RockTurtle
Member
i never liked the default armor. i didnt like the default knight in demon's souls either.
the helmet is what kills it for me. look like medieval baseball players.
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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 never liked the default armor. i didnt like the default knight in demon's souls either.
the helmet is what kills it for me. look like medieval baseball players.
first time I tried that place I stayed there like 2 hours, dying again and again. then I read "there is an elevator that once unlocked takes you directly to the boss" and I was like MFFFUUU.
Then I rejoice! It should help me out later since I plan on wearing the biggest armor I can find.
SERIOUSLY? THAT'S AWESOME! He was really cool. I just want to make an armored tank/shield character. Yes! I can't wait for that.
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One thing I freaking love about this game is that everything you see you basically can go to, and everything connects in a really cool way. Just found the town->garden connection->blacksmith in the parish. Really neat.
Nah, I think Pinwheel is. I have never, ever taken more than 20 seconds on killing it.
that armor is pretty awful, wait to get Ornstein's set.
His shield requires an insane amount of strength, like 46 or 50 or something. His armor is also insanely heavy. I think his armor is the best in the game from just stats, but most people don't use it because it's so heavy you can't roll wearing it. You may be able to roll wearing a few pieces if you have really high END though.
RoboGeorgeForeman
Banned
I always just focused on taking out one necromancer each "life", and sprinted past everything else (while blocking any unavoidable hits). With a hard hitting weapon you should be able to kill them in three or so hits, which will give you a little time before the skeletons that you skipped gank you in the back.
I'm wearing that right now, looks fucking awesome and has great stat balance.
Shame it can't be upgraded!
I had to raise my strength a couple points in order to meet the minimum requirement, but that's it. But Sullichin's comment makes sense as to why I stumble at the end of the swing.
That's refreshing to know that the battle axe lasts for a while. I was beginning to think I missed some good weapons. I've been hearing about the Drake sword, but I wanted to keep this play through as blind as possible, so I avoided reading how to obtain it.
This makes sense, thanks. I'll have to figure out where to farm for the shards later on then. Right now, I just need to figure out which route to take lol.
Nice, will keep that in mind. Don't know how to do that just yet.
Yeah, that's what I did too. There's just one old man that I don't know how to reach him.
It's the one where you
push the lever to turn the brige, go inside "the portal" (forgot its name) and there he is, it looks like he's on a second floor or something.
Oh crap, I forgot about the strength requirement. That goes against my current build. I might have to rethink things.
Busta SMurk
Member
***early game spoiler*** (How do I use invisi-text?)
I just headed to the roof of the church to face off with the Gargoyles, and totally laid them out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX6Ft67O09
I remember how hard this part was the first time I played this game, it's amazing how much this game favours player skill vs. stats.
I just headed to the roof of the church to face off with the Gargoyles, and totally laid them out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX6Ft67O09
I remember how hard this part was the first time I played this game, it's amazing how much this game favours player skill vs. stats.
Just pop "[spoiler ]" in front and "[/spoiler ]" at the end of the stuff you want spoiler'd.
Without the spaces, obviously.
The chest is worth going all the way, one of the best in the game at +10
ColossalLazy
Member
It seems i am doing things in the wrong order lol.
I beat Sif before going to the Depths but lost 20K souls to the three giants dogs before him ;_;.
Ridiculous.
The new stuff is awesome so far, but the game is worth replaying for Durante's mod alone. It looks amazing. Plus there's balance changes and new warpable bonfires
Finally got his ass. Fuck you old man
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
theres like 6 of them :O
Felix Lighter
Member
I keep getting summoned by the same guy trying to beat Quelaag and he keeps getting himself killed. He's done it like 4 or 5 times now.
The Anti-Monitor
Banned
If the Catacombs are being hard, just go back when you get the Divine Ember. The entire area is ridiculously easy once the enemies aren't constantly respawning. The boss is a joke, too.
Considering the first time I went there was when I was going against Nito, the entire place felt like a joke. Similarly, Nito was crazy easy, for all the badass he looks. Even more surprising, given how annoying the giant skeletons are in Tomb of Giants.
Considering the first time I went there was when I was going against Nito, the entire place felt like a joke. Similarly, Nito was crazy easy, for all the badass he looks. Even more surprising, given how annoying the giant skeletons are in Tomb of Giants.
HisshouBuraiKen
Member
I never played Demon's Souls, should I get that first or can I just jump into this? Dark Souls seems to have a better reputation, but is it just notoriety from the difficulty level?
Maybe send him a message telling him to just stay away or be more cautious while you deal damage?
Felix Lighter
Member
I got lucky, a black knight dropped a shield for me early (95% fire damage reduction) so I can fight toe to toe with her. I think this guy sees me doing it so he does the same thing.
I figured it was just my internet acting up or something. I'm getting about 1 successful summon out of 10 attempts. Getting ridiculous.
Technosteve
Banned
I'm using the balder side sword, i feel so weak using it. I already dedicated to go dex build =( i miss my awesome black knight's sword on my xbox run.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
I'm more proficient with str weapons, and used to only having to swing once on a counter. With the BSS you can often get two or three swings in the same timeframe, just takes getting used to.
Throw an alluring skull right after going through the door.
Nope but they gave you stairs.
That's what I mean. You can just sit there and he can't even get you. Easiest fight in the game so far.
Oh. Well, the dogs can still get you up there, and he can get up there for a couple of seconds before falling off - but he can still hurt you before that. It definitely gives you a huge advantage, but that's the point.
Technosteve
Banned
ah you must be new, i cheated and i summoned bros to tank him
I so suspect you're too low of a soul level, either my skills atrophied (or I actually suck a lot more than I thought) or even 60-80 is still going to be a pain. Though I did waste a few levels on Int/Faith points only to discover I'd need about 10 more to wield the normal Greatsword of Artorias properly, but that would've been higher than your's. For now I'd just tackle something else.
Speaking of which, I'm having trouble fighting the dragon in the new content! Trying to cut off his tail, but it's a pain to get it low enough. Maybe I'll just wait for videos to pop up, or straight up kill it. Whichever.
Karak
Member
Man even with the 360 controller I can't kick well which makes it a bit harder to take down some enemies. No matter what I just can't pull it off more than 50% of the time hahahaha.
As for the game, I got it running on my 680 downsampling and man it looks pretty good. I do get a bit lost at times.
Also the game seems overly dark no matter what I do. Brightness at 10 and a good amount of the details are lost in the darkness.
As for the game, I got it running on my 680 downsampling and man it looks pretty good. I do get a bit lost at times.
Also the game seems overly dark no matter what I do. Brightness at 10 and a good amount of the details are lost in the darkness.
Finished up all the new content. I was kind of diffident towards it at first, but in the end I enjoyed it a lot. There was one thing that I really loved about it, specifically
I think some of the new stuff is going to mess around with people's build preferences. Now that I've had a gander at the new items and spells I'm kind of itching to start a new character specifically to use some of them.
Then boy is my face going to be red.
how the whole plot arc so to speak is making fun of the Pendant obsession.
I think some of the new stuff is going to mess around with people's build preferences. Now that I've had a gander at the new items and spells I'm kind of itching to start a new character specifically to use some of them.
Then boy is my face going to be red.
I don't think I'm too low a SL to beat this boss. I've gotten him down to a quarter health 4 or 5 times. It's very hard to heal against this boss, I'm finding.
Turn off AA in the options menu if you're using Durante's mod
Yes!
I've noticed:
- depths
- undead parish
- dukes archives (second bonfire)
I hear there's a TOTG one too.