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			By Ragnarok.Raenil 2016-04-19 17:27:12			
			
						
                     
                 
                Btw getting summoned ignores NG level and seems to just be based on your actual Level or maybe soul memory if that is a thing this time. Liked, failed summoning? If that's the case, it's because there are a LOT of people playing and you're competing for signs.                                      
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
            
                
			
			By Ackeron 2016-04-19 17:37:03			
			
						
                     
                 
                Btw getting summoned ignores NG level and seems to just be based on your actual Level or maybe soul memory if that is a thing this time. Liked, failed summoning? If that's the case, it's because there are a LOT of people playing and you're competing for signs. Nah I'm the one being summoned lol.
 
It's funny putting a sign down for a boss that normally gives like 19k and coming out with 89k                                      
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
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			By Asura.Vyre 2016-04-19 17:53:06			
			
						
                     
                 
                That maximum Pyro!                                     
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
            
                
			
			By Ackeron 2016-04-19 17:54:50			
			
						
                     
                 
                I still have like 40 levels left till i hit the cap for Pyro lol 
EDIT: Make that 60 forgot INT and Faith has till 60 for the huge diminishing returns.
 Dark Souls: The Board Game
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			By Cerberus.Tidis 2016-04-19 20:50:58			
			
						
                     
                 
                Abyss Watchers is a great boss.                                     
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
            
                
			
			By Kalila 2016-04-19 23:10:10			
			
						
                     
                 
                Wow, talk about  sorta deja vu.
 
Very near end game spoilers.
                                             
                                     
                
             
                            
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			By Fenrir.Schutz 2016-04-19 23:35:18			
			
						
                     
                 
                I still have like 40 levels left till i hit the cap for Pyro lol 
EDIT: Make that 60 forgot INT and Faith has till 60 for the huge diminishing returns.
 Dark Souls: The Board Game
That's pretty neat...lots of character and enemy models, different dice, and lots of cards, too!  Makes it more satisfying when it all comes down to this...
  
But I think maybe they should add a little transparent 'YOU DIED' card you can place over your figure, for that proper DS feeling. :p                                             
                                     
                
             
                            
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			By Ackeron 2016-04-19 23:47:25			
			
						
                     
                 
                So I got a little side tracked trying to get my Pyro into the 40s of INT and FTH(?) >.> Now at 35 Attunement and 20 Vigor lol                                             
                                     
                
             
                            
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                Post deleted by User. Comment: lewd or provocative poses - >_> S/he has a hard on.                                       
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
            
                
			
			By Kalila 2016-04-20 00:41:06			
			
						
                     
                 
                184 Deaths. Great game. There were a few things in DS1 I liked how they did more, and there were some quality control issues in world design and polishing, but overall a very good game. 
 
Worthy to be a Souls game.
 Final Death Log:
Bosses Death Counter:
| Iudex Gundyr: 3 |  
| Vordt of the Boreal Valley: 1 |  
| Curse-Rotted Greatwood: 1 |  
| Crystal Sage: 0 |  
| Abyss Watchers: 28 |  
| Deacons of the Deep: 1 |  
| High Lord Wolnir: 1 |  
| Old Demon King: 0 |  
| Pontiff Sulyvahn: 18 |  
| Yhorm the Giant: 7 |  
| Aldrich, Devourer of Gods: 2 |  
| Dancer of the Boreal Valley: 2 |  
| Dragonslayer Armour: 1 |  
| Oceiros, the Consumed King: 0 |  
| Champion Gundyr: 2 |  
| Lothric, Younger Prince: 0 |  
| Ancient Wyvern: 2 |  
| Nameless King: 16 |  
| Soul of Cinder: 5 |  
                                              
                                     
                
             
                            
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
                      Asura.Vyre 
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			By Asura.Vyre 2016-04-20 00:51:35			
			
						
                     
                 
                Congrats Kali :D!                                     
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            
            
                
			
			By Kalila 2016-04-20 02:18:13			
			
						
                     
                 
                It's difficulty is more fair than DS2, some bosses are easier than DS1 while others are on par with DS1 and some are certainly much more challenging than DS1.                                     
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
            
                
			
			By Kalila 2016-04-20 02:22:13			
			
						
                     
                 
                Plus, they're saving their difficulty progression for DLC, of course.                                     
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
            
                
			
			By volkom 2016-04-20 02:27:56			
			
						
                     
                 
                did some pvp. won some, lost some. had a lot of fun. Someone set up a little arena with prism stones and had the bellchime staff thing to signal the start of the match. was really cool 
after a few fights, i got summoned. Thought i was going to do another duel but nope. host + few sunbros just summoning people 1 at a time and gang killing them. not fun :(                                             
                                     
                
             
                            
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			By Asura.Vyre 2016-04-20 02:41:21			
			
						
                     
                 
                Bismarck.Josiahfk said:  »So far the game seems toned down difficulty wise compared to DS1 but I'll wait until I finish it to pass judgment  
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			By Asura.Vyre 2016-04-20 03:18:43			
			
						
                     
                 
                I say that the difficulty of 3 cannot be accurately gauged in comparison to Dark Souls 1, and I say this because it's pretty much nobody's first Souls game. Since we all played Dark Souls 1 and or 2, we're already familiar with this style of game. We had an advantage going into it, despite the minor differences in its mechanics.                                     
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
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			By Cerberus.Tidis 2016-04-20 03:23:29			
			
						
                     
                 
                When I said Abyss Watchers was a great boss, I actually didn't beat it, lost a few times and then gave up because I was sleepy. 
I did blow Estus dealing with the darkwraiths before the entrance, I think next time I'll just blitz past everything.                                             
                                     
                
             
                            
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			By Asura.Vyre 2016-04-20 03:51:29			
			
						
                     
                 
                I like the way Kali put some of her deaths in. 
"Curiosity"
 
"Spin to win ***!"
 
"Gravity OP"
 
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			By Sylph.Shadowlina 2016-04-20 05:04:12			
			
						
                     
                 
                The last Spin to Win one was tragic >: 
Also, im 100% sure Kali also died in Lothric castle to (Mob spoiler)                                      
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
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			By Cerberus.Tidis 2016-04-20 05:37:15			
			
						
                     
                 
                I haven't really had any stupid deaths per se, as you may have gathered earlier in the thread, I hated the Road of Sacrifices because of all the invasions and the general size of the area, that place has accounted for a fair few deaths.                                     
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
            
                
			
			By Ackeron 2016-04-20 13:22:26			
			
						
                     
                 
                >.> Well I beat it. 
Last boss Spoiler: Last Boss was weak to fire .... wtf? You would think a guy almost made completely out of fire would be strong against it or something but NOPE. Fire Balls to his face to kill him to death. 
Ending Spoiler: I took the Evil ending and usurped the flame.                                              
                                     
                
             
                            
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			By volkom 2016-04-20 13:30:27			
			
						
                     
                 
                what pvp feels like sometimes ~ then winning 
the idgaf walk @ 2:40
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			By Sylph.Oraen 2016-04-20 13:33:21			
			
						
                     
                 
                >.> Well I beat it. 
Last boss Spoiler: Last Boss was weak to fire .... wtf? You would think a guy almost made completely out of fire would be strong against it or something but NOPE. Fire Balls to his face to kill him to death. 
Ending Spoiler: I took the Evil ending and usurped the flame. I'm not really sure that the Usurpation ending is evil. You're breaking the cycle that has done nothing but relive the exact same mistakes and problems time and time again. Maybe bringing in the dark for good really is what's best. No more mindless hollows ruining the land. I mean, everybody's going to look like beef jerky, but perhaps they can have an entire civilization of beef jerky people.                                       
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
            
                
			
			By volkom 2016-04-20 13:36:15			
			
						
                     
                 
                game stuff spoiler~ 
So apparently, you can kill emma (the lady in the cathedral of lothric castle) when you first meet her, spawning the boreal dancer fight early which then gives you access to everything beyond that ladder.                                        
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            
            
                
			
			By SpaceAnomaly 2016-04-20 13:51:17			
			
						
                     
                 
                So I went to the catacombs in DS1 before beating the capra demon and entering the depths/blighttown and Rhea and her 2 knights never appeared at Firelink. Eventually Petrus was all suspicious and stuff... does that mean she's dead or can I still go save her? I know Petrus is the one who eventually kills her but I'm not sure if skipping her in firelink automatically kills her too.  
 
Also; mask of the mother bleh. Now I have to befriend that *** Patches for the good one.                                     
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
            
                
			
			By Ackeron 2016-04-20 14:00:44			
			
						
                     
                 
                >.> Well I beat it. 
Last boss Spoiler: Last Boss was weak to fire .... wtf? You would think a guy almost made completely out of fire would be strong against it or something but NOPE. Fire Balls to his face to kill him to death. 
Ending Spoiler: I took the Evil ending and usurped the flame. I'm not really sure that the Usurpation ending is evil. You're breaking the cycle that has done nothing but relive the exact same mistakes and problems time and time again. Maybe bringing in the dark for good really is what's best. No more mindless hollows ruining the land. I mean, everybody's going to look like beef jerky, but perhaps they can have an entire civilization of beef jerky people. You don't get rid of the fire in the Usurper ending you steal it for yourself and Londor.                                       
                
             
                        
         
             
    
    
        
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June 7, 2012 - From Software "having a tough time" porting Dark Souls to PC, frame rate issues remain 
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