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Requested_Username: Nov 27, 2007; Fuck you, got Midas

Well, just beat the dynamic duo with only Sunbro, some luck, and the magic of columns.

Oh, and a +5 lightning spear, +10 hollowed warrior shield, +8 fire iato, and SL50. Time for the Four Kings!

# ? Nov 1, 2011 21:18

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# ? May 24, 2013 04:40

RatHat: Dec 31, 2007

Welp, just rubberbanded my controller while doing the dragonhead glitch. I wonder if I can hit the soul cap with a Hero's soul before the patch hits.

# ? Nov 1, 2011 21:21

waspinator: Oct 18, 2004; by Y Kant Ozma Post

Level 1 troll resume! Sif and 4 Kings are almost all that's left.

http://www.twitch.tv/waspinat0r

# ? Nov 1, 2011 21:21

Vadun: Mar 9, 2011; I'm hungrier than a green snake in a sugar cane field.

I'm soul level 50 and just finished Sen's Fortress. I killed Sif and Pinwheel as well.

Whats the next logical order to do things in? Do i head back past the swamps again and try to kill Ceaseless Discharge (I have no idea how to fight this dude), try to make my way through Tomb of the Giants I have no light or pop a humanity and summon some dudes for Smough and Ornstein

# ? Nov 1, 2011 21:22

Psyker: Jun 21, 2004; [Binge and] Purge the xenos!

waspinator posted:

Level 1 troll resume! Sif and 4 Kings are almost all that's left.

http://www.twitch.tv/waspinat0r

Protip: Pyromancy Flame +5 (ie, +15 then +5) does more damage with the Butterfly Shield than a +5 lightning weapon. On 4 kings, i just Iron Fleshed with Havels on and 10 +3 Estus Flasks and captain america'd down the bosses. Be careful with Iron Flesh timing though...

# ? Nov 1, 2011 21:25

Vargs: Mar 27, 2010; Blood in, blood out.

I don't know if the patch will be able to stop dragon head glitching. Couldn't you just delete the patch, use the glitch, then redownload the patch? Maybe the ps3 works differently, but the 360 seems like it would facilitate this quite easily.

# ? Nov 1, 2011 21:28

Kild: Apr 24, 2010

Vadun posted:

I'm soul level 50 and just finished Sen's Fortress. I killed Sif and Pinwheel as well.

Whats the next logical order to do things in? Do i head back past the swamps again and try to kill Ceaseless Discharge (I have no idea how to fight this dude), try to make my way through Tomb of the Giants I have no light or pop a humanity and summon some dudes for Smough and Ornstein

O+S since you can't do Tomb and Ceaseless Discharge only gives you an armor set.

# ? Nov 1, 2011 21:35

Vadun: Mar 9, 2011; I'm hungrier than a green snake in a sugar cane field.

Kild posted:

O+S since you can't do Tomb and Ceaseless Discharge only gives you an armor set.

Thanks. If you're talking about the Gold-Hemmed stuff I already grabbed it, unless he drops more stuff upon death

# ? Nov 1, 2011 21:37

gibbed: Apr 10, 2006

Vargs posted:

I don't know if the patch will be able to stop dragon head glitching. Couldn't you just delete the patch, use the glitch, then redownload the patch? Maybe the ps3 works differently, but the 360 seems like it would facilitate this quite easily.

Yes.

# ? Nov 1, 2011 21:38

Elysiume: Aug 13, 2009

Psyker posted:

Protip: Pyromancy Flame +5 (ie, +15 then +5) does more damage with the Butterfly Shield than a +5 lightning weapon. On 4 kings, i just Iron Fleshed with Havels on and 10 +3 Estus Flasks and captain america'd down the bosses. Be careful with Iron Flesh timing though...

Wait, what? Why?

# ? Nov 1, 2011 21:40

lohli: Jun 30, 2008

Elysiume posted:

Wait, what? Why?

Presumably the magic adjust is taken into account the same way damage is on normal weapons.

# ? Nov 1, 2011 21:43

Nakar: Sep 2, 2002; Ultima Ratio Regum

Weird. I'll try that on my glitched character with 99 Int and the Tin Crystallization Catalyst, since the Magic Adjust on that is some insane number.

# ? Nov 1, 2011 21:51

endlosnull: Dec 29, 2006

Vargs posted:

I don't know if the patch will be able to stop dragon head glitching. Couldn't you just delete the patch, use the glitch, then redownload the patch? Maybe the ps3 works differently, but the 360 seems like it would facilitate this quite easily.

I have heard some reports that even with the day 1 patch, if you have a save on patch 1.03 and try to delete 1.03 and load up the save as 1.00 then the game will say it is incompatible version and tell you to install the patch.

ie. http://darksouls.wikidot.com/the-bed-of-chaos under Bugs and Workarounds.

So I guess the only way is to do the glitch on a new character with the save on 1.00 and patch up and that's the end of it.

# ? Nov 1, 2011 22:02

Carl Seitan: May 20, 2004

YorexTheMad posted:

Know where the Crestfallen Merchant is in Sen's? Wheree you have to jump across a broken platform in the last stretch of the level?

Go to the bottom of the Merchant's tower, kill a snake mage, behind him is a Cage Key. That will unlock the cages that are in the room right before the boss room. Hop in one once they're unlocked, and they will serve as an elevator to/from the beginning of the stage.

edit: Master's Key won't work, even though it unlocks the other cages in the stage.

Speaking of which, is there a way to free Logan without the Master Key? Does the key you speak of unlock his cage as well?

# ? Nov 1, 2011 22:16

gibbed: Apr 10, 2006

Carl Seitan posted:

Speaking of which, is there a way to free Logan without the Master Key? Does the key you speak of unlock his cage as well?

Yes.

# ? Nov 1, 2011 22:17

endlosnull: Dec 29, 2006

Carl Seitan posted:

Speaking of which, is there a way to free Logan without the Master Key? Does the key you speak of unlock his cage as well?

It does. It's just named Cage Key.

# ? Nov 1, 2011 22:17

Mr. Fish: Nov 4, 2009; small and orange

endlosnull posted:

It does. It's just named Cage Key.

Funny, I seem to recall the Master Key not working on the lift cage.
How does that even work!?

# ? Nov 1, 2011 22:21

sentrygun: Dec 29, 2009; FUCKIN
ASSHOLE

Mr. Fish posted:

Funny, I seem to recall the Master Key not working on the lift cage.
How does that even work!?

Plot magic

It is a bit strange though, since it's not like it lets you skip anything, but you still have to go over and grab the Cage Key for the shortcut.

# ? Nov 1, 2011 22:38

ConfusedUs: Feb 24, 2004; Bees?
You want fucking bees?
Here ya go!
ROLL INITIATIVE!

I've been making decent progress on The Four Kings, but the run to them from Firelink is sapping my will to continue.

So. Many. Darkwraiths.

gently caress.

# ? Nov 1, 2011 22:42

Megalixir: Nov 10, 2007; INSERT COIN

Bobnumerotres posted:

I know the fog ring is poo poo but I don't know what kind of drugs people are on here talking about "honor" in demon souls PvP.

Demon Souls pvp was about hiding behind tough enemies in order to open you up for a backstab, ambushing you, taking 100 full moon grass that could be consumed before a shortsword swing could be completed, using one-hit horribly strong spells, etc.

Maybe 1/100 times you'd get a guy who wanted a real fight but then you were probably the rear end in a top hat shooting laser beams and gobbling grass.

vvvYou missed something. There's a sewer underneathe with a lever that will open up the hall to the final area.

eh, no.

Demon's Souls PvP had good manner, esp. in 4-1. Guy invades, you both bow before fighting. Usually 1v1. Sometimes someone will "host" and summon blues to fighting invaders. Not hard.

Also, the rock in 4-1 was the blue phantom summoning rock, for PvP only.

At least, this is how it went down for the Asian servers.

With Dark Souls I haven't really seen any of this so far. Is there an unofficial PvP ground yet?

# ? Nov 1, 2011 22:45

Random Stranger: Nov 27, 2009

gently caress you, two snipers! How can you shoot me from the right and also manage to knock me back and to the right?

Fuuuuuuuuuck _{Yoooooooooouuuuuuuuu}

*splat*

# ? Nov 1, 2011 22:46

Ixjuvin: Aug 8, 2009; if smug was a motorcycle, it just jumped over a fucking canyon

Random Stranger posted:

gently caress you, two snipers! How can you shoot me from the right and also manage to knock me back and to the right?

Fuuuuuuuuuck _{Yoooooooooouuuuuuuuu}

*splat*

Knockback is based on the direction you are facing.

# ? Nov 1, 2011 22:47

Random Stranger: Nov 27, 2009

Ixjuvin posted:

Knockback is based on the direction you are facing.

Goddamn it. I was pressing against the wall specifically so I couldn't get knocked off like that while I was approaching.

# ? Nov 1, 2011 22:52

swamp waste: Nov 4, 2009; 9500 YEARS CALL FOR DESTRUCTION

Man that patch looks like they're addressing every single mechanical problem with the game. If it's as good as it sounds i'll be really impressed.

Random Stranger posted:

Goddamn it. I was pressing against the wall specifically so I couldn't get knocked off like that while I was approaching.

Lock on to the one you're approaching.

# ? Nov 1, 2011 22:53

Vanguard Warden: Apr 5, 2009; I am holding a live frag grenade.

ConfusedUs posted:

So. Many. Darkwraiths.

gently caress.

You can skip them all and just book it to the fog-door. After you come down from the firelink elevator and cross the bridge to the plateau where you first run into ghosts, go past the stairs around the corner and step off the edge onto a slightly lower edge, then down to the ground from there. You can then just run up the short staircase, through the building and out to the fog door. If you want to summon the witch for the fight you'll have to clear the area though. Just don't linger there because the ghosts can go right through the fog door.

# ? Nov 1, 2011 23:10

Monomythian: Sep 3, 2008; Do you remember the Tsar ? Well, I'm like a Tsar.

Ixjuvin posted:

Knockback is based on the direction you are facing.

Not when a Dragonslayer arrow hit you, if they hit you in the back you fly forward on your face, and if you are running diagonally facing the wall you bounce off the wall when you block an arrow, its super dumb.

# ? Nov 1, 2011 23:12

voltron lion force: Sep 15, 2010

Megalixir posted:

eh, no.

Demon's Souls PvP had good manner, esp. in 4-1. Guy invades, you both bow before fighting. Usually 1v1. Sometimes someone will "host" and summon blues to fighting invaders. Not hard.

Also, the rock in 4-1 was the blue phantom summoning rock, for PvP only.

At least, this is how it went down for the Asian servers.

With Dark Souls I haven't really seen any of this so far. Is there an unofficial PvP ground yet?

The final area seems to be the best place for some good mannered PvP. I've also had some luck in Dark Anor Londo, although you'll find a lot of invaders will bow but then have no problem going 2v1 against you when another invader spawns.

# ? Nov 1, 2011 23:13

Kongming: Aug 30, 2005; Director General

Elysiume posted:

When you go into the Painted World of Ariamis, climb up the tower to get the Red Sign Soapstone. Then, just look around at the tiny little realm. That is all Priscilla had, ever since she was a child. Everyone she's been locked up with has hollowed and gone insane. It isn't a world, it's a prison cell. She stands alone, deluded that she's in a place that could be described as "peaceful" in any way. It's honestly a mercy to kill her.

You should read the item descriptions on any items relating to her. The game basically goes out of its way to call her a piece of poo poo.

# ? Nov 1, 2011 23:15

Elysiume: Aug 13, 2009

Kongming posted:

You should read the item descriptions on any items relating to her. The game basically goes out of its way to call her a piece of poo poo.

Really? I'll need to keep an eye out for that.

Someone had confirmed that you can cut off her tail with a +15 Great Fireball. I just wanted to make sure and ask where exactly to aim.

# ? Nov 1, 2011 23:17

MMD3: May 16, 2006; Montmartre -> Portland

I'm like level 34 too and trying to assist some people for sunlight medallions. Is the best place to drop my sign in the depths right by the bonfire in front of the hall w/ the slimes? I've been dropping it there to farm slimes but was wondering if it's the best place to do it or better to drop it in front of the fog gate.

# ? Nov 1, 2011 23:19

gibbed: Apr 10, 2006

Patch is now live for JP copies.

# ? Nov 1, 2011 23:22

invalid: Aug 1, 2005; by I Ozma Myself

Ok, I have to head to the painted world and farm Souvenir of Reprisal since I can't seem to not get 1 shotted by some PvP specialist.

But I was wondering what would happen if you popped an eye of death in there since people can't just up and leave. I've never done the whole EoD thing but thought that would be the perfect place to be a dick.

Or would that just mean insta-death for me?

# ? Nov 1, 2011 23:33

Orange Crush Rush: May 7, 2009; You don't need thumbs for revenge

Kongming posted:

You should read the item descriptions on any items relating to her. The game basically goes out of its way to call her a piece of poo poo.

I always thought "an abomination, with no place in this world" was just a little bit harsh when "this world" is a land of the loving undead.

# ? Nov 1, 2011 23:35

dyzzy: Dec 22, 2009; Deal with it

ConfusedUs posted:

I've been making decent progress on The Four Kings, but the run to them from Firelink is sapping my will to continue.

So. Many. Darkwraiths.

gently caress.

Just after the broken stairs next to the church that guy stands on, you can drop down and land right outside the fog door-- no darkwraiths, no hassles.

# ? Nov 1, 2011 23:39

RatHat: Dec 31, 2007

Cbouncerrun posted:

Welp, just rubberbanded my controller while doing the dragonhead glitch. I wonder if I can hit the soul cap with a Hero's soul before the patch hits.

Update: I'm at about 370 million now. I'll leave it until it hits the cap, then quit and download the patch.

# ? Nov 1, 2011 23:42

Elysiume: Aug 13, 2009

Cbouncerrun posted:

Update: I'm at about 370 million now. I'll leave it until it hits the cap, then quit and download the patch.

Why are you doing this?

# ? Nov 1, 2011 23:44

The Balance Niggy: May 11, 2001; tane wave

Those of you who know this developer/have played demon's souls... what is the likelihood that stat scaling will be patched to not be a complete piece of poo poo?

# ? Nov 1, 2011 23:45

Megalixir: Nov 10, 2007; INSERT COIN

Cbouncerrun posted:

Update: I'm at about 370 million now. I'll leave it until it hits the cap, then quit and download the patch.

But you can just delete all patches and dupe unpatched. I'm not really sure what the point in your actions are.

# ? Nov 1, 2011 23:45

Lizard Wizard: Dec 25, 2004; Khajiit is loving this shit.

Elysiume posted:

Why are you doing this?

To see the kill screen, duh.

# ? Nov 1, 2011 23:45

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Crowbear: Jun 17, 2009; You freak me out, man!

Ball Stink posted:

Those of you who know this developer/have played demon's souls... what is the likelihood that stat scaling will be patched to not be a complete piece of poo poo?

You should check out the notes for the patch that should be dropping any time now

# ? Nov 1, 2011 23:47

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