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Dark Souls II PC |OT| Give us smooth, Give us silky
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whats up?
Fight me.
Schweinehund
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Ornstien is optional, you could probably take him out earlier though if you're good at dodging.
Man playing through as a cleric with my mace, lightning spears, dragelic shield, everything is so much easier. Love how they sped up lightning casting animation. Found the sun covenent, going to take a while to get the greater sun spear.
Man playing through as a cleric with my mace, lightning spears, dragelic shield, everything is so much easier. Love how they sped up lightning casting animation. Found the sun covenent, going to take a while to get the greater sun spear.
Lé Blade Runner
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This game. I haven't touched Dark Souls in a long, long time, and boy do I feel it now. Dark Souls 2 is deliciously serving me the facts of life. But so far, I love it. It looks good on high settings, the atmosphere is just as good as DS ( I'm just as drawn to the world of DS2 as I was to the previous game's ), and the gameplay is ace. Only 4 hours in, and can't wait to play more tonight.
hmm i just found out there's a spider level and watched enb beat that spider cave thing
as a deep arachnophobic, i'm pretty stressed already about playing that area, i dunno if i'll make it
boss spider is alright but the little ones everywhere and falling off the ceiling and whatever might be too much
i guess i might just summon someone and cower behind them
this is pretty depressing
edit: i wonder if this will be moddable. like probably textures will be easy with durantemod but models are the big issue and i bet that won't be moddable
as a deep arachnophobic, i'm pretty stressed already about playing that area, i dunno if i'll make it
boss spider is alright but the little ones everywhere and falling off the ceiling and whatever might be too much
i guess i might just summon someone and cower behind them
this is pretty depressing
edit: i wonder if this will be moddable. like probably textures will be easy with durantemod but models are the big issue and i bet that won't be moddable
If you burn it you are launched directly into D3 for the rest of your life.
I'd be careful.
question about Lost Bastille:
just tell me dude, I dont care about "where to go" spoilers, in fact, I apreciate them
theres a cracked wall and I see a bonfire behind it. at the top of the stairs a dude rolled a explosive barrel but it blew up midway... was it supposed to roll all the way down and break the wall? if so I guess I need to reset the level
just tell me dude, I dont care about "where to go" spoilers, in fact, I apreciate them
decoyplatypus
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There's no reason you need to go back right now. Marked for anyone who'd rather go into the area blind:
Grave of Saints is just a detour through a PvP hotspot and a tricky boss fight. It comes to the same place you're going anyway.
yea, exactly
I start the game in win+p mode, select my resolution (sadly only windowed) and then "turn off" win+p mode, so I play in 1920x1080 but windowed, thats the best result for me now.
Thanks for sharing, I really love that DOF.
decoyplatypus
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toastyToast
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Between the Heide Knight Sword and the Fire Long Sword which one should I upgrade?
Stone Ocean
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Well say so next time so I don't have to beat around the bush lol
You remember that round contraption you saw when you were heading down to Heide's Tower of Flame? Go to the second bonfire in Heide's and exhaust Licia's dialogue if you haven't already and she'll move there, talk to her and pay 2000 souls and she'll open the way to Huntsman's Copse
Schweinehund
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I have to say, Faith builds with a mace are incredibly strong. Lightning spear so good, free heals good, cure poison good. Healing other people in co op, being a boss.
Pyromancy seems heavily nerfed from dark souls 1. Combustion took like half my stamina. Wonder if it's worth spending cash upgrading the glove. I see the stat scaling jumps at +4, does that mean the next 6 levels aren't worth it?
Pyromancy seems heavily nerfed from dark souls 1. Combustion took like half my stamina. Wonder if it's worth spending cash upgrading the glove. I see the stat scaling jumps at +4, does that mean the next 6 levels aren't worth it?
fluffydelusions
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Going as melee build what should I upgrade next. So far I've upgraded these:
vgr 16
end 23
str 23
dex 11
adp 10
faith 8
vgr 16
end 23
str 23
dex 11
adp 10
faith 8
when can I start using these boss souls to make some weapons, starting to have quite a few
thanks dude. isnt that the lady with the robin hood hat? I JUST saw her in lost bastille
thanks dude. isnt that the lady with the robin hood hat? I JUST saw her in lost bastille
legacyzero
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I love that the HUD auto-hides now.
FROM, ya did good work. Still sad about all that good lighting going to waste, but I still love the game.
FROM, ya did good work. Still sad about all that good lighting going to waste, but I still love the game.
Laurentius
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Yeah, the auto hiding HUD is great.
Anyway, going to duck out of this thread now. Don't want to accidentally spoil myself after managing to avoid spoilers so long before the PC release. Suffice to say, I'm loving what I've played so far.
Schweinehund
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One of the few changes I dislike. Trying to grind my sunbro medallions and eventually I'm going to run dry on summons. I don't understand the reasoning behind soul memory. My only assumption is for it to stop soul level one pvp, which is pointless since people can cheat anyhow, and wasn't that prevalent of a problem.
FalsettoVibe
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Ok....I see that every time I die, I loose max HP. I am fighting that first Ogre right at the beginning and he has killed me three times. I know it wont stop till I get to 50%. Should I keep going till I succeed? Also, I know there is a ring very close that helps negate the max HP loss. Is it possible to get this as soon as that town is accessible?
Stone Ocean
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Personally I'd go with the Long Sword, the Heide Knight Sword's moveset is too limited and gimmicky for me.
Unless you want a ladle, don't bother with those guys
The ring is close to the start but you're going to need to be a bit stronger to be able to fight a few enemies so you can open where it is.
We are playing almost the exact same characters. I am mixing in some hexes too
Schweinehund
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If you're going for dodge, go more into adaptation, 20 is a good place to sit but eventually you'll want 38 for the full agility bonus iirc. Otherwise try to maintain under 70% load with vitality. Eitherway pump points into strength until 40. Endurance gives less value after 20 and so does vigor. I think you can make it through most of the game with only 20 end/20 vigor.
Misterinenja
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whats up?
no idea of what or where that is :/
If at first you don't succeed, try try try again.
razgriz417
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That ring isn't that close, it's in an area past the town though you could potentially just sprint to it and only have to kill one guy, and you'll be able to get back to max hp when you use a human effigy or get summoned using the small white soap stone.
FalsettoVibe
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This "one guy"........am I capable of killing him with my base Knight?
Schweinehund
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you could probably do it with a mace.
guys, that Bastille dude at the top of the stairs isnt throwing the barrel 
just chucking firebombs at the wall doesnt work either
edit: nvm got it, rolled it myself before he could hit it lol. guess that works
just chucking firebombs at the wall doesnt work either
edit: nvm got it, rolled it myself before he could hit it lol. guess that works
Misterinenja
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guys, that Bastille dude at the top of the stairs isnt throwing the barrel
just chucking firebombs at the wall doesnt work either
Push it to roll it down yourself.
guys, that Bastille dude at the top of the stairs isnt throwing the barrel
just chucking firebombs at the wall doesnt work either
Run past it and make sure he misses with his swing, then chuck the barrel yourself.
xBladeM6x
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This is amazing. The only actual problem I seem to get, is sometimes there's a tiny bit of AO flicker when standing in certain spots and having the camera pointed in particular ways. This is easily seen if you go to the Firekeeper's House in Things Betwixed and stand next to the girl without a hood and just look from side to side, you'll see it flickering between AO off and on.
For people who've beat the game, is
really a necessity to fight before going to NG+? I know he's kinda important, and he's all I have left, but I'm really not feeling like running through all the dark portals and I'm out of effegies. Would rather go to NG+ and deal with him then, yea or nay?
Darklurker
Kevin Shields
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Orthogonal
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Optional boss, only an achievement is at stake by missing. NG+ might be a bear though, best to give it a shot before moving on.
It's me, or the bleeding builds are almost useless this time? My experience: two Notched Whips+10, Crest of Blood ring, 30 DEX, power stance strong hit (strike with both whips at the same time), and nothing happens after 5-6 consecutive and fast hits...NOTHING. Even with insanely bleed values...
(200->Notched Whip+10 + 69->DEX Scaling + 50->Crest of Blood) x 2 whips = 638.
Thanks FS...
(200->Notched Whip+10 + 69->DEX Scaling + 50->Crest of Blood) x 2 whips = 638.
Thanks FS...
To beat the first ogre just try get behind so he try's to sit on you. Keep repeating it.
I've updated the file to turn off eye adaption.
Yeah enb seems a bit touch and go at the moment, it's more or less sweetfx with a DOF.
You lose the godrays too for some strange reason.
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
The ring in question is technically accessible as soon as you get to the hub town but you'll have to go through some tough enemies (for a base level character) to get to it. If you do go that route, a mace will serve you very well. You should definitely try to kill the first two guys in that area as soon as possible, as you will receive a very useful item.
name of location:
I'm talking about Heide's Tower of Flame
You'll get sublime bone dust for killing the second ancient knight, which upgrades your flask to heal more per chug
I believe you could technically run past every knight except for one, because to get the ring you have to kill the enemy nearest to it to raise a switch that will lower a drawbridge. You'd have to kill him very fast however as you'll have a pack of giants marching after you. It's probably easier just to kill them with the mace as you encounter them.
toastyToast
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Not feeling any of the bosses so far
Yes. I use the tool just for the SMAA and SSAO. Just start the tool and set your native res inside the game options.
StarCreator
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Why would you go for driver downsampling when Durante's render pipeline aware method can achieve higher quality?
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