lunchtoast
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Had no idea this was coming out. Only played Demon Souls might pick this up in the future for PS4
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Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin |OT| Your weapons are weak, old man
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yes and yes
it's not just me, when I got to the second spot there were player signs on the ground saying "not here?!"
Almost halfway through the game, and I've been murdering everything with DW maces. Definitely still a good choice.
QueenOfThorns
Member
They moved her summon sign at no man's whatever nearer to the boat. It's not where it used to be. I think it's on the docks before you go to the boat.
franbatista123
Member
That's very weird, she was there for me.
usp84
Member
VisceralBowl
Member
You're welcome, besada did all the work tho.
GTX 560
i5-3450
I know, not really current or anything. I actually got out of that area and it got better. I'm going to install the old one and see if I am just tripping.
I'm actually liking the new enemy placements so far.
had you done any bosses in lost bastille?
RandomSeed
Member
Did anyone ever post comparison shots between modded DkS2 and the DX11 update?
I should have added that I know I can google it up, but I don't want boss spoilers or anything past early game.
I should have added that I know I can google it up, but I don't want boss spoilers or anything past early game.
franbatista123
Member
Yes, the Sentinels.
I think you should lower the graphics a bit, maybe you weren't running it maxed on the original DS2
maybe you have to do a boss to move her then, not just talk to her
it wont. its been established, lets get over this and keep playing please.
Miyazaki was there for the new enemy placements.
I'm getting a consistent 60 FPS with a GTX 560 and a worse processor using max settings. There must be an issue somewhere.
franbatista123
Member
I can't remember, but i think she was the other NPC that i called to kill the sentinels besides the Pilgrim. Can't remember being able to call her in the original version. Maybe that explains it.
Probably drivers.
Just for my own curiousity, do have any links to articles regarding Miyazaki's involvement in SotFS?
Then he's going insane, because they suck.
Orochinagis
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franbatista123
Member
I still haven't done the Lost Sinner... i did Lost Bastille(1st encounter then Sentinels)>No Man's Wharf(2nd encounter then Flexile Sentry)> (and i'm almost at the third encounter)
If you mean No Man's Wharf,
she was elsewhere, inside the area this time.. didn't do any bosses in Bastille and she was there.
Earthen Peak, but earlier.
Summon spot was also moved. I'd guess the changes are small enough that it'll be fine if you just explore properly.
QueenOfThorns
Member
Is there a place early on that I can get repair powder? All out.
Orochinagis
Member
Yes, NPCs start to move when you kill a boss or enter new area, in case of doubt you can check if she already moved from her spot on the bastille (you need her to defeat
The sinner
In Majula after you help the blacksmith
JudgmentJay
Member
Source?
QueenOfThorns
Member
He sold like one and then it greyed out. Already used it up. I got a couple of drops too.
Orochinagis
Member
How much did you progressed, you can farm it from rats
CraigerGamer
Member
Still not available on PSN for download. I need this. Now.
Alcoholikaust
Member
You sure? Cause Yui Tanimura has been saying how he made the big decisions when it came to Scholar of the First Sin.
Weird. Oh well- B-Team or not, game has been amazing.
Just like he 'oversaw' the entirety of DK2. Yeah, just an advisory role probably.
Orochinagis
Member
It requires to beat
The Rotten, the Iron King
Winter shrine
You can wait for a cheaper price or go buy it
This is where I originally learned about it.
Yeah could be, more than anything they just wanted his name back in there.
Agreed, Iron Keep is especially awful. New enemy placement/AI doesn't feel fun or challenging, just cheap and frustrating. I got to the point last night where I just started grinding all the Alonne Knights/Archers so they would stop respawning. I never had to do that in vanilla.
Iron Keep is definitely the lowest point so far.
I really like Dark Souls II, despite the whole B Team stuff, but if this Iron Keep I played is their idea of improvement, I'm not sure I'll get Dark Souls III (or whatever they're making next) day one. Might have to watch a lot of streams first.
I really like Dark Souls II, despite the whole B Team stuff, but if this Iron Keep I played is their idea of improvement, I'm not sure I'll get Dark Souls III (or whatever they're making next) day one. Might have to watch a lot of streams first.
Actually, you can totally take him from the front without parrying. That's all I've been doing since I got the game and I wreck his shit 24/7. He's very simple once you learn how to dodge his attacks.
That's a bit worrying. What have they done with the enemy placements? I tried to look for a video but couldn't find anything. I'm wondering whether I should get the game or not but if it's going to be 10x more tedious then I won't bother.
Honestly, I think the vanilla version is better or the same in every area so far. I haven't found a single thing that made me think "ok, that's much better". Even the visuals I prefer the original version, I'm not a fan of the higher contrast and overall bloom they added. Never liked modded Dark Souls II either, I really like the vanilla look of the game at stupidly high resolutions.
It's not that much about the enemy placement, as it is about the aggro area, both how far they spot you and how far they're willing to chase you, it becomes a pain in the ass, you can't lure them out one by one, you can't run past them either.
It's also true for every area, but Iron Keep was by far the worst offender, it was still somewhat easy to ignore the issue before Iron Keep, but when you reach it. Man, shit sucks.
Did you play the DLC? I'd definitely recommend the Season Pass over the remaster if you own vanilla Dark Souls II. Cheaper and better.
As I said, I'm a fan of Dark Souls II, but if this is what they call an improvement, I fear for the next game.
In the huge room just before Smelter Demon, they've increased the number of Knights/Archers, changed their placement, and modified the AI so they aggro you from anywhere in the room. Every time I tried to make a run for the boss room, I would very quickly find myself surrounded by about 8-9 Knights and 3-4 Archers shooting at me. Basically the only way to even reach the boss is to kite enemies one at a time back to the entrance until the room is (mostly) empty. Considering how long the run is, and the fact that Smelter is one of the more challenging bosses in the game, the whole situation seems like overkill.
Orochinagis
Member
Thats pretty bad to hear, so far I was expecting better encounter in some of the cheap areas of the main game.
Well shi...
VaultBoy101
Member
It's been confirmed by a few people now that even though the achievement/trophy list is the same as the last-gen vanilla release, the new spells from the DLCs are required to unlock those achievements in the new version. I like that extra bit of motivation to do those areas.
I am ok with this. Cant wait to jump in for the first time.
Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
Member
So is this the hardest souls game? (+bloodborne)
Dance Inferno
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In case anyone is wondering, I found a solution for swapping the bumper/trigger on the XB1 controller for the DX11 version. I downloaded Durazno, which is an Xinput wrapper, extracted the contents of the 64 bit folder into my game folder (the 32 bit version won't work with DX11), and then simply ran the application and remapped the triggers and bumpers.
Now I can attack/block using the triggers and power attack/parry using the bumpers, just as God intended.
As a bonus, you can also adjust the settings to get rid of the deadzone/8-way movement limitation. Moving around feels a lot more fluid now.
It won the vote for the easiest, as far as I recall.
Bloodborne's got a lot of problems with it's balance. If all you do is pump Vit and your Str/Skill damage stat, the game isn't that bad.
AWizardDidIt
Member
Nothing in Dark Souls 2 is more bullshit unfair than the archers in Anor Londo
I don't know. I just don't see it. None of my deaths so far I've felt have been due to "bullshit".
First, if you're having a hard time with the game, check to make sure you didn't join the Company of Champions.
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When approaching the game's difficulty, there are a few things to keep in mind.
1) This was voted the easiest of the Souls games by GAF (though I disagree with the assessment),
2) Going down and saying "It's harder because of these design choices" misses all of the things that benefit the player. There are a bunch of things that ultimately help the player out, like:
- There are no worthless stats like there are in the other three games.
- If you don't like your spec, or you misplaced a few points, you can respect.
- Crafting comes earlier and at lower cost, and the mechanics are simplified.
- You can upgrade armor.
- There is a far greater variety of weapons and armor to fit your playstyle and current stat build at any time.
- The game is wildly less linear, and even less linear in the updated version due to a few key item placements/purchases.
- Fast travel lets you explore with less effort, and allows you to look for alternatives if you're having difficulty with any area or boss.
- There's overall much greater build variety and balance.
- It is much easier to do meaningful hybrid builds rather than stacking a single stat-or-two.
- You get four ring slots, and there are a ton of options that effectively "disable" some of the things people dislike about the game design. Durability, soul loss, "humanity"/HP loss, amount of HP loss, too-little poise, too-little poise damage, etc. are all things that, if you're struggling with, have solutions in the early game. Keep exploring!
If you're having difficulty, or think an area sucks, it is so easy to reconfigure your character or try going somewhere else. I found Dark Souls 1 to be frustrating until I figured out what spells/gear were broken as hell, but I felt like this game really allowed me to find my own alternatives and progress at my own pace and interests, and that the solutions weren't just "cheese the fuck out of the game". If you go in expecting the pace or mechanics of Dark Souls 1, it will probably be a miserable experience.
Overall, it is about the same difficulty as Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, and Bloodborne, but you have to use mechanics and design to your advantage rather than assuming the mechanics copy over from one of the to other games. You could get away with it going from DeS to Dark Souls, but between "DS"/BB/DkS2, you have to account for the different mechanics.
====
When approaching the game's difficulty, there are a few things to keep in mind.
1) This was voted the easiest of the Souls games by GAF (though I disagree with the assessment),
2) Going down and saying "It's harder because of these design choices" misses all of the things that benefit the player. There are a bunch of things that ultimately help the player out, like:
- There are no worthless stats like there are in the other three games.
- If you don't like your spec, or you misplaced a few points, you can respect.
- Crafting comes earlier and at lower cost, and the mechanics are simplified.
- You can upgrade armor.
- There is a far greater variety of weapons and armor to fit your playstyle and current stat build at any time.
- The game is wildly less linear, and even less linear in the updated version due to a few key item placements/purchases.
- Fast travel lets you explore with less effort, and allows you to look for alternatives if you're having difficulty with any area or boss.
- There's overall much greater build variety and balance.
- It is much easier to do meaningful hybrid builds rather than stacking a single stat-or-two.
- You get four ring slots, and there are a ton of options that effectively "disable" some of the things people dislike about the game design. Durability, soul loss, "humanity"/HP loss, amount of HP loss, too-little poise, too-little poise damage, etc. are all things that, if you're struggling with, have solutions in the early game. Keep exploring!
If you're having difficulty, or think an area sucks, it is so easy to reconfigure your character or try going somewhere else. I found Dark Souls 1 to be frustrating until I figured out what spells/gear were broken as hell, but I felt like this game really allowed me to find my own alternatives and progress at my own pace and interests, and that the solutions weren't just "cheese the fuck out of the game". If you go in expecting the pace or mechanics of Dark Souls 1, it will probably be a miserable experience.
Overall, it is about the same difficulty as Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, and Bloodborne, but you have to use mechanics and design to your advantage rather than assuming the mechanics copy over from one of the to other games. You could get away with it going from DeS to Dark Souls, but between "DS"/BB/DkS2, you have to account for the different mechanics.