Dark Souls

Stone Deaf 4evr

Digital Solitude wrote: »

Sens is a nightmare the first time, but once you've beaten it, you can run through in about 5 minutes everytime after, even without the shortcut. Make sure you don't miss the covetous gold ring

Ah I know exactly what was wrong, It was late when I started playing after a long day, and you know yourself, a few deaths and you start to go on tilt, rushing to make up progress. this game does not encourage rushing! Also, I took on the titanite demons a few times to collect their loot.

those rolling boulders caught me out a few times as well,

id turned the device so they were out of my path, but it must have reset after a certain amount of time and got me, that and the elevator that lifts you up into the spikes.

calex71

Thats 2 things crossed off the "thinks that will kill you in sens" list, I'm expecting you to get stung by something else in that area

GK1001

tok9 wrote: »

Well the DLC is well worth it anyway. Really enjoying it. Only have the dragon left to beat which looks like it may take a while.

I'm beginning to think my levels are all over the place as I'm only doing about 200-250 damage with my +5 Raw Halbred.

I've:
Vit 38
Att 12
End 37
Stre 39
Dex 28
Res 14
Int 14
Fai 9

I use the Raw Halbred and Greatshield of Artorias.

Any way I can readjust my stats or anyone have a recommendation on a weapon I should use?

Did you beat Manus? Fair fvcks to you...hardest boss for me in that game...I'm pretty sure I never manged to solo him...always had to get help.

tok9

Ya I did.

I was doing fine until he started using dark magic. So I went back and got the silver pendent which helps a lot.

Also I noticed while helping someone else that he was able to summon sif. So I went in search of his summon sign too and got him to help. That said I didn't think he was much help. He distracted him twice I think which was the best he did. None of his hits seemed to connect.

One thing I won't miss from the game are the invasion.. The lag is a complete pain. I was constantly being backstabbed when they weren't anywhere near backstabbing. Probably the only thing Dark Souls 2 improved upon.

krudler

calex71 wrote: »

Thats 2 things crossed off the "thinks that will kill you in sens" list, I'm expecting you to get stung by something else in that area

Things that will kill you in Sen's, everything really. I can leg it through mostly not a bother but I nearly always screw up on the very thin platform near where the bonfire is. Getting the timing just right and getting through the scythes is always satisfying. It reminds me of a 3D version of an 8bit platform game.

Stone Deaf 4evr

krudler wrote: »

Things that will kill you in Sen's, everything really. I can leg it through mostly not a bother but I nearly always screw up on the very thin platform near where the bonfire is. Getting the timing just right and getting through the scythes is always satisfying. It reminds me of a 3D version of an 8bit platform game.

I'm passed all that and have opened a shortcut.
Finally!

Stone Deaf 4evr

Just landed in anor londo. It looks incredible. Too bad I have to take a break to check out this lance Armstrong documentary on ch4.

Digital Solitude

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

Just landed in anor londo. It looks incredible. Too bad I have to take a break to check out this lance Armstrong documentary on ch4.

Lance is pretty but Anor Londo is prettier.
Anor Londo will make or break you

2smiggy

Silver Archers FTW :pac:

calex71

2smiggy wrote: »

Silver Archers FTW :pac:

For me the single most rage inducing part of the game....... once I figured I was meant to go that way and to then to end up missing the drop and fall to my doom during my moment of triumph

Stone Deaf 4evr

just wrapped up the painted world of ariamis. levelled up nicely in there, but these electric demon b%stards are wrecking my day, coupled with a fella sniping me with arrows from halfway across the map. I presume these are the silver archers ye're referring to?

Digital Solitude

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

just wrapped up the painted world of ariamis. levelled up nicely in there, but these electric demon b%stards are wrecking my day, coupled with a fella sniping me with arrows from halfway across the map. I presume these are the silver archers ye're referring to?

Are the arrows moving you about 6 foot when they hit you? If so yes, if not, you have never known anger as you're about to experience.

calex71

Digital Solitude wrote: »

Are the arrows moving you about 6 foot when they hit you? If so yes, if not, you have never known anger as you're about to experience.

Ha couldn't have put that any better :pac:

iamanengine

http://m.memegenerator.net/instance/38455156

p38

First post here Playing dark souls for awhile now class game Just killed the Hydra in the lake(after a long time trying) climbed the ladders crossed a small stone bridge and just got massacred by some sort of Weasel/Cat scared the **** out of me and destroyed the superior feeling i had of killing the hydra. You got to love the way this game kicks you in the nuts. Ah well back into the breach again

Stone Deaf 4evr

these archers........

danger zone lana.

Digital Solitude

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

these archers........

danger zone lana.

Its been 4 whole days? Story?

Stone Deaf 4evr

Digital Solitude wrote: »

Its been 4 whole days? Story?

I've been enjoying the fine weather (praise the sun!) in real life :-)
And getting in a bit of the double xp weekend on battlefield 4. Tomorrow night I'll try again, I've a strategy planned that should hopefully get me through it.

Stone Deaf 4evr

Finally past those miserable b@$tards!
I ended up running from the bonfire past all the enemies until the tower before the archers.then I rushed the guy on the right with my drake sword double handed, the pushback effect knocked him off the ledge and I've made it to the next bonfire. Been fighting in and around here for the last hour and am levelling up nicely. Going to make a push onwards again tomorrow.

calex71

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

Finally past those miserable b@$tards!
I ended up running from the bonfire past all the enemies until the tower before the archers.then I rushed the guy on the right with my drake sword double handed, the pushback effect knocked him off the ledge and I've made it to the next bonfire. Been fighting in and around here for the last hour and am levelling up nicely. Going to make a push onwards again tomorrow.

Ah ha ha the boyz is gonna school ya soon !!!!!!! oh and "great chest ahead" "use two handed" etc etc.

Seriously though bring lightning to the party.

Edit: and that is exactly what I did get to get by those archers too, you'll be able to ditch the drake for a quelaag fury sword soon

Stone Deaf 4evr

calex71 wrote: »

Ah ha ha the boyz is gonna school ya soon !!!!!!! oh and "great chest ahead" "use two handed" etc etc.

Seriously though bring lightning to the party.

Edit: and that is exactly what I did get to get by those archers too, you'll be able to ditch the drake for a quelaag fury sword soon

haha, so I'm told. the player count seems to be a lot higher in this area as well, I was no sooner after turning human last night and I was invaded almost immediately. lots of summon symbols dotted around too compared to seeing only 1 or 2 up until now.

I love the way the maps are constructed in this, the way you open shortcuts from section to section is great design. as tough as it is, you constantly feel like you've accomplished something.

Stone Deaf 4evr

Ye may hate me, and ye may never believe me, but I just took down orstien and smough solo.

On my first go. :-)

My heart is pounding in my chest here!
I will admit that I'd seen the best way to do it in a YouTube vid beforehand though.

FlyingIrishMan

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

Ye may hate me, and ye may never believe me, but I just took down orstien and smough solo.

On my first go. :-)

My heart is pounding in my chest here!
I will admit that I'd seen the best way to do it in a YouTube vid beforehand though.

Bull****.

Digital Solitude

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

Ye may hate me, and ye may never believe me, but I just took down orstien and smough solo.

On my first go. :-)

My heart is pounding in my chest here!
I will admit that I'd seen the best way to do it in a YouTube vid beforehand though.

With a Drake Sword? I call all the bullsh it! :pac: Ah no I'm joking Well done! That is a serious accomplishment Now you have to stop playing and leveling and just beat them like 1000 times as a phantom because they're so awesome

Who did you kill first?

calex71

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

Ye may hate me, and ye may never believe me, but I just took down orstien and smough solo.

On my first go. :-)

My heart is pounding in my chest here!
I will admit that I'd seen the best way to do it in a YouTube vid beforehand though.

Great chest ahead !!!!!!

Mickeroo

Bah, you're still in the tutorial wait until you fight them NG+ or higher

Stone Deaf 4evr

Digital Solitude wrote: »

With a Drake Sword? I call all the bullsh it! :pac: Ah no I'm joking Well done! That is a serious accomplishment Now you have to stop playing and leveling and just beat them like 1000 times as a phantom because they're so awesome

Who did you kill first?

On my life, I did it legit.

I stopped using The drake sword ages and ages ago, I have a black knight halberd +5 and a gargoyles shield +5 that I used for them.

Took down ornstien first, I got lucky as his dash attacks missed me for the most part.

Stone Deaf 4evr

Mickeroo wrote: »

Bah, you're still in the tutorial wait until you fight them NG+ or higher

Tbh I'm probably overpowered, I'm level 75, stats are: vitality 75 endurance 31 strength 40 and maybe one or two points gone into the rest from the starting level. I just took down sif there and it wasn't overly taxing.

FlyingIrishMan

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

Tbh I'm probably overpowered, I'm level 75, stats are: vitality 75 endurance 31 strength 40 and maybe one or two points gone into the rest from the starting level. I just took down sif there and it wasn't overly taxing.

What were you doing that got you those levels so early? I only had about 25 vitality, 30 endurance, and 40 strength when I fought them two.

Mickeroo

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

Tbh I'm probably overpowered, I'm level 75, stats are: vitality 75 endurance 31 strength 40 and maybe one or two points gone into the rest from the starting level. I just took down sif there and it wasn't overly taxing.

Yeah I made **** of the later bosses as I was overpowered by the time I reached them too. 40 strength is pretty much max damage from str scaled weapons. It's a shame if you fought Sif before doing the dlc, be sure to do the dlc first on your next play through.