DoubleTake
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Heading to the store to pick it up! I will join you all soon enough :']
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Dark Souls II |OT| The Dark Souls of Dark Souls
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sssstententen
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Phantoms keep letting me down man.
You can burn a Bonfire Ascetic to respawn an area's enemies. That being said, it also upgrades them to their NG+ version.
darkjedi187
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I'm hoping for a like minded driver myself. UPS are always late here.
Usually around 8pm for me. ugh
killertofu
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Fuck Namco for delaying the PC version
sssstententen
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Bro, you gotta skim the thread if you're gonna ask basic answers.
1.) Get it from Pate, the lance dude in the Forest area, after you clear out the area where the gate closes behind you.
2. If its an item he wants, you drop it by going into your inventory and dropping it. That simple. He won't just take any item. Past games its all been very specific rare stuff.
MiamiWesker
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FYI to all, TALK to everyone. Talk a lot.
pedr0theli0n
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damn... this game is hard. standard enemies feel way tougher, and the fact that you keep losing more of your life each time you die is just brutal. Also I burned a human effigy and nothing seemed to happen? what gives?
SeventhSon
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I took the Giant Tree seed as starting gift.
Somnium986
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Forgot there was voice chat in this. Run into anyone using it yet?
Finally got it, and the install went quicker than I thought.
The case is a little bit damaged, which is annoying, but there's nothing I can do because it's an LE. It's not TOO bad, just looks like it got a tiny bit smashed. The LE cases have a part that sticks out so maybe that weird design caused a problem during shipping. Anyway I don't care that much as long as the game plays.
I'm about to start right now...
The case is a little bit damaged, which is annoying, but there's nothing I can do because it's an LE. It's not TOO bad, just looks like it got a tiny bit smashed. The LE cases have a part that sticks out so maybe that weird design caused a problem during shipping. Anyway I don't care that much as long as the game plays.
I'm about to start right now...
Took me (and a million others) a while to figure it out, too. You have to go to a bonfire, press triangle/Y to toggle the message from "rest" to "light torch."
I think it's by total number of souls collected. Don't know if it takes lost souls into account or not. Beating the game at lvl 1 will not match you w/ lvl 1 players in NG+
It's supposedly matched on total souls gained. So yeah, create a new character.
Fbh
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Just got mine.
The graphical downgrade was a bit dissapointing and I was thinking about getting a used copy (just to not support BS advertising in videogames).
But I got a mail from my local store saying Namco actually sent them a few Black Armor Editions for pre orders (they NEVER send special editions or promotions where I live) so I just couldn't say no.
As far as "special" editions go (you know, not collectors and stuff) it's one of the nicest cases I own
The graphical downgrade was a bit dissapointing and I was thinking about getting a used copy (just to not support BS advertising in videogames).
But I got a mail from my local store saying Namco actually sent them a few Black Armor Editions for pre orders (they NEVER send special editions or promotions where I live) so I just couldn't say no.
As far as "special" editions go (you know, not collectors and stuff) it's one of the nicest cases I own
You use it outside of a bonfire = become human
Use it with a bonfire = get invaded less or not at all for a while
Is this area in the
I died a comical number of times in this area
fallen giants that I opened with the soldier's key, the area with the tree statue with the cryptic inspection message, and 8,000 turtle men around -- is this a dead end? I got some leather armor and stuff, but I don't see anywhere else to go.
I died a comical number of times in this area
well i have the item for sure and it doesnt give an option to drop so...
and on another note,
how do i use a torch lol?
Is this area in thefallen giants that I opened with the soldier's key, the area with the tree statue with the cryptic inspection message, and 8,000 turtle men around -- is this a dead end? I got some leather armor and stuff, but I don't see anywhere else to go.
I died a comical number of times in this area
I was being chased by like 4 turtle men in this area and somehow made it to the bonfire without getting my ass kicked. They fell down or something. But yeah I think it's a dead end early in the game, right now I went to the area under the cat merchant because it seems like the right place to go, but I'm not sure.
SteamyPunk
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Simple tip for the early areas: Throwing Knives are OP!
The perfect Dark
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Hmm got my first halberd but I don't like it. Loved them in DS1. Way too slow.
NVM, i figured it out, you have to dual weild your right handed weapon at a bon fire. then toggle the bon fire to the second option prompt and hit X to light bon fire. The torch will stay lit if the player two-hands his right-handed weapon although the effects of the torch (the illumination it provides) only appear when one-handing the right-handed weapon. The torch will also be lost if the player rolls through water while holding it.
Interesting....I typically use halberds. I'll have to try it out.
Chance Hale
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Is Canada its own region or is it lumped in with other NA countries? Just wondering as I have a friend getting the game who I imagine will want to try to join up at some point.
Also: The opening is incredible!
Also: The opening is incredible!
TheContact
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Picked this up for PS3 just now, will play it when I get the time. I played about 10 minutes of Demons Souls so I don't really know what to expect, the GameStop guy just kept saying I should expect to be punished. The reviews for this game are great, I can't wait to try it out. Any tips for a Dark Souls noob? What's the most user friendly class to start out as?
Is this area in thefallen giants that I opened with the soldier's key, the area with the tree statue with the cryptic inspection message, and 8,000 turtle men around -- is this a dead end? I got some leather armor and stuff, but I don't see anywhere else to go.
I died a comical number of times in this area
Yeah, pretty sure it's a dead end. At least for now. There's a bonfire, but not much else. Dunno what the tree thing does yet. The door you want is behind the one turtle man, in the area you go to right before you unlock the door from the other side of the ladder.
I thought it was a dead end? You do get a key though that unlocks 3 (afaik) doors. 2 of which are dead ends for now.
Edit: By the way, this early game speculation, and helping people out schoolyard-style brings me back to NES/SNES days. Only dark souls can do this anymore. So good. No other game makes things so obtuse or hidden and players actually WANT to figure things out by communicating w/ others. Any other game and no one would tolerate it.
Cloud Strife
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AlphaDragoon
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Don't know if anyone has found one yet, but without spoiling too much can anyone say how early you can get an Uchigatana or something similar? I needs my katana.
Now this is a strange bug.
I made a balding dude in character creation. I could clearly see that the game accepted my character as I started as Deprived so I was totally nude after character creation.
Now a couple hours later I removed all my armor for no particular reason and then I noticed that I'm playing as a woman?? With a completely different appearance?
I made a balding dude in character creation. I could clearly see that the game accepted my character as I started as Deprived so I was totally nude after character creation.
Now a couple hours later I removed all my armor for no particular reason and then I noticed that I'm playing as a woman?? With a completely different appearance?
Zapperkhan
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Game is great. Not sure if easier or harder, but the ai seems to be a bit smarter (i.e. you can't just circle strafe all day to get to a mob's back) Only thing I've disliked is a mechanic that has mobs stop spawning after killing them several (10+?) times (I like to farm and overlevel and max out upgrades on many weapons to goof around with. There is a way to make them spawn again I believe) Best thing? Enjoying a new world to explore.
You can change your sex by going to the coffin located near the two cyclops in Things Betwixt (turn left after leaving the bonfire area).
Baloonatic
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So glad I went the "wrong" way first. Stumbled across this games equivalent of the (item spoiler)
cling ring.
Zapperkhan
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Sounds like an improperly calibrated display. My monitor is gloomy without a torch but you can still see around, during the brightness calibration at the beginning of the game I even put it all the way down.
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