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hard counter posted:judge for yourself that's lame.
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Gundyr's soul has the same unknown warrior thing right
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Nov 3, 2016 00:43
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Maleh-Vor posted:Probably the Dragon God from Demon's Souls. Ceaseless Discharge was pretty big too, but I think the Dragon God is in a class of his own. I think Storm King is bigger than Dragon God.
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Nov 3, 2016 00:44
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Internet Kraken posted:I think Storm King is bigger than Dragon God. We'd have a clear winner in the Old One if you ever fought the drat thing.
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Nov 3, 2016 00:50
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I'd be neat if the new dlc has the deep and its all eldritch poo poo
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Nov 3, 2016 00:55
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Genocyber posted:We'd have a clear winner in the Old One if you ever fought the drat thing. one of the coolest lore things in the series is the istarelle since it's made of oak and says it's a revelation from god.
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Nov 3, 2016 00:59
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Nuebot posted:Really the non-drangleic stuff is actually more interesting to me. The iron king's story is fun stuff. Souls DLC is usually very good, but it's crazy how much better than the base game the Dark Souls 2 DLC was both in terms of design and story/fluff stuff
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SHY NUDIST GRRL posted:I'd be neat if the new dlc has the deep and its all eldritch poo poo Would be neat. Get some mind flayers up in this poo poo like Latria. A whole Latria-like expansion would be neat.
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Groovelord Neato posted:one of the coolest lore things in the series is the istarelle since it's made of oak and says it's a revelation from god. on the other hand it looks like a dog turd on the end of a stick.
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Nov 3, 2016 01:24
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I like the symbol of the beast and oops god is cthulhu.
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Nov 3, 2016 01:57
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wow this forest of a million loving wolves and a million rear end in a top hat trees that shoot ten million homing fireballs is not fun
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Mazerunner posted:wow this forest of a million loving wolves and a million rear end in a top hat trees that shoot ten million homing fireballs is not fun Summon someone at the bonfire, there's usually a couple brave souls putting their signs down there. I went all the way from start to the end boss with one yesterday. Then we got wrecked because we had like three estus between us. But anyway having even one person with you makes it a lot easier to manage the wolves. Alternatively, just run through the trees. The wolves won't chase very far from the wooded area and the trees aren't a threat at long range.
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skasion posted:Summon someone at the bonfire, there's usually a couple brave souls putting their signs down there. I went all the way from start to the end boss with one yesterday. Then we got wrecked because we had like three estus between us. But anyway having even one person with you makes it a lot easier to manage the wolves. yeah I just ran through e; I think the character I'm using might be a bit undergeared right now too. Bleed/luck I think somewhere in the +4 to +6 range ee; also it's been a while and I suck now Mazerunner fucked around with this message at 03:24 on Nov 3, 2016 |
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SHY NUDIST GRRL posted:I like the symbol of the beast and oops god is cthulhu. I hate it when that happens.
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Nov 3, 2016 03:35
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Mazerunner posted:yeah I just ran through Yeah you are undergeared. You can definitely run through the first couple bonfires as soon as you can unlock Cleansing Chapel but you'll have a LOT of trouble trying to fight the larger enemies or unlocking a certain staircase if you aren't set up for endgame difficulty. There's guys in this DLC who are at least as hard as the large man-serpents, profaned ogres, etc. 27 VIG, +8, and a decent ranged attack is what I would recommend at minimum for the DLC.
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Is there a good repository of information for pvp out there or is it just a bunch of hardcore people testing and keeping it secret?
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Painting guardian sword having the most active parry frames is interesting. I never see it used. I never see a lot of stuff though
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Did the poise changes have any noticeable effect? Sorry for what I'm sure is a repetitive question, I can't find anything by googling and I don't wanna read the thread because I haven't played the DLC yet.
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Space Hamlet posted:Did the poise changes have any noticeable effect? Sorry for what I'm sure is a repetitive question, I can't find anything by googling and I don't wanna read the thread because I haven't played the DLC yet. You now need a decent amount of poise if you want to poise through attacks while attacking with weapons that have hyper armor (which now include axes/maces when 2handed). Also you need a shitton of poise to be uninterrupted while attacking with halberds now, so they're kind of bad as a class now.
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WarpedLichen posted:Is there a good repository of information for pvp out there or is it just a bunch of hardcore people testing and keeping it secret? Carthus Rouge.
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So the secret to getting to the tower is hug the side where the hill to the javelin is, kill the wolf before he howls, then hug the cliff.
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Nov 3, 2016 05:18
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Is hacking really bad in the pc version? I have a setup that I'm pretty sure would run it well (i7-6700k, R9 Fury, SSD) but I have a ps4 too. Don't really want my character hosed up and then banned because someone altered it and they assume I'm hacking and I've heard people make a few claims of this happening. Wondering if those reports are just overblown or worth considering?
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I learned today on my strength character that you can visceral attack the dlc giant wolf if you get enough smacks in. Even on NG+ it takes off like a third of its hp  So does the DLC open as soon as you reach the cleansing chapel or do I need to beat the deacons first? I'm rushing a new pyromancer to do an Onyx Blade run.
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Desperate Character posted:I learned today on my strength character that you can visceral attack the dlc giant wolf if you get enough smacks in. Even on NG+ it takes off like a third of its hp As soon as you open. Onyx Blade owns, embrace it. Pro-tip that I loved about it is that the swing you do when enchanting it also does damage and can be used to set dudes up for stunlock combos. Dolphin Fetus posted:Is hacking really bad in the pc version? I have a setup that I'm pretty sure would run it well (i7-6700k, R9 Fury, SSD) but I have a ps4 too. Don't really want my character hosed up and then banned because someone altered it and they assume I'm hacking and I've heard people make a few claims of this happening. Wondering if those reports are just overblown or worth considering? I've only ever run into run of the mill infinite health jokers. Some people act like they're a constant threat, but personally I've never had much of an issue with hackers in the souls games  just don't pick up any suspicious items someone drops unless they're someone you can trust.
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Dolphin Fetus posted:Is hacking really bad in the pc version? I have a setup that I'm pretty sure would run it well (i7-6700k, R9 Fury, SSD) but I have a ps4 too. Don't really want my character hosed up and then banned because someone altered it and they assume I'm hacking and I've heard people make a few claims of this happening. Wondering if those reports are just overblown or worth considering? It was a problem early on but I haven't seen anyone cheating for months.
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Dolphin Fetus posted:Is hacking really bad in the pc version? I have a setup that I'm pretty sure would run it well (i7-6700k, R9 Fury, SSD) but I have a ps4 too. Don't really want my character hosed up and then banned because someone altered it and they assume I'm hacking and I've heard people make a few claims of this happening. Wondering if those reports are just overblown or worth considering? I havent met a single hacker so far. Though i havent been invading as much as in ds1 and ds2.
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WarpedLichen posted:Is there a good repository of information for pvp out there or is it just a bunch of hardcore people testing and keeping it secret? Shields are underrated and you can use them to throw your opponent off balance with well timed blocks or parries or bashes. Mixing in a weapon with the "perseverance" weapon art can really gently caress with spammers.
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Sard posted:Shields are underrated and you can use them to throw your opponent off balance with well timed blocks or parries or bashes. Mixing in a weapon with the "perseverance" weapon art can really gently caress with spammers. Shields, like with anything really, can be situational. Against dudes using enchanted weapons they drop off dramatically but if you have a shield with super high stability and your opponent doesn't realize it, but they've gotten used to PVE where every enemy breaks guard after three or four hits, they'll quickly waste their stamina. EDIT: When it comes to PVP I seriously recommend you have at least two main approaches. Even if it's something as simple as two-handing or sword+shield when you run into someone who is too fast for your two hand attacks. A lot of complaints about PVP tend to be from people who exclusively use one build and one approach and then get mad when they run into people who use the things that get around their build. Nuebot fucked around with this message at 06:49 on Nov 3, 2016 |
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I like how lothric's holy sword projectile travels in a perfectly straight line and has a super short casting time. Meanwhile the crescent moon blade requires you to stand still for like 2.5 seconds and arcs into the ground for no reason.
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Internet Kraken posted:I like how lothric's holy sword projectile travels in a perfectly straight line and has a super short casting time. Meanwhile the crescent moon blade requires you to stand still for like 2.5 seconds and arcs into the ground for no reason. They're balanced by ease of access, of course!
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Mazerunner posted:wow this forest of a million loving wolves and a million rear end in a top hat trees that shoot ten million homing fireballs is not fun Bop the trees with a torch (or any fire weapon or spell) and they catch on fire and can't do poo poo for like 10 seconds, plenty of time to...I'll spare you the tree killing puns, you get the idea. SHY NUDIST GRRL posted:Painting guardian sword having the most active parry frames is interesting. I never see it used. I never see a lot of stuff though I've used it as an offhand for a long time on my Hollow Luck build, it's great since you get the nice fast small curved sword R1's when you hit L1 and of course it has the parry which is great. I initially started using it because I wanted something fashionable and moderately useful in my offhand to give me +5 Luck but I was pleasantly surprised with how handy it is. Great for PvE and PvP. It also takes infusions like a champ so it's a great candidate for a Simple or Blessed offhand for an Int or Fth build. I think it gets S scaling on whatever you infuse it into (aside from Dark or Chaos where it gets B/B which is really good as well).
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If someone rolls through the frostbite proc, they will dodge the damage. However, will they still be affected by the stamina degen and reduced protection?
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Maleh-Vor posted:Nashandra came from "far away" but was secretly a piece of Manus in disguise and kind of turned him into an rear end in a top hat, telling him that Giants were jerked and he should go kill them. So he went across the sea to the land of the Giants and took their souls and some McGuffin, (which may have just been their souls), or possibly the Giant's Kinship. Regarding this in particular: Vendrick didn't return home with a "Macguffin", he returned home with the Giants themselves, clapped in irons. He enslaved them, had Aldia experiment on them, and eventually created the Golems from them. Not all of them, of course. Those that remained could never forgive Vendrick, which is why they waged total war on Drangleic. Vendrick's rise and fall is some of the best storytelling in the whole series, and your discovery of his ultimate fate is one of the crowning moments of digital narratives. To that end, I dearly want to know what became of Aldia and the Bearer of the Curse. They are quite possibly the two most important people in history since the whole cycle of flame began but I'm afraid that we'll never know what became of them because Souls 3 seems very intent on disavowing that Souls 2 ever existed (and was better in most ways).
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skasion posted:on the other hand it looks like a dog turd on the end of a stick. and the old one is a giant mound covered in trees and you fight a living turd inside it.
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Dazzling Addar posted:Regarding this in particular: Vendrick didn't return home with a "Macguffin", he returned home with the Giants themselves, clapped in irons. He enslaved them, had Aldia experiment on them, and eventually created the Golems from them. Not all of them, of course. Those that remained could never forgive Vendrick, which is why they waged total war on Drangleic. Vendrick's rise and fall is some of the best storytelling in the whole series, and your discovery of his ultimate fate is one of the crowning moments of digital narratives. No idea about Aldia, but the Dark Souls 2 protagonist is part of Soul of Cinder. Really, this is like asking what became of the Dark Lord after Dark Souls 1. The purpose of the Dark Souls world is Dark Souls games. That overrides anything else, and any ending that conflicts with that simply didn't happen.
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Dark Souls 2 was deeply stupid and for all of DS3's faults it's good that it locked the second game's plot in a cupboard.
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Man, the DLC is pretty great for making overpowered early game characters. You can pick up a bunch of Souls and Large Titanite, and the Captain's Ashes let you buy a couple of Refined Gems (of which you only had 1 until Lothric Castle before). Even if you're not using the DLC weapons, it probably makes some of the more gimmicky builds easier to use since you can do Cathedral to Irithyll overleveled.Oxxidation posted:Dark Souls 2 was deeply stupid and for all of DS3's faults it's good that it locked the second game's plot in a cupboard. 
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Dazzling Addar posted:Regarding this in particular: Vendrick didn't return home with a "Macguffin", he returned home with the Giants themselves, clapped in irons. He enslaved them, had Aldia experiment on them, and eventually created the Golems from them. Not all of them, of course. Those that remained could never forgive Vendrick, which is why they waged total war on Drangleic. Vendrick's rise and fall is some of the best storytelling in the whole series, and your discovery of his ultimate fate is one of the crowning moments of digital narratives. That actually makes a lot of sense. I can't believe I never thought of that before, that the thing he took was actually their people. As for what happened to Aldia, I assume he died given that we fight him in 2. And personally speaking, I like the theory that Wolnir is a canon representation of the player character from 2. A figure from another land who shows up, takes four crowns and makes them his own before loving off for more power and adventure ultimately becoming consumed by the abyss.
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Oxxidation posted:Dark Souls 2 was deeply stupid and for all of DS3's faults it's good that it locked the second game's plot in a cupboard. This is extremely hosed up and wrong Nuebot posted:That actually makes a lot of sense. I can't believe I never thought of that before, that the thing he took was actually their people. As for what happened to Aldia, I assume he died given that we fight him in 2. And personally speaking, I like the theory that Wolnir is a canon representation of the player character from 2. A figure from another land who shows up, takes four crowns and makes them his own before loving off for more power and adventure ultimately becoming consumed by the abyss. Aldia explicitly doesn't die in the fight with him in 2: you don't even get any souls for beating him. Aldia is completely and totally immortal, the only thing that is so in the series, and that's a big part of why he's important. He broke the cycle not by dying permanently like a lot of other fuckers, but by never dying, ever.
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Look, I love all of my hosed up children. Even the shiftless bums that won't get pc ports. We don't have to argue who is better.
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