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[zkylon]

Try exploring the forked road.

oh thanks, forgot there was a third path out of that bonfire building

 

[Mechazawa]

Amana sucks shit even with a bow. I didn't die very much, but dying to enemies that you didn't see because they didn't spawn in when you were looking or falling down a pit you can't make the details of sucks. Using the bow in general is also no god damn fun for a whole level. Between the slow draw, the large amount of endurance used up and the consistent cast times on the mages, its just tedious all around.

 

[burgerdog]

YES,

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Ancient Dragon

is no more!

It wasn't that hard once I figured him out and came up with a proper strategy, still took forever though. Basically what I did was

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approaching him knowing in advance which way I would escape from his fire breath without falling off the arena or hitting a wall, waiting for him to initiate his fire breath on the spot/fire breath airborne animation and reacting accordingly (which means I'd flee if he was about to start his aoe attack or I'd get three hit on his front paw otherwise), slowly backstepping from him and, as soon as I would hear the sound of his wings preparing to propel him into the air, getting the fuck out of there in the direction I had already planned. Repeat till he's toast. Not sure if that's the easiest way but it got the job done. Still a bullshit fight though imo.

They could have just made it optional, meaning a "remove enemies from the area" option would appear at a bonfire when they have been defeated a set number a times.

I don't think it's a bullshit fight. He's probably one of the easiest bosses once you know what you're doing. You could pretty much control his move set. It's a fantastic fight unlike any other in DS2.

 

[Ghost23]

Select the hide DS4 option.

I have 1.2.2 and am hiding PS4 controller and it's still not working.

 

[Nabs]

Oh snap. I forgot to drop off my remaining Smooth and Silky Stones. I had 40+ of 'em, and now I have a million upgrade stones. Thanks!

 

[Mt Heart Attack]

You could pretty much control his move set.

I honestly didn't get that impression at all. How would you do that? Whether he'd do

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his airborne fire attack or the one on the ground, for instance, seemed totally random to me. He seemed to alternate between the two but about 10% of the times he would just do the same two fire attacks in a row, or even three times in a row, for no discernible reason. Even at the beginning of the fight, I would always do the same thing, which is running towards him, and while most often than not he did his normal fire attack, a few times he just flew into the air and did his aoe attack. At a point, I tried standing under him, hoping he would just try stomping me without switching to the fire attacks, but that too only worked for a little while, he was soon back to spamming fire into the air, and I certainly didn't move from under his belly.

Especially since Kalameet was such a perfect fight in Dark Souls 1.

Kalameet was brilliant! I only tried fighting him a couple of times before asking Gough for help, but I'd say the

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Ancient Dragon

fight is actually not too dissimilar from the full-strength Kalameet fight? Same devastating aoe attack.

 

[Despera]

Amana sucks shit even with a bow. I didn't die very much, but dying to enemies that you didn't see because they didn't spawn in when you were looking or falling down a pit you can't make the details of sucks. Using the bow in general is also no god damn fun for a whole level. Between the slow draw, the large amount of endurance used up and the consistent cast times on the mages, its just tedious all around.

It was a challenge alright, but all you need is a shield with high magic defense and patience.

And even after going through different locations I still can't make use of the cracked blue eye orbs

One question to you guys, what is a good place to put down my summon sign at SM 3191847? I just reached Dragon Aerie on NG and want to farm tokens of fidelity.

 

[Alo81]

I fought some fool dual wielding ultra greatswords last night which just looked awesome.

I've been doing that for most of the game and it is awesome.

 

[Willkiller]

I'm going through the Shrine of Amana. Those sorcery guys are making me want to die, I know there was a merchant that sold magic arrows but I can't remember where he was.

Any help?

 

[Rhaknar]

is the

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warlock mask

a 100% drop from the npc invader in

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huntsman copse

? I got it on my tank character, if it doesnt drop for my sorc im throwing the mother of all hissy fits I sware to god >_<

 

[Mistel]

I'm going through the Shrine of Amana. Those sorcery guys are making me want to die, I know there was a merchant that sold magic arrows but I can't remember where he was.

Any help?

Use poison instead you get them from Gavlan.

 

[Booshka]

It was a challenge alright, but all you need is a shield with high magic defense and patience.

And even after going through different locations I still can't make use of the cracked blue eye orbs

One question to you guys, what is a good place to put down my summon sign at SM 3191847? I just reached Dragon Aerie on NG and want to farm tokens of fidelity.

At that SM you should probably just NG+ for co op. But, the

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King's Gate Bonfire in Drangleic Castle

leads to the final boss in the game, so you should get a lot of action there.

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Velstadt is another good one too, and Dragon Aerie can not be co oped without a small white stone, and the next area is an optional boss, so that is very rarely full white stone summons too.

I'm going through the Shrine of Amana. Those sorcery guys are making me want to die, I know there was a merchant that sold magic arrows but I can't remember where he was.

Any help?

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Chancellor wellager in Drangleic Castle sells a lot of elemental arrows and bolts, Ornifex sells, fire, Gavlan sells Poison, Agdayne sells Dark, McDuff sells Iron Arrows

 

[Jintor]

I'm going through the Shrine of Amana. Those sorcery guys are making me want to die, I know there was a merchant that sold magic arrows but I can't remember where he was.

Any help?

why not just use normal arrows

 

[Brerlappin]

So i was in that dragon castle place, and there was a switch on a wall with about a million messages sayign "pull back" and "dont you dare!". So naturally i pulled it. On a scale of 1 to fucked, how dead am i?

 

[Jintor]

So i was in that dragon castle place, and there was a switch on a wall with about a million messages sayign "pull back" and "dont you dare!". So naturally i pulled it. On a scale of 1 to fucked, how dead am i?

about a 4, and you miss out on a questline.

 

[Alo81]

So i was in that dragon castle place, and there was a switch on a wall with about a million messages sayign "pull back" and "dont you dare!". So naturally i pulled it. On a scale of 1 to fucked, how dead am i?

Bad choice! Hope you don't make the same mistake in NG+!

 

[Booshka]

So i was in that dragon castle place, and there was a switch on a wall with about a million messages sayign "pull back" and "dont you dare!". So naturally i pulled it. On a scale of 1 to fucked, how dead am i?

So Dead

 

[elfinke]

V
V
V



That ring makes a huge, huge difference. Sometimes he would only fly up a tiny bit and it was extremely hard to avoid the ae from the fire. I couldn't figure out why he would do that, I got the ring and killed him 2-3 tries later.

What ring?

 

[Alo81]

What ring?

boop

 

[Taruranto]

I hate that you can't buy titanite twinkling, it's so annoying. =_= You could in DS1, I don't see why they changed it.

 

[Creamium]

So i was in that dragon castle place, and there was a switch on a wall with about a million messages sayign "pull back" and "dont you dare!". So naturally i pulled it. On a scale of 1 to fucked, how dead am i?

 

[Brerlappin]

about a 4, and you miss out on a questline.

aw Oh well..gives me an excuse to NG+ Ive really been enjoying this now for the last few hours. Game gets so much better. Did a laod of sunbroing to help people with that aegis boss. I ende dup summonign help for him myself, he was tough, and i know i couldve beaten him in the end on my own but just wanted to get him over with. Good fight overall tho. Also, whats the deal with the

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giant, undead dude

just walking around near the king ring area? I attacked him and nothing happened

 

[Gbraga]

So i was in that dragon castle place, and there was a switch on a wall with about a million messages sayign "pull back" and "dont you dare!". So naturally i pulled it. On a scale of 1 to fucked, how dead am i?

Kenshiro.jpg

 

[Jintor]

I hate that you can't buy titanite twinkling, it's so annoying. =_= You could in DS1, I don't see why they changed it.

Stone trader evolves her stock. Don't give up!

 

[Taruranto]

Also I accidentally buffed

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Vendrick

with the bonfire, now he's NG+ difficulty, fuck me.

 

[Alo81]

Also I accidentally buffed

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Vendrick

with the bonfire, now he's NG+ difficulty, fuck me.

If you don't want to deal with that, theres a cheat engine table that lets you change bonfire intensities.

 

[Jintor]

Also, whats the deal with the

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giant, undead dude

just walking around near the king ring area? I attacked him and nothing happened

Well, the aegis dude was guarding someone, so...

 

[KarmaCow]

Stone trader evolves her stock. Don't give up!

Does she ever outright sell unlimited stock of Twinkling Titanite?

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I thought it stopped at Chunks once you beat the game.

 

[VisceralBowl]

If you don't want to deal with that, theres a cheat engine table that lets you change bonfire intensities.

VAC ban?

So i was in that dragon castle place, and there was a switch on a wall with about a million messages sayign "pull back" and "dont you dare!". So naturally i pulled it. On a scale of 1 to fucked, how dead am i?

Very tempted to pull the switch.

 

[Jintor]

Does she ever outright sell unlimited stock of Twinkling Titanite?

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I thought it stopped at Chunks once you beat the game.

Well no, but you can farm twinkling off the stone soldiers near the entrance to the king's road

 

[Alo81]

VAC ban?

As always, if you're going to do anything like that, do it offline.

 

[Creamium]

Does she ever outright sell unlimited stock of Twinkling Titanite?

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I thought it stopped at Chunks once you beat the game.

Yeah she only has a limited stock of twinkling (3?)

 

[Dresden]

Does she ever outright sell unlimited stock of Twinkling Titanite?

Nope.

 

[KarmaCow]

Bleh that's dumb with all the special weapons/armour in the game and that it requires 15 to fully upgrade any one piece,

 

[Mt Heart Attack]

aw Oh well..gives me an excuse to NG+ Ive really been enjoying this now for the last few hours. Game gets so much better. Did a laod of sunbroing to help people with that aegis boss. I ende dup summonign help for him myself, he was tough, and i know i couldve beaten him in the end on my own but just wanted to get him over with. Good fight overall tho. Also, whats the deal with the

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giant, undead dude

just walking around near the king ring area? I attacked him and nothing happened

You'll be able to fight him later on if you want. And by the way, and I don't think that's a spoiler for you that far into the game, he is in fact

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Vendrick, the king of Drangleic. The crown on his head should kind of give that away

.

 

[Despera]

At that SM you should probably just NG+ for co op. But, the

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King's Gate Bonfire in Drangleic Castle

leads to the final boss in the game, so you should get a lot of action there.

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Velstadt is another good one too, and Dragon Aerie can not be co oped without a small white stone, and the next area is an optional boss, so that is very rarely full white stone summons too.

Okay I'll try Velstadt.

I pulled the lever after completing that area... Does it do anything other than

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free that one NPC? I killed him since he sounded like he was about to murder someone...

 

[HoosTrax]

There are a bunch of blue crystal lizards in Dragon Aerie. I don't recall their exact loot tables, but they drop a healthy mix of various types of upgrade materials. Might be worthwhile to spend some ascetics there.

 

[Robobandit]

VAC ban?



Very tempted to pull the switch.

almost certainly vac ban.

do it off line as mentioned above if you do it.

 

[Alo81]

Okay I'll try Velstadt.


I pulled the lever after completing that area... Does it do anything other than

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free that one NPC? I killed him since he sounded like he was about to murder someone...

They were going to kill someone.

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YOU

 

[VisceralBowl]

As always, if you're going to do anything like that, do it offline.

Expected, just wanted to know. Also are Bonfire Ascetics useful outside of making people more powerful? I ask because I haven't used any and I have a bunch in my inventory.

 

[LurkerPrime]

So, I just understood the OT title.

WELL DONE, OP!
BRAVO!
ENCORE!

 

[Alo81]

Expected, just wanted to know. Also are Bonfire Ascetics useful outside of making people more powerful? I ask because I haven't used any and I have a bunch in my inventory.

Some bosses drop unique stuff on NG+'s, and also if you've despawned an enemy it will bring them back. On top of that, mostly all of the chests and stuff refresh and some are updated with new stuff.

 

[hey_it's_that_dog]

Outside of PvP zones, I've only been invaded a few times and it seems like more often than not it's a cheater. I was invaded in FoFG by a guy roleplaying Smelter Demon, I think his name was Arthurus or something like that, and he couldn't be damaged. A few days ago I was invaded in Doors of Pharros (or maybe I was summoned) but the guy was practically teleporting around and he also took no damage from attacks.

I'm feeling very comfortable with my character at this point, so I'd almost like to be invaded by a real player and see if I'm any good against them.

On a side note, Shrine of Amana is rough.

 

[Despera]

They were going to kill someone.

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YOU

Too bad then lol.

Guess that means I'm not missing out on much.

 

[Thrakier]

So smelter is still wrecking me. I'm doing almost no dmg to him. Like....15 to 30. I don't know what to do. I don't have any better weapons on me nor can I buy them.

 

[Alo81]

Too bad then lol.

Guess that means I'm not missing out on much.

If you don't free them you get access to a few unique miracles and pyromancies through a quest they offer. I'm bummed out because it's stopping me from getting my final pyromancy for the achievement.

 

[elfinke]

boop

Ha, didn't even consider using it while attempting that horseshit fight.

Oh well, if I progress to that point again in NG+ I'll give it a whirl.

 

[hey_it's_that_dog]

So smelter is still wrecking me. I'm doing almost no dmg to him. Like....15 to 30. I don't know what to do. I don't have any better weapons on me nor can I buy them.

Weapons are relatively inexpensive and you can buy unlimited shards at this point, right? At worst you could buy a mace and upgrade it some. It will be vastly more effective than your fire sword against the fire demon. (And useful long after that as well.)

Why do you feel like you're stuck in your situation?

 

[Thrakier]

Weapons are relatively inexpensive and you can buy unlimited shards at this point, right? At worst you could buy a mace and upgrade it some. It will be vastly more effective than your fire sword against the fire demon. (And useful long after that as well.)

Why do you feel like you're stuck in your situation?

I found a falchion that is better than my fire sword and I even upgraded it. For some reason though it does even less dmg to that dude than my firesword. The game really isn't great at explaining stuff. I have a mace in my inventory anyway, so I could upgrade that thing a bit. But still, I feel like I'm barely inflicting any dmg.

 

[Dragon1893]

Fortunately wasn't stuck in the deep gulch for long, defeated the boss on my third try and always ran through the damn place as fast as I could.

I found a falchion that is better than my fire sword and I even upgraded it. For some reason though it does even less dmg to that dude than my firesword. The game really isn't great at explaining stuff. I have a mace in my inventory anyway, so I could upgrade that thing a bit. But still, I feel like I'm barely inflicting any dmg.

Magic seems to be the best bet. I use a mace and damage wasn't great. For this one I really had to rely on co-op partners with powerful spells.