Guys I must confess something. I'm 3/4 great souls in and I just realized there are four ring slots, I've only been using two. Just noticed this while watching someone else play. I'm usually pretty perceptive and I remember hearing someone say there's four slots awhile ago, no clue how I over looked this.
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Dark Souls II PC |OT| Give us smooth, Give us silky
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Dark damage bonus soft cap is 30 Int/30 Faith, if focusing on hexes no real reson to go above that (unless you need to to meet requirements)
Personally the music is a wash for me, in general I think DS had better boss themes but DS2 has better level ones. Same thing with the level and dungeon design, I think visually Shrine of Amala, Dragons Aerie, Drangleic Castle, etc are as impressive as anything in DS and that design wise areas like the Lost Bastille are equal to if not superior to the levels in DS. I did enjoy the interconnected world in DS but I also dont mind the warping in DS2, so its again mostly a wash. I think the boss fights are generally as "boring" in DS2 as DS1, though O&S in DS is probably the best of both games, especially as it retains its difficulty. Then again nothing in DS2 approaches the "bullshit" bosses in DS1. While I generally liked the bosses in DS2 in terms of visual design I agree they do sort of lack the visual impact of some of the bosses in DS1. On the other hand I totally disagree about the normal monster design, I thought the ones in DS2 were more creative and interesting and they even improved on series staples like the Mimics (the DS2 ones are super creey).
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
Willkiller
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So I'm thinking of burning bonfire aestics in the
to farm Petrified Dragon Bones
It's a pretty easy run to pick up two so I should get what I need fairly quickly, if this is an optional area (I'm not sure) is there any real downside to it?
Aldia's Keep
It's a pretty easy run to pick up two so I should get what I need fairly quickly, if this is an optional area (I'm not sure) is there any real downside to it?
Schweinehund
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Playing ng+ on and off, trying to wean myself off DS2 and play some other games in my backlog. Lost Sinner was annoying but it only took me 3-4 tries.
I like
I like
How the freja shows up earlier, it should have been that way in ng, she has a lot of health to work through and that actually made the fight easier
Thanks. For me, the more powerful the character creation system, the more time I spend on it :/
"Worst" are games with a powerful aesthetic character creation system and lots of meaningful mechanical (stats/skills/etc) choices at the start. I can spend over an hour before even starting the game
razgriz417
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go get summoned and help someone else kill the boss (using the large white soapstone) or killing mobs for 5 minutes (small white soapstone), that'll bring you back to life and you may even get some lifegems in the process.
Schweinehund
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Some of the staff that worked on DeS and DarS (most notably the lead designer) were working on other projects, presumably Beast. If B team is suppose to designate them as somehow being worse designers/developers I disagree, the game is fantastic and is more than worthy of being a sequel to DarS.
So a friend gave me a puppy to make up for a dog I lost recently, I'm without words... And without a name, I can't think of anything. Help me Dark Souls gaf!
Something simple to call out, so no Nashandra lol
Something simple to call out, so no Nashandra lol
So a friend gave me a puppy to make up for a dog I lost recently, I'm without words... And without a name, I can't think of anything. Help me Dark Souls gaf!
Something simple to call out, so no Nashandra lol
Chosen Undead
So a friend gave me a puppy to make up for a dog I lost recently, I'm without words... And without a name, I can't think of anything. Help me Dark Souls gaf!
Something simple to call out, so no Nashandra lol
Something short hmm.. Sif, Nitto. Lots of possibilities!
Haunted
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Furtive PygmySo a friend gave me a puppy to make up for a dog I lost recently, I'm without words... And without a name, I can't think of anything. Help me Dark Souls gaf!
Something simple to call out, so no Nashandra lol
So a friend gave me a puppy to make up for a dog I lost recently, I'm without words... And without a name, I can't think of anything. Help me Dark Souls gaf!
Something simple to call out, so no Nashandra lol
Solaire (of Astora), without a doubt. Praise the sun, bro!
So a friend gave me a puppy to make up for a dog I lost recently, I'm without words... And without a name, I can't think of anything. Help me Dark Souls gaf!
Something simple to call out, so no Nashandra lol
Gavlan!
With Gavlan you wheel, you deeeaaal.
So a friend gave me a puppy to make up for a dog I lost recently, I'm without words... And without a name, I can't think of anything. Help me Dark Souls gaf!
Something simple to call out, so no Nashandra lol
The only thing that Dark Souls and dogs bring to mind... name him Royal Rat Authority!
MMBosstones86
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Yeah that's what I'm thinking. Despised Blighttown, so I'm not looking forward to it.
That is the worst thing anyone's ever said
Be strong: http://youtu.be/4TP4L1vHfpkThanks. For me, the more powerful the character creation system, the more time I spend on it :/
"Worst" are games with a powerful aesthetic character creation system and lots of meaningful mechanical (stats/skills/etc) choices at the start. I can spend over an hour before even starting the game
CubanBoy1127
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So a friend gave me a puppy to make up for a dog I lost recently, I'm without words... And without a name, I can't think of anything. Help me Dark Souls gaf!
Something simple to call out, so no Nashandra lol
Vendrick
I did think of Solaire and Sif
neither rolls off the tongue
Edit: kinda like Vendrick, seems too fancy tho, especially for normal people that never heard of dark souls.
I should just just name him Poppy (as in Galford's dog from samsho series), always wanted to name a dog that, and it sounds like a "normal" name
neither rolls off the tongue
Edit: kinda like Vendrick, seems too fancy tho, especially for normal people that never heard of dark souls.
I should just just name him Poppy (as in Galford's dog from samsho series), always wanted to name a dog that, and it sounds like a "normal" name
Sif is the answer.
Leeroy? Gwyndolin?I did think of Solaire and Sif
neither rolls off the tongue
TheRagnCajun
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So I'm about 20 hours into the game now. I can see they are continuing the trend from Dark Souls 1 of giving the enemies/bosses crazy swing arcs and tracking abilities. I've now seen enemies with greater than 360 degree attack swings, and other enemies pivot more than 180 degrees on a thrust attack after already starting the animation. I guess this is the logical response to the tried and true method of circling around enemy and shoving your sword up its backside...which mostly got me through Demon's Souls.
So rolling is out for the most part now.
My strategy with Dark Souls 2 seems to be to figure out the reach on attacks and back step to dodge. You can then usually get away with rolling on the final attack in the chain and proceeding to counter.
What has other peoples experience been? My encumberance is under 50% and I keep dumping points into ADP but rolling is still a risky strategy.
So rolling is out for the most part now.
My strategy with Dark Souls 2 seems to be to figure out the reach on attacks and back step to dodge. You can then usually get away with rolling on the final attack in the chain and proceeding to counter.
What has other peoples experience been? My encumberance is under 50% and I keep dumping points into ADP but rolling is still a risky strategy.
toastyToast
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How about Patches?
fuck Patches
So a friend gave me a puppy to make up for a dog I lost recently, I'm without words... And without a name, I can't think of anything. Help me Dark Souls gaf!
Something simple to call out, so no Nashandra lol
Cale
Gavlan
Vesdoglt
But Sif is the obvious choice I guess
I did think of Solaire and Sif
neither rolls off the tongue
Edit: kinda like Vendrick, seems too fancy tho, especially for normal people that never heard of dark souls.
I should just just name him Poppy (as in Galford's dog from samsho series), always wanted to name a dog that, and it sounds like a "normal" name
Look the puppy in it's cute eyes and see how he reacts to the words "Wheel" and "Deal".
You know you have to.
It should only feels like cheating when you use the black knight halberd....
Like i'm doing hehehe
So I did something I'm not proud of. I'm using the homonunculs mace from the DLC. It's very powerful leveld up, much more so than my firesword, and the entrance stats are low/not there. But at Iron Keep the bump in difficulty suddenly is SO huge. I had no issues before and I'm suddenly dieing and dieing and...oh, dieing. With the mace it's easier but it does feel like cheating.
Is there a way to farm large titanite thingies?
Is there a way to farm large titanite thingies?
Is the idea to put the fear into the puppy that you're going to decapitate it and wear its head as a helmet?
But what a charming displaced head it'll be.
Pate kills for fun I think. Creighton is a bit obsessive about revenge.
I lolled.
That was what Creighton says! You know, the guy who may be a escaped serial murderer.
Pate doesn't actually kill Creighton, he just puts him on a cage and goes on to trick other people.
e: which, considering they both may be undead, is the worst plan ever.
Well, Pate sends you to a trap the first time you meet him, so...
Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
Both are dangerous lunatics. But Creighton isn't who Cale thinks he is. Read more item descriptions and listen carefully to what Cale actually says next time you play the quest line.
Cannon Goose
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Soul memory 9.1 million, still finding heaps of PVP and white signs around the place.
Just joined the Brotherhood of Blood after completing the Bell Keepers, now the real fun begins
Just joined the Brotherhood of Blood after completing the Bell Keepers, now the real fun begins
Cale can only see the face of one of them who he says is a serial killer so...
This game needs a fuckton of patches :x
They're both assholes.
They're both murderers.
So a friend gave me a puppy to make up for a dog I lost recently, I'm without words... And without a name, I can't think of anything. Help me Dark Souls gaf!
Something simple to call out, so no Nashandra lol
The Duke's Doge Freja
Doge already means duke!
Doge's Dear Freja.
Pate gives you the white soapstone, thus making him the most bro character in DS2.
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