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So I'm getting ready to wrap my up first playthrough. Done everything I care to do with regards to covenants/farming. Two questions before I start the 2nd playthrough: 1. Any NPCs worth killing in particular? Only used the Cracked Eye Orb so far. Everybody else is untouched. 2. My stats are below. Is there a particularly useful weapon I should get upgraded for NG+? I'm currently rocking the CDGS and a few katanas. VGR: 23 END: 30 VIT: 30 ATN: 20 STR: 40 DEX: 40 ADP: 20 INT: 22 FTH: 55 I guess I'm looking for a good lightning/fire weapon. Peanut3141 fucked around with this message at 19:32 on Jun 20, 2014 |
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Black Knight Greatsword or Ultra Greatsword might be good with those stats. Or the Defender Greatsword, if you use Sunlight Blade a lot.
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Jun 20, 2014 19:28
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How the hell do you have such high stats on your first run?  You've gotta be in the mid 200s for that.You could use almost anything with such high SR/DEX/FTH.
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Jun 20, 2014 19:42
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You know, I don't think I'd mind all the copy armor if people at least used the right equipment. Lot's of Havel's and Vengarl's,but nobody using their weapons!
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Jun 20, 2014 19:47
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Manatee Cannon posted:How the hell do you have such high stats on your first run? ...and? My first character is 220-ish on first playthrough.
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Jun 20, 2014 19:47
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Is GeDoSaTo still something I should be getting? The two mods I'm looking at (The remove bloodshot eye and PS3 UI Buttons) use it as a base, and it has some cool features like depth of field that I'd like to have. But no clue if it's been outdated and replaced by something better.
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Jun 20, 2014 19:49
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Magus42 posted:...and? And that's ridiculous, my highest level character is at that range in ng++. Are you guys just dueling without moving on to ng+ or something?
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Jun 20, 2014 19:50
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Get to genociding and your souls will skyrocket.
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Jun 20, 2014 19:52
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Manatee Cannon posted:And that's ridiculous, my highest level character is at that range in ng++. Are you guys just dueling without moving on to ng+ or something?
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Jun 20, 2014 20:03
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Manatee Cannon posted:And that's ridiculous, my highest level character is at that range in ng++. Are you guys just dueling without moving on to ng+ or something? Well, I maxed out both Sunbros and Bellbros. When I started those, I was around 140, so I was stuck Sunbroing Thrones/Nashandra which gave a ton of souls. And it's obvious how many souls/chunks I got from Bellbroing to level 3. And then I wanted to max out Champions, so I grinding Rhoy and his annoying rats for a while. Then I started thinking about weapons for NG+, which lead to me grinding Aldia's for reagents. And then the easiest way to get all the twinkling I'd ever want involves respawning the Giant Lord and his 2 titanite over and over and over, which leads to an obscene amount of souls. So yeah, by sticking around to max out covenants and get all my used gear to +5/+10, I'm around SL 225 and 9M soul memory. Edit: Experiencing the grave of saints and memories at high intensity is what leads to my question about ideal weapon. The CDGS even seems weak in those places, where it takes 4 hits just to kill an undead mook soldier.
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Jun 20, 2014 20:04
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I'm about to take my first character to NG+ as well. Is murdering all the NPCs a good idea like it was in DS1?
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Jun 20, 2014 20:13
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Fister Roboto posted:I'm about to take my first character to NG+ as well. Is murdering all the NPCs a good idea like it was in DS1? From what I understand, all you really get from murdering NPCs (that you couldn't get by completing their quest, anyway) is the ability to purchase their gear from Melentia. Well, that and a whole hell of a lot of sin.
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Jun 20, 2014 20:14
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Nothing is going to be that powerful at high intensity. I killed the Bell Gargoyles in ng++ the other day to test something, and they took 2-3 Sunlight Spears. That's off of 58 faith and a +5 Lightning Dragon Chime. You're not gonna find a weapon that deals more damage than Sunlight Spear. You'll not run into any trouble at all in ng+ with your stats though.
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Jun 20, 2014 20:16
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Peanut3141 posted:So I'm getting ready to wrap my up first playthrough. Done everything I care to do with regards to covenants/farming. Two questions before I start the 2nd playthrough: You may also want to consider moving some of those points around: Having faith over 50 is giving you minuscule amounts of damage above 50 (and you can skeptic's spice Sunlight Spear down to 50 to still be able to use it). Moving those 5 points to attunement gives you another spell slot, and with another 5 points in adaptability you will hit 105 agility, giving you the best roll for reasonable investment. 29 is the last level of +1.5 for vitality, so that's one point, and generally unless I'm trying to get enough stamina to get an extra attack out of a set of swings I leave endurance at 20, and in your case you could chuck those in Vigor for some more HP. Seconding the Defender Greatsword suggestion.
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Jun 20, 2014 20:20
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Coolwhoami posted:You may also want to consider moving some of those points around: Having faith over 50 is giving you minuscule amounts of damage above 50 (and you can skeptic's spice Sunlight Spear down to 50 to still be able to use it). Moving those 5 points to attunement gives you another spell slot, and with another 5 points in adaptability you will hit 105 agility, giving you the best roll for reasonable investment. 29 is the last level of +1.5 for vitality, so that's one point, and generally unless I'm trying to get enough stamina to get an extra attack out of a set of swings I leave endurance at 20, and in your case you could chuck those in Vigor for some more HP. This, this is exactly the kind of advice I was looking for. Thank you very much. I assume it'd be worth ascetic'ing the Nashandra fight to get another Defender soul so I can get that weapon before NG+? I already spent his soul on the shield, as it's incredible. Oh, is it ever possible to get another copy of Sunlight Spear, or more than 2 of GLS per playthrough?
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Jun 20, 2014 20:34
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You're limited to one copy of Sunlight Spear ever, but you get three Great Lightning Spears per run. e: Straid sells one post Vestadt, there's one in the Undead Crypt behind a Pharros door, and one is in the well.
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Jun 20, 2014 20:36
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Manatee Cannon posted:You're limited to one copy of Sunlight Spear ever, but you get three Great Lightning Spears per run. Woot, I know I got one from the well, not entirely sure where I got the 2nd, but probably Straid. Time to go hunting in the UC.
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Jun 20, 2014 20:41
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Peanut3141 posted:Then I started thinking about weapons for NG+, which lead to me grinding Aldia's for reagents. And then the easiest way to get all the twinkling I'd ever want involves respawning the Giant Lord and his 2 titanite over and over and over, which leads to an obscene amount of souls. Why didn't you just ascetic the Dragon Aerie? More twinkling plus all the other mats, and no bloated SM.
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Jun 20, 2014 22:19
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Ularg posted:Is GeDoSaTo still something I should be getting? The two mods I'm looking at (The remove bloodshot eye and PS3 UI Buttons) use it as a base, and it has some cool features like depth of field that I'd like to have. But no clue if it's been outdated and replaced by something better.
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Jun 20, 2014 22:30
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Killed Executioner's Chariot first try this time. Whoever recommended using alluring skulls, it made the fight nearly effortless. Also, rolling through the spokes is way more reliable than hiding in the alcoves. Great advice all around. Celebrated by killing Royal Rat Authority on the second try. Killed the adds with Soul Appease (which seems to work on almost anything in this game), killed the boss by clinging to its back legs. First attempt, I tried to play defensively, but that just seems to get me hit more, where playing more aggressively kept most of the attacks from connecting. It was a good day. Old Iron King is next.
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Jun 20, 2014 22:53
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One problem I have with GeDoSaTo is that it makes the unclothed models of characters look weird up close. At least it does that for me, which is why I only enable it when I'm actually wearing armor.
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Jun 20, 2014 22:53
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Apparition posted:Why didn't you just ascetic the Dragon Aerie? More twinkling plus all the other mats, and no bloated SM. Good point, maybe I'll do that to get the petrified dragon bones to max out the defender's greatsword. Edit: On the upside, the Giant Lord provides an asetic every time, so you can do it forever if you so choose. Peanut3141 fucked around with this message at 22:59 on Jun 20, 2014 |
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Jun 20, 2014 22:55
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IGgy IGsen posted:One problem I have with GeDoSaTo is that it makes the unclothed models of characters look weird up close. At least it does that for me, which is why I only enable it when I'm actually wearing armor. The game applies the reduced Depth of Field resolution to your character's textures when they are next to the camera. It was the same in DS1, which is why characters looked so blurry when you turned them around and had their face right up to the screen.
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Jun 20, 2014 22:57
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I'm glad I learned how to reliably guard break. It's a lot of fun to mess with Havels on the Iron Keep bridge. Keep that shield up buddy, I'm sure it'll help one of these times 
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Jun 20, 2014 23:09
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TheRagamuffin posted:Celebrated by killing Royal Rat Authority on the second try. Killed the adds with Soul Appease (which seems to work on almost anything in this game)
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Jun 20, 2014 23:14
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Number19 posted:I'm glad I learned how to reliably guard break. It's a lot of fun to mess with Havels on the Iron Keep bridge. Keep that shield up buddy, I'm sure it'll help one of these times This is how I get most of my kills in pvp. I don't understand how people don't realize that keeping their shield up at all times will just get them killed.
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Jun 20, 2014 23:14
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Also, if you can get the timing down using a shotel to parry really messes people up. They don't seem to expect that you're going to parry.
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Jun 20, 2014 23:17
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There aren't a lot of people using Homing Soul Mass who realize all I need to do to defeat it is just turn a corner and wait. They'll fire before they can regain line of sight.
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Jun 20, 2014 23:20
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RBA Starblade posted:There aren't a lot of people using Homing Soul Mass who realize all I need to do to defeat it is just turn a corner and wait. They'll fire before they can regain line of sight. I like using Crystal Homing Soulmass and then follow it up with Chameleon because I am a jerk.
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Jun 20, 2014 23:31
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Jamfrost posted:I like using Crystal Homing Soulmass and then follow it up with Chameleon because I am a jerk. If you're not being a jerk you're playing Dark Sols PVP wrong IMO.
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Jun 20, 2014 23:33
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How do you guard break people that are backpedalling? I'm never able to do that 
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Jun 20, 2014 23:33
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So yeah, finally gave this game a chance and got it on the steam sale. I have absolutely 0 idea what I'm doing other than "get to the next bonfire", and I'm having a god-drat blast. Just got my poo poo pushed in by the Pursuer though. Peanut3141 posted:You're doing it right then. The Pursuer is the definitely the first roadblock most people face. I'm vaguely aware that he's optional at this point, so next time I'm just gonna get onto the platform, retrieve my poo poo, then run like a stabbed rat. Gyro Zeppeli fucked around with this message at 23:48 on Jun 20, 2014 |
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Jun 20, 2014 23:46
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Hijo Del Helmsley posted:So yeah, finally gave this game a chance and got it on the steam sale. You're doing it right then. The Pursuer is the definitely the first roadblock most people face.
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Jun 20, 2014 23:46
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Hijo Del Helmsley posted:I'm vaguely aware that he's optional at this point, so next time I'm just gonna get onto the platform, retrieve my poo poo, then run like a stabbed rat. Since you said platform I'll assume you're talking about the first possible encounter with him, he only appears there once, but he'll turn up again in a short while where you won't be able to run in, grab your poo poo and run out without killing him
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Jun 20, 2014 23:51
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Hijo Del Helmsley posted:So yeah, finally gave this game a chance and got it on the steam sale. If you fought him on the platform then you missed your one chance to kill him there. He won't return to that particular spot.
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Jun 20, 2014 23:52
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Jamfrost posted:I like using Crystal Homing Soulmass and then follow it up with Chameleon because I am a jerk. The Battle Barrel is a personal favorite of mine in Belfry Luna too. I like to pop out with soul greatsword. 
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Jun 21, 2014 00:17
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Rudager posted:Since you said platform I'll assume you're talking about the first possible encounter with him, he only appears there once, but he'll turn up again in a short while where you won't be able to run in, grab your poo poo and run out without killing him You can always bone out of boss arenas if you're fast enough.
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Jun 21, 2014 00:39
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neetengie posted:GeDoSaTo is best, I'm using it, and why the gently caress would you enable Depth of Field. I like completely useless and overdone graphical effects. I'm the guy who prefers to crank the contrast up unless I'm doing some competitive multiplayer game.
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Jun 21, 2014 00:46
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Well, after killing a few NPCs and maxing out the Defender's Greatsword, I'm starting my NG+ run. The theme seems to be dark spirits outta nowhere, some NPCs, some PCs.
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The falconers are the only significant change to the enemy layout, sadly. It is pretty much just the occasional black phantom from there.
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