The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to ShittyDarkSouls@lemmy.world · 5 months agoA veteran notices the chainlemmy.worldimagemessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1205arrow-down17
arrow-up1198arrow-down1imageA veteran notices the chainlemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to ShittyDarkSouls@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareBmeBenji@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up14·5 months agoI remember finding my first mimic. I learned basically immediately that there was zero downside to attacking every single chest I saw
minus-squareThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·5 months agoThey were cruel to deter this strategy in dark souls 2… I did it on my first run, only to realize after a few chests that I was destroying the contents.
minus-squareskulblaka@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up11·5 months agoOnly hit them once. You can hit any chest with any weapon once without breaking the contents. If it doesn’t wake up, it’s safe to open. Just don’t hit 'em twice by accident.
minus-squareThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·5 months agoIt took me longer than I should to question it: “Wait, why are there so many chests with ‘rubbish’ inside?”
minus-squareBmeBenji@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoI haven’t finished DS1, and I wasn’t planning on getting DS2 but I’ll definitely keep this in mind if I ever do lol
minus-squareThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·5 months agoThe whole series is great, with an active community helping people out and making memes to this day. Even though the earlier games can feel a little clunky, they’re still a fun challenge.
minus-squareSkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoAKA the Kratos strategy
I remember finding my first mimic. I learned basically immediately that there was zero downside to attacking every single chest I saw
They were cruel to deter this strategy in dark souls 2…
I did it on my first run, only to realize after a few chests that I was destroying the contents.
Only hit them once. You can hit any chest with any weapon once without breaking the contents. If it doesn’t wake up, it’s safe to open.
Just don’t hit 'em twice by accident.
Well now that’s just dirty
It took me longer than I should to question it: “Wait, why are there so many chests with ‘rubbish’ inside?”
I haven’t finished DS1, and I wasn’t planning on getting DS2 but I’ll definitely keep this in mind if I ever do lol
The whole series is great, with an active community helping people out and making memes to this day. Even though the earlier games can feel a little clunky, they’re still a fun challenge.
AKA the Kratos strategy