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Dark Souls |OT3| This thread moves faster than the Blighttown framerate
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revolverjgw
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This game has some lame shit in it, but the highpoints are so high, man. Some of the most memorable moments I've ever had gaming. I particularly loved the payoff for draining the water in New Londo. There's no big dramatic cutscene or any explanation, but when you go down to explore and see
, it's just so damn dark and sinister and mysterious.
all those bodies piled up and the super creepy skeletor motherfuckers coming after you
Augemitbutter
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Jeo said:
they drop rare chunks. they're supposedly hard to kill in that area. i didn't bother with them, just got one and moved on.
you can find them in other zones as well.
Kind of disappointed that after all that Co-Op boss killing, the great lightning spear miracle does about 60% the damage of the crystal ring shield when I've got a quelags +5 in my right hand.
The shield is hilarious against smough & ornstein though, totally trivializes that fight.
The shield is hilarious against smough & ornstein though, totally trivializes that fight.
Hawkian said:
I snagged the full suit of ornsteins armor and committed to wearing Havel's Ring. I can tank pretty well now, especially if I put the +50 physical defense ring in the other slot. This suit is a nice upgrade from gold hemmed for a melee build, assuming you can handle the weight.
Augemitbutter said:
Those are lizards, what i'm seeing is people. Corpses with crystals on them in all sorts of positions.
standing, all fours, kneeling, etc.
They just appear out of nowhere and sometimes disappear as I get closer.
And yeah those lizards are real bastards
stop disappearing while i'm a mile away >=\
Quitting to the main menu gets them to respawn but the ones on the branches are hard to kill
cj_iwakura
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Well the Demon Ruins boss was fun.
By fun I mean ow.
By fun I mean ow.
QisTopTier
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I feel like such a tool.
tranquil walk and gods wraith LOL
haha I was stuck in the archives so he was spared.ixix said:
RoboGeorgeForeman
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Been rocking the Shadow armor as of late, and I decided to just roll with the role. I think I'm gonna limit myself to just two handing my schimitar, a bow, throwing knives, and one pyromancy spell (Ninpo). I've already been pumping levels into dex. I just wish I had named my dude Ryu Hayabusa.
Just owned Quelaag with this build.
Just owned Quelaag with this build.
QisTopTier
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I'm blue right now, which doesn't matter cause blue's can invade blues.... wut.Kyoufu said:
I'll go back to red though after I get my miracle from the stupid tranny. Feels wack being a cleric with out every spell.
Why the hate for Demon Ruins - Lost Izalith? I honestly felt those areas were incredible, as well as Ash Lake. I mean the game started out in a relatively tame looking castle, similar to Boletaria castle in Demon Souls, only difference being you made a trek, and found what looks like you've stepped into hell. I was absolutely blown away by the size and the beauty of those areas. Also the part where you cross into Lost Izalith, I literally went "OH. MY. GAWD."
maomaoIYP said:
People hate those areas because they're difficult if you don't run from everything and they're probably burned out by that point. The areas themselves aren't different in design to any other area in the game, except the enemies aren't as easy to kill. That is my take on it, at least.
With the helm off, didn't need to add any endurance to keep all my agility. Love the Dark Wood Grain ring.
Pretty happy with how it looks, too:
I'm thinking I could roll with the slumbering dragoncrest ring to stay totally silent, switch to cloranthy for boss fights and whatever for PVP.
GhostRidah
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So the pyromancer I saved from the depths vanished, last I talked to him he said something about going to see shiva because of the spell I got, is he gone forever? I went down to blighttown and didn't see him there.
QisTopTier
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You know that force spell. Well Im at 30 faith right now with the starter cleric talisman.Kyoufu said:
Ok now imagine that force spell does 430 damage.
Ok that's god's wraith.
you get it from the npc you save in tomb of the giants.
Hawkian said:
hahaha that's the armor combo I roll with. Shit looks like the dude from Darksiders
Augemitbutter
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RoboGeorgeForeman said:
welcome to my first playthrough! it worked most of the time, but it didn't limit myself just to one spell, i went all out.
QisTopTier
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The fight is harder the other way around. Ornstien pretty much LETS YOU beat the shit out of his fat friendbathala said:
Phonomezer
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Sen's Fortress has a lot of good loot!
Any tips for the huge Demon there that keeps kicking my ass?
Any tips for the huge Demon there that keeps kicking my ass?
QisTopTier
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I invade a mage type player, he bows, way to give away your fucking distance advantage you dumbass. Oh I felt no shame, one fucking spell cliped me for about 700 damage. sooo yeah please die 
RoboGeorgeForeman
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Kyoufu said:
The giant T-Rex duders are the only thing that I hate about this level. Their hit-boxes are on Plesioth's level of brokenness and having to fight them near (or in) the lava only made things even more frustrating. If they had replaced that with a small town section with more Izalithian pyromancers/sorcerers (or something), I would have been a lot happier.
Dash Kappei
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Noob-time again:
How does the flasks thing work?
I started with 5 on the Firekeeper's bonfire and I don't remember how I got them to raise to 10.
Now I'm back to only 5 for my second bonfire In Undead Burg. How to I get more? And I use the Firekeeper's bonfire now will they get back to 10 or stay to 5?
If now I want to go back to the Firekeeper's bonfire do I have to travel there again myself?
Is there a quick travel option once I start beating area's bosses?
messages: sometimes they are symbols, called things like "Hope" or "Pray" and so on. What rhe fuck are those, what's the meaning of that?
I've never used humanity, should I or it's too early and the game will let me know when's the right time? I don't understand how the thing works versus being alive/ghost/Black and White tendencies all being pretty clear to me in Demon's.
How does the flasks thing work?
I started with 5 on the Firekeeper's bonfire and I don't remember how I got them to raise to 10.
Now I'm back to only 5 for my second bonfire In Undead Burg. How to I get more? And I use the Firekeeper's bonfire now will they get back to 10 or stay to 5?
If now I want to go back to the Firekeeper's bonfire do I have to travel there again myself?
Is there a quick travel option once I start beating area's bosses?
messages: sometimes they are symbols, called things like "Hope" or "Pray" and so on. What rhe fuck are those, what's the meaning of that?
I've never used humanity, should I or it's too early and the game will let me know when's the right time? I don't understand how the thing works versus being alive/ghost/Black and White tendencies all being pretty clear to me in Demon's.
Dash Kappei said:
1. You spend 1 humanity to kindle a bonfire raising it to 10. Then that bonfire will always give 10.
2. For now, you'll unlock shortcuts that make things simpler- later you do get fast travel between bonfires.
3. These are just left by players. Lots of them are nonsense. If you see a good one, rate it (you must buy the orange soapstone from Solaire).
4. Humanity is both a commodity (an item) and a stat you keep on you. You spend one of what you have as you humanity stat to become human versus Hollow. If you die it goes to 0- but you can get it back with your souls if you recover. You keep the items when you die of course- using the item raises your humanity by 1.
2. For now, you'll unlock shortcuts that make things simpler- later you do get fast travel between bonfires.
3. These are just left by players. Lots of them are nonsense. If you see a good one, rate it (you must buy the orange soapstone from Solaire).
4. Humanity is both a commodity (an item) and a stat you keep on you. You spend one of what you have as you humanity stat to become human versus Hollow. If you die it goes to 0- but you can get it back with your souls if you recover. You keep the items when you die of course- using the item raises your humanity by 1.
I'm starting to get the game now - After 15 hours of pain.. Opening up areas, learning the combat, leveling up. I'm now in the "just a few minutes more"-zone (Only 3 hours of sleep before work (on my way there now) today.. *yawn*)
Still have the same opinion though; The complete lack of info, and the harshness of the game in the beginning, the sometimes complete unforgiving and cheap moments, not good at all. I don't agree with the developers in some of their choices. I get that they were trying to elevate the feeling of accomplishment, and many in the game it actually does make sense. But the sometimes extreme ways it's done is simply not necessary. The grinding is too slow in the beginning. For that reason alone there should be a difficulty option.. There is a lack of information about everything, maybe not everything should be explained, but at least a little more.. Oh, and the camera... oh man..It's like the guy in charge of the camera and the guy in charge of the level design never spoke to eachother during the development..
With that said, the level design in this game is amazing, hats off, the way everything connects, the amazing verticality (Is that even a word..?) of the place. Overall, I love the way the game looks. Also love the "atmosphere". Like I said; I'm in the zone now, and can't wait to play it again. I'm afraid though that the cheap moments are far from done, and because of that I will never get to experience some large chunks of the game, plus the ending.. ...Should probably buy a strategy guide.. Actually, I think the game should come with a strategy guide....!
Still have the same opinion though; The complete lack of info, and the harshness of the game in the beginning, the sometimes complete unforgiving and cheap moments, not good at all. I don't agree with the developers in some of their choices. I get that they were trying to elevate the feeling of accomplishment, and many in the game it actually does make sense. But the sometimes extreme ways it's done is simply not necessary. The grinding is too slow in the beginning. For that reason alone there should be a difficulty option.. There is a lack of information about everything, maybe not everything should be explained, but at least a little more.. Oh, and the camera... oh man..It's like the guy in charge of the camera and the guy in charge of the level design never spoke to eachother during the development..
With that said, the level design in this game is amazing, hats off, the way everything connects, the amazing verticality (Is that even a word..?) of the place. Overall, I love the way the game looks. Also love the "atmosphere". Like I said; I'm in the zone now, and can't wait to play it again. I'm afraid though that the cheap moments are far from done, and because of that I will never get to experience some large chunks of the game, plus the ending.. ...Should probably buy a strategy guide.. Actually, I think the game should come with a strategy guide....!
I'm not using havel's ring and I never will.bathala said:
I'm using the ninja ring and swapping out the other depending on my needs. My equip load is less than 50%, which is all you need for full mobility with the ninja ring.
If I wear the helm, it puts me over the top and I can only flop roll. See the image above to see what I look like as a result.
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