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  1. Phazael

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    I guess we know how Sam Da Man is spending his free time...
  2. Phazael

    Blood Bowl, Season 4

    I tried, but that lizardmen team is pretty well developed and I was down two key guys. Plus its not like Funk makes mistakes, ever. Good trouncing sir.
  3. Phazael

    Dark Souls 2

    Actually most invaders soul vessel into optimized builds and farm people in the water zones, in my experience. I walk around full human most of the time, so despite no sin on my game I get invaded a shit ton. Usually, it comes down to if you have PvP stuff on you and can slot it before they...
  4. Phazael

    ReRolled AssHat of the Year WINNER!!!

    Plus a_skeleton_03 has a bunch of sock puppet accounts, befitting his cowardly nature. Even if you were to ban him, he would be around under another alias. He is sort of like Herpes that way.
  5. Phazael

    Dark Souls 2

    I run across a fair amount in coop. Wearing full chaos armor is kind of a dead giveaway on NG.....
  6. Phazael

    Dark Souls 2

    Yeah Dragon Shrine and Arie were awesome. I really liked the Warf too. The only area I didn't care for was the water shrine area, but the cheap ass casters are trivial when you farm them from the opposite direction's bonfires. I agree that the bosses were a touch on the easy side compared to...
  7. Phazael

    The Grand Budapest Hotel

    Wife and I caught it last weekend. Loved it. It really is a comedy from another era, though, like most of this guys movies. Fiennes knocked it out of the park in this one.
  8. Phazael

    Dark Souls 2

    Might simply be a busted mechanic, really. And yeah you can play offline, like Lenas, but good fucking luck clearing some of the NG+ fights as certain builds solo. Plus its a lot of fun (and good souls) to coop clear zones with other people. The one major cheat issue is megamule right now...
  9. Phazael

    Dark Souls 2

    Killing the client puts you on the naughty list which shuts down any assistance or red messages in the game, so for the bulk of the players not really an option. Disconnecting as an invader carries no penalty.
  10. Phazael

    Dark Souls 2

    My understanding is that the Way of the Blue thing is more or less not working right now. And, even if it was, it requires both parties to wear their respective rings which serve absolutely no other function (unlike, say the Sun or Umbral Rings). Most people I run into cooping are (like me)...
  11. Phazael

    Dark Souls 2

    It also does not help that you can start buying unlimited urns right after the primal fires are lit, but repel (and indeed most of the PvP related hexes) don't turn up until much later. You can buy a knuckle ring around the time the Urns become available, but they were not even that helpful...
  12. Phazael

    Blood Bowl, Season 4

    Roger that. You have all my contact information. I will make an honest effort to win, but it doesn't look good.
  13. Phazael

    Dark Souls 2

    Of course you can react, under ideal circumstances. But looking at the regular invaded zones in this game the all have a couple things in common. They all have mobs with tons of HP, treacherous terrain (usually water levels), and tend to have the longest clears between bonfires. There are...
  14. Phazael

    Blood Bowl, Season 4

    Holy fuck was that a seal clubbing. Beast out for the season, essentially, plus another dead. I think that's the worst I have ever done in a game. Funk if you have the season wrapped up, I will just concede the last game since I doubt I will be able to put up any sort of fight against you...
  15. Phazael

    Dark Souls 2

    It is a combination of things. First, chomping a stamina herb or even slotting the Corinth ring make the number of swings uncertain, even if using the same weapon. So, picking the right window can be really difficult, unless you are constantly PvPing. Second, a lot of people just don't give a...
  16. Phazael

    Dark Souls 2

    Ok, but you are (by your own words) just showing up and burst DPSing people down and mostly invading people engaged in PvE for the quick kills. How many people in the process of clearing the game are actually even slotting anything for PvP? I seriously doubt it is even possible to gear up to...
  17. Phazael

    Dark Souls 2

    But why wreck all of their shit when you don't have to? That's just asshole griefing. Plus at SL200 do you even need more souls for any reason?
  18. Phazael

    Dark Souls 2

    Yeah the NG+ Lost Sinner adds are basically the same pyro guys that are part of the Umbral convenant run. Their pyro spells do lots of stun and they have enough hit points to avoid getting single comboed down, like the adds on Flexile. Sinner himself is kind of a dick with his guard...
  19. Phazael

    Dark Souls 2

    Well I was high SL and just picking off things I missed the first time around and never had less than three guys invade there, all kitted out for PvP. I just cleared the other tower (Bella Sol) with my SL70ish mele guy and got invaded two three times, but I just slotted armor and mad dashed the...
  20. Phazael

    Dark Souls 2

    Well the dilemma with that battle is this: By the time you can actually fight past the grey phantom griefing, you don't really need or want anything from that fight. I guess I could just play offline for that part, but none of the rewards for that area appeal to the build I am working on right...
  21. Phazael

    Dark Souls 2

    That explains it. I did that place really late my first run through, because I was low on Phaeros stones and did not like getting chain PvPed there. I have kind of avoided it this time through because my mele build would have issues against the Gargs and I did not want anything that drops from...
  22. Phazael

    Blood Bowl, Season 4

    Ok give me a time to be ready.
  23. Phazael

    Dark Souls 2

    Where does that key drop exactly? I don't think I ever got it. I just mele'd him this time around and chain lightning bolted him my first playthrough.
  24. Phazael

    Dark Souls 2

    Iron King is the only fight where you are forced to know the layout of the ground, jedi style, since you can roll right into the lava dodging him. There is no other boss, optional or otherwise (except maybe the chariot) where the terrain is part of the difficulty with him. Every other boss you...
  25. Phazael

    Blood Bowl, Season 4

    Xander whats good for you? I am open any night after 5pm PST this week. Not sure if you got my email or not.
  26. Phazael

    The NSA watches you poop.

    Electronic (Cyber) Warfare with China is the real thing going on here, over money and information (one in the same these days). Terrorism just greased the wheels to move us further along to a fully integrated surveillance state.
  27. Phazael

    Dark Souls 2

    Aside from maybe Smelter, RRA, and Iron King, I can't think of a boss that is actually harder than the trash leading up to it, at least once you know the strategy. The only bosses that ever gave me trouble were either stunlock fests (RRA) or gear checks (Smelter). Granted this assumes you know...
  28. Phazael

    Dark Souls 2

    There are hexes that kill casting, in addition to the short term damage immunity buff. Now, granted the average chump who is busy clearing the level when Dark Phantom AzzRaperzz shows up is not going to have these slotted, but I am seeing a lot of people who help others through the majorly...
  29. Phazael

    Dark Souls 2

    Edit- And for the record, I finished my first run at SL 187 with tons of gear I did not really need. I could most likely have done everything at around 160, but I really enjoyed messing with the various magics and I did a lot of Coop (I enjoy clearing a zone with a partner or two), which means...
  30. Phazael

    Dark Souls 2

    You can be really efficient by simply judiciously equipping the Life Protection rings and offsetting major soul losses with those. There are three that I am aware of available by halfway though a standard NG. Paying 3k per death means that you don't bleed souls uselessly (total Souls...
  31. Phazael

    Dark Souls 2

    Sure, if all you are looking to do is one shot vulnerable people who are mid clear and grief the ones you can't beat by destroying all of their gear, you are absolutely correct. If you are trying to burst kill and they have a buddy, you are going to run dry before you win though. A lot of...
  32. Phazael

    The NSA watches you poop.

    Every President has a plan, then they get briefed on all the under the table shit on day one. Not excusing everything, but the reality is that the PotUS gets to see a lot of intel that the majority of the rest of the planet does not have access to once they are sworn in, which might alter their...
  33. Phazael

    Dark Souls 2

    You ready to be pissed at yourself? The Ancient Dragon is beatable by anyone with a half assed mele attack. Step one: Run in between the toes of one of his back feet and chop. Step two: When he tried to stomp you, roll to the other foot and repeat step one. It is literally that easy...
  34. Phazael

    The NSA watches you poop.

    Blaming this on Obama is fair to a point, but lets remember that Darth Cheney is not only the guy who put this all in place, but also the asshole who had a mansized safe in his office and deleted his entire home from google maps. This is hardly a partisan issue. This shit has been a long time...
  35. Phazael

    Dark Souls 2

    Edit- And the Dark Elf vendor guy in the crypt stocks 10 of them at some point.
  36. Phazael

    Dark Souls 2

    The most consistent effigy farm rate I got was sporting a Jester Hat and Gold covetous Ring +1 and murder the fish men in the Shrine before the crypt. The big gazebo area before Demon of Song is a good spot, as there are tons of them there and the only real threat are the casters (who are worth...
  37. Phazael

    Dark Souls 2

    Dragon is just about keeping close and not fucking up. If you stick close he almost never flies up. More DPS just shortens the fight. To survive his hits, you need stupid amounts of poise and defense. Most builds on the first run through (where you have a the best shot at winning) are not...
  38. Phazael

    Blood Bowl, Season 4

    PS- Looks like I might get to repay Funkor for breaking my run at perfection on the final game, but his lizards are tough as nails so I kind of doubt it.
  39. Phazael

    Blood Bowl, Season 4

    Xannder, you know how to reach me. I will be around all weekend for the most part.
  40. Phazael

    ReRolled AssHat of the year SEMI-FINAL ROUND voting!!!

    As for the vote, if I am being intellectually honest, willful retardation wins out over too dumb or crazy to know better, so: Move on Melrin and a_skeleton_03.