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[indigo-cyclops]

Yes, I've decided I'm starting over with a Knight or warrior. Since there doesn't seem to be an advantage (yet) with different levels of dodging, at least that I've noticed, I need a character with a fucking good shield so I don't get crushed by all these ambushes. Also my character looks so stupid with the white beard. At least when hollowed. So im going all out, starting over and pushing through until this clicks.

Also my first message was getting crazy ratings last night near the tower in Majula. Is there any benefit to it anymore? (Visions of death there betray all hope) or something.

 

[Uthred]

Pre-ordered the "Black Armour Edition" from SimplyCDKeys, just realised I dont appear to have got the DLC weapons, should I have got a seperate code from SimplyCDKeys for them? Should they show up as DLC under Steam?

 

[Stone Ocean]

I love leaving idiotic writings everywhere.

Last night I left "Hurray for Rear!" in the steps of the the Tower of Flames and I think I got like 9 ratings for it

The but hole messages are the best

 

[Meneses]

Is it just me or you can't compare equipment at a merchant? Wasn't there an alternate view in DS1 where you could at least see which stats are better/worse than your equipped item?

I'm on the same boat. If there's a way to compare it, I am missing it.

 

[Facism]

Lolphone

 

[Label]

Does anyone know where the game save lives? I have been playing today in work and would like to carry on from the same game when i get home, but cannot find it anywhere!

 

[Red Liquorice]

Lesson learned.

Hitting a chest once won't break it, they usually take 3 hits. So it's still safe to bash it once in case of

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mimics!

Also my first message was getting crazy ratings last night near the tower in Majula. Is there any benefit to it anymore? (Visions of death there betray all hope) or something.

It heals you a little bit when you get a rating

"Try rear but hole" and "horse" will ensure you never need an Estus chug!

 

[SweetJohnnyCage]

Question for you guys. I use two monitors in an extended desktop setup. I would like to have the game go on my secondary monitor, instead of the primary. Is there any way to easily make this change?

 

[toastyToast]

Always bring a backup. Sure, that particular sword might be your trusty sidekick, but having something with a similar swing on it will help you out on the quick. Might not be optimal, but fucked if it hasn't saved my neck once or twice (in No Man's Wharf, to boot).

iirc only katanas had durability this bad in DS1. I'm using a long sword and it doesn't even last an hour

Anyway, went at the boss again and it was fairly easy. I mean, it was pretty easy solo but with the NPC from that area all I had to do was go 2-handed and go berserk. It's durability was stupidly high. With that done, that's my first day with Dark Souls 2. Clocked in 7 hours which honestly, I didn't have to spare lol

Still can't believe how this PC version turned out. Bravo From!

 

[Omegasquash]

Hitting a chest once won't break it, they usually take 3 hits. So it's still safe to bash it once in case of

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mimics!

Nothing is safe.

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I whack every chest once just to be sure, but these new trap chests done got me once pretty far down in the Wharf.

iirc only katanas had durability this bad in DS1. I'm using a long sword and it doesn't even last an hour

Anyway, went at the boss again and it was fairly easy. I mean, it was pretty easy solo but with the NPC from that area all I had to do was go 2-handed and go berserk. It's durability was stupidly high. With that done, that's my first day with Dark Souls 2. Clocked in 7 hours which honestly, I didn't have to spare lol

Still can't believe how this PC version turned out. Bravo From!

Hitting a wall does more durability damage in DS2, I think.

 

[Rickenslacker]

Hitting a chest once won't break it, they usually take 3 hits. So it's still safe to bash it once in case of

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mimics!

Hah yeah, I'll avoid being overzealous in the future.

Dont worry, the ones with important stuff are unbreakable.

Good to know, that's a relief.

 

[paperspace]

Question for you guys. I use two monitors in an extended desktop setup. I would like to have the game go on my secondary monitor, instead of the primary. Is there any way to easily make this change?

Yes. The easiest method I think, is by using windowed mode with ShiftWindow (you only have to use it once).

1. Start the game normally, and change it to windowed mode.

2. Start ShiftWindow and select Dark Souls II window. Change target monitor to your second monitor and then trigger it.

3. Enjoy! It will start up in fullscreen windowed each time.

[IMG]http://abload.de/img/swrgkqt.png[/IMG]

 

[Grief.exe]

Does anyone know where the game save lives?

I've never heard someone refer to a file location as its dwelling.

 

[Zeliard]

Is it just me or you can't compare equipment at a merchant? Wasn't there an alternate view in DS1 where you could at least see which stats are better/worse than your equipped item?

It isn't just you. The game simply doesn't sport that feature, for... reasons.

 

[zephervack]

GeDoSaTo is working might fine for me, AMD 7980, 4k downsampled to 1080p with everything on, games looks amazing.

Also seems like a aspect ratio fix with centered hud is coming, so hopefully this will fix black bars with 16:10 and triple screen setups.

texturesouls.webm
http://a.pomf.se/yyqmvo.webm

Weird, awesome textures right next to awful ones... oh well

 

[paperspace]

Does anyone know where the game save lives? I have been playing today in work and would like to carry on from the same game when i get home, but cannot find it anywhere!

It lives in C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\DarkSoulsII (on Windows 8)

 

[mocolostrocolos]

WTF?

Just downloaded the game and when I want to start it says there's a writing in drive error.

 

[Wunder]

It isn't just you. The game simply doesn't sport that feature, for... reasons.

What's the best way to compare weapons then? Should you look at the grade and base damage?

 

[Willkiller]

Blimey, my message in Majula has been rated 82 times!

 

[Orthogonal]

FU@#$@#K$!@

Finally got to the stupid boss of stupid

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No Man's Wharf

and my fucking sword breaks mid battle. I'd only thrown a repair powder on it 10 minutes prior

This area is so tedious

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Take heart in knowing the Wharf is the worst offender for testing your durability.

 

[mocolostrocolos]

No, seriously. WTF is going on with this game and steam?

This is a clusterfuck.

Deleted the appcache folder, restarted and yet can't play the fucking game.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

Wow.....this game runs great on my i5 / 7730M laptop.
1080p with med/high settings. Smooth as butter

 

[Tain]

GeDoSaTo is working might fine for me, AMD 7980, 4k downsampled to 1080p with everything on, games looks amazing.

Also seems like a aspect ratio fix with centered hud is coming, so hopefully this will fix black bars with 16:10 and triple screen setups.

Any more details on this?

 

[hey_it's_that_dog]

After spending 25 hours in the PS3 version, the PC version is a revelation. Over twice the framerate, twice the resolution, and loading times are like 5x shorter (possibly the best upgrade of all). 1080p, max settings at what looks like a steady 60fps on a GTX 460.

Also, a slightly upgraded mace does comically high damage to the enemies in Heide's. I should have done that the first time through.

 

[Grief.exe]

This...

Is alot harder than Dark Souls / Demon's Souls.

Not sure I like it. So far I haven't been able to advance AT ALL.

3 hours of gameplay and I haven't barely left Mauljra or whatever. I spent 50 horus in DMS and 115+ hours in DKS1.

Combat feels slow, unresponsive, but enemies are faster and such.

Soul requirements for levels is high, and the benefits - very small. I don
t want to use the Wiki, but honestly, I am at the point where I'm not having fun just fighting these Giant guys, then healing at the bonfire, unable to advance.

As someone who really loves the challenge of DKS, I think they went to far here.

I can't find my way to the Forest of the Giants. I googled, I youTubed, and fucking annoyingly enough, NO ONE SHOWS HOW TO GET THERE. Just everyone SAYS howw to, and I tried, but it's not there.

Just being apart of this guy's struggles setting up the game, setting up the controller, and actually playing the game is amazing.

It's just one thing after another.

 

[RK9039]

No, seriously. WTF is going on with this game and steam?

This is a clusterfuck.

Deleted the appcache folder, restarted and yet can't play the fucking game.

http://steamcommunity.com/app/236430/discussions/0/558754259718155271/#p1

They still haven't fixed anything, there should have been a hotfix by now.

 

[hey_it's_that_dog]

Just being apart of this guy's struggles setting up the game, setting up the controller, and actually playing the game is amazing.

It's just one thing after another.

Ever increasing evidence for user... issues.

 

[The Cool One]

So how's the PC version guys? I plan on picking up this version soon. Any problems so far

 

[Nabs]

Just being apart of this guy's struggles setting up the game, setting up the controller, and actually playing the game is amazing.

It's just one thing after another.

I'm still surprised that people tried helping him in the first place.

So how's the PC version guys? I plan on picking up this version soon. Any problems so far

I'm loving it.

 

[-MD-]

So how's the PC version guys? I plan on picking up this version soon. Any problems so far

It's really good.

 

[Trickster]

So how's the PC version guys? I plan on picking up this version soon. Any problems so far

PC version seems to run very smoothly. A few people have reported that they can't get the game to start though.

 

[hey_it's_that_dog]

So how's the PC version guys? I plan on picking up this version soon. Any problems so far

You might want to take a quick trip through the thread. Some people are having very serious issues and some people are having a perfectly good time.

It's working for me and it's fantastic.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

Green Man Gaming just now sent me the email telling me my key was there. I had the game pre-loaded days ago. Way to be on the ball with those notification emails, GMG.

 

[bigol]

This...

Is alot harder than Dark Souls / Demon's Souls.

Not sure I like it. So far I haven't been able to advance AT ALL.

3 hours of gameplay and I haven't barely left Mauljra or whatever. I spent 50 horus in DMS and 115+ hours in DKS1.

Combat feels slow, unresponsive, but enemies are faster and such.

Soul requirements for levels is high, and the benefits - very small. I don
t want to use the Wiki, but honestly, I am at the point where I'm not having fun just fighting these Giant guys, then healing at the bonfire, unable to advance.

As someone who really loves the challenge of DKS, I think they went to far here.

Just talk more and more times with NPCs, they will reveal you where you need to go

About the forest of the Fallen Giants
One of the NPCs, the knight near the monument in Majula tells you the Forest of the Fallen Giants is past the bonfire and

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that knights build a fort there to defend against the Giants.

See that road near the torch altar? It's down there.

How can anyone say npc dialogues are vague in Dark Souls 2?

 

[Grief.exe]

So how's the PC version guys? I plan on picking up this version soon. Any problems so far

There are a few issues that should be fixed, but, otherwise, the port is excellent.

I'm still surprised that people tried helping him in the first place.

I always try to help people, but with certain personalities you realize it's just a waste of time.

 

[Omegasquash]

So how's the PC version guys? I plan on picking up this version soon. Any problems so far

So far, so good. No issues, and it doesn't look half bad on a (mildly) outdated card (GTX 460). Runs at 1080 like whipped butter and all settings on high, anyway.

 

[ANuclearError]

Hmm, I think I took a wrong turn at Majula

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End up with a fucking massive knight right next to the bonfire, with another fairly close (Can't remember the name of the area). 5 attempts didn't go so well (2 of which were rolling off a cliff, stupid me). I however, did manage to get the first big guy who fall off, so I need to try that twice and see how it goes.

 

[Zeliard]

What's the best way to compare weapons then? Should you look at the grade and base damage?

Pretty much, though the most important thing to consider with weapons is the moveset.

It is however all kinds of dumb that merchants don't give you stat differences based on what you're currently wearing when you can get precisely that information from your own inventory screen.

 

[Omegasquash]

Hmm, I think I took a wrong turn at Majula

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End up with a fucking massive knight right next to the bonfire, with another fairly close (Can't remember the name of the area). 5 attempts didn't go so well (2 of which were rolling off a cliff, stupid me). I however, did manage to get the first big guy who fall off, so I need to try that twice and see how it goes.

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That's not the "correct" way, but you CAN go there if you like. The second giant knight you encounter will drop something you might like.

 

[cripterion]

And... uninstalled.

I knew I was buying into the GAF hype and I can see how the game would be great if you're into that kind of thing but this really confirms these series is not for me. I find the gameplay way too archaic and tedious.

On the plus side this seems to be a good pc port, I didn't run into any issues at all.

 

[zkylon]

So how's the PC version guys? I plan on picking up this version soon. Any problems so far

so far looks and runs great

if i had to choose the biggest issue i'd say it's the mouse cursor showing on menus even if you're using the controller, so that gives you an idea how clean this release is

 

[zephervack]

Any more details on this?

Oops, didnt mean to squash the 2 together.

The aspect ratio fix is coming from FlawlessWidescreen fixer, he posted the picture

to say that he is done with the fix and its currently putting it in the last version of Flawless Widescreen.

This has nothing to do with GeDoSaTo.

 

[Omegasquash]

And... uninstalled.

I knew I was buying into the GAF hype and I can see how the game would be great if you're into that kind of thing but this really confirms these series is not for me. I find the gameplay way too archaic and tedious.

On the plus side this seems to be a good pc port, I didn't run into any issues at all.

Sad face, though to each their own. I'd suggest getting into a covenant, but my gut says that's likely not going to address your feelings on the game.

 

[Jinaar]

So far the first NPCs really talk alot, which I love. Lots of meaty information they have on their tongues. Will be heading to the Forest of Giants tonight. Wanting to kill the 2 pig men in the very beginning in the game for the challenge before leveling up once. I cannot believe how little I know of this game, I personally did a great job on a media blackout and most everything is surprising.

Thanks, Durante, for the great executable! The game looks beautiful.

 

[RK9039]

So how's the PC version guys? I plan on picking up this version soon. Any problems so far

PC port is good if the game actually starts for you. Read up on it and see if it's something worth risking.

 

[Inskipp]

And... uninstalled.

I knew I was buying into the GAF hype and I can see how the game would be great if you're into that kind of thing but this really confirms these series is not for me. I find the gameplay way too archaic and tedious.

On the plus side this seems to be a good pc port, I didn't run into any issues at all.

If you wanted your hopes crushed, you shoulda visited the critique- thread earlier

 

[Stone Ocean]

So how's the PC version guys? I plan on picking up this version soon. Any problems so far

Fantastic port. Runs silky smooth at 60 fps.

Not considering the startup issues some people are having, of course.

 

[Shahadan]

Just bought it, don't really know why, and there is 80% chance I'll feel like cripterion ;(

 

[Omegasquash]

So far the first NPCs really talk alot, which I love. Lots of meaty information they have on their tongues. Will be heading to the Forest of Giants tonight. Wanting to kill the 2 pig men in the very beginning in the game for the challenge before leveling up once. I cannot believe how little I know of this game, I personally did a great job on a media blackout and most everything is surprising.

Thanks, Durante, for the great executable! The game looks beautiful.

You are in for a surprise.

 

[ANuclearError]

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That's not the "correct" way, but you CAN go there if you like. The second giant knight you encounter will drop something you might like.

Well, like I said, I did manage it, I just need to be cheesy. Went with the sorcerer, so having the range was beneficial. So yeah, I can give it another shot.

Only really got 4 hours of experience in the series, playing Dark Souls is a lot like being a Jedi, you need patience and concentration. Fear and aggression are a path to the dark side.