hydrophilic attack
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So, I was going to join you tomorrow at European launch, but somehow I have a sort of date.
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Dark Souls II |OT| The Dark Souls of Dark Souls
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I'm enjoying the game so far. The level design is hit and miss and the bosses might be the worst in the Souls franchise (but I've only done 5 of them, so that could change). Still has the same great combat, challenge, and the classic horrible-yet-endearing dialog and voice acting. I'd give it an 8.5/10 if I had to rate it.
Snapshot King
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Has not worked a single time for me and I've had them on the entire game so far since I found them. Bout 12 hours, not a single summon. That being said, it'd make sense that it only starts working in zones after people are able to unlock the Brotherhood of Blood, which is near the
Huntsmans Copse
Right next to the cardinal tower bonfire. If you clear the area/exhaust that merchant's dialog options, then she relocates to Majula.
To me it seems to matter on how hollow you are. More deaths you've had since being human = more duties you need to fulfill.
Man that kind of sucks, guess my Paladin will have to lvl both str and dex then.
Snapshot King
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It seems to unhollow you nearly as gradually as the hollowing process.
You need to actually wait in that Covenant's area to get summoned. It's actually pretty fast. Like 1 or 2 minutes between summons.
Maybe is not because of the ADP stat but I feel like my character is more "locked" when he attacks, I cant raise my shield or evade as fast as DS1 after an attack. I guess I just have to get used to it, but DS1 felt more "smooth", even with slow weapons.
Or maybe I just suck again XD
The perfect Dark
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I'm really thinking about resetting my level points
Strength/Int seems better than Strength/ Dex
Hmmmm.....
Strength/Int seems better than Strength/ Dex
Hmmmm.....
CountAntonius
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Someone on reddit says it negates one death penalty?
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Through various testing I would say it's a ~25% chance if regaining humanity after any summon, successful or not.
Snapshot King
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Wait, REALLY?!
Yeah. Actually, other players get summoned into your game so you need to be there.
Btw, try the white ring for some extra hilarity. Makes for some easy kills cause people don't know what the fuck is going on in the first place.
Check your equipment load. Adaptability makes rolling and iframes better but it don't mean shit if your encumbered or not raising your item load stat.
DarkSoul520
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Can anyone give me a gentle push in the right direction?
Just killed the giant spider, and got the key from the room right after but the only door it opens is the one going toward the giant spider? Clearly I'm missing something?
Snapshot King
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Wait, I have to wait in the Blue Cathedral? Or I have to wait...somewhere else? You need to be more clear. Im sitting in the blue cathedral and I'm sure not helping anyone who's invaded. The covenant symbol is dark too.
Yeah help a brotha find some torches man.
Whoops was talking about the rat covenant.
Well, just when I finally gave up on ever being summoned as a blue sentinel I found a better covenant
I can't believe how bad poison is now, the base effect is close to Toxic in DS1. Is there an easily obtainable poison resist armor set or ring or something? I'm completely out of poison moss and I'm relying on my poison cure miracle which is slow as hell to cast and only comes with 4 charges.
which is grossly incandescent
I can't believe how bad poison is now, the base effect is close to Toxic in DS1. Is there an easily obtainable poison resist armor set or ring or something? I'm completely out of poison moss and I'm relying on my poison cure miracle which is slow as hell to cast and only comes with 4 charges.
if you already lit the primal bonfire , that's the end of that path. go fight something else
The
on ''Hard Mode'' have been the toughtest challenge I've faced so far. With a different build I could see it being easier but god damn maces are so slow and these things are fast. I didn't have the DPS to make this fight work but somehow managed to get them down after like 10 tries.
Shit was nuts!
Belfry Gargoyles
Shit was nuts!
4 of them at the same time, if you try to attack with anything other than a really fast weapon you will probably get punished by the other ones. Learning to wait for a truly safe time to attack was the key. Really hard to deal with all their attacks at the same time.
Snapshot King
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Has anyone gotten blue eye or red eye cracked orbs to work? They're always greyed out for me.
so, uhm, I'm still waiting for my CE and I probably won't play it until next week. fuck yeah.
anyway, since I didn't want to run the classic magic build, at least not in the first run, how is a dex or/and faith build? If there are some interesting new miracles or weapons for that kind of build I'll go for it.
anyway, since I didn't want to run the classic magic build, at least not in the first run, how is a dex or/and faith build? If there are some interesting new miracles or weapons for that kind of build I'll go for it.
CountAntonius
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You need to be in the covenants.
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This would make sense and I wish it was that way. In No-man's Wharf I went straight from human to hollow and it took about 5 summons to get my humanity back. While another time I died multiple times and it took just 1 summon.
I fought Flexile Sentry more times than I care to admit because I wanted the NPC to fight the boss with me for future reasons, but she would randomly jump off the pier.
It's a 1 in 7 chance of getting it at the nest. I was really lucky and got it the first time without knowing about it.
You need to be human. For the blue one, you need to be part of the Blue Sentinels I think.
DarkSoul520
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That's what I'm asking though, I can't find the next path. I've killed the Lost Sinner as well.
VitalNerve
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So I beat that
, is the
next? I want to make sure I'm not getting ahead of myself.
scorpion lady
spider boss
Haha, nice to see (boss)
again! (Area)
is beautiful, rivals that of (area)
for me. Took down the (boss)
with ease. Mace is pretty OP right now, now if only it had range and a thrust.
I'm enjoying DkS2 over DkS1 right now for reasons I can't fully explain why yet. If I could candidly word it: DkS1 feels more gritty, medieval, and somewhat claustrophobic, whereas DkS2 feels grand, open, and adventurous. Directions aren't clear, but I kind of like it that way. OH! And the fact that I, for the first time, can co-op and help others i.e. I played DkS1 late i.e. everyone by then knew wtf they were doing, lol.
"Ornstein"
Heidi's Towe of Flame
Majula
1st fat boss here before seeing "Ornstein"... I didn't catch its name, was a forgettable fight
I'm enjoying DkS2 over DkS1 right now for reasons I can't fully explain why yet. If I could candidly word it: DkS1 feels more gritty, medieval, and somewhat claustrophobic, whereas DkS2 feels grand, open, and adventurous. Directions aren't clear, but I kind of like it that way. OH! And the fact that I, for the first time, can co-op and help others i.e. I played DkS1 late i.e. everyone by then knew wtf they were doing, lol.
MiamiWesker
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No it does not. I have been dead only once and been unhollowed sometimes and others I stay hollow. Sometimes I have died a ton of times and get revived on my first go. It has nothing to do with how many deaths you have.
there goes the mini-vacation, my days off are over, back to work 
Can't wait to get back on and play again. One thing I was thinking about thought, while I've been able to summon other players to help me and have been summoned to help others, I've yet to be invaded a single time. What's up with that? I was really looking forward to being invaded more often. Anyone else experiencing this?
Can't wait to get back on and play again. One thing I was thinking about thought, while I've been able to summon other players to help me and have been summoned to help others, I've yet to be invaded a single time. What's up with that? I was really looking forward to being invaded more often. Anyone else experiencing this?
you have two options, go through the well in Maluja and get to The Gutter. Or go to Huntsman Copse. if you need help getting to those two tell me, i don't want to spoil you too much
im not so sure its how it works though, unfortunately
i had 50% hp the first time i got summoned to help someone, i died by accident in like 2 minutes and when i returned to my game i was full human
so it took away 5 deaths worth of hollowing and i didnt help beat the boss
every other time i've helped people(and beaten the boss or not) i haven't returned to human form
no clue what's going on
there goes the mini-vacation, my days off are over, back to work
Can't wait to get back on and play again. One thing I was thinking about thought, while I've been able to summon other players to help me and have been summoned to help others, I've yet to be invaded a single time. What's up with that? I was really looking forward to being invaded more often. Anyone else experiencing this?
I was. Chill out in the belfry for awhile and you should get at least one.
DarkSoul520
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I really appreciate that. I had forgotten about the hole in Majula so I'll check that. Where is Huntsman Copse?
WheelHoss1
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Some thoughts from a hardcore Souls player (beat both previous games twicemore into helping people beat bosses than PVP).
Atmosphere is classic Souls. If you want more story, go play Assassin's Creed.
Ability to customize your character's appearance more is awesome. My gf is a graphic designer, spent 2 hours working on my dude, and now he looks like a pissed off Jamie Lannister.
Definite Dragon's Dogma influence on the look of armor. Capes look cool.
The game is not as hard as previous games. Here's why: Estus plus Life Gems, improved online stability makes summoning easier, I feel like I'm leveling up way faster, and the game is just less devious than before. Example: I saw a preview where you had to fight this dude throwing axes as you walked up a narrow plank. In the actual game they toned that down. It just feels more like a fair challenge rather than Super Mario 3 ridiculous challenge, which I guess I miss (but I'm not that far yet).
Still with any complaints I'm having more fun than any game since the last Souls game. Playing online with other Souls heads is still sublime.
Atmosphere is classic Souls. If you want more story, go play Assassin's Creed.
Ability to customize your character's appearance more is awesome. My gf is a graphic designer, spent 2 hours working on my dude, and now he looks like a pissed off Jamie Lannister.
Definite Dragon's Dogma influence on the look of armor. Capes look cool.
The game is not as hard as previous games. Here's why: Estus plus Life Gems, improved online stability makes summoning easier, I feel like I'm leveling up way faster, and the game is just less devious than before. Example: I saw a preview where you had to fight this dude throwing axes as you walked up a narrow plank. In the actual game they toned that down. It just feels more like a fair challenge rather than Super Mario 3 ridiculous challenge, which I guess I miss (but I'm not that far yet).
Still with any complaints I'm having more fun than any game since the last Souls game. Playing online with other Souls heads is still sublime.
Incendiary
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The only pattern I've noticed from people posting is it seems to happen after the summoner fails at a boss instead of succeeding. It's definitely not related to how many times you've died because I died a ton in the Forest and the first time I was summoned for the boss fight I got my humanity back.
On the other hand, I had literally just loaded up the game and hadn't died yet in that particular session, so maybe it's related to number of deaths per play session and not overall?
that path you took to get to the Dragon Rider boss should have the girl that sells miracles there. She unlocks the path to huntsmans for 2000 souls
Snapshot King
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I am in the Blue Sentinels. Cracked Blue Eye orb still doesn't work, no matter where I go.
Well THAT would do it then.
SargerusBR
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That enemy is still in the game, just in another location
MiamiWesker
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Has anyone had consectutive unhollowing. I wonder if its like every 4 times you become unhollow.
I'm starting to suspect it could be location based, oddly enough. Seem to go human every time in front of
the last giant
the pursuer
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