EVA UNIT 01
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Where and how early is the first katana?
My go-to's.
My go-to's.
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Dark Souls III |OT| Thy path has been tested, now fight unkindled ash
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I can confirm Demon's online still has tons of people playing! Been going for the plat recently to hype me up for DS3 and had a bit of fun duels with others in Demons
Heavy's Sandvich
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Anyone having issues with their steampad not working with the game?
GlenChivas
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Does the over-grown Crystal Lizard drop anything useful?
Beat the first boss on my first try and went back to check out this thing and he's killed me twice.
Beat the first boss on my first try and went back to check out this thing and he's killed me twice.
Bacon_Boss
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Like literally just as you get the firelink shrine. There's an npc outside that drops it. He's pretty strong though.
Yeah, he drops upgrade mats.
Empty Space
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Found a Balder Sword equivalent pretty early on. People are going to happy about that I imagine.
I don't know the name of the sword since I played in Japanese but I used a fast straight sword for more than 50 hours. I think it dropped from knights in the first area after the tutorial. I'm not entirely sure it was from them though. It scaled with both dex and str. It did good damage (~50 less than the Claymore when fully upgraded, but it was faster and had a lower stamina cost).
There are some pretty good bows as well. I had one that did more than 400 damage. Pick up some
Kukris
at the start, like 2s after first boss lol
GlenChivas
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Well I figured that much.. but is it a significant amount? Shards? Slabs? Chunks?
EVA UNIT 01
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Like an enemy at the front door you enter from?
Its a hooded dude i remember.
Or is it a semi hidden enemy i missed?
Edit: wtf searching now
Bacon_Boss
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Go out the main entrance of firelink and make a right up the stairs. He's waiting for you outdoors.
Wait, there's only a lower than 70% roll?
Where's a good starter STR weapon? I started as Warrior. Should I just start upgrading the starting axe? Im on the 2nd boss and dont think I need the damage yet (did a dry run because when I got to him I was out of estus, got him to half health without getting hit).
This game is extremely fun so far. It looks and runs great after some initial hiccups.
So far I've gone 20 vigor and 20 str, not sure how to proceed there either.
This game is extremely fun so far. It looks and runs great after some initial hiccups.
So far I've gone 20 vigor and 20 str, not sure how to proceed there either.
Bacon_Boss
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I'm pretty sure sub 50 gets more distance. You can totally reach a point where you can't roll at all. 60+ is a slower, 70+ Flops and at some point your dude can't move.
Just to the right of the first bonfire on the wall of lothric there's a dude with a great axe. He drops it if you're persistant, thing's a monster but it needs 32 str. It made most bosses a "hit it 10x and win" scenario.
Stratosphere
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DieNgamers
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Wow, choosing deprived makes the game so hard in the beginning. I died to that first boss 6 times and had trouble staying alive during the first area in general, haha!
Is it that much easier with knights and the other classes? Compared to other Souls games this is by far the most challenging first part for me.
Is it that much easier with knights and the other classes? Compared to other Souls games this is by far the most challenging first part for me.
Deacons of the Deep
being a bit of a freebie & going down on the first try, I did enjoy the encounter. I should've figured it out sooner, though (I was actually going after the candles originally).
Increase Vitality to increase your equip load, I believe.
......omg really? Gonna have to restart my character then
Iva Demilcol
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Oh, Are we doing this already?
Ladies and Gentlemen: My character, Makoto Yuki (Twitter quality)
Empty Space
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RiccochetJ
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Bump your Vitality and/or find some rings. When you level up, the stat that gets bumped is highlighted.
Metroidvania
People called Romanes they go the house?
Man, was going at a good clip up until the (mild area spoiler)
- cant quite get the enemy patterns down, and the shield has shifted into a crutch instead of a tool.
Need to work on my sidestepping and telegraphing some.
forest/swamp area on the way to the undead legion crypt
Need to work on my sidestepping and telegraphing some.
In case someone's wondering what the Grave Key (that opens a door in Undead Settlement) is for:
You'll get a better halberd, a loincloth, access to that area under the bridge that you can't jump to without dying (that has a couple items plus a crystal lizard), and unlock the NPC that sells miracles
RabidTanooki
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Anyone figure out how to get the password system to actually work?
Well, second boss down.
I have to say, the difficulty in this game is...different.
For me, the regular enemies are MUCH harder than previous games, while the bosses are much easier (so far).
For example, it took me like ~5 tries to beat the
, but both bosses took me 1 and 2 tries, respectively. Huh. Anyway, I dig the game so far, but it's not quite up to DS1/BB levels yet. The combat feels fine, but the regular enemy difficulty feels a little too hard/frustrating at times, but it could be my build.
Speaking of which, I am overwhelmed with the extra stats in this game. They all seem really important (unlike previous games *cough* resistance. So I gotta ask...what are you guys going for?
I was planning on doing a DEX build with some minor spellcasting elements, so I picked Assassin out of the gate. However, looking at the stats, seems like these are all going to be important:
Vigor
Attunement
Vitality (So i can roll? Do I really need this, though?)
Endurance
Dexterity
Intelligence
Damn, that's like 3 more stats that I'm used to juggling in these games. Any advice on what do ignore? Out of habit, I've been alternating between DEX, VIG (the new VIT), and END for rolling. I added STR once to use the Katana, and I think I put like 1 or 2 in INT for funsies. So I'm kind of still all over the place.
I have to say, the difficulty in this game is...different.
For me, the regular enemies are MUCH harder than previous games, while the bosses are much easier (so far).
For example, it took me like ~5 tries to beat the
big axe knight in the plaza/fountain area in Lothric
Speaking of which, I am overwhelmed with the extra stats in this game. They all seem really important (unlike previous games *cough* resistance. So I gotta ask...what are you guys going for?
I was planning on doing a DEX build with some minor spellcasting elements, so I picked Assassin out of the gate. However, looking at the stats, seems like these are all going to be important:
Vigor
Attunement
Vitality (So i can roll? Do I really need this, though?)
Endurance
Dexterity
Intelligence
Damn, that's like 3 more stats that I'm used to juggling in these games. Any advice on what do ignore? Out of habit, I've been alternating between DEX, VIG (the new VIT), and END for rolling. I added STR once to use the Katana, and I think I put like 1 or 2 in INT for funsies. So I'm kind of still all over the place.
You can buy the havel ring and another one similar to fap ring. I almost sure you get both by trading boss souls.
okay wasn't that bad once you knew what to do BUT WOW THAT WAS FUN
How do we trade these souls?
How do we trade these souls?
GlenChivas
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Just spent way too long in the editor.
My result:
Well done.
Yes.
give courland the item from the tree boss
Bacon_Boss
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Vitality only if you're going to be using heavy or mid armor. If you stay in leather-like stuff you'll be fine. I think the heaviest curved great sword is 17, if it's your goal, you might want vit.
I only raised STR, Vig, and Vit to 40 and dex to 18 and i'm flattening most things.
F0rneus
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Oh, Are we doing this already?
Ladies and Gentlemen: My character, Makoto Yuki (Twitter quality)
My attempt at an Asian face failed miserably but good to know it's possible!
Just spent way too long in the editor.
My result:
Solid as all hell. Good job!
At the Lord of Cinder that still in his throne in firelink.
Heavy's Sandvich
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Just spent way too long in the editor.
My result:
it's a woman?
yea. I started with the astora noble preset and started changing things.
the broadness of the shoulders/neck on female characters is a staple of souls games and unfortunately there's not much that can be done
Bacon_Boss
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Should get embers if you drop your sign, or at least be reignited. That's how it worked in DS and 2. I haven't played since the Xbox's actual launch so multi's a mystery to me.
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