Those extra DS2 dlc bosses shouldn't count. Even Laurence is questionable.
Does anyone have the prices of previous dlc? DS3 I think is cheaper than Bloodborne, DS1 but more than DS2 right?
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Dark Souls III DLC: Ashes of Ariandel - review thread
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Does anyone have the prices of previous dlc? DS3 I think is cheaper than Bloodborne, DS1 but more than DS2 right?
Shit story. Shitty loot till I beat the final boss. Lovely, just lovely lovely weapon.
Maybe that one armor is good but still....
Fight is Nameless King hype. Get ready to get your ass kicked, folks.
I posted almost the full fight on the official thread on gaming community for anyone interested.
brandonh83
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It was actually the first coming of Jesus Christ.
Ronzilla29
Member
Artorias was $19.99 at release and still is today I believe. It was on sale during one of the weekly Xbox sales recently though. It stood out to me because that never goes on sale.
The DS2 dlcs were $9.99 each seperate or $25.00 for all 3.
Bloodbournes The Old Hunters was $19.99. The base game just got a universal price drop from Sony as well to $19.99. Almost positive it's just for base game and not the Old Hunters dlc though.
Well,he has a few new attacks at least.
If Laurence doesn't count the optional boss in this DLC definitely doesn't count either.
Wiah I could answer. Don't care about pvp.
Wear the Calamity Ring.
Pops Maellard
Member
Replaying Bloodborne for the fourth time would be more interesting to me than the second coming of Jesus Christ.
CyberPunked
Member
I could play a new dark souls every year as long as they stay consistently good.
Yup, even Dark Souls 2 is better than 95% of the games released every year. We give DS2 a lot of shit, but it's still an amazing game, it's just not a masterpiece compared to the other ones.
Hibiki Kurosawa
Member
Huh, I wasn't expecting reception like this. I'm still giving it a go next week, though. Gotsta see this shit for myself.
Killer Queen
Banned
Wouldn't say it's shit, but there really isn't much there, but again it's apparently continued in the next DLC somewhat. I wouldn't really know how to rate it, but I also haven't played it myself so there's probably a lot of it that I'm still missing. I think it had some interesting parts and ideas. But it's no Old Hunters or Artorias of the Abyss, but it adds some context to some stuff in the main game, particularly the Corvians.
I really wish they combined them and made a single DLC again.
Or at least released them closer to each other, so they'd come together as a whole product. "To be continued" isn't so great when we have to wait so damn long for the next part.
Killer Queen
Banned
I feel you man, but it's no big deal to me, I've got other stuff to play and life stuff to attend to so I might just wait. I'm not really craving for more dark souls anyway.
Crow Quills
Dark Souls fatigue will hamper one's enthusiasm anyway. Some people would look at the old hunters dlc with disgust even, didn't matter how much of it there is.
I had so much DS1 knowledge stored up that that i flushed it out of my mind and replaced it with studies, helped me not to get too sick of it.
Oracle Dragon
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I recently lost my DS3 save in a hard drive format, what do I need to do to build back up for the DLC? It seems I only have to get as far as
to get in, but what about levels? Am I good to get in at any level, or is the DLC meant more for characters who have finished the game?
Cathedral
The recommended level for this DLC, as with all DLCs, is ~70, give or take 20 depending on how much of a challenge you're after (or how many hours you've spent in this series).
It doesn't scale to your level and increases in difficulty in higher NG+ cycles.
Killer Queen
Banned
You'd be lucky to get just the fries at $15 CAD
Fakeknowledge
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In for the new weapons and armour mainly, i still haven't been able to settle on a weapon for the third slot so hopefully one in the DLC can take it, especially now they're nerfing the Gotthard twinswords.
Is there only one new miracle in this? I know about the
, is there anymore?
Is there only one new miracle in this? I know about the
Boomerang rings
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
Why do I get the feeling that the two Dark Souls III DLCs will end up being very lopsided, with most of the content in the second one as a finale. They really pushed the season pass and seem to consider both DLCs the complete expansion rather than each one standing on its own like the DS2 DLCs could.
Or maybe developing The Old Hunters was better for them and going back to split content doesn't work.
Or maybe developing The Old Hunters was better for them and going back to split content doesn't work.
comshoplesce
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season pass for UK PSN
18,52 - that's around 18 quid
cdkeys.com with 5% FB like
just bought it.
18,52 - that's around 18 quid
cdkeys.com with 5% FB like
just bought it.
Well, I am fucked. I have not played the game in such a long time... Does anyone here have information on what sword is the best now? I have Dark Sword, but I am sure it probably got nerfed.
I got a lot of mileage out of the Lothric Knight Straightsword. The 2H R2 is a thrust which at the very least puts it at above average for its class. Many other weapon classes have seen improvements to speed and reach, however, so they could be viable alternatives. It's hard to say.
Kai Dracon said:
Given the price of the season pass the second DLC is probably also going to be $15 (the season pass is $25), so I'd be surprised if it was that much more substantial unless they thought the PvP components of this one would justify its brevity. Miyazaki's statement that the two DLCs would together match Artorias' size also supports the notion that it won't be too big.
Alright, thanks for the advice. I'll give it a shot when I venture into the DLC.
Dark sword still beastly. Don't worry about it.
fast_taker
Member
i played for 1-2 hours last night on X1.
Things i don't like is the new area which looks vast and confusing and the snowy environment which is very boring imo
Things i don't like is the new area which looks vast and confusing and the snowy environment which is very boring imo
CountAntonius
Member
It keeps being ignored but I really think the Arena PvP was a lot of work for them and probably took up some resources. I am happy as hell it's in there but now that it's in place the next DLC probably will be bigger.
Fakeknowledge
Member
Not watching it myself but Oroboros has done a walk through of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmM56tcHxgI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmM56tcHxgI
Magic Mushroom
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His entire final form is different. And pretty damn cool too.
GwyndolinCinder
Member
I can PM anyone about story, but its hard to talk about without spoiling.
But the reviewer who said it focuses on the story of dark souls 1, doesnt know shit.
Lawerence is 90% reskin.
The optional boss in AoA is just a bunch of done before ideas meshed together.
EvilKatarn
Member
Have the people saying Laurence is a reskin even fought him? The second and third phases of his fight are 100% new.
Comparing him to blue smelter or two cats is criminal.
Comparing him to blue smelter or two cats is criminal.
Robot Pants
Member
It's gonna be great, guys. Don't even worry
Still lazy bullshit to use the model of Cleric to represent the most important character in the story.
Zank Frappa
Banned
Will this have its own OT?
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Deleted member 752119
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I'm honestly kind of relieved that its on the short side as I want to play through it before getting spoiled, but I'm in the middle of moving and sucked into other games like Civ 6 and Forza 3 and Gears 4.
Eh, I'd say 50 percent. He has like 5 new moves in his second phase and even a couple in his first phase.
How hard is the main boss in this DLC compared to stuff like Ludwig, Orphan and Fume Knight for you?
I know there is at least one item on Sulyvahn, do we get anything about Aldrich too? It's unlikely, but I just really love the character, haha.
By the way, I watched Aris fighting the boss, and since we get new info about the corvians, is it implied that this Sister Friede is the mistress of the Painted World who wields a scythe, mentioned in the Great Corvian Scythe description? I always thought it was Priscilla, but seeing that boss and knowing that the Painted World of Ariandel talks about the Corvians...
By the way, I watched Aris fighting the boss, and since we get new info about the corvians, is it implied that this Sister Friede is the mistress of the Painted World who wields a scythe, mentioned in the Great Corvian Scythe description? I always thought it was Priscilla, but seeing that boss and knowing that the Painted World of Ariandel talks about the Corvians...
GwyndolinCinder
Member
Its the hardest boss in the series to learn, thats for sure.
It has alot of direct nods to challenger runners "you can't do that shit anymore".
For example:
See how in this fight, i just walk round the backflip, to make sure i position right for a backstab.
https://youtu.be/VYLvwkgvFfo?t=3m20s
Well this boss has a nasty tricks up it sleeve to prevent that, if you try it, its got very clever AI tbh.
AHA-Lambda
Member
jesus =/
Lux R7
Member
Oh wow, can't wait to play
It's an NPC with no unique moves and an upscaled (not even a new model) regular enemy with ~5 new moves which are very derivative of Vordt and the Sulyvahn Beasts.
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