I actually thought they were sentient shrooms.
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Dark Souls II PC |OT| Give us smooth, Give us silky
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Gary Whitta?
Try jumping.
Those guys were nightmare fuel for me. It didn't help that Curse status was way more crippling in DS1.Some sort of walking poisonous mushroom, like the ones in DS1, but not quite as people-like.
But I've been known to not pay enough attention to enemy designs, I thought for the longest time the two huge orbs on top of Basilisks' heads were their eyes.
Well I don't have an alternate weapon. Is the katana worth leveling dex?
Zomba13
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Just go there. Wading through water + ankle high ledges you can't get over + mages + things = fuck that place.
Well for one, Vendrick is never called a Dark Lord, and the serpents are nowhere to be seen.
I know exactly the place you're talking about. That walkway under the arches. "Are you shitting me? I have to walk all the way to the start of the walkway when it's only like 6 inches above ground at most?"
Never mind the seven enemies (not even counting lizardmen) packed in front of the fog door. Seriously FROM -- show me a video of one of your developers running that area without zoom sniping -- I'd love to see it.
I didn't, but it was definitely a total pain to get through.
Haunted
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How did you make it this far with only one weapon?
My Fire Longsword would always be at risk after a while and long before I reach most new bonfires, so I quickly learned to have at least one other weapon at hand as backup. And whether it's a Katana or a Halberd or an Axe or the Heide Knight Sword... they all work fine against the Smelter Demon (which is a fairly hard boss, though). Just... no fire.I liked the Katana's moveset, but I leveled up both str/dex enough into their mid-20s so I could at least try most weapons (except the Ultra Greatswords and such). If you're already a dex character, the Blacksteel Katana you get from the Knights in Iron Keep has pretty great dex scaling.
No I was always fine with the sword +6. Btw any chance that I find a better gear than dragonleic? Or should I level that set?
Me too, Kaathe would fit perfectly in this game.
Gareth Bale
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Anyone else have a problem with some of the doors
not opening in Drangleic Castle? None of the right side ones opened for me after killing the statues.
with the ruin sentinels behind
You could two hand most of those ultra great swords without the required stats to one hand it.
You have to kill the statues near the doors, so the soul will go to the door instead of your pocket.
Orthogonal
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It is a very odd omission from the game, they seemed to almost be masterminding many of the events in DS1 and then they disappear.
Although the lighting would have made this game harder, it saddens me that you can see the remains everywhere. How many Pharros locks light all the scones in the room, or light braziers hanging from the ceiling? Killing enemies near golums, only to light a torch and nothing else.
It must have been a 11th hour decision.
It must have been a 11th hour decision.
Better then the people who run *towards* Smelter after he does his big flying attack and get smoked by the AOE.
I joined a host yesterday who did it 3 times in 1 fight, so so so god damned stupid.
Maybe they still are.
Didn't someone mention that they are featured in the Shrine of Winter, only with severed heads?
We still have DLC to look forward to, maybe we will see something akin to New Londo or Oolacile.
They may have something to do with resurrecting a piece of
Manus as Nashandra and putting her into power
Gareth Bale
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Cheers
Right? With so much fanservice you'd believe they'd at least mention those who were pretty much the protagonists of Dark Souls (
Gwyndolin, Frampt and Kaathe
Though it's still possible they were mentioned, I'll try to pay more attention on my second playthrough, only now I realized what may have happened to Gwynevere.
Orthogonal
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Is DLC confirmed? Thought the Tanumura said it was complete as is.
I would love DLC if is as good as AotA.
Haunted
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I did that with the
Smelter Sword
Drangleic is a good set, but there are stronger ones. Twinkling Titanite is fairly rare and most of the really good sets use it, so think hard about where to invest it.
When I first started playing, I initially suspected Nashandara as Gwynevere as they kept saying she came from outside Drangleic.
Nothing confirmed, I would just be very surprised if they didn't have anything.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
He's even easier than Sif when you do it that way. When you kill the four little ones at the beginning, the fight is essentially over.
That's a great thing to do if you want to intentionally troll people. Or wait outside the fog gate instead of going in LOL
Garcia
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I'm starting to get really annoyed by having to wait over 15 seconds when I want to quit the game. How haven't they fixed this after 2 weeks??
Quit Game > 4 sec. to Press Start screen > Press Start > 10 seconds (connecting to servers) > Main Menu > Quit game > You're out.
What the fuck, From?
Quit Game > 4 sec. to Press Start screen > Press Start > 10 seconds (connecting to servers) > Main Menu > Quit game > You're out.
What the fuck, From?
I just go to the press start screen and then hit alt f4
I prefer a Pursuer sword to the smelter one myself out of the boss ones. It's lighter than a greatsword and scales better at max upgrade level. But considering it's A/C vs A/D for strength dex it might be a case of picking the one you liked.
Orthogonal
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I got an idea for Leroy Jenkins troll character. Just do coop and run straight through areas to aggro as many mobs as possible an just let your party get swarmed.
God Dammit Leroy!
Could also have just retreated into the abyss when Vendrick refused to become the Dark Lord, they can't be killed in DkS1.
Garcia
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I tried this twice but got an error when I started the game. The first time I Alt+F4 the game I lost all my pre-order weapons (they were back after 2 reloads). The second time the game told me I would loss items and other progress if I don't quit the game correctly. That's why I've been doing it the regular way.
In game if you press Alt + F4 it just slowly fades out then goes straight to desktop. Saves where ever you are, and works quickly and perfectly.
SandMan2233
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Here's my character so-far... I'm really enjoying Dark Souls 2 at this point. I've had some hardship, and some troubles... But that's the fun of it!
Garcia
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I haven't tried this. The times I did Alt + F4 the game were after I chose to Quit within it. It's so weird that I got errors by doing it the regular way though. Thank you for the tip, Alo. Will try this out tonight. I didn't know about the fade to black thing.
I would highly recommend everyone to download this mod: http://www.nexusmods.com/darksouls2/mods/76/?
It fixes the absolutely dreadful deadzone on controllers. Big difference.
It fixes the absolutely dreadful deadzone on controllers. Big difference.
Orthogonal
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Is it VAC safe?
Can I love you too?
Glad to help. Quitting the "legitimate" way is totally a pain in the ass. Knowing the Alt+F4 trick makes fidgeting with settings and taking ridiculous resolution screenshots a much nicer experience.
As safe as using x360ce, Durante's tool, or ENB.
There hasn't been any reports of anyone being banned for using such tools.
Deadzone basically means "the controller is not gonna look at any movement within this zone"
So by default, DSII seems to sort of stick to a grid of UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, and then the diagonals are full analog.
Normally, it would be "ignore small movements near the middle, acknowledge everything else"
Orthogonal
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I hate the pursuer. Ornstein and Smough dont got nothing on this asshole
Just dodge roll to the right and you can stay untouched.
Basically it is how far you need to push your analogue stick for the game to register it. Dark Souls 2's was dreadful because you had to push it a big amount before your charcter or camera even moved.
SandMan2233
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I hate the pursuer. Ornstein and Smough dont got nothing on this asshole
Amazing timing... I literally just beat him, like, 7 minutes ago. And yeah, he's a pain in the ass, kind-of. Good Luck!!!
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