Adam_Vania
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im really enjoying it so far. it is like the ending areas of Dark Souls 1 & 3 but extended to full a level
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Dark Souls III: The Ringed City |OT| One Last Journey
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im really enjoying it so far. it is like the ending areas of Dark Souls 1 & 3 but extended to full a level
Soodanim
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Hmm, it's decision time for me. My first character is level 130-140, but NG+++ if I'm not mistaken. So well equipped, but going straight into a harder mode. Or I could carry on one of my abandoned or new saves, which are mostly themed but unfinished and low level.
I recently started a hollow/luck/Anri's sword character but Zelda got in the way and that was that. Although it doesn't help thematically that I killed the hollows of Londor storyline. If I haven't initiated NG+++ on my best one maybe I should do the DLC there, as that was a hollow play through.
I recently started a hollow/luck/Anri's sword character but Zelda got in the way and that was that. Although it doesn't help thematically that I killed the hollows of Londor storyline. If I haven't initiated NG+++ on my best one maybe I should do the DLC there, as that was a hollow play through.
Killer Queen
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Killer Queen
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Wouldn't this be 3.0?
TheyTookMyBeard
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I have killed 100+ people
as the 2nd boss.
So far, gameplay wise this feels like the most gimmicky Souls content ever. I've finished the first boss and I think I'm a fair bit into the second area, and I don't know why they decided they should make an entire DLC around the shitty "run and hide" mechanic they've used a few times before.
Outside of that though, I'm liking the areas and potential lore implications I'm seeing so far.
Outside of that though, I'm liking the areas and potential lore implications I'm seeing so far.
Well it's a really nicely designed level for running around and hiding in.Like i said it's more of a puzzle to figure out than a straight forward combat encounter. Fighting a Darkwraith or Blackknight is awesome but these situations you have to figure out by observing the enviroment is really fun to me who isn't all that skilled.
God, I played it from midnight until 4:30 AM, I'm tired now lol.
And I couldn't sleep because I was thinking too much about the lore, it's so confusing.
I think I reached the final boss
, but I need to check some areas before I come back to it.
Yeah I admit, I got frustrated a lot about the "hide and seek" approach, but I think it was partly my fault because I tried to run blindly to find a way. However, during the first minutes, I cannot say I had a lot of fun with
. I died like 10 times in one minute only because of that lol.
And I couldn't sleep because I was thinking too much about the lore, it's so confusing.
I think I reached the final boss
Gael
Yeah I admit, I got frustrated a lot about the "hide and seek" approach, but I think it was partly my fault because I tried to run blindly to find a way. However, during the first minutes, I cannot say I had a lot of fun with
dodging the goddamn angels' attacks
Kain-Nosgoth
Member
same reaction... i only had two estus flask left when i beat this monstrosity, and then he power up again? i don't know how to handle the first phase to get enough flask for the second... the three phase of friede didn't bother me, but here i really struggle! And i do really few damage to it, even with a weapon that has 600 damage stat
yeah I this boss really did not leave a good impression, I really don't think From has managed to make any of this style of boss enjoyable since DS 1.
In fact I feel that the sheer number of multi phase bosses in 3 has left them feeling more like a chore. Killing the first two demons already takes a while, and the prince is takes even longer cause he spends all the damn time flying. They weren't even hard fights, just tedious to get through especially when I kept getting 1-shot by the non-horizontal laser and had to take it from the top.
Yes, I think I'm going to beat the third boss on my first try!
2 seconds later
FUCK
What would be 2.0?
2 seconds later
FUCK
LIGHTNING
What would be 2.0?
The reason they need to be designed this way is because of how much the estus flask can be powered up in this game. The player has a potential health pool that is so large that encounter length has to be upped to compensate.
When I got killed by the two demons during 1st phase on my first try, I said "fuck it" and summoned NPCs. And when we managed to kill them and when I noticed I could still lock on the demon, I was like "... it's not over, uh?"
Goddammit lol.
Nuno Pinto
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This optional boss is boring af!
Shit-ton of hp, lots of running around trying to hit some parts of him without lock-on...
This is some really shitty boss design, it's like they don't even understand the strenghts and weaknesses of their own game.
Shit-ton of hp, lots of running around trying to hit some parts of him without lock-on...
This is some really shitty boss design, it's like they don't even understand the strenghts and weaknesses of their own game.
I don't understand why From insists in having bosses like this.
What's frustrating is what little damage my sword does to him. I hate these DS bosses that have ridiculous amounts of HP. Just prolongs the battle needlessly.
I killed this boss on my first try. Wasn't hard but I think it was okay. It wasn't the same challenge as the first boss, that's for sure haha
The Npc summons are the best. I nearly beat that boss on my first try with one of them but then he died and i was so sad.
Two let you get your estus pretty damn high and non of the main bosses of the dlc needed to be health sponges to make them interesting to fight. I still haven't gone before it but that's a fight that I found pretty tedious. Also besides nameless king (another boss ai found boring as hell) most of the late game bosses in 3 where pretty well balanced when it came to encounter length
Lapp helped a lot, but poor Uncle Gael died during the second phase D:
That's funny because
usually DS3 bosses don't have a lot of HP compared to Bloodborne bosses for example. But yeah, Demon Prince was a bit too much, especially as a second phase.
I got through it, but that last stretch before the bonfire placed before the first boss felt like pure luck. I'm curious, is there an easier way to do the "run" in this first area?
I put away all my excess gear before starting the dlc, so I forgot that magic resist gear might reduce the angel(?) damage, although I never tried it, most of the run is fine as long as you bait the curse attack, but that last loop around the high tree branch before dropping seemed pretty fucked in any scenario, anyone try killing the Angel creatures? They seemed more difficult to take down than most enemies of that type.
You're meant to
kill one of the creatures summoning the angels to make the run easier.
This dlc should be End game level anyway, so i brace myself for the worst by leveling .
I beat AoA with a summon, and my attempts at the boss weren't much of a struggle since i had time to spare. How many are trying to beat everything today? I am much too anxious to even start finishing things. I have left NK for when i have been hardened by the dlc and laugh at him when i come back.
Unless you're a caster lol
I just took out the optional boss. I didn't like that fight at all.
I thought his second phase was easier than the first. His moves are much more predictable in order to make his double hits fair.
I take it you never got surrounded by the energy attacks then. His normal attacks aren't really the problem.
I'm also on NG+ or ++ I think, and he's quite the damage sponge.
Shadic7700
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Currently beat the first boss wtf with this zone too many of those
how to I even get through this
Huge machete guys
swamp of everlasting terror and giants also f those cinder knights
I guess I'm done with the expansion?
There's a side path that lets you avoid them.
Less difficult.
The lady that wanted me to kill the dragon won't talk to me now that I've done it. Is this normal?
There's a side path that lets you avoid them.
Less difficult.
toddhunter
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They are basically the same thing ... except if you know what you are doing DS3 is easier to make easy.
Really should have been the quote on the DS3 box.
NightShift
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I'm calling it now, the Ringed City is the most beautiful looking environment in a Souls game. FromSoft has really outdone themselves.
Among the best in the series? Holy, you must have some low standards.
Drangleic Castle is a convoluted mess with recycled enemies, recycled boss and annoying mechanics. Not to mention it makes absolutely no sense as a supposedly real location.
Shrine of Amana is quite possibly the worst area in the entire franchise for obvious reasons. The boss, while cool looking, is completely out of place and is easier than a cyclop.
Undead Crypt is small, makes little sense and has the obnoxious bells with the blocked paths. There's nothing interesting to it. The buffed Garl Vinland boss poses about the same threat as a giant knight.
Aldia's Keep is a literal corridor. The dragon boss is a complete joke. Probably the worst boss in the game.
Dragon Aerie is not even an area, it's a bunch of loot zones with dormant dragons and annoying, out of place, lazily designed exploding mummies connected by some bridges.
Dragon Shrine is, again, barely an area. There's a few giant knights which you have to cheese because they have infinite stamina and there's the bullshit ancient dragon.
Throne of Want is a hallway, Throne Defenders are unsurprisingly terrible bosses and Nashandra would be awful if she was the boss of the huntsman copse, let alone the final boss. The Scholar was a somewhat decent fight at least, but that was added later.
I fail to see what's good about this last part of the game or any of it really, I guess it looks nice? A lot of times you need to look beyond pretty graphix.
I think the DLC has been fine for the most part. enemies are all assholes, for the better, and the level design is pretty great. Bosses though, haven't really impressed and holy shit
My overall impression will depend on how satisfying and conclusive the story is. Currently, it's pretty lackluster and not doing too much. Even though it's finally about the pygmy, I'm not sure it really says much interesting or worthwhile about it. No gravitas for what is supposed to be the last of Dark Souls. Maybe once I've slept had spent more time thinking/talking about it, I'll change my mind.
that dragon was the dumbest creature I have ever encountered. How many times can you fall for the hide behind the rock gag!!!???
My overall impression will depend on how satisfying and conclusive the story is. Currently, it's pretty lackluster and not doing too much. Even though it's finally about the pygmy, I'm not sure it really says much interesting or worthwhile about it. No gravitas for what is supposed to be the last of Dark Souls. Maybe once I've slept had spent more time thinking/talking about it, I'll change my mind.
Kudo
Member
Agreed. Just finished the DLC and
didn't beat this boss yet
One-shot attacks with a boss that has health for hours
CaptainAmeijin
Member
Alright, I've been grinding my nose against the second boss for at least an hour now to no avail. Does anyone have any tips on how to deal with
I'll be the first to admit that I'm
but this is literally tormenting me with my own scrubbery.
PvP bullshittery? I just don't know how to manage what feels like overwhelming odds stacked in the opponent's favor!
not the best at PvP
BossDarkseid
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Significantly larger than Ariandel. One less boss than The Old Hunters, iirc, and ultimately YMMV with how much you like it but 4 Bosses with 1 being optional.
hydrophilic attack
Member
I was going to hold off on this until the weekend.
But all the impressions are making me hyped. Hopefully I can play a bit tonight
Good to hear it's a bit difficult. I found the base game and first DLC to be way too easy
But all the impressions are making me hyped. Hopefully I can play a bit tonight
Good to hear it's a bit difficult. I found the base game and first DLC to be way too easy