Gorefiend posted:

I never once even got gravelord to even work. I ended up saying gently caress it and joining the Darkmoon.

VerySolidSnake posted:

I took a couple of swings at the guy that looks like a marshmellow, and now he's pissed off swinging at me with a giant sword. Should I finish him off or is he worth keeping around?

Phoix posted:

What does it do? I finished the game with it and I never found a use for it.

Phoix posted:

This doesn't do anything special with the pendant. Unless you have to do it at a specific point later in the game, going back to your cell just grants you the item to enter the painted world.

Phoix posted:

Can you just say exactly what you think it does? I don't remember any of this happening in the painted world.

Gyoru posted:

Pendant's purpose spoilers:
Its only purpose is for trading to the crow for a Souvenir of Reprisal - that's it.

Furtive Pygmy/lore spoilers:
The Furtive Pygmy was the Dark Lord. The rumor that the pendant will awaken your memories as the Furtive Pygmy seen in the intro is false. When you side with the Darkwraiths, you learn the Furtive Pygmy was your ancestor according to Kaathe. The PC is supposed to be the successor of the Dark Lord instead of Gwynn's successor.

StringOfLetters posted:

Also, Talismans! There are several.
<25 faith: get the Talisman of Thorlund from Petrus. It has a steady 150 spell-power, but does not noticeably scale with your faith.
25-45 faith: Basic talisman! It outpaces the one above and scales pretty well (B) with your faith.
>45 faith: Ivory talisman; Rhea of Thorolund has it. Starts very low, but scales with an A rating, eventually becoming the best. But not for a long time.
Unexpected bonus: Canvas Talisman, bought for a measly 1000 soulbucks from Patches the Hyena, after he relocates to Firelink and starts selling poo poo he looted off of the dead clerics. It has a higher starting power than the basic one, and scales with an A, although a lower A than the ivory one. It is actually the best. The ivory one might outpace it at stupidly high stat values, like in the 70-ish range, but there is no reason to get that much faith.

Vastakaiun posted:

Man, getting the Eastern Armor back to the blacksmith was by far the most disappointing moment I've had with the game. I thought I'd finally found a set to replace my starting knight one, but then I find out the loving thing needs Twinkling Titanite for upgrades.

Vastakaiun posted:

It made a bigger impact on my decision to roll a Knight than I care to admit. After about 30 hours, I'm just looking for something different.

Tarradax posted:

I asked a while ago and didn't get an answer: Is it possible to leave Anor Lando in the middle and return later? I'm a bit under-level for O&S and I really need to return to the main game area for a while more.

CoderCat posted:

I joined the way of white covenant, how can I commit a sin? I don't want to do something stupid early in the game and I couldn't find anything online about this.

ColdCock posted:

What's wrong with the Magic Shield spells, I mean other than the abysmally low duration? And what the hell does "Unlimited uses of magic and items" mean?

Joe_Richter posted:

So, is there any real reason the elemental weapons are so much better than the stat scaling ones? I mean, considering how useful the elemental damage is anyway, and that you don't have to boost str or dex above the minimum for the weapon, you'd think it'd be the other way.


I guess I'm just slightly peeved at the "wasted" points ive put in str and dex.

Smelly posted:

Could someone post what this says? I'm at work and they have the site blocked.

Also, Capra goes down in roughly one firestorm and one greater fire combustion. I love the fact that the people I white (gold) phantom for don't even have to fight anymore.

vg247 posted:

From Software has announced a new patch for Dark Souls, to address a handful of issues including some glaring multiplayer problems.

The patch details, posted on the developer’s website, have been translated on Neogaf, but apparently list just a few examples of changes planned, with more details to come soon.

Fixes to certain spells and effects:
- Magic Shield, Strong Magic Shield
- Tranquil Walk of Peace
- Ring of Fog, etc.
Unlimited uses of magic and items
Regular weapons rebalanced against reinforced weapons
Adjustments to the player matching conditions
Loading problems when switching between maps

Of particular note is the matchmaking fix, as there have been reports of problems for those trying to find co-op buddies or invade other players, and a change to the Ring of Fog, which has rapidly become notorious for its overpowered use in PvP situations.

Gazmachine posted:

gently caress

Crowbear posted:

Absolutely.

If you want to crush them easily, just slap on your heaviest armor, cast Iron Flesh if you have it, 2-hand your weapon, and beat the poo poo out of them

Mordiceius posted:

So what Covenants did you all pick?

Am I missing anything?

Houdini posted:

What's the Souvenir of Reprisal?

Elysiume posted:

Why are you wearing Shadow Armor, guy? That armor is bad!

Vatek posted:

Yeah, those 2 boars at the entrance to the Duke's Archive were a pain in the rear end. Didn't have any pyromancy to work with so meleeing them took a long, long time.

Elysiume posted:

What exactly do those do?

Filthy Monkey posted:

You should see the gamefaqs board. It is full of people using the Uchigatana and the Iaito like they are the only weapons in the game. I mean, they aren't bad, but I don't really find them that particularly remarkable.

smuh posted:

Actually, every version ofthe stray demon

Gazmachine posted:

Whoever designed the walk to the Four Kings battle is a loving shitcunt who needs to have a cockring put in and then sharply pulled out. By me.

I got to King Four then had a couple of lovely rounds, then got hit by a very quick exploding magic then magic grab combo on my latest attempt. Now I have to loving run all the way down ANOTHER time. Just stick a loving bonfire outside - I'm not doing anything except holding circle until I get there. Stupid and annoying.

Pomale posted:

Gazmachine posted:

I'm working this tactic but I might need to go heavier. Cheers. That magic AoE is hosed, though.

Ulio posted:

What a shame I am only at the undead parish but people say that some areas are considerably worse in framerate drops...

ColdCock posted:

Sucks. Sorry for repeatedly posting, but these questions keep popping into my head. Once I drop into the Abyss to battle Four Kings, can I swap out my Abyss Ring for something else, or will I die or get kicked out of the Abyss or something?

GaistHeidegger posted:

I warp there all the time without the ring without issue.

GaistHeidegger posted:

Well if walking up to Kaathe and having a chat counts, yeah.

Taratang posted:

You only need the abyss-walking ring while the four kings are still alive.

waspinator posted:

Starting my belmont run. Got the whip at level 1: will be only using whip and probably faith magics. Streaming it at:

http://www.justin.tv/waspinat0r

Heavy neutrino posted:

Int characters are pretty much the only ones who get acceptable scaling from forged weapons. Slap Enchanted +5 on a weapon and never look back. The Moonlight Butterfly Horn sucks rear end don't get it.

Elysiume posted:

But just the highest ranks, right? I thought you got to keep the tier 1 and 2 lightning spears for WoS.

DKWildz posted:

I've been convinced now to try out Dark Souls from Vinny and Brad on the giant bombast, and a couple livestreams, so after 3 Wal Marts not having it, and 1 used copy at gamestop for $55, I just did what I should have done originally and got it on amazon. Hope to be able to try it out on thursday.