Dark Souls 2

I actually really enjoyed 2 but I still put it at the bottom

3's at the bottom for me. Short, little build variety (at launch, anyway), easy bosses, annoying covenants, bad ng+.

Still loved it, though.

I really enjoy the Metroidvania gameplay of the Souls series which is why 2 is so low for me, since the base game is basically 3 linear paths off of the main hub town.

I scanned thru here quickly looking for this topic, but didn't see anyone asking so hopefully not too recent a reposted question, BUT... what the fuck is up with these ??? on the fast travel map now that I'm in Drangleic Castle?

Seems pretty spoilery and frustrating at the same time as it appears to show how many bonfires are remaining, and I can't travel to the ones that show up in areas I thought I've already cleared.

After Drangleic Castle, the game shows you every possible "bonfire" in every area(bonfires you haven't visited show up as ???/blurry pictures), it's so you can see were you need to backtrack if your missing stuff

Folanlron said:

After Drangleic Castle, the game shows you every possible "bonfire" in every area(bonfires you haven't visited show up as ???/blurry pictures), it's so you can see were you need to backtrack if your missing stuff

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Hmmm... thx. I seemed to have missed several already which is kinda on par I guess with other things I've somehow missed despite best efforts. I was thinking maybe it was related to secret/bonus areas if you go through again in ng+.

So this Old Leo Ring i found is currently my favorite thing. With my freshly polished (always) jabby Estoc, the counter damage is making me literally lol in joy. Between repeated deaths of course.

Chanur said:

Fume Knight is a cake walk compared to Ludwig.

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I think this changes based on which one you played first, Flamelurker gave me more problems in Demon Souls', then either Fume/Ludwig/Ivory King pet's(course horse fuck valley is a different story...)

What the fuck is up with all the little faggots leaving so many bogus messages? Again, I've only played Bloodborne before, but they certainly weren't an issue there. False messages were actually pretty rare, and those that remained were rated poorly and so you knew they were shit. This game is absolutely littered with total CRAP messages, and a lot of them are highly rated as well which makes it doubly frustrating.

If I see one more 'Illusory Wall' message I'm gonna lose it. Not sure how Bloodborne was able to keep a lid on it, but the messaging in this game is just retarded. Are the other Souls games the same? It's like my 11 year old nephew and his idiot friends were allowed to run amok in DS2.

drmandolin said:

What the fuck is up with all the little faggots leaving so many bogus messages? Again, I've only played Bloodborne before, but they certainly weren't an issue there. False messages were actually pretty rare, and those that remained were rated poorly and so you knew they were shit. This game is absolutely littered with total CRAP messages, and a lot of them are highly rated as well which makes it doubly frustrating.

If I see one more 'Illusory Wall' message I'm gonna lose it. Not sure how Bloodborne was able to keep a lid on it, but the messaging in this game is just retarded. Are the other Souls games the same? It's like my 11 year old nephew and his idiot friends were allowed to run amok in DS2.

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Welcome to Dark Souls hahahaha were everyone is sad that there will be no more "Try tounge but hole", they are not perfect messages but it is up to you too decide on which ones your follow, (most are pretty simple to figure out that it's a troll)

drmandolin said:

What the fuck is up with all the little faggots leaving so many bogus messages? Again, I've only played Bloodborne before, but they certainly weren't an issue there. False messages were actually pretty rare, and those that remained were rated poorly and so you knew they were shit. This game is absolutely littered with total CRAP messages, and a lot of them are highly rated as well which makes it doubly frustrating.

If I see one more 'Illusory Wall' message I'm gonna lose it. Not sure how Bloodborne was able to keep a lid on it, but the messaging in this game is just retarded. Are the other Souls games the same? It's like my 11 year old nephew and his idiot friends were allowed to run amok in DS2.

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Welcome to real life

Noodleface said:

Welcome to real life

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You raise a good point, lol. I'd like a toggle switch next to the door on the way out of my house, so that when I leave for the day I can decide whether or not I have enough will left to handle the BS. If i'm running low on life energy, best to flick that switch off and play that day in offline mode.

drmandolin said:

What the fuck is up with all the little faggots leaving so many bogus messages? Again, I've only played Bloodborne before, but they certainly weren't an issue there. False messages were actually pretty rare, and those that remained were rated poorly and so you knew they were shit. This game is absolutely littered with total CRAP messages, and a lot of them are highly rated as well which makes it doubly frustrating.

If I see one more 'Illusory Wall' message I'm gonna lose it. Not sure how Bloodborne was able to keep a lid on it, but the messaging in this game is just retarded. Are the other Souls games the same? It's like my 11 year old nephew and his idiot friends were allowed to run amok in DS2.

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Don't give up skeleton!

OK going for a third try tonight, will try a dex/sta build with sword and board. Thinking spear but not sure yet.

Folanlron said:

I think this changes based on which one you played first, Flamelurker gave me more problems in Demon Souls', then either Fume/Ludwig/Ivory King pet's(course horse fuck valley is a different story...)

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Reindeer fuckland was never fun.

Gents - any advice on this 2-handed weapon issue?

I'm trying a second char out now with a sorcerer build. It's really fun compared to my old Havel tank and I wish I'd gone this route earlier. It's early on so i'm still running with the stock staff in my left hand and the stock dagger in my right.

Problem is whenever I'm in a confined space like a hallway, i usually switch to 2-handed dagger mode to thrust (avoid striking the walls, etc). Always worked perfectly with a sword/axe/shield. Could toggle the RH weapon mode without issue.

But with my staff/dagger somewhat randomly it incorrectly (imo) switches to 2-handed staff mode when I toggle, from my LH instead of the RH dagger. So no quick thrusts and victory, i just unexpectedly start banging the staff off the walls and then usually die as I have almost no protection except evasion rolling.

Does anyone know if there's a way to prevent this from happening? I feel like it's got to be something retarded I'm doing and not realizing it, but I can't figure out wtf it is.