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Dark Souls III |OT2| Welcome to NG+, Unkindled One
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Ya, it was weird to have no boss fight at the end. They should've moved the
Demon King's
ballista
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
I just beat him.
OniBarubary
Banned
Imma just say, yeah, the best way to tackle that area is to just run through grabbing items and not fighting ninja skellis. I Spooked my way through 90% of that level
Benzychenz
Member
So apparently I missed the
entrance? Difficulty wise would that come before
?
If so I'll go back and do it first.
Smouldering Lake
Irythyll (however it's spelt)
If so I'll go back and do it first.
Nice one! Well done.
The boss was easier than getting to that damn thing quite honestly. I was almost certain those already dead guys near the thing were gonna get up and try to fight me.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
Thanks, it felt really fucking good.
Okay, L
and L
are utter monsters to my poor, slow ass Great Sword. In the time it takes me to recover from my swing, he can hit me twice back and forth, taking atleast 80% of my life it not killing my outright. When I had this issue with A
W
, I was using a claymore, and managed to beat them by finding a greatsword, leveling up enough to use it, upgrading it, and utterly wrecking their shit through sheer power.
But I've already given the Titanite Slab treatment to it and leveling won't help me too much at this state in the game. It does decent damage, but not decent enough. So yeah, I think this is going to be a long one.
You guys ever wonder why this happens? What is it about bitching about it on the internet that gives us the power to win it next time we play?
othric
orian
byss
atchers
But I've already given the Titanite Slab treatment to it and leveling won't help me too much at this state in the game. It does decent damage, but not decent enough. So yeah, I think this is going to be a long one.
You guys ever wonder why this happens? What is it about bitching about it on the internet that gives us the power to win it next time we play?
I found it to be one of the worst areas in the game for a melee character. If you're a caster/ranged it should be easy peasy though.
Jimnymebob
Member
I'm running my Dark Souls build on this, so a DEX/END build with Uchigatana and Pharis Bow in my right hand and Shotel and Pyro flame in my left. However, due to how different Pyromancy works on this, I'm not sure how many points I need to put in INT and FTH to make pyromancy effective. Do I need an even spread, or can I just put points in one of them as long as I have enough in both to actually cast the pyromancy? So say if there was a pyro that needed 15 FTH and 20 INT, could I just go 15 FTH/30 INT, or would I need to bring FTH to the same to get a damage increase?
I don't want to put too many points in them, because I'm only gonna be casting the occasional spell, rather than spell slinging constantly. I just want to have a decent strength pyro to throw out when I need to.
I don't want to put too many points in them, because I'm only gonna be casting the occasional spell, rather than spell slinging constantly. I just want to have a decent strength pyro to throw out when I need to.
Newtype-001
Member
Listening to G
track again and its such a waste how this wasnt used for another more powerful boss. I didnt even get to listen to half of it during the fight.
undyrs
Fine Work! *Applause Gesture*
Admiral Woofington
Member
Did you have a breakthrough or did you just have better luck? How do you see the boss now you've beaten it?
Admiral Woofington
Member
Skeletons may be spooky, but I'm spookier
I have some bad news for you.
That's great to hear, i managed to reach the bonfire after them and was afraid i'll have to deal with a lot more of them. I'll take another critical look at my gear, doesn't feel like i should stuggle as much with them
I was at your shoes and had issues with the bosses. If you want my advice ditch the greatsword and level a straight sword. Right now greatswords are slow and aren't worth the miniscule extra damage they do. I leveled fully a broadsword and had a super easy time the whole game after I ditched my zweihander, it was doing enough damage yes but not enough to compencate for the slow speed.
Well, that doesn't sound good. Will I ever see him again? Still some stuff I want to buy from him.
SunBroDave
Member
I second this advice. The damage/speed tradeoff you get from using a greatsword just isn't even close to worth it imo. Stick with straight swords if you're having difficulty.
They were a bitch during my greatsword play-through as well, whereas most bosses were pretty easy. There's very few moments where it's safe to take a swing. Ensure
he
brother
In the end, I resorted to rolling R1 attacks because they were so much faster with the greatsword I was using
I've always chalked it up to having taken a break and taking some time to chill out. I've been stuck on bosses late at night where I am determined to beat them before going to bed. Usually, if I just go to bed and take a break; the next day I - more often than not - beat them in one try.
Lbros are easy with counter attacks. Roll to the backside of them and immediately press R1, or R2 if you are feeling ballsy, for a good amount of damage.
Doing some clean up before moving up to NG+ and I feel like (late game optional area spoilers)
I am missing stuff in Untended Graves. Is there anything in those towers that you need a key for in Firelink Shrine? I saw a message behind one of the doors so I know that you can get there somehow.
Benzychenz
Member
Doesn't matter. You can infuse instantly then level to +10 or vice versa. Same result.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
I'd say it was a combination of a few things. I was level 40/41 when I first start trying, which I don't think was under-levelled. I went off and beat
the Crystal Sage & Deacons
I was doing plenty of damage the first time so I stopped levelling my Str/Dex and put points into Vigor and Stamina as well. I also lowered my equip load to 69% to help with the rolling, as blocking was getting me nowhere. Was level 45 when I beat him.
I just think my character build was completely the wrong approach for the boss at my particular skill level (my first DS, only played BB). Seems to me a lesson I would have needed to learn at some point in these games, and The Abyss Watchers was my trial by fire. He was still tough and I had to be fast with my rolls and quick attacks.
Nice, thanks!
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
Benzychenz
Member
If you were originally fat rolling then it's no surprise you were having trouble lol.
Never fat roll.
MrCompletely
Member
Noobish question - If I get summoned and beat a boss I havent beat in my world yet, do I get to progress in my world or do I have to beat the boss again?
- If you have an even amount of STR/DEX go with refined
- If you're near the beginning of the game use raw/element until you get some more stats
- Lots of STR? Use heavy
- Lots of DEX? Use sharp
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
I wouldn't have even attempted if it was possible to block him. After the big deal being made of shields being absent for BB, I assumed they would be useful in this game. Have they been nerfed since DS1/DS2?
Se7enSword
Banned
Not sure where to go next after beating a certain boss
or
I'm leaning towards exploring the latter.
Anor Londo
or
Irithyll Dungeon
I'm leaning towards exploring the latter.
Killer Queen
Banned
Lest you meet again chosen undead.
It doesn't matter really. They can be done in either order. I always do
Anor Londo
Shorter path to the LoC, but harder boss fight.
As far as I can tell switching on the fly doesn't have any negative effects outside of some NPC quest lines. In NG I was constantly switching between sunbro (when reaching a boss) and the two auto-invade covenenants (while exploring the areas).
popsicle_sundays
Member
I'm level 30 and still haven't reached the 3rd boss yet (doing some level grinding) but I was curious....I'm a Warrior with both a Longsword +1 and Butcher's Knife +1 , anybody use the Butcher's Knife? Starting to use this more and seems like the obvious choice due to A str rating. Only crappy part is how heavy it is, so had to downgrade my shield so I could roll properly.
I'd say lowering your equip load below 70% would've been key. It's unfortunate that DS3 and BB allow for a much slimmer build variety than previous games (roll or die). Congrats, nevertheless!
AgentLampshade
Member
Jesus,
attack power is insane. I can handle the
portion well enough, but shit gets serious after that.
Nameless Kings
King of the Storm
Se7enSword
Banned
Alright, thanks!
toastyToast
Member
You can block them with very little bleed if you use this
you probably should be dodging but just in case
StaffyManasse
Member
My controller met the wall for the first time. I've had smooth sailing (as far as Souls go) this far, but A
Shit this makes me angry and my dog panics and I have to comfort him.
And please now lol that boss is actually easy here's me oneshotting it.
ldrich is turning out to be a major roadblock for me. I feel like I have invested far too little in endurance to manage all the rolling and still get to hit her with my greatsword. I think I know 100% what to do, just can't execute. Her powers take around half my HP per hit and often the camera makes dodging impossible.
Shit this makes me angry and my dog panics and I have to comfort him.
And please now lol that boss is actually easy here's me oneshotting it.
Vital Tundra
Member
Anyone have a clue why A
isn't spawning? Im in ember form but he won't invade.
lva
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