7201

i can sort of see how a super ultra fat build with super fatroll and with a super fat amount of equip load would do better against artorias rather than the rotten.

just saying :coffee:

random note : ds2 on pc has made me change my opinion of the game. i now think it is about just as good as ds1.
pvp is really good on pc , totally smooth and lagfree. Everything looks better and loadingtimes are like nonexistent. oh right 60fps too!

7202

The first boss to give me trouble in DaS 2 was that conjoined shit in No Mans warf on NG+. And that was strictly due to his two little slasher buddies. Went in solo as a pure caster and got my ass shreded.

Tried it solo as a strength build also on NG+ and obliterated everything in under 30 seconds. Most bosses, overall, are mild sauce in DaS 2 when compared to part 1, but are still somewhat challenging without summons.

7203

the mile long rat in doors of pharros is a nightmare for 2h builds. I learned that the hard way.

7204

I skipped the big rat boss last time i was through there for my 2 hand run. Gonna go back after I finish out Undead Crypt. What makes it tough?

Also if they do DLC i hope it inculdes the Dark Wood Grain Ring…I’m really really missing that ring, it would make my duel fist build complete. COMPLETE I SAY!

7205

I don’t understand how power stance is purpose to work. I remember getting it when I equipped a curved sword with a thrusting sword but I haven’t been able to get it again since.

7206

Really? I kinda just 1 shotted the little rats with one wide arc swing with greatsword then 2 handed the boss normally.

Honestly I’d find it way more difficult with a weapon load out with low damage and short range.

Need 1.5x the stat requirements of both weapons to power stance and depending on what weapon is on which hand and if they’re even compatible like can’t powerstance fist weapons with swords, you’ll get a different moveset.

7207

double post

7208

I am fucking exhausted. But I am almost at the end. Afterwards I’m taking a long ass break and mess around in NG+ and PVP.

Killed Velstadt on my 2nd try, killed Guardian Dragon and Last Giant on my 1st try. Guardian Dragon I genuinely didn’t expect and had used up a lot of my resources by fighting those fucking trolls. Figured out his pattern pretty quickly. Noticing an increase of assholes who can instantly break your shit.

Gonna’ take on Vendrick and make my to Throne of Want either today or tomorrow.

7209

Actually I equipped different Armor and was about 65-70% of my weight limit. I think most people who say the fight is easy are GDLK at dodging and/or are running Magic classes.

TBH, my strategy is mainly running a Greatshield and block and punish shit. If the shit is totally unblockable then I try to switch it up but that rarely seems to happen.

7210

Also this:

http://www.nexusmods.com/darksouls2/mods/51/?

PC Masterace FTW.

7211

Who is the dude who appears in smoke in the Smelter demon boss fight area? Do you get anything good for defeating him?

I’m on the PC version now, level 65 or so. Only just noticed that the above character exists as I never revisited that area of the game on my PS3 play through. Well, only as an assisted sunbro.

7212

Dual-wielding stance? If so, that works when you have two weapons that have the same damage type (slashing and slashing works, but slashing/thrusting and slashing also works; just has to have the same somewhere in its properties), and then you need 50% more stats than the equip requirements for both weapons. Then, just equip both of them, and hold Triangle/Y for a bit; if you can dual-wield the weapons, your stance will shift a bit to indicate it.

7213
Spoiler

Upgraded Pursuer. And yes, he’s worth beating if you like weapon damage. You get Ring of Blades +1.

7214

The rat itself isn’t that big of a problem. There are 4 minor rats that will rush you in the beginning of the fight and they will TOXIC you easily , and while these are charging at you the big rat will jump at you too. Most of the time this ment that i would toxic yet manage to kill the minions but i still get killed by the big rat before being able to heal up.

7215

Ancient Dragon

7216

ok thanks. I’m using a claymore/rapier combo. I know it isn’t a compatible combo but I need a thrusting weapon.

7217

Thanks man.

Spoiler

I thought he looked a lot like the pursuer. Guy kicked my ass to be honest, but that let me know that there must be a good reason to beat him. Will level up a touch and go back to dominate :smiley:

7218

i wonder how many times ki shima is gonna repeat himself :rofl:
the thing about ac is that FroMSoFt knows he is OP/broken/poop/w.e you wanna call it but fromsoft realizes this and that’s why
they don’t make you kill him in order to get his soul. He is the only boss whichs soul can be found by not killing him.

Can’t kill him? No problem! Cause it’s a pointless fight.

7219

Its weird I keep seeing names of bosses in here, like none of which I’ve actually fought. Its awesome how much more I have to go and after watching Vaati’s video about the Forest of Giants its cool to see how much extra stuff NG+ adds

If anyone cares about the specifics of my run

[details=Spoiler]I started with a warrior, missed the Emerald Herald went to Forest of Giants got my shit pushed in used all my Life Gems… And restarted as a Dual Wielder :rofl:

Found all of the stuff that I was supposed to find in Majula an I’ve been running a character based on looks moreso than actual power. I’ve been upgrading DEX, VIT, END and ADP (after I found out what exactly it did, I thought it was like Resistance from 1) I’ve got a Scimitar+10 (which breaks stupid fast) and a whole stable of other weapons that I use just as much if not more (Heide, Flame LS, Falchion+2 [for Dual Wielding Curved swords]) and run around like a Hunter with my Robin Hood hat and Large Leather Shield. I hate getting lost in this game as in not exactly sure where to go next, which I think I kind of owe to being able to teleport from the beginning and therefore not walking past a lot of some of the places you are supposed to go next. I think the order of Bosses I’ve killed went like Last Giant>Pursuer>Got hammered by sentinels like 6 times>Went to flame tower>Dragon Rider>Let Ornstien kill me because I was to busy fanboying at the return of Ornstien>Went back and killed him> Killed the quadruple wielding guy in the boat> Sentinels > Sinner > Scorpioness(I think?)> The Duke’s Precious Frieja (or somthing)>That FUCKING Rat gave me a lot of trouble until I figured out I had to not lock on to fight him successfully > and I killed Mythra last night. Man that’s a load of shit. I don’t think I forgot any one. But the only ones to give me trouble ( >5-6 times they killed me) were the Rat, who kept breaking my endurance bar, Sents, I was just unprepared for them. [/details]

After I beat it once I’m going to look up some of the stuff I have to do to unearth some of the character story lines and get my character to use a U. Greatsword.

7220

LOL, this game…IDK why it does that shit.

I hate that I can’t just run to the fog gate and walk through it. I’m completely vulnerble, fuck that shit. It’s also annoying that FROM thought it be a good idea to add japanese difficulty, rather than actual difficulty when going to bosses…

getting to the god damn rotten was fucking annoying, and now the smelter demon is pissing me off because I have to kill the eneimes before I get to fight him. fuck that shit

I also think I screwed up my character…