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[Forkball]

I finally got through the Cathedral. Not a fan of that area. Too many nonsensical paths and boring bosses.

Now I'm in Skeleton town. Holy hell, where is the bonfire? I think it's a straightforward path but it's a long ways without a single one. I hate those damn curved sword wielding bones, you never can just fight them 1v1, there's always a catch.

Also do you cut off the Darkmoon quest if you join Rosaria's Fingers?

 

[FF Seraphim]

How the hell did anyone figure out the

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archdragon peak

?!

The place looks great btw

 

[Lord of Ostia]

Yeah I did all that. Ive pretty much scoured that entire area top to bottom and was left scratching my head. There has to be more to this, right?

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Did you go underground? There is a way to get beneath the lava into some catacombs by standing on the tiles area and letting the ballista shoot at you there

 

[LiK]

I finally got through the Cathedral. Not a fan of that area. Too many nonsensical paths and boring bosses.

Now I'm in Skeleton town. Holy hell, where is the bonfire? I think it's a straightforward path but it's a long ways without a single one. I hate those damn curved sword wielding bones, you never can just fight them 1v1, there's always a catch.

Also do you cut off the Darkmoon quest if you join Rosaria's Fingers?

hah, there's one area after that where you won't see a bonfire for a while and it's full of enemies.

 

[MegaSackman]

The feels when you've explored and completed the Smouldering Lake.......*banderas*

Seriously, fuck that place.

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Knight Slayer Tsorig

can go suck a bag of dicks, too! I literally gave my TV two big middle fingers after I dropped his ass. Ah...Dark Souls.

Then I reached the bridge in

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Irithyll and met the Pontiff's beast

.

Oh shit, you reminded me that I didn't kill that knight yet... I'll have to go back there, dammit.

 

[Onemic]

There aren't really questlines. You mostly just talk to people and the world enters different states depending on the particular combination of who you talk to and when and occasionally what you say in reply.

So can you tell me if I've already done the hollowing questline?

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The dude that I rescued died after I got 5 levels from him and was replaced by a girl. I got the tower key and was able to get the firekeeper soul, so now I can cure my hollowing(but it costs something like 70k souls so I havent bothered curing it yet)

 

[Steel]

I finally got through the Cathedral. Not a fan of that area. Too many nonsensical paths and boring bosses.

Now I'm in Skeleton town. Holy hell, where is the bonfire? I think it's a straightforward path but it's a long ways without a single one. I hate those damn curved sword wielding bones, you never can just fight them 1v1, there's always a catch.

The bonfire

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isn't that far a distance if you use a shortcut that's right next tot he entrance. There's a drop off point to the right.

 

[Resident_UA]

Please spoiler tag boss names or whatever they are. Noticed some people just aren't doing that.

I don't post any spoilers here, but I keep wondering why bosses names are considered spoilers? If people are that sensitive to spoilers why would you ever enter this thread?

 

[Gurrry]

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Did you go underground? There is a way to get beneath the lava into some catacombs by standing on the tiles area and letting the ballista shoot at you there

Hmmm... I dont think so. Ive been to the

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catacombs above where Wolnir is

, is that what youre talking about?

 

[guybrushfreeman]

So I've tried being a Sunbro for a few bosses now and it probably only works about 50% of the time. It's weird being trapped outside watching someone die slowly.

 

[Kaibutsu]

I know many people didn't like DkS2 but I loved Lucatiel. I liked her quest and her VA had such a sexy voice. Turns out she's some actress in UK.

See her

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gear was pretty cool

She was one of the best characters in that game! Her questline was both amazing and

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heartbreaking

 

[what-ok]

So can you tell me if I've already done the hollowing questline?

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The dude that I rescued died after I got 5 levels from him and was replaced by a girl. I got the tower key and was able to get the firekeeper soul, so now I can cure my hollowing(but it costs something like 70k souls so I havent bothered curing it yet)

If you hold off on curing it you will get a

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special

ending. I am about to get

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Married

to

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Anri

"I think" and I hear that will allow for the

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hollow quest

to be complete. I may be wrong though.

 

[MilkBeard]

Yeah, the auto-summon covenants seem to be broken. Normal putting down summon sign & invading is SUPER fast. But the auto-summon does nothing for me.

I mean, clearly on some level it works, I do see Blues while invading. But I can never be summoned. :/

Do you have world matchmaking selected? It's not the initial option.

Also, there are going to be less Darkmoon/Sentinel summons because people have to wear the way of blue badge for it to work.

I've gotten a number of summons this way, it's definitely not broken. More people need to wear the Way of Blue for it to work.

 

[LiK]

I don't post any spoilers here, but I keep wondering why bosses names are considered spoilers? If people are that sensitive to spoilers why would you ever enter this thread?

cuz people like me who haven't finished the game are coming in here for advice. I thought that was common knowledge. There's a spoiler thread for a reason.

 

[ogbg]

More people need to wear the Way of Blue for it to work.

The thing is that since being invaded solo is so unlikely people have less reason to wear it. Most invadees already have their own personal gank squad.

 

[Resident_UA]

cuz people like me who haven't finished the game are coming in here for advice. I thought that was common knowledge. There's a spoiler thread for a reason.

I'm just asking because I would consider advise as much bigger spoiler than just a name. A name could mean anything, but advice actually takes away from the sense of accomplishment...

 

[FF Seraphim]

If you hold off on curing it you will get a

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special

ending. I am about to get

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Married

to

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Anri

"I think" and I hear that will allow for the

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hollow quest

to be complete. I may be wrong though.

Don't ever cure the

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Dark Sign

if you do you will fail the quest.

 

[LiK]

I'm just asking because I would consider advise as much bigger spoiler than just a name. A name could mean anything, but advice actually takes away from the sense of accomplishment...

In that case, why spoiler tag area names, NPCs or gear items? We just do it outta courtesy for a new game. That's all.

 

[Afrocious]

I'm just asking because I would consider advise as much bigger spoiler than just a name. A name could mean anything, but advice actually takes away from the sense of accomplishment...

It depends. If there was a boss in DS3 named Bed of Chaos, Seath the Scaleless, or anything like that, then that would be a huge spoiler.

I'm hoping those aren't bosses in DS3. I'm not done yet.

 

[Caja 117]

cuz people like me who haven't finished the game are coming in here for advice. I thought that was common knowledge. There's a spoiler thread for a reason.

Even the name of the second boss of the game should be Spoiler taged?

 

[mxgt]

So can you tell me if I've already done the hollowing questline?

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The dude that I rescued died after I got 5 levels from him and was replaced by a girl. I got the tower key and was able to get the firekeeper soul, so now I can cure my hollowing(but it costs something like 70k souls so I havent bothered curing it yet)

No, you need to do the

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Anri of Astora quest line. He/she shows up in various locations. Once you have finished that, and don't cure Hollowing, you can get the hollowing ending after the final boss.

 

[Resident_UA]

In that case, why spoiler tag area names or gear items? We just do it outta courtesy.

I'm not arguing against using spoiler tags. Whatever works for people is fine with me. I was genuinely curious why people find names of things (that includes bosses and items) as a spoiler, but they have no issue reading this thread.

 

[RespectThySole]

If they just let you pull the camera out during

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nameless king

it'd be so much better. Right now I'm just guessing what the fucks happening above me and it's the stupidest shit ever. The real boss is the camera.

If you're taking about the first phase as soon as

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you hear King of the Storm scream, turn around and run in the opposite direction, don't roll. All the other attacks can be easily dodged or you can just use a shield with high elec resistance like Lothric Knight shield or Havel's.

 

[Boogdud]

How do you even start any NPC questline in this game? I dont think I've done any, even the hollowing questline(And im at like lvl 99 hollowing too lol)

First you kill a chicken, then soak it's corpse in whiskey, then burn it, then store it's bones in a coffee can, then you must scale the highest peak within 500 square miles, dump them out on a jade table and read the sign. Once you have that sign, spin in a chair 50 times, immediately get up and run to the nearest door, whatever item your head hits will be the first letter of the sub area that the NPC will be hidden within.

ie) the npc quests in this series are completely obnoxious, convoluted, obtuse horse shit. The only way to figure out what to do and when to do it is to consult a wiki, which pretty much defeats the purpose because you get no sense of accomplishment since you'll already know the correct procedure and rewards for doing so before you ever start them.

I'm genuinely curious if a single person alive has completed any of the npc quests in DS3 without consulting a wiki/the internet. If so, it's a damned miracle.

 

[Lakitu]

Finished the game just now. I got the weakest ending I think. But it was amazing, loved every minute.

That last boss was driving me nuts though. Took me around 10 tries.

 

[Lord of Ostia]

Hmmm... I dont think so. Ive been to the

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catacombs above where Wolnir is

, is that what youre talking about?

No, you can go

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underneath the lava of smoldering lake. There are two pyromancy times along with all sorts of other goodies and a bonfire down there.

 

[Sylas]

The thing is that since being invaded solo is so unlikely people have less reason to wear it. Most invadees already have their own personal gank squad.

I'm being solo invaded/doing a ton of solo invading in the Undead Settlement in NG+. It's great.

 

[E92 M3]

It depends. If there was a boss in DS3 named Bed of Chaos, Seath the Scaleless, or anything like that, then that would be a huge spoiler.

I'm hoping those aren't bosses in DS3. I'm not done yet.

Actually there is: Mattress of Chaos

Good fight, too.

 

[Sephzilla]

I'm not arguing against using spoiler tags. Whatever works for people is fine with me. I was genuinely curious why people find names of things (that includes bosses and items) as a spoiler, but they have no issue reading this thread.

I don't entirely get why every single location ever needs to be spoiler tagged. Knowing that there's a place in the game with a specific name isn't a spoiler since you have no context as to what or where it is or anything like that. Stuff like A

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nor Londo

or K

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iln of the First Flame

are actual spoilers because

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those are places you've been to in previous games

 

[GinoFelino]

I'm not arguing against using spoiler tags. Whatever works for people is fine with me. I was genuinely curious why people find names of things (that includes bosses and items) as a spoiler, but they have no issue reading this thread.

I don't think asking for spoiler tags on pretty much anything needs a reason at all, actually.

 

[LiK]

Even the name of the second boss of the game should be Spoiler taged?

sure, why not. There are players who are still coming in here who just started the game.

I'm not arguing against using spoiler tags. Whatever works for people is fine with me. I was genuinely curious why people find names of things (that includes bosses and items) as a spoiler, but they have no issue reading this thread.

I'm not arguing either, just explaining why we should not spoil stuff. Like I said, we're in here asking advice for trouble spots/enemies. I've asked my fair share of questions in here. I'd rather be here than ask some dude in GameFAQs for help.

 

[Bo Knows GAF]

Finished the game just now. I got the weakest ending I think. But it was amazing, loved every minute.

That last boss was driving me nuts though. Took me around 10 tries.

Out of curiosity, what level are people finishing the game at? I feel like I've over leveled a bit lol which is whatever since I'll be able to spend more on weapons and gear in NG+

NG+ doesn't split up matchmaking right? Everyone's still in the same pool?

I'd also like to know the answer to this.

 

[Zeliard]

I'm being solo invaded/doing a ton of solo invading in the Undead Settlement in NG+. It's great.

NG+ doesn't split up matchmaking right? Everyone's still in the same pool?

 

[ogbg]

First you kill a chicken, then soak it's corpse in whiskey, then burn it, then store it's bones in a coffee can, then you must scale the highest peak within 500 square miles, dump them out on a jade table and read the sign. Once you have that sign, spin in a chair 50 times, immediately get up and run to the nearest door, whatever item your head hits will be the first letter of the sub area that the NPC will be hidden within.

ie) the npc quests in this series are completely obnoxious, convoluted, obtuse horse shit. The only way to figure out what to do and when to do it is to consult a wiki, which pretty much defeats the purpose because you get no sense of accomplishment since you'll already know the correct procedure and rewards for doing so before you ever start them.

I'm genuinely curious if a single person alive has completed any of the npc quests in DS3 without consulting a wiki/the internet. If so, it's a damned miracle.

I really don't think you're meant to think about them in that goal-oriented way. They're more just things that happen in the world that are going to be different for everyone because there are so many permutations. You might come across something and then someone else might come across something completely different.

 

[Resident_UA]

Finished the game just now. I got the weakest ending I think. But it was amazing, loved every minute.

That last boss was driving me nuts though. Took me around 10 tries.

Almost beat it on first try but then had to try about 20 times to actually beat him. What sucks about the ending is that I could have gotten much better ending if I just looked it up right before finishing the game. But at the same time I'm not too disappointed since story didn't make any sense to me anyway

 

[mxgt]

First you kill a chicken, then soak it's corpse in whiskey, then burn it, then store it's bones in a coffee can, then you must scale the highest peak within 500 square miles, dump them out on a jade table and read the sign. Once you have that sign, spin in a chair 50 times, immediately get up and run to the nearest door, whatever item your head hits will be the first letter of the sub area that the NPC will be hidden within.

ie) the npc quests in this series are completely obnoxious, convoluted, obtuse horse shit. The only way to figure out what to do and when to do it is to consult a wiki, which pretty much defeats the purpose because you get no sense of accomplishment since you'll already know the correct procedure and rewards for doing so before you ever start them.

I'm genuinely curious if a single person alive has completed any of the npc quests in DS3 without consulting a wiki/the internet. If so, it's a damned miracle.

I did

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Siegward's

without a wiki. Wasn't that obtuse compared to some of them tbh.

 

[Sakura]

Is there any way to turn off up+attack = kick?

 

[E92 M3]

NG+ doesn't split up matchmaking right? Everyone's still in the same pool?

Same pool. Level and weapons are the only differentiators.

 

[Afrocious]

Probably a terrible question since I am actively avoiding spoilers, but are the endings dependent on NPC questlines? I'm assuming so.

I want to finish the game, but I don't really want a shit ending.

 

[MrHoot]

Yeah... It sounds like it... I'm 40 hours in and havnt beaten pontiff yet where the fuck did you find the time to beat ng+ since the game came out. You didn't even die to pontiff?

Do you have a job?

Just generally curious not trolling. I just don't have that kind of time I'm lucky I've put in the hours I have

A bit late to this but yeah, I echo his statement. NG+ is tremendously easier than NG. And for pontiff, all you need to eat him is a shield with good enough stability and enough endurance as his attacks don't hit that much and then you get the luxury of circling him more easily, making the fight a LOT more accessible.

Almost every single boss I got in one shot in NG+, bit of a let down, I expected them to be a bit harder, but turns out it's a cakewalk. Wonder if I should jump to NG+2 but I really do not feel going through that awful second quarter of the game again (Farron, Catacombs and Ruins. I find that trio of zones to be a real pace killer)

 

[Boogdud]

I did

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Siegward's

without a wiki. Wasn't that obtuse compared to some of them tbh.

You completed it until the very end? I'm not talking about the initial part where

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you help him to the tower and the kill the fire demon

 

[Fiend]

Even without auto-lock, the dragon is directly above your head a lot of the time. You can't watch for its tells because you can't fucking see it.

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I rarely had problems at that fight with my camera. Try to stand before the dragons head, read the tells and hit the head. Rinse and repeat.

 

[Sarcasm]

I really don't think you're meant to think about them in that goal-oriented way. They're more just things that happen in the world that are going to be different for everyone because there are so many permutations. You might come across something and then someone else might come across something completely different.

I bet most people experiences would be missing mostly everything NPC related with how the system works.

 

[LiK]

Probably a terrible question since I am actively avoiding spoilers, but are the endings dependent on NPC questlines? I'm assuming so.

I want to finish the game, but I don't really want a shit ending.

don't worry about it. Play blind and just get whatever you end up with. I'd rather try to get the best ending in NG+ knowing what I should do to obtain it.

 

[mxgt]

You completed it until the very end? I'm not talking about the initial part where

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you help him to the tower and the kill the fire demon

Yeah.

I think the only obscure part in that quest line is

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him being stuck in the well

- I can easily see people missing that. Other than that, it's pretty straight forward.

 

[StMeph]

I'm genuinely curious if a single person alive has completed any of the npc quests in DS3 without consulting a wiki/the internet. If so, it's a damned miracle.

The Fire Keeper's chain is probably the least obtuse one since it's purely a matter of exploring hidden areas for key items. Otherwise I agree that the other NPC quests are insanely specific in DS3 with a lot of potential points of failure.

 

[Afrocious]

don't worry about it. Play blind and just get whatever you end up with. I'd rather try to get the best ending in NG+ knowing what I should do to obtain it.

You are right, Mr. LiK.

Besides, I do want to try a magic/pyromancy run. My character in that will get the harem ending obviously.

 

[iRAWRasaurus]

Even without auto-lock, the dragon is directly above your head a lot of the time. You can't watch for its tells because you can't fucking see it.

Lock on and lock off once you see the

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Nameless King

.

You are right, Mr. LiK.

Besides, I do want to try a magic/pyromancy run. My character in that will get the harem ending obviously.

 

[LiK]

The Fire Keeper's chain is probably the least obtuse one since it's purely a matter of exploring hidden areas for key items. Otherwise I agree that the other NPC quests are insanely specific in DS3 with a lot of potential points of failure.

yea, the quest lines in this game are way tougher to figure out than DkS2.

 

[Hystzen]

S

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moulding

l

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ake

is a pointless area . Apart from lore stuff it just a bloodborne chalice dungeon which gave me flashbacks to another reason I don't rate Bloodborne as high as most people do.