From Software The Dark Souls II Megathread™

Point is, bosses in DS1 were more grotesque, and so more interesting to look at and fight with.

 

I found more proof about the Lost Bastille being moved mid-development and it not belonging on the spot it occupies now.

 

But that (being grotesque) was never the end-goal itself =(

I agree with those, basically summed up, think the first game had better direction, cohesion, internal consistency, and better "fluff" all around -- whether with item placement, boss design, location connectivity, or npc interaction.

The second games is still great and improves in some areas, but the overall experience is less magical.

 

I'm planning to make a longer post about this once I actually finish the game, but my current feeling is that it's simply too big for its own good. To use Grunker's metaphor, DaS2 has more butter than DaS1, but it's also spread over more bread, and the overall experience feels "thinner". For instance, the bosses are significantly more varied overall, but there are so many, that they only get at most one "good idea", and generally have somewhat limited movesets.

 

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Was pretty cool when I lit a torch and all the underwater mobs swarmed at me

 

broken shit in PvP, episode #142:

backstep parry is "a thing". by pressing circle and L2 at the same time you pretty much "leave" the parry hitbox in front of you while enjoying the plentiful backstep i-frames... all the reward of the parry, with severely reduced risks. and it's piss-easy to pull off

 

Yeah, seems like they had a lot of chaos going on during the production. Look at this announcement trailer



The entire game I was fucking expecting to finally encounter those guys in white masks, which look badass in the trailer, or have that fight on snowy peak with a dragon protecting his nest. I mean to do something memorable.

Turns out the white masks dudes got turned into filler content in Huntsman Copse, and it took me a bit of research to even realize that those trash mobs in the Copse actually are those guys I was looking forward to. And the dragon, well, got cut/turned into Ancient Dragon garbage with the entire location altogether.

 

Eh, for me there wasn't anything memorable in DS2, I'd say the only place where I felt genuine emotion was underground shrine with Demon of Song. The secret of a song you hear, and singers slowly turning undead, and the cage in a castle were all good. And boss was what I'd call a boss with an idea, not just a checkpoint.
Bonus points for me almost falling from my chair after

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you unlock singer's cage with a key and "touch" her and she just fades away, but when you go back to elevator and ride down suddenly the song starts again with more real voice, like she's behind your shoulder

 

Wait is black seperation crystal a reusable item, like the white soap stone? I thought it was single use, but I've only found one in the entire game.

Also, if I use it, do anybody know if it adds to this hidden counter, that if high enough, makes me unable to coop, but still make me invadable?

Also I joined blue bros, now how do I use the blue stone? I even equipped the ring, and it's still grayed out. And before you ask, yes, I am in a zone where PVP is possible.

 

Reusable.

No. It's only if you D/C or turn off your system like a loser virgin you get penalized. At worst, black crystaling will get you some hate mail.

 

Cool, then I guess it's black crystal every time an invasion is particularly inconvenient then.

 

Black Crystalling will not remove the invader.

 

you cannot banish invaders with the black crystal, only summons (whites, sunbros, and probably reds through the red stone? maybe dragonbros?)

the one-time use item drago is referring is the Bone of order, not black separation crystal

 

WHAT THE FUCK??????? I just got invaded, tried to use the black seperation crystal, "nobody to exile". Ok, I'm probably too far away, stood right above him "nobody to exile", did a drop attack on him, used it right next to him, "nobody to exile", and then he stun locked me and killed me, what the fuck is this broken shit?

*edit* Aha, where can I get these bones?

 

I was not talking about the Bone of Order really, but yes, that item is one use only.

 

The bones will not remove invaders.

You only get one Bone.

The only ways to get rid of invaders is to:

A. Enter a fog door.
B. Kill the invader.
C. Wait long enough for them to go away.
D. Die.

 

You cant use it to exile invaders, u casul, its for sending back friendly summons/going back to your world.

 

Was probably my fault for telling him to use that crystal. I've never used it on a red invader, but figured it works.

Hey, you could use that (consumable) giant seed thingy. It makes the enemies aggro against the invader.

But seriously. Man up and give the invaders a proper fight.

I kinda wish I would get as many invadees as gaudaost is apparently getting though. In all my probably 50 hours now? I have been getting like, 5 red invaders or so :/

 

I still don't understand how I can use the blue stone. I am in the blue sentinels covenant, I'm wearing the bluebro ring, but still it's greyed out, I can't use it.

I also have another question, when wearing the blue sentinel ring, will I only get summoned for people getting invaded in the same zone?

 

Its rather common sense that it doesnt work that way.

 

nope you can get summoned to any area. and how about you turn human you filthy casual and than use blue orb?

 

If you sin more (kill NPCs, invade other players), you should have a higher chance of getting invaded. I've never sinned once though, to my knowledge, so it's pretty strange. Also supposedly you should have a bigger chance of getting invaded while having summoned bros, but this hasn't happened to me once, just when I'm playing alone and when I'm testing shit out (where I of course have no time to change back to my normal gear)

 

Good luck actually finding someone to invade though. I have tried it out numerous times, and the matchmaking never found someone.

 

Anytime you kill anything as a red phantom counts as sin.

ANY TIME. orb, soap stone, invading NPCs...

 

You probably need to be alive. Other than that, I don't know.