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As an experiment I just let Solaire and Lautrec try to handle the gargoyles by themselves in NG++ and they damn near pulled it off. Killed the first one and almost took out the second before they got trapped in fire breath spam and died.
Some mighty fine work there, fellas. Mighty fine.
Some mighty fine work there, fellas. Mighty fine.
Phonomezer
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Stray Demon.
I just CAN'T kill him, even with the Gold Trimmed Armor, Flame Stoneplate Ring AND Flash Sweat on... crazy!
I just CAN'T kill him, even with the Gold Trimmed Armor, Flame Stoneplate Ring AND Flash Sweat on... crazy!
Phonomezer said:
Flash Sweat and Flame Stoneplate Ring aren't going to help at all. His ranged attack is Magic damage, not Fire damage, in spite of its appearance. If you need to block a shot of it your best bet is the Crest Shield, and your best option is to get right up in his grille so he stops using it completely.
Air Zombie Meat
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Phonomezer said:
I'm assuming you've got that fire resist stuff for his aoe attack? It actually does magic damage, not fire.
Phonomezer
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ixix said:
Oh FFS. Thank you for letting me know, LOL.
I have Grass Crest Shield +10 equipped, but I've just been using the Crystal Ring Shield in hopes of getting a hit in.
toastyToast
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I summoned Solaire for the first time. Shit was straight unfair.
I'm playing NG+ now so I don't really care one way or another, but taking on the bosses solo and succeeding are the hightlights of the game. Why would you rob yourself of that?
I'm playing NG+ now so I don't really care one way or another, but taking on the bosses solo and succeeding are the hightlights of the game. Why would you rob yourself of that?
toasty_T said:
Because watching the AI fight itself is hilarious. You summon them and you watch them gormlessly flop about occasionally smacking the boss and you laugh and you laugh and you laugh.
Seriously, go summon some NPC phantoms, grab some popcorn, then park yourself in a corner and just watch. It's adorable.
Thagomizer
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Dresden said:
Seriously. Mildred went to fucking town on the spider lady.
DarkoMaledictus
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Thank you to everyone who offered advice about how to go around my profile getting deleted. I restarted with the master key and boy does it move around a lot of content with it 
! Got the glitch going... no way I was getting back those level the hardway. Not there yet but 2 bells done and almost at sens ! Thanks again guys!
! Got the glitch going... no way I was getting back those level the hardway. Not there yet but 2 bells done and almost at sens ! Thanks again guys!Dresden said:
Some of them really are shockingly competent if you're willing to just let them get to it. As long as Mildred doesn't get caught in a pathing loop she does a great job. Solaire and Lautrec are enough to handle the Gargoyles, Beatrice can solo the Moonlight Butterfly like it weren't even a thang, and the things Leeroy does to Pinwheel are just sick.
Because, of course, Pinwheel and the Butterfly are notorious for their massive difficulty.
I've never really tried letting Tarkus handle the Iron Golem. Maybe next time I'm in Sen's I'll give it a try.
AlphaDragoon
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Phonomezer said:
What type of build are you?
Here's what I did, as a DEX build with an Iaito and no magic/pyromancy or shield:
- Come in from the bonfire beyond the gate where they expect you to run from Asylum Demon at the beginning of the game. If you fall in from the side where the first bonfire in the Asylum is it's very hard to get away from him and he can one-shot you with half of your HP gone from the fall.
- When you get down there, roll away and pop an Estus Flask immediately.
- Afterwards, he's likely gonna come at you with his favorite trick, the overhead two-handed swing. Charge him and run off to one of his sides, rolling if necessary. The goal is to get yourself in close and behind him while he's doing that move.
- Once you're close behind him, he only does two moves. One is where he sticks the staff into the ground and does an AoE which is easy to step away from, the other is where he flies into the air and tries to sit on you, turn off target lock when he does this so you can step away. Both are very easy to avoid.
- Stay behind him and attack, stepping away when he does the two aforementioned moves. Once you get behind him it's basically game over for him.
Small Mailman
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WOW FUCK BEING CURSED! how the hell can I beat the gaping dragon now!? argghgh!
AlphaDragoon
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Small Mailman said:
Gaping Dragon is pretty simple, you just need a bit of patience.
Basically, back off him as far as you can while he's on two legs with his mouth thing open. Wait for him to drop to all fours (or sixes I think), when he does that he's going to charge at you. Step to the side and give him a good bit of room, and he won't hit you at all. When he finishes charging, go behind him and strike until you see him rear up again, get away when he does. Repeat until dead.
toastyToast
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Gaping Dragon is one of the few bosses that you can go without getting hit whatsoever without much effort.Small Mailman said:
Wait for the chomp -> hit him in the head -> run. Rinse and repeat
If you're feeling lucky, cut if his tail. Do so from as close to his body as possible.
Phat Michael
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Phonomezer said:
yeah i used crystal ring shield and bellowing dragoncrest ring and lots of magic on him and stayed away. think i used iron flesh as well.
AlphaDragoon
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Hawkian said:
Yeah, several. The first one is right near where Patches, and the second one is a little ways further in where those skeleton dog things attack you with the Giant Skeleton nearby.
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Deleted member 30609
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Man, I can't wait to see what the Souls team do next.
(More Souls games, please)
Have they ever talked about plans for another?
(More Souls games, please)
Have they ever talked about plans for another?
Small Mailman
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rance said:
toasty_T said:
Wow! Thanks guys!
toastyToast
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elohel said:
SL 78 in Blighttown in my first new game.
Small Mailman said:
Congrats
I had to take him out cursed too. Seems insurmountable at first but it's cake if you're patient.
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I mean, they did so much right with the open world in this game. I can't wait to see what they do with what they learnt from this game. I guess this is how everyone felt after Demon's.
Rez said:
I honestly wish Dark Souls was scarier. I felt the overall atmosphere in Demon's Souls was a lot more dark and brooding. I remember watching the opening cinematic in DeS for the first time, goddamned dragon god with all those rows of teeth was pants-shitting terrifying.
Also that message when you die in DeS, "You are dead, however the nexus traps your soul, for eternity" or something like that. How depressing is that?
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I mean, Dark Souls seems fairly high-budget for what it is. Something like this can't have been cheap.
Part of what I liked about Dark Souls is how (relatively) inviting Undead Burg is compared to beginning of Demon's, but yeah, making the game scarier again afterwards would be nice.
Part of what I liked about Dark Souls is how (relatively) inviting Undead Burg is compared to beginning of Demon's, but yeah, making the game scarier again afterwards would be nice.
Damn, I now hate New Londo Ruins. Hours wasted trying to farm for slabs. Now, trying to get the Ghost Blade from the female ghost. I only know where 2 of them spawns. Pain in the ass to get to them, especially one in the room with 8-10 ghost. Such a long run each time and the drop rate seems to suck too.
On a good note, I did try iron flesh on 4 Kings NG++. Now, I know it was nerf.
On a good note, I did try iron flesh on 4 Kings NG++. Now, I know it was nerf.
Small Mailman
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toasty_T said:Congrats
Well I haven't beaten him yet! But that advice is good I never thought of that! Is the city mentioned coming up soon after I beat him though? I don't really like being cursed.
New Londo really needed a bonfire. I know it's not a huge run back, but it'd help out for people slab farming, maybe focus some additional traffic there for people looking for help, and wouldn't tack on a three minute run through a couple of darkwraiths everytime you tried to kill the Kings.
toastyToast
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Small Mailman said:
Beating Gaping Dragon gives you access to Blighttown and a decent amount of souls, 37.5K iirc.
To get uncursed you'll have to fight your way out of The Depths and get to either the undead merchant in the aqueduct or what's his name the pardoner in the church belltower. They both sell purging stones although he does for 3000 souls and the merchant sells for 6000.
I would suggest picking up a purging stone after you taking down the gargoyles just in case, although the trek back to Firelink isn't really that long. The only things that you'll encounter are those undead near the staircase and a couple dogs. Throw on the ring that saves you from dying if you're worried about your souls, or spend a chunk levelling up before you leave
Small Mailman
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Where is this???toasty_T said:
AlphaDragoon
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Small Mailman said:
Likely referring to Ring of Sacrifice, makes it so when you die you don't lose any souls/humanity.
You can get one on the aqueduct at the beginning of the game, where you go up the stairs at Firelink Shrine to enter the Undead Burg. Jump across the cliff to the aqueduct and run along the side edge until you get to it.
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