Garrett Hawke
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I've woken up a big ass dragon :/
No, I didn't buy it. I'm a fucking idiot -_-Don't you have the repair box from Andre to repair at bonfire?
The game does give you options - You could buy the purple moss from the Undead Female Merchant and just homeward bone back to Blighttown to continue against the boss - homeward bones are so useful for traveling or 'backtracking' in this game, they half your journey. There are two Spider Shields you can pick up before entering Blighttown, this shield blocks toxic and poison completely (not build up from the swamp, but the toxic blowdart guys it helps with), I believe the Crystal Shield that the merchant in the Depths sells has the same properties. Conveniently both are found right before opening the door to Blighttown. Sif is an optional early boss and can be done much later when he would be a lot easier.I assume I can post without spoiler tags?
I'm Level 59, played about 40 hours now? I just beat Sif and played a bit of Sen's Fortress last night.
Damn this game has got me beat... its really hard. I don't remember Demon's being this hard... Like since getting to Blighttown, ive had to go back to Darkroot Garden to get Purple Moss Clump and then back down to Quelaag's domain, then climb back up to Firelink shrine and then go defeat Sif and its been a whole lot of back tracking, side tracking, avoiding poison darts and taking on super tough enemies. Progress has slowed down to a crawl and I'm practically following a guide every step of the way now. As someone who has about 6-8 hours gaming time a week, I just don't have the time to explore like I used to and find things out for myself. I think I only used a guide less than five times in Demon's.
Anyways I love the design and aesthetic of Dark Souls, though I think it is a little too tough for the regular player.
so i entered blighttown. this is gonna be fun...
i've already fell off the walkways so many times and the poison/toxic is depleting my flasks/moss so quickly. i already don't like this area.
update: reached the bonfire at the very bottom level. it's the one that's inside the tunnel. there is a message that says "chest ahead"...although i'm not sure if it's the same one that i always see mentioned in relation to the boss.
navigating my way down all those wooden levels from the first bonfire was a pain. i've got rid of those guys who blow toxic darts but i still wish i had enough moss with me but i'm not backtracking now! i'll manage somehow. stat wise i've levelled up my resistance a bit to help with the poison.
+5 at O&S is DEFINATELY under-leveled. Upgrade that puppy to +10 and stick some resin on it, see how much quicker that fight can be!I spent three hours last night on O&S. Ready to try again.
Edit: also reading above I think my gear is underlevelled. I'm using a +5 claymore ATM.
That would mean going all the way back through Sen's Fortress, wouldn't it?+5 at O&S is DEFINATELY under-leveled. Upgrade that puppy to +10 and stick some resin on it, see how much quicker that fight can be!
The giant blacksmith sells large titanite shards if you don't have enough. Assuming you gave the large ember to Andre so he can ascend your weapon to +6, you can upgrade it the rest of the way yourself at a bonefire. And now you've done O&S you can warp between bonfires, even easier!That would mean going all the way back through Sen's Fortress, wouldn't it?
Yeah, I'll do that now going to go upgrade shit then come back and fight the person to get Firekeeper from Firelink restored!^ Well done!
The giant blacksmith sells large titanite shards if you don't have enough. Assuming you gave the large ember to Andre so he can ascend your weapon to +6, you can upgrade it the rest of the way yourself at a bonefire. And now you've done O&S you can warp between bonfires, even easier!
There's an elevator shortcut in Sen's, allowing you to skip 95% of it...That would mean going all the way back through Sen's Fortress, wouldn't it?
Go in options and turn off the camera auto-adjust thing.The camera can really fuck you over in this game. When it turns suddenly to the left or right.
scary shit, especially in the great hollow.
Omg where is the Sen's shortcut?There's an elevator shortcut in Sen's, allowing you to skip 95% of it...
Go in options and turn off the camera auto-adjust thing.
You know those upper bridges where you have this archer shooting at you (and likely had to avoid the giant's flaming projectiles before you kill him)? There's a broken bridge in there, you can make that running jump (if playing on PC you might need to toggle back to 30 FPS to make the jump easier... don't ask). On the other side is some tower you can explore, there's an NPC, and at the bottom, an enemy that drops the cage key.Omg where is the Sen's shortcut?
I'm so worried that all my Dark Souls skills will perish since Uncharted just came out and I'm mostly playing that going to make an effort to try and get a bit of this in every day anyway. I've just placed theand defeated thelordvesselin the Demon Ruins.ceaseless discharge
About 50% left.roughly how far have i got to go once i beat ornstein & smough? my route so far has been firelink > undead burg > undead parish > lower undead burg > the depths > blighttown > sen's fortress > anor londo.
may I ask how you defeated ceaseless?
I ran past literally everything there until you get to them, then if you run along the wall and go towards the knight on the left archway. Roll past him so that the other archer is blocked, then engage him and kill him. Then slowly work your way back along the thin wall, rolling underneath every arrow, and then either pull that knight onto one of the arches so you can hit it better or engage them on the ledge.can't get by these archers in anor londo. it's not so much the arrows but fighting on those small ledges.
can't get by these archers in anor londo. it's not so much the arrows but fighting on those small ledges.
if you run past it before attacking it there is a chest with clothes inside. Those clothes have really high Fire def. I just equipped everything with high fire def and made sure I had light roll. Then when it does the laser beam of fire attack roll to the left, attack the bits that come down, rinse and repeat. If you get hit by the beam full on it seems to be an instant death so you just need to roll to the side of it and then attack!
There's another way?Ah, you took him down the old fashion way. Nice.
There's another way?
Is your weapon at +10? You could always get it to +15 but it means backtracking and at least one boss.
O&S is really all about spacing and timing. Use the pillars to separate them, try and keep them both in view at all times. Don't try to kill them both equally, one will always super-size, and whoever supersizes determines who's soul you get (and boss armour you can buy). Ornstein also drops a unique ring that is useful for thrust type weapons, but most would agree Smough is the easier of the two.
Looks like I need to go to Darkroot Garden next to get a ring so I can face the boss in New Londo. After that it's off to The Duke's Archive/Crystal Cave, Demon Ruins/Lost Izalith, Catacombs/Tomb of Giants then finally Kiln of the First Flame.
Not sure how long that's gonna take me.
If it's your first time and you're not using a guide, I'd guess 10-15 hours. Also depends on what level you are now and your build.
Been to New Londo Ruins. Died against the Four Kings. Died again...and again. I am doing damage but it's when all that purple stuff starts appearing I get hit with it even though I try run away and by the time I can get up and use an estus flask he hits me again and kills me.
Do you have the Prepare to Die edition? The DLC is really really good too.I'm using a guide but a little as possible. I'm lvl 67 right now. Focusing mostly on HP, Endurance, Strength and Dexterity but will probably raise my attunement stat to get more slots.
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Went to fight the Moonlight Butterfly. That was just pathetic. I used my Dragonslayer Greatbow and fired a few shots. Easy. Went to the Watchtower in the Basin to fight Havel The Rock. He hit hard but he didn't last long. Returned to the Darkroot Garden and took on Great Grey Wolf Sif. That was awesome but again not too difficult.
Been to New Londo Ruins. Died against the Four Kings. Died again...and again. I am doing damage but it's when all that purple stuff starts appearing I get hit with it even though I try run away and by the time I can get up and use an estus flask he hits me again and kills me.