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[Frillen]

I'm helping people people beat Nameless Cunt right now. He's a cake walk at this point. Down to less than 2 minutes.

 

[Korosenai]

All 4 lords of cinder fights in this game were amazing. They were all unique, had different gameplay mechanics, different ways to approach them, and were just all around fun.

 

[Elysium-777]

Didn't realize you can't be invaded if you haven't beaten boss area, that's silly. I want to fight people, guess I'll start summoning people.



Fairly often, as a sun bro I have more embers than I know what to do with.

Other way around. You can only be invaded if you have not killed the area boss. Once you kill it, no more invasions against you. Sorry if I wasn't clear.

 

[MilkBeard]

A big part of the appeal of the Souls games is the communal aspect of everyone trying to decipher the story, find hidden areas, discover secrets, etc. It can be frustrating if you're trying to play alone but clearly you're not intended to play these games in a vacuum.

Pretty much. People wanting the story spoonfed can have a fit, for all I care.

 

[Frillen]

Question about location A

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rchdragon

P

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eak

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I have the dragon head and the dragon chest. I did not ring the bell because it said not to ring it if you want to follow the path of the dragon (or something like that).

So I go up to the very peak, and that's where I got the chest piece by doing the pose. But now what?

What happens if I ring that bell? How do I proceed if I don't ring the bell? Which is better?

Ring the bell

 

[Demoskinos]

Anyone having luck being summoned as Darkmoon @ around SL 70? I'd rather not farm silver knights for these concord tokens if possible...

 

[Menthuss]

Souls netcode continuing to prove it is literal garbage. Invaders can now even hit me during my fucking roll.

 

[la_briola]

the naming filter is bad, or not really working

 

[Tomasoares]

I`ve just arrived

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Annor Londo

. Is there too much game left?

 

[MilkBeard]

Anyone having luck being summoned as Darkmoon @ around SL 70? I'd rather not farm silver knights for these concord tokens if possible...

Head to

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Lothric Castle

or

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Archdragon Peak

, I have the best luck in those places. I was getting a few in A.P. today.

 

[silva1991]

I'm not sure if it's ever not gonna annoy me how garbage the dancer's enchanted swords are. :| Such a cool looking weapon with a cool moveset. Yet utterly useless. Seems any weapon with non-physical stats is crap.

Stuff like this is what makes me appreciate BB's limited weapons even more. literally every weapon is useful and unique and nothing is just for show.

 

[Soyongdori]

What is the average level of players for areas in

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Farron Keep, Catacombs and Cathedral of the Deep

?

 

[vocab]

Whats a good dex weapon that hits hard?

 

[Belgian Dude]

Funny how the people having trouble with the A

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byss

W

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atchers

seem to be having it most on Phase 2. I died 10 times on Phase 1 for stupid reasons but Phase 2 was incredibly easy for me. Really showcases the variety of builds/playstyles.

Then everything else was fairly easy until I ended up stuck at P

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ontiff

now, haha. Loving it so far, first Souls game I'm really getting my hands deep in.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

man the estoc REALLY is dangerous for PvP. Just beat a guy with storm sword.

 

[brickarts295]

F**k the Catacombs, f**k those red eye skeletons and f**k that boss. Also f**k invaders in this location. I'm glad I'm done with this place.

 

[SkylineRKR]

Is N

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ameless

K

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ing

the hardest boss in Souls games?
I still can't beat his second phase.

Nah, I can't say he was harder than other bosses. I died maybe 3 times during the second phase before I got it. I had him figured out by then. This is my issue with DS3,

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All bosses are the exact same. Dodge a 2 or 3 hit combo, strike once or maybe twice and prepare to repeat. This is why long swords are mostly the only option. This is also why I beat NK so fast, by that time I had already beaten Cinder, Princes, Dragonslayer and Dancer the same day, who are exactly like this one. Once you figure out which opening is safe, you'll get it. With NK, its his long wind up air dive, and his 2 hit combo on the ground. He can also rarely do a 4 hit I think so strike once.

Once I specced on lightning defense and shield his damage was considerably lower. His first phase is awful, I could NEVER evade the fire breath and the camera is just dog shit.

The boss that took me the most retries was P

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rinces

because of the fucking teleport disables lock on and can't see the huge downward strike. When I wasn't fucked by that, I did phase one without getting hit but still getting fucked by phase 2 's spam (and me being too greedy).

 

[Demoskinos]

Head to

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Lothric Castle

or

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Archdragon Peak

, I have the best luck in those places. I was getting a few in A.P. today.

I tried AP and no dice. I'll try the other suggestion but I stood around for 15+ minutes without a summon.

 

[la_briola]

the naming filter is bad, or not really working

Also: he is a rage quitter AND has a VAC ban on steam...

https://gfycat.com/JealousDeliciousBlackcrappie

I always get these people...

 

[silva1991]

Is N

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ameless

K

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ing

the hardest boss in Souls games?
I still can't beat his second phase.

In DS3 yes

DS2 and BB DLCs has much tougher bosses.

 

[Korosenai]

A very well put together video about build variety and the pvp meta level: http://youtu.be/TN6I-AHjBY4

He says the SL meta should be at 120 to give more variety for spell users and not just melee users. Anyone's thought on this l? I actually agree with him. At sl 100 every single fight I've had has been a melee fight.

 

[Uno Venova]

Dancer's grab attack is the cheapest thing in this entire game, if it's going to take out 95% of your health maybe it's tracking shouldn't be such bullshit.

 

[hydrophilic attack]

Don't turn on the bonfire of

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Irythil Dungeon

before you meet him in the area before in a

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kitchen

Thanks! I've got quite a ways to go before I reach that part, but I'll keep it in mind for when I get there

 

[brandonh83]

Nameless Asshole down. Not toooooo bad tbh

 

[Ferr986]

I'm not sure if it's ever not gonna annoy me how garbage the dancer's enchanted swords are. :| Such a cool looking weapon with a cool moveset. Yet utterly useless. Seems any weapon with non-physical stats is crap.

Tell me about it. My dancer char is my hard mode.

Overall,weapon balance in this game is terrible, propably the worst Souls in that regard.

 

[MilkBeard]

I tried AP and no dice. I'll try the other suggestion but I stood around for 15+ minutes without a summon.

I've gotten a few in

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Anor Londo

today which is usually pretty rare. It's not often though.

 

[Tarkus]

man the estoc REALLY is dangerous for PvP. Just beat a guy with storm sword.

It is. At SL 50, quality build, I'm destroying people with a +2 Estoc. It needs a stamina usage nerf or something.

Tell me about it. My dancer char is my hard mode.

Overall,weapon balance in this game is terrible, propably the worst Souls in that regard.

Well, it just came out. Balance issues will be fixed.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

LMAO

host of embers and other guy gank at me

take him to the giants

get fucked.

 

[Demoskinos]

I've gotten a few in

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Anor Londo

today which is usually pretty rare. It's not often though.

Hmm maybe I'm not the right level? Should I be higher than 70 to get summoned?

 

[FlowersisBritish]

Question about location A

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rchdragon

P

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eak

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I have the dragon head and the dragon chest. I did not ring the bell because it said not to ring it if you want to follow the path of the dragon (or something like that).

So I go up to the very peak, and that's where I got the chest piece by doing the pose. But now what?

What happens if I ring that bell? How do I proceed if I don't ring the bell? Which is better?

Spoiler

Ring that bells son. I know it says don't, but it's trying to stear you away from the coolest fucking thing you can imagine. Won't say what happens, but after, all i'll say is "Keep walking forward"

 

[Dahbomb]

In DS3 yes

DS2 and BB DLCs has much tougher bosses.

There's no one in DS2 DLC as hard as that boss tbh.

Well I should rephrase... if you know those DS2 bosses' gimmick then they aren't hard but if you don't then they can destroy you.

 

[pa22word]

Also: he is a rage quitter AND has a VAC ban on steam...

https://gfycat.com/JealousDeliciousBlackcrappie

I always get these people...

I got a dude the other day who summoned me for DS Armor named "niggerfingers". I let him start the fight and ran off a cliff so he'd be fucked with the extra boss damage all alone.

Hope the piece of shit got rocked.

I'm pretty new to the MP scene, so does anyone else know of some friendly coop grieving strats in case I run into another turd again?

There's no one in DS2 DLC as hard as that boss tbh.

Well I should rephrase... if you know those DS2 bosses' gimmick then they aren't hard but if you don't then they can destroy you.

Solo smelter blue + solo lud and zallen are easily harder than anything in DS3 tbqh...

 

[Neff]

Does anybody like DS2 more than this? I'm still early but I remember having a better time with DS2. One thing that game had going for it was some cool environments. About 8 hours in everything is kind of drab, but without the originality or atmosphere of Bloodborne. Maybe it's just me though....

I'm the same, I thought Bloodborne and DSII were decidedly better games.

DSIII is just sort of enjoyably vanilla in comparison.

 

[Soyongdori]

Overall,weapon balance in this game is terrible, propably the worst Souls in that regard.

You best be joking. Anyone remember Arcane rifle spear back in Bloodborne? That shit was a completely broken weapon and it could two-three hit bosses and made overall PvP an extremely asinine experience, plus it took From almost a month to fix it with a patch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRdbO7Nb9yA

 

[MrHoot]

You get the reward if you're invading and the host dies, doesn't matter if you get the killing blow or not. I've invaded a few times and instantly got a reward as the host fell to AI enemies or another invader.

The mad phantom was long gone before the host died

 

[la_briola]

I got a dude the other day who summoned me for DS Armor named "niggerfingers". I let him start the fight and ran off a cliff so he'd be fucked with the extra boss damage all alone.

Hope the piece of shit got rocked.

I'm pretty new to the MP scene, so does anyone else know of some friendly coop grieving strats in case I run into another turd again?

Activate a mimic and pull it to the host.

 

[Tarkus]

I got a dude the other day who summoned me for DS Armor named "niggerfingers". I let him start the fight and ran off a cliff so he'd be fucked with the extra boss damage all alone.

Hope the piece of shit got rocked.

I'm pretty new to the MP scene, so does anyone else know of some friendly coop grieving strats in case I run into another turd again?

Next time, just use the Black Crystal. No cliff needed.

If only you could kill NPCs.......

 

[Tecnniqe]

A very well put together video about build variety and the pvp meta level: http://youtu.be/TN6I-AHjBY4

He says the SL meta should be at 120 to give more variety for spell users and not just melee users. Anyone's thought on this l? I actually agree with him. At sl 100 every single fight I've had has been a melee fight.

Hmm is magic builds viable?
Never seen them used

 

[MilkBeard]

Hmm maybe I'm not the right level? Should I be higher than 70 to get summoned?

I'm at level 98 so I'm probably getting the late game and NG+ people. I just got summoned to farron woods just now, although I was in

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Lothric Castle.

.

 

[SkylineRKR]

I got a dude the other day who summoned me for DS Armor named "niggerfingers". I let him start the fight and ran off a cliff so he'd be fucked with the extra boss damage all alone.

Hope the piece of shit got rocked.

I'm pretty new to the MP scene, so does anyone else know of some friendly coop grieving strats in case I run into another turd again?



Solo smelter blue + solo lud and zallen are easily harder than anything in DS3 tbqh...

Alonne too. He was def harder than any DS3 boss.

 

[Soyongdori]

What is the general soul level in

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Farron Keep/Road of Sacrifice

?

 

[LogicStep]

So if I beat a boss I can't get summoned to help with it? I was trying to get summoned for the giant but I wasn't getting summoned. Maybe too high level? I'm around 70

 

[silva1991]

So if I beat a boss I can't get summoned to help with it? I was trying to get summoned for the giant but I wasn't getting summoned. Maybe too high level? I'm around 70

You can get summoned after beating a boss.

 

[wheeplash]

NG+ is no joke man, considering I have to use light armor because of my heavy 2h weapon (fuck VIT seriously). Everything hits like a fucking truck, I'm on panic roll mode now.

 

[LeeRoyBrown]

NG+ is no joke man, considering I have to use light armor because of my heavy 2h weapon (fuck VIT seriously). Everything hits like a fucking truck, I'm on panic roll mode now.

When does it get hard and what SL are you. I'm finding it to be a total cruise so far. 1 shooting every enemy I see :/

 

[hydrophilic attack]

The C

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rystal

S

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age

boss was almost as scrubby as some of these mage characters I keep invading. Damn that was an easy boss

 

[LeeRoyBrown]

the naming filter is bad, or not really working

Yeah its pretty fucked. Fun fact my last name which doesn't even ryhm with anything sexual or offensive let alone being straight up offensive in any language was banned from use on Psn.... :/

 

[Yaboosh]

Nah, I can't say he was harder than other bosses. I died maybe 3 times during the second phase before I got it. I had him figured out by then. This is my issue with DS3,

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All bosses are the exact same. Dodge a 2 or 3 hit combo, strike once or maybe twice and prepare to repeat. This is why long swords are mostly the only option. This is also why I beat NK so fast, by that time I had already beaten Cinder, Princes, Dragonslayer and Dancer the same day, who are exactly like this one. Once you figure out which opening is safe, you'll get it. With NK, its his long wind up air dive, and his 2 hit combo on the ground. He can also rarely do a 4 hit I think so strike once.

Once I specced on lightning defense and shield his damage was considerably lower. His first phase is awful, I could NEVER evade the fire breath and the camera is just dog shit.

The boss that took me the most retries was P

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rinces

because of the fucking teleport disables lock on and can't see the huge downward strike. When I wasn't fucked by that, I did phase one without getting hit but still getting fucked by phase 2 's spam (and me being too greedy).

Spoilers: That is every boss in the Souls franchise that isn't a gimmick boss.

 

[Servbot24]

The dificulty really spikes at A

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byss

W

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atchers

. Haven't beaten in it yet but I'm loving the battle. Feels like the right dificulty level for Souls.

 

[LeeRoyBrown]

Finally got a perfect, no damage run against the

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Old Demon King

at

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Smouldering

Lake (optional area). Took a few tries, but this is what I love about the game - I try until I can perfect a certain weapon against a boss and figure out when to strike. Here's a video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxUToPbBvf0

Use a bow... Guy had 0 ranged attacks.