For gaming laptops stick with ASUS/Alienware. MSI are good for the price but they also have the downside of using cheap materials and poor cooling systems. Same with most Clevo machines.
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Dark Souls II PC |OT| Give us smooth, Give us silky
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For gaming laptops stick with ASUS/Alienware. MSI are good for the price but they also have the downside of using cheap materials and poor cooling systems. Same with most Clevo machines.
Didn't Alienware was called out for using cheap materials after Dell got their hands on them?
Asus remains as god tier as ever but I love my MSI (1 year in 2 months awwww)
Aspirations26
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Kinda curious how my 7870 would perform downsampled to 1440p. Might try it out and see how it runs with some graphic adjustments. If I can't get a solid 60, I'll just go back to good old 1080p lol. Gonna be upgrading my gpu later this year when more games I want start to come out.
Aspirations26
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The only problem is in the first playthrough you are not gonna see much invasions. Majority of the pvp is saved for NG+. People can't get many cracked red eye orbs till way later in the game which sucks imo.
absolutely. It's a sequel to the first game, but you can go either way and you'll get the same impact.
Also, it's the least great of the 3 souls games (which is to say still great), so it will only go up from there!
I haven't played Dark Souls 2 yet but tbh there weren't many invasions in Dark Souls 1 either when I first played from what I remember. There were only a few red eye orbs in Firelink and Kaathe was hidden.
Soul Memory seems flawed at the moment though. Here's hoping for a patch.
Soul Memory seems flawed at the moment though. Here's hoping for a patch.
absolutely. It's a sequel to the first game, but you can go either way and you'll get the same impact.
Also, it's the least great of the 3 souls games (which is to say still great), so it will only go up from there!
Hmm, thanks - will look into the differences then.
-MD-
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Where are people seeing these time changes? My timer hasn't changed at all.
It's not. The poor hit boxes make the online more frustrating than fun.
chaobreaker
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After 20+ tries I managed to beat Artorias with my SL1 dude. The entirety of the fight took place while Clint Eastwood by Gorrilaz was playing in the background. Somehow that song gave me the edge to beat the cheap bastard.
Now to beat Manus and Gwyn.
Now to beat Manus and Gwyn.
Whatever materials Alienware use, it's leagues above what MSI offer. ASUS are indeed god tier although I'm disappointed they haven't integrated SLI into their ROG machines.
Odd. I was expecting a barrage of reviews for the PC version by this time.
As a side note, the Metacritic (PC) main link counter shows 27+ hrs for release.
Can't imagine the riot if the Steam one is incorrect.
My estus is ready.
As a side note, the Metacritic (PC) main link counter shows 27+ hrs for release.
Can't imagine the riot if the Steam one is incorrect.
My estus is ready.
Nabs
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Namco already confirmed that the Steam release was correct.
Take the tail sword from Kalameet first. That should keep you entertained for a while.
True story: Gwyn was pretty much single handedly defeated by Solaire in my run (rightfully so). I just went for the deathblow. True Sunbro.
Great, thanks.
FloppyDelux
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Dont forget to summon the Great Grey Wolf before you fight Manus,
legacyzero
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The first game was amazing too. It's the only Souls game I've played. No other game has taught me PATIENCE like Dark Souls has. You should pick up Dark Souls 1 as well when it hits a deal or something. Totally worth it. Just be "Prepared to Die".
$2699.99 it's pocket change.
oh lol fuk dat I'd rather get some Titanz
If prices are anywhere near that crazy price range above I'll stick to desktop upgrades and enjoy lush smoothness on my 120hz display.
May the gods have mercy on your soul.
Sunbro shaq ftw!
Laurentius
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Shaq is like every Solaire cosplayer out there. He doesn't know how to do the Praise the Sun stance correctly.
chaobreaker
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Does Ring of Fog and Slumbering Dragoncrest Ring decrease aggro on bosses? I'm thinking of using both on Manus.
I'm feeling glad
Abilidebob
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Is the game more CPU or GPU intensive?
Because I have an old CPU and a mid-range GPU, so I want to know if I'll be able to play it nicely.
Because I have an old CPU and a mid-range GPU, so I want to know if I'll be able to play it nicely.
You can get a nice build for 1600-2000. I simply went overboard.
The Illiterati
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I'm really stupid. After recently forcing myself to conquer some of the major backlog games I have(Witcher 2 and Dishonored for me) I though I'd tackle Dragon Age: Origins next. Started the other day, and now I'm finally kind of in the groove...but I realize there's no way I can beat this any time soon, and I don't want to divide my time between this and DS2. And I know if I stop now I'll fall out of the groove again...dang it I guess DS2 will wait another week for me. I'm an idiot.
How do you even have a backlog if Dragon Age will only take one week for you to beat? O_O
-MD-
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That's why I decided to play through Brothers instead of a full blown game prior to DS2.
It's mine too but I actually really want to beat DS on PC before 2 hits and I just don't think I can pull it off... damn.
Askherserenity
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So I just beat Seath the Scaleless in DS1. You guys think I can beat the game by the time DS2 is up?
Are there any other specific hexes to use?
Basketball
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How dare you do that to the Knight
chaobreaker
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Atraveller
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Stock 670.
DarkoMaledictus
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Sweet FX seems to give some much needed humph to the lighting in the game!
http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/04/21/dark-souls-2-pc-tweaking-guide/2/
Custom profile by Durante... probably late to the party.
http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/04/21/dark-souls-2-pc-tweaking-guide/2/
Custom profile by Durante... probably late to the party
.Sweet FX seems to give some much needed humph to the lighting in the game!
http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/04/21/dark-souls-2-pc-tweaking-guide/2/
Custom profile by Durante... probably late to the party
It on the OP
Shadowhaxor
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chaobreaker
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Just beaten Manus
Now I could go and fight Kalameet but he is really freaking hard. He already hits like a truck so my SL1 can't take even 1 hit from him. He's also really hard to melee too. I could cheese it with lighting bolts from a crossbow but idk.
Now I could go and fight Kalameet but he is really freaking hard. He already hits like a truck so my SL1 can't take even 1 hit from him. He's also really hard to melee too. I could cheese it with lighting bolts from a crossbow but idk.
Crimsonclaw111
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I can't wait to see the population peak for tomorrow, should be a decent indication to see how much it sold on day 1.
Kalameet was my favorite fight. Went from not even knowing how to scratch him to taking his weapon and having very little damage done on me. Very much a fight you have to learn.
Small little trick I found that helped a fair bit for me:
Small little trick I found that helped a fair bit for me:
One trick that I found was that if he does his aerial lunge towards you, if you strafe left he won't hit you and you'll be close enough to get to him and get hits on him, if you strafe right he will just hit you. Yeah, you can roll, but I always found myself too far away after.
The Tofunator
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I'm ready for this. Can't wait til tomorrow!
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