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  1. I think the risk of a weapon breaking is in line with the general tone and intent of the game. It isn't something random, you can watch it, but it contributes to the oppressive nature of the game. I don't mind it myself, and I think there is intent behind it and it fits. Couldn't say whether I would miss it if it were gone though.
  2. Durability systems in games exist explicitly to be inconvenient, as far as I can tell. Generally, I don't approve of them. In bethesda games, like elder scrolls or (recent, for babies) fallout, they are simply an annoying inconvenience that don't add anything to the experience, other than potentially a currency sink. I think in Dark Souls, the inconvenience fits thematically very well, so there is value there. Additially, they tend to use to as fuel for special weapon attacks that some weapons possess. In this game they significantly changed out durability worked. Everything breaks faster, but now simply resting at a bonfire repairs. This seems like it intentionally encourages you to rest at a bonfire, it extends the limited spell casts to weapons as well. Now whether you like that is a different story, but I certainly thing there is intention behind it and that it contributes to the game experience.
  3. Bringing back one of the coolest parts of Demon's Souls (though in that case, the player WAS the boss, not just a helper). Apparently it is far more common to be summoned for this in NG+, but people have said that it is still possible in NG. Also, what is this durability bug? Is it just that things break more quickly than expected? Been out of the loop here for a bit and haven't heard about it.
  4. Oh did they really? I thought they went down with 38. Bummer they got shut down anyway though.
  5. I hope this game is terrible so I don't need to buy a PS4. That's not true, I hope it is very good, and I guess if it is, and is the game it appears to be, it will sell a ps4 despite my reluctance to buy a new console.

  6. San Francisco Residents!

    coaxmetal replied to Scrobbs's topic in Idle Banter

    oh man, I haven't even been to the SF zoo at all. I forgot there was one.
  7. Ooohhh exciting. I just wrapped up what i wanted to do on PS3 this weekend, having beaten the game and all but 2 optional bosses (I may go back and do one of the 2). I'll preload when I get home then. also is the best e: I mean, super good
  8. Well I finished the game today. Non-story general comments on the ending, but spoilered in case anyone wants to go in expecting nothing: I've picked up a decent idea of the story, but going to have to play it again to get more, most likely on the PC since that is so soon. There is also more to do after finishing the game (it doesn't sent you to NG+ immediately, you go back and can choose when to go to NG+, which is new)
  9. I myself don't want to troll hosts though I accidentally once I do enjoy hearing about it, and even enjoy when it happens to me usually.
  10. as far as I know, those particular deities have no visual representation in game, though some are mentioned in text elsewhere
  11. we can all praise the sun together, cooperatively. As for a diety, I think you can just change, I don't know that there has been any discussion there. Perhaps there should be.
  12. there is a return of everyone's favorite covenant and related gesture from Dark Souls 1, and is very good for jolly cooperation. They have also added a ring that lets you select a particular deity (not afilliated with covenants) and you will be matched with other peopel who did that. I think it is their way of allowing people to match up with friends without breaking their in-world conceit, and it seems to work.

  13. San Francisco Residents!

    coaxmetal replied to Scrobbs's topic in Idle Banter

    Philz is fantastic coffee, all aboard the philz train. Also, wrt phone coverage, I was on verizon when I moved to SF, and their coverage was perfect. I switched to tmobile a while ago, and, while not as good as verizon, their coverage is adequate. In some buildings I lose signal, and I don't get proper LTE everywhere in the city, often a slower network, but otherwise it works.
  14. As fair warning, though I have good intentions, I plan to stomp new players badly, simply with experience in the various PVP areas ... for like half a week till people figure it out and I suck again. But expect that, because I won't be the only one. I never invade, but people will, though getting invaded will probably still be unlikely and uncommon (except in certain covenant related areas, some akin to forest in Dks1, and sometimes its reverse invasion). Genuine invasions are few and far between though -- the invasion item is a limited resource this time around, and the pool of players is much larger so the odds of being invaded are much lower. I suspect the same will hold true on the PC. I also really look forward to the 25th though, starting anew in a much better looking version of the game.
  15. nice! we have been pretty good about tagging things as spoilers, if you want to stick around and ask questions
  16. The connections to the first game are sparse, but they are a lot of fun to find. Someone (I forget who, actually) referenced Another cool possible reference is None of the references are explicit or call out anything from dks1 by name, making it possible that it is unrelated, and making it seem like anything from then has been lost to time.
  17. Yeah, I have no regrets about buying it on PS3, I am still loving it, taking it super slow. I probably won't do NG+ though, once I beat it, since I have already purchased the PC version and will make a new character on there. I often end up playing on my PS3 which is hooked to my PC monitor, but I have my laptop next to me and hang out in an irc channel dedicated to talking about d* souls, asking about things as I see them, though intentionally leaving a lot to myself to discover, since I only get that once. Super excited to play it on PC too though.

  18. Morrowind

    coaxmetal replied to filk's topic in Video Gaming

    I ended up playing Morrowind in high school, when I had all the time in the world, so I played it a whole whole lot. I think it was a lot easier for me to get into games that were perhaps less approachable. I still love it, and think it is a fantastic game, but I can't tell if that is nostalgia or not. It certainly does things in a way that shows its age, but I loved the range of environments, and some of the spectacles like the ghost fence -- at the time I encountered it, just wandering around, it was amazing and I had no idea what it was.
  19. I was indeed, my route was
  20. accurate. Though black gulch is also home to one of the hardest to find, and best, secret areas in the game
  21. the RRA is getting nerfed? RRA was probably the easiest boss, but I guess I sorta cheated. It only took a single chaos storm, but I think I played it later in the game than most people would have.
  22. If you just mean the general quality of the game, it has held up great, and i'm on ps3. I've been playing it super slowly, but i'm approaching endgame I think. I did already pre-purchase the PC version though, and I look forward to playing it there. I'm hoping there will be a bunch of people who chose to wait for the PC version, so I can be a jerk in PVP until everyone figures out whats good and I'm bad again. I don't do invasion PVP though, just bellbro and ratbro.

  23. anime

    coaxmetal replied to Moosferatu's topic in Movies & Television

    I haven't seen any of it, but i have read quite a bit of the manga. I do like that, but I remember not liking it as much at the start, so perhaps it gets better.
  24. I got invaded for the first time, very exciting. I was on a narrow ledge, and ran into the invader coming the other way. I was power-stancin, got a few swipes in and got him down to half health, so since I was out of stamina I did the sensible thing and rolled backwards, right off the ledge. That was pretty funny.

  25. Oculus rift

    coaxmetal replied to melmer's topic in Video Gaming

    My favorite response thusfar is