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Scott Bakula posted:Whats the best way to kill the red dragon? I appear to be bad at hitting its foot then running under the stairs If you're confident and have a decent melee weapon: - Get under 25% encumberance for fast-rolling. You might as well take off all your armor since ideally you'll never get hit anyway. - Two-hand whatever your most damaging weapon is. - Go to the top of the little staircase that leads to the underside of the bridge, and either shoot the dragon once or just watch and wait until he flies down. - The first time, just watch him land. Look closely and remember where his head ends up right when he lands, then quickly go back down the stairs. - Shoot or wait for him to fly down again, but instead of just watching him, initiate a jumping attack at where his head is going to be. For maximum safety, you'll need to start the attack while he's still in the air. - Run down the stairs as quickly as possible. Estus if you get clipped a bit by the fire. Expect to die once or twice while learning. - Repeat the previous two steps until he's dead. It's a bit easier for strength-heavy builds since they'll have bigger weapons, but really any character can do it easily with a +10 weapon, which you should have after beating the Depths. And you could do it with anything if you've got the patience. It's just a matter of getting the timing down so that you can run away safely.
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Shima Honnou posted:Every time I run a PvP build through skipping Taurus, I stop and kill Havel with something strong with the Hornet ring equipped. Nothing more satisfying than the 1h sword riposte Hornet animation. The undead thief riposte and backstab animations are better. Give them to me FROM!!!
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| # ? Jul 5, 2012 02:42 |
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You know, I knew some stuff was easier in my Sorcerer run, but I never expected to take out loving Ornstein and Smough in my first try, without Solaire dying. Honestly the only boss that I felt was made harder by specializing in sorcery was Quelaaq.
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Maremidon posted:You know, I knew some stuff was easier in my Sorcerer run, but I never expected to take out loving Ornstein and Smough in my first try, without Solaire dying. How is this possible? if sorcery is at all like throwing lightning spears, our favourite half naked phantom distracts her while you can sit back at range and spam like a cheapass. Also, thanks for reminding me that I need to learn to parry Havel, I can only imagine the look on people's faces when their white/sun phantom does that 
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Nasgate posted:How is this possible? if sorcery is at all like throwing lightning spears, our favourite half naked phantom distracts her while you can sit back at range and spam like a cheapass. Quelaag's AI aggros on whoever hit her last. So she'll come after you pretty quickly unless Mildred is hitting more or less constantly (not something that NPC phantoms tend to do).
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MoonwalkInvincible posted:Quelaag's AI aggros on whoever hit her last. So she'll come after you pretty quickly unless Mildred is hitting more or less constantly (not something that NPC phantoms tend to do). I guess my Mildred is just super BA, wailing on Quelaag and not caring about standing in lava. And I guess the lightning spears are pretty slow.
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| # ? Jul 5, 2012 04:54 |
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This is a really really dumb question...but how do you aim in FPS mode with a bow/crossbow?
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| # ? Jul 5, 2012 14:51 |
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Crossbows can't, you have to do weird pointingyourguy aiming or lock on to the enemy, with regular bows hold it two handed and hit either Left Bumper or L1 to go into the aiming mode e: you have a surprising amount of mobility while aiming this way, took me a long rear end time to figure out you could move and dodge and poo poo while doing it
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Shima Honnou posted:Every time I run a PvP build through skipping Taurus, I stop and kill Havel with something strong with the Hornet ring equipped. Nothing more satisfying than the 1h sword riposte Hornet animation. At first with the dagger animation I thought the damage was pitiful, but then it's like yesssssss
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| # ? Jul 5, 2012 15:13 |
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So going Sorcerer made Anor Londo much easier, but it made the Catacombs a nightmare.
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| # ? Jul 5, 2012 16:14 |
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I rarely bother running Catacombs to its fullest nowadays. It's always roll down to the bottom, maybe summon Leroy. Depending on the type of run, maybe grab Darkmoon Seance Ring, maybe grab Tranquil Walk, maybe get to Vamos.
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gwaaargh posted:At first with the dagger animation I thought the damage was pitiful, but then it's like yesssssss Exactly what I did with Ricard's Rapier - "Awwww loving wha-OH gently caress YES!"
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| # ? Jul 5, 2012 16:34 |
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I just fought the Capra demon, and I've discovered something interesting. I run out of stamina and get my face smashed in by big attacks and that's bad. The only reason I managed to kill him is by abusing invincibility frames on dodge rolls. His leaping move was essentially a one shot because it blew through all my stamina and half my health where I'd die to a follow-up swing after standing back up. Do I need a better shield (hollow warrior shield)? Do I need to up my stamina?
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| # ? Jul 5, 2012 16:42 |
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A bit of both would probably be what you're looking for. However, in terms of a better shield, you can simply upgrade the one you have to get more stability. The Hollow Warrior Shield is fine as it is, but you just need more stability or endurance. Though, to be honest, being able to use your roll's invincibility effectively is also a very important skill to have. There are some places where your shield won't do poo poo and being able to roll is a thousand times more useful.
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| # ? Jul 5, 2012 16:52 |
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The higher the stability rating on a shield, the less stamina it takes to block an attack. Unfortunately, you don't have access to a lot of great shields at that point in the game. I think the Heater shield (from the Undead Merchant) would probably be the easiest to get to. Maremidon posted:So going Sorcerer made Anor Londo much easier, but it made the Catacombs a nightmare. Eagle shield, light armor, and a fuckload of HSM/HCSM. Take it slow. If you haven't done the Archives yet, I'd recommend doing that for the spells and catalyst that you get. Not to mention the best sorcerer weapon in the game: the Moonlight Greatsword.
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| # ? Jul 5, 2012 16:55 |
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Ahh, stability then? Maybe I'll pick up that heater shield and upgrade it, but I've never upgraded items before. No idea how anything in this game works yet. 
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| # ? Jul 5, 2012 17:01 |
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Making my first move into Blighttown. Decided to stock up on the anti-poison moss. 12 purple moss clump + the spider shield should be good right? My intention is to get the iaito and then head back to get it upgraded so I can finally stop using the drake sword. I've asked before but might have missed the answer, how do I reliably backstab something? I can get behind enemies easily enough but always just end up slashing them Edit: I have to say, playing this game extremely tired really adds to the tension Scott Bakula fucked around with this message at Jul 5, 2012 around 17:16 |
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For User0015, upgrading works thus: basic items and armor (Your starting set of armor, pretty much every weapon in the game with some exceptions, and the vast majority of shields) upgrade using titanite. You've been to the Undead Parish bonfire, right? Right above the blacksmith, Andre of Astora? Go back to him. It takes 10 titanite shards to get a weapon to +5. Each piece costs 800 souls, and upgrading is usually 100-200 souls each, so that's around 9000 souls to get a weapon (Or piece of armor or shield) to +5. +5 is vastly better than +0; if we use the Heater Shield as an example: at 0 it has 55 stability, but at +5 it has 60. Those 5 points make a difference. Or, if we take a weapon, say, a longsword: at 0 it does 80 damage, but by +5 it's doing 120 base damage. That's a sizable difference and it will make your life easier. For Scott, the Iaito is actually very close to the entrance, if you're coming in from the Depths. You could suicide charge for it - once you get down to the level with the first fat barbarian, it's a straight run - past a number of enemies, but it's completely straight. If you make that jump with them chasing you, you'll actually be safe from them, too. Then it's just a death or a homeward bone to get back to the bonfire and a quick visit to Andre to upgrade it. As for backstabbing, it's finicky sometimes. You have to basically be in the center of their back, with some of their attacks seeming to make their backstab hitbox even weirder (Like the circle attack that spear silver knights do - you'll know that when you get there). Try to be locked on, since that helps most of the time, although some people have more luck unlocked. Then, a basic R1/RB will initiate the stab if you're in the right position. Practice on mostly harmless enemies like the spearhollows up in the Undead Burg if you keep having trouble with it. The barbarians in Blighttown are relatively easy to backstab because of their moves, but their hitbox can be finicky. When in doubt, remember that your parry is more powerful than you think - even a buckler or parrying dagger can parry Havel's fuckoff huge Dragon Tooth if you time it right.
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Scott Bakula posted:Making my first move into Blighttown. Decided to stock up on the anti-poison moss. 12 purple moss clump + the spider shield should be good right? My intention is to get the iaito and then head back to get it upgraded so I can finally stop using the drake sword. You cannot backstab if you were holding block while you hit r1 to execute the stab. Lower your shield a half second before you try to stab.
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| # ? Jul 5, 2012 17:29 |
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Well that explains why I was never able to backstab anyone  Where is the entrance to blighttown? I'm where the boss is in the depths currently
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[13:23] <CatNamedVirtue1> oh jeeeeeeze this place [13:27] <CatNamedVirtue1> OH GOD WHAT THE gently caress [13:31] <CatNamedVirtue1> a TREASURE CHEST AT ME [13:31] <CatNamedVirtue1> ATE Just posting some stuff from the Dark Souls irc channel, #fromgoons Scott Bakula posted:Well that explains why I was never able to backstab anyone
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| # ? Jul 5, 2012 17:32 |
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Have you met Domnhall of Zena? Right there. Alternatively: coming up from the Gaping Dragon's castle structure back into the main sewer chamber, look for a large gate with wagon parts and such around it.
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| # ? Jul 5, 2012 17:33 |
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I completely ignored the gate and ran into the boss room. Found it thanks. Edit: Nothing quite as inviting as a message left before the ladders of "Despair Ahead"
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| # ? Jul 5, 2012 17:34 |
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And just as something to be aware of: Domnhall sells some special items for you after you kill certain bosses. For now, nothing, but once you finish with the area after the second bell, as well as some other key points, well. You can get some nice stuff from him.
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Just checked out the link on the item duplication glitch. I'm under the impression here that people are bottomless box muling like crazy to get 99 of, for example, the boss souls, and then doing the duplication trick? Or am I missing something? I'd really like to play around with different builds and having the ability to start a new character with enough consumable souls to get him to 120 or so would be really fantastic. Bottomless boxing my 2 Souls of a Hero seems like it would take... a considerable amount of time before i could do the 1/99 dupe.
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I'll take note of that. One arrow and the fat barbarian ran off the edge  Another dumb question, I've got a shield with an arrow going up below my stamina bar, is that because I'm wearing a full set of the same armour and its a bonus?
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Grass Crest Shield, more than likely. Raises stamina regeneration as long as it's equipped (Whether in your hand or on your back, all it has to be is out and it counts).
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I'm using the spider shield so I'm guessing its the poison bonus. Anyway thought I'd work my way slowly to the sword and the second fat barbarian knocked me off the edge
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| # ? Jul 5, 2012 17:40 |
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Wait until you get past that second barbarian. The real Dark Souls starts there.
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| # ? Jul 5, 2012 17:41 |
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Scott Bakula posted:I'll take note of that. One arrow and the fat barbarian ran off the edge Vlishgnath posted:Just checked out the link on the item duplication glitch. I'm under the impression here that people are bottomless box muling like crazy to get 99 of, for example, the boss souls, and then doing the duplication trick?
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| # ? Jul 5, 2012 17:41 |
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Its either blue or turquoise. It might have appeared after I equipped the blue tearstone ring though. Where are the ladders in the depths? I got really lost last time and would prefer to avoid the monsters that can curse you
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| # ? Jul 5, 2012 17:43 |
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From the bonfire in the Depths, you should be able to go down into the grate room where the giant rat is/was on the other side. There's a ladder down there, which leads to the shortcut that you hopefully opened, which'll take you down to the chamber right before the Gaping Dragon's boss area. The ladder is under some boxes, but you can just roll through them and fall down, the fall is short and won't hurt.
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| # ? Jul 5, 2012 17:45 |
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I missed it because of the crates. Thanks for all the help everyone 
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| # ? Jul 5, 2012 17:47 |
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Nahxela posted:They're usually muling, but not by themselves. Either by character editing or a community effort to get 99 of everything. There's a goon one going around that you can attempt to hop onto, but if you only want souls to get up to SL120, the Dragonhead glitch is back. It's more or less the same as before, you just need an enemy to lock onto to do the pivoting part. Cool, thanks for the info! By chance do you know someone who has a 99 stack of consumable souls I could borrow do glitch for myself so I can just bottomless box it between my own fresh build characters?
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| # ? Jul 5, 2012 17:48 |
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Vlishgnath posted:Cool, thanks for the info! By chance do you know someone who has a 99 stack of consumable souls I could borrow do glitch for myself so I can just bottomless box it between my own fresh build characters? Are you on Xbox? Because if you are, I can get you some souls and other items right now.
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| # ? Jul 5, 2012 17:49 |
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Shima Honnou posted:Are you on Xbox? Because if you are, I can get you some souls and other items right now. Ah, thank you so much, but I am on PS3.
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| # ? Jul 5, 2012 17:51 |
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I've successfully cleared the way, I hope I don't gently caress the jump up. I missed
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| # ? Jul 5, 2012 17:59 |
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Scott Bakula posted:I've successfully cleared the way, I hope I don't gently caress the jump up. Don't forget to unequip all your armor so you can run faster and jump farther.
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I just killed the Gaping Dragon and when I went back to Firelink shrine, Petrus and Rhea are there. I went up the elevator to dick around upgrading my shield and when I came back, Petrus is whining that Rhea has gone missing. Should I murder Petrus now, or is it to late and Rhea is dead?
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User0015 posted:Should I murder Petrus now, or is it to late and Rhea is dead? Petrus won't kill Reah until after you save her, and that's a long, long way away. You've still got roughly half the game to go before you even see Reah again. Though if you've got the souls for absolution and don't need anything he sells, you might as well kill Petrus now anyway.
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