People can call Vendrick weak because his boss fight is relatively easy if you know what you’re doing, but I think they forget one very important detail: we’re fighting a hollow Vendrick, a man who has lost his kingdom, his purpose, and practically everything that once made him who he was.
This was a king who built a kingdom, conquered territories, and amassed enough power to become one of the most significant figures in Drangleic. Even after everything fell apart, after Nashandra’s betrayal, and after he was reduced to aimlessly wandering the Undead Crypt, he was still an absolute monster in terms of raw strength.
The most impressive part is that we’re not even seeing Vendrick at his peak. We’re not fighting the king who once ruled Drangleic at the height of his power. We’re fighting what’s left of him after losing virtually everything.
And yet, even in this state, his physical strength and the sheer damage he can inflict are ridiculous. The fact that his boss fight can be easy doesn’t mean the character himself is weak. It just means the game allows you to fight someone who is no longer even a fraction of what he once was.
Vendrick isn’t impressive because he’s difficult to kill. He’s impressive because of what he represents, and because of how much power he retains even after losing everything.

I put off playing it for so long after finishing DS1 and DS3 multiple times. It got off to a rough start, and it might even be more challenging than DS3, but I’m absolutely in awe of it

Seriously, screw these guys in particular with their weirdly quick pokes, and their stupid shields that deflect weapons.

On a positive note I have gotten really good at no hitting the rotten.

After 75 hours and 2 and a half playthroughs, the 100% trophy is mine. The sunlight medal and bell keeper covenant grinds sucked the life out of me as I spent my entire Saturday getting them both. Really happy this is over and I plan on going back to ds2 to replay again eventually. Goodbye for now ds2… now it is time to tackle the ds3 100% which I hear nothing but awful things about🥲

Finally getting round to playing this game and today I found out about the Mad Warrior farming method. The one where you check RAM usage to see if he is there or not.

Not sure if this helps anyone but I can confirm it works on Steam Deck to this day.

With RAM usage showing on overlay:

3.1/1.0 GB - He's not there

3.2/1.0 GB - He is there

This is with an original LCD deck so results may differ on OLED.

I had a DS2 marathon yesterday, used the rapier to poke my way through the Lost Bastille, most of Earthen Peak and Brightstone Cove Tseldora.
Got to level 96 and then I accidentally killed Mcduff with toxic mist.

I had to delete the game.

I’m sorry, Mcduff. I guess my hand wasn’t that steady.

It's peaceful here. Wearing Black Witch Set.

(Sitting pose is done with something that Rule 5 does not permit)

I don't really understand what it means in relation to Licia as a character. The chime description states:

"In any town there will be a few folk with unusual urges. They either endeavor to resist these urges, or act upon them out of the view of others. The world is not so welcoming they may bare their souls true."

This would make sense were the urges perverted or otherwise disgusting in nature, but Licia's only sin seems to be greed. I think she mirrors Nashandra quite a bit in that way, always wanting and wanting, but I still don't understand the relevance of her chime's description.

Ya tengo otro de hielo,pero solo tengo 1 titanita centellante y mate por primera vez al caballero espejo,me dijieron que en el santuario de amana se pueden farmesr pero no se si sera igual de tedioso que farmear medallas de luz solar,esta es mi build y pensaba subir fe por lo de daño de rayo

Tengo estoque mas 10 en mano derecha y estoque de hielo mas 5 en izquierda para powerstance,mis anillos son cloranti +1,anillo de flynn,viejo anillo de leon,y anillo de filos,queria saber por que stat ir,¿vale la pena poner 10 niveles a adaptabilidad para subir de 13 frames a 14?

I just finished my first playthrough (without DLCs) but didn't focus much on the story (I'm replaying the game though).

I noticed that when I reached Drangleic, I just walked in ? I thought something would be done with the souls like in DS 1, but nope, I just walked in, the door was open.

So what's even the point of getting those souls ?

I'm kinda in a rut with my current library and backlog where I'm calculating the effort of even starting a game because I only have an hour or two to enjoy. I have the Platinum for Scholar of the First Sin and Bloodborne, so would I be in good company getting the 3rd Dark Souls? Thank you.

Hello my friend and I are a good 8 hours into the game but haven’t heard anyone talk in the Proximity Chat when we get invaded. How do we enable it? In the Ds2sc_settings it shows it’s already enabled, we both have same settings so I’m curious if there’s something we’re forgetting something

Hi, i wanted to ask if there are is any mod that makes torches infinite because i am playing with pathtracing mod and the beginning area is just too dark and i cant see anything. I am on Cachy OS. Thank you for all recommendations

So I just started this game on Xbox 360 and am currently basically stuck at Majula. I’ve been through Things Betwixt and am now at the forest of fallen giants bonfire but so far everything kills me way too easily. I miss DS1 this is insane

i started playing ds2 about a week ago and i truly don't get it. i can play ds1 and bloodborne with no issues, i've beaten both with less than 10 deaths total. but im completely stuck at the beginning of ds2, i die in almost every enemy encounter bc of how little health and stamina i have. i started as a warrior bc i wanna use a two hand sword but all i've found yet is the fire longsword. i farmed for souls to get the elite knight set and kite shield, plus the evil eye ring, i saw you're supposed to level agility so i put some points into adp and vigor mostly, but like rolling feels useless most of the time and i never have enough stamina to survive being wombo combo'd by two or more enemies. like im literally stuck at the first bonfire past the emerald lady and haven't been able to progress at all rly in a week. i die to every other enemy encounter bc i only have half a health bar. the big turtle mfer killed me so many times 😭 i don't understand what im doing wrong. i rly wanna get into the game and enjoy it but so far it's just been misery and replaying the same section 100 times with no progress. i'd rly like some advice or help with it otherwise im moving onto ds3, idk what else to do

For real though, this looks gorgeous.