Early purchases of Dark Souls II will come with a voucher for the "Black Armor Weapons Pack" containing five weapons and shields (find the item descriptions below) which players can make use of at the beginning of the game. At first glance, this sounds dreadful.
However, these items are by no means exclusive -- you'll be able to find them later on in Dark Souls II without the voucher. So while I'm still not a fan of this approach, I can see the value in letting new players take any advantage they can get. From the sound of it, they'll need it.
Besides, it'll be easy for the rest of us to pass up this equipment until we find it naturally.
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