People are really achievement hungry I guess, my condolences to those who are.
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Dark Souls III |OT2| Welcome to NG+, Unkindled One
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People are really achievement hungry I guess, my condolences to those who are.
Yeah, I don't get it either.
I don't even look at the trophy lists..
I do. But when I play alone I'm not embered. Because I don't want to get invaded.
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_/¯DEX seems to be almost just for the Chaos Blade, and even with the S scaling it's not as OP as Souls 2 (that could be ever buffed).
That crazy moment when you think a Chaos Blade could do with a buff....
I'm a completionist, so yay me (I want the Platinum since I have maxed all Soulsborne games previously). I'd much rather PvP, but I haven't been summoned once for Blue Sentinels or the Darkmoon covenants, it's broken beyond all belief.
10 more Concords now, and then I'm done. Went a bit smoother than expected, but still boring. After that I can finally move onto NG+ and NG++.
Orthogonal
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Blue Sentinel not getting summoned makes sense. No one uses WotB and most nooks probably don't even equip it even of they wanted help.
Darkmoon doesn't make sense though. There has to be a ton of sinners out there. Do they have to be embered for Darkmoon to be called? That's the only reason I can think that would make it so slow. If it worked like in DS2, it would be summons for days.
Blue Sentinels and Blade of the Darkmoon are the same thing in this game, barring name. It requires a host be wearing the Way of the Blue to get summoned.
And it sucks.
Darkmoon is the same as Blue Sentinels in this game. Darkmoon also get summoned for Way of the Blue covenant members. No other way to get those Proofs.
That sucks. I have to remove darkmoon covenant because I constantly get summoned. lol
Orthogonal
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Damn, From really screwed that up. Darkmoon especially. Can't believe they messed up covenants so badly after DS2 doing them so well.
Edit:
When people are resorting to farming a rare drop for hours because that is more efficient than participating in a core game mechanic, then they really fucked up. This is especially egregious since it is happening at the highest user activity time the game will ever see. I really hope they change the game mechanic to invasions at all times and not just while embered while area boss is alive.
YEEEES, beat AW on my first try in NG+ with the Greatsword. That boss had me a bit worried because the Greatsword is so slow, but with added Great Magic Weapon it hit like a truck.
You can help as a white phantom, but that only nets you an ember. As a sunbro you get Ember+Sunlight medal.
Just lay down your summoning sign at the appropriate spot (usually in front of the boss fog or the nearest bonfire) and wiat to get summoned.
Remember where you got the Small Banner? Go there.
You can help as a white phantom, but that only nets you an ember. As a sunbro you get Ember+Sunlight medal.
Just lay down your summoning sign at the appropriate spot (usually in front of the boss fog or the nearest bonfire) and wiat to get summoned.
Remember where you got the Small Banner? Go there.
Langdon Alger
Banned
This is some bullshit. I beat Aldrich, got 50,000 souls, and then immediately got killed by that dancer boss and lost all those souls. And I have no idea where to go now to fight that dancer boss again. I have no idea where she even is now. I had no heal spells left by the time I had to fight that dancer. I couldn't have won. 50,000 souls gone. It's just infuriating.
Orthogonal
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The room should be familiar to you. It is where you got the banner in High Wall of Lothric.
The boss is located where you got the
small Lothric banner
Vordt bonfire
BossDarkseid
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But you're not forced into that fight. Also
the location of the fight is up the stairs from Vordt of the Boreal Valley. You've been there already
Use red soapstone. It usually takes less than a minute to get summoned right after Irithyll cathedral. Most people are looking for a fair duel, although there are some "fights clubs" which makes things a bit slower.
Hentailover
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Anybody willing to help out with
Lothric castle? Really don't feel like going through that 3 assassin's ambush alone over and over again, every time that winged knight kills me with his BS delayed swings
StoppedInTracks
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Go straight back from the Vordt bonfire.
Also 50k Souls is nothing to cry about. I need 100k for a level now in NG+
PlayStation? If so, hit me up. PSN is the same as my username.
StoppedInTracks
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Umm... but there is like nothing there. Just run past them and the fatso and grab the one (1) loot. Don't need to fight him at all.
Go straight back from the Vordt bonfire.
Also 50k Souls is nothing to cry about. I need 100k for a level now in NG+
Heh, I'm at 160k or so right now. Just beat AW in NG+.Basically until I get to A
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Langdon Alger
Banned
Thanks. I'll try to find it.
Not forced? I couldn't find any way out of it. Oh well.
BossDarkseid
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Yeah i just meant when you get teleported to the room the door is still open, i'm 99% sure. And you have to interact with something to trigger the fight. Sucks to lose souls tho.
You initiate the fight by walking up to the statue after the cutscene. You can also use a homeward bone to get out of a boss fight.
I think it's a bit poorly executed. The game throws you literally a couple of steps away from a boss fight just after another boss fight and doesn't give you a proper warning.
Hentailover
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NVMD got helped with that already.
Red Liquorice
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lol!
Hentailover
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Anybody else has this thing, when they borderline feel embarrassed of the way they defeated bosses on their first playthrough. I do. So much turtling, hiding behind a shield...
On subsequent ones though:
https://youtu.be/dNfYwxHgLsM?t=12m31s
On subsequent ones though:
https://youtu.be/dNfYwxHgLsM?t=12m31s
Haha, yeah. On NG I turtled everything, now in NG+ where I know what I'm doing I just 2H everything with the Greatsword.
You can not talk to the lady. Also people seems to Forget there's an item called homeward bone. Or the coil. Everytime I get into a fight with a boss I didn't want to fight right now I use one to go exploring again before going back to the boss.
All covenant farming/grinding done, thank the lords of cinder.
Regarding that "Master of Infusion" trophy, does anyone have any good suggestions on how to perform the infusions? I'd prefer to use the gems on the most fitting/suitable weapons, so I don't infuse stuff randomly. Any help is appreciated.
Regarding that "Master of Infusion" trophy, does anyone have any good suggestions on how to perform the infusions? I'd prefer to use the gems on the most fitting/suitable weapons, so I don't infuse stuff randomly. Any help is appreciated.
I just backed up a save, got the trophy and reloaded the save so I didn't waste anything.
I just infused a shit weapon with each one in one go. Was like 30k souls I think. No real point having individual weapons that you'll never use, and the stones are plentiful.
How important is Vitality? Currently rocking at 30 but I am thinking before jumping into NG+ to ramp up my luck (at +12 now) to 20 taking the points out of Vitality with a Pale Tongue. I need a few new items and want to farm covenants for the Plat.
For the record I'm running my main build as STR with:
VIG: 30
END: 30
STR: 55
DEX: 30 (drop to 25)
VIT: 30 (drop to 20)
INT: 15 (with ring)
LUK: 12
I've beaten the game with my trusty Dark Knight Greatsword so hopefully don't lose that.
Advice appreciated.
For the record I'm running my main build as STR with:
VIG: 30
END: 30
STR: 55
DEX: 30 (drop to 25)
VIT: 30 (drop to 20)
INT: 15 (with ring)
LUK: 12
I've beaten the game with my trusty Dark Knight Greatsword so hopefully don't lose that.
Advice appreciated.
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
As long as you are under < 70 % weight you are good. I think I only level Vitality to 24 or 25.
Thanks that's exactly what I did. Got Luck to 20, kept strength at 50, Dex at 30 and put the rest into Vig.
Let's see what happens now!
StoppedInTracks
Member
Damn right it destroys DaS2.
I guess I need to buy that PS4K in the end to finally play Bloodborne because of the constant praise it gets from *real* Souls fans.
Robot Pants
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Bloodborne is fantastic
xChildOfHatex
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Akaic, anything over 20 in Vitality is a waste of levels. Slap on a Havel's Ring for some added measure and wear slightly lighter armours which all look better than the heaviest ones.
Luck is only useful if you're going for a Bleed/Poison build, otherwise leave it as low as you can.
I've finished the game with a Quality Build with some added points in Intelligence for Great Magic Weapon buff.
Before starting NG+ I switched to a Dex/Luck build with a Carthus Curved Sword and some 30 points in Faith for Lightning Blade buff (for bosses that don't bleed easily) and I've been destroying shit till Abyss Watchers. I think I've only died coz I forgot about enemy placements and ran in to a bunch of them in a hurry to reach the boss room or due to an ill-timed jump or due to an invader getting the better of me.
Essentially, if you want to go with luck, you will most likely have to use a mix of Dex/Luck or Quality/Luck with Endurance on slightly higher side (at least 25), stock up on Carthus Rouge and get something like Carthus curved sword or Onikiri/Ubadachi. If you like heavy weapons, I'd recommend the Carthus Curved Greatsword. Poison is trash in this game, so don't bother trying to go for a poison build. I think only the
Crystal Sage
Yoel's questline
So add a Caestus or a shield in the off-hand and you can essentially hit the soft-cap while keeping the point investment at a minimum. Two-handing a weapon while a hollowed off-hand shield is equipped still provides you with a +10 luck bonus.
iRAWRasaurus
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"May the good blood guide your way"
I would assume the minor things would be collecting all the available rings, sorceries, pyromancies, miracles and gestures. Frankly I was able to run tho ng++ within 2 hours. The only terrible thing is getting the covenant rank 2. Since there items required for acquiring all rings, sorceries, pyromancies, miracles and gestures behind rank 2. IMO the major pain is the darkmoon and watchdogs. Since I got summon perhaps 6 times with both? and a few times I did not get the covenant reward. The PvE darkmoon covenant item drop rate is terrible. Like I mention previous, I killed 120 silver knights and got only 3 darkmoon covenant items to drop. My item discovery is 429 as well..If I may...what minor things?
How do I put down the sign?
xChildOfHatex
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