Hearthstone babble and other random gamesFollow

I picked up the new "3d" (really it is just foreground and background) Ecco the Dolphin on the eshop yesterday. Fun times. I now own the damn game on 3 platforms and will still probably never beat it.

just come and play for freeeeee

Ha no, the game is too Square Enix to go F2P.

F*ck me, I just re-bought Dark Souls for the PS3 (having traded in the old one a year ago).

I never got around to playing the first that much. Can anyone give me some beginner pointers?

Stick with it. You will suck at first. But the combat system is actually extremely precise and once it clicks so rewarding.

I'm trying to come up with some tips without making to long a list but I will probably fail so pure stream of conscious:

-Lock on and block was the easiest style to pick up for me first. On gamepad you lock on with L3. Later you will not need to lock on as much and with some weapon skill sets 2Hing a weapon and ranging or circling around can be better. But turtleing up is ok at first. You dont regen stam while blocking so get used to letting go in between enemy attack some and moving back until you have stam.

-Weight: -25% of max load = fast move fast flip -50% = medium movement medium flip, after that it is FAT Roll. Slow. Happy medium for new players is probaly under 50% with enough poise to not get stunned to much. And a shield with enough stability. Later when you are pro fast ninja flipping with wood grain ring is great fun, especially with a havels ring so you can maintain some poise at least.

-Good weapons you can get early:
-Winged Spear (Dex build) Graveyard
-Zweihander (STR build) Graveyard
-Claymore (Everything build love claymore) On Wyvern bridge after Taurus demon guarded by...wyvern FIRE BURNS
-Uchigatana (best katana in the game Oh dat 2H spam and the way it eats bosses) Kill the undead merchant in Lower after you get enough stuff from him or wait and buy from Shiva. (just kill him Uchi is Sex)
-Drake Sword: Just don't. yes you can get it from the drake tail shooting it with arrows. But its OP when you get it and will teach you bad habits. If you are really stuck on you first play well then ok get it. Until you level up some then upgrade one of the better weapons above.


Tons of other weapons and tips that, should get you started though. I'm about 2/3's of the way through on my current run. It's like my 5th or 6th Oo

*I'll edit that mess for readability and errors later, but I'm on lunch now and don't have time. :)





Edited, Dec 17th 2013 12:31pm by Shojindo

Resubbed EVE Online yesterday. Been having a blast relearning everything.

Anybody playing EQ2? If so, what server?

I'm burnt out on Rift for the moment, and looking for another MMO to waste time.

Is it free to play?

Everfrost is where I once spent my time on EQ2... I think Cyliena still plays as well on that server. Calthine and Bludwyng are on Antonia Bayle.

But if you needed help with something I have 3 or 4 characters 80+, and can do some crafting.

Picked up a bunch of sh*t in the sales. Ignored most of it and am still plugging away at Rogue Legacy. Debating picking up The Swapper and/or Deadlight before their flash sale is over.

Edited, Dec 30th 2013 10:59am by Spoonless

I've heard good things about this game.

At the insistence of my daughter I bought Don't Starve. Haven't downloaded it yet.

So if anyone picks up Risk of Rain, I highly suggest doing a playthrough on the Easy difficulty setting. It wasn't too bad, and by the time I'd beaten it on Easy, I'd unlocked I think 6 or 7 classes, plus a bunch of items. This gives you a variety of classes to try and see if a different playstyle works better for you.

I might have been able to beat it at the Medium setting earlier, but I got greedy and tried to farm up more items and ended up eating it pretty badly. The game does have controller support, though it's initially completely disabled, and even after enabling it some menus still have to be navigated with the mouse.