Dark Souls 2 /r/DarkSouls2 - The Trading Post. |
- /r/DarkSouls2 - The Trading Post.
- Why DS2 stuck with me for longer than 1 or 3.
- My most memorable fight in this game
- Unarmed is pretty OP
- Is it just me?
- Just started my first play through of Dark Souls 2 last night, I’ve beaten the first one on the switch and almost done 3 and bloodborne. I’m really curious about 2 I’ve heard such mixed things about it
- Dark Chasms of Old help
- Is there a way for me to tell where a host is?
- Lucatiel’s quest line
- Help
- Heide Armor Please?
- No luck farming sun medals..
- Foot soilder sword farm help?
- Builds to try?
- Help pls
- What platform will the return to drangleic be most active on?
- Can you summon for the darklurker fight?
- Strength build
- Can you wear both "Blue" Rings at once?
- Tier 5 SL 35 ... trying to beat Aava
- Need help with ng+ bosses also need help with leveling. Sm 3 ish mil
- Does DS2 have mods?
- build optimization for strenght greatsword(not ugs) builfd
- �� Dark Souls 2 // Return To Drangleic Event 2020
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| Why DS2 stuck with me for longer than 1 or 3. Posted: 18 Feb 2020 04:42 AM PST I remember seeing Anor Londo for the first time. Probably still one of my favourite experiences in video games to this day. And then returning there two games later and see the contrast. You really start to understand why Aldrich acted the way he did. But after the initial awe and a massive intake of lore, I was ready to move on, only occasionally replaying it. And then there's DS2 SotfS, my first Souls game. It really didn't have the same wow factor on the first playthrough. It really flew under the radar. Nevertheless, it managed to outlast the other two when it comes to engagement, and now I understand why. It made things personal. Let me explain. DS1 established an amazing universe and rich lore and DS3 rounded it off (for the time being). Things were happening on a cosmic scale. You were just the gameplay medium to progress from one point to the other, so that you can take in more of has happened and is happening, and meet the legendary figures that shaped the world. Things were impersonal and happening mostly beyond your involvement. You were like the clean-up crew after the festival. While that works great for building a world and presenting lore, it makes for a lame story. I mean, in the first one you're following some cliché prophecy, becoming the chosen one du jour. In the third, you're the contingency of the contingency. Things are focused on the macro scale. If DS1 and 3 are the great lore pillars, then I consider DS2 the life that happens in between. The game isn't much about world building, but personal tragedies within. Vendrick is the prime example. You see, I understand Gwyn's choices, his fear of the Dark and linking the Flame, but I don't really feel anything for him. It feels like a story, a myth. Vendrick? Not only do I understand him, I empathise with him. He was a great man, but he got his love and well-meaning exploited by greed and want. Some say he is a coward, because he ran from his duty and locked himself in, that he is weaker than Gwyn. But I say, that is precisely the point. He isn't a mighty Lord that felled the ancient dragons, he isn't an impersonal titan of legends past. He was human, a fallible and finite being. That's what makes it relatable. Although it escaped me the first time around, when I faced Nashandra again, I was seething with hate, because I could feel the sorrow and despair of Vendrick. But I do not blame him, because I do not know if I could do differently. He was clearly still in love with his "Shandra", and knowing that it was never mutual makes it even worse. Then there is the bearer of the curse. There is no prophecy to follow, no plans to inact. No, you follow in the footsteps of Vendrick and by doing so, you learn his story and what he went through. After punching through countless foes, you are ready to meet the one who almost broke the curse. But instead, you find quite literally the shell of a man. At first it was confusing, but the more I think about it, the more the dreadful feeling of realization creeped in. In retrospect, it was foreshadowed very well by Drangleic Castle. No sunlight, no overt kingly majesty as seen in Anor Londo. Quite the opposite, it showed us a vision of the realizations to come. Then there is Velstadt and Raime. We do not know exactly what happened and whether it was Nashandra's doing. But we can assume that both meant to do the right thing. That makes it very hard. You need to decide between your loyalties and whether duty is more important than your neighbour (biblically speaking). From our limited perspective, there is no right answer, so you need to choose and, most importantly, live with that choice. Can you live with it? Can you accept it? Maybe that would explain why Velstadt was still guarding the king. Maybe, in order to make the acceptance of his choice easier, he threw every last bit of himself into his duty, more so than before. And maybe Raime found kindred spirit in Nadalia, because the feeling of betrayal translated into loneliness and abadonment. Speaking of Nadalia, there are the other three kings beside Vendrick. I loved the whole idea of the four daughters of Manus. Preying on good men to further their selfish desires. And yet, when looking at Nadalia, who only seeked shelter and a way to escape her loneliness, and Alsanna, who felt great sorrow and regret for what transpired, I can't feel angry at them as I can with Nashandra. If anything, I feel as sorry for them as I do for the kings. Oh, and the giants. I will not say that the war was the right choice, but I understand why it happened. Nashandra exploited Vendrick's love for her and his Kingdom and it ended in tragedy for all. However, it was masterfully executed in the game. When you first fight the Last Giant, you're probably like "meh". A slow, haggard dude, who is little more than an introductory boss. But then, at the end of the game, you go into the memories and learn more about it. You also face the Giant Lord. When I faced the Last Giant again, it really gave me pause, with a healthy peppering of dread. You saw what and how they were in the memories. And here, the last one stands, thin, haggard, going so far as to rip his arm off, still driven by singular rage of old. At that point, I felt sorry for it, wanting to put it out of it's misery. This really shows, there is no glory, no fame, no winners in war. Just survivors, if you can call them that. Then there's Aldia, who I wish was more fleshed out, because he represented a wonderful counter to Vendrick and his way of tackling the issue of the curse. I could also mention Majula. You see, the firelink shrines felt like important places because of what they represent. Majula? It almost felt like home. As the Crestfallen Warrior said, "Life feels almost normal here." To me, all these things evoked far greater meaning and emotions than games 1 and 3. That is not to say that those two didn't have their moment. The story of Artorias was a great, as was the story of Gael. Besides, without context given in game 1, many stories in DS2 wouldn't carry the same weight. Still, I am a person that doesn't particularly care for the fate of world's, nations and legends. All these things will pass with time, despite all efforts. Nothing lasts for ever. I am more concerned with the state of being, with the meaning of existance and what makes us us. As such, I felt more engagement with the personal stories of game 2. The Flame will die out, and then it will burn again. Kingdoms will rise, fall, and rise again. But the pain of betrayal? Boy, I felt that. And so it came, that I linked the flame in DS1, being moved along that path throughout the game. In DS3, I felt it was time to end it and let it go out. But in DS2, after having thought about all of that and really felt what was happening, I didn't have the mental fortitude to choose, neither did I know how to choose. In that game... I walked away. That was the point, where I truly understood Vendrick. Thanks for reading. Tl,dr (although you really should): DS2 felt more personal and focused on relatable human tragedies, as opposed to presenting impersonal and vague lore about larger-than-life figures and matters that exceed my general capacity for understanding and thus empathy. DS1 and 3 are epic. DS2 is a story of human vices and failings, making it feel very close to home and giving me a feeling of existential dread that no boss in 1 or 3 can match. [link] [comments] |
| My most memorable fight in this game Posted: 17 Feb 2020 03:36 PM PST I was fighting a sword and shield Varangian in No man's Wharf, where the tables are, and two Varangians are drunk-sleeping. (the room is surrounded by jars containing poisonous substance) I killed the other, had 25% hp left. We clashed steel. He reached 25% hp too. Then I rolled back to drink Estus, but at the same time, he drank from his Estus flask too. Only mine was empty. The way my character shook the bottle... It was so comical and hilarious that I had a burst out, laughing my ass off. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Feb 2020 10:53 AM PST Fists + vanquisher's seal + flynn's ring at 40 STR gives you 369 AR. Despite seeming like a low number you kill most normal enemies in 1-3 hits on NG and completely obliterate bosses. Can powerstance L1 for a combo or "2hand" R1 spam for dps. On top of it, to even get the 50 awestones for the vanquisher's seal in the first place you'll have to farm Rhoy, and that'll give you several hundred thousand souls right at the start of the game too. If you're ever looking for a dumb build try it out. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Feb 2020 11:30 AM PST I join a Reddit to see post and updates about the things that keep the game alive. But a lot of the times oh, I see people posting and toasting and posting about how dark souls 2 is better then the others. Now, don't get me wrong I understand the importance of having an outlet the things you're passionate about. But that topic of which game is better has never really been something that can be debated it's so subjective and up to your personal taste and experience. [link] [comments] |
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| Posted: 18 Feb 2020 03:54 AM PST Hi! Im having damn hard time with Dark Chasms of the old and I was wondering can I just skip some enemies? Just lit the cauldron and GTFO. Some guides say that you need to kill all npc:s and some that you only need to lit the cauldrons. [link] [comments] |
| Is there a way for me to tell where a host is? Posted: 18 Feb 2020 01:34 PM PST Im looking for hosts to help as a sunbro at soul memory 227182 but im wondering if the game put in some way to find out like dark souls 3 did with the host of embers system. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Feb 2020 01:28 PM PST I am playing in NG+ and I decided to go and kill the Rotten before moving to Earthen's peak, I found Lucatiel and talked to him in Black Gulch but his summoning sign doesn't appear, do I have to meet him first in Earthen Peak? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Feb 2020 09:04 AM PST No matter what I do I can't beat Old Dragonslayer, is there any way to cheese him? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Feb 2020 12:27 PM PST As the title says, I am going for a templar build around the heide knight and have just started a new character so my SM is very low. Would it be possible to drop the armor or not?? Would greatly appreciate it but as I said due to the SM it might be hard dropping to a new player? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Feb 2020 12:15 PM PST I been following the guide, got all the item discovery gear equipped, and in the right spot fighting the right enemies. I've been doing this for 4 hours and did not get a single sun medal yet. Tried placing my summon sign in multiple end game places since my soul memory is 2.7 million and I dont get summoned. I'm at a loss here. What can I do? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Feb 2020 11:42 AM PST I've been farming the sword dudes around the seconed bonfire in Fofg for hours and haven't got a drop. I've gotten tons of fire bombs, life gems, and hollow soilder equipment but no sword. I've now resigned to farming just the one guy who comes around the corner outside of that seconed bonfire. Am I missing something/doing something wrong or is this an uncommon drop? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Feb 2020 07:52 AM PST I finished the main game and modt of the dlcs as a quality build with rapier, ice rapier, red iron twinblade, murakumo and dragon curved gs. Tried a hexer, got 6 hours in to level 80 but could not do nothing but dark bead and 2h a battle axe. Any suggestions? I am not good with builds and only delved succesfully in pyro [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Feb 2020 11:32 AM PST I've been trying to connect with my friend on Dark souls 2 SOTFS. We have tried everything, and we aren't soft banned. We tried using the Engraved ring, same covenants, bosses all alive, our levels are different by 4 levels and our soul range is within 20k and we used both sizes of the soapstones. [link] [comments] |
| What platform will the return to drangleic be most active on? Posted: 18 Feb 2020 11:10 AM PST |
| Can you summon for the darklurker fight? Posted: 18 Feb 2020 10:49 AM PST It's not that hard of a fight... so far I've done a faith/str build so the lightning is helping but I was just wondering if you can summon and also if the gates to enter the area are supposed to stay open? I read that when the fires are lit the dark void you enter the area with opens for free (no human effigy cost) is this true? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Feb 2020 10:49 AM PST I'm starting a character that focuses on strength what level should I get my strength to? [link] [comments] |
| Can you wear both "Blue" Rings at once? Posted: 18 Feb 2020 10:41 AM PST Planning for the event. Can you wear the Way of the Blue ring from Majula and also the Sentinel Ring from Heide's tower of flame at the same time? Thus making you eligible for aid if you get invaded but also able to be summoned to aid others? [link] [comments] |
| Tier 5 SL 35 ... trying to beat Aava Posted: 18 Feb 2020 10:40 AM PST I spent pretty much all of this past weekend working on an Agape Twink to play co-op in the early game during the 'Return'. I have progressed though to where I can access the Ivory King DLC. I am up to the point where I need to fight Aava (got the priestess eye) and I don't think I have what I need to beat him. I am sitting at 49871 Souls and so can't spend anything without slipping into Tier 6. The NPC summons are not cutting it, though we got Aava down to about 1/5 health once. One of the issues I am having is that I only have 1 upgraded weapon (Sun Sword +6) and start to run out of durability half way through the fight. I have a few repair powders, but I can't buy more. I may have hit a brick wall for this character here. Any advice for this situation? I guess all I really want is the Ring of the Living, and this is the final obstacle to get there. I guess the alternative question here is; if I bump up to tier 6 soul memory will I be unable to find matches at the Cardinal Tower..? [link] [comments] |
| Need help with ng+ bosses also need help with leveling. Sm 3 ish mil Posted: 18 Feb 2020 10:16 AM PST Hey, I'm on ng+ I'm stuck on a boss and also would like help leveling up and if you're interested in trades that'll be awesome. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Feb 2020 09:37 AM PST Paeticularly mods that gut ADP and Agility alltogether (and generally make this game more bearable for me so i can enjoy the nice parts of it) been considering picking it up on steam if its got mods. [link] [comments] |
| build optimization for strenght greatsword(not ugs) builfd Posted: 18 Feb 2020 08:51 AM PST im playing ds2 after playing remastered, ds3, and sekiro was wondering the soul level stats and weapon i should use for greatsword, also interested in how pyro and hex builds are made nd the best weapons for those [link] [comments] |
| �� Dark Souls 2 // Return To Drangleic Event 2020 Posted: 18 Feb 2020 03:45 AM PST I am really looking forward to this return! Warming up with some pvp on the bridge: [link] [comments] |
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