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Dark Souls |OT4| Victory achieved for Scamco, text defeated
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That's entirely possible. I don't think I've ever gotten that far into the game without buying out her entire inventory beforehand, so I've never really had the opportunity to check. Good to know, though.
sloppyjoe_gamer
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Joke post, or is there another Dark Souls patch coming?
1.05 is the current version of the game. The 1.05 patch is the one that came out a few months ago that improved the online connectivity, fixed a bunch of glitches, and made some balance changes.
In writing this post I just realized how long ago 1.05 came out. It's kind of shocking to me to think that there are large numbers of people who have played through Dark Souls never seeing the dancing phantoms of people performing the dragon head glitch.
Or not thinking "That's it, I'm never beating Four Kings ever again" after hearing about Iron Flesh getting emasculatd.
By the way Ixix, you must be thrilled: new armors and weapons in the pc version mean new items descriptions!
I'm pretty much planning on making a character for the express purpose of rushing through the game to the new content as quickly as possible as soon as the PC version comes out just to get my hands on those delicious new item descriptions. I'll be sure to set aside some time to make a version 5 of my list when I do.
Considering who's confirmed to be in it already I am expecting some juicy revelations.
Lumpy Onion
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Can someone give me a hint where the "Painted World"is? Thanks.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Not far after you've engaged the two most annoying archers in the game in Anor Londo...
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It's before them technically?
and
It's in Anor Londo, but not by normal means. If you have met the white robed guardians, you are very close.
Look for a... Painting... Guarded by guys who drop Painting Guardian set items
Lumpy Onion
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Thanks! Guess I can go search Anor Londo a bit more to find it. Looking forward to somewhere pretty lol.
Yeah... It's not pretty... It's actually pretty bleak.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Look forward to somewhere grey :3
Ho please do, I think everyone loved that list
Very much so. And since at least a portion of the new content is probably stuff that was cut in the first place (like the Chimera, its design being printed in the CE artbook), I'm really hoping we'll finally get some of the missing links required to fully understand the lore.
Maybe even something related to the pendant, who knows.
Grey and AWESOME. I loved this place almost as much as I loved Boletaria.
I'm so torn... I love Dark Souls, and would kill for an extended edition. ESPECIALLY if they fixed things like everything wrong with Gravelording and added back in cut content like Oswald's convenent.
But I don't have a gaming PC and I don't think this much content will be DLC : (
But I don't have a gaming PC and I don't think this much content will be DLC : (
I like the Pendant just the way it is. If they make it do anything it'll lose its most charming feature.
I wouldn't give up hope on console versions just yet. What with their mention that it was the petition that convinced them to release a PC version along with how substantial the new content seems to be I'm more inclined to believe that the new stuff was already planned and in the works and it's just being temporarily re-purposed to serve as a selling point for the port. If nothing else making it PC-only would cut vast swathes of the Japanese fanbase out of the loop, and I sincerely doubt From is interested in doing that.
KennyLinder
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Not played this since getting made redundant in January, really want to get back into it.
IIRC I was last hunting for slabs with Dark Wraiths and my next move is to head to.... Hmmm the boss who kills you first time. Still on my first play through of the game.
Hope to play again this weekend
IIRC I was last hunting for slabs with Dark Wraiths and my next move is to head to.... Hmmm the boss who kills you first time. Still on my first play through of the game.
Hope to play again this weekend
SiegfriedFM
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Hmmm... get the CE now while it's reasonably cheap, or wait and get the "complete" eventual edition?
I'm SL136 on PS3.
I can't do it right now, but would love to help tomorrow. What time zone are you in? I live in Israel, so I hope it can work out.
PetriP-TNT
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^damn, I just quit, I could have helped you but too tired to play more right now.
I did the rest I was supposed to and some more today, finally got Kirk's equipment too. Now I pretty much own every item in the game except for Cursed Sword Of Astorias I guess. Tomorrow I'll go beat Gwyn, then NG++ Sif, Gargoyles and Quelaag, maybe O&S too and leave the rest open for invading. Maybe I'll start Gravelording even.
Really stoked about the new areas/bosses/things in the PC version, hopefully they come to
I did the rest I was supposed to and some more today, finally got Kirk's equipment too. Now I pretty much own every item in the game except for Cursed Sword Of Astorias I guess. Tomorrow I'll go beat Gwyn, then NG++ Sif, Gargoyles and Quelaag, maybe O&S too and leave the rest open for invading. Maybe I'll start Gravelording even.
Really stoked about the new areas/bosses/things in the PC version, hopefully they come to
It's 11pm here as well
Great, I hope you don't kill them! lol
I really like co-op and helping other people.
PetriP-TNT
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I might be able to help you tomorrow around 9pm GMT
The news threads for the pc version read like something off 4chan, but I'm starting to feel that way about most news threads. Fanboyism vs elitism vs 'I'm just going to post a large image meme.'
Anyway. Hopefully if they're planning on bringing anything over it'll happen sometime before late Summer. Game could use a bit of an injection. I'd rather it be DLC rather than an entire new edition. But Looking at the CE right now, and after the whole last second switcharoo digital download, I'm a little annoyed at the thought of having to buy the game again.
Anyway. Hopefully if they're planning on bringing anything over it'll happen sometime before late Summer. Game could use a bit of an injection. I'd rather it be DLC rather than an entire new edition. But Looking at the CE right now, and after the whole last second switcharoo digital download, I'm a little annoyed at the thought of having to buy the game again.
Isn't Prescilla Seath's daughter? If so, that doesn't make much sens to me.
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Holy shit. I was right about Artorias being in the PC version..
The Dark Souls PC threads have certainly been rather exuberant, it's true.
On the subject of all the new Dark Souls interest, though, I think we should go back to being a bit more judicious in our use of spoiler tags. We've sort of gotten in the habit of leaving plot discussions unmarked in this thread and with the renewed interest in the game I wouldn't be surprised if there's an influx of new players. I'm going to go back to using them a lot more often, personally.
On the subject of all the new Dark Souls interest, though, I think we should go back to being a bit more judicious in our use of spoiler tags. We've sort of gotten in the habit of leaving plot discussions unmarked in this thread and with the renewed interest in the game I wouldn't be surprised if there's an influx of new players. I'm going to go back to using them a lot more often, personally.
There's not really any evidence for Priscilla being Seath's daughter beyond the fact that they're both white. It's not impossible, but it's far from confirmed.
I never drew any direction connection between them.
I still feel like an ass for having to
. Damn you, trophies. Astraea was a different vibe altogether. There, it felt like my character becoming this badass Demon that needed her soul one way or another. Since it was my last world too, it sort of played into the ending.
For whatever reason, I had the impression Priscilla went into the painting a long time ago. That she was a mix between some dragon & god long before most of the Gods skipped town.
But apparently I missed out on a lot of stuff. Ceaseless Discharge being brother to the daughters of chaos blew my mind.
But apparently I missed out on a lot of stuff. Ceaseless Discharge being brother to the daughters of chaos blew my mind.
I still feel like an ass for having to
kill Priscilla for her tail
It's really hard to get a fix on much chronologically, with how vague the game is about time.
From Frampt we know that about a thousand years have passed since Gwyn linked the flame, we can conclude from the Lord Soul descriptions that at that time New Londo was thriving under the Four Kings and Seath was sane, and from the Black Knight equipment we can conclude that the Witch of Izalith called the demons into the world at around that same time. The merchant in Sen's Fortress is our other main clue, and from him we can deduce that the emergence of the undead began in force about a century before the start of the game, leading to the attempts of Rendal and Tarkus to reach Anor Londo.
So there's about a span of 900 years where we can obviously conclude that things started going to hell in a handbasket in Lordran, but placing anything precisely in that timespan -- including Priscilla -- is next to impossible.
So there's about a span of 900 years where we can obviously conclude that things started going to hell in a handbasket in Lordran, but placing anything precisely in that timespan -- including Priscilla -- is next to impossible.
That guy is the worst. I'd recommend farming him in NG since it will only get worse from there.
Darkroot Garden and Undead Parish spoilers: Beat
after adding a longbow into my arsenal -- on my first few deaths (your body/souls gets stuck past the white barrier!) I figured I would need some sort of ranged weapon or I'd never take it down. From that battle, I also learned that I need to get some sort of magic defense and/or resistance.
After that, I returned to the UP and managed to beat the 2
on my first try! The summoned
took their aggro and kited them away, which was awesome.
I did some random exploring in Darkroot Basin, cleaned it out, found the awesome Wolf Ring (Mega poise boost, fuck yeah!) and then moved back down to where the Hydra is. Still need to beat it but didn't feel like facing another boss in the same sitting since I already defeated 2 (well, 3) today. Remembered that I now have the Watchtower Key, so I used that while I was near the shore of the lake, and then proceeded to get destroyed by the
that hides by the door. I don't do enough damage to him right now (and one of his attacks can OHK me if I have any less than 100% stamina) so I just ran the fuck past him back up to the Undead Burg.
Before that, when I was in Darkroot Garden, I actually managed to explore to the Valley
I took down a bunch of the drakes but couldn't open the massive fortress door. I figured with how long it took me to kill one of the drakes, I probably wasn't ready for whatever was past that door anyway. While I was there, there was a
on the side of a cliff. I snuck up, snatched the soul item that was in its hands, and then ran away as quickly as I could because I'm a giant wuss I didn't want to face another boss.
I feel like I had quite the adventure today. Really getting the hang of the game now. It's not terribly difficult. It just requires lots of patience. Thanks to everyone who recommended going for an agile character rather than one with super heavy armour. Being mobile is so much more important, you're right. c:
Moonlight Butterfly
After that, I returned to the UP and managed to beat the 2
Bell Gargoyles
sun knight guy
I did some random exploring in Darkroot Basin, cleaned it out, found the awesome Wolf Ring (Mega poise boost, fuck yeah!) and then moved back down to where the Hydra is. Still need to beat it but didn't feel like facing another boss in the same sitting since I already defeated 2 (well, 3) today. Remembered that I now have the Watchtower Key, so I used that while I was near the shore of the lake, and then proceeded to get destroyed by the
knight with the club sword
Before that, when I was in Darkroot Garden, I actually managed to explore to the Valley
of the Drakes.
(dead?) dragon
I feel like I had quite the adventure today. Really getting the hang of the game now. It's not terribly difficult. It just requires lots of patience. Thanks to everyone who recommended going for an agile character rather than one with super heavy armour. Being mobile is so much more important, you're right. c:
I had him below half HP the first time I fought him but since I only do 25-35/hit to him, it was really slow going. I just lacked the patience since I had already been playing for about 3 hours in that sitting. I'll go back and get him the next time I play!
I've still not consistently mastered the art of backstabs either. Is it LS forward + light attack when not defending with a shield? I've done them before, but usually only on trash mobs that I sneak up on from behind.
Also, IIRC, I'm level ~27-30.
Just started playing this today, a few questions:
01. Is there nothing like the Nexus from Demon's Souls? I'm a few hours in and it is just one slog forward so far. Being able to choose what order you tackled worlds was one of my favorite things about the original.
02. Is there a lot less invading and co-op going on? There is no server to log into like the original, and I'm seeing far fewer blood stains and player ghosts running around.
03. Do they introduce anything like soul form later on? So far you just go back to the bonfire and you retrieve souls but the whole element of running around as a stealthy soul version of yourself is gone.
01. Is there nothing like the Nexus from Demon's Souls? I'm a few hours in and it is just one slog forward so far. Being able to choose what order you tackled worlds was one of my favorite things about the original.
02. Is there a lot less invading and co-op going on? There is no server to log into like the original, and I'm seeing far fewer blood stains and player ghosts running around.
03. Do they introduce anything like soul form later on? So far you just go back to the bonfire and you retrieve souls but the whole element of running around as a stealthy soul version of yourself is gone.
I felt nothing wrong with killing any of them. The whole world was corrupt, including all the gods, and I felt as though I was ridding the world of corruption.
Just started playing this today, a few questions:
01. Sorta, but not really... and later in the game. Just play the game in whatever order you want. You beat sections of "levels" slowly in pieces. It should become profoundly less linear very shortly. Also, if you think it's linear.... you probably haven't explored very much....
02. I played my first game entirely offline. In game+ I get invaded regularly. You only get invaded when you are in human form. You have to put down your summon soapstone if you want to be called in for co-op.
03. In this game Human/Hollow is the same as Human/Soul form from Demon's Souls. While I think ghosts are more interesting than zombies, in the end, the mechanic works better in this game. However, you do get equipment later on that lets you play stealthily if you want.
I had him below half HP the first time I fought him but since I only do 25-35/hit to him, it was really slow going. I just lacked the patience since I had already been playing for about 3 hours in that sitting. I'll go back and get him the next time I play!
I've still not consistently mastered the art of backstabs either. Is it LS forward + light attack when not defending with a shield? I've done them before, but usually only on trash mobs that I sneak up on from behind.
Also, IIRC, I'm level ~27-30.
Backstabbing is accomplished by keeping LS *neutral* actually. Took me forever to find that out.
Wicked, thanks! I'm gonna BS the ever-living shit out of that tower guard when I see him next!
OK thanks for the response (thanks Soultron as well). I guess I was expecting something a lot more like Demons' Souls structurally.
Absolutely not necessary. I always do mine with LS towards the enemy. Same for ripostes.
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