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Dark Souls |OT4| Victory achieved for Scamco, text defeated
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It's a really scrub tactic as an invader. Your goal is to make their life difficult, not waste their time and drag out fights forever.
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Take your beating like a man. You picked a fight now live with the consequences.
I prefer to just live, especially if it means having an easier time killing them.
Honor is wasted on the giant family gank squad.
Snacks the sober sea lion
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I had my bloodstain disappear for the first time.
Fell off the bridge on top of Sen's Fortress and tried to quit out, but landed and survived. Loaded the game and spawned mid-air, fell and died of fall damage. No bloodstain anywhere when I came back.
Fell off the bridge on top of Sen's Fortress and tried to quit out, but landed and survived. Loaded the game and spawned mid-air, fell and died of fall damage. No bloodstain anywhere when I came back.
PetriP-TNT
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Don't play for 2 months
Dark Souls PC is doing the not responding thing again
Goddammit.
Dark Souls PC is doing the not responding thing again
Goddammit.
TBH the Sanctus regeneration speed is so slow that it doesn't make much difference. It's not even at the level of the unupgraded Adjucatur Shield in Demon's Souls.
I've just reached Blighttown and I hate it already, not so much for the annoying enemies and level design but due to the darker colour palette and framerate issues. Looks like I'll be going to Darkroot Garden instead.
To make matters worse when consulting a guide I realised that there doesn't appear to be a natural successor to my trusty hand-axe, I've tried using other weapons but always end up missing my starting weapon's speed. Do you think I can finish the game with my hand-axe? If so is there any special way I should upgrade it?
To make matters worse when consulting a guide I realised that there doesn't appear to be a natural successor to my trusty hand-axe, I've tried using other weapons but always end up missing my starting weapon's speed. Do you think I can finish the game with my hand-axe? If so is there any special way I should upgrade it?
eot
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It does if you get your max health low enough, which is why it's useful at SL1 (since power within takes off % of your health).
Arjen
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It's a quality weapon, so if you level up dex and strenght take it to +15. But if swing speed is more important to you, you're better off picking a dex weapon like the iato/uchi or balder side sword. They have great swingspeed and better scaling in dex, which will make your weapon hit way harder on +15.
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Plus the Iaito is like right at the entrance to Blighttown which is convenient.
Arjen
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A patch on PC has broken unlockFPS in DSfix. Durante already fixed it, so you just gotta get the new version.
Snacks the sober sea lion
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I'm finding extremely hard to enjoy a game after finishing Dark SoulsAnyone felt the same?
No, but since Dark Souls loads up fast (with skip intro) and saves every 10 seconds, it makes it more appealing to play when I'm lazy. Which is very frequently.
And the Iato is on a platform across from the first bonfire. It's not very convenient, because nothing about Blighttown is. It's "challenging" for a lot of the wrong reasons.
PetriP-TNT
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I already downloaded new version before typing that first message, did all the "delete GFWL, reinstall GFWL" things but it still does the same "NOT REP
Whoa, what. While I was typing this message, I went to see if the UnlockFPS option is set to 0 and it was. Went to the game and it again crashed the game at start up. Started typing that message and the game pops alive to full screen and starts working again.
Thanks Sullichin... I guess? I didn't know that the patch broke DSFix but good to know.
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I'm finding extremely hard to enjoy a game after finishing Dark Souls
My friend and I are almost done with a second run of the game and we beat it the first time in August I believe. It's like crack and it really is difficult picking something new to play after.
Oh you mean by cursing yourself and/or using Dusk Ring, Lingering Dragoncrest Ring or something like that?
It seems the basic features are there. I never change anything in the conf and I didn't notice any difference.
Whats not there anymore?
Durante said SSAO isn't working as it should or something. So I'll wait until everything's fixed.
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Holy fuck, 4k internal res with a 1080p DOF res and no additional blur looks amazinggggggg:
Snacks the sober sea lion
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Holy fuck, 4k internal res with a 1080p DOF res and no additional blur looks amazinggggggg:
Lame, dude. You know 1024 x 720 internal resolution with no AA imgur upload is where the true Dark Souls lies.
eot
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Trying to fight Manus on my SL1, but running from the bonfire down in the chasm the god damned bloathead mage kills me four out of five times. I can try to dodge his attacks on sound but it's pretty hard and he one-shots me. It takes three crossbow bolts to take him out, by which time I'm swarmed by humanity sprites. I guess I could farm for some more chunks to upgrade my crossbow (it's lightning +3) but I hope I don't have to. Anyone got any tips for getting past him? I know I can go in from the other direction but it's so much of a longer trek.
Snacks the sober sea lion
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It can't spot you until you're right by it on the other path. It's way safer and only takes about 20 seconds longer, then you can just dash around the corner and start beating that punk with a club.or whatever you're using. Pretty sure you'll find out it's worth it if you just try it.
Toytown Assassin
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Easier to just drop down and take the path where you go to save the wolf pup and sneak up behind him for the kill. I'm pretty sure that's what snacks is suggesting.
Toytown Assassin
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I really hate how long it often takes to get summoned, I hope/expect this to get better with DS2.
Unless it had something to do with my appearance.
Well i'm playing as hulk ATM, green,semi-naked, moody, have club will hit shit. I get summoned a lot. Co-op is still pretty plentiful on ps3 at the right soul levels regardless of how stupid I look.
Toytown Assassin
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guess the flipside to that would be fewer invasions. There are places on the ps3 where you have to go off-line if you want to fully kindle a bonfire without interruptions at certain soul levels you get invaded that fast.
Laurentius
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So, uh, how do you get out of the Catacombs from the Tomb of the Giants bonfire if you took the shortcut instead of turning the second bridge? (No Lordvessel.) First time I've done things in this order, since I wanted to save Rhea early to get some miracles. (My first faith based build.) Now when I try to backtrack, the only exit I can find is the bridge that's not turned.
=( 300 hours of playtime, didn't think I would get stuck with something silly like that.
=( 300 hours of playtime, didn't think I would get stuck with something silly like that.
Toytown Assassin
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break the wall to where the dark moon ring is. Go that way. There will be a ladder to climb and a breakable floor to drop through into the middle of 3 skels so be ready.
Laurentius
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Great, thank you! Was really confused for awhile there. The Catacombs is generally an area that I run through pretty fast, and don't spend much time exploring in.
Toytown Assassin
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Yeah I know what you mean. I hit the same problem doing a faith run for the 1st time a while ago. Then I remembered where tranquil walk of peace was and that there was a collapsible floor up there. Of course I forgot all about the bloody skeletons as I'd always killed them before dropping through there in the past. It didn't end well.
PetriP-TNT
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I really hate how long it often takes to get summoned, I hope/expect this to get better with DS2.
Unless it had something to do with my appearance.
For extra points, use the Silver Pendant to do pelvis thrust until you fall off a cliff.
sandboxgod
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The only thing thats lame is those divine blessings. Estus flasks and humanity popping can be easily punished. Plus the defender can rush into boss door and banish the invader anyway
Deified Data
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I really hate how long it often takes to get summoned, I hope/expect this to get better with DS2.
Unless it had something to do with my appearance.
Summoning time will definitely improve in the sequel now that we get dedicated servers.
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Summoning on PC isn't too bad if you follow the level guides pretty carefully and hit up the most popular summon bosses. I got quite a few summons on my first run for Gaping Dragon, Iron Golem, and O&S.
Oolacile Township was still ridiculously invasion heavy for me too.
Oolacile Township was still ridiculously invasion heavy for me too.
Snacks the sober sea lion
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Only invasions I get on PC are Dorkwraiths. And people take damn long to summon me.
It's totally hit and miss for me. Sometimes I will put my sign down and get summoned within 30 seconds, or I will walk into a popular area and successfully summon the first phantom I try. Other times I can't get summoned nor summon for the hell of it. I also have no idea if there's anything I can do to improve it when I'm having a non-coop day.
Oh I should of said it's not just the speed but it's balance of power, speed, ability to hit multiple enemies at once, moveset etc, nothing else I've used has suited me quite as well.
So I guess I'll stick to the hand axe although I will try the Iato when I return to Blighttown (assuming I can find it), thanks.
Btw shouldn't the European steelbook be in the OP as you can still buy it from Zavvi?
Falchion is similar to hand axe if you spam 2H R1 and is good with dex. Hand axe will easily take you trough the game if you upgrade it though.
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