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Dark Souls

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,405 ✭✭✭Lone Stone


    finally beat those two guys in smough and lightning dude, but it was on my second character i gave up trying on my theif. If only id known you could summon a npc in human form the first 44 time's i died to them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,103 ✭✭✭CodeMonkey


    2smiggy wrote: »
    do you hang on to the boss souls and you titanite bits and pieces if you have any left ?

    i am a bit weak to use sifs souls for anything at the moment, so might not be bothered to use it till i have the strength to at least be able to use the weapon !
    http://darksouls.wikidot.com/new-game-plus

    Read the checklist..


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,160 ✭✭✭tok9


    I'm around New londo now Noodler if you need a hand but i'm also level 81 and we have to hope i'm on the same server. Still I'll be here for a bit anyway


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,565 ✭✭✭✭noodler


    tok9 wrote: »
    I'm around New londo now Noodler if you need a hand but i'm also level 81 and we have to hope i'm on the same server. Still I'll be here for a bit anyway

    Cheers man.

    I'm done for the night though, was soul farmin and titanate/large titanite farming. Trying to get these boss souls used up.

    I wish there wasn't a find all rare weapons trophy.

    Not sure I'll bother with New Game +. Games taking up too much off my time!


    Level 64 now though. Wishing I left the ring of favour and good fortune on.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,084 ✭✭✭✭Kirby


    noodler wrote: »
    Cheers man.

    I'm done for the night though, was soul farmin and titanate/large titanite farming. Trying to get these boss souls used up.

    I wish there wasn't a find all rare weapons trophy.

    Not sure I'll bother with New Game +. Games taking up too much off my time!


    Level 64 now though. Wishing I left the ring of favour and good fortune on.

    Im considering using two of them on my ng+ run. They add so much that together would be cool. The only drawback is at the end of the game I would have to break one for the Abyss ring. That would kind of suck :p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,896 ✭✭✭penev10


    I made several practice runs at Seath as a phantom last night to ensure I knew how to get the tail / Moonlight sword. On my own attempt I ended up summoning some uber-dude (I'm SL63 but this guy was way over that, my estus flask +3 barely upped his health bar!) and before I got 3 hits in on the tail he had Seath dead!!!:eek::(

    Don't supppose anyone has the sword for trade?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,549 ✭✭✭Noffles


    Quick question that's not in the same league as a lot of this discussion... I've just killed the Gargoyles and the Titanite fellow below the Smithy and want to know my best way forward now, is it straight into the garden and downwards or some other way?

    Cheers


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭rickyjb


    I finally got my hands on the copy I pre-ordered around July sometime (Zavvi, don't ask:rolleyes:)!! Needless to say I'm looking forward to actually playing the game after reading so much (probably too much) about it on here.

    I heard about a patch making it a bit easier, has this been released yet? If so I might just play offline for awhile.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,036 ✭✭✭Wossack


    onto the gardens! try not to get chewed on too much by the shrubs :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,896 ✭✭✭penev10


    Noffles wrote: »
    Quick question that's not in the same league as a lot of this discussion... I've just killed the Gargoyles and the Titanite fellow below the Smithy and want to know my best way forward now, is it straight into the garden and downwards or some other way?

    Cheers
    Have you been to the Depths? I'd recommend you go there next as the enemies in the Darkroot Garden / Basin are quite tough.

    If you go back to the bridge with the dragon on it and cross back to where you emerged after the Taurus Demon fight. The door there leads you down under the Undead Burg (you should have the key for it now) and you will eventually come across the Depths and Blighttown.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭tonydude


    Noffles wrote: »
    Quick question that's not in the same league as a lot of this discussion... I've just killed the Gargoyles and the Titanite fellow below the Smithy and want to know my best way forward now, is it straight into the garden and downwards or some other way?

    Cheers

    did you ring the bell after defeating the gargoyles if not do so its in the tower where u fought them, the second bell must be rang next. Head to undead burg and face the capra demon to get the key to the depths, then onto blighttown and the swamp to ring the second bell. Its a hard path ahead, make sure you get some moss to cure poison and get a purging stone incase the big eyed frogs curse you ( halves your health ).


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,549 ✭✭✭Noffles


    tonydude wrote: »
    Noffles wrote: »
    Quick question that's not in the same league as a lot of this discussion... I've just killed the Gargoyles and the Titanite fellow below the Smithy and want to know my best way forward now, is it straight into the garden and downwards or some other way?

    Cheers

    did you ring the bell after defeating the gargoyles if not do so its in the tower where u fought them, the second bell must be rang next. Head to undead burg and face the capra demon to get the key to the depths, then onto blighttown and the swamp to ring the second bell. Its a hard path ahead, make sure you get some moss to cure poison and get a purging stone incase the big eyed frogs curse you ( halves your health ).

    Yep, I rang the bell so all that's done.. ok so its Capra demon next then, thanks for the tips.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,237 ✭✭✭✭2smiggy


    ya, then there is a door that unlocks that is down the steps on your right before the entrance to the capra demon.

    he can be hard enough. try to run up the stairs on your left as quick as possible, and take out the dogs.

    summoning is always handy if you are stuck, can always farm the rats under the dragon on the bridge for humanity


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭tonydude


    penev10 wrote: »
    I made several practice runs at Seath as a phantom last night to ensure I knew how to get the tail / Moonlight sword. On my own attempt I ended up summoning some uber-dude (I'm SL63 but this guy was way over that, my estus flask +3 barely upped his health bar!) and before I got 3 hits in on the tail he had Seath dead!!!:eek::(
    Don't supppose anyone has the sword for trade?
    Im in new game plus , I can get it for you if you like im level 100 though , I need precilas tail weapon


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,932 ✭✭✭YouSavedMyLife


    Kirby wrote: »
    Im considering using two of them on my ng+ run. They add so much that together would be cool. The only drawback is at the end of the game I would have to break one for the Abyss ring. That would kind of suck :p

    Cant equip 2 of the same type ring :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,896 ✭✭✭penev10


    tonydude wrote: »
    Im in new game plus , I can get it for you if you like im level 100 though , I need precilas tail weapon
    Dont have that dagger unfortunately (didn't realise she had a tail til I read the guide after fighting her!)

    If you get the sword let me know and I'll see what level I'm at, haven't been levelling for a while as I was saving my souls for Logan's spells but will be increasing my INT for the foreseeable future. I could give you one of the Sifs Soul weapons? My psn is penev10


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,565 ✭✭✭✭noodler


    penev10 wrote: »
    Dont have that dagger unfortunately (didn't realise she had a tail til I read the guide after fighting her!)

    If you get the sword let me know and I'll see what level I'm at, haven't been levelling for a while as I was saving my souls for Logan's spells but will be increasing my INT for the foreseeable future. I could give you one of the Sifs Soul weapons? My psn is penev10


    Aren;t you guys going on the assumption you find each other?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,896 ✭✭✭penev10


    noodler wrote: »
    Aren;t you guys going on the assumption you find each other?
    Yeah :o It's not impossible but might require singing in and out of PSN a few times til you get the right server. Also a summon sign in an obscure place would help. There are droves of people doing it on other sites so I'm sure it's doable.


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,160 ✭✭✭tok9


    How do you trade things?

    I'm on the final boss but I'm finding it tough to finish because Of battlefield and COD online!

    Not sure if i need to be a higher soul level or not for him as I got him down to roughly half health the last time. I'm soul level 81. Does that sound low?

    If so where should I farm or get summoned to help people and get more souls?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,036 ✭✭✭Wossack


    think I was 78 when I killed the final boss - he's tough alright though :o


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,160 ✭✭✭tok9


    I probably just need to be patient. My first 2 attempts were pitiful but i did well on my last attempt so I should chance him again.

    I hate that he hurts me a bit every time he hits me.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,896 ✭✭✭penev10


    http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=31768497&postcount=655

    Useful tip for trying to co-op with friends / trade
    HOW TO EASILY CO-OP WITH FRIENDS

    I'm not sure if many have figured this out yet, but I haven't really seen it posted here.
    I was watching a stream of some dude playing Dark Souls the other day and he was constantly summoning his friend into his boss fights/areas. I asked him how he did it and he happily told me. Apparently, whenever you drop your White Soapstone, it's placed on a random server. If you drop it again, it's placed on a server different than the one it was before. So a buddy of mine thought we'd try out this guy's method of summoning his friend. My friend would drop his soapstone, and wait about 20 second, and drop it again until I told him I seen it, which I did eventually, every time. Sometimes it took five minutes, one time it took around 11 minutes, but that's because the first two times I seen his stone, he dropped another one before I told him I seen it, so the summon would fail.
    TL;DR: Drop Soapstone near buddy every 20-30 seconds. Buddy should see it eventually when it lands on his server. Summon him up


    Reposted this because it works!!! After spending 35 hours since launch to co-op with my friend and being unsuccessful, we tried this method tonight and we managed to summon each other 6 times! Cleared Undead Burg, Undead Parish and Lower Undead Burg together.

    This workaround definitely works, basically one of us planted down their sign and we would wait 1 min (instead of 30 seconds because we wanted to make it safe) to let the soul sign appear in the other person's world/server. If still no sign after 1 min, replant.

    Took about 5-10 mins of planting and waiting in average. Though it's still really down to luck because we had to keep trying for one hour at some point before I could see my friend's sign. Fortunately it was much faster the other times.

    Whilst it's far from being as smooth as it was in Demon's Souls , it's as good as it gets at the moment for sure. Seems like your soul sign switches from a server to another each time you replant it, no need to exit the game nor PSN/XBL.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,036 ✭✭✭Wossack


    tok9 wrote: »
    I probably just need to be patient. My first 2 attempts were pitiful but i did well on my last attempt so I should chance him again.

    I hate that he hurts me a bit every time he hits me.

    he's actually quite easy to parry I found - not sure I would have beaten him quite so easily (if at all!)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,932 ✭✭✭YouSavedMyLife


    Wossack wrote: »
    he's actually quite easy to parry I found - not sure I would have beaten him quite so easily (if at all!)

    This is how i beat him also. On my first attempts i was trying to block with a greatshield and he was just smashing through my guard, and i was in heavy armour so rolling all his attacks wasnt an option. Then i tried to parry, its actually very easy. You cant parry his kick, grab, or jumping attack though...On the next try i equiped two rings that increase parry and critical hits, was doing 1000 DMG with a Blackknight Sword each parry :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,084 ✭✭✭✭Kirby


    If you have 40 end with a good shield you can block everything last boss does. Parrying isn't hard though so even if you do have enough to block, parrying is better for the damgezors!2111! :p
    Kiith wrote: »
    I'd get Skyrim on Steam, but i've to trade in Dark Souls just to be able to afford it :(

    Kith.....How could you? Think of New Game+++++++++++ :p


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  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,223 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    Kirby wrote: »
    Kith.....How could you? Think of New Game+++++++++++ :p

    I'll probably end up buying it again...like i did with Demon's Souls :o

    Just too broke for both right now.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,565 ✭✭✭✭noodler


    Kiith wrote: »
    I'll probably end up buying it again...like i did with Demon's Souls :o

    Just too broke for both right now.


    For me its not financial, but I spent 3 hours on the game just waiting around Anor Londo hoping to be summoned (and killing silver knights for souls though).

    By the time I was finished playing I was like "what did I achieve"

    I wasn't happy with the answer!


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,160 ✭✭✭tok9


    Just finished it there. Can't believe it took 60 hours! What a fantastic game.

    I thought I finished it with the good ending but after reading up on it and watching the other I haven't a clue if it was good or bad and the same with the other :)

    Anyway it's a great game and if it wasn't for all the other games i've bought I would nearly start it all over again!

    Also people weren't lying about those baby skeletons. You can get a serious amount of humanity and souls even.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,084 ✭✭✭✭Kirby


    It reminded me a hell of a lot of the ending from Bastion. Like real life there is moral ambiguity. There is no real good or bad option, just different ones......which I like. :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,149 ✭✭✭ZorbaTehZ


    Started
    Sen's Fortress
    .

    Seriously, what the ****... it's bloody ridiculous.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭tonydude


    ZorbaTehZ wrote: »
    Started
    Sen's Fortress
    .

    Seriously, what the ****... it's bloody ridiculous.
    what part :-)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,896 ✭✭✭penev10


    ZorbaTehZ wrote: »
    Started
    Sen's Fortress
    .

    Seriously, what the ****... it's bloody ridiculous.
    Once you find the bonfire it's not too bad but you have to get past all the traps to get to it :( After a few goes you should have the timing of the traps. I found tilting the camera so you're looking down lets you judge the distance between the swinging blades better.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭rickyjb


    This is waaaayy harder than demons souls, stupid f****** with firebombs:mad:

    Maybe I need to adjust my play style having just finished the first uncharted...:o


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,896 ✭✭✭penev10


    rickyjb wrote: »
    This is waaaayy harder than demons souls, stupid f****** with firebombs:mad:

    Maybe I need to adjust my play style having just finished the first uncharted...:o
    The first 10 hours or so can be tough going but it's easy to level up to SL20ish without too much grinding. After that you should be laughing for the early stages.

    Can't say I found it any tougher than Demon Souls. The bonfires are generously spaced which helps a lot. Like Demon Souls I'm finding easier the further I go!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭tonydude


    Anyone notice the shortcut in priscilla's world, the second zombie dragon can be made stand up and you can roll down to the platform below for a quick way to the boss fight. Finally got the bitchs dagger :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,036 ✭✭✭Wossack


    dagger is a random drop? or have you got to chop her tail off? Cant remember if she had a tail, as she was feckin invis for my entire fight! :o


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭tonydude


    Wossack wrote: »
    dagger is a random drop? or have you got to chop her tail off? Cant remember if she had a tail, as she was feckin invis for my entire fight! :o

    You must chop her tail off , and it isnt easy cause shes so weak and easy to kill


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭rickyjb


    penev10 wrote: »
    The first 10 hours or so can be tough going but it's easy to level up to SL20ish without too much grinding. After that you should be laughing for the early stages.

    Can't say I found it any tougher than Demon Souls. The bonfires are generously spaced which helps a lot. Like Demon Souls I'm finding easier the further I go!

    Yeah there was a real "getting over the hump" effect once you killed your first archdemon in demon's souls. Only at the Taurus demon but I haven't really gained any equipment or levelled up so I feel like I'm way underpowered. I think half of it is learning to be patient again and not running headfirst into gangs of enemies:o

    I really do hate those f****** with firebombs though...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,896 ✭✭✭penev10


    Has anyone ever had any experience of the gravelord invasion / harder enemies thing? I joined the covenant to get the sword but I might mess about with it before I kill Nito. I've never seen one of the summon signs (or a red summon sign come to think of it)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,237 ✭✭✭✭2smiggy


    got summoned into dark anor londo, lad messaged me asking did i know what to do as he had killed the princess !!

    we kept getting invaded , but managed to kill 4 or 5 in a row , he told me that he got invaded by 2 at the same time !!

    good fun indeed !


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 182 ✭✭Razleavy




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,149 ✭✭✭ZorbaTehZ


    penev10 wrote: »
    Once you find the bonfire it's not too bad but you have to get past all the traps to get to it :( After a few goes you should have the timing of the traps. I found tilting the camera so you're looking down lets you judge the distance between the swinging blades better.

    The problem was I had no idea that bonfire was there. The guy is reining fire down on me, I'm not exactly going to go looking at every crumbled piece of wall. But far more infuriating is
    when you're trying to kill Gwyndoleth after attacking the princess. Every time I die I end up back at the Anor Londo bonfire and because the princess is dead I can no longer teleport to the bonfire at Gwyn. So I have to make my way through the whole bloody church on the platforms and all. I'm convinced this is a bug, since even people who haven't attacked the princess have the same thing happening to them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,036 ✭✭✭Wossack


    ZorbaTehZ wrote: »
    The problem was I had no idea that bonfire was there. The guy is reining fire down on me, I'm not exactly going to go looking at every crumbled piece of wall. But far more infuriating is
    when you're trying to kill Gwyndoleth after attacking the princess. Every time I die I end up back at the Anor Londo bonfire and because the princess is dead I can no longer teleport to the bonfire at Gwyn. So I have to make my way through the whole bloody church on the platforms and all. I'm convinced this is a bug, since even people who haven't attacked the princess have the same thing happening to them.

    yea this annoyed me no end, gotta be a bug as said...

    I actually ran back to the bonfire at the top of sens, as the bonfire preceding
    gwendolin
    is a valid warp destination


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,158 ✭✭✭Arawn


    has this been patched yet?? I read it was but then read europe hasn got it yet??


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,160 ✭✭✭tok9


    Arawn wrote: »
    has this been patched yet?? I read it was but then read europe hasn got it yet??

    Only in Japan I think. Don't know when it will be release here.


  • Registered Users Posts: 119 ✭✭gammon_steak


    Anyone got tips for Blighttown?

    At the bonfire and my Drake Sword and Crystal Sword are damaged so I'm stuck with a hatchet. Used all my arrows on that slug thing and it's still there. If I go near it I'm toast. If I go the other way there's this beast with a giant club. I tried running passed him only to fall to my death.

    I don't know if I can face going all the way back up through to find a blacksmith so I'm in a spot of bother or is there something I can do?
    :confused:
    Thanks!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,103 ✭✭✭CodeMonkey


    Anyone got tips for Blighttown?

    At the bonfire and my Drake Sword and Crystal Sword are damaged so I'm stuck with a hatchet. Used all my arrows on that slug thing and it's still there. If I go near it I'm toast. If I go the other way there's this beast with a giant club. I tried running passed him only to fall to my death.

    I don't know if I can face going all the way back up through to find a blacksmith so I'm in a spot of bother or is there something I can do?
    :confused:
    Thanks!
    If you are at the bonfire, just go outside and right and then up the waterwheels until you get to the 3 guys with giant clubs. Past them into the cliff area (probably where you died) and across the bridge is access to a shortcut lift back to firelink.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,036 ✭✭✭Wossack


    CodeMonkey wrote: »
    If you are at the bonfire, just go outside and right and then up the waterwheels until you get to the 3 guys with giant clubs. Past them into the cliff area (probably where you died) and across the bridge is access to a shortcut lift back to firelink.

    2 bonfires in blighttown, and it sort of sounds like he's at the top one (?)

    not sure which way would be quicker to a BS tbh...

    get yourself a repairbox asap! :)

    /edit yea, sounds like he's at the top bonfire, first one encountered after the depths, and the crystal weapon merchant. Unfort I think its quicker to go back the way you came gammon.. :( clearing down to the second bonfire (past the toxic blowdart fecks..), to go out the shortcut to firelink would be alot of work (and rage!) with just yer hatchet :o


  • Registered Users Posts: 119 ✭✭gammon_steak


    Yeah I'm at the first bonfire I guess. The one near the giant slug. I'll try go back so. The way back may be just as hard but I'm getting too frustrated about going forward so worth a try. It was heartbreaking when "Weapon at Risk" popped up.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,896 ✭✭✭penev10


    Anyone got tips for Blighttown?

    At the bonfire and my Drake Sword and Crystal Sword are damaged so I'm stuck with a hatchet. Used all my arrows on that slug thing and it's still there. If I go near it I'm toast. If I go the other way there's this beast with a giant club. I tried running passed him only to fall to my death.

    I don't know if I can face going all the way back up through to find a blacksmith so I'm in a spot of bother or is there something I can do?
    :confused:
    Thanks!
    You're miles from a blacksmith like the posters above say. Maybe best to work up a few souls on the way back to the merchant and get a new crystal sword?


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