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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'm finding summoning as inconsistent as it was on the PS3. It's a coin toss really. I have a feeling that even though a player has been summoned by someone else already, their summon sign may linger for a few moments.
The other day I tried summoning someone who I noticed was using the Zweihander (a two-handed greatsword). A short while later I got the "Summoning failed" message, and a few moments after that I see a white ghost with a Zweihander rising out of the ground as if summoned by someone else. It may have been a coincidence but I dunno...
Servers > P2P, that I do know.
Go easy on the finger this time, yeah?What did I just do...
Busta SMurk
Member
Hey dudes,
In case you missed it earlier in the thread, I'm doing a highlights reel of my playthrough. It mainly consists of boss fights, and some of the other unique encounters in the game.
It''s nothing serious, I'm doing it just for fun, and it keeps playing through game a 5th time still interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFBBDE8FD663440DB&feature=plcp
In case you missed it earlier in the thread, I'm doing a highlights reel of my playthrough. It mainly consists of boss fights, and some of the other unique encounters in the game.
It''s nothing serious, I'm doing it just for fun, and it keeps playing through game a 5th time still interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFBBDE8FD663440DB&feature=plcp
Summoning works about maybe 5ish% of the time for me. I've pretty much given up on getting it working, the vast majority of my co-op experience has been getting summoned and not summoning.
EternalGamer
Banned
It's definitely in before I start the game. The weird thing is that the only button that works is the "xbox' button which brings up the menu. And i need to use the keyboard to navigate then
No, I mean press the home button before you boot up the game.
sounds nice, I'll watch when I can.
legacyzero
Banned
Blighttown. Ugh.
Blighttown is awesome. It was always great in concept and general design, and now the technical execution is up there with the 30 FPS and sharper visuals.
famousmortimer
Banned
Wasn't gonna bite but i'm in.
Take down a boss
yeah just kill a boss then you can start grinding with that crest. :^
I'm trying to get souls to unlock that door.
I saw that before the edit!
damn, too fast. didn't realize it before.
Cannon Goose
Member
What's the trick?
legacyzero
Banned
Not that I dont agree. I'm just getting my ass kicked :lol
Keep these coming. I like em.
cj_iwakura
Member
Have any PS3/360 vets tried the new content yet? Thoughts?
Goredrinker
Neo Member
I just tried that. No go.
I have a razer keyboard and gigabyte mouse.. They might be killing things. Will try crap[ products
Cannon Goose
Member
Yup, Blighttown sucks a fat one. Even having beat both Souls games before on PS3 and this time coming into Blighttown MUCH more prepared than I was in any previous attempt, I still got my arse handed to me.
Finally at the bottom though! At least the boss is a piece of cake.
HungOverOnATues
Member
I used the Black Knight Great Axe on the 360 version and loved it. Comes out fast, wide swing arc, pretty good damage.
It was broken like this on the console versions too. Even worse, before 1.05 I think it was, soul signs were more scarce because of stricter matchmaking conditions.
Wow I really love this game, I'm so glad that the petition worked and From ported this over right now.
Anyways, I woke up this morning and just had that feeling that I needed to play, I had my first official rage quit last night at sen's fortress, I quoted it below.
Any advice? That place is maddening. I'm going to go farm up some arrows for the guy who knocked me off. I'm also going to save my pyromancy, wasted it on the mimic the last time.
Ya but servers cost money, and we've all seen how the greedy little bastards at Namco are with money.
Anyways, I woke up this morning and just had that feeling that I needed to play, I had my first official rage quit last night at sen's fortress, I quoted it below.
Any advice? That place is maddening. I'm going to go farm up some arrows for the guy who knocked me off. I'm also going to save my pyromancy, wasted it on the mimic the last time.
Ya but servers cost money, and we've all seen how the greedy little bastards at Namco are with money.
HungOverOnATues
Member
If you've ever synced a wii remote to your pc, remove it from Devices and Printers in the control panel (win 7). If it's not the wii remote, it's likely some other controller or device that it's trying to use instead of the 360 pad.It's definitely in before I start the game. The weird thing is that the only button that works is the "xbox' button which brings up the menu. And i need to use the keyboard to navigate then
Yeah kill lightning guy with arrows. Having a good amount of arrows in general is a good idea for that area; poison arrows work nicely. And generally just tread carefully, though I'm sure you quickly realized that.
Single biggest tip is to not miss the easily-missed bonfire at the top of the place.
Felix Lighter
Member
It remains one of the most intense areas in the game to play even after playing trough it multiple times. Positioning yourself during fights is more important on the platforms of Blighttown than it is in almost every area in the game.
One tip,
I take out the dart shooters with a bow, but I accept the fact that they will infect me with Toxic while I'm doing it. The trick is to not panic, continue shooting arrows if you're hitting one and just keep an eye on your health. If it gets low drink an Estas flask and continue shooting until he is dead and then use an item to cure Toxic. Don't try an cure yourself in the middle of the fight because he'll probably just infect you again. It's all easier said than done if you don't know where the darts are coming from, though. Once you've killed one, they are gone for good, so killing them should be a priority.
Can I get some help here please?
Basically, I want to run the winged spear. I went to check the wiki quick for the stat requirements instead of loading up my older save. Going to the wiki, I also see there are a whole bunch of ways to upgrade the weapons in this game (similar to demon souls).
Can somebody as non-spoilerishy as possible explain the upgrade system to me? Specifically, I'm interested in the lightning or fire path. I don't want to go any farther in the wiki but I don't want to mess up my build. How would I go about this?
I understand how to do the basic upgrade path and where the blacksmith is. Very general location spoilers are okay.
Basically, I want to run the winged spear. I went to check the wiki quick for the stat requirements instead of loading up my older save. Going to the wiki, I also see there are a whole bunch of ways to upgrade the weapons in this game (similar to demon souls).
Can somebody as non-spoilerishy as possible explain the upgrade system to me? Specifically, I'm interested in the lightning or fire path. I don't want to go any farther in the wiki but I don't want to mess up my build. How would I go about this?
I understand how to do the basic upgrade path and where the blacksmith is. Very general location spoilers are okay.
HungOverOnATues
Member
I just soul arrowed him to death, so throw some fireballs? Or if that's too slow maybe use a crossbow or something. Just don't stand out there on the ledge. Lock on, walk back into the doorway where its spells can't hit you, prep your attack and walk out. Repeat.
You could probably just run right buy him too so long as you don't stop moving. Haven't tried though.
If you go with fire/chaos/lightning, don't upgrade your stats beyond the minimum requirement for that weapon, as you will lose scaling bonuses. Lightning requires a +10 weapon and the blacksmith at Anor Londo.
I beat him with a crap weapon so I can't say for sure but I don't think so.
You upgrade your base weapon to +5 or +10 depending on which modifier you wish to branch off to. For lightning or fire you take it to +10, and you'll be able to start off on lightning/fire once you get to the blacksmith in
Anor Lando
Those upgrades also remove stat scaling so while useful for some time, they are eventually outclassed by normal scaling weapons depending on how high you level to.
One can only hope.
Felix Lighter
Member
Fire branches off at +5, right?
yup and you go to the catacombs blacksmith
Just got to the new content, first boss kicking my ass
(SL53)Oh right, it's crystal that's also +10.
HungOverOnATues
Member
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c78/Brandon505/Dark Souls Wiki Dot/etc/upgradechart.jpg
List of all upgrade paths. Linked just in case.
Thanks for taking the time to respond to me guys! I want to spend my soul points on other things besides str/dex this game so that was the plan.
I only have one last question: Which way is
Anor Lando
yup and you go to the catacombs blacksmith
Just got to the new content, first boss kicking my ass
I just beat him at SL37 -- fairly easy once you get his attacks down (like all the others). I enjoyed that battle.
These new fucking giants in the Royal Woods don't fuck around.. God damn.
Gotta ring both bells first. To take weapons from +5 -> +10 you need the large ember,
located in the depths