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From Software The Dark Souls II Megathread™
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I can appreciate it, but yall not being able to handle reality is still hilarious lol
Mans hittin me with the stop posting rating be like
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Dark Souls 2 can be a good game and damage feedback can be bad at the same time, they're not mutually exclusive. What 2 did was highlight how all these games rely on generous i-frames to mask inaccurate hitboxes - or rather, how combat is designed in such a way that pixel-perfect hitboxes aren't required. Take away the smoke and mirrors of i-frames, and you get combat that just doesn't feel quite right because in many situations you take damage where you shouldn't. Dark Souls doesn't have glancing blows or anything like that, it's full damage or no damage, and with base ADP in Dark Souls 2 the threshold is off.
Adaptability the way it's implemented in the game should never have made it in. It RPGifies a system that shouldn't have been RPGified.
Adaptability the way it's implemented in the game should never have made it in. It RPGifies a system that shouldn't have been RPGified.
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To reiterate Silverfish's point. Use a greatshield instead of rolling around like faggots.
Mid roll greatshield build is the way to play Souls.
Mid roll greatshield build is the way to play Souls.
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Yea, if you suck.
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Pointing out soemthing bad about a game does not equal hating it.
DS1 is a masterpiece. DS2 is an even better masterpiece. DS3 is an ever better masterpiece. DS4 is an even better one.
People who screech about DS2 are Vaati gimps, whom I wouldn't hesitate to euthanize. No loss to humanity whatsoever.
People who screech about DS2 are Vaati gimps, whom I wouldn't hesitate to euthanize. No loss to humanity whatsoever.
GET THE FUCK OFF MY CODEX!
Everything should be RPGified, cuck!
The true Dark Souls experience is played on a hex grid in turn based mode with 20 sided dice.
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Watch the entire 5.2 hour video and report on whether it uses hexes and 20 sided dice. Also, after (and only after) watching the entire video, would you recommend this game?
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Which is even stranger because I always thought the jank was part of the appeal. DS2 is the weird one with the unique mechanics, experimentation and busted shit to match. It's fucked, but who cares?
"Tailor my build to the quirks of the game? Well, I never!" From fans got what they deserved with DS3.
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No idea about this but I played the Bloodborne official board game recently and we had a fucking blast.
Having a few friends who are from the same are and love boardgames is truly a blessing, seriously.
One of the most hilarious takes in gaming is that it requires serious skill to roll your way to glory in souls games.
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Presumably then, the ultimate Chad build would be no shield, but with low adaptability (Bandit class starts with only 3, so that'd do) and then still trying to i-frame everything. Basically, German Spy-style:
TBh, I may have to give this another spin sooner than later.
Never understood this sentiment, always play sword/board and what do I do if a boss is kicking my ass? Drop shit until light-roll and 2-hand weapon, easy mode activated. Late-late game this becomes a non-issue with better shields and more stamina so I can keep my LARP up but before that? Light roll is easy mode.
This.
One of my most memorable heureka moments in all Souls is shuffling through the DS2 vanilla behind a banger of a shield, without many problems, then stumbling into my first DLC, coming against Aava and having my cheeks pulled apart again and again and again.
Until, out of desperation, I stripped naked, upgraded my lightest weapon - rapier - to +10, jumping into the Aava arena again and with a mighty roar absolutely decimating that boss on the fist try.
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Yeah rapier is insanely powerful also used by speedrunners. Very high DPS. Melts every boss.
Some of my fondest memories in DS2 was pwning fools with dual greatswords. The Havels wearing scrub was my favorite.
^Btw the dagger I kept switching to in my left hand penetrated havels shields. I was a brilliant battle tactician back then.
^Btw the dagger I kept switching to in my left hand penetrated havels shields. I was a brilliant battle tactician back then.
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