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Dark Souls |OT3| This thread moves faster than the Blighttown framerate
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finalozzo said:
well this is how i did it the first time
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/video/1212905220001/dark-souls-boss-guide-four-kings/
of course, weapon/shield/rings were different
The Black Knight greataxe is wonderful stuff - it's a greataxe that swings like a reguar one-hander, with wide horizontal sweeps for R1 and a leaping vertical for R2. Also looks cool.
Stuck at +4 for me because I need one more Twinkling Titanite but the clams refuse to cough them up for me.
Stuck at +4 for me because I need one more Twinkling Titanite but the clams refuse to cough them up for me.
Iron Flesh makes a lot of the later bosses a joke. Wonderful spell.Darklord said:
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Is it possible to "escape"
once you get there? I have no chance to beat the first boss, so i want to go back and do some more leveling up. Beating the enemies already there is so tiresome because their shields block my magic.
I have tried to summon
. I've also tried to lay down my soap stone, but no one ever summons me. I've also looked for other summon signs, but i find none.
Anor Londo
I have tried to summon
Knight Soliare, but he just keeps losing a lot of life on those two knights (and it is hard for me to take them out with magic, they also heal themself)
I just gained the ability to learn some Pyromancy (through
)... what's worth learning? The wikis have pretty much no information on what spells are effective. I remember reading that I should just stick with the basic Fireball and focus on upgrading my Flame, but then I also read that Combustion does 75% the damage of the Fireball but gives you twice as many uses. I only have attunement to bring a single spell with me, so... what's my best option?
Stealth edit: I see I should also be getting Iron Flesh...
Laurentius
Stealth edit: I see I should also be getting Iron Flesh...
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The_Monk said:
Go farm Purple Moss and Blooming Purple Moss from the Darkroot Garden.
Darklord said:
I only used it for one fight way later in the game. I would probably buy other pyro spells if souls are an issue at that point.Darklord said:
I think the pyro spell I used the most was Combustion/Great Combustion. It does pretty good damage and has a really fast cast time.
I'm loving the Silver Knight Shield. Just a shame it uses Twinkling Tits, though it's understandable.
For blooming it might be more efficient to grind souls instead and then buy them from the aqueducts merchant. The trees drop lots of regular purple and bloodred moss but blooming can be rare.
And yeah be sure to snag a Spider Shield before heading into Blighttown.
KoreanBarbecue said:
For blooming it might be more efficient to grind souls instead and then buy them from the aqueducts merchant. The trees drop lots of regular purple and bloodred moss but blooming can be rare.
And yeah be sure to snag a Spider Shield before heading into Blighttown.
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Great, thanks!Dresden said:
Progress update with my new character (abandoned old character due to a bad spec) including the order in which I tackled the zones:
This has to be one of the most intimidating and tension building areas I've ever experienced in a game. The only experience that comes to mind was when I mostly explored Ifrit's Cauldron in FF11 as a low level character.
This time I started off as a thief (for the free master key) and quickly became a pyro. Joined the Chaos Servant cult and have the cult's level 2 shortcut already unlocked. Physical damage is so unimpressive now. Fire <3
Undead Burg - Done - I really like this area. Good intro to the game
Blighttown - Done - I think this area could have been one of the best in the game if the framerate was better. I consider this an easy boss fight
Demon Ruins - I killed the ceaseless discharge boss and, later, unlocked the shortcut to Lost Izalith
Great Hollow - Done - Not much to say about here. A short area with environmental dangers aplenty. More of a passageway between two zones than a zone to itself
Ash Lake - Done - one of the best looking areas I've seen so far. Love this place
Undead Parish - Done - I also enjoyed here but it was too short. Beat Capra on the first try, this time
The Depths - Done - enjoyable zone. I've only ever been cursed when I wanted to try out the status ailment (to tackle the initial section of New Londo)
The Undead Asylum - Completed most of here before entering Blightown but finished the boss around here.
Sen's Fortress - Done - Truly one of the best zones in the game. I loved this place
Anor Londo - Done - I had fun here. For the boss fight I killed the skinny dude and got his item, died, killed the fat dude first this time (no item -_- ) and finally killed the super saiyan skinny dude (I did this because I felt the powered up fat guy I felt was too hard to avoid).
Catacombs - Done - I like this area. Racing to the necromancer/torchwielders with an army of skeletons behind me was a fun experience. I didn't even get a chance to see the boss' attacks. So easy.
Tomb of the Giants - Up to the boss room, not sure what to expect from the fight*.
New Londo Ruins - Same as above
Undead Burg - Done - I really like this area. Good intro to the game
Blighttown - Done - I think this area could have been one of the best in the game if the framerate was better. I consider this an easy boss fight
Demon Ruins - I killed the ceaseless discharge boss and, later, unlocked the shortcut to Lost Izalith
Great Hollow - Done - Not much to say about here. A short area with environmental dangers aplenty. More of a passageway between two zones than a zone to itself
Ash Lake - Done - one of the best looking areas I've seen so far. Love this place
Undead Parish - Done - I also enjoyed here but it was too short. Beat Capra on the first try, this time
The Depths - Done - enjoyable zone. I've only ever been cursed when I wanted to try out the status ailment (to tackle the initial section of New Londo)
The Undead Asylum - Completed most of here before entering Blightown but finished the boss around here.
Sen's Fortress - Done - Truly one of the best zones in the game. I loved this place
Anor Londo - Done - I had fun here. For the boss fight I killed the skinny dude and got his item, died, killed the fat dude first this time (no item -_- ) and finally killed the super saiyan skinny dude (I did this because I felt the powered up fat guy I felt was too hard to avoid).
Catacombs - Done - I like this area. Racing to the necromancer/torchwielders with an army of skeletons behind me was a fun experience. I didn't even get a chance to see the boss' attacks. So easy.
Tomb of the Giants - Up to the boss room, not sure what to expect from the fight*.
New Londo Ruins - Same as above
This has to be one of the most intimidating and tension building areas I've ever experienced in a game. The only experience that comes to mind was when I mostly explored Ifrit's Cauldron in FF11 as a low level character.
Kyoufu said:
I'm not sure the point of this? I have a character with it, I know how the weapon works. It's still a bit slow for my tastes, though was more just poking at the "best" used there since it's pretty much preference for PvE. Though, all things considered, it's actually not that slow, I suppose...
Really, though, there's not much to fear from
Four Kings
Aeana said:
Endurance should pretty much always be raised. Which is a bit of a shame; feels weird that basically every character I ever make never really has a reason to not get to at least 30 Endurance :/
Switch to Havel's armor, it has better poise and better magic defense.finalozzo said:
Also, have you tried using the Crystal Ring Shield? It could be a huge help.
100% doesn't mean much, every decent shield has that. The good ones have high stability and upgrade to even higher, it dramatically reduces the stamina cost for blocking, so you won't need as much endurance.Aeana said:
I was reading that in the Painted World if you kill the NPC Black Phantom and the boss then the NPC's armour should appear just after the boss arena, but I'm just after killing them both and can't see it anywhere.
All I done was kill the BP, go to the bonfire, then went straight to the boss and killed it.
All I done was kill the BP, go to the bonfire, then went straight to the boss and killed it.
Dresden said:
It's not impossible, just means less cool armor*. It bugs me, actually, that my VIT and Endurance bars are completely unmatched
*Or just wear Gold-hemmed (+ Antiquated Skirt, because it's awesome) anyway; I do it half the time even at 40 Endurance so I don't have to hear CLANK CLANK CLANK CLANK.
scy said:
I don't think it's that weird since stamina is at the core of the combat system.
I always prioritize Endurance over Vitality for PvE. I find VIT only really comes into play in PvP. For a PvE build I pretty much ignore VIT entirely. With this character I think I've only put one or two points into it.
The_Monk said:
All you do is go to Blighttown from the Valley of Drakes. Take all the ladders down then when you're on swamp level, from the water wheel hug the left wall and you should see the bonfire.
From the bonfire, facing swamp, go north-east past the rock throwers and into the boss's lair. Simple!
Mihos
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Four Kings whooping up on me consistantly. I will try the heavy armor thing next. I am sure I am just doing it wrong. Other than the wolf, I haven't had much problem with the others.
Does anyone one else feel bad when they summon someone in to help and fail miserably? I always give it good 4 or 5 tried before summoning since I hate getting someone else killed!
Does anyone one else feel bad when they summon someone in to help and fail miserably? I always give it good 4 or 5 tried before summoning since I hate getting someone else killed!
I barely pulled off the NG+
fight in my first try, I summoned Witch Beatrice, and I think she helped just enough, I was barely taking them out before they started
. I made the mistake of not having the Grass Crest Shield on my back though, so for NG++ I'll remember to do that.
I am also using the BK Great Axe, and 4 hits using 2H did about 2200 damage, but the
have a lot more health on NG+ so I was just barely taking them out before they
. For NG++, I might try just throwing the Crystal Ring Shield at them over and over.
Four Kings
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I am also using the BK Great Axe, and 4 hits using 2H did about 2200 damage, but the
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DigitalDevil
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Where is the bonfire in the swamp in blighttown? I'm having trouble finding it and I'm really tired of working my way down here from the last bonfire...
Anybody here become a member of the
and score a HUGE amount of souls? I got around 600,000 souls in one session, and then about the same amount again an hour later. I leveled up 19 levels to SL 112!
I wonder if this is a fluke, or if they were carrying that many souls?
Forest Hunter Covenant, get summoned, defeat the intruder,
I wonder if this is a fluke, or if they were carrying that many souls?
Ghost_Protocol
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After 50 hours, ive come to a conclusion. I miss the nexus....
hydrophilic attack
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So, I continued my early game (just after ringing the first bell) catacombs romp last night and actually got quite far. I reached the second bonfire and found some nice loot. I also joined the
covenant. Does anyone know if the miracle and sword can be used even if you leave the covenant? And also, has anyone tried the Gravelord PVP stuff? Is it any fun?
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