Soultaker0220
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There is a key u get down there which is used to access one of the dlc.
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Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin |OT| Your weapons are weak, old man
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There is a key u get down there which is used to access one of the dlc.
MrMatt555
Member
Currently working on a power stance build for my swordsman class. I just recently got enough points in both strength and dexterity and am able to run around with more powerful attacks. However, I want to know what weapons to aim for as I have over 10 titanite shards but don't see myself sticking with the starter swords through the rest of the game, so I'm holding on to them.
OH SHIT, guys I just messed up big time I think 
. I went to go help out a buddy with something really quick while I left Dark Souls 2 on in No Man's Wharf, and forgot I had my torch out. My Torch time went down from 45 minutes left to like 15 minutes left. Is there anyway to easily get back torches, or is it just the drops they give you every once in a while. My torch is so useful, I don't know what I will do without it. Is there anyplace to buy more? I'm pretty sure there isn't a way to reset those last 30 minutes, I'm sad now about my torches
. I went to go help out a buddy with something really quick while I left Dark Souls 2 on in No Man's Wharf, and forgot I had my torch out. My Torch time went down from 45 minutes left to like 15 minutes left. Is there anyway to easily get back torches, or is it just the drops they give you every once in a while. My torch is so useful, I don't know what I will do without it. Is there anyplace to buy more? I'm pretty sure there isn't a way to reset those last 30 minutes, I'm sad now about my torches you son of a bitch!
right.
shaded woods
iron keep
OH SHIT, guys I just messed up big time I think
There's an enemy near the beginning of No Man's who is using a torch and I got a torch drop off of him. May be able to farm him for them if you need more.
Dynasty8
Member
Yeah...the game is amazing. It's criminally underrated among the Soul's fans in my opinion. I would place this slightly higher than the rest.
This version as well is the perfect remaster... 1080p/60FPS (very much needed here), all 3 awesome DLC's, huge world with added shortcuts, added enemies with new elements/placements, improved multiplayer, and more.
No Man's Wharf and The Lost Bastille are the only areas in Dark Souls 2 that measure up to the best levels of Dark Souls 1 for me. Forest of Fallen Giants, Huntsman's Copse, Earthen Peak, and The Iron Keep and the first DLC were as good as some of the more middling Dark Sous 1 areas, and better than all the Demons Souls and Bloodborne levels excepting Boletarian Palace and Forbidden Woods. Most of the other Dark Souls 2 areas I thought were fairly unmemorable (though nothing was ever as bad as the boring combat of much of Demon Ruins/Lost Izalith or The Duke's Archives).
I really enjoy the final stretch of DS2 versus the way Dark Souls 1 sorta peters out after Anor Londo.
Drangleic into Amana into the tombs and Aldia into Dragon Aerie were very memorable sequences for me.
The Jackdog
Member
I know DS2 is pretty polarizing, but im working my way through forrest of the fallen giants right now and the changes are small but damn if im not having a blast doing it.
I know im enjoying a game a ton when im sitting at work thinking about what im gonna do when i get home and play.
I know im enjoying a game a ton when im sitting at work thinking about what im gonna do when i get home and play.
Adaptability is very important to pump up atleast to 20 since it helps with the Iframes
masterkajo
Member
Have been playing Dark Souls 2 about halfway through on release. Got cought up in work. Returning now. Is it worth it to upgrade to the new version? Or should I stick with the old one and use Durante's GeDoSaTo?
DX11 vs DX9+Durante?
DX11 vs DX9+Durante?
AWizardDidIt
Member
I believe the attunement stat actually gives you agility so I don't know if adaptability is really worthwhile as a caster since you'll likely go very high in attunement.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
How/where do you get the stone to let yourself be summoned? And this game is easy mode if you summon holy crap.
I'm doing the same (sorcerer) and read a few builds that ignore endurance entirely...so, I dunno.
Talk to Pate in Forest of the Fallen Giants. He's sitting on a bench outside a wrought iron gate.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
inpHilltr8r
Member
On the PS4 it's:
Settings -> Network -> Connect to the Internet
Unless I'm missing something.
If Dark Souls 1 went into the end levels of DS2 after Anor Londo while keeping some DS1 bosses and leaving out the
giant memories
Lumination
'enry 'ollins
My biggest issue will forever be the enemy respawn limit. No, bonfire ascetics aren't a good alternative.
I read that the Covenant of Champions will now enable unlimited respawns, but I lose summoning white phantom NPCs. Normally, I'm totally fine not summoning, but will I miss out on NPC lore/rewards if I never summon them?
I read that the Covenant of Champions will now enable unlimited respawns, but I lose summoning white phantom NPCs. Normally, I'm totally fine not summoning, but will I miss out on NPC lore/rewards if I never summon them?
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
I noticed this last night in Hilda's castle,or whatever. Are they gone for good or for a set time?
Why do you want to farm the same enemies so much? Just wondering.
XANDER CAGE
Member
Yeah, DS2 has the opposite problem DS has. DS1 is incredible but takes a bit of a nosedive after Anor Londo, but DS2 gets astronomically better after Lost Bastille (with the only real dips after that being N64 Woods and Blighttown 2.0 and one really shitty part of spider town).
A weird remix/remaster where you step out of Anor Londo into Huntsman's Copse or Drangleic Castle would be awesome.
Lumination
'enry 'ollins
I don't ever farm*. I like exploring, and I like taking risks. Sometimes, I'll see a far away platform (like that item on the rock in the Forest you have to jump after climbing the ladder into the Heide Knight area) and I don't mind dying 3 or 4 times trying to get to it. Maybe I want to see how far I can get through a new area with a new weapon just to try it before upgrading (as I don't farm, so titanite is limited).
With the respawn limit, I don't like taking those risks anymore. Even if I probably won't hit the 10? spawn limit, it's always in the back of my mind that my deaths will irrevocably change the world. I hate the empty landscapes that used to be filled with life. It makes me play safe and boring.
*I may try to farm a dude for their cool drop like the candlestick from Dark Souls 1.
AWizardDidIt
Member
The Gutter is actually a pretty awesome area in SotFS. They removed most of the annoying enemies and torches are nearly required to actually illuminate it to know where to go next which adds a neat element to it.
I think I fucked up
sidequest/story.
Anyways, did I screw up?
Where can I get more Bonfire Ascetics, by the way? I only had one, and I bought it from
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Lucatiel's
I had only summoned her twice (once for The Rotten and once for The Smelter Demon). I know that I have to summon her at least once more to unlock the ending of her sidequest. The thing is I have already beaten both The Lost Sinner and The Rotten without summoning her. I went back to Black Gulch, used an Ascetic to reset The Rotten and proceeded to get my ass fucking wiped in a matter of seconds. It was so easy the first time... I can't believe how much damage output it gets.
Anyways, did I screw up?
Do I have to beat three bosses in a row without her dying to be able to complete her sidequest? I've heard that it was a requirement for Benhart's quest. And for his quest, can I just respawn The Magus and Congregation boss, which is the easiest boss fight to summon him?
Where can I get more Bonfire Ascetics, by the way? I only had one, and I bought it from
Chloanne
Fair enough. I personally never cared much about the respawn limit. There's always a new area to explore or test your gear on.
+1 It's a great area. I love the transistion from full darkness to the point where you can see sconces burn all over the place.
Lumination
'enry 'ollins
They're gone for good unless you burn a bonfire ascetic, but that makes them stronger too.
This brings up a good question. Anyone know if the covenant retroactively respawns despawned enemies?
SiegfriedFM
Member
It doesn't work like that. You can kill any given enemy about 12-15 times before they go away. The entire area doesn't clear automatically because you died that many times yourself.
Lumination
'enry 'ollins
I know how it works. In the first example, I'm killing the enemies up to the item so I don't randomly die to some dude that is chasing me without me knowing. That danger is twice as high in SotFS with the added enemies and increased aggression.
He's near the merchant's bonfire, beyond the area where you first encounter the Pursuer and down a ladder.
AWizardDidIt
Member
I believe you can burn a Bonfire Ascetic and summon her for any of those fights again to finish the quest. It doesn't have to be in a row.
Braag
Member
Use a bow... and bring plenty of arrows.
I think there was a Key for one of the DLC areas there which in the original version appeared in your inventory automatically if you owned the DLC
Red Liquorice
Member
You're going to find loads of bonfire ascetics, don't worry about that - there's a few as loot, some to buy from merchants and they can be farmed on one of the covenants.
You do need have Lucatiel and Benhart survive 3 boss fights total, it doesn't have to be in a row, but it has to be before your last meeting, at least in Lucatiel's case. If you speak to her at her final destination before summoning her and her surviving the 3 boss fights you will get a different end to that sidequest. So no you haven't screwed it up, just don't speak to her at
the first bonfire in Aldia's Keep
You might find it easier to ascetic and summon her for the boss in
No Man's Wharf
It's running like butter for me. Fret not, the game is amazing on Xbox One and has blown me away coming from playing it on PS3.
Metalingus5150
Member
How anyone can prefer the Xbone controller for such a bumper centric game like this is beyond me.
LegalEagleMike
Member
I still do not understand how people have issues with the Xbox One bumpers soooo to each their own.
It's a non-issue for me. I click the bumpers with the inside of my index fingers, while resting the tips on the triggers. I love the controller for any sort of game.
I've played 24hrs so far. Mostly in human form. I haven't been invaded once. I wasn't even invaded at the grave of saints.
Edit: PS4 Worldwide network settings
Invasions works via a hierarchy of who gets invaded. If you are a sinner, expect to be invaded often. If you are not, well you will mostly be safe.
In all my characters for original DkS2 on PS3, I made them sinners so that I would get invaded often. Sometimes by same people in a row.
In all my characters for original DkS2 on PS3, I made them sinners so that I would get invaded often. Sometimes by same people in a row.
Really loving this game. With the main game "fixed", the whole package from start to finish and dlc never have a dull moment
Cleared one of the dlc areas within hours. Used to take me days and many deaths against bosses. Now can clear them all in one try even
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except for those flame salamanders which are still lame >:|
Cleared one of the dlc areas within hours. Used to take me days and many deaths against bosses. Now can clear them all in one try even
solo vs ganking trio
SymbiantXenos
Member
Ok almost at M
K
Heard it's a fun one.
irror
night
Heard it's a fun one.