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Dark Souls II |OT| The Dark Souls of Dark Souls
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Souls acquired is also included. You must be within 50,000 lifetime acquired souls, iirc.
GrandHarrier
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People complaining about certain weapons must not know the desert that a caster has to slog through to find something new to wield.
Also, people joining me to fight
need to learn to dodge. I swear.
Also, people joining me to fight
The Rotten
holy shit really? That's fucking harsh
The Xtortionist
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Psycho_Mantis
Banned
You really haven't. Most of the times they give better versions of the rings you have and occasionally new boss souls.
Bonfire ascetic only matters if you want NG+ gear in NG and lets face it the main reason is for pvp. However most people will go onto to NG+ so it doesn't matter.
Deified Data
Banned
Just got to the Smelter Demon, yay! Died and calling it quits for the night. If I've heard right I'm in for a wild ride tomorrow.
Anecdotally I've been playing how I'd normally play a Souls game - killing everything in my path and earning tons of souls - and I still find tons of people to co-op with. I think this is probably the kind of thing that sounds weird on paper but it's implementation hasn't negatively effected my experience at all.
Anecdotally I've been playing how I'd normally play a Souls game - killing everything in my path and earning tons of souls - and I still find tons of people to co-op with. I think this is probably the kind of thing that sounds weird on paper but it's implementation hasn't negatively effected my experience at all.
It does matter, because getting that gear early on will make ng+ easier (not to mention just enjoying certain weapons and rings earlier = more fun = basically why people play videogames). This is even more true for casters, where two key pieces of gear aren't obtainable until ng+. So yeah, pretty damn important if you know what you're doing.
cpp_is_king
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there's a well hidden shortcut
dash roll through and just after the first set of puddles fall off the ledge to the right.
See You Next Wednesday
Banned
After the first boss, the last giant, where do I go?
Opened a door that lead to a up some stairs & to a boss fight (the boss that the crow drops).
He was way above my level, doesn't seem like that is the right place to go.
Opened a door that lead to a up some stairs & to a boss fight (the boss that the crow drops).
He was way above my level, doesn't seem like that is the right place to go.
VanillaCakeIsBurning
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You should just use the Ring of Life Protection (No Man's Wharf).
That way you'll only have to spend 3000 souls per death instead of using effigies.
dr3upmushroom
Banned
Awesome, I'm been hesitant to put points into DEX or STR, my open follow up question is which weapons would be good. Like you mentioned, something light and quick seems to be the best route.
I just think I killed an NPC without realizing it until it was too late. Lol
It was in No Man's Wharf. He was sitting on the 2nd floor peaking out of an opening, and I saw him moving so thought it was an enemy. Shot a couple arrows into him and he said something. That should've tipped me off that it was an NPC (it's late, I should be asleep), but I just kept shooting away. He died and dropped a Gyrm Greataxe.
So GAF, did I just fuck myself over?
It was in No Man's Wharf. He was sitting on the 2nd floor peaking out of an opening, and I saw him moving so thought it was an enemy. Shot a couple arrows into him and he said something. That should've tipped me off that it was an NPC (it's late, I should be asleep), but I just kept shooting away. He died and dropped a Gyrm Greataxe.
So GAF, did I just fuck myself over?
kurisu1974
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I'm at the same point in the game. I think we're supposed to go the Tower of Flame (up those stairs at the end of the village), but those giant sentinels are way too strong for me. I've wasted most of last night trying to progress there. I guess I'll try to get that
Heide Knight Sword
The boss requires an effigy to fight, so I can't.
Just beat him now, but god, so many effigies lost ;_;
Before you go to tower of flame, try to use the key you got from the Giant boss. There are at least 3 doors in the nearby area it opens.
Edit: Well I guess all of those directions dead end, except the one leading to the other boss, so maybe you already did that.
Thanks, but I'm not in that area yet
I need it for the bell tower boss.
You can get there now if you have a fragment of yore. I've used non-upgraded weapons with out adding magic, electric, etc. dmg for every boss so far and killed every boss solo this way so it isn't really necessary. My advice for that boss:
two hand your favorite/strongest weapon, ditch the shield, and try and focus on one gargoyle at a time, and dodge like crazy. If the weak one is in a bad position, attack a more convinient one. I went through all five like this.
AKingNamedPaul
I am Homie
was in pvp and I put down poison cloud just as this dude goes in on me and he gets poisoned. I NEVER play defensive, but I figure why not try shield poking with my rapier. He does the bash right away and busts my shit open. I was highly impressed.
Finally got invaded for the first time after 11 hours... and it's still a laggy mess. Getting killed by an enemy who's a good 30 meters away by sword is never fun. That's 3/3 Souls games where I can't enjoy the PvP aspect due to the severe amount of lag.
Are there any Aussies who've had a smooth time online? My net's fine for other online games... but the Souls game continue to be an unfortunate let down (only in the PvP department).
Are there any Aussies who've had a smooth time online? My net's fine for other online games... but the Souls game continue to be an unfortunate let down (only in the PvP department).
So wait... there's new gear in the 3rd playthrough?
AKingNamedPaul
I am Homie
this from one experience? you do realize that he could live far away and have shit internet lol. I have been pvping for 2 days straight with mostly great connections
I live in NZ and the lag is pretty bad here too. It's better than Dark Souls 1 but that's not saying much. I already got back-stabbed mid roll and I hit people and got hit when I could clearly see that the attacks did not land anywhere near their targets.
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
Except if you burn an Ascetic the effect will remain forever. If you burn one on lets say Heide's on NG, the bonfire intensity will go to level 2(NG+ difficulty), however when you get to NG+, the bonfire will be on level 3(NG++) intensity.
Got to
last night. As this was in the evening and I has to prepare for work today, I got all the way to the
and then realised there was no bonfire. At least I got 12,000-plus souls out of it.
Also,
made it suuuuper easy. Might try that for every boss now.
No Man's Wharf
boss door
Also,
summoning a player for the Dragonrider boss
That sounds...awesome, ha ha.
Had another invasion after that, to the same effect. It's been like this every Souls game. For Demon's Souls I didn't mind, because I imported it and played on US servers, but I feel as though they would prioritize local connection a little better.
It's a shame, because I feel as though I miss out on a lot of this game's longevity.
That is the secret for easy mode in the Dark Souls series haha
AlphaDragoon
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According to people who have gotten it, no. Base NG and you can still get it. I recommend farming in offline mode though since Belfry Sol is one of the gankers' favorite locations.
AKingNamedPaul
I am Homie
The hammer dudes at haevest valley drop them all the time.
Or you can get an infinite amount from the npc you meet there who will go back to majula.
AlphaDragoon
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Note that this WILL NOT happen until you hit a certain point in the game, so if you're still early in the NPC can and will run out.
catashtrophe
Member
I spent 2 hours in No Mans wharf last night not knowing what the hell to do and right before i was ready to turn the game off i saw the switch at the top of the wooden tower lol
Also the merchant in No Mans Wharf won't talk to me so how do i get to buy things from him (I'm playing as a knight)
Also the merchant in No Mans Wharf won't talk to me so how do i get to buy things from him (I'm playing as a knight)
PirateKing
Junior Member
It's a very powerful weapon. I have upgraded it 4 times, and killed 3 bosses without dying.
Really?
The more you know.
Steady hand mcduff gives infinte large shards once you give him the dull ember as well in case anyone is wondering. They are pretty rare otherwise.
VanillaCakeIsBurning
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The boss requires an effigy to fight, so I can't.
Just beat him now, but god, so many effigies lost ;_;
Oh, I thought you mentioned effigies because of regaining human form after death.
That's pretty devious of From. I just finished up
Iron Keep
Garcia
Member
For anyone out there wondering about how to beat the game, here's a good guide that will help you out as well.
There are 3 key items that are required to reach the end boss.
There are 3 key items that are required to reach the end boss.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Any reason for me to be in the
for now?
Funny thing is, I've kill those whip guys and the red phantom, but I died because I fell down from the bridge because there's an item on a cliff which I though I could cross but nope. Urgh.
undead purgatory
Funny thing is, I've kill those whip guys and the red phantom, but I died because I fell down from the bridge because there's an item on a cliff which I though I could cross but nope. Urgh.
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