Dark Souls 3

YouSavedMyLife · 28-03-2017 6:14pm

Just finished the second DLC. In terms of length its about the same as the first DLC. I'd put it on par in terms of quality with the first. Maybe abit below as i really like the setting and theme of the first DLC. There also seems to be more armour/weapons and items in this one compared to the first maybe even double the amount, gonna back track through the area to see if i missed anything.

I found the bosses quite stale to be honest bar the Demon Prince. Gael feels alot like your standard fast moving humanoid that we have all seen before in the other games. The Dragon looks amazing but it can seem impossible until you find you can manipulate his movement/attacks by standing a certain distance from him. You can then pretty much get him into a rhythm of doing the same moves over and over with some variations. Not a fun fight at all. Demon Prince was a great fight. One of my favourite in the series so far

I found the areas harder than the bosses

Some really tough regular enemies with high amounts of HP and damage. Overall great DLC. Can't wait for the Vaati Video

nix · 28-03-2017 6:45pm

YouSavedMyLife wrote: »

Just finished the second DLC. In terms of length its about the same as the first DLC. I'd put it on par in terms of quality with the first. Maybe abit below as i really like the setting and theme of the first DLC. There also seems to be more armour/weapons and items in this one compared to the first maybe even double the amount, gonna back track through the area to see if i missed anything.
I found the bosses quite stale to be honest bar the Demon Prince. Gael feels alot like your standard fast moving humanoid that we have all seen before in the other games. The Dragon looks amazing but it can seem impossible until you find you can manipulate his movement/attacks by standing a certain distance from him. You can then pretty much get him into a rhythm of doing the same moves over and over with some variations. Not a fun fight at all. Demon Prince was a great fight. One of my favourite in the series so far

I found the areas harder than the bosses Some really tough regular enemies with high amounts of HP and damage. Overall great DLC. Can't wait for the Vaati Video

The dragon fight is horse****, Ghael was a fun fight, the dragon though is just zero fun. takes **** all damage and his move set is bollox.

noodler · 28-03-2017 7:08pm

YouSavedMyLife wrote: »

Just finished the second DLC. In terms of length its about the same as the first DLC. I'd put it on par in terms of quality with the first. Maybe abit below as i really like the setting and theme of the first DLC. There also seems to be more armour/weapons and items in this one compared to the first maybe even double the amount, gonna back track through the area to see if i missed anything.
I found the bosses quite stale to be honest bar the Demon Prince. Gael feels alot like your standard fast moving humanoid that we have all seen before in the other games. The Dragon looks amazing but it can seem impossible until you find you can manipulate his movement/attacks by standing a certain distance from him. You can then pretty much get him into a rhythm of doing the same moves over and over with some variations. Not a fun fight at all. Demon Prince was a great fight. One of my favourite in the series so far

I found the areas harder than the bosses Some really tough regular enemies with high amounts of HP and damage. Overall great DLC. Can't wait for the Vaati Video

Any as tough as soloing Friede?

hadoken13 · 28-03-2017 7:19pm

****. Forgot about this DLC. May load up the game again at the weekend. Any good?

Zero-Cool · 28-03-2017 8:04pm

I'm on the 2nd bonfire and the DLC is kicking my ass :pac:

YouSavedMyLife · 28-03-2017 8:31pm

noodler wrote: »

Any as tough as soloing Friede?

No. Friede is the hardest boss in the game in my opinion. Theres one boss that seems very strong only because he has some cheap moves, but his AI can be manipulated into making the fight a long drawn out process which is both easy and boring. If you don't purposefully cheese him he will cheese you 2 attacks that will always hit you unless your positioned correctly. And if you position correctly its very close to cheesing him. LOL :pac::pac::pac: Man they really ****ed up with the AI on this boss fight. Its such a disappointment

noodler · 31-03-2017 3:35pm

Didn't have the patience to solo demon Prince, bit of a hp sponge.

Had to Summon.

Feels like it's only really starting once you enter the city.

noodler · 31-03-2017 4:33pm

Always disappointed to see them spam like mad in the dlc.

I felt DS1 avoided that, haven't played Old Hunters yet, but DS 2 and this just increase HP across the board and have you face 6+ at a time.

I mean, who bothers? All your doing is encouraging you to run by without properly appreciation of the scenery clues and items.

Sad.

YouSavedMyLife · 31-03-2017 5:43pm

noodler wrote: »

Always disappointed to see them spam like mad in the dlc.

I felt DS1 avoided that, haven't played Old Hunters yet, but DS 2 and this just increase HP across the board and have you face 6+ at a time.

I mean, who bothers? All your doing is encouraging you to run by without properly appreciation of the scenery clues and items.

Sad.

Are you talking about the gauntlet area on the massive staircase with the 7 or so fat dudes? Yeah that's rough, but if you plunge attack them it one hit kills them.

Also if you thought the first boss was a damage sponge, then you ain't seen nothing yet

noodler · 31-03-2017 6:38pm

YouSavedMyLife wrote: »

Are you talking about the gauntlet area on the massive staircase with the 7 or so fat dudes? Yeah that's rough, but if you plunge attack them it one hit kills them.

Also if you thought the first boss was a damage sponge, then you ain't seen nothing yet

Yeah, did that once was a cool animation.

Yeah, I worry about what comes next boss wise...

Zero-Cool · 31-03-2017 8:42pm

**** those ****ing angels and my lack of ranged attacks :mad:

noodler · 31-03-2017 9:16pm

Zero-Cool wrote: »

**** those ****ing angels and my lack of ranged attacks :mad:

Never dealt with them. Just ran.

Zero-Cool · 31-03-2017 10:01pm

noodler wrote: »

Never dealt with them. Just ran.

I'm stuck at the bit in the poison swamp going up and around the trees, i have a feeling I keep going to dead end places for loot. I just want out of the ****ing place.

noodler · 31-03-2017 10:36pm

Zero-Cool wrote: »

I'm stuck at the bit in the poison swamp going up and around the trees, i have a feeling I keep going to dead end places for loot. I just want out of the ****ing place.

Have you got past the desert pyro? At that point I just legged it straight and right.

Zero-Cool · 31-03-2017 10:47pm

noodler wrote: »

Have you got past the desert pyro? At that point I just legged it straight and right.

Just past the pro, the tree branch good out over the swamp and surprise surprise the ****ing angel is back but now I have nowhere to hide. Havel's shield doesn't last long and even legging it, she manages to get me as the branch is narrow. I'll get it eventually but chriiiiiiist what an annoying bit.

setanta1984 · 31-03-2017 10:50pm

There are 3 different angels (2 in the swamp area), and they all have a "summoner" that once you kill once doesnt respawn and neither does the angel. Hunt out the summoners for an easy life

Zero-Cool · 31-03-2017 10:59pm

Thanks man, gonna kick some summoner ass.

noodler · 31-03-2017 11:15pm

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Just past the pro, the tree branch good out over the swamp and surprise surprise the ****ing angel is back but now I have nowhere to hide. Havel's shield doesn't last long and even legging it, she manages to get me as the branch is narrow. I'll get it eventually but chriiiiiiist what an annoying bit.

I made three runs at it, the third time I survived.

Theres plenty more annoying to come!

SeantheMan · 01-04-2017 5:02am

I'm still playing through NG+ from the start (I stupidly started an NG+ 2 days before DLC release)....just beat Yhorn, the Namless King, and the Dancer last night...on my way to Lothric Castle now.
(I never fought Nameless king first time around, only this time on NG+.....fck me is he cool. First phase gave me a lot more trouble than the 2nd phase )

Completed NG+ , managed to Kill Cinder on 1st try...went to buy DLC...credit card blocked. Gonna have to get onto the phone to AIB later

Icaras · 01-04-2017 5:30pm

edited, cant do spoilers

SeantheMan · 02-04-2017 7:24am

Just got the DLC, these Angels are ruining the game. It's not fun....at all.
Finally got past em...now I dropped down after the bonfire and..

thought I was great killing em both first time, then I got stuck with the fire one...and he had some thing where it rained meteors...1 shotted me. I'll try kill fire guy first next time and fight the other form instead

GeorgeStobort · 02-04-2017 9:27am

Do I still have to pay for this new dlc if I got a season pass

heebusjeebus · 02-04-2017 9:45am

GeorgeStobort wrote: »

Do I still have to pay for this new dlc if I got a season pass

No, but you have to search for the DLC in the store to download it separately. It should come up as "Free" for you (assuming you're on PS).

YouSavedMyLife · 02-04-2017 1:23pm

SeantheMan wrote: »

Just got the DLC, these Angels are ruining the game. It's not fun....at all.
Finally got past em...now I dropped down after the bonfire and..
thought I was great killing em both first time, then I got stuck with the fire one...and he had some thing where it rained meteors...1 shotted me. I'll try kill fire guy first next time and fight the other form instead

I seen alot of hate for the angels online but in truth they didn't cause me too much trouble. There are always places to hide from them and sometimes they turn their backs too you and don't shoot. The hardest part of the DLC was the section on the massive staircase. I ended up running through to find the next bonfire then back tracking to get collectables and kill everyone

SeantheMan · 02-04-2017 4:48pm

Iron Dragonslayer

is there in the swamp, basically a mini-boss and you get his armor if you beat him

Zero-Cool · 02-04-2017 7:03pm

I found 2 summoners in one run and then found the 3rd bonfire so didn't even need to get the summoners by then. Solo'd the boss fight handy enough and then the demon prince kicked in, should have known better...

GeorgeStobort · 03-04-2017 12:49pm

I'm eager to play the new DLC. Continues a saved game I had in new game plus 1 . All 3 Lords of cinder are dead but the key isn't outside the entrance to the grand archieves. Anyone know what I need to do

SeantheMan · 03-04-2017 1:36pm

GeorgeStobort wrote: »

I'm eager to play the new DLC. Continues a saved game I had in new game plus 1 . All 3 Lords of cinder are dead but the key isn't outside the entrance to the grand archieves. Anyone know what I need to do

What key is this ?

GeorgeStobort · 03-04-2017 2:12pm

SeantheMan wrote: »

What key is this ?

I was wrong yhorm wasn't dead . About to start the dlc now

setanta1984 · 03-04-2017 2:27pm

Those 6 massive dudes on the big staircase are an absolute joke. Spend ages getting rid of the first three with tedious running around to the bridge to try and get a drop attack, only for 3 more to spawn at the bottom is head wrecking. Sections like this feel so cheap and nothing but an estus drain for the sake of it.

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