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A 2014 action RPG, developed by From Software, for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. It is the third game in the Souls series following Demon's Souls and Dark Souls.

A 2014 action RPG, developed by From Software, for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. It is the third game in the Souls series following Demon's Souls and Dark Souls. The series is known for being very difficult.

General Information

  • Release Date:
    • Xbox 360 & PS3:
      • North America: 2014-03-11
      • Japan: 2014-03-13
      • PAL region: 2014-03-14
    • PC: 2014-04-25
  • Developer: From Software
  • Publisher: Bandai Namco Games

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How can I restore my HP pool?

Every time you die in Dark Souls 2, your maximum HP decreases slightly, and it continues to decrease more and more after each death until your maximum HP is reduced to about 50% of its normal value. In addition, your character model becomes more and…
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How do I ignite my torch?

I know this sounds silly and there is probably something that I am obviously missing, but I have looked on several different websites and none of them tell me how to ignite the torch. I've gotten several pieces of information on what they do and how…
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Is there any benefit to lighting the torches in the game?

You are given a torch that you can then use to light your way and also light torch stands spread throughout the world. I have not yet seen any real game benefit to lighting the stands though. I would even say a majority are not really in areas I…
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How can I level up in Dark Souls 2?

I've been to several bonfires, and I can't seem to level up. Now I'm too afraid to go anywhere and die, because I have 2,500 souls and don't want to lose them. I'm assuming there's some new mechanic in Dark Souls II where you can't just level up…
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How to open illusory walls with messages in front of it?

There's so many messages that hint illusory walls, but when I press X (PS3) in front of it, I ended up opening the message because it's so close to the wall. is there a way around?
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What does the ending to Dark Souls 2 mean?

I think the title should make this obvious, but this question contains spoilers. At the ending to Dark Souls 2, You defeat Nashandra, the queen of Drangleic. King Vendrick has gone hollow and resides in the Undead Crypt, aimlessly dragging his…
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How do I farm Human Effigies?

In Dark Souls 1 there were several enemies that would commonly drop Humanity that were within a reasonable farming time. There are more than a few enemies in Dark Souls 2 that drop Effigies as well (essentially the same item). But in Dark Souls 2…
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How does enemy respawning work?

I've noticed that enemies stop re-spawning after a while, and searchning oline suggest this will happen after an enemy has re-spawned 15 times. I'm currently not in a good spot to test this myself in-game though. I'm also interested if there is…
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How can I sell my equipment?

I just started playing Dark Souls 2 without playing the first one. Since I don't see any sell option in any merchant: Can I sell my old-unused-equipment for souls? If I cannot sell it, does it have any value to be keep until later?
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What can the Petrified Something be used for?

Since I'm a sucker for mystery gifts in Dark Souls, I chose the "Petrified Something" as my starting gift. Knowing what I knew about the Old Witch's Ring in Dark Souls, I figured that the item's usefulness (if it had any at all) wouldn't become…
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Why my max health is capped at 50% of the bar in Dark Souls 2?

I have just started this game and noticed that my character looks like a ghoul and the HP bar is capped at 50%. How can I prevent this and remedy to it ?
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In Dark Souls 2, what does this white soapstone icon mean?

In Dark Souls 2, I recently noticed this white soapstone icon. What does it mean?
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In the Things Betwixt zone, what does the coffin by the lake do?

I just killed the two ogres near what I believe is a lake, in the tutorial part. There's a boat that looks like a coffin and I can only "examine" it. If I do that the character jumps in and, after a loading screen, nothing seems to happen. What's…
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Does Dark Souls 2 have a level cap?

I am still in my first run through the game, currently in the Lost Bastille and my char is on Level 76. Since many games have a cap at around 100 (or even earlier) I am wondering how far I can go here.
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How does encumbrance work?

In the previous games encumbrance impacted certain movement based actions, like rolling, and worked on a breakpoint system. However I've heard Dark Souls 2 no longer uses a break point system, and my experience in-game seems to suggests this as…
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