ROBOKITTYZILLA
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Is there a wiki or guide somewhere compiling a complete detailed list of changes from Dark Souls 2 to Dark Souls 2: SOTFS?
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Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin |OT| Your weapons are weak, old man
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DaciaJC
Gold Member
Yes, carrying a torch in that area aggroed enemies in vanilla.
duck_sauce
Member
What are your opinion on weapon enchantments? Im really not sure.....the weapon gets a lot weaker and im not sure the added effect damage is worth it half the time.
So how about your? Are you enchanting weapons? What enchantments are worth it?
So how about your? Are you enchanting weapons? What enchantments are worth it?
Dance Inferno
Unconfirmed Member
Haha cool cool. That would have been cool, randomly running into GAFers.
I don't think he's supposed to be super easy,he has pretty powerful hits and stuns for a newcomer
dragonelite
Member
Don't worry, it gets harder.
am going DUAL ULTRA SWORD. it just looks so badass.
Aces&Eights
Member
Getting ready to pick this up (as soon as I finish Bloodborne) and am wondering if someone can give me an honest opinion about this whole weapon degradation thing. I skipped DS2 on PS3 since I knew they would remaster so I have no reference for it.
I get that weapons deteriorate over time. I am just wondering if the folks saying, "I killed 5 guys then my sword broke!" are full of hyperbole or if it really is an issue. I know there is repair powder and stuff and I actually like that sort of mechanic but how does it play out in this game? Is it "once a level you need to repair" or "once every 30 seconds you need to repair? Also, does it really do much more damage for hitting a wall or a corpse?
I get that weapons deteriorate over time. I am just wondering if the folks saying, "I killed 5 guys then my sword broke!" are full of hyperbole or if it really is an issue. I know there is repair powder and stuff and I actually like that sort of mechanic but how does it play out in this game? Is it "once a level you need to repair" or "once every 30 seconds you need to repair? Also, does it really do much more damage for hitting a wall or a corpse?
The issue only comes into play when you hit a corpse or a wall, which costs double the durability of what it did on PS3. Regular hits work as usual. Corpses and walls always had a durability penalty.
Durability is fundamentally different than the other games. It is lower, but restores to max at every bonfire for free and automatically like your Estus and spell uses, as long as it didn't go all the way to 0 durability. You would need to repair it at a smith if it fully broke. You get a low durability warning when something is close to breaking.
That's nice dude,you seem to be pretty good at this game
watervengeance
Member
Shrine of amana still a pain in the Ass.
I'm 7 bosses into BB and doing just that
Aces&Eights
Member
OK, thanks. That seems reasonable. The only issue I guess is I sometimes do a swing after the previous hit killed an enemy. Kind of sucks that I get a penalty for defending myself in the heat of battle lol. I assume this is what you mean by hitting a corpse as I can't see any reason why someone would just start wailing on an already dead guy.
MDSLKTR
Member
I tried that with ds1 and I can't, I confuse the controls too much lol
They're mostly trash. Best weapons in the game are blunt due to the excess of armoured enemies. Some of the DLC ones are decent
Hi there Fume Knight Great Sword
The giant club? Pretty OP once you get it to +10. That and the Dragon Tooth are still my go-to's. Best scaling/damage output in the game I think if you're going a Str build.
I also really enjoyed the axe that you get in
Pharros
Still, if you like a weapon, add a lightning gem if it's a blade or keep it raw if it's blunt. Both will maximise the damage since most enemies are weak to one of the two (or both).
Yeah, its an issue that some weapons kind of hit guys on their way down. The issue dsiproprtinally hurts a few weapon types. Learning to use your thrust attacks helps a ton.
With or without the durability issue, you should have two weapons equipped if you are a pure physical build, because that is the intent of the bonfire-centered durability mechanics. The first area us among the worst for durability.
Nine different reviews already posted on Metacritic.
Aces&Eights
Member
Oh yeah, two at least. I'm a little concerned because the Giant Club is a weapon I will use predominantly and that has a 3 swing combo from what I can tell. If the first 2 kills the enemy then that 3rd, over the head smash is going to make me wince every time. Regardless, the game looks so good so in the end I'm not that worried. I'm used to Souls games adding something in the mix to jack you up, lol
dragonelite
Member
Try to aggro these guys one at a time and always keep your shield up
Explicit classes don't really matter in Dark Souls. The class you pick at the beginning is basically just starting stat alignment and starting equipment. You can pretty much change it at a moments notice, and the game has an item that lets you respec all your stat points as well.
If you want to use big, slow, heavy weapons to whop on enemies with, strength will be your attack stat.
If you want to use quick, agile weapons that are weaker but hit more often, dexterity will be your attack stat.
And of course, some weapons will require an investment to a certain degree in both. Find a weapon you like, then get stats that let you equip it well.
Abilidebob
Member
In
the room adjacent to it there are 2 monsters. Lure them to that room and kill them close to the statue.
Alebrije
Member
Hard to tell, From usually takes lot of time to patch games by example the framerare issue on PS3 Dark Souls 1.
If the framerate is important I would go for the PS4 versión.
Probably a weapon
dragonelite
Member
What percent weight load are you at? Getting in and out fast helps. Also, get that ADP up.
It's pretty useful for PvP and the game in general,even some of the bosses
Efficient rolling and butt hugging would help
Dance Inferno
Unconfirmed Member
That guy's easy, just stick to his legs and circle strafe to the right. He should never be able to hit you. To be safe, you can also dodge towards his back once he winds up his overhead attack. At that point you can wail away at his back a few times before he's able to turn around.
dragonelite
Member
Ooh i might try that, i just run by them out of pure frustration, also any tips
against those white armored knights?
watervengeance
Member
You can agro them one at a time
K OG souls noob, but I just finished up with the Bloodborne story going to finish up my chalice dungeons and grab platinum on that first, but im going to jump in on this tomorrow and try out the original souls series. What build do you recommend to be able to play in a similar fashion to Bloodborne?
FairXchange
Member
Man, I remember that place. Gonna suck having to do it again.