joins the fight, I've got nothing. I cant ever attack cuz I'm thwarting and absorbing shots the entire time. Eventually they usually double team me or get me with a shield bash(drains all stamina in one go) and then finish me off.
Stay between those hind legs and sprint towards him when he jumps away.I hate theboss so much. It doesn't help that I absolutely hatedRoyal Rat Authorityin DS1 too and this guy is almost the sameSif
Orochinagis
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I hate theboss so much. It doesn't help that I absolutely hatedRoyal Rat Authorityin DS1 too and this guy is almost the sameSif
Cheap boss battle until you kill his minions fast and stay in his legs, save some stamina when it jumps and go running towards his legs again.
At least sif required some skill
KittenMaster
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Worst boss ever. The only reason I ever won it was because I had a spin2win weapon.
Story spoilers
Story spoilers
When I saw that all it led you to was the ratbro covenant, I raged and killed the rat covenant leader, then I placed a message, "This place again!? In short, beating to a pulp."
Strike and lightning damage are two main weakness for the dragon riders (and quite a lot of other stuff too). Just out of interest what are your stats if one hit with a mastodon halberd is that stamina draining?
Orochinagis
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The same go with the bellbros npcs, everyone hates you anyway.
I hate theboss so much. It doesn't help that I absolutely hatedRoyal Rat Authorityin DS1 too and this guy is almost the sameSif
That felt so much like a combination of
Sif and Capra demon
the smaller rats didn't toxic you to death before Royal even drops down.
ambientmystic
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I hate theboss so much. It doesn't help that I absolutely hatedRoyal Rat Authorityin DS1 too and this guy is almost the sameSif
I burned those little fuckers down with a nice Firestorm right in their furry faces and then Great Fireball-ed the big guy to death.
It's the only satisfying way to deal with rats. Of any kind.
I hate theboss so much. It doesn't help that I absolutely hatedRoyal Rat Authorityin DS1 too and this guy is almost the sameSif
If you haven't beaten him yet, I personally had trouble staying between his legs. Just use a Great Shield like the Tower Shield or Havel's GreatShield, and put on a Cloranthy Ring. Your great shield will completely absorb the damage from his attack and allow you two or three good swings. This will cause him to jump back and get ready to charge. During that time, just release the block button and let your stamina recover; then rinse and repeat.
Using a GreatShield works just as well with most bosses if you have trouble dodging effectively. This helped me alot with the Pursuer bosses as well.
Edit: Also just as everyone else has stated. Take out the minions and soon as possible. Don't worry about the main boss until you kill all of them. Magic or Pyromancy will work wonders. If you're primarily a melee character then focus on using a fast light weapon that will give you several swings. You will want enough stamina to dodge the boss after trying to take out all of his minions, if you're going the pure melee route. You can switch back to a heavy damage dealing weapon after all the minions are dead. Just remember to two hand it when you get ready to strike in order to deal maximum damage.
I'm able to kill the minions by running into the middle and casting a firestorm, but the boss just owns me as I'm mainly a mage build.
Agreed. That's a good comparison actually. Hate boss battles that involve AI gankers
I'm working with Great Lightning Spears, mainly an INT/FAI build. They seem to be very effective but I can only get a few hits off before he owns my ass.
I can't really block many attacks as a mage. I'm running with a leather shield and can block one attack before he stuns me and my stamina is depleted.
Can he do much damage when you are under his legs? Or does he jump away and charge?
I hate theboss so much. It doesn't help that I absolutely hatedRoyal Rat Authorityin DS1 too and this guy is almost the sameSif
Probably my least favourite fight in the game. When you figure out how to deal with the little rat dogs and how to stay behind the boss, it becomes stupid easy. Getting to that point is incredibly frustrating, though.
If you do it right he can't hit you at all.
I used scraps of life against the little shits and then blasted the face off the bigger one with dark hail. Took me two tries.
Orochinagis
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Oh, the main problem here is how fast do you kill the rat minions.
You have to kill them before the main boss jump or you are dead. You are pretty much dead if you dont have some instant/fast spells and then relocate behind the boss as much as possible.
My setup was
-Int Ring
-Fast spell ring
-Stamina ring
-Poison ring or or less physical damage ring
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Spell
Spears of any kind
Soul Geyser
Souls arrow
Soul vortex
Poimandres
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So I finished my first play through of this last night. I enjoyed it overall, but was really disappointed by the final bosses. When I first saw Throne Watcher and Defender I was thinking "Oh shit! looks like this games Smough and Ornstein!" but they were a breeze really.
Of course I immediately started NG+. I'd used a bonfire ascetic on two of the fires in Forest of the Fallen Giants, so enemies hit pretty hard. That said, I still managed to breeze through that area before calling it a day. Beating the Pursuer when first encountering him up the ladder was awesome.
I'm concerned what's going to happen when I get to the Shaded Woods. I'd burned 3 or 4 bonfire ascetics on the boss bonfire to farm petrified dragon bone, so I think it will be at intensity 5 or 6 when I get there. Should be fun! haha
Of course I immediately started NG+. I'd used a bonfire ascetic on two of the fires in Forest of the Fallen Giants, so enemies hit pretty hard. That said, I still managed to breeze through that area before calling it a day. Beating the Pursuer when first encountering him up the ladder was awesome.
I'm concerned what's going to happen when I get to the Shaded Woods. I'd burned 3 or 4 bonfire ascetics on the boss bonfire to farm petrified dragon bone, so I think it will be at intensity 5 or 6 when I get there. Should be fun! haha
FalsettoVibe
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STR/FTH Build. Should I infuse my +10 Claymore with lightning? It does 290 base damage right now. With infusion, it would do 203 base and 203 lightning.
Should I do it?
Should I do it?
ugh yes. Took down TD/TW without dying once and killed Nashandra on my third try. I actually think it's harder to keep Benhart alive during the fight than it is to actually kill Nashandra.
I actually died more times to Vendrick (and Ancient Dragon on a different playthrough) than to Nashandra. Sad times.
I had to summon once so far. I may need that again with Velstadt.
I'm like you. Staying committed. I keep running into a few tight spots, but I'ma hold it together, and try and get passed it.
That's actually a reoccurring FROM Software thing. I don't think I have ever been satisfied with the final bosses in the Souls series.
Oh, and guys. This video is amazing. I highly enjoyed this, and you should too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1Yvo9I9Xp8 - The Watchdragon! Protector or Twinkling Titanite and the Aerie!
I'm not sure about PVP, but for PVE it's really solid throughout the entire game.
Started a new character a while ago and I ended up with this soon enough..
Inspired by
.Edge of Tomorrow
You should as you will get bonus fth scaling for your lightning damage. I have a lightning claymore on my fth character it works wonders.
I realised why the same guy invaded me 3 times, (He invaded today as well!).
Turns out he's swedish like me and Dark Souls 2 counts Sweden as a region. Not all of Europe :lol. Just like Street Fighter 4. Here I was thinking they counted the larger Europe area as a region, not by country.
Turns out he's swedish like me and Dark Souls 2 counts Sweden as a region. Not all of Europe :lol. Just like Street Fighter 4. Here I was thinking they counted the larger Europe area as a region, not by country.
That's just silly. So should I just disable region-restriction then? Not that having it enabled stops the phantom hits anyway.
Well I can't tell that it restricts you to your country but it seems to prioritize it.
Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLQDNwejRcM
Full magic immunity build. Makes it literally impossible to take damage from any magic attack.
Full magic immunity build. Makes it literally impossible to take damage from any magic attack.
Wow. Balanced. Time to make one.
Defense stats in this game are borked compared to offense. Physical defense seems to stack infinitely without any diminishing returns and 900 defense is all that's needed to become completely immune to a type of magic damage.
It seems that the defense is a simple percentage system, as in 100 = 10% defense against something. 90% defense against magic + Great Magic Barrier(which adds 250 magic defenses, or 25%) = 115% defense against magic.
Sometimes the game feels like its QA was just a little tiny bit rushed.
Jesus christ lol
Orochinagis
Member
This pretty much confirms what I said a few weeks ago. Magic attacks tend to become less effective much faster than pure physical ones against high defense.
It's ridiculous but it somehow comforts me for choosing to do pure physical builds much of the time.
It's not just simple percentages, but it is linear like percentages would be: http://www.reddit.com/r/DarkSouls2/comments/28xi7g/numbers_on_ar_armor_and_damage_output_for_3/
The Praiseworthy
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So I decided to go for a new game+ and the first thing I've noticed that my 10+ weapon breaks so fast!!
I mean in no time the message ( your sword is at risk ) appearse and after few hits it breaks..... is this normal?
Any solution to expand my weapon's life?
I mean in no time the message ( your sword is at risk ) appearse and after few hits it breaks..... is this normal?
Any solution to expand my weapon's life?
Bracing knuckle ring will prolong your weapon durability. What are you using?
Why the heck didn't they use this formula for the elemental damage as well? Jeez.
This happens most often if you are using BIG weapons, since they're made of the finest porcelain. Hitting friendly phantoms or dead bodies will also smash your weapons to pieces. Big hitbox -> Longer time inside enemies/bodies + More chance of hitting things that will snap it in two.
Get the Repair -sorcery, loads of Repair Powder or Bracing Knuckle Ring +2.
The Praiseworthy
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The Praiseworthy
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Sorry for the duple post but i'm using my iphone and just saw this:
I have the ring i will use it right now.
I have the ring i will use it right now.
They are all pretty similar durability the ukltra to the greatswords but they have a rather nice moveset.
Orochinagis
Member
Gives you lighting resistance aka defense against miracles
So that ring is a must for melee?
If you find yourself hitting the ground, corpses, and walls often then probably I haven't used one myself though.
Some weapons seem to require it (Old Whip, Ricard's Rapier), especially on PC because of the bugged weapon durability.
Not really. When your weapon is at risk, just use a repair powder.
Better do that than waste a precious ring slot.
Unless you're using one of the many weapons where the risk -indicator appears at the same time as your weapon breaks.
In any case, it's good to carry at least 3 spare weapons with you.
Orthogonal
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It should only be considered if you like using low durability weapons. DEX weapons are some of the worst. With my STR builds I almost never have durability problems.