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Moog posted:Woman ahead therefore Liar Gorgeous view ahead, visions of chest
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Captain Oblivious posted:I can actually answer that since a friend put on 130 percent worth of atmor when I told him to bring his dodging shoes. Hahahaha. Amazing. Time to test it out myself. Does anyone know how the scimitar parry frames work (other than the Monastery Scimitar)? As far as I know you want the enemy weapon to make contact with you at the top of the first twirl that you do...
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Captain Oblivious posted:It's not very well presented but it appears to be saying that: So what seems to be the sweet spot of that is the case? Is the higher armor level at 55-70 worth the slightly less roll distance?
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May 10, 2014 07:15
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Artificer posted:I REALLY want to know what a roll attempt at 120%+ looks like... It's the same as <100 in DeS/DS1. You just sort of slouch forward uselessly, and leave yourself wide open.
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May 10, 2014 07:15
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It's really weird that I can Powerstance the Red Rust Sword with Mytha's Bent Blade
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May 10, 2014 07:17
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Notitia posted:So what seems to be the sweet spot of that is the case? Is the higher armor level at 55-70 worth the slightly less roll distance? The roll distance isn't a big deal most of the time. I find the minor difference in stamina regen (which is maybe a tenth of a second or two difference going from empty to full) between the two noticeable more frequently to be honest.
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I think the general rule of thumb is if you can backstab something you can parry it. Things that are large enough to get the alternate backstab animation may be exempt. However, save for the mythical monastery scimitar PvE parrying in general is really weak compared to Dark Souls 1. That niggling little windup they added makes timing it really frustrating. The only thing in this game I can parry consistently have been the hammer bros. early on. I don't know if the buckler/target shield are the solution to my parrying problems. Also why the hell does the coup de grace make a creaky door noise instead of that crazy satisfying vooooOOOOM-SPLAT Cowcaster fucked around with this message at 07:21 on May 10, 2014 |
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Daerc posted:The roll distance isn't a big deal most of the time. I find the minor difference in stamina regen (which is maybe a tenth of a second or two difference going from empty to full) between the two noticeable more frequently to be honest. So armor level also effects stamina regain rates?
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May 10, 2014 07:19
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Notitia posted:So what seems to be the sweet spot of that is the case? Is the higher armor level at 55-70 worth the slightly less roll distance? It's mostly preference, I think. Keep in mind equipment load also affects stamina regen slightly. Plus, you gotta look GOOD while doing what you do, man. Also, holy poo poo that animation is hilarious. You basically take a step forward and then decide you didn't want to roll anyways.
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Notitia posted:So what seems to be the sweet spot of that is the case? Is the higher armor level at 55-70 worth the slightly less roll distance? Fashion Souls inevitably leaves me in the 55 to 70 range most of the time and I do just fine.  Agreed with whoever said that the stamina regen rate is the more noticeable factor by far.
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May 10, 2014 07:20
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Chomp8645 posted:Fascinating. Shut the gently caress up and go away. Nobody cares about your coolbro cheating endeavors. I do. His posts are interesting. I think it's pretty clear he's not trying to be your stereotypical cheater. He made a gimmick build with a pair of great shields and helped a guy fight the Pursuer. I am guessing here, but I think that actually you're the one in the minority here.
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May 10, 2014 07:21
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Notitia posted:So armor level also effects stamina regain rates? Yeah, percentage weight has a slight effect on stamina regen rate, it's only really appreciable if you regularly empty out your stamina bar (which I do on occasion because I'm dumb). Also it's much more obvious going from naked to ~70% weight, but it's not really a big deal for most people.
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Artificer posted:It's mostly preference, I think. Keep in mind equipment load also affects stamina regen slightly. Plus, you gotta look GOOD while doing what you do, man. Looking good always takes priority. I've got to get rid of this dandy looking leather floppy hat. I have noticed that the times I do get smashed onto the ground are times when I rolled out of the way and was literally like 1cm short of where I wanted to be. Maybe it is worth staying in the lower armor range.
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May 10, 2014 07:22
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Does anyone have info on the difference on parry/windup/recovery frames of different parry things? Scimitar vs. small shields vs. parry daggers and the like?Notitia posted:Looking good always takes priority. I've got to get rid of this dandy looking leather floppy hat. The Hunter Hat? I dunno man. I like the look of it. My head is currently a marble though so take that how you will.
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May 10, 2014 07:23
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Ice Fist posted:I do. His posts are interesting. I think it's pretty clear he's not trying to be your stereotypical cheater. He made a gimmick build with a pair of great shields and helped a guy fight the Pursuer. Speaking of gimmicks, I am sorry to report that the days of someone inflating their head to fill your screen like something out of Silent Hill are gone. Now, for some reason, increasing your head size just makes it widen, not grow actually bigger.
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May 10, 2014 07:25
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Artificer posted:Does anyone have info on the difference on parry/windup/recovery frames of different parry things? Scimitar vs. small shields vs. parry daggers and the like? Haha yeah that's the one. If it was a fully circular, more foppish, hat I'd be happier. It's a bit too Wyatt Earp meets the middle ages for me.
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May 10, 2014 07:27
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So what do you think would happen if, whenever VAC comes up, they just ban everyone who's been cheating?  I haven't run into..any hackers at all really. One time a dude had infinite health but with souls who loving knows if that was lag or not. Some of you make it seem like the population would be sliced in half.
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May 10, 2014 07:28
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Bobnumerotres posted:So what do you think would happen if, whenever VAC comes up, they just ban everyone who's been cheating? They'd nail me to the loving wall, that's for sure. I'll be sure to let you know!
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May 10, 2014 07:30
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Regular VAC is on a delay. It is not known if this version of VAC, if it bans at all, is on one, or how long it is, etc. Indication is that, if it actually exists, the bans are handled by the DKS2 server team. Of course... has anyone been banned from the consoles for megamuling yet? I have not heard a single ban report.
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May 10, 2014 07:31
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Ice Fist posted:I do. His posts are interesting. I think it's pretty clear he's not trying to be your stereotypical cheater. He made a gimmick build with a pair of great shields and helped a guy fight the Pursuer. "not stereotypical" when he's far high leveled than you could ever possibly be at that SM and is wearing full Havel's.
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May 10, 2014 07:32
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Genocyber posted:"not stereotypical" when he's far high leveled than you could ever possibly be at that SM and is wearing full Havel's. Hate the game, not the player. No seriously. There's no excuse that it's THIS easy to hack with no action being taken at all by From, in what's largely an online game. You're just hoping people are nice enough not to. On top of the horrendous lag the multiplayer in this game is a loving joke most of the time.
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May 10, 2014 07:34
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As I said, if this anticheat exists, we won't know for awhile. The server team's solution to fixing the whole bad VAC ban issue was to take their whole bansystem down after waiting a week and sitting on their hands. That's not exactly a shining example of competence. It may take awhile for them to actually ban anyone.
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May 10, 2014 07:37
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I've been stuck on the Pursuer for a week and a half.
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Bobnumerotres posted:Hate the game, not the player. Unless you have the worst connection in the world the lag is fine 95% of the time. And devs wouldn't have to put in measures to stop cheating if people weren't retarded enough to do it. Upmarket Mango posted:I've been stuck on the Pursuer for a week and a half. Learn to parry his dashing attack. Then, go through fog door, run to left, parry him, fire ballista bolts into his rear end.
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May 10, 2014 07:38
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Tallgeese posted:As I said, if this anticheat exists, we won't know for awhile. The server team's solution to fixing the whole bad VAC ban issue was to take their whole bansystem down after waiting a week and sitting on their hands. I'd rather have that than false positives tbh
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Upmarket Mango posted:I've been stuck on the Pursuer for a week and a half. Totally used a summon on that one and put a ballista through his face. Felt kind of cheap to be honest.
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May 10, 2014 07:39
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Artificer posted:That makes ZERO sense. Bobnumerotres posted:Yeah I don't know what the gently caress I'm looking at. On the far right is your starting position when aktivating roll boosta. On the left are your end positions when finishing the roll animation with accompanying percentages of encumbrance that roll applies to. The furthest roll distance goes up to 19.9% weight, the worst begins at 70% encumbrance.
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Improbable Lobster posted:I'd rather have that than false positives tbh I was referring to the "had a VAC ban on another game, got banned on DkS2" thing. Who knows what's going to happen when it comes back up?
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Genocyber posted:Unless you have the worst connection in the world the lag is fine 95% of the time. You're making GBS threads me right? Nearly every time I do PvP I'm getting sliced several feet away from the swings, backstabbed from the front, hit by sorceries that clearly missed etc. If you don't have any of these problems we need to have a very detailed discussion about your PC setup. quote:And devs wouldn't have to put in measures to stop cheating if people weren't retarded enough to do it.  What? They shouldn't bother to put in anti-cheat measures of any sort because cheating is bad and you shouldn't do it?
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Well, the community manager implied that the server monitors players and sends reports to the server team, who then execute bans. Now, whether that's actually true or not remains to be seen. This game is using VAC similarly to how, say, Rust does VAC. In other words, FROM is handling it.
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Is there a dexterity guide anywhere? I'm trying a swordsman and its really painful. My damage and defenses are crap. The twinblade was fun for a while but, if you don't get that windup or poise break the enemy you're screwed. E: I can't help but, think I'm loving something up horribly to be having this much trouble. Azuth0667 fucked around with this message at 07:51 on May 10, 2014 |
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May 10, 2014 07:47
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Is hexing still worth it if I don't want to cast the spells that cost souls? It's just my temperament: I just can't bring myself to lose XP.
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Azuth0667 posted:E: I can't help but, think I'm loving something up horribly to be having this much trouble. No. Dexterity scaling was neutered.
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May 10, 2014 07:52
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Upmarket Mango posted:I've been stuck on the Pursuer for a week and a half. Aside from summons or the ballista, Pursuer is a total chump if you've learned how to parry. If you're far away from him he'll always use the same, predictable charging slash that can be parried the exact same way every time. After that you get a couple of free hits on him, he'll glide away from you and you back away from him and you just repeat 'til he's dead. Once you learn the parry timing of that one attack it's practically over. The timing is fairly easy especially if you equip the Buckler which makes parrying easier.
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Jay Rust posted:Is hexing still worth it if I don't want to cast the spells that cost souls? It's just my temperament: I just can't bring myself to lose XP. Not really no. The other hexes aren't bad but you'll get better value with with pure sorcery/miracles instead.
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May 10, 2014 07:56
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Jay Rust posted:Is hexing still worth it if I don't want to cast the spells that cost souls? It's just my temperament: I just can't bring myself to lose XP.
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Azuth0667 posted:Is there a dexterity guide anywhere? I'm trying a swordsman and its really painful. My damage and defenses are crap. The twinblade was fun for a while but, if you don't get that windup or poise break the enemy you're screwed. Falchion, scimtar, spear, rapier, bow are your options for a while. Keep a basic dagger around for backstabs. Off-hand scimtar can be good for parries. Dexterity scaling is bad for damage, so you need the high-damage crits from parries, shield breaks and backstabs. Soften enemies up with arrows, and maybe consumables early on. Later, spells and resins can help raise your damage, or you can start playing with poison, which many enemies are actually vulnerable to. Including a number of bosses. Dexterity gives a bonus to poison, and a Poison Ricard's Rapier can apply it pretty quick.
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Azuth0667 posted:Is there a dexterity guide anywhere? I'm trying a swordsman and its really painful. My damage and defenses are crap. The twinblade was fun for a while but, if you don't get that windup or poise break the enemy you're screwed. From my last page of posts I think its clear that I'm still obviously trying to figure this exact same question out. My strategy at the moment revolves around figuring out exactly what direction you need to be dodging for the mob you are fighting. Adp is critical for quicker/longer rolls. So far my damage output isn't amazing, but in a good fight I can get in 1-3 hits per round, dodge out of the way (with miliseconds to spare) and repeat. I'm in love with my rapier, the thrusts are pretty strong considering how super fast they are. Falchion on the offhand packs a decent punch. Your defense is just not getting hit. Keep a shield equipped in your offhand if you need to deal with snipers or if you're fighting something new that you haven't quite figured out their attack patterns. The Drangleic Sheid is pretty boss.
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I've finally found a Fashion Souls look that I kind of like. (Naturally, the armor's all horrible, but hey, I look like a spaceman.)
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