> first time NG in DS2
> about 20 attempts until finally beat this guy solo
> got his armor and UGS
> epic cosplay battle against Velstadt.jpg
> beat Velstadt on first try
I got gud, right guys?
Or does Velstadt have a weakness for Raime gear? I know that Fume goes straight into phase 2 if you wear Velstadt helmet.
>>323067369
No, Velstadt is just weaker because of how long he's been doing fuck all in the crypt. His buff turned into a hex. Think about it.
Velstadt is simply a weaker boss than Raime is.
Also, the helmet thing is mutual between both bosses. Wearing the other's helmet will make them go phase 2 from the start.
>two usable arms
>fast and strong
>buffed to shit by Nadalia
>fuckhuge sword
Threadly reminder that Raime could kick the shit out of Artorias
>>323067683
For me he still went to his hex phase on 50% health even though I had full Raime set.
>>323068178
You're right, my bad. Could've sworn it worked both ways.
>being angry at each other, even in death / hollowfication
What a pair of fags. They should share a beer and talk.
>>323068162
well artorias is a fuccboi which only archived to protect his useless dog
>>323067492
Never thought about the buff turning into hex when going over expiration date. Anyway he's been kneeling there, watching granpda walking circles in the darkness. Probably got sore feet.
>>323067369
Vestaldt beat Raime, right?
So why is Vestaldt such a pushover compared to Raime?
r8 h8 masturb8
>>323070056
Vestaldt beat Raime before he was corrupted by dark.
>>323070362
>>323067369
Velstadt is an easy boss while Reimu is the hardest in the game
>>323070362
Looks pretty shit honestly m8.
>>323070362
Nose is too big and the eyes are... completely fucked.
>>323070362
eye's look weird
>>323068674
>Be Raime
>Notice kingdom getting fuck up since queen came
>Go to tell Velstadt and king about it
>Velstadt Call me traitor and proceeds to kick shit out of me
>Nearly killed Velstadt tell to me leave kingdom
>I do
>Be few years later live in fume tower with other queen
>Some dude comes thought fog door wearing velstadt helmet
>Have flashback all those years ago
>Proceed to get Revenge
Anon we all know if you were in that position you would carry a grudge
>>323070056
Velstadt has decayed sitting in a tomb forever.
Raime was empowered by the darkness that Nadalia unleashed on the Brume Tower
>>323071591
>few years
I'd say even longer
>>323071591
Does it even matter?
Both kingdoms are dead. There is no point on holding grudges anymore.
>>323070473
But dark corruption makes you weaker, not stronger.
See Artorias.
>>323071838
The time of dark souls is strange so for all we know it only been 2 year since the war with the giants
>>323072961
Not in Raimes case, before he could only hold that tiny fume sword, after he could hold the big ass fuck you sword.
>>323067369
Gud.. very gud. I also took a similar beating against him. I think we all did. Have you been through Elium Loyce? The kings pets offer a similar challenge.
>>323067369
Velstadt is a pushover.
>>323070362
nose too big
also i wouldn't even bother trying to make the face look good because you will always have man shoulders
>>323070362
>fetal_alcohol_syndrome.jpg
>>323067369
If you spent all that time failing (AKA training) on Fume Knight, then of course you'll beat Velstadt without issue. All the skills you got from the more difficult fight made you better than anything Valstadt could throw at you.
>>323070362
>>323070797
>>323070797
>>323070362
It's shit
r8 me instead
>>323073380
No, I haven't started the Ivory DLC yet and noped the fuck out of Elana in the Sunken DLC.
Guess I'm in for a treat then.
>>323075067
She's fucking easy.
What's hard is the boss after her.
>>323067369
>Have no knowledge of souls games except playing DeS years ago and /v/
>Get Scholars of the first sin when it was on sale on PS+
>no idea what's DLC and what's not, complete fresh experience for me.
>mid game accidentally end up in this DLC area
>finally get to fume knight, expecting it was the appropriate boss difficulty for my progression.
>Had Full Havel + Dragontooth, high strength, ADP at 9
>5 days of getting my shit handed to me I finally beat him and I did it with no armor, fairly low vitality and endurance, and terrible resistance due to my retarded build ( I also started out as deprived, thinking it was the hardest).
>it was then that I learned that armor is a death trap and you're mostly better off without it, at least when it comes to bosses
The rest of the game felt like cake after him. He forced me more than any other boss to focus, learn the pattern and make every move count, and precise.
Not to say it wasn't a difficult ride afterwards still but I felt much less helpless in situations.
I very much enjoyed this game, Bloodborne as well.
Can't wait to play DS1 since you guys say it's so much better. I have it on steam but my laptop (yea i know, it was a gift) doesn't run it so smoothly so i refuse to play it.
Too poor for new PC.
>>323075192
Sihn is not hard, he's just really fucking tedious because he WON'T STAY THE FUCK STILL
Also, lol 1.5 durability damage per hit :^)
It's a boss battle designed to last for fucking ever.
>>323067369
No Velstadt is just an easy boss.
>Be me
>Be caestus running for shits and giggles.
>Get to this sad excuse of a man
>Dance around him and slap his shit
>Throw my golden sign down because bully time
>Proceed to kick his shit in while being gloriously incandescent until I've acquired too much SL to get summoned anymore.
He's fun to knock around.
>>323075747
He's fun, period.
>>323075652
So he's a Kalameet reincarnation?
>>323078389
Kalameet goes down super fast, the problem is when you try to cut off his tail
>>323076130
I'm jelly, I've still not beaten Fume by myself. I get so goddamn close but his AoE fire explosion always catches me wrong.
>>323078647
When he sticks the sword into the ground make two rolls away and walk to the right a little bit looking for the opening between the orbs.
>>323078647
>>323079504
With enough AGI, you can roll through the balls
>fume knight slapping my shit
>get him close one attempt
>oh shit, he's got a leaping attack
>PRETTY DAMN SURE I rolled out I the way
>died anyway
was mad
>>323075747
I did a batman build for PVP. Duel Caeatus with a bonefist alt in right hand. I love watching people deuce themselves when my movement keeps changing.
Jolly good fun for PvP.
>>323079873
That's still a huge risk especially considering the damage they do. Without flame and dark quartz rings +3 it can be oneshot death.
I died a couple times trying to roll through with 100 AGI and decided not to take any chances.
Who /meta/ here?
>>323067369
>start playing DaS2
>decide to roleplay as Hercules because I felt like it
>find the Company of Champions and join them because it fits incredibly well
>can't do shit against this piece of shit
>learn everything he does by heart
>he still OHKOs me from full HP with his fire stab because of the janky as hell hitboxes
Dropped the game at this point. Not sure if I want to finish it, I still haven't touched one of the DLCs.
>>323080751
>buying the dlc of this shit game
You deserve it.
>>323081021
30€ Scholar Edition. I don't regret it.
>>323080252
You are not Alonne. Happened to me about 5 times as well.
>>323076130
I've not got the DLC, but he looks easy there if you know how to role, what makes him so hard, I can beat smelterdemon solo just two handing.
>>323080654
I actually miss monscim days. Now all you see are robflynn estoc assholes.
>>323080751
But he is the DLC.
Also try rolling and then hooray for back
what are some fun builds for this game? I'm looking to play through SotFS for the first time.
>>323074580
10/10 would jolly coop with
>>323074580
look like a chill dude
10/10 beard
>>323075585
AGI at 9*
>>323081521
Fume Knight is hard because he is one boss where Rolling is pretty much mandatory. So if you built shield tanking faggot, you are out of luck.
his first phase is designed to punish turtles by taking all of your stamina if you block. he dual weilds an UGS and a longsword. the longsword's repeated hits will sap your stamina and if he follows it with an UGS swing, he WILL guardbreak you. then follow up with another longsword strike.
his second phase is easier because he only uses the UGS, but it's buffed with fire and dark. his hits therefore hit like a truck, and he has a sweeping attack that while easy to roll through and punish, can fuck you up if you muck up the dodge. (or try and block- it is a guardbreaker) he also gains a ranged AOE that can be tricky to roll through and also hurts a button.
then theres the fact that he is super tanky. Im not sure he has any specific weakness. And on top of that, he gains more resistance the more people you have with you. if you have phantoms, he gets tankier, making the fight a battle of attrition. the moment you start getting greedy or nervous, you WILL fuck up and he WILL punish you severely for it. he's also not particularly slow despite his enemy type, and will jump at you if you are far away.
he also blocks with his UGS occasionally.
>>323076130
I didn't know the dodge back had i-frames. Intredasting.
>>323076130
>>323083914
I never realized either.
How important is back-stepping in souls games? I think the only time I've ever back-stepped was for the special attacks in Bloodborne.
>>323084718
A roll is always better but if you can learn the different timing and make due with the lower amount of I-frames then back stepping is good for style points only.
>Run past all the enemies in the Crypt to get to Velstadt
>He rings his bell
>Enemies start to pass through the fog gate, thinking they're going to church
Why didn't this happen?
>>323070362
I've tried my best to make Moonman since Demon Souls. I was blinded the first time I saw him ingame in DS2.
>>323084718
Its nice for special attacks like backstep-thrust combo with uchigatana. Never used it as an evasive maneuver personally.
>>323085187
>>323085187
>moonman
mah aryan.
>>323085297
How grossly incandescent.
>>323085297
>average das2 waifu
>>323068162
>Buff
Those things make him stronger? I thought it was Warmth
>>323085546
lorewise, m8.
the idols around the fight ARE literally warmth. But lorewise, while Artorias was defeated and consumed by the power of the abyss, Raime embraced it instead
I fucking hate the dks2 character creator, your character never looks the same as when you make them
One time I tried to make a shaved head muhreens style knight character and after like 15 minutes of sliders I hit continue and he ended up literally looking like a giant baby wearing armor
So I had DaS1&2 on PS3, never did many DLC for either. Bought the first one on PC with the Artorias DLC in the steam sale. Is it worth buying Scholar of the First Sin?
>>323084718
Backstepping in soul games before bloodborne lead into a dash attack, with weapons with great dash attacks like katanas it's it's a great tool.
In DS2 I think backstepping got a lot more i-frames with agility, I don't remember anyone really using it for dodges in games before that.
>>323067369
>finally beat this cunt
>Iron passage turns out to be a shitfest full of gank squads
Is it meant to be played with co-op or something?
>>323085914
Scholar doesnt just include the DLC, but also changes 90% of the enemy placement, item placement, and changes at least 1-2 locations leveldesign wise. (there is now a new shortcut you can activate in the wharf)
there are new NPC phantoms as well, whose AI shit all over the vanilla ones.
the DLC also includes the best friendly NPC of all time.
the DLC's themselves are god tier in their level design, resembling DeS levels in their layout, since they are entirely self contained and not connected to the main world. they are really good though and their bosses, aside from 2 optional bosses or so, are great.
that said, in vanilla DaS2, when you buy the DLC you just get the keys to them upon starting the game. in scholar, you have to find the keys scattered around the game world first.
scholar also includes a new invader NPC, Forlorn, who will randomly invade you anytime, anywhere. (even if you have the effigy effect blocking invasions) every time you kill him, you unlock a piece of his set, and eventually, his weapons, from Straid.
>>323086765
yes, it is. all of those optional gauntlets are designed specifically for Co-Op, which is why they are designed so people without the dlc can join in too
>>323087021
So I won't get anything out of completing it?
>>323087352
you do. nothing THAT fantastic, but you do.
Iron passage specifically, nets you a mask that makes you perma wet, basically makign you immune to the fire traps in iron keep if you didnt get the items there.
I think Ivory king's optional area also is necessary if you want to complete the Loyce set. that area also includes the life ring which makes phantoms look human
>>323087352
You get to make a pretty good sword if you defeat the optional bosses from the Ivory King.
>>323088593
that area was fucking retarded, no points of orientation at all and takes like 10 minutes of sprinting to go across, not counting the retarded fucking horses that you can't dodge
>>323087352
you get a cute skirt from the one in sunken king.
>>323068162
Some hackers put Raime against every single boss and he only lost to either 1 or 2. I think he lost to ancient dragon and sihn, but won against the 2 kitties
>>323089984
I only have 3, ill post em.
also,
>I think he lost to ancient dragon
Raime has ridiculous fire defense. I remember that thread, Ancient Dragon actually barely scratched him.
but the fight took forever apparently, so there's no footage of it.
>>323090665
also, apparnetly not all bosses work for matchups, due to something to do with the way damage calculates.
>>323090826
>>323090970
also theres this
>>323085297
I had the same problem. Was blinded until I covered him up.
>>323091092
This literally gave me a chubby.
>>323089984
I'm guessing he lost to Sihn because he couldn't get a hit in because the latter kept flying off?
Speaking of boss matchups, who wins in the following?
Penetrator vs Ornstein
Ornstein vs Alonne
Penetrator vs Alonne
3-way free for all
>>323076130
I beat him by playing keepaway and spamming dark orb
>>323092528
Pussy bitch. Fight him like a man, he deserves that much. Raime is the hardest, but the most fair, fight in the game.
>>323092528
>tfw have 6 Sanctum Crossbows and Bracing Knuckle 2
>Get to be the wizard without wasting attunement slots or needing INT/FTH
Its amazing what 48 Dark Orbs can kill.
