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[Newblade]

I don't know what got into me but I've decided to beat the game with a dual wielding fist character and low armor. Up to Pursuer, challenging but not as hard as I expected. Caestus has excellent scaling.

 

[def sim]

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The Gutter

is the first area where I feel like I didn't explore every nook and cranny. Didn't meet any NPCs. Should I revisit and wander around more?

No boss either?

There is a boss, yeah. The lead up to it has two bonfires and some other interesting stuff. You should totally go back.

 

[SargerusBR]

I don't know what got into me but I've decided to beat the game with a dual wielding fist character and low armor. Up to Pursuer, challenging but not as hard as I expected. Caestus has excellent scaling.

Is that Ippo?

 

[onionfrog]

(Shaded Woods Spoilers)

Spoiler

Dear FROM software,
There are many ways in which you can build interesting, well designed levels. Invisible enemies in an area where you can't see 3 feet In front of you is not one of them!


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I made it to the bonfire just after that foggy ass area. I wonder what awaits me next.

 

[sotodefonk]

is it me or the enemies change positions? yesterday died a lot with the first iron keep boss, and now the enemies are slighty different positioned from yesterday

 

[Levyne]

There is a boss, yeah. The lead up to it has two bonfires and some other interesting stuff. You should totally go back.

Ah, okay. Just a confusing place to traverse.

 

[Zafir]

is it me or the enemies change positions? yesterday died a lot with the first iron keep boss, and now the enemies are slighty different positioned from yesterday

They don't change positions unless you aggro them. I noticed they jump/fall down there quite a bit though.

 

[Aspirations26]

Ah, okay. Just a confusing place to traverse.

There is no boss in

Spoiler

The Gutter

move on to the next area. Which is

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The Black Gulch.

 

[L.O.R.D]

i feel somehow stupid,,,who to use lock on ?
i pressed every button on the 360 controller

 

[Rickenslacker]

i feel somehow stupid,,,who to use lock on ?
i pressed every button on the 360 controller

Click the right stick.

 

[The Dear Leader]

i feel somehow stupid,,,who to use lock on ?
i pressed every button on the 360 controller

You click the right stick.

 

[Levyne]

There is no boss in

Spoiler

The Gutter

move on to ther next area. Which is

Spoiler

The Black Gulch.

Daah. Okay

I found I few items I missed though

 

[Intheflorsh]

There is a boss, yeah. The lead up to it has two bonfires and some other interesting stuff. You should totally go back.

There's no boss in

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the Gutter

. The boss is in the

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Black Gulch which is the area immediately after the Gutter.

Edit: Beat

 

[bobawesome]

I don't know what got into me but I've decided to beat the game with a dual wielding fist character and low armor. Up to Pursuer, challenging but not as hard as I expected. Caestus has excellent scaling.

I did the same thing with my character, El Fisto.

 

[L.O.R.D]

Click the right stick.

You click the right stick.

thanks

 

[Garcia]

So having finished the game I'd like to ask others:

1) Most loved area in the game?
2) Most hated area in the game?

1-

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Dragon's Shrine + Aerie

combo.
2-

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Shrine of Amana.

 

[Rhaknar]

What happens if you attack the

Spoiler

disgusting bug in the gutter that keeps farting?

 

[def sim]

There is no boss in

Spoiler

The Gutter

move on to the next area. Which is

Spoiler

The Black Gulch.

There's no boss in

Spoiler

the Gutter

. The boss is in the

Spoiler

Black Gulch which is the area immediately after the Gutter.

Edit: Beat

Ah right

I remembered both as one area. Whoops!

 

[Mistel]

What happens if you attack the

Spoiler

disgusting bug in the gutter that keeps farting?

It doesn't get hostile.

 

[xBladeM6x]

Two pretty pictures.

One absolutely terrible / hilarious one. This was the player message sitting behind her.

 

[Gazoinks]

Spoiler

Keep circling right and manage your stamina so that you never completely run out (so you can sprint at will). The reason to circle right is the clearly telegraphed sweeping beam attack that, at least in my experience, always went from left to right (relative to you facing her), and can be tricky to dodge past. Try to pick off as many spiders as you can but don't get too focused on them. They'll often meander about slowly, then decide to pursue you really persistently at times, so it's good to keep you and the camera moving so you can be aware of their positioning. While you're doing all this, whenever the boss commits to an attack, sprint "behind" and smash it a couple of times in the face, then resume your circling. Don't use all your stamina when attacking, because you might need to roll to dodge an attack as you back off.

This sounds good, thanks!

 

[TheFLYINGManga_Ka]

Can I play this offline on steam?

 

[def sim]

Can I play this offline on steam?

Yes, offline mode works fine.

 

[Vazra]

So having finished the game I'd like to ask others:

1) Most loved area in the game?
2) Most hated area in the game?

1) Shrine of Amana
2) Belfry Sol / Forrest of Giants

 

[Garcia]

Getting really tired of these cheesy PVP builds. Hope FROM does something to address the whole issue with soul memory and PVP at end game, it is getting annoying fighting nonstop Havel mages, and I don't feel like having to build a cheesy character to PVP at higher levers because people think it's fun to spam magic.

Yeah, seriously. It's not just that they are laggy; they haven't been enjoyable for the most part. Still, I never get angry when I lose a match because of the Rings of Life Protection. They truly are a god send when you get invaded in the worst possible situation.

I also don't want to even tweak my build only for enduring PvP matches. I specifically built my character to my own liking, for Co-op and PvE. PvP breaks my game completely. I've won a lot of matches, but I feel those have been driven almost entirely by luck and I hate that so much.

 

[Levyne]

Oh man now I see why everyone hates this place..

Spoiler

Black Gulch

 

[Orthogonal]

So having finished the game I'd like to ask others:

1) Most loved area in the game?
2) Most hated area in the game?

Aesthetically

1)

Spoiler

Dragon Aerie and Shrine of Amana

late game spoiler
2)

Spoiler

Aldia Keep and Shaded Woods

Game play wise

1) Forest of Giants
2) Black Gulch

 

[-tetsuo-]

If I get VAC banned for using ENB...... I will cry tears.

 

[Garcia]

The armor set that

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Head of Vengarl

wears during the

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Ancient

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Dragon fight

must be made of titanium. He can survive 4 or 5 flame attacks in a row!

 

[Rhaknar]

Damn just saw that I missed a estus flask shard in

Spoiler

earthen peak,

was watching the giant bomb we're playing dark souls too videos, and vinny runs into a

Spoiler

long poison water corridor and there's a shard at the end in a body,

gotta remember to go get that when I get home from work

 

[xBladeM6x]

If I get VAC banned for using ENB...... I will cry tears.

I heard there was a mention officially by FROM about this in the Steam Discussions in one of the pinned topics, and that no one would be banned or that the VAC thing was a mistake or something.

 

[Levyne]

Alright, is there anything worth seeking out in the

Spoiler

Black Gulch

besides the chest behind the

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club dudes?

 

[Cannon Goose]

lol Bridge PvP can be pretty funny.

Poor dude

You can easily make it back to the bridge from there, I fell down there last night. You just need to jump onto the rocks in the lava and then it's an easy jump back to the lower part opposite the bonfire.

I still lost the fight after making it back to the bridge though

 

[sotodefonk]

is anyone able to summon or get summoned? I get always an error

 

[Grief.exe]

Can I play this offline on steam?

Kicks me into offline mode every so often, transition is seamless and I forget I am offline.

 

[MMBosstones86]

I used my only Pharros' lockstone on the wrong lock in Lost Bastille. No Belfray for me now....

sonofabitch

 

[Vazra]

Alright, is there anything worth seeking out in the

Spoiler

Black Gulch

besides the chest behind the

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club dudes?

Spoiler

Lucatiel Quest if you feel like getting her stuff

 

[Levyne]

Spoiler

Lucatiel Quest if you feel like getting her stuff

Huh. Didn't see anything. Already beat the boss too.

If it's too late, I guess that's the point of doing a blind (plus hints from thread, haha) run.

 

[TheFLYINGManga_Ka]

Is a swordsman a bad idea for beginners? How is a knight for noobies?

 

[xBladeM6x]

Is a swordsman a bad idea for beginners? How is a knight for noobies?

Warrior or Knight. Both are fine choices.

 

[JumpJeff84]

Any tips for playing as a Cleric? Usually play as Mage. Wanna mix melee with miracles. Are there weapons that level up based on faith?

 

[onionfrog]

I'm calling bullshit.
(Shaded Woods Spoiler)

Spoiler

I killed that scorpion bitch mere seconds before I died due to toxic. She should be dead. I went back to the boss area after I died only to see the fog door is still there! And I have to fight her again! Damnit.

I'm mad...

 

[Orthogonal]

I heard there was a mention officially by FROM about this in the Steam Discussions in one of the pinned topics, and that no one would be banned or that the VAC thing was a mistake or something.

Are you sure this wasn't in reference to the folks getting blocked by VA bans in unrelated games? Because Namco has been saying they are working on that for a while.

 

[toastyToast]

Just got the

Spoiler

spider boss

Fuck I hate boss battles with minions

 

[impact]

Just got the

Spoiler

spider boss

Fuck I hate boss battles with minions

Spoiler

The spiders are the only hard thing about the fight.

They do absurd damage

 

[burgerdog]

I had like a 10 hour span with maybe two deaths or so, cleared earthen peak up the second boss without dying. Enter boss, wtf I'm supposed to didn't this in poison? Died a bunch, put soap down to help a player to restore humanity and I see his pool is drained. I explored the area after that and I still can't figure it out. So I went from two deaths in 10 hours to 15+ in 1 hour out of frustration.

 

[toastyToast]

Spoiler

The spiders are the only hard thing about the fight.

They do absurd damage

Makes me wish I had some magic to deal with them but I dumped nearly everything into strength and then into dex when I remembered I like halberds. When do I get the respec thing?

 

[DukeBobby]

Spoiler

Ancient Dragon

down after about 20 tries.

Get wrecked you fucking fuck.

 

[Hellix]

So having finished the game I'd like to ask others:

1) Most loved area in the game?
2) Most hated area in the game?

1)

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Heides Tower of Flame, Undead Purgatory, Dragon Aerie, and Dragon Shrine

2)

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Shrine of Amana and The Gutter

 

[MMBosstones86]

The

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Lost Sinner

was actually rather easy. Finished co-op and then with the NPC, both on the first tries.

Yes, in the dark as well.