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Dark Souls III: The Ringed City - Launch Trailer
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I'm more hyped for this then I was for Mass Effect Andromeda...I actually held off playing Andromeda until I finish Ringed City...plus it sounds like Andromeda could use a patch or 2...From Software always delivers the goods and something that doesn't get enough credit is how their games are almost always free of any major bugs or performance issues
Shadowhaxor
Member
Just throwing it out there, if anyone is still running through the game on the PC and needs some help to beat it before next week, let me know.
I'd be down for some jolly co-op.
I'd be down for some jolly co-op.
BossDarkseid
Member
does frame-pacing not count as performance issues?
Working as intended.
They patched it. It said "Improvements" in the patch notes.
BossDarkseid
Member
ofc
huh, had no idea. still get random stuttering for a few secs on PC...which is annoying during boss fights. Esp when it decides to freeze as my friend is dodge-rolling Soul of Cinder and the sword is *this* far from his head.
They didnt. Base PS4 has framepacing and Pro has variable framerate that is kind of similar (but a lil better).
Switch Back 9
a lot of my threads involve me fucking up somehow. Perhaps I'm a moron?
edit: nevermind
BossDarkseid
Member
Huh, someone on Reddit pointed out that using True Colours as a song for DS3's trailers around launch may have been foreshadowing to the objectives of Gael and the Painter Girl...
Had to download a save file off nexus cause for some reason this game doesn't have cloud save. Hopefully this doesn't get me VAC banned or anything.
I've only seen the first trailor reveal from a couple months ago. Can't wait to play potentially the last piece of Dark Souls for the foreseeable future!
I've only seen the first trailor reveal from a couple months ago. Can't wait to play potentially the last piece of Dark Souls for the foreseeable future!
Wesley-Sigma
Member
Still need to play the first DLC.
Yes, it's great.
Yes!...the Souls games are one of the only games where the Season Pass is always worth the pickup...they never disappoint (plus you save $5 by buying the Season Pass versus buying them individually)
a Master Ninja
Member
I think it's a little underrated. I was severely under-leveled when I went through it so I spent a lot of time there. It has some cool parts.
Ringed City seems to be a direct follow-up of Ashes of Ariandel,which is a first in the series,and some characters will return by the look of it.
I guess you could skip it if you don't care about the story/lore.
Edit:I'm not saying AoA is not worth it if you're not into the lore,my first impression wasn't good but i really like it now.
BossDarkseid
Member
Monday. Not sure what time.
Its 3 areas, 4 bosses. 3 mandatory, 1 optional. Roughly 2x length of AotA, give or take personal preference and skill.
Sweet....was waiting on this before getting the 1st DLC so I could knock them both out at the same time.
Fired the game up for the first time in months and saw I had started some build that I had left off at around Cathedral of the Deep so I think I'll play some tonight and tomorrow and take that one into the DLCs.
Fired the game up for the first time in months and saw I had started some build that I had left off at around Cathedral of the Deep so I think I'll play some tonight and tomorrow and take that one into the DLCs.
twice the length of Artorias of the Abyss??...that's a pretty good length for a DLC...sounds like it compares favorably to the Old Hunters DLC (Bloodborne) in terms of length
Read some of the spoilers on Reddit; happy about the bosses and length. He said there was no blue smelter equivalent, which is a plus (I oddly like blue smelter). It's going to be hard to say goodbye to the series. It's trite by now, but these games have helped me through some horrible times and given me a bit of pride when I needed it.
Wow the series is going out with a bang.
UpDownLeftRight
Banned
I really hope it delivers on the lore/story as the trailer implies. I'd honestly had enough Souls for a while and was passing on these but the trailer makes it seem like I might be missing a vital last chapter. I just hope it turns out that way. Probably gonna pick these up next month now.
Nuno Pinto
Member
Does anyone know at what time the DLC usually unlocks?
Can't wait to play this, wondering if it's unlocked in ~37h (GMT midnight), or if we have to wait until tuesday afternoon :\
Can't wait to play this, wondering if it's unlocked in ~37h (GMT midnight), or if we have to wait until tuesday afternoon :\
Confirmed or based on that old rumors?
Also this counts the
bonfire at Friede's arena? because that could be even another stage
BossDarkseid
Member
Confirmed.
Areas we know are
Dreg Heap
The Ringed City
Edit: Also recc level is 80-100, and the person started at 100, finished at 115. Also never felt too OP, but obviously YMMV. I feel like my cosplay Friede is gonna have fun but get wrecked with a lack of defenses.
Don't want to be the destroyer of dreams but at least the one guy in reddit said TRC to be 2x the length of AoA, meaning Ashes of Ariandel, not Artorias of the Abyss.
Yeah the design was pretty good, the hate is overblown.
So 8+ hours I guess for me give or take.
BossDarkseid
Member
Huh, was 99% sure they said Artorias. I know multiple people went into a reddit thread having beaten it for reviews. Longer than Ariandel is good at least, and for a tough DLC it'll probably take me quite a while, Ariandel took me 2 1/2 hours (maybe 3) first time so if this is 5-6+ that'll be very good.
Also is it releasing at 10am-12pm CET tomorrow or am I mis-understanding the Bamco reps? Is that just the patch?
TheChundertaker
Member
I have several characters ready to go on this. I could always use a few more though 
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Can't wait. I've a feeling this is gonna be special.
.Can't wait. I've a feeling this is gonna be special.
Yeah twice the boss count and length of AoA sounds nice. Hope the bosses are good and hard and not some Gravetender tier BS.
Also heard no Blue Smelter kind of re-skins, which is awesome.
We should go with a BANG with this last Dark Souls experience in a (big) while or maybe ever.
Also heard no Blue Smelter kind of re-skins, which is awesome.
We should go with a BANG with this last Dark Souls experience in a (big) while or maybe ever.
Nuno Pinto
Member
I was rewatching the trailer and I wonder if they showed all the bosses there.
3 are obvious, but I think the dude that appears at 1:50 is also a strong possibility.
3 are obvious, but I think the dude that appears at 1:50 is also a strong possibility.
I think the first dlc connects story wise with this one.
Otherwise, I didn't really find it that good.
All four are shown.
I agree with the positive AoA comments. Definitely a worthy addition to the game.
HYDE
Banned
I don't either, it was great. And, it was common knowledge that it was a one of two dlc set. Old Hunters and Artorias of the Abyss were just considered better because they combined their content into one complete dlc.
The Crowns dlcs if weighed individually would be scorned as well, but people weigh them together as one whole.
There are no would-bes, since they were once weighted individually when they first came out. I played them each as soon as they were released and they still offered a way better package than this first DLC.
miller.skippins
Banned
Man...i hope Ringed is longer than Ashes because that's quite disappointing both from a quality and quantity POV..
Also, i'm not sure why...but the undead match PvP just ain't working for me in terms of 'feel'....it just seems so 'pointless'.
Also, i'm not sure why...but the undead match PvP just ain't working for me in terms of 'feel'....it just seems so 'pointless'.
BossDarkseid
Member
Yeah, Vaati took 10hrs of taking notes and trying random things before he solved it. Someone claimed its
Londor
Patch is due at 10am-12pm CET, so yes? Still hoping they just unlock it
Yep, i can imagine if the old hunters was devided it would probably end after living failures, its a great dlc, but not a very big one either if you consider its two dlcs put together.