Heroic Yoshimitsu posted:

Beat Magrit on my third try, thanks jellyfish


Where I can buy a talisman or whatever it’s called in this game, the thing I equip to use faith incantations?

MechaSeinfeld posted:

Does Mind increase spell memory? I’d assume so but it doesn’t mention it in the level up screen

Happy Noodle Boy posted:

if it does then it’s way the gently caress up there because mine’s up to like 21 and still nothing (from mind).

Phoix posted:

Harrow posted:

Two questions:

1. How rare are smithing stones? I'm afraid to upgrade anything because I have no idea when I'll get more.

2. Are there any interesting or good low-ish requirement weapons around Limgrave? You can spoil locations for me, I don't care. I still don't have anything other than the broadsword I started with.

fuckpot posted:

No ultrawide support is a major buzzkill for me. I'm aware of the hacks to get it working but I don't want to play in offline mode.

The good news is I got plenty of other games to play while I wait for ultrawide, RTX and DLSS to be added (hopefully).

Orv posted:

RTX and DLSS are supremely unlikely. From for all its design chops is very much stuck in that 2000s era niche(-ish) Japanese developer mindset of PC being an afterthought and their engine would likely crumble hilariously under RTX. Official ultra wide support is more likely but still considerably less than anything I’d hold out for.

fuckpot posted:

There's a little note on PCGW saying RTX is on it's way but no citation. RTX usually means DLSS as well but yeah you're right, wishful thinking.

As for ultrawide, I'm thinking that right now some tech support guy is getting inundated with complaints about accounts being banned for using ultrawide hacks and they'll add it because how hard can it be for a major studio rolling in cash.

If it never comes I'll just play in offline mode.

fuckpot posted:

No ultrawide support is a major buzzkill for me. I'm aware of the hacks to get it working but I don't want to play in offline mode.

The good news is I got plenty of other games to play while I wait for ultrawide, RTX and DLSS to be added (hopefully).

deep dish peat moss posted:

So uhh, has anyone gone to the landmass south of where you start yet? This place is giving me serious Yharnam vibes

It starts off with Beast monsters that look straight out of Bloodborne, then I found the Ailing Village which has very Bloodborne architecture and is full of Bloodborne-esque villagers who are suffering from some kind of disease and mostly frozen in agony, it's surrounded by diseased and plagued rats. This plague seems to be fire-based though, the diseased villagers can spit fire. (I didn't play BB very far but don't remember anything like that). That lead me to a place called Callu Baptismal Church which I'm working through now, looks like there's a giant rat running the show here

e: oh my god the reward was a laserbeam eyes pyromacy spell

Avynte posted:

MadJackal posted:

I've never played a Souls-like before and I weep for my reflexes, but the reviews proclaiming this the next BotW make it too enticing to pass up.

I'm anticipating several days of whatever the gently caress leveling up means in this game before confronting the first boss.

deep dish peat moss posted:

I strongly recommend following these starting steps for new players, this will unlock your mount, ashes of war, and spirit summoning right away, and those 3 things enable a whole lot more progress. Spoiled for the sake of anyone who wants to go in blind but I don't recommend it for these 3 early things.


1) from the starting area, proceed forward until you get to a boss fight. You need to either die or win the fight, either one.

2) after the fight you'll be in a new area. There is a ghost sitting in a chair next to a hole in the ground. Jump in that hole if you would like to do the tutorial, otherwise leave through the other door in the room.

3) light the bonfire outside. Look around and you'll see a church. Head to that church next, don't fight the big horseback man yet.

4) at the church talk to the vendor and light the bonfire. This vendor sells the crafting kit for 300 runes and a torch for 100 runes. You want to buy them both. There is also a blacksmith's anvil at the Church, approaching and looting it opens up weapon upgrading.

4) to the northwest ish side of the church is a series of high cliffs/precipices you can climb. Climb to the top and interact with the statue.

5) go to the location the statue points you toward to find a catacomb. Clear the boss of that catacomb.

6) return to any bonfire and rest. An npc should appear to give you your mount. If not, just run around for a while, find new bonfires, kill things, whatever - until you trigger the mount scene at a bonfire.

7) go back to the church bonfire and there should be a new npc there. Rest if they don't show up. if it doesn't seem to trigger, explore for a bit again and make sure you run around on your horse, then come back to the church. When the npc is there, talk to them to receive the ability to use spirit summons

8) Proceed up the road to the north from the church until you get to the Gate Ruins. Clear it and look for stairs leading down into the ground. Go down the stairs and open the treasure chest to get the final piece of the puzzle here, the item that lets you equip ashes of war.

Appoda posted:

Yeeeaaah it's kind of a bummer that they're still stuck in that mode of enemy design. It makes total sense in a game like Sekiro where you can stand your ground and every deflection is progress toward winning the fight, it's a pain in the rear end when it's an arbitrary loop you have to sit through or risk getting clobbered.

Bread Set Jettison posted:

Oh my god, you’re supposed to just JUMP when Godrick does his earthquake holy poo poo WHY didn’t I realize that until now

sigher posted:

What's this from?

deep dish peat moss posted:

I strongly recommend following these starting steps for new players, this will unlock your mount, ashes of war, and spirit summoning right away, and those 3 things enable a whole lot more progress. Spoiled for the sake of anyone who wants to go in blind but I don't recommend it for these 3 early things.


1) from the starting area, proceed forward until you get to a boss fight. You need to either die or win the fight, either one.

2) after the fight you'll be in a new area. There is a ghost sitting in a chair next to a hole in the ground. Jump in that hole if you would like to do the tutorial, otherwise leave through the other door in the room.

3) light the bonfire outside. Look around and you'll see a church. Head to that church next, don't fight the big horseback man yet.

4) at the church talk to the vendor and light the bonfire. This vendor sells the crafting kit for 300 runes and a torch for 100 runes. You want to buy them both. There is also a blacksmith's anvil at the Church, approaching and looting it opens up weapon upgrading.

4) to the northwest ish side of the church is a series of high cliffs/precipices you can climb. Climb to the top and interact with the statue.

5) go to the location the statue points you toward to find a catacomb. Clear the boss of that catacomb.

6) return to any bonfire and rest. An npc should appear to give you your mount. If not, just run around for a while, find new bonfires, kill things, whatever - until you trigger the mount scene at a bonfire.

7) go back to the church bonfire and there should be a new npc there. Rest if they don't show up. if it doesn't seem to trigger, explore for a bit again and make sure you run around on your horse, then come back to the church. When the npc is there, talk to them to receive the ability to use spirit summons

8) Proceed up the road to the north from the church until you get to the Gate Ruins. Clear it and look for stairs leading down into the ground. Go down the stairs and open the treasure chest to get the final piece of the puzzle here, the item that lets you equip ashes of war.

Pollyanna posted:

I found a medium shield with 100% physical guarding, but it requires 14 strength and weighs 5.5. Is there a more accessible 100% physical shield with a lower stat requirement anywhere?