Orthogonal
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Bow + poison arrows = Win
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Bow + poison arrows = Win
It amazes me the lengths some people go to die.
I see a lot of bloodstains in enemy-less rooms wherein someone managed to pull an enemy through like three rooms, then turned around to try and fight and immediately die.I have to assume people rushed to the chest and ignored the enemies guarding them.
Cannon Goose
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I'm mostly okay with the new durability system but sometimes it just really confuses me. I found the first bonfire in the Gutter and then did a big jump down to two hollow guys. I took one swing at them, kill them both and I noticed my durability had dropped a LOT from that single swing.
It went from 60 to 46 in a single swing against an unarmoured enemy. What is even happening???
It went from 60 to 46 in a single swing against an unarmoured enemy. What is even happening???
Hmm. Need a little help on where to go next.
Edit: Dooh. I found it. Sure unsure of that door I mentioned, though.
I'm in Drangleic castle. I've defeated the boss and found a bonfire. I got a key in a chest. I don't remember any locked doors...
Wait there was one on the far left of the main castle entrance, is that it?
Wait there was one on the far left of the main castle entrance, is that it?
Edit: Dooh. I found it. Sure unsure of that door I mentioned, though.
The Illiterati
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I have a question about a section very early on in the game (forest castle)where you see the one big hammer turtle guy in a doorway and two firebomb throwing guys in windows above him. I'm not stuck here, I'm just wondering about barrels for future reference, I can't understand their logic:
Rolling through them doesn't make them explode, but the turtle guy smashing them with his weapon makes them all explode. Firebombs make them explode. Fire arrows do nothing. All the barrels look the same, am I missing something? Why can I smash them but when he does, they explode?
There's also several areas that have had "secret ahead" messages by ruined walls or wooden boards, and firebombs did me no good, so I'm wondering if I not understanding something simple here, or if they were just lies.
Rolling through them doesn't make them explode, but the turtle guy smashing them with his weapon makes them all explode. Firebombs make them explode. Fire arrows do nothing. All the barrels look the same, am I missing something? Why can I smash them but when he does, they explode?
There's also several areas that have had "secret ahead" messages by ruined walls or wooden boards, and firebombs did me no good, so I'm wondering if I not understanding something simple here, or if they were just lies.
xBladeM6x
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I second this.
Makes me question every single chest.
I have fun trying to deduce just how people died at times, I just can't believe where people are pulling enemies to.
GungriffonEX
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Just went through No-Man's Warf and my Rapier broke, was repaired, and was near breaking again when I beat the boss. At least you can use your whitestone and help someone kill the boss to repair/refill your stuff.
Crimsonclaw111
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Truth right here.
I was rolling quickly until Iron Keep.
Just slowly pacing it!
Managed to beat Smelter Demon after a couple of tries, and just really enjoyed farming there. It was such a departure from all the areas- I usually hate the Lava-inspired bits (Izalith was terribly unfinished). But this felt connected well- I think I've got to take on the Old Iron King again- had him to a sliver, and fell in the lava pool.
Just slowly pacing it!
civilstrife
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The Dear Leader
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If people bow I just backstab them. Fuck that Demon's Souls era honor nonsense.
There are some things more important than souls, and that's honor. Show some son.
If people bow I just backstab them. Fuck that Demon's Souls era honor nonsense.
same here
this is dark souls
sometimes I bow then wait for them to do it and then I fuck them up with a club or poison knives
Nice. It's not very effective now that you can cancel emotes though.
Necromanti
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Things change that much in NG+? Huh. More of an incentive to go through it, then.
Six degrees of Solaire?
Orthogonal
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Prepare to Casul.
But seriously, if they had that in NG, there's a large portion of the player base that has enough anxiety about invasions already that it would break them. I think it's a good compromise.
Thinking of restarting the game before finishing, as I intend to restart as a sorcerer when I finish anyway instead of going into NG+. Every time I see a video of some secret I missed its some sort of caster and it looks so much fun compared to my shield/sword dude :/
Metalic Sand
who is Emo-Beas?
So many sorcerer kills in the last hour feels good. Power stance with club + greatsword = 1 hit kill.
All of them either use some form of mist attack or homing missles.
All of them either use some form of mist attack or homing missles.
xBladeM6x
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This whole post is great. +1 to you.
ShyGuy0504
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I just got to the boss of this area.
I lost 80,000 souls there because of the
lava streams that randomly one shot you if your jump isn't perfect
I can't get those souls back either because I've killed all the enemies too many times. :/
I've spent over 2 hours here but at least I'm at the end.
Necromanti
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It kills you so quickly, too. I even used Flash Sweat and thought hey, I might survive a few seconds.
I was dead in less than half a second.
I haven't dared try any of the platforming on lava platforms yet.
Garcia
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Don't worry too much about it. 80k will come easily (in less than 15 minutes) once you reach the end game.
if you have a bow and take your time, it's not bad at all. i had no problem with it in my first playthrough. It's much tougher in NG+ tho.
I found that the trick is to place summon signs, get summoned and help people out with the boss/es, gives you an easier time to look at what kind of attacks it has and how to avoid them since it's not focusing on you 100% of the time. So basically, you're training, while earning souls AND helping people out. Like a true bro.
Ah, I thought I was the only one using that strategy.
Only problem is if the host is crap. Then nothing gets refilled or repaired
AlphaDragoon
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If it's a straight up invasion...then the guy you're mocking with this GIF is absolutely right. Fuck invaders, show no mercy and no honor. Kill them and continue with your merry PvE adventure. I laugh when people who invaded me unprovoked to kill me and make me start the area all over again want me to fight with "honor".
If you're dueling someone, like a red sign soapstone/dragon remnants or the arenas, then sure.
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