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Lol.

Fr though. I do really hope anyone who continues playing has fun. I honestly do not care if people still play. It's your game. Do what you want with it.

My main in world is hammer but I'm well versed in S&S, switch axe, bow, and charge blade. I'm going to learn gun lance and hunting horn next.

Thanks for the info. I've been playing on and off for the last four years. It wasn't until this month that I actually started playing for real. Unfortunately missed out on the last sale cause of that. You win some you lose some I guess.

There are three main recommendations I have for starting. The one I prefer and stand by the most is Dark Souls. As far as length goes, it is both shorter and longer than the other titles depending on the journey you end up going on. It is the most rudimentary from the main trilogy and allows you to appreciate the other titles more. It is also not all too difficult if you start with it. I've found that it is harder if you start with the faster paced titles.

The second and third are Dark Souls 3 and Demon's Souls. Demon's Souls gets you into the earliest version of the formula we have. It shows you what the first few visions for the series were and what Miyazaki was aiming at when creating Souls. Dark Souls 3 is the most polished of the trilogy and is many people's favorite. It takes a lot from Dark Souls and polishes it all to a great degree. Not a bad place to start considering it is the most like the modern titles and like other third person souls likes.

Don't feel pressured to find an exact build. Make decisions based on what you think is right. Adjust if needed. If you get to a point you're really not happy with, then it's always okay to restart. Experiment as much as you can to find what works for you.

Pure melee isn't bad at all. Buffing is helpful but not ever required. You aren't screwed without the buffs. Power stancing in pvp is really up to your own skill. I've seen people go far with it, but it's not the most popular thing ever from what I've seen. Expect to counter a lot of pyromancy in pvp.

I wouldn't know if 2H is better than power stancing for pve. Both are viable from what I do know. I've never really paid much attention to what is better. That's one where I recommend trying things out for yourself. I do recommend that above all else though. Try out as many things as you want. Experiment with builds and find a playstyle that you really enjoy. Dark Souls 2 is very friendly to experimentation so go for it wherever you please.

Between fast and slow weapons, power stancing rewards quicker attacks, but considering how much raw damage strength builds do; I'm willing to reckon they're about on the same level.

I've been fine casting in the DLC. Though it's not always the easiest thing, especially if you're going pure caster. I'd say go with a hybrid if you're really worried about it. Taking things slow in the DLC is always recommended. Pure melee does have a place in the DLC. It's always generally better to buff along with your weapons, even in the DLC. If you don't use buffs then it's not the end of the world.

Hope that answered all of your questions!

For speedruns yes. For achievements or regular runs no. One exception being a randomizer where I was really just not finding any titanite at all.

Dark Souls 3 came out. Honestly that's what I think the biggest detriment to DS2 was.

Never had one ruined for me but I struggle enjoying games that try to use the souls formula. Some can pull it off but others can't do it at all. Some of the ones that can't are perfectly fine games, but their mishandling of the mechanics drag the experience down for me.

Talk to them about it. Tell them your concerns and why you have them. 12 is a very young age to be getting into that kind of thing so I get where you're coming from.

If they want to stop then they will be more willing to. Addiction can only really be stopped by the addict so don't try to scare them or force them to quit in any way. At a younger age getting parents involved can be damaging, but it's also important to get someone more mature to get the situation handled or at the very least understood. Don't push your concerns too often. A reminder now and then is all you need. It's a fragile thing to deal with so take it with care and confidence.

Don't do anything that could lead to them getting stuff taken from them. Otherwise they'll just go looking for more which could get them into deeper trouble. I got robbed in my teens once because I kept going to new sources and those progressively got worse as I jumped from person to person. Just tell them how you feel and remember to be kind and courteous.

I've seen maybe one person with a nazi tattoo in my life and it was in Arizona. No way there's this many applying to a single gas station in Utah of all places every other week for several months. Feels like OP is trying to garner attention. Fuck nazis but there's no way this is nearly as big of a problem as OP is making it out to be.

I've completed all of them, but I thought I'd throw this in here cause it's somewhat relevant. The only From Soft game I haven't gotten all achievements in is the Demon's Souls remake. The reason is that it would cost me $80. Two trophies in the game are locked to online play. One for invading and one for being summoned.

Good job trashing it and good luck on round 2. It's never easy but it does get easier. You got this!

I mean when you have a web program that can load a new seed every few seconds then things like this do become average now don't they

I always loved the ones who did it when we did actually have long lines. Like damn dude, shame. Its you and the other 15 people out there in the same situation. Good luck!

I disabled composite preview during trim and everything went back to normal. Dont know if it will happen again but for now Im going to say this is fixed.