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Dark Souls II |OT++| Bearer of...Seek...Seek...Lest
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Cloudius12
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I'm positive. It's the Moonlight GreatSword +5.
Thus follows this post immediately after mine:
followed by:
And didn't see this comment because I had him on ignore and didn't see it until someone quoted him.
So you tell me to "git gud" your words and not mine. Then brag about summoning to beat a boss...
Yeah, glad I put this guy on ignore.
Cloudius12
Member
Also, Solo'd the
. No magic used. Only 2 handed MLGS. Was a really fun and tense fight. Haven't fought the other boss yet.
Fume Knight
I also just beat him....only using magic, lol
I can't find the last one. :x
Cannon Goose
Member
I beat him solo with the Great Club and my heart was racing as I delivered the final bonk. Great boss fight!
I liked the bullet hell-lite aspect of his AoE attack, it really caught me off guard.
Yeah, I agree. This DLC sucks. I'm also sick to death of enemies with %1000 poise. This DLC is an exercise in frustration.
Iva Demilcol
Member
I'm going to stop for today: Defeated Maldron the Assassin using poison (same strategy I used against Licia and Jester Thomas), it took me several tries but it felt nice to see his corpse rotting in the same area... he "died" there. So far the area has been fun, haven't found any bosses yet though. I think I like more the Crown of the Sunken King DLC and I think it was more difficult as well (because of the poison maybe), anyways I liked a lot what I played today.
Which ones have you gotten? They're pretty fresh in my memory
DarkHeartedKill
Member
I started playing the first DLC and got to the first boss. I regret every decision I made in life that has led me to to this point.
3v1 Seriously? They didn't get enough with the Ruin Sentinels? These guys are worse, at least with the Sentinels you did 1v1, then got another 1v1 for a few seconds before the third jumped up. Now it's 2v1 with 1 shooting arrows at you, da fuq?
Cloudius12
Member
That boss kept you on your toes. I couldn't scratch my nose or I would be dead.
Just fyi, that's an optional boss of the first dlc.
DarkHeartedKill
Member
THERE IS A GOD! Thanks for the tip. I now feel more inclined to finish the DLC heh.
Of course, even optional you can never let a boss go unslain, no? Luckily I got some help from some really great sunbros for that one.
Okay guys, I just beat it. Didn't do a 100% perfectionist run but I think I got all the good shit and I beat all 3 bosses so here's some strategy I will lay down.
(For reference, I run Melee. I apologize if I mention that too much but this is to inform anyone who casually visits the thread)
Fume Knight
Sir Alone:
Easy way to cheese Smelter Demon:
Anyone experience weird hitboxes with the Smelter Demon? At least twice he killed me while my shield was fully up but his attack went through my shield.
(For reference, I run Melee. I apologize if I mention that too much but this is to inform anyone who casually visits the thread)
Fume Knight
(Artorias 2.0): Be good at dodging. Otherwise run a 100% physical reduction Greatshield and block his short sword. Not much strategy here.
Sir Alone:
Stick to his left when strafing. If you're at the right spot certain attacks will whiff and give you a shot. You can block everything he does except for the attack where his blade glows with Dark and he does an unblockable stab. Stick close and strafe to his left (or your right).
Easy way to cheese Smelter Demon:
This boss sucks. Honestly. It's the same exact fight except this time he infuses himself with blue magic and he has one new attack (AOE blue magic) that he does once and only once when he activates the burning magic inside him. Lame. Ass. Boss. He has almost the same exact pattern as before except he likes to do that leaping stab a little more often it seems.
Easy way to cheese this guy if you're not GDLK at dodging: get Havel's shield (Havel's shield has 100% physical reduction and generally good stats across the board) infuse it with magic. Now it has 100% magic reduction and roughly 95% physical reduction. You can level up the shield all the way to 98% physical reduction. Now you can block ALL of the Smelter Demons attack except the AOE shit. The chip damage you get is very minimal as you can imagine.
Easy way to cheese this guy if you're not GDLK at dodging: get Havel's shield (Havel's shield has 100% physical reduction and generally good stats across the board) infuse it with magic. Now it has 100% magic reduction and roughly 95% physical reduction. You can level up the shield all the way to 98% physical reduction. Now you can block ALL of the Smelter Demons attack except the AOE shit. The chip damage you get is very minimal as you can imagine.
Anyone experience weird hitboxes with the Smelter Demon? At least twice he killed me while my shield was fully up but his attack went through my shield.
Orthogonal
Member
Does anyone know if the mobs inside the memories desapawn after enough times or are they infinite. Just curious, I don't think it will take too many attempt to get through this one, but I wondered if they were different.
They do in fact despawn. At least From showed some mercy there. That gauntlet still sucks though.
What kind of build are you running? Just curious.
I want to say it took me about 7-8 hours to beat it.
Took me probably 2-3 hours. Running STR/Hex build.
One shot as in, on my first try. Not that I killed them in one hit.
First playthrough or NG+ and so on?
On NG. Going to go to NG+ this weekend and give it another go.
I honestly don't know. I got all the obvious ones, and two in the horrible curse areas.
There's one in a room behind an iron door with four smaller iron doors. That's probably the most out of place one.
That would explain it. I'm on NG+.
Did you get the smoke roll ring? Around there there's an elevator that leads you to a room with like 6 doors or something and thats where my last one was.
Cannon Goose
Member
Alright, I finally beat S
A
with the help of a nice tanky summon. I had been going through the previous parts of the DLC in offline mode because I didn't want cheaters invading me, though I was probably being too cautious. It was still pretty touch and go, that boss is a tough customer.
The run to the last boss though, ugh. I read there's a shortcut somewhere though, is it actually helpful?
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lonne
The run to the last boss though, ugh. I read there's a shortcut somewhere though, is it actually helpful?
Shortcut to
Sir Alonne
Reskin Demon
Cannon Goose
Member
Pull the switch in the room right after the summoning room, and sprint/roll to the end of the cage-corridor, where the fireball machine is shooting at you. It's not too hard, but if you don't make it, you'll probably die. There are two shortcuts like those, back-to-back, and the second one is a lot harder to do. But even the first one allows you to skip 80% of the fighting in the area.
Some answers:So I haven't played DS 2 since a couple of days after it's release. Will play it again and actually finish it this time so my question is simple: should I build around Magic or Melee?
...for Early game.
- I usually always play a melee oriented class in all of the Souls games. Might want to mix things up a bit by going Magic first.
- Is Magic like Wrath of God or Hexes still OP or are most of them nerfed? I heard Great Soul Spear is really strong but not much of anything else at the moment.
- if Magic, Sorceries, Hexes, or Miracles? Or just simply all?
- If Melee, what's the current best weapons for PVP? I heard that there is this sword that is REALLY easy to parry with especially if you have a Dagger in your off hand and can one shot with it in a riposte.
Any advice is gladly appreciated.
- You could do both melee or melee hybrid it's doable either way.
- Hexes are still pretty strong.
- What ever takes your fancy really you can use everything if you want.
- That is the monastery scimitar it's a drop from a NG+ phantom its got insta parry frames
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Well I can't explain that then.
There's 4 in the chest
go up the lifts twice and go left, you find a room with possessed armor and powder keg hollows it's in there at the end. One more is after Sir Alonne
You said why that happened yourself your magic +5 havel greatsheild no longer has 100% physical block. Hence the bleed through of attacks.
mickcenary
Member
Man, Fume was no pushover. About 12 attempts, I reckon (NG+). Some of his delayed, physics-defying attacks are complete bullshit.
Is the remaining boss more difficult? And how does one get Fume's armour set?
Cheers, Gaf.
Is the remaining boss more difficult? And how does one get Fume's armour set?
Cheers, Gaf.
Marigold sell it once you kill him. Sir Alonne is alright Smelter 2.0 is the same but blue and magicy.
Ended up beating Smelter 2 at the cost of some sleep last night. Going solo in NG+++ worked out better on him and Fume, due to him losing much more health per hit than he would have with summons. The longer the match went on, the less likely I was to finish.
Still need to get;
Still need to get;
Umbral Dagger
Fume Sorcerer Boots
Possessed Armor Sword
Fume Sword
Ashen Warrior Sword
Minotaur Helm
Fume Sorcerer Boots
Possessed Armor Sword
Fume Sword
Ashen Warrior Sword
Minotaur Helm
mickcenary
Member
Grazie, Stormtrooper.
Already pwnd Aqua Smelter. He actually gave me quite a bit of trouble, which is odd, seeing as I never had any issues with OG Smelter in NG/NG+.
I think the deplorable rehash was messing with my Souls chi... Yep... Must have been it.
Cannon Goose
Member
I'll get you soon, Smelter... You ridiculous, attack delaying monstrosity!
Edit: lol, these Fume Sorcerer Boots are like skinny jeans.
Edit: lol, these Fume Sorcerer Boots are like skinny jeans.
10 is the 'max' vit to get when using TDR and Flynn.
Drop to 10 VIT then you can use it without reducing the bonus or take it off and go to 14 VIT your choice.
That probably it lol. It's pretty much the same fight except being magic instead of fire.