CountAntonius
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That's the one I use. Mostly cause I hate the auras but it makes for some fun online.
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That's the one I use. Mostly cause I hate the auras but it makes for some fun online.
i don't have the dark one yet , but i assume it works pretty much the same way
Here is a vid of how well it can work ( up until one realizes that you are actually target able ) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAPeTnwB260
Yeah I use it because fashion souls. The invader getting confused is a plus, but sometimes its hilarious.
True, I know what you mean. I really miss stuff like invading in Sen's Fortress. Here you are very rarely only invading the host. And even if it's just one person it's more likely that they're hanging out by a bonfire and you're not actually stalking him through the level.
I still have fun with it though and I love how active the online is.
Deadpandas
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Yep just upgraded rings and enemies are a bit stronger. Apart from that it's the same
guess they didn't do the DkS2 style NG+. loved the new phantom enemies and slight changes to some boss encounters.
Pops Maellard
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I figured it out blind, but I can admit it was entirely unlikely coincidence. I happened to beat the boss that leads to the item, and then I also happened to go back to
Irithyl Dungeon
stone dragon
sitting gesture
TL;DR, it's not impossible. Just really, really unlikely. I get this weird feeling of paranoia whenever I stumble across insanely hidden bits like this on my own, because it makes me question what I missed in all of the other areas.
Spacejaws
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Ok so I'm at the
and was strugling with the
when I decided to look quickly on the wiki for who is summonable as I am running short on embers.
I beat the boss but saw that
can be summoned to fight. Is it worth it? It says hes quite difficult and I don't want to waste embers if theres not much to gain.
Also...any tips on the
in that area? i teased him twice and was quickly slaughtered.
road of sacrifices
crystal mage
I beat the boss but saw that
holy knight hodrick?
Also...any tips on the
black knight
xChildOfHatex
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I was in Irithyl at 55, I think. The worst enemy is that Dragon/croc hybrid thingy at the beginning. For the rest, I think it's easy if you use a good shield. I was just turtling behind the shield and backstabbing everything on this level.
Also, have you killed
the old demon king
For knights, in general, you either parry them or bait their attacks, dodge, get a few hits in and repeat. Also, if you use a shield, then just walk around them to their back with your shield up and backstab them.
Not that I think it's perfect, as the lag is really frustrating. But
Anor Londo's Cathedral Courtyard
But everybody is entitled to their opinion about what they liked best.
Have you been to the optional area you can access before W
olnir
You'll need to break the rope bridge.
7echnicolor
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That's really odd, kinda disappointing. I wonder if they'll add stuff later with patches. Not sure if 2's NG+ additions were always there with the base game? since I played Scholar of the first sin editon.
Yeah I loved NG+ in Dark Souls 2, always looked forward to it.
Whoops, didn't even know that area was there, I'll go give it a try.
Augemitbutter
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i did it at this level. just need a little practice. i found the hidden area harder.
God I hate the dragon/croc/rat, spews damage and I swear every attack is like 350 degrees...
Ithieral is
where things start to hit hard, you might die in 2 or 3 hits but most of the enemy's there are glass cannons that once you learn to dodge properly become pretty easy.
CountAntonius
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Couple of times I forgot i was wearing it and went to my fellow invader to team up and end up getting killed lol.
Yesterday my buddy was wearing the other ring that makes him seem like a phantom so I would get aggroed by invaders and he would finish them off while being mostly ignored.
Tarkus
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Astora Greatsword is pretty sweet
WhiskerFrisker
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Dragonslayer Armor
I'm guessing that many people would sit there just because of the situation itself? I knew nothing of Archdragon Peak at the time, and I didn't have the correct gesture, but I put my character sitting there because it I found the whole "dead guys and me sitting looking at the scenery" to be hilarious. I can definitely see people stumbling upon it on accident.
Things I officially miss from Dark Souls 2:
-Dedicated PVP arenas
-Hard Mode Covenant
-Being able to put down your sign or use your red eyes/blue eyes outside a safe area (eg boss room) then walk into the safe area without it getting canceled
-1v1 PVP covenant (Dragon Bros)
-Heavy Armor being useful
-Being able to cancel your attacks before the animation finishes
-Dedicated PVP arenas
-Hard Mode Covenant
-Being able to put down your sign or use your red eyes/blue eyes outside a safe area (eg boss room) then walk into the safe area without it getting canceled
-1v1 PVP covenant (Dragon Bros)
-Heavy Armor being useful
-Being able to cancel your attacks before the animation finishes
I don't agree with the bolded. It works just fine. Trolling is the nature of Souls and it has been there since Dark Souls 1. Multiple red phantoms can invade, I've seen it happen all the time. But now you've got Red and Purple phantoms who are probably using red eye orbs to invade, and they spawn frequently. Sometimes you get pulled into a gank fest, that's just the risk of invading. If that is your definition of 'not working,' well, that's whack.
The systems in place are meant to shine when a lot of people are playing. So far, I don't remember if you recall, but when starting vanilla Dark Souls 2, a lot of the covenants seemed broken because people weren't using them yet. The bulk of the playerbase just hadn't gotten far enough through the game to utilize them. But I think people forget this part, and expect the new game to play exactly like the old one when the player base had grown to it's peak in playtime.
I was able to figure it out although a friend of mine gave me a hint that it was in the dungeon. It looked pretty obvious but I assumed a gesture to but I didn't have the right one at the time so I used every sitting gesture for like a minute since I thought it would be like a certain event in Bloodborne.
xChildOfHatex
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I died like a half a dozen times to that hybrid dipshit till I realised that you can basically roll through all of his attacks extremely easily. It felt like the window for rolling through his attacks was very liberal. Using a shield against him is suicide.
Cool I'll give it a go.
The arenas of DS2 were very active. The only issue was the matchmaking that could be a little iffy, matching you against opponents way higher than your level.
It's the opposite issue with estus : it's way too fast and very hard to punish/interrupt.
Rolls aren't infinite but stamina use really favors some weapons. There's barely any reason to use heavy weapons that barely deal more damage for three times the stamina consumption when you can instead use small weapons that leave you with three/four rolls after a some quick jabs. That's mostly prevalent in low level pvp, where stat bonuses are meaningless.
AmethystEnd
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Just tried password matching for the first time on ps4.
Works flawlessly, and very quickly for me.
Works flawlessly, and very quickly for me.
Man,
was one bullshit area. It just feels so tacked on. First on the way you get that mini boss, then you get essentially a more powerful version of the same asshole a bit later. The rest of the level is filled with enemies that are just plain annoying and getting that
requires a shitload of running if you mess up. It's just a bad level in layout and design.
The game has required a lot of "dodge everyone and try to grab the items" for me because enemies either shoot something at you from all sides or have so much health that it takes a while to take one out when the game throws you two. Especially
is full of these encounters.
Smouldering Lake
Fume sword
The game has required a lot of "dodge everyone and try to grab the items" for me because enemies either shoot something at you from all sides or have so much health that it takes a while to take one out when the game throws you two. Especially
Irithyll
eot
Banned
I'm not super bothered by it (though now I don't get to figure it out myself), but people in this thread are spoilering boss names and you two talk explicitly about how to access secret areas. Give it a few weeks eh, these games only come around so often.
res1nbawlz
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Have a few questions about co op.. I just bought my buddy this game so we can play together on xbox one. How does this work exactly?
Should I just re roll a new character with him? And how soon into the game can I actually play with him. Honestly have no idea how to make that happen. Any help would be appreciated.
Should I just re roll a new character with him? And how soon into the game can I actually play with him. Honestly have no idea how to make that happen. Any help would be appreciated.
Is it just me or is there a crazy range in the quality of the levels?
You got stuff like
along with
. Overall, I think this is a significant step up from Dark Souls 2 but still not as good as the other Souls games in that regard.
Also, what is up with covenants? Just the word "Covenant" evokes this strong feeling of a permanent bond or pact, yet the Covenants in this game (like Bloodborne) are like changing shirts. Dark Souls was a great starting point for the idea with the negative implications of leaving a covenants and "sins", and the latest games have failed to build on this idea at all.
You got stuff like
Cathedral of the Deep and Undead Settlement, both of which I found to me amazingly intricate and complex levels
absolute crap like The Road Of Sacrifices which just felt so boring and mundane
Also, what is up with covenants? Just the word "Covenant" evokes this strong feeling of a permanent bond or pact, yet the Covenants in this game (like Bloodborne) are like changing shirts. Dark Souls was a great starting point for the idea with the negative implications of leaving a covenants and "sins", and the latest games have failed to build on this idea at all.
Here is a good guide to check out about multiplayer
http://www.polygon.com/2016/4/20/11466700/dark-souls-3-how-to-play-online-multiplayer-summon-invaded
I've been thinking of using that, should I put the couple of levels into Faith, or is it fine with me just meeting the Strength and Dex requirements?
daninthemix
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I agree that in this one, there were more areas / enemies where I just said F it and decided to run past, because whatever loot they might be guarding just wasn't worth the hassle.
This is the first time since Demons we are on dedicated servers...we thought it would help...maybe it did...I am finding better multiplayer on average...but my internet connection is boss, its the fastest of anyone I know....the dedicated servers may be helping those with good internet and punishing those that dont? No one really knows for sure what's going on here, but reset assured it could likely be fixed owing to other games like COD having less problems like this....notwithstanding, dedicated servers are a step up IMO and it is working better than ever for me as someone who has fast internet.
Slick Butter
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Oh yeah, I know about the crappy damage reduction. I just wanted to try out maximum poise.
More Fun To Compute
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PvP players don't care about role playing they just want to get player kills.
Tarkus
Member
I don't have the game in front of me, but I don't think it requires any FTH.
Try the weapon arts.
Seems like we're not having the same experience at all regarding invasions in DS3.
I'm not saying Dark Souls 2 was perfect by any mean. Blue sentinels were barely working there too, but at least you could be proactive and choose to invade guilty players, which didn't work too well because the red eye orb wasn't available in NG. The Ratbros were a nice idea that was squandered by being relegated to optional areas that didn't see a lot of traffic. At least the bellbros were working fine.
What I mean is that I expected Dark Souls 3 to build upon these ideas, and in my opinion it really did not.
edit: also remembered gravelording in DS1. Another neat idea that went nowhere.
I'm using a similar build with Warden Twinswords, but mine are Hollow-infused, and I've pumped points into luck start after I hit 20 DEX. I farmed them as soon as I hit
Cathedral of the Deep
Irithyll Dungeon
Pros of hollow infusion:
-you're going to want a lot of luck for the bleed procs, might as well get AR from it!
-can still be buffed; rouge is amazing
-drops base damage less compared to other infusions
-easy to reach high luck early with hollowing
Cons:
-I still get more AR from dex per point. Two AR per DEX but only one per point of luck. Bleh.
-Hollow infusion isn't available until mid-way through the game
I'm seeing the same thing that you are in PvP- people don't understand how nasty a fast weapon can be for stacking bleed on you. The moveset for both the guardian's sword and the twinblades are favorable for this, with lots of fast lateral swings. In PvE I need a different weapon, though. The range on the Warden Twinblades is unbelievably short. I might go back to using Uchi, which is what I used before the dual blades.
How is poison? Isn't it less effective because it just gives a straight damage over time as opposed to the burst that you get with bleed?
xChildOfHatex
Member
Yeah, level design varies wildly throughout the game. You go from something decent like
Undead settlement
Roads
Carthus
Irithyl
Cathedral of the deep
I don't really mind the covenants stuff you mentioned though. Some of them just keep things fresh throughout the game.
I could be thinking of another weapon, thought it needed 13 faith (I have 9).
*Edit: it's the Astora Straight Sword that has a faith requirement.
CountAntonius
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I prefer this system. At the end of the day having to roll a bunch of extra characters or another NG+ just to PvP for another covenant is a giant hassle and it left the unpopular covenants absolutely dead. Though I do wish the blades still Invaded the guilty. Not sure why that was changed.
Lionheart1827
Member
Got a question guys/gals:
Do the covenants have levels in this game? Curious since I'm working on getting the platinum at some point in this game, but I remember in DS1 and 2 you needed to level up covenants to get certain spells or miracles. Is that the case in this game?
Do the covenants have levels in this game? Curious since I'm working on getting the platinum at some point in this game, but I remember in DS1 and 2 you needed to level up covenants to get certain spells or miracles. Is that the case in this game?
CountAntonius
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