Dark Souls II official thread of telling us your journey through Drangleic

[lestatdark]

Soriku said:

lestatdark said:

Drangleic Castle is one of the best locations in any Souls game ever made. Kudos to From for that particular place. Currently trying to get my bearings on Undead Crypt.

It's funny, my SL is at 134 and I still get invaded and see a lot of co-op opportunites. I guess since the game is longer and people are still trying to find the best builds, PvP SLs won't be as low as the original Dark (sweet spot was at 80 if I recall correctly).

Also, 1000 Def+ against everything rocks

What armor are you using and is it making a difference? From my experience so far, armor defense isn't doing a whole lot for survivability.

I purchased the Jester set and it's cool because of its effects (Hat increases item discovery, chest decreases (or nullifies?) critical attack damage, gauntlets increase souls (stacks with Covetous Silver Serpent Ring +1 I found), and legs decrease fall damage.). But I haven't even bothered to upgrade any of my gear except weapons.

Also the PvP sweet spot in the first game was around 120. I leveled up to 125.

Allone Captain Gloves and Leggings +10, Gyrm Warrior Armor +10 and Venglar Helm +5. I have Havel Set which will in theory put me near the 1250 Def threshold, but it needs a ton of twinking titanite. For now I'm using Havel Greatshield +5.

It's making a ton of difference, especially on PVP. Anything that doesn't have Bleed or Poison barely dents me. On PvE, other than windup attacks, nothing takes more than 30% HP, even the enemies on Dragon Shrine.

I remember back in the first DS, on my first playthrough I ended up at 110 and found no one to PVP . There's tons of chances now, even on first playthrough at 141.

@areason - Ups, totally forgot about Frampt .