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    #5972
    Icaras
    Registered Users Posts: 926 ✭✭✭Icaras


    krudler wrote: »
    Good stuff, so it's not just like one area or anything.

    definitely worth it. 4 good bosses, some new enemies and a great humanity farming area.


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    #5973
    krudler
    Registered Users Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    Got it there, watch it go on sale now tomorrow or something :pac:


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    #5974
    krudler
    Registered Users Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    Merry Christmas to all you humanity farming, boss slaying, jolly cooperating filthy animals


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    #5975
    krudler
    Registered Users Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    Feckin' knew it: http://www.hmv.ie/big-sale/games-price-drop/dark-souls-prepare-to-die-edition-ps3.html

    Ah well least buying the dlc meant I didn't have to start all over again since saves done work with the PTD edition from your normal one


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    #5976
    J. Marston
    Registered Users Posts: 23,152 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    42 Vitality, 44 Endurance, 42 Dexterity, 37 Strength, +14 Claymore, Havel's Set and some jolly cooperation with Solaire.

    Where is your God now, Smough & Ornstein?!


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    #5977
    J_E
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,734 ✭✭✭J_E


    Hit the wall with Artorias on NG+. Finding it more frustrating than Manus strangely enough :(
    krudler wrote: »
    How long is the dlc out of interest? few hours? bearing in mind I'm expecting Artorius to kick the bejesus out of me.
    Depends on how much you put into it really - there are 4 bosses, one of whom comes back as a double team, a really popular PvP spot and a few other areas, best dark magic in the game is also obtainable here (and believe me, Pursuers is just crushingly overpowered). The bosses are tough though. First playthrough, Guardian/Artorias I found and Kalameet I eventually got after a few tries (the tail is bloody hard to cut off though), but Manus...holy hell that's a boss and a half. I reckon I spent at least 5 hours of attempts trying to kill him. It's worth getting, long story short.


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    #5978
    krudler
    Registered Users Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    Started it last night, it's fun playing totally new areas when so much of the game is familiar by now. Kalameet made me jump on the bridge i was running across and there he was just like the red wyvern way back. The guardian was a cool boss aside from that spammy lightning attack


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    #5979
    Icaras
    Registered Users Posts: 926 ✭✭✭Icaras


    Depends on how much you put into it really - there are 4 bosses, one of whom comes back as a double team, a really popular PvP spot and a few other areas, best dark magic in the game is also obtainable here (and believe me, Pursuers is just crushingly overpowered). The bosses are tough though. First playthrough, Guardian/Artorias I found and Kalameet I eventually got after a few tries (the tail is bloody hard to cut off though), but Manus...holy hell that's a boss and a half. I reckon I spent at least 5 hours of attempts trying to kill him. It's worth getting, long story short.

    Is that the set aside area or the area around the bonfire after Artorias?


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    #5980
    Tommy_NDX
    Registered Users Posts: 936 ✭✭✭Tommy_NDX


    Icaras wrote: »
    Is that the set aside area or the area around the bonfire after Artorias?

    Yeah, the bonfire is pretty active while the arena is mostly dead.


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    #5981
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 80,179 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    Really wanna give this game a go,5.99 On steam atm,Think I'll just get it on console though.


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    #5982
    YouSavedMyLife
    Registered Users Posts: 2,932 ✭✭✭YouSavedMyLife


    Sephiroth_dude wrote: »
    Really wanna give this game a go,5.99 On steam atm,Think I'll just get it on console though.

    here_comes_a_new_challenger.png


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    #5983
    krudler
    Registered Users Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    Sephiroth_dude wrote: »
    Really wanna give this game a go,5.99 On steam atm,Think I'll just get it on console though.

    Do, it's amazing.

    I jumped back into an old dex build and got myself a Balder sword, sweet jesus, roll roll roll stab stab aaand they're dead. Being able to run at full pelt for ages is great, takes forever to get anywhere in heavy armor in the heavy builds.


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    #5984
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 80,179 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    YouSavedMyLife wrote: »
    here_comes_a_new_challenger.png

    :-D


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    #5985
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 80,179 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    krudler wrote: »
    Do, it's amazing.

    I jumped back into an old dex build and got myself a Balder sword, sweet jesus, roll roll roll stab stab aaand they're dead. Being able to run at full pelt for ages is great, takes forever to get anywhere in heavy armor in the heavy builds.

    Is there new loot everytime you play?like in diablo?


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    #5986
    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23,556 ✭✭✭✭Sir Digby Chicken Caesar


    it depends

    diff enemies drop diff things, some dont drop anything at all and some drops are very rare

    the balder side sword (****ing best ****ing sword in the ****ing game) is a very rare drop.
    hollow soldier armour is so common you'll groan every time you pick one up as you'll have to navigate through the inventory at some point to drop it or store it in your bottomless chest of ignoring useless items


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    #5987
    krudler
    Registered Users Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »
    it depends

    diff enemies drop diff things, some dont drop anything at all and some drops are very rare

    the balder side sword (****ing best ****ing sword in the ****ing game) is a very rare drop.
    hollow soldier armour is so common you'll groan every time you pick one up as you'll have to navigate through the inventory at some point to drop it or store it in your bottomless chest of ignoring useless items

    I never bother picking up anything from hollows anymore, it's always crap except the odd humanity, always wind up doing a huge clearout of gear I'll never use purely to save time scrolling through it, do I need a half dozen hollow shields? nope.


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    #5988
    krudler
    Registered Users Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    Sephiroth_dude wrote: »
    Is there new loot everytime you play?like in diablo?

    Not every enemy drops stuff but you can affect it, being human, having high humanity (that'll make sense when you play) and there's a ring you can get which all boosts item discovery from enemies. And there's tons of stuff littered around the place.

    Really it depends on how you want to play, and to be honest your first playthrough of Dark Souls is basically a practice run, you'll miss loads of stuff, spend hours in areas you can do in minutes on later playthroughs. Like now I have a character at about 4hrs playtime where I have more than what I had at 30hrs the first time.


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    #5989
    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23,556 ✭✭✭✭Sir Digby Chicken Caesar


    being human doesnt actually affect it :)


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    #5990
    krudler
    Registered Users Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »
    being human doesnt actually affect it :)

    I thought it did? always seem to get more stuff when I have a good bit of humanity on me even without the serpent ring, could be a coincidence too ha.

    Anyhoo, this dex build, it's the job, at first I prefered being able to just hammer enemies in one hit with a Zwei or something. but dodging like a mofo then watching the damage go up with sword swipes is fun. have the Uchi at +10 and the BSS at +5 so far and both are the tits. I must make Queelag's sword as well.


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    #5991
    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23,556 ✭✭✭✭Sir Digby Chicken Caesar


    throw that BSS up to +10, the dex scaling is incredible. although maybe that doesnt go nuts until 15



    yeah holding humanity affects item discovery but being human doesn't. and afaik holding humanity only affects it up to 10 humanity


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    #5992
    krudler
    Registered Users Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    At first I thought the damage was taking the piss, barely hp off the snake guys in Sen's Fortress, then I realised it was all about hitting them over and over, watching it fly up into the hundreds. with the grass shield, cloranthy ring and light armor, wheeeee.

    I attempted a speedrun through Sen's and made it all the way to the bonfire in one go woohoo. Dark Souls really is a spiritual successor to those 8bit games where muscle memory and patterns all come into play when it comes to an area like that.


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    #5993
    iamanengine
    Registered Users Posts: 3,891 ✭✭✭iamanengine


    Is Artortias Greatsword a viable end game weapon for a STR/FAI build?


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    #5994
    J. Marston
    Registered Users Posts: 23,152 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    Was breezing through NG+, then I came up against Artorias.

    Bloody hell....


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    #5995
    OdgeXD
    Registered Users Posts: 383 ✭✭OdgeXD


    The Artorias fight is the best.


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    #5996
    Randall Floyd
    Registered Users Posts: 906 ✭✭✭Randall Floyd


    Finished it the other night, Gwyn was a joy.


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    #5997
    J. Marston
    Registered Users Posts: 23,152 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    Beat Artorias, thank God. It was tense, I needed one hit to kill him and one hit would've killed me.

    I had plenty of Estus flasks but no way was I going to use one. He had already killed me numerous times when I tried to heal in previous attempts, so I had bide my time. He did 3 of those somersault slashes and then boom, stabbed him in the back and that was it.


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    #5998
    J_E
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,734 ✭✭✭J_E


    J. Marston wrote: »
    Was breezing through NG+, then I came up against Artorias.

    Bloody hell....
    I know how you feel... Are you on PC? Coop it?


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    #5999
    J. Marston
    Registered Users Posts: 23,152 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    Can't man, i'm on PS3.

    I know
    Sif is only a pup
    in the Manus fight but come on, he can try a little harder!


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    #6000
    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23,556 ✭✭✭✭Sir Digby Chicken Caesar


    what the hell was
    artorias
    doing bringing him along, he was that ****ing useless


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    #6001
    J_E
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,734 ✭✭✭J_E


    He's a good distraction. That battle is ferociously hard, especially without the
    pendant that protects magic
    . Took me easily 5 hours worth of attempts to finally kill him. I'm honestly not sure if I even want to bother with him on NG+, bar getting his soul again.

    I just can't with Artorias on NG+. I loved the battle in NG, it was challenging but really fun. this time around though he has so much HP...and can floor me in 1-2 hits when he's powered up and I don't cancel his buff in time.


    I'm worried there won't be a way for me to check if Dark Souls 2 will run on my laptop before release! Do you think they'll have any sort of demo?


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