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[Denzar]

I just beat

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Abyss Watchers

. How far am I into the game?

Loving every second of it.

 

[Auctopus]

The ring trophy is pretty crazy, reminds me of Knights Honor from DS1. Especially as you have to go through to NG++.

 

[AmethystEnd]

I just beat

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Abyss Watchers

. How far am I into the game?

Loving every second of it.

Uhm... 25% maybe?

 

[SAiLO]

Apocalypse Edition steelbook is so beautiful I admire it every time I look up at my shelf.

 

[Vuze]

I always miss this locked door in

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Irithyll of Boreal

valley. Where do I have to go to open it? Been circling around the whole area twice now
It's right before the two knights & fire magician bastard praying.

http://i.imgur.com/Phhxg5s.png

 

[Rhaknar]

I just beat

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Abyss Watchers

. How far am I into the game?

Loving every second of it.

you are barely 1/4th of the way through

 

[hydrophilic attack]

I'm so happy you can get an infinite invasion item early, and that finding matches is so quick. Did a bunch of invades in the undead settlement. It sucks that you are often forced to play like a dick and hide among enemies to stand a chance when the host has one or two summoned phantoms, which is the case 95 % of the time, but the ensuing chaos after you hide among a bunch of enemies and fight two or three human opponents is still pretty fun. I missed decent pvp in Bloodborne.

A question related to a pvp covenant and npc quest lines. I read somewhere that if you join the fingers covenant

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you won't be able to do a certain quest line. But on the other hand, Leonhard's quest line seems to require you joining that covenant. Is there a way to do both quest lines by joining the covenant after finishing that other npc's quest, or would that be to late to complete Leonhard's quest?

 

[AmethystEnd]

I always miss this locked door in

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Irithyll of Boreal

valley. Where do I have to go to open it? Been circling around the whole area twice now

http://i.imgur.com/Phhxg5s.png

That looks like the door that ends up being the fastest shortcut to the boss of the area. If you've beaten the boss already, look around the area in front of his room.

 

[Demoskinos]

Well holy shit. I was helping people in Co-op as a sun bro and died during the fight but the host manages to quickly put the last few hits on the boss and somehow it counted for me and I got my medal and ember. Was NOT expecting that.

 

[Kiyo]

I always miss this locked door in

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Irithyll of Boreal

valley. Where do I have to go to open it? Been circling around the whole area twice now

http://i.imgur.com/Phhxg5s.png

Later, after you go through

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the sewer area

and come back up from behind, you can unlock that door and then a little later you unlock

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the gate that leads to Pontiff.

 

[Audioboxer]

Apparently swords were buffed not nerfed. Have heard claymore and dancers are better.

 

[mxgt]

N

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ameless

K

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ING down

. Great boss.

Second phase absolutely.

First phase kinda sucks due to limitations of the (still) shitty camera.

 

[Sub Zero]

So is Titanite Slab farmable or are there a set number of them in each playthrough? I read that it can be a rare drop from the Winged Knights in Lothric Castle but I am not sure if they respawn

 

[WarAdept]

Any word on the state of magic?

 

[co1onel]

So is Titanite Slab farmable or are there a set number of them in each playthrough? I read that it can be a rare drop from the Winged Knights in Lothric Castle but I am not sure if they respawn

There are a set number. The winged knights only drop one the first time you kill all three. Someone must've mistaken it for a normal drop.

 

[Auctopus]

So is Titanite Slab farmable or are there a set number of them in each playthrough? I read that it can be a rare drop from the Winged Knights in Lothric Castle but I am not sure if they respawn

There's about 5-6 definites. A couple are tied to quests but there's at least 3 you can just get. Never heard of the winged knights thing.

Edit: oh, those winged knights. It's a one-time only drop when you first kill them.

 

[itsc4z]

So awkward when you get right to the end of the game then realize you need Cinder souls to actually encounter the last boss.

That's the last time I ever go in blind in to anything.

 

[Rhaknar]

my

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wolf knight

greatswrod and

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lorian's

greatsword both look like the same, for those panicking about nerfs to greatswords in general (even tho I always thought they were refering to the ITEM greatsword, not the weapon type)

So awkward when you get right to the end of the game then realize you need Cinder souls to actually encounter the last boss.

That's the last time I ever go in blind in to anything.

what do you even mean? its not like you can use them for anything else. its not the boss souls, its the other item they drop

 

[AmethystEnd]

my

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wolf knight

greatswrod and

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lorian's

greatsword both look like the same, for those panicking about nerfs to greatswords in general (even tho I always thought they were refering to the ITEM greatsword, not the weapon type)

what do you even mean? its not like you can use them for anything else. its not the boss souls, its the other item they drop

I wonder if he forgot to put them

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on the thrones.

 

[ogbg]

So awkward when you get right to the end of the game then realize you need Cinder souls to actually encounter the last boss.

That's the last time I ever go in blind in to anything.

They are key items. You can't use them accidentally. Just go up to each throne and press X in front of it when it prompts you.

 

[Vuze]

Later, after you go through

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the sewer area

and come back up from behind, you can unlock that door and then a little later you unlock

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the gate that leads to Pontiff.

Ah got it thanks!

 

[Vitten]

Something that's been bothering me: when you're 2-handing a weapon because you don't have the strength to one-hand it, the statistic screen doesn't show your true 2H damage output but still the gimped 1H damage..

Makes it hard to see the damage output of my Greataxe. I'm sure it wasn't like that in the previous games.

 

[Lyng]

So I got the

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Claymore

for my knight. But I am wondering if its worth it with the massive increased weight it has. I get well over the 70% when having it equipped resulting in fat rolls which again feel like a huge problem when fighting fast enemies.

 

[Zoggy]

Might be the easiest boss in the game tbh

my controller died at the beginning of the fight and in a panic i used m+kb (didn't even know the controls, figured out attack, shield, roll and drink up quickly) and still won ez.

 

[astroturfing]

Well holy shit. I was helping people in Co-op as a sun bro and died during the fight but the host manages to quickly put the last few hits on the boss and somehow it counted for me and I got my medal and ember. Was NOT expecting that.

happened to me last night as well, felt really nice after a fight where i gave my all.

hasn't happened to me since Demon's Souls :O is it even possible in the other games? i assume it is but didn't happen to me, iirc.

 

[Sub Zero]

There are a set number. The winged knights only drop one the first time you kill all three. Someone must've mistaken it for a normal drop.

There's about 5-6 definites. A couple are tied to quests but there's at least 3 you can just get. Never heard of the winged knights thing.

Edit: oh, those winged knights. It's a one-time only drop when you first kill them.

That's a bummer, iirc you could buy/farm an infinite amount of them in the previous 2 games just like every other upgrade material

 

[hydrophilic attack]

So good that you can get sunlight medals from invasions rather than from helping some scrub cheese their way through the game

 

[silva1991]

Any news about the duplication glitch yet?

 

[J4g3r]

So good that you can get sunlight medals from invasions rather than from helping some scrub cheese their way through the game

They should do the same for Ears, being summoned as a Darkmoon/Blue Sentinel is such a rarity.

Just let us invade guilty people through invading, al a Dark Souls 1.

 

[Ghost Slayer]

Chaos Blade+4 is worse than Washing Pole+10 even 40 DEX, wow. Can't believe I wasted a Slab on it.

 

[Shotgun Kiss]

I've got like 30+ halfway through the game and I've never bought a single one. I've read they are farmable but I don't know which enemies off the top of my head.

Help other people beat bosses. You get an ember for doing so. Plus you'll also get souls, and you can also get sunlight medals if you're in the Sunslight covenant (or whatever it's called).

 

[Jawbreaker]

Saw this posted regarding the changes for swords in the new patch. Putting the image in spoiler tags for obvious reasons.

Spoiler

 

[AmethystEnd]

Help other people beat bosses. You get an ember for doing so. Plus you'll also get souls, and you can also get sunlight medals if you're in the Sunslight covenant (or whatever it's called).

Why do people keep quoting me on this and explaining how to get embers? The person I responded to in that post is the one who needed help, and I assumed he wanted a non-co-op farming method.

I know I get embers for sunbroing.

Edit: I'm not annoyed or anything, just clarifying. I appreciate that people take the time to answer questions.

 

[iRAWRasaurus]

So I got the

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Claymore

for my knight. But I am wondering if its worth it with the massive increased weight it has. I get well over the 70% when having it equipped resulting in fat rolls which again feel like a huge problem when fighting fast enemies.

Anything thats makes you fat roll is a no.

 

[Denzar]

Uhm... 25% maybe?

you are barely 1/4th of the way through

I consider this to be very good news. Thanks!

 

[lucebuce12]

Saw this posted regarding the changes for swords in the new patch. Putting the image in spoiler tags for obvious reasons.

So it's pretty much a universal

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buff for greatswords?

 

[usp84]

I still can't get over how awesome NK fight was!!!


Best boss in the game by far

 

[Kweh]

Is the Rusted Iron Ring or an equivalent in this game? Would be nice for the Farron area.

New page bump, this thread moves fast.

 

[Jawbreaker]

So it's pretty much a universal

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buff for greatswords?

Looks like it, yeah.

 

[AmethystEnd]

New page bump, this thread moves fast.

I'm not done, so I can't definitively say no it's not in the game, but up to that area at least, no you're out of luck.

 

[Ghost Slayer]

Saw this posted regarding the changes for swords in the new patch. Putting the image in spoiler tags for obvious reasons.

Good. Greatsword and Ultra are too slow to fight some enemies and bosses so you should take damage while dealing big damage for trade.

 

[itsc4z]

They are key items. You can't use them accidentally. Just go up to each throne and press X in front of it when it prompts you.

Ahh, so its not souls? Do you have to be in front of the throne then and not the back?

 

[AmethystEnd]

Ahh, so its not souls? Do you have to be in front of the throne then and not the back?

Yep, front.

 

[Styles]

I.. I am shaken.. *final Optional Boss SPOILER*: http://i.imgur.com/xVFNXao.jpg?1

What a fucking amazing fight.

(Yes, I won the fight)

 

[ShinySylvee]

Ok so I saw that apparently the Dancer's enchanted Swords got buffed and got excited because it was a weapon I really wanted to use but was garbage but from what I can tell nothing is changed. Still has D scaling on everything, moves seem to come out at the same speed, and her Sword Art still deals 1/4th of the damage of her R1 attack. Is anyone noticing any actual buffs for the weapon?

 

[Derpot]

Oh shit, I was helping a dude against C

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rystal

S

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age

and a terrible glitch happened during the fight.

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Crystal Sage was almost dead, but the real one completely disappeared and only his clones remained in the arena. But the clones were invicible and the real CS never reappeared. So in the end, the dude I was helping died because the fight was impossible lol

 

[Auctopus]

That's a bummer, iirc you could buy/farm an infinite amount of them in the previous 2 games just like every other upgrade material

I'm not sure how true that is.

I remember them being incredibly rare. You could farm Darkwraiths in New Londo but the drop rate was crazy low.

 

[KarneeKarnay]

Going my second run through. Had a lot of success until late with my longsword build the first time.

Thinking of doing a halberd run. Is Crystal the best upgrade path on it like DS1, or should I just run a Heavy on it?

 

[AmethystEnd]

I'm not sure how true that is.

I remember them being incredibly rare. You could farm Darkwraiths in New Londo but the drop rate was crazy low.

This is correct, but in 2, Titanite Slabs dropped like candy at a high drop rate in Drangleic Castle.

It was a little weird.

 

[ShinySylvee]

Going my second run through. Had a lot of success until late with my longsword build the first time.

Thinking of doing a halberd run. Is Crystal the best upgrade path on it like DS1, or should I just run a Heavy on it?

Apparently the Halberd eventually gets a D STR C DEX scaling so Heavy would probably be less efficient then a Sharp Halberd or a Refined one if you want good STR and DEX scaling, or Raw if you just want to invest attributes in other stats. Crystal in this game makes your weapon deal additional Magic damage and reduces the STR and DEX scaling while adding INT scaling so it's probably not very good to go for unless you're going some funky mage build with a Halberd.