Dark Souls

iamanengine

Mickeroo wrote: »

If you have an xbox and xbox live gold it's only a tenner at the moment?

Sorry I should have mentioned, PS3.

That would have been a beaut!

tuxy

How about this?

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/DARK-SOULS-PREPARE-TO-DIE-EDITION-PS3-NEW-GAME-/310680035868?pt=UK_PC_Video_Games_Video_Games_JS&hash=item4855f9221c#ht_3829wt_1397

danthefan

Trying to beat Artorias at the moment, can't even get him to half health. I've a feeling I'm just going to have to be crazily patient and only attack when I'm positive he can't hit me.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

was mostly down to patience with him.
i blocked or rolled most of his attacks and there was one in particular that was both easy to dodge, and left him open for 1-2 quick hits.

i think it was if you stand far away from him, he kinda jumps in at you and does 2-3 sweeps.. roll dodge them all and then give him a couple of slaps.. then run away and repeat

danthefan

Given up for the evening. This is frustrating

DeSelby83

danthefan wrote: »

Given up for the evening. This is frustrating

Don't feel too bad, I'm stuck on the demon Taurus at the start, granted I only started yesterday, am slowly getting the hang of things.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

with the taurus demon

stick your face into his crotch and stay there. you'll have to dodge the odd attack, but most of his attacks wont reach you if you're sniffing his musk

weiland79

Capra defeated! I'd actually put this down about 6 months ago and only picked it up again last night after some encouragement from someone on the ps plus thread. Took me about 4 tries last night and I summoned some help.
Delighted now I can move on. Back at it tonight!

[CrimsonGhost]

danthefan wrote: »

Trying to beat Artorias at the moment, can't even get him to half health. I've a feeling I'm just going to have to be crazily patient and only attack when I'm positive he can't hit me.

Artorias was really hurting me. In the end I changed from my standard low armour dex rolling tactic that worked everywhere else. Changed out my gear, biggest change was going from grass crest shield which gave stamina regen, to black knight shield which has 100% protection from physical. It was important to keep below 50% weight though so I could close distance and break his charge up move.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

weiland79 wrote: »

Capra defeated! I'd actually put this down about 6 months ago and only picked it up again last night after some encouragement from someone on the ps plus thread. Took me about 4 tries last night and I summoned some help.
Delighted now I can move on. Back at it tonight!

is that the ****er in lower undead burg?

he wasn't a problem really but those ****ing dogs, jesus. i couldn't block or dodge without being face****ed by one of the hounds, and if I tried to dodge everything I ended up with my back to a wall and no way out. took me ages

DeSelby83

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

with the taurus demon

stick your face into his crotch and stay there. you'll have to dodge the odd attack, but most of his attacks wont reach you if you're sniffing his musk

Thanks....I think haha

Cravez

Mickeroo wrote: »

Still waiting for one of them Baldur side swords to drop, have the Iaito at plus 10 now.

You can find the Gold Covetous (sp?) Serpent Ring in Sens Fortress which boosts item discovery by 200. It should make getting the Baldur Side Sword (or anything) that much easier to get from loot drops.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

im hoping not to get a BSS this time around.... I love that sword so much that if I get it, I'll use nothing else.

Cravez

I haven't gotten the BSS yet, i'v heard good things about it though. Am I correct that it does good critical damage the same way the rapiers do?

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

think it has good critical damage alright, I wasn't backstabbing or parrying much though. it scales ungodly with dex once you upgrade it well.
i got 3 of the ****ers in my first playthrough. wasn't until this time around, and after doing some googling when I'd finished the game I realised how rare they were.

danthefan

Another 5 or 6 attempts at Atorias, another 5 or 6 annihilations. Losing the will to play here.

iamanengine

Right so, I know this has probably been answered in the thread a fair bit, but the effort of looking :P

So I have no experience whatsoever with this game or with Demon Souls. I've ordered it only purely on the recommendations of, well, everyone.

Is there any particularly important advice someone may have for me bar to expect to die, a lot. What would be the recommended start up strategy for a complete noob?

tuxy

danthefan wrote: »

Another 5 or 6 attempts at Atorias, another 5 or 6 annihilations. Losing the will to play here.

Well it is an optional section of the game right?

You could continue the main game and come back to it later.

danthefan

iamanengine wrote: »

Right so, I know this has probably been answered in the thread a fair bit, but the effort of looking :P

So I have no experience whatsoever with this game or with Demon Souls. I've ordered it only purely on the recommendations of, well, everyone.

Is there any particularly important advice someone may have for me bar to expect to die, a lot. What would be the recommended start up strategy for a complete noob?

Emmm. Right.

Gear is very important, more so than souls levels.

It's better to focus your levels into a couple of stats rather than spread them out over everything, depending on how you want to play. If you want to be a caster then go Int, warrior go Str, and everyone should put levels into End.

Dodging and blocking are absolutely vital.

Try your best to not get frustrated when you die and lose tens of thousands of souls, it is going to happen at some point.

penev10

iamanengine wrote: »

Is there any particularly important advice someone may have for me bar to expect to die, a lot. What would be the recommended start up strategy for a complete noob?

Wear light armour so you can roll out of the way of attacks. Get used to doing a lot of rolling whilst locked on to enemies. Don't be afraid to run away and draw enemies on also.

Cravez

danthefan wrote: »

Another 5 or 6 attempts at Atorias, another 5 or 6 annihilations. Losing the will to play here.

If you're on PC and need a hand PM me and ill give you a hand defeating him (hopefully ill have an SL character within range also)

Colonel Panic

Michael Cravez wrote: »

I haven't gotten the BSS yet, i'v heard good things about it though. Am I correct that it does good critical damage the same way the rapiers do?

It also has a great strong attack with loads of reach. I even use an enchanted one on my sorcerer. Totally worth going to 14 dex, 10 str.

DeSelby83

Is there any particularly important advice someone may have for me bar to expect to die, a lot. What would be the recommended start up strategy for a complete noob?

Same as myself, started it few days ago, Jesus it's tough, but I'm enjoying it. Great sense if achievement when you get past a part your stuck on and yea you die a lot and lose a lot and it's very annoying but kinda makes you want to be more careful and strategic about things. I think as well maybe try out items you pick up to see what things do as there is no hand holding at all. Search all corners of areas, I almost missed a merchant because of that. Main thing is stick with it I think, I found it tough and slow at the start but now I'm loving it

Mickeroo

How do I reinforce a weapon above +10? Have the Iaito at +10 now but it doesn't give me an option to reinforce it any higher either at the bonfire or Andrei the blacksmith.

chickenboy

Mickeroo wrote: »

How do I reinforce a weapon above +10? Have the Iaito at +10 now but it doesn't give me an option to reinforce it any higher either at the bonfire or Andrei the blacksmith.

You need to get a hold of the very large ember and give it to Andrei. This can only be obtained once you have the Lordvessel (I think??), and can be found in the

New Londo Ruins once you lower the water.

Cravez

You'll need a titinate slab to reinforce a weapon from +14 to +15 if you plan to go that route. You can get one by killing

the stray demon in the Undead Asylum when you return there

Mad Mike

Dark Souls PC for about a tenner (GreenMan Games / Steam): http://savygamer.co.uk/2013/06/05/dark-souls-prepare-to-die-edition-pc-8/
Not a great PC port but very playable with Xbox 360 pad and fixes from here: http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Dark_Souls

Completely enthralling game. I got as far as Ornstein and Smough before I had to take a break. Still intend to go back one day though.

2smiggy

Mad Mike wrote: »

Dark Souls PC for about a tenner (GreenMan Games / Steam): http://savygamer.co.uk/2013/06/05/dark-souls-prepare-to-die-edition-pc-8/
Not a great PC port but very playable with Xbox 360 pad and fixes from here: http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Dark_Souls

Completely enthralling game. I got as far as Ornstein and Smough before I had to take a break. Still intend to go back one day though.

did you put in the fixes in ? the improve the frame rates and resolution , not official releases but easily found online. It made the game much smoother and better looking than on my PS3 !! The controller is a must really , I tried with the mouse and keyboard for the laugh. Very very awkward !

Mad Mike

Yes I put the fixes in and can second the fact that they make a huge difference.

danthefan

2smiggy wrote: »

did you put in the fixes in ? the improve the frame rates and resolution , not official releases but easily found online. It made the game much smoother and better looking than on my PS3 !! The controller is a must really , I tried with the mouse and keyboard for the laugh. Very very awkward !

It's called DSfix, for anyone wondering.