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[Shahadan]

Playing a bit of Coop made me realize I should have went Cleric instead of Sorcerer.
Miracles are badass, here is this guy healing people and throwing lightning bolts like fucking Zeus, and me on his side doing little damage pew pew-ing little blue turds from a staff like fucking Sailor Moon.

Not to mention I had access to Cleric gear and spells for a lot of time, meanwhile I still don't have shit for sorcerer and am still waiting for the goddamn pyromancies ;(
Oh well.

 

[Necromanti]

Hopefully GeDoSaTo and VAC can live happily together, but if I have to lose GeDoSaTo to keep assholes from hacking the hell out of the game, I am more than willing to make that compromise tbh.

I really hope I'd be able to edit my Soul Memory in the future (if needs be, but hopefully it doesn't come to that) without worrying about getting banned.

 

[toadsworth]

Only special thing I did was light a giant lamp.

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You have to ring a bell thats above, past the bleed monsters

 

[HoosTrax]

Only special thing I did was light a giant lamp.

That was optional, and just to make certain enemies less annoying. I think the thing you need to trigger is in the latter half of the level. I would really suggest pursuing this avenue of reaching Bastille; the other is a lot more irritating imho.

 

[Vuze]

Hopefully GeDoSaTo and VAC can live happily together, but if I have to lose GeDoSaTo to keep assholes from hacking the hell out of the game, I am more than willing to make that compromise tbh.

We'll see. I guess the game was VAC-secured from the beginning - hence the problems to connect for VAC-banned users - but they messed up the store page. If anything, it's probably too late already.

 

[Robobandit]

GeDoSaTo and ENB only modify the configuration though, right? None of the data is actually altered...

Pretty sure they hook into the game processes while it's in memory to intercept calls that the game is making to direct3D.

 

[Burgess_101]

Is The

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Lost Bastille a big area?

 

[Timu]

Someone with more experience than me can correct me if I am wrong but I don't think it disappears.

Go back and get it.

Ok, I'll go back to it now.=O

 

[SweetJohnnyCage]

Pretty sure they hook into the game processes while it's in memory to intercept calls that the game is making to direct3D.

Was GTA4 VAC secured? The amount of texture/model editing in that game is intense.

 

[LurkerPrime]

I just found a really neat hat. Fortunately, the owner won't need it anymore.

Bwahahahahaha...

 

[Hayabusi]

This fucking game sometimes.

So I'm finally at the end of

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no mans wharf

after getting shot up by the fucking

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booby trapped chest

and going through

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monkey mutants

, I activate the big light and hear the

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mutants yell

. I panic thinking this was a giant ruse and am prepared to get swarmed, only to figure out

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they hate light and run into shade

. Great I think, I can just hit them then

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walk into the light!

WRONG. I aggro two, one

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runs into the light

then runs back, the other just fucking charges me flaying his arms all over the place and kills me quickly cause I started bleeding which caused a stagger. I run up the stairs and turn to drop off the stairs to do a drop attack but since dark souls 2 fucked up that mechanic, I just dropped on top of him lost all my stamina did no damage and died. 20k soul bloodstain, I go on my mission to retrieve it only to find out that getting hit by fire arrows makes me explode and I died.

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FUCK

Haha, that area.
I died so many times there that the

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enemies stopped to respawn...

 

[HoosTrax]

I just found a really neat hat. Fortunately, the owner won't need it anymore.

Bwahahahahaha...

You sinner >:|. You'll get your comeuppance.

 

[Cannon Goose]

So I went to that "beach" in Things Betwixt to try and see the supposed Shrine across the water, turned off all depth of field and post processing and then boosted the brightness...

... Nothing! There's just a bunch of rocks there, like I thought.

Kinda disappointed, really. Being able to see Lost Izalith from Tomb of the Giants and other stuff like that in DS1 was incredible.

 

[Booshka]

Playing a bit of Coop made me realize I should have went Cleric instead of Sorcerer.
Miracles are badass, here are this guy healing people and throwing lightning bolts like fucking Zeus, and me on his side doing little damage pew pew-ing little blue turds from a staff like fucking Sailor Moon.

Not to mention I had access to Cleric gear and spells for a lot of time, meanwhile I still don't have shit for sorcerer and am still waiting for the goddamn pyromancies ;(
Oh well.

Cleric is better for Co op sure, but Sorcerers just take more time and effort to get really built. Sorcerers have a lot more ranged spells to work with though and can get some insane damage and spell combos. Clerics really only have Lightning Spears and Emit force for ranged attack, the Heal miracles are really good for co op though.

 

[Vuze]

Was GTA4 VAC secured? The amount of texture/model editing in that game is intense.

nah, I don't think so since it ran via GFWL (which had to be turned off by a modified dll to actually load mods).

 

[eot]

Is The

Spoiler

Lost Bastille a big area?

It's pretty big. There are also some small areas branching off it that are basically part of the main area too.

 

[DukeBobby]

Just found a guy who sells 13 human effigies in

Spoiler

Undead Crypt

.

Nice.

 

[Robobandit]

Was GTA4 VAC secured? The amount of texture/model editing in that game is intense.

GTA 4 used GFWL if I recall correctly, so I think the answer to that question is no.

 

[Grief.exe]

Is that the big club or the biggerer (biggest?) club? I'm trying to find a nice weapon that has good reach and does AOE in front of me. I've been using the [ultra] Greatsword so far, but the swings don't always land where I want them to.

That's the Large Club Hoos.

I don't know which one is theoretically better, but this one has S scaling so I have that going for me.

I love the move set on this one. The two-hand R2 is exactly what you are looking for. I have mine at +9 and it does ~1500 damage for the full combo.

couple shots with wickfut enb/sweetfx/hbao+

Is it fairly performance intensive to run the ENB settings? What are your specs?

That is ridiculous.

 

[Snakethesniper]

I'm trying a Dex build and I'm at the Bastille with a normal Falchion, did I miss any (more) useful weapon (for my build) ? I don't like the falchion

 

[Rogue_Ledr]

Just found a guy who sells 13 human effigies in

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Undead Crypt

.

Nice.

That is cool! Good to know! Thanks for sharing.

I am hardly getting crap done in this game. I've been too busy beefing my guy up.

Let me ask you people, do you grind and beef your character up a lot before pushing ahead or do you just try to persevere on skill alone?

 

[SweetJohnnyCage]

I'm trying a Dex build and I'm at the Bastille with a normal Falchion, did I miss any (more) useful weapon (for my build) ? I don't like the falchion

Good weapons are a bit scarce in the earlier stages of the game. You don't get a katana until way later.

 

[HoosTrax]

That's the Large Club Hoos.

I don't know which one is theoretically better, but this one has S scaling so I have that going for me.

I love the move set on this one. The two-hand R2 is exactly what you are looking for. I have mine at +9 and it does ~1500 damage for the full combo.



Is it fairly performance intensive to run the ENB settings? What are your specs?

That is ridiculous.

Sweet, thanks! I think I have this club, will give it a try later.

 

[SoundLad]

Turning on HBAO+ in Nvidia Inspector (quality) really makes my gtx 680 get hot, especially at 3200x1800. GPU usage hitting the ceiling too, anybody else getting these kind of results?

 

[eot]

That's the Large Club Hoos.

I don't know which one is theoretically better, but this one has S scaling so I have that going for me.

I love the move set on this one. The two-hand R2 is exactly what you are looking for. I have mine at +9 and it does ~1500 damage for the full combo.

The 2-handed R2 eats durability like fucking crazy though.

 

[MMBosstones86]

That's the Large Club Hoos.

I don't know which one is theoretically better, but this one has S scaling so I have that going for me.

I love the move set on this one. The two-hand R2 is exactly what you are looking for. I have mine at +9 and it does ~1500 damage for the full combo.

Hot damn that's a lot of damage. I'm still rocking the +3 Bastard Sword. Really digging the moveset right now. R1 to sweep for multiple enemies. R2 for dropping the hammer.

 

[Empty Space]

Does anyone recall where you get the mace enchanted with magic? I know it can be accused fairly early, but don't remember where I found it on a different character.

 

[Orthogonal]

FYI

Spoiler

I think you passed the path to the 4th lord boss. You must have over 1 million soul memory and got in early through the Shrine of Winter.

 

[Jackben]

Isn't this very similar to a statue in Lordaran? Gwynn's wife holding his son I believe.

Yep, and if you look at the ground in the house Cale and the map are at in Majula you can see shards of the Lordvessel on the ground.

So I went to that "beach" in Things Betwixt to try and see the supposed Shrine across the water, turned off all depth of field and post processing and then boosted the brightness...



... Nothing! There's just a bunch of rocks there, like I thought.

Kinda disappointed, really. Being able to see Lost Izalith from Tomb of the Giants and other stuff like that in DS1 was incredible.

Damn I thought that was BS but wasn't sure. Looks like people on GAF are trolling again.

Shrine can be seen from Things Betwixt but it will be a while before you get there, it's in the last half of the game after you've acquired the 4 lord souls.

Beware of liar.

 

[En-ou]

He's been the easiest boss so far out of the ~4 I've beaten

Only took me one try and I don't even think he hit me.

what was your level? weapons? and did you parry a lot?

 

[Shaddy]

Does anyone recall where you get the mace enchanted with magic? I know it can be accused fairly early, but don't remember where I found it on a different character.

I think it was Huntsman's Copse, inside the cave next to the second bonfire.

 

[impact]

Surprised to see so many people had trouble with

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the sentinels

. I think they've only killed me 1-2 times throughout 4 playthroughs. After

Spoiler

that stupid room in the castle

I think I learned to dodge them properly

 

[Grief.exe]

FYI

Spoiler

I think you passed the path to the 4th lord boss. You must have over 1 million soul memory and got in early through the Shrine of Winter.

For real? I'm kind of tearing through this castle right now and I assumed that was the path to the 4th soul.

Can I get a hint on the direction I should be headed in?

Surprised to see so many people had trouble with

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the sentinels

. I think they've only killed me 1-2 times throughout 4 playthroughs. After

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that stupid room in the castle

I think I learned to dodge them properly

I was getting frustrated with that boss. I would have the two on the bottom to 10% health and I would always overextend.

Happened like 5 times straight until I finally beat them. I can't believe how many times I would make little mistakes and choke near the end.

 

[Newboi]

I like the HDR and color correction effects SweetFX offers, but I absolute hate the heavy screen blurring caused by the Gaussian blur that the profiles from DarkSoulsII nexus uses.

I tried the GEM one and it was like my screen was smeared with Vaseline. If I tried to disable the Gaussian screen blur, the image would be completely missed up (this was for the GEM ENB+SweetFx by the way).

Anyway, I caved and did the remove HDMI cable to start the game trick. DKSII is really fun so far. You really have to trek extremely carfully and constantly look all around you. It's like there's always a chance for an ambush from your blind side.

I'm in the Forest of the Fallen Giants. My current build is a Sorcerer. I want a Battlemage like character, so I have to grind for awhile to get my Strength and Dex up to wear decent weapons and armor. It's kind of annoying to have to do so much evasion due to no shield.

 

[Adry9]

Hi, I'm lvl 68 and I'm looking for a good mid size shield I could use. I started the game with two swords but I want to switch and the only small shield I have is the Crimson Parma from early on wich is rubbish. Does anyone know were to find a nice one? I got to the end of

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Sinner's Rise.

, I think.

Anyone?

 

[Firebrand]

Those guys are punishing me as well. Tried co-oping as a phantom, but didn't work out so great. Going to try to head to no-mans wharf now instead.

I beat them after an absurd amount of tries, but so satisfying!

My build has gone weird. I started as a warrior, now my highest stat is faith at 22. Those middle levels before attunement or faith actually did anything were kinda rough, but now... pew pew.

 

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I'm trying a Dex build and I'm at the Bastille with a normal Falchion, did I miss any (more) useful weapon (for my build) ? I don't like the falchion

Did you get ricard's rapier in huntmans copse?

 

[SweetJohnnyCage]

Anyone?

There is a shield just after you defeat

Spoiler

The Pursuer

. Go past the nest, and you'll see a spot where you can fall down onto a platform. There's a corpse with treasure on it. The shield has 100% physical reduction.

 

[DukeBobby]

For real? I'm kind of tearing through this castle right now and I assumed that was the path to the 4th soul.

Can I get a hint on the direction I should be headed in?



I was getting frustrated with that boss. I would have the two on the bottom to 10% health and I would always overextend.

Happened like 5 times straight until I finally beat them. I can't believe how many times I would make little mistakes and choke near the end.

Spoiler

Go back to the second bonfire in Shaded Woods and head into the foggy area to your right.

 

[Wray]

So has anybody seen this yet? It's the Looking Glass Knight boss fight with Wickfut's ENB enabled.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKg16dxvhMI

 

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Anyone?

Honestly either the drangleic shield after the pursuer or the royal kite shield from the blacksmith in the lost bastille can take you to the end game both 100% physical block.

 

[Havel]

Anyone?

Pick up the

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Drangleic Shield

after you beat the

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Pursuer

.

 

[Orthogonal]

For real? I'm kind of tearing through this castle right now and I assumed that was the path to the 4th soul.

Can I get a hint on the direction I should be headed in.

Head back to last bonfire. Should be several paths out. It is called the forked road or forked ruin.

 

[OverturePT]

Ok, guys, any good deal out there? Been away from my PC for a while but goddamn, do I need this game now that I have time.

Cheers.

 

[Grief.exe]

Spoiler

Go back to the second bonfire in Shaded Woods and head into the foggy area to your right.

Head back to last bonfire. Should be several paths out. It is called the forked road or forked ruin.

lol

I was going to come back to that one.

I'm like SL80 BTW

 

[DukeBobby]

'Don't give up, skeleton!' always makes me laugh.

 

[Adry9]

There is a shield just after you defeat

Spoiler

The Pursuer

. Go past the nest, and you'll see a spot where you can fall down onto a platform. There's a corpse with treasure on it. The shield has 100% physical reduction.

Honestly either the drangleic shield after the pursuer or the royal kite shield from the blacksmith in the lost bastille can take you to the end game both 100% physical block.

Pick up the

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Drangleic Shield

after you beat the

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Pursuer

.

I'll set

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The Pursuer

as my next objective then. Thanks!

 

[Gazoinks]

Is the Ring of Whispers worth getting? I know it

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lets you talk to Tark

, but it seems kind of pricey if that's the only thing it can do.

 

[Grief.exe]

Large club dishing out some massive damage

 

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I'll set

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The Pursuer

as my next objective then. Thanks!

It's a great shield, only prob is it takes twinkling titanite to upgrade. Royal kite is upgraded normally and can get better stats at max but has 2 less poise.