Dark Souls

12-05-2015 12:15am

sweetie wrote: »

Lit bonfire in sen's, didn't rest, killed by lizard, back to undead parish. So annoyed!

Edit: got it next run!

Been there !!!!! forgot to sit at the fire near the black smith on my 1st run at the game and at that point you think you care about the souls you lost

daUbiq · 12-05-2015 8:42am

sweetie wrote: »

I just did a suicide run and found the first lantern easily enough and the same again until I got to the white light gate and finally reached the swamp lantern after a couple of tries. Mus thave spent 4 hrs yesterday in Sen's but at least I have everything there bar the lightning spear that didnt drop!

that is unusual; it's always dropped for me... you killed the mimic?

sweetie · 12-05-2015 10:37am

daUbiq wrote:

that is unusual; it's always dropped for me... you killed the mimic?

I tried to lure him back up to the boulder machine as he killed me a few times. I took wrong turn and stepped out in front of him and he killed me. No sign of him or his spear on restart!

daUbiq · 12-05-2015 11:27am

sweetie wrote: »

I tried to lure him back up to the boulder machine as he killed me a few times. I took wrong turn and stepped out in front of him and he killed me. No sign of him or his spear on restart!

Pity, it probably dropped if the mimic died after being hit by a boulder but you also died... that's unfortunate. It's a useful weapon but there's much better.

sweetie · 12-05-2015 3:27pm

daUbiq wrote:

Pity, it probably dropped if the mimic died after being hit by a boulder but you also died... that's unfortunate. It's a useful weapon but there's much better.

Thing is I never got to the machine and ran into him and he killed me. Strange alright!

daUbiq · 13-05-2015 9:35am

sweetie wrote: »

Thing is I never got to the machine and ran into him and he killed me. Strange alright!

When you reach the room where you can see the boulders, you follow the boulder down two ramps and take a left through a small passage where you will encounter the mimic and a lift.

What level are you? PS3 or xbox 360?

sweetie · 13-05-2015 10:20am

No, I definitely found him but glitched it somehow. Anyhow I got a crystal halberd from the mimic in anor londo!

In Ariamis now, having the crack! On 360 btw

Stone Deaf 4evr · 13-05-2015 10:27am

sweetie wrote: »

No, I definitely found him but glitched it somehow. Anyhow I got a crystal halberd from the mimic in anor londo! In Ariamis now, having the crack! On 360 btw

Ariamis is cool, one of my favourite parts of the game. visually beautiful in a broken down ruin sort of way.

sweetie · 15-05-2015 1:35am

Reached O&S tonight. One try and out. Finally got a lightning weapon, demon spear, think I'll level it up a bit and try tip away at them. What a game!

iamanengine · 15-05-2015 3:00pm

sweetie wrote: »

Reached O&S tonight. One try and out. Finally got a lightning weapon, demon spear, think I'll level it up a bit and try tip away at them. What a game!

O&S on your 1st attempt? What sorcery is this!

sweetie · 15-05-2015 3:22pm

iamanengine wrote: »

O&S on your 1st attempt? What sorcery is this!

No, not at all. I had one failed try and retired to bed. Need to be fresh for a fight like that!

Digital Solitude · 15-05-2015 3:31pm

sweetie wrote: »

No, not at all. I had one failed try and retired to bed. Need to be fresh for a fight like that!

Are you on PS3? Think I've a Cleric at level 40 or so, stuck on O&S if you wanted a hand

The_Captain · 15-05-2015 4:35pm

iamanengine wrote: »

O&S on your 1st attempt? What sorcery is this!

Bet them within three tries on my first playthrough, with Ornstein left last!!!

Never saw the big deal with it.

On the other hand, I died about 30 times fighting the firesage demon :mad:

thomas anderson. · 15-05-2015 5:06pm

Can someone call round to mine and show me how to play this shagging thing?

Digital Solitude · 15-05-2015 5:21pm

thomas anderson. wrote: »

Can someone call round to mine and show me how to play this shagging thing?

Pro Tip. Git gud you scrub.

Ah no, what's the issue with it?

Stone Deaf 4evr · 15-05-2015 6:16pm

The_Captain wrote: »

Bet them within three tries on my first playthrough, with Ornstein left last!!!

Never saw the big deal with it.

On the other hand, I died about 30 times fighting the firesage demon :mad:

I thought the firesage was a b@stard as well!

sweetie · 16-05-2015 3:08pm

Digital Solitude wrote:

Are you on PS3? Think I've a Cleric at level 40 or so, stuck on O&S if you wanted a hand

Xbox, thanks, I'll try a bit more

Evade · 16-05-2015 4:01pm

sweetie wrote: »

Xbox, thanks, I'll try a bit more

If you have some humanity to spare you could try summoning Brolaire. His sign is just outside the fog gate.

Digital Solitude · 17-05-2015 12:12pm

I can't hold out any longer. I'm starting a save later.

This game is like heroin.

Might use a fist wizard.

mrkiscool2 · 17-05-2015 4:20pm

The_Captain wrote: »

Bet them within three tries on my first playthrough, with Ornstein left last!!!

Never saw the big deal with it.

On the other hand, I died about 30 times fighting the firesage demon :mad:

O & S made me their bitch on my first playthrough whereas I destroyed the Firesage Demon in one go. I think everyone has bosses they are better at. I always had problems with faster bosses (Ornstein, Artorias etc)

thomas anderson. · 17-05-2015 7:10pm

Digital Solitude wrote: »

Pro Tip. Git gud you scrub.

Ah no, what's the issue with it?

Just cant get started

although tbf I reckon this is the type of game you need to put some serious hours into

Digital Solitude · 17-05-2015 7:13pm

thomas anderson. wrote: »

Just cant get started

although tbf I reckon this is the type of game you need to put some serious hours into

Nah, you're as good as you're going to get after 30-40 hours IMO. Takes about 10-15 to get good at the game, after that you're refining skills.

Where are you? What's killing you? What console are you on?

Stone Deaf 4evr · 17-05-2015 8:00pm

thomas anderson. wrote: »

Just cant get started

although tbf I reckon this is the type of game you need to put some serious hours into

It's a bit of an adjustment compared to the likes of asassins creed etc. It's not so much that it's difficult, more so that you need to be methodical rather than just mashing buttons until one of you drops. Develop a rhythm to locking on, blocking, strafing and attacking. Also, there's definitely a set order to tackling the different areas. I took a bit of time to grind out the undead burg and parish to make the next sections easier. I can't recommend highly enough that you stick with it though. Whilst a cruel mistress, it's also the most rewarding game I've ever played.

iamanengine · 18-05-2015 2:06am

thomas anderson. wrote: »

Just cant get started

although tbf I reckon this is the type of game you need to put some serious hours into

Patience is very much a necessity with DS. Take your time with the enemies, every enemy in the game no matter how weak can kill you reasonably easily. You have to learn their attack patterns and know when you attack when there is an opening.

18-05-2015 9:17am

I started this game again. I never finished it before out of frustration and ignorance. I can't believe how quickly I flew through the undead burg where I literally spent hours and dozens of attempts at beating the Taurus Demon.

derfderf · 19-05-2015 1:05am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I started this game again. I never finished it before out of frustration and ignorance. I can't believe how quickly I flew through the undead burg where I literally spent hours and dozens of attempts at beating the Taurus Demon.

That's the beauty of it. It took me days first time to cross the bridge after the bonfire in the burg. Now i don't even slow down to cross.

19-05-2015 8:58am

derfderf wrote: »

That's the beauty of it. It took me days first time to cross the bridge after the bonfire in the burg. Now i don't even slow down to cross.

Not sure I could call that "the beauty" of this game. It was so infuriating. I was stuck in a loop of attempting to get my souls back after dying. I had no concept of how to beat the Taurus Demon. I really, really hated this game. I am not looking forward to blight town and some of the bosses which are simply impossible on your own imo.

More recently, I just jumped off the tower onto his head three times. Easy peasy.

sweetie · 19-05-2015 10:04am

So got some help last night and smashed Smough and Ornstein. Moving onto the catacombs I think now but wondering about a divine weapon. Should I change the occult club to divine or upgrade something else?

Stone Deaf 4evr · 19-05-2015 10:20am

sweetie wrote: »

So got some help last night and smashed Smough and Ornstein. Moving onto the catacombs I think now but wondering about a divine weapon. Should I change the occult club to divine or upgrade something else?

I used a divine zweihander, it was a weapon i wasnt really using a lot so I wasnt going to miss it a lot. you wont really need a divine weapon anywhere else so dont get rid of your favourite weapon.

the catacombs is pretty easy, tomb of the giants is a different story.....

heebusjeebus · 19-05-2015 11:11am

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

I used a divine zweihander, it was a weapon i wasnt really using a lot so I wasnt going to miss it a lot. you wont really need a divine weapon anywhere else so dont get rid of your favourite weapon.

the catacombs is pretty easy, tomb of the giants is a different story.....

I've been stuck at tomb of the giants for over 12 months

Should really re-roll and try again. Think I'm a lot better at Bloodsouls games now after playing Bloodborne.

Digital Solitude · 19-05-2015 11:31am

There's an Occult Club in Anor Londo you can downgrade to Divine +5.

None of the bosses are even close to being impossible to Solo, most are fairly easy to dispatch once you figure out how to beat them.

At Level 1 the only boss I couldn't solo was Queelag, due to her fire resistances

19-05-2015 11:40am

Digital Solitude wrote: »

There's an Occult Club in Anor Londo you can downgrade to Divine +5.

None of the bosses are even close to being impossible to Solo, most are fairly easy to dispatch once you figure out how to beat them.

At Level 1 the only boss I couldn't solo was Queelag, due to her fire resistances

From my last play through: The two gargoyles (as soon as the second one arrives), those three spinning tall skinny knights.

Nobody will convince me they are nothing but impossible on your own. Getting attacked from two sides from very fast enemies = impossible

Stone Deaf 4evr · 19-05-2015 11:42am

Deleted User wrote: »

From my last play through: The two gargoyles (as soon as the second one arrives), those three spinning tall skinny knights.

Nobody will convince me they are nothing but impossible on your own. Getting attacked from two sides from very fast enemies = impossible

I only summoned for queelag as well, and even then it was the NPC character.

i would have summoned for Lord gwyn, but there was never anyone joining.

Digital Solitude · 19-05-2015 11:45am

The three Spinny knights are in Dark Souls 2 anyways

I've never bothered soloing them early, as I do the Lost Sinner last

That Butcher is a hero Stone Deaf :pac:

Adamcp898 · 19-05-2015 11:50am

sweetie wrote: »

So got some help last night and smashed Smough and Ornstein. Moving onto the catacombs I think now but wondering about a divine weapon. Should I change the occult club to divine or upgrade something else?

Silver knight spear deals divine damage without any smithing if you have it.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 19-05-2015 11:52am

Digital Solitude wrote: »

The three Spinny knights are in Dark Souls 2 anyways I've never bothered soloing them early, as I do the Lost Sinner last

That Butcher is a hero Stone Deaf :pac:

yup, no way queelag was going down without mildred, she wailed away like a good thing whilst I took cheap shots and ultimately, the glory.

19-05-2015 11:57am

Digital Solitude wrote: »

The three Spinny knights are in Dark Souls 2 anyways I've never bothered soloing them early, as I do the Lost Sinner last

That Butcher is a hero Stone Deaf :pac:

Whoops

21-05-2015 9:20am

Everywhere online you have people moaning about the Capra Demon. I just beat him again on my first try

sweetie · 21-05-2015 9:32am

So I freed Logan from Duke's archives last night and then as I was talking to him the pisaca's started attacking so I tried to kill a few and must have hit Logan and now he's dead

I take it he's only useful for sorcerors?

Adamcp898 · 21-05-2015 1:11pm

sweetie wrote: »

So I freed Logan from Duke's archives last night and then as I was talking to him the pisaca's started attacking so I tried to kill a few and must have hit Logan and now he's dead I take it he's only useful for sorcerors?

Yep sells some of the higher sorceries. Not much else to his story after you free him from that cell.

sweetie · 23-05-2015 2:23am

In the catacombs now. Nearly made it all the way to blacksmith but died to the wheely skeletons. also missed 2nd bonfire

daUbiq · 23-05-2015 9:06am

sweetie wrote: »

In the catacombs now. Nearly made it all the way to blacksmith but died to the wheely skeletons. also missed 2nd bonfire

But that death has made you stronger.. there is a shortcut where you end up on a ledge where you can summon an npc to help beat pin wheel.

sweetie · 23-05-2015 9:08am

daUbiq wrote:

But that death has made you stronger.. there is a shortcut where you end up on a ledge where you can summon an npc to help beat pin wheel.

Ah yeah, just annoyed I didn't find the bonfire. Don't mind dying.

sweetie · 25-05-2015 10:16am

Finally finished off Sif and the Hydra last night. Took on the golem beside the hydra and as I killed it I managed to also kill the npc Dusk, doh!

Stone Deaf 4evr · 25-05-2015 10:23am

sweetie wrote: »

Finally finished off Sif and the Hydra last night. Took on the golem beside the hydra and as I killed it I managed to also kill the npc Dusk, doh!

just as a matter of interest, how are you accidentally killing the NPC's? I was all out to kill the enemies, I didnt notice any situations where a hit would go astray and kill a bystander.

sweetie · 25-05-2015 10:27am

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

just as a matter of interest, how are you accidentally killing the NPC's? I was all out to kill the enemies, I didnt notice any situations where a hit would go astray and kill a bystander.

I was hacking away at the Golem, he dies and was replaced by the npc but my frenzy of hits continued one more time and killed Dusk! This is the first time it happened to me (by accident) so far in the game, i've read about it happening to others in the thread.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 25-05-2015 10:43am

sweetie wrote: »

I was hacking away at the Golem, he dies and was replaced by the npc but my frenzy of hits continued one more time and killed Dusk! This is the first time it happened to me (by accident) so far in the game, i've read about it happening to others in the thread.

Sorry i thought you were after killing big hat logan as well!

sweetie · 25-05-2015 11:24am

Forgot about him, I only aggravated him, could make him friendly again if I wanted but decided to kill him. Dusk died with one hit claymore +11!

sweetie · 26-05-2015 9:52am

This game is gas! Got summoned for Seath and as we got to the clams yer man falls off the walkway. I then summoned a fella for Seath and got cursed during the fight very close to the end. Purged myself and as he was asking me to trade for stuff I decide to try Seath solo and got him easily the next time. Four kings tonight (hopefully) and then back to the tomb of the giants which I am sooo looking fwd to.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 26-05-2015 10:52am

sweetie wrote: »

This game is gas! Got summoned for Seath and as we got to the clams yer man falls off the walkway. I then summoned a fella for Seath and got cursed during the fight very close to the end. Purged myself and as he was asking me to trade for stuff I decide to try Seath solo and got him easily the next time. Four kings tonight (hopefully) and then back to the tomb of the giants which I am sooo looking fwd to.

nicely done, I found seath pretty handy as well, just a case of getting in close and wailing away. I didnt like the crystal caverns though.

have you done the dukes archives yet?

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