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HORSE OF THE YEAR
Jun 7, 2012

I finished the game about two weeks ago after 108 hours. My character was level 138. I played NG+ for a couple of hours and ripped through Godrick and Rennala with incredible ease. I wanted to try a different build and upgrade different weapons only to discover that the bell bearings do not carry over in to NG+, so I would have to farm the stones or gather the bell bearings for them. Oops.

So instead of going through NG+ with a build I was a little bored with, I decided to start a totally new file and play the game again. I thought it would be a slog, but now that I actually know how to play the game, I'm having even more fun than my first playthrough and discovering things I missed the first time. For some reason when I went to Mistwood to start Blaidd's quest, he was hostile (I think because I killed a bear somewhere.) So I killed him with no regrets and decided that's how this playthrough was going to go. NO REGERTS, just a big stupid tarnished with strength, vigor, and endurance, clubbing anything and everyone that wants to fight.

GOTY no question.

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HORSE OF THE YEAR
Jun 7, 2012

Organza Quiz posted:

Noooo I only just started NG+ a little bit ago, that's so annoying.

Same. I spent like two hours upgrading choice weapons for an INT/DEX run in NG+, only to find I wasn't digging the playstyle and would prefer more options.

Oh well, time to play the whole game again

HORSE OF THE YEAR
Jun 7, 2012

I finished my DEX/INT run of NG+. Used a cold Nagakiba and Moonveil in my right hand, staff on the left. It’s cool and all to have options between ranged magic and close combat, but quite frankly I had WAY more fun in my first play through going pure strength.

Big bonk builds are definitely my preferred way of playing. There is something very satisfying about lighting a large club +25 on fire, strolling in to a mob of literally anything and R1ing away. Uncomplicated. Effective. Just a great time all around.

My cave man may have briefly gone to college, but he dropped out once he found another large club :clint:

HORSE OF THE YEAR
Jun 7, 2012

Did anyone start out as the bandit class?

The very first time I played the game I chose bandit, and ended up finding it so difficult that I started over as a confessor. I'm thinking of starting a new game as a bandit now that I've beaten the game twice to see if I just didn't know how to play the game, or if bandit actually is a rough start. I found the starting equipment too weak, but was also not taking advantage of the parrying shield the class starts with.

HORSE OF THE YEAR
Jun 7, 2012

I was fighting the Regal Ancestor Spirit last night, and during its phase two transition, it up and died with half a health bar left.

It phased in to the ground, so I started walking around, waiting for it to reappear as one of the spirit animals, but noticed it was taking longer than usual. Then I heard the SHINK! of death and I was the new proud owner of a remembrance and some runes.

I thought they fixed these phase 2 death glitches for bosses, but I guess not!

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