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Parts Kit posted:I hadn't seen the DS1 LP and checked it out, I can't believe you beat Capra Demon on your first try. That fucker took me at around two dozen tries you jerk. I really never understood this - to me, Capra Demon was a pretty trivial boss, if you take out the dogs first.
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Beamed posted:I really never understood this - to me, Capra Demon was a pretty trivial boss, if you take out the dogs first. True, but he was the first gank boss of the game, which catches a lot of people unawares.
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oh yes oh god yes form the head FORM THE HEAD unghhhh...
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It also falls somewhat to acting quickly by either killing the dogs immediately or running up the stairs in the back of the arena/alley and killing them there while Mr. Capra falls back down. Which is a tall order for a new player caught unaware, and the Capra Demon itself has some pretty nasty attacks of its own. Not as much of a shock as the Bell Gargoyles on top of the undead parish, but it's a more sudden "oh crap" as soon as you enter the fight rather than the fight going on for a while and then dropping the revelation on you.
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One thing I'll add to Capra troubles is (for me at least) that fight is about the time when you get a spear that's good at turtling and killing one at a time; so unless you get an good shield at the time or swap for a wide attacking weapon constantly your first experience may be shield stabing one dog, blocking Capra's sword but lose all stamina, cornered by second dog and Capra combination attacks till death. Well, on my first play through anyway.
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Also, unless you have meta-knowledge of the world layout, the run-up to Capra from the closest bonfire is pretty long and treacherous. A first time player can spend 10-15 minutes or more working their way down to and through the lower undead burg, only to lose the Capra fight in 10 to 15 seconds.
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HellCopter posted:I did a no-bonfire run to perfect my Saber cosplay build. It's actually not hard at all since you can light bonfires to act as checkpoints, as long as you don't sit down. The real challenge of it is hanging onto your souls and upgrade materials for entire map spokes. I would also like to humblebrag about my no death - no bonfire run I found it super fun to plan and exciting to carry out. I also think it's not that hard because I'm not a speedrunner or anything.
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It took me the whole game to realize Forlorn was an NPC and not a really persistent invader. 
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Kinda surprised Goonther didn't break out the Pyromancy right from the get-go against that Forlorn.
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I didn't even know Ricard's Rapier was in this game.
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RBA Starblade posted:I didn't even know Ricard's Rapier was in this game. While the Forlorn shows up in multiple locations, he's not guaranteed to invade like in the video in any given location.
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Aug 11, 2016 03:16
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That Giant Basilisk in the pit there is something  Also this area is great for picking up Poison Moss for the mentioned later area. All of the butterflies are easily sniped, which just leaves picking up the mosses they drop.
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Pretty certain that the copse is the one area where an invade is guaranteed (I've never NOT had him invade there, anwyway) but there are a number of other areas where he can sometimes invade but sometimes won't. I was another person who thought he was a legit invader until I died against him once here and he popped up again.
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You can tell he's an NPC because he doesn't have any asterisks in his name.
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Forlorn K***ht According to the wiki, the Copse is in fact a guaranteed Forlorn invasion spot.
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Suspicious Dish posted:You can tell he's an NPC because he doesn't have any asterisks in his name. You can also tell he's an NPC because he has about 8 million HP. NPCs all have mountains of health in DS2 for some reason, and Scholar made it even worse. It's one of the worst things about the game IMO.
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Anime Reference posted:You can also tell he's an NPC because he has about 8 million HP. NPCs all have mountains of health in DS2 for some reason, and Scholar made it even worse. It's one of the worst things about the game IMO. And health pools in general are larger in DS2, considering that it's not hard to get 1K+ HP if you're not avoiding levels. (Damage is also greater to some degree, but not enough to enable the really quick kills of DS1 with attack multipliers.) On NG, the Forlorn's health pool is about what you'd expect for an endgame character, only without the sense of strategy.
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NGDBSS posted:It's to compensate for them not having the intelligence of a player
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I never understood the running hollow, but i love him all the same.
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Anime Reference posted:I get that, but they got a bit carried away. The DLCs in particular have some really obnoxiously spongy NPCs.
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tonberrykng posted:It took me the whole game to realize Forlorn was an NPC and not a really persistent invader. I mean at this point there are probably multiple people using a Forlorn character
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Frionnel posted:I never understood the running hollow, but i love him all the same.  What an awkward boy
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Geop posted:Vicas or Kuvo look him up a few episodes down the road. He was added in for some reason (Scholar change?) and drops random stuff. I still love him though There's a slim chance he's a reference to that guy who made sonic gotta go fast videos as he ran through areas hollowed out with no clothes on in Dark Souls 1. Otherwise I dunno From just did it for laughs.
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Frionnel posted:I never understood the running hollow, but i love him all the same. It's so that when you finally catch up to him, and he drops a lifegem or something like that, you realize it was all a... hollow pursuit
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9UPmJXadvc&t=934s Vicas practicing for his role as a dark souls npc.
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Fister Roboto posted:hollow pursuit 
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e: [No spoiler allowed! -Jordan] (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Did DS1 even have a profanity filter in the first place? That said, the DS2 profanity filter is unusually zealous and broad-reaching. I get that NamBan wanted to keep things from getting out of control online, but as with the example of "Knight -> K***ht" it catches a number of really silly false positives. Luckily, it is possible to circumvent it on PC by overwriting the English profanity list (  ) with the Chinese, Korean, or Russian lists. (I dunno how that last one works; I guess it's the different alphabet?) But I have no clue how to do the same on a PS4, or if it's even possible there.
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Geop posted:Vicas or Kuvo look him up a few episodes down the road. He was added in for some reason (Scholar change?) and drops random stuff. I still love him though He just needed a show of affection. Our boy Goonther shot some love and care arrows at his face. Fister Roboto posted:It's so that when you finally catch up to him, and he drops a lifegem or something like that, you realize it was all a... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do6evG7s9bA Frionnel fucked around with this message at 21:45 on Aug 11, 2016 |
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Did someone say "Rouge Leggins"?!
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SilverhawkPX45 posted:Did someone say "Rouge Leggins"?! They’re comfy and easy to wear!
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SilverhawkPX45 posted:Did someone say "Rouge Leggins"?!
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Geop posted:oh my god jesus no
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Whaaaaat they're not even red
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I'd always assumed that the running hollow was just an attempt to get the player to charge around like a madman trying to catch him, then die horribly because that'll aggro a bunch of poo poo and probably trigger that invasion as well. I don't know quite why, but I find those butterflies deeply unsettling. Something about the way that they're huge, kinda hard to spot sometimes, and just lurking there. Scaramouche posted:Whaaaaat they're not even red Just put them through the wash with a bottle of that rogue water, then.
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Crazy Achmed posted:I'd always assumed that the running hollow was just an attempt to get the player to charge around like a madman trying to catch him, then die horribly because that'll aggro a bunch of poo poo and probably trigger that invasion as well.
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