Laurentius
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The lag can be pretty bad, but at least I can make a connection to other players quickly. In DS1 I'd usually have to wait 10 to 20 minutes for a connection, whereas I can PVP or co-op almost instantly in DS2.
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Dark Souls II |OT++| Bearer of...Seek...Seek...Lest
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The lag can be pretty bad, but at least I can make a connection to other players quickly. In DS1 I'd usually have to wait 10 to 20 minutes for a connection, whereas I can PVP or co-op almost instantly in DS2.
Great, now you'll give the Havelyns ideas
Break this game until they fix it. I don't even play it because it's so broken. Had enough of the Post 12 Million Soul Memory Shenanigans in PvP.
Fuck. There's this area of upper ramparts I can see in the Lost Bastille but can't get to.
On the bridge linking it to Sinner's Rise I can see the entrance and exit of this area on either side of the bridge. I can also tell where the window is in the Bastille that forms the exit, but haven't been able to find the entrance I can see.
Do you need the Bastille key for this or something?
On the bridge linking it to Sinner's Rise I can see the entrance and exit of this area on either side of the bridge. I can also tell where the window is in the Bastille that forms the exit, but haven't been able to find the entrance I can see.
Do you need the Bastille key for this or something?
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
I felt the same about Dark Souls 1, to be honest...
Cannon Goose
Member
Absolutely, you'll be unstoppable.
Somehow I keep being invaded by the same guy and I also keep invading him, despite changing locations...
He's an absolute bastard too, Gower's Ring, Manakin Mask, some kind of poison dagger, Monastary Scimitar for insta-parries, Wrath of the Gods... I just cannot beat him but he's the only opponent I'm getting. I guess I'll have to try the BoB arena for a while.
I felt the same about Dark Souls 1, to be honest...
Except that Soul Level based player matching made the PvP more bearable. Also, I can beat any level player with a SL 120-130 in Dark Souls 1. I cannot beat most super high level players in Dark Souls 2 just because how insane level scaling is in this game. You get like layers upon layers of defense as you continue to grind through levels. Mundane also becomes completely broken OP at super high Soul Levels.
PvP is just broken and poorly though out all around. I could put up with Dark Souls 1 problems, not so much in this one.
I think the arenas are fine, so is staying in NG just for the PvP.
The max tier SM range is kind of crazy, but not many people are going to be SL 838 anyway, and in any case if you're going for that PvP range might as well join the crowd. I was initially dismissive of ultra high SL PvP as well, because there isn't a semblance of a build to be had, but now that I've tried it, I'm actually having lots of fun. Everyone has ultra high SL, so a lot of the combat boils down to skill.
Laurentius
Member
FromSoft, you have such amazing ideas for multiplayer! Why are the implementations always just broken in very important ways?
Hopefully they have interest in balancing PVP and completely redoing or removing the Soul Memory system in this game. I'm not hopeful at this point that will happen, however.
Maybe they'll nail PVP in the next game...
But hey, at least co-op is still fun. And I enjoy a bit of PVP here and there, but it's just not something that I'm interested at all in investing very much in for the future.
Haunted
Member
I can't even think of any noteworthy ones except for Majula's theme.
But your post reminded me that I have the soundtrack in my Digital Extras directory. I didn't listen to it or read the track names when I first checked it out because of spoilers, but now I can! Will update if I come across great tracks I somehow missed/forgot while playing.
Orthogonal
Member
If it is what I am envisioning, yes, you need the Bastille key, it is the cell next to Straid. It's supposed to be a shortcut I guess, but it's not terribly useful.
Cannon Goose
Member
Oh damn, I thought it did totally negate backstabs like Gower's Ring... This changes everything!
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
I find the lag is more or less like most other online games. At the very least, it's way more acceptable than DaS.
I don't know if it blocks backstabs, but ripostes are definitely not blocked.
LTTP maybe, but try an ascetic? It's not like Dragonrider is that hard
Why the standard halberd? Mastodon will get better strength scaling.
I had a crap encounter in Belfry Sol on my first playthrough. Hadn't dealt with the npc enemies yet, then a bellboy invades, followed by another shortly after. Barely had a few seconds to do anything about it before being swarmed and backstabbed, then both invaders gestured waves and spammed "very good" carvings. Went straight back up, quickly killed the npcs and waited a few minutes. One of the dudes invades again and it turns out he's not particularly good 1 on 1. Ended up rolling behind him and forking him into the air with my mastodon halberd. Spammed him with "thank you" carvings. It's the little victories that count.
Strike damage as in damage that sweeps? I am currently using the Greatsword, and it is not that effective against them both. I need a faster weapon.
Orthogonal
Member
Oh, I don't have either.
Anyways, I FINALLY BEAT THEM! OH YES! Feels really good. Till now, the hardest boss in the game for me.
cj_iwakura
Member
Things Betwixt,
Vendrick
yes, I hope so.
You are unlikely to be summoned at all with that memory.
Go back and talk to an NPC that you met, for the first time, earlier (at:
Drangleic Castle
Thanks, this is exactly where I'm at.
My options were either attempting the
Smelter Demon
I thought what I did was right in a crappy situation. I'd rather a Sunbro lose some estus/durability than have to twiddle their thumbs for 10-15 min on my account.
Are you in NG? 5 million in NG is too much.
Try invading in some popular areas, like iron keep or dragon aerie. You have to keep using the items to find players, it's very annoying.
edit: Most players don't hang around the belfries waiting for invasions, because with the bellbros invading it's already too much to handle.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
I didn't have many matches in DaS, but even if laggy most of them were "acceptable" and still somewhat enjoyable.
In DaS 2, like 2/4 PvP fights are so laggy that any possibility of victory is just impossible. I lost the times that my hit connected (sound included) to see that my enemy HP bar didn't moved, getting hit by attacks even if I'm 4/5 meters away, backstabs not working even if my characters does the animation, etc...
I'm now up 7:1 in my Bellbro extermination campaign. These people suck
Oh, btw, for PC players: GeDoSaTo 0.5
Oh, btw, for PC players: GeDoSaTo 0.5
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Interesting. It's been the other way around for me. I think the online stability and connectivity is one of the few areas that DS2 outright trounces DS1.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Yeah, I agree. That's the most annoying thing. I don't think "any possibility of victory is impossible", though. Lag works both ways. The problem is that when I do win, and I win quite a lot, it feels hollow. Felt the same about most victories in Dark Souls and sometimes in Demon's when the lag was too strong (which was far more rare).
Yeah I noticed that too. I usually swap to Avelyn or ranged battle then because that thing is too broken.
lol @ "monetary" though
You mean monastery, right? Or I guess that scimitar does do cha-ching! for those that use it... they basically force you to do duels and get red/blue cracked eye orbs from that. I think that's the reason why the didn't put a not cracked eye orb in the game in the first place.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
I'd be totally okay with this actually... but for NG only. NG+ should have unlimited invasions. And it's patently absurd that the blue covenant not only gets no souls after a successful invasion, and they require spending a token to duel too? WTF From? Way to make that covenant useless.
can you use it to parry even if you don't have 22 dex?
Yeah that's annoying. I never attack first when I see my opponent have that weapon offhand.
I usually bait them with arrows until they take the initiative.
Also the roll with the inclined angle attack of my Zweihander works really well sending them flying.
Why did the devs decide to make enemies disappear the more you kill them? If you keep on dying vs the boss, and have to fight through enemies to get there, they eventually disappear, and sometimes you lose all your souls. Just lost 20K souls vs the sinner rise boss.
That being said, the sinner rise boss destroys your shield easily, and he is very very fast. Tips on that boss?
That being said, the sinner rise boss destroys your shield easily, and he is very very fast. Tips on that boss?