Arjen
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Bonfires will reset meaning you need to find them again, you keep everything but keys and fragrant branches.
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Dark Souls II PC |OT| Give us smooth, Give us silky
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Bonfires will reset meaning you need to find them again, you keep everything but keys and fragrant branches.
After much moaning and gnashing of teeth, I bought Dark Souls 2 on the PC because I want From to make more PC title. I'm eating that crow.
I beat
again. I think it's my favorite boss;
I beat
the Ruin Sentinels
it could have easily seemed like lazy reuse, but the way it paces out the fight with one Sentinel in a cramped area before two more in an open arena makes it tense and dynamic. It also provides a challenge for projectile users, unlike most other bosses in Souls.
Ironically, Smough's armor is only in Dark Souls because Miyazaki thought it looked gorgeous.
By the way, I'm annoyed by some of the little things in the game. For example, when you're buying weapons/armor from vendors, you only see their absolute attack/defense numbers, not their numbers relative to your equipped stats. If I'm contemplating buying a new sword, I want to know if it does more damage than my current one. I don't want to be forced to memorize my current stats, and then talk to the vendor and mentally comparing the different objects. Or have I missed something?
A similar thing is when you're infusing weapons. Pressing X/A to infuse presents you with a list of the different infusions, and you can see how these will affect your stats. But they only show the changes for the "current" status window. For example, if I'm on status window 2/3 and press infuse, I can see how the infusion of a weapon would affect my total attack. But to see how the detailed weapon stats with physical and elemental damage would change (status level 1/3), I have to go back one step, press triangle/Y, and then press infuse again. You can't switch between the different status windows while in the infusion menu. What kind of nonsense is that?
A similar thing is when you're infusing weapons. Pressing X/A to infuse presents you with a list of the different infusions, and you can see how these will affect your stats. But they only show the changes for the "current" status window. For example, if I'm on status window 2/3 and press infuse, I can see how the infusion of a weapon would affect my total attack. But to see how the detailed weapon stats with physical and elemental damage would change (status level 1/3), I have to go back one step, press triangle/Y, and then press infuse again. You can't switch between the different status windows while in the infusion menu. What kind of nonsense is that?
DJ_Lae
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Anyone have tips for the
? I've gone pure melee, am currently using a zweihander and a greatshield, and there seems to be no practical way of fighting them due to range and how every attack goes right through the shield.
I'm still using that armor myself, I like them too (the silly flared thigh guards less so but hey). I killed those captain guys until they stopped respawning, got a ton of the upper armor and helmets but I assume the gloves and legs are identical to the lesser enemies.
two giants at the bottom of black gulch
i love these shoulder guards so much <3 <3
I'm still using that armor myself, I like them too (the silly flared thigh guards less so but hey). I killed those captain guys until they stopped respawning, got a ton of the upper armor and helmets but I assume the gloves and legs are identical to the lesser enemies.
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#FashionSouls
Probably gonna roll with this forever. Love it. Using the Lion something bracelets, not the gloves from the second pic anymore.
There's a little cave in the back of the room. Perfect sniping spot.
Probably gonna roll with this forever. Love it. Using the Lion something bracelets, not the gloves from the second pic anymore.
There's a little cave in the back of the room. Perfect sniping spot.
Masquerader
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But whom are we to question his eye for design, eheh.
I decided to get a little more into the covenants this morning.
Maxed Sun Bro's in a few hours. I'm kind of confused on the bosses I was being summoned for. I tried to get picked up at what I'd consider harder ones, but in the end bounced back between two easy ones that seemed a lot more popular for some reason.
One thing that kind of surprised me is how many took in a summon (or two) on their first try with a boss. Half the fun with these games (in my opinion) is trying to kill these bosses that seem impossible. Learning their moves, etc. The sense of accomplishment after possibly many failures.. dat feeling. Ruin Sentinels first try solo!
After reading all the anguish about them it felt awesome walking out of that one. Like a baws.
Red Eye Ring Co-Op and they're cake! I dunno, mang.
Then I decided to try my hand at being a Rat Bro.
I've never really liked the PVP much in these games, but I had a little fun. Less so when I realized that most people weren't there to discover the area, but to kill me. I wasn't the roadblock like I thought I'd be.
GoS was pretty meh. I shouldn't have gotten the impression that all of the work was done for you. These guys knew the area. They were there for one thing. For me to be dead. And, dead I became. Aha. Not a good record there.
I guess I missed the rush when people were looking for the area boss.
DoP worked A LOT better. But, it's so damn cheap. I had to stop at rank one for now. I just can't!
I can't believe how many gross magic users I ran into. Blech!
Maxed Sun Bro's in a few hours. I'm kind of confused on the bosses I was being summoned for. I tried to get picked up at what I'd consider harder ones, but in the end bounced back between two easy ones that seemed a lot more popular for some reason.
One thing that kind of surprised me is how many took in a summon (or two) on their first try with a boss. Half the fun with these games (in my opinion) is trying to kill these bosses that seem impossible. Learning their moves, etc. The sense of accomplishment after possibly many failures.. dat feeling. Ruin Sentinels first try solo!
After reading all the anguish about them it felt awesome walking out of that one. Like a baws.
Red Eye Ring Co-Op and they're cake! I dunno, mang.
Then I decided to try my hand at being a Rat Bro.
I've never really liked the PVP much in these games, but I had a little fun. Less so when I realized that most people weren't there to discover the area, but to kill me. I wasn't the roadblock like I thought I'd be.
GoS was pretty meh. I shouldn't have gotten the impression that all of the work was done for you. These guys knew the area. They were there for one thing. For me to be dead. And, dead I became. Aha. Not a good record there.
I guess I missed the rush when people were looking for the area boss.
DoP worked A LOT better. But, it's so damn cheap. I had to stop at rank one for now. I just can't!
I can't believe how many gross magic users I ran into. Blech!
Red Liquorice
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GoS is better done as early as possible imo. The people you lure in aren't overpowered and they are often just exploring, you can see the fear as they edge into the area and then run! XD
DoP is cheap as hell. I mean it's only as cheap as you make it, but the spawn point is bullshit - You have at least one rat, one mastadon, the host and possible a couple of Gyrms and another mastadon in the room - knee deep in water. It's unfair really, but great for clocking up a stack of lockstones
killertofu
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How does the Blood covenant work? I keep getting invaded by red phantoms while hollow
Bah think I waited too long to farm chunks in the bell covenant. Not getting summoned at 1M SM. xD
Guess I'll just have to get further so I can buy them.
I just find 2handers far too slow.
Guess I'll just have to get further so I can buy them.
Yeah, same, just swapped out the Mace for the Sun Sword myself.
I just find 2handers far too slow.
Red Liquorice
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Being hollow no longer stops invasions, only co-op. The BoB covenant is just the good ol' Darkwraith covenant, red phantoms randomly invading.
Yup
At least the cracked orbs are easy to get in NG+
Yeah, but since you have to buy it, your SL is going up constantly, and the more it goes, the less people will be to invade D:
Good time in ds1.
Keep talking to him.
Hey guys!
Coming back for another question:
So i've beat
Taking that into consideration, how far am I to the end? When I get all the 4 large souls will I be at the very end game sort of like using the 4 souls to open the door the Kiln in DkS1 ?
Coming back for another question:
So i've beat
the Duke's Spider, and it dropped a normal soul, but then there was another soul in the ground..a soul from an Old One I presume..but that didn't go into my inventory ? Anyway.. I've got that, the Fire Demonic Prince (or whatever the name is ) and the last sinner. I'm only missing one Big soul now, which I'm guessing it's in The Gutter or after it...
finalflame
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So..in NG+..do the red phantoms in
keep re-spawning indefinitely? It was my experience, up until now, that the NG+ red phantoms didn't re spawn, but they always come back here.
Iron Keep
killertofu
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Interesting. Doesn't matter, my lightning mastodon greatsword with sun blade can pretty much cut through anything
he gave me some items
what about the candles ?
the is sign on the floor say try touch and boss
finalflame
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You're on the right track, keep going where you're thinking of going. You are about 40-45% though the game at this point.
Holy fucking shit...I'm like 40 hours in...am I being very slow or is the game that big? I'm not rushing or anything, but I'm also not dying that much..that's insane..
Thanks for the answer btw!
Did you get an achievement after talking to him? If so, that's all you need to do.
The candles appear after completing story events in the game. You've finished the game, so all of them are lit.
finalflame
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Holy fucking shit...I'm like 40 hours in...am I being very slow or is the game that big? I'm not rushing or anything, but I'm also not dying that much..that's insane..
Thanks for the answer btw!
No problem! I beat the game at 39 hours, but I also have a lot of DkS1 experience, and I summoned for a lot of my boss fights. I also helped a lot of other people do boss fights, but overall I'd say I "rushed a bit, if inadvertently.
I'd say you're probably just pacing yourself differently from me. I'd say as far as content, you've only seen 40% at most of what the game has to offer. You might "breeze" through the second half a bit faster, but honestly I found the second half bosses to be pretty challenging (one in particular..).
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That's all. The message is a troll.
Ninja Kn1ght
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yes, i got the achievement
then,NG+, here i come
the
rotten
Crab Milk Mickey
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It's okay, it's not as if there's anything dangerous in The Gutter anyways. Just a bunch of hollowed undead (often without a weapon) and some sluggish, skinless dogs that have trouble realizing they're supposed to attack you with their flawed pathing in that place. The statues should be your only concern, but they're still stationary targets.
Blighttown was far more difficult and didn't feel so forgettable.
killertofu
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It's annoying when someone summons you to fight then stands right behind you to backstabs as soon as you get in -___-
yea, any area you used an Ascetic will stack when you go into the next cycle.
finalflame
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While I agree that honor-less bastards suck, you should be able to roll away before they can actually backstab you.
killertofu
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Must be my laggy internet then
I feel like T
D
is the easiest boss to be summoned for so far, not to mention the fastest. I only had 6 Sunlight medals (to my surprised, but also 6 co-op items), so decided to co-op there for a bit. Each fight takes about 30 seconds to a minute with
- although I stick to a steady sword and shield.
People seem to get in, nuke, get out - and here's your medal.
win
ragonriders
magic
People seem to get in, nuke, get out - and here's your medal.
mash dat roll button
Jesters torso, gowers ring of protection and the ironclad torso are your friends.
So what's the point of less than 100% physical block shields?
And why is it that the coolest looking shields in NG+ are useless unless they fulfill that stat?
Desperately want to go full Looking Glass Knight cosplay but the shield is useless. There are a few others that fit this mold.
I swear in DkS and DeS it was only great shields that offered 100% damage reduction. Now this seems to be fairly common for the lighter ones also.
It's a vanity concerned complaint but still, bugs me that I can't use the nicer looking stuff based on my tank playstyle.
And why is it that the coolest looking shields in NG+ are useless unless they fulfill that stat?
Desperately want to go full Looking Glass Knight cosplay but the shield is useless. There are a few others that fit this mold.
I swear in DkS and DeS it was only great shields that offered 100% damage reduction. Now this seems to be fairly common for the lighter ones also.
It's a vanity concerned complaint but still, bugs me that I can't use the nicer looking stuff based on my tank playstyle.
Nothing wrong with rewarding From for making an excellent PC port and an excellent game.
Apparently, poison works well.
Felix Lighter
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Finally,
is defeated. Holy shit did I suck at that fight, but I'm glad I stuck to my guns and did it solo. I fucking sweating here.
Smelter Demon
VisceralBowl
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Anybody think this looks good for someone who is going into the castle very soon?
because
EDIT: I have about 110 points to play around with.
because
EDIT: I have about 110 points to play around with.
Schweinehund
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Smelter Demon
Also power stancing large clubs is ridiculous. Can halberds be power stanced too?
OverturePT
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So guys, I've beaten every boss but Darklurker and the Ancient Dragon, anything I should really do before NG+ (apart from these bosses)?
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