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5611
« on: January 22, 2016, 05:51:54 AM »
Joke's on you, weebshit is my trigger and you just activated my trap card.
5612
« on: January 22, 2016, 05:00:11 AM »
Dark Souls 2 is trash. We don't speak of that game here.
Soul memory and the lack of a full red eye orb. Why, From? 
5613
« on: January 22, 2016, 04:44:12 AM »
Thanks fam.
5614
« on: January 22, 2016, 04:36:32 AM »
4 hours, give or take. It's 11:30 now and I got up at 7 something. My exam is at 15:30 so I'm cramming in the last bits.
5615
« on: January 22, 2016, 04:30:27 AM »
Just gonna point out this for reference. Flawless match (connection-wise) until the very end. He backs off suspiciously far. I notice he starts a jumping attack and run the other direction rather than dodging because I knew he'd never come close to hitting me and it would let me get back in there with the immediate punish.
Result? Fantom range out of nowhere adds another 6 feet to his weapon's range and he kills me when I'm not even anywhere near him.
http://xboxdvr.com/gamer/Flee4Me/video/14084579
Dark Souls 1, I miss you. Just look at this.
Don't let that fool you. Dark Souls 1 servers were just as bad. At the end of the day, as long as From Soft are developing it, we can assume that a bunch of monkeys are hammering away at the servers and latency.
Oh I know, I just think that DS1 was much more consistent. You either had a perfect connection or an incredibly shitty one that made it virtually unplayable. Very little ground in between the two, from what I've found. Dark Souls 2 has a lot less unplayable or extremely laggy games, which is obviously great, but it also has a lot less perfect ones either. It just seems to me that the majority of matches I get into are "meh". Nothing too laggy, but still enough to be very frustrated when the fantom range strikes over and over again. At least in Dark Souls 1, you knew what you were up for from the very start. In DS2, you'll have games that are alright for the most part until something like that happens and the guy you're fighting suddenly adds 6 feet of range to his weapon. Both systems have their flaws, but I still prefer DS1. At least then you could accurately judge how the fight was going to play out and you didn't have to play as if every attack might suddenly hit you from across the room. In DS2 you have almost no choice but to dodge attacks that couldn't possibly land in the first place just because the network might still throw it off.
5616
« on: January 22, 2016, 04:09:51 AM »
Yeah, a mace is almost essential for some areas in Dark Souls 2. They're cheap and when you upgrade them, insanely good.
At least they kind of fixed them now. Powerstancing maces power attack was one of the strongest things in the game like a year ago. You could infinitely stunlock most enemies and bosses, including the ruin sentinels, mytha, dragonriders, throne watcher and so on. It's what melee speedruns used to be like back in the day.
5617
« on: January 22, 2016, 04:02:52 AM »
This is going to turn into a saga to rival Roman's, isn't it?
5618
« on: January 22, 2016, 04:01:07 AM »
I do not know this feel.
5619
« on: January 22, 2016, 03:49:58 AM »
The frustration begins
good
we've all been there. learning the mechanics to the game is painful, but then again, challenging things should never be easy to learn and be comfortable with right away
it's really just the durability mechanic that i'm hung up on now
i just don't see the point--and that goes for any game that has any type of weapon degradation system
didn't like it in fallout 3--i'm not gonna like it here
I'm not much of a fan of it either. Dark Souls 2 does it better (durability which degrades faster but automatically recharges at the bonfire), but I can see why people wouldn't like it much. I think they did it to get people to experiment more and not bet everything you've got on a single item without being prepared, which makes sense and is pretty realistic. I think that a lot of people lock themselves into a certain playstyle or weapon early on and are very reluctant to change afterwards once they start upgrading their weapons. Different weapons have different uses and are good against different enemies. Wielding greatswords in tight corridors will have you bouncing of the walls and struggling to get hits in while a spear or thrusting weapon will be far more effective in close quarters. Heavier weapons do more poise damage and can stagger some opponents in ways that you wouldn't be able to do with a smaller blade, while other faster enemies call for a more nimble approach. Plus, each enemy has its own defenses. Fully armored knights in plate armor will have very high defenses against piercing and slashing weapons, but will be weak to blunt strikes, while thrusting and slashing will be very effective against flesh. I'm not much of a fan of it myself, but I can see it being useful to get people to explore and branch out more. Just as it would be in real life, it pays off to have a back up at the ready and know when to switch up your gear and weapons. You'll also find that it really only plays a minor role in the end. Every time you upgrade a weapon, its durability is reset. Once you get access to your own repair box (which will allow you to repair anything at the bonfire) and blacksmiths, you'll rarely run into durability issues again. The only reason you're struggling with it now is because of your weapon. Every single weapon has its own durability stat (which you can see in the menus). A stone greatclub will have a ton of durability and last you for ages, while flimsy weapons like a scimitar and katana get chipped and dull rather quick. It's a valid point of criticism but as others have already pointed out, it's really negligible later in the game.
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« on: January 22, 2016, 02:46:44 AM »
We should probably stick to just general advice. These are kind of downright spoilers and a step-by-step walkthrough on how to get to something he would've just found if he paid more attention when backtracking a little. Not sure how Verb feels about this (and it is his call), but this kind of stuff would take away from the experience for me. Unless it's something incredibly obscure or he explicitly asks for it, I feel we should never give him a play-by-play on how to obtain certain items or get through some parts of the game. I feel that a "you missed something in the Burg, try walking back and looking around more attentively" would've been more than enough. Full on directions and a picture for reference goes very far, imo.
Tbh, I was the only one who was at least kind of considerate with giving advcse
v___v
Hey now, I've been pretty good at it myself. I never give unsollicited advice. I just look at Verb's post and respond to questions he has or things he's uncertain about and clearly wants to see explained.
5621
« on: January 22, 2016, 02:20:28 AM »
We should probably stick to just general advice. These are kind of downright spoilers and a step-by-step walkthrough on how to get to something he would've just found if he paid more attention when backtracking a little. Not sure how Verb feels about this (and it is his call), but this kind of stuff would take away from the experience for me. Unless it's something incredibly obscure or he explicitly asks for it, I feel we should never give him a play-by-play on how to obtain certain items or get through some parts of the game. I feel that a "you missed something in the Burg, try walking back and looking around more attentively" would've been more than enough. Full on directions and a picture for reference goes very far, imo.
5622
« on: January 22, 2016, 02:13:20 AM »
The "story" should pick up later. Right now, you're just a man finding himself lost in a decayed and hostile land. When you find more bosses, read more descriptions and talk to more NPC's, you should get a better sense of purpose. Also, always fully exhaust NPC dialogue. Keep talking to them until they start repeating what they have to say. There's two kinds of bonfires you'll regularly encounter, ones with a firekeeper (the woman stuck under Firelink Shrine) and ones without. The ones with a keeper will get 10 estus while the others will only give you 5. You can, however, "upgrade" the lower tier ones. First, become human and use a second humanity (the number counter and the top of the screen will read "2" humanities then). Then, sit down at the bonfire and select the "kindle" option. It'll use one of your humanities to boost the bonfire and give it 5 estus too. Past a certain point in the game, you'll receive an item that will allow you to kindle it 3 times so that it gives you a maximum of 20 estus. You also shouldn't hoard your souls this much. I do the same for the consumable / itemized ones (and would recommend you keep doing it), but the ones you actually get from killing enemies? Use them when you can to level up or buy stuff. Every enemy in the game can be your demise and walking around with a lot of souls is not a good idea for a beginner. Not all attacks are meant to be blocked (or at least from the start). If you look at the actual stats of your shield (I believe it's going into your inventory and pressing square on it), it'll show you how it works in detail. Some shields give better physical defense while others give better magic, lightning or fire resistance. A shield with 95 physical defense will stop 95% of incoming physical damage. So unless your shield has 100% physical and 100% fire, those bombs should still hurt you. Especially later on in the game, you'll find a lot of enemies with such brute force that anything short of a massive greatshield will have them wreck your shit if you try to block. Best advice I can give you is to learn how to dodge, roll and backstep out of the way. Unless you want to play a turtle high defense heavy armor build, it'll help you in the long run. Just because you're no longer human doesn't mean that your humanity is wasted. Look at the top corner of the screen when you use one. The little circle should have a number in it, displaying your humanities. Having these "passive" humanities will raise your item discovery (get more loot) and slightly raise some of your defenses. A main component of Dark Souls is paying close attention to your surroundings. Virtually nothing is left to chance and there's many little giveaways or things that can help you out a lot. Always take the time to look around properly every time you turn a corner. Try doing that when you enter the Taurus boss fight and see if you can spot something. Taurus is the first "real" boss in the game, so they're still easing you into it somewhat by providing you a certain way of beating him more easily. Items do have durability. It's either in good shape (keep using), at risk (stop using much before it gets worse) or broken (will do almost no damage). You can repair your weapons with blacksmiths, use repair powders, spells or buy your own repair kit from certain merchants. Sandtrap gave away more than I would've, but try backtracing a little in the direction of Firelink Shrine. Break all boxes, look at every possible place you could get to, peer the camera over ledges and so on. There's something you missed. One of the things I love the most about Dark Souls is how amazing the world design is. Everything is connected and beautifully and there's very few discontinuities. Pretty much everything will make sense, so keep a close eye out for things around you and see if there's anything or any places you missed. And just keep at it for now. Taurus really is a breaking point for many. Asylum Demon is very easy on purpose, Undead Burg part 1 is a cakewalk too, but now you're reaching the more meticulous parts. It's where I first stopped playing the game years ago before giving it another chance. You're doing fine. Just take it slow and easy.
5623
« on: January 22, 2016, 01:53:55 AM »
DS1 has no automatic repair, unfortunately for Verb.
what
what the fuck am i supposed to do, then
Hang on, let me respond to your post.
5624
« on: January 22, 2016, 01:37:50 AM »
Hmm, that being said, I think the easiest way to repair your weapon is to rest at a bonfire. As far as I remember, there's three weapon states. Normal, at risk, and broken. Resting at a bonfire when your weapon is normal or even at risk should get you your durability back up to 100%. But, if it breaks, you'll need to visit a blacksmith or find yourself an item to repair it. DS1 has no automatic repair, unfortunately for Verb.
5625
« on: January 21, 2016, 05:35:32 PM »
Just gonna point out this for reference. Flawless match (connection-wise) until the very end. He backs off suspiciously far. I notice he starts a jumping attack and run the other direction rather than dodging because I knew he'd never come close to hitting me and it would let me get back in there with the immediate punish. Result? Fantom range out of nowhere adds another 6 feet to his weapon's range and he kills me when I'm not even anywhere near him. http://xboxdvr.com/gamer/Flee4Me/video/14084579Dark Souls 1, I miss you. Just look at this.
5626
« on: January 21, 2016, 03:27:47 PM »
Use big words to sound smart
Um...
Big words, use a lot of em. ^ Idiots
Don't just throw big words all hither and thither. It sounds unnatural as fuck, and it looks like you're trying too hard. Overly-simplistic language should be avoided, too, of course--but don't try to sound natural.
Like you said--you have a pretty nice grasp of the language as it is, so I wouldn't worry too much about it, unless you had more specific questions.
Yeah, I know not to use big words just for the sake of it. I've already had people tell me that my regular way of speaking and writing English is "fancy", so I definitely don't want to sound posh or like I'm trying too hard. I blame my studies of Latin for that, but that's another story. No specific questions though. Just wondering if anyone here had any issues with my English skills or saw areas in which I could improve.
5627
« on: January 21, 2016, 03:09:47 PM »
Remember sentence structures, I guess? Predicates, subjects, and such?
Yeah, I probably should do that. I actually don't know many of the structural or grammatical rules, I've just always relied on my intuition for that stuff. The one and only time I actually struggled with an English test was when they quizzed us on just grammar rules and theory. I didn't even really know what things like adverbs were despite being relatively fluent in the language already.
5628
« on: January 21, 2016, 03:05:50 PM »
You speak English good.
Honestly the best thing I can suggest is listen to some UK radio with large vocabulary, shit like BBC Radio 4. Don't have to be interested or even listen too intently, it just helps. Used to do this and listen to RTE Raidió na Gaeltachta when I learned Gaelic when I was young, used to be good at it.
Also, read some Journals. That'll deal with spelling and the crazy amount of posh vocabulary they use that would be used in academic settings.
Not much of a radio person myself but that is a pretty good idea. And I unfortunately already read more journals than I'd really care to, so I should be pretty set when it comes to that. I appreciate it.
5629
« on: January 21, 2016, 03:04:31 PM »
Flee you speak better english than most natives I've ever met <_<
Unfortunately I can't really think of anywhere that would be good to practice the fancy talking, someone else might know though.
The only thing I can think of that might be a bit of an achilles heel would be english colloquialisms, because if they are included in the tests then god help you.
Stuff like
'Raining cats and dogs'
'lost the plot'
'off your trolley'
'spend a penny'
'spanner in the works'
If you know what those mean you'll be set
I doubt things like that are ever going to be part of a professional or academic English skill test, but that is some good advice. I think I know quite a few of them already, but it never hurts to become more familiar with colloquialisms and figures of speech. Thanks.
5630
« on: January 21, 2016, 02:12:10 PM »
As I'm hoping to get into the field of academics and research once I get my current degree, I will probably soon be taking a professional English test like the TOEFL just so that I can display some actual and standardised measure of my fluency in the language upon applying for a scholarly position. While I'm pretty confident in my abilities and think I'll do pretty well as it is, I'm sort of hoping to score in the highest percentiles and land in the category of 'native speakers'.
Do any of you have some advice or know where I could potentially practice the more advanced or technical aspects of the English language and hone my skills some more? Figured I'd just ask it here, seeing how most of the people here are native speakers.
5631
« on: January 21, 2016, 11:45:27 AM »
The urge to edit your post and insert my own name was quite significant.
5632
« on: January 21, 2016, 09:55:21 AM »
No such thing over here.
5633
« on: January 21, 2016, 05:58:17 AM »
Something like a manifesto or whatever, but a post on Facebook? I'm not saying I agree with those things either, I'm just pointing out that they are still considered actions. You can have the most vile, discriminatory, racist, heinous and violent thoughts, opinions and fantasies about certain (groups of) people all you want. None of it is illegal anywhere in the developed world. It is only when those thoughts and opinions are part of an action (which can theoretically be as little as just voicing those desires to others) that the law starts to apply. I agree with you and also think that people getting in legal trouble for saying dumb shit on Facebook is very far out there. Yeah I'm not involving myself in that discussion.
It's not much of a discussion as I haven't even voiced my own opinion yet. Class just made two incorrect statements that I addressed. Fact: the US is not the only Western country in the world where you can walk around displaying the ISIS flag, as clearly demonstrated by a man draped in the flag in the center of London being told by the authorities that it's fine to do so. Fact: no opinion or belief is illegal (or actually enforcable), as the law only applies to actions relating to these opinions (which can include spreading them orally or through writing). That's all I really have to say about that. Pretty busy these days and I don't have the time or energy to get into a debate like this with an exam on European electronic communications law coming up tomorrow morning.
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« on: January 21, 2016, 05:04:19 AM »
And no opinion is ever illegal. Laws do not apply to the mind, they only apply to actions. I guess that's why people get arrested for things they say on the Internet.
Saying things on the internet is not an action?
It's not a physical action. It honestly doesn't really harm anyone, yet people are prosecuted for it globally.
I'm not here to say it's free speech, there's obviously shit that crosses the line. But jail time? Really?
Not to be fucking with semantics here, but they are extremely important in the eyes of the law. Just about any action you can think of is a physical one. Something does not need to have direct physical consequences for it to be considered a physical action. Objectively speaking, saying or writing something is just as much of an "action" as punching someone flat in the face is. I'm also not advocating jail time or anything like that at all. I was just responding to Class' incorrect assumption that you would not be allowed to wear ISIS symbols outside of the US and that having an opinion is not illegal pretty much anywhere.
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« on: January 21, 2016, 04:43:13 AM »
And no opinion is ever illegal. Laws do not apply to the mind, they only apply to actions.
Holding an opinion and having the right to tell others that you hold it are inseparable concepts.
That's just your opinion. Many would disagree.
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« on: January 21, 2016, 04:42:18 AM »
And no opinion is ever illegal. Laws do not apply to the mind, they only apply to actions. I guess that's why people get arrested for things they say on the Internet.
Saying things on the internet is not an action?
5637
« on: January 21, 2016, 04:14:29 AM »
I feel ISIS is more tolerated in Europe because of the Muslim base of it specifically
try spouting organized speech against blacks or wearing KKK garb in London, though. Hate speech is an actual prosecutable crime, which is honestly ridiculous, whereas you can have full-on racist rallies in the US. And while participating in activities like that is intellectually and ethically backwards any mere opinion, no matter how ludicrous, cannot justifiably be made illegal.
We're not talking about hate speech, though. The point is whether or not you can wear or fly these symbols and flags outside of the US, which you demonstrably can when even the typically more "nanny state" countries like the UK allow people to walk around in public dressed in the ISIS flag. As far as I'm aware, Germany is the only country that specifically doesn't allow it either. And no opinion is ever illegal. Laws do not apply to the mind, they only apply to actions.
5638
« on: January 21, 2016, 02:49:17 AM »
Okay? Notice the fact that there are big, public news articles about it. It's an issue. In America, people would get upset, but no news outlet would report on something so trivial.
Which is why I, living on the other side of the world and not generally receiving American news, was still aware of the public outrage and significant news coverage (by CNN, Fox, NY Post, ABC and so on) when a man in a small town in New Jersey flew the ISIS flag from his home? Only Western European nation where I know it would be against the law is Germany. Other instances of something like this happening might get more attention (which makes sense, seeing how Europe is currently a lot affected by the terrorist threat than the US is), but to suggest that the US is a beacon of free speech where no one would care about something so trivial while Europe is going on a rampage looking to ban every sign with a negative connotation to it is simply incorrect.
5639
« on: January 21, 2016, 02:18:09 AM »
5640
« on: January 20, 2016, 05:49:52 PM »
Exact opposite happened for me. I couldn't summon for shit in dark souls 1 and 70% of the pvp matches were utterly unplayable.
Dark Souls 2 multiplayer was pretty unbalanced but at least I could connect and not have to worry about front back stabs.
Goddamn soul memory killed that for me, literally no reason not to be level 600.
Yeah, soul memory is awful. I always thought that DS1 was more of connection extremes though. You'd either have a perfect game or one that's virtually unplayable. DS2, for me at least, has very few perfect games but also very few completely unplayable ones. A very large portion are just in the middle with a sluggish connection and a lot of fantom range.
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