Beating Dark Souls 2 by Summoning Stupid Characters

[@darkeather2]

Having an invader who never directly fights you, but instead tries to play ticks on you and runs away like a scooby-doo villain when it doesn't work.. is the absolute best thing I've ever seen. Makes me want to do it in elden ring, but I know I'll just get aoe blasted to hell the moment they spot me.

[@akifaiman7388]

The guy that roleplay patches really embraced his character

[@theomnissiah-9120]

Not enough kicking off ledges

[@ChaserJonDoe]

@@theomnissiah-9120 not from lack of trying

[@leithaziz2716]

All that was missing was him leaving behind items in front of a ledge to trick you.

[@Deliveredmean42]

@@leithaziz2716 And they did!

[@c.o7993]

It's honestly adorable

[@solarcupid2583]

Btw, the "this level is just a poorly managed business" bit went on longer than shown. During it, chat decided that since there wasn't any bathrooms, the workers used the pots instead. The poison in them is just old shit and pee that's become toxic

[@JustBizmuth]

who needs bathrooms when you have a cliff every 5 feet

[@malym9494]

@@JustBizmuth But why they like running into them though?

[@matKilla9801]

Implying that they weren’t toxic the moment they were created lol

[@BuhBaBiBeBo]

​@@matKilla9801 Oh no... I just realised... IT'S VON KARMA'S CHEMICAL FACTORY

[@sofianebessaha2351]

@@JustBizmuth not sure you want to leave your behind exposed in a world like dark souls

[@jackgrifin2938]

I love how RT just plays prop hunt with the invaders its so wholesomely funny

[@anegwa]

I was so confused when I read this at first hahaha

[@Bec-Son]

honestly he should just have a episode where its just prophunt/invader prop hunt where he tries to progress with 3 invaders that use mimic

[@AngelofGrace96]

It really is! Whoever patches is, good on them, it was insanely fun

[@dragonthatsdeadinside2203]

P❤

[@StickMaster500]

Guts from Berk and Senator Armstrong maybe iconic characters, but nothing can be as iconic as Dark Spirit Jack and his magic pants

[@RowletRissoto]

True

[@Piedpiper2024]

Wait, it's you

[@alicetheratqueen]

you're on every single video and I love that so much

[@aikoveletna2664]

Berk ;)

[@Ayahuasca98]

Ah yes, The Sword-Wind romance BERK.

[@robfowler3823]

The fight “club” at 20:00 ending with a club flying into frame from off screen was so perfect

[@sharpcheddar7842]

"Bonk"

[@vitalous]

@@sharpcheddar7842 20:33

[@BigHailFan]

BE QUIET OUT HERE! *BONK*

[@moka8601]

Fun fact : Did you know that poison In Dark souls 2 differs from the other souls games in that It does a whopping *33.5* Damage per sec instead of the normal 5?

[@Typical_Explorer]

Granted, it doesn't last as long but sweet Lordvessel may low Vigour players have mercy.

[@moka8601]

To be fair ds2 is also the game with the highest health possible, with a whopping *3827* Max health

[@LOLquendoTV]

true, this does also mean that getting a poison weapon/spell is extremely useful in most cases

[@moka8601]

Poison Spotted whip +10 Be like

[@AtreyusNinja]

This is why u counter that dmg with a normal life gem.

[@theoldworldwarrior451]

The patches bits were by far the best parts

[@petronellabohm1999]

making us second guessing every barrel and book shelf

[@calderhall1794]

@@petronellabohm1999 turned the game into Prey

[@WiresDawson]

@@calderhall1794 eyy a Prey fan!

[@Reptalord4839]

The Dark Souls team falls asleep and then a poison swamp comes into being. At least that what they said.

[@AaronCorr]

The entire team working in shifts to prevent this but somebody always snoozes for a second and BAM Miyasaki snuk in and turned another area into a poison swamp

[@Bec-Son]

B-Team having to do damage control and made poison the least dangerous in this game. oddly enough toxic is barely in the game besides a few bosses/enemies

[@leithaziz2716]

When I explored the swamp in the Ringed City in 3 and found out it didn't inflict poison, the moment felt cursed.

[@theisaacpigg27_32]

Miyazaki has actually said in an interview that he'll be halfway through desiging an area and realize he's made another swamp area

[@LinkJTO]

@@theisaacpigg27_32he just can’t help himself

[@Jaydenbb5]

love this community. Instead of just invading to beat the *youtube* out of RT, they have a bit of fun with it

[@siegwardinspirit]

Honestly, the community shenanigans are the best part of this playthrough. It's so much fun to watch them goof off, I'm glad RT is having fun with this game.

[@xXxXxXxAllianaxXxXxX]

I don’t know why but having Trusty Patches essentially play Hide and Seek + Tag was morbidly cute 😂

[@TheValiantBob]

Random Fun Fact: In the windmill level, the headless mannikins originally had heads. If you look up the cinematic reveal trailer for the game, you can see the original version of the enemy. For the curious that don't feel like looking it up, it was a smooth porcelain mask with two narrow eye slits with a teardrop coming from one of them. Unfortunately, From got threatened with a lawsuit claiming that the mannikin's masks were too close to the ANBU masks from Naruto, so they decided to just go "screw it" and remove their heads entirely. Some people have modded the mannikin head helmet that the player can get to more closely resemble the cinematic reveal trailer version, but since the new version has lips and a nose it just doesn't look right

[@UltraZombie115]

You can also get the head as a drop.

[@reagansido5823]

I'm honestly so grateful to all the fans with their names and builds, as summons or invaders. it's all so awesome. This playthrough would be 10 times less great if it wasn't for them.

[@medjed6140]

Gotta love the from software rite of passage that is: “just throw poison everywhere idk”

[@Bec-Son]

genuinely did not know that there was a plunging attack animation on the salamanders, dark souls 2 just does that time to time, reminding you it still has things you have yet to see

[@lefthandedscout9923]

Patches is the best invader ever. Only kills you when you fall for his tricks. The Lingering Flame landmine at the fogwall for Blue Smelter killing a summon is maybe the best thing I've seen all day

[@BubblewrapOracle]

I bet Trusty Patches is like "/YOU didn't see my TRAP CARD!/"

[@omarenriquez6094]

this sentence would kill a victorian child

[@kitsinthewebs222]

Honestly he wouldn't had so much problem with the poison swamps if he just had more ADP. Such a KZbin moment.

[@MamaTrixxieAsmr]

Funnily enough you are not wrong. ADP increases resistance to poison and bleed, and also increases your poison damage

[@thelordelric8424]

@@MamaTrixxieAsmr ADP really is the best stat.

[@valteine]

I like the "get outta here ya scamp" moments when he'd find the patches invader.

[@FormalFrog2748]

Patches' exploits were hilarious, props tp the player for keeping in character

[@BubblewrapOracle]

"Props" hahaha icwudt/iswydt

[@runicwolf7037]

Nice, new RumbleTumbleGame video!

[@purpledevilr7463]

The wheel burning basically made the Mytha Baneful Queen fight easier. Usually there’s poison on the floor.

[@AaronCorr]

The poison also heals her constantly

[@MamaTrixxieAsmr]

Also lowers/gets rid of the poison everywhere else, like the room before covetous demon

[@Crispebakein]

Back when I played this game when it first came out, I didn't even know the Iron Keep or the poison area even existed. I didn't know how to turn the room in Majula, so I actually opened to door to Drangleic castle with a million souls. I just got lucky, and one day saw a playthrough going through this area, and I was so shocked that I didn't even know it existed.

[@SotiCoto]

Kinda like my experience with the Forest of Giants. Yeah. "First area" of the game. I went through basically EVERYTHING else without finding that.

[@leithaziz2716]

It's pretty funny that you can run into a scenario like that in each Souls game. In DS1 you might think heading down the Catacombs at the start is the normal way to go and end all the way down at Tomb of Giants. In DS3 you can Fight the Dancer and unlock Lothric Castle, a very late game area, before even fighting Vordt who appears after the tutorial boss.

[@SirGarthur]

@leithaziz2716 defeating the dancer early is definitely infinitely less likely than the other two, but for sure. Its cool its an option

[@crunchcmacmillan]

@@SirGarthur idk i definitely accidentally triggered dancer early in my first playthrough because i did not trust the old lady

[@ColetheFlame01]

@@leithaziz2716 yeah its insane in DS2 just how many zones the player can ignore if they choose to. you can completely ignore Heide and Wharf, Both Belfry zones, Both Rat Covenant zones, hell if you're crazy enough you can ignore everything but I guess Heide or something just mindlessly grinding souls and next thing you know, you're at Drangleic Castle skipping everything haha.

[@testhekid]

trusty patches in this stream is like the majima of dark souls and i love every bit of it

[@Nick-mp1zh]

The guy playing Patches who trolled you throughout the DLC is a legend

[@MamaTrixxieAsmr]

About iron keep: Yeah you were at the top of a windmill Iron keep is there because Ds2 went through development hell and so some areas had to be stitched together awkwardly. Hence why you ride an elevator upwards into a volcano. Ds2 is pretty good for a game that was basically ripped apart and had to quickly be sewn back together though.

[@c.o7993]

That explains the enemy placement technique of "random bullshit, Go!"

[@DaLatinKnight]

Most games that go through this would have giant red flags as to how it's not well put together. Still a sincere pat on the back to the FromSoft B team for being able to release it in a playable state while also still being fun. I do like people's "canon" explanation of "time AND SPACE are convoluted". They honestly could have somewhat fixed this by just making the elevator go down.

[@erfyw]

Honestly kinda love it like this though lmfao it makes it so fantastical, even if it wasn't intentional

[@alfalldoot6715]

No it's an awful game with nothing good about it

[@Plaalt]

​@@alfalldoot6715 i guess someone's been having a hard time /j

[@alex_72509]

It's actually official that Miyazaki LOVES poison swamps. Man just can't help himself

[@GBlockbreaker]

i mean this game wasn't made by Miyazaki, all he did is go into the game files a year or so after release and randomized enemy and item locations and sold it as the Scholar of the First Sin edition, it's why the enemy locations in this playthrough seem so nonsensical and unfair at times

[@knob7131]

@@GBlockbreaker That's largely also true for DS2 base game, this game takes the design philosophy of quantity over quality to an extreme and hordes of enemies are prevalent, Scholar also doesn't change the DLCs in anyway and if you look at the the DLC area shown in this video and tell me that's normal then mate, I don't know what to tell you.

[@defalto-o5524]

@@knob7131 I recently started playing DS3 and here what I have to say: to anyone who's saying that DS2 has hordes of enemies - F@CK YOU!!!! I haven't seen as many enemies on me in DS1 and DS2 COMBINED as I am seeing right now in DS3. This shit is simply insane. I swear to God I had 15!!!!!! enemies on me 2 minutes into the painted world of Ariandel

[@BirnieMac1]

Miyazaki on elden ring: What about if we add a poison swamp…THATS MORE POISONOUS (caelid intensifies) I swear by the end of ER the team must have been so sick of making swamps “Miyazaki please, we have so many already” “just one more…”

[@AimaZero]

@@knob7131 well to be fair, Dark Souls 2 has the most entertaining DLC of the series for me. It being hard only makes it more fun if you don't care about dying from time to time.

[@defalto-o5524]

20:34 I nearly feckn died from laughter. This is something straight out of Loony Toons

[@aamacan]

The hide and seek prop hunt sessions with Trusty Patches has got to be the funniest thing I've ever seen in Dark Souls 2. The Dark Souls RT Squad grows

[@aamacan]

Look out lads this comment above me is a faker

[@killminewin4733]

The fact that in watching a Dark Souls video with a Character called Senator Armstrong in it while I’m currently playing Revengence AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ARMSTRONG FIGHT scares me, but I also find it hilarious

[@koboldwizard]

he had his actual moves too

[@snes90]

"I'm making the mother of all strength builds here, Jack! Can't fret over every point in ADP."

[@wintrparkgrl]

him dying to that mimic was golden

[@shiftbutbad]

It's nice hearing dan say "fuck" again

[@grimms1916]

Oh I was afraid of this. As soon as I saw him use the first smelter wedge I was afraid he'd use all the ones he had before fume knoght

[@codypruett2547]

That "Small lava pool" is the bane of my existence

[@chickenheart3612]

I will say this forever and ever: That's not a boss fight, it's a golf course - and you're the ball

[@Katepuzzilein]

I'm actually amazed Dan didn't accidentally fall into that hole

[@grfrjiglstan]

"I don't think I'm gonna find a second Smelter sword" Yeah, probably not, good call Daniel

[@sharlockshacolmes9381]

I think it's funny that Darksouls made poison swamps a thing when they don't really exists in reality, and now if I saw a swamp I wouldn't be "oh god there might be leeches in there" but "oh go i'm gettint poisoned aren't I?"

[@insaincaldo]

Dark Souls is not to blame for a general fantasy trope. I'll allow being mad that Miyazaki is obsessed.

[@ChaosPancakes]

When Jack praised the sun it looked like his head was glowing more. His head is the sun.

[@bachaddict]

if only I could be so grossly incandescent \[T]/

[@elzar5987]

Fun fact: the creative director for dark souls 2 is the same person who created the kingsfield series. Fromsofts most successful game series before armored core and dark souls

[@dearthofdoohickeys4703]

Guts from Berk is the family friendly version where he has a stable job working a general store, a best friend who supports him, and a wife whose aware of what’s going on.

[@emmad4308]

I can't believe RT has gotten me 1) through my uni degree (chemistry) and now 2) my first full time job!! Literally survived my first day and I'm now enjoying this!

[@memeweirdguyn.0019]

Welcome to another episode of: The wacky adventures of RT and his violent gang of summons

[@landy2385]

Trusty Patches is my new favorite character in the stream lore

[@Velvetx4cove]

This is absolutely *_the_* funniest Dark Souls video you have uploaded so far. There's just so many layers to it and all of the other players are hilarious 😂

[@hallaloth3112]

Gotta love that the spirit of Fun is foster in this community to the point that the viewers invading the game enhance the experience in fun and engaging ways without being jerks.

[@Funnywargamesman]

Best episode of DS 2 so far. Trusty Patches was hilarious

[@strogonoffcore]

best parts were the struggle to get the DLC key while fighting the flame salamanders and when Senator Armstrong stole Patches' Aged Smelter Sword and just ran

[@heyheyitsjae2475]

11:05 I said "oh its the Balrog" in the exact same cadence just before Dan did

[@dustin202]

18:50 Nanomachines son they harden in response to Daniels suffering

[@shadowotter3116]

okay i got a real good laugh from the part where he is watching the two guys fight each other and then gets bonked on the head

[@souptaster2415]

Dan: [planing and watching an probably not legal fight] ‘we’ll praise them from the side lines’ [basically does a stretch] The response: [BONK]

[@kulkuljator]

20:33 this bonk was hilarious XD, great timing

[@gabadaba5436]

He went through iron keep at such a higher level than I did. When I did it I was getting 2 shot by the knights arrows and it was taking me like 6 hits to kill one. Definitely one of my least favorite game moments

[@Loldino897]

I went there 2nd myself just after lost sinner and found I just right

[@Chameleonred5]

What a KZbin move

[@TikkTakks]

He finally admits its the others carrying him

[@HazeEmry]

Don't think he's ever denied it?

[@AceWolf456]

I love that Trusty Patches went “you know what, I’m going to make a trickster god.” If you play his game and beat him at it (that game appearing to be Prop Hunt) he’ll leave you alone. But if you don’t spot him he’ll attempt to hinder you in some way. One of those ways does include death but that’s just a minor setback honestly.

[@Soul_404.]

Gotta love when rt plays a souls game with his small army coming up the rear

[@healthyboi4004]

Normally that boss fight is full of poison like submerged but lighting that windmill on fire it mostly disappears.

[@sharthakghosh8818]

I just finished part 2, literally seconds ago, and here I go, part 3

[@Rain0015]

Walter White leaving prism stones is just art

[@drakekingblackheart5481]

pines makes more sense for me

[@insaincaldo]

@@drakekingblackheart5481 So, you are saying crystal isn't fitting?

[@snes90]

Now if only there were blueberries in DS2...

[@insaincaldo]

@@snes90 There are the sticky seed containers, small burr. One of those are blue. Unless you mean blue ring covenants.

[@drakekingblackheart5481]

@@snes90 😄

[@kailo1619]

RumbleTumble is an omnipresent figure in the series

[@betweenyourloveandmine]

the trusty patches guy is a comedic genius

[@_soothsayer_]

20:36 now this definitely required a *BONK* sound effect ngl

[@iamLiquidSnake1]

20:33 I love how RT was praising the sun and then right as soon as he finished the golem said "no." *Bonk*

[@ArtisticEbony]

Patches is definitely going to be legendary. Made the video, for me.

[@CanIswearinmyhandle]

I only knew Berserk from the cgi anime from a few years back, but recently I watched the memorial edition of the old anime and had the unfortunate realization that Berserk is really, really good.

[@kumadake-6727]

Had a bad few weeks. This dark souls series has revived my spirits. Thank you RT

[@JRDeBo]

I'm sad the part where he was questioning his sanity over whether or not an NPC was a real player or not didn't make it.

[@gracefully_falling]

i love how much better he is than me its really good to see what I'm doing wrong lmao

[@corvega8328]

For anyone wondering about the iron keep. It’s mainly due to the fact that dranglic we go through is more of a dream instead of the actual kingdom. Since in the intro you hopped into the Spook Hole. Mind you since some of it’s themes are dreams and two faces. It’s similar in concept as Salt and Sanctuary. But instead of a fever dream it’s a plagiarist hellscape.

[@odd9965]

RT fighting the smelter demon and saying "that's a little unfair" you know dan you just might be on to something

[@BigHailFan]

Watching this live was great. The invaders were a riot. Was fun helping him out too.

[@brainoffgaming]

RT spent a whole episode upgrading only to be at a greater disadvantage. Ya love to see it

[@SirPadron]

Some of the best mechanics came from ds2. Such as resetting bosses, resetting stats, and dual wielding. I am also fond of whip backstabbing as goofy as it was. I'm not saying it was perfect, but it is a good game. Also, the soft cap for adp is 20 btw, 15 is really all you need. 94 agility is really all you need. Attunement also raises agility a little.

[@bucko2356]

20:37 one word: B O N K

[@Hajilex]

For every other playthrough of anything RT plays it makes me want to play the game but for this one it makes me never want to touch dark souls 2

[@miscielrossvillegas6307]

20:34 The comedic timing of RT getting bonked took me out. It was the perfect set up. Ow my stomach 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@crainium9]

The one person who figures out how to burn that wheel

[@DankSouls37]

Dan, dual wields fire weapons on a fire based zone, with enemies doing fire damage, with fire damage resistance: *crying in Dark souls 2* It doesn't even do that much damage

[@Loldino897]

Blue smelter sword isn't fire its magic dmg

[@OntarioGuy430]

I keep coming back to this playthrough. I really wish Dan would have had more episodes in this series - so much missed content for us viewers. This episode doesn't even come up for me when I do a Google search.

[@DougSalad]

Every time Patches scurried away after being found out, I imagined him going "woopwoopwoop" like Zoidberg. Or Curly from 3 Stooges if ya like.

[@koboldwizard]

19:53 gotta love the person in chat who said hes dead, armstrong got him before armstrong showed up

[@cyruslastiwka2390]

Leave it to the RT community to put the majima everywhere system into dark souls 2

[@hug-the-raccoon]

Nobody uses a double greatswords because its good. It's because it's a fucking double greatswords.

[@CliffCardi]

20:20 STANDING HERE, I REALIZE

[@glitchypriest3462]

They have GOT to add an interactive patches to the next game (or Elden Ring DLC) that randomly hides and messes with you like that!

[@insaincaldo]

So.... Just more of how they have always done him.

[@glitchypriest3462]

@@insaincaldo Yeah, but more of a stalker that randomly appears. Think NPC invaders, just that it's not announced. It will be annoying as hell, but I personally would find that hilarious. Not trusting random objects at all. Kinda like how you attack every chest incase of mimic (unless you know how to differentiate them)

[@BirnieMac1]

Man, this is one of the best playthroughs I’ve seen in a long time I just live for chat going out of their way to help Dad Especially the spider eradication squad - I only hope they made sure he didn’t run into those ambushes I’m arachnophobic too and that fucking treasure chest made me walk of of the room

[@sethaquauis]

21:00 Dark Souls: 4 swords adventure

[@malym9494]

if the devs don't make a poison swamp they wont get a pay check.

[@cinderluna]

The hide and seek with the Patchesesesess is so cute

[@hexavexagon1723]

RT: cheeses boss from behind a wall Dark Souls: cheese RT through a wall RT: Oh no, it's learning

[@Burnett0608]

I love that armstrong used a move that he can actually do in MGR

[@YoursTrulyGarbage]

Trusty Patches truly is an entertainer. What a lad.

[@instantnoodles300]

THE POT JUST SLIDING ACROSS THE SCREEN IS PEAK COMEDY hhiuuihygytr67e56git7

[@MetronaJ]

He finally found one A mimic

[@KevinLopez-cz9xs]

More DS2 greatness, you love to see it

[@alfalldoot6715]

It's funny to see a Neanderthal who likes Dark Souls 2

[@SeHyunTheGreat]

13:46 RT: "You have so much health" While using a fire sword against a fire lizard lol

[@walnzell9328]

Knight being censored as k***ht is hilarious.

[@mgagaman4147]

20:33 "Praise the Sun" *BONK*

[@TheLivingSeven]

Wasn't looking remotely in Smelter Demon's direction to see him thrust the sword into the ground a second time. "There wasn't much indication."

[@lynx4082]

If I remember correctly didn't RT destroy the greatsword in Elden Ring as a "Haha screw anime" only to be ripped into for being "disrespectful"

[@Roof5tone]

Ok the Patches player is pretty great. I gotta give them some applause

[@Tekh09]

"I thought we were at the top of a windmill?" And thus, Dan unknowingly tread into the dangerous swamp of Dark Souls 2 discourse.