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Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin |OT| Your weapons are weak, old man
- Thread starter VisceralBowl
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Is its durability 20 like all there other shit?
Behind the kings door?
The white chest piece you mean?
I might or might not have gotten that on my first kill...
I did :/
I feel your pain tho, I farmed those Alonne knight captains in iron keep until they stopped spawning and the helm never dropped
There is something there, again and again.
See that's what's interesting. My first DSII run I got 3 sets of Alonne Captain's Armor. But man this Heide Armor is torture.The white chest piece you mean?
I might or might not have gotten that on my first kill...
I did :/
I feel your pain tho, I farmed those Alonne knight captains in iron keep until they stopped spawning and the helm never dropped
DUFFMCWALIN
Member
There is something very frustrating about this game. More so than other souls game. I love it but it feels a little cheaper to me. Maybe I'm just tired. Glad I picked it up again though.
There'so something there, but you don't have access to it yet.
It's the giant enemy overhead auto-track attacks maybe. It's what frustrated me a lot anyway.
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
No. But keep looking...
ahh, thanks dude
DUFFMCWALIN
Member
Yes! Those are really annoying. It gives them no weight and makes it so they can pivot like they are floating.
Have I missed anything in Lucatiel's quest? I killed the
? I haven't seen her or her summon sign in awhile
no mans wharf boss with her, some other I forgot (sinner maybe?) and then smelter demon. Do I need to kill anymore bosses with her
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
AWizardDidIt
Member
If you take her to 3 bosses and she doesn't die to any of them, you're good.
You can summon her for The Rotten in Black Gulch as well if you'd like though!
Dude I am in love with this game.
The added
pursuers
My favorite addition so far is the
dragon
AWizardDidIt
Member
Coming straight off of Bloodborne, it's just a much slower and more deliberate game and you don't have extremely forgiving parry windows or a nearly completely invincible dodge-step so you really have to play it differently. Bloodborne is very much a "stick and move" kinda game where in Dark Souls 2 you really have to plan your attack first and watch where you commit. At least until you level up your adaptation. I have my adaptation up to 25 and am playing a dual wield build so while still slower than Bloodborne, this aggressive style actually works really well. It just takes some stat commitment to get there.
Somnium986
Member
Forgot how powerful poison is in this game. Makes some areas a breeze.
Probably my favorite area in the game in vanilla DsK2. Those beta memories. ;_;
Probably my favorite area in the game in vanilla DsK2. Those beta memories. ;_;
Slow roll has no impact on iframes. If you're going to dodge, it's still important.
Robot Pants
Member
Gavlan moved too
Ooooh interesting.
keep playing, you are gonna come back to that part later in the game.
AWizardDidIt
Member
It does, 100 AGL is just a good all around point to hit because it gives you rolls most like Dark Souls 1 (maybe a lil better).
http://darksouls2.wiki.fextralife.com/Agility
the_batman
Banned
woah, playing a souls game at a decent frame rate is kind of disorienting at first.
i can't remember the game so i'm sucking pretty bad, pretty sure i chose the wrong starting stats for my preferred style of play.
the only thing annoying me though is the extremely low weapon durability.
i can't remember the game so i'm sucking pretty bad, pretty sure i chose the wrong starting stats for my preferred style of play.
the only thing annoying me though is the extremely low weapon durability.
Thanks
BizzyBum
Member
I thought I read having AGL at 105 (which for me was at 32 points of ADP) gave you 13 iFrames which mimics DS1's rolls.
It's definitely worthwhile. Being able to time dodges so I don't get hit makes all the difference.
Also, No Man's Wharf with the new and improved lighting system...
This is how DS2 was originally meant to be played.
Even if I hate the amount of stats, in all fairness DS2 gives you souls like a hooker gives stds. I'm already at STR hard cap (50), END soft cap (20), and I passed VIT and VIG first soft caps and I'm on my way to their second soft cap (got 30 in both). And I still have a lot of game ahead of me, I can easily start pumping points into ADP.
Isn't the usual level that most people finish the game at around 125ish (compared to BB's 80-90ish), and that was before the dlcs
Isn't the usual level that most people finish the game at around 125ish (compared to BB's 80-90ish), and that was before the dlcs
Dance Inferno
Unconfirmed Member
So I've spent some time in L
B
and I've fought R
S
and
. I also got the large club, the Wanderer set, and the Bracing Knuckle Ring. Is there anything else I'm missing in this area? Or should I move onto S
R
?
Also I got cursed in one of my fights and I'm not sure what that means. It's clearly not like DS1 where your health is halved. So what's the deal with that?
ost
astille
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entinels
two Pursuers
inner's
ise
Also I got cursed in one of my fights and I'm not sure what that means. It's clearly not like DS1 where your health is halved. So what's the deal with that?
Charmicarmicat
Banned
Cursed is the same as dying and becoming undead. You'll notice if you are human and get Cursed you turn undead. It keeps lowering your health the more you get cursed, I'm pretty sure you can end up with a tiny sliver of health.
Dance Inferno
Unconfirmed Member
Yeah so technically I'm still human (at bonfires I have an option to reverse hollowing), but my face looks undead and my health is low. So what you're saying is the more I get cursed the more my health goes down...
How do I get rid of it?
You're overcomplicating, cursed = you 'died' once, so you lose 5% max health and you're dead. That's all. Use a human effigy or soapstone coop your way back to life.
Dance Inferno
Unconfirmed Member
Oh I see. Cool thanks.
I cheesed them in vanilla by hiding in the cave and luring them to me
You only lose a portion of your health like as if you died. Thankfully you don't need a special item or anything to cure curse this time like DS 1 lol
Spiritreaver
Member
My Guardian's seal triggered.
Dude got owned before I could even get to him. Nice job.
Dude got owned before I could even get to him. Nice job.
shinobi602
Member
I was looking at some screens in the console screenshot thread and the game looks pretty dang good to me (visually).
Bloodborne is my first "Souls" experience and I'm loving it, and I'm contemplating on getting this. I realize mechanics have improved through BB since it's newer but what are the main differences I should be aware of if I choose to get this? Thanks guys.
Bloodborne is my first "Souls" experience and I'm loving it, and I'm contemplating on getting this. I realize mechanics have improved through BB since it's newer but what are the main differences I should be aware of if I choose to get this? Thanks guys.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
This is what happens when you take a couple months off away from DaS2 and play Bloodborne. I have to get use to not being able to go all out for an attack.
I really like the new enemy placement. It makes the game feel even more challenging.
I really like the new enemy placement. It makes the game feel even more challenging.
Poison them.
Stamina and equipment management is the main thing. Also there's no insight!
StaffyManasse
Member
It seems my copy is waiting for me to go and pick it up.
This will be my first time playing Dark Souls. I do know the "basics" from Bloodborne and in some lenght from Lords of the Fallen, but for the most part, I'm going in blind (and I like it).
Is it possible to make a paladin archetype character? I'm thinking heavy armor, huge shield, maybe a hammer or sword and healing/holy/light magic. So starting class would be warrior, knight or cleric? Would this be viable? I'm not looking to min-max, but if this would totally suck, I'd like to know.
There seems to be a lot more attributes in this game. What attributes should I focus if I'm going for this kind of character build?
This will be my first time playing Dark Souls. I do know the "basics" from Bloodborne and in some lenght from Lords of the Fallen, but for the most part, I'm going in blind (and I like it).
Is it possible to make a paladin archetype character? I'm thinking heavy armor, huge shield, maybe a hammer or sword and healing/holy/light magic. So starting class would be warrior, knight or cleric? Would this be viable? I'm not looking to min-max, but if this would totally suck, I'd like to know.
There seems to be a lot more attributes in this game. What attributes should I focus if I'm going for this kind of character build?
SRTtoZ
Member
Thats pretty much what I did but they are still annoying lol. Oh shit, Havels GOTTEN.
Definitely check it out and Dark Souls 1 if you have a PC (I hope they bring Demons to PSNow or remaster it sometime, don't think Dark 1 will thought). It's a slower game, but there is alot of build variety that give the game tons of ways to be played. Shield is really useful here as you can block and learn the enemies attack patterns, patience really pays off. I'm really enjoying the new enemy placements so far and think it's better than vanilla was, and the PS4 port has been running really smooth 60fps for me and I don't think it's ever dropped (I heard the XB1 port was just as good too in framerate). The basics of the gameplay and exploration are still there though, except here you have Estus Flasks that are healing items which are refilled everytime you rest at a bonfire (this games version of the lamps from BB). You start out with a lowly 1 Estus Flask, but as you find shards you can get more and more. This is also helped by having healing gems that are consumables that you find in the world which heal you also, kinda like the vials, but they heal at a way slower rate than the estus flask does. With weapons you can fight in 1-handed mode using a shield, or go right into 2-handed mode putting away the shield to do more damage. I haven't gotten far into the game myself (about like 10 hours in) but I'm really enjoying what I'm playing, even after coming off 2 completions of Bloodborne. The framerate is sooo goooood tho.