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[Lakitu]

Lol... this is pretty hilarious (costume spoiler):

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CgRrPl4WcAEcg5d.jpg:large

 

[Dommel]

I need an extra hand, that's how many rings I've found so far.

Should've chopped it off from the

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Rotting Greatwood

 

[Ghostmaster]

How far in am I if I just completed the Catacombs? It feels like I'm plowing through this game.

Less than half approximately.

 

[usp84]

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smouldering lake, cut the rope bridge in the catacombs on the boss side and use it as a ladder when it falls down

I went there also.I didn't remember it was optional thanks

So that means i only have the last area/boss left now.I have probably missed stuff in some areas too.

At 40 hours so i am pretty satisfied with the duration of the game.

DeS was ~40 hours also, DS 1 was 50 hours, DS 2 60 hours and Bloodborne 40 hours.Of course in these games you do get better every time so if for example i played Demon's Souls for he first time now maybe it would have been shorter.Also it depends how much you co-op or PvP during your playthrough.Then there is also the DLCs which we know are coming so there's much more dark souls 3 waiting!

Anyway i will post tommorow after i complete the game.Praise the Sun!

 

[KHlover]

How far in am I if I just completed the Catacombs? It feels like I'm plowing through this game.

40% or so?

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Did you finish the Cathedral already?

 

[ZangBa]

I don't know, I felt like the game was pretty long, or at least pretty similar in length to its predecessors. I can't even say I disliked any of the areas.

 

[Kandrick]

PVP is already pointless, in the past 5minutes i got into two people with unlimited HP / invincible.

 

[tamaster92]

Try allotting all the flasks over to one side, confirm, the allot them back. See what happens.

Good idea! I'll try it first thing tomorrow thanks

 

[RandomSeed]

How is NG+? Overall easier, like DkS1 & BB (minus a couple boss fights)? Or harder from the start?

 

[Jln1221]

what weapons have strength/dex folks been using that are not greatswords? been using my ithryll crystal sword most of the game and havent found much better.

 

[WadiumArcadium]

Wow, using a bow made the O

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ld Demon King

easy.

 

[MUnited83]

what's the correct SL to get summons at Watchdog of the Boreal Valley? I'm SL14 in my new save and can't find any. Want to show the Dancer to the newbies ;_;

 

[Zeliard]

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Aldritch Faithful

covenant summons are incredibly quick. I get summoned literally every few seconds. Have to unequip it to get anything else done.

People looking for something like

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Watchdogs

but far more active would probably like it a lot.

 

[cyba89]

That's three bosses down today (

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Yhorm, Aldrich and Dancer

). Arrived at

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Lothric Castle

.

 

[AlphaProspector]

Just beat

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Pontiff Sulyvahn

and well, I can't believe nobody made gifs using this guy.

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Needs a Star Wars parody with all the dual-light saber wiedling!

Great battle but good lord it was hard.

Now, help, I'm in

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Anor Londo

and getting DESTROYED by the enemies in there. Any tips on what to take to the battle will be appreciated. I'm level 54, started as knight and still using the same starting knight armor.

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Using the Guts Sword, aka Greatsword.

 

[inthrall]

okay, so can I ask what pyromancies you've been using and also what weapon you're using? need some inspiration.

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Great Chaos Fire Orb

is just a giant Fireball that leaves lava where it lands, two ticks of damage is great for staggering mobs that like to run at you. Beyond that, its personal taste. I switch between

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Firestorm/Chaos Storm/Toxic Mist/Carthus Flame Arc/Black Serpent

depending on what I want to kill

For weapons, I used the starting hand axe through my entire first playthrough. Tried a few other weapons but nothing else compared to that.

 

[KHlover]

Just beat

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Pontiff Sulyvahn

and well, I can't believe nobody made gifs using this guy.

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Needs a Star Wars parody with all the dual-light saber wiedling!

Great battle but good lord it was hard.

Now, help, I'm in

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Anor Londo

and getting DESTROYED by the enemies in there. Any tips on what to take to the battle will be appreciated. I'm level 54, started as knight and still using the same starting knight armor.

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Using the Guts Sword, aka Greatsword.

Use a faster weapon and stunlock these assholes to death. GS doesn't stagger enough. Hahahahaha ;-; (I wish I were joking)

 

[UpDownLeftRight]

By the way has anyone noticed that summoning seems broken in certain areas? On my second run and am trying summoning so I can speed through to the true ending, but at Church of Yorshka it just never works.

 

[ZangBa]

My biggest dissapointment is there isn't a

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Mask of the Father

. All these references and they forgot the best one.

 

[usp84]

Which covenants do you have to max out in order to get the all the trophies?I maxed out sunbro covenant which was really easy but maxing out any other covenant seems pretty hard to do.

 

[Zocano]

Well great scythes are as poopy as greatswords. Not enough damage for the speed. Better off doing dex UGSs or something.

 

[tuna_love]

By the way has anyone noticed that summoning seems broken in certain areas? On my second run and am trying summoning so I can speed through to the true ending, but at Church of Yorshka it just never works.

everything from the catacombs onward phantoms couldn't pass through the fog gate

 

[Ravager61]

Just beat

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Pontiff Sulyvahn

and well, I can't believe nobody made gifs using this guy.

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Needs a Star Wars parody with all the dual-light saber wiedling!

Great battle but good lord it was hard.

Now, help, I'm in

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Anor Londo

and getting DESTROYED by the enemies in there. Any tips on what to take to the battle will be appreciated. I'm level 54, started as knight and still using the same starting knight armor.

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Using the Guts Sword, aka Greatsword.

Block the regular attacks while circle strafing and then try to backstab. You'll want to roll past the lightning attacks because they still do a fair amount of damage when you block

 

[inoperativ]

Finally got around to my NG+ playthrough and

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I've already found a new bonfire in Undead Settlement I missed the first time through, which also gives access to the first pyromancy trainer and THE HAND AXE. I was gagging for a hand axe at this point in my first playthrough. SMH.

 

[LiK]

I just found

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the corpse of the Giant in Anor Londo.

the feels man.... ;_;

 

[Nere]

Finished it in 23 hours. Feels a bit short doesn't it?

 

[E92 M3]

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Aldritch Faithful

covenant summons are incredibly quick. I get summoned literally every few seconds. Have to unequip it to get anything else done.

People looking for something like

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Watchdogs

but far more active would probably like it a lot.

What level are you? I never get summoned for those.

 

[AlanOC91]

When do I find my first covenant? At second bonfire of the

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wall of lothric

 

[Vire]

Finding it incredibly bizarre that people beat it so quickly?..

Did you guys try and look for covenants? Items? Shortcuts? NPC side quests?

I'm at 30 hours and I just got to

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Anor Londo

.

Haven't died much, just doing lots of exploring.

 

[Dahbomb]

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The Nameless King fight.... this boss is optional yet clobbers most boss fights ever made...

 

[LiK]

Finding it incredibly bizarre that people beat it so quickly?..

Did you guys try and look for covenants? Items? Shortcuts? NPC side quests?

I'm at 30 hours and I just got to

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Anor Londo

.

Haven't died much, just doing lots of exploring.

I'm around 25 hours I think and have yet to beat all the Lords. I think I have one left. Still finding new areas and secrets. I guess some people are just going the critical path and using summons? Not sure how people are beating it so quickly either.

 

[super-famicom]

Finished it in 23 hours. Feels a bit short doesn't it?

Uh I'm 20 hours in and am in C

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atacombs

of C

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arthus

. I have been thoroughly exploring each area so far and feel like I have a lot of game left.

 

[Ferrio]

Oh fuck P

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ontiff

.

 

[Nere]

Finding it incredibly bizarre that people beat it so quickly?..

Did you guys try and look for covenants? Items? Shortcuts? NPC side quests?

I'm at 30 hours and I just got to

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Anor Londo

.

Haven't died much, just doing lots of exploring.

I'm around 25 hours I think and have yet to beat all the Lords. I think I have one left. Still finding new areas and secrets. I guess some people are just going the critical path and using summons? Not sure how people are beating it so quickly either.

I didn't used summons and beat all bosses optional and mandatory and explored all areas completely. Granted I didn't do the coventants or the NPC side quests but I never do those in any souls game.

 

[ASilentProtagonist]

The music is so incredibly grand, and epic I get paranoid that it's going to blow out my TV speakers at 15 volume haha.

 

[BearPawB]

My xbox one controller randomly stopped working with this game...anyone else have this problem? Does it have something to do with the patch?

Restarted my computer/the game/tried my xbox 360 controller.
Tried other games and my controllers work fine with those other games.

So there is something specific with Dark Souls 3 not recognizing my controllers

 

[Sawneeks]

I just Beat A

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ldritch

S

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aint of the Deep

and I'm not sure where to go from there. Am I blind or do I need to backtrack and find another path?

 

[super-famicom]

I didn't used summons and beat all bosses optional and mandatory and explored all areas completely. Granted I didn't do the coventants or the NPC side quests but I never do those in any souls game.

Why not? I find those to be fun.

 

[kingofthedead45]

Man does the butcher knife scream bloodborne. I can't believe I've fallen in love with this weapon lol. Lemme ask and I just need a yes or no, are there any other weapons with the butcher knifes effect?

(I just dislike the heavy attack. It looks lame and stuff. )

 

[DontMindMe]

Finally finished. All achievements completed.

Just a heads up: If you are shooting to get all of the rings, be aware that you also need the +1 and +2 versions of the rings that appear in NG+ and NG++.

107 total.

 

[psychotron]

So I beat

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Vordt

, beat the

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fire demon

in Undead Village, met all NPC's so far....but

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Leonhard

isn't showing up at the shrine anymore. I thought he was supposed to give me a key for that door in High Wall.

 

[DukeBobby]

Finished it in 23 hours. Feels a bit short doesn't it?

I've not finished it yet, but it's definitely longer than Bloodborne, Demons Souls, and maybe the first Dark Souls. Probably shorter than 2, though. That game seemed to go on forever.

 

[Vire]

I didn't used summons and beat all bosses optional and mandatory and explored all areas completely. Granted I didn't do the coventants or the NPC side quests but I never do those in any souls game.

Kind of a shame because this game is rife with so many secrets it's incredible.

Feels like a 90s game in that respect where the developers put in so much optional shit that most players will never see.

Undead Settlement alone has like four big secrets.

Makes the exploration feel so rewarding and makes the player feel smart!

 

[bidguy]

Finally finished. All achievements completed.

Just a heads up: If you are shooting to get all of the rings, be aware that you also need the +1 and +2 versions of the rings that appear in NG+ and NG++.

107 total.

so what if i missed some in NG ? oh well

 

[DontMindMe]

so what if i missed some in NG ? oh well

You're fine. You can get the rings still while in NG+ and NG++. The upgraded ring versions appear in completely different locations.

 

[Nickdogmoneycash]

Where should I be heading after defeating the

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Curse-Rotted Greatwood

? Did I miss something in the

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Undead Settlement

?

 

[Tarkus]

I have a question about shields
why would you take one that does not have 100% physical damage absorb? I am just wondering why most of them don't have that

I never use 100% reduction shields. I never use a shield for blocking, just for parries. The small shields have slightly slower parry animations but longer parry frames. The parry shields like the Buckler are slower than all but have the most frames. Currently rocking the Crimson Parma because it looks cool with the Lothric Knight Armor.

 

[RespectThySole]

I just Beat A

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ldritch

S

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aint of the Deep

and I'm not sure where to go from there. Am I blind or do I need to backtrack and find another path?

Go back to Ithyrll.

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There's a bonfire near the water area. Keep going from there.

 

[Ogawa-san]

How is NG+? Overall easier, like DkS1 & BB (minus a couple boss fights)? Or harder from the start?

Curious about this too.

 

[kingofthedead45]

Where should I be heading after defeating the

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Curse-Rotted Greatwood

? Did I miss something in the

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Undead Settlement

?

There's a path off to right of the bon fire near the sewers area that leads to

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the road of sacrifices