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Dark Souls II PC |OT| Give us smooth, Give us silky
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Orthogonal
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I just got 5 there earlier today. NG+ run...
captscience
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Just got my hands on a proper PC and the first thing I did was install this game. I'm amazed how much better it looks than the PS3!
I'm having problems getting a Dualshock 4 to work however. I've installed the DS4 to Xinput wrapper but the button mapping seems off and the camera spins uncontrollably when I launch the game. I've tried ticking the "Hide Controller" box to no avail. Any tips? Thanks!
I'm having problems getting a Dualshock 4 to work however. I've installed the DS4 to Xinput wrapper but the button mapping seems off and the camera spins uncontrollably when I launch the game. I've tried ticking the "Hide Controller" box to no avail. Any tips? Thanks!
I got 1, like, 2 hours ago. no idea why to be honest, unless it's 5 on ng+ and 1 on the first run.
Spring-Loaded
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So what is that bell tower area. Are those phantoms other players? first time through I killed "astoria" then another dude appeared and I killed him, but then astoria came back with another dude. The other dude got on the ballista... which I didn't think NPCs could do? I got killed trying to climb a latter
Second time through, I made it up to the roofs and was fighting three dudes at once, dodging almost OHK lightning bolts, but was overcome. Third time, there was a completely unannounced red phantom with dual katanas that looked like the predator
The dwarf just outside that area's doorway did not explain anything well
It just seems like a cluster fuck
Second time through, I made it up to the roofs and was fighting three dudes at once, dodging almost OHK lightning bolts, but was overcome. Third time, there was a completely unannounced red phantom with dual katanas that looked like the predator
The dwarf just outside that area's doorway did not explain anything well
It just seems like a cluster fuck
It only has 5 on NG+ and above. It's a common theme in NG+, lots of treasure drops are changed.
Oracle Dragon
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Few questions with my faith build:
1) What is a good way to get boltstones if
?
2) Is it worth it to imbue my Priests Charm with lightning? (50 fth)
3) Is it worth it to imbue my 1H +10 mace with lightning? (16 str 50 fth)
1) What is a good way to get boltstones if
I'm not a Blue Guardian
2) Is it worth it to imbue my Priests Charm with lightning? (50 fth)
3) Is it worth it to imbue my 1H +10 mace with lightning? (16 str 50 fth)
Rickenslacker
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The red phantom is an AI, but all the gray spirits you see are other players in the Bell Keepers covenant hunting you down for being on their turf.
i dunno what people say the second half of dks1 is a drop off in quality, it's just lost izalith that's shit. kiln of the first flame is a short dungeon and gwyn's hilariously underpowered but it's not that bad.
and duke's archives is awesome, so is tomb of the giants and new londo and all the dungeons that come before them are great: undead burg, the depths, blighttown, sen's fortress, anor londo.
the only dungeon i've encountered so far that compared to the ones in dks1 has been iron keep, with smelter demon being probably the only boss fight that compares. there's a couple other cool ones like forest of fallen giants and earthen peak, but they're the exceptions rather than the rule.
all the rest are just different levels of mediocre, some of them looking amazing but being no more than a bunch of corridors that lead to a dead end with a bonfire (like heide's), and others start out great but then you blinked and they're suddenly over (aldia's keep, drangleic castle)
i mean i'm ok with us disagreeing but i really think dks2 overshot it with the quantity of content and most of it ended up being sadly very forgettable.
i didn't say all his issues but a lot of them are exclusively tied to most dungeons and boss fights in dks2 feeling like underdeveloped cut content. dungeons being tiny and leading up to dead ends, boss fights that don't take even two tries, story being less engaging than in dks1, (he didn't say this but) connections between areas feeling super random and like they make no sense at all. disagree with this if you will but
spare me the saltiness, i'm not whitewashing anything and i'm not denying lost izalith is terrible but one dungeon being bad doesn't compare to 90% of the dungeons being mediocre.
i enjoy dks2 but if you ask me what the souls games are all about i'd never recommend dks2 over dks1 and demons
demosthenes
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YEEEEEEEEEEEEEES.
down!
DUKE SPIDER
Excellent, that's what I expected. I'm done with hexing - lag has made it far too inconsistent to make it a fun experience. I also expect that my SL (197) and SM (8mil) has punched me into a bracket that I didn't have to deal with in NG when I was PvPing a lot at the Dragon Shrine as a Sorc (that was 70 SL's ago, to be fair). But in any event, I wish to actually hit people with things, without being one of those people, y'know, those Katana people, /spit.
So Blue Flames it is. I'll only have one Soul Vessel remaining after that, so if it sucks, it might be time to start another character.
1) The frogs in shaded woods/brighstone cove drop them sometimes and Chloanne sells them late game, but why not just join the covenant when you want to buy some? You can leave / change covenants at any time without penalty.
2) Yes
3) Yes
I think it's the contrast between the first half and the second half.
First half: Open multilayered world with unexpected connections everywhere, really felt like an organic setting that was masterfully crafted.
Second half: Linear dungeons
The second half wasn't particularly bad but coming off from the first, it's a bit of a let down.
Garcia
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Nice job. Getting closer to the grand finale.
Going back to Dark Souls 1 is like drinking Port after you've had nothing but Lager at your friends house.
what's the second part exactly btw?
like everything after anor londo i imagine?
because yeah they're areas that don't interconnect but most of them are actually really good
tomb of giants and duke's archives are among my favorite dungeons in the series
i can relate but like dark souls 2 is all linear dungeons and the world feels like it makes no sense. you walk forward and take weird elevators that take you to completely different places until there's suddenly a bonfire and game's like OK HERE'S YOUR KEY, GO UNLOCK THAT OTHER DUNGEON
like earthen peak into iron keep is super crazy, why is this lava castle connected by an elevator to a random windmill? and i dunno i can venture some guesses but it's still super awkward and unnecessarily convoluted
anyways yeah my ideal souls game is basically interconnected all the time but freaking high quality stuff, none of these boss school dropouts pinwheel-wannabes like dragonrider and lost sinner and whatnot
Yeah.
My power stanced blue flame build is SL150, just nice for NG arena/ iron keep duels.
This is the exact specifications I used. http://darksouls2.wikidot.com/characterbuild:blue-flame-powerstance-mage
MMBosstones86
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to your second part, yes. Probably every single time.
Just finished that part. She was a real bitch. I also missed a bonfire in that area, so that didn't exactly help.
That makes 4/4 on giant souls. woop
Spring-Loaded
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Okay, cool. I was straight kicking some ass for a little while then
Can you summon people to help with that? I don't get what the objective is there. I rang a bell, but that didn't seem to do anything.
Just finished my first play through at about 65 hours. I had a lot of the fun with the game. I think it's the weakest of the three in terms of boss encounters, but it's still an absolutely fantastic game. It's like the Uncharted 3 to Uncharted 2 situation.
Bring me a Beast's Soul!!
Bring me a Beast's Soul!!
Yah, I'd looked at that build before before I ran some numbers.
Also, we're on the downhill run into Community forum, aren't we? Final ~800 posts. We ought to really savour these posts. More 60fps gifs and webbums with lots of people in them.
chaobreaker
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I was 99% sure that infusing a blue flame with raw was the way to go.
I've got stones coming out of my ears, so I'll spend a bit of time playing with infusions to find the balance for casting as well as well hitting fools. It does seem that one Raw with another Poison may be the way to go.
demosthenes
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I'm only 2/4 so far.
Am I a huge freaking noob? I haven't found a blacksmith to play w/ all of my boss souls yet. What am I doing wrong :lol
Okay two questions:
1) How the hell are you supposed to cure Curse this outing?
2) Pharos Lockstones: Farmable or buyable? Limited? I'm in an area that requires TONS of them apparently but have none.
1) How the hell are you supposed to cure Curse this outing?
2) Pharos Lockstones: Farmable or buyable? Limited? I'm in an area that requires TONS of them apparently but have none.
Went to the area past that one, lit the bonfire. NOPE.avi'd on back to this area to call it a day.
Can I get some weapon suggestions? I almost have all the great souls and at the moment I am using a Craftmans Hammer +2 with Dragleic Shield. I am using a strength build, and want to start upgrading a weapon that will last me hopefully the entire game. I have enough VIT to hold a 2H fine, so those are fair game as well. A question though, if you are using your weight for a 2H and shield, does that mean you should wear light armor? How is it possible to wear both heavy armor and use a greatsword without doing the fat roll?
Edit: Also, what upgrade for weapons would be considered the best for strength builds? I've been looking them up but it's somewhat confusing...
Edit: Also, what upgrade for weapons would be considered the best for strength builds? I've been looking them up but it's somewhat confusing...
Restoring your humanity.
Alternatively, try to get the Ring of Binding in Heide's Tower of Flame, near where Ornstein is. It limits Curse to -25% HP instead of -50%.
Limited in the early game, enough in the late game that you can open most places (although you don't want to open every door in Doors of Pharros).
They're never necessary to progression so its up to you whether you want to use them here or there.
Royal soldier's ring +2, third dragon ring, then boost your VIT as needed.
Otherwise yeah you can't.
If you like blunts use large/great club. Swords like greatsword or zweihander are good too.
So, summon as a shade and return to human to cure curse then?
Yeah that would work.
Oh wow, just saw some videos of wickfut's ENB preset and it looks glorious, will apply it to my NG+ run, hopefully From/Bamco has clarified what will and what will not trigger VAC bans by then. Apparently they disabled VAC for the game for the time being until they sort it out.
It would be kind of sweet if DS1 got in on the dedicated matchmaking server action too. Summoning/Being summoned has never been easier.
It would be kind of sweet if DS1 got in on the dedicated matchmaking server action too. Summoning/Being summoned has never been easier.
oh, I actually never noticed this.
Just looked it up it does look great! So VAC is definitely disabled at the moment?
Schweinehund
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You should be able to find him within 15 hours of playing the game.
Area Location
Try looking in Bastille, before Sinner's Rise
Let me hook you up with a link
Dark Souls 2 Steam Community Thread
Jsauce would be the local Namco representant. It's been disabled since the 8th. So it seems they're aware of how mods are awesome and can make the game even better. (Maybe they're also doing this as a precaution to ensure Dark Souls 1 works with DSFix once it goes Steamworks)
Fantastic, many thanks.
demosthenes
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Thanks, will look for it tomorrow.
Guess I'll attempt to be summoned tomorrow to get the curse off me. Terrible Shaded Ruins area. Blech.
Exploding8
Member
Finished my last boss today (did all of them, optionals included); spent all my boss souls on boss weps and leveled up all my weapons before I started NG+. Also got the
; was pretty cool seeing
.
Probably not gonna get far in NG+ though; I was already getting pissed off at the game towards the end of NG, felt like a lot of shit was getting really cheap. Now I decided to start at Heide's Tower of Flame and
, I rage quitted. I feel like the game isn't even trying to play by the rules at this point and I've just about had it. Plus I haven't had much luck getting summoned so far and am instead being invaded by players almost non stop, and the only reason I play really is for co-op.
Guess I got a good 70 hours out of the game though, so I shouldn't complain. Plus I'm sure I'll give it another go again tomorrow and suddenly be able to get past these guys without any issues at all.
Ancient Dragon Soul
what appears to have happened to the Ash Lake area from dark souls 1, judging by the destroyed trees and such in the dragon memory
Probably not gonna get far in NG+ though; I was already getting pissed off at the game towards the end of NG, felt like a lot of shit was getting really cheap. Now I decided to start at Heide's Tower of Flame and
when I realized the red phantoms can apparently roll around and attack at will, be stunned by attacking my greatshield yet instantly recover and roll away and attack way to fast given their weapon, plus they apperantly have a ton of poise
Guess I got a good 70 hours out of the game though, so I shouldn't complain. Plus I'm sure I'll give it another go again tomorrow and suddenly be able to get past these guys without any issues at all.
What kind of armor and shield would you use with a fire zweihander with flame weapon?
fake edit: looks like I can't even get flame weapon until NG+. Lame....any other suggestions?
Oracle Dragon
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Geeze did they stealth buff
Iron King or something? After my melee build I was looking forward to just cheezing him from the corner with lightning bolts, instead now any time someone runs to the fog for he blasts his palm laser right through two walls...
chaobreaker
Member
Palm laser is one of his most telegraphed and easily dodgeable move in his repertoire.
Exploding8
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I was doing some co-op at that boss today when I noticed the dragon seemed to be stuck in a loop of doing the same attacks over and over again; I noticed the host and the other phantom were running at the dragon when it did its straight ahead fire attack and attacking its front feat, then when it stopped they would run right back to the entrance; the dragon would fly up and do its AOE attack but they were out of range; then it did the straight fire attack and they ran at it again. Rinse and repeat. I eventually caught on and followed their lead; dragon didn't stray from its pattern once, and it was an extremely easy attack pattern to execute.
TL;DR:
1. When you go in, run right at the dragon's front feet (I usually go to its right foot)
2. It should do the straight ahead fire attack. Attack it while it does this.
3. When it stops breathing fire, run back in front of its head about midway between the dragon and the entrance. It should start to try a flying AOE attack.
4. Run all the way back to the entrance.
5. When it lands run towards its feet, it should try the straight ahead fire attack again. Rinse and repeat.
TL;DR:
1. When you go in, run right at the dragon's front feet (I usually go to its right foot)
2. It should do the straight ahead fire attack. Attack it while it does this.
3. When it stops breathing fire, run back in front of its head about midway between the dragon and the entrance. It should start to try a flying AOE attack.
4. Run all the way back to the entrance.
5. When it lands run towards its feet, it should try the straight ahead fire attack again. Rinse and repeat.
Probably easiest without summoning other's if you want to try it this way, someone like me who doesn't know the pattern can easily screw it up if they get the boss's attention.
CountAntonius
Member
Do the boss again with an asectic.
Wear whatever that fits I suppose? Really depends on what encumbrance level you are aiming for and if you want to look pretty or have high def.
Orthogonal
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I've seen him do that before. Always gotta watch for that and roll out of the way.
Oracle Dragon
Member
This is true, it was more a comment/question that I've never seen him do this before. I've killed him many times, I love to just hang out in front of bosses doing co-op. Iron king is always a popular one. But tonight I've done at least 7 fights where people running behind the wall are lasered, often the host (ending it all). Not always just me
I've never seen that behaviour before in the many times I've fought him (co-op or otherwise).Saltiness? Why would I possibly be salty? Ive no vested interest in promoting DS2, my favourite is Demon Souls for a start. I just find the selective memory about the earlier games tedious. A lot of his issues? Of the nine or ten points he made easy boss fights was a) part of one and b) equally applicable to the earlier games. Small areas was a second point and again overall the games are about equal on that front. The story being less engaging is a) entirely subjective and b) his issue was with the way in which it was told, which is the same way it was told in earlier games. So apparently now "a lot" means "maybe 20-25%". So if it isnt unthinking whitewashing then perhaps you simply failed to read his post properly. Either way, the majority of his complaints are endemic to the series not just DS2.
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