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Dark Souls II |OT| The Dark Souls of Dark Souls
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MurkyZebra2417
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YES, YES, YES! (Iron Keep)
Smelter Demon VICTORY ACHIEVED - what a fight!
luckyboyceo
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How did you do this? I'm stuck on these guys right now. I can get the first one down but once the other two show up I'm toast.
The perfect Dark
Banned
I really need a magic stone. Does anyone know where I can find one?
Don't worry, you'll get some decent, decent challenge from the later bosses.
No penalty
Opens the boss gate underneath. The bastille key is after them. Is all optional.
So I just noticed something kinda crazy for anybody running a sorcery build.
There's a cute little sword that doubles as a sorcery catalyst. It's like the Dark Souls 2 version of the Tin Banishment Catalyst from the first game. Basically instead of having a strong attack it casts your currently-equipped spell. It's kinda neat, but not all that useful.
Or so I thought.
Thing is, it's enchantable. And any enchantment you put on it provides its damage bonus to the spells you cast from it. So you put it in your right hand, a regular catalyst in your left, cast one of the Magic Weapon line of spells on it, then start firing off whatever spells you want. With a damage increase of between 50% and 100%.
Fun fact.
There's a cute little sword that doubles as a sorcery catalyst. It's like the Dark Souls 2 version of the Tin Banishment Catalyst from the first game. Basically instead of having a strong attack it casts your currently-equipped spell. It's kinda neat, but not all that useful.
Or so I thought.
Thing is, it's enchantable. And any enchantment you put on it provides its damage bonus to the spells you cast from it. So you put it in your right hand, a regular catalyst in your left, cast one of the Magic Weapon line of spells on it, then start firing off whatever spells you want. With a damage increase of between 50% and 100%.
Fun fact.
saveweyard
Banned
Very late game spoilers:
I went and got 4 souls of giants so I've been trying to beat Vendrick. Man, if I screw up once in that fight, it is over!
Which sword is it? I saw someone use that against me in PvP, but he wouldn't tell me where he got it.
The first 4 or 5ish bosses most people will fight are pretty weaksauce but there's a definite step up after them.
Panzerkrei
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Once the first one is down just chill up top until the first one jumps up, smack him around a bit but keep an eye on the other, then when he jumps up (and you have enough health) roll down to the floor.
Then it's a matter of keeping the both in frame and waiting for an opportunity to attack, concentrate on the one with the lowest health.
I didn't really find the fight too difficult, I nearly died once though. I was using a +3 or 4 mace that was taking about 500-200 damage a shot so it was making (fairly) short work of each of them.
Red Liquorice
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I felt like that (still do a little) but I'm coming around. It's funny about the non-respawning enemies because for whatever reason they did it - so people couldn't farm? I've found myself purposefully killing enemies in an area 15 times so that I didn't lose their souls in a boss fight. So I'm actually grinding more than I would because they did this. Usually I'd just let souls go if I lost them in a boss fight, but now I know I can never get them back, so I want to make sure I get them, use them - then do the boss.
The movement is a downgrade though, does anyone think the new motion captures are as fluid as graceful to use as DS1? It feels like a really tight and restrictive version of DeS to me, and this can't all be down to Adaptibility surely? The motion captures are just really stiff and robotic. I'm in adjustment, and I'll be interested to see what I feel about it once I've been through the whole thing once or twice and if by the end of it I prefer combat in DS2 over 1 - right now, I doubt it.
go back to where he was, after kindling the bonfire.
What the shit.
It's called
Blue Flame
To get it you
need to kill the sword-and-shield ghosts in the Undead Crypt. The guys who float around and who spawn endlessly from their little gravestones or when the bell rings in the area in front of the boss door. It's a random drop, so just put on your Gold Serpent Ring and your lucky hat of choice and just start killing them.
It's served me well in PvP, since people never expect you to suddenly bust out a Soul Spear or something from a sword.
Though I guess that surprise factor won't last much longer.
luckyboyceo
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Cool, thanks for the tips. I've been grinding quite a bit and I'm using a similar weapon/level now as you, so hopefully I'll be in a much better position than I was last time I tried.
Panzerkrei
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I'm playing a mainly strength build but I recently re-explored the Bastille and found
is it worth re-speccing to mainly dex for it? I love the moveset and the look of it. I'm just wondering if it scales well.
Twinblade
Oh, I've already got that. Thanks for the tip.
sssstententen
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Whine time:
I've explored most of the branches available to me, but can't seem to finish off any of the bosses despite me being somewhat decently levelled, ugh.
Bosses that are available to me:
- The Lost Sinner
- The Rotten (the closest I've been to winning thus far)
- Duke's Freja
(- Royal Rat Authority)
(- Smelter Demon)
I even managed to solo the Belfry Gargoyles, but the above ones slaughter me.
Anyway, got a question; killing that passive, enormous bug in the Gutter, what does it do?
RRA is completely optional. The rest are all the "Prime Demons" or whatever they're called in this game, to continue the progression to the Castle.
Well Smelter isn't, but he's what leads to the last one, the Old Iron King.
What level are you?
Gozer the Gozerian
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Help, where is the summon sign for Lucatiel at the
boss? I can't find it
Lost Sinner
At least it doesn't have shit levels like Tomb of Giants, Lost Izalith and Blighttown and not an annoying boss fight like Bed of Chaos. Im ok with not being cohesive but it is certainly more consistent on terms of quality.
John Rabbit
Banned
fought the 2nd boss in the tower of flame area last night. i literally said "oh FUCK me!" out loud. then i proceeded to whomp his ass.
gettin' soft in his old age.
ornstein
MurkyZebra2417
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go back to where he was, after kindling the bonfire.
Nooooooooooooooooooo
It's not too bad if you have a giant sword.
Also, it's the only boss I've taken out in like, 3 hits.
Congrats sinner and yes it was a dumb thing to do.
(Kill everyone before doing the final boss)
Alcoholikaust
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I laugh at people who claim you cannot farm in this game. it's entirely possible to replay bosses or sections of levels by laying a summon sign on the ground. I mean, there really is no need, but for those who want an "easier" game it's there.
Beelzeboss
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I don't think souls are the only thing people are talking about.
Doesn't using a bonfire ascetic reset all the enemies in the area?
HalfBakedProphet
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Is there no place to farm for small titanite shards? I have lots of large and some chunks but no shards
Beelzeboss
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yeah but it makes the level a lot harder.
Also the items are limited and the enemies will still vanish eventually.
Yep, someone told me he's completely optional earlier, that's why I put it into parentheses. I also have the Executioner's Chariot fight to clear, keep forgetting it.
I am soul level 88 I think. I think I pumped too much into Adaptability (reached 38), and have unevenly spread my levels over the other stats... :/
I believe it's by the elevator.
Lore spoilers above and below.
There is no cannon ending. Both events happened. Many chosen undead from the first game lit the fires, the sublime dust is what became of them. One undead ushered in the age of dark and many kingdoms later is where the game takes place, in the age of dark. An age of dark, an age without gods ruling over the people. No one even remembers the names of the gods anymore, this is truly the age of men.
The sinner tried to relit the flame and end the current age but was locked away.
Nashandra is the abyss reborn, a piece of manus becoming corporeal anew. She wants to keep the world as it is as and let abyss grow stronger. The abyss is currently weak and separated. Manus thought that man would be weak, and he could usurp the throne, but the cursed continue to defeat him, in Oolicile, in New Londo, and now in Draeglic.
With gods gone, the dragons are still almost extinct, you only meet one true dragon in the game. He is pretty much all powerful and helps those who seek him out. He has no reason to hide now that the Gods are dead or missing.
The sinner tried to relit the flame and end the current age but was locked away.
Nashandra is the abyss reborn, a piece of manus becoming corporeal anew. She wants to keep the world as it is as and let abyss grow stronger. The abyss is currently weak and separated. Manus thought that man would be weak, and he could usurp the throne, but the cursed continue to defeat him, in Oolicile, in New Londo, and now in Draeglic.
With gods gone, the dragons are still almost extinct, you only meet one true dragon in the game. He is pretty much all powerful and helps those who seek him out. He has no reason to hide now that the Gods are dead or missing.
I'm loving this game although I'm just 3 bosses in. I love the fact that there is always a lot of shit to do. I'm also digging the world in this game. It's different enough from the first game to keep things fresh. The boat in No-mans wharf was awesome for example.
I also find this game harder than Dark Souls. Even though I know the first game fairly well and I'm on the endgame on NG+ in DS I still find this really challenging. Also now I'm terrfied as fuck to lose my souls since the amount is limited.
So I don't have Xbox Gold and I'm playing this game offline. Is the game still doable without it or is the online mode necessary? I'm reading people farming souls and materials online and i don't have that chance at the moment.
I also find this game harder than Dark Souls. Even though I know the first game fairly well and I'm on the endgame on NG+ in DS I still find this really challenging. Also now I'm terrfied as fuck to lose my souls since the amount is limited.
So I don't have Xbox Gold and I'm playing this game offline. Is the game still doable without it or is the online mode necessary? I'm reading people farming souls and materials online and i don't have that chance at the moment.
SloaneRisette
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I heard there's a shield with 100 physical and 100 fire block that's useful for
?
Where is it found at?
Smelter Demon
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