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Cowcaster posted:So I keep a +10 dagger in my pocket as a backup weapon/for backstab and riposte purposes. At 50 int and only 22 dex, is this the one singular circumstance in existence where the enchanted infusion would be worthwhile? Please try it and tell me how it goes, I've got a char in the same situation and wondered the same thing.
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GreatGreen posted:I have a question about the plot, close to the end of the game: She only shows up after you pick up the ring. She has magical anime teleport powers.
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May 26, 2014 16:30
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And magical "no I can't be arsed letting you level up here and now" powers too.
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May 26, 2014 16:33
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GreatGreen posted:I have a question about the plot, close to the end of the game: Does not appear until you take the ring
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May 26, 2014 16:37
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Internet Kraken posted:Terrible and completely misses the point of Vendrick's fight. I'd rather they did it with something other than a massively boring boss fight.
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May 26, 2014 16:39
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Internet Kraken posted:She only shows up after you pick up the ring. She has magical anime teleport powers. Aaronepower posted:Does not appear until you take the ring Ok cool, thanks guys.
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May 26, 2014 16:40
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Motherfucker posted:I'd rather they did it with something other than a massively boring boss fight. It's completely optional at least, although the game really does lead you to the idea of killing him.
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May 26, 2014 16:43
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Internet Kraken posted:Vendrick is essentially just a giant hollow soldier. This bears repeating. Throughout the game, you've been sold on this idea that King Vendrick was an immensely powerful man who conquered four powerful souls, fought off an invasion of giants, and basically made Drangleic what it was in its heyday. Then he disappeared into the Undead Crypt for unknown reasons, and you're going to go see him. If you've played DS1, he's basically Gwyn. So you fight your way there to meet the king, to stand before possibly the most powerful person in Drangleic. And he's a hollow. His clothes are in a pile behind him. His mind is completely gone, he probably doesn't even know who he is, or was, anymore. He knew what was happening and retreated from the world to, basically, die in peace, and apparently the only one he could trust was Velstadt. It makes that guy all the more tragic too - loyal to the end and then some. All Velstadt ever wanted was to protect what remained of the king he loved's dignity, and then you showed up and broke in, basically for entirely selfish reasons. The whole point of that scene is to show what a pitiful creature the king has become. If he were anything other than a giant hollow, it wouldn't have worked out nearly as well. As it is, it's one of the best scenes in the game, in my opinion.
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May 26, 2014 16:44
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Is there an option to disable the annoying language filter? About 60% of all the names I see are composed partially of asterisks.
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May 26, 2014 16:54
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Hyper Crab Tank posted:This bears repeating. Throughout the game, you've been sold on this idea that King Vendrick was an immensely powerful man who conquered four powerful souls, fought off an invasion of giants, and basically made Drangleic what it was in its heyday. Then he disappeared into the Undead Crypt for unknown reasons, and you're going to go see him. If you've played DS1, he's basically Gwyn. So you fight your way there to meet the king, to stand before possibly the most powerful person in Drangleic. Yeah but it falls flat since immediately after you discover he is essentially and inexplicably immortal and kills you in one swipe of his sword and the only way to beat him is to observe his left asscheek in extreme detail for a massive bossfight. Sure the initial impact was great, the fight itself lacked zazz
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May 26, 2014 16:59
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Haeleus posted:Is there an option to disable the annoying language filter? About 60% of all the names I see are composed partially of asterisks. Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Dark Souls II\Game\NGWord and rename the Chinese file to English and the English file to Chinese. Azzents fucked around with this message at 17:18 on May 26, 2014 |
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May 26, 2014 17:00
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But he doesn't have his soul on him. Would he still have hollowed if he kept his soul instead of locking it away in shrine of amana with his gear? ^ You can just right click on the game in steam and choose to browse local files. It might be in preferences.
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May 26, 2014 17:02
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Azzents posted:Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Dark Souls II\Game\font and rename the Chinese file to English and the English file to Chinese. Does this actually work, or does it just turn everything into Mandarin?
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May 26, 2014 17:03
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Fuzz posted:Does this actually work, or does it just turn everything into Mandarin? From what I understand the Chinese (and Korean) packs have no actual words in their censor lists. I've done the same thing and every still speaks English with English subtitles.
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May 26, 2014 17:09
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Pretty sure you want to swap the files in \Game\NGWord not \Font
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May 26, 2014 17:15
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Motherfucker posted:Yeah but it falls flat since immediately after you discover he is essentially and inexplicably immortal and kills you in one swipe of his sword and the only way to beat him is to observe his left asscheek in extreme detail for a massive bossfight. Is there a reason given for why the giant souls weaken him?
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Domattee posted:Pretty sure you want to swap the files in \Game\NGWord not \Font drat, you're right. My bad.
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May 26, 2014 17:18
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Doctor Spaceman posted:Is there a reason given for why the giant souls weaken him? Because the giants loving hate him.
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May 26, 2014 17:19
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Doctor Spaceman posted:Is there a reason given for why the giant souls weaken him? The Giant Souls item description is fairly clear: The Giants are still mad as gently caress about Vendrick for coming into their land and wrecking up the place and killing loads of them unprovoked. The hatred emnating from their Souls weakens him.
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May 26, 2014 17:19
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I changed the NGWord earlier some time but it doesn't seem to work? Has there recently been a patch that might have overriden it? Since this thread seems okay with ~*~Fashion Souls~*~, I feel like sharing my characters. I've already spent 120 hours on this game (PC) and will probably spend way more. I'm on my fifth playthrough now and starting to get familiar with enemy placement, attack patterns and so, so my newest character is this badass:  I'm actually using a caestus in my offhand now for when I need a quick attack, but otherwise the same. Armor for looks, club for smashing. My first char was a tanky bastard, edging 70% equip load so I could properly learn the game:  ...But for NG+ I made him a dual caestus-wielding punisher:  Somewhere between that I also made a Castlevania gimmick build:  ..and the cutest witch! 
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May 26, 2014 17:19
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The lead up to the Dragon Aerie is one of the most gorgeous sights I've ever seen in these games. Not 100% sure what I'm accomplishing here (the Herald just told me to go meet an ancient dragon(her dad???)) but I don't care. I think I'll just stand here and enjoy the view.
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May 26, 2014 17:20
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Doctor Spaceman posted:Is there a reason given for why the giant souls weaken him? Well because his kingdom got defeated by the giants long ago its obvious possessing their souls, which you have not seen and could not acquire till after you get the ring will make him weaker despite there being no evidence of this happening till you actually hit him while holding them. (and the single 'Or maybe...' in the giant souls description)  It makes sense AFTER you put the picture together that the giants hate him so much from beyond the grave they want to hate him to death since he stole the magic that makes golems work (which are suspiciously giant-like... they're the things that turn the bowl-keys and form the bridge to the throne of want) but before that its basically just an arbitrary 'find mcguffin to defeat gimmick boss' Motherfucker fucked around with this message at 17:25 on May 26, 2014 |
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May 26, 2014 17:21
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Motherfucker posted:I'd rather they did it with something other than a massively boring boss fight. I'm not sure what you would propose because the way the fight is set up perfectly conveys Vendrick's story IMO. My only problem with it is that he has too much health. It doesn't need to take that long to kill him, and the fact that he hits incredibly hard is enough of a testament to his former power. Doing what your propose would just turn it into a generic boss fight with no story impact. Which might be more fun, but the game has plenty of fun boss fights. Vendrick being a story boss is fine. Motherfucker posted:Yeah but it falls flat since immediately after you discover he is essentially and inexplicably immortal and kills you in one swipe of his sword and the only way to beat him is to observe his left asscheek in extreme detail for a massive bossfight. Its not supposed to have zazz (what). Its not supposed to be an intense, epic battle. Its you murdering a near mindless husk of a former demigod. He doesn't have any ambition or thought left. He's running purely on a barely functioning instinct for self preservation. Its a testament to how far he has fallen that the fight against him is a pathetic struggle. I don't get how you can miss the point of this so hard. You want to complain about a fight like this then look at Ancient Dragon. Its basically the Vendrick fight without the story relevance and the intensity of the damage and health cranked up to 11. Its horrible. Internet Kraken fucked around with this message at 17:30 on May 26, 2014 |
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May 26, 2014 17:24
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Not to mention the fact that he still has enough authority and power to Curse you just because. He's not using magic or anything, you just get cursed because Vendrick loving Says So.
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May 26, 2014 17:26
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Motherfucker posted:Well because his kingdom got defeated by the giants long ago its obvious possessing their souls, which you have not seen and could not acquire till after you get the ring will make him weaker despite there being no evidence of this happening till you actually hit him while holding them. (and the single 'Or maybe...' in the giant souls description) Actually you can get the first Giant Soul pre-ring.
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May 26, 2014 17:29
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Internet Kraken posted:I'm not sure what you would propose because the way the fight is set up perfectly conveys Vendrick's story IMO. My only problem with it is that he has too much health. It doesn't need to take that long to kill him, and the fact that he hits incredibly hard is enough of a testament to his former power. Doing what your propose would just turn it into a generic boss fight with no story impact. Which might be more fun, but the game has plenty of fun boss fights. Vendrick being a story boss is fine. Well hang on. I hate to compare to dark souls again but this game is lacking on that front too, the smelter demon, the persuer, velstadt and the ruin sentinals are literally all just 'big reach weapon guy who attack with long reach and wide angle yet easily avoidable attacks' Hey guess what King Vendrick is. Yep. If there were more unique and interesting bossfights beforehand I'd be less inclined to bitch but there really wasn't many... They should have spent a little more time on them all as well Sure it all sounds nit-picky but the nits add up and multiply off one and other, I mean the first time I fought pursuer I was like 'god drat!' but when I got to the smelter demon I was like 'hey its this guy again'
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Honestly, I really like how they contrast the giants in defeat and Vendrick in victory. Vendrick has what effectively is eternal life, but he loses himself, and he loses all his memories, while the giants, even in death are imposing trees, but more importantly, they retain their memories and what they were even after dying. Maybe that is also why Aldia experimented on them a whole lot? Their memories have permanence, while all the Undeads just fade away in time.
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May 26, 2014 17:32
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Internet Kraken posted:My only problem with it is that he has too much health. This can't be stated enough and I hope they'll do something to change this. I've yet to kill him without 5 souls (requiring using a bonfire ascetic), since while he isn't very hard to dodge, doing so perfectly for 15 minutes is, and one hit means you're (I'm?) dead. Motherfucker posted:Well hang on. What fight was more interesting? The only fight I was had an equivalent in DS2 is Artorias, but that was itself DLC so time will tell. Otherwise I personally much prefer this game. Your Computer fucked around with this message at 17:35 on May 26, 2014 |
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May 26, 2014 17:32
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Captain Oblivious posted:Actually you can get the first Giant Soul pre-ring. True I guess if you jump down that very specific hidden ledge in black gulch and kill those two huge and extremely difficult enemies who seem almost geared for someone of higher level than you would be if you happened to stumble on them. Internet Kraken posted:You want to complain about a fight like this then look at Ancient Dragon. Its basically the Vendrick fight without the story relevance and the intensity of the damage and health cranked up to 11. Its horrible. Also yeah gently caress that guy.
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Motherfucker posted:True I guess if you jump down that very specific hidden ledge in black gulch and kill those two huge and extremely difficult enemies who seem almost geared for someone of higher level than you would be if you happened to stumble on them. Alternatively, you poison them twice.
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Motherfucker posted:True I guess if you jump down that very specific hidden ledge in black gulch and kill those two huge and extremely difficult enemies who seem almost geared for someone of higher level than you would be if you happened to stumble on them. And what kind of Dark Souls player would you be if you didn't? A bad one, that's what. Internet Kraken posted:I don't get how you can miss the point of this so hard. You want to complain about a fight like this then look at Ancient Dragon. Its basically the Vendrick fight without the story relevance and the intensity of the damage and health cranked up to 11. Its horrible. Through fire justice is served. Sinner
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May 26, 2014 17:35
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Motherfucker posted:Well hang on. The Ruin Sentinels are only really challenging when you fight them because there are several of them; but that aspect changes things considerably. Motherfucker posted:I mean the first time I fought pursuer I was like 'god drat!' but when I got to the smelter demon I was like 'hey its this guy again'
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May 26, 2014 17:36
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Motherfucker posted:Well hang on. Someone specifically went and counted up all the bosses in both these games and guess what; the ratio of giant armoured humanoids to other stuff is almost exactly the same. You're wrong. Even if it wasn't, you thinking Vendrick being a giant hollow soldier is a problem shows that you don't understand the story at all. He has to be that, or his story doesn't work.
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May 26, 2014 17:37
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Motherfucker posted:True I guess if you jump down that very specific hidden ledge in black gulch and kill those two huge and extremely difficult enemies who seem almost geared for someone of higher level than you would be if you happened to stumble on them.
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May 26, 2014 17:38
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Doctor Spaceman posted:Pursuer doesn't really have much reach at all, he's just fast. Yet the technique to kill them is quite similar and therefore felt samey to me. Wait till combo is done, move in to attack, rinse, repeat, don't get greedy, worked for persuer, smelter, the ruins sentinels the velstat the king and pretty much all the enemies following that formula, despite a few of them having a few one off tricks all of them died pretty much to the same strategy.
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I caught the Emerald Herald just kinda hangin' out. She was sitting on a rock kicking her feet back and forth like she was bored.
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May 26, 2014 17:41
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Red Crown posted:I caught the Emerald Herald just kinda hangin' out. She was sitting on a rock kicking her feet back and forth like she was bored. It's the way she stands up when you interact with her that cracks me up. Like she's trying to desperately hide what she was doing.
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May 26, 2014 17:42
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Internet Kraken posted:Someone specifically went and counted up all the bosses in both these games and guess what; the ratio of giant armoured humanoids to other stuff is almost exactly the same. You're wrong. Compare to Dark Souls where you've got the Gargoyles, the Hydra and the Butterfly early on, even ignoring the variety in the demons. Doctor Spaceman fucked around with this message at 17:45 on May 26, 2014 |
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May 26, 2014 17:43
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Motherfucker posted:I'd rather they did it with something other than a massively boring boss fight. Luckily, there are plenty of other bosses to fight.
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Internet Kraken posted:Someone specifically went and counted up all the bosses in both these games and guess what; the ratio of giant armoured humanoids to other stuff is almost exactly the same. You're wrong. That "comparison" was pretty dumb though, to be fair.
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