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some one needs to make a mod so
fights for you always ;_;
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Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition |OT| Durante Does In 23 Minutes What From Can't
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what´s funny about him, the sword grows with him!
I always refer to it as "the best version of dungeons and dragons in video game form ever". My point being at any point in the game regardless of your level if you screw up an encounter you are dead.
zephervack
Member
Ah alright, I'll keep looking.
I was really jumpy because it was early on and there was a badly placed note about a trap nearby.
Not sure how else to say this, im sure that its completely spoil free...
The first character you see after ringing the first bell is not an enemy.
There, hopefully you dont consider that a spoiler....
mocolostrocolos
Member
And that he does literally nothing. Is useless, but cool.
I'm sorry I wasn't 100% focused when I read your text -_-
This part confuses me though:
You mean that the total damage goes only against the phys defense even if you have elemental input?
I ask this because I already made some tests and it didn't seem to be the case.
My assumption is only the phys attack part benefits from modifier when you backstab.
Players connected to you who got cursed.
zephervack
Member
I have seen that spikey armor before, from someone that invaded me when I was level 15 or so, where they cheating?
Also, is that a good armour set?
There is a spiked armor in the game (you have to defeat
NPC Phantom Kirk in Depths, Demon Ruins and Lost Izalith, then it will be near the daughter of Chaos).
But those poor souls in the screenshot just got cursed and died.
No, I think they're just generic petrified characters, you can see them in the sewers too.
I think that's just the
Dark Sun Crown or whatever it is that Gwyndolin wears and you can buy from Domhnall.
The armor he's wearing is Ornstein's body + Dark Sun crown. You can obtain any piece of armor at any level, doesn't mean that the invader was cheating.
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Dark Bead is really strong. With 30 INT and the Bellowing Dragoncrest, the 6 casts were all I needed to take out Stray Demon up close, for example. But it seems REALLY good in PVP. People aren't good at avoiding it (i'm not either), it does decent chip damage if blocked, it's fast, and if it hits dead on it's really strong. I've been messing people up with it pretty good. I hear pursuers is also overpowered, but I haven't beaten Manus on this character yet.
It's tough early on, but doable. Especially if you get creative and use your environment.
The hollows tossing firebombs at you when you first left the undead burg bonfire? That was a hint.
GATS is quite the scumbag, I was just his proxy to this thread.
4-5 Fireballs should be enough, or simply circling and backstabbing 2-3 times, with luck, that particular one drops a Black Knight Sword, which is really powerful if you want to use a str build.
Yeah, i know how it works, it just seems weird to have so many cursed players there lol.
No, it's a legit piece of armor, pretty easy to get once you pass a certain Boss Fight in the storyline.
Oh wow, in response to this I just got invaded by my first Forest Hunter! Was fun, though I had the advantage since I was in Lost Izalith and I can let them run over the lava to me.
For whatever reason, it really unsettled me to learn that the petrified statues are actually the remains of nearby players who were recently cursed. If you hang around the basilisks in the Depths and
Great Hollow
I get creeped out when, upon clearing a room of basilisks that's otherwise empty, I turn around and find the fresh statue of a cursed player, their limbs hardened and twisted into excruciating shapes, their visage frozen in a silent scream that will forever go unheard. The darkness has claimed another soul. I clasp my purging stone tightly to my breast and press onward, aching for a bonfire's light. It isn't safe here....
It's the Darkmoons that invade you dirty sinners. Forest hunters hang out...in the forest, believe it or not
Just to let you know, someone posted yesterday that a lot of people are stopping at level 100 for pvp. Something to do with the arena brackets.
zephervack
Member
You talking about GATS from Berserk? Is there a weapon in this game that looks like Gats'?
Yeah its pretty awesome, if there was only one game I could experience again without any prior knowledge it would be Dark Souls.
DodgyGeezerFella
Member
So ....
PC version doesnt display keyboard/mouse prompts, nor is the mouse aim remotely viable (from what i have heard). Then obviously the low internal res (Durante fixes it however woo !), am i also reading problems with the netcode ? Not seen anything about the game crashing, so is the PC version pretty stable ? I hear about the whole "Blight town" FPS issue, does this remain in the PC version ?
Basically, i have no idea what this game is like or about, but im interested, but i want to make sure the version i buy isnt some fucked up piece of shit. I hate the idea that the only viable way to play the PC version is by controller, because it sure as hell doesnt look like a game that "needs" it, and could work quite nicely if done properly. 30 FPS doesnt bother me (is there a legit technical reason why its there ?), low internal res is horrible but thankfully Durante got that shit sorted. Now i just wonder about other things like stability and connectivity, is the PC version good on that side of things ?
Is this worth buying on the PC ?
PC version doesnt display keyboard/mouse prompts, nor is the mouse aim remotely viable (from what i have heard). Then obviously the low internal res (Durante fixes it however woo !), am i also reading problems with the netcode ? Not seen anything about the game crashing, so is the PC version pretty stable ? I hear about the whole "Blight town" FPS issue, does this remain in the PC version ?
Basically, i have no idea what this game is like or about, but im interested, but i want to make sure the version i buy isnt some fucked up piece of shit. I hate the idea that the only viable way to play the PC version is by controller, because it sure as hell doesnt look like a game that "needs" it, and could work quite nicely if done properly. 30 FPS doesnt bother me (is there a legit technical reason why its there ?), low internal res is horrible but thankfully Durante got that shit sorted. Now i just wonder about other things like stability and connectivity, is the PC version good on that side of things ?
Is this worth buying on the PC ?
zephervack
Member
Yes, daaaamn, might have to ditch my Claymore whenever/if I find this puppy.
The wiki actually says the normal Greatsword could be a reference to Beserk, I've never seen it though so I don't know. It's a fun weapon though.
http://darksouls.wikidot.com/greatsword
fierrotlepou
Member
Does the amount of souls you need for the next level decrease when you start a NG+?
I have such a long way to go to get my strength up to 50 to use some weapons. Can't imagine how long it'll take.
I have such a long way to go to get my strength up to 50 to use some weapons. Can't imagine how long it'll take.
oh ok, fine. I didn't try the arena yet.
btw
for the black dragon how am I supposed to kill him if he's flying spamming those dark flames all the time, and killing me in like 2 hits of those flames.
Does the amount of souls you need for the next level decrease when you start a NG+?
I have such a long way to go to get my strength up to 50 to use some weapons. Can't imagine how long it'll take.
you get more souls for everything in ng+ but the requirement for the levels gets higher too.
I have such a long way to go to get my strength up to 50 to use some weapons. Can't imagine how long it'll take.
Those high number weapons are usually meant to be two handed! Learn it and love it!
KB/M controls are terrible from what I tried. I don't like playing games like this with KB/M anyway and I'm used to the controller for this game, but they're bad.
I think the general consensus with the framerate is it's 30fps locked with minor dips. Much, much better than the console version in regard to the framerate and IQ. It looks great with Durante's mod. Some graphics cards, like mine, will stay in low power mode when the game is on unless I force AA in my catalyst settings, the game has been running fine since that.
I played the crap out of this already and it never crashed or froze once. Seems very stable. As for online, I'm having much more luck invading/getting invaded (PVP) than I am on the co-op side of things, which is pretty disappointing. Some people seem to be having better luck.
These issues aside, it's the best version of a great game.
cleveridea
Member
does the maiden in black voice actress appear in dark souls?
"so the world might be mended"
"so the world might be mended"
Cramoss
Member
Being Dark Souls I can only imagine bad things would happen if I try.
you really should try it.
zephervack
Member
Damn im trying this as soon as I get there, even though I have no idea where that is hahah.
Is that the
depths