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Leyburn posted:God bless independent game stores that break street dates. Are there known places in NYC you guys go that do this? I have been purchasing games for like... 20 years and never once succesfully found a store that will satisfy my need for instant gratification.
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http://goo.gl/LBDvQ Help me fill my soul (bar) with light
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Monster Mash posted:http://goo.gl/LBDvQ I can't believe you misquoted that line when the original even has 'dark soul' in it.
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Wow, the second boss the bell gargoyle, goes from being trivially easy to almost impossible to get near once the second one turns up.
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So what all is humanity good for? Lets you get back to human form, lets you make your bonfires stronger? What does kindling the bonfires do? And what is the main benefit of being in human form other than being able to summon/be invaded? Clicky: http://goo.gl/KttbO Also does anyone have the hardcover guide yet? I've got it coming but it won't get here until like a week after I get the game. If anyone has it, is it worth it? I'm mostly looking for a reference for some of the main game mechanics, upgrades, equipment/item lists, that kind of thing. I won't be using it for maps/bosses and stuff until at least my second playthrough. sighnoceros fucked around with this message at 15:13 on Oct 1, 2011 |
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Oct 1, 2011 15:08
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Kindling a bonfire lets you spawn from that bonfire with more flasks. Being a host for summons is the main benefit, and having more humanity/being in human form increases the rate of item drops from everything. Also, NPCs react to you differently when you're fully fleshed out - some of the more pious "good guy" looking dudes won't wanna associate with a zombified husk. I think it also increases your Curse Resist, which is nicer than it might sound at first. Also, whenever you do anything in human form, you look better doing it.
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Oct 1, 2011 15:14
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Well hell that last point is all I needed to know.
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To all you fucks that managed to get a hold of the game early  That said, it's around the corner and I can wait 3 more days.
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I never seem to be short of humanity, even though I've kindled both bonfires so far. I found an item that said it would boost my Estus Flask, but when I used it, it seemed to give me an additional 5 humanity instead, now sure what happened there. It also just froze for the third time in as many hours. It's like New Vegas all over again.
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Leyburn posted:I never seem to be short of humanity, even though I've kindled both bonfires so far. I found an item that said it would boost my Estus Flask, but when I used it, it seemed to give me an additional 5 humanity instead, now sure what happened there.
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Oct 1, 2011 15:46
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Any of you guys who picked up the game early in New York? I've called around a bunch of places and can't seem to find anyone willing to break the street date.  I want to die ASAP.
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Any advice for someone new to the franchise? I'm planning on picking this up on tuesday, and I wanted to make a mage-type character but all the demon souls videos I see say it's difficult to start that way. Considering it'll be my first play maybe I should try something easier. Any suggestions?
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Nigulus Rex posted:Any advice for someone new to the franchise? I'm planning on picking this up on tuesday, and I wanted to make a mage-type character but all the demon souls videos I see say it's difficult to start that way. Considering it'll be my first play maybe I should try something easier. Any suggestions? No class will be easy in the beginning -- hell, in at least the first half of the game. It is a hard game through and through (maybe not all THAT hard to Demon's Souls veterans, though.) You are meant to die a lot, so don't get discouraged. If you like casters in other games and want to play a caster, by all means go for it! For posterity, casters were super easy mode in Demon's Souls. From Software acknowledged this, and made them a little more balanced with everyone else in Dark Souls. Don't min-max your first character (meaning don't fuss over what attributes you're leveling up,) and just go with the flow. If you get into the game enough to beat it, you'll almost definitely want to play through it again, perhaps with an all-new character. Then you can abandon your rookie card and say to yourself, alright, putting all those points into attribute X was stupid, instead I'll put them into... enojy fucked around with this message at 16:06 on Oct 1, 2011 |
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Oct 1, 2011 16:03
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Nigulus Rex posted:Any advice for someone new to the franchise? I'm planning on picking this up on tuesday, and I wanted to make a mage-type character but all the demon souls videos I see say it's difficult to start that way. Considering it'll be my first play maybe I should try something easier. Any suggestions? It's as difficult as anything else. It really depends on what you feel comfortable playing, or what you think you'd feel comfortable playing. A Mage character in light armour/clothing can roll and run circles around opponents while pelting them with powerful spells, but a decent hit or two will kill them. Whereas a Knight will be able to withstand more punishment from the outset, and blocking is naturally a lot easier to time than dodging and parrying, but if you're not good at fighting in close quarters and positioning yourself with your limited movement and speed you'll be just as dead when you get out-stepped and cut down. The division between classes isn't that one is 'easier' than the other, it's that one is easier to play certain styles of combat with than the others.
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I NEED SCISSORS posted:Any of you guys who picked up the game early in New York? I've called around a bunch of places and can't seem to find anyone willing to break the street date. I too, am interested in this info.
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No luck in south-east PA either. This is lame. I've got a preorder waiting for me on Tuesday but I want to get killed over the weekend, not after work! As for upping stats, does leveling up say, Endurance, make every other stat cost more souls to increase or would it only increase the cost for the next level of Endurance?
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hcenvirons posted:No luck in south-east PA either. This is lame. I've got a preorder waiting for me on Tuesday but I want to get killed over the weekend, not after work! Every time you level up (put a point in any stat) the cost to upgrading every stat is increased. It's like the Devil May Cry system of buying your upgrades.
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These ghost enemies are loving bullshit. Has anyone else found that switching the lock-on between different targets is really hit and miss now?
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Nigulus Rex posted:Any advice for someone new to the franchise? I'm planning on picking this up on tuesday, and I wanted to make a mage-type character but all the demon souls videos I see say it's difficult to start that way. Considering it'll be my first play maybe I should try something easier. Any suggestions? Go slow, expect to be ambushed, and learn to love your shield. Even if you're a mage.
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Leyburn posted:These ghost enemies are loving bullshit. I was just watching a video where someone fought these; he killed one with his sword, slowly, carefully, then blasted off soul rays at another with his staff, then triumphantly meandered about as another floated through a wall behind him and casually gutted him.
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They've really sucked all all the fun out of the game at the moment. I might need to take a break soon, but it's hard because they're not even difficult to fight so I feel I should press on, but it is easy to get knocked off if you're unlucky, or get ambushed because they're hiding everywhere. It doesn't help that they're the only enemy here, so there's no variety.
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Nigulus Rex posted:Any advice for someone new to the franchise? I'm planning on picking this up on tuesday, and I wanted to make a mage-type character but all the demon souls videos I see say it's difficult to start that way. Considering it'll be my first play maybe I should try something easier. Any suggestions? Haven't played it yet myself but someone earlier in this thread (or the one on PA, can't remember for sure) mentioned that (minor item spoiler for the ultra purists) If you take the master key as your gift, you can open a door in the tutorial level that will give you some kind of weapon that is like the crescent weapon type from demon's souls. Crescent weapons in demon's souls scaled off your magic stat instead of str or dex to determine it's damage and also gave you increased mana regen. Not sure how much of this applies to the one in dark souls, but even if it's just the damage scaling with your casting stat it will be worth it.
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Though it may have been mentioned beforehand: does the Japanese online community interact with the N/A online community? Or are they separate servers?
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fivetwo posted:Though it may have been mentioned beforehand: does the Japanese online community interact with the N/A online community? Or are they separate servers? Yup, they're all on the same server this time.
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I NEED SCISSORS posted:Any of you guys who picked up the game early in New York? I've called around a bunch of places and can't seem to find anyone willing to break the street date. Not NYC but Rochester Game Crazys seem to be breaking street date!
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Darth Windu posted:Yup, they're all on the same server this time. Oh god, does this mean PSN players are gonna get ganked hard on Tuesday? I assume 360 gets almost no play over in Japan.
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Nechronic posted:Oh god, does this mean PSN players are gonna get ganked hard on Tuesday? I assume 360 gets almost no play over in Japan. The 360 version wasn't released over there I believe.
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Nechronic posted:Oh god, does this mean PSN players are gonna get ganked hard on Tuesday? I assume 360 gets almost no play over in Japan. Not me. I've been training with Demon's Souls!
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I'm new to this, I can't wait to try this poo poo out. I don't believe I'm going to die, and I sound like a redshirt on an away team.
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Nechronic posted:Oh god, does this mean PSN players are gonna get ganked hard on Tuesday? I assume 360 gets almost no play over in Japan. Probably only a little. I do believe you only get invaded by people within 10 soul levels of you. Outside of the odd rear end in a top hat I would wager most of the playerbase is still too busy with ng+ to spend time with an SL 1 scraping spear dickbag to murder new players with. Though I welcome them anyway, I will hit them with my club and murder them as a naked zombie! 
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anyone in the chicago/chicago land area find a store breaking the street date
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Found a place that broke street date in LA, am currently excited as gently caress to play this game. Anybody in the Los Angeles area looking for a place to break street date, let me know.
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Can we add the following as a spoiler to the OP (or second post or whatever), it's about which gifts to choose and I got the info and modified them from some wiki: What starting gift should I pick? Minor spoiler:Take the pendant or the master key. Detailed spoiler: In my view there are basically three options and one joke option. All of the other gifts are consumables that can be purchased later in the game apart from the Witch Ring, which allows you to interact with a vendor / faction later on but which can be found later on as well.
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Went through and clicked through the list. I have no idea what this is supposed to accomplish, though! Mine: http://goo.gl/LRUxp  Amazon.co.uk says my Dark Souls LE will arrive on 7th-8th but the Post Office aren't open in Finland on Saturday, so I might be looking at waiting an extra weekend if Amazon acts tardy. 
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Oops, Awful app mishap
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No stores in SD breaking date? Not that LA is that long of a drive..
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http://goo.gl/1BQI7 I am so psyched for this game. I was trying to avoid spoilers, but I broke down and watched a little of the IGN marathon. Tuesday's gonna be awesome, but too bad I have an exam on Wednesday.
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Early boss... Wow, those two dogs really make this Capra Demon fight a pain in the arse. Once you're rid of them he is so easy, as long as you don't get hit by his big attack. It's just trying to survive that initial onslaught. gently caress those dogs.
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Leyburn posted:Early boss... Wow, those two dogs really make this Capra Demon fight a pain in the arse. Once you're rid of them he is so easy, as long as you don't get hit by his big attack. It's just trying to survive that initial onslaught. gently caress those dogs.
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