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Dark Souls II PC |OT| Give us smooth, Give us silky
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Yeah, those aren't all that frequent.
Using the small white soapstone to help with bosses nets you smooth and silky stones which could possibly get some twinkling titanite in return though.
I started with a my fists, moved on to a short sword, then heide knight sword,
after that i got the full moon sickle and now the black knight halberd.
I just upgrade what i like left and right and have multiple weapons to switch to.
Razzorn34
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Torchstands are a godsend if you are playing with any of the lighting mods.
LurkerPrime
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I was resistant to it at first, but now I've lit every
The darkness wasn't a problem at first, but once I started to light
Just summon a pal. I got through it by myself with only one PVP encounter, so it wasn't too bad. Summoning a buddy really helps though.
Really almost seems how the place was designed, with two Gray Spirits coming in to disrupt you and multiple bosses.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
Is there anything that helps it look just like the bullshots lighting? I wonder if someone can pull that off someday.
Darklurker down. Went and upgraded my chime and had not problem with it, last lighting bolt hit the pair of them just as they split for double damage.
Once you figure out how to dodge the darkness ball, it's not a big deal. I can't imagine doing that fight pure melee, just suffers from too much RNG in the second half.
You mean the lighting shown in the original reveal/TGS?
Yes, with Durante's SweetFX preset in Gedosato, the game is quite dark. There some ENB profiles that specifically target the darkness as well.
I just recommend Durante's tool for ease of use and a fairly conservative post-process setting. Plus its nice to force SMAA, AO, and downsampling if you need it.
Once you figure out how to dodge the darkness ball, it's not a big deal. I can't imagine doing that fight pure melee, just suffers from too much RNG in the second half.
You mean the lighting shown in the original reveal/TGS?
Yes, with Durante's SweetFX preset in Gedosato, the game is quite dark. There some ENB profiles that specifically target the darkness as well.
I just recommend Durante's tool for ease of use and a fairly conservative post-process setting. Plus its nice to force SMAA, AO, and downsampling if you need it.
Orthogonal
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Finally got Sunlight Spear. It is kind of anti-climactic. With stat requirements to of 55 FTH, 2 slots, few uses and only a marginal damage increase over Great Lightning Spear, it just doesn't even seem worth it to attune. I get far more utility from 2 GLS.
Razzorn34
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Kamina
Golden Boy
Have you been rage quitting?
Getting real close to wrapping her up. 3 out of the 4 remaining achievements essentially unlock themselves in NG++.
Will probably just respec to sorcery and speed run through the whole game with a MLGS build. Having way too much fun right now with this Gyrm Great Hammer, the moveset and damage are just out of control.
Will probably just respec to sorcery and speed run through the whole game with a MLGS build. Having way too much fun right now with this Gyrm Great Hammer, the moveset and damage are just out of control.
No, never.
Lets be real though.
That shield was like 8 feet away from him and still caused damage. Regardless of if the games saying "You dodged too late", you shouldn't be taking damage by attacks that are nowhere near you.
Normally people would call that a bug. Because it's Dark Souls some seem to be looking at it as a feature.
Did you accidentally burn a Human Effigy?
Garcia
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Oh my god. I was playing on N00b mode all this time. I had my ADP at 7. . .
Just raised it to 26 and holy crap, feels like a completely different game now. I'll focus on raising it from now on. And if you wonder why did it take me so long to realize the importance of ADP: I've been playing this game blindly; just recently I began looking for guides in order to learn about collectibles and other stuff I missed during my first 2 runs.
Just raised it to 26 and holy crap, feels like a completely different game now. I'll focus on raising it from now on. And if you wonder why did it take me so long to realize the importance of ADP: I've been playing this game blindly; just recently I began looking for guides in order to learn about collectibles and other stuff I missed during my first 2 runs.
Orthogonal
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Speaking of cheavos, I never got the Looking Glass achievement. I know I was online because I did a few coops of the boss. Hope it gives it to me on ng+ run.
Well what do you like using already?
I notice 95 agility(20 or so ADP on Deprived) seem to make dodge feel like Demons/Dark Souls.
crap monkey
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So is there any clue as to where I'm supposed to go after getting the
? I have already been to all the king doors and the one in
boss which seems way too difficult atm. I don't actually want to know where to go, just if there are any clues in-game that I'm missing. Otherwise I'm just going to go back to every area in the game to find out how to advance. I thought after
the game would end but it seems to have gone in a post-lord vessel direction. The difference however is that in DS1 gave you some kind of direction and the cutscene showing the gold fogwalls dissipating clued you in as to where to progress. DS2 doesn't seem to do any of that and all the NPCs become worthless after Drangleic castle.
Ashen Mist Heart
Drangleic leads to the O&S-esque
lighting the 4 primal bonfires
It's kind of there in the game but your on the right path of backtracking there's a kings door you've not found yet.
crap monkey
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Ahh I forgot about her. Gave me the creeps when I got to her the first time and just pushed it out of my mind.
Really? Shaded Woods, Forest of the Fallen Giants and Drangleic Castle. There are others? Shaded Woods leads to
Aldia's Keep,
...nothing
O&S remix
Read the description of the Ashen Mist Heart you got from the 'Ancient Dragon.' See if that gives you any clues on things to interact with that you have encountered over the course of your travels.
Only if you do not observe your surroundings what's the thing that stands out at the forest?
heliconsoul
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I think D
was my absolute favorite boss. So tense being pure melee just dodging round waiting for the right time to hit. Thankfully only took four goes!
arklurker
Lumpy Onion
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If you have the Miracle "Force" you can take out the statues rather easily. You can also head back to the bonfire to recharge and the statues should stay broken. Don't die and they should stay gone. Best to just destroy them and make a safe path so you aren't overwhelmed by the hand things + poison at the same time.
Why? Just name your character what you want.
Raced through to the end of NG+, was fucking easy compared to NG, largely due to the change in focus of my build between games, though obviously familiarity with much of the game aided, too. Also, it was very satisfying nailing each and every crystal lizard I came across with minimal fuss!
Now at the end of NG+, I'm giving a mundane build a go, with Hex and Miracles as a backup. Mundane Avelyns are amazing, mundane Shotels good for a laugh, mundane daggers hit like a truck, but mundane Santier's not so much (though that 2H move set is pretty amazing), GRS is a tremendous spell mixed with GLS. All in all, I hit harder - souls pending - than when I was purely Sorc based, and that's with a slight compromise in using a maxed out Black Witches Staff, rather than an out and out charm (compared to a maxed out Staff of Wisdom).
PvP has been one laggy disasterpiece after another. Lots of fire katanas and unfortunate backstabs from nowhere/everywhere, while my spells hit their faces at my end but obviously somewhere along the line that isn't communicated and no HP is lost. Frustrating, as spells are rather binary - they either hit or they don't (with the exception of the few AoE spells), whereas broad swings with swords have a little more forgiveness in whether they hit or not. Ah well, not a big deal. After I finish up the memories, I might respec into one of these Katana focused jesters and see what's up.
I've got what must be a thousand boss souls, too. Not sure what to use them for, as I've nearly exhausted all of Ornifex and Straid's marketable goods. Might just double down on some of the items, I guess.
Now at the end of NG+, I'm giving a mundane build a go, with Hex and Miracles as a backup. Mundane Avelyns are amazing, mundane Shotels good for a laugh, mundane daggers hit like a truck, but mundane Santier's not so much (though that 2H move set is pretty amazing), GRS is a tremendous spell mixed with GLS. All in all, I hit harder - souls pending - than when I was purely Sorc based, and that's with a slight compromise in using a maxed out Black Witches Staff, rather than an out and out charm (compared to a maxed out Staff of Wisdom).
PvP has been one laggy disasterpiece after another. Lots of fire katanas and unfortunate backstabs from nowhere/everywhere, while my spells hit their faces at my end but obviously somewhere along the line that isn't communicated and no HP is lost. Frustrating, as spells are rather binary - they either hit or they don't (with the exception of the few AoE spells), whereas broad swings with swords have a little more forgiveness in whether they hit or not. Ah well, not a big deal. After I finish up the memories, I might respec into one of these Katana focused jesters and see what's up.
I've got what must be a thousand boss souls, too. Not sure what to use them for, as I've nearly exhausted all of Ornifex and Straid's marketable goods. Might just double down on some of the items, I guess.
Did you join the champions covenant?
Man that
fight was fun, got some help though, managed to switch to a lightning weapon mid-battle luckily
But you can't rename a character in progress, right? If it used Steam names you could switch it on the fly
Gargoyle
But you can't rename a character in progress, right? If it used Steam names you could switch it on the fly
But you can't rename a character in progress, right? If it used Steam names you could switch it on the fly
The 360/PSN versions are probably largely the same as, to my knowledge, you cannot easily change your account name. If you wish to change your name, make a new character dedicated to that name.
Seems to be working as intended, and probably won't be looked into.
chaobreaker
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I found an easy way to kill
Just take off all your armour, wear a cloranthy ring, grab a dagger type weapon and just constantly smack
with your R1 attack while at the same time keeping your stamina full. That way you can stunlock
indefinitely until
dies. That way
. Enchant or infuse your weapon with poison at to make the battle faster.
Licia
Just take off all your armour, wear a cloranthy ring, grab a dagger type weapon and just constantly smack
her
her
she
she won't be able to use WotG to blow you away or heal herself back to max
http://www.nexusmods.com/darksouls2
EDIT: Specifically http://www.nexusmods.com/darksouls2/mods/6/?
You will also need Durante's tool: http://blog.metaclassofnil.com/?p=517
Of course, it's not a perfect solution as the Start/Select button are different on the DS4
SRTtoZ
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http://www.nexusmods.com/darksouls2
EDIT: Specifically http://www.nexusmods.com/darksouls2/mods/6/?
Of course, it's not a perfect solution as the Start/Select button are different on the DS4
Oooh ill check that out, that looks better than the ones I'm using. More like the DS4 buttons at least. Thanks
I always play straight melee so miracles were a no go. Anyway, it wasn't that it was hard so much as slow and tedious and short. With a ridiculously easy boss.
Instead of more like, how about actual DS4 buttons?
Try this.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/4v6mm8ua1zqqbxi/PS4buttons.zip
Orthogonal
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It's worth having a slot or 2 of something as melee for backup. Only need to put a few points in FTH. Wear a ring for the attunement slot.
SRTtoZ
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So as someone who has played DeS to death, DS1 to death and now finally starting DS2, should I go in blind for my first playthrough? Or should I research a certain build to go with and whatnot? I can respec correct? I never ever ever dabbled with magic in other DS games but every PVP video I watch has someone usually owning it up with a bit of magic and melee, should I focus on that or worry about 2 different types of weapons going into NG+?
Thanks.
Thanks.
demosthenes
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God dammit. Got invaded again by someone 1000000x better than me in this game.
edit: Another thing that sucks. WHen someone summons you and then sends you back. If you left your summon sign at a popular spot then you can't put it back there.
edit: Another thing that sucks. WHen someone summons you and then sends you back. If you left your summon sign at a popular spot then you can't put it back there.
I'd experiment then research or just go full in blindfolded.
SRTtoZ
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Instead of more like, how about actual DS4 buttons?
Try this.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/4v6mm8ua1zqqbxi/PS4buttons.zip
Nice! will try those.
The first set I tried had some stupid white bullshit around the edges, then the next set was perfect except was more DS2-3, so i'll give these a whirl. I never had issues playing DS1 with my DS4 but its pretty cool to be able to have the actual prompts just because it soothes my OCD.
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