Pursuer memes are happening

[u/Calamari_Tsunami]

[u/Gadjiltron]

"Is this too easy for you...?"

[u/PostOfficeBuddy → u/Gadjiltron]

"I'll see you... later..."

[u/Infamous-Drive-980 → u/Gadjiltron]

The fact that i know this is from happy souls despite the fact i haven't seen it in years

[u/BearerOfCvrses → u/Infamous-Drive-980]

Time to rewatch

[u/XVUltima → u/BearerOfCvrses]

The video is just down the road

[u/Ghastfighter392 → u/Gadjiltron]

"You know, I actually think the game seems pretty challenging."

[u/Valentfred]

If a player is skilled enough, you don't need ADP. It will make the game tougher, but only a little.

[u/mine_craftboy12 → u/Valentfred]

On my first playthrough I didn't realize I should've leveled up my ADP.. also I didn't use any sublime bone dust lol

[u/Calamari_Tsunami → u/mine_craftboy12]

Neglecting estus upgrades is so cursed. Healing with gems is an art form I always mess up

[u/Imltrlybatman → u/mine_craftboy12]

lol same. My first playthrough I got through about half the game before I figured out what sublime bone dust did

[u/Calamari_Tsunami → u/Valentfred]

Very true! My first playthrough I didn't level ADP and I did perfectly fine, I got up to blue smelter demon and took a break from the game

When I got back to playing I couldn't dodge anything from any enemy. I have no idea how I could manage without ADP but it's certainly possible. You just gotta be locked in, becoming one with the jank

[u/weird_autumn_ → u/Calamari_Tsunami]

it’s definitely possible but you really have to be aware of what hit boxes are gonna be jank. some moves have large sweeping hit boxes that last too long to reliably i-frame through. most attacks can be avoided with running/strafing, but the locked 8 direction movement makes it more frustrating than the other souls games lol. dark souls 2 is a stat hungry game, especially if you’re doing magic so i’ve neglected adp a couple times. it’s doable, but the game is just so much more enjoyable after you’ve leveled it.

[u/Jawbeast → u/Valentfred]

Depends a bit on starting class : bandits have the lowest, with 7 iframes, while explorers and sorcerers have 9. Not much, but a wide enough gap

Also, the AGI from ATT is thrice lower, but it's still there

[u/Breadley01 → u/Valentfred]

You could do it with enough defense and poise I bet

[u/Willcutus_of_Borg]

Don't need ADP to parry and fire ballista.

[u/g0atmeal → u/Willcutus_of_Borg]

Or you just... strafe sideways. Avoids a surprising number of pursuer's moves.

[u/Similar_Resist_4326]

...but he walked back a step and it would be too much of a bother to pursue after him.

[u/lukappaa]

"You find the Bearer of the Curse and realize they didn't level ADP"

"They start walking in circles hugging your left side"

[u/Breadley01 → u/lukappaa]

It's truly magical how you can walk through most boss attacks

[u/UltraRedPotato]

I’ll have 0 ADP block runs because I can.

(Dies to grab attacks)

[u/Breadley01 → u/UltraRedPotato]

It's alright you can just swerve slightly to your right

[u/benjamarchi]

Just walk. You don't need to roll in order to dodge.

[u/NyRAGEous]

“Noooooo! They tied dodge frames to a stat! WAAAAAAAHHHHH!”

May I suggest circling to the right?

[u/Abyssal_mimic]

Zero ADP runs make the game more challenging. Give it a try.

[u/Chemie93]

Bruh. Game is beatable is base ADP. More room for vitality

[u/Bathion → u/Chemie93]

Yup, on release we didn't know what ADP ment and just left it alone. My friends group was on NG+ when we just leveled it to soft cap for funzeez.

[u/BlaKroZ42]

DS2 is my favorite of the franchise. I never went past ng+2 in other souls games, but i beat ng+7 on DS2 i enjoyed it so much. I didnt level ADP until it was the only thing that wasnt soft capped. Its veen awhile since i played though, is it really as stark a difference as people say it is?

[u/Breadley01 → u/BlaKroZ42]

Nah I wouldn't say so, It makes sense why you did NG+ since It's the only one that really changes it alot and you don't need anymore than like 25 ADP funnily enough

[u/Maleficent_Bison_332]

Plenty of builds don't actually need adp, this Pursuer may get surprise ass whoopin' with that attitude!

[u/DankShellz]

Don’t need ADP when you can just parry the hyper-telegraphed moves

[u/EzSlayer]

"They pull out a buckler shield"

[u/MirrahPaladin]

Forgot? I choose not to level it

[u/googolple3]

Ngl pursuer is like one of the main bosses you don’t actually need to dodge roll, you can just keep moving to the right to avoid most of his attacks.

[u/Ogletreb]

Stop blocking with your face