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RNLDRGN

RNLDRGN

RONALD ROGAN
This game has been either impossibly difficult, or simple breezy. I blew through the final parts of the Bastille, couldn't beat the Gargoyles, blew through Huntsman's Copse, but then got wrecked once I got to to the Greatsword Phantom and even the Chariot boss. Bleed damage was wrecking me and I lost a ton of valuable souls.

I'm running a Knight with high Strength and Vitality, w/ some points in Adapt and Dext. I also have enough Faith to Heal. Suggestions for good farming spots or maintaining a strong Knight build?
 
Qwark28

Qwark28

Joker waiting room
RNLDRGN said:
This game has been either impossibly difficult, or simple breezy. I blew through the final parts of the Bastille, couldn't beat the Gargoyles, blew through Huntsman's Copse, but then got wrecked once I got to to the Greatsword Phantom and even the Chariot boss. Bleed damage was wrecking me and I lost a ton of valuable souls.

I'm running a Knight with high Strength and Vitality, w/ some points in Adapt and Dext. I also have enough Faith to Heal. Suggestions for good farming spots or maintaining a strong Knight build?
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Learn how to dodge. Simplest way to beat the game and bosses.
 
RNLDRGN

RNLDRGN

RONALD ROGAN
Qwark28 said:
Learn how to dodge. Simplest way to beat the game and bosses.
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I'm decent at dodging, suck at parrying (unless it's a nice 1 on 1) and pretty used to the Souls games. The Gargoyles are mad tough if you don't have a lot of ranged attacks. I have a ton of arrows, no bow... a nice crossbow, almost no bolts. Throwing knives are worthless for bosses.

Kinda sucks that there aren't good places to buy varied weapons--at least in the first 30-40% of the game.
 
LEGEND

LEGEND

YES!
Elder God
RNLDRGN said:
I'm decent at dodging, suck at parrying (unless it's a nice 1 on 1) and pretty used to the Souls games. The Gargoyles are mad tough if you don't have a lot of ranged attacks. I have a ton of arrows, no bow... a nice crossbow, almost no bolts. Throwing knives are worthless for bosses.

Kinda sucks that there aren't good places to buy varied weapons--at least in the first 30-40% of the game.
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i've found that adaptability is actually really really good. Gives you a ton more invincibility frames on your rolls and can help you squeeze in a healing item during a boss fight.

and ya, most of the good weapons come later. If possible though, i suggest getting a bow of some kind, they are extremely useful
 
RNLDRGN

RNLDRGN

RONALD ROGAN
LEGEND said:
i've found that adaptability is actually really really good. Gives you a ton more invincibility frames on your rolls and can help you squeeze in a healing item during a boss fight.

and ya, most of the good weapons come later. If possible though, i suggest getting a bow of some kind, they are extremely useful
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Good place to find a bow? I literally haven't seen one lol.
 
Killphil

Killphil

A prop on the stage of life.
LEGEND said:
i've found that adaptability is actually really really good. Gives you a ton more invincibility frames on your rolls and can help you squeeze in a healing item during a boss fight.

and ya, most of the good weapons come later. If possible though, i suggest getting a bow of some kind, they are extremely useful
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I see the level for a "finished" character being a little higher because of Adaptability. I'm a little disappointed in a few of the boss weapons, but I do like the added effects of certain pieces of armor.

And you're totally right about having a bow. I'm doing a melee character and I added a bow to my arsenal because having some form of ranged attack is a godsend. That and you can move while readying a shot.
 
Juggs

Juggs

Lose without excuses
Lead Moderator
Qwark28 said:
Dks pvp had shit netcode, removed the fix for laggy backstage that was in DS and had some downright stupid shit and hurtboxes. Right now all I really dislike in 2 are the retarded phantom hitboxes online
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Dude, the phantom hits are my #1 complaint. How are you supposed to learn spacing when it's random as hell? At least make the phantom hits consistent, lol. Been wrecking shop with my Claymore, but I can already see how the meta is going to look based on the effectiveness of longer ranged weapons. Long ranged weapons such as spears are going to be very good in PvP. Also, sorcery is very good in PvP and not useless like in DS1 (except for dark magic). Projectiles in general are looking to be very good in PvP, and even more so when you factor in online problems such as phantom hits and lag stabs.
 
Qwark28

Qwark28

Joker waiting room
claymore, greatswords, a certain greathammer and soul orbs all have stupid range, I never get that shit with my manslayer and I'm punished for rolling away after a whiffed hit up close. And that broken ass big machete strong attack.
 
G

GRs_Prince

Apprentice
Qwark28 said:
claymore, greatswords, a certain greathammer and soul orbs all have stupid range, I never get that shit with my manslayer and I'm punished for rolling away after a whiffed hit up close. And that broken ass big machete strong attack.
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and here we go the complaining starts
 
Vulcan Hades

Vulcan Hades

Champion
Stun infinites are still in the game. :/ Blocking doesn't matter when people are using swords bigger than them and imbued with magic/lightning. They do 4-5 consecutive swings and still have stamina to roll and run away or block..

Halberds are what I use in PVE and I like them but I've had little success with them in PvP. They are pretty straight forward and predictable. They have good range but are also easy to avoid and don't represent a huge threat (except for the risky two-handed spins).

btw the Whips seem to have bigger range than spears/halberds. They are pretty average as main weapon but I could see it being useful as secondary. Especially the ones that can cause bleeding.
 
Qwark28

Qwark28

Joker waiting room
what sl? You don't generally have enough stamina for more than 2. I know with katanas I get 2 hit then I have to guess of either swing again or run attack
 
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GRs_Prince

Apprentice
Qwark28 said:
what sl? You don't generally have enough stamina for more than 2. I know with katanas I get 2 hit then I have to guess of either swing again or run attack
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the funny thing is even my blue helbird can stun my enemy and keep attacking him + my estoc
idk but in ds2 you REALLY need to be careful because any mistake will fuck you up
and the magic is annoying as fuck in this game
 
Vulcan Hades

Vulcan Hades

Champion
I'm sl150 with shit low/mid level gear lol. Can't upgrade anything because I don't have the dull ember yet so I get owned in PvP. I have no idea what SL these invaders and dragon riders are but they all have end game maxed out crap that's for sure lol.

Also my Soul Memory is over 3M so I have trouble being summoned.
 
G

GRs_Prince

Apprentice
Vulcan Hades said:
I'm sl150 with shit low/mid level gear lol. Can't upgrade anything because I don't have the dull ember yet so I get owned in PvP. I have no idea what SL these invaders and dragon riders are but they all have end game maxed out crap that's for sure lol.

Also my Soul Memory is over 3M so I have trouble being summoned.
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there's a ring that they can invade you even if they are a 60/70 more level then you are
so sometimes u'll get invaded by 220 lv char maybe
 
LEGEND

LEGEND

YES!
Elder God
Vulcan Hades said:
Stun infinites are still in the game. :/ Blocking doesn't matter when people are using swords bigger than them and imbued with magic/lightning. They do 4-5 consecutive swings and still have stamina to roll and run away or block..

Halberds are what I use in PVE and I like them but I've had little success with them in PvP. They are pretty straight forward and predictable. They have good range but are also easy to avoid and don't represent a huge threat (except for the risky two-handed spins).

btw the Whips seem to have bigger range than spears/halberds. They are pretty average as main weapon but I could see it being useful as secondary. Especially the ones that can cause bleeding.
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i have a whip in my offhand, its godlike for wiff punishing
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and ya, magic is super fucking good. If you give a caster time to set-up you are done
 
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