Don't forget to place prism stones all over the bridge. Can't have a fight club without prism stones.
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Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin |OT| Your weapons are weak, old man
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Don't forget to place prism stones all over the bridge. Can't have a fight club without prism stones.
comshoplesce
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say again? 
Red Liquorice
Member
They mean you basically host a fight club for PvPers - you summon red phantoms with their signs you see on the ground, every time a red phantom "invader" dies, the host (you) gets a human effigy and a bunch of Souls.say again?
Are you using the ring of binding which limits the HP decrease you get from dying? If that's what you're using effigies for to keep full HP the ring will help, so will leveling vitality for more HP in the first place.
comshoplesce
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i just started again with more carefull way of playing...not dying so much
Red Liquorice
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That's not a bad idea, but you don't always have to be in human form. Unless you specifically want to summon for co-op or something, often it's just easier to not be in human form, especially whilst exploring on your first playthrough - you will die and you will lose souls, it's just the nature of the beast. I would save your effigies for boss fights, maybe not even the first time you face a boss (because you might die quickly), but when you want full health for the boss fight.
Tarkus
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Any time you have a decent amount of souls, warp back to Majula or a merchant and spend them.i just started again with more carefull way of playing...not dying so much
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
How can you run out of effigies in Scholar? The game throws so many at you.
Finally cleared everything out of Huntsman's Copse. Those bosses are some bullshit to solo, holy shit.
What was the item outside Undead Purgatory? I thought it was sublime bone dust, but there was none in my inventory when I went to burn it. Not sure if I'm just mistaken or if the game glitched out and cheated me of an important item...
What was the item outside Undead Purgatory? I thought it was sublime bone dust, but there was none in my inventory when I went to burn it. Not sure if I'm just mistaken or if the game glitched out and cheated me of an important item...
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
I think it was Sublime Bone Dust in the original version only. In Scholar it's a fire seed IIRC.
comshoplesce
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Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Aye, and you can also revive quickly by being a shade and doing a short coop session with the small soapstone too.
IbukiLordSA
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Bought this while it was on sale 2 weeks back, a week later had the Platinum. Really enjoyed this version compared to DS2 on PS3. Lots of new content to dig into and the changes were enough to make it feel different.
I really liked the spawn places of the Persuer. The additional DLC was great except one of them areas, really didn't like the DLC with the Pyramids and stuff, the bosses where boring and the enemies just didn't do anything for me. Really didn't enjoy that but it was also the last DLC pack I played. The other 2 were great really enjoyed the atmosphere around them.
I usually go with a DEX build but decided early on to go with a duel wielding Greatswords just for fun and really enjoyed it.
I really liked the spawn places of the Persuer. The additional DLC was great except one of them areas, really didn't like the DLC with the Pyramids and stuff, the bosses where boring and the enemies just didn't do anything for me. Really didn't enjoy that but it was also the last DLC pack I played. The other 2 were great really enjoyed the atmosphere around them.
I usually go with a DEX build but decided early on to go with a duel wielding Greatswords just for fun and really enjoyed it.
comshoplesce
Member
so when i did, i just offe summon help? didn't know that.
That's the way the summoning system works covenant rewards and restoration of humanity, refilling of estus, weapons and spell casts replenished for a normal standard summon. Small soapstone shades only get humanity and a silky stone.
comshoplesce
Member
nice info
but to offer help, there's no much players...sometimes i have to wait few minutes.
but to offer help, there's no much players...sometimes i have to wait few minutes.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Successful small soapstone coop sessions refill estus, spells and repair weapons too. They just don't give a token of fidelity (or sunlight medal).
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
I'm not sure about that, but what I like about small soapstone is that it's the quickest and easiest way to revive outside of human effigies, usually. As a shade you don't even need to kill a boss, just a couple of mobs for the most part, and you get "Duty Fulfilled".
I forgot about that, could of sworn it was only the big one that did it.
The wider range is true not the more souls.
Man, I feel like I'm playing this wrong, why do I have access to a merchant with infinite large shards to purchase, but none with regular shards? Makes starting the upgrade process kind of a pain and limits my ability to utilize different move sets when they're so out-classed in damage output.
Chloanne post old iron king has infinite titanite of the regular variety so that's where you should be looking. Otherwise just farm steelworkers.
Red Liquorice
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So what's the thing that happens when you light all the torches in the gutter - An invader? It didn't seem that special after being invaded by 3 seemingly randomly named invaders in the Black Gulch, I was expecting something a little more interesting.
comshoplesce
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why is shaded woods so difficult? and can't summon anyone? + those ghosts who can't be killed?
Red Liquorice
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Do you mean the invisible ones with dagger/crossbow? They can be killed - you can't lock on though which is annoying with DS2's wonky movement/combat system.why is shaded woods so difficult? and can't summon anyone? + those ghosts who can't be killed?
Whilst on the subject of Shaded Woods - anyone know if they fixed the jump over the wall to the chest (near the hole down to the wheelchair dude) - I'm naked and jumping with L3 but can't get over the wall.
Don't think so. Honestly never thought it was meant to be possible since the game uses incredibly low walls as insurmountable obstacles fairly often in that area.
The only ever patched the shrine of winter skip none of the latter skips for the
That's all it is other than the ability to get the black witch set a bit earlier that's it really.
Yep. Also easiest way to get the Black Witch Veil.
Tarkus
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Try a weapon with nice horizontal attacks. If you don't have one, hug the left wall as you enter the woods until you find a path up a hill. Talk to the merchant in the rock pile and buy a Claymore or Greatsword. Both have good horizontal attacks.why is shaded woods so difficult? and can't summon anyone? + those ghosts who can't be killed?
And complete curse resistance as well.
Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
Freja down. That's all 4 great souls.
Old Iron King was the worst of the 4, though. Light armour + upgraded Murakamo = zzz
I forgot just how much less memorable these fights were versus the original 4 in DaS
Old Iron King was the worst of the 4, though. Light armour + upgraded Murakamo = zzz
I am pretty sure I have every base game pyromancy (I just double checked a list) but the trophy didn't pop (I'm in NG++ at the castle.)
This is the only trophy I need for the platinum. All the other spell/miracle/hex trophies popped on just the base game spells. Anyone else have this problem?
PS4 SOTFS version.
Oh FML apparently I need the DLC Pyro? Fuuuuuuu. Going to have to do iron King on NG++ to get the two I ignored in my NG run? At least I already have Outcry.
This is the only trophy I need for the platinum. All the other spell/miracle/hex trophies popped on just the base game spells. Anyone else have this problem?
PS4 SOTFS version.
Oh FML apparently I need the DLC Pyro? Fuuuuuuu. Going to have to do iron King on NG++ to get the two I ignored in my NG run? At least I already have Outcry.
Arjen
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I'm pretty sure you need the DLC spells for the trophy yeah. But if you've come this far that shouldn't be a problem.
It's only a problem because I could have picked them up in my NG run where I did everything in the game and only didn't bother because I was doing a quality build at the time and didn't think they counted; I must have picked up the DLC sorceries, hexes, and miracles along the way.
I'm pretty much ready to be done playing this game for a while having recently finished out the platinum on the PS3 version as well. So being at the moment of victory and then realizing I need to spend a few more hours getting the iron King key and going through about half of the dlc to get two pyromancies I could have just picked up in my NG where I did everything is a bit demoralizing.
Ah well, I'll get hyped up for it. Gonna suicide run more often than usual.
You must have as in this version the DLC spells/hexes/miracles are required for the trophies.
Roflstomped No Man's Wharf. Probably some combination of showing up later than From intended and having played enough Souls games to know all their tricks before they pulled them.
I actually kind of liked the area. The torch gimmick and the monsters afraid of the light were a neat mechanic, and it seemed denser than any other area I've been to thus far. It was the area most reminiscent of DeS or DaS1 to me, but still not quite up to par.
In general, I've noticed a lot of these areas are a bit on the sprawling side, and the shortcuts are more about getting to a boss quicker than opening pathways between entire areas. I'm still liking everything, but Drangleic just isn't as cohesive as Lordran, and that's disappointing.
I actually kind of liked the area. The torch gimmick and the monsters afraid of the light were a neat mechanic, and it seemed denser than any other area I've been to thus far. It was the area most reminiscent of DeS or DaS1 to me, but still not quite up to par.
In general, I've noticed a lot of these areas are a bit on the sprawling side, and the shortcuts are more about getting to a boss quicker than opening pathways between entire areas. I'm still liking everything, but Drangleic just isn't as cohesive as Lordran, and that's disappointing.
PepsimanVsJoe
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So I'm running a Spell-casting build.
Aside from spells, my most-trusted weapon is a Magic-infused hand-axe.
My STR and DEX are 9 and 7 respectively. Yep, I have just enough strength to one-hand the axe. It saves me the headache of swapping, and sometimes forgetting that my staff isn't ready when I hit LB.
I'd like a Dark-infused weapon (as a counterpart for the axe), but I'm not sure what I should use.
Aside from spells, my most-trusted weapon is a Magic-infused hand-axe.
My STR and DEX are 9 and 7 respectively. Yep, I have just enough strength to one-hand the axe. It saves me the headache of swapping, and sometimes forgetting that my staff isn't ready when I hit LB.
I'd like a Dark-infused weapon (as a counterpart for the axe), but I'm not sure what I should use.
I wish I had realized that two weeks ago when I hadn't already gone to NG++; funny that I unintentionally ended up with all the other DLC spells just not the pyro ones.
At least I just need the tower key and scepter and don't have to kill Fume again.
You don't really have much choice unless you want to two hand something as really there's another axe, puzzling stone sword, broken thief sword, dagger, parrying dagger, thief dagger, foot soldier sword, and the broken sword that you can use with those stats one handed. But if you two hand something you've got a larger variety that you can use that'll probably work better.
Morrigan Stark
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Is the Scythe of Nahr Alma any good for a hexer? What about the Scythe of the Forlorn?
I guess the Scythe of Want is the best, but that's end-game. Wondering if I should farm full moon sickles and infuse them with dark.
I want a druid-like character. ^^ The Great Scythe looks underwhelming compared to the DS1 counterpart.
I guess the Scythe of Want is the best, but that's end-game. Wondering if I should farm full moon sickles and infuse them with dark.
I want a druid-like character. ^^ The Great Scythe looks underwhelming compared to the DS1 counterpart.
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Hmm..fair enough. I'll grab the stone sword and if I don't like it I'll just settle for a two-hander.
Thanks.
With an infusion of bleed it's pretty good better than infusing it with dark same with most of the reapers as they have higher scaling for dark but lower dark damage. They're are pretty good for hexers either with the dark infusion or bleed. The full moon sickles are better for pure bleed stuff or going physical they're good but awfully slow in the power stance stuff.
The puzzling stone sword is a trek from where you probably are currently but it is worth it.
I'd advise against using either of the Forlorn weapons. They scale with hollowing and even at 50% they're barely any good.
Great Scythe, Scythe of Want and Bone Scythe are the better weapons of their class, I think.
Morrigan Stark
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I forgot about the hollowing scaling. Ugh yeah that sucks.
Guess the Nahr Alma scythe is the best one for a hexer build until I get the Scythe of Want?
Guess the Nahr Alma scythe is the best one for a hexer build until I get the Scythe of Want?
That or a dark bone scythe which is stronger in terms of damage 227/227 with B STR and B dark scaling which is far stronger than the scythe nahr alma scythe is in either normal or dark infusion. You may not like either as they're both use the great scythe moveset same as the scythe of want.
Morrigan Stark
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Hmm ok, guess it's time to experiment...
PepsimanVsJoe
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I'm on my 3rd character and I've already unlocked the three DLCs (currently chilling in King's Passage).
DS2: Scholar is practically the only game I've been playing the past few weeks...
So, I managed to get halfway through Iron King to pick up th last pyromancy I needed and then warped over to Straid to trade for Outcry, and managed to get my Platinum trophy screenshot to say "Feeble cursed one!" which is deliciously amusing if I say so myself.
Running through the first half of Iron King in NG++ with a moonlight greatsword build reinforced my maybe unpopular opinion that while Iron King has top tier boss fights and a lot of great level design, some of the gauntlet rooms are almost stupidly difficult and encourage cheesing instead of fighting. I used a lot of alluring skulls to just run past enemies in some places because my magic weapons did so little damage to half of what I was supposed to fight.
The room after the second bonfire with the series of gates and lightning ninjas and flame heads feels almost like an NES game in how straight up gamey it feels. The room after the first bonfire with the giant fire spewing club dude is almost impossible to fight through, leading me to just wait around until the barrel dudes eventually blew themselves up against said giant and I picked off the rest with alluring skulls and great soul arrows.
Fume Knight and Sir Alonne are worth the hassle of course.
Running through the first half of Iron King in NG++ with a moonlight greatsword build reinforced my maybe unpopular opinion that while Iron King has top tier boss fights and a lot of great level design, some of the gauntlet rooms are almost stupidly difficult and encourage cheesing instead of fighting. I used a lot of alluring skulls to just run past enemies in some places because my magic weapons did so little damage to half of what I was supposed to fight.
The room after the second bonfire with the series of gates and lightning ninjas and flame heads feels almost like an NES game in how straight up gamey it feels. The room after the first bonfire with the giant fire spewing club dude is almost impossible to fight through, leading me to just wait around until the barrel dudes eventually blew themselves up against said giant and I picked off the rest with alluring skulls and great soul arrows.
Fume Knight and Sir Alonne are worth the hassle of course.
Psychoward
Banned
Just finished DS1 after finishing Bloodborne really early in the year. When do I get more than 1 estus flask? Is healing ever instant? Why does this game's opening suck so much :/