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Do any of the early boss souls make any good thing or can I munch them down for sweet sweet levels?
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The Last Giant's soul makes a crappy axe. The Pursuer's soul can be made into a decent shield or ultra greatsword. Neither are amazing that I remember but they're okay. The Dragonrider stuff is not great for most people either.
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May 18, 2014 17:45
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Dragonrider's bow is alright I think. Pursuer's sword is supposed to be decent.
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May 18, 2014 17:46
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The Last Giant, Old Dragonslayer and Ruin Sentinel only have a single, build-specific use (superheavy greataxe, Fth-Dex intensive lightning spear, sorcery spell). Pursuer, Flexile Sentry and Dragonrider turn into so many things that it's likely that at least one of the options might be more useful than just a lump sum of souls.
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May 18, 2014 17:46
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So, I've seen this area in screenshots and previews of the game, but actually getting here for the first time is realllllly cool. Also, am I close to the end of the game? I'm loving it, but I'm pushing 40 hours, dear god.
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May 18, 2014 17:53
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The numbers on Pursuers sword are good but the moveset is terrible as it mixes in some great hammer moves where you don't want them. Pursuers sword has been my biggest regret spending of dragon bones.
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May 18, 2014 17:54
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Successfully persuading someone who summoned me to actually light the windmill on fire has been my favorite co-op experience so far.
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May 18, 2014 17:55
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Senethro posted:The numbers on Pursuers sword are good but the moveset is terrible as it mixes in some great hammer moves where you don't want them. Pursuers sword has been my biggest regret spending of dragon bones. Yeah I really regret getting it instead of the shield. Though, the dragonrider greatshield isn't that bad. It's really stable and has high resistances. Heavy though, and the shield bash is really kind of poo poo on all the greatshields.
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May 18, 2014 17:58
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zfleeman posted:So, I've seen this area in screenshots and previews of the game, but actually getting here for the first time is realllllly cool. Considering where you are, you are pretty close to end game. Also yes it is very satisfying when someone knows to turn off the poison. I tend to try to point to them the windmill. Only for them to fall off and die.
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May 18, 2014 17:59
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zfleeman posted:So, I've seen this area in screenshots and previews of the game, but actually getting here for the first time is realllllly cool. You're pretty much two/three boss fights away at this point.
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May 18, 2014 18:00
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zfleeman posted:So, I've seen this area in screenshots and previews of the game, but actually getting here for the first time is realllllly cool. I went in completely blind and that area was amazing. You're almost at the end.
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May 18, 2014 18:00
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ACTION AMERICAN posted:Can someone give me a quick breakdown of weapons that benefit most from a lightning infusion? I've mentioned it before, but a +5 Lightning Barbed Club (flexile sentry soul) does sick amounts of damage with a faith build, especially with the requisite Sunlight Blade buff. I intend to powerstance them when I get to NG+. Unfortunately, it does take dragon bones to upgrade.
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May 18, 2014 18:01
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With boss souls in mind, has anyone found a real use for Blinding Bolt?
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May 18, 2014 18:08
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zfleeman posted:So, I've seen this area in screenshots and previews of the game, but actually getting here for the first time is realllllly cool. Absolutely gorgeous zone, I was surprised to find you have to trek across the bluffs for a bit before reaching the castle proper. It's really neat. Dragon Shrine is the last zone in the game technically, once you get there it's now only a matter of backtracking to previous areas and tying the plot up.
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May 18, 2014 18:20
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VisAbsoluta posted:Man, the lack of Well! What is it! brings down my enjoyment of co-op & PVP by 20% 'This one's me' makes your character do a two-thumbs "who's awesome? this guy" gesture, which when combined with Mock and Decapitate form a good arsenal for post-kill emoting
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May 18, 2014 18:23
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I like to use Welcome on people killed in the Bellfry.
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May 18, 2014 18:24
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Graviija posted:The Pursuer is incredibly easy if you have even the slightest ability to roll. I don't see why you would need ballistas or whatever to kill him. Exactly. He's an easy boss no matter what so why not kill him with the least amount of effort possible. Next you'll be telling me you don't just get the Dragonrider to fall off his platform every time.
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May 18, 2014 18:37
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The only proper way to kill The Pursuer is as a phantom while also killing the host with the same shot.
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May 18, 2014 18:41
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Genocyber posted:Exactly. He's an easy boss no matter what so why not kill him with the least amount of effort possible. Next you'll be telling me you don't just get the Dragonrider to fall off his platform every time. You quoted something from three pages ago just to reinforce the impression that you're a robot. If you're at the point in the Dark Souls where you are gauging everything by how much "effort" it's going to take to accomplish then you should probably just stop loving playing. Normal people gauge "fun" when playing a video game, not effort. You should try it sometime.
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May 18, 2014 18:43
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I just got stomped by this guy in the belltower, and then 2 hours later he summoned me to help me beat the Iron King in NG+.  I still run into hackers from time to time, though; that finger wag gesture is especially annoying when it's done by someone obviously cheating.
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May 18, 2014 18:49
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Chomp8645 posted:You quoted something from three pages ago just to reinforce the impression that you're a robot. If you're at the point in the Dark Souls where you are gauging everything by how much "effort" it's going to take to accomplish then you should probably just stop loving playing. Normal people gauge "fun" when playing a video game, not effort. You should try it sometime. It's not worth the effort because it's a very easy boss. Which is why I mentioned Dragonrider, because that too is such an easy boss that there is no real point in giving any effort in the fight.
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May 18, 2014 18:51
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 Is there any better weapon for a mage to use than an infused homunculus mace?
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May 18, 2014 18:58
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Genocyber posted:It's not worth the effort because it's a very easy boss. Which is why I mentioned Dragonrider, because that too is such an easy boss that there is no real point in giving any effort in the fight. Sure there is. For a lot of players the fun comes from beating the bosses on their premises, not the most effortless way. That's why you hear a lot say they went in blind on their first run and/or didn't summon other players to help them the first time.
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May 18, 2014 19:06
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Killing the Pursuer when he first appears is actually a decent challenge since you'll be very poorly equipped to deal with him. Also you only have one shot at it so you can't screw it up.Tetracube posted:Is there any better weapon for a mage to use than an infused homunculus mace? You're gonna be hard pressed to find a weapon better than a mace in terms of pure efficiency. There are plenty of weapons that can work just fine but a mace is going to be best, unless you have a huge amount of int. In that case I think the Moonlight Greatsword is better. So why do the sunlight miracles exist? In Dark Souls their gimmick was that you could heal other players, but every healing spell does that now. I've never seen anyone use the sunlight spells and I'm not surprised since they seem completely pointless. Internet Kraken fucked around with this message at 19:10 on May 18, 2014 |
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May 18, 2014 19:07
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zfleeman posted:So, I've seen this area in screenshots and previews of the game, but actually getting here for the first time is realllllly cool. i was at 95 hours when i got to that point.
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May 18, 2014 19:13
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Internet Kraken posted:So why do the sunlight miracles exist? In Dark Souls their gimmick was that you could heal other players, but every healing spell does that now. I've never seen anyone use the sunlight spells and I'm not surprised since they seem completely pointless. Don't the stronger ones provide good gradual regen? It can help on a boss, I guess, but not as much as popping a great heal.
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May 18, 2014 19:15
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Why would anyone use anything other than a striking weapon outside of fashion souls? I've been running around with a Longsword and anything wearing armor takes a tedious amount of time to down, while nothing seems to be resistant to strike damage.
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May 18, 2014 19:19
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DSauer posted:Why would anyone use anything other than a striking weapon outside of fashion souls? I've been running around with a Longsword and anything wearing armor takes a tedious amount of time to down, while nothing seems to be resistant to strike damage. Because one of the fun things about these games, at least to me, is that there is a ton of different weapons with unique move sets. Some of them suck, but most of them are perfectly usable in PvE. Going through the game with the same weapon isn't as interesting as trying something new, even if that weapon makes things more challenging. I only bust out the mace when I'm doing a minimum SM dickwraith run and am just trying to reach Undead Crypt as quickly as possible. I don't see other weapons as doing low damage, just the mace doing an absurd amount. Everything feels like it dies so quickly when I use the mace, even when its barely upgraded. The damage is just way too good.
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May 18, 2014 19:26
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From the weird corpses department: I'm not entirely sure what happened here, but it sure is something.
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DSauer posted:Why would anyone use anything other than a striking weapon outside of fashion souls? I've been running around with a Longsword and anything wearing armor takes a tedious amount of time to down, while nothing seems to be resistant to strike damage. The few things that are weak to slashing/thrust attacks (or at least not vulnerable to striking damage) have very low HP and defenses to start with, so you're unlikely to even notice it.
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May 18, 2014 19:37
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Hyper Crab Tank posted:From the weird corpses department: I'm not entirely sure what happened here, but it sure is something. The Ancient Drangleics practiced ceremonial burial proving that they had an advance culture with an understanding of death and its meaning. Only in a game as open ended as Dark Souls can you play as a paleo anthropologist.
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I usually see "Be wary of lava, skeleton!" at the second one.
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I'm also responsible for a 'listen carefully' there, those heals came in useful.
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Shrine of Amana two-handed axe report so far: The casters aren't the problem, it's trying to get away from that pair of archdrakes that's a real pain in the rear end because somehow they can sprint full speed through water while all you can do is wade slightly faster. Eventually just stuck to the first island away from the healer and fought them both rather than trying to funnel them into a 1v1 situation. Died three times, the worst one was when I cleared the enemies, then when going back to collect items, I fell off a ledge. Wish me luck for the next segment! e: next segment status: punked. Killed the invader, went back to the bonfire, killed everything else. Control Volume fucked around with this message at 19:50 on May 18, 2014 |
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May 18, 2014 19:42
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PublicOpinion posted:I usually see "Be wary of lava, skeleton!" at the second one. The Hollowed miner in Harvest Valley, next to the first pair of dark giants: "Try hitting with a rock, Hollow!" (he's banging on the wall with a rock)
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May 18, 2014 19:44
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PublicOpinion posted:I usually see "Be wary of lava, skeleton!" at the second one. In front of the poison pool at the harvest valley bonfire I put down "don't give up, skeleton!" at the skeleton trying to crawl out. It's so close!
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Hyper Crab Tank posted:From the weird corpses department: I'm not entirely sure what happened here, but it sure is something. They bumped into each other. That's the result 
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May 18, 2014 19:53
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And the demon of song is down. Really the only hard part of the shrine is those two rear end in a top hat archdrakes before the third bonfire. It's not even casters complicating things since you can kill both casters before having to fight them.
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So I joined the Blue Sentinels in NG+ thinking I would get a bunch of hits, I looked at the wiki at this can't be right it wants 500 Victories for max rank? Sunbroing was only 30 and it is infinitely easier to do and repeat.
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