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Ser_Jaker
04/06/17 11:12:57 PM
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It's the kind of game that I start playing at 10pm at night and after what feels like only 2 hours I look at the clock and it's already 5am in the morning.

Just amazing.

I'm at Sen's Fortress right now. Getting killed by everything though.

So far I've put a bunch of points in Strength and Endurance. A little bit into vigor, attunement and dexterity.

Using a longsword and pyromancy. Fucking sick game.
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LuBu_22
04/06/17 11:15:33 PM
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Welcome. Prepare to die. A lot.
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lilORANG
04/06/17 11:16:56 PM
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how blown was your mind when you got on that elevator in the church and ended back up in Firelink?
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s0nicfan
04/06/17 11:17:20 PM
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If you're getting stuck in Sen's there's a mimic somewhere in the fortress with a lightning spear drop that will carry you through almost until endgame.
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Ser_Jaker
04/06/17 11:18:01 PM
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lilORANG posted...
how blown was your mind when you got on that elevator in the church and ended back up in Firelink?


Dark Souls isn't my first game in the series. So I actually know what to expect. My first souls game was Bloodborne and that was the game that completely blew my mind with amazing level design.
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Ser_Jaker
04/06/17 11:23:50 PM
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s0nicfan posted...
If you're getting stuck in Sen's there's a mimic somewhere in the fortress with a lightning spear drop that will carry you through almost until endgame.


Is that Dexterity weapon or does it not matter?
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s0nicfan
04/06/17 11:24:33 PM
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Ser_Jaker posted...
s0nicfan posted...
If you're getting stuck in Sen's there's a mimic somewhere in the fortress with a lightning spear drop that will carry you through almost until endgame.


Is that Dexterity weapon or does it not matter?


Technically it's a dex weapon but the stats are low and lightning is crazy strong in DS1 so it doesn't matter.
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TheMarthKoopa
04/06/17 11:36:43 PM
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s0nicfan posted...
If you're getting stuck in Sen's there's a mimic somewhere in the fortress with a lightning spear drop that will carry you through almost until endgame.

Zweihander >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> everything
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Ser_Jaker
04/08/17 5:33:52 AM
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Lmao I fucked up using the fire keeper soul I got from Lautrec. I didn't think and I've just gone and reinforced it from the firekeeper in Anor Londo.

Is the Longsword +15 decent or am I just wasting titanite resources? I'm planning on pumping the longsword and zweihander up to +15.

Also is there no where I can buy pyromancy or upgrade the pyro flame? Laurentius is dead and I missed that merchant in Blighttown.
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Doe
04/08/17 5:35:14 PM
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Rolling gives i-frames. I did not know this until VS Ornstein & Smough

Ser_Jaker posted...
Is the Longsword +15 decent or am I just wasting titanite resources? I'm planning on pumping the longsword and zweihander up to +15.

I played the game with Longsword +14 and Zweihander +15 eventually. Zweihander is one of the best weapons in the game IMO and Longsword is simply reliable. If you've built a lot of Strength then I fully reccomend it

BTW Black Iron Greatshield and similar shields are fucking insane and can 100% block stuff up to the final boss.
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Zikten
04/08/17 5:38:29 PM
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Ser_Jaker posted...
Laurentius is dead

how did that happen?
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UnholyMudcrab
04/08/17 5:41:40 PM
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You could do with getting something better than the Longsword. The Zwei is obviously a good choice, and if you haven't already, you could go back and pick up the Claymore from that bridge in the Burg where the hellkite wyvern was camping out. That's an excellent weapon as well.

Zikten posted...
Ser_Jaker posted...
Laurentius is dead

how did that happen?

My guess is that he got a little too excited when smashing barrels.
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Ser_Jaker
04/08/17 7:31:22 PM
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Zikten posted...
Ser_Jaker posted...
Laurentius is dead

how did that happen?


He left the Firelink Shrine and I found him in Blighttown and he was hollowed. So I killed him.
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pizzaboss
04/08/17 7:43:25 PM
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Dark Souls is just too hard for me. I managed to beat the first boss and make it to that dark forest with the tree monsters past the blacksmith but I gave up there.
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CapnMuffin
04/08/17 7:48:04 PM
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What platform
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Ser_Jaker
04/08/17 8:11:04 PM
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CapnMuffin posted...
What platform


PS3.

Is the online still active for consoles? I haven't updated my console in ages so I can't access online. I'm thinking about trying to invade people but I have a feeling that the netcode for this game will be ass and I'll get frustrated.
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Adzeta_
04/08/17 8:41:53 PM
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So many Souls newbies here pretending to know what the fuck they are talking about...

s0nicfan posted...
If you're getting stuck in Sen's there's a mimic somewhere in the fortress with a lightning spear drop that will carry you through almost until endgame.


Lightning weapons were hit too fucking hard with nerf patch during the beginning of the game's lifespan to be considered op.
They're split damage weapons (elemental and physical). They're situational weapons at best. They are better lightning spears to use for chip damage finishers with substantially longer range.

TheMarthKoopa posted...

Zweihander >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> everything


I'm sorry, but... No. It's decent, yes, (due to it being a quality weapon. Meaning, that it scales with both Strength and Dexterity), but gets outclassed by these:

Top Tier:
Chaos Blade
Murakumo
Gold Tracer
Quelaag's Furysword
Silver Knight Spear
Demon's Spear
Moonlight Greatsword
Claymore
Shotel
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TheMarthKoopa
04/08/17 8:46:17 PM
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Adzeta_ posted...
but gets outclassed by these:

Top Tier:
Chaos Blade
Murakumo
Gold Tracer
Quelaag's Furysword
Silver Knight Spear
Demon's Spear
Moonlight Greatsword
Claymore
Shotel

All trash, especially Furysword

Zweihander is king
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Adzeta_
04/08/17 8:52:14 PM
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TheMarthKoopa posted...
Adzeta_ posted...
but gets outclassed by these:

Top Tier:
Chaos Blade
Murakumo
Gold Tracer
Quelaag's Furysword
Silver Knight Spear
Demon's Spear
Moonlight Greatsword
Claymore
Shotel

All trash, especially Furysword

Zweihander is king



I bet you use GiantDad unironically. LMAO

ZWEI = Free parries, free backstabs, free win.
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TheMarthKoopa
04/08/17 8:53:46 PM
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Adzeta_ posted...
ZWEI = Free parries, free backstabs, free win.

LMAO PVP
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Adzeta_
04/08/17 8:56:57 PM
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TheMarthKoopa posted...
Adzeta_ posted...
ZWEI = Free parries, free backstabs, free win.

LMAO PVP


Found the guy who routinely gets chainstabbed. lmaoroflol
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SlashmanSG
04/08/17 8:57:33 PM
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TheMarthKoopa
04/08/17 8:58:26 PM
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Adzeta_ posted...
Found the guy who routinely gets chainstabbed. lmaoroflol

Can't if I'm not playing online in the first place
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redeadlink
04/08/17 8:58:31 PM
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i guess i keep running into trash people in pvp then.

cuz i routinely win with the Zwei. and i don't even know what a giantdad build is.

i mean, yeah i have a second weapon that i label as my pvp weapon, but i do enjoy the zwei for everything else...
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Adzeta_
04/08/17 9:05:51 PM
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SlashmanSG posted...
Great Scythe owns all of you.


Lmao!

TheMarthKoopa posted...
Adzeta_ posted...
Found the guy who routinely gets chainstabbed. lmaoroflol

Can't if I'm not playing online in the first place


Good. You wouldn't have lasted tbh.

redeadlink posted...
i guess i keep running into trash people in pvp then.

cuz i routinely win with the Zwei. and i don't even know what a giantdad build is.

i mean, yeah i have a second weapon that i label as my pvp weapon, but i do enjoy the zwei for everything else...


Most likely randoes, gonkers, and New deals discount players.
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redeadlink
04/08/17 9:07:53 PM
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fair enough. if i figure out they're serious, i'll bust out something else, but if i can figure out in 1-2 hits that i'm better than them, i'll stick with the zwei.

i don't even remember what my "pvp" weapon was anymore though. i remember it wasn't a boss weapon...
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Duwstai
04/08/17 10:17:54 PM
#27:


Adzeta_ posted...
So many Souls newbies here pretending to know what the fuck they are talking about...

s0nicfan posted...
If you're getting stuck in Sen's there's a mimic somewhere in the fortress with a lightning spear drop that will carry you through almost until endgame.


Lightning weapons were hit too fucking hard with nerf patch during the beginning of the game's lifespan to be considered op.
They're split damage weapons (elemental and physical). They're situational weapons at best. They are better lightning spears to use for chip damage finishers with substantially longer range.

TheMarthKoopa posted...

Zweihander >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> everything


I'm sorry, but... No. It's decent, yes, (due to it being a quality weapon. Meaning, that it scales with both Strength and Dexterity), but gets outclassed by these:

Top Tier:
Chaos Blade
Murakumo
Gold Tracer
Quelaag's Furysword
Silver Knight Spear
Demon's Spear
Moonlight Greatsword
Claymore
Shotel

Are you trying to be a cliche douche, or does it just come naturally?
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redeadlink
04/08/17 10:26:42 PM
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oh i remember what my pvp gear was.

pyromancy.
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Vicious_Dios
04/08/17 11:16:50 PM
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Duwstai posted...

Are you trying to be a cliche douche, or does it just come naturally?


You needed to quote that entire post just to accompany it with such an irrelevant line of dialog? Not douchey at all.

But to answer your question:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50szLjPy1mY


You tell me. ('-' )
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Vicious_Dios
04/08/17 11:17:44 PM
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redeadlink posted...
oh i remember what my pvp gear was.

pyromancy.


Great Combustion
Black Flame
Firestorm on wake-up.

Good shit, mate.
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Ser_Jaker
04/09/17 12:56:15 AM
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Yewww just finished it.

So my only complaints about the game were.....

Run back to the bosses. Running back to the bosses isn't challenging or hard and you learn nothing. It just wastes your time and makes you want to cheese the boss instead of having fun learning the bosses because you get real sick and tired of spending 2 minutes getting back to the boss. Some run backs weren't too bad but some in particular like the Four Kings was really annoying. Thankfully not many bosses in the game really gave me that much of a bad time.

The bosses during the second half weren't that good. Bed of Chaos was a trashy gimmick fight. Nito wasn't hard. You just had to kill the small minions and hug his back the entire fight except for the "you better get the fuck away from me" AoE attack. The Four Kings was pretty bad too. I spent about half and hour trying to learn the patterns and being strategic and I ended up getting ganked by 4 of them every time. Then I tried the tactic where you brute force it with R2 and tank the damage before more of them spawn.... and I won the first try.... No skill whatsoever there. Gwyn was pretty easy too. I just parried him to death.
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Vicious_Dios
04/09/17 1:02:50 AM
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Ser_Jaker posted...
Yewww just finished it.

So my only complaints about the game were.....

Run back to the bosses. Running back to the bosses isn't challenging or hard and you learn nothing. It just wastes your time and makes you want to cheese the boss instead of having fun learning the bosses because you get real sick and tired of spending 2 minutes getting back to the boss. Some run backs weren't too bad but some in particular like the Four Kings was really annoying. Have used the drop down shortcut?Thankfully not many bosses in the game really gave me that much of a bad time.

The bosses during the second half weren't that good. Bed of Chaos was a trashy gimmick fight. Nito wasn't hard. You just had to kill the small minions and hug his back the entire fight except for the "you better get the fuck away from me" AoE attack. The Four Kings was pretty bad too. I spent about half and hour trying to learn the patterns and being strategic and I ended up getting ganked by 4 of them every time. Then I tried the tactic where you brute force it with R2 and tank the damage before more of them spawn.... and I won the first try.... No skill whatsoever there. Gwyn was pretty easy too. I just parried him to death.


Yup, the second half was pretty underwhelming due to time constraints. Even the developer thought it required more work.

Get the DLC. And see if you can find the hidden locales that increase the content of the game multiple fold.
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