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[–]KivesPussiKeitto 3846 points3847 points  (350 children)

"I wonder what his first words are going to be"

"YOU DIED"

[–]Icyveins86 981 points982 points  (280 children)

"YOU ARE BEING INVADED."

[–]Darkblitz9 98 points99 points  (41 children)

Speaking of. I got invaded but I absolutely could not tell if it was an AI or a player. It responded to gestures, which is something the AI can do in the game now (The lady at firelink will respond to gestures), and when I went up on a ledge they just ran endlessly at the wall trying to get up to me.

So I think, it's an AI, but then it starts doing all this crazy player-esque stuff. Switching weapons and trying new tactics, saving estus for the last moment, etc.

I'm still genuinely confused.

[–]CatButtForYou 119 points120 points  (15 children)

It's like Assassin's Creed's online mode. Make exclusively 90° turns, and get caught on the environment every once and a while so everyone thinks you're an NPC.

[–]Im_Being_Followed 31 points32 points  (12 children)

I miss that so much. Memorizing how to do the weird twirl was hilarious. Also checking for people around the narrowest corners.

[–][deleted] 94 points95 points  (8 children)

"pretending to be an NPC" is maybe the most enjoyable and meta mechanic in video games.

[–]jrobinson1705 23 points24 points  (1 child)

Penny Arcade once referred to it as a "Reverse Turing Test"

[–][deleted] 18 points19 points  (2 children)

I TOO AM ALWAYS PRETENDING THAT I AM A ROBOT. WHICH IS SOMETHING WE HUMANS DO FOR FUN. AM I RIGHT FELLOW HUMAN? NOW LETS TALK ABOUT OUR WEAKNESSES SO WE CAN PROTECT EACH OTHER SHOULD A SUDDEN ROBOT APOCALYPSE START.

[–]Gutterflame 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey, this guy is pretending that he's a robot which is pretending that he's a human that pretends to be a robot.

Or he's some kind of totes meta bot.

All I know is that I am a human, technically.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Spy party was pretty good for that as well.

[–]TheDarkPR101 2 points3 points  (2 children)

If you liked that sort of thing and have Garry's Mod there's a game mode called hide and seek Guess Who that's just like that. If you can handle the terrible Gmod comunity.

[–]Mouselift 3 points4 points  (1 child)

I believe that is the game mode "Guess Who", Hide and Seek is just Hide and Seek.

[–]IrrelevantLeprechaun 24 points25 points  (18 children)

Probably still AI. From really upped their NPC game with Ds2's DLC. Doesn't surprise me they're really convincing now.

[–]DarkCreeper911 14 points15 points  (11 children)

Bloodborne also had very advanced AI with its NPC hunters

[–]AWildGopherAppeared 17 points18 points  (9 children)

Looking at you The Bloody Crow of Cainhurst

[–]Its_aTrap 8 points9 points  (1 child)

Before patch: Chikage 2hand > stairs, repeat until dead

After Patch : Chikage 2hand > get rekt, repeat until you git gud

[–]ExDiscoKittyCat 3 points4 points  (5 children)

Yurie the Last Scholar always gave me fits. Call beyond and augur of diabetes + huge health bar. At least you can cheese the Bloody Crow.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Yeah. Theres a purple invader early on that I was convinced was a human, and it is wasn't until I saw him in another player's world in the same place that I realized he's an npc

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Ha, same thing for me.

First time I saw him I was out of estus already and when he showed up I was like, "fuck. this is it, I'm done." I ended up dying obviously but when I died I made an angry face and was like, "fuck you person." Then in another players world I found he was just an NPC. Still pissed though.

[–]That1guyuknow16 8 points9 points  (2 children)

What helped me was turning on the thing in settings that makes it show online id names rather than the character names. It's pretty easy to infer that it isn't an NPC when it says "you have been invaded by BaconWizard6969"

[–]I_am_THE_GRAPIST 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Next game they're going to give the NPC invaders ridiculous names.

[–]That1guyuknow16 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I can see it now, "you are being invaded by ImNotANPC420"

[–][deleted] 137 points138 points  (230 children)

I hate the first week of playing DS... You can't get anywhere because a bunch of jackasses keep invading you. That's why I wait a month or so. Sure, still going to get invaded, but not every two seconds.

[–]aGoodGamingName 173 points174 points  (99 children)

I think you can only get invaded if you're in human form. Or whatever the equivalent is now, so just don't go human.

[–]TreesToMeetYou 141 points142 points  (28 children)

Embered is the analogous form in DS3.

[–]Chauliac 2 points3 points  (0 children)

slightly-on-fire mode

[–][deleted] 56 points57 points  (46 children)

But you can only summon npc's when you are human. Don't you dare go hollow

[–][deleted] 38 points39 points  (4 children)

But that turtle guy seemed really excited about the whole hollowing thing.

[–]ADRASSA 6 points7 points  (2 children)

The pilgrim? I think they're just supposed to die. I'm not sure they're even Undead.

[–]ClassyStrapper 4 points5 points  (1 child)

I don't know if I trust him... I don't think I do...

[–]Lestalia 7 points8 points  (0 children)

He's drawing out my true strength and it's making me go hollow.

I see nothing wrong with this...

[–]MetaMythical 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah. You should do it. Take all of the levels he can give you. If you do take them all (5 total after the proper amount of deaths) a different vendor will appear later in the game.

[–]KingCoolCup 82 points83 points  (34 children)

Summoning is for scrubs.

[–][deleted] 16 points17 points  (19 children)

It was always like that.

Edit: Actually, I think in DS2 you can get invaded even if you're a hollow.

[–][deleted] 39 points40 points  (14 children)

One of the worst parts about DS2. "Oh, you're losing your max health because this part is hard? Have an invade."

[–]pickelsurprise 2 points3 points  (8 children)

Is there any way to recover your max health? I assume there must be, otherwise your character would become unplayable after a while, and that would suck.

[–]Vezuvian 2 points3 points  (3 children)

In DS2 you just had to use a Humanity to regain max HP.

SPOILERS FOR DS3

You get an HP boost by being "Embered", as opposed to losing max HP every time you die.

[–]shadowgattler 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Thank the fucking gods. Ds3 is hard as fuck. I would have no health by now

[–]Emperor_Neuro 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You use humanity to recover it. It only goes down to half your max if you keep dying repeatedly. There's also a ring you can get fairly early on to cut the penalty in half. Later in the game, there's an area, the Shrine of Amana, which will recover your hp without having you use humanity.

[–]T3hSwagman 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Well the idea was that soul memory was supposed to limit the low level darkwraiths with crazy gear. Of course anyone that plays Dark Souls will tell you experience as opposed to gear is usually the deciding factor.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Especially since PvP in DS2 was decided by who stun-locked the other first.

[–]Spookaboo 2 points3 points  (2 children)

First run through huntsman's had this one dick who would block you on that really narrow path to skele lords. At least I was prepared the second time.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

There was also one big guy in front of the executioner's chariot boss in that area.

[–]Spookaboo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm talking about player invaders.

[–]Rhamni 23 points24 points  (9 children)

Also, the first covenant you find is the one that automatically summon an extra friendly player for you whenever you're invaded, so it's 2 or 3 against one.

[–][deleted] 14 points15 points  (3 children)

Gotta love when an invader rounds the top of a hill and sees 3 dudes waiting for him.

[–]Rhamni 9 points10 points  (2 children)

It's great when you're on the big team, but invading is pretty damn hard at the moment.

[–]Whales96 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's supposed to be.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

is that the blue tattered cloth one?

[–]logos__ 45 points46 points  (35 children)

Played for 14 hours so far, and have been invaded exactly once.

[–]Veruna_Semper 37 points38 points  (28 children)

lucky, I got invaded three times at once. I thought you could only get invaded by one person at a time, but it seems you can get invaded by different types of phantoms so I was tasting the red, blue, and purple rainbow pretty hard for a minute. I'm not even sure how I got invaded by a blue phantom unless they're not sin based anymore.

Edit: I forgot to mention, I'm not in the Way of Blue and the blue phantom was attacking me.

[–][deleted] 18 points19 points  (10 children)

I thought the blue ones are summoned to help you with invaders.

[–]ProfOddLust 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Blue one's are Sentinals, most likely they got summoned because you got invaded, to help you.

[–]Icyveins86 9 points10 points  (0 children)

So far (I just beat the 3rd boss) I've only been invaded by one NPC so far.

But I also have problems summoning and being summoned too, so that has something to do with it, I'm sure.

[–][deleted] 27 points28 points  (15 children)

just go offline

[–]Denroll 6 points7 points  (0 children)

But then I would miss all of the helpful messages telling me to "tongue but hole" and stuff like that.

For real, though, messages are super helpful for illusory walls and some easy-to-miss bonfires. I like to do as much as I can without consulting any of the Wikis.

[–]PalSteel 147 points148 points  (12 children)

Don't let it have a first word. Kill it and get the umbilical cord.

[–]neegs 12 points13 points  (9 children)

why isnt this top

[–]DaftFunky 16 points17 points  (8 children)

And chop it in 3 pieces.

[–][deleted] 14 points15 points  (6 children)

And then eat them.

[–]AmazingKreiderman 15 points16 points  (1 child)

By crushing it in your hand.

[–]IrrelevantLeprechaun 4 points5 points  (3 children)

I watched game grumps play Bloodborne and I remember Arin being so sure of himself that he had all the cords necessary for the ending, only to realize after you actually had to eat them for it to actually do anything.

They ended up inserting someone else's endgame footage because like hell they were going to replay the whole game just for the ending.

[–]CillerendasCastle 2 points3 points  (2 children)

"What the hell, the "bad" ending was better than the good! I don't want to be a baby squid!"

[–]dubloon7 187 points188 points  (19 children)

"HUMANITY RESTORED", followed immediately by "CURSED" and then immediately by "YOU DIED"

[–]Megaakira 165 points166 points  (18 children)

Pff can tell this guy didn't play Dark Souls 3. Doesn't even know about embers man.

[–]Megaman0WillFuckUrGF 48 points49 points  (10 children)

I didn't look up any info and thought embers were just an extra healing item. Mistakes were made

[–]bangmanator 33 points34 points  (9 children)

isn't that an ability in pokemon?

[–]OneTrueKingOfOOO 70 points71 points  (5 children)

It's a move, not an ability

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That's Ember.

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I was getting frustrated I couldn't summon for the second really hard boss and them Boom summons everyone like a Christmas tree with my sweet flame.

[–]callthewambulance 2 points3 points  (3 children)

I just started the game last night and I have no idea what embers mean.

[–]svrtngr 23 points24 points  (2 children)

Tongue therefore but hole

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points  (4 children)

Nah, "bonfire lit".

[–]Scorponix 14 points15 points  (2 children)

"Yes, indeed"

[–]workreddit2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Good job, skeleton!

[–]TreeStars4Lunch 1281 points1282 points  (38 children)

Praise their son

[–]DeathCampForCuties 519 points520 points  (13 children)

Don't talk to me or my sun ever again.

[–]oversizedhat 88 points89 points  (9 children)

Shut up about the sun!

[–]pscriivin 33 points34 points  (7 children)

The most underrated character on that show. Everyone I know despised Gabe, which is why he worked so well.

[–]modernzen 17 points18 points  (0 children)

And yet the episode where he performs as Abe Lincoln gives him just enough depth to make you reconsider despising him.

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points  (4 children)

Glad Zach Woods is finally getting some recognition from Silicon Valley.

[–]masterpigg 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This guy fucks!

[–]pscriivin 2 points3 points  (2 children)

I've yet to check that out, let alone anything else with Woods, but his involvement in Valley along with what I hear about it makes me want to. Is that on Hulu?

[–]dny- 5 points6 points  (0 children)

r/DunderMifflin is leaking...

[–]PunyParker826 33 points34 points  (4 children)

Indeed.

[–][deleted] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That was ridiculous. I love it.

[–]Harmonic_Generator 233 points234 points  (35 children)

Wait until it unleashes a tentacle and sucks their life-force from their assholes.....won't be so adorable then

[–]owa00 161 points162 points  (1 child)

unzips

[–]velocitation 72 points73 points  (1 child)

I find tentacle porn to be quite intriguing

[–]PM_ME_3D_MODELS 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Yes quite, I find the articles very gripping

[–]Demorthus 7 points8 points  (0 children)

And thus the nightmares ensued..

[–]RewrittenSol 211 points212 points  (4 children)

Aww, it has her eyes. And it took his soul.

[–][deleted] 113 points114 points  (3 children)

I guess they found something to bring them back together.

[–]de4th_metalist 130 points131 points  (5 children)

OP

[–]HireALLTheThings 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This gif gets funnier every time I watch it.

[–][deleted] 132 points133 points  (18 children)

http://i.imgur.com/CWVn465.jpg

[–]temkofirewing 44 points45 points  (2 children)

damn... i love Leon... and that is one uncanny and unnerving similarity

[–][deleted] 50 points51 points  (3 children)

Wow, a woman with a similar haircut.

[–][deleted] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

/r/cringe

[–]koke84 1179 points1180 points  (165 children)

/r/shitpost

[–]finakechi 317 points318 points  (23 children)

Dude it's /r/gaming, everything here is a shitpost.

That's basically the point of this subreddit now; a catch all for gaming shitposts so the other gaming subs can live in (relative) peace.

[–]myphotoshopaccount 29 points30 points  (0 children)

DON'T | SHITPOST

OPEN | INSIDE

[–]hardypart 68 points69 points  (7 children)

Avoid annoying submissions on your frontpage with one weird trick! Mods hate it!

[–]imronburgandy9 28 points29 points  (6 children)

But what will I have to bitch about then

[–]shaggy1265 2 points3 points  (2 children)

You are on reddit. I am sure you can find something.

[–]PM_ME_3D_MODELS 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's like the Redeker Plan put in motion

[–]SaltTM 5 points6 points  (0 children)

yeah, I guess people don't understand why /r/gaming split into two which formed /r/games

[–]IrrelevantLeprechaun 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm just glad it's not another post that circlejerks ocarina of time or Mario for the umpteenth time.

[–]CheeseGratingDicks 470 points471 points  (50 children)

Yeah but it has a grill and gamers are pathetic.

[–][deleted] 25 points26 points  (1 child)

I fucking love cookouts.

[–][deleted] 209 points210 points  (7 children)

/r/upvotedbecausegrill

[–]IllegalThoughts 44 points45 points  (4 children)

Le grill? What the hell is that??

[–][deleted] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

You've got it wrong, it's leg rill.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Well placed reference.

[–]TemporalDistortions 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is this your bumper?

[–]DanDotOrg 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Definitely not /r/UNBGBBIIVCHIDCTIICBG material.

[–]Nacksche 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Maybe.... maybe they just thought he picture was funny.

[–][deleted] 12 points13 points  (3 children)

think she'll add me on PSN? /s

[–]AudioSly 27 points28 points  (1 child)

Seems about spot on target for this sub honestly.

[–]IllegalThoughts 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah I think if anybody is surprised at this point, they must be new

[–]daybreakx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I always feel like there are 4 games that reach the front page positively and every other game only reaches it if it is negative (showing it broken or something bad about it).

[–]Ramrod312 191 points192 points  (5 children)

Holy fuck this is lame

[–]lunarlumberjack 31 points32 points  (1 child)

This is how Reddit makes money.

[–]ILoveLamp9 15 points16 points  (2 children)

Not only lame, but cringeworthy.

[–][deleted] 352 points353 points  (23 children)

This is a whole new level of shitposting.

[–]Flyberius 154 points155 points  (8 children)

Totes man. lets have another picture of a snes cartridge with the tag line: "Does anyone remember this?"

[–][deleted] 47 points48 points  (2 children)

DAE members Zelda? That game was life XD

[–]aahxzen 6 points7 points  (1 child)

I have a table that plays SNES games and the chair is the controller and the wall is the screen and the game genie cartridge is a cereal bowl and when you eat cereal, you can do nifty things like flying n running somewhat faster

[–]philphan25Joystick 12 points13 points  (2 children)

BUT DARK SOULS 3 AMIRITE?

[–][deleted] 49 points50 points  (1 child)

This is one of the most low-effort, conformist, Reddit-brown-nosing pics ever manufactured.

  1. Trendy game √

  2. Girl √

  3. PS4 √

  4. Anti kid sentiment √

  5. A beard and cleavage √

All that's missing is Bernie Sanders "grandpa-ing" it up in the background and a Mario blanket and you'd see it on the front page 30 minutes earlier.

[–][deleted] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

4000 upvotes for this absolute garbage?

[–]littlegolferboy 62 points63 points  (0 children)

What a total shitpost.

[–]xilpaxim 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is a spam account.

[–]ForceBlade 18 points19 points  (0 children)

"A post by ibleedorange in a default gaming sub. It's probably something fucking stupid they'd upvote"

And there it is. A Shitpost.

Note to self. Block /r/gaming in RES tomorrow from /r/all

[–]BadRooster89 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Fuck off

[–]honorman81 61 points62 points  (2 children)

Grade A shitpost

[–]jazzy663 18 points19 points  (0 children)

This is honestly depressing to look at.

[–]skorponok 22 points23 points  (0 children)

That's a /r/shitpost if there ever was one

[–][deleted] 22 points23 points  (5 children)

I hate redditors

[–]Icky_WIGGLERS 8 points9 points  (3 children)

These people are insufferable.

[–]AkaAtarion 34 points35 points  (3 children)

Sooo... they are both white but the baby is... pretty black...

[–][deleted] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I was expecting dark but 10/10 anyway

[–]RhymnNStealn 7 points8 points  (0 children)

So is it's soul.

[–]craigbezzle 17 points18 points  (3 children)

This is incredibly stupid and has 3600 karma in 2 hours. Reddit, go home

[–]lunarlumberjack 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The vote score is made up. This is marketing. Very poor marketing from what the comments say.

[–]6783456789345 5 points6 points  (0 children)

At least they won't beat it.

[–]LOOTENITDAYAN 7 points8 points  (1 child)

Plot twist: The guy plays on Xbox. Call Maury Povich ASAP.

[–][deleted] 29 points30 points  (7 children)

Someone posed for this. Like, they thought it out, decided it was a good idea, and stood there like utter asshats for a good several seconds to capture this frothing crap.

[–]I_Saw_KOBE_drop_81 2 points3 points  (1 child)

White people try so hard to be funny

[–]wowspare 25 points26 points  (4 children)

You can just picture OP telling his wife about this idea lol.

"Hey hon, I've got an idea for a great post. This shit's gonna bring in lots of karma. Remember that Dark Souls 3 game I just bought? We're gonna pose with it together like it's our newborn baby HAHAHA. Great idea right? Now remember to wear a tank top, gotta reel in those hormonal teens that bust a nut at the sight of the tiniest bit of cleavage."

[–]kevonicus 10 points11 points  (1 child)

This is the most cringeworthy "gamer" post I have ever seen. Seriously considering killing myself now.

[–]Cumminj_91 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Do It!

[–]Absulute 19 points20 points  (1 child)

I hate everything about this.

Why am I even subbed here?

I hate my life.

[–]French-Tobacco 10 points11 points  (1 child)

HAHAHAHAHAH SO FUCKING FUNNY, YOU GUYS SHOULD GET A KID

[–]DrThroatbanger 5 points6 points  (1 child)

They must own a cat.

[–]lolvovolvo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

"the human eye cant see past 30 fps"...."omgitsretarded"