I use a halberd in every souls game. Divine halberd to be exact. I love the reach that think has and I'm used to the attack style. It may be a little slow for some people and if you miss, you're punished for it. Go with what feels good to you.
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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 use a halberd in every souls game. Divine halberd to be exact. I love the reach that think has and I'm used to the attack style. It may be a little slow for some people and if you miss, you're punished for it. Go with what feels good to you.
Felix Lighter
Member
you monster
Every weapon is different and viable in their own way, all with completely separate movesets.
The halberd is long as shit, so it's often clanging against the walls in small corridors. Packs a hell of a punch though, and the reach is great.
Edit: I just realized you killed Solaire.
The fuck is wrong with you.
Skyfireblaze
Member
Okay okay the PC version is my first time in Dark Souls and I knew it was soul crushing in terms of difficulty but but...
after experimenting with different classes I decided to be a Pyromancer because I heard they were good for beginners and I cleared the "tutorial area" with ease.
But after you get into the "real area" I wandered around and
I threw my controller on my bed and ALT+F4'ed =_=
At this rate I will just let my friends play and just watch
after experimenting with different classes I decided to be a Pyromancer because I heard they were good for beginners and I cleared the "tutorial area" with ease.
But after you get into the "real area" I wandered around and
found a place with 4 chests and after getting my loot I tried to get back to the bonfire but then suddenly SKELETONS! D: They erased me from existence and when I wanted to get my souls back the got me again and... again. So I decided to look elsewhere and found a castle town or something like that, I dropped death a few times though after a while I reached a bridge with a boss on it...
It was actually a boss I saw in a gameplay playthrough before so I decided to do the tower-drop tactic I saw there, low and behold as I climbed the tower up the boss simply followed me and smashed me to pieces...
It was actually a boss I saw in a gameplay playthrough before so I decided to do the tower-drop tactic I saw there, low and behold as I climbed the tower up the boss simply followed me and smashed me to pieces...
At this rate I will just let my friends play and just watch
ROBOKITTYZILLA
Member
A likely story.
iNvid02
Member
ok ok i killed him, in a baad way, but not before getting the summoning thingymahjig
Okay okay the PC version is my first time in Dark Souls and I knew it was soul crushing in terms of difficulty but but...
after experimenting with different classes I decided to be a Pyromancer because I heard they were good for beginners and I cleared the "tutorial area" with ease.
But after you get into the "real area" I wandered around andI threw my controller on my bed and ALT+F4'ed =_=found a place with 4 chests and after getting my loot I tried to get back to the bonfire but then suddenly SKELETONS! D: They erased me from existence and when I wanted to get my souls back the got me again and... again. So I decided to look elsewhere and found a castle town or something like that, I dropped death a few times though after a while I reached a bridge with a boss on it...
It was actually a boss I saw in a gameplay playthrough before so I decided to do the tower-drop tactic I saw there, low and behold as I climbed the tower up the boss simply followed me and smashed me to pieces...
At this rate I will just let my friends play and just watch
run down the bridge just far enough to spawn the boss, as soon as he spawns sprint back to the tower and climb the stairs, you should be able to do it. If you are running too slow, try unequipping some armor first
Okay okay the PC version is my first time in Dark Souls and I knew it was soul crushing in terms of difficulty but but...
after experimenting with different classes I decided to be a Pyromancer because I heard they were good for beginners and I cleared the "tutorial area" with ease.
But after you get into the "real area" I wandered around andI threw my controller on my bed and ALT+F4'ed =_=found a place with 4 chests and after getting my loot I tried to get back to the bonfire but then suddenly SKELETONS! D: They erased me from existence and when I wanted to get my souls back the got me again and... again. So I decided to look elsewhere and found a castle town or something like that, I dropped death a few times though after a while I reached a bridge with a boss on it...
It was actually a boss I saw in a gameplay playthrough before so I decided to do the tower-drop tactic I saw there, low and behold as I climbed the tower up the boss simply followed me and smashed me to pieces...
At this rate I will just let my friends play and just watch
You need to realize that dying isn't the end of the world.
Now go and show that Taurus demon what you're made of.
Jump on his face.
Skyfireblaze
Member
Thank you!
I tried this but is it normal that it can follow me upwards in about 5 seconds? I guess you are right... but my god even Syobon Mario (sp?) didn't frustrate me as much xD
HungOverOnATues
Member
Ahahaha, literally said those exact words aloud before scrolling down and seeing this post.
On another note, it seems that they didn't do anything to fix the net code. Plenty of summon signs near the gargoyles, which is an improvement over how the game launched on 360, but it still takes forever to get summoned and 9/10 attempts to summon someone results in "Summoning Failed". Disappointing.
Raptomex
Member
I jusat started this game last night before I went to bed. Now I chose the warrior class. Now chances are I'm just an idiot but am I supposed to have some form of sword by the time I face the
? I think I missed it if I was supposed to find it. I created a new character and will just restart again later tonight.
asylum demon
fight him with bare hands!
cm osi
Member
Thank you!
I guess you are right... but my god even Syobon Mario (sp?) didn't frustrate me as much xD
you have to be quick, he stand still and look up before jumping. don't worry about dying, it's pretty normal on dark souls
The first time you encounter him you're on ground level with him, right?
Just haul ass to the left, there's an opening in the room that leads you to your first weapon.
well, you technically can....but yes, you will find a sword before the fight.
Skyfireblaze
Member
Thanks!
I guess I have to get used to this.You find the sword in a body lying in the loong hallways with the first archer-zombie
Raptomex
Member
Ok, I'll try again.
No I found that. I meant the second encounter. I guess I just missed the weapon.
Vorg
Banned
Digital only
Raptomex
Member
Yeah I have the Steam version just wasn't sure.
That's what I wanna hear. I'm taking the slow way through the game and helping out some new players... maybe I should start speeding to the new stuff.
That's what I want to hear. :>
GodlyPerfection
Member
Don't spoil it for me.
I can't wait to get that new content smell. Like opening an MTG booster pack and just sniffing.Haven't gotten the game up yet cuz today is my "first met" anniversary day. Grrr....
iNvid02
Member
Whyyyy?
same reason i killed the knight who was on the floor - i dont know why man
I'm gonna give y'all a little hint. I'll spoiler it just in case, but it's not even really a spoiler:
bring a shield with high Stability. Really high Stability.
I could probably take him, but for one thing. 'Nother barely-even-a-spoiler here, but better safe than sorry:
he has a tail. There is probably an item description in that tail. My misplaced sense of obligation demands I obtain it. It is not going well.
I'm kind of vacillating on what I think of the new stuff. It's not what I was expecting, but I'm withholding judgment on whether I mean that in a good way or a bad way until I finish it.
That dude's basically the Dark Souls equivalent of one of them fellers at a carnival standing in front of roller coasters holding a "You must be this tall to ride" signs.
Congratulations, you are tall enough to ride.
oh, you've discovered the truth
bitoriginal
Member
FROM purposely made it a massive pain in the ass.
summoning failed
summoning failed
summoning failed
summoning failed
The online in this is as annoying as it was in the console versions. The amount of times I've actually managed to summon people is vastly outweighed by the times I haven't. What's really annoying is the amount of time it takes to tell you it hasn't worked.
I really miss those Demon's Souls dedicated servers.
GodlyPerfection
Member
Those misleading messages are a great thing about Dark Souls... they create stories. lol... one of the best messages that I've ever seen in my experience is "Nice Chest" in front of several women. That made me lose it... lol.
Snapshot King
Member
Am I crazy for wanting to go for decidedly imperfect builds? I love greatshields, so I need 34 strength to get the best one, but I also love piercing weapons like the Balder side sword, so I end up going STR/END and then using elemental damage on my weapons. It's not ideal =(
lol @ the armor
Our friend Solaire is now one with the sun
This new batch of players is quite devilish.
What weaps are you currently using?
Yeah, I fear I'll end up having to do the same thing. Do these silly bosses really think
they can just have a tail wagging around and not divorced from their bodies?
Flamelurker was hard as fuck. Almost as bad as Maneater.
Looks in-fucking-credible.
I do wonder though, do you ever actually play games, or do you just take screenshots of them.
Yeah, I've been having no end of connection issues. I actually had a Gravelord sign appear at one point but trying to use it got me nowhere. Just crapped out every time. I've only had one invader so far, and when he spawned the game pitched a fit and booted me back to the title screen. I messaged the invader asking what happened and it was apparently not the first time that had happened to one of his victims.
I'm hoping it's just some jitters from the game having to throw together anybody in the area actual connection feasibility be damned, and that it'll stabilize a bit when there are enough people spread throughout various areas that it doesn't have to match up players with ill-suited connections together because they're the only peeps around.
Before you know it you'll be throwing yourself down that well just for old times' sake.
Ah, memories.
I'm running a Sorcery build. Seemed well-suited to speedrunning the first two-thirds of the game, and indeed it has been. I've been switching back and forth between the
. I've also got
just in case something pops up that's highly resistant to magic damage.
Spoiler tagging weapon names is probably excessive, but oh well. Probably people in here what ain't never played Dark Souls before, after all.
I'm hoping it's just some jitters from the game having to throw together anybody in the area actual connection feasibility be damned, and that it'll stabilize a bit when there are enough people spread throughout various areas that it doesn't have to match up players with ill-suited connections together because they're the only peeps around.
Before you know it you'll be throwing yourself down that well just for old times' sake.
Ah, memories.
I'm running a Sorcery build. Seemed well-suited to speedrunning the first two-thirds of the game, and indeed it has been. I've been switching back and forth between the
Moonlight Butterfly Horn and Moonlight Greatsword
the Lightning Spear and a Lightning Avelyn
Spoiler tagging weapon names is probably excessive, but oh well. Probably people in here what ain't never played Dark Souls before, after all.