Dark Souls 2 Adding Item to Make the Game Easier
An upcoming patch will add the Bonfire Sybaritic, an item aimed at making the game easier "for newcomers."
At this point, most gamers know that Dark Souls equals hard. The series has largely won its fame with its rampant difficulty that routinely chews up the most hardcore of gamers and spits them out like a bad piece of Double Bubble. That being the case, it's been revealed that the game's developers at From Software will shortly be adding a new item to Dark Souls 2 aimed at helping struggling players get into the game a bit more smoothly.
The item in question will be called the Bonfire Sybaritic and will alter the game so that players who use it will be faced with easier enemies. The trade-off will be that enemies under the Sybaritic's influence also won't drop as many souls as their more difficult counterparts. According to the game's designer Hidetaka Miyazaki, the Sybaritic is being designed to give players more options while leaving the core challenge that defines the franchise intact.
"While the majority of our fans prefer the intense difficulty of [Dark Souls 2], fan feedback and user testing have revealed that it's also the biggest barrier to bringing new players into the experience," he said. "We wanted to introduce an item that makes the game more manageable for newcomers."
Once its patched in, the Sybaritic will be found among the wares of the merchant in Majula. Players interested in using it will be able to get their first one for free. Every Sybaritic purchased afterward will cost 500 souls. It's Miyazaki's hope that "new players will use this as a chance to get better at the game" before increasing the difficulty back to its normal levels. What do you think? Is the Bonfire Sybaritic a good way to give shakier players a chance to learn? Or could it be a game changer that breaks the Dark Souls experience?
Source: Gamespot
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An upcoming patch will add the Bonfire Sybaritic, an item aimed at making the game easier "for newcomers."
At this point, most gamers know that Dark Souls equals hard. The series has largely won its fame with its rampant difficulty that routinely chews up the most hardcore of gamers and spits them out like a bad piece of Double Bubble. That being the case, it's been revealed that the game's developers at From Software will shortly be adding a new item to Dark Souls 2 aimed at helping struggling players get into the game a bit more smoothly.
The item in question will be called the Bonfire Sybaritic and will alter the game so that players who use it will be faced with easier enemies. The trade-off will be that enemies under the Sybaritic's influence also won't drop as many souls as their more difficult counterparts. According to the game's designer Hidetaka Miyazaki, the Sybaritic is being designed to give players more options while leaving the core challenge that defines the franchise intact.
"While the majority of our fans prefer the intense difficulty of [Dark Souls 2], fan feedback and user testing have revealed that it's also the biggest barrier to bringing new players into the experience," he said. "We wanted to introduce an item that makes the game more manageable for newcomers."
Once its patched in, the Sybaritic will be found among the wares of the merchant in Majula. Players interested in using it will be able to get their first one for free. Every Sybaritic purchased afterward will cost 500 souls. It's Miyazaki's hope that "new players will use this as a chance to get better at the game" before increasing the difficulty back to its normal levels. What do you think? Is the Bonfire Sybaritic a good way to give shakier players a chance to learn? Or could it be a game changer that breaks the Dark Souls experience?
Source: Gamespot
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