Thagomizer
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DigitalDevil
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Backfoggen said:
Yep, I love my Dingy Robe +7. It has done me right for sure, especially in the depths/great hollow
Thagomizer
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Dresden said:
Oh fer Christ's sake
Lumpy Onion
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Yeah, those freaking basilisks made me shelve the game for a week in frustration. Once I found the shortcut that let you skip over them I suddenly wanted to start playing again. Then the gaping dragon happened. 20 or so deaths and I am still scared shitless during this fight. Any advice?Mechanized said:
The biggest problem with this game is the complete lack of explanation of many mechanics.
I'm trying to get my friend into this game. He loves games, he loves a challenge, but I still have to sell him on stuff.
"No, don't go that way to the skeletons, you cant even kill them without a divine weapon."
"How do you know that?"
"The internet."
(maybe this was explained in the game, but I don't think so). For how deep the leveling system and weapon upgrading system are, there could be a fucking tutorial. At the very least, explain the scaling. And explain humanity.
I'm trying to get my friend into this game. He loves games, he loves a challenge, but I still have to sell him on stuff.
"No, don't go that way to the skeletons, you cant even kill them without a divine weapon."
"How do you know that?"
"The internet."
(maybe this was explained in the game, but I don't think so). For how deep the leveling system and weapon upgrading system are, there could be a fucking tutorial. At the very least, explain the scaling. And explain humanity.
Dresden said:
Well, then you just have to have the general RPG mindset that "I shouldn't go this way, the enemies are way stronger than me", and then eventually that guy will tell you. The depths are pretty long after the beginning of the game for a new player though. Maybe the guy who tells you about the two bells of awakening should tell you this. Idk.
Thagomizer
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GrumpyAlien said:
Not really sure how people have difficulty with this fight. All of his moves except for the tail swipe are insanely telegraphed and take forever to wind up. Just cut off the tail and swipe away at his butt. Back off whenever he flies up in the air or pukes, never go directly in front of him unless he's stuck after a slam (and back off the INSTANT he starts to get up), make sure you don't get caught in his legs, and don't let yourself be backed against a wall.
Him and Sif. After hearing all these horror stories about how hard Sif was, I beat her first try and only got hit once, and that was because I got sloppy.
Lumpy Onion
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The time I got him down to literally 1 more hit I got cocky and attacked from the front. Bastard chomped me to death. I think I have the patterns down, but 3/4 way through the fight I always panic and do something stupid. I think it's appearance and size actually frightens me into screwing up. can't think of many games that do that.Dresden said:
Made it to the Crystal Caves yesterday and killed Seathe. Plummeted to my death only once but I was able to figure out where the right paths were after that.
As soon as I saw the skeletons reviving in the catacombs I concluded two things:
1. I can't kill them with this weapon.
2. Maybe something else is bringing them to life.
I ran further in, saw a guy with a lantern and killed him, fought the skeletons normally and noticed they don't reassemble. Some things can be figured out on your own quite easily (like the Crystal Caves).
Sullichin said:
As soon as I saw the skeletons reviving in the catacombs I concluded two things:
1. I can't kill them with this weapon.
2. Maybe something else is bringing them to life.
I ran further in, saw a guy with a lantern and killed him, fought the skeletons normally and noticed they don't reassemble. Some things can be figured out on your own quite easily (like the Crystal Caves).
Thagomizer
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On the right where the Hollowed squad spawns, there's a stair case. Right as you get on the bridge, there's a puddle on the ground. Stand on the puddle, raise your shield, and the dragon won't kill you. As soon as you can move, SPRINT to that staircase. You should make it before the dragon comes in for round 2.Futureman said:
And make sure you kick the ladder before you jump down, or you'll have to take the long way again.
thanks.
how do you do the quick kill from behind? I rented this a few weeks ago on Red Box and can't remember.
I have a sword I can't use. I need to upgrade a stat to use it?
what do I do now? My ax says it's about to break, or needs attention or whatever. Will it last another go at the Taurus Demon? If not, what the hell do I do? use the broken sword you start with?
how do you raise your shield, Thag?
how do you do the quick kill from behind? I rented this a few weeks ago on Red Box and can't remember.
I have a sword I can't use. I need to upgrade a stat to use it?
what do I do now? My ax says it's about to break, or needs attention or whatever. Will it last another go at the Taurus Demon? If not, what the hell do I do? use the broken sword you start with?
how do you raise your shield, Thag?
Spent an hour with the creepy and macabre skeleton babies last night and netted 100k souls and about 35 humanity. Of course I immediately warped to the Abyss and gave
30 humanity for the full Dark Armor set. I was surprised that at least 2 pieces of the set (gloves and helm if I remember right) are lighter weight than Ornstein's while offering better protection against most damage types and can be upgraded with Twinkling Titanite to get even better. I haven't purchased all of Ornstein's set yet so I didn't compare the legs but so far I am really liking the Dark set.
Ornstein's chest piece is clearly superior and may remain so since it's getting a little buff with the patch but the Dark chest piece may actually outdo it if fully upgraded.
Anyone know if the Dark set is getting adjusted in the patch and if so, by how much?
Also, the Dark Sword looks rad and the R2 move is sweet. I wish it was a little stronger.
Kaathe
Ornstein's chest piece is clearly superior and may remain so since it's getting a little buff with the patch but the Dark chest piece may actually outdo it if fully upgraded.
Anyone know if the Dark set is getting adjusted in the patch and if so, by how much?
Also, the Dark Sword looks rad and the R2 move is sweet. I wish it was a little stronger.
Thagomizer
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Futureman said:
Quick kill: hold the R1 button when you are behind them. Hitboxes change depending on the enemy, so it takes a bit of practice, and you can't backstab nonhuman enemies.
Yes, you need to have the right stats to use certain weapons. On the data screen, the numbers in red are what you need to raise that stat to to use that weapon effectively with one hand; two-handed is lower, but you lose the shield.
As for the ax, you can buy repair powder from the undead merchant. Backtrack slightly to where the two pike undead are, and there'll be a staircase hidden by some boxes. Follow that down.
You have to have a shield in your left hand. If it's equipped, press L1.
MomoPufflet
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Dresden said:
Blah. I guess this gives me more time to mess around with the soul glitch and pillage snuggly. Still annoying.
hey_it's_that_dog
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Thagomizer said:
Holy shit, I thought the puddle was oil so I specifically avoided it.
MomoPufflet
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Septimius said:
Yeah, it splits the community basically. People with the patch can only play with people on the same version.
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No word at all yet
See You Next Wednesday
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Eccocid said:
There is a limit of 1,938 items that you can carry & then you become over encumbered.
I'm not making that up either, that number is in the guide.
I need some advice for my last couple levels before I stop.
My current stuff
SL108
VIT 38
ATT 12
END 41
STR 16
DEX 14
RES 11
INT 8
FAI 50
I was thinking about getting my STR up to 34 to 2hand the Grant, since it's supposed to switch to STR/FAI scaling with the patch, then maybe adding 2-3 more points to ATT to get 3 slots.
That would put me at SL129. Would that put me outside the range of the more active PvE co-op levels?
Or would I be better off getting VIT to 40, then putting 10 or 11 points in ATT to get 6 spell slots?
My current stuff
SL108
VIT 38
ATT 12
END 41
STR 16
DEX 14
RES 11
INT 8
FAI 50
I was thinking about getting my STR up to 34 to 2hand the Grant, since it's supposed to switch to STR/FAI scaling with the patch, then maybe adding 2-3 more points to ATT to get 3 slots.
That would put me at SL129. Would that put me outside the range of the more active PvE co-op levels?
Or would I be better off getting VIT to 40, then putting 10 or 11 points in ATT to get 6 spell slots?
See You Next Wednesday
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Eccocid said:
lol they can even open & close doors as well,
I was thinking about not starting NG+ before the patch was out, because then I could buy the Master Key before starting anew. Seems like it might take some time, and I might not be able to utilize the Snuggly glitch if I wait, since I can't get more Twinkling this playthrough.
I want to make this build, too:
VIT: 40
ATT: 15(?)
END: 40
STR: 8?
DEX: 40
RES: 8 (useless stat)
INT: 40
FAI: 8 (12 for heal?)
Should come out at around SL 120. I pretty much want to stick with Katanas with this build, but instead go +15 Normal and use Crystal Enhanced Sword to really dish out some damage.
I always laugh when they CLOSE doors infront of me.
I want to make this build, too:
VIT: 40
ATT: 15(?)
END: 40
STR: 8?
DEX: 40
RES: 8 (useless stat)
INT: 40
FAI: 8 (12 for heal?)
Should come out at around SL 120. I pretty much want to stick with Katanas with this build, but instead go +15 Normal and use Crystal Enhanced Sword to really dish out some damage.
See You Next Wednesday said:
I always laugh when they CLOSE doors infront of me.
Parallax Scroll
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I'm confused by the comments that upgraded armor is better than the special non-upgradeable armors. I want to use heavy armor with super high physical defense for this area. I've got Havel's Armor, Stone Armor, and Black Iron Armor already, so I figured I'd try to upgrade something else to be even better. The heaviest armor I've got that can be upgraded with Titanite Shards is Elite Knight Armor, but after bringing it up to +4 it's still nowhere near as good as those special armors. Am I missing something?
KoreanBarbecue
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Thagomizer said:
My biggest issue with that fight was keeping Solare alive. He runs into that right super reckless and usually gets himself killed pretty fast.
TheThunder
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Alright I give up
I said I won't check any of the Dark Souls threads until I finish my 1st playthrough but fuck it
Did I miss a giant red button in the game that turns the Tomb of Giants to it's "fuck you" mode instead of "fuck you and your family, ancestry and everyone and everything you ever loved" ?
Seriously how in the fuck I'm supposed to know where should I go, how to tactically maneuver around those giant assholes when I can't see shit past my nose.
I loved Demon's Souls and I'm loving Dark souls but this level/area is straight up retarded "yeah let's take away everything you learned in the past two games and throw it outside the window, oh and as an added bonus let's give these giant fucks fast powerful attacks that drain your stamina but also give them fast recovery so there is no way to punish them BRILLIANT !!"
Oh and I'm at the bonfire beneath Patches cousin, so as far as I can tell (which isn't much) there's no way for me to get out of this shithole
I said I won't check any of the Dark Souls threads until I finish my 1st playthrough but fuck it
Did I miss a giant red button in the game that turns the Tomb of Giants to it's "fuck you" mode instead of "fuck you and your family, ancestry and everyone and everything you ever loved" ?
Seriously how in the fuck I'm supposed to know where should I go, how to tactically maneuver around those giant assholes when I can't see shit past my nose.
I loved Demon's Souls and I'm loving Dark souls but this level/area is straight up retarded "yeah let's take away everything you learned in the past two games and throw it outside the window, oh and as an added bonus let's give these giant fucks fast powerful attacks that drain your stamina but also give them fast recovery so there is no way to punish them BRILLIANT !!"
Oh and I'm at the bonfire beneath Patches cousin, so as far as I can tell (which isn't much) there's no way for me to get out of this shithole
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Did you pick up the lantern down in Patches' pit?TheThunder said:
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