That set raises equip load by 5% so it should effect it.
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Dark Souls II |OT++| Bearer of...Seek...Seek...Lest
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Cannon Goose
Member
It's just latency. Sometimes I'll even hear the weapon hitting them but apparently they have actually rolled away in time for it to miss.
New NPC Invasions video up until now
http://youtu.be/_jXcreMR7l4
http://youtu.be/j8eWa9lPAl8
New boss video:
http://youtu.be/iGuoBEbCFM8
Rockshield Baldyr
Jester Thomas
Elana The Squalid Queen
http://youtu.be/iGuoBEbCFM8
Holy crap, is there a reason why the boss music for
is so damn good?
Seriously, it's amazing stuff and this is coming from someone who doesn't think the music of the Souls series is that special.
Sinh, The Slumbering Dragon
Seriously, it's amazing stuff and this is coming from someone who doesn't think the music of the Souls series is that special.
I am absolutely loving this dlc. I think it's easily one of the most creative level designs in the series. Easily rivaling Sen's and Latria. I've spent at least 4 hours (?) on the dlc and haven't beat any bosses. Taking my sweet time exploring.
I firmly think from level design, dark souls 2 is more consistent and overall better than it's predecessor although Demon's is still far above either game.
I firmly think from level design, dark souls 2 is more consistent and overall better than it's predecessor although Demon's is still far above either game.
Somehow I skipped the trio boss and got to the queen. Oh well, I've plenty to explore.
Damn Japanese and their Delay-Based Netcode...
I'm surprised the game doesn't try to match by region or is it already doing that but badly?
Yes Sinh is the final boss.
Man, that optional DLC boss was super tough. I never feel like I'm doing a lot of damage. Sorry to be vague , but it I want powerful sorceries, what should I be wearing and using? I'm wearing mostly the Hexer's set and I have a dark transgressor staff plus 10 (I do hexes too)
Sweet Jesus! Just beat the
solo.
Trio
Didn't feel good about it either. The stinkiest kind of cheese. Run around like a chicken with my head cut off and hope my two-handed greatsword launches the archer into the air. Once the archer was done, repeated the running around with my head cut off until I could isolate Capt. katana and gave him the same treatment. Finally ended up with Phavel and cheesed him by dancing around a random grouping of stalactites(?) in the ground. Still, I'm rocking that flower skirt with pride!
I did it as well... but I didn't find it as difficult as Elana was.
Whenever she summoned Veldstat I knew I was dead.
Video of my solo fight with the trio here:
http://youtu.be/kyCVHV40l-0
Took some time, but it was just a matter of getting your room and get them one at a time when possible and keeping this pace. The level design is superb for that.
Didn't find it so frightening after beating the Ancient Dragon.
Here is the video of my run.
http://youtu.be/HMBiO-fIAhs
Had some help for sure, but as you can see, pretty much everything he does I was able to avoid. Almost a perfect match it it wasn't for my weapon almost breaking, so I confused myself while trying to fix it
you can watch the preliminary route to get going HERE
****note despite just starting out I will spoil some early strats to find some of the hard to get items later in the vid******
so that' s why vaaati had a ridiculously low VIT stat when I watched his first impressions vid. I hate that they are punishing those of us who like to stay under 20% and max the rolling stats. I only have a vanquisher seal chick to do this on PC unless I start a new character from scratch...
did you record your playthrough?!?! Boss fights?!?!!?
bodyofanamerican
Member
Very much reminds me of Ornstein and Smough.
There are a bunch of white pillars in the city you can shoot that raises a path to a bonfire.
edit: oh nvm, you mean you're missing the one in Dragon Sanctum.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
It's hidden in the area with all the spikes and the ghosts. You need to hit a wall switch to lift a panel. You can also reach the Sanctum crossbow loot with that. Look around a bit for wall switches, read messages, some should tell you.
I know exactly where you're talking about, that switch has been eluding me for a long time. I'll explore some more before bed.
Found it. Thanks!
Before. I missed at as well. Glad I found it because it's my favorite fight in the DLC.
Banjo Tango
Member
Still haven't beaten the big bad, but the DLC is pretty great! Love the concept and the design of the area - felt more like Demon's.
I just wish there was more of it
I just wish there was more of it
No question. It would probably be a really fun fight if you summoned.
Took me forever to separate Havel from the Rapier dude. And the Rapier dude likes to go for the guard break and if his guard break whiffs you can't punish it. I could only randomly stun either of them and just when I could go in for a kill the other dude runs in there. They also randomly chug an Estus too. Not sure if the Sniper chugs an Estus though.
mickcenary
Member
This. Fight. Is. Fucking. Awful.
Now I fully understand why the derogative "B-Team" label gets thrown about, because this is one of the worst encounters I've experienced in a Souls game, let alone any game.
Nothing is good about it. Everything feels unbalanced and cheap. There's a fucking
Havel
This has just taken me out of the experience 100%. You can't be throwing 3 faster-than-PvP opponents at you that negate their own fucking animations and laugh at the concept of stamina, especially when your hit detection is this sketchy.
What a fucking shambles.
mickcenary
Member
I had a feeling it was. Thanks for the info. I'm thoroughly past the point of no return in terms of enjoyment, unfortunately.
And now I have no idea where to go.
All you really need to do is bait the Havel guy into attacking. It takes him quite awhile to recover from his swings so you're free to get a few shots in on rapier dude.
mickcenary said:
Well, if they didn't have advantages, it would be a very boring fight.
I love it. There's so much more to it than dodging or blocking at the right time, which is 99% of all Souls boss battles.
Cannon Goose
Member
50 Strength + Gyrm Greathammer made short work of all the bosses, though I played through it with a NG character. Specific boss spoilers follow:
The trio wasn't too bad because there's a safe area with water in it you can drop into to split them up briefly. Then it's pancake time! Nashandra's friend I died to once but then I came back without the NPC summon and was doing insane damage. Also I got lucky and she never summoned Velstadt, only skeletons. The dragon was a closer figth though, used all my estus but I felt pretty in control during the whole thing. That toxic fire is real mean though!
Fallout-NL
Member
How come my lightning spear uses went down from 11 to 3 uses per slot?
Oh, that was patched :-/. Don't really notice a massive increase in damage either.
Oh, that was patched :-/. Don't really notice a massive increase in damage either.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
I loved it on NG++.
It may be the only battle in the game balanced around having a full party of 3.
It's also far more interesting than most fights, because it's not just about being good at recognizing and dodging patterns, it's about controlling space and spatial awareness. I hope the so-called "A team" learns something from it.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Trying to bait him to attack and also block the Rapier dude or roll out of the way drains stamina, and the Rapier dude isn't easy either. Once I got rid of the Archer I tried my best to separate the other two and get one or two hits on one and run away and try and separate them again.
Locke Lamora
Member
Just a quick question: In shulva you have these pillars which you have to "attack" in order to get to the second bonfire. On the right side there's another (single) pillar, does it have any use? I hope you know which pillar I mean as there a plenty of them in Shulva.
It was included in the latest patch.
Ah ok thanks that's why it was 600MB.
No idea who that is. Isn't the Flynn's ring helping you in that scenario?
Found the ent thing. What a guy.
edit: And trio down. I don't really like the concept of the fight but it wasn't too bad in the end. Got easy when the archer went down.
Very high quality DLC. Great loot, fights and level design.
I think the only treasures I'm missing are from the 4 crystal lizards in that one room. I think I got everything else.
The drakeblood set is good. Almost as good as Vengarls except it upgrades with shards which I think puts it ahead.
I assume all the empty chests represents the drakeblood guys looting the place.
edit: And trio down. I don't really like the concept of the fight but it wasn't too bad in the end. Got easy when the archer went down.
Very high quality DLC. Great loot, fights and level design.
I think the only treasures I'm missing are from the 4 crystal lizards in that one room. I think I got everything else.
The drakeblood set is good. Almost as good as Vengarls except it upgrades with shards which I think puts it ahead.
I assume all the empty chests represents the drakeblood guys looting the place.
Cannon Goose
Member
Ok, NG+ trio fight is doing my fucking head in. When Havel flew through the air and did a complete 180 to land on me with his jump attack... For fuck's sake.
Fake edit: Beat the fuckers. Have a couple webm's of the amazing majestic Havel in action:
http://a.pomf.se/iaapyq.webm
http://a.pomf.se/aatrty.webm
Thankfully after that I landed two parries and destroyed him.
Fake edit: Beat the fuckers. Have a couple webm's of the amazing majestic Havel in action:
http://a.pomf.se/iaapyq.webm
http://a.pomf.se/aatrty.webm
Thankfully after that I landed two parries and destroyed him.
Are we talking Dragon Shrine Mace Wielder levels of speed + infinite stamina, here?
mickcenary
Member
You're probably right in that regard. I've been trying to do it solo on NG+ and it's just a mess; a difficult fucking mess. Granted, this is the first time I've booted up DS2 in months, but man, even with an SL250 build, it's just not worth the heartache. I am using enormous, slow weapons, so maybe that's my undoing. As for the arena, I can't say I like that the lower level has actual dead ends, though. That's slightly bullshit.
I dunno. I took
Sinh
Squalid Queenie
Anyway, I enjoyed the DLC. The level design, for one, is a lot better than the majority of the vanilla game, which is a fairly bittersweet compliment. Bar the
Trio
Jester Thomas
Stamina? Less so. Speed? More so. If you're on your own, you will have negative breathing room. It's fucked. Their attacks track like pre-nerf Amana Soul Arrows on crack. It's clearly an encounter designed for 2-3 capable human players, which is fair enough, but it doesn't undo the souring for me.