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Dark Souls III |OT| Thy path has been tested, now fight unkindled ash
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Oh, thanks! I'll check that later!
Chilli_Axe
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Here's the strategy I used. Try backstabbing him, it's pretty insane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1DCKC8oUBM
Yeaaahhh, you're a just slightly overlevelled for where you are in.You're more than half the level I was when I finished the game
What have you been putting levels into, by the way?
Didn't you finish the game really underleveled then?
I ended up sequence-breaking last night on a whim. I layed down a summon sign in front of
just out of sheer curiosity, to see if I was still in the summoning level range of such an early zone.
I was but I [can be accessed early but late game spoiler]
Absolutely adored the fight, and though we lost, I felt compelled to take it on myself. After a few tries I took her down. Great fight, I look forward to trying her out again early game in a future playthrough. I'm sure some SL1 bare fist aliens have managed it already.
I'm also using her weapon now. Since I'm at a relatively reasonable SL and weapon upgrade level (something like 46 and +5 respectively), I can still get summoned in relatively earlier zones, and when hosts see my weapon and gear they always stare at me for a bit. Limiting that stuff a lot though because my character is too strong for those areas now, and I don't want to trivialize boss fights for hosts.
Vordt
I was but I [can be accessed early but late game spoiler]
totally forgot that that Dancer fight is on the other side, and that's what I was being summoned for (duh).
Absolutely adored the fight, and though we lost, I felt compelled to take it on myself. After a few tries I took her down. Great fight, I look forward to trying her out again early game in a future playthrough. I'm sure some SL1 bare fist aliens have managed it already.
I'm also using her weapon now. Since I'm at a relatively reasonable SL and weapon upgrade level (something like 46 and +5 respectively), I can still get summoned in relatively earlier zones, and when hosts see my weapon and gear they always stare at me for a bit. Limiting that stuff a lot though because my character is too strong for those areas now, and I don't want to trivialize boss fights for hosts.
AFAIK coop and invasions aren't affected by NG/NG+ though I could be wrong. If that's the case then yeah, NG+ is where hte action is.
Finished at SL91 - I was doing more than enough damage and had sufficient health and stamina, so I didn't see the need to level up any further.
DrROBschiz
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Interesting
If he can be backstabed he can also be parried?
Roll Critical attack build son!
The Broken Ska Record
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Ha ha. I absolutely agree. I ended up figuring out how to summon someone and it took me two tries to beat them. The second guy I summoned died on me, but I was able to finish the fight.
Anyone who struggles with bosses like Abyss Watchers, my advice is to roll more aggressively. Try rolling toward the boss, not away. If you roll away, youahve to close the distance again before you can attack. If you roll toward, you can end up behind them and have much more time to hit them 2-3 times. Also, AW can be backstabbed. This is something that can be a bit of a Eureka moment for Souls players since the instinct is to always roll away, but rolling behind the enemy is often safer since they use their most dangerous moves from mid-distance.
Try to bait him into his combo that ends in him doing a jump attack. He'll be open for a backstab then but you have to anticipate the attack coming and roll behind him.
Good luck.
Yes, he can. I'm all bout that Hornet Ring
Hornet Ring has won so many PvP fights for me... Love that execution animation.UpDownLeftRight
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I'm about to close on the end too at SL60-70. I don't even feel like I needed this many levels for anything but the optionals so far and there's only one boss I've not actually seen yet.
Need to try again to test if I could get some invasions going.
Killer Queen
Banned
Is there a trick to
? His health pool is ridiculous.
Yohm
I return to Ireland early tomorrow (and have Monday booked off) to play this. The wait for it has been killing me. I still know nothing about the game at all which I didn't so for DS2. Don't know any bosses or areas. The only scrap of info I know is that there is some giant crab and apparently you don't upgrade armor anymore (not sure if I like this change).
The wait is almost over! It's preloaded on steam ready to go.
I hope it was worth the wait.
Edit: btw how is the summoning in this on PC? Smooth and easy?
The wait is almost over! It's preloaded on steam ready to go.
I hope it was worth the wait.
Edit: btw how is the summoning in this on PC? Smooth and easy?
Have you done all of the other bosses you can do before that point?
Greatwood, Crystal Sages, and Deacons?
GusBricker
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Okay, Fire Orb has regained my faith in pyromancy, plus you can launch it so damn fast compared to spells. Only bad thing is you need more ashen estus flasks, I'm now allotting them 4-4.
iRAWRasaurus
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the gaint? There is a speical weapon by his throne that will kill him in 5 hits.
neoism
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Killer Queen
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Ah thanks. Was wondering what that was.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
I have killed the tree, but not the other two. Not sure how I missed any bosses, I have been very thorough so far. I'm a level 40 Knight FWIW
SatansReverence
Hipster Princess
So many invasions sl 47 +4 in the catacombs.
Oh sorry, totally misunderstood you.
Also does anyone know what the max rank is for convenants? Is rank 2 the highest?
Yeaaahhh, you're a just slightly overlevelled for where you are in.You're more than half the level I was when I finished the game
What have you been putting levels into, by the way?
Mostly dmg (str, dex) some endurance, vit and a few on vigor.
I did the same on Bloodborne when I reached the Forbidden Woods, I don't know I just lost myself for hours lvl up in some areas.
Well if you missed
Crystal Sage
Tip: Head left from the Road of Sacrifices bonfire
Mrstriker09
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Anyone has a Dark Souls 1 code for X1?? I'll trade my Alan Wake american nightmare code.
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
Did you
hold up the banner given by the old priest lady?
Man, been playing this for 3 days straight, this is some dark souls-ass dark souls game, wow. Love every second of it, even if I continue to be really bad at it
Not sure if I should follow the thread though, this is the first Souls I'm playing completely blind and I kinda wanna keep it that way, but I also don't want to miss super important shit.
You have NG+ to clean up and look everything up. Enjoy the first playthrough blind
Finally got the 28 STR needed for my Greatsword (and by god it's amazing). I'm wondering whether I should go with Heavy or Raw for the upgrade path. Heavy improves STR scaling but I'm not sure the benefits of it will outweigh the benefits of using the unneeded STR points in VIT/VIG/END.
What do you suggest, GAF?
What do you suggest, GAF?
Gonna share my run of this fight too: http://youtu.be/CUnPGG0xLpw
My tips:
- use a high stability shield (the crest shield probably wasn't the best choice for this fight)
- you can backstab and parry the boss
- be wary that attacks in the second phase leave trails of fire behind them, so get out of the way of those too
- you can also stagger them to get extra hits in
If all else fails, leave the game for a while and have a break. As someone else says, part of playing a souls game is knowing when to walk away!
That's fair enough - definitely don't neglect vigor, though, since you'll need hp in spades later on.
you're twisting my words...I said if the game is too difficult for someone then maybe they should move on to another game which suits their style better...that's like trying to play a sport but sucking at it...eventually you might want to move on to another sport that you're better at...same with anything in life...
Believe it or not, some people don't play games to be good at them, but because they enjoy them.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
I didn't even see another path there. Weird.
I'll give it a try, thanks. I'm wearing heavy armour so my rolling isn't great.
Another tip is that if the second phase is doing too much damage to you, go hunt for the Flame Stoneplate Ring to boost your fire def up a bit.
fluffydelusions
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I feel like a need to pump some points into vitality. I'm level 59 and only ever put it into vigor,endurance, and Dex
You just kinda go up to it and hit it. It didn't even hit me when I did that.
Mr. Nice_Guy
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This is the advice I keep giving as well. It goes against normal instincts, but rolling forward is the smartest thing to do for most bosses. I can't imagine how may tries The Abyss Watchers would have taken me if I wasn t rolling forward.
Ah, I didn't realise that. Are you over 70% equip load? It's usually better to have more effective rolls than it is a few extra points of defense, so I'd recommend wearing some lighter armour too.
UmbraeCruxis
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I got my trusty bow and arrow and went to a ledge close to it. Super chill.
nephilimdj
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I beat the insanely
but now got noidea were to go. Paths all lead back to the front of the
.. Any hints?
easy Cathedral of the Deep boss
Church and I cannot see any other paths
dealer-
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Co-op? Make use of it, it's fun.
iRAWRasaurus
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After the credits, it gives you the option to start ng+ or remain in ng.
Return to the forest with giant crabs, there is another path.
UmbraeCruxis
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SDCowboy
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I couldn't beat him by myself either. So I summoned someone and we took him out then and there. I then moved on with the game. lol
Exactly. It's in the game for a reason. And I actually find boss fights more fun with a random partner.
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