Does the calamity ring give you any bonus to counteract the 2x damage taken? Or is it just an item for people that want an extra challenge?
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Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition |OT| Durante Does In 23 Minutes What From Can't
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Does the calamity ring give you any bonus to counteract the 2x damage taken? Or is it just an item for people that want an extra challenge?
I'm pretty sure that's all normal behavior. I know the second two are normal, not sure about Alvina because I haven't killed EVERYTHING before, but if you mean the human NPC's outside the coven area then that's normal behavior to.
jim-jam bongs
Member
nah it's just a random drop. last two characters I've used the fire and didn't get it, killed it with a butt-stab first character I made and did.
I see. I've only gotten the drop on NG, and not on any NG+ and beyond. I always kill him with the fire on NG, so I guess that explains that.
This is the reason yes.
Playing online makes that place a LOT easier, thanks to the amount of messages that line the paths. The only thing you really need to avoid doing is engaging the butterflies, since they don't lose aggro once threatened, and their magic attacks can knock you off of the paths.
If it's a matter of just getting to the boss, you can run past literally every enemy and not get hit, including the clams that are just before the fog door.
Haha, the music goes really well! If they take anything from MH to make the next Dark Souls game, I hope it is the expanded dismemberment of the bosses and larger variety of bosses. Hell, I would love some sub-species style bosses for DS when players hit NG+ and beyond.
Sentenza
Member
I'm playing online but messages help just to some extent, there is a lot of "blank" to fill and after the first easy paths, things start getting a bit confusing... OR it's just me, because I still have no clue of where I'm supposed to go now (I'm where you can loot the blue titanite slab from a corpse).
indigo-cyclops
Member
Hate that shit forever. But, once you figure it out it's cake. Until you forget about it months later and play it again
Try bringing a bunch of arrows and shoot them out with your bow.
I was actually getting fairly frustrated in there for a bit.
I just beat that fight this afternoon. Best fight in the game IMO. I should put my sign down and help people out.
I wasn't doing all that much damage, about 120 with my R2. I have a lightning claymore and I guess he has a lot of resistances.
With the exception of one of the paths that leads to an item and a crystal golem, all of them are straight lines. To help out with your orientation, pay attention to where the snow is falling; if it looks like it's staying straight, just keep going straight.
It's a very disorienting level initially (especially the last path that leads to the clams and the fog door that requires you to drop down on top of it), but once you realize how simple the layout actually is, you can breeze through it with few difficulties. Just stay away from the butterflies, and you're solid gold.
I should use the
Slumbering Dragoncrest ring
That's really cool.
jim-jam bongs
Member
that ring is cool but it's so situational that I just keep hush in my attuned magics list to free up the slot.
Hate that shit forever. But, once you figure it out it's cake. Until you forget about it months later and play it again
I never found that part hard tbh... The path to reach the boss is very simple, you just need to run in a straight line. The path to reach the
blue titanite slab
On an other topic, I managed to unlock the "The Dark Souls" achievement that was stuck. The game seems to be doing an achivement check when you rest at the first bonfire in the game, so what I did was use gamesave manager to make a save backup just before that (you need a save backup of both Dark Souls and your GFWL profile), and then rest at the bonfire to get the achievement pop-up, check xbox.com to see if it had unlocked there, and if it hadn't I would just use gamesave manager to reload an older save and start again until it finally unlocked.
neoism
Member
so guys is there like a way to grind at the beginning of the game... I got Demon Souls, and 4 hours later I was sooo pissed at the difficulty and just I was a noob that's that... I quit... Can you grind at the beginning of DS and make it easier or is it always a motherfucker.... I loooove this games art design..
I want to love and play this but the game doesn't lol
I want to love and play this but the game doesn't lol
Yeah, I do about 340 with the reinforced club +15. Physical damage is the way to go with a lot of the game, especially the new areas.
HungOverOnATues
Member
For the unique weapons achievement, does it have to be done with a single character or can it be gotten across multiple?
Damn I am on a ROLL right now! Breezed through most of the bosses so far with only a few deaths on each of them (with the exception of the Taurus Demon) and just unlocked Anor Londo. Found a Baldur Side Sword, upgraded it to +9 (so far) and rocking that with the Black Hemmed set (so badass) and a Grass Crest Shield+6. Fast movement and roll is a revelation after going 25-50% up until this point. Now to get my Dex up so I can use that cool Iato I found... also have lots of options where to go: Anor Londo, New Londo Ruins, Darkroot Basin, Valley of the Drakes (that damn surprise boss, stole his items though!) or Demon Ruins (to beat up the boss, already stole his items and Boned my way out of there lol). Life is goood.
I imagine that most people don't even know where it is to begin with; it is tucked away quite well.
I've been summoned by the steps leading into the Artorias fight and by the sanctuary guardian bonfire. It takes me a while to get summoned anywhere though, even in the normal game. I got matched up much faster on PS3.
The beginning of Ooacile township is a hotbed for invasions, it's like the new 4-1.
Most of the summoning signs I've seen were right in front of the fog door before
Artorias
HungOverOnATues
Member
A bit too well for paid DLC probably. I didn't
free oolacile before going to the archives so the golem there didn't drop the key.
AcceptableGhost
Member
Accessing the DLC area is the most obtuse part of the entire game probably. Pretty funny that they will charge for fairly well hidden content on the console version.
Ya it is.
Today I went human, was instantly invaded, then as we fought our way through the city that npc merchant invaded. So ended up being 2 on 1.
I ended up beating both of them actually! Was awesome.
Immedietly after that fight, a DMB invaded and I rolled off the stairs to my death while fighting him.
ColossalLazy
Member
Ghost_Protocol
Member
No room in dark souls, or demon's souls, is empty for no reason.
Why are there two guardians? Cause im my NG+ i only had 1 to fight.
Nvm i read the description...
Finally found out what it's for, has been bugging me when playing the PS3 version. Already at Anor Londo, so maybe for when I start a NG. Thanks.
How so? The pendant description mentions Oolacile and
that's where Dusk is from. She also mentions she's from the past, and the pendant is "ancient".
H_Prestige
Banned
You can summon the Chuck Norris of Dark Souls in there.
Does anyone know the answer to this?
It has to be done one a SINGLE character. Same with magic, miracles, and pyromancy.
Around level 36, depending on the character and the weapon they use.
Sentenza
Member
Damn, he's terrible.
It can make it harder to find coop partners of PVP opponents as they have to be within a certain level range of you.
If you're soloing, then it doesn't matter at all.
The networking in the port is already really shitty, and you can only co-op in a range around your level. So if you are too high or too low for an area you won't get as much online play.
Busta SMurk
Member
Ok, so I got a segment up today featuring the
boss.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFEwsB3x0cg
I've been slacking lately, (and taking a bit of a break) I have several segments past that including
(at level 18) but I haven't edited them yet.
Trying to do a run with the minimal amount of leveling necessary, while still experimenting with different setups. I'm going to be taking on a low level challenge mode after this play through, so these are just warm ups and practise.
Ceaseless Discharge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFEwsB3x0cg
I've been slacking lately, (and taking a bit of a break) I have several segments past that including
Orstein and Smough
Trying to do a run with the minimal amount of leveling necessary, while still experimenting with different setups. I'm going to be taking on a low level challenge mode after this play through, so these are just warm ups and practise.
Busta SMurk
Member
Nice job! I'm jelly
don't believe it stacks, unfortunately.
scorpscarx
Member
My first rage, 20k souls 6 humanity and I fell off the waterwheel after going through Blightown the first time with no deaths and I was just exploring shit before the boss.
Lost Fragment
Obsessed with 4chan
Stacks with the silver serpent ring though.