From Software The Dark Souls II Megathread™

[Rahdulan]

I can't wait to see all the outrage when your common player realizes there is no way avoid being invaded, not even going Hollow will save you this time.

 

[Jaedar]

I can't wait to see all the outrage when your common player realizes there is no way avoid being invaded, not even going Hollow will save you this time.

just disconnecting from the internet is always an option.

 

[Invictus]

Its so refreshing reading about a profesional (game developer, artist whatever) who truly understands his product, its audience and cares more to make the best product that "gets" it; delivering from a creative perspective, fullfulling the wishes of its fanbase AND beign a critical and comercial success
The Souls games are the only AA modern series which I would truly consider art besides ICO and ShotC

 

[aris]

I can't wait to see all the outrage when your common player realizes there is no way avoid being invaded, not even going Hollow will save you this time.

Alt + F4, worked like a charm for me every time some twat invaded my game when i didnt want it. Invasions would have been fine if they werent so heavily scewed in favor of the invader. And i still see that this is the case in ds2, so im going to continue alt f4ing

 

[aris]

Xenophobic Japs.

So they butthurt cause west gets taste of Jap games not full of pedo furry weaboo...

Oh the irony of this post.

i didnt know that the racist part of the codex was that thin skinned, although it i guess it was to be expected

 

[meanwhileInPoland]

I can't wait to see all the outrage when your common player realizes there is no way avoid being invaded, not even going Hollow will save you this time.

just play offline

 

[Declinator]

I can't wait to see all the outrage when your common player realizes there is no way avoid being invaded, not even going Hollow will save you this time.

Alt + F4, worked like a charm for me every time some twat invaded my game when i didnt want it. Invasions would have been fine if they werent so heavily scewed in favor of the invader. And i still see that this is the case in ds2, so im going to continue alt f4ing

Why would you play online if you really don't want to be invaded? Or better yet why would you be in human form?

Aren't the invasions in favor of the one being invaded anyway? They get to use Estus after all. The AI not caring about the invader is a much smaller advantage.

 

[aris]

I can't wait to see all the outrage when your common player realizes there is no way avoid being invaded, not even going Hollow will save you this time.

Alt + F4, worked like a charm for me every time some twat invaded my game when i didnt want it. Invasions would have been fine if they werent so heavily scewed in favor of the invader. And i still see that this is the case in ds2, so im going to continue alt f4ing

Why would you play online if you really don't want to be invaded? Or better yet why would you be in human form?

Aren't the invasions in favor of the one being invaded anyway? They get to use Estus after all. The AI not caring about the invader is a much smaller advantage.

Its entirely situational, but generally having monsters on your side is a humongous advantage, just look at any invasion taking place at the bridge of the ds2 demo. There are several reasons to play the game online besides pvp. Besides, I just saw someone invading in dark souls 2, and he drank an estus flask... And the most ridiculous thing of all? He seemingly lost nothing from failing and dying, not even humanity.

 

[aris]

I was wrong in my assumption, it seems that even though you can be invaded, you still can't summon a white phantom when hollow, what's more, if you summon bros to help you agains the invader, he goes away after a certain time limit. Seeing that you can just wait among the monsters as a invader forever, it seems like they are committed to making the unbalance even bigger in the invaders favor, when trying to PvE.

I'm still holding out for a covenant you can join that allows you to invade invaders enmass and just gank the fuck out of him. Would make it more fair.


I do love that they have severely nerfed the roll though, it means that dark souls will be more about resource management (stamina in particular), and less about quick rolling around like a spastic while wearing no armor, as it should.

 

[aris]

LOL!

How did Americans ravage Final Fantasy? Weak, retarded, Japanese writing, on top of SE designing their games around corporate, bulletpoints, ruined Final Fantasy.

It certainly wasn't American influence that made SE go from Yasumi Matsuno, to the shitty writing team they have now.

Japanese are elitist as fuck, man. Been so for years.

Man, that is almost worse than the codex.

 

[Sunsetspawn]

POPAMORU!​

 

[Silva]

 

[Rahdulan]

I can't wait to see all the outrage when your common player realizes there is no way avoid being invaded, not even going Hollow will save you this time.

just play offline

That's a coward's way out and you know it.

 

[dunno lah]

I can't wait to see all the outrage when your common player realizes there is no way avoid being invaded, not even going Hollow will save you this time.

Alt + F4, worked like a charm for me every time some twat invaded my game when i didnt want it. Invasions would have been fine if they werent so heavily scewed in favor of the invader. And i still see that this is the case in ds2, so im going to continue alt f4ing

Why would you play online if you really don't want to be invaded? Or better yet why would you be in human form?

Aren't the invasions in favor of the one being invaded anyway? They get to use Estus after all. The AI not caring about the invader is a much smaller advantage.

Its entirely situational, but generally having monsters on your side is a humongous advantage, just look at any invasion taking place at the bridge of the ds2 demo. There are several reasons to play the game online besides pvp. Besides, I just saw someone invading in dark souls 2, and he drank an estus flask... And the most ridiculous thing of all? He seemingly lost nothing from failing and dying, not even humanity.

Eh? This game doesn't have the failed invader losing a soul level?

 

[Aurelius]

LOL!

How did Americans ravage Final Fantasy? Weak, retarded, Japanese writing, on top of SE designing their games around corporate, bulletpoints, ruined Final Fantasy.

It certainly wasn't American influence that made SE go from Yasumi Matsuno, to the shitty writing team they have now.

Japanese are elitist as fuck, man. Been so for years.

Spoiler

I'm pretty sure that translation is largely made up. First post is asking if the Japanese launch would be difficult (delayed or whatever) again, last post says that subtitles would help in the overseas (i.e. US/EU) release so that they can import it or whatever.

 

[DragoFireheart]

Eh? This game doesn't have the failed invader losing a soul level?

 

[Cowboy Moment]

I do hope their attempt to force their poorly balanced multiplayer on everyone doesn't backfire.

 

[aris]

Well at least there is a covenant that summons an ally each time you get invaded now, so that might at least even the scales a little bit.

 

[Delterius]

Man, that is almost worse than the codex.

You should have seen how they thought Dark Souls' PC release would inadverdently bring the series' Decline given that the West is a bunch of pussies.

It was beautiful. The japanese console players trash talking the western PC users like these badmouth the western console players.

 

[aris]

Man, that is almost worse than the codex.

You should have seen how they thought Dark Souls' PC release would inadverdently bring the series' Decline given that the West is a bunch of pussies.

It was beautiful. The japanese console players trash talking the western PC users like these badmouth the western console players.

I did see that, but it's not like its any worse than the average codex post on non-white races.

 

[Delterius]

Yes, but the reciprocity of gaming elitism is kind of funny.

 

[dunno lah]

Western dudebros also laugh at weaboo final faggotry right? It's a damn cycle.

What would be a better penalty for dying as an invader? Losing 1 SL or being half-HP hollowed? Or both?

 

[DragoFireheart]

Western dudebros also laugh at weaboo final faggotry right? It's a damn cycle.

What would be a better penalty for dying as an invader? Losing 1 SL or being half-HP hollowed? Or both?

Forced to fight four maneaters simultaneously in the 3-2 boss area before you can revive. Failing to do so results in being stuck until you beat them.

 

[aris]

Western dudebros also laugh at weaboo final faggotry right? It's a damn cycle.

What would be a better penalty for dying as an invader? Losing 1 SL or being half-HP hollowed? Or both?

Seemingly nothing. The devs seem determined to make invading a win-win situation. It's really a bizzare philisophy. When you are getting invaded, you are playing at your homefield in your house. If the scales were to tip in any ones favor, it should be the one being invaded, instead the one invading in dark souls 2, it seems, are given huge advantages in every possible way: Not only can they invade anyone now at any time, they can drink estus flask, hide behind mobs forever, wait until summoned white phantoms go away by hiding behind mobs forever, gets unlimited mob dudebros as his allies, and there is no penalty at all for failing (seemingly). I'm really wondering how this is going to pan out.

Invading should be a risky proposition and should come with penalties if you are not up for the task, right now, there's like nothing.

 

[DragoFireheart]

I'm really wondering how this is going to pan out.

: So am I. I expect lots of hate mail and tears. They fuel my creativity.