I used that shield for about 90% of the game, but there's basically a straight improvement across the board made with the soul of a late-game boss:
the shield made from the soul of the Throne Defender.
It's superior to the
Drangleic Shield
in every stat.
I actually felt a bit bad when I traded up in the shield department. That bad boy had been taking hits for me for practically the entire game when I dropped him in the run-up to the penultimate boss.
nice to know. I found the shield quite late actually. I got my first 100% shield when I bought it from McDuff lol. Shields in DS II kinda suck and you don't got a lot viable ones to choose from.
Soul weapon seem lacklaster tho. Not unique enough for my taste apart from a few weapons.
D. set + the Head you get from
the headless npc in the woods
look bad ass together. Unless I find a ring that boosts my equip load, I can't use them together tho, when I want to use my weapon + shield + bow.
PvP is pretty fucked up right now imo. There's just not enough incentive to do certain things because of the finite nature of human effigies. I'd really enjoy sitting outside of the blue cathedral to PvP with blue guys but that feels really scary knowing how effigies will eventually run out, and I can't do invading of my own unless I'm human.
It feels like there too much incentive to PvP within specialized covenant stuff like brotherhood of blood duels, ratbros, etc. PvP right now just feels too controlled, and the crazy, uncontrolled nature of PvP is part of what made it so fun in Dark Souls 1.
The room with the "contraption" on the way to Heide's Tower should be the new home of the female miracle merchant. She'll open the way to the Copse for something like 2000 souls.
PvP is pretty fucked up right now imo. There's just not enough incentive to do certain things because of the finite nature of human effigies. I'd really enjoy sitting outside of the blue cathedral to PvP with blue guys but that feels really scary knowing how effigies will eventually run out, and I can't do invading of my own unless I'm human.
It feels like there too much incentive to PvP within specialized covenant stuff like brotherhood of blood duels, ratbros, etc. PvP right now just feels too controlled, and the crazy, uncontrolled nature of PvP is part of what made it so fun in Dark Souls 1.
I haven't used an effigy yet, and I'm constantly getting turned back to human. I've been doing co-op, helping people and it turns me human sometimes even if we fail.
PvP is pretty fucked up right now imo. There's just not enough incentive to do certain things because of the finite nature of human effigies. I'd really enjoy sitting outside of the blue cathedral to PvP with blue guys but that feels really scary knowing how effigies will eventually run out, and I can't do invading of my own unless I'm human.
It feels like there too much incentive to PvP within specialized covenant stuff like brotherhood of blood duels, ratbros, etc. PvP right now just feels too controlled, and the crazy, uncontrolled nature of PvP is part of what made it so fun in Dark Souls 1.
when I got invaded. I was standing in the middle of the floating "arena" where the
2 turtle knights are, where one is bashing on the ground
. I must have looked like a fucking epic boss for him when he entered. I also owned his ass. Good moment. Bell pvp is meh at best. Rat is disgustingly cheap and has no honor.
When you know what you're doing, it's pretty easy to progress...as with any game. And whatever way you want to slice it, a game like this does ask more from you, though still prone to that reality.
I've realized that the incredible amount of enjoyment and satisfaction I get out of these games had nothing to do with the challenge. It's the incredible amount of secrets, shortcuts, builds, and cool constructed world that keeps me playing for 50+ hours.
Are there any other games that do something similar?
I've realized that the incredible amount of enjoyment and satisfaction I get out of these games had nothing to do with the challenge. It's the incredible amount of secrets, shortcuts, builds, and cool constructed world that keeps me playing for 50+ hours.
Are there any other games that do something similar?
From..From, there are a couple. By and large, the King's Field series is a perfect example of this. In fact, the Souls series is a successor to King's Field in many ways, so if you dig the Souls games, you have about 4.1 games to play! The .1 is because a demo of the third game is actually a prologue to the game. There's also Shadow Tower and Eternal Ring, spin-offs to those with the same core gameplay elements.
I could borrow an Asus G70 gaming notebook from 2009 with an Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 and a Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTS. Do you think, the game will run on that?
Otherwise, I would have to buy a cheap used PS3 or Xbox.
this game has been a bit different for me, I use a bow in conjunction with my weapons in both DeS and DS, but this game I've largely gone without one. I have one, but haven't upgraded it or really used it that much. Not sure why, in the other games I felt like I needed it.
After a rocky start, I finally found my bearings and am starting to really enjoy myself with this game.
However, one thing I keep coming back to, is, the boss battles suck.
Well, maybe thats going a little too far, but they feel like such a letdown after Dark Souls, and especially after the artorias dlc. I'm up to
that blind swordman guy right now
, and not one of the bosses I've fought seemed worth remembering.
And I just remember, Dark Souls: The Asylum Demon, the Tauras Demon, 2 great bosses fought within like an hour or two of starting the game... Dark 2 just doesn't have that strong a start by comparison.
However, I'm hopeful the second half of the game kicks it into high gear.
Let's cut out the human like opponents and throw in some giant monsters already!
nice to know. I found the shield quite late actually. I got my first 100% shield when I bought it from McDuff lol. Shields in DS II kinda suck and you don't got a lot viable ones to choose from.
Soul weapon seem lacklaster tho. Not unique enough for my taste apart from a few weapons.
D. set + the Head you get from
the headless npc in the woods
look bad ass together. Unless I find a ring that boosts my equip load, I can't use them together tho, when I want to use my weapon + shield + bow.
Most of the boss soul weapons seem to start out really naff but scale up very aggressively with upgrades. Makes it kinda hard to get a grasp on how well they stack up without burning the upgrade items to see them in their final forms.
The one boss weapon that I made and fully upgraded was amazeballs, though. We're talking instantly doubling my melee damage compared to the maxed-out Twinkling Titanite weapon I was using before switching.
I have absolutely no idea how representative that example is (probably not very, frankly) of boss weapons in general, but in my one test case the boss weapon really found its footing once I'd paid a king's ransom to bring it to +5.
You can only damage the spider on either one of its' two faces. Summon one or two people in so you can freely attack one of the faces while the other face attacks your partners.
However, I'm hopeful the second half of the game kicks it into high gear.
Let's cut out the human like opponents and throw in some giant monsters already!
The midpoint bosses are either decent to great...then the two endgame bosse are just plain crap(basically miniboss design)
Overall, not as great as the PTD DLC or to original DS but still good enough bosses in the midpoint that make this game a Souls series.
Wait, that's what it does? I jumped in it a couple of times (probably an even number of times because my character is still a guy) and couldn't figure out what it did.
Wait, that's what it does? I jumped in it a couple of times (probably an even number of times because my character is still a guy) and couldn't figure out what it did.
Are there any boss soul shields with guard break reductions higher than 75% (what the rusted mastodon shield has. Might be done looking for gear know that I have my black knight halberd and this shield.
boss. Wasn't too bad. Rocked the Bastard Sword for sweep damage and lightning arrowed everything down. I sympathize with the pure melee builds though, this fight would seem like hell.
If your looking for max dmg, quality builds are the way to go so DEX and STR. There are only 3 swords in this game that have a A/B scaling with STR and no C scaling in DEX.
I've never done much co-op on any souls game before for whatever reason, but I just did about 2 hours on DS2 tonight (more than DeS or DS1 combined from me) and boy does it change the game into easy mode. We just blew through every area like it was nothing, it completely changes the game. Can't decide if I like it or not. I did have fun though...
