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xNarUtoRKOrton420x posted:Don't remember the exact thing behind but it's something to do with the fact that while the Caestus is techinally a fist weapon it differs in some gameplay way (maybe just the damage type since it's strike based) from the other fist type weapons which all happen to be claws. IIRC fist and claw are entirely different fighting styles.
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I play the console version (don't have a PC), but is anyone here willing to provide screenshots of requested areas? There's one in particular that's downright gorgeous that I'd love to have as a wallpaper, though it's late in the game so I'll put it in spoilers It's the view right after the first fog gate in Shrine of Amana, looking at the Crumbled Ruins with the blue "flowers"
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Zaphod42 posted:IIRC fist and claw are entirely different fighting styles. I just checked out a video of powerstanced Caestus, and nah, they play pretty similarly. It comes down to a few different things that I'll throw in spoilers for people who don't want to know: This is based on the Claws weapon, which is Slashing. At +10 it has 130 AR plus E/A scaling in STR/DEX. Additionally, it has 120 Bleed. So, why are Claws worse than the Caestus? Well, there are a few reasons. 1) The Caestus has A/A scaling, and STR scaling is much better than DEX scaling. 2) Strike is better than Slash. 3) Player bleed got nerfed pretty hard, so that's not much of a benefit to the Claws, even though (when Bleed infused) they have 300 Bleed and can cause Bleed in about three hits.
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actionjackson posted:I play the console version (don't have a PC), but is anyone here willing to provide screenshots of requested areas? There's one in particular that's downright gorgeous that I'd love to have as a wallpaper, though it's late in the game so I'll put it in spoilers The game isn't out yet. As soon as it is, sure. I took like literally 10,000 screenshots of Dark Souls 1. I have a loving huge album. Such an amazing game  And this time you won't have to hack it to hide the HUD!
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Zaphod42 posted:And this time you won't have to hack it to hide the HUD! The base game had a disable hud option. 
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Zedd posted:The base game had a disable hud option. Oh yeah. Well there wasn't an auto-hide option so there!
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Zaphod42 posted:Oh yeah. There wasn't with dsfix either.
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Awesome, Amazon just released their keys, preloading begun. I'm really glad to hear that maces are boss in DS2, as it took until my 3rd playthrough or so of the first before I warmed up to them, but my +10 fire mace is my go to weapon for SL2 darkwraithing. The poise break is fantastic, and I can roleplay as a bernike knight (minus the shield).
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Zaphod42 posted:Although roleplay builds can be fun. I'm already thinking of an Indiana Jones build for a second playthrough. The whip is obvious, but I'm thinking pyromancy as a "gun" so I can reenact this scene. edit: it's going to mostly hinge on whether I can find a hat. I think most of my first playthrough is going to be planning my outfit BAD AT STUFF fucked around with this message at 00:04 on Apr 23, 2014 |
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Mimetic posted:I'm already thinking of an Indiana Jones build for a second playthrough. The whip is obvious, but I'm thinking pyromancy as a "gun" so I can reenact this scene. The closest hat to Indy's is the Hunter's Hat iirc.
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I can work with that. vvvv: even better! BAD AT STUFF fucked around with this message at 00:11 on Apr 23, 2014 |
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Mimetic posted:I'm already thinking of an Indiana Jones build for a second playthrough. The whip is obvious, but I'm thinking pyromancy as a "gun" so I can reenact this scene. You'd probably be better off with a crossbow rather than a pyromancy for somethin' like that.
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neetengie posted:The closest hat to Indy's is the Hunter's Hat iirc. Durgo's Hat is closer. Tho it's a rare drop from a non-respawning BP enemy that only appears in ng+, and at about the 1/2-way point of the game, so Hunter's Hat is still probably the best option.
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Seriously Namco? £40 ($67) for a digital copy when the retail console version are £24? Time to give a shady keysite my money 
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repiv posted:Seriously Namco? £40 ($67) for a digital copy when the retail console version are £24? You can get it for 20% off from GMG (greenmangaming.com)
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neetengie posted:Nice, I can roleplay as Navlaan perfectly now! I just need to know his name as an invading spirit, and where I should put my white summon sign... It's Royal Sorcerer Navlaan. In fact, everyone who plans on PvPing extensively just change your Steam name to what's in the spoilered text. It will be sublime.
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Mazed posted:It's Royal Sorcerer Navlaan. You mean we're not all going to change our steamname to PizzaLawyer420?
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Genocyber posted:You can get it for 20% off from GMG (greenmangaming.com) nuumvem is 28euro, and is as legit as gmg afaik (which is why keys are already sent out, unlike reseller sites that send them out at day of realease)
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Genocyber posted:You can get it for 20% off from GMG (greenmangaming.com) All I can find is the regular price $49.99 one
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Orcrez posted:All I can find is the regular price $49.99 one You have to input one of their codes during checkout.
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Mazed posted:It's Royal Sorcerer Navlaan. I never got invaded by him. What hexes does he use? Chime/Staff? Shield or no?
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Orcrez posted:All I can find is the regular price $49.99 one Coupons go in after it is in the basket.
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BlueDestiny posted:
Whips are fantastic against organic creatures, terrible on PVP and armor
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Alan Smithee posted:Whips are fantastic against organic creatures, terrible on PVP and armor To add onto this the best Indy one (the Old Whip) has really bad durability but amazing damage. You should probably wear a ring to help with the degradation.
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Apr 23, 2014 10:42
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Honestly they are so lightweight you should just carry a good secondary weapon
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Apr 23, 2014 10:56
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Alan Smithee posted:Whips are fantastic against organic creatures, terrible on PVP and armor Wrong, whips are really good. They have long range and the 1handed running attack has great horizontal reach. Old Whip does a ton of damage, too.
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I have yet to see a single PVPer who could effectively field a whip
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Apr 23, 2014 11:44
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I've met some dual poison whip invaders. 2 of those builds up poison fast.
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GlennFinito posted:I've met some dual poison whip invaders. 2 of those builds up poison fast. Sexy party Solaire?
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I heard you get some bonus starting weapons if you pre order the game on steam today, anyone know what they are?
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Nothing special or exclusive. They're all listed on the store page.
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Eh, a slight bonus to the comic/Soundtrack really.
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Mazed posted:It's Royal Sorcerer Navlaan. So it's confirmed that invasions pop up as your Steam name and not your character name? If so this is awesome.
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^^^^ I don't think anything's confirmed until Friday. But we're highly speculating that's the case.Mazed posted:It's Royal Sorcerer Navlaan. Would also accept Kirk, Knight of Thorns; Xanthous King, Jeremiah; Maneater Mildred; Marvellous Chester; Although I'm more the co-op sort so I'm probably gonna rolls as either Black Iron Tarkus or Solaire of Astora. I guess Knight Lautrec of Carim or Paladin Leeroy would work both ways 
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For those on the fence, GMG has this 25% off code for Dark Souls 2. J4XXU2-JTFTLL-8ENDXZ Quick, you only have a day and something!
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Azran posted:For those on the fence, GMG has this 25% off code for Dark Souls 2. Jumped on the gun, thanks! Now my body is ready to die
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Turns out refunding your Steam preorder only puts money back in your Steam wallet. Oh well I'm sure I'll spend it on something else anyway. Thanks for the GMG discount.
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THE loving MOON posted:I don't think so, the servers go live at 8:00 AM AEST on Friday, which is 6:00 PM Thursday EST. That message further up the page seems to mean that while the servers will be active worldwide, you still won't be able to play until the 25th in your time zone. I hope I'm wrong though. I agree, this message below is worded terribly: quote:**Important message for DARK SOULS II PC fans** Does that mean that ANZACs will be first to play, at Friday 0800 AEST, and everyone else has to wait for Friday 0800 local time before the servers will accept a connection from your IP? That would seem to make no sense. It could be bypassed via VPN if it's IP based, or via changing computer clock if it's just a timezone/settings check. On the other hand, if it's "everyone on Earth" plays at Friday 0800 AEST, the servers are gonna get crushed and the phrasing of "may pre-install the game if they purchase on the Thursday, however they will be greeted with a message notifying them that the game is not yet available" and "Consumers in Australia and New Zealand will be the first to play DARK SOULS II on PC" is really weird. I just want to play when it unlocks on Steam tomorrow. I hope they're not teasing us here but I my google-fu is failing at finding a definitive statement. Anyone else have a solid reference?
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pmchem posted:I agree, this message below is worded terribly: The way it's phrased implies that servers will come up at 0800 AEST April 25th, which is when the game releases for the rest of the world, so who fuckin' knows.
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