I’ve never had a problem summoning friendly players. Sometimes I have to wait a bit, but whenever I’ve wanted to jolly-up, a summon sign eventually appeared.
Yeah, kind of a shame for how cool the area is. I absolutely loved the look of it.
So far, the Ringed City DLC is very frustrating. I’ve not made much progress at all. I hope it gets better.
Don’t worry, it stays frustrating. The welcome committee to the Ring City proper can’t wait to kill you.
An annoying end to the series. Good final boss fight at least (besides being long and difficult).
Scuzz
1806
They do kind of throw everything at you in the final DLC. There are big bosses, mini bosses and some very tough gauntlets you have to run. There are also some secret doors and the conclusion of one old character story line. You will die. I can only say if you enjoy the game and plan on playing a NG+ then there are items in the DLC you want to find.
Uh oh. That sounds like the cold Dark Souls 2 DLC I tried. That doesn’t sound fun.
Kolbex
1808
I kinda don’t “get” NG+. I mean, it would be nice if you could reallocate your stats or something between playthroughs, because by the time I finish the game I feel like I’m gonna be done with that build and ready to try another one (not that I even waited to finish the game to do that!).
EDIT: Decided to give Ariandel another try. Got further than I did last time, although only a little, but nope, still too scary. Will return later.
There is a respec feature, although because it’s partway through the game you’d need to do it before actually starting NG+
Good? Totes Amazeballs please! It is perhaps the greatest boss fight ever produced.
Unfortunately, the context drags it down. I was tired of the whole damn series by then, and some of his schtick was seen elsewhere. Shrug.
Not sure what you mean by “context drags it down” but if you were suffering from burnout I could definitely see how it could feel like more of a final slog.
I think they nailed what a final fight should be. Single humanoid opponent. A vast practically endless arena. “Three stages” but only one health bar. Escalating difficulty with a variable move set. Etc, etc
Man, these catacombs shouldn’t be this tough for me. I played it for about an hour tonight, and managed to gather 9000 souls twice and lost them all. At least I’ve got all the loot in the area now, except for whatever is down those stairs past the rolling ball. The main problem is that even though these guys are usually easy enough to beat and dodge with an aggressive playstyle, but if I get hit, I get hit HARD, these guys do a lot of damage to me. It makes me miss playing the Knight, where armor can absorb some damage.
Still, it’s nice to be rolling in the base titanite rocks again. This means I can upgrade a couple of my weapons, probably. As long as I can keep some souls as well, of course, and not keep losing them all.
I also found the catacombs to be very difficult first time through. One of the hardest areas of the game for me. The red eye skeleton warriors repeatedly handed me my ass. “Minas Ithil” was a lot easier. I think maybe people have the polar opposite experience.
Kolbex
1815
I suggest a gigantic mace.
Kolbex
1816
Didn’t have a lot of time to play tonight, but I wanted to go at least a little further past the Pontiff than I’d been before, into that church doorway that beckoned from across the courtyard. On my way I was invaded by two Aldrich’s Faithful, although one waited his turn while I killed the other, then I did for him, too. Both great fights! I then, thanks to some well-placed signs, found the lair of the Double Crocodogs, which I managed to put down one at a time (dying to the second one twice). I decided to pledge my own allegiance to the faithful and was almost immediately summoned into another world, where I put down the interloper. PVP is pretty fun! But, you know, nothing beats the feeling of being a sunbro.
Yes, blunt weapons against skellys has been an established hard counter at least going back to Demon’s Soul. But on a virgin playthrough I generally focus on one weapon being upgraded through most of the game. It actually was most likely my very low stamina at the time more than anything.
Welp, this is enough motivation to keep going!
The Ring City is not without its problems. There is a section that is just…but ultimately it is worth it.
Scuzz
1820
It is a great fight. You go thru another fight that is a call back (I am told) to a Demons Souls boss that can be a pain depending on a factor or two.
