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Dark Souls II |OT++| Bearer of...Seek...Seek...Lest
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Now.. Does that mean that if someone invades you, it disables your ability to heal as well?
That's a pretty major clincher for me.
Might just mean the arenas. Somebody invading you but being halfway across the level and you having to deal with enemies already attacking you without healing would be bullshit.
Cannon Goose
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bobawesome
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I'm saddened by the casting nerfs to great lightning spear and sunlight spear.
It's a necessary nerf TBH.
GLS only uses 1 attunment slot, has something like 8 casts and is as poweful as Soul Spear which only has 2 casts.
Man, I really wish the Sun Sword got buffed as well, it's such an awesome weapon that is just less viable because it doesn't have high enough base damage. At least I hope that dex scaling in general has been improved.
Looks like I might pick up katanas with this new patch. I also saw that the Handmaid's Ladle was buffed and given a status effect...I might be rocking a Mundane Ladle soon lol.
Looks like I might pick up katanas with this new patch. I also saw that the Handmaid's Ladle was buffed and given a status effect...I might be rocking a Mundane Ladle soon lol.
Orochinagis
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So PVP returned to DS1 style?
It's moving in that direction.
No mention of removing self-buff stacking or changing elemental defense formulas though. Damage Immune -builds are still possible.
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That's what I took it for. But it could also mean the period of time you're stunned after getting heavily hit when you have no stamina..?
il Diavolo
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Exploring the poison cave and....the Last Giant wasn't really the last giant it would seem.
Orochinagis
Member
It makes no sense how they get there also what did they do all this time, just standing there in that small room?
Yep, light classes have a chance to escape finally.
Maybe it is the second one considering makes poise pointless if you get a respite from stunlocked after a period of time.
Orochinagis
Member
What about the healing spells in miracles and pyromancy then? you can heal in PVP still right?
The heal pyro spell is mostly instant.
The heal pyro spell is mostly instant.
ultraspank
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Morrigan Stark
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That patch is insane. They've redone so much, it'll almost be a different game? Well, guess we'll have to play and see.
I hope you can still heal while being invaded though, otherwise that's insane. I hope it's just for red sign summons and arenas.
So the Defender Greatsword got nerfed, but can now be buffed (with something other its auto-buff)? Interesting.
Havel got nerfed. Good.
Still wish they'd just remove Soul Memory though...
I hope you can still heal while being invaded though, otherwise that's insane. I hope it's just for red sign summons and arenas.
So the Defender Greatsword got nerfed, but can now be buffed (with something other its auto-buff)? Interesting.
Havel got nerfed. Good.
Still wish they'd just remove Soul Memory though...
I am sure that its only the arena but would be awesome for red signs. What scares me is that since this patch is so big, I am sure they fucked up somewhere and one of those weapons that they buffed they buffed too much.
Santier's Spear maybe?
Morrigan Stark
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Yeah, that patch is big, I wonder how much they really tested everything. When you adjust the values on so many weapons, something's bound to break... then again, there's so many of them so maybe it'll all be balanced out in the end. XD
I doubt it. It was piss-weak after the nerf, so if they boosted it a bit it'll do it some good. It doesn't need to be as OP as before, but it definitely needed some increase back. My mundane build went from very strong to my weakest toon.
I doubt it. It was piss-weak after the nerf, so if they boosted it a bit it'll do it some good. It doesn't need to be as OP as before, but it definitely needed some increase back. My mundane build went from very strong to my weakest toon.
Hmm? I just tried my raw santier spear and it's still pretty powerful. I didn't upgrade it but I can see it has potential.
In the right hands it still can be. I just dont have any right hands.
Morrigan Stark
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It wrecked shit up before the patch, even in NG+, but now it's pretty weak. Backstabs and ripostes do pathetic damage even in PvE. The most generous I'll be is to call it "decent". But with the Avelyn nerf, my Mundane went from my strongest toon to my weakest, so that was pretty disappointing. If Santier gets its damage back (or at least a slight increase), and Avelyn remains nerfed, then my Mundane will not be as OP as before, but it might actually be balanced, which would make me happy enough.
Check out Chaos Blade. It's ripping through people even in it's current state, and it's only getting buffed. Sure, it's damage to user is also getting buffed, but that doesn't matter when it kills people in 3-6 hits.
Wish Dagger/Shadow Dagger critical damage was reduced. One backstab and you're dead or near enough, no matter how well you did before.
Wish Dagger/Shadow Dagger critical damage was reduced. One backstab and you're dead or near enough, no matter how well you did before.
Not using the backstab negating stuff?
Hopefully with this buff Gyrm greataxes might be actually useful and not outshone by the Gyrm axe.
And waste a ringslot? Forshame! The two tops just look *hideous*, utterly unfashionable. I'd rather take the deaths than wear that junk.
I get the point though, I guess I'll have to bend a bit and keep a Gower's in reserve.
ambientmystic
Member
That upcoming patch's looking good for the PVP department. Anything to shore up the current ~10k playerbase on Steam is a good thing.
On the flipside, get your caster/Miracle runs done before it lol, can't do anymore braindead GLS/LS runs once the patch hits.
On the flipside, get your caster/Miracle runs done before it lol, can't do anymore braindead GLS/LS runs once the patch hits.
KittenMaster
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I like to call it the "forever alone" demon.
Status values is applied to weapons, armor, and miracles so I assume it is damage and stuff like that maybe.
badnewsbeers
Member
After a couple dark souls run throughs, I'm going to do another DS2 run. Any word on pure sorc builds? Are they viable?
Orochinagis
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DS1 Sorcerer 2.0, can play without a shied now, game changer. Caster rings are easy to get now and your starter gear is OP for elemental resistance.
Soul spear and homing souls mass (their crystal versions are only available in NG+) have been slightly nerfed so you practically play with your arrows now, catalyst can be upgraded (thank god) and there are more caster sets with interesting bonus with no negative impact like the dusk crown.
Soul Geyser is the new Boss killer spell this time but its late game and the Soul sword is the new Homing soulmass. Outside them the new spells are situational and not good good damage.
This cute little fella is misunderstood, we were nice to him and rubbed his belly and he just refused to attack us.. aaaawww
It can also sings if you are far enough.
those patch notes are glorious!
edit: is there another forum or the like where the ds2 pvp community hangs out? I feel like everytime I come across a player with a potential "cheese" build (dual Avelyns, Havelyns, MastoHelix Havels, currently dual straight sword), a day or two later passes and everyone in Arenas or outdoor pvp adopts the same exact build. I'd like to be in the know of any pvp discoveries
edit: is there another forum or the like where the ds2 pvp community hangs out? I feel like everytime I come across a player with a potential "cheese" build (dual Avelyns, Havelyns, MastoHelix Havels, currently dual straight sword), a day or two later passes and everyone in Arenas or outdoor pvp adopts the same exact build. I'd like to be in the know of any pvp discoveries
those patch notes are glorious!
edit: is there another forum or the like where the ds2 pvp community hangs out? I feel like everytime I come across a player with a potential "cheese" build (dual Avelyns, Havelyns, MastoHelix Havels, currently dual straight sword), a day or two later passes and everyone in Arenas or outdoor pvp adopts the same exact build. I'd like to be in the know of any pvp discoveries
4chan's /dsg/ is one of the bigger ones. They're sharing builds, cheese and CE codes like crazy down there.
"Ah, I see you are using my fire infused Malformed Skull build. Good choice."
Edit: They have some pretty fun fightclubs down there too. The newest one people are preparing for there is a Wizard Tournament.
Ahh thank you! I appreciate the quick response!
edit: Navigating 4chan is... quite interesting.
Try the Catalog -view (in videogame generals, /vg/). It helps a lot.
Usually there are lots of links to stuff and things in the opening post, with everything else being quite ah. Random.
It's not the easiest place to pick stuff up, but it picks up the new cheeses and things like that pretty damn fast. Old stuff gets lost just as fast though.
Cannon Goose
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I hadn't come across a cheater in ages but I found one just now Huntsman's Copse using infinite HP + Scraps of Life spam. Thankfully I had just rebuilt my character to include a +10 Alonne Greatbow and I was able to blast him off a cliff. Got 77,875 souls for the kill which is definitely the most I've ever received from a single PVP fight.
Edit: The very next invasion was against a guy with a speed cheat! That was absolutely crazy looking.
Edit: The very next invasion was against a guy with a speed cheat! That was absolutely crazy looking.
The lion cult warrior are resistant to lots of different things. It's easier to run around them then fight them, as the fog gate is pretty much easy to get to.
badnewsbeers
Member
Thanks. Are spells overall more powerful this time? It looks like there are less casts available.
Orochinagis
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Dont remind me of that, I didnt got the chance to meet the scorpion guy at first. I had to stuck them un a wall and kill them one by one nearly depleting all my spells.
Yes, Spells are more powerful than DS1 (and there is a new spell aura that can double its damage) but in coop are high capped ath the beginning.
You have more casts per spell in standard spells, special spells like soul spear, homing soulmass and the new ones have limited uses like always but there gear and rings that can give you more spells.