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MoonwalkInvincible posted:Being a forest hunter is by far the most unpleasant and tedious covenant experience in the game unless you've already built your character for PvP, because there is no upper limit on invasions and even an SL15 hunter with some +5 sword will regularly invade SL120+ dudes in big armor with two phantoms. There's no lower limit either, right? At least forest hunters get a shot at low level players, red phantoms can only go up.
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tractor fanatic posted:There's no lower limit either, right? At least forest hunters get a shot at low level players, red phantoms can only go up. Darkmoons can also invade either end of the spectrum unless it got changed.
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Aug 30, 2012 05:35
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It'd be nice to get as many PC Dark Souls goons as possible with SL1 builds so we don't have trouble getting help with the bosses. I'm idling outside the Burg bonfire with the ladder shortcut if anybody wants help with Havel
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VisAbsoluta posted:What's the easiest way to reach the Sunbros statue/bonfire? I still haven't done it. Peek up the stairs and let it blow some fire. Then run straight across the bridge to the little alcove on the other side from the stairs. It will do another fire breath and then just hang out for 20-30 second and it will fly down and land on the bridge. Then just run/roll between its legs and book it to the altar. Oh that's a couple pages old, what I get for forgetting to refresh the thread. biggfoo fucked around with this message at 05:54 on Aug 30, 2012 |
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biggfoo posted:Peek up the stairs and let it blow some fire. Then run straight across the bridge to the little alcove on the other side from the stairs. It will do another fire breath and then just hang out for 20-30 second and it will fly down and land on the bridge. Then just run/roll between its legs and book it to the altar. You can just stand on the stairs side, so long as you start running the moment it lifts off. E: biggfoo posted:Oh that's a couple pages old, what I get for forgetting to refresh the thread. Hardly your fault, this thread is a really fast train to post hell. Orv fucked around with this message at 05:56 on Aug 30, 2012 |
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Aug 30, 2012 05:54
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Aug 30, 2012 05:56
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In the S&O fight, who do I want to kill first re: items? Is there one pile of stuff that you can get that's better than the other?
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OLIVIAS WILDE RIDER posted:
The sky in Dark Souls really is glorious. I understand why Solaire is so impressed.
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Aug 30, 2012 05:58
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Kill Smough first
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I managed to beat the Gaping Dragon right now and it took me, I dunno, ten or fifteen tries, with the last one taking like half an hour. I think my equipment is finally starting to show its age. 
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Aug 30, 2012 06:03
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Shima Honnou posted:Darkmoons can also invade either end of the spectrum unless it got changed. I've invaded people below my Soul Level as a Darkwraith. I doubt the people I fought would lie either. Where did this misinformation arise from anyway?
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Verviticus posted:In the S&O fight, who do I want to kill first re: items? Is there one pile of stuff that you can get that's better than the other? You get a ring for killing Ornstein second but it isn't incredibly useful unless you're heavy into a block/counterattack spear build.
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^^^ pretty much the only thing I do is block, roll and stab with a halberd would that counttractor fanatic posted:Kill Smough first Also: I don't really want to summon Solaire and make the fight any easier - is there a good reason to summon him at least once throughout the game (maybe he gives you an item or something) because last I talked to him he was strongly hinting that MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T BE DOING ALL OF THESE BOSSES ALONE
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Verviticus posted:In the S&O fight, who do I want to kill first re: items? Is there one pile of stuff that you can get that's better than the other? Whose armor do you like better? Kill them last. Also if you have at least 24 STR and DEX, you'll probably want to consider killing Ornstein last for his spear. He also drops a ring but it's really not that great.
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Verviticus posted:^^^ pretty much the only thing I do is block, roll and stab with a halberd would that count Aside from acting as a distraction and getting you a Sunlight medal, there often isn't a reason to summon him. However, he can be very, very good for one fight in particular, the final boss. Only, it's a pain in the rear end and a waste of time and resources to unlock him for that one fight so you're better off on your own.
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Verviticus posted:^^^ pretty much the only thing I do is block, roll and stab with a halberd would that count Have you noticed how sometimes when you attack right after you block an enemy's attack you do more damage? The ring increases the damage from that with certain weapons. Pretty sure the Halberd is one of them.
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Verviticus posted:^^^ pretty much the only thing I do is block, roll and stab with a halberd would that count The tradeoff for that fight is Solaire makes the first part easier in exchange for making the second part harder. The first part is way harder overall and is pretty much unique for a boss fight.
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jonjonaug posted:Have you noticed how sometimes when you attack right after you block an enemy's attack you do more damage? The ring increases the damage from that with certain weapons. Pretty sure the Halberd is one of them. It increases it for Thrusting weaons or weapons with Thrusting moves. Most halberds are listed as Regular/Thrust, so it'll help for at least some of the moves. Not sure which ones, though. And it's hard to say without just testing it with the ring, since even their behind-the-sheild thrust-style moves are still kind of a slashing motion. lesbian baphomet fucked around with this message at 06:19 on Aug 30, 2012 |
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Aug 30, 2012 06:17
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Are there any sources of Demon titanite in the midgame? I've managed to upgrade the Gravelords Sword to +3 via titanite you get from snuggly and the two titanite demons in Catacombs/Parish. What a great weapon too, really love it.
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FrickenMoron posted:Are there any sources of Demon titanite in the midgame? I've managed to upgrade the Gravelords Sword to +3 via titanite you get from snuggly and the two titanite demons in Catacombs/Parish. There are a bunch of Titanite Demons in Sen's and one in Anor Londo.
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There is a respawning Titanite demon in a late game zone Lost Izalith
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FrickenMoron posted:Are there any sources of Demon titanite in the midgame? I've managed to upgrade the Gravelords Sword to +3 via titanite you get from snuggly and the two titanite demons in Catacombs/Parish. Anor Londo has one, as well as some chests with Demon Titanite. There's a respawning one late into the game in Lost Izalith.
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I haven't gone there yet, still need to finish blighttown. Also does anyone else thinkg gravelord is a terrible covenant? The pvp only works in areas you can get invaded.
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Hey Edwhirl, I just noticed that you use the nickname Edwar505. We played together in the Depths today, I'm subsilentium, the guy using the Halberd and Elite Knight Set + Leather Armor! I did suck at the Gaping Dragon, but I managed to beat it some time later. Thanks for the great help unlocking the shortcut to the bonfire.  What the gently caress were you doing at the beginning closing the door? I laughed because I thought that, after trying to summon someone for ages, I ended up getting some griefer.
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ThePhenomenalBaby posted:There is a respawning Titanite demon in a late game zone Lost Izalith edit: vvv having it doesn't do anything (other than allow you to warp), you need to give it to frampt. Or do you?!? Samurai Sanders fucked around with this message at 06:36 on Aug 30, 2012 |
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How do I get into those giant orange/yellow fog doors? I have the lordvessel and still won't let me inside.
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What's a great place to farm for souls again? I'm at 60 or so, I can't get summoned for O&S, ever (even though I'm a sunbro), and I tried to dry finger at the Forest but I kept getting two losers who couldn't hurt me and only gave me 3k each.
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Seemenaked posted:How do I get into those giant orange/yellow fog doors? I have the lordvessel and still won't let me inside. Bobnumerotres posted:What's a great place to farm for souls again? I'm at 60 or so, I can't get summoned for O&S, ever (even though I'm a sunbro), and I tried to dry finger at the Forest but I kept getting two losers who couldn't hurt me and only gave me 3k each. lesbian baphomet fucked around with this message at 06:36 on Aug 30, 2012 |
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Bobnumerotres posted:What's a great place to farm for souls again? I'm at 60 or so, I can't get summoned for O&S, ever (even though I'm a sunbro), and I tried to dry finger at the Forest but I kept getting two losers who couldn't hurt me and only gave me 3k each. Equip the hornet ring, mimic hat, and silver ring, put your sign down in Anor Londo, and just run the silver knight circuit by riposting with your highest damage weapon. If you can get an overkill bonus on the silver knights, you'll end up with around 19k souls for a 3 minute run.
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Bobnumerotres posted:What's a great place to farm for souls again? I'm at 60 or so, I can't get summoned for O&S, ever (even though I'm a sunbro), and I tried to dry finger at the Forest but I kept getting two losers who couldn't hurt me and only gave me 3k each. 10-15k souls a minute once you get your route down.
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There's some ridiculous exp to be made in the Painted World: The phalanx respawning miniboss is a chump to mass AoE like Wrath of the Gods, It one shots all of them and you net 8000 xp, the bonfire is super close too.
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FrickenMoron posted:I haven't gone there yet, still need to finish blighttown. Also does anyone else thinkg gravelord is a terrible covenant? The pvp only works in areas you can get invaded. Might be fun to use on a new game plus run. Just drop the sign in each stage of the game as you play through it again.
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How do you summon other phantoms anyways? I see a lot of people in those pvp vids posted here running around with friendly phantoms, are there a lot more summon spots for npcs later on or can you somehow get permanent phantom followers?
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New to the game, I'm only around level twenty-something and I'm sort of dragging my heels and grinding around the Parish area. Anyway, I get invaded every once in a while. Now, I'm to understand they can only be so much higher level than me -- if I'm not going toe to toe with some chump five times my level, why is it that a strike from my bastard sword just whittles a tiny sliver off their health bar but so much as a nick from their weird bleed-all-over-the-place blade chops off half of mine?
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ellbent posted:New to the game, I'm only around level twenty-something and I'm sort of dragging my heels and grinding around the Parish area. Anyway, I get invaded every once in a while. Now, I'm to understand they can only be so much higher level than me -- if I'm not going toe to toe with some chump five times my level, why is it that a strike from my bastard sword just whittles a tiny sliver off their health bar but so much as a nick from their weird bleed-all-over-the-place blade chops off half of mine? Samurai Sanders fucked around with this message at 07:05 on Aug 30, 2012 |
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Aug 30, 2012 07:00
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The game bases multiplayer and PvP matchmaking on your level, but your actual effectiveness in combat is mostly based on your equipment. This is why it's possible to have SL 1 runthroughs of the game.
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ellbent posted:New to the game, I'm only around level twenty-something and I'm sort of dragging my heels and grinding around the Parish area. Anyway, I get invaded every once in a while. Now, I'm to understand they can only be so much higher level than me -- if I'm not going toe to toe with some chump five times my level, why is it that a strike from my bastard sword just whittles a tiny sliver off their health bar but so much as a nick from their weird bleed-all-over-the-place blade chops off half of mine?
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Samurai Sanders posted:Soul levels don't mean anything towards ho good their equipment is and how far it is upgraded. Yup, I'm SL12 (I could not resist some quips and upped dex/str on my hunter to 16 and got 1 more attunement for a slot) but have some really good equip after running through some of the more advanced areas. I invaded some poor sap yesterday and the gravelords sword did almost 500 on a R2 attack. I opted to leave the area though because it seemed so unfair and let myself get summoned by him instead and we beat up the boss.
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I'd just like to be invaded once or twice and actually experience an interesting and suspenseful session of mano-a-mano combat rather than find myself being puréed by a dual-wielding prick in tattered (yet impenetrable) robes. That's, uh. That's not going to happen, is it.
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