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And Onion praising as well.

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Indeed... let's make this happen sunbros!

In case people don't know what I'm talking about, Dark Souls has some EXTREME ragdoll physics.

From the update: "Every time you unlock more cards you increase replayability, and make it more likely the monsters will kill you."

Mo' Youtube

As if we need more way's to die! I think I'll die several times just getting the game out of the box!

Baron Klatz wrote:
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And Onion praising as well.

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I think adding the Onion Knight would make this an auto-pledge for a lot of people

 Pacific wrote:

Baron Klatz wrote:
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And Onion praising as well.

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I think adding the Onion Knight would make this an auto-pledge for a lot of people

Catarina armor set is silhouetted in the armor set expansion, it is coming at some point.

I'm looking forward to getting the Armor of Thorns set.

Roll your way to victory!

1) More substance, less LULZ posts please!


2) I wish the OP would keep this thread updated! Where is Deadshot?!?

I must say, as much as I'm excited for this Kickstarter and eagerly await fulfillment, their stretch goal model is a bit...odd.

Using stretch goals to deliver expansions is fine. Using stretch goals to deliver expansions....model by model...is a little bizarre. So if we get an expansion box short one model, we're just SOL? What happens if the expansion box is only half populated? Or only has one model? Since stretch goals are now spaced £50k apart, I think we stand a good chance at filling out the Armour Set expansion, and perhaps the next box, but not much more. Seems like it would have been smarter to tell us that we've unlocked stuff, then figure out how it's being packaged later.

The card unlocks are really annoying, too. It would have made a lot more sense to have one pledge level at, say, £500k, that unlocks an extra 5 behavior cards for each boss, with another at maybe £800k that unlocks the extra 3 "Heat Up"/"Damaged" card sets. But I suppose this is an easy and cheap way for them to populate their stretch goal roster....

I see the extra cards as a nice little bonus, something to be excited for between model goals. I'd rather have them than just have a massive £100k void between each mini.

PrinceOfMadness wrote:But I suppose this is an easy and cheap way for them to populate their stretch goal roster....

Nostromodamus wrote:I see the extra cards as a nice little bonus, something to be excited for between model goals. I'd rather have them than just have a massive £100k void between each mini.

Why can't it be both?

I'm pretty sure it is both.

It is...the Kickstarter Way.

Still, it is working here, as they've already cleared $100K today!

Of course it can be both. I said I find them to be a nice little bonus rather than "really annoying", as PrinceOfMadness believes, but yes they do fill the gaps for better or worse, depending on your point of view.

I think it makes the Kickstarter more manageable. If every other pledge level was a new miniature, it would probably drastically increase the time it would take to make the game.

And I guess they've stopped with the mega-boss add-ons and the retailer exclusive bosses?

 infinite_array wrote:

And I guess they've stopped with the mega-boss add-ons and the retailer exclusive bosses?

For now. I'm sure we'll see more before the end. Still hoping for a Nameless King myself!

Sif. Everyone wants Sif.

And Solaire.

And Artorias.

And hell, I want Serpetmen!

 highlord tamburlaine wrote:

And hell, I want Serpetmen!

Hope you haven't played Dark Souls 3 Highlord, Farron Swamp is the stuff of your nightmares...

Believe me, everyone already knows that the Highlord wants his lizard/serpent/scaled/forkedtongued-men!

At the rate this one is moving, there will undoubtedly be many more mega-bosses/retailer only (for now!) bosses to come...

I think i'm just a touch concerned that almost all the weight of the content, and the little we know of the mechanics, is so focused on the bosses.

Yes, DS games have iconic, and incredibly designed bosses. But the heart of the experience is always about exploration, and discovering narrative through the act of that exploration. I know from my meetings with Miyazaki-san that this has always been his intention above all else.

So, without knowing more about how a full game plays, it is hard to tell... but at the moment it sounds like a boss-rush game. I know everyone wants more of their favorites, as do I, but all these $40 boss add-ons make me wonder if the game proper wouldn't better be served with more "Lost Izilith" expansions, or such.

And I don't know if its been said, but my contacts haven't been able to tell me if there is game-to-game progression which i'd like to know about as it means things like treasure, armor-sets, etc... have increased value.

Welp, one more set has been unlocked. Never been a fan of the armor in DS1:

Hello Unkindled,

You have located the Domhnall of Zena, and have unlockled the Adventurer Set.



The next stretch goal will increase the difficulty of the Gargoyle. Who has been felled by this monster before?



In our previous update we mentioned that we were assembling a Support Team. We have now assembled that team and starting from Monday we will have a regular presence on here across the US and UK time zones.

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All the board gamers in the comments are calling the armor set mnis a waste of time because armor should just be on a card.

I'm losing my mind thinking "WHY WOULD YOU NOT WANT A CATARINA MINI????"

 Nostromodamus wrote:
All the board gamers in the comments are calling the armor set mnis a waste of time because armor should just be on a card.

I'm losing my mind thinking "WHY WOULD YOU NOT WANT A CATARINA MINI????"

It's probably because we're only getting in-game images and artwork for these reveals. Show us Domhnall or Tarkus wielding their weapons in actions poses, and it will probably go over better.

NewTruthNeomaxim wrote:


And I don't know if its been said, but my contacts haven't been able to tell me if there is game-to-game progression which i'd like to know about as it means things like treasure, armor-sets, etc... have increased value.

That's a very important question to have answered for me too - if the answer is 'yes', then I'll be in, bigtime.

If the answer is 'no', then I'll probably not pledge at all...

 Alpharius wrote:

NewTruthNeomaxim wrote:


And I don't know if its been said, but my contacts haven't been able to tell me if there is game-to-game progression which i'd like to know about as it means things like treasure, armor-sets, etc... have increased value.

That's a very important question to have answered for me too - if the answer is 'yes', then I'll be in, bigtime.

If the answer is 'no', then I'll probably not pledge at all...

Has anyone in the comments, or elsewhere tried prying the answer out of someone?

I dread saying it, but I have fairly decent sources, and when they give me "no answer" instead of an "I don't know, i'll see if I can find out", I almost assume its because it is the answer I don't want to hear.

And honestly, Dark Souls is incredible, but I have no need for one-shot random dungeon crawl games anymore. :-p It needs persistence for me, or I just don't tend to care.

I really hope there's some other stuff sprinkled in between each armor set besides a few cards. Going to get dull very quickly.

Especially considering there's 8 more sets of armor to go...

Would rather see some non- knight adversaries that aren't necessarily bosses.

We've been asking Steamforged about game to game progression, exploration, etc but they won't answer yet. Apparently it will be explained in time (whether there is any and how it works).

 Nostromodamus wrote:
We've been asking Steamforged about game to game progression, exploration, etc but they won't answer yet. Apparently it will be explained in time (whether there is any and how it works).

Well, I am actually grateful for the fact that this decision will be so easy for me, personally. I enjoy Guild-Ball, and trust Steamforged to make a great game here. I just know my personal likes well enough to know if there is meaningful progression, I am all-in, and if its a one-off game, I am all out. :-p It keeps it much easier that worrying about the day-to-date of this Kickstarter, arguing about retailer exclusives, etc. :-p

Weird that they won't just answer it - lends itself to a 'there isn't meaningful progression', but then that wouldn't make sense either!

They haven't been saying a lot really. Very non-active. Though that's supposed to change on monday when their newly assembled super community relations league jumps into action.

 Alpharius wrote:
Weird that they won't just answer it - lends itself to a 'there isn't meaningful progression', but then that wouldn't make sense either!

Agreed. Ideas like, "Do I go back to the bonfire to spend souls leveling up, but knowingly respawn rooms," choice, seems less interesting if those level-ups are for a one-and-done game. I have to believe there is progression/campaign elements.

Likewise, while cater so much to FLGS and offer point-of-purchase, exclusive models, expansions, etc... if you don't intend for the game to be played often in the way you would want a community for any table-top game?

Hell, having YOUR leveled and geared character pop into a friend's game on a night, and both of you taking away progress is a VERY Dark-Souls experience.

Part of me thinks there HAS to be progression... but I don't want to be crushed if it isn't there. If it is though, and is substantial? HOOOOO Boy.... this could be amazing.