Who's fucking idea was it to put 500 of these guys before a boss?
But they don't attack you unless you attack them first
>>323826708
You tell that to my fucking game
I ran past literally everything and they followed me the whole way
>>323826708
All but one attacked me on sight. Fuck the spear knights
>>323826880
They're honorfags, if you run past your adveraries they'll fuck you up.
>>323826880
>I ran past literally everything
Someone post the Lost Bastille comic.
>>323826562
if you run past the big guys they will deem you dishonorable and try to kill you. You are dishonorable anon, you deserve to die.
>>323826880
If you ignore the big guys, they'll attack you.
Quit being a bitch OP.
>>323828040
This is my third time beating DS2, first time beating SoTFS, I just wanted the last giant soul so I could kill vendrick and fightAldia, but whatever, I did it with only 3 souls now.
That lost bastille comic is a different situation
>>323828873
It's not. If you beat the giants one by one the Dragon Knights won't aggro. If you skip and start running or summon they will all aggro.
>>323826562
I wish you could still get invasions there.
My favourite past time was doing co-op there and at the final stairs use the body stone, switch to black dragon set, hit one of the guys, run to the door before ally realizes anything and block the exit while my dragonbros rape the poor bastard..
>>323830204
I've been invaded by the same guy twice at dragon shrine, while hollowed.
Not sure how that works but yeah.
>>323830574
Being hollow increases chanse of invasion in DaS2.
B team.
>kill the dragon
>500 of them come running in the room
>have to run all the way back to the bonfire, because i dont have time to port back with all of them attacking me
>>323830687
I thought you had to be human. Fair enough.
>>323830687
no it doesnt
>>323828040
>>323828446
That was only in sotfs. In the original, it was just a bunch of big guys in the area. Then a shit ton of dragon guys on the stairs leading to the ancient dragon.
Anyone wanna play some DS2 on 360?
>>323834491
ok
>>323830687
It's the opposite unless SotFS fucked with it
>>323830204
>Estus +2
Was... this a speedrun or?
I killed the giants the first time and then skipped them. Dragon dudes never attacked me, not even after I killed the dragon. What gives?
What's the most OP PvE weapon?
I'm using rapier atm.
>>323835319
Rolling
>>323835530
Yeah man thanks nigga.
I've used the rapier 2 handed for the entire game.
>>323835319
How does t compare to the estoc and ricards?
>>323835948
I've never used either of them. I just know the rapier is bretty good, so fast, can get 6 hits before my stamina drops to 0 and does 200~ a hit on bosses. +10 with 50 dex.
>>323835620
>2 handing the rapier
jesus why
>>323835319
Great shield + something that can attack behind a shield
>>323832063
>charge in my first time
>kill em anyway by rolling forward to the open area and keeping the initiative on my side with raw balls.
>played enough souls to know retreat = death
w/e, waht rings u got bicth
>>323838624
>kick
>>323838374
Why not?
>>323830574
The game is dead and you are the only person in the area.
>>323826562
Mine. Eat shit you Chuck E. Cheese token-ass bitch.
>>323833592
>Shit ton
They're all in pullable groups of 2.
>>323832063
>part 2
where's part 1?
>>323840147
I think it's the old Demon's Souls one, I remember there being a similar comic for it then.
>>323840147
it's not made with in-game screenshots tho
>>323840391
inb4 someone who never played a dungeon crawler before claims you have to stand on the tile once to even notice it
>>323840391
thx anon
>>323832063
>choke points and conga lines
The entirety of dark souls 2.
It's neither fun nor challenging.
>>323835319
Not sure which is the best one but spears are pretty damn great. They have good range and poise damage that will stagger most regular sized enemies. Can also hide behind a shield while attacking with it but that drastically reduces range and drains a fuckton of stamina if you're attacking and getting hit at the same time so I don't really use that myself.
>Fighting Ancient Dragon
Why? It is the most unfun boss in the entire series
>>323840904
It's a game for autists that have no other hobby or interests in life.
Makes em feel good being better than the filthy casuals.
>>323826880
thae force you to fight the big guys, thats the point
>>323840904
i just got to havel in the dark portal thingy. and i'm doing a no shields run. there is literally no place to roll around, i have no idea what to do
>>323840526
even in Eye of the fucking Beholder you could see the tiles before stepping in them
>>323840526
>game tells you that blood pools indicate the death of other players
>blood pools gathered in certain spots
>serve as clues
It's not that hard
>>323841125
There's space to roll forwards and backwards. I'd suggest rolling past him when he attacks and then backstabbing. Just be careful not to pull the others.
>>323841568
>tfw opened a chest before bloodstains had loaded in and got eaten by a mimic
The ONE time I didn't smack it beforehand.
>>323840391
Adventure #1 then promptly gets ass-fucked by the Snake man in the adjacent room.
>>323841672
i have a super tiny bridge with the waterfall on one side, and i cant roll there, and if i go past him, at least 2 something start shooting magic at me
>>323842058
>not recognizing DeS
>>323842708
So pull him back a bit to avoid pulling the others. You can see well enough in that area that you don't need a torch anyway, don't bother igniting it up until you've killed the enemies, that makes it fine to roll into the waterfall.
>>323826708
Don't believe his lies.
Perhaps he's thinking of the Dragon himself.
>>323835319
Maces will fuck up the world.
>>323841076
honestly i found ds2 harder than 1. mostly because the battles pf atrittion are removed, so they buffed the difficulty of indevidual encounters.
>>323843038
Its DaS, the yoloswag player has the sword of guide faggotry.
>>323826708
That's only in the scolar of the first sin
>>323826562
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKo-BIL8qE8
>Yahtzee and Gabe are bad at Dark Souls 2
>>323841076
I just like the gameplay.
>>323841795
in ds2 i hit every chest at least once before i opend them, especially iorn chests, first time i dont in the whole game? steel mimic.
>>323843563
>still using a mace and drangleic armor this far into the game
he admits to being a guide-reading scrub so what the fuck
>>323843494
also, isn't that part in the sen's fortress? I remember a similar trap in there
>>323843963
Yeah its right after you get to the cannonball launcher thing.
![maxresdefault[5].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/8fR9zep.jpg "maxresdefault[5].jpg")
>>323826562
>>323843729
they also play on a really small resolution so that yahtzee's pc can record it easily
Mine. It was my idea.
>>323843729
to be fair both those things are viable. My first playthrough I used the mace all the way through mainly because I missed the mastodon sword, and the drangleic armor looks nice and has a nice stats. Though light armor is superior because of longer rolls
>>323826562
I would like to know who's idea this whole area was.
>>323844747
The idea was "summon someone, you faggot."
>>323844747
what area's this? black gulch or shrine of amana?
>>323844852
There weren't any players to summon, and the NPCs are fucking retarded.
>>323844912
Iron Passage, Brume Tower
>>323843563
>that argument
Fuck. Why would you upload this?
>demons/dark
>carefully placed enemies in key positions based on the design of the level to be tough but fair
>dark 2
>shit as many enemies as the game can handle in a square room/corridor because souls combat sucks dicks for groups of enemies so it so le hard now
>>323844978
https://youtu.be/2QMYnK_va44?t=40m
(40 minutes in-ish incase time stamp doesn't work)
my personal favourite
Seriously though fuck Shrine of Amana.
Also fuck ogres.
I hope all the people involved with both of those got flayed.
>>323843563
>those stupid fake pompous British accents
why do people do this
>>323845127
Well anon. Is the game of the year the best game of the year or your favorite game of the year and is there difference between them?
>>323845127
>sighs loudly multiple times like an angsty teen.
Yahtzee is better off sticking to a controlled environment like his ZP videos, really not entertaining at all outside of that. Anyone remember Game Damage or whatever the fuck?
>>323845408
You do realize that accents are not something that people make up. It's a real thing.
England is a real place. And there are actually people who talk in british accent.
I know, it's good to not believe everything you see in television, but this one is actually a real thing.
>>323845475
your (personal favourite) game of the year
the two terms are the same
>>323844747
Those areas in the DLCs are basically built around being co-op areas.
They're shit, but tolerable with others
>>323845674
If they're real they HAVE to be exaggerating
>>323845408
those are obviously real accents
>>323845674
nobody actually talks with those mannerisms, it's like they're TRYING to sound pompous.
>>323845852
They're not even that absurd.
>>323844338
This guy. He fucking knew none of what he was showing was going to be true. That look in the gamespot presentation, he looked dead inside.
I kinda feel bad for him desu.
>>323846025
it's not normal
it doesn't feel like they're having a conversation, more like they're reading from rehearsed scripts. At least one of them pauses unnecessarily after almost every word.
>>323835319
I rocked worlds when using raw clay more or bastard sword + resin
>>323845838
Haven't done the Ivory King yet but Sunken King and Old Iron King were both great in level design, just Iron Passage in specific was a fucking nightmare to run through.
>>323827390
>>323828446
>>323828628
Holy shit I did not know this, that's awesome. Guess I'm lucky I didn't chicken out of that dragon duelist on the steps.
>>323846378
just listen to the argument ~20 minutes in
that ain't scripted
>>323828040
>keking at same comic over and over
Are you a fish?
>>323846378
>it's not normal
Spoken like a true Amerilard
>>323844338
>>323846302
yeah well he does share some similarities
>>323846513
Because you're supposed to pull that lever to get your co-op buddies to run through the tunnels ahead of you and kill the mobs out of reach
The Gank Squad in Sunken King is basically the other co-op area
And the blizzard area with the terrible boss at the end in Ivory King is the other co-op area.
You can tell because they have those weird statues
>>323826562
When i played they were hostile until i bowed and then they stopped attacking me
>>323841568
>being this dependent on retards
disgraceful
>honorabaru dueling the dragon leader
>throw a knife to finish him off
>whiff and hit one of the guys on the steps
FUCK
>>323846923
Ah, that makes sense I guess. Sucks a bit for me though because I really prefer to go solo for first playthroughs. Though I would have summoned help for Iron Passage if I had seen any players. Also failed the Lucatiel quest which sucked since I liked her.
I'm doing a Bow only run
WHY THE FUCK ARE BOWS SO BAD
>>323847350
Simon's Bowblade is the only viable bow in the series.
>>323847350
Ranged will always be broken. Either it's OP or weak as shit. Bows are weak but also OP in a sense for their cheesing potential.
>want to play das2
>ps2 adapter is dinput and is completely fucked
>can't afford to get an xbox controller right now
>x360ce can supposedly get you softbanned?
Do I just make a new pvp guy in 1 or what? Fromsoft really fucked up with 2.
>>323846541
Just a bit of banter. But really, Gabe needs to git gud.
That dragon aint hard. When he's in the air just run to the side. When he's on the ground stand under him. Not difficult.
>>323835319
a pair of infused scimitars, sunset staff + dark orb, upgraded shortbow/longbow
reach the Ivory King's ice castle ASAP and farm the initial skellingtons for the ice rapier.
fully upgrade it, no need to infuse or anything.
the ice rapier is the most effecient weapon if the game after Chaos Blade, Red Rust twinblade and Santier Spear all got nerfed. lightning magic also took a nosedive in damage output.
it is the "cheat weapon" of this game, just like Artorias' GS in Dark Souls and Blueblood Sword in Demon Souls
>>323844338
>>323846302
Tanimura gets shit on too much. Blame this guy for not knowing what he wanted. Tanimura was put onboard when shit got real, and made the best he could out of it. There's a reason Shibuya was never heard from again after Tanimura was placed in charge despite the game crediting both as Director. The DLC was also much better than the main game, and Im pretty sure that was purely Tanimura and... Zin, was it? tanimura was also placed on level design for Dark Souls 3 by Miyazaki.
>>323847891
Do they both still work at From?
>>323847519
It really is weak as shit. Especially early game. I had to cheat in the beginning because I was running out of arrows.
I posted in one of these threads about having trouble killing the Fume Knight in the second DLC. And one Anon suggested using the Espada Ropera, and lo and behold after 3-4 tries I fucking killed him.
Thanks anon.
>>323848008
Probably. its not like they are gonna get fired. For what? Making a game that sold gangbusters?
Bullshit they don't attack if you kill the invaders. I killed both invaders and I still can't make it to the Smelter Demon without wasting flasks having to deal with all the fucking knights.
>>323845127
The guy who isn't Yahtzee is not only retarded, but insists on acting like he isn't. Goddam infuriating.
>>323848195
I just hope that Shibuya fag doesn't get to touch on Dark Souls 3.
Another question, who wrote Dark Souls 1 and 2? Isn't Miyazaki in charge of writing his games? Did he write Dark Souls 2?
>>323848741
get a decent weapon that manages to kill the regular knights in two hits.
as soon as you defend their attack, you'll have more than enough time to kill them as they recover
just don't bumrush and aggro 3 at once
>>323848008
Tanimura is working in DaS3 under Miyazaki's direction
>>323847891
> Tomohiro Shibuya
>credits:
>Dark Souls 2 - Producer
>2 art credits for Resident Evil Oubreak
>Visual effects for some TV series
u wot m8? Why did Miyazaki put this guy in charge of DkS2?
>>323849504
>under Miyazaki's direction
>under Miyazaki's supervision
oh boy
where have I heard this talk before?
>>323826562
It was my idea fag, what are you gonna do about it?
>>323849715
Direction != Supervision
faggot
>>323849119
I dont think there is one person assigned to writing. its probably a team effort. when Miyazaki is involved, he tends to probably do most of the writing or lorework, since he's admitted that when he's directing he likes to take direct control, but i assume that it is mostly a team effort. Sort of like how Mildred was a joke character, and as a team they probably decided they liked the patches encounter in DeS so they just brought patches along to Dark Souls because why the fuck not, and the same with Bloodborne
>>323849804
1) Direction
1. the management or guidance of someone or something.
2) Supervision
1. the action of supervising someone or something
synonyms: administration, management, direction, control, charge.
3) Supervising
1. observe and direct the execution of (a task or activity).
>>323849610
I dont think he did. Mightve been whoever was president of Fromsoft at the time, who was also respobsible for the musical chairs effect going on between Dark Souls 2 and Bloodborne, where all the experienced people were lifted out of DaS2 and put to work on BB, leaving DaS2 with big ambitions, but not much experience
>>323850235
I don't know if you're being a fag or not, but just incase you're trying to freak people. Think of game Director as the same as movie director. A game supervisor is akin to a movie producer. While he does have a say in what does or doesn't happen, he's not on the same position as control as a director. In DS3 Miyazaki is director and Tanimura is an underling.
>>323851107
I'd suggest you re-read the article because you clearly missed the point of the sentence.
>>323826708
>have honorable duel
>interested in having more honorable duels
>see a chest
>open it, why the fuck not
>maybe this is even my reward
>all dragons aggro
>instead of fighting I just run past everything and get to the ancient dragon, entire area ruined
Thanks B-team
>>323853321
Go chill at the bonfire, they'll go back to their honorrabu mode.
>>323853509
Oh shit, thanks. I thought it was like the Heide Knights were you fuck up once and it's over.
>>323826562
>Who's fucking idea was it to put 500 of these guys before a boss?
This single sentence describes DaS2 in a nutshell.
>>323853321
>being a spaz and running away from the enemy to go open a chest
>not running to the bonfire to reset everything
you asked for it
>>323855042
spotted the guy who never played it
>>323840391
I wish Dark Souls 1 had an actual fucking torch.
>>323855776
Suck my dick, choke on it.
>>323855937
>idling in the main menu for 400hours
>>323845307
Shrine of Amana is one of the best areas in DaS2 and one of the more entertaining areas in the series.imo
>>323856045
I idled at the main menu for 400 hours just to bait little memers like you.
>Stepping on the bridge before Belfry Luna
>>323856045
>>323856669
>want to do some jolly cooperation with a friend against the Gargoyles
>have to put the sign on the bridge super fast
>no support for 1920x1200
Fucking aids.
Anyway, playing through SOTFS atm and this whole game feels like it was made with multiplayer at the forefront due to the sheer number of mobs, it's dumb as shit. That area before Smelter is a short as fuck straight line, and there must be easily 20 fucking knights that jump out of every crevice to rape you.
Instead of actually making the game difficult it feels like they just copy pasted 50 of the same enemy and stuck them in every room to substitute difficulty, but it's not even hard it's just fucking tedious. Also, that whole fucking area and it's the same 2 mob models with nothing else, what a load of shit.
>>323856669
>>323857302
>your summoned sign has disappeared
>>323855937
Nice modded playtime. There isn't 20 months kid.
>>323855937
>>323857578
Good thing you never tried DS1 then buddy, because that shit is enemy gagbangs for the first half, then like 1/5 of the game of the same large enemy with large HP pool and a lot of poise copypasted all over the place, and then its back to smaller enemy ganbags with ranged spellcaster thrown into the mix, or the enemies walk through walls because fuck.
>>323841125
Stunlocking is next to impossible with him. With no shield, you better learn to parry his ass.
>>323857578
16:9 is the future. Be sure to thank the jewish overlords for phasing out 16:10!
Will using cheat engine to give myself 99x red cracked eye orbs trigger a softban? Fuck this shit I cba farming these guys.
>>323844747
there was nothing more infuriating then when i got that fucking smelter demon down to literally one fucking point of health and then my game crashes.
didn't ever bother trying again.
>>323826562
Literally like, 7 of them. Quit crying
>>323845083
I love this meme. Dark Souls 2 actually had better enemy placement.
>>323856669
That's why I put my sign at the top before the boss. If fog comes up I just go through and come back.
>>323857578
I kind of like new dickish mob positions: it gives the keep and the knights a much stronger character. It especially works well at the start right after you open the gate where you will get stabbed in the back from seemingly nowhere if you get distracted by one of the knights that serve as a bait.
