Well, not necessarily. There's a terrain exploit on the elevator that lets you skip the first Seath encounter.
Inspect that room with the chests more carefully to find the next area. I missed it my first time, too.
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Well, not necessarily. There's a terrain exploit on the elevator that lets you skip the first Seath encounter.
Inspect that room with the chests more carefully to find the next area. I missed it my first time, too.
Sgt.Pepper
Banned
Four Kings are kicking my ass in NG+.
Strange, because I beat them super fast in my NG.
Strange, because I beat them super fast in my NG.
luckyboyceo
Member
I'm going to buckle down and finally beat the Four Kings tonight I think. I've never made it past them before, so it'll be a new milestone in my (short thus far) Dark Souls career.
If you can manage to kill each king before another has a chance to spawn, the battle is much more manageable. Granted, it's easier said than done =|
Sgt.Pepper
Banned
I beat them. Since my char is 40/40, I have somewhat low health at SL106 (27 VIT), I went with Ring of Favor, full havel, the ring for stamina regen and used Iron Flesh Pyromancy.
Due to the high poise of havels you are uninterrupted, so I used a fast wep to hack away 2handed and used the Crest Shield to block (most of their damage is magic, even the slashes). Worked surprisingly well.
SatansReverence
Hipster Princess
What level are you? might try and let you summon me
astroturfing
Member
damn, i'm ashamed i still haven't properly played the DLC.. i basically only beat the Sanctuary Guardian and then explored some but kept dying, so i took a break and never went back 
anyone wanna help me on PS3 through the DLC areas some time? i'd really appreciate the help and company along the way i'm in NG+ and i think i'm level 120. also i have the keypad so i can type fast if we need to use a chatroom.
anyone wanna help me on PS3 through the DLC areas some time? i'd really appreciate the help and company along the way
i'm in NG+ and i think i'm level 120. also i have the keypad so i can type fast if we need to use a chatroom.damn, i'm ashamed i still haven't properly played the DLC.. i basically only beat the Sanctuary Guardian and then explored some but kept dying, so i took a break and never went back
anyone wanna help me on PS3 through the DLC areas some time? i'd really appreciate the help and company along the way
I have a SL 120 I can help with, let me know if you'd like some jolly cooperation.
astroturfing
Member
hell yes (not right now though heh)
add me, same username on PSN as here.
edit: oh and Tool rocks.
Will do.
And yes Tool rocks, I've been jamming to this song way too much lately.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNUq-JSXvS4
astroturfing
Member
cool, i think you are already on my friends list. you do SL1 runs right? i don't want anyone TOO good to help me, because i want boss fights to last longer than 20 secs if you know what i mean. if i summon you, you gotta have shit gear
cool, i think you are already on my friends list. you do SL1 runs right? i don't want anyone TOO good to help me, because i want boss fights to last longer than 20 secs if you know what i mean. if i summon you, you gotta have shit gear
Yes, I remember helping you with Sullichin against Quelaag back then.
I'm way out of practice right now, so it will do I think. I can come naked if you prefer
fierrotlepou
Member
Because of all the Dark Souls 2 news I've decided to start playing this game again (I had lost all my savegames, sadly).
I'm thinking of going the pyromancer/dexterity weapon route. One thing that has never really been "clear" to me, is what I should actually level. Like, in what order should I level vitality/dexterity/endurance/attunement?
I'm thinking of going the pyromancer/dexterity weapon route. One thing that has never really been "clear" to me, is what I should actually level. Like, in what order should I level vitality/dexterity/endurance/attunement?
Level your Strength to 14 or 16, then your Dex to 14, then level Vitality and Endurance only for a little while you figure out which weapons you like. Attunement doesn't need to go past 19, you'll have plenty of variety and spells with 5 slots. When you figure out which Dexterity weapons you like and have around 30 vitality and ~25/30 endurance, start leveling dexterity up to 45. Make every weapon you want to use +14 and +15 the ones you plan on using mainly. Raise Attunement as you get spells that you want to use, but stop at 16 or 19 Attunement. Try to get to 45-50 vitality and close to or at 40 endurance.
Start as Pyromancer class. If you want more of a challenge while making your build, level Vitality last.
fierrotlepou
Member
Thanks man! Firing it up at this moment.
Anyone playing online on PC successfully at the moment?
I currently cannot log in to GFWL at all, just getting a generic 'can't connect to LIVE' message. My friend is getting the same error.
I disabled all my mods (durante's + the connection fix) and it hasn't changed it. Also uninstalled gfwl and reinstalled/updated = no luck.
I haven't had problems before connecting.
I currently cannot log in to GFWL at all, just getting a generic 'can't connect to LIVE' message. My friend is getting the same error.
I disabled all my mods (durante's + the connection fix) and it hasn't changed it. Also uninstalled gfwl and reinstalled/updated = no luck.
I haven't had problems before connecting.
Cloudius12
Member
Same here.
There goes my afternoon plans... looks like I am going to have to do something productive.
luckyboyceo
Member
I got down to what I thought was the last of the four, and then another joined him and killed me. Shame too cause I probably just had about two more hits of combustion before he would've gone down.
Nice, dude! I'm still on my first run so I don't have nearly the same equipment as you, but I think I'll finally get over the hump and beat them tonight. Got close last night. Havel's armor is a godsend for sure.
Pretty low, 49 I believe? I got within two hits from beating them last night but I think I might do some quick leveling up today before I try them again.
Broseybrose
Member
This is great. Great use of music and editing. Super entertaining.
"Our Tribe is Strong" lol
Lumination
'enry 'ollins
Hey all, does anyone have a Red Slab to spare/trade? That's all I need to complete all the upgrade paths, but I don't want to start a NG+ to get it. I've tried farming Chaos Eaters and no dice. Missed the squiggly opportunity because the Pyro NPC left before I knew about the trade.
I'm a SL120 on PSN. Thanks!
I'm a SL120 on PSN. Thanks!
I have a red slab on a 120, what is your PSN and where can I be summoned to drop it for you.
Lumination
'enry 'ollins
Thanks, PM'd.
Sgt.Pepper
Banned
Anyone on PC has a spare Slab? I need it to max the Scythe or Zweihander.
I spent fucking hours trying to get a Slab from Darkwraiths, but alas.
I spent fucking hours trying to get a Slab from Darkwraiths, but alas.
Laurentius
Member
Decided to start a fist weapon only character for fun...well, at least fist only after getting to Andre. No way was I going to try and kill Taurus Demon and Stray Demon with bare fists.
It's pretty fun so far. The dogs in the lower burg are being a huge pain, though...
It's pretty fun so far. The dogs in the lower burg are being a huge pain, though...
paperspace
Member
Sgt.Pepper
Banned
SL108 I think.
luckyboyceo
Member
Fuck yes. Beat the Four Kings. Any tips on where to go now? I think I'll probably try and do the Catacombs stuff next.
If you do catacombs and beat Pinwheel, you can upgrade your flask to 20 uses. Definitely catacombs. Do you have a divine weapon?
Sgt.Pepper
Banned
Lost Izalith because if you aren't an INT char you will get an item that helps there. I fucking hate using the lantern, up to you.
Oh yeah, beat Pinwheel first at least.
luckyboyceo
Member
Too late actually, I ended up exploring Duke's Archives and now I'm at the bonfire that doesn't warp. No worries though, I'm working my way through. I'll hit the Catacombs afterwards.
Also, no I don't have a divine weapon. I'm a Pyromancer, so outside of my Pyromancy Hand (+13 I think?), I'm using a Halberd +4.
Oh wow. I have a SL120 character in NG++, with 50STR/45END/40DEX. Up until today I was using a large club +15. It does a shitload of damage (300 base damage with A STR scaling), but it's a really slow weapon. So I gave up on this character a couple of months ago after getting stuck against the 4 kings.
So, while I was browsing youtube yesterday I found this video on "how to become overpowered in 10 minutes". It was about a guy creating a new character and going directly in the catacombs to get the great scythe and ascend it to a +1 fire great scythe. The thing is, I had never heard of that great scythe before. Turns out it's an awesome weapon for dex builds. So today I picked it up, ascended it to +15 and killed the 4 kings on my 3rd or 4th attempt (I got reaaally close to killing them on the 2 previous attempts as well).
It's like a revelation. It makes everything much easier. It does lots of damage (250 base with A dex scaling a E str scaling), it has an insane reach and hits a lot faster than the large club. I can't believe I did not know about it before.
So, while I was browsing youtube yesterday I found this video on "how to become overpowered in 10 minutes". It was about a guy creating a new character and going directly in the catacombs to get the great scythe and ascend it to a +1 fire great scythe. The thing is, I had never heard of that great scythe before. Turns out it's an awesome weapon for dex builds. So today I picked it up, ascended it to +15 and killed the 4 kings on my 3rd or 4th attempt (I got reaaally close to killing them on the 2 previous attempts as well).
It's like a revelation. It makes everything much easier. It does lots of damage (250 base with A dex scaling a E str scaling), it has an insane reach and hits a lot faster than the large club. I can't believe I did not know about it before.
SatansReverence
Hipster Princess
I can't seem to summon a friend for 4 kings co op.
It's apparently possible but we couldn't do it even with DSCfix.
Is it because I haven't given the
. Trying to become a darkwraith and pvp SL30.
It's apparently possible but we couldn't do it even with DSCfix.
Is it because I haven't given the
lord vessel to frampt?
paperspace
Member
SatansReverence
Hipster Princess
Yeah.
paperspace
Member
Where?
You could try signing out and signing in again to restart the P2P-pool. And I guess I don't need to ask you're human and you're both in the same level range (+/- 10 lvls +/- 10% of your lvl).
Have you been playing together before?
You have to drain the water in order to interact with other players, can that be it?
what level and build?
Sgt.Pepper
Banned
I already beat then.
Laurentius
Member
Well, I've made it to Anor Londo with my Caestus only character. It's really fun, and not as challenging as I would have thought. Still difficult, but not overwhelmingly so. Killing things with just your fists is so satisfying...I managed to beat the Stray Demon on my first try, which surprised me. Usually it takes me a few tries on a regular character.
They don't do a ton of damage, but they're fast and don't use a lot of stamina. I've found I can usually spam a bit and stagger the enemy, and then really punish them. At +15, the Caestus does decent damage.
I think the hardest part is no shield. I'm getting pretty good at parrying, though. Finally. I've always been pretty bad at it.
Also, I think Dark Souls has officially become my most played single player game ever. (Well, I guess it's not technically single player. But I'm ruling out games like TF2, etc.) That's pretty crazy to me. I just don't really have a desire to play anything else lately.
They don't do a ton of damage, but they're fast and don't use a lot of stamina. I've found I can usually spam a bit and stagger the enemy, and then really punish them. At +15, the Caestus does decent damage.
I think the hardest part is no shield. I'm getting pretty good at parrying, though. Finally. I've always been pretty bad at it.
Also, I think Dark Souls has officially become my most played single player game ever. (Well, I guess it's not technically single player. But I'm ruling out games like TF2, etc.) That's pretty crazy to me. I just don't really have a desire to play anything else lately.
Joei
Member
Does the bridge wyvern come back if he flies away? I'm on NG+ and was having trouble killing him and ran to the bonfire in the Sunlight Altar and he flew away. :/
Is this on a NG or a +? I've wanted to try an H2H character, even in Demon's Souls, but just never did.
Is this on a NG or a +? I've wanted to try an H2H character, even in Demon's Souls, but just never did.
The internet claims another one. Great Scythe is an amazing weapon, but with your stats (50 STR and 40 Dex) you should be investing in weapons that scale well with both. There are a lot of weapons with C/C D/C C/D scaling in STR/DEX respectively. These weapons will benefit greatly from your stats because they will get high damage scaling bonus from both Str and Dex.
Weapons like the Longsword, Halberd, Claymore, Zweihander, Composite Bow, Estoc, and many others scale up very well with high Strength and Dexterity and upgraded to +14/+15. That Great Scythe is very strong based solely on its Dex scaling, too much so if you ask me. Try out some of the split scaling weapons and see if you like them, as most of them will do more damage at +15 with your stats.
Ever since EpicNameBro made the "Best Dex Weapon" vid Great Scythes have been everywhere, it gets kinda old seeing every 3rd player using it.
Joei
Member
I killed 4 kings on my 2nd try with a level 9 character using a Quelaag's +5.
Saying you should use X weapon with Y stats is so pointless if not doing PvP.
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