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[Vazra]

This game is getting too addictive. Must slow down a bit.

 

[Deified Data]

Maybe weight controls the animation type you get, and adaptability controls the actual speed or invincibility frames?


There are some optional enemies in

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Giant's Forest and Bastille

that have lightning damage weapons as a guaranteed drop, which I believe inherently scales with faith. There's also a covenant in

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Heide's Tower

that lets you buy an item that will make weapons have lightning damage.

Maybe I'm wrong, but the tooltip in the weapon stat screen implies that all lightning damage scales with faith. Hope that helps.

It definitely does, thanks for the heads up.

Holy crap, just checked on one of early game messages I left and it had a rating of 117, highest I've seen I think! Don't think I got a single rating in the original!

Me either, but when I was playing through Forest of Giants I'd get a "your message was rated" message every minute or so (I left a lot of messages). It'd be annoying if it weren't so cool. Hope I helped some people out of a jam.

 

[SargerusBR]

oh boy...what?

Not 100% sure but apparently the only forms of invading are through Cracked Red/Blue Eye Orbs and Tokens of Spite

 

[Ken]

I assume it's the same as is DS1, which was flicking the stick forward + light attack. The timing is pretty tight so you might want to do it a few times to practice it.

oh, gross. never did it in ds1 for that reason

 

[Grinchy]

Dude, this giant is killing me in one hit and his reach is ridiculous. What the hell?

I'm really starting to doubt this swordsman build.

Stick with it. I was getting decimated early on too, but now I love it. It's a very hard build IMO if you actually go through the game without using a shield. But if you can manage to do it, you'll just be that much better at it.

 

[Con_Smith]

Some of the blood stains just absolutely kill me with laughter. Anyone else?

I've been dying all day from these. Watching people's phantoms hesitate the leap off a ledge in majula had me Rollin.

 

[A Sentient Keyboard]

oh, gross. never did it in ds1 for that reason

Well, I don't have the game yet, but I didn't hear anybody saying it changed. Could someone who has played the game confirm/deny?

 

[georly]

My copy of DS2 finally came in today and my fiance just sent me a picture of it with our dog Sif. So pumped to get home today.

That's so perfect. Let namco bandai know on twitter!

 

[KennyLinder]

Gotta wait til UK launch on Friday but a question to ask:

How is the lack of respawning enemies working for people? Its my biggest fear in the game.

 

[Kysen]

Died non stop to those 3 sentinels, burned through 3 effigies and stuck with 50% health. Killed the trash mobs so many times they stopped spawning then I said fuck it and summoned some helpers. The estus flask is precious in this game, seems healing overall is way lower.

After killing them I just put my sign outside their door and got chain summoned for 3hours. Walked away with a huge number of souls. Having a dedicated server this time around is so much better. Had zero failed summons.

 

[Drake]

I can't even watch the Giant Bomb quick look of this game. Brad is so frustratingly bad. He's so bad it makes me wonder how he actually beats other games to review.

 

[Deadstar]

there is a ring that makes weapon, armor and ring degradation way way slower. Otherwise, I don't think so.

What an annoying mechanic. What's the purpose?

 

[KennyLinder]

Died non stop to those 3 sentinels, burned through 3 effigies and stuck with 50% health. Killed the trash mobs so many times they stopped spawning then I said fuck it and summoned some helpers. The estus flask is precious in this game, seems healing overall is way lower.

After killing them I just put my sign outside their door and got chain summoned for 3hours. Walked away with a huge number of souls. Having a dedicated server this time around is so much better. Had zero failed summons.

When you're summoned now, do you lose your souls if you die? I liked that you didn't in DkS1. Also, do you have to be human?

 

[Grinchy]

Gotta wait til UK launch on Friday but a question to ask:

How is the lack of respawning enemies working for people? Its my biggest fear in the game.

I hate to admit it, but so far I like it. Early on when the swordsman class (and I) sucked, I was getting frustrated by how easily I could die from something stupid at the beginning of a section.

I was making no progress, dying a ton. It got to the point where I was just going through killing grunts until I had 1000 souls so I could go back and level up ADP. Then the beginning enemies that I had killed a bunch of times stopped spawning. Suddenly I could progress further. This helped me get past a zone that was giving me way too much trouble with my half health.

Also it's just less annoying when I am going back through the area to grab something or explore other parts of the zone that I missed before. If you are worried about not having enough souls, co-op has you covered. I get summoned immediately after putting a sign down. I was able to grind a boss over and over again to level like crazy. It's not an issue at all (if you play online).

 

[vas_a_morir]

Cathedral of Blue spoiler : Hey

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Ornstein

, how does it feel to be ganged up on, son?

 

[Sioen]

I can't even watch the Giant Bomb quick look of this game. Brad is so frustratingly bad. He's so bad it makes me wonder how he actually beats other games to review.

He's bad at most games though.

 

[QisTopTier]

What an annoying mechanic. What's the purpose?

To be annoying, also to make you waste a ring slot on that

 

[anddo0]

Holy crap you can

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sell

equipment. Nice addition.

 

[Toxi]

Holy crap you can

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sell

equipment. Nice addition.

HA HA

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FUCK YOU FRAMPT

 

[phierce]

At work and all I can think about is running home to play Dark Souls. Even cut a date shirt yesterday with a semi ex to play last night lol.

Date with an ex? Hmm always thought those were just for sex.

 

[Cmerrill]

I'm not sure where to go anymore. I just beat "No Mans Warf". Now where to? I'm pretty sure everyplace in my bonfire has been conquered.

 

[GhostRidah]

Really not liking this death penalty system.

 

[spliced]

Woot! I took down my first boss

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Dragonrider

. Not sure if that's the first boss for most people. Getting to the boss was a bloodstained graveyard but really fun.

 

[anddo0]

Really not liking this death penalty system.

There's something that help with that a little latter on. If you remember, there was a similar item in Demon's Souls...

 

[Kysen]

When you're summoned now, do you lose your souls if you die? I liked that you didn't in DkS1. Also, do you have to be human?

If you get summoned and fail any items used stay used. If you succeed any items used get reset when you return to your world. In both cases you keep your souls and if you win you get bonus souls. Its the easiest way to farm souls for levels. Yes you need to be in human form. Also I'm playing from the UK and lag is fine.

 

[Manus]

For people that need help on the 3 sentinels. Theirs an NPc phantom you can summon in a cell before the fight. Her magic is some of the strongest magic I've seen a summon use. She really helped me out.

 

[SargerusBR]

Man, i missed populated servers

 

[sappyday]

I'm not sure where to go anymore. I just beat "No Mans Warf". Now where to? I'm pretty sure everyplace in my bonfire has been conquered.

After beating No Man's Wharf the game should take you to The Lost Bastille

 

[Antagon]

This game is brutal. Probably died close to 10 times now and I haven't even seen the first boss. The game really seems to force you to fight groups of enemies now, quite challenging. But it does feel like I'm learning.

 

[Santiako]

The wait for Friday is unbearable T_T

 

[KennyLinder]

If you get summoned and fail any items used stay used. If you succeed any items used get reset when you return to your world. In both cases you keep your souls and if you win you get bonus souls. Its the easiest way to farm souls for levels. Yes you need to be in human form. Also I'm playing from the UK and lag is fine.

Awesome! Do you turn to Human using Humanity?

 

[Jb]

Finally unpetrified the statue near Majula.

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Wait, what the fuck. Wait is that a......? NOOOOooooOOOOOO

 

[Cmerrill]

After beating No Man's Wharf the game should take you to The Lost Bastille

It did, and it brought me back around to the place I was at before with the

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blacksmith

Now where?

 

[Kysen]

This game is brutal. Probably died close to 10 times now and I haven't even seen the first boss. The game really seems to force you to fight groups of enemies now, quite challenging. But it does feel like I'm learning.

Yep and the average grunt is only a couple of swings away from killing you. Makes things really tricky when you get more than 2 of them.

 

[SargerusBR]

It did, and it brought me back around to the place I was at before with the

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blacksmith

Now where?

Proceed through the level until you reach Sinner's Rise

 

[Antagon]

Yep and the average grunt is only a couple of swings away from killing you. Makes things really tricky when you get more than 2 of them.

Yeah, there's places where I seem to have to fight four. At that point you have to be really careful and if you ever get cornered you're dead.

 

[DoubleTake]

Just found the Double Sided spear...yep Im going with a dex build

 

[SargerusBR]

Finally unpetrified the statue near Majula.

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Wait, what the fuck. Wait is that a......? NOOOOooooOOOOOO

Where is this statue?

 

[Alric]

Just found the Double Sided spear...yep Im going with a dex build

My friend sent me a pic of his he just got, So want.

 

[Cmerrill]

Proceed through the level until you reach Sinner's Rise

Already been through there too.

 

[Kysen]

Awesome! Do you turn to Human using Humanity?

Effigies, which are rarer than humanity.

 

[Nicci Fett]

My copy of DS2 finally came in today and my fiance just sent me a picture of it with our dog Sif. So pumped to get home today.

Our little girl <3, really tho, why are you not home yet I do not wanna open this till you are here.

 

[Eventide]

Anyone know how to operate the wheel by the sorcery merchant in no mans wharf?

 

[Clevinger]

If you get summoned and fail any items used stay used. If you succeed any items used get reset when you return to your world. In both cases you keep your souls and if you win you get bonus souls. Its the easiest way to farm souls for levels. Yes you need to be in human form. Also I'm playing from the UK and lag is fine.

Nope. Only need to be human to summon. Hollows can be summoned.

 

[Akai XIII]

What happens when someone rates your messages, do you get anything? Or being summoned?

 

[Phatmac]

The Ultra Graatswird is soo good. I love one shoting every enemy in the game with it.

 

[Eventide]

What happens when someone rates your messages, do you get anything? Or being summoned?

You get a little hp restored

 

[Eleuin]

oh my goodness I love my mustache

 

[CountAntonius]

Our little girl <3, really tho, why are you not home yet I do not wanna open this till you are here.

You're a

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fire

keeper.

 

[Grudy]

Are upgrade shards really that rare? I really wanna upgrade my flame longsword cause it fits me so well as a battle mage. Are there better swords that scale with int later in the game?