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From Software The Dark Souls II Megathread™

dnf

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Will the ragdoll physics still be lulzy?
 

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For all you firstworldia bastards, registration for Dark Souls II Beta on the PS3 is live: https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/#!/en-br/games/dark-souls-ii-closed-beta-registration-ticket/cid=EP0700-BLET50006_00-SE00010000000000

BUT FUCKING BRAZILIANS CAN'T TAKE PART ON IT.
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That's actually because it is locked to "European" PSN accounts (the beta is a netcode test primarily, so they want to evenly divide the regions, which is also why its on PS3 as 360 and PC are pretty much zliche in Europe), North American accounts (and if I bothered to check, probably my Japanese account as well) can't DL it either. Any European alt should work though, regardless of your actual region (mine did)
 
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So they got rid of bro-opping. I guess that can be great for invaders now since it will mean that you are less likely to invade a phantom farmer who has summoned IRL bros. They brought back the 50% HP penalty too.. I can hear all the xbots crying out in anguish. Being able to get invaded in hollow form I'm not too sure about, though. It's gonna be pretty impossible to progress far in the game in the beginning when everyone is at the same areas as you. Not a fan of the PvP anyway, and I seriously doubt that it'll be that much better in DaS2, so being able to "switch" it on and off was nice for me.
 

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New trailer:



And Collector's Edition:

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No DLC or pre-order bonus so far. :incline:
 

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Remains to be seen if the Collector's Edition will be available outside of Nippon and Kwa. It seems to be exactly like the one they are releasing for Verdict Day (meaning no bonus DLC or the like, just artbook, soundtrack, figurine, etc), which is getting only an US and Japan release.
 

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Bro Erik Kain has some cool stuff: http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkai...s-ii-gets-a-release-date-tons-of-new-details/

Similar to Demon’s Souls, when in Hollow form players will lose some Max HP. Unlike Demon’s Souls, they’ll lose a little bit of their max life each time they die.

This can only be reversed by restoring your human form, which you do by consuming a new consumable item called a Human Effigy. Humanity has been removed from the sequel entirely.

In Hollow form, players will not only lose max HP, they will also remain vulnerable to invasion—this is in stark contrast to the original Dark Souls which allowed invasion of Human characters only.

And Epic Name Bro gives some impressions from TGS:



Remains to be seen if the Collector's Edition will be available outside of Nippon and Kwa. It seems to be exactly like the one they are releasing for Verdict Day (meaning no bonus DLC or the like, just artbook, soundtrack, figurine, etc), which is getting only an US and Japan release.
Apparently, not only Europe will also get the CE, but the PC CE will ONLY be available on Europe: http://youtu.be/P-o2KMm-5tQ
 

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Seems like they are delaying the PC release.

Why yu do dis FROM?
 

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Jewtube said:

An Easy Mode is still needed. I don't care what you loyalists say, there are people who want to actually have FUN in Dark Souls, not be frustrated throughout the entire game with the only fun being co-op. So until Easy Mode is added, you guys better get used to people asking for easy mode.

I played Dark Souls, beat it once, it was so damn frustrating, with a few unfair parts & it was barely fun. I do not want to go through even more of that in Dark Souls II.
 

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Jewtube said:

An Easy Mode is still needed. I don't care what you loyalists say, there are people who want to actually have FUN in Dark Souls, not be frustrated throughout the entire game with the only fun being co-op. So until Easy Mode is added, you guys better get used to people asking for easy mode.

I played Dark Souls, beat it once, it was so damn frustrating, with a few unfair parts & it was barely fun. I do not want to go through even more of that in Dark Souls II.

Send all morons who want an easy mode to Siberia. No, not the gulags. Let those fuckers freeze in the cold.


Anyways:

http://www.gamespot.com/news/from-software-details-new-dark-souls-ii-features-6414626

Dark Souls II will feature a number of key changes to underlying gameplay systems, according to From Software director Yui Tanimura, including revamped rules for player interactions, co-op, and PVP.




Tanimura explained the changes during a recent presentation attended by GameSpot.

Unlike the peer-to-peer lobbies that fuel theoriginal Dark Souls, players will now populate dedicated servers, like the spiritual predecessor, Demon's Souls, thus increasing the number of players that populate a given instance of the game.

In order to encourage player interaction, blood messaging is built into Dark Souls II as a system command, negating the original game's item requirements.

Summoned players--players who join the game of another character--no longer automatically exit a game upon the defeat of a boss. By utilizing different sized White Soapstone items, players gain different amounts of time for co-op play, but this allotment depletes as the summoned player defeats enemies. Players can also now summon two players at once, creating a three-player co-op experience.

When a player's game is invaded, they have the chance to receive backup from fellow covenant members if they belong to the "Way of the Blue" covenant. This will make it harder for stronger players to torment low-level characters, and give players a chance to act as a savior for the weak.

The final changes noted during the presentation pertained to characters with undead status. If a player dies while fighting as an undead character, their HP limits will decrease with each consecutive death. In order to recover from undead status, players now must expend a "Human Effigy" item, rather than an amount of humanity.

Lastly, unlike the original Dark Souls, undead players are susceptible to invaders in the sequel.

Dark Souls II will be released on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on March 11, 2014. A release date for the PC version has not been announced. PlayStation 3 owners in North America, Europe, and Australasia can sign up for the beta, which begins on October 12.


So if I die a lot, will I have a life total equal to 1/8 of my normal life? Did they keep curses? Will it stack with curses?

:lol: at the newbies who will rage quit over that mechanic.

Being able to be invaded regardless of being Hollow or not is going to be VERY interesting.
 

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*deleted post* ... it was too retarded even for me.

I like most of the things about the game. The summoning changes are really smart.
 
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New trailer:


Is that a dark sorcerer from Abyss of the Artorias DLC? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN!?!?
Mural of a tree and tree roots on a screen. What is the community's consensus on the meaning of trees and roots in DS?
 

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That's a really cool song, reminds me a bit of PJ Harvey. Never heard of her before but will look up some of her other stuff.
 
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So in short what we know so far :
1)There is no more twinking (since elemental damage is now scaled with stats) Pyro faggots have to git gud with the rest of us:smug:
2)There is a covenant for people who don't wont to pvp, summoning a guardian( another player?) to protect you. And there is this covenant thats lets you get summoned to help invaded noobz.
3)Since everyone can be invaded the player pool will be huge-> so you are less likely to be invaded
4)There will be dedicated servers, so no lagstabs(hopefully)
5)It wont be on GFWL so no hacking.
6)You can play offline(plug your cable off:lol: )

Cant wait for relations from beta in Oktober:bounce:
 

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Footage from the PS3 Beta:









From the little I've skimmed over it looks pretty fucking awesome, as expected.

There's nothing out there currently that I'm more looking forward to than this, apart from Deadly Premonition and perhaps South Park.
 
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the boss fight in first video around 12 minute. fucking wheelskeletons:rage::rage::rage::rage::rage::rage::rage::rage::rage::rage:
and black phantoms at the end of last video:thumbsup:
 

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