You only use Fire Keeper Souls from your inventory when your Estus Flask is +7, at that point it can't be reinforced so they're spare humanity items instead.
You can also drop them for friends when you coop. Because through your first playthrough the max you can get is +6 even if you kill all the firekeeper's because then you don't have a firekeeper to upgrade your flask. So if you give a friend one and he kills all but one of the firekeeper's he can get to +7 on his first playthrough.
ah, right right, meant weapons. it sucks the wiki (which seems down right now) keeps putting together guides with weapons you dont need for it - looks like i still have to rank up the gravelord or whichever covenant wants 10 souvenirs of reprisals for the miracle trophy though, crap. farming harpies sounds like a blast...
nice. looks like i just need a few more weapons in upcoming areas, some more boss soul ones, 2 tails and whatever drop i missed in duke's. what's everyone using as a legit knight's honor list?
I'm wondering about something kind of esoteric: is Berenike a place or a person? The phrasing on the Steel Armor item description implies it's a place, the phrasing on the Black Iron Shield implies it's a person.
Edit: ... aaaaand nevermind. Immediately after posting this I discover the Tower Shield clearly states Berenike is a person. Scratch one mystery.
Bonus question: does anyone know if he's ever mentioned in dialogue anywhere? I can't recall ever hearing his name, but that doesn't mean it never happens.
No. You trade the keeper soul in to the fire keeper. You use it you waste it. It just gives you 6 humanity. I was pissed when I wasted mine. Luckily there was the other one in Anor Londo
equip the resin in one of your 5 quick slots, press down on dpad until it is selected, press square (on ps3) to use your quickslot item (same button as for Estus) and you'll rub the resin on your right-hand weapon
you can only use resin on weapons that don't already have magical properties, and aren't unique dragon or boss associated weapons
therefore, you can use it on a Claymore +15, but not on a Lightning Claymore +5 or Drake Sword, for example
Therefore, especially after patch 1.04, a Claymore +15 with resin is better than a Lightning Claymore +5 for overall damage.
nah, you just use it like any consumable item, and enjoy lightning on your weapon for a bit - great for the gargoyles! but i don't think it works on weapons like the drake sword.
Is the first shot in each comparison pre or post patch? it seems like homing got a slight nerf, crystal homing got a big nerf, and everything else is the same
Crystal Homing Soulmass looks to be a pretty marginal improvement over the regular version now. Which I suppose isn't that unreasonable since it only requires 6 more Intelligence to equip.
I've been pondering making a Faith build and was mulling over the possibility of taking some Int boosts to have some sorcery spells to use with the Tin Darkmoon Catalyst, and it looks like post-patch 18 Int would get me everything I'd be interested in.
Well I beat the game. Last boss wasn't the hardest, but it was good fight.
However, I'm very disappointed with the Gravelord Nito fight. I mean, seriously, he should be tougher. Killed him on my first try.
Dark Souls is a very good game, but I don't think I'll play it again on NG+. First of all, despite the fact of being one of the best releases of this year, it lacks some of the feeling from Demon's Souls, not to mention all the bugs DaSo has.
I was way more impressed with the boss fights from DeSo too.
I mean, seriously, that Dragon God was INSANE and having a last boss that can DRAIN your levels? How awesome is that? Now thats a boss worth fighting.
I got my platinum on DeSo, but my time on DaSo is done, for now.
Overall, DeSo is 10/10 for me. DaSo is 9/10.
Now its time to start playing BF3, U3 and Batman lol
NPC phantoms who die in a boss fight don't die permanently. You can re-summon them if you don't beat the boss and they'll still be alive in the outside world. Basically there are no consequences for them dying in battle, so feel free to summon them whenever you please.
Don't use the Fire Keeper Souls from your inventory, take them to a Fire Keeper and use the Reinforce Estus Flask option. If you use them from your inventory you just get some Humanity, which isn't nearly as useful..
For all the build up to the proper fight with Seath, he was a bit of a pushover. I suppose it's harder if the clams get in there. Priscilla was easy as well.
For all the build up to the proper fight with Seath, he was a bit of a pushover. I suppose it's harder if the clams get in there. Priscilla was easy as well.
hey, is there any one catalyst/talisman/etc that can be used for sorcery, miracles and pyro, or at least more than one category? i know i had one for both in Demons Souls and it was crazy-useful, be nice not to have to switch out secondary stuff much.
There is one wand that can be used for both sorcery and pyro if i remember correctly. But i think that it is weaker when using sorcery with it, so i wouldnt really recommend it as a dual sorcery/pyro weapon.
Wouw..this game is much more unforgiving than Demons Souls...
Fuck Undead Parish and high level enemies lurking around there.
I keep stumbling to them lol. The big guy at the bottom of tower before first boss fight at bridge. And those knights with horns bohohoho. So tempting but they always one shot me hehe.
So here are some questions;
I was summoned once and helped a guy to kill the bridge boss. I noticed that i can't use flask to heal myself when i am helping. Is that normal?
The guy i helped sent me a msg on pen and told me about this jumping trick what was it?(I already killed the boss at my world tho)
I am pyromancer now almost level 20 and still at Undead Parish. A friend told me that later in the game bosses are immune to fire etc. Should i start as Sorcerer? Cant every class learn every spell in this game like in Demon's Souls?
And seems like with the lack of mana, it feels like spell casting had been nerfed so i shouldn't be relying on spells(it feels more strategic tho)
I still couldn't decide with which class i should continue to game. I started as Thief first but it will be uber difficult for bosses. Knight sounds strong but lack of range is annoying. Uggggh can't decide.
The problem is that he's so easy to cheese with magic, while that wasn't true of the Demon's Souls final boss who felt more threatening (super dash, soul level drain)
Wouw..this game is much more unforgiving than Demons Souls...
Fuck Undead Parish and high level enemies lurking around there.
I keep stumbling to them lol. The big guy at the bottom of tower before first boss fight at bridge. And those knights with horns bohohoho. So tempting but they always one shot me hehe.
So here are some questions;
I was summoned once and helped a guy to kill the bridge boss. I noticed that i can't use flask to heal myself when i am helping. Is that normal?
The guy i helped sent me a msg on pen and told me about this jumping trick what was it?(I already killed the boss at my world tho)
I am pyromancer now almost level 20 and still at Undead Parish. A friend told me that later in the game bosses are immune to fire etc. Should i start as Sorcerer? Cant every class learn every spell in this game like in Demon's Souls?
And seems like with the lack of mana, it feels like spell casting had been nerfed so i shouldn't be relying on spells(it feels more strategic tho)
I still couldn't decide with which class i should continue to game. I started as Thief first but it will be uber difficult for bosses. Knight sounds strong but lack of range is annoying. Uggggh can't decide.
I don't think any bosses are immune to fire, but a few are resistant. Just use melee on those bosses instead. Pyromancers are meant to be melee characters with fire for support.
The drop thing is, if you climb the ladder just beside the entrance to that bridge after triggering Taurus, you can then drop down and press R1 to do a drop attack for ~8x the normal melee damage you do. That is often a good way to start the fight since it takes his health down significantly.
I don't think any bosses are immune to fire, but a few are resistant. Just use melee on those bosses instead. Pyromancers are meant to be melee characters with fire for support.
The problem is that he's so easy to cheese with magic, while that wasn't true of the Demon's Souls final boss who felt more threatening (super dash, soul level drain)
indeed. i don't want to compare him to the last boss of demon's souls, that seems kinda unfair at this point, but i enjoyed him as a melee with light armor nonetheless. the music is great as well.
It's funny reading your experiences, Eccoid. I started playing Demon's Souls for the first time after fi owning Dark Souls and it's freaking me out in the same way.
I haven't played much, I got distracted by UC3, but yeah, I am. Well -- hmm -- it hasn't given me that moment of clarity that Dark Souls gave me after an hour or two, but I've only just bet the first boss. I'm certainly going to keep playing. I found 1-1 to be more frustrating than much of the time I spent with Dark Souls, if only because the world is so much drearier and uninviting. Again, I've only played one level, but I don't feel like I'm exploring a world as much as I am just trying to get to the end of the level. That's a shame, because exploring and slowly getting deeper and deeper into the world was one of my favourite things about Dark Souls.
-- THIS POST MAY LOOK STUPID WHEN I PLAY FURTHER AND REALISE 1-1 WAS JUST A TRAINING WHEELS VERSION OF THINGS TO COME --
I haven't played much, I got distracted by UC3, but yeah, I am. Well -- hmm -- it hasn't given me that moment of clarity that Dark Souls gave me after an hour or two, but I've only just bet the first boss. I'm certainly going to keep playing. I found 1-1 to be more frustrating than much of the time I spent with Dark Souls, if only because the world is so much drearier and uninviting. Again, I've only played one level, but I don't feel like I'm exploring a world as much as I am just trying to get to the end of the level. That's a shame, because exploring and slowly getting deeper and deeper into the world was one of my favourite things about Dark Souls.
-- THIS POST MAY LOOK STUPID WHEN I PLAY FURTHER AND REALISE 1-1 WAS JUST A TRAINING WHEELS VERSION OF THINGS TO COME --
I haven't played much, I got distracted by UC3, but yeah, I am. Well -- hmm -- it hasn't given me that moment of clarity that Dark Souls gave me after an hour or two, but I've only just bet the first boss. I'm certainly going to keep playing. I found 1-1 to be more frustrating than much of the time I spent with Dark Souls, if only because the world is so much drearier and uninviting. Again, I've only played one level, but I don't feel like I'm exploring a world as much as I am just trying to get to the end of the level. That's a shame, because exploring and slowly getting deeper and deeper into the world was one of my favourite things about Dark Souls.
Yeah one of the reasons I love Dark Souls' open world so much is because it puts a premium on exploration, and thus feels a lot more adventurous. It's just a natural end effect of opening the world up so much.
I still think Demon's Souls' levels are a lot of fun to explore since they're beautifully designed, but the hub and stage system means you can inevitably feel like you're just completing level after level rather than organically exploring a world in the way it feels in Dark Souls. It can end up feeling a bit more mechanical, basically.
To people who dislike open worlds, though, Demon's Souls' more structured approach is a positive.
Rez said:
-- THIS POST MAY LOOK STUPID WHEN I PLAY FURTHER AND REALISE 1-1 WAS JUST A TRAINING WHEELS VERSION OF THINGS TO COME --
You can't even level up till after you beat it. However even though it's technically the level that trains you for what's to come, for many players it can end up the toughest one to beat in the game outside of certain boss encounters. Though if you're coming from Dark Souls you should be able to manage it pretty well.
I'm jealous of all these people who now get to experience Demon's Souls for the first time. It's going to be funny the first time they try to jump :lol
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