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Dark Souls II |OT| The Dark Souls of Dark Souls
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So I was thinking the game felt kind of linear. I only really found 1 path to go.
So far I've done:
Am I missing something in Majula? I feel like there should be more options in the way I could go but I really only have 1 option which is the area right after
So far I've done:
Giant Forest, Tower of Flame, Cathedral of Blue(just the boss, not sure if there is more), No-Man's Wharf, Lost Bastille, Sinner's Rise, Shaded Woods
Am I missing something in Majula? I feel like there should be more options in the way I could go but I really only have 1 option which is the area right after
Shaded Woods
Somnium986
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Uh-oh. Now my White Soapstone is grayed out. :/
edit: Back after quitting then loading again. Phew.
edit: Back after quitting then loading again. Phew.
dryuriev7777
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Jesus Tapdancing Christ sorcery is fucking terrible in PvP. I'm currently 0-10 in sparring. Whatever happened to being able to hold your spell charge for feinting? Wasn't that a thing that was going to happen? Would help with the piss poor damage it does.
No about the first. Spells and Miracles are completly different things. One needs int and the other faith. It's kinda like str/dex with weapons.
Honestly, just play the game. You can't plan your first run in Dark Souls
. Skill Int until you got enough to use the spells you want and put the rest into str(however much you need for your armor), attunement(for magic slots) and the rest into hp/stamina and so on.WheelHoss1
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How do you get to the
and the
. Just beat the
in Huntsman's Copse. Also, what is next for me?
Undead Purgatory
chariot fight
Skeletons
You have missed 2 other directions that i know of.
Go into the well in Majula and talk to the priestes in Tower of Flame a few times and She will move to the entrance you first took when you went to heide, there She will open a new passage.
boredofcanada
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Just had a two hour session where I accomplished nothing. Dark souls man
Lost Fragment
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So did setup parties get nerfed? Haven't been able to pull one off. Maybe I just need to get used to DS2 timing.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Apparently the latter spells are really good for pvp.
turn off auto lock
herd them in a circle
kill off 10 to get the leader out
the leader is the spiky hair one
herd them in a circle
kill off 10 to get the leader out
the leader is the spiky hair one
Somnium986
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What kind of character would you like to play? INT strengthens Sorcery, which is mostly offensive magic. Focusing mainly on INT and either DEX or STR will result in a character that is weaker than a pure melee build, but is really adaptable, because you'll be strong at range with your magic, and strong at melee with your magic buffed sword.
Faith strengthens Miracles, which are more about healing and defensive spells than offense, but there are still some attacking spells. You'll be really hard to kill if you focus on Faith, HP, and END with some STR or DEX added in.
If you just want to be a pure spellcaster, there's a branch of magic that uses both INT and Faith called Hexes, and there's pyromancy too. This type of build would probably require a lot more experimentation, since you'd be so weak at melee attacks.
I was watching a dude who was stuck on one boss for over 24 hours, this game man lol
I think magic is stupid fucking strong in PvE and PvP. Like Dark Souls, it takes a while for magic to ramp up. Once you get some of the later spells, you are a killing machine.
Somnium986
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Was it DSP?
Aspirations26
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Oh nice, didn't know that. Been farming co-op on the last boss. Got almost 700k now lol. Gonna finish it myself, was just worried I couldn't continue, since there's a few things I wanna do before NG+.
Soyongdori
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Encountered second covenant
. Is it worth joining it?
(Bell keeper)
Yuuuuuuuuuuuuup
Somnium986
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Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I was playing late into the night trying to get the Sentinels. Tried co-op, just me and bellaclaire, and solo. Couldn't get him for 2 hours.
Got him 2nd try after sleep. Entirely solo too.
Which is to say it's good to take a little break when you're stuck.
Got him 2nd try after sleep. Entirely solo too.
Which is to say it's good to take a little break when you're stuck.
nah it was a guy who was putting a bunch of limitations on himself like dual wield only, hard covenant, no cling ring or effigies. Basically had to do the fight perfectly and get really lucky.
Yep, I just went and checked and she's already there. I tried to mess with that contraption earlier, then went back down the path to her bonfire and tried talking to her a bunch (and kept going). Guess I did things out of order. Mad that I didn't stumble upon it, but happy to know what to do now. Thanks again!
That's almost exactly what happened to me with the next (required) required boss after that. Weird how your perspective and strategies are so much more flexible after a break.
Somnium986
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Phantasmal Repose
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Nope. Which sucks. I was trying to help a friend but it wouldn't let me put it down anywhere.
What was your class and final stats if you don't mind me askin'?
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Not if you are heavily equipped, at least not their dive attacks,those can Suck pretty hard.
Metalingus5150
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Are cracked blue eyed orbs not working for anyone else or is it just me?
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
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What's up with the rat area btw? When I first entered I somehow get summoned as a grey phantom for some reason.
I get further in only to see a white phantom that's pointing for me to follow him.
Eventually I reach him, he bows, then points for me to go in a direction where I can see a bunch of rats.
I was like fuck that, so I started attacking the dude, but he killed me in like 3 hits since I only had 50% health lol.
Anybody know what the fuck I experienced? Whole thing felt surreal.
I get further in only to see a white phantom that's pointing for me to follow him.
Eventually I reach him, he bows, then points for me to go in a direction where I can see a bunch of rats.
I was like fuck that, so I started attacking the dude, but he killed me in like 3 hits since I only had 50% health lol.
Anybody know what the fuck I experienced? Whole thing felt surreal.
Starting areas have very little pvp ive noticed,has to do with the fact that there are no early invader covenants, or at least i think not.
That sounds like a healthy number for a Souls game, and I like the fact that you can continue exploring if you want. I have been making pretty good progress but it seems like I still have a ton of areas yet left to go. I'm about 25 hours in.
Dark Souls originally took me about 90 hours, played completely offline. This time I'm playing online and the messages help make it go faster. I'll be curious to see how long it takes me to get through the game.
Beelzeboss
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Freezasaurus
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I think it wears off eventually. Like, ten to fifteen minutes.
I beat 'em first try. I actually found that summoning an NPC phantom actually is more annoying and troublesome than fighting alone. At least with my experience with the first boss. They kind of run willy-nilly and make it harder to predict the boss patterns.
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
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I saw lots of Pharros contraptions while walking. Are those supposed to activate traps?
What about the grey phantom thing as well?
I promptly peaced out of the area. Seemed like a pain in the ass.
jim2point0
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To those who have finished the game - do you think DS2 will have the same longevity as the first Dark Souls? Same replayability and complexity in the Lore?
Chance Hale
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Does abandoning a covenant right when someone asks you to join theirs still considered a sin?
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