/dsg/ - Demon's and Dark Souls General

>>128512997
pic is 10/10

first for ds2 is not canon

best OP in a while

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2nd for never give up!

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>>128512874

>>128512616
He told you the right thing though
Zweihander completely trivializes the game

>>128513154
We can only hope. I hope DaS3 ignores it.

>>128513190
I think yes you can shoot, and the arrows will do little damage. But I'm not 100% sure. Why not test it for us anon?

>>128513241
It'll only touch on what Aldia did/said, assuming the leaving the throne ending is the true one

>>128513241
It'll be like the Star Wars prequels, they're there but they're not gonna go out of their way to mention it.

>>128513357
"I don't like bone dust. It's coarse.. and rough and irritating. And it gets everywhere"

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>>128513263
pathetic cuntblasted 4shits detected.

>>128513454
Every area is so dense, it has so much going on.

If DS2 takes place in a long future Lordran the lore becomes WAAAAY better

>>128513506
Don't fucking reply to me if you're not contributing to the thread.

>>128513668
then simply fuck off of /dsg/, flower.

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So I just started this game about a 4 days ago and I just learned about the term soft ban and how FROM throws it to players casually...How do I know if I'm softbanned? I have about 14hours into the game and have been only invaded once. I do get decent amounts of co op gameplay like summoning and being summoned. Is there a way to test if my account is fucked or nah?

>>128513746
What the fuck did I just say you retard? Either contribute to the thread or never speak to me again.

>>128513757
If you're getting good amounts of co-op then there's no way you're softbanned. A sure-fire way of finding out is to go warp to an area with an orange border and try to invade, if you can't in 3 of those areas you're soft banned and need to use the bone of order

>>128513887
cool beans, thanks nigga

>>128513563
How do you know it doesn't?

Manually backupping your "C:\Users\[name]\AppData\Roaming\DarkSoulsII" saves can get you banned?
What the fuck happened with Dark Souls II?

>>128513825
They would suck the humanity more effectively.

Post cool environments from DaS2 and say what made them neat.

>>128514001
I liked the fog in the Shaded Woods, wish the area was larger though.

>>128513825
of all the things to put massive boobs on I don't know why the four kings of all things

>>128513938
You want my honest opinion- this is what happens when you want a dev that sucks at coding to police your game for cheaters.

>>128513825
Yes. But it would still be a ridiculously monotone block, run, strike, strike, strike, block, run, strike, strike, strike, block, run, strike, strike, strike ad nauseam fare.

Rolling perfectly may be better if you actually have the skills for it. But even my old grandpa could beat them using a good shield.

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>>128513863
you're so mad with pathetic rage it's somewhat funny.

>>128514001
Eleum Loyce and the obvious blizzard and snow effects really make the level for me

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>>128512997
Was that PSX 2015 Footage the latest gameplay video released?

>>128514069
Are you implying you can't put massive boobs on everything and instantly make it better? Because you would be wrong.

>>128514001
The wharf was pretty cool with regards to the fire and the oil. The monsters were afraid of fire, the vikings would douse you in oil, and if you tried to light your torch when you were covered in oil you would burn to death.

>>128514001
The beginning of aldia's keep with the really big dragon skeleton although it's kind of dumb how the animals in cages can break out ridiculously easily

>>128513340
Yeah I'm assuming that DaS3 will make some references to DaS 2, but in a subtle manner, instead of stuff like
>HEY LOOK GUYS
>IT'S ORNSTEIN, YOU GUYS REMEMBER ORNSTEIN??!!!??

>>128514001
Forest of fallen giants where the hollow soldiers attack the corpses of giants that have been turned into trees was really cool. Seeing a soldier barreling towards me and then going past so he could go smack a tree was pretty cool.

>>128514074
How is a backup even a cheat? Restoring a backup just reverts the game to a previous state.
It affects neither you, nor anyone else, either positively or negatively. It merely reverts time so to speak.

How and why does it trigger their supposed cheat detection?
And how can it (if it even can) tell the difference between a game having ended abruptly and a backup being restored?

>>128514304
Yeah, I'm pretty sure they learned their lesson from DaS2, though I wonder if Aldia will play a direct role again in the game. They're reusing some bosses right?

>>128514001
The dark place (I forgot its name) looked beautiful after you lit all the torches.

>>128514416
Do you mean the Darklurker subzones, the gutter, or no man's wharf?

>>128514416
You probably mean the Gutter anon, and I agree

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>>128514265

>>128514001
The very beginning of the game was promising. All those dog like things running around, the side path with the big footsteps that led to the ogre. Also, looking out at Majula for the first time was breath taking.

>>128514001
I wish we had more naval areas like Wharf.
I'm just a sucker for pirate stuff.

>>128514129
Yes

>>128514001
Drangleic Castle felt perhaps intentionally barren for a lot of parts, but I liked the room with the ruin sentinels and the stone statues.

>>128514067
You mean the shades in the forest, right? That was probably the best part of the base game.

>>128514001
Aldias Keep was fucking fantastic, with all the "Don't you dare!" signs and the subtle hints of shit. Too bad it was kind of short

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>Doing summons in Iron Keep
>Host skips the smelter demon
>Have to burn some repair powder because I used too many pancake smashes
>We get all the way to the third bonfire
>He BCs me
>I don't even get my good boy sticker

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Im on my first playthrough and im a faith/str char, should i use velstads soul for the hammer or the miracle?

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>was living with parent up until 3 years ago
>playing dark souls
>dad asks what the game is about
>was going to explain game mechanics, weapons, dark age-esque setting
>instead I say "It's about hopelessness and all of your friends dying"

now I remember.

>>128515449
Hammer

>>128515449
The miracle is good for co-op.

>>128515478
>tfw I've never seen Solaire with the sunlight maggot on
I don't know if I should continue his quest in my next playthrough or see what happens to him

>>128515478
at least merchants in survive, in bloodborne there are no fucking npc merchants and even these women that give you items fucking die or go crazy

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>sunbroing in Earthen Peak
>two times the host hadn't set the windmill on fire
>two times they follow me back and actually follow my instructions to do so

>>128515519
>>128515554
I do a lot of co-op with my friends but only buff them with heal/cure spells and have a +10 mace with a +10 heidknight sword as a back up is the hammer better than what i have if upgraded?

>>125779983
>Savescumming was never a ban trigger.
Is that so?

>>128515563
you can kill the maggot through the walls with poison mist and summon him for gwyn

>>128514001
The Undead Crypt was really awesome. The wall that turned out to be giants holding shields, the sorcerers being tied to their grave stones, the arms that would slash you from out of the walls. It all seemed really creative all of a sudden. Plus, it looked incredibly cool to light up the crypt with a torch.

>>128515686
It will shit on things weak to dark and blunt, and it has affinity as a 2HR2. So if you're looking to replace your mace go for it

>>128515786
Yea, I know that. I mostly want to know if you see him when it latches itself onto him

Bug?
Help?

I've got 42 poise and get stunlocked in 1-hit by anything when blocking. I freeze up in the idle animation for a couple frames after blocking for no reason regardless of stamina and poise.

I've reinstalled
I've verified game files
I've maxed my poise (as I can for ~1st bell)

He just stops blocking after any hit no matter what

>>128516060
webm?

>>128516107
derp, right one sec let me boot it back up

>>128515629
That's beautiful.
It the little things like this that make these games so satisfying for me.

>>128516107
any software you recommend for that?

>>128516262
No idea, sorry anon. I only ever play on console.

>>128516262
Webm for retards

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>use ascetic on sinners rise for flame weapon
>mfw these giant green mutants in the water
what the fuck are these things does ng+ change this game that much everywhere else?

>>128516412
Yea, lots of new mobs and black phantoms in NG+

>>128512997

Will there ever be a PvP game that turns the BS fishing glitch fest meta to intentional game mechanics?

>>128516412
Kek, just wait until you get to the boss anon.

>>128516585
im sure a indie dev will make a game where you only take damage from behind. call it something quirky like "turtlers" or something stupid

>>128516628
nah senpai i already killed her the pyromancers didnt bother me nearly as much as the incredible hulks retarded twin brothers

>>128516739
huh, weird. The pyromancers usually give me like 3 times the trouble the backstab bait hulk guys do.

>>128515882
He just kind appears there with the Sunlight Maggot already equipped.

>>128517079
Ah, alright. It's still really interesting to me, though. A real good tragic tale

>>128517115
Curiously, Solaire also appears fully human and talking about his beloved Sun when you encounter him with the Sunlight Maggot.

>>128516405
>>128516329
>>128516107
>>128516060

>File too large
>3.59 MB max 3 MB
>*re-encode*
>File too large
>3.19 MB max 3 MB
>*re-encode*
>3.09 MB max 3 MB
>*re-encode*

I'M FUCKING TRYING DAMN IT
AMD CAN'T ENCODE VIDEO FOR SHIT

>>128517996
Just get it below 3mb, focus on the resolution

>>128517996
>>128518052
Or failing that, just upload it on /wsg/ and link it here.

As someone who just beat Dark Souls I and bought II on PS4, why do the controls feel so floaty all of a sudden? I played I on PC with my PS4 controller, and it controlled fine. In II, I feel like I'm on ice.

>>128517996

Everybody fails their first encodes.

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>>128518125

Perhaps because of this? Your character also carries some momentum so you can't make sharp turns as easily.

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>>128518151
>>128518117
>>128518052
>>128517996
Fuck it potato video, you can still see what's happening

I'm holding block button the whole time
He automatically resumes blocking after idle stance after hits
When I start attacking, I've been spamming attack but it's blocked by the idle animation lock
My poise is 40+ w/ chain and boar helm and hollow warrior metal shield

Pirated copy you held block until fatigue ran out, and poise was a factor in this
When poise or fatigue failed you did a definite "UGH" animation
This he just idles

>40+ poise w/ chain and boar helm
Sorry: Steel gauntlets
got a lucky drop earlier near temple

>>128518437

That's fucking weird. I have a lot of knowledge of the game but I've never seen anything like this. Some things I can think of: if you used Cheat Engine it might have fucked your save data. Maybe it's your controller? I've turned the controller rumble off myself, but perhaps the rumble you get from an enemy hitting your shield somehow makes the controller think you release the block? Try playing with keyboard controls to see if your controller is the fault.

Is chaos blade even worth it in DaS2 anymore?

>>128518846
it still hits insane damage with better reach than most katanas. I would say so.

>>128518827
FUCKING SHIT
MY RUMBLE WAS BROKEN

I got through the first bell just 2-handing + never getting hit because of this. Fuck.

I was thinking this was a patch or something to nerf tanks or something stupid.

>>128519151
Glad you fixed it anon :^)

Did SotfS make any balance changes to the classes and weapons somehow?

I made a cleric for my character this time around, but I amusingly only have 11 strength while my mace requires 12. I don't recall this being the case, but then again my memory may not be that good.

so, I loved Dragonslayer Spear is Dark Souls 1 and was wondering

how well does it perform in Dark Souls 2? for this playthrough I just feel like being a shitter and using rapier/ropera w/ sacred oath, stone ring and rob flynnstone

and was kind of considering as using DSS as a backup for bosses like Shitter Demon where physical damage is mitigated pretty heavily

>>128520483
Nah, they didn't. You need to 2-hand the mace, which only takes 50% of the STR requirement.

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>Darkhand life drain can grab through shielded spear poke attacks

Neat

>>128520798
I just don't remember that being the case. But I am probably just mixing things up with DeS and DaS1.

>>128520974
Nah. I just made a cleric on my unpatched vanilla DS2 on PS3, starts with 11 strength, mace requires 12.

>>128512997
>sorceress are ezmode babi tier!

no, sorcerers suck fucking dick.
>slow ass cast speed that doesn't improve until THIRTY DEX
>shit damage
>spells love to miss just because the enemy moved 3 pixels
>suck dick at melee to boot
prove me wrong.

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Just got SOTFS a few days ago, is there a new PVP weapon tier list?

I was thinking Black knight greataxe build but it feels a bit slow and leaves you wide open. Any relatively fast big weapons with good 2H movesets?

>>128520503
heide spear is better
easier to get, doesnt rely on faith, higher AR even without scaling

dragonslayer's good points are its bullshit hitbox and nothing really else

>>128521570
>prove me wrong

watch literally any crapplemage speedrun

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>doing chariot
>all of the holes on the left side i still get hurt
>all of the holes on the right side im perfectly fine even if im not all the way in
why do the left side holes even exist

>>128521913
I never get hit when I'm standing in any of the holes. Maybe you're not actually standing in the hole?

Can I have a webm or something?

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April is coming! The nightmare is on fire. Now I'm waking up, I'll forget everything!

>>128521754
You think this is dynasty warriors or some shit

>>128521961
nah hes dead already but i can tell you i was all the way in the corner of the hole the first necromancer is in and when i decided to use the right ones after i died i saw even the damn necromancer takes damage in his hole

>>128521754

Zweihänder.

>>128521913
Hold back against the wall, stop trying to be a smartass and do some cute poke with your heide spear

>>128521803
>run past everything: the game
I'm not completely convinced but I guess that's good enough

>>128522063
wat

>>128521754
Smelter Sword. its R2s are fucking explosions.
Shame the nerfed the swing speed of the BKGA from DaS1 to 2.

>>128521754
Soon, brother. Soon. Very soon. 2.0 soon. SOON

Black Knight Greataxe is probably the worst PvP weapon you can still call a weapon.
It's monstrously slow, slower than any other ultra weapon.
Unlike other ultras, its 2h moveset can be parried. Reaction parried, at that. It has a reaper-tier sweet spot.
It has high damage, sure, but you suffer for it. Using it is like using the dragon tooth in DaS1. Without 2hWR or backstabbing.

what's the easiest way to farm sunlight medals?

>>128523107
Making a twink and sitting at Heide's or the Pursuer.

>>128523107
Early to mid game boss fog gates. Ruin Sentinels, Pursuers, Lord bosses.
Falconers in NG+, things betwixt.

>>128523179
I'm slvl 90...am I fucked?

>>128523230
That's still fine. Try Lost Sinner. You'll catch stragglers and some people using bonfire ascetics.

>>128523230
Soul level doesn't mean shit. What's your SM?

>>128523308
642,000

>>128523424
Go get the agape ring from Straid. You're still golden for midgame co-op.

Try anywhere in the Iron Keep, Lost Sinner like >>128523276 said, or Brightstone Cove.

>>128523552
alright thanks for the reply. Is there a number where I should just stop getting souls? This shit is all very confusing

>>128523670
Probably around five million SM. At that point, you can still co-op the DLC.

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>Fighting Elena
>Starts her summoning
>Summons little piggus instead of skeletons

>>128523763
>>128523670
Stop at just before 5 mil. Thats the end of tier 36, which is 3- <5 mill SM. That seems pretty active for endgame people.

>>128523823
Lucky bastard. I have never seen her do that.

what are some good early game str weapons for ds2 im sick of the mace and estoc

>>128524057
Bandit/Battle Axe
Greatsword
Large Club
Grand Lance

>>128524121
Craftsman's Hammer

>>128523069
Well sheeeit, tried it out for a bit in PVE, the damage IS great, but holy fuck the speed and stamina cost really fucks you up at times, and the speed spot shit is really annoying since most mobs try their hardest to hug you as close as possible.

Any other recommendations? I'm just going through the DLC areas atm. How were the fume and ivory king ultra greatswords?

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Trying to platinum these games is such a huge pain in the ass

>>128524121
ill try bandit axe thanks senpai

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>>128524258
>100% DS1 on all platforms
>only 100% vanilla DS2 on xbox360
>don't have the patience to go through multiple NG cycles PLUS the DLCs to get all the spells

>>128524228
Don't expect too much from fume's pve damage unless you gimp your rings and survivability. It takes a lot of stamina per swing so you're better off with other weapons. Of course, the speed and range is ridiculous for pvp and that's why people value it so highly. Not BSS tier sadly, that weapon was in a class of its own

If you're doing pve stick with the estoc, some club or some big-hitting one shotter like the mastodon/big candy cone. Strike damage/ lightning etc. rambleramble

>>128524228
Ivory King ultra greatsword is the strongest ultra greatsword. It was when it was released, and then it got buffed even more.
It requires bracing knuckle and some hefty requirements, but it's worth it.
The laser adds a huge amount of range, though the laser itself does small damage.
This thing can't combo 2h attacks, but it does huge enough damage that it doesn't matter.
Beast of a weapon. What ultra weapons should be.

Fume ultra greatsword requires dedication to fully learn. It deflects attacks when blocking with two hands.
You can combine that with block stun cancels to wham people during their stagger for most of their health, and also if you time it right, can have small amounts of block frames during rolls or 2hr2s.
This is pretty strong, obviously. If you learn it, it is immensely satisfying, and can neuter small weapons.
If you play without exploiting those, it's an okay weapon.
The 2hL2 is pretty good for smashing people that roll behind you. Rolling behind someone, as if to backstab, and 2hr2ing will usually catch their roll. Very good.
Like the Ivory King, its range is huge.

Are there any armors out there that even vaguely resemble a wifebeater/pair of overalls? I might want to try a John Henry cosplay.

What's EZ mode for Dark Souls 2 (regular, not SotFS)? Magic/hexes seem a bit... underpowered till at least midgame.

Is there anything else other than mace/rapier and lots of life gems since armor sucks?

>>128524613
>xbox360
lol

>>128525082
Steel protection ring. Murder Saulden for it. In PvE, it reduces about as much damage as full fucking havels+5.
Yes, the +0 one. +2 only reduces about 40 more damage, if I remember right.

>>128525168
That's the EZ mode? Fuck. I might just try the ring and go hex for pure fun.
Thanks.

>>128523873

Good night, Anon. It's day here.

>>128525284
Warped sword. Get it to +3 and you'll cruise

How much attunement do you usually shoot for in 30/30 builds?

Also is the crypt greatsword a fun weapon to use?

If I'm going for a STR/Pyro build, should I infuse my Craftsman's Hammer with fire or just leave it as-is?

>>128525547
A lot of ppl have fire res so leave as is

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Someone asked what this was the other day. Was going through grave of saints so I made a webm for getting it.

No matter how simple the areas are, I still don't like running through Shaded Woods

I've heard that the Blacksmith's Hammer is better than the Craftsman's. Seeing as /dsg/ reccommended I use the Craftsman's, I was wondering how true that was.

>>128514001
Shrine of Amana was super nice to look at and I love the atmosphere. Fuck actually fighting there, but the design of the area itself was 10/10 for me. Dat longing singing, dat light through the roots, dem glowing plants, all of it just blended together and will always be maximum comfy for me.

Approaching Drangleic Castle for the first time gave me chills and reminded me of Twilight Princess when you finally shatter the barrier and can get to Hyrule Castle proper. The actual area in the castle wasn't that great, but the approach. God damn that first approach made the entire game worth it to me.

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>>128513154
>>128513241

>le ds2 was a bad game meme

>>128526742
No, other way around.
Blacksmith's is marginally shorter, and has no counter strength.
It says it has 40 poise break, but like the mastodon greatsword, it's not actually any higher than others in its class.
Did extensive testing on such weapons.

Every time I purchase something I don't strictly need it feels like I am ruining my character because of the Soul Memory bullshit.

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>>128527505
you dont want to know how many characters ive restarted due to losing large recoveries

>>128527505
>>128527606
Don't worry, we'll be free soon enough

>>128527505
I'm kinda similar. I'm at 862k SM with 3/4 primal bonfires lit and nowhere near my build being finished. I'm spending way too much time worrying about not seeing people soon, more than I did before taking a long break from DaS2

>>128527505
This is the worst part about coming back from Bloodborne.
Not the animations, the grafix, the weapon movesets, but the stress.
I miss being able to rack up a million echoes without trying in chalices and not care about them, due to having max of every purchasable item.

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Do you get covered in blood after killing multiple enemies in DaS3, like in BB, or did they remove that ?

>>128527505
>bought a battleaxe from blacksmith
>thats 1500 out of my 2 million+ sm ill NEVER get back
should i restart lads?

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It's weird how many people I've talked to that think Smough is shorter than the giant sentinels for some reason.

>>128528536
Probably because of the perspective from how huge the pillars are in the boss room.

Have to farm Souvenirs of Reprisal, but I'm not getting any drops from the crow people I've been farming.

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>>128528536
Am I understanding this right?

If there's Havel mom and giant dad, who is the son?

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>>128528847
Looks about right

>>128528536
>>128528847
Are those the regular giants or the super giants in the great hall?

>>128529065
Anus Face

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>>128528847
>>128529086
That would make the most sense. It's not quite how it's done for the player, but that's probably limitations of the model.

>>128529065
Stonechild. Ran away from home and was never seen again since two years ago.

>>128529103
Regular, you can tell since there's no tabard.

Can someone give me a hand with this?

https://mugenmonkey.com/darksouls2/37858

I don't know what to use for rings/armor/hexes. I just kinda have this very rough base and I know what weapon I want to use.

Is there an up to date CT table for the current DS1 patch on steam?

Wanted to fuck around with some things

I am so sorry

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>>128529103
>>128529349
I get the feeling it might come as a surprise to you to know they're the same size too.

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>>128529571
I forgive you my son

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>tfw I'm gonna get the PC version of DaS3 and can enjoy the benefits of a save editor so I don't have to waste a single minute of my life farming for super rare % drops

Also, since Miyazaki is idiotically against the idea of Soul Vessels, this means I can also modify and respec my stats so that I don't ever have to replay the game just to try out how much I'd like a build idea I saw on a forum.

Why should I spend 5-6 hours rushing through the game on a brand new just to see whether or not I can have fun with the latest meme build?

>>128529086
Man, Smough is swole as fuck.

>>128529859
you can also enjoy the benefits of getting softbanned

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>>128529669
This might also seem a little strange.

Brief reminder, Gough is as big as the Giant Blacksmith.

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>>128529859
>tfw want to build artorias and dragon chicken cosplay on ps3
>tfw have to go through a shit ton of hours to get the gear
>tfw can't make a save where I invade low-levels and one where I do some good ol' oolacile duels

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>>128529987
>implying I care about multiplayer or online functions in a Souls game

Thousands of hours in the series. Not a single minute spent on online. Still having tons of fun.

>>128529859
pckids everyone

>>128529395
Since you are using an UGS, I would look into getting your poise to at least hit hyper armor values of 163. Shoot for at least 82 poise, or even better, 102 for 25 poise weapons.
For spells, try shit. Use vessels to test spells, then spice them down. I would look into spicing down non-buff and not affinity since they don't suffer when spiced. If you don't like hexes, go with sacred oath and heals since you have the faith.

Rings- probably Royal Soldier, Third Dragon for the armor for the poise, Probably giants ring, and either chloranthy for stam regen or clear bluestone for the spells if you want to cast offensively.

Thats my 2 cents anyway. Someone will probably pic it apart.

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>>128524349
>bought battleaxe from blacksmith used it till i got to bandit axe
>decided to powerstance them both together
>got a varangian helmet drop
>i have become the viking
this shit is really fun but one l2 takes my entire stam bar at 10 end
i should throw in some faith and be a norse god

>>128529859
>since Miyazaki is idiotically against the idea of Soul Vessels

>While Miyazaki is unsure if the “Soul Vessel” item will be available in Dark Souls III, he says there will be a method for players to reallocate stat points so that they can change builds around without having to create a completely new character. “I’m not sure if the same sort of item will be implemented, but there will be a method for players to re-assign souls,” Miyazaki says.

You usually work off of something like sixth-hand information, don't you?

>>128530062
Fucking this. If I wanted to play with other people I would have gone outside as a child, not sat home playing videogames.

Keen to see some newbie tears? check out twitch tv/fiekechu she has a first playthrough bind run going now will be live for 5+ hrs drop in and say hi

>>128529987
>getting softbanned ever

I bet you have a vac ban too.

>>128530062
So what exactly do you do then? CE your character into different builds and what? Walk around Anor Londo?

>>128530271
why don't you just fuck off?

>>128530062
I think being a dickhead invader is one of the best things Dark Souls have

>>128530015
So Smough's type of giant are the socially acceptable ones, while Gough's type are considered a brutish subspecies?

That makes for a really interesting dynamic with how Smough is such a piece of shit and Gough is so wise and honorable.

>>128530271
>this fucking music
No thanks.

>>128530324
How likely is it that you'll ever be softbanned if you CE your character while staying within soul memory/level limits?

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>>128530271
FUCK OFF SHILL
VEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

I can't believe it. I failed to defeat the pursuer at the first encounter.
I never thought I would get this much at worse at the game.

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>>128530324
Uh, I play the game without dealing with bullshit like RNG-based farming or a lack of in-game stat-modifying options?

I just spend my average relaxed run through a game fighting through enemies, experimenting with different tactics and builds, enjoy the feeling of dodging and dancing around PvE challenges. Sometimes I also do challenge runs, like no-damage-to-myself against bosses.

One thing I like to do, for example, is just go through the second-half of Anor Londo and parry and riposte all the Silver Knights to death. I'd do that, go back to the bonfire where Solaire is and repeat the process. I could spend hours just doing that. It's fun.

Then when I get bored, I try out the exact same thing but with a different weapon, armor and stat combination. And when I get bored of melee, I run through the Silver Knights using other things, like maybe pure Pyromancy or Magic.

>>128530651
Did you just forget to sit behind him?

>>128530802
I somehow misjudged the length of the sword and got pierced, cursed and died to the swarm of skulls.

But that's a first. Never actually thought I'd fail like that. Damn I suck.
So much for my SotFS playthrough going better than my vanilla playthrough.

>>128530583
Softbans seem to be mostly caused by changing your Soul Memory, and having impossible stats (like 1500/1000 HP for example).

Some people have reported softbans for editing items to have incorrect values, especially since it was a common problem to accidentally make weapons that count as consumables.

>>128530928
I've edited my soul memory for multiple characters but never had any impossible stats or soul level/soul memory combinations.

Do they pick up on this shit fairly quickly? just wondering if I'll get softbanned in the future or not

>>128530726
>i could spend hours just riposting silver knights

dayum

>>128530921
we all make mistakes man

>>128531058
It's real satisfying. It helps that the game has very satisfying parries and ripostes to pull off.

It's almost as satisfying as parrying and zandatsu'ing multiple enemies at once in Metal Gear Rising.

>>128531039
There hasn't been a consistent method to their detection system. It might be monitored in waves, or instantly detected but only "some" people get banned. Some times you get away with doing things you shouldn't, sometimes you get immediately caught.

It's in your best interests to do all your editing offline, as long as everything makes sense once you go back online.

>>128531348
Yeah, I've never done anything in online mode, just seemed like a stupid idea. Guess I should be alright then, thanks. If not, oh well, 3 comes out soon

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>>128530726
>>128531257
Not gonna lie, that sounds boring and autistic as fuck, but you do you, anon.
The main point is to enjoy vidya.

What is the most satisfying pve build
What is the most satisfying pvp build

Can someone explain to me why everyone in Dark Souls 3 is a fucking giant?

In the various stress tests there wasn't ONE normal sized enemy, you were literally a midget fighting giants for some reason, everyone was oversized, it looks even worse than bloodborne and DaSII

>farming for minotaur helm
fuck these walking hitboxes of abnormal enemies, and dont get me started on their fucking damage output
also what is suposed to be the # of STR I need to power stance gyrm greataxe? I want to make a glass cannon minotaur guy

>>128532017
Because Souls games are all about learning. When will you?

>>128532034
1.5x weapon requirements. The highest one, if you wanna use two different weapons

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What do you think the descriptions of these will be ? Relics belonging to some long forgotten warriors from some long forgotten kingdom ?

>>128532034
150% of the highest stats of each weapon

so in the case of the gyrm 75str 12dex

Is powerstancing Grand Lance any good? I want to be the Beedrill.

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>>128532721
Fuck that, I hope they'll introduce bits of DaS2 locations/lore as well as some DaS1 stuff.
Screw meaningless throwaway references.
But yeah, it's probably going to be the way you described, although there is a clear shot of Anor Londo ruins in the trailer, so there's still some hope.

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>>128532976
I hope by Anor Londo Ruins you meant pic related. The picture you showed is the High Wall of Lothric area.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cj-hjYEASk

Look at this shit

Why are you the only human sized in the whole game? Why is everyone huge?

Anyone up to help me with Smelter Demon and maybe Old Iron King?

I'm 307k SM SOTFS Europe.

>>128532721
Hopefully they were just reusing textures for the network test.

>>128533293
Because the MC is only 5'11.

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thoughts on a 4th ring/ my miracle choices? also i was going to keep a defender GS as a backup should i lightning infuse it with these stats

>>128533293
>longsword backstab animation is an ACTUAL BACKSTAB instead of some animu katana slashes

thank fucking god

>>128533293
Your character is a manlet suffering from a Napoleon complex, so he decides to take it out on the gods for making him that way.

>>128533293
The player character didn't drink enough milk when he was a kid.

>>128533384
Chloranthy
Steel Protection
Disspelling

are what I can think of at the moment.

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>>128533242
Yeah I was just struggling to find the right pic.

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>>128533293

>Why are you the only human sized in the whole game? Why is everyone huge?
Who gives a shit? Just give me a sword and board and I'll kill them all, whether they're big guys or small guys.

Also
>posting an Oroboro link

>>128526830
>le ds2 wasn't a bad game meme

>spend hour trying to get heide sword
>give up and just do a quick 50k soul memory build instead
>kill the first heide knight in tower of flame for laughs
>it drops

Nice game.

On the bright side the heide armor set looks kind of cool I guess

>>128533342
Nobody around that SM here? It's not that I'm a scrub, it's my build that is really annoying to dodge with.

>>128528847
>>128529086
>>128529293
Note the "eyeholes" on the "neckline" of the helm portion.

>>128533939
Platform buddy

>>128534025
Ah I forgot, I'm on PC.

>>128534040
Sure give me a min to boot up the game, where do you want the sing?

>>128533453
>you play as a cuck in dark souls 3
woah.......

>>128534132
Somewhere on the main bridge I guess. My name is Beep Boop.

>>128534132
What's your name?

>>128533606
The build where it was caleld Lodeleth was probably obsolete to begin with. Rememeber that it didn't even have the mana bar, but a number that decreased with each use of Battle Arts.

>>128534241
Someone summoned me and then died, I'll put the sign on the stairs opposite to the bonfire
I'm in urop but enable cross region matchmaking just to be sure

>>128534424
Give me a sec, gas meter checkup is here.

>>128530015
>>128529669
It's strange how much the environment changes how big they look.

>>128534424
I'm ready now, I saw a sign of someone named Rob Flynn earlier, I guess that is you.

I'm walking around the bridge now.

>>128534621
Yup that was me

>>128534424
Nice, thanks for the help.

I really expected that you died when you fell of the bridge.

>>128534823
I did not expect that.

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>be doing bellbongs
>invaded by some portuguese guy
>he parries my shit and starts casting WotG
>as im getting up i take no damage didnt even roll
>in his confusion r1 spam to victory

is it true everybody pvps at 150? kinda would prefer to go 175 honestly

>>128534992
Mistakes were made

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Can't help but notice there's a parallel between this scene from the DaS1 opening cinematic and the first DaS3 trailer. Even the DaS3 trailer's tag, "now only embers remain", seems to be similar to what was said in the cutscene.

>>128535118
Awesome, thanks.

Disregarding gameplay. Will you be able to make sexier characters in DaSIII?

>>128535292
DaS1 girl is cuter than DaS3 girl

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>>128512997
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hoFZaIMmF0

Any on you niggas has a spare minotaur helm to drop for me? I cant fucking endure farming iron warriors for all these frustrating hours, SOTFS PC I got a name engravement ring and sit at 509K SM.

So i'm jumping back into Dark Souls 1 PVP and i'm aiming for some Paladin Character using Lucerne and some other weapon i haven't really decided on yet. I've literally never played faith before so i have no clue on what to put stats in.
It currently looks like this https://www.mugenmonkey.com/darksouls/?b=Y2xlcmljLDQ1LDE1LDQ1LDE2LDEyLDExLDgsNDAsMTAsNiwxOSw0NSwyNywzLDMxLDE2MywxMiwxMjgsOTMsbm9ybWFsLGRldmluZSxub3JtYWwsZGV2aW5lLDEsNDYsNTMsNTgsMCwwLDAsMCwwLDAsMCwwLDAsOSx3b29kZW4sd29vZGVuLHdvb2Rlbix3b29kZW4sMSwwLDAsMCwwLDAsMCww
However, i realized people could negate my damage completely with great magic barrier, so i'm unsure if going 40 faith is a good idea. I'm wondering if it's a better idea to go maybe 30-35 faith and put some points into either strength or skill and use Sunlight buff when i have the opportunity. Figured i'd ask here for some guidelines since literally all my older builds have been edgy Dexfags and Quality.

>>128535724
If you had 9k souls less I could give you mine but you are one tier too high and I can't buy the ring since I'm 200 souls from moving up a tier
You can just CE it in with the item swapper

>get invaded by some fucking faggot in belfry in iron keep for like the fucking time in ever
>Japanese McDonalds wifi
>comes from Russia
>gestures when lagstab'd
reminder that the reason some of us get Ds3 on PS4 is so we can exit when faggots invade or just play in plain offline mode
fuck this entire fucking community when it comes to MP

>>128536034
>offline mode doesn't exist on PC
>alt f4
Nigga what you doing

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>>128536034
>reminder that the reason some of us get Ds3 on PS4 is so we can exit when faggots invade or just play in plain offline mode
What the fuck is that supposed to mean?
Since when you can't disconnect or play offline on PC?

>>128535591
das3 girl sticks too close to Alsanna, and I don't wanna see her ugly ass face again, no matter how polite she is.

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>>128535820

High (40-50) faith will make your miracles very strong, divine weapons are always quite bad in PvP. If someone puts on a GMB just change your weapon to a lightning damage weapon. Also, if you really want to use a faith based projectice spell, use Emit Force, Lightning Spears just don't work unless you're ganking or something.

>>128535902
softban is a thing

Does anyone have an idea for a Fashion Souls Key of The Embedded build?

>>128537056
Targrey's chestpiece, Bellkeeper helmet, some gloves/pants, falcon/porcine shield.

does lucatiel need to survive her summons for credit on her sidequest?
i summoned some guy to help keep her alive and lucatiel ran right off the port in wharf and i just went and killed the boss to not waste the dudes time

>>128532721
>Shield that once belonged to a powerful warrior. It was used for deflecting attacks of enemies. Or perhaps......

>>128537410
Yes she needs to survive the boss. If you accidentally kill too many bosses without her you can use a bonfire ascetic to respawn them.

>>128537410
Yes

>>128514001
Black Gulch because it has this atmosphere of being a small but unbelievably dangerous location that's so far underground, nobody will ever be able to help you. Catacombs/Tomb of the Giants kind of did that better, but I played DaS2 first so it struck me as a bit more memorable, plus the visuals in Black Gulch are just great with the greens on black.

Can item swap with CE get you banned in SOTFS?

>>128515629
Yeah, I successfully taught a person who was hosting me to burn the windmill. I noticed there was poison in front of the two Grave Wardens just outside the boss arena, so I started doubling back and using whatever means of communication I had available to point him towards the windmill. Thankfully he somehow made the leap in logic to burn it after seeing he couldn't normally interact with it; the only hint I was able to give about that was pulling out my Pyromancy Flame.

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i sure do love bosses that have really long range and fast recovery and on top of that a jump away move they do right after a fast swipe or long range stab
DID YOU HEAR ME FROM
MAYBE ALL THE BOSSES IN DS3 SHOULD DO THIS SINCE YOU LOVE IT SO MUCH ITS GREAT NOT BEING ABLE TO GET A HIT IN UNLESS I HAVE A SUPER FAST DAGGER OR FUCKING SOMETHING
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>128538107
Isn't there a message on the ground in SotFS left by the devs that tells you to use the torch or something?

>>128538034
Depends
Most of it is uncofirmed but if you CE items before you could possibly have them, like ring of the living before opening the shrine of winter etc you might get banned
There shouldn't really be an issue with CEing in items that you can farm from enemies that you have already killed

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>>128538192
Get dunked on.

>>128538270
There is also a scripted phantom that lights it on fire

>>128538192
idk man maybe get gud?

>Fighting Velstadt
>Get killed a few times, having more trouble than I expected (this being my third run of the game, though the first one I did co-op whenever possible so I learned little)
>Want to go human when the health reduction starts to be a bit much
>"Summoned to the world of Blake"
>Guy is wearing the full Manikin set, has some small gray shield I can't name, a curvy-looking dagger as well
>Enter the mist
>He dies in just a few seconds; can't dodge, doesn't block, dies in two hits
>Place my summon sign again, wait a bit
>"Summoned to the world of Blake"
>Go in again, he dies again
>Rinse and repeat, he's the only one summoning me, happens maybe three times
>I get sick of trying to do co-op, eat an Effigy, kill Velstadt solo after a couple tries
>About to leave
>Feel bad for Blake, know he won't win on his own
>Put down summon sign again
>"Summoned to the world of Blake"
>I go in and start fighting, he stays on the sidelines and tosses some lightning shit at the boss
>Almost done with the fight
>Velstadt does a ranged attack, I dodge it but it goes and oneshots Blake
>Try again
>Finally win, almost completely soloing Velstadt with his increased health, Blake's only contributions are adorable attempts at hurting him with firebombs and firebomb variants

Should I have helped him?

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Can I climb out of this or no

>>128538326
I just want this minotaur helm so goddamn badly but it wont just drop and ive been at it for 4 hours, not fun anymore, so ill be fine then.

https://gist.github.com/Atvaark/f308e1d8e00e07106452/

this the right one? I never used CE and all so yeah

>>128538565
That's what summonings there for. As much as people spout "LEL GIT GUD" some people just flat out won't be as good at video games with things like good reaction time, summoning is effectively lowering the difficulty so they can still have an enjoyable experience.

>>128538961
That's what I was thinking, but I'm worried he may run up against a wall at some point later.

>>128538578
Yea but it's a very painful trek back unless you get the soul vessel. There's a very giant area past this place, and there's no exit, so you'll be forced to head back.

Why the fuck is the run to both smelter demons so fucking rag inducing? Also the boss is shit too. Fuck I'm mad.

>>128539173
*lordvessel
My bad

Also hope you got a purging stone or two just in case things go tits up

>>128538661
Just download CE
Then http://forum.cheatengine.org/viewtopic.php?t=580758
And swap a dropped item from the list here https://gist.githubusercontent.com/AlexWTF/9eb93ffdedb753e88fec/raw/6bbf60daa7f215221ecda676d8ae0993afbef9fa/Equiped%20Armor.txt

If you want an extra layer of security do it in offline mode
If you DO end up getting banned post it here so everyone else would know, a lot of things about how sotfbans work are untested right now

>wake up
>ADP is still a thing

>>128539279
thanks family
I'll go do that and give it a shot

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>>128539126
Assuming he had problems with Velstadt, oh yes he will.

>>128539605
Eh, Fume Knight ain't so bad when you have human summons to gank him. The only boss I'd say is worse with summons (at least that I can think of off the top of my head) is Ancient Dragon.

>>128521570
the issue is the fact that people who want to make sorcerers in OG Dark Souls are forced to go the same old stale 40 INT + 40 DEX build in order to be viable because of how Dex scales with casting speed.

basically, sorcerors are commonly frowned upon because they're usually the same stupid build that uses crystal magic weapon + dex weapon of choice, crystal soul spear, and homing crystal soulmass.

Dark Souls II handled Sorcerer builds a lot better. Extra casting speed, casts, and agility for raising attunement, which made circumvented the need for raising dexterity so high and allowing sorcerer builds to get the bare minimum str/dex for the weapon they wanted to use.

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>>128536250
>That webm

>>128539710
afterthought:

however, that being said, I would never play Dark Souls II PvP without some sort of Magics/Miracles/Pyromancies because it's literally "who has the longer weapon range to get their two hits in first".

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>>128538578
Just got cursed for the very first time there.
Having no vit in the first place makes it extra painful...
You can climb up and once you know the way it's no problem.

AAVA YOU SACK OF SHIT

>>128539696
Maybe, assuming you know what you're doing. He is the ultimate casual filter though.
>hits someone for 80% of their HP because they summoned phantoms
>they run off to chug because they assume they're safe since muh sunbros
>Fume immideatly aggroes and does his infamous plunge stab
>YOU DIED
There is a valid reason as to why he has the highest win ratio among DaS2 bosses.

>>128540275
I guess co-op would be hard if you never realize that he aggros to random targets no matter what, but the challenge with him is mostly in learning how to read his attacks. He's hardly the first boss you would have encountered up to that point that is capable of killing you in two hits.

>>128540275
>There is a valid reason as to why he has the highest win ratio among DaS2 bosses
Is there a list or something?

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>>128540557
It used to be on the farfire DaS2 website, but it is dead now and DaS2 has a new official website because of SotFS.
>Data provided by From Software reveals that the Fume Knight from Crown of the Old Iron King is statistically the most punishing boss in Dark Souls 2, defeating challengers almost 93 percent of the time. The Fume Knight's toughness is consistent with a general increase in boss difficulty after Dark Souls 2's main campaign. Of the five bosses most likely to defeat players on a per-encounter basis, four originate in the Lost Crowns DLC: Elana the Squalid Queen, Sir Alonne, Sinh the Slumbering Dragon, and the dreaded Fume Knight.
>The Ruin Sentinel gauntlet wins the prize for the single most-frequented boss encounter among all Dark Souls 2 players. Heroes have pitted themselves against the Sentinels almost 25 million times, with an average success rate of 76 percent across all platforms, meaning the Sentinels win about one out of every four attempts.

>>128541119
By "Ruin Sentinel gauntlet," is that referring to just the fight against them as a boss or that room with five of them in Drangleic Castle?

>>128541238
The bastille fight.

>>128541320
I'm surprised the success rate is so high. I always go in with summons (because why the fuck wouldn't you summon for a multi-enemy boss fight) but I would think they destroy people who try to solo them.

>>128541480
It's mostly just a 1v2 when you solo them, since you 1v1 the first one as soon as you enter, unless you drop off the platform which will aggro the others. Soloing them is pretty easy as a result

>>128541119
Oh right, and since the list is unavailable nowdays anyways, it's worth mentioning that the regular enemy with the highest amount of player kills is fofg royal soldier.

>finally manage to invade a sinner
>they immediately disconnect

>>128541672

Disconnecting is real dumb. It's not like you lose anything of value if you die.

>>128541672
Keep trying. Remember that blue orbs work worldwide in a wave-like manner, first the system searches for people to invade in your current location, but it's also possible to invade people anywhere you've been so far.

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> tfw save corrupted on PS3 and i lost everything.
> tfw lost a character in Dark Souls that had high INT,FAITH,STR,DEX,VIT AND END.
> tfw lost my sweet clothes, rings and Claymore.

>>128542356
Now you get to have the fun of playing through again.

Can you summon people at the double pursuer fight?

>Invasion failed. World master has died.
You only needed to live for like 3 seconds longer

>>128542516
That's the only positive. I was really proud of my character.

I'm also wondering if i should play Demon's first, even though i hate that game.

>>128542835
dude, once you run through the game enough times you can make a fully-blown PvP character in less than like 2 hours.keep playing :D

Demon's Souls is really good IMO. like better than Dark Souls in my book good (no way to play it on PC though, it and Wipeout HD are the only reason I still use my PS3).

>>128541589
Unless you're doing a no-shield run. It's going great until they start spinning.

>>128543395
Well, I'm powerstancing rapiers this whole playthrough. I haven't needed a shield yet, but then I did pump ADP after getting my 40 Dex

If you change PCs does it keep your game info on some kind of cloud?

>>128543543
No, your saves are stored in the appdata folder.

>>128543543
DS1 yes
DS2 no but you can manually copy the save

>>128543475
Actually, I lied, it won't be a full playthrough of powerstanced dual rapiers. Just until Giant Lord

>>128543248
>less than like 2 hours
Nah it's about 5h if you need stuff like Third Dragon Ring.

blue smeltor demon tips? This bitch ass nigga is the hardest boss so far.

>>128543714
Don't roll as soon as he starts a swing
Git gud

You can run past all the enemies if you just want to fight him

>>128543797
>You can run past all the enemies if you just want to fight him
Both paths are a bitch though

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What's a good time to start the DS2 DLCs? I just found the heavy iron key which I assume is for the crown of the iron king DLC, and I've beaten the demon of song.

>>128543714
Stop relying on your muscle memory of Nacho Cheese Smelter's moveset.
That's pretty much the only kind of advice I can give to you.
Or use Rebel's Greatshield.

>>128543858
Do them after you finish the Dragon Aerie and get the Ashen Mist Heart, because the DLCs are all balanced for the endgame and there's a boss you need the Heart to access anyway.

>>128543714
He delays his swings, so delay your roll

>>128543850
Nah the long one is pretty easy once you get used it
The hardest part is the first room and if you have issues with it you can kill the first 2 guys then run past the rest of the area, even if you fuck up and get shot by the archer a single estus charge wouldn't really change the fight

>>128543858
Get the Ashen Mist Heart first, its a mandatory item you can't miss it

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>>128543858
Whenever you feel ready.
Do you feel ready?

>>128544090
Grab some CREOs and go to an orange area and invade like 20 times, if you fail more than half the time you are probably banned

>>128543602
>>128543598
Will copy get me a ban?

>>128543930
>>128543991
Should I do any memories leveling/story purposes or just go straight there once I have the heart?

i cant do the fucking math, how much STR to power stance gyrm greataxe? 70?

>>128541119
>People die to Elana
>People die to Sinh
How? They're like literally the easiest dlc bosses and a step above the vanilla bosses

>>128545152
You don't NEED to do the giant memories but if you're feeling underpowered you can kill the Giant Lord a few times for ez levels.

>>128545152
You can do the memories if you want to, but they are pretty small so won't really matter if you do or if you don't

>>128545119
Honestly really doubt it

>>128545313
50 x 1.5 = 75
Also why the fuck would you powerstance such a short range weapon like that one?

>>128545365
Anon, you severely overestimate the skills of an average player. Also playing soulsgames for a while forms a certain mindset that many other people may lack.

>>128543714
And that bitch isn't fire. He's magic

Don't be a dumbass like me and buff flash sweat instead of pounding him while he buffs his himself

>>128545669
Cosplaying the gyrm warrior, I'd assume.

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>tfw you spend your exact soul amount

>>128545689
But they're so easy, Elana is only really difficult if she spawns a Velstadt (that can be mostly ignored) and Sinh isn't difficult at all, the nigga is just a waiting game because he flies constantly.

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>>128545952
>But they're so easy
I've seen a stream of a russian guy trying to beat Ruin Sentinels for 8 hours non-stop.

>>128546147
How does this happen?

How much attunement do you usually shoot for in 30/30 builds?

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>>128545840
aw yiss

>>128546559
He was very bad and very determined.
IIRC it also took him around 13 hours to beat Reimu.