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The Heir achievement in DS2

The Heir

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How to unlock the The Heir achievement

  • BLUEBERRYPETEBLUEBERRYPETE
    24 Mar 2014 25 Mar 2014 30 Mar 2014
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    You get this achievement for beating the game, it pops after the credits stop.

    Here's a road map on how to beat the game.
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    You can still do everything after beating the final boss in the Throne of Want (you'll need a soul of a giant before the boss pops up in the Throne though). After beating the final boss, you can hit NG+ whenever you want by clicking the Majula bonfire. I recommend slaughtering every NPC you can for giggles and loot before NG+ The hag ladies you meet in the beginning of the game drop 8 human effigies if you kill them!

    I finished the game around level 190 but only because I knocked off all the NG achievements first. Realistically most people finish the game around level 100-120.

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    TheDayWalker888Ok I finished NG, my question is will I get any special items by killing the giant lord before killing Nashandra? If so , is the item needed for any achievement? I actually have killed the giant lord first, then killed defender and watcher, but I was killed by Nashandra. So that respwaned and used the defender souls for the defender great swords , and when I come back to the final boss area , I don't see the duo bosses anymore , but just Nashandra and I killed her and received her souls, I am just wondering if I have missed any items , since technically I was not fighting her right after duo bosses?
    Posted by TheDayWalker888 on 23 Apr 14 at 20:40
    bodaggitNo you did not.
    Posted by bodaggit on 28 Oct 14 at 07:42
    AllOvaMyselfIn the solution you say that you need a Soul of a Giant for Nashandra to appear, but this is not the case. The Souls of a Giant merely lower King Vendrick's defenses and have no bearing on Nashandra.

    However when you kill the Giant Lord in the Memory of Jeigh you'll receive, in addition to his soul, the Giant's Kinship "key". It is the Giant's Kinship that makes Nashandra appear after the Throne Watcher/Defender fight.
    Posted by AllOvaMyself on 04 Aug 16 at 15:08

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  • FireRaiser1985FireRaiser1985
    23 Mar 2014 23 Mar 2014 23 Mar 2014
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    This is a story related achivement and it can't be missed. It's for beating the game. The final bosses is located in Dragleic Castle, left to the bonfire "King's Gate". You must have the King's Ring equipped to open the gate.

    As a side note: Don't worry if you haven't explored the whole world because when you beat the game you will be back at the bonfire at Majula and you can explore how much you want and travel between bonfires as usual.

    If you want to start NG+ you can choose the option "Begin journey 2 to Dragleic" from the same bonfire in Majula.

    Good luck!
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    WattMadeThank you! I was looking everywhere online, but couldn't find anything saying if NG+ starts right after the final boss or not.
    Posted by WattMade on 27 Mar 14 at 01:08
  • Seraphim17Seraphim17
    18 Mar 2014 27 May 2014
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    Here is a playlist link to a full walkthrough of Dark Souls 2 with commentary. It features a powerful setup that allows players of all skill levels to adequately destroy the game with very little investment.

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTaOHX8kEkD6a2rsteB61...

    Hope this helps.
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    JasonsOkayI'm assuming this is your guide considering you share the same user name. That being said you sound intelligent and knowledgeable about the game and I realize this isn't a blind play-through but some of your menu clicks are extremely fast without much explanation of what you're doing. I've watched all the way to Earthern Peak so far and I was wondering if you plan on imbuing any of your maces with anything. Also It would help if I knew a vague way that your distributing your SL points that best fits your build. I'm guessing hitting the soft cap of STR at 40 first and then dex and end?

    Great guide and valid points in your commentary but I feel definitely directed at Souls veterans or advanced players due to the jargon you use. It took me forever to find out what scaling meant. Sorry if this sounds noobish or would have been better suited for a personal message.
    Posted by JasonsOkay on 29 Jul 14 at 13:33
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