KennyLinder
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Face!? Are these later in the game? LOL, gotta love Dark Souls!
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Dark Souls II |OT| The Dark Souls of Dark Souls
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Face!? Are these later in the game? LOL, gotta love Dark Souls!
It's kinda tedious the 12th time :S And the sinner doesn't let me take any item, it's kinda cheap.
PuppetMaster
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You buy one of her rings. Read the item descriptions
symphonask
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So if I want to be summoned for a particular boss fight, that boss must be alive in my game? I know it was like this in DS1, I have not yet used the white soapstone in DS2.
Also, what's the difference between the large and small white soapstone? Thanks.
Also, what's the difference between the large and small white soapstone? Thanks.
SonicXtreme
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How far into the game is earthen peak? I need a 2nd copy of lightning spear. Which levels should I be approaching first to get to it?
Red Liquorice
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I'd play online but the #1 thing I enjoy about Souls is the exploration. I don't want every single secret in the game ruined by a floor of orange messages left by people who think they're the first person to have thought of "amazing chest ahead". Maybe I'll just login for the bosses if I need help.
so, I respec'ed to be a str/int spellsword... or spellmace as it may be, and I have a couple questions.
I'm still leaning heavily on my fire long sword +10 and magic mace +8, but before I waste a bunch of large shards upgrading the basic staff I bought from the first sorcery dealer, I want to know if there's a staff that scales better with INT that I should be looking for at what I think is mid game:
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Also does the INT gained from
act like your INT was naturally that high or is it just for meeting the requirement to cast? Because
My natural INT is 20, I think.
I'm still leaning heavily on my fire long sword +10 and magic mace +8, but before I waste a bunch of large shards upgrading the basic staff I bought from the first sorcery dealer, I want to know if there's a staff that scales better with INT that I should be looking for at what I think is mid game:
I have two of the special souls so far, and am currently in the Iron Keep
Also does the INT gained from
the int boosting ring
adding 5 int to my character with the ring only made my great soul arrow do 1 more point of damage when cast with the basic staff+3.
DownLikeBCPowder
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No, it uses the mechanics of the host world. The larger stone allows you to stay summoned longer.
Phantasmal Repose
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Nope. You can still be summoned to fight a boss you've already defeated.
I think the small soap stone gives the phantom less time to help you. There really is no reason to use the small soapstone.
It wasn't like that in DS1. The boss had to be alive for you to summon but I def returned the favor to people who helped me by then being summoned by them. It's the same here.
Small soapstone allows you to assist for a shorter time and gives you a different reward than the large one. Both rewards are useful so you might still choose the smaller soapstone later in the game.
symphonask
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That's great. Thanks. Gonna try it out tonight.
Never did a lot of coop in DS1 so I barely know anything about it.
Never did a lot of coop in DS1 so I barely know anything about it.
Heide's Knight Sword, kill the white knight in the forest of fallen giants at start of the game
Cloud Strife
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Even more so in my opinion.
Phantasmal Repose
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Each torch you get adds 5 minutes to your total torch time. To use a torch, stand in front of a bonfire and press Triangle or Y to toggle the option to light a torch.
it's different, because I have 400+ hours of souls under my belt so I play differently now, but yes, absolutely. It seems like this game isn't as front loaded with the good stuff; the deeper I get in, the more I like it, and I liked the start plenty.
About the same. Both games have different things I like and don't like about them, so it evens out.
Cloud Strife
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Yes.
Buy the most expensive one then talk to Gilligan. You'll get a trophy/achievement then he'll give you a special scimitar/rapier (can't remember which).
Just got past the
and I'm amazed how effective
Now onto
I don't like the combat as much as Dark Souls, but the world design is a lot better.
Pursuer
using the ballistas are in the battle when you have three people total. It's almost unfair to fight against him. The ballistas take a good 300+ HP from him while he's busy attacking another guy.
Now onto
Heide's Tower of Flame.
I don't like the combat as much as Dark Souls, but the world design is a lot better.
Yeah. I mean, I think DS1 is still better, but this one is a great game too.
Yep, this is my impression as well. I'd say that most of the late game areas are just as good as the early ones, sometimes even better. There's no post Anor Londo drop off in this game... and it's bigger than DkS I as well. So that's impressive.
SonicXtreme
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Some people are trashing on adp but I feel like I can roll way more effectively for dodging at 18 then my base 4
Cannon Goose
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All this talk about adaptability not mattering is really making me wonder. As the game progressed I got much better at dodging attacks but was absolutely horrible at it in the beginning. I'm now wondering if this is due to experience or my 38 ADP.
Jimmyfenix
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rat covenant
I helped people in co-op three times with that fight and
hilariously every time either the host or the other phantom would use a ballista they'd kill the other person.
I don't know what's wrong with me. After beating
, I went straight for
. I was still a very low-level character (below 25 SL) and he kicked my ass at least 20 times! I had to use 2 human effigies finally.
I may have to farm a lot more to get my SL up high, otherwise I'm going to have a hard time with this game. I was going to go to
. Doing a Dex/Int character FYI (I really want to try Hex, but don't want to waste a lot of stats on FAI).
The Old One
The Pursuer
Two because during the first battle one of the summoned phantoms shot the ballista at me and insta-killed me.
The Lost Bastille, but I think I'll go to Heide's Tower of Flame
robotzombie
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Okay so I'm in
and I kind of have no idea what to do now.
Deadman's Wharf
I got to the end with like 2 piers, one with an old man who I guess teaches spells and another with just nothing at the end. Am I missing something?
AKingNamedPaul
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I hope that wasn't neogaf gravelord nito i just pvp'd.
if so, I am disappoint.
if so, I am disappoint.
Zwei was nerfed by the new moveset, compared to its DS1 equivalent.
Cycle through your available actions at the bonfire before you choose rest.
PuppetMaster
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I definitely agree. A few seemed designed to have three players. I'm helping people with
the Skeleton Lords
Similar with
the Ruined Sentinels
Yes, you are missing something. Look around a bit. If you want more...
There's a bell on the top level that will bring the ship in.
d00d3n
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Is it beneficial in some way for a non-mage character to raise int to 10 in order to be able to talk to the mage in
(earlty game area)? Does the character move to Manjula? (would be a small reward for me, I like filling up the town with npcs ...) Any quests that require starting to talk to him?
(I am about level 60, and int is only 5, so it will be expensive to raise the stat)
No-mans Wharf
(I am about level 60, and int is only 5, so it will be expensive to raise the stat)
PuppetMaster
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There is a switch you are missing that summons a ship.
Its all the way up top right
I tried that, but
I just couldn't get the timing of the parry down. I feel like they changed it from DS because I'd never have a problem parrying. It's like there's a little delay? Or is it just me?
at the highest point somewhere, there is a device you can use.
missed it the first time too.
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