Tomoko Kuroki Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Hi, my friend plays this game, not me, but he needs some help and theres no info anywhere. The first weapon he has in the game was the broad sword ( he wants to use 1hander / shield ) and he is now at the shade woods, he has killed 11 bosses, farmed ALOT of souls. But now we have a problem. We cannot find ANY weapon better then the broadsword, he has upgraded it to +5, doing 180 (+99). We were looking at all the weapons in his inventory and none of them have a better base stat than the 180 broadsword. Any tips / advice would be greatly appreciated ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amebapiko Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Well I'm 90% finished with my first playthrough with a fully upgraded Broadsword doing ~ 300. I don't think it's a problem, but there are better weapons for different purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmyouji Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Claymore is always a safe bet. Scaling isn't the best, but it's got a pretty decent moveset, speed and range to it. Vender is slightly out of the way, here's a video on where to buy one The Sun Sword has B/B scaling and has a fast thrust attack. Useful for punishing people in PvP and good for PvE too. You get it in Rank 2 in Heirs of the Sun. If he's more Dex over Str, there's a great weapon that can drop from the Knights in Iron Keep called the Black Steel Katana that has an S scaling in Dex. Requires 25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amebapiko Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Claymore is always a safe bet. Scaling isn't the best, but it's got a pretty decent moveset, speed and range to it. Vender is slightly out of the way, here's a video on where to buy one The Sun Sword has B/B scaling and has a fast thrust attack. Useful for punishing people in PvP and good for PvE too. You get it in Rank 2 in Heirs of the Sun. If he's more Dex over Str, there's a great weapon that can drop from the Knights in Iron Keep called the Black Steel Katana that has an S scaling in Dex. Requires 25. They didn't want a two handed sword I don't think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBloodmoney Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I know how he feels - im almost through my second playthrough, and am still using the Bastard sword I found about 2 hours into my fisrt playthrough, as its at +10 witha lightning infusion, and I havent found anything else that compares - ive fully upgraded other weapons and they just dont cut it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DK_Scuba Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Got this game day 1 but been too busy to start it =/. In #1 I used Halberds and the great scythe completely. Hopefully theres a good Halberd partway into the game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBloodmoney Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Got this game day 1 but been too busy to start it =/. In #1 I used Halberds and the great scythe completely. Hopefully theres a good Halberd partway into the game? There are some, yes, but be wary this time - the halberd animations have been changed as they were considered overpowered in the last game, its now much garder to use effectively with a shield... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DK_Scuba Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 There are some, yes, but be wary this time - the halberd animations have been changed as they were considered overpowered in the last game, its now much garder to use effectively with a shield... Good to know, I run a pure melee build so I'll find something good I'm sure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBloodmoney Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Good to know, I run a pure melee build so I'll find something good I'm sure Absolutely, I went pure melee through most of my first playrhrough, adding a little pyromancy for some late game bosses, to be honest, weaponry is a little easier to deal with this time, as fully upgrading multiple weapons in a single playthrough is much more feasable due to the greater abundence of upgrade materials in the world. I would never want to spoil anything for you, so all ill say is - this time, dont be scared to upgrade - you won't run out of uprade materials quite as quick as in #1 Have fun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DK_Scuba Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Absolutely, I went pure melee through most of my first playrhrough, adding a little pyromancy for some late game bosses, to be honest, weaponry is a little easier to deal with this time, as fully upgrading multiple weapons in a single playthrough is much more feasable due to the greater abundence of upgrade materials in the world. I would never want to spoil anything for you, so all ill say is - this time, dont be scared to upgrade - you won't run out of uprade materials quite as quick as in #1 Have fun Oooooh can't wait! lol. 1 more week until I have my regular free time back and I can play some Dark Souls 2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara-Rosecult Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Absolutely, I went pure melee through most of my first playrhrough, adding a little pyromancy for some late game bosses, to be honest, weaponry is a little easier to deal with this time, as fully upgrading multiple weapons in a single playthrough is much more feasable due to the greater abundence of upgrade materials in the world. I would never want to spoil anything for you, so all ill say is - this time, dont be scared to upgrade - you won't run out of uprade materials quite as quick as in #1 Have fun Regular Titanite are abundence (and infinite after end game); however, Twinkling Titanite and Dragon Bone are extremely rare. With a lot of farming, I get about 20 Twinkling and 20 Dragon Bones per play-through. Therefore, don't use them to upgrade something that may regret later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBloodmoney Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Regular Titanite are abundence (and infinite after end game); however, Twinkling Titanite and Dragon Bone are extremely rare. With a lot of farming, I get about 20 Twinkling and 20 Dragon Bones per play-through. Therefore, don't use them to upgrade something that may regret later. Thats true - although i havent personally found the special weapons to be all that good this time round? Might just be my build tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara-Rosecult Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Thats true - although i havent personally found the special weapons to be all that good this time round? Might just be my build tho Just a heads up, the Havel's Set (especially the shield) requires a lot of Twinkling to upgrade. If you are a magic user, you probably want to wear the Hexer's Hood or the Black Witch Robe at some point which also require Twinkling. The Depender Shield (may be King Shield too) requires Dragon Bones. The target build for my warrior sorcerer's equiqments are Havel's Shield, Claymore, Hexer's Hood, Black Witch Robe, and may be Havel's Gauntlets and Leggings. I was able to farm enough Twiklings for these equiqments at the end of NG+. Twinkling farming is very tough. I was wearing Jester's Hood and Gold Serpent Ring +2 and they still rarely drop Twinkling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rohsiph Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 I switched out from a broadsword to a bandit's axe I found in No Man's Wharf fairly early. I really like the animations--1 handed gets a diagonal regular with a straight vertical heavy attack, and scales strength B when it's +10. Just finished D Castle and still prefer it to some greatswords I've tried upgrading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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