I feel it's a combination of all of them. I even managed to kill a good amount of the enemies down there but I lost all my souls right before I was about to reach level 40 and now I'm back to zero souls.
It sounds like you went the wrong way. Although it's relatively openended, it's not completely open world and you can end up in areas you don't want to be in yet. You're using the Drake Sword, I'm assuming you've rang the first bell (Gargoyles) but not the second? And then went down to the Catacombs. If all this is so and you haven't defeated the boss of A
That's a whole lot of estus to fill
It's a nice shield especially since you get it so early you can have it right through the game. Plus it doesn't use twinkling titanite to upgrade.
Huge encouragement, thank you. I don't see a way back up but at least I know that I shouldn't be going down. I don't remember if I've rang the second bell but I don't think that I have. When I get as far down as I can go in the TotG there is an orange light in a cave entrance on a cliffside that says something like "a magical power blocks your way in", so I've obviously missed something. There has to be a way back up so I'll try and find it when I get home later today. This game is crazy.It sounds like you went the wrong way. Although it's relatively openended, it's not completely open world and you can end up in areas you don't want to be in yet. You're using the Drake Sword, I'm assuming you've rang the first bell (Gargoyles) but not the second? And then went down to the Catacombs. If all this is so and you haven't defeated the boss of ALnoryet, you are going to get STUCK in Tomb of Giants with no way forward and you will have to backtrack to Firelink Shrine.ondo
If you have defeated the boss of AL, then you're not stuck down there just woefully underpowered. Drake Sword is T-R-A-S-H, tee arrr ayy ess aych TRASH. It will see you through the first couple of areas of the game OK but it is soon outclassed - and certainly not suitable for Tomb of Giants.
My advice is to get out of TotG and carry on in another direction. Let us know what areas you've completed or been to and we'll give a hint at where is more suitable to go - you probably already have a mental list of locked doors and unexplored paths you could try instead - key descriptions are always useful, sometimes you pick them up and go on your way and forget about them.
Well enjoy your trek back you're not getting through that barrier till you go the right way. But ditch the drake sword and do yourself a favor. But look on the bright side your second trip will take half as long plus you've got the rite of kindling already.
Hope I didn't sound too harsh about the Drake Sword. I actually did a run with it once because of the "it's trash!" meme to see for myself if it was as bad as everyone says (despite a huge amount of first time players using it) - and if you use the dragon scales you find along the way, it can actually see you through the first half of the game - but then so will a +5 weapon and you can upgrade further than that a lot earlier than half way. Drake Sword has no stat scaling, so that's why it soon becomes obsolete, if you are leveling up appropriate to your weapon it soon becomes outclassed.
The way back up is around the corner/up/behind from the first bonfire, if you made it down to the second bonfire this early, I don't think it will be too much trouble dealing with a few giant skellies that block your way, good luck!
Yes, they can drop the Balder Shield.
Well I guess it's an ultra rare drop or something.
It's not that rare a drop compared to the side sword.
I've gotten 2 side swords already lol.
A good any man way to kill her using pyro is to hit her as hard as you can and then as she disappears run up the stairs, wait a short while, blocking if you like, and then hurl fireballs towards the archway until she appears, it's bound to hit her as the archway means that is the only way she can come towards you.
Well I've got 6 shields from the parish and 3 from Sens so I had them literally everywhere.
Up to 3 Side Swords, no shields. WHY MUST YOU TEMPT ME SO
If you've got 20000 souls you can buy the crest that opens the door in the garden and go kill Sif.
No. You need to have access to dukes archives to start the DLC.
Why not just buy it from Sen's fortress?
I probably will just do this at this point. I wanted to have it +10 before Blightown, but I'll just plan on upgrading it before Anor Londo and get a Kite Shield instead.
That's pretty much the best spot for where you are in the game. Make sure you are wearing the gold serpent ring.