Dwight Schrute
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So I beat Seath the scaleless. Where should I go next ? Are the 4 kings in New Londo Ruins ?
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Am I missing something, or is there not much in the way of gear progression for light armor wearers/dexterity characters? I just defeated Quelaag (at soul level 40), and I'm still sporting my wanderer armor and scimitar (upgraded, of course). I've been trying to stay under the 25% equipment burden, which is probably the reason. Am I doin' it wrong?
Dwight Schrute
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DAMN 4 KINGS !
Any tip ?
Any tip ?
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
JonStark said:
Play the exact opposite way the game has trained you to play up to this point. Basically, two-hand your weapon, put on some strong armor, and just run up and mash R1 until each King dies. You can't be cautious in this fight. It's all about out-damaging them before the others show up.
Dwight Schrute
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Seraphis Cain said:
Damn, I tried this but they still pop up before I can kill one. Then it's party time
Any weapon suggestion ? My lightening spear defaults me in this fight
Dwight Schrute
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If I kindle a bonfire, does so I can cary 15 estus, does it last if I die ?
WAIT, there's something wring : I killed TWO of them, and during the 3rd fight, I noticed they were still 4 ! wtf ?
WAIT, there's something wring : I killed TWO of them, and during the 3rd fight, I noticed they were still 4 ! wtf ?
posted this in OT 3 but this may be a better place for this question.
Questions about upgrading weapons and using boss souls:
So last night I finished the boss fight in Anor Londo, and found the blacksmith. I thought this was the blacksmith that allowed you to use souls from other bosses to forge new weapons however I dont see any option to do so on his menu.
Now my big questions are:
1. I understand how to get a weapon to +5 on its own but after that it seems the only option I have is to bring it up to "Raw" how do I get a weapon to +10 to meet the requirements for creating a boss soul weapon? I have check both blacksmiths that I have found [Anor Londo and the one by the bonfire near Sen's Fortress]
2. I remember giving an ember to the blacksmith to the blacksmith near sens fortress what did this do for me? Is he now the only one who can create boss weapons? or should I have given it to the Giant Blacksmith?
I kind of just confused at this point and don not understand how to get a weapon to plus 10 and then who I should bring a boss souls to in order to forge a weapon.
Questions about upgrading weapons and using boss souls:
So last night I finished the boss fight in Anor Londo, and found the blacksmith. I thought this was the blacksmith that allowed you to use souls from other bosses to forge new weapons however I dont see any option to do so on his menu.
Now my big questions are:
1. I understand how to get a weapon to +5 on its own but after that it seems the only option I have is to bring it up to "Raw" how do I get a weapon to +10 to meet the requirements for creating a boss soul weapon? I have check both blacksmiths that I have found [Anor Londo and the one by the bonfire near Sen's Fortress]
2. I remember giving an ember to the blacksmith to the blacksmith near sens fortress what did this do for me? Is he now the only one who can create boss weapons? or should I have given it to the Giant Blacksmith?
I kind of just confused at this point and don not understand how to get a weapon to plus 10 and then who I should bring a boss souls to in order to forge a weapon.
Lombax said:
1. To upgrade from normal +5 weapons to normal +10 weapons, you need to give a Large Ember to a blacksmith. I'm almost positive that only certain blacksmiths will accept certain embers, so it's not like you can pick and choose who to give the Ember too. For the Large Ember, only the blacksmith in the Undead Parish accepts it.
2. See 1. He's the guy who can now upgrade your weapons to +10. Go back to him, go to Modify Weapon to ascend a +5 weapon to +6. As soon as you do that, the weapon will go back to your "Reinforce Weapon" menu until it reaches +10, at which point, you need to ascend it again with the proper blacksmith and ember, to either +15 Normal, Lightning, Crystal, or a Boss Soul weapon.
Put simply: Go back to Undead Parish blacksmith who you gave Large Ember to -> Ascend +5 weapon to +6 -> Upgrade weapon to +10 (can be done at any BS or at bonfire) with large titanite shards-> Go back to Anor Londo blacksmith -> Ascend to your special demon weapon -> Use demon titanite to upgrade that to +5.
Ken said:
Pyromancer trainers can upgrade it. You'll find the first one
trapped in a barrel in the Depths. Roll into the barrel to break him free, don't attack it with weapon or you'll make the NPC go hostile. He'll then say thanks and next time you go to Firelink Shrine, he'll be chilling there.
I noticed more of them when I was down to the last one. Don't worry, just go by the health bar at the bottom. For that fight I used Havel's armor and Iron Flesh (pyro spell) and just went to town on them.JonStark said:
Not sure about the 15 estus, but if you kindle to 10 it lasts if you die, so I don't see why it should be any different.
walbertsmith
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Sniper McBlaze said:
Did you find the whip in blight town? It's a great weapon to use against the mosquitoes, just switch it out when you encounter any other monsters.
Do you have the repairbox so you can repair weapons at a bonfire? If so, eat some of those generic souls sitting in your inventory to get some souls. Otherwise, grind souls on the firebugs around there; if you curl towards the right from that bonfire you should be able to take out 3 easily within a minute or two before the mosquitos get to you.
Otherwise, I would just recommend getting the hell outta dodge. Go to the right and up the waterwheel. If you can't fight the fatties at the top, just unequip enough armor to get below 25% equip burden and run past them.
scosher said:
This is the trainer that lets you learn the new spells too? Like combustion? I'm rocking the flame and the heal spell now. I'd like to upgrade the flame and get 2 new spells. Is this possible with this guy? As long as I scale up intelligence and attunement, presumably?
Augemitbutter
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Ken said:
the mage merchant (the one locked near capra) sells a ring that boosts sorcery, which works for pyro as well. dragoncrest ring i believe.
Augemitbutter
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tc farks said:
buy the residential key from the undead merchant.
heeeelp.
Got to Anor Londo, found the bonfire with the firekeeper hanging out,
where do I go? I can't get back out of anor londo either since I got here by way of cut-scene magic that I can't undo.
Got to Anor Londo, found the bonfire with the firekeeper hanging out,
killed all the knights and a gargoyle. but now I don't know where to go. I found a door that is blocked by brilliant light that I can't traverse and there is an elevator that goes down to a walkway (where I fought the gargoyle), but that just ends.
where do I go? I can't get back out of anor londo either since I got here by way of cut-scene magic that I can't undo.
Augemitbutter
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bonfire -> first elevator -> go out and look to your left. you should be able to drop down and walk up a thin walkway.
TheFightingFish
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Is there any easy way to score some humanity early in the game? I'm at the Gargoyle bosses, but I'm having some issues with them and I'd like to summon up someone to help me with them. But sadly I lost my humanity the first time fighting them so I have no way to get back to human form to summon help. I've cleared out Taurus and the boar so no way to get it by beating them.
demosthenes
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TheFightingFish said:
Rats under the bridge, near where you get the Drake Sword.
demosthenes
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JonStark said:Damn, I tried this but they still pop up before I can kill one. Then it's party time
Any weapon suggestion ? My lightening spear defaults me in this fight
I used lightning +5, never stopped attacking. Use green moss to get stamina back faster (I think that's the item), and heal when you're low or right when you kill one. Remember if you start the heal (flask) animation you can use another one w/out sacrificing anymore time.
Another GREAT upgrade item:
http://darksouls.wikidot.com/upgradechart
tc farks said:
Yup, he sells some of the early level pyro spells. I forget which but Combustion is included.
Also, if you're going for pure pyro build, don't bother with Int. Pyromancy is like the melee hybrid spell school. It requires zero stat investment. The "A" in scaling for Int doesn't seem to mean jack shit, cause I have a spellsword build (using Sorceries), but also upgraded my Pyro Flame to +15, and while the damage is awesome once upgraded, it doesn't seem to do any more than my friend's Dex-build character. The rumors that the scaling on Pyro Flame is only for your actual attack (R2 or L2) are likely true.
To debunk other myths: Increasing Dex doesn't increase movement speed or give you a cartwheel instead of rolls. Movement speed is based on your weight load only (<25% of equip burden for fastest speed), and the cartwheel is performed by equipping the Darkwood Grain Ring.
Increasing Str doesn't improve swing speed, and was likely a mistranslation from the Japanese site, in which your swing speed becomes extremely overburdened and slow if you don't meet the Str requirements for a weapon.
walbertsmith
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TheFightingFish said:
Do you have any in inventory? I remember scoring a handful or so by the time I got to the Gargoyles (but stubbornly still trying to beat them without using it).
perryfarrell
Member
Also, the rats drop humanities.
scosher said:
This post is full of information and rather awesome. Much appreciated. I'm just gonna pump some points into attunement then. I did the whole Drake Sword thing, is it common to use that until say, the lightning/winged spear? I'm curious what the next best weapon is so that I can have my stats ready to go by that time, collecting shards and embers and what not solely for that transition.
I'm a level 21 pyro now with 16 endurance. I'm hoping I come across some good light armor soon that allows me stay under 25% equip burden throughout the game (and knowing exactly how much END I will need). I can't stand heavy armor and moving slowly. Anyone have any ideas for this? Is it the leather armor in lower Undead Berg? My OG Pyro threads seem to be pretty useful now. I foolishly bought the light chain armor without checking how much the equip load would be and I can't imagine wearing this for quite a while, if ever.
Lombax said:
You need +10 weapons before you can see the option to upgrade them under modify weapon for the blacksmith at Anor Londo. To get a weapon to +10, you need 8 titanite shards, go to Andrei to modify the weapon to +6, to get to +10 from +5 you need 8 large titanite shards.
demosthenes
Member
g35twinturbo said:
Buy them from the merchant on top of Sen's.
scosher said:
So much this. Don't spend your souls buying titanite or large titanite shards. The slugs in the swamp drop large shards and green shards. You can feed green shards to King Frampt for 5 titanite shards per 1 green shard you feed him. It's a crazy value considering the blacksmith sells titanite shards for 800 souls a piece. If you're a faith based character, the Homeward miracle (18 faith required) is indispensable for farming ores or even humanity. Actually I would recommend 18 faith for most builds solely for the convenience (homeward bones are 800 souls a piece and when your runs don't produce any drops it's a waste imo).
demosthenes
Member
Baha said:
Yup, makes farming the last 5 black knights of the game very easy. Bunch of backstabs, grab my chunks and use homeward.