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Arcturus on 08 May 2014
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Esquoret said:
Arcturus said:
Esquoret said:
Arcturus, congrats on Dark Souls 2 plat!
Did you play online or strictly offline to achieve it?

Also, thanks for the update!

Thanks. My entire experience with Dark Souls 2 was done online. I love the online aspects of the Demon's Souls & Darks Souls series, including invasions. Unfornuately, in Dark Souls 2 they've changed the way invasions work. You now have to consume a uncommon item to invade someone, which makes being invaded much less common. In my ~95 hours of play I was invaded only 4 times.

For Dark Souls 2, you can achieve the platinum trophy playing strictly offline. However, there are a few trophies that require you to rank up in two specific covenants. From what I've read, it's much quicker to rank up in these covenants while playing online. As for soloing bosses, I was able to solo all bosses in my first play through. Some were a bit frustrating, but none as frustrating as Smough and Ornstein from Dark Souls 1. They've also provided several NPCs that can be summoned for boss fights throughout the game.

Thanks for the info. Even though you played online, seems like there wasn't much online interactions.

I did hear there's a boss encounter where you're fighting 3 dudes, and I was thinking it's like Smough + Ornstein + another being. But it seems it's not as tough after all. I know there are NPCs to summon, but also that you gotta keep them alive for a couple of trophies. I'd imagine this is most easily done on the first playthrough.

I'd say there is the same level of online interaction as the previous Dark Souls. When I said that I was only invaded 4 times that from red phantoms, where you can be invaded at any time or place. However, there are a few areas where you can be invaded by grey phantoms (Bell Keepers), or you can be summoned against your will to another persons world (Rat covenant).

Yeah there is a boss encounter with 3 dudes, but if you're careful you can defeat one of them before having to fight the other two. Keeping the NPCs alive for several boss fights were some of the more annoying trophies, but a recent patch has buffed the NPCs so they don't die as easily. I got those trophies on NG+.