Really? Like I said, a blur lol
Edit: ah yes now I remember, it's a DEX weapon and i used it on my second DS1 char, my dex/pro. I didn't have a dex char in ds2
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Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin |OT| Your weapons are weak, old man
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Really? Like I said, a blur lol
Edit: ah yes now I remember, it's a DEX weapon and i used it on my second DS1 char, my dex/pro. I didn't have a dex char in ds2
Bloodborne is amazingly well designed, though i've just got to the point right before the end boss in around 23 hours, so a little short in comparison. The improvement (imo) to combat means I still think it's the better game though.
My save file corrupted when I got to castle Drangleic on my previous DS2 run through, and I didn't start back up, so everything after that is new to me. Looking forward to it.
SymbiantXenos
Member
Can't unsee orcs lol!
tokilamockingbrd
Member
After playing Bloodborne I will give this a go at some point. I hope they do a Demon souls remake because I hear that is most similiar to BB.
I feel BB is gonna give me at least 100 more hours though and I will not want to move right into another souls game after 200 some odd hours. It will be time to finish Type-0 then P4G.
I feel BB is gonna give me at least 100 more hours though and I will not want to move right into another souls game after 200 some odd hours. It will be time to finish Type-0 then P4G.
Spiritreaver
Member
On twinkling
The new Pursuer rematch encounters drop twinkling. He appears twice in Lost Bastille, so that + Duff = 3. I have no clue if he appears again after that though, but it's a tad more forgiving early game now.
Tarkus
Member
Not that I know of. Trying to gather a total 15 twinkling titanite to fully upgrade it is not worth it IMO. The Claymore is just a better weapon with less stat requirements, easier to upgrade, moveset, longer reach etc. I think the Claymore in this game is the best version of the sword across all 3 Souls game.
I hope this still applies to new item placements.
The quickest way IMO. Defeat Dragonrider at Heide's and get the miracle lady to open Huntsman's Copse. Defeat one of the bosses and open Harvest Valley. Fragrant Branch is near first bonfire in a poison pit. Fragrant branch lets you unpetrify the lady blocking the Shaded Woods. There's an NPC (whats left of him) there that sells the Claymore for 3000 souls near the beginning. Also a much needed melee ring is there.
Orthogonal
Member
Just saw a pic of the claymore, that's not I used in vanilla at all
I used a big ass sword that looked like it was made of stone
Maybe you are thinking of the Greatsword. Claymore was never a giant stone sword.
QueenOfThorns
Member
This durability thing is throwing me for a loop. It feels a lot worse than the old PC version. Killing two enemies takes off like 15% of the durability. Ridiculous. Remember lordran? They had good blacksmiths. Good times.
Just saw a pic of the claymore, that's not I used in vanilla at all
I used a big ass sword that looked like it was made of stone
http://darksouls2.wiki.fextralife.com/Old+Knight+Greatsword
http://darksouls2.wiki.fextralife.com/Majestic+Greatsword
http://darksouls2.wiki.fextralife.com/Charred+Loyce+Greatsword
http://darksouls2.wiki.fextralife.com/Loyce+Greatsword
http://darksouls2.wiki.fextralife.com/Moonlight+Greatsword <--Probably this one?
http://darksouls2.wiki.fextralife.com/BlueMoon+Greatsword <---Or this one?
http://darksouls2.wiki.fextralife.com/King's+Ultra+Greatsword
http://darksouls2.wiki.fextralife.com/Fume+Ultra+Greatsword
http://darksouls2.wiki.fextralife.com/Red+Rust+Sword
http://darksouls2.wiki.fextralife.com/Puzzling+Stone+Sword
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I don't know why, after From finally fixed a lot of grinding issues in DS1 through patches by making twinkling buyable, they keep regressing so much on this. Blood chunks aren't much better in BB and there's literally one slab equivalent in the main game outside of the NG+++ chalice dungeons.
It has 175 because FROM adjusted that high it after complaints about the durability penalty at 60 fps. It hits the ground constantly, so 175 is somewhat "normal".
Assuming it's not rebalanced/placed the Drangleic Sword is basically this game's Drake Sword; it's pretty easy and quick to get when you know how, and way beyond most other stuff at the start, but it doesn't really hold up compared to other weapons in the mid-late game at all. Although I think it does hold up a little better than the Drake Sword overall.
Alebrije
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I know Souls games are not about the graphics but gameplay, but for the ones that played it on PS3 (like me) how does the PS4 versión improves besides the 1080p and 60fps.
Also for the ones that own Bloodborbe how DS remasters graphics compare to Blodborbe ? Do they look far inferior ?
Also for the ones that own Bloodborbe how DS remasters graphics compare to Blodborbe ? Do they look far inferior ?
Not much point even posting about it, no ones going to think you are legit.
I just got the Ring that reduces degradation, it feels almost normal now.
Its
guarded by Pursuer in Lost Bastille, behind two illusary walls, the floor below the boss souls weapon trader.
Schweinehund
Member
60 fps is a pretty big advantage over Bloodborne, I also prefer the artstyle in Dark Souls 2. Though Bloodborne has really detailed environments while DS looks rather plain. (Speaking from a PC player point of view, haven't played Scholars of the first sin). I really miss 60 fps in bloodborne, the loading and stuttering is awful in it.
They tweaked a bunch of items, there's DLC and enemy placement has changed as well.
NecromorphTX
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Slowpoke question
The reference in the OT looks more a reference to FFXIII:LR instead of Dark Souls 2 downgrade/nerf?
The reference in the OT looks more a reference to FFXIII:LR instead of Dark Souls 2 downgrade/nerf?
Hmm not sure what build to go with this time around. Didn't realize my favorite weapon was nerfed to hell and back since the last time I played. Might go with some type of Hex/Dex build since I never used hexes in vanilla. I'm actually really looking forward to diving back in this after watching some streams earlier. Will probably 1000/1000 this for a second time.
Vanilla DS2 and the ensuing fallout over the downgrade happened at about the same time LR was also released.
It's a pun on holy spells being nerfed (holy lightning) not the game. Are we really going to drag that downgrade shit out again? Fucking really?
Ah, maybe I'm mistaken?
I want to believe it's a pun on the lightning spell and not the downgrade stuff... :/
darkistheway
Member
Read the OP. It has nothing to do with the lightning spell.
Well I don't see anything in it having to do with the downgrade either?
Dance Inferno
Unconfirmed Member
I thought it was referring to the lighting system from the demo, which was axed. Should be "Lighting (does not) Return"
It seems like it could be about the lighting.
What a confusing title!
grandwizard
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Game looks pretty great, but anyone know a way to get some HBAO going? I remember having to do some tweaking with the original release but I don't know if that's all changed now.
I'd like to know that as well.
Still there.
Robot Pants
Member
Still looks damn good
I like the start of Dark Souls 2 more than any of the other openings. There's no BS in the way. No tutorial. No bosses before the game opens up, and "hard" enemies available from the start. If you want to take a Deprived, powerstance a dagger, and blitz Heide's, you can from the start with no gating. And once you beat one boss, the rest opens up.
Its there
Poimandres
Member
It's still painful, right? Hehe
Not really, because I was always in the "game's change during development" camp and thought the whole #youlied stuff was utterly ridiculous. But like I said, let's not drudge that back up :/
QueenOfThorns
Member
How was it ridiculous when they were using that footage and screenshots even weeks before release? It's fine if you don't care, but they did clearly lie about what the final game was gonna look like.
And it's really sad they charged $20/did a whole remaster for the PS4 and still couldn't get the originally lighting and graphics to return.
Not sure what's worth a $20 fee so far. I get to use my weapons on all of 5 enemies before it breaks!
Roll speed has nothing to do with AGL (which is incrased by adaptability, or attunement at a lower rate). AGL controls how invincible you are during rolling (you start at like 0.6x of Dark Souls 1's ninja roll, but can exceed DkS1 by something like 30% by the end? Not sure on the exact numbers.
Equip Weight controls roll speed, or more specifically, % of the load that you are at. It is a continuous, but non-linear spectrum. There is a fat roll animation change at 70%.
What % are you at, and what % are you comparing to?
No, it doesn't use the cut-off system that the first two Souls games uses. There are more interesting gear decisions to be made here to fit your playstyle and current max burden.
IIRC below 30% you fast roll (BB speed), 30 to 70% you normal roll, above 70% you fat roll
Tarkus
Member
I don't think it's the roll speed that's affected by equip load. I'm pretty sure it's just the distance of the roll. Just staying under 70% gives you the fast roll.