What class will you end up going with? If you're looking for more Dark Souls II information, you can read GameSpot's review, see the locations of 30 valuable early items to pick up, and check back later for our in-depth guide to the game's challenging boss encounters. You can also choose to reject a gift-will this have some kind of effect somewhere, too? That's any one of the following: the HP-raising life ring, a humanity-restoring human effigy, a bunch of healing items, a homeward bone to return you to your last bonfire, a seed of a tree of giants (sets enemies in the area on any invading player), a bonfire ascetic (raises the difficulty of the area around a bonfire), and a petrified something, which currently has an unknown use. On top of each character class, you'll also have to choose your own starting gift. Adaptability, lastly, makes you more resistant to negative status effect, like poison, bleed, and curse. On the magic side, intelligence decides how strong you are with sorceries faith handles the same for miracles and attunement allows you to carry more spells. Strength makes you deadlier with heavier weapons, whereas dexterity governs faster weapons and bows. What stats do you need to be aware of, then? Vigor determines how much health you have endurance governs your stamina (never run out of stamina in combat) and vitality decides how much you can equip without being slowed down. When you've accrued enough souls, you can level up your character by talking to the Emerald Herald back in the game's hub area of Majula.īy clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's
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The way you upgrade your character is up to you, and don't be afraid to put points into whatever you like if you're enjoying (and seeing success with) one style of play over another. Do you actually need a shield? Why would I pick the explorer class? What's the swordsman's high dexterity good for? Here's a guide to the starting classes in Dark Souls II, with some basic information about their skills at the start of the game.īut it's also absolutely vital to remember that the levelling and class system in Dark Souls II is more of a starting block than a predetermined path-you could turn your warrior into a capable sorcerer, or go from a knight who loves two-handed weapons to an armoured tank with a greatshield, for instance. Starting out in Dark Souls II can be agonising if you're a new player, with a sheet of options presented to you and very little information about what you're getting into.