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Dark Souls |OT2| Praise the Sun!
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Lavalamp1138
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After you purchase the spell
from the NPC
, would it be easier to just kill this person and get the
from their corpse rather than get it the long way, or does this person serve any other purpose?
Resist Curse
Ingward
key
So, I have 4 Boss Souls
, any suggestions on what weapon or shield I should craft? I'm a Melee heavy character with 35 Strength 20 Dex and bare minimum magic stats. I wanted to try the
, but I am open to suggestions, I have been mostly using a Claymore and Large Club throughout my game, maybe I should have killed
last...
-Ornstein, Moonlight Butterfly, Iron Golem and Sif
True Greatsword of Artorias with the broken sword hilts
Smough
rogerroger22
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Chinpoko_Master said:
The blow-dart guys don't re-spawn once you kill them once. Spider Shield will fully block their poison darts and stop you from going toxic. Keep it up - block their darts, navigate in for the kill - don't need to worry about again later.
Murky swamp? Get the Rusted Ring from the Undead Asylum - can go through the swamp at normal speed.
Sadly, still gotta deal with the infinitely spawning mosquitoes.
Risk Breaker
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Is it normal that the
make the game run at like 15fps when you pan the camera towards the center of the level? 360 version BTW.
Londo Ruins (I think that was the name)
rogerroger22
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Zeliard said:
Yep, I went from raging on that level thinking "Dammnit, this might be the one that does me in".
Then I decided to leave it, better prepare for it - returned with a real game plan, and actually kinda enjoyed it by the end.
electricpirate
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Did you attune them at the fire?njean777 said:
Misterinenja said:
I just beat him myself, I was a little disappointed in how easy it was. I didn't want another
Capra Demon
Thanks again sixghost for mentioning the patch to get rid of the curse stacking. I probably would have put the game off for a while if it weren't for that.
The little bit of
Blighttown
Kyoufu said:
There's also infinite invincibility by endlessly casting Strong Magic Shield.
There's not a lot of point to playing dedicated PvP at the moment, there's an endless throng of glitched players just hanging out and annihilating all comers. The Soul Level restrictions on regular invasions keeps that aspect of it comparatively sane, but the PvP covenants without level limits are ridonkulous.
Q
Queen of Hunting
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Dresden said:
are weapons sword wise are worth using / upgrading.
no interested in use drake sword it served its purpose
33-Hit-Combo
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33-Hit-Combo said:
So I got summoned, and put a ring on to get to this boss. Turns out you can't remove the ring while fighting the boss. What is this bs.
The_Darkest_Red
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Laito +15 or Thunder Laito +5?Pancho said:
popsicle_sundays
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How and where do I upgrade my Scimitar +5 into fire or magic? (which is best) because I'm hearing Dex scaling is not that great and I just beefed up my dex to 40 
Riposte
Member
I don't get why Demon's Souls/Dark Souls fans hate Blighttown for anything more than the framerate issues(which weren't "single-digit" bad for me). Nice and brutal and scary.
Speaking of which it always makes me lol when people say stuff like "Meh, blah blah can't handle Dark Souls, I heard him talking about it on some podcast. Dark Souls is too hard for the modern gamer". Then they proceed to braindead grind way above a challenging level so the game will be easier.
Anyway, I've been hearing DEX/STR weapons suck vs occult and lightning and basically anything else. If that is true, that is really upsetting. Why raise STR or DEX at all then?
Some spells seem to one-shot me and are relatively safe to recast. Not to mention getting backstabbed or hit from 6 feet away. Stuff like this is making me think I won't beat this game more than 2 times. Covenants are quickly losing their appeal, aside from the co-op one.
Speaking of which it always makes me lol when people say stuff like "Meh, blah blah can't handle Dark Souls, I heard him talking about it on some podcast. Dark Souls is too hard for the modern gamer". Then they proceed to braindead grind way above a challenging level so the game will be easier.
Anyway, I've been hearing DEX/STR weapons suck vs occult and lightning and basically anything else. If that is true, that is really upsetting. Why raise STR or DEX at all then?
Kyoufu said:
Some spells seem to one-shot me and are relatively safe to recast. Not to mention getting backstabbed or hit from 6 feet away. Stuff like this is making me think I won't beat this game more than 2 times. Covenants are quickly losing their appeal, aside from the co-op one.
indigo-cyclops
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Yoshichan said:
Holy shit, thank you for reminding me about this.
What a complete MORON :lol
The_Darkest_Red
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Why?Kalnos said:
Chinpoko_Master
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I figured that out pretty quickly.Kyoufu said:
And the "platforming" in this game sucks. I was just thinking about how pleasant it was that I didn't accidentally fall off and die like I would occasionally in Demon's Souls... until I reached this level. I'm generally pretty careful when it comes to that but unfortunately it seems like no matter how careful I am, it's inevitable that it's going to happen.
Aside from this shitty level though, I still love this game.
DuendeSmoker
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ashley678 said:
Well I have right now a Raw Longsword+4, a Divine Longsword+3 and going to get a Magic Longsword soon.
I have too many of those lying around, and I like the toy anyway. It's either that or the Zweihander for me, my favorite weapons.
So I say it's worth it. Besides, the shards are 800 souls a pop anyway, by the time you're done with blighttown you can by lots of it constantly so it's not really an issue. Altough, I think damage wise I'm lacking right now. Gonna try to make something with fire on it.
Probably a Longsword
Phonomezer
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kayos90 said:
Zeliard said:
Thanks guys.
lol @ Dead End.
The_Darkest_Red
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You know, I had been spelling it with an i FOREVER but the stupid internet confused me. I started seeing Liato everywhere and I was convinced that I had been saying/spelling it wrong this whole time.Kalnos said:It's spelled with an i, Iaito.
Glad that's cleared up.
Q
Queen of Hunting
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DuendeSmoker said:Well I have right now a Raw Longsword+4, a Divine Longsword+3 and going to get a Magic Longsword soon.
I have too many of those lying around, and I like the toy anyway. It's either that or the Zweihander for me, my favorite weapons.
So I say it's worth it. Besides, the shards are 800 souls a pop anyway, by the time you're done with blighttown you can by lots of it constantly so it's not really an issue. Altough, I think damage wise I'm lacking right now. Gonna try to make something with fire on it.
Probably a Longsword
how can you make a weapon have fire on it and such ?
LowParry
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Riposte said:
The framerate really kills that area. It's my only complaint. The rest has you on edge with everything going. I put myself in a safe spot and saved out so that I can continue later. Hopefully when I reach the boss, I'll be able to summon a couple people to take the boss down. It makes the fights much more fun. I'll save the solo stuff for NG+.
BannedEpisode
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Was walking around
when I noticed a pile of ashes. Naturally I clicked the button and I was invaded shortly after. As far as I know its a mechanic of
.
Anyway so the guy spawns at the top of the stairs near two large enemies obviously trying to get me to come up after him so he can be assisted. I'm like, "Nah man. You invaded me Imma chill". So I stand at the base of the stairs doing the "Well, Come on THEN!" gesture.
He eventually comes running down the stairs with his Halberd and pokes me a couple times but my Endurance is obviously beyond him because it only takes off about half my stamina. He backs up a bit and goes two handed. When I see that I switch to my handy dandy Halberd +12 and gash his ass down to about a quarter of his health. He switches to his Drake sword and great shield and rushes me.
I switch to my Black Knight Great Sword and Do the Heavy One handed attack. It literally launched him about 10 meters in the air before he crashed into the ground in a cloud of red smoke. Awesome.
I love this game. Oh and of course I sent him a taunting message over PSN.
Anor Lando
The Path of The Dragon
Anyway so the guy spawns at the top of the stairs near two large enemies obviously trying to get me to come up after him so he can be assisted. I'm like, "Nah man. You invaded me Imma chill". So I stand at the base of the stairs doing the "Well, Come on THEN!" gesture.
He eventually comes running down the stairs with his Halberd and pokes me a couple times but my Endurance is obviously beyond him because it only takes off about half my stamina. He backs up a bit and goes two handed. When I see that I switch to my handy dandy Halberd +12 and gash his ass down to about a quarter of his health. He switches to his Drake sword and great shield and rushes me.
I switch to my Black Knight Great Sword and Do the Heavy One handed attack. It literally launched him about 10 meters in the air before he crashed into the ground in a cloud of red smoke. Awesome.
I love this game. Oh and of course I sent him a taunting message over PSN.
The_Darkest_Red
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They don't but according to what people are saying thunder weapons are so good that the lack of scaling is irrelevant. Apparently it takes like 50-60 dexterity for the Iaito +15 to outperform the Thunder Iaito +5. In other words, both are good but Thunder is probably your best bet.Pancho said:
bob_arctor
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Wow. Made it to Minotaur Boss and was promptly smashed. I made it back to him, was able to sprint and snatch up my souls, run away up a ladder to a roof and said hmm, lemme try something. i did a drop attack on him and was like okay, rinse and repeat, so i went up ladder again except this time, the big guy decided to jump all the way up there too. i said ohshitohshitohshit and teleported my ass back to a bonfire.
this game is crazy. and also, that fucking Dark Knight or whatever he is--he has his back turned to you down some steps--my wrath is coming for that fucker tonight.
Edit: On framerate issues, I did notice that turning off the HUD definitely makes it smoother but who can afford to turn off everything? I wish you can choose which elements to keep--like targeting reticule and lifebar only.
this game is crazy. and also, that fucking Dark Knight or whatever he is--he has his back turned to you down some steps--my wrath is coming for that fucker tonight.
Edit: On framerate issues, I did notice that turning off the HUD definitely makes it smoother but who can afford to turn off everything? I wish you can choose which elements to keep--like targeting reticule and lifebar only.
Riposte said:
I hated it for the same reasons I hated the Tower Of Latria. Not in the 'traditional' sense of hate but I hated going through it because it was so creepy and unwelcoming. Like if i'd ever get lost and find myself there in real life I'd want to GTFO fast. The developers made a dark, scary, unwelcoming environment and they did a great job with those areas.
This and
The Catacombs
The_Darkest_Red
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You don't need an ember but you do need an Iaito +10. The blacksmith who does the upgrades is the one inPancho said:Hmm, well thanks
ATM, Im using a +5 Iaito who makes the Lightning upgrades? And where do I find the ember to do so?
Anor Lando.
I need me a break from this game. I've got a good 35 hours invested into it, only played for a little bit today. Need some rest, haha.
I think I might pick up Batman next week, that way I can play something that makes me feel like a badass. It's not that I don't like the feeling this game gives, it's just after a while you need something different.
I think I might pick up Batman next week, that way I can play something that makes me feel like a badass. It's not that I don't like the feeling this game gives, it's just after a while you need something different.
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