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Silver Alicorn posted:I really enjoy the animations on the claymore. Yes, where has this weapon been my whole life - it feels like a usable Zwei  EDIT: Also, the texture replacements on Nexus Mod are also something I can't believe I lived without. HD Text, HD textures, summon signs, buff icons! Southern Heel fucked around with this message at 23:30 on Nov 18, 2015 |
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Southern Heel posted:Yes, where has this weapon been my whole life - it feels like a usable Zwei Zwei is usable AND awesome 
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Nov 19, 2015 02:01
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But the claymore is more stylish. It's my favourite weapon but I have to say that the gravelord sword makes up for a fun one too. Some guy invaded me just before I could fight O&S and applied toxin on him on the first hit (backstab), it was funny to see the guy on full havels and a zweihander trying to catch me while he was slowly dying 
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^ I'm trying my hand at blue-eye invasions in Anor Londo and so far have only managed to kill someone who was AFK, and invade only for someone to run straight into a boss fog  At this rate I may as well red-phantom...ZZZorcerer posted:Zwei is usable AND awesome I thought this until I tried the Claymore - which appears to be the perfect blend of sword and greatsword.
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Nov 19, 2015 09:35
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Zweihander-bros represent, absolutely my favorite non-bullshit weapon (edit: it's actually a little bullshit).
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Nov 19, 2015 10:17
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Is there a weapon in the game with more poise damage than the zwei? Besides dragon tooth.
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Manslaughter posted:Is there a weapon in the game with more poise damage than the zwei? Besides dragon tooth.
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Man, I had my first real competitive PVP experiences in the last few days and it was super enjoyable. First, I used my NG+ character with a naked run to the Graveloord and started infecting everyone - unfortunately I was alt-tabbed when I got invaded and didn't get back in time to defend myself. Then, I used a blue-eye orb with my Darkmoon character and got a couple of invasions, and finally I defended myself against a red phantom who wasn't a complete ganker (although he was spamming humanity to heal himself I believe). Happy days!
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Nov 23, 2015 21:03
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 Sometimes you just get lucky. (from my let's play, found it amusing)
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I'm trying to do co-op so I can Sunbro early, but I've been sitting in the Parish for a few hours and have only gotten one hit. Anyone want to help? Sign's by the path to Andre's bonfire. Level 22, steam name is ZackAter, character name is Jim, I dunno which one the game shows.
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Dec 10, 2015 05:18
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Pretty sure I have someone around that level, I'll give it a shot. It shows your steam name.
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Dec 10, 2015 05:34
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Got summoned a few times in a row, that was fun. Thanks if anyone here summoned me!
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Dec 10, 2015 05:53
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Zack Ater posted:Got summoned a few times in a row, that was fun. Thanks if anyone here summoned me! If you haven't, install DS PvP Watchdog - the main function is to show the amount of connected players (denoted as 'nodes') in an overlay in the top left. Typically you will start with zero nodes for the first 5-10 minutes and then they should start to build. There's no point in laying a sign down with zero nodes, since nobody will see it. You can even idle in the menu and alt-tab to do something else and let them build up, which is how a buddy and I can semi-reliably co-op through the game.
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Never used PvP watchdog, is it an install and forget patch like dsfix or something that has to be run on the background?
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Yep, exactly like DSFix. If you haven't already tried this, DSFix has an option to enable texture replacement and then you just drop textures into a subdirectory in your DS data folder - which is great, I've got a hi res texture replacement pack, hi res text, summon signs, etc. and basically has no performance impact for me.
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I do use texture replacements like improved HUDs, a better grass crest shield texture and a few things like HD player messages or summon signs. Nothing really heavy because I kind of like the muddy textures. I'm actually using a Demon's Souls HUD and looks fantastic.
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Southern Heel posted:If you haven't, install DS PvP Watchdog - the main function is to show the amount of connected players (denoted as 'nodes') in an overlay in the top left. Typically you will start with zero nodes for the first 5-10 minutes and then they should start to build. There's no point in laying a sign down with zero nodes, since nobody will see it. You can even idle in the menu and alt-tab to do something else and let them build up, which is how a buddy and I can semi-reliably co-op through the game. I've not used Watchdog, but I did know about nodes. I was sitting there for a few hours, though, and had been summoned once, so it shouldn't have been that. I might go ahead and install it, though, thanks. In regards to texture replacements, where do you all get them? The Nexus? My current playthrough is for showing off the game to a friend, so for now I only want to fix the lava (pretty sure I saw a mod on Nexus that turns down/off the bloom), but I'm definitely interested in making the game look nicer for later runs.
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Southern Heel posted:If you haven't, install DS PvP Watchdog - the main function is to show the amount of connected players (denoted as 'nodes') in an overlay in the top left. Typically you will start with zero nodes for the first 5-10 minutes and then they should start to build. There's no point in laying a sign down with zero nodes, since nobody will see it. You can even idle in the menu and alt-tab to do something else and let them build up, which is how a buddy and I can semi-reliably co-op through the game. Does Steam/From police DS as much as they do DSII? This sounds mega cool but I'm scared of getting banned.
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They don't police Dark Souls 1 at all.
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Pretty much nothing you do in Dark Souls will get you banned. There's absolutely no drawback to installing PvP Watchdog, and I'd consider it downright essential if you want to enjoy a lot of multiplayer activity.
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Out of curiosity, why is it essential? Isn't the same effect achieved by just idling for a bit to establish node connections?
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Zack Ater posted:Out of curiosity, why is it essential? Isn't the same effect achieved by just idling for a bit to establish node connections? From the features list, bolding mine: quote:it will detect anomalies and blatant forms of cheating, allowing you to remove the offender: soul level and stats coherence; amount of hp related to current equip and/or stats; spells (restricted spells, covenant-only spells, amount of casts) and equipment (un-obtainable, restricted or equipped in the wrong slots). It does a lot more than help you connect better.
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Zack Ater posted:Out of curiosity, why is it essential? Isn't the same effect achieved by just idling for a bit to establish node connections? it also lets you boot "invalid" (read: stats missmatching SL) invaders from your game, although i dont know how much cheaters like that are still a problem. e: oh right, the namecrash bug fix is handy if that kind of griefing is still around.
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poo poo, that's getting installed as soon as I get home. Thanks! I haven't really looked into modding past DSFix and making lava not terrible. I'd heard of Watchdog but had absolutely no idea it does so much. Telum fucked around with this message at 17:04 on Dec 10, 2015 |
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Does PvP Watchdog have a feature that tells you if you are actually successfully gravelording other people's worlds?
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no but it beeps when you're alt-tabbed out so you can tab back in to see yourself be invaded by the victim and skewered
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I installed PvP Watchdog and read this thread: https://steamcommunity.com/app/211420/discussions/0/617328415061592079/ to get more nodes and holy poo poo, makes a huge difference when you know what ports Steam uses for matchmaking and that shizzle. Now I see more summon signs and I can invade more often. I invaded four times in 30 minutes in Blighttown (yes, I'm a jerk) with Chester's set, Avelyn and Gravelord sword (my Bloodborne gimmick) and was fun to chase down people with the rusted iron ring, make them flee and get them swarmed by all the poo poo that lives at the swamp.
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Are community-favoured download regions still going, even after Steam patched its matchmaking?
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So I came back to this game after giving up on it in Blighttown like 2 years ago on a copy without functioning online thanks to my PC at the time. Started a new game, was surprised at how well I was doing considering I only got to Blighttown and hadn't played it in 2 years. I decided to try and kill the Black Knight in the Undead Burg and partway through the like ten minutes I spent whittling his health down, I got my first PVP invasion ever (I was still human from kindling a bonfire). It was some loving guy in a giant retard mummy hat who sprayed toxin all over me and then sprinted off into the sunset - me, in my starting gear, level 7 or something. After killing the loving Black Knight (woohoo) I finally tracked him down and he just stood with his shield up, not being staggered by anything I could do, until I ran out of Estus and died. Great first PVP experience. Is this what Dark Souls PVP is like? Where's the loving matchmaking that that guy was paired against me? At least I clowned the Taurus Demon first time, which made me feel a little better. Holy poo poo this game is easier with a controller - it took me I don't even know how many attempts the first time round.
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Matchmaking is done by soul level. That guy was probably SL 1 with a fully upgraded high stability shield. Since it's possible to finish the game at SL 1 it's also possible to take your SL1 endgame character into the starting zones and wreck people with your fully upgraded endgame gear.
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Tarezax posted:Matchmaking is done by soul level. That guy was probably SL 1 with a fully upgraded high stability shield. Since it's possible to finish the game at SL 1 it's also possible to take your SL1 endgame character into the starting zones and wreck people with your fully upgraded endgame gear. This is the official sport of Lordran. PVP gets better the further in the game you go, because (most) people don't make a character to sit at the rough SL range for every given area to invade. Just a few of them.
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Doodmons posted:So I came back to this game after giving up on it in Blighttown like 2 years ago on a copy without functioning online thanks to my PC at the time. Started a new game, was surprised at how well I was doing considering I only got to Blighttown and hadn't played it in 2 years. I decided to try and kill the Black Knight in the Undead Burg and partway through the like ten minutes I spent whittling his health down, I got my first PVP invasion ever (I was still human from kindling a bonfire). It was some loving guy in a giant retard mummy hat who sprayed toxin all over me and then sprinted off into the sunset - me, in my starting gear, level 7 or something. After killing the loving Black Knight (woohoo) I finally tracked him down and he just stood with his shield up, not being staggered by anything I could do, until I ran out of Estus and died. Great first PVP experience. Is this what Dark Souls PVP is like? Where's the loving matchmaking that that guy was paired against me? The game's matchmaking is as follows: 1) Are there any covenant or zone restrictions on invading? 2) Are there any players in your zone chunk that are currently human? 3) Are you within 10% + 10/-10 of a player's Soul Level? 4) Connect to invadee. Since you can totally beat the entire game at SL1, you can totally invade anyone at SL1. A lot of folks like to troll early-game areas and gently caress with the newbies, but regardless you should only go human when needed, as you'll still probably lose a fair matchup because PVP is an entirely different game that you need some real knowledge and planning to succeed at.
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So basically, don't go human? And if I really need to go human to get help for a boss, pray to the gods that I don't get invaded? Welp
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getting invaded isn't nearly as big a deal as it sounds generally you're going to go human as a side-effect of kindling bonfires. you've already achieved what you set out to do, so what's the loss? might as well see if anybody invades you with a funny gimmick instead of suiciding i guess you might lose your souls? but generally you shouldn't try to hoard them too long anyway
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Doodmons posted:So basically, don't go human? And if I really need to go human to get help for a boss, pray to the gods that I don't get invaded? Welp Yes, but when you get invaded there is an invisible timer before you can get invaded again, so if you get killed quickly then you could immediately go human again, summon someone and run to the boss door without being in danger the second time. I doubt there's almost any summon signs anymore though.
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Jan 10, 2016 11:47
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It's fun to get invaded. Get invaded.
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Getting invaded is fun, if you like having your time wasted by a real-life person and then losing progress while they gain nothing at worst, and neither of you gain anything at best edit: By the way, crosspost from the other thread: CJacobs posted:Yes, but at the point where you would normally beat the 4 Kings you have access to much heavier armor, much more powerful pyromancy, and +15/lightning/fire weapon reinforcement. Your soul level doesn't really matter anymore at that point. You don't have any of those if you do them right out of the gate. CJacobs posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXt0jyD9fQI CJacobs fucked around with this message at 17:22 on Jan 10, 2016 |
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Doodmons posted:So basically, don't go human? And if I really need to go human to get help for a boss, pray to the gods that I don't get invaded? Welp
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Upgraded to Windows 10. DS 1 won't launch - just loads to a black screen and freezes. Have done the following - Put it into Windows 7 compatibility mode - Cleaned out my installation (including manually checking the folder was gone) and re-installed. - Tried both the main and beta stream - Renamed the opening movie because someone reported that that crashed the game on their system - Manually installed the Direct X re-distributables
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