Sanctuary
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Nope, I live in NA. Did you try getting a refund on a pre-order key, before one was sent out?
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Dark Souls III |OT| Thy path has been tested, now fight unkindled ash
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Nope, I live in NA. Did you try getting a refund on a pre-order key, before one was sent out?
CMojicaAce
Member
I'm ready.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
I think one of the patches already adressed that, partially at least.
The game has some stutter when loading new areas, like in BB (framepacing as well).
I'd say overall performance is a bit better, specially on multiplayer, on BB there was a LOT of stutter with more than one people. DS3 performs better in this regard.
Mechanized
Member
Ah, that's probably it, wasn't a pre-order.
Vire
Member
I'm ready.
Haha oh my god, this made my day.
Cool, sounds good. I'm so excited for Tuesday.
super-famicom
Member
Oh man, can't wait til the digital version unlocks for NA PS4. My soul is ready.
I will choose Assassin and do a Dex build and play around with some magic.
I will choose Assassin and do a Dex build and play around with some magic.
I'm ready.
That is extremely accurate of my first playthroughs of these games.
Sanctuary
Member
I'm ready.
This is great.
Just spare yourself some potential early grief, and go Pyro this time around. Pick up the items for other schools as you progress, and maybe
respec
Freeman76
Member
Loving this so far, the level design and everyting else is just perfect. The first area has a Boletarian Palace vibe to it, which is probably my favourite souls level from any of the games, so the nod to Demons Souls is very welcome.
I picked assassin, not sure how a dex+int build is going to work out, but im having fun finding out. Beat the first 2 bosses, gave me a few deaths but overcame them eventually.
I picked assassin, not sure how a dex+int build is going to work out, but im having fun finding out. Beat the first 2 bosses, gave me a few deaths but overcame them eventually.
Vince DiCola
Member
Excellent OT Yoshi, I'm so hyped to get online! I've completed it once, over halfway through on another character and I have a couple others ready as well for some invasions (not twink invasion just in the first area) and Co op
I always go DEX build in my first runs through these games. Viable in the early-game until I get enough HP/stamina? Any weapons I should be on the lookout for? And which class should I start with if my end-goal is capped DEX and stamina?
I watched a few streams at first, but then I jumped into Yoshis stream and saw a huge boss spoiler so I said it was enough. Not seen anything since. Hype!
I watched a few streams at first, but then I jumped into Yoshis stream and saw a huge boss spoiler so I said it was enough. Not seen anything since. Hype!
Freeman76
Member
Man, half the mystery in souls is finding this stuff out for yourself
so the official wikis are all complete now that they've had a 3 week head start ahead of the worldwide release?...all the weapon/gear stats and info etc?...I'm sad but also happy in a way...I like playing blind but it's good to know that the resources are there to help me if needed
Marc
Member
Tip for early people who don't mind being spoiled -
Good luck! Braver man than I.
Be patient with the first boss, work out the moveset and you should be good, has a bunch of openings.
Check one of the how to videos like below, I don't remember him being difficult for me compared to others so not sure. Dark Souls is a harder game than bloodborne though in general, but it is slower paced for the most part and the shield is a big help. They're pretty different so would say give it a shot, although like I said souls games are more difficult IMO.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uLUSws1zUg
You don't have to get the Tower key to reach certain areas. Was about to buy it after saving for ages but tried jumping off a tree a bunch and made it to the roof by the tower key access. I was trying with my armour for a while like an idiot, haha. You can get two very good items to have early game and a twinkling titanite and save 20K souls. Not sure if you can get other items (guessing not as I can't work out to get higher, don't think its possible) or missing out on others yet but I'll come back when I find a good souls farming place.
Thanks dude! Deprived it is.
Good luck! Braver man than I.
Be patient with the first boss, work out the moveset and you should be good, has a bunch of openings.
Check one of the how to videos like below, I don't remember him being difficult for me compared to others so not sure. Dark Souls is a harder game than bloodborne though in general, but it is slower paced for the most part and the shield is a big help. They're pretty different so would say give it a shot, although like I said souls games are more difficult IMO.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uLUSws1zUg
Freeman76
Member
This is why im happy to play the first bit offline. Fuck getting invaded by players who are so familiar with everything, in the first area or two when Im trying to find my feet lol
Iva Demilcol
Member
Can I spoil the whole game already?
Here it goes: everyone dies!!!
Here it goes: everyone dies!!!
MegaMelon
Member
I'd highly recommend you play at least Dark Souls 1 first before playing this.
Sanctuary
Member
FTFY
I'm actually very surprised at how many people are coming to Dark Souls 3 as their first real attempt at playing a "Dark Souls" game. I guess Bloodborne had the desired effect?
FrenchMovieTheme
Member
I preordered from GMG but I don't think they are sending the steam key until after release
bizzarewars
Banned
Unfortunately not an option.
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
Yeah, so I think Sony might have messed up. (also very possible I'm just dumb) I was on PSN and getting ready to preorder/preload DSIII when I see the gold edition. I'm like, what's that about? Game has no DLC, why have a special digital edition? Is it like an armor set or starter weapon, etc? No, it's described as a theme and the soundtrack. For $20 extra? No. lol pass. So I hit the link for game page and pay 59.99 for vanilla. But when I go to preload, the theme and soundtrack are in the DL list. Theme dl's automatically, and ST has a countdown like the game.
Kinda weird. Appears vanilla gave me the gold edition extras. Unless I'm dumb, which as I said, is very possible.
Kinda weird. Appears vanilla gave me the gold edition extras. Unless I'm dumb, which as I said, is very possible.
Grim Patron
Member
If you mean Amazon UK, then no. Apocalypse is Only at GAME in the UK apparently. The retailers would mention this for what you preordered. Eg: Amazon DE mentions it proudly as they usually have a lot of exclusives for game editions.
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
1. Not sure about pyromancers
2. Yes you can respec your stats.
Up to 5 times per ng however,
TatteredHat
Member
I just finished my first full playthrough of the game, it's been a wonderful experience throughout.
Gonna be great to see all the new players coming in and experiencing everything in the coming weeks, I'll be around to answer questions for sure.
Gonna be great to see all the new players coming in and experiencing everything in the coming weeks, I'll be around to answer questions for sure.
The Gold/Deluxe edition gives you the season pass plus all the other good stuff.
Standard edition doesnt give the season pass, but it gives you the other good stuff too.
Moff
Member
sounds good to me, I like pyromancy. does it scale with anything this time?
I had to beat every boss offline since the servers aren't up, so keep that in mind, but I thought this game had some of the hardest bosses in the series. If you plan on solo'ing every boss, prepare for some tough battles. I'd say it comes close to the (later) chalice dungeon BB bosses.
I am Error
Member
Sooo my friend got his copy yesterday and we played it for about 5 hours straight.
Some impressions with minor spoilers:
We stopped right before the
boss known from the trailer.
The area leading up to it reminded us a lot of the Hemwick Charnel Lane from Blooborne, especially in terms of enemy design.
But what a huge area that was! We found so many different paths we couldn't really decide where to go.
The first boss was actually quite difficult playing as a
with no shield. The second boss seemed more intimidating than he actually was.
We already knew
and realizing that the
boss wasn't there was quite a suprise to us.
The
was really cool, we absolutely loved the design of that area. And it was also great to see so many
NPC's.
In terms of performance on PS4 it seemed pretty good up to the point we played, except for the transition between some areas.
So far we enjoyed it quite a lot. I'm really looking forward to continue playing it on tuesday.
Edit: I almost forgot one of the best things! The physical PS4 version comes with a real manual and not just one of those paper sheets explaining the basic controls.
Some impressions with minor spoilers:
We stopped right before the
tree
The area leading up to it reminded us a lot of the Hemwick Charnel Lane from Blooborne, especially in terms of enemy design.
But what a huge area that was! We found so many different paths we couldn't really decide where to go.
The first boss was actually quite difficult playing as a
Deprived
We already knew
the second area from the beta
dancer
The
nexus
returning
In terms of performance on PS4 it seemed pretty good up to the point we played, except for the transition between some areas.
So far we enjoyed it quite a lot. I'm really looking forward to continue playing it on tuesday.
Edit: I almost forgot one of the best things! The physical PS4 version comes with a real manual and not just one of those paper sheets explaining the basic controls.
Spirit of Jazz
Banned
Are sorcerers terrible in this game? This was the first Souls game I intended to stat into intelligence.
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
Ahh okay. Season pass though? I thought dlc was an unknown. Huh, guess I missed the announcement. If you read the description of gold edition, it doesn't mention a season pass. Unless I'm blind and dumb lol.
MegaMelon
Member
Sorry to hear, is it due to not being on a platform you have access to? Regardless I'm sure you'll love Dark Souls 3 like the rest of us.
razgriz417
Member
Anyone else trying this come launch?
https://www.reddit.com/r/darksouls3/comments/4e1nbh/10_push_ups_every_death/
https://www.reddit.com/r/darksouls3/comments/4e1nbh/10_push_ups_every_death/
I've just started Bloodborne a couple of days ago and its a masterpiece of the highest order, I don't know what you've been smoking.
Hah, prepare to get that feeling over and over again. The levels are big, complex and intricate. This starts out from the early areas and carries on all the way to the end.
TatteredHat
Member
Yes, sort of. The problem with sorcery right now is that the enemies are close to Bloodborne in terms of aggressiveness, yet sorceries haven't been adjusted properly to compensate. Casting times are too long for one thing, and the damage isn't really there until significant intelligence investment.
You can obviously give it a go, as it does become pretty powerful later in the game, but you'll be in for a rough ride for atleast the first half of the game.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
Viable? definetly, but it will also depend if you use a shield or not, no shield is harder, because enemies are really nasty this time around. I particularly embraced the challenge, it gets easier the further you go into the game.
There's a
Katana (Uchi)
Classes? I think Assassin, Mercenary and Thief have higher DEX than other classes.
StriKeVillain
Banned
Think I'll play as a Herald for my first playthrough.
I wonder how this shit fest release will affect release day activity and interest. Unfortunately early game PvP seems like it will be compromised and cooperation as a whole will be way easy with many just knowing the bosses quite well at this point.
edit: I always like the insane activity and communication in the OTs for any Souls launch and I imagine this one will be much damper.
edit: I always like the insane activity and communication in the OTs for any Souls launch and I imagine this one will be much damper.
bizzarewars
Banned
Yeah, pretty much. Don't have any last gen hardware anymore or a PC capable of running it decently. Still pretty stoked to play this even if I miss out on some story bits and throwbacks to past Dark Souls games.
Aw, shame. Just hoping they'll get it to me on time. Bloodborne arrived on release day, but at like 7pm - it was a long day.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
I think you overstimate the amount of people that will look at wikis.
Se7enSword
Banned
Heh, okay. I'll do knuckle push ups for some variety.
Nah, it's not about that, it's about just the general activity with a huge chunk of people who would have been super active, already have devoured the game.
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