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[Phased]

Anybody else has completely broken online? For the last two days I had almost zero sucessful invasions or being summoned or even seen summon signs. Messages still show up fine and my messages keep getting rated... It's not because of leveling since i'm well within on the parameters of the places I want to invade or be summoned in...

I had a few issues last night trying to do coop to earn some Embers. The Host would enter the fight but I never got the "Critical Battle Started" prompt so i couldn't enter the boss fight and help.

Other than that online seems ok to me. I'm in Blue Sentinels covenant and I get summoned to help people all of the damn time.

 

[Newtype-001]

So i think ive finished the main game?
Beat S

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oul of

C

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inder

and all ive got left is to

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link the fire

is there anything i should do before this?

 

[ogbg]

What would be the point of a DEX build over a STR build? I've never went for DEX. Just speed weapons?

Yeah speed, weight

 

[Auctopus]

Bamco casually posting a clear photo of one of the last bosses in the game on their Facebook, lol.

 

[MrHoot]

Here ya go.

Nice, looks like most greatswords got around a +50 damage boost, this will make them compensate nicely for their slow speed I hope

 

[MrHoot]

So i think ive finished the main game?
Beat S

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oul of

C

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inder

and all ive got left is to

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link the fire

is there anything i should do before this?

Did you go to

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secret dragon playland

?

 

[Sullichin]

(returning weapon) Melted the last few bosses with

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Black Knight Greataxe

. Thing is back to its former glory after its dissapointing appeerance in DS2. It kicks ass in PVP too. My AR is like 690+ with the warcry skill active.

Fucking love this weapon!

When my max weapon was +7 (and that one that takes Twinkling at +3), I had so many bosses open for me for coop. Basically everything from

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Pontif Sulyvan

and onward.

I wonder what bosses I'll be able to coop with a maxed weapon at like level 84 besides the last one

 

[Dahbomb]

Here ya go.

Oh wow all buffs, that's pretty dope.

 

[Arkanius]

As someone who's currently using the Black Knight Sword +4, this makes me really happy.

Dayum those buffs.
That farming paid off.

 

[Quote]

Here ya go.

Siiiiiiick. I was going to reset my stats to DEX but maybe I'll stick with STR and see how this pans out. It'd be nice if they staggered a bit more but otherwise awesome!

 

[Brohan]

Here ya go.

Sweet, i hope they buffed the blessed infusion too. That way my Blessed Claymore might actually become useful.

Edit: wait.. Is the buff only for the refined Claymore? If so then that would suck.

 

[Newtype-001]

Did you go to

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secret dragon playland

?

Dont think so... where is that?

 

[Noray]

What were the changes to Dancer's swords?

 

[HK-47]

I had a few issues last night trying to do coop to earn some Embers. The Host would enter the fight but I never got the "Critical Battle Started" prompt so i couldn't enter the boss fight and help.

Other than that online seems ok to me. I'm in Blue Sentinels covenant and I get summoned to help people all of the damn time.

This never happens for me. Do I need to change something in the online settings?

 

[dmr87]

How the fuck would anyone figure out how to get to A

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rchdragon Peak

. So awesome hahaha.

I found it on my own

Same, player notes helped of course. But it was pretty obvious, I tried different emotes before I even had the right one. And later when I found the emote it all clicked.

 

[Sullichin]

Here ya go.

Surely that's a buff for the BK greatsword and not the regular BK sword?
If so regular BK sword has a crazy AR now!

 

[Noray]

Surely that's a buff for the BK greatsword and not the regular BK sword?
If so regular BK sword has a crazy AR now!

The regular BK Sword is a greatsword and the BK Greatsword is an Ultra great. Confusing, I know.

 

[RandomSeed]

It's nice to see my BK sword (yeah, confusing naming) actually doing a good chunk more damage than my longsword. I can't be sure, but it also seems to be doing more poise damage on the enemies I tested it on. Curious.

 

[Zeliard]

(returning weapon) Melted the last few bosses with

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Black Knight Greataxe

. Thing is back to its former glory after its dissapointing appeerance in DS2. It kicks ass in PVP too. My AR is like 690+ with the warcry skill active.

Fucking love this weapon!

When my max weapon was +7 (and that one that takes Twinkling at +3), I had so many bosses open for me for coop. Basically everything from

Spoiler

Pontif Sulyvan

and onward.

I wonder what bosses I'll be able to coop with a maxed weapon at like level 84 besides the last one

Yeah I've been very careful about upgrading my weapons to keep within level ranges for the online stuff. I had it at a max of +5 for a long time, and now it's still just at +7 in the end game.

Overall I've had a ton of success with the online modes, especially relative to some of the people who've had terrible luck with it. I invade relatively quickly, especially w/ AF, I'm summoned for co-op at a good clip through Blue Sentinels/Darkmoon/white soapstone. By the time I even got to Darkmoon I had like 50 of the currency from being summoned as Blue Sentinel so often.

I can still be summoned for mid-game bosses and areas since my SL is also relatively low at 50, and +7 lets me match up with +5s who only need a couple Large Titanite Shards (this includes bosses like A

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byss

W

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alkers

).

 

[psychotron]

Here ya go.

Woah, so my +2 claymore should gain a good boost in power. Still trying to get a dark sword drop to see if it's better long term than my clay.

 

[Nameless]

Anyone experiencing laggy pvp lately? Started getting hit meters away while rolling. Felt like DS2 pve all over again.

 

[Tak3n]

I see the patch is live, did they fix the souls glitch?

 

[skyboss]

i spend 20K souls for the tower key, and found

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the fire keeper soul, then give to the lady in firelink shine, whats next? nothing happen

,

 

[ced]

So great swords got a buff with 1.04? That's good.

 

[Augemitbutter]

dancer felt kinda harder than beta. i died a lot, lol. or my character sucks or i suck harder now. cool, but brutal. also i think i'm still not used to this games input lag....

 

[OverturePT]

Goddamn, (late game optional boss)

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the Nameless King

is fucking ruthless. I've beaten him as a summon but can't for the life of me beat this guy in my own World.

 

[lucebuce12]

i spend 20K souls for the tower key, and found

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the fire keeper soul, then give to the lady in firelink shine, whats next? nothing happen

,

Did you find that

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pilgrim

in Undead Settlement? He offers you a "service" which can

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mess things up.

If you gave her the fire keeper soul then she can

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"fix you"

. I tried to be as vague as possible without spoiling lol.

 

[nkarafo]

Ok this game has some annoying features that can look like a bug/glitch

I noticed that my character doesn't cast a shadow anymore. At first, i thought it was a glitch. But later on i discovered that it might have to do with your

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hollowing level

after you do a certain thing. It's pretty fascinating how cryptic the game can be at times.

 

[UmbraeCruxis]

Yes! So glad they buffed great swords ;-;

 

[Primethius]

This games rolling system is so damn bad for how aggressive enemies are.

Shit gets me killed for no reason. Ugh.

 

[Defuser]

Why are people dueling in the

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kiln

? Anybody can roll off the map and it's a cramped slope. Can't people pick places with a big flat surface?

 

[Sullichin]

Yeah I've been very careful about upgrading my weapons to keep within level ranges for the online stuff. I had it at a max of +5 for a long time, and now it's still just at +7 in the end game.

Overall I've had a ton of success with the online modes, especially relative to some of the people who've had terrible luck with it. I invade relatively quickly, especially w/ AF, I'm summoned for co-op at a good clip through Blue Sentinels/Darkmoon/white soapstone. By the time I even got to Darkmoon I had like 50 of the currency from being summoned as Blue Sentinel so often.

I can still be summoned for mid-game bosses and areas since my SL is also relatively low at 50, and +7 lets me match up with +5s who only need a couple Large Titanite Shards (this includes bosses like A

Spoiler

byss

W

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alkers

).

+5 people can match with +7?

Yeah, when I was at +7 I seriously had like ten bosses I could coop reliably and still feel powerful in PVE. Made it all the way to the end, and helped a ton of people so I decided to move on and upgrade my BKGA because I couldn't help myself. But now I want to go back!
Can I match up with people who are in NG+?

 

[lucebuce12]

This games rolling system is so damn bad for how aggressive enemies are.

Shit gets me killed for no reason. Ugh.

Oh god yes. With how unpredictable some enemies can get with their moves, it's so damn hard to roll and be aggresive without getting punished.

 

[toastyToast]

felt like everything was a strength weapon on my dex dude. now I've got a bunch of strength on my new character and I don't know what to use

 

[Sullichin]

Why are people dueling in the

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kiln

? Anybody can roll off the map and it's a cramped slope. Can't people pick places with a big flat surface?

Area after Pontiff is more like that.
I like fighting on slopes though.

 

[vladisaac]

23 hours in and arrived at I

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rithyll of the Boreal Valley, before the boss of the area

. Starting to get tired of the underground areas, hopefully there won't be much afterwards in the rest of the games (

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well, discovered the entrance of Irithyll Dungeon so...

).

Not quite satisfied with a pyromancy build for now, I find the casting time too slow to be useful/efficient (using magic/pyromancy only on rare occasions). Yup, I equipped the ring which decreases cast time, but since ennemies are more fast/aggressive in DS3, I find it's quite impracticable. I think I would have enjoyed the game more with a physical attack oriented build.

 

[Sarcasm]

Is there like no way to know where NPCs go? Go back to firelink and that one guy on stairs is gone now..dunno when he left...

 

[Oracle Dragon]

How do you raise the bridge in

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Cathedral of the Deep? I have two of them raised, the one by the giant, and the one that seems to go nowhere. I want to raise the third one, the one that Trusty Patches tricks you into going across and then lowers it. I simply can't find the level anywhere! I knew he sounded different when I talked to him

 

[Nameless]

How'd they buff greatswords? Slightly reducing Stamina expenditure would make the most sense, I think.

 

[Primethius]

Oh god yes. With how unpredictable some enemies can get with their moves, it's so damn hard to roll and be aggresive without getting punished.

That plus how finnicky the lock on system is. It's just ruining some of my enjoyment with the game.

I just got to a Knight plus healer combo that took longer then it should have because rolls being weird combined with the enemy having almost no downtime... Jesus.

He'd turn around before my roll finished. :/

 

[Sullichin]

The regular BK Sword is a greatsword and the BK Greatsword is an Ultra great. Confusing, I know.

Oh right that's true. Was comparing that AR with the Dark Sword (which is crazy good) and thought it looked reaaally high.


Yoshican, if you're still looking for good dex weapons try the Pontiff Scythe, A dex scaling. It's pretty sweet.

 

[toastyToast]

Why are people dueling in the

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kiln

? Anybody can roll off the map and it's a cramped slope. Can't people pick places with a big flat surface?

they're fan-servicing themselves

 

[Zeliard]

+5 people can match with +7?

Yeah, when I was at +7 I seriously had like ten bosses I could coop reliably and still feel powerful in PVE. Made it all the way to the end, and helped a ton of people so I decided to move on and upgrade my BKGA because I couldn't help myself. But now I want to go back!
Can I match up with people who are in NG+?

If this is accurate:

http://darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/Summon+Range+Calculator

At +7, you can also be matched up with people who have +10 titanite/+5 special upgrades.

No idea about the NG+ thing.

 

[Panda Rin]

So Ultra GS didn't get a buff? Running a Farron's GS right now.

 

[skyboss]

Did you find that

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pilgrim

in Undead Settlement? He offers you a "service" which can

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mess things up.

If you gave her the fire keeper soul then she can

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"fix you"

. I tried to be as vague as possible without spoiling lol.

yep I found it, but from the beginning

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i felt its not right, he level up me for free.,

do you recommend me,

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that she fix me? the pilgrim is like the guy in DS1 that kill everyone in firelinkshine?

thanks

 

[firenskill2000]

Are there vendors/smiths in the world or is this more in line with BB where everything is done in Firelink? Also I assume it's yes but do the npcs relocate to Firelink because it's kinda empty for such a large area in the beginning.

 

[Defuser]

ahhhh crap! I got summoned by Oroboro's world and I rolled off the map. I hope he isn't recording that moment.

 

[Caja 117]

Yesterday I reached

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Watcher of the Abyss

I just loved that boss, ended up wining after some help in coop, and decided to proceed to the catacombs, I liked the level design to it, and while walking I reached an area with a boss

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Holy crap how the fight starts as everything is dark except an item, and when you go and grab it, and right out of the shadows this giant skeleton king comes out, that moment right there I never felt anything like this before while playing video game it was just intense, he ended up killing me, so Tonight I will gather my strength and fight him again or just coop..

 

[DeaDPo0L84]

Password matchmaking is a joke,it very rarely works. Yet as soon as I take the password off I'm summoned almost immediately. Making playing with friends near impossible.

 

[lucebuce12]

yep I found it, but from the beginning

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i felt its not right, he level up me for free.,

do you recommend me,

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that she fix me? the pilgrim is like the guy in DS1 that kill everyone in firelinkshine?

thanks

You might've noticed that your character's gone

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Hollow

, just like in DkS1.

Apparently, this has an effect on how the game plays out,

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Story wise

, so you might want to fix it. The cost for

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fixing it is the same as the amount of souls you didn't have to spend while levelling up.

You don't have to, it's optional tbh.