/dsg/ - Dark Souls General

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>>163594068
>but they were lazy
You dumb cunt, it's possible to have the Firelink shrine permanently shut down with no fault of your own so then you'd have to run to gwyn from Parish.

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>>163594065

Cute!

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Dark Souls as a horror game.

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>>163594252
This is what Dark Souls 2 should've been.

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daily reminder

>>163594539
oh boy, another autistic copypasta to filter

>>163594252

New challenge mod in progress?

>>163594180
>it's possible to have the Firelink shrine permanently shut down
They didn't have to include that mechanic. They could have let you rekindle the flame like you do with the others.
Kill yourself.

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>>163594735
>le kill yurself xd
Lolno.

>They didn't have to include that mechanic.
Well yes, they didn't, but that doesn't mean they're lazy, on the contrary. They made an entire quest revolve around the mechanic.

And gameplaywise it doesn't even matter that you get another bonfire right after firelink because it's not intended to be a combat section.

Meanwhile bad checkpointing in DS2 / DS3 often means that you go in short spurts and then an instant safe zone / refill point and the levels feel much less like an adventure overall which sucks balls because it encourages bad level design that doesn't loop into itself as well as DS1 levels did, which in turn makes invading in them shittier because you'll have to run through pipes instead of having shortcuts you can utilize to get ahead of players or ambush them or just all around move quickly around the level.

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>>163594685
Yeah, I found some lighting values and Darkest Souls seemed like the most practical use for them.

So SotFS is under a tenner lads.

Is there any point in buying when I already have the original DS2 and all DLC?

I've heard mixed things about the new enemy placements and shit. Does it actually add anything worthwhile?

>random text to avoid duplicate post filter as I posted this in the old thread too

>>163595190
Unless you want it for the PvP, don't get it. The base game is worse with only a spare few gimmicky improvements and much worse placements.

>>163594910
DaS1 only has one good level and that is Painted World.
Rare bonfires don't guarantee good levels, see the rest of the game. You have some strange hard on for wasted time. Stay away from me you jobless babby.

>>163595256
Thought as much. Thanks senpai.

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Also, while sorting out some model masks, I ended up making a lewd Dusk costume.

>>163595428
>Burg is not a good level

Reevaluate those life choices.

>>163595428
Painted world isn't even that good. The entire mid level of Lordran, (the areas you can see in the design works map) is better than anything in 2/3.

>>163595608
Undead Burg is the worst iteration of its theme in the entire series. Just a hallway with little to explore.

>>163595759
The entirety of 2/3 is better than the second half of 1.

>>163595848
>Just a hallway

You've never played Dark Souls, have you?

>>163595920
That isn't saying much.

And the edge areas are not half the game. They are a quarter at most. Less when you factor in the Artorias expansion.

>>163596010
1500 hours.
I'm just not a delusional fanboy.

>>163596061
I'd say that's exactly what you are.

>>163595848
>just a hallway
>nothing to explore
Okay so you're just a shitty troll.

>>163596061
No your a delusional contrarian. You can literally be proven wrong by looking at a map of the level.

>>163596030
I consider Anor Londo, Darkroot Garden, Burg and the DLC trash as well.

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>>163594401
Watching the footage of the TGS demo by Vaati made me sad. If the whole game would've been on par with what was showed there, it would've probably been the best Souls game full stop.

It's mind-boggling how bad the rest of Dark Souls 2 is in comparison to tgs demo Fotfg.

And apparently 4chan thinks a screenshot of the game is spam so have an Otzdarva.

>>163595848
What is your criteria for something being "a hallway"? Because right now you're so far removed from rational thought, I'm assuming it has a restraining order against you.

>>163596217
I consider your opinions to be trash.

>>163596254
Especially when they are defending 2 and the even the painted world is more of a hallway than the Burg is.

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>>163596129
topkek

do I have to play the previous dark souls games to play dark souls 3 or is this like the elder scrolls games where it really doesn't matter that much?

>>163596446
Is it that English isn't your first language? You're not actually sure yourself what the word "hallway" means? I'm struggling to see how you'd think that's a hallway, unless you're either lacking information or developmentally handicapped.

>>163596446
And that map is one of three presumably because of the multiple floors.

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>>163596420
>even the painted world is more of a hallway than the Burg is
bullshit

>>163596583
I thought it was one of us topkeking over how thoroughly blown out 'Undead Burg is a Hallway' anon is.

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>>163595141
>fighting big and/or quick bosses
>in the dark
>fighting oceiros
yamero

>>163596616
Nah, not bullshit at all. Burg leads to multiple areas and has you backtracking through it multiple times.

Painted world you go from one end to the other to get out.

>>163596656
I'm sorry if that's the case, it's just that the level of argument that's been given from the other side has set such a low bar that I assumed he'd be the sort to post something like that and think it was a kind of rebuttal.

How do I stop sucking so bad at Ds3? Am I just too old for these games now?

>>163595523
Nice desu

>>163595523
>That face
How horrifying

>>163596738
>Painted world you go from one end to the other to get out.
What the fuck is wrong with you?

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>>163597015
Perhaps this is more to your liking.

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>>163595523
Lewd mods when.

>>163597132
Is that Dark Wraith mask or Grave tender?

>>163597132
cheeringskeletons.jpg
I'm on my phone

>>163597025
That's literally what you do.

And don't forget I said 'more of a hallway'

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>>163597239
Gravetender is wearing the Dark Mask.

>>163597365
Gravetender dresses up like a fuckin idiot

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>>163597132
UNF

>>163596589
no, that's all the floors

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>>163597435
>gravetender has no unique clothing

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>>163597435
It's supposed to be a reference to Chain Moms, but they did a pretty poor job of it. I'd have preferred if they'd used the opportunity to patch this mask in and have him wear that.

>>163597315
Use your eyes and notice the courtyard leading to several mazelike side areas. It's a farcry from Burgs FF13 tier layout.

>>163597547
No it isn't. That's only the bridge and rooftops.

>>163597610
>>163597435
>>163597640
if we still can't invade the bossfight ala old monk after dlc2, i'm going fucking kamikaze on memehacki's ass
>>163597704
dude, no. it's all of the upper burg. unless you meant to add the lower burg as well. it even has the corridor with BTSR and the normal entrance to the burg with all the shit underneath

>>163597702
Yes anon its a bendy hallway.

>Maze like
kek

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>>163596254
Compare this to
>>163596446
Notice the diffence?
One is an open area, one is a hallway.

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>>163597812
Or Looking Glass Knight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWI-TRZQpwI

>>163597812
Well seeing as we are talking about 'the undead burg' then yeah, we meant the street level as well, its all the same area.

>>163597882
Are you defining hallway by how wide the fucking path is?

>>163597882
>Having corridors, even if they branch out and circle back onto each other, means the entire area is "a hallway"

So what then, the entirety of Demons' Souls is "a hallway" outside of 5-2?

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Reminder that it's today

>>163597949
>Or Looking Glass Knight.
LGK is a giant missed opportunity because he's limited to NG+ only.
And on top of that hosts and phantoms can spawnkill you because there's a delay between spawning and getting control of your character

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What SM should I aim for with the agape ring for the maximum activity everywhere?
I don't even plan to pvp, I just want to be able to casually summon people as I play.

>>163598130
What's that in real time (GMT)

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>>163597882
Seems like this would be the perfect map for you.

>>163598246

5 PM

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>>163598162
>giant, missed opportunity
Sums up entirety of DaS2.
I could very well see DaS 2 being my all-time favorite Souls game if the level design was on par with Forest of the Fallen Giants and the graphics / effects were on par with what was shown in the TGS demo.

As an insult to injury they didn't even fix it in Scholar which is unforgivable.

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Just got this game, first time playing it. Tell me everything about it, what weapons I should use and secrets to look for!

>>163598997
Don't spoil the game for yourself, the best part of it is figuring out what to do
leave pls

>>163598997
Use a whip if you can, they have great reach and do good damage.
Level up your RES for poison resistance, a lot of enemies use poison and you do NOT want to get poisoned.

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>>163599185
don't do this

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>>163598997
Halberds
Halberds all the way through

>>163599115
It's better to know something about it. A lot of people hate the game because they get overwhelmed.

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>>163598012
>>163598097
>>163598301
You niggers miss the fact that the first time you enter the are it's literally just a hallway for the most part. What sets DeS(and Painted World) apart are several branches with nooks and crannies to explore even before you open the short cuts.
DaStards are fucking dumb.

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>>163598997

Now fuck off until you've finished it or I'll spoil everything about the game and the sequels.

>>163599439
>the fact that the first time you enter the are it's literally just a hallway for the most part

You miss the fact that this isn't a fact.

>>163599439
>Walk into the Burg
>As soon as you get out of the aqueduct, you can explore the little house to the left, and drop down to the hidden area on the right, looping back around to the entrance
>Then, once you continue on, you have the area off to the left leading down to the Undead Merchant

That's more than you have at the start of 1-1 until you get up through the staircase area.

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>in DaS1 at low sl a normal +15 weapon has higher ar than a raw +5 weapon
so what's the fucking point? was raw not coded properly?
I wonder if anyone has ever tried making a patch to fix raw.

I'm playing DS2 and have a chance to swap my Sea Bow for the Dragonrider Bow, but since I only use it for occasional plinking and such, I worry about the Dragonrider Bow's reduced range (35 v 65), then I realized, I don't know what "range" really does.

What does it affect?

>>163600168
Your not supposed to have a +15 weapon in the earlygame
Raw is supposed to be good early game but shit when you start putting points into str/dex
dumb dragonposter

Why is way of blue a thing? Why can't I just get summoned as a dorkmoon to anyone that gets invaded? I don't feel like farming for 3 hours again just for 6 proofs. It would just be faster for me to constantly go through NG's just collecting the 2 proofs at yorshka and anor londo.

>>163600298
and why are blue sentinels and blades of darkmoon the same covenant? because miyasucky doesn't give a fuck

>>163600241
Damage fall off, Bows with better range lose less damage the further they go

>>163600443
Ah, Ok, so for just utilitarian use, probably stick with the Sea Bow and leave it I guess.

>>163600295
with 13 STR and 13 DEX the difference in ar between a normal +10 long sword and a raw +5 long sword is just 20 fucking points.
raw has no place in this fucking game.

For someone who just got BB goty, do you have to download a lot of updates before you can play the game?

>>163600912
Probably. They'll know more in >>163565214

>>163599185
miscreant ahead

>>163599439
>Hur Dur its just a hallway
>But it literally isn't
>Hur dur I know but it is before you encouter any branches
The bridge in the painted world is literally just a straight line.
Undead burg has an offshoot 'nook and cranny' by dropping down as soon as you enter the area from the conventional side. Not to mention you can enter it from the other side as well.

>>163601181
>2016
>people still write "liar ahead" messages even though the message system doesn't work that way

>>163601494
>2016
>DeS still has the funniest message templates

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>>163601576
They're really fucking inflexible and kinda useless.
At least you can mark your waifus with "you'll find true love here" lol

>>163601676
>I'm in trouble, please recommend this message.

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It's been nice knowing you, /dsg/. rip in pepperoni.

I'll repost one of my best Webms as a parting gift. See you in 4 months when DLC2 releases.

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>>163603829
>that panic
Lmao

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>>163603829

Me too. No one even likes webms here anymore, what else is there to talk about, really?

Love playing the game and invasions still but souls discussion is dead as fuck.

>>163604986
FUCK YOU GORILLA YOU BITCH ASS FAGGOT I WILL CRUSH YOU WITH MY BARE FISTS AGAIN

>>163605034

:^)

Anyone else losing connection to the dark souls 3 server at seemingly random intervals?
I have tried opening ports, turning off windows defender, lowering the graphics in case that was somehow the problem.
Nothing seems to work.
I can pvp just fine, I just randomly disconnect. It can go hours without it happening.

>>163596908
Git gud

>>163604986
>fire witch explosion does 146 damage, guardbreaks putting him in instability frames
>chucked spear does lethal on top of that, at least 290 damage (could be more but that's all the life he had left)

damn that's sexy, javelin is underrated

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>>163601358
>shitposting about about Painted World just to spite someone who likes Demons Souls like leveldesign more than Dark Souls' Skyrim loops
Bravo DaStard. Undead Burg will forever be a sub DaS2 tier empty hallway no matter how hard you deny it. Deal with it.

Is there any activity in the crucifixion woods? What SL/upgrade level is it at?

>>163607173
I love how you keep saying hallway like you've played the game when the hallways you speak of are bridges. Literal straight paths with no rooms or other connections.

Because, you know, they are fucking bridges.

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The 24 hour FC is starting in 5 minutes from now.

We'll start at high wall for a couple of hours then move on to the ice lake.

Pass is dsg, as always.

Be there!

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>>163607358
Do people really not see the difference between pic related and
>>163596446
or
>>163607173

>>163607892
Are there any special rules or is it just a normal dsgFC?

>>163607918
Oh there definitely are, but you're still retarded for calling a fucking BRIDGE a hallway and expecting there to be rooms/paths coming off of (I say it again) A BRIDGE

>>163607987

Normal, unless I specify with a later post.

>>163607892
>intended to make a new build for christmas
>never actually did

I guess I can just blast my way to 120 with +9 weapons and be done with it.

Posting again since nobody got dubs last time.

>Want to do another DaS1 run (just fun, not speed or PvP) but am out of ideas.
As an addendum: I've already done dex/miracles, fatty poise tank, a few cosplay builds, and a fuckaround build

Dubs decides how I play it. Keep in mind that I'm a scrub so nothing too difficult please.

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>>163608037
And then there is this retard. Even DeS's bridge level is less of a hallway than Undead Burg.

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Just need those dorkmoon summons.

Guys, just because levels in DaS loop, doesn't mean the progression isn't overly linear (a fuckin hallway). Undead Burg is a hallway, Painted World is not.

>>163598130
>tfw only SL 91

>>163608804

come anyways

>>163608783
According to my understanding, what the anon is trying to say is is that if you have a start and an end, it's a hallway.

AKA every game since it has a start and end, follows a linear path (aka to the end game because no matter where you go or what you do eventually you will get to the end)

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Reminder that there is a FC at high wall pass dsg!

>>163598130
>tfw SL 404

Lowest SL char is 150, but have only 5 weapons maxed

>>163609270

sl doesn't really matter since you get downscaled

>>163608783
Oh yeah? Well the questions you should be asking is, which one has the best waifus?

Are these FC's PC or PS4?

>>163609549
PC

>>163609334
Here I come then !

I got shit on by a few anons last time I went to a FC for using a SL 207 char. I just want to have fun.

>>163609639
if i see you i will curse you

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>>163609687

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>>163609687

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>>163609573

>>163609639
>>163609174

>both the SL207 retard and CE abusing autismo that went around cursing people in invasions yesterday are coming to the FC

aaaaaaand I'm out

>>163609639
>tfw sl93
no bully

>>163609005
It seems you are retarded.

>>163610075
you're gettin cursed

>>163609174
>christmas FC
>high wall
go to pontiff's, sweet fuck

>>163610075
>tfw SL200 AND playing on the xbone

>>163610209

>reading comprehension

I'm making the Grinch for Painted World invasions in DaS1.
What kind of weapons should I use?

>>163610317
Two hand a spear

thanks for the dark hand smooch cutie :3c

>>163597949
God that looked cool. the feel of that demo isn't in the game anymore and it makes me sad.

How do I use the camera controls from CE? It just jumps back to it's previous location every time I try to move it.

>>163594252
That's pretty sweet.

>>163597949
>4:44
he fucking foretold it, what the hell

Anyone want souls (help me) from Nameless? You can leave your sign at Belfry. dsg

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I'm switching to a FFA right now. The drop of the hammer starts it.

>>163610890
Show a screenshot of your CE window.

>>163612175
booting up my dreamcast as we speak bro, don't worry

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>>163612353

>>163612719
Open the Camera Position section and check to make sure that nothing is locked.

>>163612257

>not Eleonora WA or Yorshka's Spear WA

>>163612175
>>163612518

for peecee

>>163612851
that's for din din and Crusade time respectively

>>163612175
sign down famalam

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>>163612798
Nothing locked there either. it should be movable by just clicking the mouse buttons and moving it right? I already tested out everything else on the keyboard just to be safe.

>>163613073
Try moving it with your controller.

>>163613198
I don't have a controller, I guess my best bet is assigning hotkeys to the camera positions. Thanks for checking it out anyways.

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>>163613006

Thanks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x3GmY3N8Z4

How long will the FC be ?

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>>163613447
next time try getting gud

>>163613493
hol up

so you sayin

crystal magic weapon MLGS

shieeeeeet

>>163613626
24 hours

>>163613685
It's written on the picture, I read it but still I didn't remember. HUUAAAAAAARGH
Thanks for the reminder

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>>163613647

Welcome to whenever I still played DkS3

Any bros out there want to make a new character, team up and play through the whole game co-op?

Will require joining each others games so that both get all the progression.

DLC included.

>>163615013
shouldn't you do that with your frien-
oh

>>163615048
Exactly...

>>163615013
Which game? I'd be down for it but I only have DS1 and 2.

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What do I level, never played souls games before

>>163615268
I should specify, I can play any of them and have only ever completed III & BB before.

>>163615304
all points into DEX all the fucking way to 99
don't touch vigor, it's a dump stat

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Moved to ice lake.

Put sign down next to bonfire

Anyone else have a problem with CE where you click on the checkbox to open a menu but it doesn't check the box? And there's no way I've found that fixes it

>>163615304
level INT so you can make the decision for yourself you fucking mong

>>163615401
can someone else confirm this, i dont want to get meme'd

>>163615304
Dark Souls 2 is weird. In order of importance:

>VIG, for HP, absolutely vital in every stage of the game
>ADP, for agility, the stat that dictates the number of iframes you get when you roll
>END, for stamina, which determines how many times you can swing your weapon or dodge
>VIT, for equip load, although this can be safely skipped if you intend to use light armour and weapons

After that it depends on what kind of guy you want. Strength typically determines big, heavy weapons. Dexterity controls lighter, faster weapons. Both combined determine "quality" weapons, or those with scaling in both stats that are kind of in the middle. Intelligence for using magic, Faith for using miracles, and both combined for using hexes.

>>163615358
I'd be happy to give you a guided tour of Lordran. PC?

>>163615554
Yup PC, steam ID?

>>163615514
i like mobility and sustainability

>>163615448
That means the script you're attempting to open can't be completed.

>>163615697
http://steamcommunity.com/id/eroc_/

>>163615476
I can confirm this, yes. 99 DEX is the way to go in DS2.

>>163615476

yep, 99 dex is the way to go

>>163615713
You typically build your character around the items you find, as opposed to grabbing items that suit your character. Don't feel like a build is concrete because you'll find a weapon that looks and feels amazing for you sooner or later, and as soon as you level up to a point where you can use it you just want to switch it out for an even better one.

Take VIG, END and ADP to 20 whilst increasing STR and DEX until you hit the bare minimum requirements for the weapons you find and want to use. Once you get to that point you should have a solid grasp on stuff and know where you want your character to go. Ignore VIT, ATT, INT, and FTH entirely.

>>163615304
Points in endurance/vigor/adaptability are never wasted
never go past 40 in Dex/Str
never go past 60 in faith/int
really no need to go past 24 attunement
Attunement is how many spells you can have
Look at a weapon in your inventory, it'll show letters under the stat requirements for them, the better grade the number is the better it scales with a stat.
Attunement is how many spells you can have.

>>163615731
why is item swap not working? It worked fine before ;~;

>>163615773
>Hexen avatar
nice

>>163616298
Yes, something I forgot to explain. The numbers under a weapon are the stat requirements, and they are ALWAYS in the same order across the series; STR, DEX, INT, and then FAI. Those are the only stats that will ever determine weapon effectiveness. Which is why you focus on non-weapon related stats to just get more health and stamina and generally be better at everything before you settle on something with a fun moveset.

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Finished Earthen peak and now am doing the Gutter i have fallen utterly in love with this game and want to be even better, How do i git gud at parrying? after messing around in forest trying to practice parrying i can just never seem to time it right, im always too slow or too early and they always hit me anyway?

>>163595190
Better graphics, changed enemy positions. Some people think the base game is worse, some don't. I prefer SOTFS.

Main changes to the base game was using the fragrant branches a lot more to vary the progression path. Fragrant branches are a lot easier to find, but you need more of them to get everything, so it's easier to skip certain parts (no need to jump down to the gutter to go straight to shaded woods for example) but a lot of optional areas (belfry luna, ruin sentinels, gender change coffin, etc.) are all behind statues now.

They moved a few bonfires to make them more accessible, too.

They changed a few enemies and moved more enemies into NG+ / Bonfire intensity 2+ only.

If you're into it for the lore, SOTFS is a must-have. They also updated a lot of item descriptions that the original translations/script were half-assed on, and made the whole story more cohesive through improved dialogue. Aldia adds a lot of explanation that was previously just speculation, also.

Graphics are quite a bit better too.

Things to absolutely get it for:
>Better PvP
>Lots of added lore
>better graphics

Things that could be good or bad (your mileage may vary)
>changed item positions and fragrant branch requirements
>changed enemy positions and more Bonfire Intensity 2+ exclusive enemies (they also give you more bonfire ascetics)

>>163615773
>800 fucking hours on DS1
>doesn't even have all achievements

What's the fucking point?

>>163616773
What's your equip load in all of that armor?

>>163616868
>making a maxed raw weapon for any reason ever

Anyone who has all achievements in DaS is cancer

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>be me
>played Dark Souls ages ago, never finished it
>last night decide to pick it back up since I got it for free
>struggle to remember where the fuck everything is and how to get around
>make it past Gaping Dragon
>Now Entering Blighttown, Hope You Enjoy Your Stay.jpeg
>mfw I forced all of Btown out of my memory
>mfw it all came flooding back in seconds

>>163594539
This repost wasn't posted by the guy who posted the original

>>163595141
>>163594252
Would this get you banned?

Also is there a similar way to do this in DS2?

>frenchie still bringing his overleveled character to FC
lel

>>163617043
800 fucking hours

Like, at some point you just have to run out of things to upgrade

What happens if I start slashing Friede pre-boss?

>>163598162
LGK is definitely not limited to NG+ only. First time I played SOTFS I was invaded by a player character on bonfire intensity 1 NG.

It might have been NG+ only in vanilla DS2, or for invaders (but not the invaded) though, not sure.

>>163616773
Parrying is just something you learn. I can't really explain it any better than that. Play the game, keep parrying small stuff. Eventually it just clicks and you get good enough to quite literally parry the world. I picked up Dark Souls 1 after a several year break and managed to kill Havel at SL1 without taking a hit because I still had the parry timings locked down.

whoever Polt is, sorry. I have no idea what the fuck just happened, I was using dsg as a password and intended to summon another friend

>>163600168
Raw is your Chaos/Lightning upgrade for early game.

Once you hit ~SL50 or so, it becomes pointless, but it's actually stronger before.

>>163595190
SotFS is the definitive edition and enough is changed to make it feel like a new game. Plus, it's the most active version of DS2 and will remain so until the end of time. Grab it if you ever want to PvP in DS2 again.

>>163617162
Raw weapons are worthless. Lightning, standard and +4 crystal are actually good.
Again, anyone who ever maxed a raw weapon was either still learning the fame or an achievement whore cancer.

I don't have that achievement and never will

>>163600241
Range is definitely more important, since aggro distance is so far in DS2. You want the sea bow range for things like the dragons in the dragon aerie or the alonne knights, etc.

>>163617286
She just disappears until you quit and load. Never turns hostile and i'm 99% sure she never gets new dialogue.

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>>163616905

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>>163617162
I don't think anyone with this many hours played plays a single character (outside of PvP) for more than twenty or thirty hours.
You either make a trillion characters for PvE or just do PvP forever, maybe a combination of the two.

>>163617685
>68%
lmao nigga, you roll like 5cm in that, unqeuip some of this shit

>>163601494
>don't give up, skeleton!
>try jumping
>amazing chest ahead
>try thrust attack
>try tongue but hole
>weakness chest therefore try two handing

>>163617783
Im doing fine though, where should it be?

>>163617896
>stumble upon yuria in 1-3
>Sticky White Stuff
>Sticky White Stuff
>Sticky White Stuff
>Sticky White Stuff

The messages are what made me fall in love with the series.

I swear to god if I don't get DS3 for Christmas I'm going to buy it myself

>>163617996
Under 50 is optimal unless specific builds.

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>tfw going back to BB for Christmas because everything else is boring

>>163618286
Oh okay, so if i drop some armor i should roll more?

>>163619014
You will roll further, drop weapons tho and equip them when needed so they're not dead weight
http://darksouls2.wikidot.com/rolling

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>>163617148
It probably won't get you banned. It should only be affecting something they have no reason to be paying attention to.

There's a lighting mod for DaS2, which I believe was also ported to Scholar.

>>163619158
Thanks

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>>163594252
>>163619182
Are you trying to spook me ? BECAUSE YOU'RE SPOOKING THE HELL OUT OF ME

>>163615304
General notes:
Upgrading weapons and armor will ALWAYS be better than leveling up your stats. However, upgrades are limited and most weapons have requirements for use before you can use them, which you should meet first before upgrading.
Elemental damage (magic, lightning, fire, dark) is better in mid game, but harder to get in early game and less effective in late game. Physical damage is the opposite, it is easy to get early game, weak in mid game, but strong in late game.

Fire damage is the easiest to level up, but is resisted the most.
Lightning damage is the most effective against enemies, but has the fewest other offensive benefits for faith stat
Magic damage is very effective against most enemies but has the fewest other defensive benefits for the intelligence stat
Dark damage does less than lightning or magic, but is the most consistent (few enemies resist, few enemies are weak to it) and offers the most flexibility between offensive and defensive spells.

Vigor
>Increase until HP is a little higher than the max amount your estus flask restores, or enough to withstand one hit from the boss you are fighting, whichever is higher. As you upgrade your estus flask, you should increase along side it.
>Endurance
Increase enough that you can do 2 heavy hits with your chosen weapon in a row, and still be able to roll. You will rarely be able to combo 3 hits in a row except with light weapons, without having to dodge first.
>Vitality
Increase until you can equip the weapons you want, plus your best armor, at under 70% equip load. If you need to more speed/mobility instead of defense, stay under 50% equip load.
>Attunement
Increase until you can equip the best spells you have.

>>163617049
After Valley of Defilement Blighttown looks like amusement park.

>>163619769
>>163615304
>Strength
Increase until you meet the strength requirement for your weapon. If your weapon also has scaling in strength (C, B, A letter), increase this up to 40 to do more damage. If it has an S letter, you will still see worthwhile gains up to 50 or 60. There is little point beyond 60.
>Dexterity
Increase until you meet the dexterity requirement for the weapons you want to use. If your weapon also has scaling in dexterity, (B, A, or S letter), increase this up to 40 to do more damage. If your weapon has poison or bleed effect, increase this up to 40 also. Beyond 40 there is little point.
>Intelligence
Increase until you meet the intelligence requirement for the spells you want to use. If your weapon also has scaling in magic damage (C, B, A, or S letter), increase this up to 40 to do more damage. If your weapon has scaling in dark damage, increase this if it is lower than faith, until both are up to 30. If your weapon has scaling in fire damage, increase this until the average of faith and intelligence is ~30. Beyond 40, only keep leveling up to equip more powerful spells.
>Faith
Increase until you meet the faith requirement for the miracles you want to use. If your weapon also has scaling in magic damage (C, B, A, or S letter), increase this up to 40 to do more damage. If your weapon has scaling in dark damage, increase this if it is lower than faith, until both are up to 30. If your weapon has scaling in fire damage, increase this until the average of faith and intelligence is ~30. Beyond 40, only keep leveling up to equip more powerful miracles.
>Adaptability
Increase as soon as possible to make your agility a minimum of 92. Your attunement will also raise agility. After leveling up attunement level up adaptability again to try to reach 96. Then again at 100, then again at 105.

>>163619819
I'm working my way through the games (and hopefully the DLC as well) now that I learned that there are 3 Dark Souls games. I've been out of the loop for quite a long time as relates to video games. I'm sure I'll agree with you once I make it there though, but for now, Fuck Btown.

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>>163619182
>should only be affecting something they have no reason to pay attention to

People got vac-banned for SweetFX in Dark Souls 2. I doubt your mod is any different.

Where is the lighting mod for scholar? Link?

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>>163619182

>Miyazaki's face when he sees this mod and realizes he could have made an Age of Dark DLC that basically doesn't change the game at all and just turns everything dark and he could have charged $10 for it and people would have bought it

>>163620035
>r2

for what purpose

What weapons are actually usable for a pure strength build rather than a quality build in Dark Souls 3?

>>163620068
Don't give him ideas please

>>163620165
I'm not used to using straight swords because I'm not a fucking faggot

>>163620415
Yhorm's Machete

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>>163619484
Don't worry, you can just bring your night vision goggles.

>>163620061
If I remember, the issue with SweetFX was injections, which this doesn't do.

>>163620518

ok

>>163620415

Yhorm's Machete on the left hand. Estoc/Anri's on the right.

>>163620019
Valley is in Demon's Souls tho.

>>163620643
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juFZh92MUOY

>>163620415
Millwood Battle Axe hits like a truck with 66 str and heavy infusion

farron greatsword r2 is literally the most useless shit ever

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I'll still be here, picking up signs if anyone comes.

>>163621320
I'm going to take a little break, I need to draw some stuff for people for Christmas, I only have a few hours, save me

>>163620923
Never had the privilege of playing Demon Souls, I really want to though

what's a good place to invade at lvl40 in ds3?

>>163620643
What are you using for DS3 then? And what's the mod you were referring to with DS2?

>>163621948
Catacombs?

Perhaps too high, Irithyll and Irithyll dungeon

>>163622036
It's Cheat Engine, for both.

Is "INVALID DATA" message still a thing, or you get banned outright now?

>>163622197
>cheat engine doesn't get you banned in DS2
>sweetFX does

what

So what is the best way to ensure I get grant from paladin leeroy Jenkins?

>Decide to go back to DS2 after being bored of DS3
>Go to the arena
>First oponent is a katana havel jester minotaur helmet shitter
>Everyone else wears at least one part of havel's and buffs like a madman for their 3 shot "builds"

Some things never chage

>>163622272
It's still a thing, I get it everyday
You can get directly banned for using some cheats though, like item spawning. I got the message after screwing around a bit with CE, even though I restored my back up made just before using CE.

>>163622326
Yeah, From's anti-cheat is real fucking bad.

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>>163622398

>>163622404
>like item spawning
Well, that's stupid. Btw, I used itemspawn safely by doing this:
Go offline, get to the high wall, spawn items. And then never do it again on that char after logging in.

>>163622432
>>163622326
>>163622197

So is there a tutorial for fixing DS2's graphics using cheat engine, assuming you won't get banned for it?

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>>163622683
I believe being offline helps.
Souls anti cheat has always been shit anyway. I changed an invader's phantom type and used VAC monsters on him, poof I got the invalid data message, even with restored back up. Meanwhile people who are invading, one shotting and cursing legit players remain unbanned. This triggers me.

>>163622272

Item Swapped some rings offline and haven't received anything.

I unironically love the faraam armor.

>>163623217
Das 2 or 3?
>>163622389

>tfw 700 ar straight sword

>>163623197
Did you logged in previously on that character?

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>>163623289
Both, but DaS3 is the superior one, except for the neck revealing helmet.

>there's an unused keybind for sheathing weapons

fromsoft, why?

>>163623546
Chain helm looks good on everything. Also reveals your glorious fuckface.

>>163623546
Shit taste

Is the ring of favor in DS3 supposed to lower damage absorption or is my game glitched.

>>163623964
You have the prisoner's chain one, or a clutch ring

>>163622398
Nice lie you told there.

>>163617594
That's what I was thinking, thanks for the reply.

>>163622702
There's a DaS2 General Table with the Lighting table in it, though I haven't really kept up with DaS2 stuff enough to know which one.

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>>163617049
hello

>>163624421
2 ANNOYING ENEMIES COMBINED INTO 1

Is it worthwhile to Lightning infuse a crossbow in DS1? I've already got a full stack of lightning bolts.

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>>163624421

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>>163624421
Fucking Nope, them toxic blow dart fuckers are awful, probably one of my more hated basic enemies.

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>>163624421
>first playthrough ever
>no walk-throughs or anything
>went through Blighttown the hard way
>mfw I didn't even know what was making me toxic until like 5 deaths in

>>163623459
Yup. Had over 100 hours.

>>163624421
even with 800+ hours in ds1 i still manage to get lost in blighttown and depths

>>163624626
totally, crossbows have no scaling anyway

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>>163626001
I only remember the very specific path of the shortcut to Queelag.

>>163626281
>fire corvian
? ? ?

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>>163626637
I was experimenting for my edgy school shooter in pic related (Don't have any other screenshots of him). I infused all reapers with everything to see what worked best and that's an early recording when the bug happened.

>>163626852
>the jew doesn't use medicant's staff
one job man

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>>163627058
He does have it, it's just not shown there. He's a faith build, not sorcerer.

>>163627251
>ugs
>20 endurance

why do people do this? this isn't fucking bloodborne

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>>163627309
>needing more than 20 endurance

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check my stats so far

also is it bad that I am always summoning people to help me?
took 3 of us to kill the first boss

>>163627545
You fucked up,

>>163627545
The fuck is this, Frozen?

Was the Gaping Dragon hard for you guys or am I a faggot? I figured out what I need to do but I had him within a cunt hair of death and he one-hit me with his jump attack. The camera is not my friend in this fight.

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>>163627309
I've done 14 different runs so far, it's more fun to challenge myself in them, if I want a real str build I have my first character with 40 end, vig and fucking 60 str. He uses the useless menorah for normal enemies and the UGS for bosses.

>>163627619
how?

>>163627713
I dont know I just youtube'd how to make a hot girl on dark souls 2

>>163627724
I had trouble with him until I noticed his charge attack's weakness. He was easy after that.

>>163627731
>didn't BC the phantoms out when you summoned them for NK

I'm still somewhat disappointed in you anon. You could've been a true jew

>>163619158
Followup question, I couldnt see on the wiki whether the roll distance is a scale or if its fixed at certain weights? Say i have 50.7% load, does it make him then roll 35% less distance or would it be something like 21% less?

>>163627819
You should have just gotten base stats for the fire long sword, and used that until you got the craftsman hammmer. You should have put points into health and adp next. Ideally, you want like 100 agility.

It's not so much where you put the points but the order, and it is why you have to keep getting carried.

>>163627724
Just cut off his tail and stay in the standard dragon fighting position and he will be a push over.

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>>163627939
I got like 3 or 4 different suggestions that day, I just didn't know what to choose. Sorry to disappoint you, mate. I couldn't please everyone.

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>>163627545
>leveling dex
Not even once.

>>163627724
Make sure you killed the channeler so he can't buff the dragon or plink away at you with soul arrows during the fight. Stay unlocked and you'll have an easier time following the dragon's movements. Bait out the slam + charge attack, smack it in the head for extra damage and then go for the tail cut when it charges. Don't summon Solaire or Lautrec, they're both shit in this fight and only make things harder for you by inflating the boss's HP. When it vomits, run the fuck away.

>>163627936
What weakness is that? I've just been staying behind him and hauling ass when he is about to charge, which is fortunately telegraphed as fuck.

Is there a way to trade with someone for a Boltstone in DS2 PC? Where would I find folks to trade with?

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>>163618286
Longer rolls are worse, not better.

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>>163627819
>6 ADP

>>163628245
He gives you a window of opportunity to whale on him after he's finished charging.

>>163628568
Oh okay yeah I've been doing this then. Like I said, fucking camera. He's been getting me when I can't really see what he's doing. Can't tell if that's something I should be able to better control or not, but probably so.

i'm using gundyr's set and halberd, and even a dagger cancels every attack except the weapon art. what the fuck is this?

Anyone need some souls? Doing SoC on PC. dsg

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>>163628725
Cut off his tail then stay behind his rear legs. There is nothing he can do to you. If he charges just chase him down and beat on him. There isn't shit he can do once his tail is gone. If he pukes just back up.

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>>163628823
hyper armor on halberds was nerfed, also they might be attacking you before your poise frames even activate

My wife just yelled at me because our nine year old tried to play Dark Souls and had nightmares, but he still watches me play when his mom isn't around, and I'll let him clear out some mobs for me too. Is my wife right? Am I being a bad father?

>>163628869
sign at bonfire

>>163628145
I dont understand, /dsg/ told me to level dex

>>163628535
s-should it be higher?

>>163628094
I believe I only had to get 10 str to use the fire sword, I havent gotten a craftsman hammer yet, I am at the part where I bought some 4k soul Item to place in that one statue

>>163629146
Dump your wife now anon

>>163629093
well this is bullshit. it wasn't like this at release. i could finish every attack through nearly any weapon except big ass ones. impossible to fight as champ gundyr now, just get r1 spammed to death

>>163628145
>Don't summon Solaire or Lautrec, they're both shit in this fight and only make things harder for you by inflating the boss's HP
Fuck me, is this for real? I knew they were shit in the fight as far as damage but I was just using them as meatshields. How much does his HP increase by for using them? If it's more than a little bit, then they're totally not worth it.

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>tfw probably soft banned but no way to know for sure

>>163629428
I summoned Solaire and it helped me a lot.

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>>163629428
I think it's +100% hp per summon, iirc.

>>163629359
No way man, who will make lasagna for me just the way I like it? It's not my fault she's crazy, it's mine and my son's fault haha

>>163629304
Craftsman hammer is a str weapon. Leveling Dex is for DaS1.

>>163629420
patch 1.08 revamped poise also
>not spamming WA on gundyr's halberd

In 3, is a Demon Fist + pyro build insane?

>>163629428

>summoning for bossfights

you deserve this

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>>163629552
My mistake, it's +50% per summon, +100% for both.

>>163629652
if i do that i get parried to death

>>163629596
Take her soul and use it to make your own lasagna.

Just killed all the bosses and am 15 levels short of 120. Any easy way to level up aside from entering NG+? Should I just item swap a bunch of Soul of Great Champions?

>>163608863
Will there be free stuff?

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>>163628869
>tfw refined corvian scythe +9 did more damage per hit that yhorm's machete

>>163629729
I don't like my lasagna cold though.

>>163629872
Farming silver knights for POCKs got me about 6 million souls.

>>163629304
Dex is garbage in DS2. An S scaling level in Dex is only equivalent to a B in Str, and it's no longer tied to casting speed like it was in DS1. The anons who told you to level it were memeing you.

>>163629872
>farm fatties in grand archives
>dupe boss souls
>jolly coop

which pants go well with dragonscale armor?