without even watching the video i can confirm that it is possible. The first time I played ds2 I didnt know what adaptability was, so I forgot about it and never leveled it up. I reached the end of the game, and only after I completed the game, and watched "completing dark souls 2 raising only ADP" did i regret not knowing it
Yeah I was honestly surprised by the feedback by many, when I first played ds2 I was told to level it up but I didn't realize how many people didn't actually level it up lol
Funnily enough, DS2 was my first souls game ever and I only learned about the effects of ADP years after first completed runs. And no, I never bothered leveling that stat... xD
I'm playing dark souls 2 for the first time and when I got in I decided I wasn't going to level up adaptability at all. Same thing with vigor. When I beat dsr for the first time like a week ago I didn't level Vitality once. Ain't nothin to it, I'm just an egg.
14:15 When she goes underground, I believe that you can dodge the attack by standing on that chunk of stone near the middle of the arena. I remember fighting her for the first time a long time ago and the first thing that came to mind was standing on a rock like it was Tremors when she did that lol
ofc u can, u can level up Attunment to increase your agility (s). but nobody know this lol. as well u can play w/o ADP or ATN as tank with a huge shield.
@@GameitMicah nobody know that, this is why adp is so hated, nobody know the game fully. the game show u that AGL get boosted if u have the mouse on ATN
@@AtreyusNinja Yeah, lol, it allowed me to create a powerful hex-pyromancer with 60 atn, 60 int, and 60 faith with no levels in the rest of the stars whatsoever and I had plenty of i-frames. People just need to be more attentive. Although, it is also true that From's games have always had issues with clarity of their mechanics and UI.
Seriously, more people need to see this video. It shows so well how so much of DS2 can be handled by just... Being in the right spot when enemies attack. Obviously, adaptability is gonna be "mandatory" to people who never had to learn about positioning and mindfulness, but as someone who played DS2 first, i prefer the combat by so much because you aren't forced to dodge though the majority of attacks! just stand in the right spot and you wont get hit, especially with how well made so many of the hitboxes are!
to be honest he had 3 adp. Most start with 8 to 15 i think. those numbers are much much better and aren't even a challenge. He should rename video "playing dark souls 2 with 3 adp"
@@mechaSurge dark souls 2 with 0 ADP is hardly even a challenge because there are such good alternatives ways of handling combat. ADP is purely optional in ds2.
@@mechaSurge oh, well that is true. But from a logistic standpoint calling it a challenge is actually pretty smart, and the view count proves it. It's his most viewed video by far. Ds2 with no ADP is not a challenge. But so many people have a twisted view of how DS2 and ADP works that they genuinely think it is, so they click on this video to see how it goes only to realise that they have a gross misconception of the game and it's functions. So beyond getting a lot of views, it's also forced a lot of people to change their perception of DS2 and ADP which is very, very good.
My girlfriend who isn’t a hardcore gamer beat dark souls 2 without leveling adaptability. This was her first souls game and she even beat the fume knight.
For future reference, leveling the scaling stats for your weapons after reaching the requirements is pretty much worthless since the scaling is terrible. If you'd look to maximize damage you'd infuse it with Lightning, get the requirements for Dark Weapon and level FTH from then on
that's... painfully wrong. that's triple split damage. enjoy doing no damage. there's no reason to not level your weapon's main stat to the soft cap. You'll get way more damage by having only one damage type on your weapon rather than 3.
15:38 the broken straight sword is a starting weapon for the warrior class, and was given reasonable damage values as a result. It’s a completely viable weapon
Of course the answer is yes … but you make the adventure very entertaining through your storytelling. Fun watch :) I feel like a miserable but often overlooked part of low agility is the slower item use animations. But only 5 s at that minimum is atrocious.
@@GameitMicah it's 8 lol, but still, it's low enough to show just how much of Ds2's combat is based on positioning. good job Adapting to the lack of adaptability lol
is there a reason you leveled up Vitality to 28 yet didn't change armor sets till the end? I assume for some physical defense but I'm surprised you didn't take advantage of that higher vitality with heavier pieces of armor throughout the run... or upgrade the armor you were currently wearing, at the very least.
it boost AGL stat which boost invicibility frames on dodge and backsteb , makes siping estus faster , it may affect more stuff . attunemnt boost AGL too with much less degree
@@GameitMicah Fair enough. xD When standing next to a bonfire, you can cycle through the actions and one of those is lighting your torch. Speaking of which, some people did the torch-run in which you start off with the torch burning as soon as you reach the bonfire in things betwixt and keep it on you at all time. It has a timer and only allows you to have a one-handed weapon for that whole run. xP
I beat it the first (second? I did delete my first profile) time without leveling vigour cos it looked like a bad stat return for a level at the time, in heavy armour and fat rolling, just, with a greatshield, bluemoon greatsword, heide knight sword, chariot lance, and i think pyromancies and lightning spears, some kind of bow or crossbow, i think the shield crossbow and avelyn, too at some point i used these all. I had no idea what scaling was but thankfully, the bluemoon greatsword is great for if you don't know what scaling is, because it has none most of the time. There's a very good chance I didn't level ADP, considering that, but i don't remember.
Adp is not a big deal, tbh. I've played up to NG+4 without putting a single point into it, i didn't even knew what it did until way, waaay later. Good video, tho 👌
i love seeing people still playing ds2 among all the hate it gets, i have played all souls games and i still think people just lacks skills thats why they bietching about anything
@@GameitMicah I can see why ppl hate the game, but I liked it for trying new things. some good, most needed work, but yeah. Miyazaki said that "I think without it, we wouldn't have had a lot of the connections and a lot of the ideas that went forward and carried the rest of the series." meaning, as much as ppl didn't want DS2 to be a thing, without it, we wouldn't get DS3 or Elden Ring
Yeah, you can, it’s not that difficult. I see a lot of people saying you need to level ADP in DS2 but I’ve been playing this game since release and have never once touched that stat, the default roll has more than enough s to avoid anything.
Ngl this game animations, reactions and interactions looks very unappealing. The set dressing is also not as cool. I can see why it's the least liked souls game by just by the look of it.
D : But the animations are kinda uncanny, I said it myself before. They don't look like the same animators at all, it's very fast and weird looking. But I love this game!
Yes. Absolutely. You don't need ADP to beat the game, even multiple times :) This is exactly, what I do. ADP is the last thing I put my points. Useless to me Just a good movement million times better than adp or any other bs :) trust me on my ng++++++++++++++++++++++
@@mrplayfulshade1038 I'm thinking @forehead210 here "almost-the-title-of-this-video"-ed. You know: forehead themselves also *nearly* beat DS2 without leveling ADP.
Also if you enjoyed this video, check out my new Elden ring video!
Great run and i absolutely love the excessive use of rayman music you sir have a good taste
You have good taste as well good sir
true that, made me so nostalgic man
not really a monolothic feat or anything i beat it on my first playthrough without leveling ADP at all because i had no fucking idea what it did
It's a big feat to me :(
@@GameitMicah i thought it was really impressive :) great job!
@@BigBoiCannon Ay thank you : D
I did the same but I had a tower shield so I didn't even notice
@@youngkappakhan that’s exactly what I did in my first playthrough and I had no clue what agility even did
without even watching the video i can confirm that it is possible. The first time I played ds2 I didnt know what adaptability was, so I forgot about it and never leveled it up. I reached the end of the game, and only after I completed the game, and watched "completing dark souls 2 raising only ADP" did i regret not knowing it
Nice username. Great minds think alike 😂
This was a really high quality video, I'm sure you're going to blow up a ton!
Ayyy thanks a ton!
You dodge Scorpioness Najka by standing on the rock platforms and you do not need to dodge or anything like that. You literally just stand there.
when scorpion lady goes underground, go stand on the stone slabs
I think this is a challenge we all did back on our first playthrough lol.
Yeah I was honestly surprised by the feedback by many, when I first played ds2 I was told to level it up but I didn't realize how many people didn't actually level it up lol
Funnily enough, DS2 was my first souls game ever and I only learned about the effects of ADP years after first completed runs.
And no, I never bothered leveling that stat... xD
Who needs ADP!
I got ds2 a while ago and haven’t been able to play but this video makes me wanna give it a go once I redownload it
You should, don't let the haters dissuade you, it has so many redeeming factors that not only mitigate the flaws, but that no other Souls games have.
This editing style has the tone and warmth of a stream with the polish of a video. Props!
Wow that's so nice, it means a lot thank you
I'm playing dark souls 2 for the first time and when I got in I decided I wasn't going to level up adaptability at all. Same thing with vigor. When I beat dsr for the first time like a week ago I didn't level Vitality once. Ain't nothin to it, I'm just an egg.
14:15 When she goes underground, I believe that you can dodge the attack by standing on that chunk of stone near the middle of the arena. I remember fighting her for the first time a long time ago and the first thing that came to mind was standing on a rock like it was Tremors when she did that lol
ofc u can, u can level up Attunment to increase your agility (s). but nobody know this lol.
as well u can play w/o ADP or ATN as tank with a huge shield.
Well shit...I didn't know that lmao
@@GameitMicah nobody know that, this is why adp is so hated, nobody know the game fully.
the game show u that AGL get boosted if u have the mouse on ATN
@@AtreyusNinja Yeah, lol, it allowed me to create a powerful hex-pyromancer with 60 atn, 60 int, and 60 faith with no levels in the rest of the stars whatsoever and I had plenty of i-frames. People just need to be more attentive.
Although, it is also true that From's games have always had issues with clarity of their mechanics and UI.
rayman ost ❤
I beat both versions without leveling it up because I didn't know what the stat did and I just learned how to abuse mechanics and AI.
Seriously, more people need to see this video. It shows so well how so much of DS2 can be handled by just... Being in the right spot when enemies attack. Obviously, adaptability is gonna be "mandatory" to people who never had to learn about positioning and mindfulness, but as someone who played DS2 first, i prefer the combat by so much because you aren't forced to dodge though the majority of attacks! just stand in the right spot and you wont get hit, especially with how well made so many of the hitboxes are!
to be honest he had 3 adp. Most start with 8 to 15 i think. those numbers are much much better and aren't even a challenge. He should rename video "playing dark souls 2 with 3 adp"
@@mechaSurge dark souls 2 with 0 ADP is hardly even a challenge because there are such good alternatives ways of handling combat. ADP is purely optional in ds2.
@@Rosy_bun i understand, im saying he presents it a challenge
@@mechaSurge oh, well that is true. But from a logistic standpoint calling it a challenge is actually pretty smart, and the view count proves it. It's his most viewed video by far.
Ds2 with no ADP is not a challenge. But so many people have a twisted view of how DS2 and ADP works that they genuinely think it is, so they click on this video to see how it goes only to realise that they have a gross misconception of the game and it's functions.
So beyond getting a lot of views, it's also forced a lot of people to change their perception of DS2 and ADP which is very, very good.
not only was the video good but all of the music was good too
Thank you and you've got a good ear
that rayman soundtrack hits different fr
Man I played halfway the game without leveling up adp untill I searched up what it did
Easy way to do this is by levelling attunement and that will level your agility/s.
Shouldve killed the merchant for his armor for extra souls
If u only played it a few times it's quite impressive, good job
Yeah my 2nd playthrough actually, thank you!
spiders doesnt like torch 🙂
14:16 To avoid this attack you just need to stay on top of that building sunk in the sand, the boss doesn't attack there, I hope I helped
My girlfriend who isn’t a hardcore gamer beat dark souls 2 without leveling adaptability.
This was her first souls game and she even beat the fume knight.
W
if you level Attunement you get agility as well and it can get up to 110 with 99, so adp isn’t really needed
Is that the Rayman Legends level 1 theme AND the monster theme i hear? YESSS SUBSCRIBED
Haha thank you for the support
ADP also speeds up item/flask usage
other players can invade you in mirror knight bossfight trough shield .which is realy cool but super rare
Btw, Freya's laser is almost impossible to dodge even with ADP - just gotta use your legs.
You could have just used a greatshield😂 But anyway, good! I liked your channel
Nahhh that's too easy, and i appreciate ita
Rayman OST= Based as fuckkkkkkkk
I want to see the SL1 Broken Straight Sword only run after that prowling magus and congregation kill
YOU BEAT ME TO IT
For future reference, leveling the scaling stats for your weapons after reaching the requirements is pretty much worthless since the scaling is terrible. If you'd look to maximize damage you'd infuse it with Lightning, get the requirements for Dark Weapon and level FTH from then on
that's... painfully wrong. that's triple split damage. enjoy doing no damage. there's no reason to not level your weapon's main stat to the soft cap. You'll get way more damage by having only one damage type on your weapon rather than 3.
this is like something that would amaze most of the ds2 haters while also being what the average ds2 player did on their first run
Actual facts
Najka's burrow attack can be avoided by standing on the floor structure. She cant unburrow under it.
Ohhhhhhh that's really good to know
Before watching the vid: Yes you can, I did it back in the day. Well, in the Scholar edition at least!
im suprised why this video is so recent lol
15:38 the broken straight sword is a starting weapon for the warrior class, and was given reasonable damage values as a result. It’s a completely viable weapon
Also I’m surprised you didn’t use a greatshield, although that may have just been my experience with SOTE final boss talking
21:01 I take it you forgot you can light your torch on the bonfire?
26:11 yep, Aldia spawns in whatever primal bonfire you light last
33:22 questline summons are always ok. When’s the last time you’ve fought manus without summoning Sif?
37:28 To fight Aldia vendrick needs to be defeated. I’m pretty sure you need the other appearances as well, but vendrick is definitely a requirement
change 👏your 👏 smoke 👏detector 👏 battery
My bad lol
KEEP IT UP!!!!
Funny how I litterally done it three time before even know whats the utility of ADP ( I was only 7 when i finish my first ds2 run that can explain )
Thanks for playing my favorite game of all time,nice video,also can you give me the name of musics you used in your video? I really loved them
Idk what songs you Mean in particular but a lot of them are rayman legends songs. Thanks for watching!
@@GameitMicah oh ok man thank you!
fun fact: i finished the game with 3 ADP wihout knowiing what it does
I didn’t know what that stat was when I first played so I never leveled it up and I found out on the last boss what ADP meant
Same, I remember thinking it was like leveling resistance in DS1 so I never out anything into it :(
Of course the answer is yes … but you make the adventure very entertaining through your storytelling. Fun watch :) I feel like a miserable but often overlooked part of low agility is the slower item use animations. But only 5 s at that minimum is atrocious.
Ay that's so nice, thank you...DID YOU SAY 5 IFRAMES?
@@GameitMicah it's 8 lol, but still, it's low enough to show just how much of Ds2's combat is based on positioning. good job Adapting to the lack of adaptability lol
@@Rosy_bun I see what you did there lol, and thank you, it opened my eyes to not needing adp much at all
I do like 3 runs in ds 2, before i finally know what adp do xD
I beat it only with a bow and no leveling something and it isn't hard.
And now!?
is there a reason you leveled up Vitality to 28 yet didn't change armor sets till the end? I assume for some physical defense but I'm surprised you didn't take advantage of that higher vitality with heavier pieces of armor throughout the run... or upgrade the armor you were currently wearing, at the very least.
23:35 if this never happened to you, you've never played DS2.
Trueeee
I forgor what ADP does.
I explained it doe
it boost AGL stat which boost invicibility frames on dodge and backsteb , makes siping estus faster , it may affect more stuff . attunemnt boost AGL too with much less degree
1:18 why does your forest of fallen giants look so gray? Is that what its like on console on PC version its super green
It's just a filter I put on when I do post commentary
can I beat Dark Souls 2 as a first time player?
Yeah you can, good luck
20:44
Wait... why didn't you just light the torch on the bonfire?
I didnt know :/
@@GameitMicah Fair enough. xD
When standing next to a bonfire, you can cycle through the actions and one of those is lighting your torch.
Speaking of which, some people did the torch-run in which you start off with the torch burning as soon as you reach the bonfire in things betwixt and keep it on you at all time. It has a timer and only allows you to have a one-handed weapon for that whole run. xP
Aren't most classes start with like 8 or 10 adp? Your adp level feels wrong.
Was not upgrading the Estus (to +1, +2 and so on) part of the challenge?
I didnt even know you could do that in ds2🤣
@@GameitMicah xD
broken straight sword only isn't that hard...
I beat it the first (second? I did delete my first profile) time without leveling vigour cos it looked like a bad stat return for a level at the time, in heavy armour and fat rolling, just, with a greatshield, bluemoon greatsword, heide knight sword, chariot lance, and i think pyromancies and lightning spears, some kind of bow or crossbow, i think the shield crossbow and avelyn, too at some point i used these all. I had no idea what scaling was but thankfully, the bluemoon greatsword is great for if you don't know what scaling is, because it has none most of the time. There's a very good chance I didn't level ADP, considering that, but i don't remember.
Adp is not a big deal, tbh. I've played up to NG+4 without putting a single point into it, i didn't even knew what it did until way, waaay later.
Good video, tho 👌
Yeah I was pleasantly surprised with this run, thought it was gonna be way more of a problem but its not needed. Thanks for the kind words!
i love seeing people still playing ds2 among all the hate it gets, i have played all souls games and i still think people just lacks skills thats why they bietching about anything
Lmfao yeah and I plan on doing more runs for ds2, its a lot of fun.
@@GameitMicah then I'm a new subscriber mate, also it gave you a lot of views
People actually level up this stat-?
I %100 this game without leveling ADP. maybe in NG +3, but yeah
@@ForgetMisery it's honestly not that bad without ADP, this games too hated man
@@GameitMicah I can see why ppl hate the game, but I liked it for trying new things. some good, most needed work, but yeah.
Miyazaki said that "I think without it, we wouldn't have had a lot of the connections and a lot of the ideas that went forward and carried the rest of the series." meaning, as much as ppl didn't want DS2 to be a thing, without it, we wouldn't get DS3 or Elden Ring
@@ForgetMisery Yeah that's why I think even if you do hate the game you gotta appreciate it for that
go at lvl 1 and lvl 0 bruh
I can't lol
i start as Deprived every single Build Run, so the default ADP is 6, and then i never touch it (:
Thats fair
never leveled adp and ds2 is my most played game
Yeah I was surprised how much it didnt really matter
Yeah, you can, it’s not that difficult.
I see a lot of people saying you need to level ADP in DS2 but I’ve been playing this game since release and have never once touched that stat, the default roll has more than enough s to avoid anything.
Yeah I agree
Ngl this game animations, reactions and interactions looks very unappealing. The set dressing is also not as cool.
I can see why it's the least liked souls game by just by the look of it.
D : But the animations are kinda uncanny, I said it myself before. They don't look like the same animators at all, it's very fast and weird looking. But I love this game!
Yes. Absolutely. You don't need ADP to beat the game, even multiple times :) This is exactly, what I do. ADP is the last thing I put my points. Useless to me
Just a good movement million times better than adp or any other bs :) trust me on my ng++++++++++++++++++++++
Yeah it opens up a lot of extra points for other skills
Dark souls 1 > Dark Souls 2 > Dark Souls 3
Well let's not get political
That's the most chronological list and also the worst thing ever written
I sure as hell almost did when I didn’t know it increases I-frames on my first play through 🥲
Ah damn😂
YOU WHAT?
@@mrplayfulshade1038 I'm thinking @forehead210 here "almost-the-title-of-this-video"-ed. You know: forehead themselves also *nearly* beat DS2 without leveling ADP.
Thanks for playing my favorite game of all time,nice video,also can you give me the name of musics you used in your video? I really loved them