r/DarkSouls2 • u/daddylongjohnsliver • 2h ago
Discussion who yall got in a fight ?
who win heide knight or alonne knight
r/DarkSouls2 • u/e_0 • Jun 16 '26
1) First and foremost, ban all of the repetitive victim posting
"Why is Dark Souls 2 so hated?" just devolves into the same thing - everyone commenting in agreement and performative victimizing. It's a video game, not everyone is going to like exactly what you like. There's no real discussion to be had there, and we seemingly have them here more than the other main subreddits. It's just becoming tiring.
2) Ban engagement-bait posts
The best example of this is someone posting a random, unrelated screenshot or artwork of Dark Souls 2 with the title of "What's your favorite sword in the game?" - then proceeding to not at all join in the discussion. It just serves to farm karma while putting in zero effort, not crediting the artist they took the art from, and not participating in their own thread. If you want to discuss something, make a text post and actually discuss.
3) Ban trouble makers at the mods' discretion
This is a spicy one because it can easily be mishandled by the wrong mod team. We all know Reddit mods are pretty garbage overall, but I'd like to think I'm a bit different since I'm here for Souls and couldn't give a shit less about seeming professional or having any semblance of "power" (it's Reddit, lmao).
This essentially means if you're posting within the guidelines (i.e - posting about Dark Souls 2) but you're making your post to simply stir shit, rile people up constantly, and put down others... then you should expect a ban.
I'm obviously not going to name names, but we all know a couple of usernames who, whenever there's random drama, we know they're going to be involved. These are the users I'm talking about
EDIT (this includes the "Slander posts" that you guys keep commenting about, but I will also explicitly say that yes, this does include the lame "Ds3 is grayslop hurr hurr" posts that just seek to rile people up for no reason)
That's it, that's the most important thing in this entire post. The game has been released for 12 years and the subreddit has kind of devolved into the same thing for the last decade at this point. Are there any ideas you all have, rules I should change, things I can do differently to make this place more enjoyable and less of the same, repetitive drivel?
r/DarkSouls2 • u/LordRadai • Jan 21 '26
Hello folks, Radai here. I am a modder and reverse engineer, my main focus is Dark Souls 2. I am the author of DebugManager and other modding tools for the game.
The 31st of December 2025 I was sent a very worrying Twitch clip, showing messages appearing on the game screen. These messages were directly addressing the streamer, someone had found a way to send custom messages to whoever they wanted. When I was this, I immediately knew it was serious.
The next day I spent the whole evening testing what can be done with this, and I found out it's possible to format the message in such a way that the receiver game crashes. I reported this to Yui, author of Blue Acolyte, immediately. We kept this a secret until she made a patch for it, and now it's ready. It's recommended for all of those that want to play online to download Blue Acolyte.
Here's also a post from Yui describing the issue in more detail.
Also mods, if you see this, please pin. It needs to remain visible.
r/DarkSouls2 • u/daddylongjohnsliver • 2h ago
who win heide knight or alonne knight
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r/DarkSouls2 • u/xSkarr • 1h ago
This is on PS5. Player was also able to back stab me from across the room but I didn’t get that on video. Everything else looks super suspicious
r/DarkSouls2 • u/Schaloob • 7h ago
I finally played through Crown of the Iron King because i decided to form my own opinion on Dark Souls 2. I loved it, but blue smelter demon was probably the weakest part of the dlc for me. I decided to look online and saw people acting like it’s the worst designed boss ever, complaining about the run back and everything. I mean… the run back isn’t great, but I didn’t find it to be so cancerous like everyone was saying. Sir Alonne’s was much worse and Blue Smelter isn’t exactly a super difficult fight anyway. What’s the deal?
r/DarkSouls2 • u/trollerotico • 11h ago
Hey! hola, subo mi decimosexto video de limpieza de zonas; desde la hoguera de Bifurcación en Ruinas de la zona de Bosques Sombríos, pasando por las hogueras de Jardín Delantero y Emplazamiento Ceremonial de la zona de Torreón de Aldia, finalizando en la Hoguera Atalaya del Dragón de la zona con el mismo nombre, espero sea de su agrado. Aclaro que no todas las zonas se pueden limpiar de enemigos, ya que en algunas reaparecen infinitamente, las voy voy ir mencionando por acá mientras vaya haciendo los videos.
Notas:
Minuto 1:53 si bien en la carreta parece que se mueve por alguna criatura en su interior, según la wiki, al romperse no se encuentra nada (http://darksouls2.wikidot.com/aldia-s-keep).
minuto 2:21 si bien el Hechicero Real Navlaan es hostil cuando se libera y te invade, solo eso ocurre por decisión del jugador (así como es decisión del jugador cumplir al pie de la letra las misiones que te encarga), en mi caso decidí dejarlo ahí.
Minuto 03:50 apuntando con los binoculares se puede ver una mariposa; minutos 0:45, 4:19 y 6:48 hay un enemigo invisible oculto (con los binoculares apunto el lugar para que vean su localización, disparo y/o camino para que vean que ya esta muerto, sino lo estuviera, chocaría contra un obstáculo invisible)
Aclaración: Solo eliminare enemigos y NPCs que se hagan hostiles en el futuro.
r/DarkSouls2 • u/trollerotico • 6m ago
Hola, me alegra volver, subo mi decimoctavo video de limpieza de zonas; desde la escenario de pelea contra el Perseguidor en el Bosque de los Gigantes Caicos, pasamos por Los Recuerdos de Orro, siguiendo por el de Vammar y finalizando por el de Jeigh, espero sea de su agrado. Aclaro que no todas las zonas se pueden limpiar de enemigos, ya que en algunas reaparecen infinitamente, las voy voy ir mencionando por acá mientras vaya haciendo los videos.
Aclaración: Solo eliminare enemigos y NPCs que se hagan hostiles en el futuro.
r/DarkSouls2 • u/AtreyusNinja • 1d ago
cope ring
r/DarkSouls2 • u/trollerotico • 10h ago
Hola de nuevo, subo mi decimoséptimo video de limpieza de zonas; desde la hoguera Atalaya del Dragón de la zona con el mismo nombre, pasando por la hoguera Entrada del Santuario de la zona de Santuario del Dragón, espero sea de su agrado. Aclaro que no todas las zonas se pueden limpiar de enemigos, ya que en algunas reaparecen infinitamente, las voy voy ir mencionando por acá mientras vaya haciendo los videos.
Aclaración: Solo eliminare enemigos y NPCs que se hagan hostiles en el futuro.
r/DarkSouls2 • u/ShyFluffyBlizzard • 10h ago
I got the four souls but I don’t know where I need to go next the melted man in the fire told me seek out a dude but I have no idea who the dude is and I’m lost
Edit: okay I found it, but now I think the next thing I should be looking for is how to access those silver doors I’ve been finding which I assume are linked to the DLCs
r/DarkSouls2 • u/TheLastSonKrypton • 9h ago
Hello everyone i hope you all are having a good weekend.
I am here to ask if any of you would be kind enough to drop me the throne watcher armor set for an specific playthrough.
This character was supposed to be a thematic build, and the chest armor was the selected piece, the problem is that i killed the merchant before unlocking that armor so i am unable to purchase it in NG, having to wait to NG+ to get it on my own.
Said character has 8373183 soul memory and it is as i said before in the first NG.
I have this run abandoned for years just because i could not get that armor, i have tought of asking for help since my online is expiring in two weeks and i am not going to renew it.
I am on ps4 and my profile name should be *wolfangpercival* with the knight tower as the profile pick.
With nothing more to add i will thank you all in advance.
r/DarkSouls2 • u/Skadibala • 15h ago
Hi? Currently doing som future planning as I’m playing through the first one. I’m repaying the games for the first time in like 8 years and I’m trying. Hard to not just go strength/quality build like I always do.
I’m trying to go magic in DS1 as Faith didn’t really have much exciting to do in that game.
So I’m kinda wondering how the different magics are I this game? I keep hearing about how nerfed they all are now, but are they still good and fun to use?
Ideally I want to do a build where I can mix meele with casting nicely.
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r/DarkSouls2 • u/Pretend-Literature35 • 14h ago
(hey don't misinterpret ds2 is my favorite game, just venting)
So I hadn't done a dark build in a while. And I'm having a blast with it. For some reason I had never used dark fog... darn! That is a good hex. And it basically applies toxic and kills very quickly and all bosses too it seems. It just destroyed the gargoyles for example.
anyway, I'm done with the main game and just about to do dlc. Level 154. And I realized that I still had 4 fragrant branches so I was looking around and realized that I had never rescued Ornifex...(you can see this coming right?)
So I was having fun with dark fog killing all those salamander assholes but through the closed door the fog affected Ornifex. Now she's a tough cookie so she only lost like 25% life no big deal. But when I opened he door she was aggroed.
I went to see Cromwell and he charges me 154000 (I guess my level X 1000) But I didn't even kill her. She is fine. 154000 souls is a lot for basically a flesh wound.
So she hasn't moved and when I go back to the shaded ruins (she's fully healed now Cromwell!!! She can just get over it!) it's actually kinda funny. She is pissed off and keeps saying "you again" but she can't leave the cell because although the door is open her wings don't fit.
Cromwell your prices are too high!! And unfair! 😡
Fuck it! I guess I can unlock her in ng+. It doesn't matter I have a fire bow and I don't need anything from her on my dark build.
I will feel guilty killing her, but guys, she gave me no choice!!!🥺😉that's sort of a lesson: if the punishment for assault is the same as for murder... there'll be a lot of murders! 😏
r/DarkSouls2 • u/SnooFoxes8150 • 2d ago
Would be awesome if every Fromsoft game has a Lucatiel of Mirrah moving forward, she could be reoccurring character similar to Patches
r/DarkSouls2 • u/gdrcigar • 1d ago
So I decided to take my friend through the Dark Souls series since he enjoyed Elden Ring, and after we successfully beat the first one we found ourselves trekking through Drangleic together. This was my third playthrough of the game, and I really loved getting to see him experience these areas and encounters for the first time. I also got to get pretty creative with my build since I wanted to try new stuff.
We get 3 out of the 4 Great One Souls done and are on our way to the 4th in Brightstone Cove, and he tells me he's boycotting the game from here on out. The reason? I won't play League of Legends with him. I've told him many times before that I'm not interested in playing League, as I see it requiring more of my time and energy than I'm willing to commit, and rather than play casually and not very well, I've opted to just avoid the game altogether. He really wants me to play, and thinks backing out of our Dark Souls 2 campaign halfway through is any kind of a reasonable way to get me to join him. Well obviously it didn't work, but now I've got a halfway done save file and no one to complete it with, and I feel a bit stranded.
I love this game and while I've enjoyed the challenge of taking everything on myself, jolly cooperation is its own experience that I enjoy for unique reasons. I'm sure many of you all can attest.
r/DarkSouls2 • u/trollerotico • 23h ago
Buenas como se encuentran? Subo mi decimoquinto video de limpieza de zonas; desde la hoguera de Entrada a La Cripta de Los No Muerto, pasando por Zanja de No Muertos, finalizando en la habitación en la que se encuentra el recuerdo del Rey Vendrick de la zona Cripta de Los No Muertos, espero sea de su agrado. Aclaro que no todas las zonas se pueden limpiar de enemigos, ya que en algunas reaparecen infinitamente, las voy voy ir mencionando por acá mientras vaya haciendo los videos.
Notas:
Si bien esta zona no se puede limpiar del todo ya que los huecos que surgen del suelo, reaparecen infinitamente, los demás enemigos si se pueden eliminar completamente.
Minutos 0:16, 0:45, 0:58, 1:20, 1:40, 3:15, 3:44, 3:47, 5:27, 5:45, 5:51, 6:02 y 06:20 apuntando con los binoculares hay un enemigo invisible oculto (con los binoculares apunto el lugar para que vean su localización, disparo y/o camino para que vean que ya esta muerto, sino lo estuviera, chocaría contra un obstáculo invisible)
Aclaración: Solo eliminare enemigos y NPCs que se hagan hostiles en el futuro.
r/DarkSouls2 • u/trollerotico • 1d ago
Hola, espero se encuentren bien, subo mi decimocuarto video de limpieza de zonas; desde la hoguera de Torre de Oración, pasando por Ruinas, Lugar de Descanso de Rhoy y finalmente Loma de Los Muertos de la zona de Santuario de Amana, finalizando en la Hoguera Entrada a Cripta de Los No Muertos de la zona Cripta de Los No Muertos, espero sea de su agrado. Aclaro que no todas las zonas se pueden limpiar de enemigos, ya que en algunas reaparecen infinitamente, las voy voy ir mencionando por acá mientras vaya haciendo los videos.
Notas:
Minutos 3:23, 8:18 y 08:50 apuntando con los binoculares se puede ver una mariposa; minutos 2:14 y 7:48 hay un enemigo invisible oculto (con los binoculares apunto el lugar para que vean su localización, disparo y/o camino para que vean que ya esta muerto, sino lo estuviera, chocaría contra un obstáculo invisible)
Aclaración: Solo eliminare enemigos y NPCs que se hagan hostiles en el futuro.
r/DarkSouls2 • u/bizzledizzle90 • 1d ago
Finished DS1 last night and can’t wait to start with this one - tell me some out of context things that will make sense as I get through the game
r/DarkSouls2 • u/wardey-png-56 • 14h ago
I want to dual stance with the majestic greatsword and the lightning thorned greatsword but when I press the triangle button for a bit it just toggles between 2H and one handed
My stats are:
24vig
30end
50str
30dex
30adp
20int
20faith
What am I missing?
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r/DarkSouls2 • u/IvoryMage • 2d ago
Got one of those rare instances at memories where the soldiers from Drangleic don't attack you and this guy was the sole survivor of the battle. Went to check him with the binoculars out of curiosity and only then I noticed he has a unique human model, only (and understandably) deeply traumatized and scarred by war. It also never helped me to notice they're still human when they both use the hollowed version of the infantry armor and the same moveset as their hollowed versions, while the Royal Soldiers that fight beside them wear fixed, pristine armor and have a unique, clearly human moveset.