Empty Space
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The gold ring give item discovery not luck.
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Dark Souls III |OT2| Welcome to NG+, Unkindled One
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The gold ring give item discovery not luck.
ok thanks! I thought it only did that.
ok thanks for the reply
ArgyleGamer
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Invasion covenants are generally broken at the moment (aside from Aldrich Faithful). Can farm grass fairly easy from Farron Keep Perimeter bonfire.
I coulda used that bug
While it's more directly connected to DkS1, they also brought back most or all the lore that was in DkS2. Guess Miyazaki didn't wanna completely ignore it or diss the DkS2 staff.
Kinda curious if you guys like that O
rstein in Ruined Cathedral
armor description.
That's the combo I use, yeah. 40LCK/40DEX. I'm not sure if there's a hard cap on bleed rate increase at 40LCK or not? There's no scaling for Hollow infusion beyond 40 LCK anyway.
I'm not so sure all bosses can bleed. I know some can, like
Champion Gundyr, Oceiros, Dancer
Dragonslayer Armor.
Yea, I do. They basically say
he survived the fight in DkS1
In terms of mechanics and being a generation ahead visually, sure.
In terms of the game itself, not really.
Miles better.
That's what NG+ is for.
Lionheart1827
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Sigh, is there any way to get summoned as blue sentinel in this game when you're above level 40(Im 49). I've been running around with this thing for hours in the Ithyl dungeon and some further areas and I never get summoned.
EDIT; Great and I just noticed that I cant even get to the mound makers covenant because it locks you out early in the game. Come on From!
EDIT; Great and I just noticed that I cant even get to the mound makers covenant because it locks you out early in the game. Come on From!
They do mention gods like Caitha which were in DkS2 first. Hardly ignored.
Why are you guys acting like DkS2 lore isn't mentioned?
This is why I'm sad they nerfed BlueBros to hell... getting rid of sin wasn't the best option imo.
Krusenstern
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No shit, the poise doesn't work in this game. WTF
I just put on the full Lothric Knight set to let myself get hit by the weak mobs in the tutorial area and get staggered by each hit.
Holy crap FromSoft...
I just put on the full Lothric Knight set to let myself get hit by the weak mobs in the tutorial area and get staggered by each hit.
Holy crap FromSoft...
Ah okay thanks. I found the covenant up there and I did open a big door on the other side but assumed it was just a useless shortcut. I'll check again!
Glad I didn't find Horace then. She needs to fight her own battles.
Glad I didn't find Horace then. She needs to fight her own battles.
I'm not even half way through this game but I can tell you right now it is far better than DS2 ever was. It just feels like a Souls game. It feels detailed, responsive and just meticulously designed.
This is true as well.
Poise is really useful, if you're using the Caestus weapon ability...
There's also this guy who is basically straight out of DS2.
While DS3 heavily favors DS1's lore and nostalgia, DS2 isn't completely forgotten.
KittenMaster
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Definitely. Better level design, better variety of enemies, and just a better made game in general.
They tied poise to attacks you make now, apparently.
Empty Space
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There's also this guy who is basically straight out of DS2.
While DS3 heavily favors DS1's lore and nostalgia, DS2 isn't completely forgotten.
He has a face he's not a DS2 giant. Just a giant guy.
Darryl M R
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Did they fix the exploit to use boss souls multiple times?
Snacks the sober sea lion
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Straight swords feel like they make other weapons obsolete. Two-handed straight sword tears through stamina, stance R1 instantly takes away shield and gives an easy riposte, great damage against bosses one-handed or two-handed, fast, good range. I could barely do anything against enemies with shields using Twinblades, and while the Drang Hammers were fun and did good stunlock, they're still nowhere near as efficient at breaking shields or against bosses as my Broadsword.
Krusenstern
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A question that's probably been asked before: do the spells/rings trophies require everything to be gathered on a single character, or can it be split accross multiple playthroughs ? I'm more than fine with farming all the rings on my main character, but I'd rather be lower SL for the covenant stuff.
I never noticed he had a face, I guess you're right.
They just drops some names here and there, but the lore isn't directly connected with DS2, while they desperately connect every little shit to DS1. Like,
DS2 supposedly showed us that gods were long forgotten but suddenly Gwyndolin is alive and good (well, before being Aldrich's breakfast).
Kingdoms fell and rise but here we are with Astora and Catarina soldiers. Yet 0 about DS2. They didn't even have the decency to name Drangleic, but Drang.
Vendrick and Aldia aren't even named eventhough they were key characters. Hell, where in the fuck is Aldia? a friggin living flame that escaped from the cycle and there's 0 about him?
Even the curse of the undead is totally ignored in DS3. You can make the firekeeper heal the dark sign but you never get how. This is huge, but also ignored.
Yet we have Andre, Firelink Shrine, Artorias fanboys, Gwyndolin, Lost Izalith round two, Anor Lando, Astora and Catarina NPCs, Gwyn fight, Nameless King aka Gwyn firstborn....
what do we have about DS2? Invaders, corpses, a tree , 2 covenants and some items. But actual lore ties with DS2 lore? 0
Kingdoms fell and rise but here we are with Astora and Catarina soldiers. Yet 0 about DS2. They didn't even have the decency to name Drangleic, but Drang.
Vendrick and Aldia aren't even named eventhough they were key characters. Hell, where in the fuck is Aldia? a friggin living flame that escaped from the cycle and there's 0 about him?
Even the curse of the undead is totally ignored in DS3. You can make the firekeeper heal the dark sign but you never get how. This is huge, but also ignored.
Yet we have Andre, Firelink Shrine, Artorias fanboys, Gwyndolin, Lost Izalith round two, Anor Lando, Astora and Catarina NPCs, Gwyn fight, Nameless King aka Gwyn firstborn....
what do we have about DS2? Invaders, corpses, a tree , 2 covenants and some items. But actual lore ties with DS2 lore? 0
To be fair, I think DS3 lore completely sucks. It's just fanservice without actual meat. But the gameplay is so good that I just forget about it.
if you beat him
you have his skull
Outside of Pontiff boss area seems to be the default pvp area. You can get some items but you have to be the invader I believe.
Jellycrackers
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Hey guys, how do you summon more than 2 dark spirits for fight clubs? I used a dried finger but the signs disappear after 2 summons, which kind of sucks because then whoever wins between those 2 has to wait until you summon another. I don't like making people wait.
I know I've been summoned into games with more than just 2 dark spirits. In fact, I'm in one right now... What am I missing here?
I know I've been summoned into games with more than just 2 dark spirits. In fact, I'm in one right now... What am I missing here?
This is a good summary why I think DS3's lore is so shitty and easily the worst in the series.
Empty Space
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You can only summon two hostile phantoms via red soapstone. The rest have to be invaders.
In regards to lore. There's also references to Vinheim and Big Hat Logan. Dark Souls 2 makes it seem like these kingdoms are long gone or at least far away. Dark Souls 3 brings them all back and seems to indicate that Drangleic isn't all that separate from Lordran or Lothric.
I'm really considering this because I kinda miss using straight swords but I'm not sure if I wanna respec or just create a new character. Hidden Body + Slumbering Dragon Ring is so fun though.
Just finished the game with my first character - I'm not 100% sure if I did everything, but I did go through as much of the game as I could. Took me about 30 hours, and got to level 97. I completed
questline, so I got the ending that was linked to that.. which is surprising, because I had
and thought I had messed up another way, but apparently it all went smoothly.
Going to start a brand new DEX dual-wielding character now. Gonna try out
covenant. Or are there better invading covenants to try.
Anri's
told her about Horace
Going to start a brand new DEX dual-wielding character now. Gonna try out
Rosaria's Fingers
i wasn't disagreeing with you about any of that. Just wanted to mention that DkS3 didn't completely ignore DkS2. The lore in DkS3 def tells us how important the first game was. And I think DkS2 was just one of those cycles so it wasn't that important overall in 3. I think it still works even if it's just item descriptions.
Good summary, btw. I lived and breathed DkS2 for a month straight so I know all the lore you mentioned. Heh
Pops Maellard
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Fume is still OP in PvP if I'm honest. Each hit staggers, and with a reasonable amount of stamina you have enough for three hits which is usually all it takes. Also that reach. I feel like I can use it just as well as my Lothric Straight Sword.
CMojicaAce
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Totally didn't cheese H
with dung pies..
>.>
avel
>.>
Jellycrackers
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That's no fun! Thanks for the answer. Maybe they'll add that in.
If I were home, I would help. I have literally 30 SK helms atm from farming. Lord knows how much I sold.
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