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[derwalde]

well i wasted my shards and large shards on the twinblade. fml

edit: where exactly are the good dex weapons?_?

 

[bigmac996]

Does anyone know if

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Merciless Roenna

drops anything in

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Huntsman's Copse

? She ended up falling off the ledge while I was fighting her.

Yep. I got her shield after fighting her. I think she can either drop her shield, mask or robes.

 

[elohel]

Much harder, in my opinion. All of the changes that people thought would make the game easier and more accessible before launch haven't made the game easier at all, and in some cases have made it harder.

I definitely feel like the game is harder I'm already stuck on scrub mobs lol but I did pick swordsman and I'm not using a shield

 

[Phantasmal Repose]

bad moveset? Weak? I was planning to use it cause i love how it looks but i'm curious why overall people have been pretty negative about it.

Both I guess. I don't know, maybe it just isn't suited for my playstyle.

 

[mxgt]

Fuck yeah, beat the

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Lost Sinner

after about 6-7 attempts. Tough boss, I was fighting him all wrong to start. Refined strategy and was victorious a few attempts later. That's why I love Souls games.

Edit: As for weapons, I've been using the Estoc since I first was able to buy it and I still fucking love it. Got it at +8 at the moment and it's so good.

 

[Deified Data]

well i wasted my shards and large shards on the twinblade. fml

I know that feeling. Hope I can find enough to upgrade something else. The feeling's even worse when you're underwhelmed by a weapon that used to be amazing, like the halberd.

 

[SargerusBR]

Anyone know where the earliest you can get a whip is?

IIRC Trade a Petrified Something with Silky

 

[Ferrio]

IIRC Trade a Petrified Something with Silky

I don't have a petrified something

 

[Ken]

Just unpetrified the guy in Bastille...yea the story is really coming together reading some of the item descriptions and listening to his dialogue. I said daaamn haha

He

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trades boss souls for weapons right? Anything good?

 

[bigmac996]

Anyone know where the earliest you can get a whip is?

You can get a whip from

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Snuggly's nest after trading the Petrified Something starter item, or you can find it on a corpse in the Huntsman's Copse

 

[derwalde]

I know that feeling. Hope I can find enough to upgrade something else. The feeling's even worse when you're underwhelmed by a weapon that used to be amazing, like the halberd.

dont tell me the halberd is shit now. that was the weapon i was looking at next lol.

 

[zewone]

is it just me or is the twinblade an underwhelming weapon?

Have you tried

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the Dragonride

r's Twinblade?

I like it.

 

[pretty done]

Yep. It's "good" that they went from maybe a little bit overpowered to weaker than everything else in the game. Thumbs up.

Ranged should do less damage though. You don't have to be in the mobs face and risk getting hit a bunch for damage. I'm not seeing the issue here

 

[derwalde]

Have you tried

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the Dragonride

r's Twinblade?

I like it.

i guess you make that out of the normal twinblade? if so, i havent unlocked the option to forge boss souls yet (which surprises me, considering im about lvl85. i guess i missed something?!)

 

[zewone]

For weapons, I chose Swordsman, so I using the upgraded short sword and scimitar.

But, once I got lightning spear from

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the sad Sunbro

, I've been using that.

i guess you make that out of the normal twinblade? if so, i havent unlocked the option to forge boss souls yet (which surprises me, considering im about lvl85. i guess i missed something?!)

You trade boss souls for weapons from an NPC.

I'm SL60, so you may have missed it. It's pretty easy to miss actually.

 

[LProtag]

Damn, my bastard sword is breaking all the time.

Anyone else having this problem with weapons that have a wide arc?

 

[Ferrio]

Anyone know if you can dual wield whips?

 

[Aeana]

Ranged should do less damage though. You don't have to be in the mobs face and risk getting hit a bunch for damage. I'm not seeing the issue here

The phrase "glass cannon" comes from being able to do a lot of damage but being able to take very little. And in this game in particular, you are very rarely at range from anything; enemies are constantly in your face, and often in groups which is a change from the other games. Every boss I've fought so far has had attacks that allow them to close gaps quickly, negating any "ranged advantage" I would have had.

 

[Kusagari]

Are the 360 servers still fucking up?

 

[NIN90]

So what are the steps to unlock Boss weapon crafting?

 

[Deified Data]

dont tell me the halberd is shit now. that was the weapon i was looking at next lol.

I hesitate to call it shit - it's served me well in a few scenarios - but it's moveset is nowhere near as good as it was in the first DS. On the plus side you can use it with your shield up if you want - the damage is piddly and the stamina usage is great but you can do it. If the weapon description is right it only deals slash damage now, as opposed to being able to slash and pierce before. The new moveset leaves you a lot more open. On top of that you now get a penalty for attacking people too close, in which you hit them with the shaft of the halberd for reduced damage. You have to hit an enemy in the weapon's sweet spot so to speak. If you fight someone using a halberd they probably wouldn't be too pleased if you got all up in their face...

 

[Klyka]

I feel like dual wielding just has barely a place in this since you can't block. Yes you can parry, but that doesn't work against everything.

 

[TraBuch]

Anyone found a weapon with a similar moveset to the Balder Side Sword yet? I asked yesterday and apparently the closest thing anyone found was a Longsword with the 2hR2 thrust and a greatsword.

 

[Phatmac]

What should I use the cure petrify item on first? Sucks that it's of limited use.

 

[SoraanTribal]

How do you get the treasure or whatever it is in the same room as the

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Sentinels boss fight?

It's on a ledge that almost looks close enough to jump to, but I can't seem to make it (even with no armor on).

 

[The perfect Dark]

dont tell me the halberd is shit now. that was the weapon i was looking at next lol.

It is.
The halberd was my favorite weapon in DS 1.

 

[NIN90]

How do you get the treasure or whatever it is in the same room as the

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Sentinels boss fight?

It's on a ledge that almost looks close enough to jump to, but I can't seem to make it (even with no armor on).

Nothing major. Just some consumables I think.

 

[DoubleTake]

He

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trades boss souls for weapons right? Anything good?

Yup!

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Pursuer's Shield and GreatSword

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Flexile Sentry stuff

and one other.

 

[SoraanTribal]

Nothing major. Just some consumables I think.

Do you know how to get to it? Am I just sucking at jumping?

 

[Phantasmal Repose]

Do you know how to get to it? Am I just sucking at jumping?

You can't get it from the ledge where you enter. After you beat the boss you can get to the other ledge and jump from there.

 

[Sifl]

There's an area in my game that's completely fucked. From the first bonfire of

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Doors of Pharros

to the bonfire near the boss

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Royal Rat Something

every single enemy is frozen. They can't be locked onto or attacked but I can move them around by running into them. The enemies on the path that leads to

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Brightstone Cove

are completely fine though. Looks like no killing

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rats for Pharros Lockstones

. Resetting my game doesn't fix it either.

 

[Valkerionseven]

Just got a free copy of Dark Souls 2, not sure why but there goes waiting for the PS3 version!

 

[vilmer_]

Wow, no trophy for the

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Sentinel's fight?

. Yeesh lol.

 

[Venfayth]

Nobody knew last time I asked, maybe somebody knows now!

In the Shaded Woods

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After you free the Harpy woman from behind the door, she says she'll see you at her home. Where is that?

 

[James Woods]

Where do I go after defeating

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the last giant or whatever, the first boss I think

 

[Papercuts]

Just got into this a little as I couldn't pull myself away from Titanfall, but man I feel dumb. How do I use souls to level now?

Majula is a pretty cool place, I like the music there a lot. Didn't really seem to do much there, found a slab that let me join a covenant that I have no idea what it does, went off some random path and I've been going through

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Forest of Fallen Giants

. I went with the Knight class and really need to find a damn shield.

 

[Tawpgun]

So, is there any reason why I can't connect to the game servers? Just starting now.

 

[SoraanTribal]

You can't get it from the ledge where you enter. After you beat the boss you can get to the other ledge and jump from there.

Damn, that's where I was trying to jump from, but can't seem to make it. You're talking about the bigger L shaped ledge right? Not the small one you fall into at the start of the fight?

 

[alr1ght]

Just got into this a little as I couldn't pull myself away from Titanfall, but man I feel dumb. How do I use souls to level now?

There is a bootleg Maiden in Black near the bonfire in Majula.

So, is there any reason why I can't connect to the game servers? Just starting now.

PSN is having issues for some.

 

[Garcia]

PS3 servers still down for maintenance? There's no info anymore once you load the game.

 

[OneEyeTwoHead]

Anywhere to get the Cleric starting armor? Shit looks badass.

 

[The Sentinel]

Finally!! EU servers are up.

 

[Ridesh]

Xbox servers are down too?

 

[Ourobolus]

Just got to Heide's Tower. WTF at the 3

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knights together in the beginning? I can take them on one by one, but fuck me. I guess I'll have to lure them out one by one...

 

[Tawpgun]

There is a bootleg Maiden in Black near the bonfire in Majula.


PSN is having issues for some.

I'm on Xbox

 

[Jaeger]

Got my copy on my way to work. As soon as I get home, it's on!

 

[Zeliard]

This is basically exactly how I am playing now. Just hunting for more titanite to get them more upgraded.

Another move I love with the Falchion power stance is backstep + L1. Does an awesome-looking two-sword twirl with excellent range. It's great for punishing misses.

I feel like dual wielding just has barely a place in this since you can't block. Yes you can parry, but that doesn't work against everything.

Rolling and backstepping still work well for defense once you get the ADP stat up to a respectable number.

I still keep a shield in one of my equipment slots for the times when I'm going through a new environment or when I'm learning new enemy patterns, but most enemies I've faced so far have actually had fairly slow attacks (albeit very damaging if they land a hit) that you can predict and dodge. The quicker enemies can be parried as well.

 

[Incendiary]

Xbox servers are down too?

Just tried to start playing and it says I can't connect to the servers. Don't feel like playing offline just yet so I'm gonna wait a little bit I guess.

 

[Phantasmal Repose]

Damn, that's where I was trying to jump from, but can't seem to make it. You're talking about the bigger L shaped ledge right? Not the small one you fall into at the start of the fight?

Yeah. You just have to jump at the very edge of the ledge. It's doable.

 

[TheContact]

I have a bad habit of farming the same area over and over until the enemies stop respawning then I move onto the next block of enemies and repeat =/ I need to get out of this habit