If you died after, no.
Didnt is an automatic loot when you defeat that boss?
Checked my inventory and it wasn't there. I'm in
Blighttown
If you died after, no.
Didnt is an automatic loot when you defeat that boss?
Dex/Int is good if you plan on buffing a +15 weapon with Crystal Magic weapon. Takes a lot of Levels to be good with Claws, but doable. Claws do low damage, low poise damage, and have terrible range. They are tough to use, but pretty much everything is viable in DkS1 with talent and dedication, so go for it.I'm thinking of going for the claw weapon, but I've read conflicting comments on other sites saying that they're bad. What would be the best way to go about optimizing them? Should I make them magic or go down another upgrade path? I've read that a dex/int build is pretty good.
This is for single player, btw.
Lightning upgrade path removes all stat scaling.Those things scales with dex right? Looks like the best path is for lightning according to some wikis
Aren't crystal weapons extremely fragile and un-repairable? Sounds like I would have to spend more time stocking up than anything.Dex/Int is good if you plan on buffing a +15 weapon with Crystal Magic weapon. Takes a lot of Levels to be good with Claws, but doable. Claws do low damage, low poise damage, and have terrible range. They are tough to use, but pretty much everything is viable in DkS1 with talent and dedication, so go for it.
Lightning upgrade path removes all stat scaling.
Aren't crystal weapons extremely fragile and un-repairable? Sounds like I would have to spend more time stocking up than anything.
Oh, I see. I might be trying that, then.Crystal Magic Weapon is a sorcery spell, not a weapon type. You cast it on your melee weapon to add strong magic damage to it.
You're probably doing the right thing, since the next areas is even more sickly green and brown.So I bought this on Steam and after about 5 hours I feel like giving up.
I am at the Depths and it is such a miserable level, I hate fuckin sewer levels and they have no place to be in any game if you ask me. The Capra Demon I fought before going to the sewer was also such a horrible boss design in a barely manouverable areana it made me want to punch the developer who came up with that fight.
Can't say I enjoy the sickening green and gray tone pervading the game as a whole either. I thought I'd give this a try after DS3 since it was on sale in Steam but I really don't feel like wasting any more time with this one.
So I bought this on Steam and after about 5 hours I feel like giving up.
I am at the Depths and it is such a miserable level, I hate fuckin sewer levels and they have no place to be in any game if you ask me. The Capra Demon I fought before going to the sewer was also such a horrible boss design in a barely manouverable areana it made me want to punch the developer who came up with that fight.
Can't say I enjoy the sickening green and gray tone pervading the game as a whole either. I thought I'd give this a try after DS3 since it was on sale in Steam but I really don't feel like wasting any more time with this one.
I believe its a 10% increase based on AR of the weapon but Booshka probably knows if its it contrary to that or not.I was thinking of getting the thorn gauntlets for the 10% boost to fist weapon damage, but I already missed one of the encounters needed for them and now I have to wait until NG+ to get them. I want to know whether or not they're worth it. How does that 10% work? Is it 10% of damage with or without taking scaling into account? If I use them with Occult Claws, will it boost both physical and magic damage or just physical damage?
Sen's Fortress where you are now is so fun, I wish I was going in their blind again! And about the Firekeeper, read the description on the black eye orb again, the place it mentions is not New Londo.Anyway, the misterious gate next to the church is now open, so I went directly there. Killed the 2 lizzards in the intro... and that was it (one of my roomates wanted to use the TV). I have the feeling that this area is going to kick my ass hard. And still wondering what do I have to do to revive my firekeeper with that orb that I cannot use for the moment :/ It does say something about Londo, so I guess I have to progress around the ghost area? We will see...
the depths i thought were a really short area and the boss is quite pathetic. you'll be out of there in no time if you stick with it. the capra demon fight is poorly designed due to the small area and easily restricted camera view. if you can deal with that and dispatch the dogs quickly then the boss fight itself is very simple as you would find out later in the game when it makes a reappearance (in a completely open area with no dogs!).
I'd suggest sticking with the game and getting through Blighttown. i feel the game really gets going after that. some of the best boss fights in the game happen once you get out of there. Ornstein & Smough, Sif, Four Kings, and Gwyn.
Yay, finally got the 2nd bell. Minimal non tagged early spoilers from this point forward.
So finally I killed the witch, it was an ok fight, I'm still annoyed that I haven't managed to defeat any boss on my first try, when I managed to do that a couple of times in Bloddborne (my first Souls game). So then I rang the bell by accident (I though it was a switch for an elevator, lol), I investigated the following area, but seems that for the momennt it's only a dead end.
Anyway, the misterious gate next to the church is now open, so I went directly there. Killed the 2 lizzards in the intro... and that was it (one of my roomates wanted to use the TV). I have the feeling that this area is going to kick my ass hard. And still wondering what do I have to do to revive my firekeeper with that orb that I cannot use for the moment :/ It does say something about Londo, so I guess I have to progress around the ghost area? We will see...
So,now I'm here sitting, hoping I can give a spin at the new area
So, so far I'm around 21 hours in, with a Scimitar +9 and one level away of being able to try the katana I got recently *.*
TO DO LIST:
*Check new area
*Maybe trying the ghosts in New Londo
NOPE LIST:
*Check the catacombs
*Dark forest basin ice gollems
*Interior of the tree
*Down the tower at the end of undead burg (forgot about this area with the guy that one shots me)
*Tutorial area
*Sleeping dragon
*Bridge Dragon
I DON'T KNOW LIST:
*The lava place after Blighttown
It's quite impressive all the different paths available, although I don't see most of them as viable options, lol.
Yeah I kept continuing. Got the Crest of Artorias after taking out the demon at the bottom of the asylum and used it on the door but the assholes in the forest keep taking me out. Took out the first two but can't take the others when one of the mages keeps healing them and my trusty +6 Claymore doesn't do enough damage on one hit to them.
On another note, the game would be downright unbearable without DSFix. It stutters like hell in what is supposed to be the 30 fps mode but runs fine at 60 fps. It seems the game performs a little differently too because I can't make the crow's nest jump/roll without turning the 30 fps limit on.
I'm here at work and your are hyping me up for Sen's fortress. I already activated one trap at the beginning, and I'm suspecting that's going to be the theme of the place. I also want to see again the onion head dude.
The Claymore is a good weapon but you might get better results with the Zweihander. It will set you up for the rest of the game if you keep upgrading it. Claymore + Zweihander were the only weapons I used throughout the entire game. You can find it in the cemetery area next to Firelink Shrine. Just run in and out real quick if you don't want to deal with the Skeletons.
I'm here at work and your are hyping me up for Sen's fortress. I already activated one trap at the beginning, and I'm suspecting that's going to be the theme of the place. I also want to see again the onion head dude.
I tried Zweihander but felt it was just too slow for my play style, the Claymore was more up my alley. Strange considering I use Ultra Greatswords a lot in DS3.
Ok, so...
Blight-town Done and beat the boss (Quelag?) - kept on through and ended up at the Demons Ruins but realized i hadnt been back to Firelink for a while...so ran back (long way up a big wheel) and when i got back to Firelink Shrine...cant light the bonfire?? WTF?
So i figure now my options are:
1. Sens Fortress - that big gate near Darkroot Garden(?)
2. Old Londo Ruins below Firelink; i had a go down there at an earlier point but kept getting killed by the ghost things that floated at me across the water...
What's the "natural" progression next? Or do I go back to Demons Ruins?
Sen's Fortress is the way to go. New Londo Ruins is not a good place to go right now because there's no bonfire there, you have to use the one in Firelink Shirine. You can't complete Demon's Ruins until you progress more in the main quest.
You should've picked up an item with her outfit, the Black Eye Orb - you can use it at a later stage in the game to avenge her, the game will tell you where and when, you can't miss it. For now you have to use somewhere close like the Parish bonfire above Andre as a base, but since it's outside Sen's Fortress, it's the natural place to do so.Ok got it thanks.
Should I be worried that my bonfire at Firelink is out now? I think the Firekeeper was killed(??).
Ok, so...
Blight-town Done and beat the boss (Quelag?) - kept on through and ended up at the Demons Ruins but realized i hadnt been back to Firelink for a while...so ran back (long way up a big wheel) and when i got back to Firelink Shrine...cant light the bonfire?? WTF?
So i figure now my options are:
1. Sens Fortress - that big gate near Darkroot Garden(?)
2. Old Londo Ruins below Firelink; i had a go down there at an earlier point but kept getting killed by the ghost things that floated at me across the water...
What's the "natural" progression next? Or do I go back to Demons Ruins?
Nice! I love DS1.Game is beaten as of 10minutes ago.
Basically been playing nonstop the last few days except for sleep.
MAN WHAT A GAME.
I went with the Link The Fire engine as my own internal lore plays nicely to how I completed Dark Souls 3.
Now over to the PS4 to start on Scholar of the First Sin.
Thanks for the help DarkSoulsGaf!
I rated DS1 an 8.5/10 vs DS3 10/10 and BB 11/10 incase anyone is wondering.
The Hydra in Ash Lake hits harder than the one in Darkroot, but it's the same fight just stand close enough to bait the heads to come down then cut off the heads one by one. If you're too far away it will only do projectile magic, so stay in range and don't lock on (well, I lock on for blocking the heads coming down, but don't stay locked on to attack the heads).whittled the Ash Lake hydra to death with about 215 arrows. I seriously have no idea how to defeat dragons or bosses that reside in a fuckin' lake using just my sword in this game..
just bought Dark Souls in the recent steam sale. played 8 hours so far and I am enjoying it. Right now I stand before the capra demon. what a sucker.
But I think the graphics are just plain bad. Perhaps it is the high resolution of a PC or the DSFix. I think it looks worse than Demon's Souls which I played half a year ago. I fiddled a litte bit with the DSFix configs and the best setting I could come up with is with no DSFix activated at all.
just bought Dark Souls in the recent steam sale. played 8 hours so far and I am enjoying it. Right now I stand before the capra demon. what a sucker.
But I think the graphics are just plain bad. Perhaps it is the high resolution of a PC or the DSFix. I think it looks worse than Demon's Souls which I played half a year ago. I fiddled a litte bit with the DSFix configs and the best setting I could come up with is with no DSFix activated at all.
I've decided I really like the Lightning Spear you find in Sen's, and it is my go to when I need more reach in my animations. Trying out the Black Knights sword right now, and I don't like it as much as the bastard sword in terms of effectiveness, but I like the hard attack stab animation, and it hints at having power against chaos demons. So going to hold on to one.
Any way, it is my understanding too that I am not too far from those notorious bosses, should I attempt it solo first and then summon later? Or try to summon someone or two and make it easier on myself?
I'd like some advice though, I want to make my Estus Flask stronger,I really think I need to upgrade this thing because I am at 1300+ Hp and have to use 3 flask pulls get back to safety hp.I know that I need the Fire keeper Souls, I got one earlier in the game in the Parish, so I decided to check a wiki. It looks like you can't get all the upgrades in a first run unless you want to give up the firelink shrine. Well I killed Lautrec when I met him because I thought he was a shifty mfer and I was still deciding what kind of character I was going to play. But my question is should I kill the Anor Londo fire keeper? So I spoiled myself and found out I can get one back in Blighttown too.
Any way, it is my understanding too that I am not too far from those notorious bosses, should I attempt it solo first and then summon later? Or try to summon someone or two and make it easier on myself?
There's a firekeeper soul very early in New Londo Ruins. You can get it with a suicide run (or using a homeward bone if you don't want to die) as soon as you arrive in Firelink Shirine for the first time.
You can kill the Firekeeper in Anor Londo, but I would wait until you kill the boss there just for convenience. You can also kill the Fair Lady when she you are not interested in her covenant.
About the bosses, I prefer to solo them or use NPC summons only at least once. When I kill a boss with help I always regret because I think it would be fun to try to beat it alone. YMMV.
Ok, I'm off to do the DLC and then take out the last boss. This game has had so many terrible levels though. Basically anything with swamps and narrow walkways is awful as it's so easy to fall off just by blocking an enemy. There are some design choices that are downright idiotic like not being able to warp to any bonfire or having to remember to rest at the bonfire after warping.
If this game had less downright depressing levels it would be better as the level designs themselves are often pretty great when they don't involve the afore-mentioned deadly drops. In its credit I actually liked the Catacombs and Tomb of Giants levels, they are a lot better than what you find in DS3.
If it were up to me, From Software would never make any lava levels ever again. They are complete shit in DS1 just like in DS3.