cj_iwakura
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Some people are just cool like that.
Tarkus
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I got a Dragon Bone Smasher this way. The Demon's Souls community is very generous. That hasn't happened to me in Dark Souls.
Have to turn online on so that someone drops me a Pure Bladestone and a friends ring <_< >_>
cj_iwakura
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What's your SL? I have a friend's ring you can have.
SL153, EU Server. psn donos_de
cj_iwakura
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Not on EU, sorry.
Morrigan Stark
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Thomas duping + dropping an item as phantom and exiting game via XMB to dupe = very easy to be "generous"...
zenosparadox
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I beat Demon's Souls over the weekend and decided to give Dark Souls a try to shake things up. I have to say, based on first impressions, I like the way DeS plays much, much more than DaS1. My character is now so sluggish. Did anyway else have an uncomfortable time making the switch?
The first hour of DaS i felt like the roll had some weird delay compared to DeS. Don't know why.
Morrigan Stark
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Yup. That's why I was amused by people complaining about Dark Souls II being "slow" or "sluggish" compared to Dark Souls. I kept thinking, no, it's Dark Souls that was sluggish first compared to Demon's! But eventually I got used to Dark Souls just fine, and ditto for DkSII.
Morrigan Stark
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I felt the difference is far more pronounced beween Demon's and Dark, than Dark and Dark II, myself. And I have hundreds and hundreds of hours in both.
Yep I felt the same as well.
At first I thought it was just me but when I went back to DeS after DaS I was shocked how much my character felt light and vivacious.
It's really weird.
I don't mind the slowness of Dark Souls though. I'm used to King's Field and that series was so slow but it gave you the time to be more strategic and methodical when you engage a fight. I like that.
Tarkus
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I felt the same coming from Dark to Demon's. Since I'm no expert on a game's technical side, I thought that Demon's might be 60 frames per second or something because it's so snappy. I looked it up and never found an answer.
daninthemix
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I went Dark > Dark 2 > Demon's and found Demon's massively more responsive, but I attributed that to fastroll being available at <50% equip load.
AgentOtaku
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AgentOtaku
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Not sure if this has been posted, but there are some cool videos featuring unused enemies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANGfZP3hcqU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY6wpX51730
More if you look through the account. Most are pretty silly looking. The sonic-looking werewolves are pretty funny.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANGfZP3hcqU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY6wpX51730
More if you look through the account. Most are pretty silly looking. The sonic-looking werewolves are pretty funny.
Red Liquorice
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Nice, I've seen the models before but not in motion. I am guess they've just hacked them in to swap regular enemies.
Pancakes
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About to start up this game after finishing up Dark Souls 2 a couple months ago and started feeling an itch for more. I'm kinda glad that it's going to be more punishing than the newer series since DS2 felt somewhat easy.
Edit: Welp, that tutorial boss.
Edit: Welp, that tutorial boss.
You locked on to him?? That was my mistake...
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
I got stuck against a wall and one cleave was basically the end of that. I probably could have taken him down if I had another chance but ah well, it's not worth the trouble.
I'm following Yoshi-chan's guide on progression and I'm really digging the atmosphere in each level. I'm not sure if the combat is easier or if I just know how to play these games now. Maybe temple knight is just an OP starter.
cj_iwakura
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Not that impressed with a faith build... Istarelle and Moonlight were still doing mediocre damage. Fun to use, though.
Just ended the game. was much easier later on. But it has more to do with me quitting the game as soon as i died and restarting from last check point. Also still have no idea about world tendency or character tendency. Also never used parry mechanics .
Ended the game with Cresent falchion +4 and Steel shield. What should i chose for new game + ?
Also had so many demon souls left unused
Ended the game with Cresent falchion +4 and Steel shield. What should i chose for new game + ?
Also had so many demon souls left unused
For me, 4-2 is the hardest area in any souls game. Dead serious. Beat other areas before going to 4-2. I think I got stuck in 4-2 for maybe 10 hours lol. My mistake was that I was trying to beat it before beating the other areas in the game. I was tackling the stage before it's time.
So I bought this game three weeks ago and I'm slowly playing through it without an usable internet connection, so disconnected mode it is. I've beaten 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, 4-1, 3-1, 4-2, 2-2 and 5-1 in that order so I'm wondering what I should do next.
If this is true then I think I'm able to tackle everything right now, but I've heard a lot of bad things about 5-2 and if the third world has many more mindflayers I think there is much pain awaiting me.
If this is true then I think I'm able to tackle everything right now, but I've heard a lot of bad things about 5-2 and if the third world has many more mindflayers I think there is much pain awaiting me.
Red Liquorice
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I would finish off world 2 or 4, it's advantageous to finish off a world entirely asap imo so you can
lift the fog at end of 1-2 and continue that zone
I think 5-2 and 4-2 are the hardest areas, 4-2 is still annoying to me, and 5-2 feels very long and arduous until you open the shortcut, but VoD is one of favourite zones overall.
Thanks for answering. What is interesting enough in
1-3
VoD scares me a lot even when 5-1 was pretty easy once I managed to try to complete it. The thought of being inflicted with status ailments makes me want to stay away from that place and the expensive price of the items to cure plague doesn't help.
Red Liquorice
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1-3 and 1-4 are two of the best areas imo, but I guess it doesn't matter when you do them -
there is an NPC to be found that is a magic trainer
Holy shit at
I wasn't expencting that and I was a bit terrified at first, then I proceeded to discover that it was the easiest level. I think that completes the demon quota of the day, I'll think about whether I should go to world 1 or 4 next tomorrow. Now I understand one of the reasons why Red Liquorice told me to
2-3 being entirely a boss fight.
finish world 2 asap, it didn't have as much left as I thought.
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
Nearing the end of the game just world 5 and 1-4 left to go. I have to say, I'm very happy they got rid of world tendency in the dark series. It makes absolutely no sense unless you go read up a guide about how it works and how to change it. Even then it's dictated based on server medians so you have to play on offline mode to get what you want. It's a mind boggling decision to have story events, items, and other goodies hidden behind this worthless mechanic.
I'm probably going to replay dark souls 1 since I got sick of the game around the end when the level design went to garbage.
Edit: The False King is such an annoying fight...might just need to cheese it with poison.
I'm probably going to replay dark souls 1 since I got sick of the game around the end when the level design went to garbage.
Edit: The False King is such an annoying fight...might just need to cheese it with poison.
Mind blown.
It's been a very long time since I used the heal miracle (not once after I played Dark Souls anyway) so I never noticed it...
Red Liquorice
Member
It's only if you're wearing the ring that boosts miracles isn't it?
I tried a bit of 3-2 and while the enemies are as dangerous as kitties the layout of the level is very dangerous. Remind me to not move too much while trying to kill foes. After doing a task there I returned to the Nexus and finished world 4. I can't express enough how I love my bow and arrows.
After that I tried 1-3 and almost finished it (I think). I was too reckless while trying to save Ostrava and the knights destroyed me. About
After that I tried 1-3 and almost finished it (I think). I was too reckless while trying to save Ostrava and the knights destroyed me. About
the NPC, I couldn't find it but an enemy dropped some keys so it must be in this level and I'll keep searching tomorrow.
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
Just finished the game. Absolutely loved it even though it showed its age in many places.I can see why people consider the game to be a classic. I definitely preferred the interconnected worlds of the dark series but I love how each world had it's own unique atmosphere going on.
Now to finish Dark Souls and trudge through the bed of chaos lameness.
Now to finish Dark Souls and trudge through the bed of chaos lameness.
AgentOtaku
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This is why I need to get around to playing the Atlus version. Asia version's community was all but dead the majority of my playthrough :/
That being said, something like this DID happen to me in Dark Souls. Got Havel's ring and a Blackknight Greatsword early because of it
oneils
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I've ragequit this game a few times (over the past 2-3 years). I never managed to finish, or progress very far (only killed boss of 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 4-1, and 3-1).
Finally picked it up again this past week. I killed Flamelurker and Maneater! Woot!
I've been farming reaper souls and and trying to continue my progression. I'm hoping I can finally finish this thing.
Finally picked it up again this past week. I killed Flamelurker and Maneater! Woot!
I've been farming reaper souls and and trying to continue my progression. I'm hoping I can finally finish this thing.
With patience and persistence you'll make it.
Don't rage quit. You need to study the enemy and learn their movesets and attacks.
Jimmyfenix
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So i am planning to head back into this game for my 3rd play through. How is the online community these days ?
I just beat the game for the first time last night and I found one co-op partner and was invaded once in my whole playthrough.
Take that as you will.
Might not be a lot of people doing NG with low level characters.
So after I finally avoid the
it decides to suddenly change the pattern of attack and OHKO me. Today has been a really frustrating day completing world 5 and then this. These last areas are leaving a bad impression on me and I don't know if I want to finish but there is so little left...
blue dragon's breath in 1-4
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
1-4 almost made me quit the game. Use the watershield spell or second chance if your still having trouble reaching the castle. The real rage point will be after you get in the elevator...
It can't be...
I think my problem was trying to do something difficult after acumulating all that rage in world 5. I still remember that shadow butcher and not being able to do anything... I'll play something easy like Pokémon and come back tomorrow to get my revenge!
Another problem I have is with Second Chance. I wasted all those precious souls in getting miracle slots and it doesn't save me when I need it the most: An enemy does one of those crazy combos where I die twice or when I fall from a high place. That reminds me of that ring that lowers fall damage, when I found it I thought that it should be cool and then I finished reading the description and how it didn't raise the height from which you can fall without dying. Then it became the crappiest ring ever in my mind.
oneils
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Thanks for the encouragement, man.
Since I've picked up last week I have finished 2-3, 2-4, 3-2, 3-3, 4-2, and 4-3. Feels awesome man.
On another note. What do people here think of duping. I saw it in a video. Had no idea how easy it is. so tempting to do for upgrades. Maybe on another playthrough.
Gonna start a melee only (except the dragons, fuck those dragons) run using THE claymore. What's the best build for it? Crushing or quality?
YUp, I feel it this way too. But I never complained about since I get used to it pretty quick.
YUp, I feel it this way too. But I never complained about since I get used to it pretty quick.
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