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From Software The Dark Souls Discussion Thread

Discussion in 'jRPG Weeaboo Discussion' started by felipepepe, Mar 20, 2012.

  1. Invictus Arcane The Real Fanboy

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    Oh and anybody hiding their own incompetence blaming the "fuking japs and their gmes" nobody is forcing you to play the game or to post here in this forum
    I am quite sure Todd Howard is cooking up something defiently more to your tastes and intelectual prowess
    Leave the weebos alone with our evil & incomprehensible games while you follow your map pointers and chew on a hamburger
     
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  2. UndetectedButthurt Magister

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    I'm just used to being able to freely look around and turn, but on PS3 that's pointless because everything is a shitty jagged blur. DeS feels more like a platformer with different "worlds" to me. That stonefang tunnel level is honestly making me wanna stop this shit.

    Anyway, Dark Souls feels like the game designers matured (although dumbed down the stats). Not being able to warp between levels for half of the game was probably their best design decision. ALSO, Dark Souls is so fucking subtle in its "story" and "lore" that Demon Souls feels like shitty juvenile JRPG crap with its nexus and giant loading sceens with badass important characters. The shitty woman in black. Oh watever... At least I can't carry around 1000000 heavy armor sets.
     
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  3. Horus Arcane

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    Since when endurance and vitality didn't mattered in DS? Most important stat for all type of characters is Endurance followed by some essential points to vitality(How much you raise it varries with your playstyle though).
     
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  4. felipepepe Prestigious Gentleman Codex's Heretic Patron

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    Only fags spend points in Vitality.
     
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  5. UndetectedButthurt Magister

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    DeS doesn't let you carry infinite amount of gear (governed by VIT), everything has weight and the system is much more harsh in terms of equip load.
     
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  6. Horus Arcane

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    Finding the Giant Taurus deamon for the key of the depths was the only thing that was hard to find. I had to look for a walkthrough to find the way to the bottom bell.(I didn't had master key like most players)
     
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  7. UndetectedButthurt Magister

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    Dude, after playing shit like Thief, DS becomes easy as shit in terms of secrets and exploration; especially with giant fog doors and glinting loot.
     
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  8. Horus Arcane

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    Have fun getting one shotted by every enemy on later levels. Oh and traps that kills you instantly are lots of fun too.
     
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  9. felipepepe Prestigious Gentleman Codex's Heretic Patron

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    Bullshit, I've beated the game many times without spending a single point in Vitality. Apart from stuff like direct hits from Black Knights with Two-Handed Swords, almost nothing in the game one-shots you.
     
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  10. subotaiy Arbiter

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    You know that you can skip depths and go from firelink directly to blightown, right?
     
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  11. Harg Harfardarssen Cipher Patron

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    Yes and no. Sure you had a total gear limit, I never found it to restrain me at all. I had plenty of room for the gear I would reasonably want to use. And in terms of your actual equipped gear, DkS is harsher in some ways - in DeS all you need to do is get one ounce under half your limit and you can fast roll in full plate.
     
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  12. Jasede Prestigious Gentleman Arcane Patron

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    *beaten ffs; come on
     
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  13. DragoFireheart all caps, rainbow colors, SOMETHING.

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    His quest compass was broken, give him a break!
     
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  14. DragoFireheart all caps, rainbow colors, SOMETHING.

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  15. UndetectedButthurt Magister

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    It says right there - didn't have master key. You need to get the key from the Blighttown entrance to open the New Londo gate. So that means going through darkroot into drake valley.

    Maybe later on, but starting out with reasonable points in both VIT/END still limits you greatly if you wear heavy plate/shield.
     
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  16. Horus Arcane

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    Then i respect your patience and concentration.:salute:


    It's certainly possible but it's a way to make the game a lot harder than it actually is. I personally prefer to raise it to 15-20 range even if i'm gonna play as a spellcaster/walking tank character just to be on the safe side.

    Btw: Most of the enemies can break your poise btw. So for people with 0 poise getting hit would certainly mean death with fast enemies. (Not to mention slower giant enemies that damages a lot in one hit)
     
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  17. Athelas Arcane

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    Wouldn't the extra healing of the upgraded Estus Flasks go to waste if you don't invest in HP?
     
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  18. DragoFireheart all caps, rainbow colors, SOMETHING.

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    What r u, casul?
     
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  19. Horus Arcane

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    I'm a casual(player that prefers balanced characters over glass cannons.)
     
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  20. Damned Registrations Prestigious Gentleman Furry Weeaboo Nazi Nihilist

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  21. Invictus Arcane The Real Fanboy

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    I am still looking forward to how the whole merging of agility and dexterity will work for DS2 although I agree that resistance was an useless stat, plus really intrigued with the removal of the luck stat from Demons and the Humanity counte from Dark just which be the system for item finding
     
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  22. Damned Registrations Prestigious Gentleman Furry Weeaboo Nazi Nihilist

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    Hopefully it's not random at all. I can't think of a single random drop in these games that couldn't have been cooler to find stashed away in some secret location. There are always TONS of hard to reach places in these games with no reward at all, or a reward that is utterly worthless.
     
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  23. Harg Harfardarssen Cipher Patron

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    The Boar head helmet worked pretty well as a random drop.
     
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  24. DragoFireheart all caps, rainbow colors, SOMETHING.

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    I hate random drops. They serve no purpose.
     
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  25. Invictus Arcane The Real Fanboy

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    I kind of like them; getting some random drop like a titanite shard from a normal baddie is good, but finaly getting that swag sword after some grinding is sweet indeed. Perhaps if you found it on a set chest it would be nice too, but it is a nice incentive for those patient enough to get it. Special weapons and items are great but so is getting great gear that is not only not overpowered but that you can base a whole build arround
     
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