Quineloe
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Dark Souls 3
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Budos
Golden Knight of the Realm
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Spells got nerfed really bad in DS2. Stick to just melee and pyro for spells if you want to use any.
Not really nerfed until DLC. Can still cheese most normal bosses with spells/hexes. Resists on even normal mobs in the DLC parts make them close to useless though.
Tuco
I got Tuco'd!
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Found out about the scholar rerelease after I bought the DLC and started my playthrough. I don't care enough to pirate the damn thing and restart now.
I'm liking it more with a focused rapier/dex build than I did with my "Let me try different stuff and reroll constantly" build.
I'm liking it more with a focused rapier/dex build than I did with my "Let me try different stuff and reroll constantly" build.
Nirgon
Log Wizard
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Almost got one shotted by some fuck during my rat bro'ing in Doors of Pharros.
Reckon it was some kind of homing crystal soul arrow.
Interestingly enough my only 2 PvP losses are to pure int casters so far in Scholar.
Old iron king crown is insane for spell builds. New item in the DLC. I got it for my hexer.
Oh speaking of rapiers work towards the ivory king one that lets you spam homing icicles. Might need bracing knuckle ring to keep them flowing but that shit was real strong when I fought it. You can double dip on hits with the attack + icicle it flings.
Tuco
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Finally beat DS2. I really didn't like DS2 as much as DS1 and I guess I'm not sure why. I think it's a combination of not liking the levels or the encounters as much as well as being exhausted from Dark Souls gameplay. Maybe it's just using the controller but I never really felt like I got good at the game. All I did was memorize the enemy's animations, then hit a few buttons with the right timing and the game's aimbot did the rest. When I watch videos playing it just looks stilted and awkward compared to other games.
It also seemed like each zone was just irritating. If I go down the list of:http://darksouls2.wiki.fextralife.com/LocationsWhen I look at most of the zones I just remember dumb elements in it to make the game annoying.
Ex: Shrine of Amana combined so many annoying gameplay elements into one of the few beautiful zones: "Let's make the entire zone covered in shallow water so the player moves super slow in it. And let's make it so that the player isn't sure if they're walking off a cliff unless they point the camera downward! (Note: I found if I disabled pretty water I found I could see through the water more effectively....) Let's throw a bunch of really easy enemies in there that snipe at you from long range! It won't be difficult, just annoying!".
Black Gulch was another one. The cave was beautiful and interesting, the two monster types in it were cool (but way too easy), but having poison spitting vases everywhere ruined it. I just wanted to get the hell out of the zone asap and didn't even bother exploring.
I also didn't like the hallowing mechanic, but I guess I kind of avoided it. I used the ring of binding, ignored the hallowing effect and ended the game with some 50 human effigies.
Around the time I killed the smelter demon I wanted to stop and just kept going to finish the damn game. I bought one of the DLC and can't imagine wanting to play it. I don't think I'll even bother playing DS3.
It also seemed like each zone was just irritating. If I go down the list of:http://darksouls2.wiki.fextralife.com/LocationsWhen I look at most of the zones I just remember dumb elements in it to make the game annoying.
Ex: Shrine of Amana combined so many annoying gameplay elements into one of the few beautiful zones: "Let's make the entire zone covered in shallow water so the player moves super slow in it. And let's make it so that the player isn't sure if they're walking off a cliff unless they point the camera downward! (Note: I found if I disabled pretty water I found I could see through the water more effectively....) Let's throw a bunch of really easy enemies in there that snipe at you from long range! It won't be difficult, just annoying!".
Black Gulch was another one. The cave was beautiful and interesting, the two monster types in it were cool (but way too easy), but having poison spitting vases everywhere ruined it. I just wanted to get the hell out of the zone asap and didn't even bother exploring.
I also didn't like the hallowing mechanic, but I guess I kind of avoided it. I used the ring of binding, ignored the hallowing effect and ended the game with some 50 human effigies.
Around the time I killed the smelter demon I wanted to stop and just kept going to finish the damn game. I bought one of the DLC and can't imagine wanting to play it. I don't think I'll even bother playing DS3.
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I felt the same as above but I did really enjoy the Ivory King DLC (outside the optional snow storm area) for what it's worth. Felt more like Dark Souls 1/Demon Souls than anything else in the game. If you already own it it's worth the play through but not sure it's worth the $10 by itself.
Budos
Golden Knight of the Realm
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Dude on Reddit is going to get to play DS3.
On July 29th, I will be among the first within the community to have hands-on game time with Dark Souls 3.. what specific mechanics would you like me to test? : darksouls3
On July 29th, I will be among the first within the community to have hands-on game time with Dark Souls 3.. what specific mechanics would you like me to test? : darksouls3
Randin
Trakanon Raider
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Gameplay footage trailer from Gamescom:
Speed-wise, looks like they're going for something between Dark Souls and Bloodborne; we get our first peek at the rumored bonfire-making mechanic; and they're definitely doubling down on the creepy factor with some of the enemy designs.
Speed-wise, looks like they're going for something between Dark Souls and Bloodborne; we get our first peek at the rumored bonfire-making mechanic; and they're definitely doubling down on the creepy factor with some of the enemy designs.
I love the giant skull and the thing in the cell at the end of the lantern guy part. The fountain statue as Artorias's sword at 0:41. Lore video from youtuber inc in 3 2 1... 
