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Dark Souls II PC |OT| Give us smooth, Give us silky
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No down sides what so ever.
Just "bragging rights". If that's how you want to play it, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
"Ascetic" is a rarely used word. In fact, the only other time I've heard it used in my entire life is with the "Ascetic Virtues" research project in Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri.
It's kind of similar to how in Mass Effect 2+, a lot of people think that Martin Sheen's character is named "Elusive Man", instead of "Illusive Man".
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I haven't been doing much with pyro, sorc, hexes much -- what would be considered the typical bread-and-butter ranged spells for those? (the analogue to the Lightning / Great Lightning / Sunlight Spear line for faith)
Damn I've got so many Boss Souls this morning I feel like I'm in Boss Rush mode or something.
Nice call back with the
Also that Licia lady is a copy of The Watchtower short of a convent. Sure I'll buy your miracles, you tricky con artist.
Nice call back with the
Old Dragonslayer boss which was way easier without the fat dude this time 
Also that Licia lady is a copy of The Watchtower short of a convent. Sure I'll buy your miracles, you tricky con artist.
Stone Ocean
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For the same reason people call Huntsman Copse Huntsman Corpse
Because what the fuck is a copse
Just finished it, went in blind and played it offline. Ended up spending 61 hours and finishing at lvl 130 or so. About the only thing I looked up was how the stats worked now since they changed things around some.
Went with a dex build like in my first run of DS. Used the Broadsword for a while first, then moved to the Rapier and then the Uchigatana after that which I used all the way till the end.
The biggest change I felt was for the need to roll, especially on bosses. I actually played through DeS and DS without learning how to use the invincibility on the roll lol, I mostly blocked with the shield. DS2 though, you either roll or you won't last long. In the end it made things a lot more fun though.
Won't go comparing it to the previous two games but on its own I really enjoyed it, good world and solid gameplay. There were some annoying boss design choices but thinking back some of them actually made the fights more memorable and thrilling, like having to fight the Sinner in the dark and and Mythra with full on poison for example. The first time I beat Mythra I died of poison a couple of seconds later and the kill didn't count T_T.
The story I liked, what I got of it anyway. Gotta look up some lore videos.
Overall, really enjoyed it and couldn't put it down.
Went with a dex build like in my first run of DS. Used the Broadsword for a while first, then moved to the Rapier and then the Uchigatana after that which I used all the way till the end.
The biggest change I felt was for the need to roll, especially on bosses. I actually played through DeS and DS without learning how to use the invincibility on the roll lol, I mostly blocked with the shield. DS2 though, you either roll or you won't last long. In the end it made things a lot more fun though.
Won't go comparing it to the previous two games but on its own I really enjoyed it, good world and solid gameplay. There were some annoying boss design choices but thinking back some of them actually made the fights more memorable and thrilling, like having to fight the Sinner in the dark and and Mythra with full on poison for example. The first time I beat Mythra I died of poison a couple of seconds later and the kill didn't count T_T.
The story I liked, what I got of it anyway. Gotta look up some lore videos.
Overall, really enjoyed it and couldn't put it down.
Infinite_Daremo
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First major issue with lag. Joined the Dark covenant. Enter a duel with some guy with a spear. Hes hitting me from miles away, when i go to Estus he teleport backstabs me. Managed to beat him by staying near a wall where his spear would bounce.
I also found a really good PvP'er Bell Bro. When id swing slightly out of range he would back step then lunge attack me. I'd never seen anyone pull it off so well so getting beat wasn't disappointing... prick still taunted me though.
I also found a really good PvP'er Bell Bro. When id swing slightly out of range he would back step then lunge attack me. I'd never seen anyone pull it off so well so getting beat wasn't disappointing... prick still taunted me though.
It's not even a copse by any stretch of the imagination. Copse is a small group of trees. Synonym confusion most likely it's more akin to a grove or a wood.
I try to practice that move on enemies with a short reach to ingrain it in muscle memory.
So damn good no matter what the weapon.
razgriz417
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Have you looked at the dragon rider twinblade you can get from Straid?
just found the lions mage set... it seems like the best caster set ive seen so far, since its the only with added effects (i only saw headpieces with added effects until now) and on top it only needs normal shards to upgrade
so is this the go to for casters?
so is this the go to for casters?
Or better yet the red iron twinblade:
Bit more Darth maul than the dragon riders twin blade I think.
Ahah, i did that at first, too!
I learned what a copse is, though.
I thought "ascetic" was a fairly common word, but it's obviously subjective.
Ninja Kn1ght
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Finally took out Darklurker. That was an intense fight. It was a very challenging battle for my melee character. It took a lot of forethought and strategy and I had to pretty much rethink entirely how I played the game. Feels good man.
I was rereading the Edge review of Dark Souls II now that I'm 50 hours in and I came across this:
Anyone care to guess what they're talking about? I'll admit I'm quite dense when it comes to lore/story that isn't explicitly presented to me, but I have no idea what they could be referring to.
Anyone care to guess what they're talking about? I'll admit I'm quite dense when it comes to lore/story that isn't explicitly presented to me, but I have no idea what they could be referring to.
King Vendrick in the Undead Crypt?
For that matter, who even knows what the definition of "flexile" means.
I'm really curious about this aspect of the game, because Japanese games often have some pretty awkward and atrocious English localization. But in the case of Souls, they apparently hired a freaking professor of English Literature to write the English text.
Stone Ocean
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I'm still trying to understand what "Things Betwixt" is supposed to mean
Such a whimsical name for a dark forest filled with zombies.
Flexible and easily bent.
Orthogonal
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That is most likely it, it's a very powerful scene considering the build up.
Stone Ocean
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Wait, it was Flexile Sentry and not Flexible Sentry?
God damn it
God damn it
Yep it was Flexile not Flexible. They're are pretty much synonymous though.
Orthogonal
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From's curious and expansive naming system is one of their best qualities. It is sometimes whimsical and other times brilliant.
Even simple things like "Skeptics Spice" show a great command of language in conveying the purpose of an item in the context of gameplay and lore.
There are some powerful scenes in the latter half of the game.
First seeing Drangleic Castle, walking into Shrine, lighting the Undead Crypt, seeing
King Vendrick
giant memories
I would imagine he is referring to King Vendrick.
The entire game, both Shanlotte and Nashandra are pushing you to, 'seek larger and more powerful souls. Seek the King.'
Much like Gwynn in the first game, you think the entire journey is building up to a climactic confrontation with the King.
You have an intense fight with the Kings guardian, Velstadt before coming to the King. You walk in on him and he is completely decript and hollowed.
You then come to the realization that you were being manipulated. They weren't pushing you to get to the King, but what he had locked away.
The entire game, both Shanlotte and Nashandra are pushing you to, 'seek larger and more powerful souls. Seek the King.'
Much like Gwynn in the first game, you think the entire journey is building up to a climactic confrontation with the King.
You have an intense fight with the Kings guardian, Velstadt before coming to the King. You walk in on him and he is completely decript and hollowed.
You then come to the realization that you were being manipulated. They weren't pushing you to get to the King, but what he had locked away.
Orthogonal
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Just summon Lucatiel again. You can attempt as many times as necessary, the only condition for success is both you and Lucatiel survive. If Lucatiel dies during battle, bone out of there.
Anor Lando
'Betwixt' comes from Old English, meaning between. The phrase 'betwixt and between' means being in a middling or undecided position. I always assumed this was due to the portal where you originally start, and the 'undecided' being your character creation, or even if you as a player want to head further into Drangleic.
Generally From seem pretty excellent in using archaic forms for stylistic effect. Shame there was certainly less of it in this game that the previous, many descriptions are in plain modern English - with clear instructions.
Manjula
So, if Lucatiel dies at the battle but i WIN the battle, it doesn't count, but if i die and re-summon Lucatiel and then i win the battle that counts? Even if it's the same battle?
Because with de demon from Iron keep, i died a lot of times but Lucatiel didn't died, and then in a final attempt finally i killed that boss and Lucatiel survived
That counts as a WIN for his quest?
271k sounds like great and reasonable figures.
Well I feel silly no dying about 20 times to the dude now. Also I kinda missing the Havok ragdolls
GOD me too. I feel like if we could better modify the code that's the sort of thing we might be able to change. Enemies react physically with EVERYTHING in the world but the character, what I'm saying is probably really dumb.
I assumed Betwixt is meant to mean that it's sort of the gate into the world from the black abyss you enter through. You're no longer in your own world, but you're not really in Drangleic yet either. You're in the space between.
I mean, you start the game in perpetual twilight moonlight, and not far off is the sunset. I think it's a separate gate like area.
What do you mean lighting the UndeadCrypt...?
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Finished it last night. I like it a lot less than Dark Souls overall. Almost no memorable bosses and even the memorable ones don't compare to the best ones in DkS. Darklurker was probably my favourite fight. Last Giant was alright too because it actually had some mood (which is the key thing missing from DkS2's bosses IMO). Chariot was cool in concept but not that great in practice. The Gwyn equivalent lacks all the emotion it had in DkS. Aside from a few exceptions the levels don't loop around in interesting ways and instead of shortcuts there are just more bonfires. Obviously there are hitbox issues, some enemies have infinite stamina, some bosses barely hurt their own minions with attacks that can 1-shot you, the nerfed roll makes the game less fun IMO and ADP shouldn't exist.
It's still good, it just lost all the brilliance. Even in subtle things like the style of the writing for the NPCs. I also didn't like the ending very much.
I think I'll still do an SL1 run though.
It's still good, it just lost all the brilliance. Even in subtle things like the style of the writing for the NPCs. I also didn't like the ending very much.
I think I'll still do an SL1 run though.
Or Anal Rondo, if you're on 4chan.
Get out. seriously? Ha.
Typomancer
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Got done with a marathon of sunbroing. 24 medals in one night. Almost all of them from
oddly enough, and Im at like 1.5 million soul memory. I did not think Id be summoned so much but it was like clockwork.
Surprising how many people have so much trouble on certain bosses. The only one that has given me grief was
, but overcame that fight by getting naked and rolling around like a crazy person.
the Scorpioness
Surprising how many people have so much trouble on certain bosses. The only one that has given me grief was
the Rotten
This game needs a personal death log, just have menu with every enemy that has killed you and x amount of times.
I thought that was the only thing it changes...
Not anywhere near as comprehensive as you're saying, but if you go offline and check the total deaths worldwide in Majula, it just gives you your stats so you can at least see how many deaths you had.
Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
It is. Read a few posts up to understand the context of my sentence (it was in regards to the origin of the area name).
You bragged about killing an NPC invader? Hahahaha.
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