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Dark Souls III |OT+2| Why Can't We Poise the Game?
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Red Liquorice
Member
I got a notification on PS4 that it's ready to use, but the new NPC isn't in the
.
/scratching head.
edit - Weird, now he's here - he just wouldn't load in if I had used the closest bonfire, had to walk there from another one. /still scratching head.
Cathedral
/scratching head.
edit - Weird, now he's here - he just wouldn't load in if I had used the closest bonfire, had to walk there from another one. /still scratching head.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
I have the season pass and could find the trigger, are you sure you got the download?
Edit: I reloaded the area, got back to Firelink Shrine and then get back to the trigger bonfire area. NPC showed up.
So far so good, I'm really liking the area. Some really tough enemies there, on NG++. Already saw a few places I can't reach and I'm scratching my head how to get them.
Edit: I reloaded the area, got back to Firelink Shrine and then get back to the trigger bonfire area. NPC showed up.
So far so good, I'm really liking the area. Some really tough enemies there, on NG++. Already saw a few places I can't reach and I'm scratching my head how to get them.
Yeah, I am honestly not fond of this first area.
Red Liquorice
Member
I almost shit myself when I saw the big one! I was managing them quite well until then.
What time zone are you in?
Red Liquorice
Member
UK. It went live at midnight, although the email confirmation I got said 11pm.
Jawbreaker
Member
This first area is a bit bland, and I don't know how I feel about getting mobbed by a dozen wolves.
Kyleripman
Member
The funniest thing just happened. I was at the
and I had half health, no more estus, and I panicked...ran back into the
which I had thankfully already cleared out. But the motherfuckers (yes all of them) followed me inside! Had to dispatch the
with arrows from the staircase after dealing with the others. I really didn't expect to be followed.
second big wolf and his posse
giant tower
big wolf
brandonh83
Banned
Playing today for the first time since April, have my character ready. Was checking my equipment, have Firelink armor set and a refined Dark Sword+10, has anything been nerfed since?
This is really disappointing considering how slim this DLC is to begin with.
Tarkus
Member
Your sword got nerfed twice. Less AR in one and I believe the second resulted in a delay after the second R1, lessening the ability to R1 spam, and increased stamina consumption. On one of my characters, I could get 10 R1s pre-patch and 9 post-patch.
brandonh83
Banned
Any replacement recommendations? I just tend to use medium swords basically. Uchigatana works for me too.
Seriously? Fuck.
All I had to do was warp from the Cathedral to Firelink and come back.
Lothric knight sword.
Tarkus
Member
Try the Hollowslayer Greatsword or the Claymore. Especially now that greatswords have had their attack speed upped. The Dark Sword is still really good btw. The king of the swords is still a Refined Carthus Curved Sword on a quality build or bleed build.
CountAntonius
Member
LOVE Arena. Getting wrecked though.
F0rneus
Tears in the rain
Is it possible to screw yourself out of Patches? Siegward is in the well. I talked to him, and there's no Patches in the cathedral. No Patches in the firekeeper tower to trap me, and he doesn't appear in Firelink at all.
I went and killed Deacons, Abyss Watchers and got to the first bonfire in Carthus...still no Patches. I tried to spawn him dozens of times at all locations. Am I screwed?
I went and killed Deacons, Abyss Watchers and got to the first bonfire in Carthus...still no Patches. I tried to spawn him dozens of times at all locations. Am I screwed?
Did you check across the rafters on the way to Rosaria? In my first playthrough, Patches did not ever appear in his normal starting space, but instead started out across the rafters.
F0rneus
Tears in the rain
Across the rafters? Like the place you need to fall down to get to Rosaria?
Oh man I'm up there and I think I see him down there!
Edit. He was there! You saved my life!
Good! He may get stuck there and never move to Firelink, or he might try to lock you in the tower. It's happened both ways for me.
brandonh83
Banned
I made a thread for the DLC since nobody wanted to make one:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1299510
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1299510
Yeah but you need someone to partner up with you throughout. It's hard to get randoms in your games outside of for just boss fights (and even that is getting rarer every day).
Thanks
Red Liquorice
Member
There's an NPC right at the very start of the new area, where you warp in before the first bonfire even.
Just farm them at "Halfway Fortress" buffed with item discovery items.
Getting 5-6 per hour. Should be enough as you get 8 slabs per round anyway
Zank Frappa
Banned
Will the second DLC be /$15 as well? Or is there a chance it might be 20?
CountAntonius
Member
Played arena damn near all day. Love the Millwood Axe so much. Gonna look for the curved sword tomorrow.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Yeah, I've done a few runs there. I was hoping to avoid the farm and grab some loose ones.
Which hollow weapons do you plan to max or to build?
Cannon Goose
Member
Alrighty, I beat the DLC on NG with my SL120 Pyromancer and it took me about 3 hours. Seems like nearly everything was weak to fire but due to my rings my physical absorption was in the negatives, so I also took huge amounts of damage which balanced the difficulty out a bit.
DLC opinions with spoilers:
I give the DLC a 3 out of 5.
DLC opinions with spoilers:
The Setting
I really loved the atmosphere of the whole place, very cold and eerie with a good amount to explore. The Corvian Settlement was especially creepy and had some fun surprises that caught me off guard even though I was being super careful -- Those black clad Corvians are no joke! The area with the giant dilapidated tower in the Snowfields was awesome as well; a real trek to get there through all the wolves and it was rewarding to finally conquer it. The Snowy Mountain Pass was probably my favourite area with all the twists and turns along with loads of enemies strewn about. I'm also having a great time invading there at the moment. I did not like the stupid basement full of bugs, they can go to hell and stay there.
The Bosses
The optional boss (dog and friend) I beat on my first try but it did get me down to zero Estus, though I think I can partly attribute that to me being out of practice when it comes to Souls PvE. I must say I was a bit let down by that fight, a big wolf and a normal-sized person together, not super intimidating. Once you've seen Sif all other video game dogs pale in comparison! Given the number of great humanoid bosses in DS3 (Abyss Watchers, Nameless King, Soul of Cinder, etc.) fighting just a normal dude as a boss is a real disappointment.
The big cheese (angry man with bowl and daughter) was more impressive but I actually really wanted to fight the angry dude more than the woman with the scythe. I enjoyed the three part aspect of the fight but I wish it was not so focused on the physically smaller enemy. When I saw that guy howling and hunched over that bowl, pouring lava all over the place I was super excited to fight him but unfortunately he did not play a huge part in the overall battle.
The Weapons & Items
The armour sets look very cool, especially the Millwood helm, I'll probably use that on a build in the future. Unfortunately I think the weapons seem a bit uninteresting overall, despite some unique weapon arts. Sure, I can hurl a ghost of a spear at my enemies but apart from that it's just a spear, and not a very long one at that. This reminded me of why I loved Bloodborne so much, every weapon is totally unique and different to use. In Dark Souls 3 you're often just left choosing whichever weapon looks the most appealing and then it might do crap damage just because. With that being said I do think Friede's Great Scythe is very cool, mainly because it reminds me of a Bloodborne's weapon transformations.
Final Thoughts
Once I had collected all the weapons and seen their weapon arts it kind of killed any desire I had to go back through the DLC with other characters. I will probably play through it once more to get the scythe on my character that can properly use it, but once I'm done with that I might shelve DS3 until the next DLC. For me personally I'm definitely feeling the Souls fatigue and I might just be getting bored of the series entirely.
I really loved the atmosphere of the whole place, very cold and eerie with a good amount to explore. The Corvian Settlement was especially creepy and had some fun surprises that caught me off guard even though I was being super careful -- Those black clad Corvians are no joke! The area with the giant dilapidated tower in the Snowfields was awesome as well; a real trek to get there through all the wolves and it was rewarding to finally conquer it. The Snowy Mountain Pass was probably my favourite area with all the twists and turns along with loads of enemies strewn about. I'm also having a great time invading there at the moment. I did not like the stupid basement full of bugs, they can go to hell and stay there.
The Bosses
The optional boss (dog and friend) I beat on my first try but it did get me down to zero Estus, though I think I can partly attribute that to me being out of practice when it comes to Souls PvE. I must say I was a bit let down by that fight, a big wolf and a normal-sized person together, not super intimidating. Once you've seen Sif all other video game dogs pale in comparison! Given the number of great humanoid bosses in DS3 (Abyss Watchers, Nameless King, Soul of Cinder, etc.) fighting just a normal dude as a boss is a real disappointment.
The big cheese (angry man with bowl and daughter) was more impressive but I actually really wanted to fight the angry dude more than the woman with the scythe. I enjoyed the three part aspect of the fight but I wish it was not so focused on the physically smaller enemy. When I saw that guy howling and hunched over that bowl, pouring lava all over the place I was super excited to fight him but unfortunately he did not play a huge part in the overall battle.
The Weapons & Items
The armour sets look very cool, especially the Millwood helm, I'll probably use that on a build in the future. Unfortunately I think the weapons seem a bit uninteresting overall, despite some unique weapon arts. Sure, I can hurl a ghost of a spear at my enemies but apart from that it's just a spear, and not a very long one at that. This reminded me of why I loved Bloodborne so much, every weapon is totally unique and different to use. In Dark Souls 3 you're often just left choosing whichever weapon looks the most appealing and then it might do crap damage just because. With that being said I do think Friede's Great Scythe is very cool, mainly because it reminds me of a Bloodborne's weapon transformations.
Final Thoughts
Once I had collected all the weapons and seen their weapon arts it kind of killed any desire I had to go back through the DLC with other characters. I will probably play through it once more to get the scythe on my character that can properly use it, but once I'm done with that I might shelve DS3 until the next DLC. For me personally I'm definitely feeling the Souls fatigue and I might just be getting bored of the series entirely.
I give the DLC a 3 out of 5.