Dark Souls 2 Blowout: Respecs, Buffs, and Covenant Details

Namco Bandai and From Software’s Dark Souls 2 has seen a raft of new information released over the weekend, with many new previews of the game being published over that period of time. 

Each of these previews contained details about the game that we already know (so we won’t be going over that here), as well as fresh snippets of new information including, among other things, the ability to respec skills, and the ability to warp to every bonfire you light in the game.

There’s a ton of fantastic new information here, all of which has been compiled by reddit user and Dark Souls 2 enthusiast Kodaking, who made a post on reddit.

Details are as follows:

You can buff left handed weapons

You can respec skills

There is some form of covenant like the dragon covenant that allows you to transform into something.

There is a weapon called a "ladle" it's a spoon, like, literally just a spoon

There is no male/female only armor

There is a way to change your characters gender

There is a way to make your enemies respawn again after killing them 15 times

Wrath of the Gods confirmed – 1 cast only

Stat based weapon buffs confirmed

No Penetrating Sword 2.0

No Bed of Chaos style gimmick boss

Armor sets can give you certain bonuses, such as item discovery

1v1 covenant called the "Company of Champions"

"Fans of Great swords and Pickaxes will be very happy"

"Fans of the Ninja Flip Ring will not be so happy"

Agility and Resistance combined into one stat called "Adaptability"

Adaptability and Endurance increase your natural poise as you level them

There are more "utility" spells like Chameleon or Hidden Body

There is a Necromancer type spell that "makes use of dead bodies"

Rings have weight

You can warp to EVERY bonfire you light in the game

Boss souls are not only used for weapons

The gesture "Well what is it" is making a return

One of the weapon types known as "Twin blades" are quality scaling weapons

You can play left-handed (Sword in left-hand shield in right-hand)

Parrying while two-handing a weapon confirmed

Amazing chests ahead confirmed