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Dark Souls II PC |OT| Give us smooth, Give us silky
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I nearly died when i decided to go through my inventory then.
this is artCenturies later, we are still praising
That gives me a lot of hope because the area after the second bonfire is the first to kick my butt and I was really scared of encountering the boss. Everything up to that point was a breeze in that area, and then
your equipment may break, you have homing spells on you, you are invaded, and it's easy to get knocked off the edges
Nabs
Member
I have a poor Bluetooth connection, so I have to keep the controller in one spot or it may drop. I've also been using DS4Windows (an offshoot of Tool) and it's been nearly perfect so far. 22 hours in.
yiepekaiyei
Banned
just lost 11 hours of gameplay with my dead HDD... So sad... ='(
For better or worse Dark Souls is compared to Dark Souls 1, the dedicated servers alone make DS2 a much more satisfying and enjoyable experience than DS1 ever was for me. Functional online was all I ever wanted, and it was botched horribly with p2p previously. Between the load times, and the easier and much more reliable summoning/invading system makes the PC port so god damn good.
What an asshole, why would someone do that to people clearly so much less capable?
Awesome, had a good time doing some B
co-op. Fun to see all the wildly different types of characters people are using and how good they can be in PVP. My favorite was this guy who was dual-wielding ultra-greatswords. I laughed when I saw it, but holy shit, so much damage. The
absolutely melted.
Gonna be a long monday.
elfry Luna
gargoyles
Gonna be a long monday.
Admiral Woofington
Member
I only used it once since I was trying to find something before head out. And it really is.
this means that regardless of what you do the second you get there you'll have a bunch of guys attack you. The good thing is that they don't chase you, so you could keep going if you felt like it
TheMaidenInBlack
Banned
It's PVP... If you suck that's gonna happen.
I'm usually the one being destroyed like that
But being invaded isn't exactly a voluntary thing. I haven't been invaded yet in Dark Souls 2, but in the first game I lost a large number of souls multiple times thanks to invaders not allowing me to reach them.
I've always been of the mind that PVP in these game should be strictly voluntary. Thankfully the Blue covenant seems like it would at least help a bit.
Admiral Woofington
Member
I've been a part of the blue sentinels/knights for a while now. I carry the ring everywhere. I have yet to ONCE be called to action to defend a blue apostle/whatever the fuck. It's a boring ass covenant, I'm gonna change Sunbros first chance I get. But apparently that won't be for a while.
OMG
Orthogonal
Member
What does this mean? Never heard of them.
Necromanti
Member
I accidentally entered the room with the
or whatever it's called in I
since it was uncharacteristic for the game thus far to have a boss so far away from a bonfire. I literally use my Homeward Bone the second I'm inside the room, but he still has time to get up and swing at me, killing me instantly. Great. Goodbye, 20k souls.
Smelter
ron Keep
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Yep sounds like a Dark Souls game.
Broken weapons are nothing new to this series. Never played Demons Souls PvP I take it? Mirdan Hammer is far better than any MLGS will ever be. It never got touched.
Admiral Woofington
Member
Honestly that's why I'm a fan of homeward miracle and getting my cast speed up. I've been able to enter boss fights and if I'm not ready, I do instant homeward.
It means a bunch of people will now pretend they know who they are and how it spells doom and gloom because reasons. Literally they'll come up with reasons as to why. And if a Dark Souls 2 sequel/spirital successor ends up coming out and it isn't up to par with these games, it'll instantly be blamed on this. Scapegoats ftw.
Necromanti
Member
And I wouldn't give a rat's ass if it weren't for Soul Memory. Plus, it's impossible to get into that room to begin with without taking out the mobs on the way there (since invincibility while entering a fog door is gone), and then I'd have to worry about them disappearing after killing them too many times.
Bah!
I've always avoided Faith like the plague in these games, but maybe I'll have to change that. The delay they've added to every action makes escape and survival a lot harder.
Admiral Woofington
Member
When I say instant homeward btw I don't mean press the button and I'm there haha, I want to clarify that. I just mean it's faster and can get potentially faster than a regular homeward bone. But faith build can be pretty good. Unless I'm fighting a mage, I can use lightning spear to seriously hurt if not kill a lot of PVP'ers. That is unless they know how to dodge.
Necromanti
Member
Oh, trust me, I'm well acquainted with how annoying it is to fight someone with high Faith with Lightning Spear or Emit Force/Wrath of the Gods. But yeah, maybe some more Adaptability would speed up my item use as well.
Admiral Woofington
Member
It's even worst with Bell Bros since there's so little space and if there's two of them and they both use magic get ready to be killed. Such horseshit. But there's nothing more satisfying than beating them with a friend.
I had a satisfying Bellbro kill earlier. He invaded and I immediately hid in the place where the Blue Tearstone ring is. He walked right by and I jumped out and one-shot him with a Bastard Sword backstab. Felt good.
Weird that Bellbros can be invaded by Bellbros though.
Admiral Woofington
Member
I had a satisfying Bellbro kill earlier. He invaded and I immediately hid in the place where the Blue Tearstone ring is. He walked right by and I jumped out and one-shot him with a Bastard Sword backstab. Felt good.
Weird that Bellbros can be invaded by Bellbros though.
Apparently not even Bell Bros are real bros. At least they get invaded and invade, being a Blue Bro means jackshit when I never get summoned. Blue Bros suck. I want a new covenant.
I'll make my own. With blackjack. And hookers.
In fact forget the covenant and the the blackjack.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
I quite like my character's appearance. That leather shield is pretty good.
Intheflorsh
Banned
Being a
. Fun times.
Looking Knight squire is so fun... I've actually managed to kill two guys which is no small feat for me. The knight himself was a well designed fight even without the pvp aspects
Fallout-NL
Member
Damn, back at work for the entire week, all I want to do is play this game.
Thanks again to the people who pointed out I had missed the Estus Flask. That helped quite a lot. Now rocking a +3 Heide sword, a decent 90% physical damage reduction shield and health/stamina regen rings. Was able to down the first boss as well
Did it with the complete health penalty
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Rolled a knight, invested some points in endurance, vgr (health), dex and strength. Not quite sure what route I'm going to take. Would like to add some magic to the mix, anyone got any tips?
Luckily I don't have any complaints about the graphics either, the IQ at least is impeccable and I'm running it bone stock. It's too bad we didn't get the reveal graphics, but it's still got that Souls mood, so I'm happy.
Can't wait to play more.
Thanks again to the people who pointed out I had missed the Estus Flask. That helped quite a lot. Now rocking a +3 Heide sword, a decent 90% physical damage reduction shield and health/stamina regen rings. Was able to down the first boss as well
the last forest giant?
which took a number of tries cause his footstomp one shotted me
Rolled a knight, invested some points in endurance, vgr (health), dex and strength. Not quite sure what route I'm going to take. Would like to add some magic to the mix, anyone got any tips?
Luckily I don't have any complaints about the graphics either, the IQ at least is impeccable and I'm running it bone stock. It's too bad we didn't get the reveal graphics, but it's still got that Souls mood, so I'm happy.
Can't wait to play more.
Infinite_Daremo
Member
Is it just me or is Dex scaling completely gimped? I got through a fair portion of the game before re-rolling a Strength character to play with a friend and im now 1-2 shotting most enemies and just turtl'ing bosses with a shield... no roll required.
And Drangleic Armour is so OP for the point you get it.
And Drangleic Armour is so OP for the point you get it.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Stop using broken weapons.
Nope not just you, its a joke.
S scaling gives you like 40 AR......at 40 DEX
Cannon Goose
Member
Mhmm, it's a bummer how poor dex is. Either going full strength or better yet, imbuing an element and then using a buff will have you dealing a LOT more damage.
That being said, if you do the infusion + buff on a dex weapon then it'll be pretty damn good.
ShyGuy0504
Member
I just beat the
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I had fought that boss multiple times and could only manage to get in one or two hits before I died. I was getting destroyed.
Then I decided to help another player beat it to get my humanity back. I was summoned along with someone else and the three of us destroyed the boss.
I decided I would try one more time by myself and then summon help.
I went in assuming I was going to get killed and then... I won. I only had to use one flask during the fight. I have no idea why I had so much trouble before.
Feels good man.
Pursuer
I had fought that boss multiple times and could only manage to get in one or two hits before I died. I was getting destroyed.
Then I decided to help another player beat it to get my humanity back. I was summoned along with someone else and the three of us destroyed the boss.
I decided I would try one more time by myself and then summon help.
I went in assuming I was going to get killed and then... I won. I only had to use one flask during the fight. I have no idea why I had so much trouble before.
Feels good man.
NumberThree
Member
Why's almost everyone I'm summoning/being summoned by using a greatsword? I hate those clumsy things. Also, I tried using a Gyrm Axe for a while and it almost broke in one boss fight. Does missing with a weapon that hits the ground make it degrade faster?
Crab Milk Mickey
Member
If there's one thing I feel is lacking with Dark Souls II's level design, it's the overall variety with encounters. You only have to compare DS II's
The Gutter
Blighttown
The Gutter
Blighttown
Black Gulch
Across the whole, Dark Souls II contains far too many humanoid enemies (especially bosses) with similar move sets among one another, whereas in the previous game they regularly threw creatures into the mix that required different strategies. Not to say that Dark Souls 1 always executed this premise well (Ceaseless Discharge, Centipede Demon and especially Bed of Chaos weren't fun opponents) nor were they always challenging, but at least they tried to spicen things up a bit instead of conceiving yet another humanoid boss or standard foe with roughly the same fundamental behaviour as the one preceeding it. Can't say I agree with the average Dark Souls II encounter being more exciting either, given how their difficulty is often tied to the sheer number of enemies involved above all else while others (like RRA) suffer from atrocious hitboxes. The AI red phantoms are a noticeable improvement however, even if they do 'cheat' a little with their recovery frames and stamina.
Mind you, I'm not under the impression that the Dark Souls II team (considering the difference in staff) didn't have it in them to develop compelling locations. No Man's Wharf, Iron Keep and to a lesser extent Lost Bastille + the
foggy forest
engulf most of it in light
oil bomb + fire arrow
Ultimately, for me there were more lows in Dark Souls II (not exclusive to environmental / enemy design), but at the very least none of them were as terrible as Demon's Ruins / Lost Izalith in Dark Souls 1. That place is irredeemable.
That's a problem with the torch mechanic currently being inelegant, rather than the principle behind it being too problematic for various builds. If you could actually drop your torch when the need for it arises (only to pick it up again after a fight), then that alone would've greatly reduced the perceived tedium. FROM not really bothering with sconces anymore the further you get into the game didn't help either. I'm in the camp that hopes they'll continue to refine it for the next game though, since it could open up some fun strategies or scenarios if handled correctly.
Cannon Goose
Member
NG+ started! Now I just need 144 more kills as a Blue Sentinel to get Wrath of the Gods and then my build will finally be complete.
Things I have learned from this Faith build: Lightning is ridiculous.
Things I have learned from this Faith build: Lightning is ridiculous.
Huh... Interesting.
Time for some Dark Souls x Anime Crossover items and stuff. Or maybe some Suda51 collab.
fierrotlepou
Member
How fucking powerful is that Drangleic Sword? Jesus. And the strong attack combo is nearly OP.
Wannabe Claymore.
I know that broken weapons exist the fact one didn't get fixed doesn't mean others shouldn't.
jacksepticeye
Member
Eh, I used it for a while but ditched it later on. There are better swords
JoeyJungle
Banned
How many of the enemy respawn item thing do you get? Enough to get all the boss soul weapons without a NG+ playthrough?
Also, I think it's a really neat item. I used it in Heide's place to farm the enemies (killing that first dude over and over was a really quick way to level up at the beginning of the game, thought I could do it again, turns out 800 souls wasn't really that much by the time I did that), and I found out that it respawns all the enemies + the items + the boss. So I got a second thing that raises your estus strength, and I got to fight the boss again. The second part especially was good for more because I accidentally wasted his soul on an item I didn't want to use, and I really needed his shield.
I really like the change to have enemies stop spawning after a while. It makes losing souls that much more damaging, because there's a finite number of souls you can collect, but also it makes it easier to progress and the game basically says "dude, stop leveling, just move on. You need levels? Well now you don't need them as badly."
Also, I think it's a really neat item. I used it in Heide's place to farm the enemies (killing that first dude over and over was a really quick way to level up at the beginning of the game, thought I could do it again, turns out 800 souls wasn't really that much by the time I did that), and I found out that it respawns all the enemies + the items + the boss. So I got a second thing that raises your estus strength, and I got to fight the boss again. The second part especially was good for more because I accidentally wasted his soul on an item I didn't want to use, and I really needed his shield.
I really like the change to have enemies stop spawning after a while. It makes losing souls that much more damaging, because there's a finite number of souls you can collect, but also it makes it easier to progress and the game basically says "dude, stop leveling, just move on. You need levels? Well now you don't need them as badly."
Boss give you so much souls that levelling is your last problem. Add the fact that levelling require less souls than previous games and the despawn mechanic became useless
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