Impressed that it's not as terrible on the PC as the last one.

Not impressed that it's still less reactive than DDO.  FFS, I hate console based games that get ported.  Feels like running and fighting in quicksand, or in a fat suit.  It's one thing to have deadly enemies, it's quite another to have ridiculous lag between pressing a key and getting an action to take place.

Still, pretty beautiful world once you apply the downsampling mods.

It's basically a game for masochists.  You need to die and reload about a million times before learning how to beat each fight.  Then laugh maniacally when people complain about EE being too hard.

AtomicMew wrote on May 30^th, 2014 at 1:28am:

I think the death count pertains more to melee.  If you learn to stop, pop, and move, ranged isn't that bad. 

Of course, death is around pretty much every corner in the game, so some of it is learning to expect that everywhere you can't see, something is probably waiting to kill you.

rev Jim wrote on May 30^th, 2014 at 2:55pm:

Nice.  Just got back to it after being out of town and the sorc build is starting to roll now.  I've not seen the binocs yet, but I'd say I'm probably not far into the game giving how I'm farming everything into non-existence.

I have Darksouls 1 on PC and found the controls very... bad X_X Brother has it on console and it is like a different game entirely, because there the controls work...

You say the controls are much better on PC for DS2 iliveyourdream13?

Some Guy Here On The Boards wrote on Aug 17^th, 2014 at 4:43pm:

Controls way better.  Myself, I have total macro'd setup though.  Use keys for attacks though.  Mouse is really only good for mouselook and target lock/unlock.

Just started playing dark souls 1, god damn this is impossible on pc to play.
But I do like that it kills you in first 5 minutes of gameplay. 
Took me 3-4 tries to kill the first boss, still getting used to gamepad, hate playing rpg/fps games on it.

Viktor Vaughn wrote on Sep 30^th, 2014 at 3:32pm:

That's cause you don't have the baby blanket of dodge %/displace/blurry/ac/etc.

You can execute a dodge or parry, but your timing better be down.  Theory builders need not apply.   

Im having hard time to adapt to gamepad, also most of the time I dont lock on enemies, not used to that.
Is there no mod or something for pc controls or something?

Viktor Vaughn wrote on Oct 1^st, 2014 at 3:08pm:

I believe in 2 controls are much better.  1 was known to be a really bad port so I avoided it even when my console friends were raving about it.

I use mouse in 2 for mouselook and target lock.  Target lock is really invaluable, but you have to learn when to acquire and when to let go of the target since your positioning and movement change dramatically between having a target locked and not having one locked.  Also, because weapons have a "sweet spot" where damage is maxmized on the strike (way more complicated than DDO damage mechanics in terms of maxmizing a strike itself), not locking the target usually lowers your DPS because you can be "too close" to an enemy and lose damage on a strike.  When you're locked on, you're going to stay at the proper distance to hit with the sweet spot of the weapon you're holding (assuming you're close enough to hit).

Only time I use unlocked targeting on 2 is when using binoculars (you can't do both at the same time), then you have aim usuing your best judgement (no target crosshair - unless you paste one on your monitor/overlay).  It take a bit to get the hang of it, but once you do, it will become second nature.  Just much more active combat than DDO and way less cushy.

There's a really good wiki for DS2 as well.

I remember the first time I hung out on a ladder thinking the mobs wouldn't chase me only to turn around and see one had climbed up and proceeded to knife me to death in the back. 

ETA:  Despite the active combat, it's not a platformer, so people who complain about DDO's sometimes Mario-like jumps won't find it there.  It much more like a pure fighting game, where you have to bait attacks, then counter, then bait some more.  You get greedy you die.  You get sloppy you die.

I've beaten about 3/4 of the bosses in 2 as well on NG.  Some of them I beat on the first pass through.  Most it took a couple deaths to get my attack plan to work, and a few took a lot of deaths to finally beat.  I've played a lot of the game in fully hollowed mode though, so -50% health, which means I can usually only survive 1 hit between healing, and sometimes not even that from some bosses.

I also love that to maximize farming drops, you pretty much have to run around in gear where you might as well be naked.  Farm at your own risk. 

Its one of the best games I played.
Love the dodging and blocking mechanism.
Was reading a bit and saw you can get 100% block shield, I really need that.

Yea, figured that out already, stamina regenerates slower when Im blocking.
What I hate is when I swing my sword when Im near ledge, and I jump to my death.

Lol, lvl cap is 710.
What is good weapon for melee?
I got drake sword, what to get after that one?