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Dark Souls III |OT2| Welcome to NG+, Unkindled One
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iRAWRasaurus
Banned
Hey just saw your message. Do you need another helper still?
Are you talking about red summon duels or invasions?
For invasions, anything goes. Nothing is too cheap, and nothing is too evil. Have at it!
darkistheway
Member
yeah, definitely feel the need to up my parry game.
Roll
Thanks, tips.
That's all I do: roll, roll, roll. Never have time to attack.
mickcenary
Member
Still quite disappointed with the squandered potential of the Abyss Watchers.
Could have been split into separate fights throughout the game, a 2v1, etc (unless there are lore implications preventing this that I'm not aware of).
Justice was not done to their reveal in the launch trailer.
Could have been split into separate fights throughout the game, a 2v1, etc (unless there are lore implications preventing this that I'm not aware of).
Justice was not done to their reveal in the launch trailer.
I used the dark sword for most of my first playthrough, and as many have already said, it's a beast for a straight sword. I was playing a balanced build and used a refined infusion. I wasn't wild about the animation for the R2 attack though. Kind of a goofy looking spin move.
For my 2nd playthrough I've been really enjoying the Red Hilted Halbred. It has a quick thrust attack with good reach, and a good horizontal (1 handed R2) slash. The 2 handed spin slash is good too. But the best part of the weapon is the L2 weapon skill Perseverance that grants hyper armor. I can use it right before an attack to setup a combo attack, or string a combo longer.
For my 2nd playthrough I've been really enjoying the Red Hilted Halbred. It has a quick thrust attack with good reach, and a good horizontal (1 handed R2) slash. The 2 handed spin slash is good too. But the best part of the weapon is the L2 weapon skill Perseverance that grants hyper armor. I can use it right before an attack to setup a combo attack, or string a combo longer.
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
Darkmoon/Blue Sentinels follow by Watchdogs.
Ok so I'm about to beat the game. I understand there are 4 endings. One I'm locked out of because I didn't do
quest. I can still get the other three, two of which require I give
. So which ending should I go for? Preferably one that doesn't suck.
Yuria's
the eyes to the firekeeper
Why are people taking potions in a duel, this is so annoying. Half the duels I got since two days ago where with players taking potions.
It doesn't help them, I won 100% of those fights. If you take a potion and you are not way far from me, you're just gonna get combo'd and die. Don't they realize it's a very long animation that let you open to attacks?
It doesn't help them, I won 100% of those fights. If you take a potion and you are not way far from me, you're just gonna get combo'd and die. Don't they realize it's a very long animation that let you open to attacks?
Ugh. Not looking forward to any of those.
Noobs, man. So many noobs.
Yo... It's actually really fast in this game.
It clears up when you beat the boss!
I watched this video after starting the game and helped me a ton:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm4IOCkc5n0
More pvp-related, but it all applies to most mobs and even bosses.
Ideally, with these mechanics, they make for great PvP. However, the netcode/lag seems to kill these intricate methods.
I do hope that they improve upon the netcode in a patch. It really is doing this game a disservice.
Faster than before maybe, still very long though, enough to take a hit from someone that even seems out of reach.
Watchdogs should be pretty easy if you have Symbol of Avarice and at least the basic Covetous Gold Serpent Ring. With both, you can have 250 (more if you use the silver/gold coins) and use it on the Keep Ruins bonfire. I've casually be doing it, and got like 10 already.
I also say that outside of the sunbro cov, aldrich faithful is def the easiest to 100%
Yeah.. So, unless I'm right next to them, I usually can't stop them.
ArkhamFantasy
Member
I made it through the whole game without summoning, but the last boss made me break that streak. is summoning for him pretty common or am i chump?
Of course, my experience is different. Darkmoon has by far been the easiest. Mound Makers has been the hardest for me, because the ganking ensures that it will be very difficult to kill the host.
I have ranked up the most Proof of Concords Kept, sometimes getting 2-3 per summon.
Yeah, I would say actually that Aldritch faithful is the easiest, because at pretty much any level range you are guaranteed summons. Still, in the late game I have been getting plentiful Blademoon summons on PS4, as stated above.
Honestly I find it impossible to punish estus, even when I see them try to take it unless I can start my attack animation before they start their heal animation I can't prevent the heal.
theSlacker
Member
Mound Makers are easy. Just set up a red soapstone sign right outside the P
ontiff
How in the world are you even being summoned for Darkmoon though? I wore the thing for 2 days straight and only got summoned 3 times, twice it told me the person had been killed as I zoned in and sent me back without a reward. Did you stay really low level for it or something? I figure that is the way to go with it, but I'm long past that point.
I can usually get one hit in but it's not enough to stop them and they just roll away.
theSlacker
Member
I don't even bother trying to chase them down. Maybe with the bigger hitting weapons it's worth it, but with the Wolf Greatsword, even fully upgraded, it takes more then a few hits to kill someone.
I don't like dueling so I never use the red soapstone. I use the Red Eye Orb. I guess that's just my unwillingness to duel.
About Darkmoon: I just get summoned. From level 70 till my current level (105) I get summoned pretty easily. Seems like at the lower level it wouldn't happen all the time but I would sometimes get pockets of back to back summons.
My last play session I was fooling around in Grand Archives trying to get the Titanite Slab and playing around with fighting the Gargoyles. I kept getting summoned actually, and it was annoying because their health would reset when I came back.
If you are on PS4 and you have cross-region play enabled, you should be able to get summoned in the late game. Not sure about other platforms. I wish more people could do it because some of these brawls that I've encountered have been amazing.
Pretty sure I've racked up over 70 Concords Kept by now.
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
Yeah I feel like watchdog would be the next hardest. If anything but the drop rates from PvE isn't that terrible overall.
never gotten summon by either darkmoon/blue sentinels or watchdogs
besides once or twice.
psychotron
Member
So after killing
I said fuck it and decided to try
Dancer
Lothric Castle. The Bloodborne bell ringers are back, lol. I hunted them first. Then I ran between the dragons, taking fire damage, but I made it. Before I knew it the dragons were dead and I was at the fog gate. Holy fuck Dragonslayer Armour was the toughest boss yet, but I beat him.
Yeah I feel like watchdog would be the next hardest. If anything but the drop rates from PvE isn't that terrible overall.
never gotten summon by either darkmoon/blue sentinels or watchdogs
What system are you using, and what country do you live in? Unless there is some weird issue where latency/distance from NB's servers will cause other people to get summoned before you, hence never allowing you to be summoned, if you meet the requirements I listed you should be able to get summoned. Instead of doing the shitty drop grind for Blademoon, it might be better if you put the badge on and go to some late game areas and fool around until you get summoned, making sure that your emblem is flashing.
From Weapon upgrade +8 to +10, and from level 70-105 I've been getting plentiful summons. I played around with different areas but I'm not sure how much it helps. Although, I got the most summons standing in Lothric Castle/Grand Archives.
theSlacker
Member
I'm at the top end of that range, but last time I tried darkmoon I wasn't. Will go and try now. Was actually avoiding the game so far today because I didn't want to go farm the mobs that drop the stuff.
What's wrong with dueling? Red eye is fine, but people have to actually leave there bosses alive for it to work. Yeah you can get some easy kills from people trying to work their way through the area and those are fun, but it can take more time and you can wind up with more gank squads then using the soapstone.
Fancy Clown
Member
Yo the
fight is incredible. Nice challenge too. The back half of this game is great.
Prince Lothric
Demoskinos
Member
Patch 1.04 just hit for PS4 for me.
Is this the real patch or the 1.03-1.04 patch?
If it's the real 1.04 then that's sweet, can't wait to go home and try it out.
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
PS4 in USA. Yeah whenever I put the badge on, it flashes and the upper right icon flashes as well. I have cross region play enable and non restricted summon signs.
theSlacker
Member
Would explain the failed to log in errors.
Demoskinos
Member
Boom. That was quick. Based on the interview I was expecting it to take another week or two.
EDIT: are there concrete patch notes?
Empty Space
Member
I'm sitting in the grand archives and have been for 5 minutes unable to get a summon at level 70 with a +8 weapon on PC. I'm inclined to say something is prioritizing certain players over others.
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
Sure I can get you to the Profaned Capital after the patch. Set the password as DS3GAF
Sometimes it takes longer than 5 minutes to get the first summon. It will vary from time to time. Sometimes wait 10 minutes, sometimes 1 minute, sometimes somewhere longer. Try invading first to make sure everything is working. One time I was getting failed to connect problems and then I wouldn't get anything, so I tried to invade to make sure the connection was working. Logging out and back in solved it.
But yeah, there could be some latency problem causing some people to not get summoned. But it's worth trying to find out. Spend some time fooling around there and see if you get summoned in a 20 minute span. Even leave the game running and do something else while waiting if possible.
theSlacker
Member
I've read elsewhere that that might be the case. Some people report getting summoned back to back a bunch while others in the same range get nothing.
Demoskinos
Member
Hmm yup. Getting failed log in errors after the patch now. Whelp.
Yeah, I'm in the more frequent end. I'm located in Pacific Time Zone. Perhaps I'm in close proximity to a server?
ClubCyberia
Member
Same. I'm almost relieved I don't have to farm proof of concords
malboroking
Banned
Don't do this.
I had a guy pop like 10 potions and then ran to summon a phantom for help. I wish I could've seen the look on his face when I still managed to kill him. I looooooveeee it when they summon weak phantoms that die in two hits because they give me Estus back.
Admiral Woofington
Member
So D
might be the most fun I've had in jolly cooperation when host isn't an idiot and gets killed by an easy to dodge combo/attack. If it's two of us it's a good 'take the aggro' help each other so he gives the back to another.
If more than 2 people it's even better as then it's REALLY a game of hot potatoe with him, and it's fantastic and super fun.
Plus not to mention at that point everyone has the 'praise the sun' gesture so you can praise the sun so hard yo.
ragon Slayer Armor
If more than 2 people it's even better as then it's REALLY a game of hot potatoe with him, and it's fantastic and super fun.
Plus not to mention at that point everyone has the 'praise the sun' gesture so you can praise the sun so hard yo.
UmbraeCruxis
Banned
The game having more frame stutters than usual after patch for anyone else? I don't usually notice these things, but it's been fairly noticeable now for some reason.
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