Oh yeah the upgrading increases damage for sure, I just cant tell which staff/chime to upgrade! I'm basing my choices mostly on attack power of the different elements, since I like miracles I usually go for ones with high lightning. That's why I went with the Archdrake chime with emit force and lightning spears equipped. The hexes like Dark orb so far only work with staffs...and the sunlight does appear to kick but so far, but I have not found the chime that Sullichin recommended yet.
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Oh yeah the upgrading increases damage for sure, I just cant tell which staff/chime to upgrade! I'm basing my choices mostly on attack power of the different elements, since I like miracles I usually go for ones with high lightning. That's why I went with the Archdrake chime with emit force and lightning spears equipped. The hexes like Dark orb so far only work with staffs...and the sunlight does appear to kick but so far, but I have not found the chime that Sullichin recommended yet.
The idol's chime only has D scaling in lightning, I think it's best for hexes. What you're using now is probably better for the lightning spears.
You can still make Ceaseless fall to his death, that's not a glitch. It's just hard to trigger sometimes.
whoa really? Tark is awesome and
you can summon and learn a gesture from him.
Morrigan Stark
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What glitch? You can still OHKO Ceaseless, and that's without glitching.
There's a new category of magic that requires both INT and FAITH. There's some weapons that require both INT and FAITH in addition to STR/DEX. Not sure if any of it is particularly potent or if it's even a viable path, but there's gear and spells there.
greatestjediever
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Ahhh good ol' super tanking Iron Flesh. I remember dying a bunch of times on Four Kings until I used Iron Flesh.
It must be harder because he kept trying to do it but instead got hit by a fire ball each time.
Yeah, I could never get that shit to work, patch or no patch. I just killed him the hard way.
There's a new weapon upgrade path that rewards being jack of all trades. "Mundane". Not to mention you don't suffer as much diminishing returns.
Does anyone know if a mundane weapon would be stronger at SL1 than the same weapon on the raw or normal path?
Morrigan Stark
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He's doing it wrong, is all. And it was never a glitch, it was 100% intentional. But he's easy to melee anyway so I don't need the glitch.
I didn't encounter the glitch. What is it?
Audioboxer
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What's the best low STR/DEX weapon a sorcerer can invest it? Making a new character and planning to go glass cannon INT/HEX. At least for starting anyway, I can use a soul vessel later to take back to min STR/DEX once spells are better.
Anything scale off INT early on?
Anything scale off INT early on?
If you die during the golem's door opening animation you won't be able to activate it again. Solution: don't die.
Using the fire longsword for the whole game so far, which you find in
forest of the giants
Thank you kindly.
theSlacker
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Yeah I remember that the lightning weapons were op, and that the shield was the way to cheese though bosses, just didn't really use them. Iron Flesh I only remember being used to cheese the kings boss fight though. Was still able to level fine, get a ton of humanity, and get platinum without it feeling like a grind though.
Are blue cracked orbs easier to come across in NG+?
theSlacker
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Don't think I used any of those, went with a good ol' BK Greataxe through most of it. Heck, using Flash Sweat in Iron Keep was the first pyromancer I've ever used in a Souls game. Who knows, maybe I'll try a miracle or sorcery soon too! (but let's not get crazy)
Scottish Sin
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Oh man, that sucks. Hopefully From get on that ASAP.
Audioboxer
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Thanks, thought that might be the best shout!
He can often be a bit of a dik, but that review was spot on in every way.
You can buy them infinitely from the covenant guy.
Does anyone know if you are able to go to the pursuer bonfire from the crag side in Lost Bastille? I keep getting summoned, and I think they are camping around the pursuer side bonfire but I can't figure out how to get back over that rubble. :/
Edit: Nvm, I had never seen that ladder that goes to the floor above where Lucatiel is. That's where they were.
I said screw it and checked the guide....looks like there is a
dedicated
hexes
only
dark
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Some hexes need a staff, some need a chime... ah, was hoping Idol's chime was the best for hexes because that's the one I decided to upgrade
You don't actually have to wait around the Belfry. Just wear the ring and play through the game. It'll summon you when someone else wanders into the area.
Spaaaaaaaaace
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Just wait by the bonfire... You will still get summoned and not invaded. That is what I have been doing. And yeah your don't have to wait at the specific area. I just leave my guy idle there until I get summoned.
theSlacker
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You don't have to wait in the bell towers to be summoned. Sure it is nice to other bellbros that are trying top rank up, but wait a bit away from them to actually get summoned yourself. I seemed to be summed even more if I wasn't waiting right outside the belltowers as well, as if the game wasn't sure if it was going to set me up to be invaded or let me invade, so keep that in mind.
Guys in full plate armor that run at you at full speed brandishing a katana.
They're Samurai Ninja Knights.
Hilariously accurate. I think the Portal-Portal 2 comparison is apt.
One at a time. They rush like crazy tho
The giants in the area drop them pretty regularly. Free orbs.
The_Hitcher89
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Disastrous runs against the
earlier
-Did okay first time, got blocked in by skeletons and couldn't get the stamina to stop them killing me
-Second time, I turned right after going through the fog door in a hurry and fell into the pit
-Third time, I sprinted past the 4 guys before the
hinking they'd give up the chase, and they slashed my spine to pieces while I was entering the fog
Chariot boss
-Did okay first time, got blocked in by skeletons and couldn't get the stamina to stop them killing me
-Second time, I turned right after going through the fog door in a hurry and fell into the pit
-Third time, I sprinted past the 4 guys before the
rope bridge
KoreanBarbecue
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So, glitch or intentional?
Played around more in Doors of Pharros last night, and after resting at a bonfire all the enemies wouldn't aggro me. And, I couldn't attack them (attacks went right through their body). Happen to anyone else?
Played around more in Doors of Pharros last night, and after resting at a bonfire all the enemies wouldn't aggro me. And, I couldn't attack them (attacks went right through their body). Happen to anyone else?
Infuriating! As soon as I have the materials to upgrade one, I find out about a better one. I'm level 90ish with no twinkling to upgrade Idols Chime further now. Guess I will wait AGAIN to push off upgrading a chime until I find that one.
Seems like this game is even worse than the first in that some of the catalysts aren't worth using. At least in DS1 I could easily use the right one for my INT / FAI levels because you didn't have to upgrade them.
Freezasaurus
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Gyrm Greatshield, Flash Sweat, and that ring that increases fire resistance. Don't summon the NPC because that'll just give the Smelter Demon more HP. And if he jams his sword into the ground, back off. That usually triggers his AOE attack.
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