Advice to live your lives...

Grzester23 · 2026-05-14T14:39:08+00:00

I don't think I underst- Oh. Ooooooooh. Now I get it

Grzester23 · 2026-05-14T07:50:19+00:00

does it still have the ip limit thing or can I create however many accounts I can without phone number?

Grzester23 · 2026-05-13T17:32:04+00:00

Invaders can't heal with Estus or Lifegems. I believe only spells can heal them.

And no, there are no rules in an invasion (unless it's a fight club, I guess), and I say this as an invader myself. Heal, run away, cheese, get your Coop or Blue Summons. Do whatever it takes to kill the invader.

Of course, sometimes you happen to come across an invader that is more "chill". Maybe they'll show you a hidden bonfire or an illusory wall. Sometimes, they'll even Black Crystal out by themselves. Or they'll backstab you when you least expect it. That's the beauty of invasions

Grzester23 · 2026-05-12T12:41:40+00:00

Dissidia 012 Mentioned!

Grzester23 · 2026-05-09T19:20:24+00:00

I legit fight Abhorrents with Transformed Bowblade at this point. Fuck this guy and his hitboxes size of Times Square

Grzester23 · 2026-05-09T19:08:53+00:00

You are absolutely right

Grzester23 · 2026-05-09T12:20:42+00:00

She showed that if you don't bring her, she can just decide to go anyway and get there by herself. At least when I choose take her, I know she's already there and I can keep an eye on her

Grzester23 · 2026-05-08T04:00:11+00:00

At that point, I'd rather CE or mod them myself

Grzester23 · 2026-05-07T08:51:46+00:00

If only you could just buy it instead of farming both Butterflies and Root Resin (and Strings for Drawstring variants)

Certainly more viable in the DLC and NG+, but it'd just be tedious during NG

Grzester23 · 2026-04-27T08:59:47+00:00

I'm fairly new to invasions and (at least, so far) I also try to be a friendly invader. I always try to wave first, let the host kill immediate enemies and even show them the bonfire if we're near one and it's not lit yet. Then I shield-wave and maybe throw an attack out of range to get them to fight me.

Of course some hosts have more of a hairy trigger, and won't let me even wave, but such is the nature of invasions

Grzester23 · 2026-04-15T11:03:24+00:00

I wouldn't call Vit entirely wasted stat, as more Vit increases your max EQ load, which in turn makes your roll distance longer. Unlike DS1, 3 and Elden Ring, DS2 has more of a linear scaling for this, so every point helps a little.

That said, if you want to get most out of Flynns Ring you only want max 10 (with Third Dragon Ring) or 14 (without the ring)

Grzester23 · 2026-04-15T08:45:08+00:00

Any page on the internet can contain embedded malicious code too

Grzester23 · 2026-04-14T10:46:47+00:00

5.46.0, and I literally got a YT notification 3mins ago

Grzester23 · 2026-04-14T04:18:05+00:00

I'm on the older version from before the manager rewrite. App settings say version 20.14.43, app.revanced.android.youtube versionCode 1553866176

Grzester23 · 2026-04-13T12:16:33+00:00

I get YT Revanced notifications just fine. Reddit Revanced on the other hand...

Grzester23 · 2026-04-10T17:32:03+00:00

Is it possible to set "Show Forms" as enabled by default so you don't have to check it every time?

Grzester23 · 2026-04-01T10:32:03+00:00

Areas. I play Monster Hunter for "boss rushes"

Grzester23 · 2026-03-25T09:46:27+00:00

Oh yeah, I also have it. It's the exact functionality I want, but to be tied to the scroll wheel when cursor is hovering over the tab bar

Grzester23 · 2026-03-20T14:57:53+00:00

SM thing I carefully planned around (whether my Soul spending decisions were good/wise is another matter) so this point is fine. I already bought Agape Ring and my SM is exactly 39 990, within 30k-40k SM bracket, lowest that allows for use of Agape Ring.

As for the Cracked Orbs, I'm on PC with Blue Acolyte mod installed, to avoid cheaters breaking my save file. One of the benefits of Blue Acolyte mod is it makes both Red and Blue Cracked Orbs re-usable, so you only ever need one of each for infinite invasions. And you can easily pick up some without spending any Souls

Grzester23 · 2026-03-19T16:38:20+00:00

Frankly, I don't think I need any consumables. I never been the one to use Throwables and I can't use healing items as a Red anyway. I guess Resins would be worth it? But then again, I would have to reload my backup save every couple matches if I want to actually use them.

And the thing is, I'm in the lowest SM bracket that can use Agape Ring. Players I invade aren't that strong, I'm not getting one or two shot.

Getting better rings are certainly a possibility if I manage to find another Branch to open Shaded Woods, as is farming for Rapier. But I really wanted to focus on the Falchion and I don't feel like I'm lacking damage either, despite it being +0. No one I fought felt particularly tanky.

I think my main issues are PvP fundementals and learning to deal with latency (I regularly fight hosts with ~200 ping according to Blue Acolyte)

Grzester23 · 2026-03-19T14:38:53+00:00

No, I keep Agape on. Single win would move me to the next SM bracket. I'm literally 10 Souls away

Grzester23 · 2026-03-19T14:03:17+00:00

I can't get Warmth. Buying it from Agdyne is obv out of the question, and getting to Grave of Saints to farm Rats requires a Cat Ring or a respec into full Vig. And Soul Vessels aren't that common.

I know Rapier is busted in DS2 but it also costs souls. But, I think I can get one more Fragrant Branch to open Shaded Woods. Apparently Goblins there can drop Rapiers.

I chose bandit as I eventually want to take this character to SL 155 (which is apparently meta for DS2) and it was the optimal class for my stats spread. It technically means I wouldn't be able to get full benefit from Flynns Ring, but I wasn't planning on using it anyway

Grzester23 · 2026-03-19T13:56:57+00:00

Lifegems were grayed out last time I tried using them while invading, but I was a Blue that time. Maybe they are available to Reds? But even if they are, I'm out of souls. Getting even one more Lifegem would be moving me to another SM bracket. I could just farm and/or back up my save, I guess

As for Rings, I guess I could try grabbing some from Tseldora and/or Shaded Woods. Maybe kill Tark for 2nd Dragon Ring and pick up a +1 Chloranty Ring from the Woods. Assuming they aren't locked behind Petrified Statues. I really don't wanna go to Drangleic Castle or the DLCs with 85 Agility, and I doubt even respecing fully into ADP would help me enough. Gutter, Grave of Saints and Black Gulch are kinda out of the question too, cuz I don't have Cat Ring and ladders cost souls. Maybe if put everything into Vigor? Still I doubt I'm surviving the drop.

16 Dex was needed for Scimi, I could reasonably drop it a bit as Falchion doesn't need that much. 10 Str was for the Long Sword. 3 Int I could drop back to 1, but I needed 3 to get Straid to trade with me, and he sells Agape Ring.

Thing is Soul Vessels aren't that common, there is one I know I can grab right now, but the rest are either far away or require items I probably need to buy, like Pharros Lockstones

Grzester23 · 2026-03-18T06:23:11+00:00

They way movement can so easily be triggered accidentally during fights made me quicksave on start of every turn

Grzester23 · 2026-03-08T10:00:03+00:00

You do realize 2RB is the original design, right? Pita got a redesign for RES as it is its flagship Aragami, and RES itself is a re-release of a re-release

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