EternalGamer
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First curse half your life. Second curse halfed again etc.. You could end up with a sliver of life and have to make it back out and save up enough for a cure.
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Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition |OT| Durante Does In 23 Minutes What From Can't
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First curse half your life. Second curse halfed again etc.. You could end up with a sliver of life and have to make it back out and save up enough for a cure.
Revenile
Member
Ridley, the way curses worked was when your curse meter was full you died instantly, and your health was halved until you got a purging stone. If you got killed by curse again while still being cursed, your health is halved again, so you only have 1/4th your total life bar. Then a third cursing halved it to 1/8
ShipTheCheese
Member
So, I'm level 98 right now (playing the original version on PS3), and been rocking the Lightning Claymore+5 for a good while now, but I'm thinking of switching main weapons, since its starting to feel a little underpowered on NG+. As a massive Claymore fan, what would be a nice switch for me? STR is 29 and DEX = 20 at the moment.
What do you guys recommend?
What do you guys recommend?
You guys are insane lol.
I was cursed 3-4 times as i climbed back
and it was a fucking nightmare. I can't even image doing it with 1/8 of my life bar.
Anyway, did a lot of things today. Cleared
and got a Crow there that makes me do fffffreacking insane magic damage. Though i kinda look but-ugly with it.
I was cursed 3-4 times as i climbed back
The Great Hollow
Anyway, did a lot of things today. Cleared
Sen's fortress, killed the Hydra in Darkroot Basin
Wolf Akela
Member
Didn't curse used to stack to 1/32?
WickedLaharl
Member
I kinda want this now but I don't know how well it will run on a 5770...
I have a 5770, and it runs mostly OK. You do have to put up with some framerate drops, but nothing too debilitating.
Mr_Appleby
Member
it doesn't does it? I wasn't sure what I was going to go with on this round, half-heartedly levelling up a claymore, then the first titanite demon dropped a catchpole and we are sorted! limited moves but it hits so hard for this early in the game and a quick side trip down great hollow had it +5 in no time.
WickedLaharl
Member
is the performance significantly better than the console versions?
Having never played the console version, I could not tell you.
Yeah it really changes the way you play the game.
Been using the bandits knife this play through myself and it is an interesting weapon.
It has a low damage output so really need to rely on bleed build-up and back stabs.
Fighting the giants and imps in Anor Londo was hell but alot of fun.
With the exception of a handful of small problem areas, the game is 30 FPS locked, whereas the console versions could only manage 30ish even in the least graphically demanding areas. Instead of Blighttown being a morass of <20 FPS, it now has a few weird camera angles that might be less than 30 if you run Durante's mod and don't have a super fast GPU.
Clearly this must be it. First time playing Dark Souls and the Depths have been pretty easy so far (until the boss one-hit-killed-me lol).
Also, that guy setting a shop selling swords at 10k souls a piece in a corner of a rotten, abandoned sewer has a terrible real estate agent...
Cameron122
Member
Balder Side Sword for life.
Yes, and it looks about 1000000x better than the console version.
No,
the only requirement to summon him is to see the little scene with him in the Chasm of the Abyss. It's through an illusory wall just to your left when you emerge from the shortcut elevator. Your first time through the Chasm a little illusion of Alvina actually appears briefly to show it to you.
Even on the PS3 version, where typing of rage messages required typing with a controller, people would still send them on occasion. Now that everybody's got a keyboard it seems like message frequency has increased by an order of magnitude.
I do not think this represents an improvement.
There isnt though.. unless you mean the Undead Parish/Depths?
Sounds like you got throuGh the depths without getting cursed at all.
You know, where the Capra Demon is.
Had a ton of problems with that fucker - until I got it. The guy is a pushover if it wasn't for the dogs.
As soon as you step through the gate, sprint to the back and up the stairs, to the far end of the ledge. The Capra demon won't hit you there, and you can kill the dogs without having to worry about him (the dogs will follow you). Heal if necessary, jump down (jump attack if he's standing right below you), lock on and keep your shield up, and hit him after his attacks. You can easily block his normal attacks, but not the two moves using both swords at the same time. If you see him do one of those, roll back. The fight might take a while that way, but it's pretty easy. If you need to heal, remember the ledge.
vikingvessel
Member
Gamestop @ $9.99 [in store only, if you can find one], otherwise amazon for $14.99 [prime eligible] are the ones that I know of.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Stupid question and sorry if its been answered before. But can you plug in a 360 controller and it will work right away no issues?
People have talked about some run/walk bug, but otherwise yes. I think you can even do it mid game, I forgot to enable my PS3 controller, did it, and it worked in-game unlike most other games where rebooting is the only option.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Cheers mate! Much appreciated on the answer
Oh nice so you can get a PS3 controller working too no problem also then? Thats even better if so!Finding the Lower Undead Burg was the moment in which Dark Souls won my heart.
Yeah, I did get hit by rats and the toxic cloud of the frog monsters a couple times and I almost got eaten by one of the slimes, but still wasn't a big deal. Full thief armor set seems to be pretty effective.
The first few seconds in which you dodge his first blow and run towards the stairs define if you survive or not. If you get stuck between the dogs you're dead.
Apparently you have to plug it in before launching the game, but yeah, it works great for me, and you can transition between M&K and controller fast. Not keyboard button prompts though, so better stick to a controller.
You'll need MotioninJoy to use a PS3 controller, it emulates a 360 pad. I started using the 360 pad, but it simply didn't feel right (using the flimsy bumpers to attack and block for example). The PS3 pad is much better for this game in my opinion.Cheers mate! Much appreciated on the answer
Wolf Akela
Member
Cheers mate! Much appreciated on the answer
I use PS3 controller + MotionInJoy. Works pretty much exactly like how a 360 controller would.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Thanks for this info will pass it onto others who wanted to know this
Im too used to playing on a PS controller think that trying to play on a 360 one would mess me up lolTricksterLoki
Member
Yup, never even touched mouse and keyboard went straight to my 360 controller.
A fast weapon like the bandit's knife can save you from the dogs. Slashed them to pieces and then took on Capra no problem.
That shitty D-Pad would mess you up no matter how much more comfortable you got with the 360 controller otherwise. Though the PS3 is a bit more comfortable for the claw anyway on the right side (using my index finger to hold down circle while manipulating the camera with the thumb) while it's outright possible on the PS3 controller (whenever I want to change items while moving).Thanks for this info will pass it onto others who wanted to know this
Just wanted to say it's amazing how well this game holds up a year after release and how utterly beautiful the resolution patch makes it look. A game really shows its worth when you can pick it up X amount of years after you've played it and be as amazed as the first time. Not to mention the replaybility is endless.
Finally getting closer to exploring the new content. What a masterpiece.
Finally getting closer to exploring the new content. What a masterpiece.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
I still dont believe after all this time and constant bitching by pretty much everyone whos used a 360 controller they have not yet released a version with a better Dpad. Besides that one super limited version waaaaay back when...
Wolf Akela
Member
Are physical weapons downright inferior to elementals?
Domstercool
Member
I only send message when people disconnect for escape an invasion. That's pretty lame
I don't know if this person is a member of NeoGaf. But I just want to publicly thank user: "The Red Soul" for making my evening at Dark Soul's slightly more enjoyable.
The challenging to do alone boss fight in Anor Londo he helped me through. It took a few attempts due to invasions, and other issues with enemies. (note, the invader was either lagging bad or cheating. because i got back stabbed twice when he was in front of me. it spun me around and stabbed me. it also did it to The Red Soul). Anyway. After failed attempts, he messaged me on his own free will saying. Hey, wanna try again?
Anyway. I appreciated the help. I've met lots of other cool people in the community as well. Just wanted to mention this person.
The challenging to do alone boss fight in Anor Londo he helped me through. It took a few attempts due to invasions, and other issues with enemies. (note, the invader was either lagging bad or cheating. because i got back stabbed twice when he was in front of me. it spun me around and stabbed me. it also did it to The Red Soul). Anyway. After failed attempts, he messaged me on his own free will saying. Hey, wanna try again?
Anyway. I appreciated the help. I've met lots of other cool people in the community as well. Just wanted to mention this person.
That toxic cloud is the curse attack. If you got hit by it you would've died instantly and have your max health halved after respawning a the bonfire.
No elementals got nerfed again.
Just because it shows a high dmg number doesn't mean that's the dmg the weapon will inflict.Elemental have to go through 2 defenses doing even less dmg and physical can buff weapons.
No, but it depends on your levels. They fixed the scaling and nerfed elementals a little for this PC version. A claymore+15 and enough levels in STR/DEX will be stronger than a lightning claymore +5 for example. And you can add additional enchantments with spells/miracles to it on top of that. Basically, if you're going to stay low leveled with low stats, then elementals will probably be stronger in most cases, but if you plan to go to a high SL then you're better off with normal scaling weapons.
Just had an awful PvP experience with somebody that I believe was hacking. Dodged attacks, got behind him and hit him many times, and all of it did absolutely no damage. He was definitely not blocking and often didn't even have a shield out. While it's possible it was something else, I feel it was too consistent. Pretty aggravating.