Yuuuuuup... I'm in the same damn boat!
No idea why this client decided to make Dark Souls Week a work week...
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Dark Souls II |OT| The Dark Souls of Dark Souls
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No idea why this client decided to make Dark Souls Week a work week...
Incendiary
Banned
I know this isn't what you asked but I got the 360 CE and didn't have a manual. Do they only come in non-Black Armor Editions? Or only on PS3?
EDIT: Or they just don't exist at all. That sucks.
Same here. This is going to be the most unproductive day ever.
Titanfall, amiright?
Fahrenheit
Banned
Hmmm kinda area spoilers
Both area seems I explored seem to have taken me to Lost Bastille area. I got like 5 bosses down I dont know if any of them count as one of the 4 boss I need to beat the game. Do all levels lead there? I think I can explore the Tower of Hilda more though.
DarkSoul520
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This game is everything I wanted to it to be.
put a smile on my face.
Entering the set of the Goonies
Nostalgic Nightmare
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D Bo Chops
Member
So I randomly got summoned as a
last night to the area
and got ganked by the
lol... Im not in any convenant, how did this happen? it was cool.
"grey phantom"
with all the rats
host plus all the rat enemies
theechrisfox
Member
Yeah....its so tough to not look at spoilers or anything. Semi-boring job with internet access isn't making it any easier to think about DS2 without reading about DS2.
Incendiary
Banned
Me too. The only solution is to browse GAF on my phone and live vicariously through the lucky ones.
so does dropping a white summon sign and joining someone else's game
instantly restore you to human and give you the full hp bar back? i figured i would have to help the person beat the boss or something but i joined someone's game with a 50% hp bar and my hp bar/humanity was instantly restored upon entering the other person's game. if so...why would i ever burn a human effigy?
I'm beginning to get concerned about the possible scarcity of basic upgrade items now enemies don't respawn infinitely and vendors have limited supplies to sell. Should I start conserving shards until I find the weapon I want to use for the rest of the game or will I eventually get access to plenty?
Exactly what my plan is.
Game has been amazing so far, I'm 6 hours in (but an hour of that was character creation). Found 2 main bosses, and engaged in some jolly cooperation. Looking forward to a couple hundred more hours of this.
D Bo Chops
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Noticed the same thing.
We didn't even beat the boss and I still returned to human. But then I tried it again instead of using an effigy and I came back still hollow... Someone answer please!
There's some areas with good drop rates but yeah, they'll go away eventually...
I really wonder how you're supposed to farm for consumables for PVP. There's a ton of new consumable items, it would suck if you couldn't really use them much. Plus you need to be human to invade and i'm not exactly swimming in effigies.
(Boss from network test spoiler)
Does anyone know how to get the guy after the Chariot boss to talk to me? He says I won't like it here. I think he signs you up for the Darkwraith covenant. Maybe because I'm already on the bell covenant? Speaking of the bell covenant, is there a boss in that area or something I'm missing? Complete dead end.
...Satisfaction.
I came into this game with a bit of overconfidence, as the first two hours are a bit easy. But at some point during the Forest of Fallen Giants the game started kicking my ass. But then I kept going, and kept working at it, picking away until I made it to the boss. He's not a terribly difficult boss, but it was challenging enough for a first boss.
Ha ha, the game handed me my ass on a plate and then I worked my way back up. And now, my opinion is changed. If it stays at this rate, I think this might possibly be the most challenging Souls game yet. I've been thinking about why that is, and it has a lot to do with how vulnerable you are with your animations. You are definitely more vulnerable in this game than you were in the previous Souls games and if you let down your guard for a second, even the scrubs will take you down.
Success came at just the right moment, just as a silver lining of hope in the darkness. Even with some minor disappointment with the presentation of the game (it runs a bit poorly), this game is still definitely Souls.
I came into this game with a bit of overconfidence, as the first two hours are a bit easy. But at some point during the Forest of Fallen Giants the game started kicking my ass. But then I kept going, and kept working at it, picking away until I made it to the boss. He's not a terribly difficult boss, but it was challenging enough for a first boss.
Ha ha, the game handed me my ass on a plate and then I worked my way back up. And now, my opinion is changed. If it stays at this rate, I think this might possibly be the most challenging Souls game yet. I've been thinking about why that is, and it has a lot to do with how vulnerable you are with your animations. You are definitely more vulnerable in this game than you were in the previous Souls games and if you let down your guard for a second, even the scrubs will take you down.
Success came at just the right moment, just as a silver lining of hope in the darkness. Even with some minor disappointment with the presentation of the game (it runs a bit poorly), this game is still definitely Souls.
greatestjediever
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Imaging I'm still pretty early in the game as I haven't fought any bosses yet
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Been dying much more than I expected, but it's probably because I went with Depraved. Thinking maybe that wasn't such a smart idea, but enjoying the challenge so far even if I'm progressing slowly.
Is it just me or do weapons break super quickly now? I've only been able to keep my dagger from being broken any longer than a few minutes...
though I did see that giant eagle fly by where it dropped a large floating silver knight that phased through the ground - I'm guessing that's the Pursuer?
Been dying much more than I expected, but it's probably because I went with Depraved. Thinking maybe that wasn't such a smart idea, but enjoying the challenge so far even if I'm progressing slowly.
Is it just me or do weapons break super quickly now? I've only been able to keep my dagger from being broken any longer than a few minutes...
D Bo Chops
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Does anyone know how to get the guy after the Chariot boss to talk to me? He says I won't like it here. I think he signs you up for the Darkwraith covenant. Maybe because I'm already on the bell covenant? Speaking of the bell covenant, is there a boss in that area or something I'm missing? Complete dead end.
You need to
invade and defeat a certain amount of people with cracked red eye orbs before hell let you join.
TheContact
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on the level up screen, sometimes when adding stats there's an icon with an arrow pointing up and numbers beside it, what does that mean and why do the numbers turn red sometimes?
er if I had to guess it means how many shards to level up again?
er if I had to guess it means how many shards to level up again?
Me too.
Will give my friends time to catch up however, since I stayed up way too late last night playing.I'm assuming that's the amount needed to level up, and it turns red which means you don't have enough to level. From what I remember is that it will turn red after you press the button to select which stat you want to level, which indicates that you won't have enough to level after you initiate that level up. Hard to explain but it was the same with Dark Souls, it's just represented slightly differently this time.
Hearing about a lot of people finding (2nd boss)
tough is making me feel pretty smug for beating him 2nd try . Just listened to giant bomb's podcast thing and apparently Vinny was stuck on him for 3 hours lol! Got my ass kicked real bad though by the area straight after him.
the pursuer
. Just listened to giant bomb's podcast thing and apparently Vinny was stuck on him for 3 hours lol! Got my ass kicked real bad though by the area straight after him.Same, and many gave reported this. Could be buggy servers, could be some trick or condition we don't know about.
Imp the Dimp
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Is this as good as DeS and DaS? I'm really fuckin sceptical about that lead director change and I don't trust reviews if my life depended on it.
Ive started in offline mode. Cant wait. I did get the colkector edition book fir only 40 bucks so im not too sad
also, can someone explain the torches to me? i feel like i'm missing something because there's pillars you can light all over the place but...what's the point?
is this stuff that was supposed to be dark and you had to light them in order to see but now that from yanked out the lighting tech there's leftover gameplay elements that are useless?
it sure feels that way
is this stuff that was supposed to be dark and you had to light them in order to see but now that from yanked out the lighting tech there's leftover gameplay elements that are useless?
it sure feels that way
TheContact
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I was farming souls at the cardinal tower and resetting at the bonfire till I got a bunch of souls, I leveled up but now the enemies aren't respawning here, do they stop spawning once you hit a certain level or something?
If you mean the tutorial area, probably you're right. The zone was done with the use of torch in mind.
they stop respawn when you kill them 10/15 times.
If you liked Demon's Souls and Dark Souls there is ABSOLUTELY no reason not to play this game. Don't let the whiners get you down, they are just the ones who are not actually playing it now. It's more of the same in the best way possible.
It's as good yes. Definitely in the same league at least.
Incendiary
Banned
I really enjoy it, but I'm barely a few hours in. It's a combination of DeS and DaS. It's its own Souls game for sure in terms of strategy and difficulty. Even with the supposed downgrades the scenery is still wonderful. I'd recommend it for any Souls fan.
They only respawn a limited amount of times to prevent grinding/farming. A new challenge for Souls players.
Continuity
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The 2-handed R2 is now a thrust attack that combos into itself.
So the move got better, but also costs more stamina, I think it's pretty fair.
Mickdundee96
Member
Just got this from a shop in Uk should I be ok to play online?
So like the Baldur Swag Sword. I like.
Marvel
could never
That is horrifyingly good.
You can drop down the pit in the hub. You'll need the ring for 13k from the cat merchant for that tho.
im just gonna keep posting questions lol
in the forest of the giants
also, the sleeping knight guy next to that tree...i shouldn't have killed him should i? when it wasn't letting me talk to him i tried hitting him, figuring if he was an npc he wouldn't aggro from only 1 hit, but he did. so i killed him
in the forest of the giants
when that big griffin thing flies overhead, i'm assuming it dropped a big silver knight and i didn't notice because i was looking around and suddenly got smashed in the back with a sword. i jumped down off the roof real quick to escape from him and when i climbed back up to take him on he was gone. and hasn't returned. did i miss something important?
also, the sleeping knight guy next to that tree...i shouldn't have killed him should i? when it wasn't letting me talk to him i tried hitting him, figuring if he was an npc he wouldn't aggro from only 1 hit, but he did. so i killed him
No. Happens to everyone. Just keep playing.
FWIW framerate is pretty grungy for me on the PSN version. Probably closer to 25 than 30 most of the time.
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