Dark Souls II

calex71 · 22-07-2014 1:05pm

Mickeroo wrote: »

That's a balls. Don't think I'll bother with it it just yet if there's no season pass.

I had a look there, not listed on the xbox store, dlc is 9.99, and I don't ever recall the DLC for the original ever going on sale.

Can anyone on xbox/ps3 comfirm if there are new trophies/achievements? none of the tracking sites are listing any changes to the original lists.

J_E · 22-07-2014 1:13pm

Mickeroo wrote: »

That's a balls. Don't think I'll bother with it it just yet if there's no season pass.

There might be keys to unlock it going cheaper on the likes of GameKeysNow, etc. It's a 5 euro difference from full price.

I'll detail the DLC as I play through it! I already got summoned for the first area last night. I don't think it's Artorias level but it's awesome to explore a brand new area. 3 bosses too.

Mickeroo · 22-07-2014 1:14pm

Cydoniac wrote: »

There might be keys to unlock it going cheaper on the likes of GameKeysNow, etc. It's a 5 euro difference from full price.

I'll detail the DLC as I play through it! I already got summoned for the first area last night. I don't think it's Artorias level but it's awesome to explore a brand new area. 3 bosses too.

Did you start a new character or are you doing it on NG+ or higher?

J_E · 22-07-2014 1:17pm

Mickeroo wrote: »

Did you start a new character or are you doing it on NG+ or higher?

I'm going to do it on NG+. I will probably have a new character when the other 2 parts are around though.

*DLC spoilers*

The first boss I fought was a trio, more of a miniboss. What looks like Havel, a Mirrah knight, and someone else who reminds me of Shiva a bit. I don't know what difficulty my world host was on, but it was quite tough, and the Shiva character can backstab, destroyed.

If you haven't gotten the DLC yet, know that you can still give it a taster by putting a summon sign down in the room before the locked door. You have to go to the Rotten primal bonfire room, and there's a teleport there to the summon area.

F1ngers · 22-07-2014 1:23pm

Season pass is on PSN. €24.99.

J_E · 22-07-2014 1:26pm

If it's on PSN I imagine a 360 one will follow

New DLC area is surprisingly good, didn't think it would have a lot of depth but it's full of multiple paths and it's quite tough (on NG+)

J_E · 22-07-2014 3:54pm

Oh man, Sinh is a good boss

noodler · 22-07-2014 5:27pm

Darklurker makes me cry.

I want start ng+ but worry if I cant beat the **** now then what hope would I have in ng+.

Also, what bosses did ppl reccommend using ascetic on so you could beat them again and get good loot?

iamanengine · 22-07-2014 6:37pm

noodler wrote: »

Darklurker makes me cry.

I want start ng+ but worry if I cant beat the **** now then what hope would I have in ng+.

Also, what bosses did ppl reccommend using ascetic on so you could beat them again and get good loot?

The rotten is a v easy one!

J_E · 22-07-2014 6:51pm

iamanengine wrote: »

The rotten is a v easy one!

Rotten becomes very difficult after NG

think it is probably the most convenient of the bosses to do over and over though.

noodler · 22-07-2014 8:11pm

Just got a dragon invader with a lovely seed of the last giants move.

he kept hiding behind the giants at the top of the stairs in dragon shrine. Kept running up there whenever I mearly had him, beat me twice.

Third time I chased him up the stairs and he backed off straight into them. Brilliant.

where do I find more of these?

Mickeroo · 22-07-2014 8:25pm

noodler wrote: »

Just got a dragon invader with a lovely seed of the last giants move.

he kept hiding behind the giants at the top of the stairs in dragon shrine. Kept running up there whenever I mearly had him, beat me twice.

Third time I chased him up the stairs and he backed off straight into them. Brilliant.

where do I find more of these?

You can only get them from the one place near the soldiers Rest bonfire in Forest of the Fallen Giants. Everytime you're invaded there's a chance one will spawn so it's worth checking back there regularly.

Cravez · 22-07-2014 11:45pm

I don't know how others find the Rotten the easiest or the easiest one to do over and over again. I personally find Duke Dear Freja or Old Iron King much easier, even when solo'ing in NG+ and beyond etc

I managed to solo The Rotten today quite quickly but I still sweat from the concentration trying not to get smash to bits if I lapse for one moment.

It's probably personal preference at the end of the day but he's my least favourite boss out of the 4 to try kill.

YouSavedMyLife · 23-07-2014 8:42pm

raze wrote: »

A tenner feels a little steep for the DLC because I'd rather a discount as I'll probably pick up the lot. But, content is good - a few puzzles in parts that were welcome, great locations - underground pyramids are pretty sweet, two pieces of loot that scale S with dex, a lighter better version of Vengarl's armour, and a convenient farming area for petrified dragon bones, and decent bosses. Worth it all in all, though I hope I missed some lore on my run through - felt a bit irrelevant what was going on. Would have liked a creepy merchant NPC or something.

How long is it? Say the next two pieces of DLC are the same length would it be longer or shorter than Artorias?

J_E · 23-07-2014 8:53pm

YouSavedMyLife wrote: »

How long is it? Say the next two pieces of DLC are the same length would it be longer or shorter than Artorias?

I have just finished the DLC and although I have to go back for a few missed items, I've done 90% of it. Took about 5-6 hours I'd say. Very enjoyable area, proper dungeon exploration with puzzles and all. The AI on the new enemies is very good and it is a tough section of the game.

raze wrote: »

two pieces of loot that scale S with dex

I just wish the Ivy-style whip sword was more powerful, despite having an S dex I'm not getting a lot of power out of it.

Danonino. · 23-07-2014 10:30pm

Ahhh spoilers...run and hide

raze · 23-07-2014 11:57pm

Danonino. wrote: »

Ahhh spoilers...run and hide

Apologies, should have flagged it to give you the option.

Danonino. · 24-07-2014 12:24am

Nah I was only messing really

not like you described bosses or tactics or anything. All is good. Poor attempt at being funny to be honest.

noodler · 24-07-2014 3:41pm

Review are mixed.

IGN gave it an 8.

Joystiq were more balance but unhappy with level design and drab enviornments.

Metro, for what it is worth, gave it a 6. Critical of resued assets etc.

I'll be holding off for a while.

J. Marston · 24-07-2014 4:02pm

noodler wrote: »

Review are mixed.

IGN gave it an 8.

Joystiq were more balance but unhappy with level design and drab enviornments.

Metro, for what it is worth, gave it a 6. Critical of resued assets etc.

I'll be holding off for a while.

That's a problem with the whole game, in my opinion. There are a few standout areas like Dragon Shrine, Shrine Of Amana and the Iron Keep but the vast majority of the game is drab.

noodler · 24-07-2014 4:16pm

J. Marston wrote: »

That's a problem with the whole game, in my opinion. There are a few standout areas like Dragon Shrine, Shrine Of Amana and the Iron Keep but the vast majority of the game is drab.

I liked Bastille and the Forrest as well in fairness but yeah I agree totally of course.

J_E · 24-07-2014 4:20pm

noodler wrote: »

Review are mixed.

IGN gave it an 8.

Joystiq were more balance but unhappy with level design and drab enviornments.

Metro, for what it is worth, gave it a 6. Critical of resued assets etc.

I'll be holding off for a while.

Is this for the DLC? I thought the level design was excellent, myself. There are reused assets for definite though.

J_E · 25-07-2014 3:32am

DS2

DS1

I'm so happy

calex71 · 25-07-2014 8:23am

Cydoniac wrote: »

DS2

DS1

I'm so happy

DS1 was much more difficult in that you could miss the tail cuts and really only get one crack at them per playthrough, I remember being so worried about Priscilla and Seath.

Big Knox · 25-07-2014 9:14am

calex71 wrote: »

DS1 was much more difficult in that you could miss the tail cuts and really only get one crack at them per playthrough, I remember being so worried about Priscilla and Seath.

Huh? Just don't kill the boss until you get the tail off! :pac:

So is the DLC worth it? I don't fancy doing it with my pvp character as I'm at nearly 30m SM so going to do a new run for all the DLC. Just debating whether to wait and do them all together or not...

YouSavedMyLife · 25-07-2014 9:57am

Big Knox wrote: »

Huh? Just don't kill the boss until you get the tail off! :pac:

So is the DLC worth it? I don't fancy doing it with my pvp character as I'm at nearly 30m SM so going to do a new run for all the DLC. Just debating whether to wait and do them all together or not...

Apparently it's about 6 to 7 hours worth of content. I waiting for all 3 DLC myself and then I'll just binge on Dark Souls with a new character. I suppose If didn't have a massive backlog on steam I would be tempted to just dive right into the first DLC. Plus the feeling of getting a massive chunk of content feels so much better than smaller bite size pieces. In most cases I found episodic content just leaves me wanting more by the time I'm done with it

Kiith · 25-07-2014 12:33pm

Is there a release date for the next 2 dlc's? Fancy giving it another go, but might wait till they are all released.

YouSavedMyLife · 25-07-2014 12:39pm

Kiith wrote: »

Is there a release date for the next 2 dlc's? Fancy giving it another go, but might wait till they are all released.

Yeah pretty sure its near the end of the next 2 months, so around 23 Aug and 23 Sept...

Mickeroo · 25-07-2014 2:20pm

Hadn't seen this before:

J_E · 25-07-2014 3:11pm

Big Knox wrote: »

So is the DLC worth it? I don't fancy doing it with my pvp character as I'm at nearly 30m SM so going to do a new run for all the DLC. Just debating whether to wait and do them all together or not...

Yes, it's very good I thought. One of the 3 bosses feels a little lazy but the other 2 are great fights. The level design is excellent and there is a puzzle element in there. There's also a hidden scene which brings you to a special area that I enjoyed too.

J_E · 29-07-2014 12:03am

With the DLC weapon that's in it, I've decided to make an Ivy character!

The editor is very hard to use but I think it's passable.

crazydom · 31-07-2014 10:25am

Graphics are a bit poor? Anyone play this on the PC?

J_E · 31-07-2014 2:33pm

crazydom wrote: »

Graphics are a bit poor? Anyone play this on the PC?

The lighting in the game is significantly downgraded from the original previews they had of the game. I think graphically there's nothing wrong per se, but the constrast is washed out and you can see some texture repeats. It can be partially fixed with a shader mod.

I personally think GEM and GeDoSaTo comes closest to the original look. Torches are actually useful! Requires a decent PC tor run though.

Danonino. · 31-07-2014 4:43pm

I want to see a DS 1 and 2 remastered, both games in the DS 2 engine and running like the previews. Balance fixes and stuff for 1 and all the DLC etc along with 2. That would be awesome. Yes I would buy DS1 again... I'm that sad.

J_E · 31-07-2014 6:44pm

Danonino. wrote: »

I want to see a DS 1 and 2 remastered, both games in the DS 2 engine and running like the previews. Balance fixes and stuff for 1 and all the DLC etc along with 2. That would be awesome. Yes I would buy DS1 again... I'm that sad.

If it was a little easier to mod DS1 it would probably be possible for it to be a community project, but I don't see it happening.

I wouldn't mind if they redid that awful PC port though! I can run DS2 60fps but can't even get DS1 to 30fps with DSfix on 800x480...

2smiggy · 01-08-2014 3:39am

Did all story of the lad in wheel chair ( gandalf?) bit drunk and said yes instead of no in dragilic castle. He's gone from spot now, any way to get him back?

derfderf · 01-08-2014 6:25am

2smiggy wrote: »

Did all story of the lad in wheel chair ( gandalf?) bit drunk and said yes instead of no in dragilic castle. He's gone from spot now, any way to get him back?

You have to find him in three different spots. When you find him the third time make sure you're packing some heavy artillery

2smiggy · 01-08-2014 8:52am

derfderf wrote: »

You have to find him in three different spots. When you find him the third time make sure you're packing some heavy artillery

Found in the castle, but after good few pints last night. Rushed the talking part. He just disappeared, said something like 'we will meet again' . But where? I had locations show up on the bonfire warp with '?' beside them that I could not pick. At work now so cannot look at it properly till this evening

noodler · 01-08-2014 10:10am

2smiggy wrote: »

Found in the castle, but after good few pints last night. Rushed the talking part. He just disappeared, said something like 'we will meet again' . But where? I had locations show up on the bonfire warp with '?' beside them that I could not pick. At work now so cannot look at it properly till this evening

1) Castle

2) Shaded Ruins (might want to youtube it)

3) The Black Gulch (requires a bit of work this one, again suggest youtubing).

2smiggy · 01-08-2014 10:40am

noodler wrote: »

1) Castle

2) Shaded Ruins (might want to youtube it)

3) The Black Gulch (requires a bit of work this one, again suggest youtubing).

sorry , i met him in the black gulch and the shaded ruins first, then the castle (i think) I may go back to the black gulch to make sure I met him there. I normally play after the pub so often I turn on the game the next time in a whole new area and not quite sure how i got there or what i had missed !!

just found it strange that certain areas had a '?' over them on the warp screen. I'm just hoping i did not mess his story line up just because i showed no patience listening to him and just pressing 'x' and answering a question wrong

noodler · 01-08-2014 10:48am

2smiggy wrote: »

sorry , i met him in the black gulch and the shaded ruins first, then the castle (i think) I may go back to the black gulch to make sure I met him there. I normally play after the pub so often I turn on the game the next time in a whole new area and not quite sure how i got there or what i had missed !!

just found it strange that certain areas had a '?' over them on the warp screen. I'm just hoping i did not mess his story line up just because i showed no patience listening to him and just pressing 'x' and answering a question wrong

He only ever appears in those three areas so if he is not at any then you are boned I think.

The ??? just means an undiscovered bonfire but is not relevant as you say you have already found him in the three areas.

J_E · 25-08-2014 3:13pm

Next DLC tomorrow! I'm hyped. Really trying to avoid looking at videos of it...although I did get a sneak peek at some of the new spells and they look amazing.

tok9 · 25-08-2014 3:55pm

Decided to go back and join the dark covenant to tackle the Dark Chasm of Old.

Tried to beat the Darklurker boss 3 times with no luck. Gave it a rest after that as it was a pain getting back to him.

Mickeroo · 25-08-2014 3:59pm

tok9 wrote: »

Decided to go back and join the dark covenant to tackle the Dark Chasm of Old.

Tried to beat the Darklurker boss 3 times with no luck. Gave it a rest after that as it was a pain getting back to him.

Are you doing it on NG? If you have a magic build you can beat him easy enough i think. I was a dex build and he was a pain, especially when he splits into two. I had to resort to spamming pyros at him in the end.

tok9 · 25-08-2014 4:01pm

Mickeroo wrote: »

Are you doing it on NG? If you have a magic build you can beat him easy enough i think. I was a dex build and he was a pain, especially when he splits into two. I had to resort to spamming pyros at him in the end.

On NG+ and ya I'm a strength build. A friend told me to switch to magic too.

J_E · 25-08-2014 6:03pm

tok9 wrote: »

Decided to go back and join the dark covenant to tackle the Dark Chasm of Old.

Tried to beat the Darklurker boss 3 times with no luck. Gave it a rest after that as it was a pain getting back to him.

If you need the job done, use sunlight/great lightning spear. You will have zero issues. 2 soul vessels and you can temporarily change your build.

tok9 · 25-08-2014 6:48pm

Ya I may do that.. whenever I go back playing I'll check it out again.

J_E · 25-08-2014 6:50pm

I was exploring around the new DLC entrance before it officially launches... more "this sign is being channeled from far away" signs, wonder what that's all about?

J_E · 27-08-2014 2:36pm

Pretty much finished the new DLC now.

Sir Alonne is the best boss in DS2 hands down, one of the best in the Souls series!

noodler · 27-08-2014 3:38pm

tok9 wrote: »

Decided to go back and join the dark covenant to tackle the Dark Chasm of Old.

Tried to beat the Darklurker boss 3 times with no luck. Gave it a rest after that as it was a pain getting back to him.

Haha, I gave up with my Dex build!

Wish I'd thought to use the Vessels.

Dark Souls II

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