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Doing a new run of this game as Fisty Slammo, dual cestus wielder extraordinaire. Have them at +8 and +7, level 50ish, and I kill knights in the iron keep in half a stamina bar. Never stop fisting.
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Ulio posted:You can cheese the jester. He does a taunt when he "invades" you. If you attack him it will cancel his taunt and he will keep trying to do it. He won't attack you until he has done the emote. Not if you start shooting him with arrows. He didn't even do the taunt once, he just instantly started slinging fire at me because I was apparently a dishonorable jerk. That said it's good to know for the next time I drag my rear end through there. Does the DLC affect the ending in any way or is just more thematically appropriate to do it before beating the game?
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Jul 3, 2018 23:06
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DrNutt posted:Does the DLC affect the ending in any way or is just more thematically appropriate to do it before beating the game? No, you can still get both endings whether or not you beat the DLC.
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Jul 4, 2018 00:04
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Djeser posted:No, you can still get both endings whether or not you beat the DLC. Oh yeah, I fought the extra boss and got the ending choice, I wondered more about dialogue or anything like that, since he explicitly calls out the DLC characters in the ending and I hadn't played the DLC through yet.
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Jul 4, 2018 01:21
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DrNutt posted:Oh yeah, I fought the extra boss and got the ending choice, I wondered more about dialogue or anything like that, since he explicitly calls out the DLC characters in the ending and I hadn't played the DLC through yet. Make sure to talk to Vendrick after completing the DLCs. He has things to say about the other kings.
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Jul 4, 2018 01:47
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And the ending unlocked by the new final boss makes a certain amount of extra sense after completing all the dlcs and talking to Vendrick.
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Jul 4, 2018 02:55
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Does anyone else play this on the Xbone? Servers were down this am and apparently are still down. Can't find any info on Namco/Bandai support page. There's a server status page with zero info. I started a playthrough on PC and it appears those servers are doing fine. Just trying to figure out if it might be a network issue on my end or if it's actually the servers. It was working fine earlier this week though.
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Jul 4, 2018 07:41
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Me, beating the base game: "Hooray I did it I'm good at Dark Souls!"   I feel like I kinda cheated on the three hollows. I got a backstab on the Havel looking fucker down in the tunnels and everyone just stopped moving. He got back up and politely waited for me to backstab him again, killing him. After that it got real easy. They're All Dead Now! Sunken King DLC is good and fun and definitely a step up from Nashandra/Aldia. Fifteen of Many fucked around with this message at 15:13 on Jul 4, 2018 |
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Jul 4, 2018 13:44
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DrNutt posted:Does anyone else play this on the Xbone? Servers were down this am and apparently are still down. Can't find any info on Namco/Bandai support page. There's a server status page with zero info. I started a playthrough on PC and it appears those servers are doing fine. Down since last night, yup Son of Thunderbeast fucked around with this message at 19:35 on Sep 28, 2021 |
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Jul 4, 2018 13:47
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DrNutt posted:Not if you start shooting him with arrows. He didn't even do the taunt once, he just instantly started slinging fire at me because I was apparently a dishonorable jerk. That said it's good to know for the next time I drag my rear end through there. Ya I normally don't cheese but he was really far from the next bonfire so I said gently caress it. Bogart posted:Oh, I know. I've platted this game twice. Is Souls trophies/achievements decent? I did Demon Souls back on PS3 and you had to get 10+ on every type of weapon. That was so loving annoying.
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Jul 4, 2018 17:45
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Dude is still able to gently caress you up, and it feels like a drat betrayal after cooping Mytha as many times as I did.
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Most of the Souls games have at least one dickass achievement. In Dark Souls, you had to collect every single unique weapon, which requires at least NG++ because you need three Soul of Sifs. In Dark Souls 2, you've got to get every spell, and there's one which you can only find as a covenant reward, as well as a couple others you have to get to NG++ to get if you don't get them from their respective covenants. In Dark Souls 3, you've got to get every ring and each individual +1 and +2 variant counts, and those only spawn in NG+ and NG++.
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Jul 4, 2018 18:03
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Also you need every spell in 3, which involves maxing out covenants, some of which take forever.
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Jul 4, 2018 18:14
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Ulio posted:Ya I normally don't cheese but he was really far from the next bonfire so I said gently caress it. Bloodborne is the only Soulsborne game with a reasonable set of achievements, and even that requires you to waste your time with the chalice bullshit.
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Jul 4, 2018 18:21
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are the manikin or regular claws any fun and good?
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Jul 4, 2018 18:50
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Oh sad to hear the achievements are still so repetitious in their nature.
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Jul 4, 2018 19:02
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double nine posted:are the manikin or regular claws any fun and good? Eh. The claws are basically fisticuffs weapon for dex chars. Look kind of cool on a ninja character, but the damage type and poise is underwhelming. Most folks would go with a poison infusion to inflict both poison and bleed buildup. (Interesting for low level pvp). Manikin are same-ish. More even spread for quality chars and no bleed aux effect. Beh.
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Jul 4, 2018 19:08
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I played with the Claws a bit a while ago, and they are not great, yeah. You can pretty reliably bleed things if you infuse them with it, wear the Blood covenant ring and the Shadow Gauntlets, but their actual damage is not good. That means they're totally useless against bosses, especially compared to Caesti which just deal a lot of damage in general AND it's a damage type most bosses are weak to. Add to that the fact that Bleed just isn't that good to begin with in DS2, and you get something that's fun to try for an hour, but definitely not a build that'll be it for an entire playthrough. Unless you've done literally everything else and want a themed challenge, of course. But then you can use anything.
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Jul 4, 2018 19:15
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Yeah, claws are extremely fragile, even for Dark Souls 2 weapons. The moveset is neat, and they quickly build up statuses, but there are much better weapons for bleeding or poisoning enemies. Personally I recommend power stancing Notched Whips. Those things are powerful once you get used to the attack delay and they cause bleeding like nobody's business.
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Jul 4, 2018 21:03
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Ulio posted:Oh sad to hear the achievements are still so repetitious in their nature. I got all the achievements in Dark Souls 2 and it burned me out real bad for it. By the time I was done I had 160 hours on a single character
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Jul 4, 2018 21:10
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Fifteen of Many posted:Me, beating the base game: "Hooray I did it I'm good at Dark Souls!" figuring out how to beat that fight alone is kind of sad. I'll run away and drop down till they're spread out and beat on the guy in the lead a little and then run away till they get strung out a bit again. Sinh I maintain is a great fight. Its a dragon fight but not poo poo like the elder dragon but instead like a cool dragon like kalameet but maybe a hint easier
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Jul 4, 2018 21:27
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Sinh is great. He's like Kalameet but with less goofy "getting caught on the legs" collision issues.
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Jul 4, 2018 21:50
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Just remember to quick-slot repair powder if you're doing co-op for Sinh.
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Jul 4, 2018 22:16
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Sinh is probably my favorite dragon fight in all the Dark Souls games. It's too bad they went backwards on dragon fights in DS3.
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Jul 4, 2018 22:29
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Sinh made me give up my greatshield and learn to love powerstanced +10 great/large clubs. He was tons of fun.
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Jul 4, 2018 22:45
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Oh and that faith summon is a god drat champ. You may not have survived the fight, but you did your job and got me 75% there. 
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Jul 4, 2018 22:50
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Fighting Sinh with the Vanquisher's Seal is my favorite method, as you just get to ignore the durability/head-poking gimmick in favor of nipping at a dragon's heels.
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Jul 4, 2018 23:08
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I've never had anything actually break during that fight before.
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Yeah I've been wondering what everyone's talking about. Hell, I wore the 3rd Dragon Ring during the fight and it never broke.
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Jul 5, 2018 01:39
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The deal is that your weapons will take durability damage if they hit any part of him but the head or maybe the neck. Not just regular DS2 durability damage, but something like 1.5 flat damage per hit in addition to that. Luckily something like half his attack sequence presents his head as a good target, or you can actively bait it out. So unless you're working with a real short weapon and inattentive besides you shouldn't have much issue.
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Jul 5, 2018 02:04
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Weird. Pretty sure I spent most of the time whacking him on the rear end. Even cut his tail off.
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Jul 5, 2018 02:28
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The durability issue is more of a co-op factor anyway since most people get three summons and his HP doubles or something.
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Jul 5, 2018 02:31
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Andrigaar posted:The durability issue is more of a co-op factor anyway since most people get three summons and his HP doubles or something. Also boss HP scales up on NG+, so if your weapon isn't so big then I can see it being more of an issue. In such cases you start seeing people break out the Bracing Knuckle Rings and/or Repair Powder.
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Jul 5, 2018 02:42
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Am I missing out much if I don't finish the co-op content in the DLCs? I've run up against the gank squad a few times, and it's annoying even getting to the boss door in Iron Passage, so I'm wondering if I should just move on. I don't feel good about skipping bosses, but if they're not designed to be soloed then I'm fine with not doing them.
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They're not designed to be soloed, and all you miss is some gimmicky items and the boss souls. Also, the bosses are copies of bosses you've fought before, or in the case of Shulva, just NPCs. (They were designed to be areas that people without the DLC could run by putting down their signs and getting summoned for help, which would allow them to get DLC-exclusive items.) Here's a list of the unique stuff in the co-op runs from the DLC: From the Shulva area: -Flower Skirt, which increases your Vigor by 2 and your Endurance by 1 (The gank squad doesn't even drop a boss soul, just some Titanite.) From the Brume Tower area: -Pharros Mask, a mask that looks a bit like Pinwheel's mask from DS1 which is always crying and makes you wet like you just rolled in water. -Aged Smelter Sword, a greatsword that's like the one you get from the Smelter Demon's soul, except it's blue and does magic instead of fire damage. From the Eleum Loyce area: -Mirrah Hat, which is Lucatiel's Mask without the mask -Ring of the Living, which makes you look human while invading -Loyce Greatsword, a greatsword that scales best with Dexterity -Loyce Shield, a shield with a mild health regen buff
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The only coop area worth doing is the memory one in iron king, since it has a unique boss. Skip all the others, they're garbage
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Jul 5, 2018 05:17
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The great sword you get from the ivory king co-op area is really cool. It’s very long for its speed and has a unique move set. It’s a pity it’s such a pain to get.
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Jul 5, 2018 05:36
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Dark Souls 2-themed beach party, anyone?
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Budgie Jumping posted:Dark Souls 2-themed beach party, anyone? congrats on ur transition :-)
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multijoe posted:congrats on ur transition :-) There was a souls streamer named yukaslegion who spent hours in character creation trying to make, in his words, a "hot babe". One of the first things he did in game was hopping into that casket. He spent days without noticing, all the while talking about how hot and beautiful "she" was.
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Is Sir Alonne also considered an optional co-op area? I assume so since there's a summoning room with all the statues at the start. But from what I read (after beating Fume Knight), I need the Smelter Wedge after his battle to get the last soul fragment from the Idols. The run across the room with the Alonne Knights and Fire Salamanders is one of the most ridiculous loving things I've ever seen in a Souls game. I can't even sprint across the room without being poo poo on half the time because Alonne Knights walk like they're on a VHS tape being fast-forwarded.
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