Anyway, Dark Souls 3 came out on April 12th a week or two ago, and I was curious if anyone else had played it? Just beat NG+ and *cough*... anyone wanna do some PvP on PS4?
That aside, you're welcome to discuss the game here. Unless literally no-one here has played it yet. Man, I think this is the best installment, which is fitting for the final. There was the occasional annoying area, but all the bosses were beautiful.
i finished it about a week ago, and i'm currently doing a sorta casual playthrough. i'm really happy with the game, it was super good in basically all aspects! i was blown away when i first saw Irithyll of the Boreal Valley, legitimately one of the most beautiful places i've ever seen in a game.
i'm also super impressed with all the boss fights (except maybe the last one a bit), which is a big step up from Dark Souls 2 where half of them were forgettable pushovers. it felt like they really wanted to go out with a bang with the souls series and actually managed to do it. 10/10
i finished it about a week ago, and i'm currently doing a sorta casual playthrough. i'm really happy with the game, it was super good in basically all aspects! i was blown away when i first saw Irithyll of the Boreal Valley, legitimately one of the most beautiful places i've ever seen in a game.
i'm also super impressed with all the boss fights (except maybe the last one a bit), which is a big step up from Dark Souls 2 where half of them were forgettable pushovers. it felt like they really wanted to go out with a bang with the souls series and actually managed to do it. 10/10
Gwyn's OST mixed into the second phase was brilliant, and it's the only boss with six different movesets. It's literally the only Souls game to date with a challenging final boss. (Aldia is subjective, Gehrman was difficult, but the true final boss was MP). Buuuuut, My favourite boss is still definitely Ocerios. Yours?
I have a love/hate relationship with Dark Souls 3. My issues stem for the fact that instead of getting it on PS4 like my boyfriend and his friends, I opted to get it on Steam since it would mean that I'd have more chances to play it. A few days of getting the game, I believe, that Thursday, the game became completely unplayable for me. I would crash at any bonfire I went near, which in a game like Dark Souls with PvP elements, it is considered bad. It continued to Friday till I finally decided to make a new character (a knight class) because apparently any other classes would cause the crash. Friday night, I got hit with this: http://puu.sh/oykis/20c6ad5330.jpg
So, I did as suggested. I deleted my 30 hour save. Deleted the save file in my AppData, uninstalled, and reinstalled the game. And yes, I was very angry I had to lose a save. I even tried playing offline but nothing worked. On the 20th, I was officially "soft banned" from the game. http://puu.sh/oykpc/4cf8c924ff.jpg there was no 'investigation' no nothing. I didn't use any 3rd party tools, aside from a 360 controller that I plugged into my pc because playing with a keyboard and mouse was painful for me. Since I had purchased the game via Steam, their return policy is "Under 2 hours of game time" which basically means I couldn't even request a refund.
Aside from my issues, I finally sucked it up and decided to play despite being soft banned. I beat the game,
I picked "The Usurpation of Fire" ending.
It was sorta depressing in a way that I had to play the game by myself since, when you're soft banned you're limited in the online aspect of the game. Granted, it made it even more challenging since I had to do it all on my own. But when I got to where the "PvP hotspot" it was a ghost town for me. No invasions, no signs for duels, or good ol' jolly co-op. Right now, I'm not sure what I want to do with the game. Usually I'd go to NG+ but, having the online play restricted kinda makes it depressing.
Gwyn's OST mixed into the second phase was brilliant, and it's the only boss with six different movesets. It's literally the only Souls game to date with a challenging final boss. (Aldia is subjective, Gehrman was difficult, but the true final boss was MP). Buuuuut, My favourite boss is still definitely Ocerios. Yours?
maybe it was just because i had butted myself into the nameless king 50-some times just before him, so he felt easier by comparison. i really do love his moveset, and the place he inhabits looks crazy cool! i also very nearly got shivers when you get to the place and KILN OF THE FIRST FLAME shows up on the screen.
as for favorite boss of the game, i think it might be... dancer? the solemn song was great and it's such a beautiful fight. i really loved the nameless king too, but the way the camera messes up was a bit distracting.
I would crash at any bonfire I went near... I deleted my 30 hour save... On the 20th, I was officially "soft banned" from the game... I couldn't even request a refund...
I've never played a game in the Dark Souls series before, but I've been seeing this one around a lot. As far as I know the multiplayer is different? Is there actual PvP or is that invasion system where you go to another person's game? I'll probably get it some day, but there's too many games coming out right now that I want.
I've never played a game in the Dark Souls series before, but I've been seeing this one around a lot. As far as I know the multiplayer is different? Is there actual PvP or is that invasion system where you go to another person's game? I'll probably get it some day, but there's too many games coming out right now that I want.
There are multiple ways to PvP. A Red Sign Soapstone will place down a sign on the floor, letting people summon you into their world consensually, and after that you'll have all the stuff of a normal Red. The Red Eye Orb (or cracked one) will force your way into someone's world and lets you ruin their day.
...Unfortunately, everyone is a huge gank squad in Eye Orb PvP. Hooray.
The Mound-Makers covenant are summoned into your world through a white sign. They can help you through the level like a white, or beat you up like a red. Mostly, you'll have people gain your trust and kick you off a cliff.
I've sunk so many hours into DS1 and 2. It's why I was very persistent. If you look at the steam discussion group and on reddit, the problem isn't an isolated case. A **** ton of people are having the same issues I did. And a lot of us are soft banned.
I've sunk so many hours into DS1 and 2. It's why I was very persistent. If you look at the steam discussion group and on reddit, the problem isn't an isolated case. A **** ton of people are having the same issues I did. And a lot of us are soft banned.
Jokes aside, that sounds awful. I've heard that if a cheater even interacts with your world (i.e you get invaded and you/he damages you/him/her) you get softbanned. It's awful, really, considering how very important multiplayer is for this game to have buttloads of fun. I wish there was some sort of system that let them check if you actually had cheated or not, but I don't think they'd be able to keep up with it...
Jokes aside, that sounds awful. I've heard that if a cheater even interacts with your world (i.e you get invaded and you/he damages you/him/her) you get softbanned. It's awful, really, considering how very important multiplayer is for this game to have buttloads of fun. I wish there was some sort of system that let them check if you actually had cheated or not, but I don't think they'd be able to keep up with it...
Apparently so, but in all my years of playing on consoles, I haven't seen a single cheater on one ever, so it's pretty rare because you can't go into the files, IIRC.
Apparently so, but in all my years of playing on consoles, I haven't seen a single cheater on one ever, so it's pretty rare because you can't go into the files, IIRC.
Lmao yeah. But from hearing my bf play on PS4 it happens to him pretty often. (IE: He needs to GIT GUD) But I can't tell him that with out hurting his feels. x3
Lmao yeah. But from hearing my bf play on PS4 it happens to him pretty often. (IE: He needs to GIT GUD) But I can't tell him that with out hurting his feels. x3
Seriously though, good luck with the game. I don't know how the PC's PvP is like, but EVERYTHING IS A GANK so watch out if you want to do any invasions. I find the controllers brilliant to use after DS1 with a keyboard.
Squee! He got it for me for PS4. But I don't have PS+ yet. He said he'll get me a subscription after our finals. I beat the tutorial boss and the sword master! I'm thinking of streaming my game when I get a chance but not sure. Granted if I stream it via PS4, I don't need a webcam so that's a good thing.
I've beaten NG+ and have been spending like, a load of time on the PVP.
I even ran into that softbanning guy - but I back up my saves frequently so it didn't bother me.
I'm currently running a 40/40 Quality build. Fav weapons are the Executioner's greatsword (bae) and the Onikiri/Ubadachi.
I'd be down for some PvP or helping others with co-op if they need it.
If you do PvP, fair warning, don't let me parry you. My build lets me one-shot you because I invade frequently and it helps with chuggers/R1 spam.
I'm already soft banned on PC I doubt I'd ever run into you. Heck, I don't run into anyone. I pop those embers like candy and never got invaded. Kinda depressing really. Makes it even worse when I need help with a boss and NPC's fail me. I'm currently stuck on the first actual boss on my Pyromancer.
I'm already soft banned on PC I doubt I'd ever run into you. Heck, I don't run into anyone. I pop those embers like candy and never got invaded. Kinda depressing really. Makes it even worse when I need help with a boss and NPC's fail me. I'm currently stuck on the first actual boss on my Pyromancer.
Friday night, I got hit with this: 
