Do you mean "Mortal soul cores"? They can be used in Soul fusion for any other Soul core. You usually need duplicates in order to rank them up, so these can be good to use for boss cores.
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Nioh 2 |OT| Dark Soul Cores -- out now on PC, remaster available on PS5
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Think of them as passive abilities.Yeah i guess. I got one from Biwa Boku and don't have any skill.
Yeah, that's a bit too high. But it's ok though. I'm skipping all side missions, now I'm level 49 at the 4th region and getting rekt hard 😂. The game said my current mission is recommended for level 39, but I think it bs. All these red graves is level 60+
Well, I'm level 41 and I still have 2 sub missions and at least one twilight left in area 1. But I do tend to over level in this type of game.
Oh really, I looking for those too. I need my gun tonfa. Which region is that dude?
Geez, I have to stop trying to get all Kodama after every mission, I'm going to be so over-leveled lol
I've tried some soul cores but it seems like a crapshoot if you'll get a good reaction from them or not. With sake they always hop up and down and give you some decent stuff like reincarnation books.
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I love the Torii Gate. It's great for chilling after spending some time fighting a difficult boss.
I was getting summoned instantly. Most people seemed to need help with the second boss.
It's annoying when the summoning player runs off and is nowhere to be seen when you spawn in their level. Why the heck did you summon for help if you are then going to run like a headless chicken into the Dark Realm?
I was hoping for something like that. I really loved how that first level introduced the game, with the moody and ominous atmosphere in the rain.
Absolutely. They scratch different itches.
Certain items have a stat which increase the rate at which you improve weapon proficiency.
I was getting summoned instantly. Most people seemed to need help with the second boss.
It's annoying when the summoning player runs off and is nowhere to be seen when you spawn in their level. Why the heck did you summon for help if you are then going to run like a headless chicken into the Dark Realm?
I was hoping for something like that. I really loved how that first level introduced the game, with the moody and ominous atmosphere in the rain.
Absolutely. They scratch different itches.
Certain items have a stat which increase the rate at which you improve weapon proficiency.
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I hate that these big booby snake ladies actually scare me
they're so goofy looking until they open their horrible mouths and bite your face off.
they're so goofy looking until they open their horrible mouths and bite your face off.
Seriously, I do the mission I finished like 50 times again to help people or find all Kodamas.
I'm disappointed so far. The level design hasn't improved and the lack of enemy variety remains a big problem. Already extremely tired of the gakki enemies and some of the demon mini-bosses. It's trending towards becoming repetitive before I'm even halfway through. Not saying the game sucks, I just hoped these aspects would be better in the sequel.
I wasn't excited for it at all, but now I'm lovin' it, it's so good and co-op exhibition is really fun too.
For some reason I didn't face a problem with the bosses yet, second map second stage now, not looking forward to the boss that's gonna destroy me. xD
For some reason I didn't face a problem with the bosses yet, second map second stage now, not looking forward to the boss that's gonna destroy me. xD
I don't understand why they put so many Gakis everywhere. It feels like enemy encounters are more oriented to annoy you with Gaki adds than just giving you a challenge with harder Yokais.
Yeah level design is way worse, I'm in the final region and so far there's been two missions that actually did something interesting. We saw all the new enemies in the betas, and the rest is from the dlcs+OG game. The bosses are great, but a lot of the levels are just a straight line to the boss, or worse a maze that serves no purpose.
I feel like he has way less health too. I beat it first try as well, he was like a glass cannon. I think I was around 50 as well, I didn't farm, just did all the missions.
There's a side mission in the second area ends with a gauntlet that has you fight waves upon upon of enemies and then spawns a Tengu with an entourage.
Edit: Correction, not end of level.
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See, i'm enjoying the game a lot, but Team Ninja have did crazy reuse of assets and enemies. Tbh can't argue with people calling it big expansion to first game.
The Kamaitachi felt waaay too easy. Blocking his attacks did like 0 Ki damage, and even when he got some hits on me they barely did a scratch... easiest boss in the game so far for me.
It's the large yokai thats just a mass of heads and legs. 3rd region, main mission that has the owl, one is right near the bridge. Run past it and a shrine is near it so you can keep killing it and respawning it.
How do you know what level you are? It has recommended levels, but I don't see any stat saying what mine is
Status screen will show you. Anyways recommended level doesn't really mean too much especially after the start of the game.
It's the same level design as the first game tbh, not much has changed. One way I found it fun to navigate is by using a Kodama Sensor and tracking them in the level, make it easier to find hidden areas as a bonus.
Man, I might've missed the tutorial prompt but you know those green nodes in the skill trees? The ones that have descriptions like "grants certain active skills a damage bonus based on x stats" I didn't know they needed to be equipped in the "Skill customization" menu.
Welp, time to equip the ki damage on god wind. :U
Welp, time to equip the ki damage on god wind. :U
Ah, I must have missed it. Everything does so much damage that there might as well not be a level haha
They just don't make it clear until you actually go looking.
Well level is just your combined stat level ups.
Yeah there's plenty of of systems that are easy to miss. The Titles menu with prestige points had two pages which I realized halfway through the game.
I guess so! Though I feel "active skills" should've given away what it is lol, maybe i'm just dumb. >w>
That said, a simple text box pop up upon getting the first green node would be useful.
Oof, I can only imagine how many points you had when you realized that. I remembered the two pages because it was also in Nioh 1 but man, the 2nd page easily has the most useful passives too!
Was sure the kodama made noise when you were sort of close to them in the first game. Made finding the tricky ones a little easier.
Loved the first game, it's the combat GOAT. Searched Nioh 2 in Steam today to buy it and now I feel stupid. Completely forgot it's PS4 only for now. Played the predecessor on PS4 Pro but sold the console last year. Guess I'll have to wait a year or so. Looking very much forward to dive into it.
I died and got back my soul cores and souls, why? I thought I was going to have to go back and recover it.
EDIT: it's the Auto Grave Recover 25% I had.
EDIT: it's the Auto Grave Recover 25% I had.
I have one weapon that has Purify on it and one that has Corruption. Switch as necessary depending on the enemy.
Currently they are Hatchet and glaive.
I picked up the game on a whim because of "social distancing" and I played through the first two levels. Once I got used to the burst counter, I made pretty short work of the second boss. It took me a while to get there as I was never one for parrying in dark souls, but damn, this is a game changer.
I tend to stick to the sword on normal enemies (the hold strong spin after quick on high stance is great for them), then tonfa on bigger dudes/bosses. They seem to do way more ki damage, and staggering the big guys is super powerful. Early game yet though.
I have a billion weapons I am not using and soul cores ... what's the best use of them? Selling them? Offering them at a shrine? or Breaking them down at the forge?
I don't get all the sub-systems whatsoever, and don't know if I should be focusing on improving gear or just swapping out existing gear for higher level stuff!
Help!
I don't get all the sub-systems whatsoever, and don't know if I should be focusing on improving gear or just swapping out existing gear for higher level stuff!
Help!
In Nioh 1 I always called them in my native language Karasu-Trash instead of Karasu-Tengu. Trust me, it sounds somewhat cohesive in my language. ^^
But overall the lessons I took from Nioh 1 are making them a breeze in 2 - simply dodge behind them after their roundhouse backheel kick thingy and mash heavy attack. In 2 they like to follow-up those kicks with easy burst counters, making it even better for me.
They tweaked blocking in 2 right?
Blocking actually feels viable so far. I can't remember blocking much in 1 vs just dodging.
Blocking actually feels viable so far. I can't remember blocking much in 1 vs just dodging.
Yeah, blocking is definitely more viable in this game, especially if you have heavier armor.
I sell everything and use the option for soul cores that gets rid of them. I never really disassemble until late game.
Certainly feels like it. Very welcome change.