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Dark Souls II |OT| The Dark Souls of Dark Souls
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Clarkus Darkus
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Red Liquorice
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I really like what they did with the Cleric and Sorcerer sets compared to DS1.
Freezasaurus
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They do not.
Okay, awesome. I know that's been the case is some games, I just didn't recall if this was one of them.
Every character builder I encounter, I first build... well basically the same character you are showing here. I don not intend to break that streak.
Nope, stats don't change at all. Most armor looks pretty much identical too. The voice is the only discernable difference if you're kitted out in heavy armor.
(I don't have DS2.)
yeah that was a good question! any?
Morrigan Stark
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Well, I've managed to make good looking females in both Demon's and Dark, and I've even made handsome dudes in Demon's but not in Dark yet. I fiddle with the parameters forever and I'm never satisfied. Any guidelines for making someone like that dreamy Solaire? Maybe the Dark Souls 2 beards will help with that at least. ^^
My male pawns in Dragon's Dogma are hawt, let me tell you. And it took very little effort. ^_^
If you guys are so paranoid pop an email tag on it.
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lol at the poor cleric being shoeless. Stepping through all those twigs in the Huntsman's Copse is going to be a nightmare!
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I've been fairly certain I've wanted to play a cleric for weeks now - it's just a natural niche I like to fill in this series, that of the innocent pilgrim in a gruesome land trying to hold on to whatever scrap of faith and sanity they have left. The only remaining question for me is whether I want to do a str/faith cleric or a pure faith cleric. Really depends on how effective the enhancements that scale with faith are this time around. They were kind of a waste of time in the first Dark Souls.
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The kid side in me says Sorcerer, because you get to swing a bad ass magical sword and go pew pew with pyromancy and sorcery stuff, but the frosting side says it would probably be more economical to just go with the Explorer since I'll have no idea when I'll be able to grab specific spells and how much they cost. Plus, the Explorer is a bit more generic and rounded, so less prone to fucking up much early on. Plus, dat Adaptability and those items.
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Clarkus Darkus
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I have the same message for the PS3 Collector's Edition. The last customer service rep I talked to said that I should still get it on the 11th, but I don't quite believe/trust him. I even put one-day delivery too.
So for us avoiding spoilers, let's talk turkey. What ya gonna BE on tuesday?
Deprived, because I want to start from nothing and build my character from ground zero into a bad ass having to use things I happen to find. As soon as I find a good weapon and a good spell whatever they happen to be then I'll start to spec for STR/DEX & INT/FAI.
Are u that twitch/utube kid oroborninja?
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I'm going with one of the lost boys from Peter Pan, wearing a a kettle on his head.
DEX speedrolling until I find some good buffs/hexes and will up my Faith after I have around 30 dex, 20 vigor, 20 adaptability and 20 endurance. Since I will be speedrolling I won't be needing to put points in vitality, hopefully.
Edit: I see now that it's a girl, not a boy.
I pointed this out late last night, but yeah, Bandit is pretty clearly inspired by Yangus.
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The Dark Souls II QL we thought would be like 30 minutes ended up going an hour twenty. Oops.
The Dark Souls II QL we thought would be like 30 minutes ended up going an hour twenty. Oops.
Has anyone found out if 2 handing actually does still give STR requirement & damage bonus? I've heard conflicting things from different places.
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Surprised at all the people giving in to the streams, but then again I'm not. It's just that I expected people to stay the most spoiler free for Dark Souls of all games since that's where all the fun comes from, but I know that PvP players don't give a crap about that lol. Nothing against them btw.
Anyways, I'm continuing my tradition with the knight. Should be interesting considering he
at first but I think I can manage until I find one.
Anyways, I'm continuing my tradition with the knight. Should be interesting considering he
has no shield
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Please let us get a Mirdan Hammer expy in this game that isn't a Lucerne.
Lucerne is
confirmed back
TheJollyCorner
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son of a bitch... I can't decide between a Warrior and a Knight. Tears of a Hollowed.
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Hrmm. Should be interesting to see if it's moveset improved.
I know some people swear by the thing but I just don't get the appeal besides having a weird moveset that not a lot of people are accustomed to fighting against.
Oh my.
Clarkus Darkus
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Switched stream again so hit me up if you want it.
Warrior starts with a shield, knight starts with a better sword (the warrior's sword is broken, you can tell from the image). I'm sure it's not long before you find shields and better weapons, though.
More importantly: Warrior has more points dropped into casting stats.
faith + int + attunement
swordsman: 18
deprived: 18
explorer: 17
warrior: 15
knight: 13
bandit: 11
If you don't plan to use any spell casting or miracles, bandit and knight (dex vs. no dex) are best. If you're like me and you aren't exactly sure yet if you want to go into miracles or magic or none of the above, warrior's not a terrible choice. There's less of a hurdle to get through if you decide at some point you want to get into some magic.
Never actually seen anyone swear by the thing. Miridian hammer on the other hand was all kinds of unbalanced. The
shield bypass for the lucerne
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In my time I'm pretty sure I've heard people swear by just about every obscure weapon save broken hilts or the basic whip, for a variety of reasons, some more legitimate than others. Having a weird moveset can definitely be an advantage in high-level PVP, but it can work against you just as easily as it can work for you.
I think what I very may well do is start two characters almost right away. I swear to god I might do this. That way I can make note about where things are that might be fun to use on the other build, and sorta play what suits me in the moment. Not like I'm in a rush to get to the end of the game, nor am I bothered by the prospect of doing the same content over again.
From what I've seen, no. No blocking or parrying. All attacks, no defense, baby.
You should be able to parry or block if your left-hand weapon permits it and you're not in power stance.
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