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Dark Souls |OT3| This thread moves faster than the Blighttown framerate
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I'm assuming you mean the bonfire on the balcony? If so, facing into the library from the bonfire, go right. In the room with lots of chests there should be a switch that opens up a staircase to a lower level, which will let you leave the building.lawblob said:
Tomb of the Giants is stomping my face in right now. Literally. Those Giant skeletons with their heel kick that seems to bypass my shield while fighting on a narrow walkway is the current bane of my existence. And don't even get me started on the room with 5 or 6 of them in close proximity.
Any tips for those freaks? I'm thinking of employing the crystal ring shield on my next foray to see if they will die faster as trying to tank them is just straight up not working.
Any tips for those freaks? I'm thinking of employing the crystal ring shield on my next foray to see if they will die faster as trying to tank them is just straight up not working.
rogerroger22
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If anything, it gets worse.
As beautiful as Anor Londo was upon first impression - ultimately I felt let down by the level. Most of the game feels 'rushed' after this point and that the same level attention to detail / level layout / monster placement / progression was not given to the later half as was given to the first half.
Still a good game, but the first half of the game is so damn good, that being 'average' in the last half feels like a letdown.
As beautiful as Anor Londo was upon first impression - ultimately I felt let down by the level. Most of the game feels 'rushed' after this point and that the same level attention to detail / level layout / monster placement / progression was not given to the later half as was given to the first half.
Still a good game, but the first half of the game is so damn good, that being 'average' in the last half feels like a letdown.
MomoPufflet
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DigitalDevil said:
In my experience, the worst drops in Blighttown occur when you enter through Valley of the Drakes. That was my first experience with it, so my perception was colored by that. If I had entered through the Depths first I may have had a slightly better experience with it. I think this is partly why there are different reports.
MomoPufflet
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Aguirre said:
Pull him out the doorway you came in and as he returns to his spot, shoot him with a crossbow or backstab him. Repeat. He wont follow you all the way out but be careful. I guess this is "cheap" but it's one way to do it.
toastyToast
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Farmed some humanity from the baby skeletons in TotG. Got about 30 in half an hour along with 120k souls 
Crossed all pyro spells off my checklist, need one more sorcery have almost none of the miracles. After that it's make something with all the boss souls them it's on to the boss and NG+
Crossed all pyro spells off my checklist, need one more sorcery have almost none of the miracles. After that it's make something with all the boss souls them it's on to the boss and NG+
DigitalDevil
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The problem is, once I roll off the elevator, I cant figure out where to go next....Sullichin said:
DigitalDevil said:
Watch this: Dark Souls: How to find snuggly the crow's nest
Edit: How can i get the
Slumbering Dragoncrest Ring
tass0 said:Anor Londo really shouldn't have been in the game.
25 hours of playing Dark Souls =
Arrive at Anor Londo = :|
Feels quite rushed, hopefully the game gets better after this.
I think we reached a concensus that after Anor Londo the game goes to the shit, I spent a lot of time there not wanting to move forward cause I know what lays ahead.
I just killed the four kings and everywhere I have to go is shit:
-Drake Archives -> shit
-Crystal Caves -> shit
-Lost Izalith -> shit
-Tomb of the Giants -> SHIT
Phat Michael
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been invaded 3x in the dukes archive. great place to fight i guess. defeated all three of them too, first time ive ever won an invasion. feels good, but id rather it just didnt happen.
and after typing this i got invaded again and lost. damnit.
and after typing this i got invaded again and lost. damnit.
Spirit of Jazz
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K' Dash said:
The only one of those location that's shit is Lost Izalith because running at 10fps whilst fighting enemies so large that it's impossible to target them who can also kill you in one of two hits is tedious bullshit. Also I don't think there's a save in the castle there, is there?
IndieJones
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Aguirre said:
I beat him as a Wanderer at soul level 24 or so. I had enough endurance to block one of his hits in case I got sloppy. Shield up, circle, circle, circle. I didn't actually backstab him much; a few hits (not that many) with the Drake Sword were enough.
For the first few tries I took off my armor to make myself faster, but I kept getting impatient, so I thought screw it, I'll just take his hits.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
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Is there a time frame for the new patch?
toastyToast
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I liked Duke's Archive.
Mortrialus
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rogerroger22 said:
Anor Londo is kind of wonky, but it isn't awful. The enemy variety is perfectly fine, the art style is great as is the theme and feel of the zone. It is filled with great moments like the Catwalk in the Painting room, Siegmeyer and the Archers where they clearly thought about utilizing enemy placement and environments.
The primary issue with the zone is the actual layout of the level compared to earlier zones. The early segment, while a bit too big for the amount of content, is well made. However, once you're past the archers and inside the castle, I have problems with it. The exploration feels extremely tacked on. The previous zones like Undeadburg, Depths, Blighttown, and Sen's Fortress were so well layed out, had such great, complex, multilayered level design. Anor Londo's interior, which is where the zone starts to drop in quality, is basically a four story building with a bunch of rooms built along side a hallway. There isn't any of that great exploration found in other, more well made areas and that hurts the zone. It isn't anywhere as bad as Lost Izalith and the Tomb of the Giants, it's just disappointing compared to the earlier section of the game.
toasty_T said:
I did as well. However, I wish Crystal Caverns was a full fledged zone rather than an area to house a boss with a really lame gimmick. That zone is so incredibly beautiful that I would have loved another full length level exploring this crystalline cavern structured similarly to the catacombs, so I find it really disappointing.
Well, they could add a tunnel in the side of a wall in the Valley of Drakes which leads to a new area, but a bigger reason why they can't do it is that any new items will have to be worse than existing items or they'll give DLC buyers an unfair advantage in PVP.Doomshine said:
Mortrialus
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K' Dash said:
No. If you're playing online, you hear other players ringing the bell.
Mortrialus
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Kweh said:
Level up the Chaos Servants covenant. I think you also need a +10 pyromancy flame.
She is just outside Quelaag's domain, resting against a pillar in the swamp.
MomoPufflet
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bj00rn_ said:
If you are logged into XBL or PSN with an active connection, you are online in DS.
catashtrophe
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Dudes i'm in Anor Londo and how on earth do i get past the knight archers?
I've managed to run to the first block but when i run to the top i either get shot off the ledge or the knight on the right of the ledge straight sends me to hell
I've managed to run to the first block but when i run to the top i either get shot off the ledge or the knight on the right of the ledge straight sends me to hell
zerokoolpsx
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Rush the knight on the right. Ignore the knight on the left. Get close enough that you aggro the silver knight to melee you. Now run back and it runs off and dies.catashtrophe said:
catashtrophe
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Carcetti said:
Using the hollow shield +3 and he usually knocks me off when i get in his face
DigitalDevil
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Okay, strategy guide says if I have queelana's pyromancy flame and talk to laurentius he will inquire about it and if I tell him he will leave. I don't have that spell and haven't even met queelana but I DO have great chaos fireball from the daughter of chaos. Laurentius asked me about something, I told him, is he going to leave now? I have bought everything from him except fire orb, so if he does leave am I missing a great spell?
DigitalDevil
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You rock!falconzss said:
Phat Michael
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picked up an Enchanted Falchion in the Dukes Archives - is this a good weapon worth upgrading up to +5 or should i stick with my Queelaags furysword? I also have my lightning estoc +3 which ive chosen to upgrade over the lightning spear...
indigo-cyclops
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Same here I didn't realize that's why I randomly hear the bell. Awesome...shaneskim said:
MomoPufflet
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Mortrialus said:
Wow-- would not have guessed that. Besides this and the "statues" near basilisks, are there any other things like this?
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