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Almost 1M SM and I'm finally getting invaded every 30 minutes or so, depending on zone. I just wish I got invaded more in the past because it's hard to get used to. Thrusting animations have ridiculous hitboxes, I have cross-region play set to restricted and I'm still getting stabbed across rooms.
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May 23, 2014 14:43
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Man its kind of hilarious as an invader when the host's two sunbro escorts spend a ton of time trying to kill you, then the host gets killed fighting the normal enemies  killstealing posted:Almost 1M SM and I'm finally getting invaded every 30 minutes or so, depending on zone. I just wish I got invaded more in the past because it's hard to get used to. Thrusting animations have ridiculous hitboxes, I have cross-region play set to restricted and I'm still getting stabbed across rooms. Welcome to PvP! Latency can be pretty bad and cause weapons to have wonky hitboxes. Its most notable on weapons with a lot of reach. There really isn't anything you can do about it other than assume they will lag and keep your distance. If they are using a slow weapon like an ultra greatsword, you can keep away from their attacks and still have time to get in and punch them. VVV Yup, always have moss equipped. It really helps against people that spam poison and toxic since digging in the menu will usually get you killed. Internet Kraken fucked around with this message at 14:56 on May 23, 2014 |
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May 23, 2014 14:47
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Yeah I've been learning weapon attacks and it worked but then 2 guys invaded me in earthen peak and spammed toxic mist. Then again they might have done me a service because I didn't carry moss around until that moment.
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May 23, 2014 14:53
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Thanks other phantoms/hosts for pushing me out of the alcoves during the chariot boss!! I really enjoyed sacrificing myself for the greater good!  Co-oping for that boss is fun and sometimes a bit frustrating. Taking out the frustration with ramming the horse's rear end with the lance I made from his soul made me feel better though! The Chariot Lance is really fun to use as you start upgrading it. Are the other lances in the game as powerful and are they worth using with Faith later on for Sunlight Blade/Lightning Infusion? The Heide Lance and Great Lance look like they'd benefit pretty good from that combination according to the wiki.
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May 23, 2014 15:01
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So what are Undead Crypt wardens doing in Earthen Peak anyway?
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May 23, 2014 15:08
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Forgall posted:So what are Undead Crypt wardens doing in Earthen Peak anyway? Time and space are distorted in Drangleic.
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May 23, 2014 15:09
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Forgall posted:So what are Undead Crypt wardens doing in Earthen Peak anyway? The Undead Crypt is actually in the iron keeps basement, they just took the elevator down.
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May 23, 2014 15:12
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Ra Ra Rasputin posted:The Undead Crypt is actually in the iron keeps basement, they just took the elevator down.
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May 23, 2014 15:15
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Deaderinred posted:you might have found out already but just incase, all you need to do to get summoned is place your sign down and wait 10 seconds. if you dont get summoned in 10 seconds put the sign down again. lgk decides in 10 seconds whether he wants you or not. i did this last time i was there and got summoned repeatedly for like an hour, usually against the same poor sap who didnt know how to roll. Yeah I know how it works, but I did it for about 45 minutes (with occasional sunbro breaks to make it less boring) with no hits. From the sound of it, another 100,000 SM will put me in a better bracket for it so I'll try again then.
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May 23, 2014 15:16
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Forgall posted:So what are Undead Crypt wardens doing in Earthen Peak anyway? You wouldn't believe the number of Harvest Valley jobs that have been outsourced.
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May 23, 2014 15:16
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Is there a way to solo the Ruin Sentinels without having two of them jump up on the platform? I remember managing to only fight one at a time in NG, that doesn't seem to be possible in NG+.
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May 23, 2014 15:31
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On my restart I'm doing a Belmont run and I've finally hit a wall with the Lost Bastille... finally got a piece of Twinkling for my Old Whip, but I've exhausted the supply of Repair Powder and don't have access to the Copse to get the Repair spell (nor do I have the stats). I'm gonna see how well I can bumrush the Wharf, though that still doesn't help much... I'm at 50k ish SM so I've got a decent buffer to farm up the souls to get priest lady to move to Majula so she can rotate the gate, but ehhh... could just as easily jump down the hole, but again, the Gutter would be a slog with no repairs. Really need to just unlock the Copse and farm a Bloodied Whip, I think.  Also debating starting another general use character and going for the Arced Blade instead of a Murakumo build... harder to upgrade, but it looks awesome and seems to be not as popular in PVP, plus with the right stats is actually better. Alternatively a BKGS build that I Fire infuse and roll with a Pyro Flame in the offhand so that I burn ALL THINGS, ALL THE TIME, NONSTOP.
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May 23, 2014 15:32
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T.G. Xarbala posted:bowchat Thanks for that. It sounds like I've got a couple of options open to me. The Dragonrider Bow seems like a good fit, but I might want something a bit faster; my concept for this character was more of a mid-range 40/40 physical skirmisher type than a sniper so maybe the Blackbow will work best for me. I haven't had any luck tracking down a Longbow or Sea Bow yet, unfortunately, but I may end up just making a beeline to Ornifex for a Composite Bow I can use until the castle.
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May 23, 2014 15:33
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I think the second part of the fight is always supposed to be 2 on one. You must have gotten lucky somehow because they both jumped up at me every time on NG.
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May 23, 2014 15:33
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Fuzz posted:On my restart I'm doing a Belmont run and I've finally hit a wall with the Lost Bastille... finally got a piece of Twinkling for my Old Whip, but I've exhausted the supply of Repair Powder and don't have access to the Copse to get the Repair spell (nor do I have the stats). I'm gonna see how well I can bumrush the Wharf, though that still doesn't help much... I'm at 50k ish SM so I've got a decent buffer to farm up the souls to get priest lady to move to Majula so she can rotate the gate, but ehhh... could just as easily jump down the hole, but again, the Gutter would be a slog with no repairs. You know Simon also carried a sword, right? Really I'm just hinting that you should have a good backup until you get a bracing ring.
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May 23, 2014 15:35
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At least bows have more options besides light crossbow > heavy crossbow/spooky skeleton crossbow > avelyn > dual wielding avelyns. I didn't realize you could fire bows without zooming in, or I'd be using them instead. As it is I have a mundane heavy crossbow +9 and by god I am going to use it until I get to the crypt.
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May 23, 2014 15:35
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Red Crown posted:Is there a way to solo the Ruin Sentinels without having two of them jump up on the platform? I remember managing to only fight one at a time in NG, that doesn't seem to be possible in NG+. The first Sentinel you can always fight solo, but the other two will always jump up on the platform after you once he's dead. You've got a bit of time between when the second and third Sentinels show up, though, so if you can kill the second Sentinel quickly enough (which would have to be pretty drat quickly since you've only got maybe 15 seconds to do it) you could theoretically do the whole thing 1 on 1. Opposing Farce fucked around with this message at 15:38 on May 23, 2014 |
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May 23, 2014 15:35
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Opposing Farce posted:The first Sentinel you can always fight solo, but the other two will always jump up on the platform after you once he's dead. You've got a bit of time between when the second and third Sentinels show up, though, so if you can kill the second Sentinel quickly enough (which would have to be pretty drat quickly) you could theoretically do the whole thing 1 on 1. Someone did point out that you can kill one sentinel, stand on the very corner of the platform to dodge the second sentinel's jump sweep and go cray on him for a bit before the third jumps up. The one-on-one time should speed up the fight a good bit.
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May 23, 2014 15:38
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Fuzz posted:On my restart I'm doing a Belmont run and I've finally hit a wall with the Lost Bastille... finally got a piece of Twinkling for my Old Whip, but I've exhausted the supply of Repair Powder and don't have access to the Copse to get the Repair spell (nor do I have the stats). I'm gonna see how well I can bumrush the Wharf, though that still doesn't help much... I'm at 50k ish SM so I've got a decent buffer to farm up the souls to get priest lady to move to Majula so she can rotate the gate, but ehhh... could just as easily jump down the hole, but again, the Gutter would be a slog with no repairs. The way I'm doing my Belont run is whips only in the main hand, though I only have the old whip right now, and Castlevania subweapons only in the off hand. Right now I have the dagger, parrying dagger, and battleaxe, but I'm allowing myself the use of throwing knives and eventually holy water too. If there's anything else that qualifies I'm sure I'll remember when I pick it up, I'm an obsessive loot collector even if it's something my character can't use.
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Flytrap posted:You know Simon also carried a sword, right? LIES. Also my Belmont isn't Simon, he's Trevor.  Throwing knives, bomb weapons, whips, and Firestorm (item crash!) only! Alternatively I guess I could do a Mundane Belmont run as Juese Belmont and add a mundane ladle into the mix... 
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May 23, 2014 15:43
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Fuzz posted:LIES. Nah dude, it's totally true, Simon kept a short sword on his belt. Trevor preferred a knife he kept strapped to his thigh.
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May 23, 2014 15:48
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Flytrap posted:Nah dude, it's totally true, Simon kept a short sword on his belt. Trevor preferred a knife he kept strapped to his thigh. I may cave and sub in a Caestus on the offhand to punch dudes in the face. Alternatively I could probably small stone Pursuer and try to use the Smooth stones to get another Old Whip to swap to. As it is I'll need another one so I can eventually power stance them because that'll be the only way to keep the damage train rolling by the endgame/NG+.
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May 23, 2014 15:54
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Can I use a bonfire ascetic in drangleic castle to fight the twin pursuers? If so, am I forced to do it solo or can I bring phantoms?
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May 23, 2014 15:58
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I streamed last night and had a lot of really fun arena battles. Here are 4 of them. Firebombs are OP. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wawKnQQfTjU
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May 23, 2014 16:02
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Man guard breaking people online can be a pain in the rear end but its so satisfying when you get to shove your knife down their throat  I discovered that you can invade people on the Drangleic castle steps while they try to open the door. This is a pretty fun place to fight. Also really frustrating for my victim since the bonfire is so far back! There's basically never phantoms to assist either, so I've found a nice quiet murder spot.
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May 23, 2014 16:04
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I stream pvp for my friends and I got a "good" fight against a full-on havelyn. Warning my mic sucks my voice sucks I suck etc etc. http://www.twitch.tv/trilin/c/4311231
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May 23, 2014 16:07
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I've understood that you can't use ascetics on the nearby bonfire to get Wellager to sell WotG, but the guide says that you specifically have to kill the Looking Glass Knight and Nashandra in NG+++ to unlock it. Has anyone tried that, or is it absolutely impossible to get WotG on a new game? Edit: As in, used ascetics on their respective bonfires until you've killed the NG+++ versions Jordbo fucked around with this message at 16:27 on May 23, 2014 |
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May 23, 2014 16:08
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Internet Kraken posted:Man guard breaking people online can be a pain in the rear end but its so satisfying when you get to shove your knife down their throat There's actually a hidden bonfire right on those steps. 
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May 23, 2014 16:12
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Fuzz posted:There's actually a hidden bonfire right on those steps. No I mean the steps at the entrance where you have to fight the elephant men and open the door to the castle proper. Ran into a guy who turned on infinite health the second I spawned in. He had the invis weapon ring too so I'm gonna guess all his gear was hacked. Obviously couldn't kill him, and he ignored me so I wasn't able to lure him off a ledge either. I don't get how people can have fun playing like that. EDIT: And right after that a sentinel gets summoned that is fast rolling in full smelter's, using havel's sheild, and casting tons of high level magic. He was terrible so I stunlocked him multiple times, and it didn't matter since I did 30 damage per swing. Fun. Internet Kraken fucked around with this message at 16:24 on May 23, 2014 |
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May 23, 2014 16:17
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Here we go live to Action American farming the Dragon Aerie for petrified dragon bones:  
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May 23, 2014 16:27
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The only way I can get them reliably is by nailing them with a jumping attack. Same for the Majula piggies.
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May 23, 2014 16:33
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Mace R2
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May 23, 2014 16:34
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It's strange what's easier and what's harder between using primarily sorcery and primarily melee. The pursuer in ironhearth hall kicked my rear end as a battlemage; but I beat him first try on my melee char. On the other hand, the chariot kept ruining my poo poo with a greatsword as opposed to hanging back and sniping him. Also I forget, will upgrading my pyromancy hand increase the duration of flame weapon?
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May 23, 2014 16:42
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RBA Starblade posted:Also I forget, will upgrading my pyromancy hand increase the duration of flame weapon?
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May 23, 2014 16:44
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RBA Starblade posted:Also I forget, will upgrading my pyromancy hand increase the duration of flame weapon? Nope, you need to use a Lingering Dragoncrest Ring or one of the other duration extending items. Raygereio posted:No. All the weapon buff spells in DaS2 are static, they don't scale in damage or duration. This is incorrect. See above. Unrelated: So Arced Blade? Yes/No? Fuzz fucked around with this message at 16:50 on May 23, 2014 |
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May 23, 2014 16:48
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Fuzz posted:Nope, you need to use a Lingering Dragoncrest Ring or one of the other duration extending items. Thanks, that saves me some souls on upgrading then. quote:So Arced Blade? Yes/No? It's okay, but not anything great. It has a shorter range than you'd think. It'd probably be good for powerstancing though. In retrospect I wish I spent my dragon bones on it instead of the mostly useless (in pvp, but I'm assuming it's not too hot in pve either) pursuer ultra greatsword.
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Internet Kraken posted:EDIT: Invading people in Black Gulch is so cruel. At least the bonfire is close to where I splatter their guts across the floor. Had a guy invade me there, immediately seeded to watch the fireworks. 
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May 23, 2014 16:53
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Man, they really did buff the poo poo out of equip rate didn't they? Right now at 25 Vit I'm wearing: Full Drangleic with an Old Ironclad Helm A bastard sword Two estoc's for powerstancing A shortbow A Golden Wing Shield A regeneration, blade, stone, and soldier's ring and can still roll perfectly fine. In 1 I'd have needed Havel's ring just to medium roll with anything heavier than cloth by this point.
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May 23, 2014 16:56
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The most noticable effect of equipment burden(at least when under 70%) is now your stamina regeneration speed, not your rolling.
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Fuzz posted:This is incorrect. See above. You can use Lingering Dragoncrest Ring to increase the duration by 15%, but that's not scaling.
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