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The dagger you get from giving the soul of artorias to ciaran seems to have the highest critical rating in the game, I think I'll aim for that for my darkwraith bro for ridiculous hot parry action.
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So I've given the fire ember and divine embers I've found to the blacksmith. Should I not be doing that?
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Aug 30, 2012 03:47
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You should be doing that. Embers have a specific Blacksmith they go to, and be given to those Blacksmiths is their specific purpose. With the Large and Divine Embers, you can upgrade stuff to +10, Raw and Divine from a +5 weapon via the Modify Weapon option. Raw is a bad upgrade path, don't do it. +10 is pretty solid for what you typically need, Divine is useful if you're doing a faith build or you're going into a certain area of the game.
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Aug 30, 2012 03:49
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Cowcaster posted:So I've given the fire ember and divine embers I've found to the blacksmith. Should I not be doing that? That is what they're for, blacksmiths use them to upgrade, they serve no other purpose.
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Gazaar posted:The dagger you get from giving the soul of artorias to ciaran seems to have the highest critical rating in the game, I think I'll aim for that for my darkwraith bro for ridiculous hot parry action. It's pretty ridiculous. It's probably the only weapon still worth using the hornet ring with because it pushes it from "almost killed everyone in one hit" to "1300 damage try and live through that". The R2 is a bit useless though even if it apparently poisons/Toxics or something? It's super hard to hit with and has a dumb amount of recovery considering it's a dagger.
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Aug 30, 2012 03:49
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Made a thief. Took off all of my clothes. Grabbed the parrying dagger. Let's do this.
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Aug 30, 2012 03:50
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Rookersh posted:Anybody want to have some fun with Ornstein and Smough?! Have you tried not summoning Solaire? Summoning phantoms increases boss health, just so you know.
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Aug 30, 2012 03:52
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jonjonaug posted:Have you tried not summoning Solaire? Summoning phantoms increases boss health, just so you know. I wonder if it will be the year 2083 and I'm old and grey and I will still be learning obvious things about this game that I didn't know.
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Aug 30, 2012 03:54
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Sen's Fortress is so grueling. It's not hard, per se, but the traps. Oh god the traps. Just a split second off and you're falling hard several floors, resetting 10 minutes of work. It's be so much better without the dumb mages! I wish there was a shortcut to one of the upper floors at the very least.
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Aug 30, 2012 03:58
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Rookersh posted:Anybody want to have some fun with Ornstein and Smough?! Sure, I can help you out
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Aug 30, 2012 04:00
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Sankis posted:Sen's Fortress is so grueling. It's not hard, per se, but the traps. Oh god the traps. Just a split second off and you're falling hard several floors, resetting 10 minutes of work. It's be so much better without the dumb mages! I wish there was a shortcut to one of the upper floors at the very least.
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Aug 30, 2012 04:01
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Samurai Sanders posted:There is, but it's not at all obvious both where it is and where the key to it is. It's the cell door, right? Doesn't that lead up to the very top of the fortress? I want something like "You reached the third section of swinging blades! Kick this ladder down and get here from the entrance"
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Aug 30, 2012 04:03
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Sankis posted:It's the cell door, right? Doesn't that lead up to the very top of the fortress? I want something like "You reached the third section of swinging blades! Kick this ladder down and get here from the entrance"
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Aug 30, 2012 04:04
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So I have a Pyromancy Glove +10 now, so Quelanna should be in the swamp now? And does it matter when I ascend the Pyromancy Flame? Will it be better if I wait until +15, or does it simply reset to "Super Pyromancy Flame" regardless of if it was +10 or higher? Once I polish off the boss of Sen's Fortress, I figure I'll be paying her a visit.
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Aug 30, 2012 04:04
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tractor fanatic posted:Sure, I can help you out I'm just chilling near the fog gate, if you want to drop a sign there. jonjonaug posted:Have you tried not summoning Solaire? Summoning phantoms increases boss health, just so you know. Please tell me you are joking. I've lost to those to so many times because I brought in a phantom who proceeded to do gently caress all and die to Smough or some such nonsense. Or to Solaire spamming lightning spear at Ornstein. Or to Solaire attacking Ornstein before Smough, causing me to have to fight Super Smough.
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Artix74 posted:So I have a Pyromancy Glove +10 now, so Quelanna should be in the swamp now? And does it matter when I ascend the Pyromancy Flame? Will it be better if I wait until +15, or does it simply reset to "Super Pyromancy Flame" regardless of if it was +10 or higher?
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Aug 30, 2012 04:05
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Tomb of the Giants: Gravelord Nito was a surprisingly easy fight, the only thing that got me were those screaming graveswords, couldn't get the timing right, but they didn't hurt that much. What sucks is I forgot to level the covenant up to get the Greater Gravesword Dance before I killed him. Oh well NG+ will cover that.
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Aug 30, 2012 04:06
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Sankis posted:It's the cell door, right? Doesn't that lead up to the very top of the fortress? I want something like "You reached the third section of swinging blades! Kick this ladder down and get here from the entrance" You can make a shortcut when you get to the very end. I found the fortress became a lot more manageable when I realized most of it was crazy optional poo poo. Of course I made this realization after I had already done the crazy optional poo poo, but still.
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Aug 30, 2012 04:07
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I'd keep Solaire, since I think the first part of that fight is harder than the second stage.
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Aug 30, 2012 04:08
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Rookersh posted:I'm just chilling near the fog gate, if you want to drop a sign there. Not joking, that's how it works.
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Aug 30, 2012 04:08
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Perfect Potato posted:You can make a shortcut when you get to the very end. I found the fortress became a lot more manageable when I realized most of it was crazy optional poo poo. Of course I made this realization after I had already done the crazy optional poo poo, but still. What exactly do you mean by very end? The top or before the boss? I just hate getting hit by a swinging blade and instantly dying and having to super carefully creep my way back up again. It's the only part of the game where that bugs me.
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Aug 30, 2012 04:09
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tractor fanatic posted:I'd keep Solaire, since I think the first part of that fight is harder than the second stage.
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Aug 30, 2012 04:09
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Sankis posted:What exactly do you mean by very end? The top or before the boss? I just hate getting hit by a swinging blade and instantly dying and having to super carefully creep my way back up again. It's the only part of the game where that bugs me. It's like the room just before the room with the fog door at the top. It'll be pretty obvious when you it, but you'll have to scrounge around one of the upper towers for the key, maybe the one with the merchant in it. It's all after the swinging blade bullshit unfortunately.
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Aug 30, 2012 04:11
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Rookersh posted:I'm just chilling near the fog gate, if you want to drop a sign there. My sign's down at the base of the stairs.
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Sankis posted:What exactly do you mean by very end? The top or before the boss? I just hate getting hit by a swinging blade and instantly dying and having to super carefully creep my way back up again. It's the only part of the game where that bugs me. If you're not using Haval's Ring, now is the time to bust it out (or just go naked). I was getting really pissed off at the traps until I remembered that I could easily give myself max speed and just run right past the full sets of close traps. Filthy Monkey posted:You can only ascend it with her, and you can only do it once it reaches +15. Bah, well at least I'll be able to pick up some new toys and I can work on getting up to +15 in the meantime.
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Aug 30, 2012 04:12
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Speaking of the 2nd pyro trainer, are any of her spells useful in any way? Flame Whip sounded cool, but it looks a lot less impressive in motion.
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Aug 30, 2012 04:14
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Great Combustion is the best thing ever, Great Fireball, Firestorm
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Perfect Potato posted:Speaking of the 2nd pyro trainer, are any of her spells useful in any way? Flame Whip sounded cool, but it looks a lot less impressive in motion. Great Fireball and Great Combustion are incredible. Talk to her a few times while saving and quitting between each time until she asks you to help her family. Come back after killing the Bed of Chaos for a Fire Tempest, which owns and is very underused.
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Aug 30, 2012 04:16
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Whenever I put "Need humanity" on the ground, it makes me mad to read the next soapstone message I see rated at 14. "Good luck!" would be someone giving me some humanity!
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Aug 30, 2012 04:16
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Captain Ironblood posted:Whenever I put "Need humanity" on the ground, it makes me mad to read the next soapstone message I see rated at 14. "Good luck!" would be someone giving me some humanity! Do you get humanity when someone rates your message or something? I see those "need humanity" messages before bosses but I thought they were just telling me to use co-op to beat the boss(fat chance).
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Aug 30, 2012 04:18
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Is anybody who's in the DLC at around SL80 able to do some coop with me? I'm trying to (optional DLC boss spoiler) cut Kalameet's tail, but it's literally impossible to do alone unless you get extremely lucky.
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I tried doing some summoning around the final Anor Londo bonfire (before Ornstein and Smough), and none of it was working. Occasionally I'd try and place my own white sign, but the soapstone was grayed out, and every so often the bonfire went out, which scared the crap out of me until it relit. What's going on with any of that, particular the grayed-out soapstone and the bonfire going out?
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Lork posted:Is anybody who's in the DLC able to do some coop with me? I'm trying to (optional DLC boss spoiler) cut Kalameet's tail, but it's literally impossible to do alone unless you get extremely lucky. It's not too hard to do. Just be patient. Make sure you have fastroll. 
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Fergus Mac Roich posted:Do you get humanity when someone rates your message or something? I see those "need humanity" messages before bosses but I thought they were just telling me to use co-op to beat the boss(fat chance). Could be people running low on humanity and hoping that people they summon will gift them some. Trap Star fucked around with this message at 04:32 on Aug 30, 2012 |
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Wild Knight posted:I tried doing some summoning around the final Anor Londo bonfire (before Ornstein and Smough), and none of it was working. Occasionally I'd try and place my own white sign, but the soapstone was grayed out, and every so often the bonfire went out, which scared the crap out of me until it relit. Invasion
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Aug 30, 2012 04:27
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Fergus Mac Roich posted:Do you get humanity when someone rates your message or something? I see those "need humanity" messages before bosses but I thought they were just telling me to use co-op to beat the boss(fat chance). Yes, you gain soft humanity if your message is rated. Any message that says "Need humanity" is someone begging for a rating so they can get some sweet, sweet humanity.
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Aug 30, 2012 04:28
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Wow, now I feel bad for not rating those. In case anyone doesn't know, apparently at release you needed soapstone to rate messages but you can do it for free now by reading the message and then hitting the gesture key.
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Aug 30, 2012 04:29
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tractor fanatic posted:Invasion ...That often? I guess the fact that it was relighting meant they couldn't connect, but it was seriously only lit about a fifth of the time I was sitting in that room. Anor Londo sucks.
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Aug 30, 2012 04:30
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I'm on a New Game +3 run now. I went through the entirety of the game up until S+O wearing nothing but the Symbol of Avarice in about 45 minutes.
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