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Dark Souls II |OT2| Prepare to Vengarl

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Developer: From Software
Publisher: Namco Bandai US/EU, From Software JP
Release Dates:
Consoles: March 11th, 2014 (US), March 13th (JP), March 14th (EU)
PC: TBA
Rated: T For Teen, Zero18, Pegi16

Dark Souls II is a Dark Fantasy RPG Centered around tense dungeon exploration and a difficult, satisfying challenges.

In addition to the normal appeals of growth and discovery that RPGs provide, Dark Souls II aims to give the player a sense of accomplishment. The serious dangers in the game fosters greater verisimilitude and more immersion in the world of this Action Adventure.

Another Hallmark of the series - Its simple system for sharing your world with other players online - Returns better than ever in Dark Souls II with the introduction of dedicated game servers, resulting in a smoother multiplayer experience. Without any need for words you can bring another player into your adventure experience.
Master the formidable challenges of this Dark Fantasy world, and be rewarded

COLLECTOR'S GUIDE
Area Guide Walkthrough - detailed maps to guide you in exploring every inch of the game's huge world. Learn ahortcuts that will not only save time but also reduce deaths by PvP invasion. Discover the most powerful weapons and useful treasures.

Multiplayer Guide - Co-operation and survival or invasion and destruction - all of the essential techniques are discussed. For new players, basic survival tactics are explained. For advanced players, the hidden technical details are revealed to keep them on the cutting edge.

Enemy Analysis - To succeed, you must know your enemy. Elemental weaknesses, damage type weaknesses, lethal attacks, tactics for melee and ranged fighters, tactics for defeating foes using the terrain, story significance, item drops... all will be revealed.

Weapons & Equipment - Weapons, Armor and Magic are all covered in exhaustive detail. Full stats, locations, upgrade paths and usage strategies are provided so you can easily compare all of the options when choosing which equipment to use and how to upgrade your gear.

Item Data - Complete item lists reveal every last consumable, accessory, upgrading material and offensive item. Quickly discover where to find each one, how to make the most of them, and how to defend yourself when they are used against you!
Lore Index - A unique guide to help players unravel this dark, mysterious world of Dark Souls for themselves. The Lore Index guides players to find the clues they need to illuminate the truth, revealing as much as required while spoiling as little as possible.

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Black Armor Edition (Free upgrade by Pre-ordering)
  • Game
  • Collectible Metal Case
  • Original Game Soundtrack

Collector's Edition
  • Game
  • Collectible metal case
  • Original Game Soundtrack
  • Hardcover Artbook
  • 12 inch tall Warrior Knight figurine
  • Full-color microfiber game map

Japanese Collector's Edition
  • Game
  • Original Soundtrack
  • Hard Cover Artbook
  • Full-color microfiber game map
  • Miniature Weapon Set

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Summons: Summon players to help you fight your way through the game. The summons have limited time so use them wisely.

Invasions: Enemies will invade you in the game. Fight em off and get souls and humanity from them.

Covenants: When exploring the game world, specific opportunities will allow the player to ally with a specific person/object.

This oath/allegiance system is called a Covenant.
Dedicated Servers: Unlike Dark Souls 1 this game features dedicated servers for better online play

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Warrior
A warrior that lives on the battle field. Has high Strength and Dexterity, making it easy to meet stat requirements for weapons. Has a shield from the beginning.

Knight
A traveling knight. Has high Vigor and Adaptability allowing them to withstand many hits. Does not come equipped with a shield, so players need to be cautious at the beginning. Has fairly high Faith.

Swordsman
A swordsman with honed skills. Fights skillfully with weapons equipped in each hand. Equipped with an upgraded Scimitar and Longsword from the start.

Bandit
A ruthless bandit. Has high Dexterity and can use a bow. Can react to both long range and short range threats. Best for players that want to create a Dexterity build.

Cleric
A cleric on a pilgrimage. Their miracles and high Faith can show them the way forward. Has learned the Heal miracle from the start and can explore with persistence.

Sorcerer
A wise sorcerer. Can command sorcery with high Intelligence and Attunement. Has learned Soul Arrow and is good at long ranged combat.

Explorer
An explorer traveling through many lands. Does not excel in any particular area, but comes equipped with many items, allowing them to fight advantageously at the beginning of the game.
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PLEASE USE SPOILER TAGS FOR ANYTHING THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED A SPOILER ON THIS THREAD (STORY, BOSSES, EARLY STREAMS, HIDDEN CONTENT, ETC.)​
 
Spirit Icana

Spirit Icana

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I just found out where the blacksmith that trades weapons for boss souls is. Gonna get to that as soon as I start the game back up.
 
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Prototype

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Ah, the smell of a new thread! It's glorious incandescence fills me with awe.

edit: just got to spoiler
undead crypt
 
Audioboxer

Audioboxer

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Where's a good place to drop my summon sign for sunlight medals? SL 90 and I've only just killed the skeleton boss. Think I may be a little overlevelled for this early on? In saying that I've only just had the chance to join the sun bros.
 
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Jaeger

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Stuck at work. I need to play some more!

I'm kind of in a rutt in Ballista. I'm just not strong enough, yet.
 
G

Grisby

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Having a fantastic time. Just got to Huntsman Cove, although I probably am a bit too overleveled for it. My favorite area so far, visually speaking.
Spirit Icana said:
I just found out where the blacksmith that trades weapons for boss souls is. Gonna get to that as soon as I start the game back up.
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Yeah, I got the bow from him. While it is laughably small and ugly it packs a hell of a punch.
 
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SoraanTribal

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Holy fuck, the B
lack
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ulch
is the worst location EVER. Could they have made it more obnoxious? At first, I was like "oh wow this place is pretty. surely all those little statues don't shoot poison darts, right?" -_- Enemies are creepy as fuck, too.
 
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Beats

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I'm about 18 hours in so far, and I'm liking it a lot. The world seems huge this time around. The only thing I don't like is that these games still let me cheese enemies with a bow. lol
 
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Ferrio

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demidar said:
What? They actively limited PvP? That sucks balls.
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How it works, least far as I've been able to tell.

-Cracked eye'd orbs used to invade. If you successfully invade, get a token of spite
-Trade token of spite into a npc, you join PvP convenant. Now you have red soapstone, people can summon you so you to fight. If you win you get token of spite.
-You can use token of spite to challenge other people in the PvP convenant. If you win... you get a cracked eye orb

So the orbs aren't limited, just you gotta work for them.
 
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Gsnap

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Deified Data said:
Oh look, OT2

Watching Northernlion's LP and he's basically just running past everything and dying a lot more because of it.
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Yeah, NL's LP has been pretty funny so far. Don't want to say he's playing it wrong, but it does seem like there's lots of areas where he'd die a lot less if he would stop running and fight. (and get a better weapon)
 
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Phatosaurus

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Panzerkrei said:
Dranglec sword is boss.

Mind you saying that I lost 20K souks then another 20K later on.

This is not great.
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I think the Drangleic sword is like the new drake sword. Not quite as over powered early on but I think it could carry me through the whole game.
Sadly for the Drangleic sword, I've already picked up the greatsword and that is the fucking bomb.
 
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demidar

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Ferrio said:
How it works, least far as I've been able to tell.

-Cracked eye'd orbs used to invade. If you successfully invade, get a token of spite
-Trade token of spite into a npc, you join PvP convenant. Now you have red soapstone, people can summon you so you to fight. If you win you get token of spite.
-You can use token of spite to challenge other people in the PvP convenant. If you win... you get a cracked eye orb

So the orbs aren't limited, just you gotta work for them.
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Oh, that actually makes a lot of sense.
 
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dralla

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I fee like I have the perfect build, I'm OP as hell, or this game is stupid easy. I've beaten the last 4 areas without dying, including bosses. SL 88ish, I'm in Harvest Valley atm, destroying these guys with my arrows. It's still addicting as hell though. I wanna change my melee weapon, it's a Fire Longsword +5, but nothing has come close to matching its damage and I still can't make the special weapons since I don't have the ember yet. I'm a high DEX build, I found a rapier which I really like and has an A dex stat boost, I'm hoping I can do something with that, but I'm not sure I should commit to it only to find out nothing great will come of it.
 
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Cmerrill

You don't need to be empathetic towards me.
The PVP in this is just as bullshit as Dark Souls 1. There is so much lag, spells that clearly come no wheres near you do damage. Such horse shit.
 
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Deified Data

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Gsnap said:
Yeah, NL's LP has been pretty funny so far. Don't want to say he's playing it wrong, but it does seem like there's lots of areas where he'd die a lot less if he would stop running and fight. (and get a better weapon)
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Had to stop watching after he beat
Lost Sinner
because he moved on to an area I haven't explored yet.

It's just hilarious to watch him talk at length about how smart a tactic it is to run from everything while he's constantly getting attacked. Had to run back and forth to the bonfire in Sinner's Rise several times because he just couldn't be bothered to kill the enemies before flipping the elevator switch, meaning it took him longer to pull the lever using his method than it would have been to just kill the enemies.
 
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