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[Mandelbo]

Is there a decent counter to Ald

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ritch's phase 2 arrows

other than just running away from them? Seems like it's impossible to dodge both that and the other attacks at the same time.

 

[Zocano]

So what's the deal with poise this time round? I'm using the Knight starting gear but every single attack interrupts me.

it sucks

r i p Dark Souls 1 poise only time you were worth a damn

 

[sora87]

I've found 1 person out and about in the world so far and I'm past the

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crystal mage,

think I've missed a lot

 

[HalfBakedProphet]

Watchdog covenant is fantastic. The 3 way battle royales that can occur with host +sunbro vs red invaders is awesome

 

[daninthemix]

it sucks

r i p Dark Souls 1 poise only time you were worth a damn

Oh wow, really? What was the point of removing that choice from the player, I wonder.

 

[ISee]

Having trouble finding the third light in

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Swamp near Farron

the most recent bonfire was the covenant one for

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Watchdogs

Hard to tell what the third light is for you...

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But I assume it's the one at the other bonfire.
After climbing down the ladder move to the north west (assuming the ladder is right behind you and you aren't facing it). You should find the closed door and a bonfire near it (in a building). The third light is right after the bonfire (very well guarded).

I hope I remembered everything correctly....

 

[Zocano]

Oh wow, really? What was the point of removing that choice from the player, I wonder.

Cause pvpers whined

 

[Lemonheap]

Usually boss rooms are pretty identifiable, If you notice a giant empty room, around half the time it's going to be a boss. Another tip is that you could keep Homeward Bones in your quick select menu -- or even your item hot bar. You only need 3 seconds to quickly use it and teleport out.

Well, this time it was a certain

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crystal firing genteman

in a room that totally didn't look different from the rest of the place.

 

[Lemonheap]

I've found 1 person out and about in the world so far and I'm past the

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crystal mage,

think I've missed a lot

That's impossible, if you got that far you must have at least met two.

 

[Frillen]

Done for the evening. Took down the third boss

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The Greatwood Tree.

Explored pretty much everything of Undead Settlement and just arrived to the second bonfire in the Road of Sacrifices. Really loving it thus far.

 

[Ogawa-san]

Just got to Darklurker.

Wait.

 

[Soulflarz]

What the hell is that black thing on the wall in I

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rithyll

D

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ungeon

 

[zackmorris]

The scaling goes up much higher as you upgrade it.

Is there any way to know that without upgrading?

 

[Roussow]

Well, this time it was a certain

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crystal firing genteman

in a room that totally didn't look different from the rest of the place.

Heh, I actually did catch that one before I walked in. Had a quick look in, and backed the fuck out.

 

[Auctopus]

(area)

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Dragonarch Peak

is basically a lore bomb,

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FROM telling it like it is. Yeah, remember this guy? This happened. Remember this place? It's here now.

 

[Branniganz Love]

Is there a decent counter to Ald

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ritch's phase 2 arrows

other than just running away from them? Seems like it's impossible to dodge both that and the other attacks at the same time.

I hate that move, such a pain. This is what I did.

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As soon as you see the animation begin get as much distance as you can between you and Aldrich. Once the arrows start raining down just wait for them to get close to you and then sprint to the side of them and then right back towards the boss. By the time you get there the arrows will have hopefully stopped (goes on too dang long) and you will be able to put some damage into him.

 

[cyba89]

I finally defeated the A

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byss Watchers

! That fight was tense and pretty awesome.
But I'm not a big fan of that

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tomb

area after that.

 

[SymbiantXenos]

Fuck those

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Drakes guarding that bridge in the castle

 

[brainslug]

Reached A

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nor Londo

. The feels.. ;__;

 

[Zocano]

Is there anyone to know that without upgrading?

Nope! Welcome to Souls.

 

[ISee]

Six bosses down.

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Abyss Watchers

were hard but fun but

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High Lord Wolnir

sucked. Granted the introduction was fantastic but the

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spawning skeletons

messed me up several times. I hate stuff like that. But the

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bridge before the boss

was awesome, I ran for my life.

 

[Onemic]

why do people say this game is more linear? At least from where I am(undead Settlement) it seems like absolutely anything but. That area has so many different paths you can take it makes my head spin.

 

[zackmorris]

Nope! Welcome to Souls.

I've played DS1 and bloodborne but never really payed too much attention to that type of stuff. Wasn't sure if there was any type of tell.

 

[Unai]

Can I infuse a weapon with raw and later on infuse the same weapon with something else when I upgrade my stats? I'm focusing on upgrading my stamina bar and my HP first.

 

[justjim89]

Infusing a weapon hasn't always nullified the attribute scaling has it? That seems like a shitty change. Why would I ever want to infuse a weapon if it cancels the scaling?

 

[Uthred]

Feels pretty tough to go with a magic user, having to split flasks between mana and heals is rough (especially as casters tend to be squishy)

 

[Zocano]

I've played DS1 and bloodborne but never really payed too much attention to that type of stuff. Wasn't sure if there was any type of tell.

You can attempt guesses at the type of weapon but it's blind guessing otherwise.

 

[Unai]

Infusing a weapon hasn't always nullified the attribute scaling has it? That seems like a shitty change. Why would I ever want to infuse a weapon if it cancels the scaling?

In Dark Souls 1 infusing it with fire or light completely nullified the scaling, and there were infusions that cancelled the current scalling but made the weapon scale with int or faith instead.

 

[Elfstruck]

Darkdrift or uchigatana? Which one have better scaling? x.x

 

[Zophar]

why do people say this game is more linear? At least from where I am(undead Settlement) it seems like absolutely anything but. That area has so many different paths you can take it makes my head spin.

It's linear the same way that Bloodborne is, in that there's really only one "line" of areas you go through from start to finish, but this overlooks that every area is stupidly dense and full of twists and turns.

 

[Sullichin]

Man, it's going to be such a pain in the ass to platinum this with so many spells locked behind quest lines and covenants.

Yeah, I don't even care about the platinum at all, but this NPC questline stuff is irritating. I can't use a spell I wanted in this playthrough because an NPC never showed up for some reason I don't know. Fuck. This stuff is not intuitive at all to figure out on your own. Feels like there's no way I could know.

 

[zma1013]

Feels pretty tough to go with a magic user, having to split flasks between mana and heals is rough (especially as casters tend to be squishy)

Yeah I'm not so sure if that was such a great idea yet. It seems to ignore the fact that casters still have to heal like everyone else, unless they are just assuming people have to forcibly attune healing spells in which case that's dumb.

 

[ZeroTheShadow]

Darkdrift or uchigatana? Which one have better scaling? x.x

Dark has better scaling but Uchi is the better weapon.

 

[sora87]

That's impossible, if you got that far you must have at least met two.

I've met one person who wanted to come back to firelink

 

[Elfstruck]

Dark has better scaling but Uchi is the better weapon.

Thanks, will probably stick with it then.

 

[Unai]

Yeah I'm not so sure if that was such a great idea yet. It seems to ignore the fact that casters still have to heal like everyone else, unless they are just assuming people have to forcibly attune healing spells in which case that's dumb.

The rationalization is that casters use ranged attacks so they tend to get hurt less.

 

[J-Rod]

If you go to upgrade a weapon, you can see the stat and scaling differences before you commit to the upgrade. That lets you sort of see the scaling, but only for one step above the current weapon's level.

 

[zma1013]

Yeah, I don't even care about the platinum at all, but this NPC questline stuff is irritating. I can't use a spell I wanted in this playthrough because an NPC never showed up for some reason I don't know. Fuck. This stuff is not intuitive at all to figure out on your own. Feels like there's no way I could know.

That's par for the course with these games. If you're not getting info from a guide or the internet, you WILL miss many things, even on subsequent playthroughs.

 

[thequickandthedead]

What does Yeol take in exchange for giving you a level?

 

[Parmenide]

In the first area there's a guy trapped in a cell. Where do I find the key?

 

[Switch Back 9]

Still can't fucking connect to the godamn PS4 servers.

What the shit this is so, so, so fucking frustrating.

ARGH!!!

 

[Unai]

In the first area there's a guy trapped in a cell. Where do I find the key?

It is

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in a big house past the rooftoops

.

 

[Kenzodielocke]

So, an NPC died.

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The magic guy with the shield on his back.

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Two

guys are now missing.

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The one who watches the nun and the ex legion soldier

Is this supposed to happen or did I fuck up ? I always talked to everyone. Nobody is talking about this event though.

 

[Sullichin]

That's par for the course with these games. If you're not getting info from a guide or the internet, you WILL miss many things, even on subsequent playthroughs.

Yeah I'm familiar
But I don't remember them locking out pretty basic spells and stuff like that in previous games. I don't even know what I did wrong.

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first sorcerer NPC died as expected. Used him to level up. Then the next NPC never showed up. She was there in my last game and I don't know what I did differently

 

[GwyndolinCinder]

Man lobos stream is so irritating to watch right now, its really hard to imagine hes not pretending to play dumb

 

[MR ARCADE FOREVER]

Am I supposed to be summoning the ghosts? Are they helpful or enemies? Random?

 

[Parmenide]

It is

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in a big house past the rooftoops

.

Thanks

 

[Sullichin]

Man lobos stream is so irritating to watch right now, its really hard to imagine hes not pretending to play dumb

Pretending to play dumb what do you mean?

 

[Sullichin]

Am I supposed to be summoning the ghosts? Are they helpful or enemies? Random?

White / Orange signs = helpful friends
Red signs = People who want to fight you
Purple signs =

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Mad Phantoms from the Mound Maker covenant. They can help OR hurt you.

 

[zma1013]

The rationalization is that casters use ranged attacks so they tend to get hurt less.

Yeah, I understand the rational but I'm not so sure it works out that way with the enemies being so fast and aggressive. It seems pretty easy for them to close the distance.