>he isnt playing dark souls right now
explain yourself, these servers are empty
im playing dark souls 3 instead
>>332671816
>playing fromshit
bloodborne>dark souls 1>dark souls 3>dark soulshaha fuck you i meant demon souls > dark souls 2
I'm getting plenty of victims, the problem is on your end Op.
>>332671816
change your download region to a more populous one sempai
>>332672376
What the fuck, that is still a thing?
>>332672459
yep, still playing it often with a few friends and it makes it far easier to find each other if we go to a less populous download region together.
>>332672598
I never thought Steamworks would make things worse.
>>332672314
what sl?
>>332672598
Isn't that only if you're using the beta?
>>332672120
Holy shit did it come out? I haven't heard a peep about it from anyone even the Dark Souls fanboys I know
>>332672685
eh at least it made co-op easier for me and my friends, before there was basically 50/50 chance of finding anyone if you wanted to.
>>332672824
It's been out for a while on Japan, but it's still 2 weeks away here in the west.
People have been shitting on Bamco for a while now.
>>332672817
hmm not sure. Would have to extensively test both of them.
>>332672940
Doesn't help some of the Jap versions apparently have an English option in them.
>>332672808
Take your pick.
>>332671816
I am but I refuse to pay for XBLA
>>332671816
You're playing on PC.
>>332673178
so in other words youre just burg invading
>>332673417
Parish and Forest mostly, a little Burg sometimes.
>>332673178
>twisted cleric
>>332675463
Nothing wrong with a bit of roleplay, and he's a real challenge to play as well.
http://mmdks.com/7ku1
>>332671816
>Really excited to replay this game for the 100th time
>Make a new character
>Reach Anor Londo
>Kill O&S
>Stop playing this game
Anyone like me? I always loss the interest to continue playing my character after Anor Londo. It is like the game's quality decreases 10 folds after that point.
>>332672940
There was also a loophole that let Xbone players get it in english. They were also giving free copies to random faggots.
>>332671816
>No nodes
>Ever
>>332673178
the autism is real
>>332675891
I've done bad builds on purpose, but this one is absolute trash.
What the hell
>>332672120
same here
>>332676482
thats what I did which I am happy about because I am not gonna have as much time to play when it actually comes out
>haven't played DaS1 in two years
>install it again and find out GFWL is ded
>they only gave you a two month window to log in a get your saves and achievements transferred over to steamworks
>I lost two characters; one of which had 80 hours logged
fuck
>>332673157
I was under the impression that the only reason they didn't release it in the west was to have it released in a different fiscal quarter.
>>332671816
why have i only been summoned once and why did the faggot boot me immediately? I have only played the pirated version and just recently bought the steam version. No bully. I'm new. But, please explain wtf this could be from. Im just trying to do some mufkn co-op.
>>332677901
You sure I couldn't make it any worse?
It's pretty easy to win with.
I've been human for most of the past sixteen hours and got nothing. There aren't even any orange soapstone signs anywhere, it actually helps the atmosphere.
>>332679447
I changed my download region to lan event usa and it made a difference. Still not getting summoned though.
>>332679447
This is true actually, it makes the fleeting interactions you get a lot more meaningful, DaS loses something when it's absolutely crawling with people and you can't take two steps without being invaded.
>>332679447
I've been running PvP Watchdog my entire playthrough so far, not a single node connection.
>>332671816
I don't play shit games with shit mechanics like i-frames and enemy weapon tracking.
where is everyone? i've been invaded once, and summoned once in 29 hours of play
there's lots of people playing according to the steam numbers
>>332679610
Sometimes it can take up to 15 minutes for my nodes to connect, often they don't at all. Play normally for 15 minutes, if you get nothing restart the game and play on until you get nodes.
>>332679542
>>332679592
Yeah, don't get me wrong not having 'Praise the sun' or 'Amazing chest ahead' plastered over every room really emphasizes the loneliness of the game and it's nice not to get interrupted when fighting a mob of enemies.
>>332679707
wulfs connectivity mod
Is the Smelter Sword back?
>>332679991
Is it compatible with DSFix and PvP Watchdog?
GUIDE ON HOW TO FUCKING COOP\PVP
Here's what you need to do:
>install PVP watchdog
>switch your steam download region to Japan
That's it, you will always get 20 nodes fairly quick and connect in any high pvp\coop areas
I have been doing it for ages now and it works great, invasions are also common on weekends specially.
>>332680627
I just looked at it. It's a standalone exe file.
>>332680701
>Japan
Is that where everyone has their nodes are or am I going to get matched with nothing but Japs? Because I sure as hell don't want to play with laggy ass Japs.
>>332680853
That's where everyone has their nodes, desu I have mostly connected agaisnt eurofags
These two FUCKING SHITHEADS
In NG they were simple, just summon Solaire and fuck em up
But in NG+ they're fucking MEAT
MONSTERS
I'm tempted to download a trainer or some shit, but then I remember it would ruin the game
I tried playing Dark Souls again and JESUS I didn't remember it being so slow.
>>332671816
Played through it like month ago
DaS2 too
The wait for 3 is starting to become unbearable
>>332679949
I agree. People are shitters and those signs are so fucking cringy. I just want some fucking co-op 2bqh. I didn't play the game when it was active and am really regretting it.
Scholar servers are probably the busiest they've been since launch. It's pretty great.
i've intentionally not played a souls games for months hoping i get worse at the game and actually have a hard time in DS3. before that i had finished a ng+6, powerstance run of sotfs. needed to gid bad.
>>332681396
I tried the same thing with das2. Went 8 months without playing any souls game. Proceeded to clear everything up to mytha without dying. And I only died because I wasn't expecting a room full of poison.
>>332672120
hey now, whats the name of that there miracle
>>332681317
I'm doing a run as a cleric character and was going to join the Darkmoon to go full justice-mode. I doubt that's going to work out now. Still, there's DS3 at least.
Just changed my region to Japan, immediately 5 nodes where before I hadn't seen a node in 7 hours.
>>332671816
Dark Souls is shit and has a ridiculous art direction compared to Demon's Souls, which is still the best game in the series.
>>332681864
Told you senpai ;)
>>332681396
>>332681578
Jokes on you, I've taken a break and I'm now even more deeply mediocre than ever.
Have fun rolling the game on your first try while I'm battering myself against the first boss!
>>332681230
Use the pilars to your advantage
Try to keep both of them in your view range
Learn the timing of their attacks so you can roll without fear
Super smough is easy, the only scary attack is his jumping aoe attack, which can be avoided by rolling backwards twice, so try to always have some stamina for it
Super Ornstein is harder, what works for me is keeping as close as possible to him
And again, watch your stamina, stamina is really important.
I tried. It was tedious as fuck and ran like shit even with Dsfix so I'm over it.
>>332681864
Which mod allows you to see the nodes?
Watchdog?
>>332681578
fuck.
>>332682073
jelly.
>>332679991
>>332680740
does it act as a dll injector? arent those instban from vac?
>>332682174
pvp watchdog, yes
>>332681230
They should be easier in NG+ because you have a maxed out weapon from NG.
>>332681943
>salty Sonygger enters the thread
All 5 Souls games are equally great and if you think otherwise you're just a big gay baby.
>>332682019
I'm not a footfag, but jesus christ.
>>332682413
Not him, but DaS2 is subpar compared to all of the others.
>>332681943
(you)
where all my xbone BC faggots at?
>>332681825
someone said earlier in the thread to change your download region to japan because everyone has their nodes there.
>>332681686
Divine light
>>332673178
>Trusty Patches
>A girl
>with hair
Nigga what?
>>332683092
You never heard of gender swaps nigga?
>>332683275
Yeah, but no one would ever pick up on that. Also she still wouldn't have hair, its Patches
>>332683583
>but no one would ever pick up on that
Exactly.
>>332682476
>using condoms
>ever
>>332671816
I like games with a narrative.
Is it worth picking up the JPN version of DaS3?
I can't wait any longer, my will is too weak.
I am, just playing single player though.
>>332683960
patience you git
>>332671816
Played through it too many times, now it's just when I stream.
I'm playing a pure spellcaster right now with base Vit, holy balls the Archives are very difficult, OP spells or no.
>>332684906
>dat pic
toppest of keks
Right now my soul level is 50, and I've just beaten Sif and Quelaag, where should I head to next?
I hate this place so much.
>Have only figured out how to beat game by using sword+shield
anytime I try anything else, it just doesn't work out for me, even magic ezmode
I only own the non-steam version. Has the GFWL been patched out or am I out of luck with anything?
>>332671816
>tfw playing on ps3
>summons every second
PC is dead.
i need to summon someone for ornstein and smough fight
currently in front of fog gate, also im sl 58
dont laugh at my build im bad at souls games...
>>332686692
GFWL got removed in steam version, it now uses steam achievements and shit... also no need to log in using gfwl, just steam
>>332686221
>break seal
>go out and drop down
>4fugs fog gate is right next to you
It's the little things that you don't notice
>>332685921
New Londo, to fight the Four Kings of New Londo.
>>332682241
>VAC
Dumbass.
>>332686749
i kinda wish i bought dark souls 3 on the ps4 because every game on the PC always die in about 1-3 months unless it's league, dota, or csgo. That's one reason why i hate gaming on PC
AotA>Old Hunters>DaS3>Lost Crowns>DaS>BB>DeS>DaS2
As full games:
DaS>DaS3>BB>DaS2>DeS
>tfw playing das 2 sotfs
>want to defend bells and poison people to death but hardly anyone tries to trespass
so bad haha
>>332681864
How many nodes is a good amount?
From where I am I can get at least 10 pretty quickly.
I am, just started some kind of fat roll knight with defensive miracles.
>>332687469
>DeS last
You should punch your balls until they become a mass of minced meat you triple faggot.
>>332687714
Faith builds can be neat
>>332687916
I agree
>>332671816
Because I'm playingdemons souls
>>332671816
>these servers are empty
That's why, genius
Just finished the Ivory King DLC for 2.
3rd ever playthrough of the game. Definitely a lot more clusterfucky than 1. Everything is just narrow paths or halls with as many enemies possible crammed in.
DLC was pretty good though. Currently a 45/45 quality build, swapping between BS Katana and Fume GS. Might move on to NG+ but dunno.
>>332688447
But that's wrong, Op is just a faggot.
>>332676247
>the bullshit run to Nito
>the bullshit fight with witch of izalith
>the general bullshit of new londo and four kings
I'll play through the dukes archives just because it's the only area with good level design post anal rodeo but fuck the other areas. DLC area is a must play too
Because I'm playing the japanese DaS3 despite not knowing any moonrunes.
It's not that hard honestly, all dialogue is in english and if you have played any of the other games you can figure out what items do what for the most part.
>>332671816
These games are too fucking slow
>>332689271
This is why i almost never replay dark souls 1 but always replay the second one.
Dark Souls 1 is better, for fucking sure, but DS2 is far more consisten on it's quality, and actually improves a little as you go on.
Ds1 falls extremelly flat after Anal Rodeo, Seath is the only of the great ones that is legitimaly memorable.
>>332682562
It's literally just an improved Dark Souls with more content. Stop bandwagoning.
>>332684101
Is that Pepe or Reptile?
>>332690012
>ADP/AGI
>soul memory
>floaty animations
>removed kicking
>can't change attack direction mid swing
>incoherent world design
>shitty level design with bonfires everywhere and enemy gang bangs
>unispired enemy and boss design
>basically quantity > quality: the game
Blow it out of your ass you fuck
>>332690012
>muh more content
Keep you bag of trash content to yourself.
I'd rather have quality.
Also
>>332690686
Why are DaSII fanboys so determined to convert everyone, even now?
>>332691007
They're mad people don't like their first souls game.
I especially love how the DaS2 fanboys kept defending the lack of unique animations in DaS2, saying it added to the game and nobody used them in 1. Now that DaS3 is out with a ton of unique attacks, the fanboys shut up.
Come on, DaS2 fags, tell me that you wish DaS3 had more copypaste.
>>332690686
What
>ADP/AGI
It's not really a mistake, it makes a lot of sense that some people react quicker than others in action, it also adds more variety.
>Soul Memory.
Big fuck up.
>Floaty animations
What? No, dark souls 2 animations are far better than dark souls 1 animations.
>Removed kicking
Kicking was useless and quite honestly stupid, guard break is far more usefull and makes a hell of a lot more sense.
>Can't change attack direction mid swing.
Did you even play with a UGS? It's almost stupid how much the atack direction changes and how quick it is.
>Incoherent world design
Correct, they had some good ideas but didn't know how to do it.
>shitty level design with bonfires everywhere and enemy gang bags
That's just plain wrong.
>Uninspired enemy and boss design
Not really, DKS2 went for giant dudes with armors, but that's not a mistake, fights agains't giant monsters rarely pay off, only one i can think of that was fun in DKS1 was Queelag and maybe Sif.
>Basically quantity > quality: the game
It does in fact have more than it needed, but it's not that horrible, specially because the game makes everything viable and fun to use.
>>332691007
I do it because the game is not as bad as people make it look.
Of course, it IS a step back from the first one, but it is a great game and people keep saying it's shit when it's simply not.
>>332692115
So basically you think you know other people's opinions better than they do?
>>332692115
this some tryhard shit
>>332692178
Never said that, faggot.
People can say what the fuck they want, they can even hate all souls games if they want to, but it's just absurd to say that DKS2 is shit like it's a fact when there's absolutely no reason to hate the game like most people do.
Recently finished up a Lautrec cosplay build with shotel+parrying dagger. No magic. Really forced you to git gud when you have no crutches to fall back on
Love Lautrec though, such a tragic character
Plenty of people on Xbone DS1
>>332692397
1v1 me then fag.
I can't get online no matter what I try, I put a good 400 hours into gfwl version, but steams version refused to work properly. Uninstalling and reinstalling does nothing, opening ports, firewall, using connectivity mod; nothing works.
No invasions, no being summoned and no orange soapsign messeges either.
Its depressing really.
>>332691921
>It's not really a mistake, it makes a lot of sense that some people react quicker than others in action, it also adds more variety.
It's a mistake because the hitboxes are designed with ADP in mind, and if you don't level it your rolls are fucked. If an attack doesn't connect in an action RPG, it shouldn't do damage, period.
>What? No, dark souls 2 animations are far better than dark souls 1 animations.
How are they better? They have like zero weight.
>Kicking was useless and quite honestly stupid, guard break is far more usefull and makes a hell of a lot more sense.
Kicking is much more reliable than guard breaking, not to mention it has other uses like push back.
>Did you even play with a UGS? It's almost stupid how much the atack direction changes and how quick it is.
You just can't change the direction, this is a fact.
>That's just plain wrong.
You can't say that with a serious face.
>Not really, DKS2 went for giant dudes with armors, but that's not a mistake, fights agains't giant monsters rarely pay off, only one i can think of that was fun in DKS1 was Queelag and maybe Sif.
It's, not the fact that they're dudes with huge armors, it's the fact they have mostly similar movesets with a few new added here and there.
>It does in fact have more than it needed, but it's not that horrible, specially because the game makes everything viable and fun to use.
Yeah, different weapon skins with the same moveset sure are diverse and fun to use.
I've played through DaS over 30 times and have dumped hundreds of hours into it.
It's one of my favorite games but I've played it way too fucking much to care anymore. I only put 4 hours into DaS2 because it was a piece of shit, and only played through Bloodborne twice (and one for DLC).
Hopefully DaS3 is actually good so I can play it.
>>332689271
>Don't ever speak to me or my dads ever again
>>332693715
Have you watched DaS3 streams?
I really hope it's as good as DaS1, if not better.
>>332693843
>watching streams
lolno, fuck that shit
play the game blind until you get absolutely stuck, then you go to wiki
>>332692936
I was the last invasion that killed you
>>332693663
>It's a mistake because the hitboxes are designed with ADP in mind, and if you don't level it your rolls are fucked. If an attack doesn't connect in an action RPG, it shouldn't do damage, period.
If an attack doesn't connect in Dark Souls 2 it will not do damage most of the time, there are stupid shit, but they're the minority just how they were in Dark Souls 1.
>How are they better? They have like zero weight.
They do have weight m8, don't know what's wrong with your game.
>Kicking is much more reliable than guard breaking, not to mention it has other uses like push back.
C O M P L E T E O P N I O N
O P
P N
L I
E O
T N
E
>You just can't change the direction, this is a fact.
I never picked a heavy weapon: the post.
>You can't say that with a serious face.
Prove me wrong then.
>It's, not the fact that they're dudes with huge armors, it's the fact they have mostly similar movesets with a few new added here and there.
Point two that are actually similar.
>Yeah, different weapon skins with the same moveset sure are diverse and fun to use.
Weapons have different skins, stats and scalling and also reachs.
The moveset is the same, what is in fact a flaw (one that i admitted) but the weapons are not copy paste and at least they are all usefull instead of useless content.
Anyone got any good tips for making a faith build? I'm mostly concerned with the weapon I want to use.
>>332694882
In DaS1 or 3?
>>332694882
obsidian greatsword + darkmoon blade
>>332695056
DS1
>>332671816
dark souls 2 on pc is pretty active. The pvp is nice
>>332695271
If you roll with dex Balder Side Sword and Estoc are great picks. For strength I usually gun for Demon Great Machete and other greatswords, there's also Grant but even though Grant is cool it isn't very good. Quality can use pretty much anything, Clay is definitely a strong choice.
>>332695072
Interesting. Kind of hard to aquire, and can only be gotten late in the game though. But it's a cool weapon for sure
>>332671816
Played it to death already. Waiting for DS3 now.It won't be shit, right?
>>332695584
Probably going for str as my last build was int/dex. Demon machete might be cool to try out.
>>332682413
>All 5 Souls games are equally great
3 isn't even out yet you dumb faggot
>>332694856
>If an attack doesn't connect in Dark Souls 2 it will not do damage most of the time, there are stupid shit, but they're the minority just how they were in Dark Souls 1.
While the hitboxes have never been perfect, it has the worst hitboxes in any Souls game by far.
>They do have weight m8, don't know what's wrong with your game.
>i-it's just your game
Hilarious. The weapon animations have zero weight and running/walking look like your character is on ice.
>C O M P L E T E O P N I O N
>O P
>P N
>L I
>E O
>T N
>E
Well meme'd.
>I never picked a heavy weapon: the post.
Prove you can.
>Prove me wrong then.
Just play the game?
Bonfires are like three times the amount and the times where you encounter 2/3+ enemies to face is ridiculous.
>Point two that are actually similar.
Every big guy with a sword.
>Weapons have different skins, stats and scalling and also reachs.
Some weapons are objectively better and have the same moveset. There's just no point in using a lot of weapons.
Also, forgot to mention
>that awful tracking some enemies have
DaS 2 apologists are the fucking worst. The game has so many awful design choices it boogles the mind.
>>332695757
There's also the Snake Sword from sens, really just go for a weapon you like the moveset of and get a buff. Fair warning though, it's a lot easier to just get SLB over DMB.
I got pretty lucky my first run through Dark Souls, was also doing a str/fai build and the Demon Great Machete dropped for me from the Capra Demon. You could try to get it at that point if you're comfortable popping 10 manatees.
Is the claymore any good?
Worth upgrading to +15?
>>332697796
Very, accessible very early too.
It seems to be a consistently good weapon in the games, I'm planning on picking it up come DaS3.
>>332671816
I'm at work
>>332682476
>I'm not a footfag
>but I'm a footfag
>>332696984
>While the hitboxes have never been perfect, it has the worst hitboxes in any Souls game by far.
Wrong.
Hits connect = they do damage despite the roll or where the hit connected.
ADP makes you evade hits that actually connected, just like rolls did in Dark Souls 1
>Hilarious. The weapon animations have zero weight and running/walking look like your character is on ice.
I seriously don't know what you're talking about, the animations aren't perfect but they're fine and look better than Dark Souls 1 animations.
>Prove you can.
I will: go on google and search "UGS Dark Souls 2 Technique" and EVERY SINGLE FUCKING VIDEO WILL TALK ABOUT AIMING, specially because it can actually fuck you up if you aim in the wrong direction.
>Just play the game?
>Bonfires are like three times the amount and the times where you encounter 2/3+ enemies to face is ridiculous.
And....?
Most of the time you can perfectly separete an enemy from the pack and kill him, and bonfires need to be in far more places because the maps are bigger and harder to travel trough with speed.
>Every big guy with a sword.
Avoiding the question? Seriously?
>Some weapons are objectively better and have the same moveset. There's just no point in using a lot of weapons.
If you want to go for the scrub way yes, and it was that way too in dark souls 1.
But it's undeniable that the game has variety in weapons (not in movesets) and that everything is viable, even tho some things are going to be better than the others.
>that awful tracking some enemies have
What.
This just makes no sense for me.
>>332681864
didnt the move from GFWL to steam fix the regional divisions? I get like 20 nodes all the time and I dont even know what region im set to.
>>332698120
>nuh-uh!
>lol just search it
>who cares??? XD
>doesn't even know what tracking is
I think we're done here. I'm not going to waste more time with you.
>people complaining about DS2 having enemies that gang up on you
>mfw in trying to drain New Londo
>>332698627
>Puts not context on his complain.
>Assumes that i don't know what tracking is because he can't writte.
I mean, i'm not great at grammar, my first language isn't even english, but even i can be more clear than that.
>>332698658
Just get a bow and shoot Ingward to death from the walkway, the ghost house is seriously bullshit and not worth it.
>>332698658
>mfw trying to rush through the ghosthouse at low level
It's pure fucking rng if you get up that ladder or not.
>>332698658
That house is complete bullshit.
It's one of the very few places in the souls franchise were the game is completely unfair.
>>332673178
36 hours on a level 5 backstabber
You are literally the worst kind of personAnd my kind of guy
>>332672120
JUDGEMENT
>>332698926
>doesn't know what enemy tracking is
>I'm the one that can't write
Fuck off.
>>332699097
>>332699147
>>332699303
heard you talking shit
why is enb not uploading this right now?
>>332699556
>being this fucking autistic.
Guys Ive been playing for weeks now on PS3 doing invasions and coop non stop. I dont have the DLC though what should I do? Do I have to buy it or is there another way
>>332671816
Trying to finish Dragon's Dogma before I erase it from my muscle memoryit's a painful process, and Dark Souls doesn't make it any less so
>>332699660
Uploading what? This thread?
>>332687119
what makes me a dumbass, mr shitposter?
OP Here
been a while since i played through the game fully, how do i beat 4 cancer without the bullshit?
It's boring as fuck. I can't think of a single moment in the game that made me say "I'm really having fun"
>>332699789
I thought the game would come with that by now.
>>332700049
Havels, go manmode and just hit em with everything you have.
>>332700049
Is poise tanking "the bullshit"?
Use grass crest ring and 2H only, zwei should do nicely regardless.
>>332700021
VAC isn't activated on any of the two games right now, DKS1 doesn't have ANY way of ban.
>>332700162
Oops, i mean grass crest shield.
>>332693432
its got to be an issue on your end
I'm playing the 360 version atm. It's been a year and this just reaffirms for me it's the best in the series.
>>332698120
>ADP makes you evade hits that actually connected, just like rolls did in Dark Souls 1
But that's not how it worked in either DaS or DaS2, there was a specific moment in the roll you were guaranteed to evade.
> tfw you find out they changed it from iframes to a random % chance of being missed during any part of the dodge roll
>>332700064
Nope its 9.99 still
The PS3 servers are active as hell on Demons and Dark
>>332700339
>> tfw you find out they changed it from iframes to a random % chance of being missed during any part of the dodge roll
The fuck are you talking about?
>>332700339
What
You're baiting right?!
The specific moment is to make the invencibility iframes work in the exact time you would get hitted, not to completely evade the strike and get completely away from it.
nah
How can I fix the rampant screen-tearing when I have it at 60 fps? Starting to bug me.
>>332672120
ITS NOT FAIR BROS
THE PC MASTER RACE SAVED THIS FRANCHISE FROM EXTINCTION AND WE HAVE TO WAIT FUCKING WEEKS
RRRAAAAAAAAAGHHGGGHH
>>332701241
Force it in your GPU control panel. The fact you get such bad tearing though is an indicator that your pc cant handle 60 fps anyway
>>332701638
Ah, alright. It's a year old GTX 760 so I figured as much. Thank you though
This wait is excruciating.
>>332700383
You should've bought the Prepare to die edition.
You'll have to buy the dlc or buy PTDE
>>332671816
I just got done playing for five hours with new character.
Found 0 nodes during that time.
Only the 4 bosses and Gwyn left.
Fuck i need souls for moonlight arrows
>peak today: 7,737
Empty my fucking ass.
>>332701638
>The fact you get such bad tearing though is an indicator that your pc cant handle 60 fps anyway
Not how screen tearing works. You can only compensate it in games that run at freeform FPS.
>>332702898
Set my DL region to Nippon-land and have 10 in the burg.
Why don't you have PvP watchdog installed?
>taking a fencing class at community college
>two dudes are doing a bout today
>one of them does the fucking "Well? What is it?" taunt before the fight
>mfwI called him a dexfag later
>>332703057
That applies to companies who are semi-competent at making PC games though. Fromsoft - arent.
>>332703152
>You can only compensate it in games that run at freeform FPS.
Which part did you not understand? Dark Souls runs at locked frame rates.
>>332703019
no shit, more people still play DS than DS II kek. Unless that's changed drastically since I last checked.
>>332671816
I don't wanna. Probably would just beat o&s and get uninterested and drop it like before anyway.
Plus the M+KB controls and optimisation for it are both fucking worse than shit.
>cheese the fuck out of people using fire tempest, tranq walk, and black flame as their phantom spawns
>get lots of hot mail
feels good man
>>332701241
You just need to change it to borderless window mode on the DSfix options
This guy is a retard >>332703057
, forcing V-sync doesn't really work that well and it causes massive input lag
>>332671816
I am
I beat Nito a while ago and I'm about to go meet a lady inside a panting soon
I'm gonna beat her good with my Large Club +10
>>332703893
nope, SOTSF is the most popular souls game, at least on steam.
DS1 might currently have a good amount of players but its just DS3 hype.
>>332679319
what you couldnt figure out how to get rid of the parasite?
>>332671816
I am playing Exanima instead. As it is it's fun as hell and once it's complete it will have lots of armor porn.Toaster can't play DS3
>>332703118
Not gonna lie, that's prettydank
>>332695605
At the worst it will be mediocrenone of the souls games are shit, DaS2 was just... so underwhelming
I'm stuck at spoopy skeleton area.
Met the Blacksmith but where do I go now? Pinwheel boss area is a dead end.
>>332704656
I thought it was pretty funnyI just wish I was good at fencing
>>332704858
no it isn't bud
>>332704858
The Skeltal Blacksmith or Andre? Did you ring the bells yet?
Just started a playthrough while I wait for DaS3. Haven't played DaS1 since a few weeks before DaS2 came out. Jankier than I remember. Starting to make me think Bloodborne is the best in the series.
Trying to go through Bloodborne again + DLC for the first time. At Nightmare Frontier now. This was probably the worst area in the game for me when I first played it.
Am I the only one who actually really liked New Londo? It was spooky and intriguing to explore the first time and it's very easy to run through on subsequent playthroughs - what's not to love?
Anybody have some DaS3 webms? preferably weapon animations or spells that look good.
>>332704268
>You just need to change it to borderless window mode on the DSfix options
Borderless window increases input lag as well. No v-sync, fullscreen is what you want if lag is a problem. There's no way to remove screen tearing without introducing input lag without things like gsync.
>>332706464
>>332706080
>trying to get the firekeeper soul in new londo ruins
>super rare ghost dagger drops
>stronger than dragon sword and has small stat requirements and can even stack bleed
>carries me up to anor londo while staying low level
>>332706692
After like thousands of hours and countless runs, i only found out about that dagger 2 weeks ago.
Never managed to get it.
>>332706080
It's pretty good. The layout could be somewhat better though.
>>332671816
I AM playing Dark Souls 1 right now asshole
I wanted to see how easy it is to kill the asylum demon with your fists. It isn't. I'm playing Deprived like the waste of life I am and I feel like relying on weapons or equiptment is all too good for me
I do think I might pick up the club if I can't do this in an hour or two more.
>>332706080
New Londo was fucking great.Imagine that if to get the seal key you had to swim down there to get it
>>332708951
>dark souls sea monsters
>>332706080
Aside from the frame rate, I liked it a lot.
>>332709004
>you can't attack them, only lightning miracles
>you have to watch out your stamina (which becomes the oxygen)
>>332686894
this was the last game with maps with this kind of detail
>>332687916
>20 vit
this build is a catastrophe even for low level pve
>>332672120
JUDGEMENTU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWUXy-BaADY
Someone help me in sen fotress
>>332699867
Dude how did you not get bored of walking everywhere and killing bandits and harpys, like there was some good shit in this game but it was locked behind some grindddd
>>332710616
What platform and what soul level?
I'm sad that DS3 doesn't have Sir Alonne's armor. RPing a samurai is fucking amazing in DS2, especially when you don't use a shield and git gud.
Eastern Armor is nice but it just isn't the same man.
My PS3 stopped reading discs for some reason.
>>332710616
41 on shitty PS3.
Platinum'd it and Demon's Souls within the last week. Moving on to Bloodborne now. Don't want to go through Dark 2 again at the moment.
>>332712452
Yeah, Eastern Armor doesn't quite have as good a "samurai" feel as Alonne's set did.
>>332712746
Shit meant to reply to
>>332710725
>>332671816
any ways to cheese this faggot? been at it for 2 hours now and i'm fucking bored and just want this game to be over.
>>332671816
I already played it plenty four years ago. Sorry you're just now getting around to it.
>>332681230
Just wait until 4 Kings, anon.
Really though, what the other guy said. Pillars are crucial; Ornstein's easier to take care of first. If you get him on his own, don't be afraid to rush him down, their movesets aren't great on their own and he's easily staggered by a heavy weapon. Good luck.
>>332713167
forgot pic
>>332713253
Havels + Iron Skin pyro
Or get good and learn to parry.
>>332713253
parry you dumdum
literally decimates gwyn
>>332671816
Gimme the sauce pic for that shield, senpai
>>332713012
I would, but it's late where I live and I'm too tired to go through the stress that dark souls brings
I'll give you advice thoughonce you reach the top, there's a ledge you can drop down onto where there's a bonfire
>>332687714
Not him man, but I've run through each game within the last month and DeS is barely any better than Dark 2. That Mephistopheles quest line especially was just fucking terrible.
>>332691921
The animations in 2 are terrible. Unequivocally terrible. Do we need to post the Falconers?
Actually though, there's too much wrong with your arguments to even begin. I like the game but you're bordering on delusion, friendo
>>332671816
I am trying to beat it for the first time before the third one comes out. I'm only thirteen hours in and halfway through blighttown. DS3 comes out in 11 days. I'm not gonna make it
>>332713626
I played DeS back in 2010. I really do not think that people who praise it the way they do have played it in recent years. It has not aged so well when replayed after playing DS1 or 2.
>>332700049
>>332700126
>>332700162
This, beat them on NG+ today. It's borderline impossible without cheesing with Havels and Grass Crest. Just DPS race 'em.
>>332673178
Why not be at SL ~10? Most of the people in Burg would be level 10ish from the souls from Asylum Demon
>>332671816
God the servers are literally dead for me on PC.
I haven't even seen a fucking non-developer orange soapstone message in three play-throughs.
I've dropped my white sign soapstone and literally waited hours while shitposting and no one answered it, it feels like im literally the only one playing.
>>332714142
>mfw 4 Fags on NG+6
Not even Dark Magic saved me.
Don't think I've ever gone beyond NG+2 since.
>>332713253
Whenever it comes time to kill beef jerky Santa, I just slap on full Havel's and a buckler or parrying dagger.
>>332714072
Pretty sure it's nostalgia. Not really a bad thing, Dark Souls is always going to be my favorite because it's the first one I played. But yeah, hasn't aged terrifically though I enjoyed my time with it getting the platinum.
can someone explain the werid networking in the steamworks verison to me?
some people say it matters where your region is set to, some people say it doesnt.
i just want to darkmoon filthy sinners.
I'm trying to finish up Dark Souls 2 and I just want to go back to Bloodborne and do a moonlight memesword build.
>>332671816
Got tired of DaS, can anyone tell me how's DaS2 compared DeS?
>>332715285
It's fun to play and has a lot of content. Regardless of it's quality comparatively it is playable and lots of it is similar to those two games and even is good in some other ways so it is certainly worth checking out.
Doing a psychopath run with my friend. Killing all bosses. I'm a black knight and he's a silver knight. It's really fun. We're both softbanned on dark souls 2 as well. Thinking of going faith and wizard together.
>>332715285
Terrible Terrible Terrible main game, garbage level design, garbage bosses.
Pretty damn fun PvP content though because there is a really massive amount of weapons and armor and spells and stuff and you can really make a nice unique build.
>>332715621
This is exaggerated. If you like to play the Souls games you'll probably find something to enjoy in DS2.
i finally decided to stop putting it off and beat Dark Souls yesterday
i was procrastinating cuz i was worrying about killing all the npcs and getting everything i could before ng+
but that was like 3 years ago
now what do i do? should i pirate dark souls 2?
>>332715878
DaS is literally my favorite game ever, and yet I couldn't enjoy a single area in DaS2, the only good moment for me in the entire time playing that game was when I got SotFS and saw that DeS-style shortcut they added in No Man's Wharf.
>>332715890
Do it.
>>332716056
You are intensely autistic then. There is plenty to like in DS2 despite it very clearly have great faults.
WHO WANTS TO FIGHT CLUB?
LVL 120, NO SIPPYS
Where do you guys want to do it?
What channel?
Don't decide and I'll decide for you, who's in?
>>332716176
Where? What was I supposed to like? It was just a bunch of rooms filled with three times as many enemies as they should have been filled with, it wasn't fun to explore. The fact that the world was so inconsistent and lacked the whole "you can see every location in the skybox" thing DaS had also hurt it. Plus none of the bosses were fun. The only thing there is to enjoy in the game is the improved multiplayer features.
>>332716569
Go to be /v/ drone.
>>332671816
Don't want to spend $20, I know it's worth it because I pirated it, but I only recently got a job after being a lazy fuck for years, and I don't have alot of money, so I'm waiting for a sale.
Plus I just got a couple good deals on borderlands 2 goty and valkyria chronicles so I'll be busy playing them.
I'm playing it for the first time. I'm at 4 Kings and I haven't had this much trouble with a boss since the Bell Gargoyles. Going through the thread, people are saying to use Havel's armor. I'll try that out next time I play. Should they be reinforced at all? And should I be using a Dragon's Tooth?
Is anyone not getting any messages, bloodstains or summon signs at all?
What should I do?
>>332716635
I've played through the game four damn times trying to change my opinion of it because DaS1 gets stale after 300 or so hours but I just don't see it, what areas of the game are considered fun/good? The whole thing felt like one of those "rage games" made for youtubers and shit to me.
is there any thing new in new game plus or is it just the same but enemies have more hp?
>>332716723
Can't reinforce it, it's already insanely tough though. Don't use Dragon's Tooth, ideally you should be using a quick hitting relatively high damage weapon.
>>332716723
You don't have to reinforce Havel's for NG 4Kids. Take whatever weapon you can do the most damage with; not necessarily per swing, but whatever lets you rack up damage the most damage as fast as possible. And fucking 2H it. If you have some Coal Resin, apply that for more damage. When one of them is in the dying animation, you can land additional hits for more damage because they all share the same health bar. Other than that, if you're dying to 4Kids, then you're not doing enough damage.
>>332716723
Fuck havels, it slows you down. You're better off going hypermode with that ring that boosts your attack at low levels and/or that pyromancy that boosts your stats at the expense of health (I think its called Power Within)
The Souls games heavyly encourage you to play a slow and steady approach, watch every corner, dont rush unless you're familiar, take your time, plan ahead etc.
The key to beating 4 kings is the opposite. Go full on DPS aggression. You want to get the fight over as soon as possible.
>>332717105
If you grab the master key you can do the game completely out of order, covenants and stuff all carry over two and covenant-related things in general you really can't do until NG+, you could try to kill 4Kings before lordvessel early to get the secret true lore, and forge all the boss weapons you couldn't forge the first playthrough (I think it takes 3 runs through to get all the different Soul of Sif stuff).
But yeah, its just the same game but enemies are stronger, but the game is full of secrets and stuff you are guaranteed to miss on a first playthrough.
>>332716723
The best strat for fourkings is literally to fuck any kind of strategy or skill, put on full havels, two-hand your strongest weapon, and just whack at them over and over until they die, tanking every hit and just estusing it off when you kill each king.
>>332698120
Not even that guy but,
Weapon animations in Dark Souls 2 simultaneously look floaty, and feel horribly clunky, and you can't turn while attacking.
Bonfires are overly abundant in Dark Souls 2, and some are ridiculously close to each other, that isn't an opinion, that's fact.
Almost every big boss with a melee weapon has the same exact attack kit, overhead swing, gap closer that also functions as a sweeping strike, and a 3-4 hit combo. Copy and Paste.
Dark Souls 2 while having the most weapons of any souls game to date(More than 3 as well I believe) also has the most useless weapons by far. Too many of them have the same exact movesets, with worse scaling, speed, or reach. Making them objectively worse than their alternatives with the same movesets, and better scaling. Use 'em if you want though, but I don't let my fashion souls go far enough to dictate my weapon choice.
Enemies do have awful tracking, surely you jest. Way too many enemies in this game track your movement until right before the attack lands.
That isn't even up for debate, there's no way you can be so blindly fanatic about DkS2 that you don't notice the ridiculous amount of enemies rotate on the spot without moving their legs, just turning 180 degrees like they're in god damn model viewer.
>>332671816
i already 100%'d the game so no thanks
>set the game to 60 fps
>glitches out the ass
Welp.
is the dodging in das3 better than das2?
>>332672302
>BB
>DaS1
>better than DaS3
BB is a game with mediocre bosses and almost no replayabilty and DaS1 is a half finished mess.
>>332716201
>no one wants to fight club
damn pansy asses
>mfw no faith build @140~ SL
>need to get summoned to get the prompt to join le Sunman covenantto get the chievo
>no one ever summons anymore even with several nodes
What are the hotspots for co-op summoning? Should I put my sign next to Solaire's near Space Jammers or in front of their entrance?
>>332715285
Dont beleive the memers
DaS2 isn't a bad game by any means, it just doesn't quite measure up to its predecessors.
I prefer it anyway because of the improved gameplay though.post characters
>>332723919
>improved gameplay
Alright. I fucked up my DSfix settings somehow and my game has gotten extremely choppy even with AA, AO and the extra DoF off. So this was from two years ago.
>>332724036
Yup, improved gameplay. Not only that.
>improved fps
>improved online
>improved graphics
>improved animation
>>332724470
>sk spear
>not winged spear
shit taste lad
>>332724549
>improved online
>soul memory
No, they ruined online.
There are mods that allow you to automatically connect to different channels in Dark Souls and it work beautifully. Soul memory killed the online for DaS2
>improved graphics
>improved animation
You're memein'
>>332724796
DID YOU GUYS SEE THAT? HE TOOK THE BAIT. HAHAHAHAHA WHAT A FUCKING FAGGOT.
Nah, soul memory was a bitch for sure but it never gave me too much trouble. And true, there's the connectivity mod and it's great.
>>332724981
Buuuut hey, why get dsfix and a connectivity mod when you can just launch Dark Souls 2? It doesn't require anything to just work.
>>332715510
>>332715621
>>332723919
Do you unlock anything in DaS2 when play the first game? Does it recognize your DaS1 save file?
>>332725332
>Buuuut hey, why get dsfix and a connectivity mod
Because they take less than 5 minutes to install and get working, and the connectivity mod works automatically.
That's a silly argument.
In DaSII it's been hell trying to play with a friend due to soul memory.
DaS is as simple as 10 above and 10 below. I only play souls now if it's with a friend, because I've played both games solo and doing it now would be boring as shit.
>>332725585
Dsfix requires some fixing, especially if you want to run it at over 30fps and even if you do, it's buggy. You'll be falling through latters all day long! And sure, the connectivity mod works with no hassle but it's still something you have to keep open just for online to work well. :^O Meanwhile, in Dark Souls 2 all you gotta do is launch it! It's very simple! That means it's better! :^^)
>>332725867
No but seriously, fuck both Dark Souls 1/2. Dark Souls 3 and Bloodborne is where it's at.
http://strawpoll.me/7243896
Does 3 have a barefoot waifu like Maiden in Black or Priscilla? I need to know.
>Jenny
God tier taste OP
I actually am finally playing DS1 for the first time. Played through every other Souls game and BB. Wow this game is a fucking mess. Almost everything feels like a step back from DeS.
>>332725406
unfortunately no
1v1 me township scrubs. Seriously though, pvp watchdog has been at 0 nodes for hours
>>332671816
Curremtly replaying co-op this with my wife's new boyfriend. What system are you playing on?
>>332728140
I thought it would be like Fable or Witcher where you can transfer your saves
>>332728957
*this co-op
typo
>>332671816
I am playing right now. I just took my ethernet cable out so I don't have to deal with jerks.
Just beat O&S for the first time today. This game's fucking great.
>>332689271
>dukes
>good level design
o i am laffin
>>332681230
>summon Solaire
>mfw invading people in anal rodeo with full havels + hacked stats>turn myself into a white phantom>become a force for good and finish out the level for them
i've already invaded 5 people tonight, it's a shame you can't follow people into the boss room as an invader
oddly enough, you can challenge the boss with hacks though
>>332713253
If you aren't good enough to parry, just roll backwards a lot. Trust me it works.
>>332676247
Anor Londo and O&S were so fucking hype for me that they ended ruining the remaining bosses/areas
Help me out with a conundrum, /v/.
I have exams all through May and will probably spend most of April studying. Should I get Dark Souls 3 on release and play it bit by bit, probably having to pause the play through halfway, or wait until the first of June and played it relaxed and without time constraints?
>>332730142
just wait till after finals
enjoy dark souls 3 after getting good grades :^)
rate my giantdad build ;^)
>>332730142
just preload it and let it sit
>0 nodes
>forever
I'm trying to figure out how to get my steam controller to work with the game.
>>332730203
>>332730261
Yeah, that seems to be the best choice. Waiting a little longer will be worth it for that uninterrupted first play-through.
Funny how I never get tired of this game.
But DaS 2 I could barely stomach for a few dozen or so hours. The need to grind for item drops and to use ascetics so I could gear drops that are available only in NG+ was fucking annoying.
do any of the stats affect pyromancy at all? Other than Attunement
>>332731953
Dexterity effects casting speed
>>332731953
Nope
>>332731953
Other than Dex for casting speed, no. In Dark Souls 3 however it scales with both faith and intelligence, a kind of magic equivalent to quality builds.
>>332731501
At 45 dex your casting speed is faster.
>14 nodes
>failed to invade
I am trying to play as little souls as possible after burning myself out after doing a DeS SL1 run, a DaS all-bosses no magic no shield SL1 run, a DaSII all-bosses run, and an attempt at a Bloodborne All-bosses BL4 run (that I still have not and probably will never finish) All in a row. So I feel if I play any more I am just not gonna be up for DaSIII.
>>332702724
I can't find a US version of prepare to die for ps3. Does it exist, or do I buy the base game and download the dlc artorias of the abyss off on the psn? Only copies I saw were European.
>>332704275
>Childmask
anyone else stay at zero nodes for hours then all of a sudden get a ton?
i just went for 5 hours straight with none, all the way from the funhaus to archives, then jumped all the way to 19 just farming silver knights out of nowhere
>>332671816
I tired to, but for some reason online in DS1 is fucked for me. DS2 works just fine, but in DS1 I constantly get 0 nodes.
Has anyone else had this, or know how it can be fixed?
>>332733859
>>332733895
My game was deserted for the past sixteen hours but a couple of hours ago suddenly there's orange soapstone signs everywhere. I guess there was something wrong with the servers.
>>332686749
this. i even booted up demons souls and see ghosts and bloodstains everywhere. havent tried invading and it seems like co op is dead, but the people are there and playing still.
>>332734253
>dark souls 1
>servers
>>332734253
My friend startedstreaminga new playthrough of DS1 recently, and had no online activity whatsoever. But then suddenly just when he decided to get into pvp on this char, he also start getting a lots of invasions.
We both haven't played the first game since forever. I wonder if you have to spend a certain amount of time running the game before it properly reconnects to online or something.
I tried leaving it running with my character in human form in an area where I haven't killed the boss yet, but still got 0 nodes.
>>332734486
>>332734473
>>332734253
i think its something to do with from cannibalizing ds1 and ds2 matchmaking servers to use for ds3
>>332734561
Online in both SotFS and vanilla DS2 works flawlessly for me.
>>332734642
really?
i just got off ds2 because i wasnt getting any activity there either
>>332734814
You can't make a step a way from the bridge bonfire in Iron Keep without getting invaded at any soul memory tier.
>>332734920
i sat at shitter bridge and king's gate at 1 mil, 1.6mil, and 2 mil sm for an hour and never got summoned or invaded
i know im not banned or anything, i can get one of my friends that bought the game yesterday to summon me instantly
>>332734473
Dark Souls 1 uses a server for messages. Multiplayer is all P2P though.
>>332735149
You sure you didn't have the effigy effect active?
>>332735494
positive
smelter and throne fuckers are still up too
at least im getting invasions in 1, kind of
its nice to see people still use sore loser slipshe was using drake sword and boar helm too the little nub
>>332735808
I wish I at least knew if it's something wrong with DS1 or is it something on my end.
>>332735937
i think its something wrong with 1, at least partially, since i stay at 0 nodes for a long while before i start picking up activity across all dl regions
>>332736020
>dl regions
Wasn't that fixed even before the steamworks version came out of beta?
>>332671816
I want to play them in order, but the first one is unplayable in PC. And no, I'm not going to buy gamepad, because I hate them to death.
>>332736643
>I refuse to take advantage of the options I have on the superior platform, because I'm childish
You're no master race then, you're no better than console peasants.
>>332698120
>the stuff about rolls and ADP
instead of teaching players to dodge and getting used to timings, ADP just makes the timings easier. Timing dodges is more reliant on your build than your skill to dodge as a player.
>animations
the animations almost feel like a personal preference more than anything else, but i do think DaS has more weighty animations due to how the characters stun when they get hit. There is a lot of sliding around as well.
>Changing weapon direction mid swing
I have no idea what that other guy is talking about. you can totally switch your swings direction if you tilt your stick before the animation reaches a certain point. Even then, why is not changing your swing direction important? it means you have more carefully attack.
>Bonfires and enemy packs
bonfires peppering every single area makes the level design so much less interesting. I would rather unlock a shortcut than find another bonfire and just never have to worry about traversing the previous area again.
Multiple enemy encounters are the shittiest encounters in the soul series, mostly because the combat is heavily focused on 1 to 1 combat. Pulling a pack of enemies apart 1 by 1 isn't nearly as engaging as a single enemy encounter with interesting attacks.
>Bosses all being similar
Lost sinner, Dragonrider, velstaldt, smelter demon, pursuer, mirror knight (+ more. I'm sure 6 is enough to prove a point) are all oversized humanoid figures with a large weapon with the following moveset:
large overhead attack
gap closer
2 -3 swipe combo.
some have more than that to them, but for the most part this is the AI of those bosses. It can make for a possibly difficult encounter, but fuck its so fucking boring. How the fuck can you even like the bosses in DaS2. They were made for the sole purpose of just being "hard".
>weapons
i actually like the weapons in DaS2.
>Awful tracking
SotFS actually fixed a bit of the tracking, so i understand if you dont know.
>this thread
The meme has run its course.
>>332736643
And googling the problem did not come to your mind? Maybe someone else also had it. Maybe they even made a mod to fix it. Maybe it's called DSFIX. Maybe it get's even better with DSMFIX added to the mix.
Bloodborne > Demon's Souls > Dark Souls > Dark Souls 3 > Dark Souls 2
This is the objectively true ranking.
80% of the time I played all souls games offline.
>>332742006
Says someone who's never experienced the two best games.
>>332742578
Why?
You can't even get invaded in DeS and DaS1 unless you go human. But by playing online you get access to player messages, ghosts and bloodstains.
>>332730405
Same.
>>332704858
It is a dead end in the sense that is literally a tomb.
>>332704858
literally take the stairs in the tomb, are you retarded?
>>332742671
Not that guy, but I personally don't want those. Muh immersion.
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