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Apparently the game is unlocked for Japan already? If one were so inclined to use a VPN, you could be playing right now! e: This works with games from other regions too! Turra fucked around with this message at 16:20 on Apr 24, 2014 |
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What's the EST time for unlock anyhow?
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Apr 24, 2014 16:12
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Japan is the only region locked version of the game. None of us have Japanese versions.
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Apr 24, 2014 16:13
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Carecat posted:Japan is the only region locked version of the game. None of us have Japanese versions. I also thought that would be a problem, but it is decrypting all the same.
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Apr 24, 2014 16:13
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attackmole posted:What's the EST time for unlock anyhow? According to their Facebook page, 6 PM.
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Apr 24, 2014 16:14
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Cool. Just finished exams and have nothing to do. Guess I'll be playing DS1 till then to get hyped.
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Apr 24, 2014 16:17
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G2A dropped their keys this morning, if you ordered from them.
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Apr 24, 2014 16:19
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havenwaters posted:Odd. It's been installed on both my laptop and desktop without issue. Meanwhile motioninjoy has destroyed the bluetooth drivers on two different laptops I've used and at one point decided to corrupt some important .sys file for the 360 pad/usb devices in general (causing windows 7 to bluescreen on boot every once in awhile). Also it phoned home. Not sure why it was wigging out but I reinstalled my 360 drivers as well and then it finally worked.
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Apr 24, 2014 16:21
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A.C. posted:
Thanks, I sent you a friend request. I tend to have trouble with MAH BUILD  so I'll probably ask you about stats at some point.
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Apr 24, 2014 16:21
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BlueDestiny posted:Thanks, I sent you a friend request. I tend to have trouble with MAH BUILD :byodude: so I'll probably ask you about stats at some point. Get agility to 100 at least, and everything should be fine after that. Dex scaling a poo poo this time around.
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Apr 24, 2014 16:23
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Turra posted:I also thought that would be a problem, but it is decrypting all the same. But can you actually play? Because if so... 
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Apr 24, 2014 16:36
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Turra posted:I also thought that would be a problem, but it is decrypting all the same. Japanese VPN's working for me too. So uh.. the Steam staff won't give a crap as long as you're not circumventing regional pricing, right?
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Apr 24, 2014 16:37
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Preloaded and ready. 
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Apr 24, 2014 16:38
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immortal flow posted:Japanese VPN's working for me too. So uh.. the Steam staff won't give a crap as long as you're not circumventing regional pricing, right? You're correct. Generally steam staff doesn't care unless you're circumventing regional prices. Keep in mind the servers are probably down right now for last minute maintenance before launch. The same thing happened on the consoles but the 360 servers never made it back up and had problems for the first two days. MagusDraco fucked around with this message at 16:45 on Apr 24, 2014 |
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Apr 24, 2014 16:43
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Me and a friend unlocked and actually opened the game but it's just opening to a black screen for the both of us, a bit like how you'd open DS1 with the wrong DSfix config. The game itself is hosed and isn't working. edit no wait it's working now! For some reason it won't play on my HDTV, it crashes everytime. But my desktop monitor is fine. 
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Apr 24, 2014 16:50
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Does it re-lock after you disconnect from the VPN?
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Apr 24, 2014 16:51
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repiv posted:Does it re-lock after you disconnect from the VPN? You can just put steam into offline mode and then disconnect the VPN.
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Apr 24, 2014 16:52
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Yeah, the game server isn't up so no pvp or messages yet. You can disconnect the VPN while the game is running if you like, although that might make steam say you arn't in the game anymore and so you won't get achievements.
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Apr 24, 2014 16:54
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DS2 PC starts at calibration 1.05 it seems. PS360 doesn't have that update
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Apr 24, 2014 17:01
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Steam says it's going to be playable in California, in 8 hours. Will the servers be up then?
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Apr 24, 2014 17:01
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Ah poo poo, the shop I ordered from hasn't received my money yet so I won't be in on launch. 
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Apr 24, 2014 17:10
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Turtlicious posted:Steam says it's going to be playable in California, in 8 hours. Will the servers be up then? Unless things break like it did on the 360 version at launch, yes. Servers are going up once it unlocks for the rest of the world.
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Apr 24, 2014 17:10
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Hint to those who didn't play DS2, but did play DS1, avoiding explicit spoilers: Remember how you start off at the firelink shrine, and you're supposed to go up into the aqueduct to the undead parish? But you can also go through the graveyard into the crypt, or you can go down the elevator to new anor londo ruins? And how the ruins will totally kick your rear end, but if you're really good you could do crypt first, although you probably just want to go into the aqueduct first? And some players wander into the crypt thinking that's the only way you can go? Yeah, well... DS2 is similar. 
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Apr 24, 2014 17:20
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Has anyone else purchased this from Gamestop online? I had some credit so I got the game for free, but the CD key they sent me won't work, and now I've been locked out of trying to activate the game because of too many attempts.
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Apr 24, 2014 17:24
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Short trip report: Game looks really good! 60 FPS is very nice. Also, controls surprisingly well with mouse and keyboard.
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Apr 24, 2014 17:30
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Kild posted:DS2 PC starts at calibration 1.05 it seems. PS360 doesn't have that update It also appears to be patch 1.01 when the latest is 1.03.
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Apr 24, 2014 17:36
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I'm wondering if I should bother doing my Belmont gimmick as my first character. I just feel for the first time through the game that I might be gaming the system too much by restarting over and over until I get an old whip. Maybe I should just start as a cleric.
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Apr 24, 2014 17:37
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Genocyber posted:It also appears to be patch 1.01 when the latest is 1.03. Honestly I think the PC version will be using a different set of patches than the console ones. I'm read to eat my hat once I get to The Shrine of Amana and get hit by super homing magic though (area spoiler about 2/3rds or 3/4ths of the way through the game)
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Apr 24, 2014 17:38
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havenwaters posted:Honestly I think the PC version will be using a different set of patches than the console ones. I'm pretty sure that area was fixed, spoiler for the area you're talking about : the magic should no longer home in on you. The most dangerous thing about the Shrine when I went through it on PS3 was not killing all the lurkers in the water and them surprising me after engaging the knights/casters/ogre. Kill all of those as quickly as you can, then the casters.
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Apr 24, 2014 17:44
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a shameful boehner posted:I'm pretty sure that area was fixed on , spoiler for the area you're talking about : the magic should no longer home in on you. The most dangerous thing about the Shrine when I went through it on PS3 was not killing all the lurkers in the water and them surprising me after engaging the knights/casters/ogre. Kill all of those as quickly as you can, then the casters. Yeah I know that area was fixed on consoles, spoilers for the area and some other game mechanics But it was fixed on patch 1.03. The PC version is on patch 1.01. Either the PC version gets a different patch set (most likely) or it really is behind (which would suck since that means co-op won't revive you to human)
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So I am still playing through this on PS3, taking my sweet time. I am seriously like 60 hours in cause I play this like I played old school metroids and just wander and investigate every nook. I've not even come close to finishing, I expect I'm maybe halfway though. I'm going to restart on PC, but this time I want to try out some of the newer combat mechanics. Is it possible in DS2 to effectively play though without using a shield? I'd love to carry around a big gently caress-off 2-hander. I'd like to go with a dex build that has some magic defensive and healing utility. Are there any builds that complement this? Is it a dumb idea?
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Linux Nazi posted:So I am still playing through this on PS3, taking my sweet time. I am seriously like 60 hours in cause I play this like I played old school metroids and just wander and investigate every nook. Every build is viable really and you're never screwing yourself out of a certain playstyle because you can just reallocate your points with a soul vessel later if you feel like a different build.
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Apr 24, 2014 17:53
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havenwaters posted:Yeah I know that area was fixed on consoles, spoilers for the area and some other game mechanics But it was fixed on patch 1.03. The PC version is on patch 1.01. Either the PC version gets a different patch set (most likely) or it really is behind (which would suck since that means co-op won't revive you to human) "Fixed"
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Apr 24, 2014 17:55
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So, is it to be expected that the PC version is super buggy? I'm pondering this because there is seemingly three or so patches every day since the preload, somewhat big ones too, and the game isn't even out yet.
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Apr 24, 2014 18:04
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I'm taking tomorrow and Monday off for this. I can't loving wait to get home. 
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Apr 24, 2014 18:05
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The PC game server is working fine for me for the most part aside from the "failed to join session" error message when being summoned. Might be a port forwarding issue or because I turn off my VPN when I'm ingame. Ghosts and messages work fine though.
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Apr 24, 2014 18:05
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Woah that framerate! 
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Apr 24, 2014 18:05
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VPN'd into Japan and it has to download another 300mb e- Turned off the VPN while it was updating, steam reconnected and I just launched the game 
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Apr 24, 2014 18:07
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So where's the pre-order goodies then? None of the bonus items are in my inventory and there isn't a stash anywhere of some sort.
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Zedsdeadbaby posted:So where's the pre-order goodies then? None of the bonus items are in my inventory and there isn't a stash anywhere of some sort. You should get the items as soon as you make a character and get to the tutorial area if I remember right.
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