Imp the Dimp
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Thank you guys. Will pick up the PC version then.
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Dark Souls II |OT| The Dark Souls of Dark Souls
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flyingYOYO
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It sounds like you might just be too casual.
TheContact
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the first time you go up there
the bird drops a boss off, and he'll most likely proceed to murder you, and he doesn't come back again if you die you have to go to him
Garcia
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I've been wondering about this as well.
hmm..that is weird
i didnt try a second time to see if it worked again. i guess i will tonight
well i didnt die. i just ran off the the roof thing where he is and when i turned around and climbed back up after healing, he just wasn't there. i thought maybe it was a glitch
He's immediately targetable with R3 even before aggroing him (which means he is considered an enemy by the game) so I think it's safe to attack him.
Me too
So I got to play it last night, took the knight class although I think I might restart today and do Cleric. I always play the knight in Souls games, thinking its time for a change, either sorcerer cleric or bandit.
Anyways, while its a Souls game and I love it, it looks like crap. And it seems to be running like crap too. I don't know any of the technical details of what the game is running at for FPS but I swear its struggling to keep at 30 in open areas...
Anyways can't wait to get home tonight and play it, I only got like 2 hours with it last night.
Anyways, while its a Souls game and I love it, it looks like crap. And it seems to be running like crap too. I don't know any of the technical details of what the game is running at for FPS but I swear its struggling to keep at 30 in open areas...
Anyways can't wait to get home tonight and play it, I only got like 2 hours with it last night.
D Bo Chops
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yeah it definetly left over at this point. I made it ALL the way to the bottom of the hole in Majula. The area way down there was made for torches for sure, but not entirely necessary anymore. If you havnt been there you will see what I mean.
Garcia
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Perfect. Thanks.
D Bo Chops
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Asking again, because maybe you guys didnt see the question
Any item/ring that prevents/helps armor breaking?
Not that ive seen so far... and I like my rings. Your gear automatically repairs when u sit at a bonfire. So I try to hit a bonfire when my weapon is less than 50%
darkjedi187
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Yeah, I love rings too, but I havent seen that anywhere yet.
ItAintEasy
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Asking again, because maybe you guys didnt see the question
Any item/ring that prevents/helps armor breaking?
I saw something in a load screen about a ring that reduces equipment degradation by a percent. So there is something out there I just can't remember the name.
Deified Data
Banned
If he liked Demon's Souls more than Dark Souls, he should definitely give it an try.
Yeah, as someone who's having a blast with the game I got to say it performs like crap. Haven't run into anything Blighttown-tier yet but when the whole game so far has been close to that it's hard to make the distinction. Also a lot of input lag in the menus. I can push the start button and the menu won't pop up for a good 5 seconds. Hope some of this can be patched out.
So true. Even the new Hollow Soldiers have been ramped up and are far more deadly. There are also some enemies that bum rush and take advantage of you being locked-on and stamina management feels more strict as well. At least in the early going. Overall, I'm finding the early part of the game far more challenging than Undead Burg and The Depths were in the first one.
SlasherJPC
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So I made my way to the forest of the giants, met the merchant, made it to an area that had woodplatforms, etc all over and in that area met the map dude. Is there another path I'm missing besides the area with the fire down below? I can't seem to open those doors in that area. Just wondering if I need to head back to town and go a different way.
yeah i don't know how i feel about it yet
seems like from is trying to force people to carry more weapons by having them degrade faster and giving you 3 quick slots per hand
but then that means we're running around with 2 or 3 mediocre weapons instead of 1 great one since we have to split our upgrades across more weapons
i dont think i like it
Yep yep...and 3 million deaths makes me feel like a good casual...I would be very interested to find out how many people actually beat this game,or did beat the first 2...probably pretty damn low.
Deified Data
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Yeah, I feel like the Hollow Soldiers in this game aren't quite analogs of the Hollow Soldiers from the first game. They're more like Balder Knights than anything.
Screaming Meat
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I've not played it yet, but this sounds interesting. Where Souls were essentially on tap in DaS and easy to come by given enough time and skill, this seems to add value by limiting them?
Does it makes you spend them less frivolously and feel even worse when you die on a return trip to your last death stash?
YES.
I had a weapon go risky on me while a white phantom in a boss fight - so I was just stuck messing with eq during the fight.
I guess repair powder is a thing i need to have and manage now?
Agreed, and it doesn't really make the game any harder it's only a nuisance.
Other than that, i'm having a blast.
Wish EU servers were online though, guess i'll make a new character when they are.
Yeah, but cross region play has to be on in game options. It's on by default.
Continuity
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So I met the map guy in the forest of giants and got a key to the mansion in Majula. Inside the mansion
, but I can't find it in my inventory at all. Am I missing something here?
I found an item called Pharrod's Charm
Continuity
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Get a weapon better than your starter weapon before fighting him. He's not hard, but has poise unlike all the hollow soldiers
Damn. Oh well, hopefully I'll see that loading screen at one point
I saw that loading screen too, pretty sure the name includes "knuckle ring" (which might be specific enough you could look into it on a FAQ/wiki without too many spoilers).
Haven't had the issues with equipment degradation, but I'm sure I'll run into it if I do more hand-to-hand combat. Knife seems to have decent durability.
SlasherJPC
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If you kill him you get a cool sword. He wasn't too hard.
DrROBschiz
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Are there still cool equipment drops from enemies?
I always loved getting sweet loot that you can see in action before ya get it.
Loot was so fun to get in Dark Souls
I always loved getting sweet loot that you can see in action before ya get it.
Loot was so fun to get in Dark Souls
wastedyears
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I pre ordered this well over a month ago, but Amazon hasn't shipped my order yet. The last time I pre ordered a game from Amazon, it took them ten days just to ship it to me, and even then it was because I had sent multiple complaints. I've been pre ordering games from Amazon for years, and rarely had any issues at all, until last time. Anybody else have Amazon ship their order yet?
If you haven't already, I recommend getting the 90% block shield from the armorer for that fight. Dude can do tons of damage and has lots of poise.
Actually managed to defeat my first invader, got him down to barely any health, he hid behind an enemy (one of those huge knights in Heides' Tower) and healed, I killed the enemy while evading the phantom, and took him out too. Felt good, but I still really hate getting invaded. Need to find the covenant that will protect me from that.
Protocol7
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Awesome, thx ^^
Should be in your consumables tab. Icon looks similar to the embers.
The stun you get for hitting an enemy's shield is really brutal. This led to me having trouble even against normal dudes at points, until I realized you can do a guard break thing with the old kick command.
I spent a lot of deaths going in a direction that ended up as a dead end so now I'm challenging a new area starting at half health. That kinda stinks. I should probably just use an effigy, but I'm a miser for using items. So we'll see how long that lasts me.
The dead end (Forest of Giants)
I spent a lot of deaths going in a direction that ended up as a dead end so now I'm challenging a new area starting at half health. That kinda stinks. I should probably just use an effigy, but I'm a miser for using items. So we'll see how long that lasts me.
The dead end (Forest of Giants)
was the dark area with all the Turtle knights that leads to an area with several pairs of the turtle guys. It was rough. It got me a bonfire but I can't find a way to progress past that. I'm guessing I'll eventually get something I can use to interact with the sleeping giant tree. Unless I'm missing something?
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