Dark Souls II

Sgt Hartman

2smiggy wrote: »

passed the 3 sentinels last night, lets just say there were no enemies left to attack me to get to the fight

where to after that ? and when do i get some good magic or hexes ? i have been pumping points into int and faith and the only magic i have been using is magic weapon basically

If you've been investing in Faith then you can also buy some miracles from that slightly crazy chick near the bonfire after killing the Dragonrider in Heide's Tower of flame.

Thought Nashandra was a bit of a let down, I just battered her with Great Lightning Spears, and Emit Forces. I finished her off with a Sunlight Blade buffed Zwei. In regards to the patch at least they don't interfere with my precious miracles too much.

2smiggy

Are the boss souls worth holding onto or consume them, just short a few souls to level up

Mickeroo

2smiggy wrote: »

Are the boss souls worth holding onto or consume them, just short a few souls to level up

You can trade them for unique weaponry and spells

2smiggy

Mickeroo wrote: »

You can trade them for unique weaponry and spells

Are they worth it? I have used up the first few I got but have the 3 sentellis and the lad on the boat left. I am just doing coop now for 3 sentellis to build up some souls

Mickeroo

2smiggy wrote: »

Are they worth it? I have used up the first few I got but have the 3 sentellis and the lad on the boat left. I am just doing coop now for 3 sentellis to build up some souls

Depends on your build and that but I've found the one I got for Freja's soul very useful as it pierces shields (Spider Silk it's called) Go and have a look at what's available from Straid or Ornifex before you consume them anyway i'd say.

2smiggy

I have the large club, but need 2 more strength points to use, I need 6 more to get faith to 20, which u think better option. The hexes look bad ass!

iamanengine

Tip for Nashandra

You can attack the curse things, if you hit them
once they disappear, but she does recast them from time to time.

Damaged reduced on Last Giant is a joke, thought he was an very, very easy boss!

penev10

2smiggy wrote: »

I have the large club, but need 2 more strength points to use, I need 6 more to get faith to 20, which u think better option. The hexes look bad ass!

Large club is very versatile when you get the range and timing sussed. Also theres a ring that increases FAI and one for INT too if you want to skimp on those stats.

There are items which reduce the requirements for spells too.

2smiggy

Cheers, went to 26 strength for the club, now just saving up for 20 faith, have int already at 25. Looking forward to using the hexes! One or two more summons for 3 sentinels should do it

iamanengine

2smiggy wrote: »

Cheers, went to 26 strength for the club, now just saving up for 20 faith, have int already at 25. Looking forward to using the hexes! One or two more summons for 3 sentinels should do it

Ring of Prayer gives you 5 extra faith I think, also the Sun Bro ring you get increases the power of your miracles!

Can anyone tell me how many hits with the Manslayer to get someone poisoned, generally? Seems like it could be a useful weapon if it poisons after one or two hits!

Mickeroo

iamanengine wrote: »

Ring of Prayer gives you 5 extra faith I think, also the Sun Bro ring you get increases the power of your miracles!

Can anyone tell me how many hits with the Manslayer to get someone poisoned, generally? Seems like it could be a useful weapon if it poisons after one or two hits!

I've found Manslayer pretty good for PvP but so far it hasn't actually poisoned anyone or me. Probably because I tend to do on or 2 slashes and roll away. I managed to poison one of the dragons in the dragon Aerie in 4 or 5 slashes I think.

iamanengine

Mickeroo wrote: »

I've found Manslayer pretty good for PvP but so far it hasn't actually poisoned anyone or me. Probably because I tend to do on or 2 slashes and roll away. I managed to poison one of the dragons in the dragon Aerie in 4 or 5 slashes I think.

Is that upgraded to +10? Meh, the main reason I was considering it was for it's poisoning effect...can you then add a poison stone mod on top of that?

Can just imagine people freaking the hell out in pvp if they got poisoned

Mickeroo

iamanengine wrote: »

Is that upgraded to +10? Meh, the main reason I was considering it was for it's poisoning effect...can you then add a poison stone mod on top of that?

Can just imagine people freaking the hell out in pvp if they got poisoned

I'm not sure about adding more poison. The spotted whip (boss soul weapon) does way more poison damage so might be what you're looking for but I've not really used it.

Manslayer only goes to +5 because it's twinkling titanite btw, I like it because the move set seems a bit faster than the other katanas.

J_E

Best way to freak out someone in PvP is either an upgraded Shotel or a poison-imbued sword. Watch them frantically search for their poison moss/estus to keep them going and strike!

I only know this because of the ****ers who've done it to me many many times...

Mickeroo

Cydoniac wrote: »

Best way to freak out someone in PvP is either an upgraded Shotel or a poison-imbued sword. Watch them frantically search for their poison moss/estus to keep them going and strike!

I only know this because of the ****ers who've done it to me many many times...

Yeah I'm tempted to uprgade the shotels and see what they're like dual wielded. Their heavy attacks bypass shields too.

J_E

Mickeroo wrote: »

Yeah I'm tempted to uprgade the shotels and see what they're like dual wielded. Their heavy attacks bypass shields too.

That's the main premise, your opponent has their shield up and realise it's not working at all

ahnowbrowncow

The souls memory thing sucks. I asked a few players who I've been dueling and a lot of them were 30-50 levels higher than me.

Can NG players duel and be invaded by NG+ players? I didn't think it was possible I think I've been dueling people in NG+ while I'm still in NG.

Edit: Another player got back to me saying they were SL210. How's that fair, I'm only SL135.

J_E

ahnowbrowncow wrote: »

The souls memory thing sucks. I asked a few players who I've been dueling and a lot of them were 30-50 levels higher than me.

Can NG players duel and be invaded by NG+ players? I didn't think it was possible I think I've been dueling people in NG+ while I'm still in NG.

Edit: Another player got back to me saying they were SL210. How's that fair, I'm only SL135.

It is a good system I think. It means that Level 1 players aren't overwhelmed by what are called 'twinks' i.e people who are way more powerful but still in level range.

It's hard to tell to be honest, bonfire ascetics induce a NG+ mode so it could be that.

YouSavedMyLife

Quick look of the PC version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2xPah553Ew

tok9

Right... I'm a melee build.. wear mostly the dragleic armour and shield and use a halbred and scimitar.

My Stats are
VGR - 33
END - 31
VIT - 28
ATN - 10
STR - 40
DEX - 39
ADP - 29
INT - 7
FTH - 5

So looks like I have wasted stats.. where should I put them?

iamanengine

tok9 wrote: »

Right... I'm a melee build.. wear mostly the dragleic armour and shield and use a halbred and scimitar.

My Stats are
VGR - 33
END - 31
VIT - 28
ATN - 10
STR - 40
DEX - 39
ADP - 29
INT - 7
FTH - 5

So looks like I have wasted stats.. where should I put them?

Well unless you want to include miracles or sorceries in your build you can't really do much else. No point pumping Dex or Str past 40, so all thats left is Adp, Vgr, End and Vit...so I'm not sure tbh, keep leveling those 4?

Unless you want to invest in Fai or Int.

Digital Solitude

tok9 wrote: »

Right... I'm a melee build.. wear mostly the dragleic armour and shield and use a halbred and scimitar.

My Stats are
VGR - 33
END - 31
VIT - 28
ATN - 10
STR - 40
DEX - 39
ADP - 29
INT - 7
FTH - 5

So looks like I have wasted stats.. where should I put them?

How well does your Halberd scale with strength? If it's C or lower you could drop strength until you can just wield it.

Endurance soft caps at 20, which should give you more than enough to use the Scimitar effectively and a Halberd slowly.

Attunement could probably lose a few levels seeing as you don't have the faith or intelligence to use any decent spells.

Upgrading your armor and weapons can have a bigger effect than a couple of stat changes, and lighter armor in turn of only a few dropped defence points can be useful too

eddhorse

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/lv?key=0AsQnoXji-9MCdERSd2ZDRGdaU3pudllXODNSRklRdWc&usp=sharing


@EpicNameBro Made a #DarkSouls2 armor spreadsheet w/defense ratios and total stats. Thought you would be interested.

penev10

tok9 wrote: »

Right... I'm a melee build.. wear mostly the dragleic armour and shield and use a halbred and scimitar.

My Stats are
VGR - 33
END - 31
VIT - 28
ATN - 10
STR - 40
DEX - 39
ADP - 29
INT - 7
FTH - 5

So looks like I have wasted stats.. where should I put them?

With your VIT at that level you should be able to wear the Gyrm armour which has far better stats than the Drangleic and is also upgraded with normal titanite as opposed to twinkiling.

With STR and DEX so high you should probably look for a weapon that scales with both, a lot of the boss soul weapons do so maybe check out a few of those.

saidinmilamber

tok9 wrote: »

Right... I'm a melee build.. wear mostly the dragleic armour and shield and use a halbred and scimitar.

My Stats are
VGR - 33
END - 31
VIT - 28
ATN - 10
STR - 40
DEX - 39
ADP - 29
INT - 7
FTH - 5

So looks like I have wasted stats.. where should I put them?

I'm on my second runthrough where all I want in the whole world it to dual-wield two ultra greatswords, so this is fairly similar to where I'm aiming. Is ADP really worth it though? It didn't seem to do a whole lot for me in my hex build, but I guess I was getting agility from my ATT there...

Mickeroo

Duelled with a guy last night. Got a few good hits in on him and I barely scratched him. He was level 530 ffs.

The soul memory thing is a good idea for NG as it stops the twinking but I don't see why the system doesn't revert back to SL in NG+ and beyond.

Zapp Brannigan

Lit my third primal bonfire in Brightstone. How come the boss didn't give me a big soul? Only got a regular one from it?

ShaneU

Zapp Brannigan wrote: »

Lit my third primal bonfire in Brightstone. How come the boss didn't give me a big soul? Only got a regular one from it?

You have to pick it up off the ground iirc

J_E

Zapp Brannigan wrote: »

Lit my third primal bonfire in Brightstone. How come the boss didn't give me a big soul? Only got a regular one from it?

Look for the glowing spot on the ground.

See, it doesn't actually come from Freja, at least I think that's what they're trying to convey. Does the dragon skeleton above look familar? Duke's Freja...Duke's Archives...

Zapp Brannigan

Cydoniac wrote: »

Look for the glowing spot on the ground.

See, it doesn't actually come from Freja, at least I think that's what they're trying to convey. Does the dragon skeleton above look familar? Duke's Freja...Duke's Archives...

Ah ok, I thought that was an explosive trap thingy. Didn't want to go near it!