/dsg/ - Demon's and Dark Souls General

>You were Indicted
I'm so sad that DaS2 didn't have anything as satisfying as this.

Grand lance is fun! FUN!

>placing my sign down in the iron keep bridge
>powerstanced straight swords
>host bows with me and we start fighting
>he starts keeping his distance from my straight swords
>pull out the grand lance
>immediately do the sprint attack and get the full combo
>host suddenly runs away and chugs

I was thinking that it was just one random shitter doing this but it happened in the next fight over too with a completely other host. What the hell is up with the bridge nowadays?

>>127715901
Ayyyy

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>tfw dying to Lud and Zallen

Is DaS1 online alive?

Just finished up everything i can do in BB other than infinitely grinding root chalices and was thinking of giving DaS on pc a spin having played it on PS3 many years ago

>>127716010
What, healing? keep a greathammer so you can flatten them for trying to sippy or just backstab them, estus doesn't heal THAT fast.

if they get far enough away to sippy it's your own fault

>>127716440
I'm getting a consistent 20 nodes at around this time in the Townshit, so yeah.

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>tfw can't recreate my favorite builds from DS1 in DS2 because all the armors are trash

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>>127716426
>Going through the Frigid Outskirts with a blizzard going full force

>>127716468
Yea, I know, both times I just sent the lance up their ass. I'm just surprised at the concentration of players who can't adapt to situations and instead just heal in the duel.

What's a good loadout for some Indiana Jones cosplay in SotFS? Asked last thread and got this (hard to quote on mobile):

>whip is non optional. maybe a quick offhand crossbow for a "gun". hunters hat or whatever it’s called. i can’t think of a proper chest piece.

Any more suggestions?

>>127716989
peasant's hat

>>127716989
Infantry chest, Hard leather chest, Black leather chest, Varangian chest, might look good.

So the pvp meta is non-existent in DaS 2 right? Does this mean pvp all eventually becomes Mudane everything with no variety?

>>127717575
How would I go about equipping 4 chest pieces? Mods?

>>127716440
Forest is alive and full of shitters, Township is alive, Burg has occasional action
I even got invaded in the depths which was odd

>>127717589
I thought mundane was nerfed to near uselessness?

>>127717712
He meant that any of those individual chest pieces could work for you.

>>127717712
Oh i meant any of those. Try em all and see how you like them.

>>127717957
>(

Question still stands, is the community full of no-fun shittiers or will I come across a diverse caste of builds ranging from reapers to halberds?

>>127718136
mostly no-fun shitters

>>127718136
there are some tryhards mlg spinners with straight swords/curved swords/rapiers but people take das2's pvp less seriously than das1's so you'll find more diverse builds

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>spend all day fighting ruin sentinel
>finally beat them with the grand lance
i feel so fucking good
is this video games?

>>127716426
>not bringing summons to Cave of the Dead, Iron Passage, and Frigid Outskirts

If the game is going to bullshit you, you bullshit it right back.

>>127717909
How is co-op on lower levels?

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First petrifying statues with spin2win clubbers, untouchable ranged casters with high projectile resistance, and now horses that buttfuck you in blinding blizzard.

Man, this shit is cancerous. And I thought Silver Knights with Dragonslaying Aveylns would have been bad.

>>127719015
Before and during anor londo there's a fair amount of co-op but the lord soul areas aren't as busy

>>127719336
Just summon those 3 near the idols then banish them when you're near the fog

>>127719336
Watchers Armor is only ever acceptable on a female

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Shotels are a scummy weapon man...

>>127720698
Don't turtle and try to parry them.

can you drop weapons for someone in co-op

>>127720871
Yes

>>127720987
in Dark Souls 2 I meant

Is the Havel Shield L2 buff any good?

Is it still possible to invade in the chasm of old? I'm getting instant notifications that there are no hosts when using red eye orbs

Okay, I'm in Anor Londo trying to get summoned for Ornstein and Smough, but keep getting invaded by "Aged Knight", by the name I assume it's an NPC, but this fucker is laggy as shit, walking through my body and generally being a cunt. Did they program in being an asshole, or is this just some dick?

>>127721373
That's not an NPC
it's an autistic 3rd worlder

>>127721354
It should be possible. I invaded a ton in vanilla DaS2. It must be dead now

>>127721373
There's no NPC invasion in Anor Lando

>>127721083
Unless they changed something then you should still be able to since some people were getting banned after picking up items awhile back
>>127721226
More poise is always better, but it doesn't last long

What's the best way to maximize the damage I do with fist weapons in DS 1?

>>127721843
Pump up str and dex and get dragon bone fists

>>127721373
Get watchdog to prevent laggers.

Can you invade into the looking glass knight if you've already killed it?

>>127721496
I still see the phantom outlines of players and tons of bloodstains, maybe my SM is too high.

>>127722283
yes

So /dsg/ I've never used greatshields before, and the idea of a greatboard and sword/hand axe seems fun. Which Souls does greatshields better? DaS2 does have variety so what does DaS1 have?

so i got to the belfry gargoyles and i already feel like i need new armor. i got the dranleic stuff after pursuer, is there any good shit i missed?

>>127722102
say what now?

>>127722376
Drangliec is the best DEF you're gonna get for a while
also - Fashion > stats
if you're good you wont need the defense or poise, and defense is not very useful in PVE at all. Try getting your equip load around 25% as well so you roll farther and your stamina regens faster.

>manslayer, knives, black hunter bow poison arrows
>rat ring, sanctum gloves
>Belltower
>literally free souls and upgrade mats

>>127721373
You don't need to go Human to be summoned by another player.

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>>127723007
alright, i'll just stick with wanderer because muh fashion, thanks anon

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https://mugenmonkey.com/darksouls2/37004

What do I need to change for this build?

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oh man
do i love video games

>>127723992
Could use more vitality, Pretty alright otherwise.

>>127723107
What SM? That sounds pretty good for early game mats

>>127724196
use an alluring skull

>>127717302
Oh hell good idea.
>>127717575
Yeah I like the Viking chestpiece. I'll look into the other ones.
>>127717712
>>127718126
>>127718127
Lol that wasn't me.

Thanks fellas.

>>127724628
Yea, I just lanced my way through that trash. Wasn't as hard as I thought it would be tbqh

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Anybody up for a DS1 FC?
My SL is 115. Place your signs, boys.

>>127724538
I'm at a little over 1.25 mil, helped me fill up my bow and shields and base armors. Twinklings helped as well as the rare bones

>>127723007
This. Armor's only good if you plan on taking hits with your face. The only fights I can recommend armor on are skeleton lords and chariot since you're far more likely to get punched in those fights for micro damage.

>>127725524
I'm surprised you're not using the spotted whip. Doesn't it do the most poison damage in the game?

>>127726012
It does but I dont like the whip moveset compared to manslayer (uchigatanas) and if someone gets in my face with the whip it's basically over. And Luna is pretty close quarters.

>>127726203
True true. I suppose people don't have high poison resist at luna anyway.

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what is the revelation in anor londo

is it a gargoyle

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>tfw using VoS on mage players
It's never been more fun to see another player squirm in confusion.

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>Just broke over 5million SM

It's all downhill from here isn't it?

>>127726482
No and even at Sol it takes a few hits and some knives maybe an arrow if I can snipe one off.

What's the soonest you can get to Brightstone Cove? I can't remember. It's after the castle, isn't it?

>>127727095
No agape ring?

>>127727379
As soon as you get a Fragrant Branch. Fastest way is to kill Dragonrider and buy the Silvercat Ring immediately because there's a Branch in the Gutter.

>>127727379
No. You just need a fragrant branch of yore. In Sotfs Melentia sells one

>>127727454
I was playing sotfs blind and I learned about it too late. No matter, I can always reroll another character with magic or something

>>127727379
No it's after you get a Yore Branch. AKA you could go there like right after you meet the first merchant in SotfS IRC and buy here branch for 12k. Then make your way through shaded woods etc.

So I have a Martyr Logarius build in my backlog now, what do you think of this King Allant cosplay? Pretty simple, but >no goatee

>>127727462
>>127727575
What's the way to Brightstone though? Shaded Ruins I'm guessing since I need a branch?

>>127727575
Ahh gotcha, it's all good familia

Anyone interested in runninig a Co-op run? I did it once on PS3 vanilla with a friend from minnasota. Was a lot of fun. Could be even sillier in the DLC zones
(PC version)

>>127727712
Sorry I don't have the priestess eye anon I can't see it

>>127727745
Yeah just after Pharros which is behind Shaded Woods

I want to help other guys get through the Catacombs. What's a good SL for me to hover at to be summoned?

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>>127727712
>>127727882
fug

>>127727882
Thanks!

>>127728001
Hard to say, people either go in there super early, like the first thing they do in the game, or super late after anor londo. Try around SL50-60 I guess.

Post Alva and Zullie art

>>127728217

Yeah, I went through the Steam discussions and it seems that the average seems to hover at around early 50s or late 40s. The median seems to be in the 50s.

I always hesitate in leveling up that far because I'm worried that I'm going to overshoot by accident. Better than staying at SL that's so low it's completely ignored, I guess.

>Dark Souls Trailer Contest

Wait what?

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>>127728318

Do people still use the Colosseum in DaS1? I just found out it existed on my first playthrough of the DLC, I've known the township was a popular pvp spot and have seen vids/posts with it, but never any mention of the colosseum. Why don't people seem to use it as much?

>>127728783
I had no idea it even existed until PlagueOfGripes' DaS1 LP.
For some reason the Townshit bonfire area is just the most active PvP spot.

>Wanting to hinder someones progress
>It' some wannabe tourny fag camping near the bonfire

Gah, just ain't as fun as screwing someones PvE progress.

>>127729239
Welcome to invading
90% of the time they run back to an open area, summon a white or gold phantom, and then just send them home afterwords.

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>>127729239
I found my first ever sucker in Oolicile the other day trying to actually get through the level instead of camping the bonfire, he ran down the stairs but I stopped chasing him and then did an instakill plunge attack from above.

Cleric or Sorcerer for hexing? Or does it not matter in the long run?

>>127729239
I have the reverse problem
I keep running into people trying to progress through the level instead of looking for a fight

>>127730324
I think sorc starts with less of the "useless" stats, but cleric starts with higher fth/int. If you want to be optimal it's probably better to start sorc, but if you want to get into it quicker go with cleric.

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anyone can help me beat Dear Freja?
Scholar of First Sin
SM 761599 Zinder

>>127730531
>that SM
>can't even beat Freja
Come on son

>>127730456
Thanks for helping my lazy bum. I don't mind walking the hard road anyways

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>>127730576
It's just that my main weapon is the bandit axe and I have some trouble hitting her head with it, Manhunter O'Harrah goes full retard with the little spiders and isn't reliable to throw her greatarrows in freja's face.

>Gray spirits in bell towers taunting after they 3v1 you

kill yourselves

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>>127730576
it's also been ages since I last saw a summon sign of a real person, What happened? did everyone just stick to fight clubs in higher SMs? Or is just me and my shitty connection?

>>127731164
What, you angry because they are better than you? :^)

So weapon buffs are dogshit on normal weapons unless they're resins right? I haven't played much since vanilla and just got Sotfs a few days ago

>>127731164
>losing

>>127731506
Resins are objectively superior to buffs because they're just as strong as them and require no stat investment, but they'll bloat your Soul Memory to fuck if you keep buying them and you wanna use the Agape Ring.

If you're playing a magic build, get the buff spells instead.

>>127731717
Okay, thanks

>>127731246
i'D HELP anon but i'm like 500k above you

>>127731961
Not that guy but you should be able to be summoned by him with the large white soapstone no?

>get invaded the second I respawn at a bonfire, or the moment I return from co-op.

This keeps happening.

Why did Dark Souls 2 make it where you can still be invaded while hollow? It was pretty clear cut in DS1. Why change it?

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>>127731961
if you use a ring I think we might be able to play together. I'll be around the area for a while more then if you're up for trying.

>>127732046
You seriously cannot be complaining about getting invaded in DaS2, invaders were fucked up the ass so hard in many ways it's not even funny.

>>127732090
yeah which bonfire? i'll come right now also which ring sign?

>>127731164

Dark Souls 2 covenants are pretty shit compared to Dark Souls 1.

Just look at the rank requirements for Blue Sentinels and Brotherhood of Blood. Some of the covenants are pretty good (if not better than DS1's), but a lot of them are utter trash.

>>127732265
Chapel Threshold >>127730531
761k Zinder

>>127732046

Being vulnerable to invasion while Hollowed is pretty annoying. That's why the devs completely overcompensated by allowing you to burn effigies to lock out human invaders entirely.

>>127732264

They honestly shouldn't have fucked with it at all. In their attempt to balance out the fact that Hollows can be invaded, they completely ruined a lot of invasion mechanics.

>>127731506
Weapon buffs have a multiplier for elemental damage. They are more for magic builds since elemental damage scales with caster stats now.

It's not as OP as you'd think because elemental weapons usually have B/C scaling so it kinda balances out against A/S scaling str/dex weapons.

>>127732393
put my sign literally right at the top of the staircase. Hopefully I show up. Try taking your ring off for now. Character is Auro, Steam name is Crunchyroll 'n Fill You Holes

>>127732090
>>127730781
>>127731246
this face reminds me of robocop

>>127732313
Is this the most incorrect post of this thread so far?

DaS1 covenants were fucking SHIT outside of getting PvP items like Full Orbs or buffs like DMB. They did absolutely nothing else of merit.

No special dueling zones like Bloodfags and Bluebros have, the only tangible PvE benefits were saving Solaire after spending an entire hour giving the spider waifu humanity one at a time too.

Say what you want about DaS2 but at least it had more actual content and variety, and covenants were actually useful.

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Fume Ultra Greatsword or Fume Sword

>>127732712

Brotherhood of Blood is an absolute joke and is largely responsible for ruining invasions. Why they turned red eye orbs into farmable items instead of something you just earn is beyond me.

You can't seriously tell me that Brotherhood of Blood improved invasions for Dark Souls 2. Either you tediously grind through a bunch of mindless tournament fights to farm orbs or you have to go through that ridiculous process of farming those stupid pigs.

>>127732642
I'll make things easier and add you on steam. There is something wrong with my game, I find it odd that I haven't seen a single player sign for the entire course of the game.

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>>127732642
I guess my game is cursed, or we're apart for 30k in SM or something like that.

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>Have to get giant souls to make Vendrick actually notice me
>Remember the last one is by killing Ancient Dragon

Wish me luck /dsg/

>>127733248

This would be a lot simpler if summons were still determined by level instead of SM.

Greater curse, undead curse or red hair curse?

>>127733263
>Gyrm shield
>2h it
>Block
>????
>Soul

>>127733453
The "between the toes" method is easier.

>>127732734
fume ultra greatsword sucks , go for fume sword

Playing Dark Souls here

Everything is too fucking dark and I don't know how to lower the quality to get more FPS on this toaster, some help?

>>127733263
vendrik is easy with only 3 souls

i've never killed the ancient dragon

>>127733550
I wouldn't have thought there was an easier method than just blocking the bullshit flames of 1 shotting you.

>>127732529
elemental weapon scaling is actually more like high E, 30%, it sucks

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>>127720698
What are you talking about? They are weapons of justice.

> hacker invades in Dark Souls 1 (no invasion method, isn't taking damage from the environment, etc)
> he's too fucking stupid to reach me
> ctrl-alt-del the game off after 5 minutes

If a hacker invades and kills me, that's one thing. If he just wants to waste my time because he's too stupid to get near me, that's just fucking obnoxious.

is 4m SM around the time to start wearing the Agape Ring for PvP purposes?

>>127734002
When you go between the toes of the hind legs, he doesn't do the flying flames. He still does the reverse flames but you won't be hit when you're between the toes. Only thing you need to do is to walk away from the stomping attack.

>>127734206

> method

Meant to say "message."

If you're going to hack, at least know how to move across the fucking level. Jesus.

>>127734206
>Not just going to the boss fog then using a bone.

Guys why does SotFS crash before opening? What is the most common cause for this?

>>127734236
meant to say for PS4, if that matters

>>127725165
still there? I'm 126 with a white sign

>>127734361

I was messing around with some NPC summons and didn't want them to disappear. I'm not going to intentionally die at that boss just because of one stupid asshole.

>>127734367
Verify your file cache integrity

>>127734297
Pretty sure I tried that a few times and he still did the flying attack.
Fire Gyrm shield is the easiest method there is. Not exactly the most MLG skills though, but the boss is bed of chaos tier shit.

>>127734367
Mine doesn't crash, just that it minimizes randomly when you try to fullscreen it. Seems to be caused by some desktop streaming software or something, could be Steam itself, idk. I just play in window mode.

>>127734478
>I'm not going to intentionally die at that boss
>then using a bone.
????

>Punking people with double Black Stingers +5
this is scummy as shit but I love it.

>>127734708

You can bone out of boss fights? Never knew that.

It honestly doesn't make hackers like those any less annoying. Or even invaders. Those kind of people just waste your fucking time instead of even killing you.

I'd honestly just hard quit out of the game whenever I notice invaders like those instead of taking the extra minute to get to the fog gate. Fuck those stupid cunts.

>>127734851
what's your game plan

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>>127734423
>almost two hours ago
Nigga I've been gone. I'm working on the Martyr Logarius cosplay.

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>signs all over Taurus
>no signs for Gargoyles

/dsg/, suggest me a playthrough for vanilla ds2 or ds1. I don't have any DLC right now, but I've beaten both games more ways than I can count. What are some fun weapon types or playstyles I might have missed?

Done SL1, sorc/pyro/hex/miracle only (one at a time ofc), consumables only, etc, pls advise

>>127734507

Everything looks good in the steam apps file, unless there is something wrong with the win Ex folder.

If you're Alt-Tabbed out of DS1, does the program icon blink if you're being summoned?

>>127733820
Dsfix

>>127735382
Get watchdog, it has an audio cue for that

>>127735513

I'll look into that. Thanks.

>>127735382
It doesn't, you get no notification.
If you get PvPWatchdog you get a windows notification sound whenever you get summoned or invaded, though.

>>127735306
Have you played the game before? I dont mean to call you dumb, but is your computer compatible with DX11? I bought the game and my computer isn't, so it sits in my steam account with 5 minutes played.

>>127735581

Makes sense. Thanks for that.

I've played the original DaS 2 before, maybe it has some remaining files? Problem is I don't know where they would be.

>>127735438
The hell is that

>>127735290
Whip playthrough. It's what I always tell myself I'm gonna do then remember you have to go through upper blighttown to get it.

>>127735864

http://www.nexusmods.com/darksouls/mods/19/

in be4 >nexusmods

You can manually install the mod and follow the readme directions instead of putting up with the Nexus manager program. DSfix gives you all sorts of deeper options on how to to customise settings for your rig/toaster.

Don't unlock the FPS though. At best, it crashes your game.

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Hosting invades in forest DaS PC SL 125

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>host with 20 characters in his name summons me
>doesn't crash my game when I come in
>put my name to 15 characters
>get so summonings or invasions
I guess I'm just crashing everyone's games. This shit just ain't fair.

>>127735864
read the OP next time faggot
>Essential PC mods

I havent played DS1 in months

Gimme a nifty build or I'm just gonna do what I always do and try and build one around another game character
This time it's Undertale, I'm thinking Undyne spear build or Chara straight sword.

>>127736140
Coming, sir,

>>127736367
I saw someone doing an undyne spear build in DS2. Shit was pretty cash.

Summoned her for pursuer and she jumped into the water after he died.

>>127736140
I tried to do this earlier only to realize I killed sif so I wasn't going to get any invasions
Maybe I'll be able to connect to you

>>127735972
Man, fuck you. Literally the worst suggestion. I just do speedrun strats in blight town so I have 0 idea where anything is there anymore.

>>127736939
You could always get the notched whip instead but that takes a fair bit longer
Or use Help Engine

>>127736473
>>127736936
been at 8 nodes for awhile, no fog gate even which is uncharacteristic, dunno

>>127737078
PS3 pleb no help engine.

But fuck it. Time to get some fuckin cool hwip

>>127736795
Undyne is a goddamn great build, I made her in DS2 already and it was a blast, duel wielding spears is cash.
What heavy armor in 1 would fit her?

>>127737207
Did you kill Sif?

Does anyone have that website for fashion souls stuff, that shows all the models of equipment? Someone mentioned it at some point in the last few threads, I think. Need inspiration for my whip run

>>127737726
https://mugenmonkey.com/darksouls2

>>127738085
wrong thread

>>127737207
What's your name? Don't know if I've fought you yet or not.

>Gaping Dragon
>Reasonable hitboxes
Somehow the ass end of it hit me with it's stub of a tail while it was charging in the opposite direction.

what changes would you most like to see in a DaS balance mod?

>>127737391
>Undyne Build

fuck me that's great

what's the loadout in DS2?

>>127737419
nope, been pvping fine just not right now for some reason
>>127738276
you haven't because I haven't been invaded yet, I was just getting invades on das2 so idk ill wait a bit longer tho

What is the most rewarding and builds you've played in DS2, friends?

Due to my inability to commit, I've only beaten the game twice (once with a pretty straightforward strength-faith and then a more complete run with all the crowns as a pure dex character. For some reason intelligence looked a little boring compared to DS1).

Any cool cosplay builds? Is being a melee hybrid dark build viable in a PVP setting?

>>127738416
What do you mean? The most anyone can 'mod' the difficulty is setting it to NG+7 PermaGravelorded+Aggression.

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>>127738607
Back when binoboost was still a thing

>>127735649

I uninstalled and am now downloading the original version of the game, if that doesn't work I guess it isn't related to the files coming from steam.

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>>127738421
powerstance spears
and offhand parrying dagger just in case
she's got a red ponytail and a black circle tattoo over her eye cuz im a fag

it could probably be better, i considered the grand lance, but i def dont want to use a shield

and then i had a Frisk build but that just turned into an Artorias build with the majestic Greatsword
I dunno what sword I'd use for Chara. maybe a black knight sword or drakekeepers sword, or drakeblood sword

>Not buying into the BKH DaS1 hype
>Trying it out on Gaping
>300 a hit with a +0 BKH vs 150 with +7 Battle Axe
>Try it on Prowling Demon
>Even higher discrepancy
It really can carry an entire playthrough, at least before Anor Londo.

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>>127738725
let's just say I can edit enemy, weapon, and armor stats, for the sake of argument
I can't add anything but I can make changes to existing objects

How is the bone Scythe?

>>127738952
lol, why do you think people beat the game in <50 minutes with it?

>>127738920
let me know how it goes man, a shame if you made the same mistake I did

>>127739129
Bump up all their resistances and they damage they deal I guess?

>>127739159

I don't understand why it wouldn't be compatible if it originally worked a few years ago when I got it. DaS still works.

>>127739129
Let me preface by saying I wouldn't use a balance mod, but itd be nice to see some of the less good weapons be brought up to BKH levels of stupid power, I like movesets of lots of weapons but if I'm just playing super casually i hate everything that has subpar damage

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>Loyce GS 2H R2
And that's when I get it all the twinklings I had

>>127739272
DX11 is only used in Scholar of the First Sin, not in Dark Souls: Prepare to Die or vanilla Dark Souls II PC release. If your computer cant run SotFS, then it's probably not compatible with DX11.

Do I need DLC spells/weapons for achievements in the PC version of Dark Souls?

>>127739534

How else can I test compatibility with DX11? DaS Vanilla DaS II is indeed working.

>>127739664
No.

Okay, so, I want to do a fisticuffs build.
Is CoC worth joining for the Seal? Or should I just rush Caestus and then Bone Fists?

>>127739883
Vanq Seal is garbage now.
Caestus is good until you can get the Bone Fists, buy two of em from the merchant hag.

I don't know what I'm doing wrong, I just got DaS 2 SotFS on Steam and I'm getting stomped so easily it makes me rage.

I never had this on DaS or BB, I don't know what the fuck I'm not getting

>>127739729
Use dxdiag. Search it on the start menu, go to the "Display" tab on the top. Under drivers on the right side of the window, there should be a line "Feature Levels:" with a list of numbers. If 11 isn't there, then you're outtaluck when it comes to SotFS.

Luckily, Steam lets you get refunds if you have less than, I think, an hour of play as long as the game was bought wirthin, i think, 30 days. Good luck m8

>>127716440
I invade all the time in the depths and in dukes, supposedly township is alive but its 110-125, mostly.

>>127739970
what happened to it?

>>127739997
A lot of the combat mechanics are different in DS2. It mgiht take a bit to adjust. You can level ADP (Adaptability) to increase your Agility stat, which increase I-Frames of your rolls at certain breakpoints.

>>127740095
They nerfed the powerstance L1 in an attempt to fix the rollpunching glitch, except that it didn't even get fucking fixed and it just nerfed the moveset instead.
The Caestus has the same problem but at least they're much easier to acquire than the Vanq Seal and they're perfectly fine for PvE until you get the Bone Fists.

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>tfw i killed Dragonrider in 6 attacks
Am I overleveled as fuck, or is the boss just super easy?

>>127740150
It feels like both my block AND dodge are shit, while being unable to interrupt anything with attacks

I usually like playing heavy shield characters, should I just dump into END?

>>127740207
>They nerfed the powerstance L1
in what way? just damage? and will this affect my caestus use?

>>127740316
They just made it slower which means it's shit for PvP. Damage is unchanged.

name my fisting female character

>>127740462
Gertrude Skinshafter

>>127740316
It's way slower. People can roll out of that shit easy, even if they're bad enough to get hit in the first place. Doesn't combo

>>127740028

Yep, it's a 10
God fucking damn it.

I got it for 10 dollarydoos too during the sale, I don't think there is any good in refunding it.

>>127740462
Felicia Fistcaster

>>127740242
he is easy, but not because of his hp

you;re overleveled
it can technically be your first boss

>>127740646
Fistcaster is golden.

>>127740647
Alright, I can see how he can be a first boss. He never hit me once, all his attacks just seemed so telegraphed

>>127720698
>tfw no khopesh

fuck guys

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What's the best infusion for shields for Dark Souls PVP?

>>127740296
Shield remain largely the shame, but I feel as though you're significantly slower to initiate blocks and attacks in general for DaS2. It's annoying as fuck to jump into DaS2 after doing some runs in DaS1.

>>127741198
normal upgrade path if anything because it gives you more stability
Notably some shields will give better element resist etc. from an elemental path

>>127741328
this

>>127741328
Yeah, avoid infusions and simply stick with shields that already have high elemental resistance.

Dragon Crest Shield for fire attacks
Crest Shield for magic attacks

Granted, high elemental resistant shields tend to have less stability than pure physical shields.

>>127741535
>Dragon Crest for Fire
The Black Knight shield has 95% fire resist and iirc is only slightly below the Silver Knight shield's stability (which is the highest for any medium shield), use that.

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these guys have an absurdly rare grab attack too, couldnt get them to do it again for a better recording
its hitbox is like the mimic, bullshit, it grabbed me from behind it

>>127738886
man, I hate many things about this game, but having played while binoboosting was one of the best moments I had in 2014. good times.

>need souls to buy cracked eye orbs to pvp
>make agape ring so people stop leveling SM for pvp purpose
>if you use agape ring you can't buy cracked eye orbs, meaning you can't pvp
epic, from

>>127742685
We get it, you don't know how how to farm items properly.
Everybody gets one spoonfeed so here you go, dingus:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ6RecDK_pA

>>127732264
I was more complaining that I seem to be getting cued up for invasion before I even regain control of my character.

>>127742821
i now see why this general is so dead

so, I want to get through No-Man's Wharf ASAP to grab the Pyromancy Flame but I always get fucked up by the pirates, especially on SOTFS

is there a speedrun guide?

>>127743301
I don't even know what that means but you either deal with the systems available to you in the game or quit your bitching.

>can parry mlgs 1h r2
>beam still damages the fuck out of you

i guess it's fair

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>>127740541

>DaS 3 will be direct X 11
>to much of a poorfag college NEET to have the money to upgrade computer.

>>127744140
I think it implies that everyone is farming

>Can't mod SotFS
I'm stuck with these ass ugly armor textures then?

>>127744980
Unless you mind being softbanned of course

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>tfw no-mans wharf
i feel so lost
i see this ship just taunting me in the distance

>>127745078
From what I've been reading about how liberal they are with soft bans, I figure everyone and their mother is already banned anyway.

>>127740242
Yes he's a lesser foe

If you're using an upgraded strike weapon that will be why, they are OP as shit early game

Anyone here remember the spelunking days back when Sunken King was released and the wizards foudn a way to get in early? Everyone was running around exploring

Hope we get some of that again when DS3's out

good areas: Anor Londo, Duke's Archives, Painted World

average to mediocre areas: everything else

resign from your job and remove yourself from the industry areas: Izalith, Demon Ruins, Blighttown

>>127746845
DS3 release is going to be fucking hype for at least a couple weeks, hopefully longer

how 2 use halberd in 2? The tracking is so fucking bad and everyone rolls through my r1s.

>>127747168
>Blighttown
Literally the only issue is the framerate.

>>127747270
Poison, stupid mosquitoes, and poor visibility isn't that great. Speaking of poor visibility, Tomb of the Giants was shit as well.

>>127747390
You're just a pussy.

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>>127747390
Tomb of the Giants is great, you're just bad at the game

>>127747479
>>127747494
lmao okay
you guys act as if dark souls is hard, shit's easy mode after playing bloodborne 8)

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>>127744020
>tfw I got through

what's a better weapon early game

chaos rapier or battle axe? plan to get to the BKGS/UGS and start using one of those two, but those are basically a lord soul away

on another note, if I do a cosplay of this feg, what helmet in DaS2 best fits his? I was thinking Vengarl's, but it basically means wearing a White Ring all game

>>127747589
The fact that Dark Souls isn't even hard only makes you more of a pussy for complaining.

>>127747751
what are you, some kind of autist?
it's shitty level design, that's all there is to it. who are you trying to impress on the internet by passing dumb shit off as acceptable?

>>127747842
>HUUURRR I can't handle environmental hazards in my vidiyagames

>>127747842
'it's shit' isn't an argument
the only point you brought up really was visibility which has several remedies

>>127747998
>DUUURRRR I am autistic

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>>127747168
>not liking izalith

>>127748173
anything with that fucking god awful lava is an unacceptable eyesore since i'm playing on ps3 and not modding it

>>127748173
Is this bait?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjoLHRpb7OM

im a sponsored pvper

>>127748173
It's legitimately unfinished though

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>watched a dark souls 2 playthrough when it came out
>forgot about almost anything
>only thing i remember is the chariot
>realize im in that area
>tfw

fucking dead
like this game

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reminder that if this isn't fixed, pvp will be fucked and worse than bloodborne

>>127748293
what is that talking in some of the fights?

>>127748885
If PvP is ruined, maybe the cancerous tryhards will go play a real competitive game.

>>127748953
Some are youtube videos, the one sided conversation was me on skype with a friend and OBS didn't capture my voice

by the way, recording that video got my main account softbanned because I used OBS's game capture

>>127749065
>softbanned because I used OBS's game capture
thanks b team

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Do all of the DaS2 DLC sit around the same difficulty level or will they get progressively harder?

I just finished the sunken king one for the first time and I'm moving onto iron king.

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So,never knew this body was here. It is a large titanite shard. Learned something new today

>>127749232
what kind of weird sfm porn is this

>>127749232
They're all at the same level of challenge. But they each have one bullshit section that's unique to them so be prepared

>>127749324
From games are always full of secrets

>>127748328
doesn't mean you can't like it how it is
could it have been better if it wasn't half-assed or unfinished? sure
but it's still alright
much like fallout 4
which i am still very angry about

>>127749324
is that gaping dragon room?

>>127749420
We're all diamonds anon you feel it too, don't you?

>>127749486
um
what

>>127749462
Nah, its the room with the channeler. its past the crates with the rats in very back of the room. The one you are thinking of is the heavy crossbow.

Hi guys, got halfway through whip run and got bored as fuck. Anyone got a suggestion for a Dark Souls 2 playthrough? I've done:

SL1, Miracles only, Pyro only, Hexes Only, Sorcery Only, Whip only, and Consumables only. I'll try whatever you guys throw at me, as long as it's feasible to just pick up from the get go (ie dont tell me to only use, like, key to the embedded)

>>127750170
Fists?

>>127750256
Oh woops, forgot to mention that. Yea, I've done a CoC fist.

I haven't done ladel but fuck that lmao

>>127750295
Parry and Bows only

What's a good weapon for an int build in DaS1?

do I really need anything other than dsfix for pc dark souls

>>127750372
Moonlight Greatsword. Anything you can enchant reallly

>>127750467
PvP Watchdog if you want to manage summons and invasions

>>127750551
alright, I'll get that too. I played on the 360 before, if I don't get all the other 'essentials' will the game suffer compared to the console version, i have a gamepad

>>127750771
Not that I know of

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I miss Onlyafro

>>127750372
Anything with decent base damage will be good Enchanted.
Meaning claymore, man-serpent, zwei, large club. Not straight swords, rapiers, katanas.
The higher the split damage, the better. At very high base AR like with the Greataxe, it can be better than physical.
Enchanted is the strongest element path in the game with 50 INT and you can easily get a +4 Enchanted weapon without killing a single boss.

Aside from that, Moonlight Greatsword and Moonlight Butterfly Horn. The horn is a godsend: low requirements, long range, decent magic damage, can be made immediately from the lightning spear.
Velka's can be useful for backstabs
Channeler's Trident is.. okay, but really it's only worth using if you luck out and get one in the Parish / Depths.

>>127750980
You're the only one.

ignoring the fact they're totally different weapons

what is better/more fun for PvE

claymore or bandit axe?

>>127751159
Zweihander

>>127751159
Claymore.

>>127751159
Claymore. Bandit Axe kicks ass in PvE, but the 2h moveset is really lacking.

>>127740074
hat guys prob gone but i have a related question:
Whats best level to invade depths?

>>127751712
around 16-20

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this is probably a real dumb question, but will i need to switch from the grand lance at some point, or can i use it for my entire run?

>>127752000
You might want to have a strike weapon, like the craftsman hammer or great club for certain areas, but nah

i'm on vanilla steam ds1

my sens fortress is broken

the balls are randomly spawning and the directions they spawn change too, even after i move the wheel

>>127752320
and i should add, main problem, is that reloads aren't changing anything

is the save fucked? i'm in windowed mode if that makes any difference

>>127752394
the boulders change directions automatically when you pass certain thresholds, it’s not broken. can still pass through normally through the gccr route.

>>127752841
This. If anything, I felt they changed direction so that they would always impede your movement.

>>127752000
Just don't be too used to locking on. When you're trying to stab the legs of larger enemies, you need to aim manually, as with all pokey weapons.

What SM for Bell covenant? I'm an achievementfag and want to 100% DaS2, kinda annoying that you need multiplayer for Hidden Weapon and Sunlight Spear even though it makes sense.

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Any of you niggas got a spare catarina chest piece? Got name engrave ring and sit at 466K SM on SOTFS PC

>>127747242
Maybe don't swing every time when they expect it.
2H against passive players and use animation cancels. The rolling attack is your best friend to punish panic rolls. Do some spin2wins if you notice them rolling into you.
1H against aggressive players and use your shield. You can attack and backstep while blocking. Only the 1H rolling attack is bad.

>>127753807
Nevermind. Read that you can farm for them.

>>127753807
300k~900k is good
Only twinks go in before 300k

>>127750372
Alternatively you can play the cheesy dex/dark sorcery build.

Does Lifehunt Scythe+5 have enough DPS for 4kids on NG? Or am I just going to murder myself? Note that I'm using favor and protection rather than bloodbite and don't want to break it.

>>127754865
Yeah, I've tried that before, and it sucks. Granted, it was ng+3 when I did it, but pairing a weapon that kills yourself if you don't pace yourself on a dps-fest boss is a REALLY bad idea. Get a greatscythe so you don't fuck yourself over.

>>127750372
MLGS, MLBH, Enchanted Rapier

>>127754969
I have a +5 lighting bandit knife and a +10 divine whip. I think I might be well off switching between lifehunt and my knife? I just seem to get hit using lightning spears.

>>127755126
Unless its pyromancy, spells are too low dps for 4kings. Just get a decent weapon, as much stamona regen as you can muster. Both your other weapons seem really bad for this fight, but they might do if its just ng

Hey guys,
i'm new to souls games and just started Sotfs.
I dont get the weapon system... So i can use any weapon regardless of the str or agi it requieres and all it does is some lower dmg?

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>Finally beat Sotfs
>Go to op to download the ost
>It's dead

Thanks Yui

>>127751597
Secret Poison Moths, nigga.

>>127756003

http://www.mediafire.com/download/1gafpk92r4upve2/2015_-_DARK_SOULS_II_SCHOLAR_OF_THE_FIRST_SIN_Original_Soundtrack_%5BFrom_Software_%28FFSA-ST006%7E7%29%5D.zip

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>>127756180
Thanks anon.

Fuck S&O.

fag faggot and beanpole bitch

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>>127753849
a-anyone?

>>127756471
You probably know this already but there is a chestpiece in one of the dlcs. I think it's in Brume Tower.

>>127756572
Aye I do, Aava shreds my ass to pieces sadly, and I intend this character to sit on this SM level

>>127751204
wew lad

>>127751213
>>127751495
cheers boiz

any recommendations if I'm playing as a pyromancer and using it? it doesn't use up too much stamina, does it? it definitely feels a lot different to the GOAT claymore in DaS1

I'm guessing something like minimum required stats and then +10 fire?

>>127756830
You could. But you would find it totally ineffective for a solid third of the game. Especially in the DLC. It's not a heavy stamina user but you'll still want tons of stamina for rolling etc

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ice dlc area

I can't figure out where I should go to. Everything is frozen, can't open anything. I got a key or whatever from an altar. Killed a giant cat. Found the last bonefire. Still missing from the previous bonefire 2/4 but what the fuck. I just keep walking in circles now.

>>127757106
Go up the stairs and talk to best fragment of manus, then jump down the king shitpit, die, then go find the rest of the knights

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which weapon in scholar looks the closest to the Dark sword? i feel like doing some classic darkwraith invasions

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Where2 put summon sign to help people at SL 1.8Mil?

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>>127757179
After a couple hundred years you would think she would change her clothes and bathe at least once though.

>>127758357
probably Drakekeeper's Sword

>>127758429
Katana Keep and Drangleic Castle

I suggest you put your sign outside Smelter fog gate, helping a newbie through the Keep is extremely frustrating (especially when they fall off)

>>127758646
>>127758357
Just remembered, GS of the Forlorn is similar too, but it's a bit too big and improperly proportioned

>>127758646
I don't mind helping retards fight allone knights, if they die I still get to keep my souls anyway. I just figured that Smelter would have slowed down a bunch by this SL.

Could probably get a bunch of NG+ people there though I guess.

>>127758768
nah

most people leave Smelter Demon until they've gotten the four Lord Souls now, fuck knows why considering he's one of the easiest bosses in the game once you learn about his AoE

>>127749420
>fallout 4
>he fell for the fallout meme
I can't even blame you though, I fell for the mgsv meme.

Why do people hate Valley of Defilement and Blighttown so much? They're the most fun areas for me and look nice.

I know epic pathfinding mosquitos are a problem but upper blightown and the entire area on good PCs post 2012 is no problem what so ever.

I like the Gutter too aside from Molerats because it's fun.

>>127759664
It's just an awful time all around. You're put on a clock because you're poisoned, even if you have 99 dark moon grass or 20+7 estus, you're still ticking and it's annoying. The lack of mobility doesn't make it better too, even das knew this and added rusted iron ring to make it less painful.

>>127759664
valley is alright
blighttown was a nightmare before i got gud and still gives trouble sometimes
gutter is just a dark hallway with bullshit enemies

posting cancer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG2LVMpvOXA

>>127759820

Fondest memory in PVP with this series has been in Blighttown. Either those gimmicky ninja backstab builds, emulation of the Japanese Greatbow on Upper or silly ugly caveman characters on the lower.

>>127759883

Reminder you can do this with Dark Souls 1 and Demon's Souls and it's really fucking good with a mouse.

Dark Souls 2 disabling vertical aiming unless you use Binocs is a fucking joke.

>>127760063
>Dark Souls 2 disabling vertical aiming unless you use Binocs is a fucking joke.
What?
Holy shit can you stop literally lying for 2 seconds goddamn
You can aim bows without binocs
You can aim corssbows without binocs
You can change where the swing will aim by looking up or down
You can look up and down.

Did you ACTUALLY play the entire game locked on and wondered why you couldn't aim? How did you even do that in areas without enemies?

>>127759821
>gutter is just a dark hallway
that's some grade A bullshit and you know it. the gutter has a lot inteconnectivity. it might not be new londo tier, but it's one of the best areas in ds2 and definitely NOT a hallway
>>127759664
i love blighttown, really thrilling experience. you need a lot of space perception/cognition? engrish no first rangaj but the mosquitos are retarded in a lot of ways, mainly the hitboxes are much smaller than they should or they can become ethereal at will, since they also pass through walls

>>127761335
the thing about gutter is you just walk to point b with hollows and statues bugging you the whole way
theres no challenge, unless you call fighting the horde of dark sword hollows at the bottom of the pit a challenge, and its an empty area with no boss, just there to waste time and transition
and what are you on about interconnectivity?
theres one way in, the pit in majula, and one way out, black gulch
its not one of the best areas in 2 either, but i hate all the areas of ds2 so i cant judge

>>127761873
I mean in the gutter itself, there are a lot of ways to pass through.

>>127761019

You really can't do that in DaS2 and I've played it for like 100 hours over the last two weeks to get cheevos for my epic steam profile to prove I'm a real Darkie.
With weapons and catalysts you can't aim properly and efficiently unless it's a wild extreme without binocs.

Of course you can aim crossbows and bows without binocs rofl.

>>127762025
p.s. >locking in any souls game but bloodborne

>>127762025
I still don't get what your retarded ass is trying to say, so I'll just dismiss you as a retard spouting nonsense
>cant vertically aim in DS2
will this become the new
>dudes in armor
>you cant beat DLC bosses with spells
?