Yeah I remember them being there on vanilla too.
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Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin |OT| Your weapons are weak, old man
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Yeah I remember them being there on vanilla too.
Psychoward
Banned
nah that's not it, I'll take a screen of it later
I wasn't talking about Heide's Tower of Flame or Huntsman's Copse though?Morrigan Stark said:
DarkHeartedKill
Member
O nice. I never used it, since I co-oped I'd just level up indefinitely because once I reach that 15mill SM I'd be paired with people up to 99mill SM. Plus I needed lots of levels if I wanted to power-stance KUGs while wearing Havels torso and legs, engraved gauntlets, and smelter demon helm. I think I was like level 250 or 300 or something lol.
If the were doing quality builds and PvPing most likely they would have been using Agape ring, I never did Arena I didn't really get into PvP till Das 3.
Here's my sad victory over him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvNgvfGb5es
His combos are deadly, but that's what makes beating him even tastier.
you mean skillful? You can't get more powerful without spending souls, which you don't have
that's a lot of health you got there.....
DarkHeartedKill
Member
I just looked at my charcter I have about 2300 health. Not sure if I had that much for that fight, but I think it was around there lol. I decided to fulfill the role of the Tank and ADC
.I just looked at my charcter I have about 2300 health. Not sure if I had that much for that fight, but I think it was around there lol. I decided to fulfill the role of the Tank and ADC
dang. I'm at like 1250 (SL150). I dodge a lot though.
DarkHeartedKill
Member
I'm SL 257(I co-op a lot...A LOT, I have 198 Sunlight medals lol). I dodge fairly well, just sometimes I screw up and don't wanna die because of it. Like his fire sweep attack that did over half my health.
The dragons were there in vanilla.
So, I'm at the end game, just got the Giant Kinship.
Also, is there a way to prevent
Should I kill Vendrick and do the DLCs or do the DLCs first and kill Vendrick?
Also, is there a way to prevent
Starting Nashandra right away after I kill the Throne watchers? I want the best ending and I need to kill Vendrick first
DarkHeartedKill
Member
Yes, there is. However...
You already did it. Getting Giant Kinship is what causes the Nashandra fight to activate.
Tarkus
Member
I guess so.you mean skillful? You can't get more powerful without spending souls, which you don't have
Psychoward
Banned
ugh, is fume knight optional? I can't even get to the bonfire near him because of the damn giant thing blocking the big door
tower key also opened 2 doors, should I go for the one right by the foyer bonfire first or what
tower key also opened 2 doors, should I go for the one right by the foyer bonfire first or what
Tarkus
Member
You gotta do it.
Psychoward
Banned
I thought Iron Passage was the next zone though?
also is there a reason my UGS is breaking for Sinh but never broke for the Ancient Dragon? I need to carry a backup and don't have the weight to spare :/
Iron passage is optional and Sinh has corrosive skin.
Psychoward
Banned
ah okay, guess I'll level up a short backup weapon of some sort
here's the bonfire I was talking about the other day btw, no idea what it is
edit: ugh sinh is giving me such a hard time, I've gotten him down to like 5% too and just nope. I feel like I already know all of his tricks too so it'll just come down to luck
Cathedral of the Blue is where that is.
Psychoward
Banned
is that after the dragon? I already went there and didn't find anything
Psychoward
Banned
sinh down, fume knight or iron passage next?
edit: nvm, iron passage is a co-op/challenge area like grave of the dead
only souls area i've ever skipped on purpose was grave of the dead and looks like I'm doing the same here. fume knight here we come
edit 2: "oh fume knight isn't that bad"
edit: nvm, iron passage is a co-op/challenge area like grave of the dead
only souls area i've ever skipped on purpose was grave of the dead and looks like I'm doing the same here. fume knight here we come
edit 2: "oh fume knight isn't that bad"
/transforms sword in to giant flaming deathdealer
That's exactly where it is.
HF2014
Member
Im at Fume Knight atm. Seriously how did you do it? You wear anything special when at half life his sword come fire and dark? He literally smoke me all the time, i think i died like 40 time easily, cannot go further.
And you are right, hes seriously one of the hardest boss from all Dark Souls combine!
Psychoward
Banned
if it makes you feel any better I just got stuck on Fume Knight as well
HF2014
Member
I picked this up on PS4 since it was cheap and I figured I'd play this before putting down more money on DS3.
Had a look online and a lot of people rate it the worst Souls game, so I feel sorta bummed.
Any opinions on this one before I open it?
I was one of them. Constantly basing it, hating it. But after giving it a fair chance with Scholar of the First Sin, i honestly change my mind. Its like day and night with what they done from vanilla Dark Souls 2 and SotFS, i can even compare it with Diablo 3 vanilla and now what it became. The 3 DLC also add a lot, bosses in them are very tough. Feel free also to follow the directive from ign guide, im using it just to point me where to go next. Havent beat it yet, near the end, but want to do the dlc first.
Iv pick it up for 20$, and seriously doesnt regret it one second. Even thinking i might enjoy it a little bit more than Dark Souls 3. Let say iv i got to rate all of em, Dark Souls got a 9.5/10, SotFS get a 9.3 and Dark Souls 3 get a 9.2. But before SotFS? Dark Souls 2 was like a 6/10 for me.
Open it and play with it, its good!
Psychoward
Banned
Were the changes from the base game to scholar really that significant? What'd they alter?
edit: ugh stuck at the old chaos and fume knight now
brandonh83
Banned
After messing around with it and-- while "messing around" with it-- almost killing Sinh, I've decided that my new loyalties lie in... greatswords. Namely, this Drakeblood Greatsword. Holy shit. I've looked at opinions of it online and have seen some general negativity, but for a greatsword it takes much less stamina (I can swing it up to six times in a row) and hits like an absolute motherfucker. And, it's pretty fun. It seems to be a happy medium between the heavy and quick weapons. I like this.
So now I want to do a build with that in mind, and I enjoy the lightning elemental as it's cool and seems to be really powerful against most things in this game. What should I pump my stats into? As I said on the last page I'm level 150.
So now I want to do a build with that in mind, and I enjoy the lightning elemental as it's cool and seems to be really powerful against most things in this game. What should I pump my stats into? As I said on the last page I'm level 150.
Psychoward
Banned
How do I get to Sir Alonne? Also the Frigid Outskirts, I'm assuming it's that building adjacent to the main castle?
Finally, how do I get more knights for the old chaos fight?
edit: you have to fight all the mobs each time for the boss fight? I haven't even made it to the boss yet, gonna break my damn controller
Finally, how do I get more knights for the old chaos fight?
edit: you have to fight all the mobs each time for the boss fight? I haven't even made it to the boss yet, gonna break my damn controller
brandonh83
Banned
I'm not familiar with what you're talking about as I'm not to it just yet but it sounds like a real son of a bitch.
Ser Alonne: After defeating the Fume Knight, examine his armor in the throne room of the Iron Keep.
To get more knights for the Ivory King fight, just play through the Frozen Eleum Loyce level and you'll encounter them eventually. Make sure to get the blizzard snow storm out of the way first. There are three spread out through the level and you already get one of them automatically.
The mobs will respawn after a while, so in the harder areas like Grave of the Dead and Iron Passage you can use soul and item farming gear to kill them all and teleport back to the bonfire.
I love the greatswords in this game. So many options. I played through my first and now my second run using the Greatsword +10. It just destroys everything in its way. Even in NG+. And I feel like I'm Guts from Berserk while using it haha.
It's generally negative as its a weapon that deals split damage and doesn't scale that well other than its low stamina cost its not really useful.
Psychoward
Banned
For the mob question I was referring to old chaos fight, although I guess it'll become manageable after I get all 4 knights.
I'm using the Drakekeeper's Ultra Greatsword, not as damaging as the standard one but looks a helluva lot cooler and that's all that really matters.
Finally finished SotFS after finishing Dark Souls 2 Vanilla back in 2014.
This is after I've played DS3. I prefer DS2 to 3. I think it pushed the envelope in terms of Dark Souls, DS3 is too safe and more of the same compared to DS1.
I'm now in the Sunken City (Left the DLCs for last), and gosh, what a giant jump in architecture/level quality compared to some of the previous areas.
This is after I've played DS3. I prefer DS2 to 3. I think it pushed the envelope in terms of Dark Souls, DS3 is too safe and more of the same compared to DS1.
I'm now in the Sunken City (Left the DLCs for last), and gosh, what a giant jump in architecture/level quality compared to some of the previous areas.
Psychoward
Banned
HF2014
Member
They change a lot of enemies location, items, adds blockpath like in Lost Bastille, add enemies to make area way more difficult , and add to that all the extra content from the DLC which have ( only played two dlc so far ) the hardest bosses in the games. Only little conplain is that all the bosses from the regular game doesnt really have increased difficulty, i found them nearly all pretty easy, but to get there, areas are way more difficult.
And now, im at about 60 freakin try for Fume Knight, the sob just dont want to go down!
There are also a few more neat touches sprinkled throughout the game:
Ex: Hollow Soldiers attacking the giant trees in the Forest of the Fallen Giants.
Psychoward
Banned
okay, burnt ivory king is some grade a BULLSHIT
-have to fight a billion mobs to even get him to spawn so you're at 0 estus by the time he does spawn
-once he spawns he has a magical sword with a hitbox that would make the pursuer jealous
I beat ludwig, laurence and orphan of kos all solo, NG+ no problem but this guy makes me wanna rip my hair out
-have to fight a billion mobs to even get him to spawn so you're at 0 estus by the time he does spawn
-once he spawns he has a magical sword with a hitbox that would make the pursuer jealous
I beat ludwig, laurence and orphan of kos all solo, NG+ no problem but this guy makes me wanna rip my hair out
Psychoward
Banned
finally got him thank jesus
do boss souls transfer into ng+?
edit: trying to get to ser alonne, not sure why they make the path to get to the bosses so damn difficult in the dlcs
do boss souls transfer into ng+?
edit: trying to get to ser alonne, not sure why they make the path to get to the bosses so damn difficult in the dlcs
brandonh83
Banned
I guess technically, but I'm having awesome results with it personally. I'm high DEX and its DEX scaling is at S. I beat Sinh last night with relative ease and so far I'm destroying everything in the Iron King DLC. The low stamina cost and the damage I'm doing is really adding up. That being said, despite having finished all of these games multiple times I'm still not super well-versed in the technicality of things, so while I'm liking the weapon there's no doubt I could be using something better.
I'm just completely oblivious as to what. I know there's a Loyce greatsword coming up in the third DLC that's supposed to be really good but you get that for trading in the final boss soul of that area and for me that'll still be a little ways off haha
Yeah I'm having fun using it. I'm always open to better suggestions to make my life even easier, but as I said above I'm having good results with this one. Most of the enemies I've fought in the Iron King DLC so far have went down in a few quick hits with the Drakeblood.
Psychoward
Banned
finished, really good game
last 3 bosses were a joke compared to the dlc ones lol
last 3 bosses were a joke compared to the dlc ones lol
DarkHeartedKill
Member
Yes they do.
Regarding Brunt Ivory did you remember to
Find the three ivory knights? You start with one bro, but if you find three more, three of them will sacrifice their lives to block the hell gates, and one will fight alongside you.
Psychoward
Banned
Yeah I did that but still found the mobs a chore to go through
Garrett Hawke
Member
I'm 11 hours in and I've only just beaten Lost Sinner
Am I doing it wrong?
My total DS1 playtime incl DLC was like... 45h
Am I doing it wrong?
My total DS1 playtime incl DLC was like... 45h
Summon people. Keeps his attention. If you can't do that, just make sure you stay close to him when he's swiping his fire sword and roll the opposite direction of the swipe, around him while locked on. Just make sure if he raises his sword that you run away. After his last swipe, get a hit or two in, and then regain stamina.
Currently at 3.5M Soul Memory on Xbox One. Putting down my sign at the bonfire to help out people. GT: Shadow XBL
edit: to answer your question I use the Flame Quartz +3, cloranthy +1, Simpleton's Ring (ADP+5), and Third Dragon Ring so can wear the Havel's arms, legs, armor. However your main goal needs to be "don't get hit"
Psychoward
Banned
if you don't use a smelter wedge on the surrounding fire thingies outside the boss arena he can heal
Psychoward
Banned
Nah, overall it's longer than DS1. My playtime with DS1 with DLC was about 40hours, this was 51.
oh FFFF. Screw that noise.
Jimnymebob
Member
No, DSII is a long game. My first complete playthrough of SotFS took 101 hours, and like you it took me around 50 hours to beat the first Dark Souls. Compared to me though 11 hours to get to Lost Sinner seems quite quick.