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Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition |OT| Durante Does In 23 Minutes What From Can't
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rogerroger22
Member
tip: Those alluring skulls that you picked up near him? Throw them into the bonfire under the bridge your standing on. Easy kill that way 
Wuthering_Heights
Banned
Are there any good dex-build weapons you can pick up early on in the game?
Dex/Faith is awesome
You can get Estoc about 5 mins into the game in new londo in the area before the ghosts, best thrusting range in the game.
Cool invasion story...
I'm on XBOX on my first play through. I am taking my sweet time leveling and getting every item and visiting every place -- so I am at like SL 95 right now going through the Tomb of the Giants for the very first time. (I have the sunlight maggot)
An unusually equipped invader appears and I quickly change to my PVP gear. My PVP build is medium armor with good poise (was using Ornstein's before I got the Paladin's set) + 2h Maxed Lifehunt Scythe (I love this weapon) + Grass Cress Shield on my back for STA regen.
This guy has all light armor with a rapier and a bow. I am in area with very narrow ledges and falling off is a real possibility. So this guy stands back and starts shooting arrows at me. I get behind cover and wait...I am not that stupid bro. After 2 minutes of missing me with the bow, the guy gets bored and charges me. As he is charging me, I cast Chaos Firestorm from behind the corner -- the guy rolls back and almost falls to his death. I am not sure if he got hit by the spell, but I could tell he was shaken. He then starts running around and trying to knock me off into the chasm using the force series of spells. At this point, I realized that this is probably his main strategy. I was sidestepping carefully around the ledges and doing the 180 degree horizontal swipes with my Lifehunt. The guy was rolling around but still getting clipped. He blasts me with the force spell, but my back is against the wall : ) I do a final swipe, and I see his heath bar disappear...gotta love bleed. Invader slain, +20k souls and +1 humainity.
PS. I'm a DEX/FAI build in case anyone is curious.
I'm on XBOX on my first play through. I am taking my sweet time leveling and getting every item and visiting every place -- so I am at like SL 95 right now going through the Tomb of the Giants for the very first time. (I have the sunlight maggot)
An unusually equipped invader appears and I quickly change to my PVP gear. My PVP build is medium armor with good poise (was using Ornstein's before I got the Paladin's set) + 2h Maxed Lifehunt Scythe (I love this weapon) + Grass Cress Shield on my back for STA regen.
This guy has all light armor with a rapier and a bow. I am in area with very narrow ledges and falling off is a real possibility. So this guy stands back and starts shooting arrows at me. I get behind cover and wait...I am not that stupid bro. After 2 minutes of missing me with the bow, the guy gets bored and charges me. As he is charging me, I cast Chaos Firestorm from behind the corner -- the guy rolls back and almost falls to his death. I am not sure if he got hit by the spell, but I could tell he was shaken. He then starts running around and trying to knock me off into the chasm using the force series of spells. At this point, I realized that this is probably his main strategy. I was sidestepping carefully around the ledges and doing the 180 degree horizontal swipes with my Lifehunt. The guy was rolling around but still getting clipped. He blasts me with the force spell, but my back is against the wall : ) I do a final swipe, and I see his heath bar disappear...gotta love bleed. Invader slain, +20k souls and +1 humainity.
PS. I'm a DEX/FAI build in case anyone is curious.
Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
Kill the merchant you meet in Undead Burgh after you buy bottomless box/residence key/armor and weapon repair box.
He will drop an Uchigatana.
After that you can get the Iato in Blightown or if you're lucky a Balder Side Sword from one of the Balder knights.
Wuthering_Heights
Banned
Hmm.
Is it a bad idea to kill the
undead merchant in the Burg to get the Uchigatana
So, I'm thankfu l for everyone who'd try to help me killing that fucking arse capra demon. Please add me on steam and we'll chat where to go and when.
http://steamcommunity.com/id/sephirio/
http://steamcommunity.com/id/sephirio/
zephervack
Member
What Soul Level are you, I would be delighted to help you and kick the Demon's Ass one more time.
Worst part about this fight is the stupid "magic" gas he releases, its to random and unfair, I still havent defeated him
Having spent over an hour in this fight, I completely agree. The key is to move/roll away as fast as possible and stay behind him.
Here is what I learned from the fight: when in front of him, try to get behind. Dash towards him. And as soon as you reach him, roll past because he'd use that "magic" gas and rolling would take you away from its reach -- unless of course you roll towards a wall.
Once behind, poke at its ass two/three times and then back off. Having a really light armor really helps as one backward roll would take you outside the magic attack's reach. I found that an easy way to gauge the magic attack's reach is the demon's tail. If you're away from the tail, you're safe. After the red wind goes away, run forward and attack two/three times once again, and back off. That is pretty much the strategy to the fight.
For me the black leather set armor and the bandit's knife [minus a shield] worked really well.
I think I'm around 25/26.
zephervack
Member
Hmm you inspired me to stop trying to beat Sens fortress and try to beat this guy instead. I really want that Right of Kindling.
Ah I dont think I can help you then, im around level 43 I think
Wuthering_Heights
Banned
Nice, picked up the Estoc.
Love that you can keep your shield up while attacking.
Love that you can keep your shield up while attacking.
Wuthering_Heights
Banned
Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
Only if you don't buy what you need from him beforehand. Otherwise, go ahead.
Keep away from sharp knives when you reach Ornstein and Smough.
paperspace
Member
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sssstententen
Member
Not as cool as the
Dragon Bone Fist, it's r2 is basically a Shoryuken. The one you make from the Iron Golem's soul.
Not really a story spoiler, just item one.
Lionheart1827
Member
Hah, I like this. Illustrates my feelings for the game perfectly. If you fail once, keep trying and failing until you kick some ass.
Phonomezer
Banned
Stay behind. Buy the magic resistance ring in Sen's Fortress if you have to.
Having now cleared the game 3 times, I still find him to be hardest boss in the game.
True story.
Phonomezer
Banned
I'd say level design as well.
You want to roll towards him (towards the courtyard bonfire) as soon as the floor collapses. If you get close to him he'll stop tossing around those AoE spells. If you find that you're going to get caught in one of those blasts, break lock-on and face the direction he's facing with your shield up.
You probably have the crest shield if you've explored the place, which is perfect since that attack is magic based. Two more tips: the fight is easier without locking on, and weapons that do bleed damage hurt him big time.
You probably have the crest shield if you've explored the place, which is perfect since that attack is magic based. Two more tips: the fight is easier without locking on, and weapons that do bleed damage hurt him big time.
Use a bleed weapon on him, and magic defense to try to soak up the AOE damage if you can't get away from it.
Make friends with his left butt cheek, it is his achilles....butt cheek
If you are behind his left butt cheek a good distance, nothing will touch you, and stab dat ass for all its worth
AlphaDragoon
Member
Get behind him and you've pretty much won.
Don't forget the ridiculous Int scaling, and the R1 moveset + the staggering of a claymore.
Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
This honestly surprises me. I've been doing him shortly after Gargoyle's for a while now. He's pretty easy if you cheese him.
Basically you can get him trapped in a cycle of just doing butt-stomps and his AOE attack if you stay close behind him.
Just buttstab him and then when he flies up roll backwards or if you see him extend his axe roll back to avoid AOE and then roll back in and butt-stab, butt-stab, butt-stab.
Buttstab is a word I added to my vernacular solely from Dark Souls just because it's so appropriate for a lot of the bosses.
Speaking of staggering, how does it work exactly? Is it every X number of consecutive hits? I've mostly been using katanas and I'm pretty new to greatswords.
I noticed that Smough staggered when I got a few hits on him with my lightning claymore. I wonder if all bosses can stagger.
paperspace
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Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
Stagger is affected by poise. Heavy weapons like greatswords, clubs, axes have higher stagger rates. 2-handing affects it as well. Dex based weapons in general like the katana don't have a high stagger rate but anything can stagger if you chain attacks right or your enemy has low poise.
I see. It's like the stun meter from Street Fighter... I think.
Tranced Shadow
Member
Anyone know if the retail copy (EU) redeems on Steam? Tried looking around but not found an answer (found a copy for £20)...
EDIT: NM, Amazon forums linked to some Steam threads which say it can!
EDIT: NM, Amazon forums linked to some Steam threads which say it can!
Phonomezer
Banned
Yeah... poise is a meter just like Bleed or Poison, except it's invisible to players, and recharges faster.
You mean theWas that before or after you discovered the other SURPRISE GUEST down there?
black knight
Yeah, all GFWL keys activate on Steam as well. They enabled that after release.Anyone know if the retail copy (EU) redeems on Steam? Tried looking around but not found an answer (found a copy for £20)...
EDIT: NM, Amazon forums linked to some Steam threads which say it can!
Phonomezer
Banned
My first time down there, I just tried to run past the wheels, not expecting there to be anything else.. then a head exploded and I got stabbed in the back and run over by 3 skeleton wheels... ;_;
I did it! Praise the Sun!
jim-jam bongs
Member
perhaps I shouldn't say this after all the whiney posts but I actually one shot capra on my sl1 pyromancer yesterday.
I forget, do you need to loot the mask off Pinwheel when you kill it or does it automatically get added to your inventory? If it's the former and what happened to me wasn't a glitch, I'm guessing it's gone if you homeward bone and quit right? My main goal was just to get enough souls to properly equip the Gravelord Sword but any of the masks would be cool.