Dark Souls 2 - Thread
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dlc was not activated in my steam library .
Yep went live sometime this morning. If your having trouble you need to be aware that you need to have the Black Gulch section open as per this guide.
http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/07/21/how-to-access-dark-souls-2s-new-dlc-in-game/
I had to re-use a save from completing the game once as it would not let me have the item I needed to open the door.
Also some report on Steam you need to remove the DLC by unticking the option then restart Steam & tick the DLC again so it downloads the DLC licence file which is 160 bytes! but the DLC content came last week in the 1GB patch so you need that as well installed & up to date then it will give you a message about the new item in your inventory which is what you need to open the door in Black Gulch.
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as fixing the aspect ratio @ 21:9 is classed as a mod apparently 
Crown Of The Sunken King DLC
Not the longest DLC ever made for sure its doable in around 1-1.5 hours if you have a strong character. All new enemies though & 3 bosses (although I only found 2 so far). Probably worth the money if your a Dark Souls 1 or 2 fan otherwise wait for a sale unless your a hardcore player there is not exactly a massive amount of new content its just about enough for the cost (1 medium sized new location which has all the usual Dark Souls trademark instant death traps
& silly hard gameplay in places).
I would rate it 8/10 if Dark Souls 2 was a 9/10 & Dark Souls 1 was 10/10
Not the longest DLC ever made for sure its doable in around 1-1.5 hours if you have a strong character. All new enemies though & 3 bosses (although I only found 2 so far). Probably worth the money if your a Dark Souls 1 or 2 fan otherwise wait for a sale unless your a hardcore player there is not exactly a massive amount of new content its just about enough for the cost (1 medium sized new location which has all the usual Dark Souls trademark instant death traps
& silly hard gameplay in places).I would rate it 8/10 if Dark Souls 2 was a 9/10 & Dark Souls 1 was 10/10
Can be done in 30 mins if you use a trainer & know where to go & what to do.
£20 for 3 x DLC packs though if you take your time probably same as most DLC around 3-4 hours worth all depends on your skill level & how many co-op pals are with you otherwise its a tough slog in places !
Soldato
I still havent completed the dlc after 3 hours in and I would consider myself an advanced ds player as its the only thing I play (I can speedrun the main game very well and know the routines of all enemies/bosses etc).
Like all ds games if you know what your doing sure 1.5hrs is achievable but certainly not for a first playthough.
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Yeah 1.5 hours is only if you have co-op players join you & help otherwise on your own its around 3-4 hours depending on player skill & items you use.
Took me about 4-5 hours on my own & was hard in places plus I never explored every room as some have traps which means you might have to die to escape
For a Dark Souls 2 fan this DLC is a must buy if your not a fan of Dark Souls series then yes I agree £19.99 is probably a little too much even if it is 3 x DLC packs.
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Dlc is great soo far! Nice value for money imo, got the pass for £14 at cdkeys
Only problem is my character is on ng++ and some of the enemies are hard!
The first area was fine but the next bit has some challenges, i would prefer going through on base difficulty first like with the base game. Would now mean restarting though. Im sure ill get through it!
Only problem is my character is on ng++ and some of the enemies are hard!
The first area was fine but the next bit has some challenges, i would prefer going through on base difficulty first like with the base game. Would now mean restarting though. Im sure ill get through it!
Soldato
Just picked this up and downloading now. 
Nothing like that, the PC port this time round is actually rather good
Good to know, I'll still assume that a controller is the way to go over KB&M
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Depends what you prefer, this time I find the k/m to work just fine, in fact it can be a tad easy with k/m as you can dodge and move faster imo.
A preview of the DLC out in a few weeks :
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/vide...own-of-the-old-iron-king-dlc-detailed/0136844
I can never get the jump attack to work when using the K/M.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/vide...own-of-the-old-iron-king-dlc-detailed/0136844
I can never get the jump attack to work when using the K/M.
I too am unable to do the jump attack with K/M. How do you do it?
Soldato
well with the pad its a short forward tap with attack.
a lot of people say that and guard breaking are near impossible on m+kb.
DLC2 should be live this evening around 1am like DLC1 was in EU. Just right click DS2 untick the DLC2 licence then close Steam.
Open Steam again right click DS2 & tick the DLC2 licence it will then be playable instantly like DLC1 was provide you have the 1GB update released on Steam yesterday afternoon!
Open Steam again right click DS2 & tick the DLC2 licence it will then be playable instantly like DLC1 was provide you have the 1GB update released on Steam yesterday afternoon!