Draw enemies out with Arrows..They're a must in this game.
Otherwise huge enemy hordes will be alerted(DS2 has tons of these)
In fact its probably better to kill some of them with arrows than face them head on.
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Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin |OT| Your weapons are weak, old man
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Draw enemies out with Arrows..They're a must in this game.
Otherwise huge enemy hordes will be alerted(DS2 has tons of these)
In fact its probably better to kill some of them with arrows than face them head on.
King Gilga
Member
Can you not just burn a thingy at a bonfire to turn the area to NG+ and get both?
IMO a weapon with a good dazing cleave like powerstanced falchions is invaluable.
Mattdaddy
Gold Member
I'm not sure, never tried that. Would be awesome as I love that set. Did that work in vanilla?
So, there are new assets sprinkled throughout the game! That's pretty interesting stuff, thank you.
SymbiantXenos
Member
Heide Knight Sword dropped.
Yes.
AWizardDidIt
Member
I'm actually totally with him. Or at least I died more to Pursuer (4 times) during my recent run than I died to any boss in Bloodborne (3 times for Cleric Beast and Chosen Reborn, every other boss was first or second try).
That thing is too good, carried me through 70% of the game :lol,
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
One of my favorite weapons in the game
did his location change? Don't even remember if it's possible to get it early in the former game.SymbiantXenos
Member
One of my favorite weapons in the game
Dropped from a knight in
The Tower of Flame
Dance Inferno
Unconfirmed Member
I'm playing with an X1 controller on the DX11 version, but I'm wondering if there is a way to remap the block/attack buttons to left/right trigger, and the power attacks to the bumpers? Using the bumpers for my regular attacks feels uncomfortable.
There is a menu for remapping keys but as far as I can tell it only lets you remap keyboard controls. Is there a mod that would let me remap the controller buttons?
There is a menu for remapping keys but as far as I can tell it only lets you remap keyboard controls. Is there a mod that would let me remap the controller buttons?
Can you still gain access to it early in the game?
There are two things I'd like to have as early as possible in DS2. The Heide Knight Sword, and the
Ring of Life Protection which makes dying pretty much a non-issue
Magic Builds:
- Sorcerer (INT) can be its own thing. Make sure you upgrade your staves!
- Miracles (FAITH)are slightly supplemental. Fewer damage spells, (but pretty good), a bit more utility. Likely to be supplemented with physical attacks and a shield more than Sorc.
- Dark Magic (Min of INT and FAITH, so you need to level both). Powerful with the greatest stat commitment. The basic damage spell, Dark Orb, is easily the best of the low-tier damage spells.
- Pyromancy (Max of INT and FAITH, so it fits with either). Supplemental magic. Much shorter range, fewer casts, but can be powerful per hit.
Max HP matters for all builds, but Weight, AGI, and the physical damage stats will differ from build to build. Dark Souls 2 is the king of build variety, and hybrid builds.
Sorcerer is the one that lets you hit the ground running since it gives you a staff and and a spell with a lot of casts. I suggest doing the OTHER starting zone than Forest of the Fallen Giants first, as staying at range will really help kill guys that give a shitload of souls per kill.
You can equip duplicates of a spell to increase the # of casts you have. Sitting at any bonfire restores all of your magic to full, so it is like your version of weapon durability.
I'd like to know this as well. Using a Wii U pro controller with a Mayflash adapter and the dual wield and item buttons are swapped.
yo fuck the new Heide's tower
these
are a pain in the ass
also that
(I actually like the changes so far)
on the plus side, I've managed to get the parry timing pretty much down, which I somehow never managed the entire time I played DS2 vanilla
these
knights
also that
dragon
(I actually like the changes so far)
on the plus side, I've managed to get the parry timing pretty much down, which I somehow never managed the entire time I played DS2 vanilla
Oh wow, those are some great changes. Minor, but significant.
Store it in your item box for now. You will find a use later.
there's a specific NPC you run into later
If I remember correctly, DaS lets you go into "Stamina debt". So if you're at 60 Stamina, and a roll costs 100, rolling will put you at -40, which you'll have to regen. You won't be able to do any Stamina-costing actions until you regen up to 1 again.
That's just kind of the details of the mechanic, though. Stamina is certainly more important in DaS compared to BB, and managing it is a big part of the gameplay.
Mechanized
Member
I wonder if they'll patch the durability on PS4/Xbone. I noticed it on my last PC playthough, it felt like all my weapons were at risk super fast. It's manageable, but you regularly find yourself getting to a boss and having your weapon run out of durability mid-fight, and if you don't have a backup weapon you're screwed. It seems like it would be an easy fix.
AWizardDidIt
Member
Yup. Just be prepared because it jacks the whole area up to NG+ difficulty. But it lets you get two of the same boss soul in a single playthrough.
Always have two weapons, or a weapon and magic, equipped. That was the point if durability, even in the old console versions.
Robot Pants
Member
ITS THE WAY FROM INTENDED IT.
DONT QUESTION THEIR METHODS
THREE WEAPON SLOTS
GET GUD
etc
AWizardDidIt
Member
Still haven't run out of durability on any of my weapons yet in my current playthrough. I've just been using a handaxe and it hasn't ever gone below 1/3 of its durability between any of the bonfires killing every enemy between them.
Buy repair powder?
Are we really going to be salty about this?
I for one am really truly sorry that there are people who are fine with the durability as it is now.
How must we show repentance?
Mattdaddy
Gold Member
Ohhhh yeah, sweet. I guess I never burned the NG+ item. Does the game stay NG+ or does it eventually return to normal difficulty?
Jesus fucking Christ dude. I want them to address it. There is no reason corpses should give extra durability loss. But don't pretend like it is some giant departure from the PS3 version. Even at 30 fps you needed more than a single weapon for damage.
AWizardDidIt
Member
Stays forever.
Furthermore IIRC if you go into NG+, that area is going to be set to NG++
I could be wrong on that but I feel like that's the case.
HarryKS
Member
Actually, playing Demon Souls allowed you to get into 1 on 1 situations easily. Bloodborne is different. Enemies swarm you. They attack as mobs.
It not going to be fixed. From the way I understand it, they have certain animations tied to framerate so it order to fix it, they would have to redo all the animations in the game and not tie them to framerate which probably isn't financially feasible. My suggestion, if your low on durability and you don't have repair powder, either switch to another weapon or just run past enemies to the next bonfire. I usually had to run past enemies to the next bonfire in the early game until I unlocked the ability to buy unlimitied repair powder.
theyre not going to address it, seriously, deal with it. this argument is all this thread is about. use the three weapon slots and play thte game.
Loved Dark Souls 1, was awful at it. Really enjoying Bloodborne so thought I'd dive into DS2... It's incredibly just how difficult it is in comparison to BB.
I had to summon two helpers just to beat some random giant stone dude at the very start, only to die and lose all 25k souls I had. Raged after that and plan to start again tonight.
I think I like it more than BB already though.
I had to summon two helpers just to beat some random giant stone dude at the very start, only to die and lose all 25k souls I had. Raged after that and plan to start again tonight.
I think I like it more than BB already though.
I know they won't change it, because they've said this was intended and have made balance changes around the issue. But I'm getting jumped on and ridiculed for suggesting people use two weapons, something that is the case for any version of the game.
You can level up in Majula. This isn't BB, the level woman is there from the start. Also gives you the healing item.
ThatChairMan
Member
Is the DLC balanced to be done as soon as you have access to it? I only ever played through them on my character that had done everything aside from entering NG+, and they were still fairly challenging then, so I imagine it'd be even more difficult entering immediately after gaining access to them.
Gnome Scat
Member
So I sucked at Dark Souls 1 and couldn't get past the Bell Gargolye. I like the game though and want to try it out again, should I pick this one up for Xbox One?
Deified Data
Banned
Go for it.
If you like the game it doesn't matter how good you are, you'll beat everything eventually.
actually you get more swarmed here now too. example:
remember the
gate that closes after Pate in Forest of Giants? now when the gate closes behind you, ALL the 6 mobs that were inside the corridor come rushing out to gank you
Try to use pebbles to catch their attention and separate the enemy from the group, so you can kill them one by one.
You can do same in souls game with the bow/throwing knives.
easterislandhead
Member
Loved dark souls 1 but stopped playing 2 just after
I spent too much time invading and got burnt out. How far into the game was I?
entering a black and white area inside a tree I think and killing a giant
Even if your goal is to be shieldless, you can still keep a light shield with low rate suction on it.
One of the keys to the game is "think hybrid". You can dip your toes in other playstyles for some benefit without diving in.
BenTheLazyGamer
Member
I've only just started Demon's Souls so this'll be good to pick up for when I eventually get around to DSII.
near the end