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Dark Souls Community Help Thread | Both humans and hollow are welcome!
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Cloudius12
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I wonder this myself, but the OP just has the most asked questions with answers.
TheHakku
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You should have plenty provided you know when to use it. Once you know your way around areas, you'll know when to hold onto, and when to use the flame. Instead of MP, there's a fixed number of uses, though they can be replenished, like your flasks at bonfires.Darklord said:
Early on I would recommend upgrading some dexterity and strength so you can use a short bow, and wield the Drake Sword (look up how to obtain it). It can become quite handy, especially early on in your journey. I would also recommend spending points in endurance more early on, so you don't have to fat roll, and so you can lock-on and walk around to enemies' backs fast enough so you can backstab. Upgrading vitality (max health) is important, as well. Attunement can be leveled up later once you learn more pyromancies (or if you start to choose a different path: miracles, spells, sorceries).
Could someone help me with finding a better weapon than the starter one?
I've rung the first bell and im going into the forest area now. I started out as a cleric and have had my mace ever since because I haven't found anything better yet.
Where should I be looking for a new weapon? I've collected titanite shards for a weapon but I don't want to use it on the starter one...
I've rung the first bell and im going into the forest area now. I started out as a cleric and have had my mace ever since because I haven't found anything better yet.
Where should I be looking for a new weapon? I've collected titanite shards for a weapon but I don't want to use it on the starter one...
OneMoreQuestion
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Vistrix said:
Winged spear gets my vote. Couple that with a decent shield and you should be good to go.
Darklord said:
My pyromancer is currently rocking full Elite Knight armor and Drake's Sword/Winged Spear... As long as you have the stats for it you should definitely be able to equip them.
Vistrix said:
To be honest, as a Cleric, if you're sticking to a Cleric type build of a hell of a lot of FAITH, some END, and some VIT, and some ATT for slots, you're best off trying to make a Divine + 5 weapon of some kind.
To do that, you'll need the Divine Ember found
After you defeat the Moonlight Butterfly in the Woods
If you want to stick to cleric-y style weapons, unfortunately, the Mace is literally the best in that category for some reason. No, I don't know why. I guess From just hates mace lovers.
If you don't however, and are willing to pour some points into STR or DEX, most weapons you find in the world of Dark Souls will probably outclass that thing..
Labadal said:
Feel free to upgrade to +5 whenever, since you can buy Titanite Shards from the first blacksmith for 800 souls a pop. Later on, 800 souls is really nothing more than a couple of minutes farming. Save your [color] Titanite Chunks for when you find a weapon that is really good.
Doc Evils said:
Block, get behind him, backstab, run behind him as he's getting up, backstab, repeat. That's the only way you can really handle those guys at low levels. At high, it's like any other enemy.
Darklord said:
If you look at your "equip load" stat, that is what affects your mobility, stamina regeneration, and roll. 25% or less of the max amount gives you the maximum speed, stamina regen, and mobility. 50% or less gives you the average speed, where you hit the ground with a thud but recover pretty quickly when you land during a roll, and above that gives you the "fat roll", which takes forever to recover from, and is likely to get you killed. It is better to go for a blocking build than using fat rolls.
To zoom with a bow (PS3 controls since that's what I'm on. translate to Xbox if you're on that), equip the bow, press R1/L1 to "ready" the bow, then hit L1 to enter free aim. You can then zoom in with the d-pad, and hit R1 again to fire. Hitting L1 again cancels free aim mode.
Darklord said:
Only what you wear. Items such as flasks don't count towards it, but weapons in both slots one and two of both hands factor into the weight. You can carry infinite amounts in your inventory.
lawblob said:
Stick to the right side of the swamp and you'll find it. It's near an area with a large piece of wood and one of those strange insectoid creatures that breath fire-like stuff at you, in a stone tunnel.
You just have to deal with the poison. Purple moss clumps dropped from living plants in the forest area will stop it, but you shouldn't use it until right near the boss door. Boss is in the big rocky looking area with vines guarded by rock ogres. Stick to the right if you don't want to aggro them.
I just found another Fire Keeper Soul in
, but when I went back to Firelink Shrine
.
My question is, is there any other way way for me to upgrade my Estus Flasks from +1 to +2 if I don't pursue that? I didn't know if this was a non-optional story branch in the game. I ask because I don't play games online, and don't have a PSN account, but it looks like I'll have to make one if I want to further upgrade my flasks.
Is that correct?
Blighttown
the Fire Keeper there was dead. I found a Black Eye Stone there on her corpse, which says it will allow me to enter the world of her murderer
My question is, is there any other way way for me to upgrade my Estus Flasks from +1 to +2 if I don't pursue that? I didn't know if this was a non-optional story branch in the game. I ask because I don't play games online, and don't have a PSN account, but it looks like I'll have to make one if I want to further upgrade my flasks.
Is that correct?
I just opened the shortcut in blighttown for the valley of drake... is that anything else to do there ? I really hate this place, really awfull FPS ( its barely playable like 5 fps) infinite spawn, poison, heights... Please tell me that I m done with it, I didn't encounter a boss there, is that normal ?
Where I could go now ?
Where I could go now ?
SO I just spent the 20,000 souls to get into the forest and I have looked up how to farm the souls but since you fight what look to be normal people, I am worried that they are NPCs I might need later.
Is it safe to kill them? Do they respawn so I can keep killing them for loads of souls?
Is it safe to kill them? Do they respawn so I can keep killing them for loads of souls?
sixteen-bit
Member
Where do I go after killing the Bell Gargoyle and ringing the bell?
Kweh said:
enought DEX/STR for the weapons you want to use, and END/VIT. I focused more on DEX stat, but haven't put much in anymore due to scaling on lightning/fire weapon upgrades. I have yet to put a stat point in anything other than those. Might put a few in Attunement for an extra spell slot.
Kweh said:
Pyros are closer ranged battle type mages so you are going to want at least 16str for the Drake sword, at least 12 dex for a bow and then probably 20'ish endurance and vitality for stamina and hitpoints. If you plan to do your major damage with pyromancy you are going to want to plan on upgrading your flame (once you've rescued the trainer) and make sure you have enough Attunement to load a variety of spells. Go for the str and dex upgrades first so you can use the best early gear and then decide how you want to proceed.
prodystopian
Member
54-46! said:
Not for a dex character. It's pretty slow, but it does hit incredibly hard when upgraded (which you can do very easily). I prefer using my katana.
Jinfash
needs 2 extra inches
So what conclusion did the player collective reach regarding pyromancy effectiveness: does it scale with INT when the gloves and other casting equipment are upgraded or do I have to rely on training?
I remember people were wondering whether the scaling was related to the physical damage the equipment do or not.
I remember people were wondering whether the scaling was related to the physical damage the equipment do or not.
chris121580
Member
Damn, shit gets real once you get to Blighttown
corrosivefrost
Member
Jinfash said:
As far as I can tell: Sorcery scales with INT unless you have a catalyst with high magic adjust (the one you buy from dusk is a good example). Miracles scale with faith unless you have a talisman with high magic adjust. I think Pyromancy just scales with the flame... it's the only one that I've seen so easy to upgrade during the course of the game. I had it at +10 before I went into blighttown. At +5 Quelana flame, I'm doing massive damage to anything without fire protection -- a fire orb is doing 511 damage to the crows in the painting. I did about 1/2 someone's lifebar at 605 with a great fireball (and they were not wearing low class armor).
So, personal experience from my hand says "pyromancy scales solely with the strength of your flame."
Zakkath said:
I came close between using the water magic from pyromancy and dodging down the stairs at the last minute with the ninja flip ring. I eventually used the canyon though.