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Dark Souls |OT5| Definitely better than the sequel
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SeventhSon
Member
If you feel comfortable back tracking to the Depths door (you can probably run past all the enemies to the ladder up), you should easily be able to get back to Firelink Shrine, take the lift, and get to the blacksmith.
pretty sure it's +/- 10 levels, plus %10.
The true test is what you've leveled, what weapons you have, and your skill at fighting.
I've got to level 44 so that's a range of +/- 14.4 levels. I've seen someone with much better gear than me already
.I've got to level 44 so that's a range of +/- 14.4 levels. I've seen someone with much better gear than me already
better gear isn't everything. You beat bosses with "better gear" than you. It's strategy too.
Red Liquorice
Member
You're in the forest hunters? Anything goes level-wise, it isn't like other PvP areas.
Haha, you're basically just running past everything, it won't take long - don't rest at a bonfire on the way and then just homebone back to the one at Blighttown.
Different rules for different areas. Gear isn't taken into account when balancing. For my money that is equal to if not more important than SL. Pretty easy to SL1 PvP gank with certain setups.I've got to level 44 so that's a range of +/- 14.4 levels. I've seen someone with much better gear than me already
Would have been more interesting if the system worked by total soul spend instead. Pyro gloves would be less of a free add-on.
That will be why then, on my second Sens attempt I just made it to the boulder bit. I think I saw a bonfire?
What's with all the sliver knight statutes?
I've got to level 44 so that's a range of +/- 14.4 levels. I've seen someone with much better gear than me already
someone at level 1 can have better gear than you.
Snacks the sober sea lion
Member
Maxed out, it isn't as strong as standard upgrade path gets. It's a short-term thing.
Typographenia
Member
If you're in a spot where they can fall, just kite them and run away. They're great at committing suicide. If you're not, try taking them one on one. If you do, don't let them have a chance to breathe that curse cloud stuff. Just wail on them!
Thursday War
Banned
god I hate sens
this place is more annoying than hard
I think I've died more due to falling than to getting killed
screw those mages too
this place is more annoying than hard
I think I've died more due to falling than to getting killed
screw those mages too
I wonder if starting with the master key you could use valley of the drakes to access both bells with only needing to do 2 bosses? I mean that would allow you to access better equipment depending on your tastes for arms and armor.
Turns out it wasn't a bonfire it's a magic 4 armed cobra. I'm not finding Sens hard now I've kinda figured out what i'm doing.
Yes, Taurus Demon is an optional boss. You can also beat the whole game without leveling.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
god I hate sens
this place is more annoying than hard
I think I've died more due to falling than to getting killed
screw those mages too
One of my favourite bits of the game...
... once I worked it out.
Red Liquorice
Member
Most definately. You can get at least a +2 fire weapon in 5 minutes of arriving at Firelink without killing any bosses.
Green Titanite shard in New Londo, drop down to Vamos and get another. Catacombs lizards drop them IIRC too
And if you only kill Quelaag and
Ceaseless Discharge
grab the large flame ember from Demon Ruins
I usually leave the lizards in the Great Hollow until I have the gold serpent ring, but they do drop red titanite chunks sometimes
Grab the stone and elite knight armours from the forest and you're good to go.
Thursday War
Banned
so i picked up the lightning spear from within sens and MAN does it do work
Snacks the sober sea lion
Member
so i picked up the lightning spear from within sens and MAN does it do work
It doesn't work nearly as well in Anor Londo, so don't get used to it.
Thursday War
Banned
biosnake20
Member
He wasn't too bad. Only took me 3 tries.
Typographenia
Member
You can leave the same way you left at the beginning of the game. : )
Wow so this is sort of incredible
Exactly 30 human silhouette shapes in the hall leading to the door
Astral/H3X
Member
Kalameet can suck my dick.
I'm SL5, does anyone think they can help me out with this bastard? Guy is incredibly hard for me, I always get caught by SOMETHING stupid, like getting two hit when he's halfway down.
PC Version, DSCFix installed, if anyone is interested.
I'm SL5, does anyone think they can help me out with this bastard? Guy is incredibly hard for me, I always get caught by SOMETHING stupid, like getting two hit when he's halfway down.
PC Version, DSCFix installed, if anyone is interested.
biosnake20
Member
Wow, gaping dragon was really easy.
Arjen
Member
Mind blown
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
These shots are incredible
I don't own the PC version, but some tips:
-Equip the Crest Shield if you have it since it has good magic resistance.
-Try to keep your equip load at/below 25%. Mobility is really key in this battle, much more so than extra defense. The Dark Wood Grain Ring helped me a bit too, though I'm not sure it's entirely necessary.
-Try to keep your distance from him. You don't want to stay too close to him for the entire fight. Or hell, most of the fight. You only want to inch up on him when you can and attack him on his openings. If he's close to you (he walks fast), hit him if you see an opening, then back up.
-When keeping your distance, his flame attacks are easy to dodge. Just quickly keep dodging to the left.
-He has a quick lunge which can catch you off guard. Dodge it if you can, but if not then block (hopefully you have enough stamina to withstand the hit). He has some other smaller lunges, where I found dodging to the left and then dodging to the back helped.
-Sometimes (but not always) he can act slowly and even if you're close to him you can pop an Estus Flask. Use this opportunity.
Red Liquorice
Member
Noice. Souls keeps giving
One piece of curse-resistant armour should end any curse woes. The first time I got cursed I was wearing some big heavy stuff and the meter just shot up and I immediately got cursed, then I realised it was my armour choices that always made curse a non-entity, since I almost always use a piece from sets like Dingy or Dusk's.
I wonder if there's anymore stuff like this? I know there one place where you can skip stuff by rolling or something like that.
Some "pro tips":
Gold serpent ring only makes things drop more often.
Crystal lizards always drop something so the ring is useless.
And dark magic does physical damage so magic defense doesn't matter.
Edit: dark magic does both. Physical and magic damage.
Still something to consider.
Gold serpent ring only makes things drop more often.
Crystal lizards always drop something so the ring is useless.
And dark magic does physical damage so magic defense doesn't matter.
Edit: dark magic does both. Physical and magic damage.
Still something to consider.
sublimit
Banned
Amazing!Seriously how can anyone not love the thought that has been put into this game by its developers.
Indeed some almost look like paintings.More here:
http://deadendthrills.com/gallery/?gid=100#/
SatansReverence
Hipster Princess
Velkas rapier riposte...
oh my. 1K+ without hornet or anything. 2k+ with hornet/power within
I wonder what hornet,pw and red tearstone would offer.
oh my. 1K+ without hornet or anything. 2k+ with hornet/power within
I wonder what hornet,pw and red tearstone would offer.
Red Liquorice
Member
I know this, but it seems over my entire Souls playing that wearing gleans better drops than not wearing it (or rather having higher item discovery does - I always have at least 10 humanity regardless). Just my experience, but if I leave the lizards till I have max item discovery I get better drops - may just be my imagination - I know the lizards can drop some crap sometimes (2 green titanite shards?! But I wanted a red chunk!) - but it works for me.
SatansReverence
Hipster Princess
They always drop a twinkling titanite but their other drops (such as slabs) are affected by item discovery.
mickcenary
Member
As I wasn't exactly feeling up to a Onebro run, I've opted instead for a run capped at SL25 with a Zweihander (first time user). I'm at the fog gate for O&S and it's been smooth sailing so far. Funnily, enough, the Gargoyles have given me the most trouble thus far, probably because I was still coming to terms with the extremely slow and crippling play-style of the Zwei at the time.
Have I mentioned how ridiculous it is that I can stun bosses with this thing? Mental.
I've kinda commenced this play-through to reacquaint myself with the difficulty that is taking on O&S for the first time as a DS noob (hence the gimped SL). However, I am now worried that running with a +10 Zwei is a bit counteractive to this, even if its speed is a massive hindrance against these guys. I might craft a +10 Claymore and challenge myself with that first.
Have I mentioned how ridiculous it is that I can stun bosses with this thing? Mental.
I've kinda commenced this play-through to reacquaint myself with the difficulty that is taking on O&S for the first time as a DS noob (hence the gimped SL). However, I am now worried that running with a +10 Zwei is a bit counteractive to this, even if its speed is a massive hindrance against these guys. I might craft a +10 Claymore and challenge myself with that first.
This is another nice one, I bet there's lots of place that would make amazing screen shots.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Wat stats are you rocking, sir?
SatansReverence
Hipster Princess
14/20/50
str/dex/int
R1/R2s on it are pure poop though, like 150-200 damage... split damage is so terrible.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
14/20/50
str/dex/int
R1/R2s on it are pure poop though, like 150-200 damage... split damage is so terrible.
I was looking to do a Rapier/Sorcery build since I've never used sorcery and like the look of Dark magics. I might follow that!
What was your starting class?
SatansReverence
Hipster Princess
I was looking to do a Rapier/Sorcery build since I've never used sorcery and like the look of Dark magics. I might follow that!
What was your starting class?
Sorcerer one lol
If I re rolled, I would probably stop int at 44 or w/e it is for crystal soul spear. White dragon breaths cast time makes it virtually useless.
It was just a screw around character that I decided to try (never been big on casters in RPGS) and now I just got Kalameet/Manus and Gywn in NG. Bosses take so much damage from spells it's actually funny.
Oh god I'm playing again! I couldn't even get a Diablo character to 60th level before being sucked back in.
I'm running through the game with a sorceror, just trying to get the Lordvessel as quickly as possible. I'm leaving trasures all over the place. It's been crazy but fun and I got to Anor Londo.
Playing a pure sorceror, what stats do you folks recommend? I shot my Int. to 40, should I got to 50? What about other stats? What do you like to kit your sorceror with? I have only put a couple points in the physical stats. I'm using a Bandit Knife +5 and I'm building a spear to become that Moonlight Butterfly thing.
I'm running through the game with a sorceror, just trying to get the Lordvessel as quickly as possible. I'm leaving trasures all over the place. It's been crazy but fun and I got to Anor Londo.
Playing a pure sorceror, what stats do you folks recommend? I shot my Int. to 40, should I got to 50? What about other stats? What do you like to kit your sorceror with? I have only put a couple points in the physical stats. I'm using a Bandit Knife +5 and I'm building a spear to become that Moonlight Butterfly thing.
14/20/50
str/dex/int
R1/R2s on it are pure poop though, like 150-200 damage... split damage is so terrible.
what do you mean split damage? Like C/C/x/x?
Typographenia
Member
Sorry if I am just completely ignorant, but what is the advantage to playing with a soul level higher than one or whatever? I know it helps raise your item discovery rate, but why would you want to risk losing all that humanity?
Or is soul level something else?
Or is soul level something else?
soul level is just "level" - you raise a level and choose some stat to boost your defense or offense, basically.
"Soft" humanity is that humanity you're playing with - it's that number in the top corner. You gain it by using the humanity pieces, or by killing enemies over time in an area that you haven't killed the boss yet. It raises item discovering and your own power, up to 10 I think.
Red Liquorice
Member
Knives are good, I like rapiers with a sorcerer too. You can downgrade the Sen's lightning spear to +10 for instant Butterfly Horn goodness.
I would rather bump up attunement than put points into INT past the requirement for Crystal Soul Spear (44?), I never bother with Dragon's Breathe and by the time I get to Duke's I like to have 5 spell slots if not 6.
Dusk crown / bellowing ring are a must (or at least easily switchable, I always arrange my go to gear together for quick switching) and I also have Power Within so pyro glove in off hand.