From Software The Dark Souls II Megathread™

[Lyric Suite]

I think i'll just attune the repair spell. I'm still trying to keep my SM/SL within a certain range because i want to resume PvP after this challenge run. I tried farming the rats but i got bored after half an hour and i'm sure i'm going to need hundreds of those things. Not worth it.

I got about 88 poison moss though so i don't need to attune Caressing Prayer.

 

[d1r]

Honestly the scariest shit for the no death run is this lmao:



He died twice!

???

Doing no-death runs with matchmaking active is asking for shit like that.

 

[Lyric Suite]

Yeah, i think i'm going to lol.

 

[Fishy]

Planning to do it online? You're a mad lad.

 

[Zlaja]

I think i'll probably fail the no death part just because i never did NG+

NG+ is great in DK2 because it offers more new content then any other souls game in NG+. Plenty of new enemies, if I remember correctly.

 

[Lyric Suite]

Planning to do it online? You're a mad lad.

I was thinking about it but that video shows why it's not a good idea.

 

[Fishy]

more new content then any other souls game in NG+

I mean, that wasn't exactly a high bar...

 

[Caim]

An alternative weapon for the no bonfire run is to pick up Santier's Spear. At 20/22 it requires a bit of leveling, but once you exploit its gimmick you will lose a major headache.

 

[Lyric Suite]

Alright, i'm in NG+. Went on a murder spree, killed the ancient dragon and man he was actually a scrub. He had a lot of health but he wasn't much of a fight. I had the hexer set and some other fire resistance stuff but i didn't even go overboard and the fire sweep wasn't too dangerous.

I think i'll take a pause before doing my challenge attempt. This game is so long i got burned out a bit.

 

[Lyric Suite]

An alternative weapon for the no bonfire run is to pick up Santier's Spear. At 20/22 it requires a bit of leveling, but once you exploit its gimmick you will lose a major headache.

I got it and already mentioned it but honetly, with 43 att i get 3 casts on the repair spell and the black crown refills some casting every 2m. I doubt i'll have a problem with durabilty. I also got about 54 repair powders too.

Homward bones are more of a problem. I got like 24 of them and farming them is too difficult. Sure i can buy them but i still want to manage SM for PvP later on. I think i'll attune the Homeward miracle too.

 

[NJClaw]

Homward bones are more of a problem. I got like 24 of them and farming them is too difficult. Sure i can buy them but i still want to manage SM for PvP later on. I think i'll attune the Homeward miracle too.

Aren't you in NG+? You should have the Aged Feather in your inventory. I've never tried a no-bonfire run, but I don't see why it shouldn't work.

 

[Lyric Suite]

I restored my NG save because i forgot to take some shit lmao.

I didn't know you kept the Aged Feather. That saves me a spell slot.

 

[Lyric Suite]

What the shit i almost died to the Falconers lmao. Fuck you game.

 

[Caim]

What the shit i almost died to the Falconers lmao. Fuck you game.

Falconers are kings of the jank.

 

[RoSoDude]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Th96wgegHw

 

[Fishy]

What the shit i almost died to the Falconers lmao. Fuck you game.

Welcome to DS2 NG+.

 

[Lyric Suite]

I would have loved to see everyone's faces when the guy who did that animation submited his work lmao.

What the shit i almost died to the Falconers lmao. Fuck you game.

Welcome to DS2 NG+.

Yeah i predict this no death run ain't gonna last long, but i'll definitely do the no bone fire challenge.

I just didn't expected to be gang raped the second i stepped off the platform lul.

 

[Verylittlefishes]

OK, 79 hours later I've finished this.

Not as bad as I initially thought. Some areas are very good. Some are NOT. A lot of reused enemies and stuff. DLCs are better than the base game, "memories" are interesting. Not a great game, but a good one. Fun to play in coop. The end of winter DLC has the most exciting boss intro (with falling into the Chaos).

 

[Lhynn]

 

[PorkyThePaladin]

Yeah, I found DaS2 to be kinda fun, but not nearly as fun as DaS1. The level design was far worse, and combat and builds weren't as good.

 

[Curratum]

It always boggles my mind when people say "builds". How many times do you play through those games to really do builds that go beyond the biggest archetypes?

I played DS1 once with Sword Guy and once with Halberd Guy.
I played DS2 once with Sword Guy and once with Power-Stance UltraGreatswords Guy.
I played DS3 once with Sword Guy and once with Claymore Guy.

I mean, what builds?

 

[mediocrepoet]

It always boggles my mind when people say "builds". How many times do you play through those games to really do builds that go beyond the biggest archetypes?

I played DS1 once with Sword Guy and once with Halberd Guy.
I played DS2 once with Sword Guy and once with Power-Stance UltraGreatswords Guy.
I played DS3 once with Sword Guy and once with Claymore Guy.

I mean, what builds?

Quality guy, strength guy, dex guy, miracle guy, sorcery guy, pyro guy, and then you can do these at various level points or take them only to 30, 40, or even all the way to 99!

For the truly advanced people, there's the mega power build where you pump everything to 99, but most people aren't pro enough for this.

I mean, if you're going to criticize the game, at least inform yourself first. "Sword guy" pfeh!

 

[PorkyThePaladin]

Besides stats, DaS1 had various builds that actually determined your whole gameplay. Like Parry guy, Dodge guy, Armor/Shield guy, Zweihander pancaker guy, sorcerer guy, archer, etc.

 

[Wunderbar]

I like Dark Souls 2, but the picture is still funny.

 

[Child of Malkav]

The playstyle is up to you but the game gives you gear that aids many playstyles, you just have to explore and find them or buy them as some of them appear only in higher NG cycles, which is the case of DkS2. While the game gives you the highest variety of builds it also gives the highest variety of weapons, armors (many with hidden effects and stats), rings, spells, consumables etc. All these or some of them increase the effectiveness of varying playstyles or tactics used.