DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin News

Dark Souls 2 community prepares for its annual newcomer co-op event

If, like me, you're someone who has always heard lots about the Dark Souls series but have yet to play them, now is the time to consider dipping a toe into their mysterious waters. The Dark Souls II community is gearing up for the annual Return to Drangelic event, wherein the RPG game's many fans create new characters to help newcomers get started.

This time, the Return to Drangelic will be held a month early - that's to make sure it doesn't overlap the Elden Ring release date, which is coming in February. From January 16 - 30, Dark Souls fans plan to start up new playthroughs of Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin edition, for the express purpose of jumping into co-op sessions with new players or engaging in some early-game PvP, without all the end-level gear.

Old Soulsheads recommend using the Blue Acolyte mod with the Scholar of the First Sin edition of Dark Souls II for the event. The mod, which you can find on Nexus Mods. Blue Acolyte is actually a big collection of community patches and quality of life improvements for Dark Souls II, but for The Return to Drangelic event, it does two important things.

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Explore ELDEN RING with new narrated preview video and pre-order now.

[h2]Experience a first-look at narrated ELDEN RING gameplay giving players a deep-dive into the following areas of the game:[/h2]

Vast world design – the meticulously designed ”Lands Between” brings unprecedented immersion to FromSoftware’s largest game to date. Secrets hide around every corner of this immense world encouraging exploration for those who dare venture off the beaten path.
Legacy Dungeons – Large multi-level dungeons evoking classic FromSoftware level design are integrated into the overworld.
Traversal – Ride like the wind across The Lands Between on your Spectral Steed, and even engage in combat while on horseback.
Combat – Players can engage with a variety of basic or advanced combat options across a number of weapon types and magical disciplines.
Multiplayer – Team up with friends and help other Tarnished take down powerful foes with co-op multiplayer.

[h2]Pre-order ELDEN RING today to gain access to following items:[/h2]

Digital Adventure Guide, containing useful information to help players as they enter The Lands Between.
Bonus Gesture ‘The Ring’ – Receive a gesture at the start of the game. *Gesture can also be obtained in-game.

Adventure and danger await any Tarnished daring enough to enter The Lands Between and attempt to claim themselves The Elden Lord starting on February 25, 2022.

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Dark Souls 2 is much better than you remember

Look, Elden Ring is potentially still years away, which means Souls fans on PC could be in the middle of a very long wait for more brutally difficult FromSoftware goodness. The perfect remedy for this restlessness? Revisiting the dark horse of the Souls trilogy: Dark Souls 2.

I know this is going to be tough, but deep down you know that Dark Souls is a deeply flawed game in places. Blighttown, the Depths, Lost Izalith, Tomb of Giants, and (glorious architecture aside) Anor Londo are all just horrendous slogs that you have to endure. I don't have to explain the first three, you probably already harbour a deep hatred for them, born of curse-spewing frogs and falling to your death. Tomb of Giants is bad because the only thing that makes the area challenging is that there's no light. That's not a challenge, that's bullshit.

Anor Londo is slightly more contentious, because it's gorgeous and Ornstein and Smough are rightly regarded as one of the best duo boss fights around. But even if you give a pass to the dodgy rafter sequence, which has no place in a 'tough but fair' Souls game, you're still left with a Titanite Demon crammed into a tiny chapel and the pair of Silver Knight archers with magical homing arrows. Again, not fair challenges, just nonsense.

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Dark Souls II SOTFS - Server maintenance

Bearers of the Curse,

Dark Souls II Scholar of the First Sin servers will undergo maintenance at the following times:

PST: Tuesday, February 28th - 6pm to 10pm
CET: Wednesday, March 1st - 3pm to 5pm
JST: Wednesday, March 1st - 11am to 3pm

Thank you for your understanding.