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Are the respec thingies at all common later? 24 faith to use the lightning spear miracle when I've only got ten at level 50 is gonna take a while 
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omg chael crash posted:The Pursuer kicks my rear end every time I even look at him, I'm so frustrated. He even kicked my rear end when I had two phantoms helping me. Only ever go for one attack, and if you take a hit, look for an opening to use a Flask instead. Just dodge for awhile to get the hang of it- it gets easier once he's destroyed all of the ballistae. Oh! And small detail on his three-swings attack, he will keep aiming towards you and moving towards you, so don't just dodge to the side or you'll get hit. Keep your distance.
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Apr 28, 2014 20:40
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FirstPersonShitter posted:word, I really like the claymore moveset, will I regret upgrading it past +6 and using titanite chunks, ie is there a way better greatsword? Also, getting chunks are easy: join the Bellkeepers. Right now I'm struggling to find basic titanite shards and large shards.
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Apr 28, 2014 20:41
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bonerstorm posted:"try ranged combat" Why even bother playing if I'm going to trivialize the entire game with sorcery? Didn't use it in Dark Souls on my first playthrough for the same reason. Its fun, but it saps so much challenge out of the game. VVV I use pyromancy for utility but I'm gonna assume the giant flaming metal demon doesn't care much about it. Flash sweat reduces the heat damage by a lot though. Internet Kraken fucked around with this message at 20:45 on Apr 28, 2014 |
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Apr 28, 2014 20:41
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^^^^ Not using sorcery I can totally understand, but if you're a pure warrior without any magic, you should use a bow once in awhile. That said, even though I had magic I didn't really use it against Smelter. He's not that bad! Pursuer version 3 is way harder. Just get better at dodging, scrubs.  Ciaphas posted:Are the respec thingies at all common later? 24 faith to use the lightning spear miracle when I've only got ten at level 50 is gonna take a while You get like 3-4 per run through the game. Which is plenty. Zaphod42 fucked around with this message at 20:44 on Apr 28, 2014 |
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Apr 28, 2014 20:41
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FirstPersonShitter posted:word, I really like the claymore moveset, will I regret upgrading it past +6 and using titanite chunks, ie is there a way better greatsword? You will regret nothing. Claymore has fantastic damage, great range, and a moveset that facilitates use in both wide open areas and narrow hallways. It's also a magnificent bastard in PvP. Chunks are easy to come by anyhow.
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Apr 28, 2014 20:43
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Ravenfood posted:I don't know, but I really like the bastard sword moveset, so give that a whirl too. I'm planning on checking out the claymore when I can. Eventually the ore seller can sell an infinite number of everything but slabs, I believe. You have to complete certain areas for it, she currently sells me infinite basic titanite shards. Chunks don't come until it doesn't matter anymore so becoming a bellboy is still better for that.
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Apr 28, 2014 20:43
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FirstPersonShitter posted:word, I really like the claymore moveset, will I regret upgrading it past +6 and using titanite chunks, ie is there a way better greatsword? There's a lot of fun greatswords, I liked the curved one with bleed, forget the name. Mastodon Greatsword is also really good, and the Dark Knight Greatsword is loving amazing. But yeah Claymore or even Bastard Sword is a great weapon, you won't regret putting titanite into it.
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Apr 28, 2014 20:44
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Holy poo poo, Shrine of Amana is awful. 
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Apr 28, 2014 20:45
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Manatee Cannon posted:Eventually the ore seller can sell an infinite number of everything but slabs, I believe. You have to complete certain areas for it, she currently sells me infinite basic titanite shards. Chunks don't come until it doesn't matter anymore so becoming a bellboy is still better for that. 
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Apr 28, 2014 20:48
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NihilVerumNisiMors posted:Holy poo poo, Shrine of Amana is awful. I thought it was pretty cool? Care to give a reason? I swear most of you goons would think Anor Londo was awful 
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Apr 28, 2014 20:49
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NihilVerumNisiMors posted:Holy poo poo, Shrine of Amana is awful. Try ranged battle, by the way tight spot ahead If you bow or salute to me when invading in any form, I will run up to your rear end and hurricane spear you to death. gently caress your honor, prepare to die.  Also, you can dodge out of gestures now. Most invaders don't know this. 
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Apr 28, 2014 20:49
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The Shrine looks awesome, in my opinion.
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Apr 28, 2014 20:49
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Cheston posted:Only ever go for one attack, and if you take a hit, look for an opening to use a Flask instead. Just dodge for awhile to get the hang of it- it gets easier once he's destroyed all of the ballistae. I loved when I teamed up with someone and while I was dodging and chipping off The Pursuer's health, the other player managed to get behind a ballistae and nailed the bastard right in the face. Think it took like one third of his health or so. How's this build? http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=254276941 I really don't know what I'm doing, but I liked the basic longsword so much I put it at +6 (Feels like it packs a pretty good punch without draining all of my stamina), but the problem is that when I already got a weapon to +6 I feel less tempted to experiment with other weapons. I also swap out with a Varangian Sword+3 because the durability of weapons seem to be much less than in DS1. Saw someone saying that not adding some spells is making things harder for yourself - is magic or miracles the better way to go? (Though it might be hard to refocus since I've already leveled up quite a bit already)
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Apr 28, 2014 20:49
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NihilVerumNisiMors posted:Holy poo poo, Shrine of Amana is awful. I died more in the area after the second bonfire than anywhere else in the game combined so far. I eventually just started sniping ladies with arrows but goddamn. At least the boss was fun as hell.
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Apr 28, 2014 20:50
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DelphiAegis posted:Try ranged battle, by the way tight spot ahead Ran out of arrows.  Thankfully, Gavlan can deal.
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Apr 28, 2014 20:51
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DelphiAegis posted:Most invaders don't know this. Most invaders don't know about chameleon yet  Propaganda Hour posted:I died more in the area after the second bonfire than anywhere else in the game combined so far. I eventually just started sniping ladies with arrows but goddamn. At least the boss was fun as hell. Try rolling. You can seriously just roll from one wizard to the next, slashing through them all. Its not that bad. They even patched it to make it easier, and that poo poo wasn't that bad to start with. Just roll! Roll all day erryday.
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Apr 28, 2014 20:51
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NihilVerumNisiMors posted:Ran out of arrows. The blacksmith in Majula sells unlimited wood arrows for pretty cheap.
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Apr 28, 2014 20:52
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What's this Amana stuff? I believe you people are talking about Shrine of Anime.
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Apr 28, 2014 20:53
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Internet Kraken posted:Why even bother playing if I'm going to trivialize the entire game with sorcery? Didn't use it in Dark Souls on my first playthrough for the same reason. Its fun, but it saps so much challenge out of the game. Just run up and loving smack em in the face. That zone is great as those enemies pose next to no threat. What weapon are you using? Also, lure the guys on the bridge out and they will give chase. The first archer can be dealt with easily by running straight to him (this is the left path coming in). The other can easily be dodged by hiding by the poles and just running to him. I was a melee build on the PS3 using some crafting hammer with lightning infusion. It loving wrecks those idiots and makes that area great for farming as they drop a ton of souls for no work.
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Apr 28, 2014 20:53
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Does anyone know if using GeDoSaTo counts as a VAC offense now that Dark Souls 2 is VAC protected? It does .dll hooking whihc has been a ban reason before on other VAC protected games. I've been using it all day today while playing DS2 and I'm kind of worried about my steam account that's probably worth at least 10000 bux right now.
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Apr 28, 2014 20:57
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Zaphod42 posted:Most invaders don't know about chameleon yet The mages can shoot you literally the second they're within draw distance and the shots used to aggressively home. I've been hit while trying to get (endgame loot spoiler)Vendrick's gear before. And, no, not by the one right by the path that leads to that area. The one by the troll. It's manageable, but so's the dragonslayer bow Silver Knights part in Anor Londo and the Capra Demon boss fight, and they're still awful.
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Apr 28, 2014 20:58
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sighnoceros posted:If you preordered on Steam, check your steamapps/common/Dark Souls II folder. There should be a Digital Extras or something folder with the files inside. Yup, found it. Thanks a lot -- may be a good idea to add this to the OP, because it's not spelled out anywhere that I'm aware of.
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Apr 28, 2014 20:58
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Jack Trades posted:Does anyone know if using GeDoSaTo counts as a VAC offense now that Dark Souls 2 is VAC protected? It does .dll hooking whihc has been a ban reason before on other VAC protected games. Noone knows yet, because of VAC's delayed ban system. I wouldn't use it until people still aren't banned a couple months from now, or Namco comes out and says it's fine to use.
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Apr 28, 2014 20:58
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Zaphod42 posted:You start the game with an item that basically says "returns you to online play". I forget the name because I've never used it, but I'd bet dollars to doughnuts that's what its for. That is actually an one-time use item that lets you evade the online play ban you get if you disconnect while you're getting invaded too often.
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Apr 28, 2014 20:59
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You can juke the magic in amana by slowly walking left and then right. If you want bullshit homing magic try the white mages in tseldora. Their poo poo can loving pull 360's through doors.
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Apr 28, 2014 20:59
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The Joe Man posted:So The Cracked Blue Eye Orb is useless, right? I'm all sentineled up and it never, ever finds anyone. I've hit someone a grand total of one time with a cracked blue eye orb and I've put like 20 hours into the game. Apparently they actually work in NG+, but I haven't got there yet.
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Apr 28, 2014 21:00
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Dezztroy posted:Noone knows yet, because of VAC's delayed ban system. I wouldn't use it until either people show up with bans, or Namco says something about it. Yeah, I'm definitely not gonna use it anymore until they clarify the details about it but like I said, I already been using it all day before getting to know that the last patch introduced VAC.
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Apr 28, 2014 21:00
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Gaz-L posted:The mages can shoot you literally the second they're within draw distance and the shots used to aggressively home. I've been hit while trying to get (endgame loot spoiler)Vendrick's gear before. And, no, not by the one right by the path that leads to that area. The one by the troll. It's manageable, but so's the dragonslayer bow Silver Knights part in Anor Londo and the Capra Demon boss fight, and they're still awful. Yeah and even when they used to home, you could dodge them easily. I dodged my way through the whole zone. Its the same magic missile spell people used against you in Dark Souls 1 PvP. If you've ever PvP'd against somebody using magic then you know what to do. All you had to do was time your roll and you could seriously just walk up and slash each wizard. I swear, I did it, super easy, before the patch. Took me all of 3 deaths to clear Shrine of Anime. Now its even easier with the patch. Don't understand all the problems people are having. Roll! That's it. Just practice your rolls. Sultan Tarquin posted:You can juke the magic in amana by slowly walking left and then right. If you want bullshit homing magic try the white mages in tseldora. Their poo poo can loving pull 360's through doors. Yeah, the necromancers in Tseldora are ASSHOLES. They're infinitely worse than the wizards of Amana. Zaphod42 fucked around with this message at 21:04 on Apr 28, 2014 |
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Apr 28, 2014 21:02
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NihilVerumNisiMors posted:Holy poo poo, Shrine of Amana is awful. I got about 100k souls here just dropping sunbro signs at the second bonfire. Was getting called up before I could even finish writing the sign down. Had a decent success/drowning ratio even. Made it way easier when I finally ran it for myself.
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Apr 28, 2014 21:03
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ymgve posted:I loved when I teamed up with someone and while I was dodging and chipping off The Pursuer's health, the other player managed to get behind a ballistae and nailed the bastard right in the face. Think it took like one third of his health or so. Raise you adaptability, it makes it so much easier to dodge. Plus you'll gain poise until it matches your endurance.
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Apr 28, 2014 21:03
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Can you get any leggings with sandals like the Hollow Soldier's Waistcloth in the original?
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Apr 28, 2014 21:04
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Zaphod42 posted:Try rolling. Rushing to the wizards means getting gangbanged by lurkers. Killed every caster and cleric on the way to the fog door, promptly edged off a cliff and drowned.
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Apr 28, 2014 21:04
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Bloodmobile posted:That is actually an one-time use item that lets you evade the online play ban you get if you disconnect while you're getting invaded too often. Ah poo poo you're right. NihilVerumNisiMors posted:Rushing to the wizards means getting gangbanged by lurkers. Yeah but those guys are chumps. Its the wizards that give people trouble. Falling off does suck though, but as much as falling off in Gutter or anywhere else. You should only die to that like once or twice before you learn to watch for the edge. It should be marked with like algae or something though ideally. Zaphod42 fucked around with this message at 21:09 on Apr 28, 2014 |
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Apr 28, 2014 21:06
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FINALLY beat the Smelter demon after 10 or so tries. Getting to him is obnoxious but he might be one of my favorite boss fights in the whole series. He's just so much fun to fight, not entirely sure why though. It was tense as hell. There were several times where I got him down to like 1/4 health only to screw up, but I wasn't really mad since it didn't feel cheap or anything. He seemed to have a ton of health but maybe this is just my build screwing me up again because he resist pierce damage or something. I don't get why people hate this fight. The fire gimmick isn't a big deal at all if you buff yourself with fire resistance, which isn't exactly hard to get. Even if you can't use pyromancy you could just put on a flame ring or eat some orange burrs.
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Apr 28, 2014 21:07
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Ciaphas posted:Are the respec thingies at all common later? 24 faith to use the lightning spear miracle when I've only got ten at level 50 is gonna take a while Zaphod42 posted:You get like 3-4 per run through the game. Which is plenty. Late-ish game there is a method to farm an infinite number of them. There is a bonfire where you can pop an ascetic and run through the zone to collect 2 ascetics (making it an infinite farm as long as you can handle NG+8 things), a soul vessel and a few other useful things.
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Apr 28, 2014 21:09
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Did you use flash sweat? If so, most people dont and that is why the fight is hard. Even with a Grym shield or those resistances - he can and will gently caress you up.
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Apr 28, 2014 21:09
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^^^ Also eating the fire berries or wahtever, the fuzzle thing helps your fire resist.Internet Kraken posted:FINALLY beat the Smelter demon after 10 or so tries. Getting to him is obnoxious but he might be one of my favorite boss fights in the whole series. He's just so much fun to fight, not entirely sure why though. It was tense as hell. There were several times where I got him down to like 1/4 health only to screw up, but I wasn't really mad since it didn't feel cheap or anything. He seemed to have a ton of health but maybe this is just my build screwing me up again because he resist pierce damage or something. If you thought that fight was fun and challenging (oh yeah it was) make sure you go forward, hit the bonfire, and then turn around and go back to the boss room Good luck, because you're not allowed to co-op this fight! But its entirely optional.
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Apr 28, 2014 21:10
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Zaphod42 posted:You start the game with an item that basically says "returns you to online play". I forget the name because I've never used it, but I'd bet dollars to doughnuts that's what its for. Perhaps you should read the descriptions : Bone of Order - Restores the link to other worlds. Used to reset a penalty for cutting the internet connection during an invasion.  I did try it, but it just said "unable to use item at the time". Luckily the effect of the effigy seemed to go away. I'll gladly take some help to get to the chariot at Huntsman's, those drat giants keep piling on me, no matter how careful I try to be. And then there's the red guy. 
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Zaphod42 posted:Yeah and even when they used to home, you could dodge them easily. I dodged my way through the whole zone.  A lot of people don't enjoy PVP so avoid it if possible. And it's kind of hard to dodge something that you can barely see the source of to know there's something that needs dodging, as well as dealing with a bunch of hard hitting melee enemies and hard to see drops. The fact that FROM put in an NPC summon in that area, instead of near the boss, suggests they already knew it was an issue. So they make the NPC dumber than Lucatiel, and melee-only.And funnily enough, I never had much issue in Tseldora. There's enough geometry there that you rarely get shot at by more than one, and the area's small enough that if you're being shot at, you're probably close enough to kill him.
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