Dark Souls II

[mikenoob]

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Im at soul level 130 and have been putting my sign down at Sinner. I commonly get pulled into new game plus worlds. That **** is tough. My spells are not a damn thing in NG+ lol.

Those explosive zombies are gg in NG+.

Ive seen speed runners run all strength double mace and completely massacre sentinels. What is this about power stance and stunlocks, and staggering? The guy just locked all the bosses in a never ending loop of swings. I was stunned from just watching the complete obliteration of bosses I had the hardest times with.

I'm guessing they're using the stone ring. I was staggering a lot of people using that and 2 handing my mace.


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[Kearnzo]

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Just want to say that after a couple weeks, I see what the hype is about. I'm up to level 55 or so with my cleric with four bosses down (last giant, pursuer, dragon rider, and the flexile sentry), sometimes by myself and sometimes summoning. Just ran through No Man's Wharf first try without dying.

I love this game.

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[LambertandHam]

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I'm guessing they're using the stone ring. I was staggering a lot of people using that and 2 handing my mace.


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I've been a club guy my most of my playthrough. I've heard a bit about maces, are they that good? Especially since most seem to be using the starting mace.

[mikenoob]

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I've been a club guy my most of my playthrough. I've heard a bit about maces, are they that good? Especially since most seem to be using the starting mace.

Surprisingly, it's a great starting mace. I started off as a cleric too and ran through half the game just 2 handing that weapon. I still go back to that weapon as it hits hard and swings pretty quick. I think Lenigrast sells it early.

[BenGerman]

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I've been a club guy my most of my playthrough. I've heard a bit about maces, are they that good? Especially since most seem to be using the starting mace.

Speedrunners say they are almost the same, but the base damage on the mace is slightly higher. Unless you plan on dual-wielding, a Large Club would probably be your best option.

This game seems relatively easy to speedrun because of the staggering. Though, those guys are really, really good at the game and can dodge any attack that comes their way. I lot of the moves added in NG+ would make it virtually impossible to speed through, I would imagine.

[JWR3232]

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I beat Demon Souls for the first time last week and loved it. Not long after I went to Amazon and bought Dark Souls 1&2. DS2 arrived first so I just started it, as a deprived class haven't made it very far but I'm liking it already.

[LambertandHam]

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So I'm going through the

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Giant Memories, haven't been to the one with the Great Lord yet. The Giants are some of the cheapest enemies in the game. Instant stun lock when they do an attack, massive damage on every hit, along with a small time frame in the memory. I have the Ancient Dragon Soul from Freja's place, two souls from normal Giants(memory with the lance and one with the shield), about to hit the Giant Lord one.

[BenGerman]

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So I'm going through the

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Giant Memories, haven't been to the one with the Great Lord yet. The Giants are some of the cheapest enemies in the game. Instant stun lock when they do an attack, massive damage on every hit, along with a small time frame in the memory. I have the Ancient Dragon Soul from Freja's place, two souls from normal Giants(memory with the lance and one with the shield), about to hit the Giant Lord one.

Haha I just ran right through those places.

[LambertandHam]

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Took my time, but I finally beat the game. I

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went through the Giant memories, picking up the Kinship of the Giants. The Giant Lord was easy, just hugged his legs. I then headed back to the castle, through the King's Door, and entered the Throne of Want with the two summons(for quest lines). The Throne Watchers were neat looking, but went down easily. The smaller one had almost no defenses, and once his gold buddy was down, you could just power stance him.

I was a bit surprised when Nashandra was the final boss, as I thought it was setting up some sort of Giant or Dragon confrontation. She wasn't that bad once I learned you could hit the curse things through an errant swing . She had the Smelter Demon pulse attack that got me the first time. The second time she was decent, as I'd run up and get some nice shots in while she did her laser attack. So Nashandra died, some nice Giants made a bridge for me, and I became the new Heir with the Throne of Want.

My lore thoughts were

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so obviously she was part of Nito, right? From what I read in game, she was power hungry, made the King go get the Throne of Want from the Giants, pissing them off. The Giants then invaded the kingdom, while she brought in a "dark piece", that cursed the King and the land. She was also looking for the First Flame and the Great Soul...

I lit all the bonfires and have NG+ open to me if I want it. I'm not sure if I'll go yet, as the

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stone woman finally sells unlimited Chunks

. It was a great game, with memorable bosses, tons of lore, along with new characters. It was also fun to play it along side everyone in this thread, while sharing stories, tips and details .

[BenGerman]

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Took my time, but I finally beat the game. I

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went through the Giant memories, picking up the Kinship of the Giants. The Giant Lord was easy, just hugged his legs. I then headed back to the castle, through the King's Door, and entered the Throne of Want with the two summons(for quest lines). The Throne Watchers were neat looking, but went down easily. The smaller one had almost no defenses, and once his gold buddy was down, you could just power stance him.

I was a bit surprised when Nashandra was the final boss, as I thought it was setting up some sort of Giant or Dragon confrontation. She wasn't that bad once I learned you could hit the curse things through an errant swing . She had the Smelter Demon pulse attack that got me the first time. The second time she was decent, as I'd run up and get some nice shots in while she did her laser attack. So Nashandra died, some nice Giants made a bridge for me, and I became the new Heir with the Throne of Want.

My lore thoughts were

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so obviously she was part of Nito, right? From what I read in game, she was power hungry, made the King go get the Throne of Want from the Giants, pissing them off. The Giants then invaded the kingdom, while she brought in a "dark piece", that cursed the King and the land. She was also looking for the First Flame and the Great Soul...

I lit all the bonfires and have NG+ open to me if I want it. I'm not sure if I'll go yet, as the

Spoiler

stone woman finally sells unlimited Chunks

. It was a great game, with memorable bosses, tons of lore, along with new characters. It was also fun to play it along side everyone in this thread, while sharing stories, tips and details .

My lore thoughts:

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I think that's pretty spot on. From what I gathered, Natasha used Venderick as a distraction of sorts while she took command. That's why the shot of Venderick walking around in circles, dragging his sword, was so jarring for me. The story really comes full circle, at that point.

I think Natasha was fine as a boss, but in terms of overall power/story, it was pretty clear she manipulated her way to the thrown. In that light, it made some sense that she wasn't as powerful as Gwyn. For me, this brief reign over the DS universe was more of a bridge to what From Software has said will be their biggest effort yet in Dark Souls 3.

[LambertandHam]

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My lore thoughts:

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I think that's pretty spot on. From what I gathered, Natasha used Venderick as a distraction of sorts while she took command. That's why the shot of Venderick walking around in circles, dragging his sword, was so jarring for me. The story really comes full circle, at that point.

I think Natasha was fine as a boss, but in terms of overall power/story, it was pretty clear she manipulated her way to the thrown. In that light, it made some sense that she wasn't as powerful as Gwyn. For me, this brief reign over the DS universe was more of a bridge to what From Software has said will be their biggest effort yet in Dark Souls 3.

Yeah, the ending

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was wide enough to drive a whole convoy of trucks through . But yeah, the whole game you're hearing of how great Venderick was, how he was a warrior king. I had the same feeling when I came across him, just walking in circles. I was a big fan of the Royal Aegis in front of Venderick. He reminded me of Artoris(sp?) from DS.

When I first met the Queen, something felt weird. Kind of like the "Princess" in DS, where the land is cursed, the king is cursed, and damn castle is cursed, yet she still looks pristine and no worse for wear. The backstory on the Emerald Herald was interesting, with the whole Dragon thing.

I'm also curious as to

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who Aldia was/is. He is mentioned in multiple item descriptions, created many monsters, and even had a dragon.

For those who have finished the game, who were some of your favorite characters?

[mikenoob]

Dark Souls II

For those who have finished the game, who were some of your favorite characters?

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GAVLAN WHEEL. GAVLAN DEAL.

I also like the pyromancy lady whose name escapes my mind. I gave her full havels set and she looks hilarious! she's a nice change of pace from the rest of the NPC's. Always in a positive and joyful mood

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[mikenoob]

Dark Souls II

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GAVLAN WHEEL. GAVLAN DEAL.

I also like the pyromancy lady whose name escapes my mind. I gave her full havels set and she looks hilarious! she's a nice change of pace from the rest of the NPC's. Always in a positive and joyful mood

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Also, talking about the lore (pilgrims of the dark)

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what is your take on the guys you find in the abyss? Havel, xanthous and a couple other guys from dark souls.

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[LambertandHam]

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Also, talking about the lore (pilgrims of the dark)

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what is your take on the guys you find in the abyss? Havel, xanthous and a couple other guys from dark souls.

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Hmm, I

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ran into that guy three times, he offered me to join, but I didn't take him up on it. You meet Havel?I need to head back through the Warf as I never met Galavan .

A cool theory I was reading about, involving

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The Last Giant, the first boss fight is that he is the Giant Lord in the memory. It says that the Giant Lord was defeated by a nameless hero. That and when you enter his boss room for the first time, he is calm until he notices you, and becomes enraged like he remembers who you are.

If it was that level of connectivity, that would be amazing.

[BenGerman]

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Also, talking about the lore (pilgrims of the dark)

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what is your take on the guys you find in the abyss? Havel, xanthous and a couple other guys from dark souls.

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I thought that was really cool, actually. It sort of felt like that's something that might come up in future installments. I'm not sure how accurate this is, but it felt like some sort of hell, or prison.