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Shannow posted:So turns out high level bluecop/watchdog/aldtrich is going strong and an absolute hoot. Got summoned as a bluecop after the pontiff and wa getting 3 ears and a couple of vertebrae shackles per invasion and getting summoned pretty much every 5 minutes. Bait them one by one, and then hit them in the mouth. And that ain't a smart rear end like get gud response. Hitting them in mouth especially during that lighting attack they do, it acts like a huge stunner which you go up to their guts and then visceral them and watch as they wriggle on the floor unable to get back up. (no seriously, they don't get back up) edit: Though i was using the Chaos Fire Orb which stuns enemies pretty hard so it might take more than one hit in the mouth. Shindragon fucked around with this message at 01:17 on May 9, 2016 |
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What's the cutoff for the Anri wedding questline? I'm hollowed enough, Horace is no longer a problem, but she never showed up in Church of Yorshka. I've also talked with Yuria as much as I can.
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May 9, 2016 01:17
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ohrwurm posted:What's the cutoff for the Anri wedding questline? I'm hollowed enough, Horace is no longer a problem, but she never showed up in Church of Yorshka. I've also talked with Yuria as much as I can. Did you talk to her twice in the Catacombs?
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May 9, 2016 01:22
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Shindragon posted:Bait them one by one, and then hit them in the mouth. And that ain't a smart rear end like get gud response. Hitting them in mouth especially during that lighting attack they do, it acts like a huge stunner which you go up to their guts and then visceral them and watch as they wriggle on the floor unable to get back up. That's what i'm doing, i keep getting one shotted in the ladder alcove when the fucker spins around. The second one is less of a problem because the pillars are there at least. If i can put the first one down.
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May 9, 2016 01:23
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Yeah first one is a bitch. I hate that rear end in a top hat. That one I did was try to bait it and go up that ladder as quick as I can and then plunge attack it. (not going all the way up the ladder mind you, just half way because it's pretty awesome you can still do a plunging attack by dropping off the ladder)
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May 9, 2016 01:24
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ohrwurm posted:What's the cutoff for the Anri wedding questline? I'm hollowed enough, Horace is no longer a problem, but she never showed up in Church of Yorshka. I've also talked with Yuria as much as I can. The Anri cutoff seems to be pretty late. I was doing some mop-up after finishing my first run, intending to go with the basic Link the Fire ending, when I first discovered the existence of the Smoldering Lake, cheesed it, killed Horace, ran into Anri in the Catacombs, and then had Anri show up again in the church in Irithyll. Yuria's dialogue at that point indicated that the wedding was all set to go so I deliberately didn't head back to the Darkmoon Tomb, and this was all immediately before taking on the Soul of Cinder. Internet Kraken posted:
 Groovelord Neato posted:bed of chaos is the worst boss in any
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May 9, 2016 01:25
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TaurusOxford posted:Did you talk to her twice in the Catacombs? I thought I did, but I'll go back to the catacombs to see if she's still hanging out there. Weird, went to the catacombs again, she wasn't there. Went immediately to Church of Yorshka. She's there. ohrwurm fucked around with this message at 01:31 on May 9, 2016 |
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May 9, 2016 01:27
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So, I'm going to try and build a combo-buff build. With beacon, and assuming I can stay at max health when attacking, that'll leave me with a pretty hefty +50% damage boost, and +35% once the beacon wears off. Basically, I'm trying to make the most out of multiple quick R1 hits, and the awesome Multi-stab Weapon Art when possible. Weapon +10 Refined Ricard's Rapier Rings: Pontiff's Right Eye (+15% after 7ish hits) Lloyd's Sword Ring (+20% Damage) Lingering Dragoncrest Ring Chloranthy Ring Spells: Carthus Beacon (+7.5% base, +15%, after 3-5ish hits) I'm considering alternate builds to get the most use out of RR - Right now I've got a fairly standard SL 123 Quality build, but I think I can reinvest the points I have in STR into something else if I go for something different, so I'm trying to decide between: Bloody Build Blood RR, Dex and Luck build. In that case, I can't use Carthus Beacon or Rouge, so I'd be relying on the multiple hits to deal as much bleed damage as often as possible. Hollow Build Hollow RR, Dex, Luck, + Carthus Rouge. This seems like it would be to strongest option, and most stat efficient. I could reinvest most of my STR points into VIG and Luck. The luck stat would boost the bleed buildup from Rouge, and RR would still have decent Dex scaling. I wouldn't be able to use Carthus Beacon, but I think the Bleed damage would significantly outpace it anyway. I haven't done any testing yet, but it seems like a Hollow Weapon with Rouge would trigger bleed most often than a regular blood weapon.
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May 9, 2016 01:27
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mistaya posted:The bosses have all been fun so far but the normal enemies in this game are a lot less so. Why do so many of them have an insta-kill attack? It's fine to put that on things like Mimics, where it's part of the challenge or the "hah SURPRISE!" , but giving an instakill to random goat monsters in the swamp or the crucifix guys in the woods just starts to feel cheap and not fun if you get hit. It makes fighting them at all a waste of time and a bad idea, which is a shame. You running a glass cannon build or something? This isn't a problem if you have a decent amount of vigor.
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May 9, 2016 01:28
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May 9, 2016 01:43
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One thing I've discovered that I'm now having trouble reproducing is, outside the pontiff bonfire there're a couple rows of cobblestones that are raised and if you jump off them just right you won't roll after your jump, you'll just plant your feet.
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May 9, 2016 01:44
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Zedsdeadbaby posted:I think they wasted the profaned capital's potential, it's the lordvessel's resting place from DS1 I don't see the resemblance.
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May 9, 2016 01:44
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Tokyo Sex Whale posted:One thing I've discovered that I'm now having trouble reproducing is, outside the pontiff bonfire there're a couple rows of cobblestones that are raised and if you jump off them just right you won't roll after your jump, you'll just plant your feet. Let go of the control stick after jumping.
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May 9, 2016 01:45
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mistaya posted:The bosses have all been fun so far but the normal enemies in this game are a lot less so. Why do so many of them have an insta-kill attack? It's fine to put that on things like Mimics, where it's part of the challenge or the "hah SURPRISE!" , but giving an instakill to random goat monsters in the swamp or the crucifix guys in the woods just starts to feel cheap and not fun if you get hit. It makes fighting them at all a waste of time and a bad idea, which is a shame. None of those are guaranteed insta-kills, level up your vigor.
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May 9, 2016 01:46
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I'm about to finish my NG+ playthrough and so far I'm a little underwhelmed, so much easier than NG due to my level/gear and most bosses have been one-shot due to having the same mechanics? I recall DS2's NG+ having some new challenges during boss fights besides just a bigger health bar. Is there anything to look forward to in NG+2 and beyond such as new mechanics/invasions during a boss or otherwise or is it the same thing over and over?
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May 9, 2016 01:52
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Walrus Pete posted:None of those are guaranteed insta-kills, level up your vigor. Yeah even the jump,attack should only do half.
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May 9, 2016 01:55
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argondamn posted:The best place to farm Avarice I think is at the Pontiff bonfire. What does farming actually entail? I'm charming it to put it to sleep, but I'm only getting one item. I wait until it falls asleep to do it again, but nothing pops up. Do you have to rest at a bonfire between attempts?
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May 9, 2016 02:01
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Haeleus posted:I'm about to finish my NG+ playthrough and so far I'm a little underwhelmed, so much easier than NG due to my level/gear and most bosses have been one-shot due to having the same mechanics? I recall DS2's NG+ having some new challenges during boss fights besides just a bigger health bar. Is there anything to look forward to in NG+2 and beyond such as new mechanics/invasions during a boss or otherwise or is it the same thing over and over? Nope, the only thing that changes in NG+ and beyond are the +1/2/3 rings. It's not even difficult because the end game bosses are hardly scaled up at all so the only reason to do it is if you're achievement hunting or you're desperate for those +2 rings for PvP. The Wonder Weapon posted:What does farming actually entail? I'm charming it to put it to sleep, but I'm only getting one item. I wait until it falls asleep to do it again, but nothing pops up. Do you have to rest at a bonfire between attempts? Charm, collect item, hit it with a bare fist to reset it, repeat.
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Deckit posted:I love the Enchanted Dancer Swords. So much so that I'll destroy every boss on NG+3 with them. Here's the first five. Dance on my friends. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5ogqMTEJPA Holy crap those are so slow compared to the Gotthard Twinblades. And you move like an interpretive dancer. Not a good one though ,one of the REEEEALLY pretentious ones. I mean, if you like it, then good for you, but I no longer regret trading her soul in for Soothing Sunlight.
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May 9, 2016 02:05
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tidiox posted:Let go of the control stick after jumping. That's amazing.
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May 9, 2016 02:08
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Internet Kraken posted:
The evangelists are the most terrifying enemy in the game to me and I can't fully explain why.
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May 9, 2016 02:09
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Fister Roboto posted:The evangelists are the most terrifying enemy in the game to me and I can't fully explain why. Did you go to a Catholic school?
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May 9, 2016 02:10
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It's probably the pear of agony on their belt.
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argondamn posted:The best place to farm Avarice I think is at the Pontiff bonfire. Yhorm is pretty quick too. Take a left from the boss bonfire and there are two there behind the mob and gargoyle "ambush".
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May 9, 2016 02:28
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lite_sleepr posted:Anyone use halberds? they're good my new shtick is invading as a mad phantom in the aldrich area with the white ring on and fighting aldrich people. once i kill them, I take off my ring and reveal that I'm purple! there was no reason to fight me at all!!! it was all a big waste of time!!
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May 9, 2016 02:32
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Vermain posted:Pretty much the only "gotcha!" attacks I've died to in this game have been random hyper armor attacks being pulled out of something's rear end without any indication of their hyper armor status and Dancer's grab attack, which puts Pursuer's blue sword hitbox to shame. I had the same experience with Nameless King's spear grab until I decided to just get the gently caress out of dodge every time I saw it. Rolling into it didn't work because it stays active for so long.
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May 9, 2016 02:32
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Nameless King is just like an easier Maria of the Astral Clocktower. His first phase is just stupid because there's about a 90% chance I'm going to eat some flame breaths with no chance to escape, though.
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May 9, 2016 02:34
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Been playing through as a Warrior with some pyromancy, been having no real problems playing the game, had no crashes. Start playing as a sorcerer, game crashes every few minutes. I know about a month ago there was a fix where you set the lowest lighting setting in the options (and, for some reason, starting as a Knight), but neither of these has fixed the problem. Has there been any new fixes that have come to light regarding the game randomly crashing?
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May 9, 2016 02:39
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Is 90% of the chest being a mimic good? I know it is good, but I mean, good good.
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May 9, 2016 02:39
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What's it mean that Silver and Black Knights don't make that loud as gently caress gong noise when they do anymore but the Deacons do
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May 9, 2016 02:40
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Tequila Sunrise posted:Nameless King is just like an easier Maria of the Astral Clocktower. His first phase is just stupid because there's about a 90% chance I'm going to eat some flame breaths with no chance to escape, though. I don't agree at all, they're similar in aggression but Maria staggers much more easily. Nameless is just waiting for the chance to counterpoke, much closer to phase 2 Logarius.
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May 9, 2016 02:45
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Fister Roboto posted:The evangelists are the most terrifying enemy in the game to me and I can't fully explain why. Everyone has exactly 1 crazy aunt who used to give hugs like they do
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Tequila Sunrise posted:Nameless King is just like an easier Maria of the Astral Clocktower. His first phase is just stupid because there's about a 90% chance I'm going to eat some flame breaths with no chance to escape, though. He only flame breaths if you hang out under him. Keep in front of him and he'll never even try it.
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May 9, 2016 02:49
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So are Watchdogs of Farron like the Bellkeepers where you basically have to be in the zone in order to get summoned? Anyone got tips for things to do while waiting around for this poo poo? Also, are there any rings that increase poise reduction (as in poise damage that you deal to others), or is it really not necessary? My favorite DS2 build was dual-caestus with the poise-reducing ring; caestus already dealt pretty heavy poise damage, combined with the poise damage bonus and two fast strikes basically no one could avoid getting staggered without a full Havel's set
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May 9, 2016 02:50
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Am I remembering wrong or did just leveling up always give you a small amount of HP in DS1/2, and vigor was just if you wanted even more than that?
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May 9, 2016 02:50
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I been playing a strongboy with the cathedral UGS, and its been pretty rad. Hyperarmor through a buncha stuff, slam dudes into the ground. The hardest part is swallowing the fact that I have to eat a buncha vitality to wear all the super heavy armor i want to wearInternet Kraken posted:Am I remembering wrong or did just leveling up always give you a small amount of HP in DS1/2, and vigor was just if you wanted even more than that? Correct, and it was good
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Nameless King or as I like call it "unable to summon phantom King" Anyone wanna come help me out? I have helped others win at least 10 times now, but I can't get a single summon. Edit: I am 79/+10
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May 9, 2016 02:52
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Internet Kraken posted:Am I remembering wrong or did just leveling up always give you a small amount of HP in DS1/2, and vigor was just if you wanted even more than that? 2 only. You got defense in DS1, at least.
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Eldred posted:I don't agree at all, they're similar in aggression but Maria staggers much more easily. Nameless is just waiting for the chance to counterpoke, much closer to phase 2 Logarius. Yeah, I only staggered NK once during Phase 2. But at least Logarius is crazy easy to parry in Phase 2. I don't have the balls to try and parry NK.
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Zedsdeadbaby posted:I think they wasted the profaned capital's potential, it's the lordvessel's resting place from DS1 but seem to be squandered even by the series' ambiguous lore standards. Yhorm the giant is also the one thing that's related to DS2 but the giants and the throne of want are largely skimmed over. I agree that DS3 has a weak midgame. I definitely agree that Yhorm needs DLC to add more meat to those bones, however, I've read some compelling arguments that the profaned capital is the old chaos beneath eleum loyce - both areas make reference to witches, court sorcerers, oracles, Yhorm was at the head of some kind of war like the old ivory king was, there's a burning flame around that had to be appeased (and a frosty landscape above), you can pick up the catarina armor there and the area had (facsimile) giants. Finding the laddersmith from ds2 there in ds3 may be yet another clue.
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