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Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin |OT| Your weapons are weak, old man
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Arkos
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Sort of not really? I don't try to roll dodge too much as I can generally shield tank enough to slip around to an enemy's side/back. My shield (old knight) does get broken if I play for too long without a bonfire. Why, should I or do my stats suggest that I suck at it lol?
Tarkus
Member
Invincibility frames during the roll are tied to your agility stat. Agility is increased by Adaptability and Attunement. It increases 3x as fast with ADP than with ATN. Both of those are low on your build, so I'm assuming that you get hit a lot when dodging. Most people recommend 100 agility but I recommend 105. If you have a few Soul Vessels then try it sometime with <70% equip load.
Arkos
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Damn interesting, thank you. How do you people find this shit out lol? I feel like I'm cheating when I consult a wiki
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
100 agility is plenty, really. If he blocks a lot, he doesn't even need to raise it that high.
Arkos
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I mean I'm at 90 atm. I am stuck on Aldia though, I can get in like one hit before the fire shield and even then I normally take some damage, the NPCs I summon just sit in his fire shield, the people I summon haven't been much help and I am out of human effigies, so I'm trying to farm humanity by helping others which is its own battle. Still haven't beaten Aldia, either in my own world or as a summon
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
You'd probably have less trouble soloing him. Summoning just adds defense to the boss, and that's a good trade-off in many cases since it divides the aggro/attention of the boss, but it doesn't really apply to Aldia.
Also extra agility won't change much for Aldia if he's the one giving you trouble. Seriously it's just a game of patience. As soon as the fire shield is down, get a hit or two in, don't get greedy and just back away, then wait and repeat. Kind of an annoying fight but definitely not very hard.
Also extra agility won't change much for Aldia if he's the one giving you trouble. Seriously it's just a game of patience. As soon as the fire shield is down, get a hit or two in, don't get greedy and just back away, then wait and repeat. Kind of an annoying fight but definitely not very hard.
Astral Dog
Member
damn it seems you were supposed to kill it with the crossbow thing and he dies quickly!
After watching a few video guides, im not sure why so much trouble a level 34 character should have against him, anyways...maybe there will be another time.:/
So mad I bungled my shot at killing him early in the forest. He was just a couple hits away from dying and I hadn't taken a hit, then I accidentally rolled off the platform getting out of the way of his attack, run back up the ladder and he was gone. Jerk.
Yes.
Arkos
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Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Yes, sorry. You can always
go to NG+ at the Far Fire ("start journey 2") but you need to replay the game of course. It goes by pretty fast if you skip all the optional stuff though, and besides NG+ is fun, there's some new stuff both in enemy placement and some new items too.
comshoplesce
Member
I just played this yesterday, that first hulking brute of a monster killed me 10 times, so much hard to avoid his attacks, different then BB.....
Tarkus
Member
Time to map out your no death/no bonfire run
Arkos
Nose how to spell and rede to
Lollers, I'm gonna hold off until I join the next gen with a PS4 and I'll play SotFS then, but it's been real. Glad I finally got into this game, it wasn't anywhere near as bad as the hype led me to believe, although I do understand why people may have been disappointed. Still a great game, look forward to revisiting it with the DLC one day.
Next up is actually Demons Souls. I've played both DkS but not that :3
Next up is actually Demons Souls. I've played both DkS but not that :3
I'm new to the series and this is my first souls experience! Absolutely love it, played about 7 hours and defeated
.
I really thought it would be harder from the get-go. It had to do some research to understand the leveling, but after my research I made some progress.
The Last Giant + The Pursuer
I really thought it would be harder from the get-go. It had to do some research to understand the leveling, but after my research I made some progress.
down 2 orth
Member
I've put abut 6-7 hours into SotFS so far and its awesome. Souls at 1080p/60fps is so much better...
Arkos
Nose how to spell and rede to
You're in for a treat
as I said I think DkS2 is great, but do yourself a favor and play the first at some point as well. I know when I played the first I definitely did a lot of "research" to make sure I was doing it right and it didn't take away from the experience, so don't feel bad about "researching" lol.
Also, play with others. I soloed the first so I didn't realize how fun it is to summon and be summoned until the second one. So do that, it's fun.
And praise the sun. Praise it.
So I just finished (platinum) Bloodborne, which was my first souls experience. I went into it thinking it would be much too hard and frustrating, but I really enjoyed it.
My question is - How does the difficulty compare in this game? Is getting 100% harder? Easier? Do level work similar to where you can keep leaving if you're really stuck somewhere?
I just finished BB but I'm already itching for another souls experience. I'm hoping this one will be a good fit too.
Edit: I also read that the dlc enemies scale with your SM.. Is that true for this version as well? True for bosses too?
My question is - How does the difficulty compare in this game? Is getting 100% harder? Easier? Do level work similar to where you can keep leaving if you're really stuck somewhere?
I just finished BB but I'm already itching for another souls experience. I'm hoping this one will be a good fit too.
Edit: I also read that the dlc enemies scale with your SM.. Is that true for this version as well? True for bosses too?
Arjen
Member
100% will take a lot longer because there's more content and you'll need to finish the game twice and a half to get the platinum, it's not really harder although there are some pretty tough fights in here. You can farm for souls if you want to, enemies don't scale to your level.
Not even in the dlc areas? I heard they do.
Any good guides or builds? Don't want to gimp myself.
Phoenix944
Member
Hey.
I have a question regarding my build. I'm lvl 139 and my stats are :
VGR 36
END 30
VIT 5
ATN 10
STR 22
DEX 45
ADP 20
INT 10
FTH 16
I originally wanted to do a DEX build, but now I kinda want to add a bit of sorcery and/or miracle. What I'd like is to be able to cast some buff and heal (and maybe some damaging spell if that's not too late).
Do you think it's worth upgrading my ATN/INT/FTH now ? Or the build will be worthless for NG+ and beyond ?
I have a question regarding my build. I'm lvl 139 and my stats are :
VGR 36
END 30
VIT 5
ATN 10
STR 22
DEX 45
ADP 20
INT 10
FTH 16
I originally wanted to do a DEX build, but now I kinda want to add a bit of sorcery and/or miracle. What I'd like is to be able to cast some buff and heal (and maybe some damaging spell if that's not too late).
Do you think it's worth upgrading my ATN/INT/FTH now ? Or the build will be worthless for NG+ and beyond ?
Tarkus
Member
How many Soul Vessels do you have in your inventory?
Not quite on topic, but I was able to pick up a Collector's Edition of DSII and I thought I'd share it here.
And the whole family together:
I don't usually like statues or tacky stuff but I'm loving the statue. Shame I sold my vanilla DS2 copy, my collection would be bigger now.
And the whole family together:
I don't usually like statues or tacky stuff but I'm loving the statue. Shame I sold my vanilla DS2 copy, my collection would be bigger now.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Not true whatsoever. SM only influences matchmaking, nothing else.
Phoenix944
Member
I have 5 of them. And honestly, I completely forgot that I can respec in this game lol
I'm in love. What a great game, I played 20 hours past week and defeated:
(spoilers right?)
Up next should be
right? I really like the farming concept and teaming up with others, but I am missing a farm spot and BG should be the next boss.
So, where do I go next? Places with bonfires I unlocked:
Forest of Fallen Giants
Heides Tower of Flame
Cathedral of the Blue
No-Mans Wharf
The Los Bastille
Sinners Rise
Been searching online, but can't really figure out where to go next.
Last Giant
The Pursuer
Dragonrider
Old Dragonrider
Flexile Sentry
Ruin Sentinel
Lost Sinner
The Pursuer
Dragonrider
Old Dragonrider
Flexile Sentry
Ruin Sentinel
Lost Sinner
(spoilers right?)
Up next should be
Belfry Gorgoyle
So, where do I go next? Places with bonfires I unlocked:
Forest of Fallen Giants
Heides Tower of Flame
Cathedral of the Blue
No-Mans Wharf
The Los Bastille
Sinners Rise
Been searching online, but can't really figure out where to go next.
Arjen
Member
Make sure you exhaust the dialogue with the lady on top of heides and then go back to majula and look for her there. There's also another path from majula if you have a branch of yore.
I will be a old man and Lobos will still be finding new ways of playing the game.
TalesFromHoth
Neo Member
So a strange thing happened tonight, I was wrapping up some loose ends before going into NG+ and decided to take out the boss in the
, after defeating him and lighting the bonfire I went back to Majula and all of a sudden I got the achievement for increasing the population of Majula, now I didn't get this before because Rosabeth got caught in some crossfire and took a dirt nap. Now she was standing up near the stairs to the statue in some pretty bad ass gear and was fully functional.
Undead Purgatory
Does defeating the boss in the Undead Purgatory resurrect NPC's?
Tarkus
Member
I'm not a trophy chaser but I would imagine so.
Fake edit: confirmed. There are spells and pyromancy only available in the DLC levels.
Arjen
Member
You need the spells in the DLC.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Okay, so I rebought this on PS4 after rinsing it on 360. Tried a variety of builds but my main on the latter was a single Blacksteel Katana build. I loved it. Had a whole 'old swordsman' deal going on. Looked mint. Loved him.
Now I'm torn: do I rebuild my awesome single Katana build or try something slightly different (thinking dual curved swords with a middle eastern theme)? I'm all for adventure and new things but at the same time I think I'm gonna miss the comfort of my single katana badass, which (as much as I love it) means going through the game again in the same style...
Any suggestions which route I should take, GAF? I'm paralysed by indecision!
Now I'm torn: do I rebuild my awesome single Katana build or try something slightly different (thinking dual curved swords with a middle eastern theme)? I'm all for adventure and new things but at the same time I think I'm gonna miss the comfort of my single katana badass, which (as much as I love it) means going through the game again in the same style...
Any suggestions which route I should take, GAF? I'm paralysed by indecision!
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
No, sounds like a glitch.
Not exactly. The game does look much better than the original versions but don't expect the E3 footage stuff.
Apparently I do still remember most of this game since the original launch. Absolutely loving the updated version, so buttery smooth! 12 hours or so and I'm pretty much done with the original content, time to jump into the DLC areas I've never seen! Can't believe I haven't touched Fallout 4 in a week.
DamagedInc
Member
Personally I like them all but I think DS2:Scholar is on sale at the moment so that might be worth you looking at, just be prepared for a different experience to BB, they have a different playstyle so you'll have to get your head around that, if they click though they're amazing games.
Are you an experienced player? I've been playing for 30 hours past week and just finished the Skeleton Lords. Still have to defeat Executioner's Chariot but I'm feeling its going really slow lol.
TalesFromHoth
Neo Member
I think my Sorcerer is at 21 hours played and level 115 and I just completed everything except the DLC and a few optional bosses. I explore every area and try and open every chest, light every bonfire, etc...
Take your time, everyone goes at their own pace. If you need any help ask away.
Thnx! Yeah, I'm taking my time and I'm really enjoying it. Can't wait to see how this community will be when DS3 releases.
Phoenix944
Member
Ugh the Darklurker is annoying when he splits in 2...