They will botch it for console parity.
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They will botch it for console parity.
UnrealEck
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I'd bet maxed out with post AA at 1920x1080 it will look the same as the console versions.
teh_J0kerer
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So when I played Prepare To Die Edition I never read guides or whatever.. so I never knew that Kalameet could be fought as a really hard boss without being shot by Gough first. That sucks, since I guess I can only fight him now by restarting my game from scratch with a new character 
. I wanted to tie up some unfinished content before starting DS2, like beating Gwyndolin which I hadn't done before but I don't think I want to replay the whole game..
. I wanted to tie up some unfinished content before starting DS2, like beating Gwyndolin which I hadn't done before but I don't think I want to replay the whole game..chaobreaker
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I'm seriosly struggling with Kalameet. It's resistant to fire and lightning. My pyromancy and lightning weapons do shit to it.
I might just give up on beating it.
I might just give up on beating it.
finalflame
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Kalmeet is a hard fight, unless you stack endurance and use a great shield. That's how my build was, and Kalameet went down like a little bitch on the first try.
chaobreaker
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I know. It's just that I'm doing a SL1 run and all of that is thrown out the window.
Necromanti
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Slow and steady wins the race. Chaos Storm did some damage, though, but make sure you have a decent regular weapon. I used a Silver Knight Spear. Ninja rolling helps, too. The Dragon Crest Shield should be enough.
Once you are able to judge the distance of Kalameet's attacks, you can easily outmaneuver him and avoid his attacks. I tended to loose an arrow or two when I was just out of the range of his breath attacks while still in front of him. It also helps to land your main attacks after he has done the diving attack, exposing his tail. Make sure you don't get cornered on either end of the map and have adequate room to avoid him.
Patience is the most effective weapon, no matter what strategy you use or prefer. After a while, you should be able to dance around Kalameet without worrying about him actually hurting you.
I could have cheesed him with Pyromancy? Huh.
Then again, I wanted that tail. Plus, it's more rewarding with melee!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFxAf1XXvsw
Only takes 8 casts of Great Combustion to basically kill him, you can do it!
chaobreaker
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Any magic class
Yeah, if I go back to Dark Souls at some point I'll probably try a SL1 melee only run. Kalameet should be pretty doable with melee only as I think 2h +10 lightning reinforced club swings will do the same damage as Great Combustion casts w/ full sorc damage stacking. Just adds the element of stamina management to the fight.
Yeah he's not too bad. I used a fully upgraded lightning battle axe and I didn't have much trouble. The fight takes a bit longer than with another melee character but it's still quite similar.
I beat the fuck out of Kalameet with a +15 Halberd, Eagle Shield, and leather armor, which is pretty good against magic, once leveled up to +8. He never stood a chance. Getting that tail was a real bitch though.
John Caboose
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There's a good chance I'll be getting it in the mail in about 5-6 hours. Will be checking ~hourly for the next hours.
Arjen
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Cleric is really good
Rogue_Ledr
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Why is that exactly?
I'm looking for a melee character with healing. Is the Cleric like that?
this isnt a mmo, classes dont mean much in the souls games, its usually just a case of starting with a wee bit more of a certain stat, and like 1 specific spell (that you can get on any other class from vendors)
chaobreaker
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I DEDICATE THIS VICTORY ON BASED MANNERBOT
FUCK YEAH!
FUCK YEAH!
Now to get some sleep. Gwyn can wait in the morning.
Nice one. n_n
Rogue_Ledr
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Can the Knight heal in this game?
I am wondering which classes have that option.
I am wondering which classes have that option.
All classes can do the same in the end.
cheezcake
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In DS2 anything except swordsman and deprived is fine for beginners
there is not 1, but 2 ways to heal in this game for every class, Estus Flasks and the new Life Gems (or whatever they are called), Dark Souls 1 only had estus flasks. You dont need a cleric to heal (although there are also healing spells you can use as a cleric or as any class as long as you have enough faith)
Again, this is not an mmo
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edit: Double post sorry
It matters far more in this game than it ever did though because of re-spec.
Why? All classes aren't balanced points wise? Some get more points distributed than their soul level would normaly permit?
if by re-spec you mean re-alocating the stats, shouldnt it matter LESS than before?
If you want to respec it only brings you back to your starting class stats. If you want to play a bunch of different builds on one character deprived is your best bet. I picked bandit and wanted to respec to caster but I had a bunch of wasted points that bothered me enough to make a whole new character for it instead of respeccing.
Cannon Goose
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There's really no "wrong" class to start with as they can all be anything once you're a little ways into the game. It was like that in the first two games and it's even better in this one due to the fact that you can respec several times during the game.
Apart from choosing the Deprived class, none of your class choices will bolster you in any huge way. I only just noticed this, but the only class that actually starts with a shield is the Warrior! You'll come across shields soon after you start but for those of you who feel the need to block semi-efficiently from the get-go you can't go wrong with the Warrior.
The other classes get their own bonuses though, Swordsman starts with a +1 weapon, Bandit starts with a bow and arrows, Cleric with a heal miracle, Sorcerer with Soul Arrow, Explorer gets a bunch of nice consumables. The other two are the Knight, who doesn't start with any really unique items but it does start with the highest HP. Then you have the Deprived, who of course starts with literally nothing.
So yeah, don't get caught up in what class to pick at the beginning. You'll be able to shape any of them into whatever you want in no time at all.
Apart from choosing the Deprived class, none of your class choices will bolster you in any huge way. I only just noticed this, but the only class that actually starts with a shield is the Warrior! You'll come across shields soon after you start but for those of you who feel the need to block semi-efficiently from the get-go you can't go wrong with the Warrior.
The other classes get their own bonuses though, Swordsman starts with a +1 weapon, Bandit starts with a bow and arrows, Cleric with a heal miracle, Sorcerer with Soul Arrow, Explorer gets a bunch of nice consumables. The other two are the Knight, who doesn't start with any really unique items but it does start with the highest HP. Then you have the Deprived, who of course starts with literally nothing.
So yeah, don't get caught up in what class to pick at the beginning. You'll be able to shape any of them into whatever you want in no time at all.
Morrigan Stark
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I read that as "Just died. All set to go." and thought, "this is very fitting indeed".
Waste of ring slot, they drop chunks automatically.
It's the best class for that by a long shot.
Saw you got it, but for myself after I ran out of pyros I went crossbow+15 and heavy bolts. Hah.
Arjen
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You start with healing miracles and with a mace, and that mace will wreck shit up.
And when you get ligtning spears you basicly become a god.
Morrigan Stark
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All of the above is true.
heliconsoul
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not for me
Ditto, I'm guessing they'll be all out by the end of the day though.
Cannon Goose
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I'm happy to see that DS2 has a windowed mode option, but does anyone know if it also has native borderless fullscreen? Or failing that, that it at least works with one of the many borderless fullscreen utilities out there?
Also can you summon NPCs and other players to help you while being hollow?
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