John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
Wait I thought using a human effigy reverses hollowing? Why do I still vonly have half my HP? 
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Dark Souls II |OT| The Dark Souls of Dark Souls
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Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Use that fruit that boosts poison resist, use life gems liberally, and once boss appears rush his ass, he should die in very few hits.
Wait I thought using a human effigy reverses hollowing? Why do I still vonly have half my HP?
Use it as an item for that effect, burning has a different effect.
Chance Hale
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Oh boy, an area where every enemy has tracking magic attacks. How fun.
One of them is not like the other.
One of the rats has like a mohawk on them. Only appears when the boss health bar appears. You just need to kill that one.
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
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Wait I thought using a human effigy reverses hollowing? Why do I still vonly have half my HP?
Use it from the pause screen. Don't burn it.
havn't done that yet, Ill try I guess
you mean the posse?
don't lock on and herd them
once 10 are killed the "leader" will come out which istbhe spiky haired one, kill him and the rest will leave
Yeah, I suppose that can definitely hamstring you at points. Glad I am mainly interested in spending most of my time running builds in single player. Invading/summoning has always just been a side activity to mess around with every now and then for me.
AKingNamedPaul
I am Homie
So was just exploring and found a secret area with my favorite weapon. So happy right now.
Wait I thought using a human effigy reverses hollowing? Why do I still vonly have half my HP?
Did you use it or burn it? Need to use it like a normal item, not burn it. (I did same thing initially too)
Incendiary
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Nope, that's basically what I meant. I can do a power stance with Falchion + Fire Longsword right now. Which is good because they're my two best weapons.
Location spoilers follow + a little bit of discussion on Dark Souls lore:
No-Man's Wharf was probably the most difficult and nervewracking section to get through yet. That being said, WOW was that boss a pushover. Definitely the easiest boss of the game so far, was able to solo it in hollow form on the first try which surprised the hell out of me. Didn't even feel like a boss, just a slightly larger enemy.
I'm in the Lost Bastille now and gotta say, it's giving me major Sen's Fortress vibes. A few of the areas seem to be structured the exact same to be reminiscent of Sen's, so I'm thinking they're related somehow. Also I acted like a major Dark Souls noob at the boss fight. I got cocky since I hadn't died in a while, decided to use an effigy and tackle the boss in human form on my first try with two helpers. I walked through the mist, immediately got hit for 3/4 of my health, then tried to roll away in a panic and rolled right off the ledge, fell and died. I'm ashamed of myself for making such a stupid mistake.
I'm in the Lost Bastille now and gotta say, it's giving me major Sen's Fortress vibes. A few of the areas seem to be structured the exact same to be reminiscent of Sen's, so I'm thinking they're related somehow. Also I acted like a major Dark Souls noob at the boss fight. I got cocky since I hadn't died in a while, decided to use an effigy and tackle the boss in human form on my first try with two helpers. I walked through the mist, immediately got hit for 3/4 of my health, then tried to roll away in a panic and rolled right off the ledge, fell and died. I'm ashamed of myself for making such a stupid mistake.
I'm really liking my build. At level 56, I've got two spells attuned one for distance (Great Soul Arrow) and one for melee (Magic Weapon). Considering I also have my bow as backup along with an ever-widening set of arrows, I really like this Dex/Int hybrid build I've created. It gives me a lot of combat options. I don't think I'm gonna need to increase my ADP to more than 12, which it what it's currently at. I'm pretty comfortable now with my roll and item use speeds. I think from this point forward I'm just going to put stuff into Dex and Int, with smatterings in Attunement to get more spell slots and occasionally Vig and End for obvious reasons.
Also question about Magic Weapon: if I have a staff in my left hand and bow in my right, can I enchant the bow with it and does it affect my arrows?
Shrine of Amana
Beelzeboss
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Does the red soapstone use an item too?
I never used it so I don't know but I think that would reward you with cracked eye orbs.
I never used it so I don't know but I think that would reward you with cracked eye orbs.
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
James Woods
Banned
lollin at the paltry amount of summons being laid out in front of
Even if I try to connect, 8/10 times it fucking doesn't.
Lost Sinner
Even if I try to connect, 8/10 times it fucking doesn't.
Garcia
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- Objects and enemies materializing out of thin air.
- Flickering shadows and light sources.
- Out of sync Sound FX.
- Mob animations either freezing entirely or moving at lower FPS (like 5 FPS low).
- Input lag both in the menus' and HUD screens.
- (Rare) Input lag in the gameplay. (No player action upon button pressing). Never during my DS1 run did I ever encounter this problem. Here it's happened twice and I'm not even done with the game.
- Player being "smelted into the wall" during a Boss fight.
And the list just keeps growing!
nailbombxx
Member
Currently rollin' with my ghetto bastards and stompin' mudholes in asses in the
covenant.
Anyone know what are the rewards for the devotions? I got to the first tier at least.
Rat King
Anyone know what are the rewards for the devotions? I got to the first tier at least.
Just finished NG:
Something like 2000 messages rated, which got really annoying as those messages covered up important subtitles for people saying stuff that I couldn't quite make out. The almost constant healing (getting a message rated gives you health) made the game kind of trifling though.
I can't wait to see some of the crazy speedruns people will do in this game. I can do Dark Souls in...mmm...maybe 3-4 hours and I know that real speedrunners are somewhere around an hour. If someone can do DS2 in an hour, I will be seriously impressed.
Some things were kind of a step back from DS (I don't like the health system for instance) but they really put together such a great game (and so much of a game) here that it is hard to complain.
almost 50 hours exactly.
Something like 2000 messages rated, which got really annoying as those messages covered up important subtitles for people saying stuff that I couldn't quite make out. The almost constant healing (getting a message rated gives you health) made the game kind of trifling though.
I can't wait to see some of the crazy speedruns people will do in this game. I can do Dark Souls in...mmm...maybe 3-4 hours and I know that real speedrunners are somewhere around an hour. If someone can do DS2 in an hour, I will be seriously impressed.
Some things were kind of a step back from DS (I don't like the health system for instance) but they really put together such a great game (and so much of a game) here that it is hard to complain.
DoubleTake
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Blood Cov. is basically like this. Either Use Red Eye Orbs or The Red Soapstone to PVP. Win, you get a Token of Spite. Which you then use in the Sparring Arena. If you win your Duels there you get a Red Eye Orb..
Somnium986
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Wish I would've know that before. :[
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Hmm, I can agree with the bolded, but I can't say I've encountered the rest.
The input lag during gameplay is something I feel sometimes but I'm wasn't sure if I wasn't pressing the buttons hard enough or if my TV setup itself is introducing lag.
Nothing1016
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Killed the
.... Is it still possible to get that item stuck on top of the log?
scorpion princess
I think she would have had to have knocked it down during the fight. I decided to let it go after that. Probably something not that great anyways...
I'm not sure if this would work (someone else could correct me) but you can probably use a bonfire ascetic to make it NG+ and then fight her/have her knock it down. Not sure if the item is worth doing so or not because I didn't get it either.
Chance Hale
Member
Waist deep water, homing lasers, and here I thought NuBlight would be the worst level in the series.
AlphaDragoon
Member
This game is so damn good, I love it.
Got the Uchigatana finally, it's actually quite a bit better than the Blacksteel Katana and weighs less. Better R2 also.
Got the Uchigatana finally, it's actually quite a bit better than the Blacksteel Katana and weighs less. Better R2 also.
Dark Souls II Console uses Dedicated Servers. I wonder if PC will? I know it's Steamworks, but there are plenty of P2P Steamworks games.
I really hope it's Dedi. It was sad that Dark Souls 1 PC had more players than the console versions(because of sales and whatnot), yet the ability to co-op / invade was so poor because of GFWL's broken match-making.
I really hope it's Dedi. It was sad that Dark Souls 1 PC had more players than the console versions(because of sales and whatnot), yet the ability to co-op / invade was so poor because of GFWL's broken match-making.
AzureSkies
Member
How many successful invades does it take to max out devotion to the Bell Tower covenant?
Because I'm enjoying the hell out of this already.
Because I'm enjoying the hell out of this already.
If you are talking about what I think you are talking about, then yes, fuck that place.
That area....is the worst in the entire game by a mile. I got so pissed off. I'm sure you can imagine.
I eventually just cheesed it with arrows. Fuck that area.
Royal Rat Authority Tips
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The small dogs are arranged so that three on the right and one is to the far left.I was able to take out three with a bow(has to be one arrow each)
The big one jumps and attacks..Block or dodge and use this time to kill the last dog.
The key to this boss is to stay aligned and close to it.You HAVE to be aligned with him all the time as he can fuck with the camera angle/Hit boxes and some attacks can become UNBLOCKABLE(It hits your back I guess) Dont approach him a weird angle.Beware of the two swipes with its claws.Its the most dangerous attack.Strafe to your right when it stops in its place and starts tracking you. Always try to walk to his feet while aligned straight to him.I didn't see him attack with his feet at all.
when he begins the charging head attack just stand and block with a 100% shield.The hit box is massive so I don't think its a good idea to try dodging.Use his slow recovery to heal or attack.
The big one jumps and attacks..Block or dodge and use this time to kill the last dog.
The key to this boss is to stay aligned and close to it.You HAVE to be aligned with him all the time as he can fuck with the camera angle/Hit boxes and some attacks can become UNBLOCKABLE(It hits your back I guess) Dont approach him a weird angle.Beware of the two swipes with its claws.Its the most dangerous attack.Strafe to your right when it stops in its place and starts tracking you. Always try to walk to his feet while aligned straight to him.I didn't see him attack with his feet at all.
when he begins the charging head attack just stand and block with a 100% shield.The hit box is massive so I don't think its a good idea to try dodging.Use his slow recovery to heal or attack.
Royal Rat Authority WARNING
At the end of the boss he can do a vomit attack that does MASSIVE damage and destroys equipment and covers a large area.Even if you manage to kill him this attack can kill you just in time so your win won't be counted.This happened to me even though I depleted his life bar and his body vanished.The attacked killed me and I had to repeat it. He doesn't do this attack up until the last bit of his health, fortunately.
Yeah I guess that would trivialize it. The arrows did for sure. Felt so good.
Freezasaurus
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Hey guys, I need a question about leveling answered... I notice that if you keep hitting right on the d-pad until you can't level anymore, on the last press the number next to the up-arrow icon will turn red. Why? I mean, you can still go for that last level, but I don't get why the # turns red.
That was my plan as well. Do you know where I can get poison arrows specifically? I'd rather not take my time with killing the mages
EDIT: you can parry spells?!!
Somnium986
Member
Okay so I just finished off The
and already beat
. Where to next? I seemed to have another Fragrant Branch of Yore too. Any statues worth curing petrification?
Spider boss
Lost Sinner
Beelzeboss
Member
That area was a nightmare for my knight.
The only thing it was missing was enemies that break your equipment.
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
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Sinner's Rise was fun in coop. Boss was an asshole though lol.
Do you guys recommend heading to Bellfry or Wharf next?
Also, is there a Rusted Iron Ring equivalent in this game? Something to make traversing waist high water faster. And where can I find it?
Do you guys recommend heading to Bellfry or Wharf next?
Also, is there a Rusted Iron Ring equivalent in this game? Something to make traversing waist high water faster. And where can I find it?
I don't know, sorry. I just used Iron arrows (like 100 damage per. Didn't take too long)
Senor Whopper
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What does the mundane upgrade do?
cheezcake
Member
I feel you man
What area is this? I can't remember.
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