Dark souls 2 is a fantastic games like its predecessors demon souls. Many of you think, this game is hard to play. But thats the essence of this game. You keep trying and trying and eventually you beat the game. I have completed over 90% of the game and i am giving you some tips, to beat the game.
1. Plenty of Arrows for Bow
Buy plenty of cheap wood arrows and a long bow to do ranged kill of enemies. When you unlock the blacksmith in majula, you will be able to buy only limited iron arrows but unlimited cheap wooden arrows for just 10 souls each.
2. Ring of Binding
Always wear the ring of binding, because when you die number of times, your HP will remain fixed at 75% if not the more you die, HP goes down to 50%. This is important.
3. Human Effigies
Use human effigies carefully, because when you run out of it, it is very hard to get. Usually killing dogs will spawn human effigies. Dont burn effigies on bonfire, just use it anywhere and it restores your humanity. Only when you are in human form, all the orange tips on the ground appear, read it..
4. Firesword
The firesword is a very powerful sword in the first stages of the game, you get inside the fire cave in the forest of the fallen giants. One other weapon is drangelic sword or greatsword (requires 50 strength).
5. Level up
Levelling up is important, if you have lots of souls. You can level up with the lady standing near the majula bon fire.
6. Dont die with Souls
Dont wander around if you have lots of souls, you will get killed. Instead spend the souls on items or levelling up, this way atleast the items wont die with you.
7. Keep your distance from Enemy
Always keep your distance from your enemy, dont get too near. Step back and dodge the attacks before you start to attacks!
8. Majula Well
The well in majula has 25% of the game. You will need a CAT ring + full health (restored humanity with atleast 1100 HP) to do a jump inside the well. The heavier the armor you wear, more the damage you will take during the jump. So wear a lightweight armor. The first jump is difficult and then after its easy!!
9. Pharros Lockstones
Dont waste pharros lockstones using on unwanted traps! Read the orange tips on ground before going ahead!! If it says pointless, dont use there.
10. Boss Fights
Bossfights become easier if you summon phantoms using whitestone. In boss fights, if you are fighting alone, dont attack ruthlessly at the start but take your time! Watch out for their weakness. If you find lots of space around make use of it, running and dodging. Keep your distance and block off using a good shield!! If you are in 100% human form you can call phantoms to fight along with you before the boss fight (look for glowing markings on the ground).
11. Bonfire Ascetic
Burn bonfire ascetic in the bonfire, to make the items respawn. This will only work if you defeat all the bosses of the world. Keep also in mind that this will make the enemies hard to fight near the bonfire.
12. Fragrant branch of Yore
You will need fragrant branch of yore to unpetrify the stoned characters, which you can find in harvest valley and in other locations like black gulch.
13. Smooth and Silky stone
Exchange smooth and silky stone with the birds nest near Things betwixt. You will get lucky items!
14. Soul Vessel
Talk to the old lady in the beginning of the game and give her the soul vessel to reset and assign the level points for the character.
15. Help other players
Help other players win boss fights as a phantom. Use whitestone to be called near bonfires. Once you help other players win boss fights, your humanity will be restored to 100% for free. Boss fights are pretty easy with phantoms ally (you need to have 100% humanity restored). If not be summoned as a phantom, help other players win boss fights, you will have humanity restored 100% for FREE.
Finally, the most important tip!!
Dark souls game characters has one weakness after all! The back! Go around them and hit them there!
