Cannon Goose
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Ah, I had forgotten how horrible fatty and skinny are.
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Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition |OT| Durante Does In 23 Minutes What From Can't
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I think in the new durante mod is an option to set it to english.
If you want another language you must set your region in windows because gfwl sets it automaticaly after searching for you region.
SiegfriedFM
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You can complete the game in an hour so it's not surprising to have people doing the DLC in two. First time around it took about eight hours for me, then when I ran through the entire thing again (minus bosses) it took nowhere near as long.
Felix Lighter
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Yeah I noticed that when I wasn't getting and health back and looked at the item description. The starting screen lied to me
Funny that they felt the need to change the awkward but endearing "You Defeated" message after defeating bosses but never took the time to fix that description, which has been fooling people since the game launched.
ok, thanks.
at the start of the The Duke's Archives
is there supposed to be a crystal golem even if I didn't rescue Dusk of Oolacile? 'cause I killed one and he didn't drop the broken pendant since I didn't rescue her yet.
yeah but if you dont rescue her first he dont drop anything.
TricksterLoki
Member
God guys, Dark Souls has sucked up my life. When Im not playing it, Im reading about it on GAF, if Im not reading about it Im thinking about what I need to do with stats and Items. Its only a short while till I am dreaming about it.... deary me...
There is something good in
Demon Ruins
The Great Hollow is worth it now IMO, just because it takes so long to get back there, but not Demon Ruins.
I know that feel bro. I can't concentrate at work, I want to go home and play Dark Souls.
I have a very noobish question. Are magic/spells required to finish the game? I haven't really looked about them, I'm playing a SL40 Warrior and just beat the wolf in the forest, also finished the catacombs just with a sword and shield.
Places to go now are tomb of giants and londo ruins if I recall correctly.
Don't know how far into the game I am atm.
Yeah, just copy the folder called NGBI (or something similar, don't know exactly the name) in your Documents.
I did a little bit of snooping around in there, but that might push me over to explore more. Is it just the one bonfire at the top, then?
You don´t need any spells to finish the game. You wouldn´t even need a shield. Just use what you like best.
Found it, thanks!
the_prime_mover
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As far as magic is concerned - you can do tomb of the giants with an item but it takes up an item slot (left hand or hat?) But a spell will make it much easier so while not necessary (at least in that case) magic will help a lot. I went with pyromancy on my PS3 build (a bit like cheating) and used some miracles for heals, but overall i don't think magic was ever an absolute imperative. I actually did TotG blind the first time (had no idea about the items or spells).
On another note - i was away for a few days and decided to reroll as strength and dex as my PC build. God these Durante fixes are incredible! With the DoF fix and a high internal res this is one of the most beautiful games i have ever played. Will have to play around with AA tonight. This went from a very questionable buy to a must have thatnks to one person! What a great experience. My love for Souls is renewed and i will no doubt find myself consummed once again.
Of course you don't need them, but they sure help. At least grab some Pyromancy, since you don't need stats for it like miracles and sorcery. If you don't upgrade the flame then Power Within is actually *better* (drains less hp) and it compliments a melee build well. Iron Flesh is pretty nerfed but still works.
My first character was a pure brute force high str/end character and I did just fine until tomb of giants where I had a lot of trouble with the darkness and final group of caster enemies. My second character is a jack of all trades type with high DEX/faith and enough int to cast utility sorceries. Let me tell you, Cast Light makes most of TOTG a joke and ranged spells like sunbro lightning handle the rest.
People have finished this game at Soul Level 1 runs.No form of magic is required to finish the game.I will say magic hits like a truck and harder than any melee attack but the cast times for them even at their fastest are slow, so it's a good trade off.
cleveridea
Member
hmm, may have to put points into int for the light spell
is the crystal magic weapon worth it? perhaps I can use on my black knight sword...
is the crystal magic weapon worth it? perhaps I can use on my black knight sword...
I don´t think you can buff the black knight sword sword. Only normal weapons.
I really really like You Defeated versus Victory Achieved
cleveridea
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oh, how do I know if its "normal"? I havent played the game enough to even upgrade a weapon - still looking for the blacksmith in undead burg !
Neato; I just need to make sure that the googly-eyed dudes don't find a way to gang up on me. My curse resistance is higher now, but they definitely travel more in groups down in the Hollow than they did in the depths.
well i think you really can tell it after you meet a smith to see how it´s upgraded.
If you need some rare material like twinkling titanite it´s a rare weapon that can´t be buffed. Also elemental weapons can´t be buffed. Only weapons you upgrade with normal titanite can be buffed with spells.
Anor Londo is the most common place. Forest is okay too. A
And i found the new dlc zone after the second boss to be quite a hotspot.
Yep just got one at Anor Londo, and I won!
so now that I killed it I can't get the broken pendant anymore and I have to wait until ng+? It's pretty bullshit if I'm right.
btw I think I "turned off" online mode or something. I'm at Duke's Archives last bonfire and in 15 mins didn't see a single sign or didn't get invaded a single time. yes I'm human. or I'm my level is too low but I doubt it (it's 50) or, like I said, I "turned off" online mode. yesterday a message said "fps is too low so you're going back at the main screen and offline", I was after the boss of Anor Londo and I didn't play the game again until today.
It should put you back online when you log back in, but the online just doesn't seem to work well.
And you can still get the broken pendant. The golem re-appears.
Nope, the golem respawns.
Cool, I love this game even more after reading this.
I actually did a little bit of the tomb with a lantern, but decided to go back and try again later after getting more DPS and better gear.
Will do, thanks.
What? When I finish the game I'll look those runs for sure haha.
if he respawns then it's no problem.
so it's today that online doesn't work well (for me, doesn't work at all) or what? Just tried again but nothing.
mocolostrocolos
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It is basically Penetrating Sword from Demon's Souls with decent dex scaling.
Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
The key is to kill them ASAP. If you just keep hacking away or keep your distance enough (quick soul arrows or crossbow bolts) you can dispatch them pretty easily, but if you hesitate or get caught off-guard....
Wolf Akela
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I wish I could play the game more, I get too scared.
Enemy aggro scares me. Is there no leash range for them? If they spot me, they'll chase me endlessly? It really makes me tense because MAYBE I passed by an enemy without noticing then they'll jump at my back some time later.
edit: That pic by Spanish Wrath does NOT help.
Enemy aggro scares me. Is there no leash range for them? If they spot me, they'll chase me endlessly? It really makes me tense because MAYBE I passed by an enemy without noticing then they'll jump at my back some time later.
edit: That pic by Spanish Wrath does NOT help.
I wish I could play the game more, I get too scared.
Enemy aggro scares me. Is there no leash range for them? If they spot me, they'll chase me endlessly?
Not endlessly. They will give up for a while and start backpedaling into their zone. It's very possible (but often difficult) to run past enemies.
Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
Hahaha...no. If an enemy spots you and they are physically able, they will chase you through the entire zone. You have to run a long way or enter a new area for them to start heading back. You can run past some like Sulli mentioned, but it's more trouble than it's worth to do this for all the enemies.I wish I could play the game more, I get too scared.
Enemy aggro scares me. Is there no leash range for them? If they spot me, they'll chase me endlessly?
edit: That pic by Spanish Wrath does NOT help.
You will eventually be caught.