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I just don't get how you fight the heide knights other than parrying or backstab, every time i hit them they recover so quickly that they combo the poo poo out of me before i can finish my attack animation. At least the rest of the game seems to be teaching me that the thing to do against a hard-to-stagger enemy is dodge their attack, get a hit in while they recover, then repeat - but these assholes are so fast it doesn't work at all.
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They're my least favorite enemy to fight in that game period.
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Mar 11, 2023 01:21
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power-stanced punch L1 is quick enough to hit them with enough time to roll before their next attack. It's an extremely narrow window though
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Mar 11, 2023 01:22
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I just gave em pokes with the Fire Longsword R2. Spear one is a bit of a weiner though.
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Mar 11, 2023 03:02
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Poke them right back with a bigger weapon. Ultra greatswords with the Stone Ring are particularly fun. 
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Mar 11, 2023 03:04
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If you absolutely have to trivialize most human-sized pve in this game, then 2-hand a great hammer like the great club, and pancake everything with R2s. Warning: may have side effects, like loss of brain cells, and inability to use any other move. I've tried to sunbro people who have crutched on that move, and watched their attacks bounce harmlessly off shields, leading to brutal punishes by trash enemies. I've seen Havels that do nothing but R2, giving me dirt easy backstab punishes. And they don't stop doing that move and I don't stop backstabbing.
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Mar 11, 2023 03:22
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the Force spell + Stone Ring is a guaranteed stagger on everything that has poise, even against havel-armored enemies, so you can at least get around the tower of flame easily by just punting 'em into the drink
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Mar 11, 2023 03:47
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Vermain posted:the Force spell + Stone Ring is a guaranteed stagger on everything that has poise, even against havel-armored enemies, so you can at least get around the tower of flame easily by just punting 'em into the drink This is also a good way to cheese the NPCs in the Dark Chasms.
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Mar 11, 2023 06:02
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Mar 11, 2023 06:51
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you can pancake the electric reindeer with a good hammer it is so satisfying
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Mar 11, 2023 07:28
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Demon hammer has been my alternate for deleting anything that doesn't play nice with a traditional sword and board set-up (mace and board actually, since it reliably stunlocks a lot of stuff). Demon hammer is extremely terrible for dealing with human invaders though so I don't pull it out unless necessary. Heide knights get pancaked, as do the npc invaders. Fruits of the sea fucked around with this message at 08:56 on Mar 11, 2023 |
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Mar 11, 2023 08:48
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Crazy Achmed posted:I just don't get how you fight the heide knights other than parrying or backstab, every time i hit them they recover so quickly that they combo the poo poo out of me before i can finish my attack animation. Sword I always parry. They got some good animations for that. Shield up until they do them. Costs a bit of chip damage (I only parry with a Buckler), but that's what Lifegems are for!
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Mar 11, 2023 10:52
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Elden Lord Godfrey posted:If you absolutely have to trivialize most human-sized pve in this game, then 2-hand a great hammer like the great club, and pancake everything with R2s. Also: poison arrows. Best poison arrows in all souls games combined. And they're not limited to human-sized foes either. 
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Mar 11, 2023 16:19
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FishMcCool posted:Also: poison arrows. Best poison arrows in all souls games combined. And they're not limited to human-sized foes either. Bows are just generally really strong in DS2, it rules
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Mar 11, 2023 16:28
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King of Solomon posted:Bows are just generally really strong in DS2, it rules Dragonrider Bow my beloved. STR scaling bow that can do elemental damage.
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Mar 11, 2023 18:42
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Belfry Luna is the first place I experienced the Souls magic and it is still my favorite place.
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The Fume Knight is exactly the rear end in a top hat I remember.
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Mar 13, 2023 07:27
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First phase, rolling right during his initial straight sword swings usually puts you out of hitbox range for his thrust, after it's a matter of rolling the UGS followup and punishing. Then after that it's a matter of stamina management discipline.
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Elden Lord Godfrey posted:First phase, rolling right during his initial straight sword swings usually puts you out of hitbox range for his thrust, after it's a matter of rolling the UGS followup and punishing. Then after that it's a matter of stamina management discipline. Yeah. I managed to beat him just then. had to respec for more stamina though.
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Remember that one doorway blocked by rubble, right next to the Pursuer's main arena? Turns out that right behind it, inaccessible, is arguably one of the most beautiful spots in the game.
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Mar 15, 2023 23:03
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Carpator Diei posted:Remember that one doorway blocked by rubble, right next to the Pursuer's main arena? Turns out that right behind it, inaccessible, is arguably one of the most beautiful spots in the game. it's fitting that the game that manages to maintain such a tremendous sense of melancholy is, itself, deeply melancholic when you can see the contours of the grander design the devs had but never got the time to implement
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Mar 15, 2023 23:07
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I desperately hope that in a few years we get a Bluepoint-style remake of DS2 that shaves off the rough edges and adds back all the things they weren't able to implement.
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Mar 16, 2023 09:04
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Oh yeah I got distracted halfway through and didn't finish Return to Drangleic.
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Mar 16, 2023 14:32
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What the hell is the problem with those phantom looking dudes in Shulva, holy poo poo, i can barely damage them o_O and they remind me of the ds3 Irithyl mobs E: ooooohh, the red glowing armors at the walls... god this place sucks xD E2: well at least i have the Flynn ring now and Puzzle Sword which is not really useful for me but looks cool as heck heard u like girls fucked around with this message at 00:45 on Mar 17, 2023 |
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Ruud Hoenkloewen posted:I desperately hope that in a few years we get a Bluepoint-style remake of DS2 that shaves off the rough edges and adds back all the things they weren't able to implement. But the Bluepoint remake of DeS did neither of those things... Keep them the gently caress away from my favorite Souls. Besides, a lot of the dropped stuff in 2 is in the form of entire refactored areas and plot details. There's very few easy wins where you could just plop unfinished stuff back in without wildly altering the game. John Murdoch fucked around with this message at 04:41 on Mar 17, 2023 |
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Mar 17, 2023 04:36
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The real DS2 remake is Elden Ring.
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Razakai posted:The real DS2 remake is Elden Ring. It really is. I also have to say that, shamefully, I did not make it more than an hour into my Return to Drangleic experience, and almost entirely because I am so used to the small changes in controls with Elden Ring that I kept messing up my inputs and trying to jump.
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King of Solomon posted:Bows are just generally really strong in DS2, it rules yeah if you haven't used bows in DS2 before give them a try. they're rapid-draw and between enemies often approaching slowly and interrupts from your arrows you can often pick off annoying stuff you don't want to deal with and save yourself a lot of hassle
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Mar 17, 2023 14:17
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 its me, i bought the cat-pants lol this game
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i am tim! posted:It really is. first thing i did in elden ring is switch jumping to triangle and action to X as god intended
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heard u like girls posted:
You can get so much sillier looking. Have fun!
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my favorite is the moth suit it looks like it came from a cancelled korean grindfest mmo
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heard u like girls posted:first thing i did in elden ring is switch jumping to triangle and action to X as god intended Heresy. Heresy all the way down. Compounded heresy.
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Catgirl Al Capone posted:my favorite is the moth suit it looks like it came from a cancelled korean grindfest mmo it looks really silly yea, what was it, bonfire level 3 in Majula with no souls at Maughlin? ( who is ofc dead as hell, rip buddy boy ) I'm also thinking about farming Rhoy for his transparent set, helmet looks cool. CAPT. Rainbowbeard posted:Heresy. Heresy all the way down. look, i like my controls making sense... up button makes man go up, down button makes man go down ( to pick something up )
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heard u like girls posted:it looks really silly yea, what was it, bonfire level 3 in Majula with no souls at Maughlin? ( who is ofc dead as hell, rip buddy boy ) Yup, I always went for it as soon as I had the ascetics after a few playthroughs. Fashion is paramount
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Mar 23, 2023 00:05
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heard u like girls posted:it looks really silly yea, what was it, bonfire level 3 in Majula with no souls at Maughlin? ( who is ofc dead as hell, rip buddy boy ) I'm also thinking about farming Rhoy for his transparent set, helmet looks cool. Spend 16k at Maughlin and come back with 0 souls and that's how you get the transparent set. No need to farm it. IIRC, the moth gear comes from the chest behind him on NG+ levels.
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John Murdoch posted:Spend 16k at Maughlin and come back with 0 souls and that's how you get the transparent set. No need to farm it. Oh nice thanks guys Yesterday i had a giant head roll on me in memory of Jeigh o_O but that seems like a decent enough place to farm souls quick... NG+5 Rotten keeps insta-killing me after missing one dodge at halfway thru his healthbar 
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heard u like girls posted:
DS2 is the best fashion souls.
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heard u like girls posted:first thing i did in elden ring is switch jumping to triangle and action to X as god intended  With the default controls I would just jump at every item on the ground and every NPC because brain got Dark Souls wired.
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Oh man so because i killed Maughlin before spending 16k at his shop, i am now unable to get the smelter set or any other boss armor (?) ... big Oof
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