Regular people tend to have stupid names haha. NPC summon signs never move around either.
On the JP version it was super easy 'cause the NPC summons had names written in Japanese whereas players had name written in the roman alphabet.
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Dark Souls III |OT| Thy path has been tested, now fight unkindled ash
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Regular people tend to have stupid names haha. NPC summon signs never move around either.
On the JP version it was super easy 'cause the NPC summons had names written in Japanese whereas players had name written in the roman alphabet.
WonderCheese
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So I'm attempting to do a pretty full on Int build for sorcery, but it's becoming clear that I'm going to need to melee quite a bit as well. I'm still using the Mail Breaker that I started with. Anyone have some good suggestions for a melee weapon I can find fairly early that will work well with an Int build and not require a ton of investment in str/dex?
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Yeah... it becomes harder to tell when people have legitimate names. There hasn't been a Solaire-type character yet that I've found.
Benzychenz
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So, infusions.
Looking at my Uchigatana now, making it Sharp just gives it better dex scaling with no major drawbacks (just loses a tiny bit of base damage).
But considering I'm going with a pyro build and will pump points into int/fth/att and won't have much dex until late game would it be better to use something like fire for now? The downside to that in the previous games was running into enemies with resistances which I assume is still a problem.
And then iirc, infused weapons would only go to +5 whereas base weapons would go to +10? Is that the case in 3?
I really like to know everything before I go ahead with this stuff in Souls games lol.
Looking at my Uchigatana now, making it Sharp just gives it better dex scaling with no major drawbacks (just loses a tiny bit of base damage).
But considering I'm going with a pyro build and will pump points into int/fth/att and won't have much dex until late game would it be better to use something like fire for now? The downside to that in the previous games was running into enemies with resistances which I assume is still a problem.
And then iirc, infused weapons would only go to +5 whereas base weapons would go to +10? Is that the case in 3?
I really like to know everything before I go ahead with this stuff in Souls games lol.
dryuriev7777
Member
Who want's some stats?
So, I decided to grind out 30 Wolf Blood Swordgrass offline. To preface this, I started this grind at a high enough level that I could kill the enemies and run back to the bonfire to reset them in a rough average of ~10-15 seconds and rinse and repeat. I also started with 5 Swordgrass already in my inventory from item collection and some random drops I got from enemies on my first run through areas, so I'm actually grinding 25 of them. My Luck stat is at 40 and I am using the Gold Covetous Ring, though I didn't use any gold coins or the like.
Time: Took me about 3 and a half hours
Souls: I went from ~3000 to ~4400000
Black Bug Pellet: 23 drops
Titanite Shard: 153 drops
Rotten Ghru Dagger: 13 drops
Rotten Ghru Spear: 35 drops
Ghru Rotshield: 43 drops
I forget if there were other drops. To be honest I went on automatic mode while listening to podcasts during the grind. In the end, though, I suppose it was totally worth the SPOILER stuff of SPOILERS I got from grinding Swordgrass for the SPOILERS. Seriously don't click that if you don't want some hardcore spoilers.
ON TO THE CONCORD KEPT WHATEVER COVENANT BULLSHIT GRIND!
So, I decided to grind out 30 Wolf Blood Swordgrass offline. To preface this, I started this grind at a high enough level that I could kill the enemies and run back to the bonfire to reset them in a rough average of ~10-15 seconds and rinse and repeat. I also started with 5 Swordgrass already in my inventory from item collection and some random drops I got from enemies on my first run through areas, so I'm actually grinding 25 of them. My Luck stat is at 40 and I am using the Gold Covetous Ring, though I didn't use any gold coins or the like.
Time: Took me about 3 and a half hours
Souls: I went from ~3000 to ~4400000
Black Bug Pellet: 23 drops
Titanite Shard: 153 drops
Rotten Ghru Dagger: 13 drops
Rotten Ghru Spear: 35 drops
Ghru Rotshield: 43 drops
I forget if there were other drops. To be honest I went on automatic mode while listening to podcasts during the grind. In the end, though, I suppose it was totally worth the SPOILER stuff of SPOILERS I got from grinding Swordgrass for the SPOILERS. Seriously don't click that if you don't want some hardcore spoilers.
ON TO THE CONCORD KEPT WHATEVER COVENANT BULLSHIT GRIND!
DoubleTake
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Uh...oookay... The D
, what a lame boss fight. On to the Catacombs..hopefully It'll get the bad taste outta my mouth. (Dont tell me)
eacons
There are like 3-4 NPC invasions in the game and they're at set places. Also, they stay and fight whereas real people tend to run and cower behind mobs.
Orthogonal
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Late game is reportedly unbelievably awesome so stick with it.
I have been loving every second. When the game was first announced I groaned from burnout, but after starting, I am now hooked.
Dr. Buni
Member
Usually I go for spears or rapiers, but this time I am rocking that huge mace from the
second
I lost at least thrice to each boss, except the first one, who I killed on my first try. That being said, Dark Souls/2 bosses were far harder to me, but the fact I played both games a lot before might have a role on I finding the DS3 bosses easier overall.
finalflame
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What I think is mid-game-ish spoilers/question:
In Irythil dungeons, how do I counter the crazy ladies that reduce your entire health bar and carry the branding irons? I've been able to take one at a time, but the area with two in close quarters is messing me up.
That'd be great if true. Such a BS boss fight.
Typically by their names or summon sign placement. They might be a little off to the ways of the usual spots for players (often right at boss doors or at a close bonfire).
Their names will also often be Adjective Name or Name of The Place, though some RPer types have those types of names too.
Vince DiCola
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I just spent 40000 souls on these babies
LostMyNarbles
Member
I was
in my 50's when I fought him, but to be honest I summoned somebody because it was too hard for me.
Just want to chime in and say that the entire C
area is quite possibly some of the best level design From has put out for any Soulsborne game, in my opinion. It's a fairly lengthy level that feels massive and is intricate and so well put together that it only needs to use
bonfires in order to work (
). Not to rag on Dark Souls 2 but this area kind of made me remember why I didn't like Dark Souls 2's level design as much, if this was DS2 I feel like it would have been more linear with two more bonfires added in as checkpoints. The boss at the end was a tad underwhelming but overall this is one of my favorite areas in the franchise.
athedral of the Deep
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3 if you include the out of the way covenant bonfire
It does, I had the same thing happen.
Kevin Shields
Member
That's what's bugging me. I haven't played a souls game since Bloodborne so i forgot what the combat difference was. Bloodborne simply felt smoother. I do love the variety though but I'm just waiting for it to click like every soulsborne game has (even DS2).
UmbraeCruxis
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attacked the dragon on the wall with bow and...
Is he supposed to just bail? inside the place he was at is just an axe that seems kind of mediocre or at least it has no scaling(also a trap that got me >.> )
sit at a bonfire
finalflame
Member
They're different games cut from the same cloth. Dark Souls combat is more deliberate and calculated, requires more precision, and generally feels more robust. Bloodborne was dumbed down closer to the ARPG side of combat, while keeping its Souls roots.
You shouldn't really be comparing the two. While similar, they are distinct.
Dr. Buni
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It is fun to shittalk DS2, but that game was actually far less linear than DS3 is proving to be.
DaleinCalgary
Member
You want to kill that trap.
Christ this game is a cakewalk on str. I thought on my first run it was just dex being op that made my run through the game so fast, but I am bulldozing everything right now with my +3 dark sword. Sullyvahn even folded like a chair in front of me without much of a fight...
Once I get my vit high enough to make it workable I can't wait to try out that cathedral knight greatsword I picked up earlier. Should make those asshole knights in lothric much more easy to deal with.
Once I get my vit high enough to make it workable I can't wait to try out that cathedral knight greatsword I picked up earlier. Should make those asshole knights in lothric much more easy to deal with.
She is not there. Did you talk to her twice in the previous area?
So far I'm prone to disagree. Dark Souls 2 felt painfully linear to me and Dark Souls 3 feels less linear so far, or it's at least giving me a good illusion of freedom. I'm a decent ways into the game and some options are starting to open up in terms of paths. I'm not going truly determine how linear I feel DS3 is until I get a ways into my second play-through though, because even Dark Souls 1 felt a bit linear to me my first time through.
UmbraeCruxis
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haha yeah. Is the thing you get from trap any good? Should I take off the dark element it has on it?
DaleinCalgary
Member
It's good. Go whack it, climb up the ladder and shoot it with your bow.
Yeah, only a prism stone is left where she last was, I also killed
Horace
EVA UNIT 01
Member
Just reached sacrificial path or whatever its called.
Games great.
2 deaths to 1st boss
8 to the 2nd
0 to the tree.
Really my only complaint is i cant find any new armor.
I just got one new set in like 5 hours of play
Games great.
2 deaths to 1st boss
8 to the 2nd
0 to the tree.
Really my only complaint is i cant find any new armor.
I just got one new set in like 5 hours of play
I think he was talking level design, not overall. The level design in DS2 is very, very linear, despite the game allowing you to choose a different order that you can tackle each area.
CamelCloud
Member
Just finished my first playthrough, shoot if you have any end-game questions.
how do I pick my ending when I have the requirements for the secret one and the item for the other two?
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