Dark Souls II

gameranand

Living to Play
Good thing I didn't bought this game before, now I can directly buy the the upgraded game. But with their marketing strategy, I am declining from my purchase even during the sales. As it would only encourage them for future games. :evil:
 

Alok

Adventurer
Good thing I didn't bought this game before, now I can directly buy the the upgraded game. But with their marketing strategy, I am declining from my purchase even during the sales. As it would only encourage them for future games. :evil:

yeah encourage them :lol:
 

Alok

Adventurer
I didn't buy this but this is really annoying to spend every time there is an upgrade. CDPR is great in this case.
 

Desmond

Destroy Erase Improve
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I just started playing DS2 SotFS.

I must say, I am very disappointed in the controls. It feels really stiff, like when you move the left thumbstick forward, you will be moving forward and if you try to turn slowly, your character won't turn in that direction until you move the thumbstick further. Then after a while the character will suddenly change to the new direction. I can't really explain how it works but if you have played it I think you guys would know what I am talking about.

This is a major handicap IMHO, I can't even traverse narrow pathways without fear of falling off because of the unpredictable movement scheme.

Is there some fix or something for this?
 

gameranand

Living to Play
There are fixes for it but being a VAC game, its dubious if Steam will grant a ban for it or not. Saw some mods and warning with it.
 

Desmond

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BTW, has anyone here played Scholar of the First Sin?

From what I understand, part of the changes that were done in SotFS compared to vanilla DS2 are the statues that block various paths. I just found a single Fragrant Branch of Yore in No-Man's Wharf and I was thinking which statue to remove.

So far I have encountered statues in the following locations:

1. In the tutorial area of Things Betwixt.
2. One blocking the gate lever in that location through the caverns in Majula.
3. One blocking a door in the area between Heide's Tower of Flame and No-Man's Wharf.
4. One blocking a door in Lost Bastille.

Since I only have one branch, I need to choose carefully which one to remove. So, which statue would be chronologically or difficulty wise the most appropriate one to remove?
 

Desmond

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I found a second fragrant branch. So, I used it on the statue in front of the gate towards the Ruin Sentries boss.

Those f***ers are tough. Only reason I could beat them was because I had three NPC summons to help me: Pilgrim Belclaire, Allen and Felicia The Brave.

Now that I have got a hang for Dark Souls 2, it does not seem that bad. It is still not as good as Dark Souls 1 but it does a few things right like allowing you to travel between bonfires from the start, etc. Only thing I hate about it is that there are many instances where enemies tend to gang up on you.
 

Nerevarine

Incarnate
What weapon you using atm ? Claymore in DS2 is much better than DS1, also the sun sword is OP, only weapon with A/A Scaling on Strength and Dex..
Getting 40/40 on S and D with sun sword is very powerful, even in PVP..

Also, dual wielding sun sword with a similar weapon and pressing and holding Y button enables powerstance.. Try it out, only certain combination of weapons work and you will need a certain amount of stats before you can power stance..
 

Desmond

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Currently I am using a Halberd because of its D/B scaling on strength and dexterity and I am aiming for a dexterity build.

That A/A scaling would be awesome. Where can I get that sword?

I haven't found the claymore yet, but I have the ******* sword. Though I prefer the Halberd for its long reach and its slashing power attack when dealing with multiple enemies.

I also have the Drangleic sword that scales with an A in dexterity. But it requires Twinkling Titanite to reinforce.

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