Cannon Goose
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How long were you there for? I might be wrong, but I think invasions have a time limit.
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How long were you there for? I might be wrong, but I think invasions have a time limit.
Necromanti
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They do, but you would merely be returned to your world with a set message rather than killed.
InternHertz
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Phew, I completed my second no-death run after I couldn't transfer save data between Steam accounts...This time between 13 and 14 hours.
I can now stop worrying about deaths and tackle all the side content, then farm everything I can. NG+(+) will have to wait a whole lot before I can journey forth.
I can now stop worrying about deaths and tackle all the side content, then farm everything I can. NG+(+) will have to wait a whole lot before I can journey forth.
Damn, guess, I was using the one no performance drop, but lighting issue. Guess, I should play without SLI and see what lighting I was missing during NG run.
I think I'm half way through... But I haven't beaten a single boss without summoning help. I'm going full Mage based on a reddit build and honestly it's impossible. I think im lvl 90 or so and tho i can use any spell/hex/miracle, bosses are still impossible alone. Everything one-hit-kills me. If there's ever a point where I can't summon shadows to help I think I'm gonna be fucked. I don't think I have the patience to start over either
Anyone else in the same situation?
Mage is easy mode. You should be blowing bosses up by yourself. If you're getting 1 shotted by everything on NG then you messed your stats up or are using some terrible gear.
I just started NG+. I guess I'll never see as many summon signs as before.
Yes, ng+ feels like gfwl dark souls. Sadness ahead.
Orthogonal
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Looking at the stats at Farfire, the peak of the player wave is somewhere around level 70-100 so most of them have yet to reach ng+. Also, I imagine folks in ng+ are less likely to co-op and be more into PvP.
I've summoned others and been summoned myself pretty regularly, doesn't seem that different from NG to me.
I'd imagine it'll get better, the retail release was late and people will need to catch up. On console I found more summon signs (and constant invasions) on NG++ than NG+. Anecdotal, yes, but it seems pretty frequent.
I'm getting summoned, but its not the stream of consistent online interaction you come to expect from NG.
Had my Blue Setinels ring on for the entirety of Forest of the Giants, Heide's, and No Man's Wharf and had only 3 summons so far.
From my limited time in NG+, I've been invaded more times just in FoFG than my entire time in NG. Invaded twice just while trying to break Santier's Spear (a 30 second job, mind you) against all the corpses near the first bonfire. Won one, got whooped in the other invasion. Shit was driving me fucking mad, :lol!
I just started NG+. I guess I'll never see as many summon signs as before.
It's a little barren at the beginning, but you'll see plenty of summon signs later on.
The first big summoning spot I found was just before the
Ruin Sentinels
Does Soul Memory matters in NG+ still?
Orthogonal
Member
What is the Soul Memory window in ng+. Seems like the window should widen as soul memory goes up as the player base soul memory diverges. A strictly flat window just cuts you off more and more the further you go.
Jesus
So do sorcs go for all 10 slots? Between that and about 40-50 int that barely leaves any for survivability stats Orthogonal
Member
Jesus
Just use the Southern Ritual Band to get the extra slots.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
Jesus
There are three rings you can get to get 1, 2, and 3 free slots.
Crimsonclaw111
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I'm at the Dragon Shrine right now, made $5 from Playfire, and am 50 hours into DkS2.
Such a great game, well worth the money, and glad I held out for the PC version.
Such a great game, well worth the money, and glad I held out for the PC version.
JudgmentJay
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0x02506405 has worked perfectly for me. No slowdown, no flickering, no lighting issues over about 70 hours of play.
Jesus
Nah. I only need 6 slots.
And, for my question, how medals is need total for sun covenant? 60?
Laurentius
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Guys, the Halberd is so good. I think I've found the weapon to use for the remainder of my first playthrough. That two handed R1 running attack. WOW.
(Which is at 30 hours currently, and I feel like I'm not even halfway through. I'm purposefully taking my time, and loving it.)
(Which is at 30 hours currently, and I feel like I'm not even halfway through. I'm purposefully taking my time, and loving it.)
Admiral Woofington
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I've been doing some PvP arena. When it's a good match with no lag it's amazing and really fun to fight a capable opponent. But more often that not, that's not the case. Seriously:
1. Dark/Magic spells are broken as shit in PvP. Not because they're fast to cast, I can deal with that. It's because if there's any lag whatsoever, which there is, the animation might not happen. So one second the guy will be staring at you the other a spell is flying and hits you.
2. Lag. I mentioned it in the previous one but lag is bullshit. I've hit guys so many times and nothing happens because of it.
3. Hitboxes. Do ultragreatswords have a magical extra 6 feet of hitbox where you can be that far away from a thrust and still get hit?
4. Whatever the fuck the name of the spear is, the one that has that running three spin move. Those that use it? Go fuck yourselves. I wouldn't be mad if it wasn't for the above two issues where I can dodge but lag says I got hit. But the fact that move does as much damage as it does is bullcrap. From needs to nerf this move, I know there are videos of people abusing it.
5. I fought two guys attempting to do the backstep/parry glitch. Fuck both of y'all kicked both of your asses.
1. Dark/Magic spells are broken as shit in PvP. Not because they're fast to cast, I can deal with that. It's because if there's any lag whatsoever, which there is, the animation might not happen. So one second the guy will be staring at you the other a spell is flying and hits you.
2. Lag. I mentioned it in the previous one but lag is bullshit. I've hit guys so many times and nothing happens because of it.
3. Hitboxes. Do ultragreatswords have a magical extra 6 feet of hitbox where you can be that far away from a thrust and still get hit?
4. Whatever the fuck the name of the spear is, the one that has that running three spin move. Those that use it? Go fuck yourselves. I wouldn't be mad if it wasn't for the above two issues where I can dodge but lag says I got hit. But the fact that move does as much damage as it does is bullcrap. From needs to nerf this move, I know there are videos of people abusing it.
5. I fought two guys attempting to do the backstep/parry glitch. Fuck both of y'all kicked both of your asses.
I felt that same pain,
he's a terrible boss. Perhaps it's just me still being angry after killing him but he's honestly the worst designed boss out of both Souls games. Ridiculous health, KO's with the barest hits (I can understand something massive falling on you or his flames torching you but his toe moving OHKOd me a couple of times -_-) and just generally a terrible fight. When you have to almost strip your character to max out damage because you know regardless of what combination of gear you wear it will still OHKO you that's a bad boss.
No idea if he's been altered in any of the subsequent patches but this is all v1.01 so i'm not sure if it's any different. I did it as a mage and focused on his back feet, mainly the right one. It would usually bait him into raising his foot to stomp down rather than fly up (Although he still did that quite a few times). Also used Gower's Ring of Protection so i could actually run towards his tail without being OHKOd when he flew up to rain down fire, also had a couple of repairs since it's quite frail.
No idea if he's been altered in any of the subsequent patches but this is all v1.01 so i'm not sure if it's any different. I did it as a mage and focused on his back feet, mainly the right one. It would usually bait him into raising his foot to stomp down rather than fly up (Although he still did that quite a few times). Also used Gower's Ring of Protection so i could actually run towards his tail without being OHKOd when he flew up to rain down fire, also had a couple of repairs since it's quite frail.
Yeah, I am pretty sure I used that for NG, but wasn't sure lightning was missing.
Awesome. 7 more to go. 60 would have been to much.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
The Zweihander is so good. +10 gives me 350 damage compared to my 250 damage +3 Smelter Sword.
Need to find more Petrified Dragon Bones. I'm just barely gonna have enough to max it out (not including the ones I might randomly get like from the Smooth and Silky Stones)
edit: and forgot to mention, the Zweihander weighs a lot less too. So good.
Need to find more Petrified Dragon Bones. I'm just barely gonna have enough to max it out (not including the ones I might randomly get like from the Smooth and Silky Stones)
edit: and forgot to mention, the Zweihander weighs a lot less too. So good.
Huh?
Doesn't that make the Smelter Sword better in the long run when it's maxed out?
Admiral Woofington
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Depends on scaling and stats. Not to mention Petrified Dragon Bone is hard to come by vs regular titanite.
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
Just got to Ornifex. Are there any souls one should NOT trade to her or Straid? What are some item highlights? Too many decisions!
Admiral Woofington
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There's a list of boss weapons for each of them. Just see what you like of each. As to which souls you shouldn't consume
Soul of Giants
the zombie king
get through the shrine of winter
Rickenslacker
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I think I've settled with the weapons I like swapping between. S
S
, S
S
, and P
S
. I haven't been feeling too good on the combat compared to the first, but I've started to get my groove with these. Although I've been slow to progress, I plowed through three p
b
today following up the one I did last week.
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pear
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Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
Nope, Smelter Sword only goes to +5 and caps out at 330. It does do a hefty amount of Fire damage though, so YMMV.
CountAntonius
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50 Vitality With third dragon ring=one shotted by Wrath of Gods. WHY!
Orthogonal
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Did you mean Vigor? But yeah, it is OP
CountAntonius
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toastyToast
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Out of Alonne knights and I still need the helm
Yeah, I've been seeing that spear a lot too. PvP is no fun when everyone is copying each other.
I think I'm half way through... But I haven't beaten a single boss without summoning help. I'm going full Mage based on a reddit build and honestly it's impossible. I think im lvl 90 or so and tho i can use any spell/hex/miracle, bosses are still impossible alone. Everything one-hit-kills me. If there's ever a point where I can't summon shadows to help I think I'm gonna be fucked. I don't think I have the patience to start over either
Anyone else in the same situation?
you can afford to give yourself more stats...90 is too low to approach the end game. You can still co-oop with high levels ...its based on soul memory
Admiral Woofington
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My main issue is that their damage output with their speed is broken. Every other melee weapon at least has a decent ratio of how much damage you do vs speed and stamina. But these weapons with spinny moves are redunk. I don't tend to ask for fixing in games, but these need to be brought down in damage or at the very least not stagger you when you get hit so you can get out of the way when they do those moves.
Admiral Woofington
Member
I think I'm half way through... But I haven't beaten a single boss without summoning help. I'm going full Mage based on a reddit build and honestly it's impossible. I think im lvl 90 or so and tho i can use any spell/hex/miracle, bosses are still impossible alone. Everything one-hit-kills me. If there's ever a point where I can't summon shadows to help I think I'm gonna be fucked. I don't think I have the patience to start over either
Anyone else in the same situation?
Why not respec? Find a soul vessel and redistribute your points. I can't recommend a strength/faith build enough. It's easy for PvE. PvP it does decently but it depends on who you fight.
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