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Is there a good spoiler free guide to help point me in the right direction? The game gives you keys to access new areas which I have no idea where they are located. For example, I just beat Gaping Dragon and got the key to Blight-Town. I'm guessing this is some area even lower than the sewers, since I'm still hunting for that drat 2nd bell, but I dont want to start rooting around FAQs and Wikis, that could spoil the experience.
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Just like with Demon Souls I think I have really hosed over my first character. Right now he's a mish-mash light armor heavy shield greatsword pyromancer guy. Basically a melee glass cannon, if that makes any sense. I really don't feel like starting over, but I am guessing I am going to be screwed for NG+ since my stats are all over the place.
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Feb 4, 2012 21:31
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I got 2 shot by an invader using a lightning sword (I want to say it was a katana type, but I'm not sure) that ignored my shield. What's up with that? I had a regular Eagle Shield.
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Feb 5, 2012 10:05
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I'm noobing my way through the game right now, I've seen plenty of other people with hobo/found gear while summoning/being summoned. I'm sure you'll find the dedicated griefers and PvPers with crazy gear, but the game is still new.
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Feb 5, 2012 15:04
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EC posted:I love how Big Hat Logan is all "thanks for getting me out of jail, ima hook you up!" And then charges you 50k souls for a spell. He won't even carry some basic catalysts in stock. He really is a dick.
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Feb 5, 2012 16:49
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I am in love with the Black Knight Sword. I've tried other weapons, and enhanced weapons, but the BK Sword is almost the perfect blend of strength and speed, and the moveset is great too (except heavy attacks.) I'm guessing it's not so great at high levels though, due to the bad stat scaling. It's funny, I've had this thing sitting in my inventory since the beginning of the game, I just never bothered buying the stats for it up until past Gaping Dragon.
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Feb 5, 2012 23:36
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Alright, how the hell do you get past the spear archers in Anor Londo? The ones guarding the side entrance to the big rear end cathedral. Every time I get up there I either get knocked off the ledge or speared in the back.
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Feb 6, 2012 19:50
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If the game's designers intended you to poison them with arrows perhaps they should have put a merchant selling poison arrows somewhere in the area considering I can't get out of Anor Londo now that I've rested in the bonfire here :I
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Feb 6, 2012 20:00
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I'd like to get some feedback on how to develop my character going further into the midgame (I just opened up the 4 golden fog gates.) Right now my strongest stat is Strength, at 24, but my build is really spread out. I'm at SL 51ish. I have 20 Dex, 3 attunement slots, and 18 Int. The rest is spread between vitality and endurance, faith is completely neglected. I like to roll with a BK Sword +5 and a Lightning Battle Axe +0. I started out the game as a pyromancer so I have the flame, and the weaker fireball spells. I've noticed at this level pyromancy is basically useless unless I can find some stronger spells. I thought when I started out this character it would be a spellsword, that's why I initially pumped up Int (turns out it's useless for pyromancy, who knew!) I also spent a lot of souls buying magic from Big Hat Logan, only to realize I don't even have a catalyst. Anyways, any advice on how to go on from here? I really like the melee mechanics, but I feel crippled sometimes without a strong ranged attack.
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Feb 13, 2012 16:40
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Try reverse hollowing and summing some help. Solaire has a sign right outside the boss room so there's no excuse.
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Feb 13, 2012 19:00
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I don't know about NG+ yet but the only way I was able to beat Lautrec was by sheer luck with parries. Next time I'm going to slay that bastard in his jail cell.
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Feb 14, 2012 06:53
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What do these Sunlight Medals do? I've got about 5 sitting in my inventory.
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Feb 14, 2012 07:40
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Also, I feel like I'm beating on a dead horse here, but being unhollowed is really helpful for that fight. Not even any co-op buddies, the NPC you can summond, Maneater Marilda (I think that's her name) is a fantastic meat shield.
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Feb 14, 2012 09:44
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The real way to save hair-tearing frustration down there is to light the second bonfire. Just hug the right-hand wall and you'll find it soon enough.
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Feb 14, 2012 13:53
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EC posted:Mildred the Man Eater is probably the most useless NPC in the game, next to Beatrice for the Four Kings fight (she absolutely wrecks the Moonlight Butterfly, though, so she gets points there). She's apparently only wearing rags because her goal is to bathe in the lava that Quelaag spits out without landing any hits at all. About the only redeeming thing she does is pull aggro occasionally, but she doesn't hit enough to keep it, so it never really matters. I've seen 5 summoned players die in the fight, but Mildred took hit after hit without dying, and she kept the boss' attention almost the whole time. She's very useful in that fight, more than I can say for Laurtec and Solaire against the gaping dragon.
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Feb 14, 2012 15:19
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TheMostFrench posted:I didn't mention I ran into a couple of very large knights, we circled around a bit and then they just started stunning me at range with some spell so going that way seemed a bit pointless (unless I can run past that fight). I didn't notice any unusual walls/doors yet so thanks for the heads up. Those guys have a pretty short aggro range, you can walk past most of them. They hit hard and have that annoying miracle, but they don't really have any special resistances. You have to fight one or two I think to get past the area, although the whole thing is pretty much optional. You're just heading towards a fairly easy boss and a dead end.
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Feb 15, 2012 12:35
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In the archives, how do I get back to Big Hat Logan? The ladder I came down is a no-no, there is an untargettable archer there ready to 3 shot me while I slowly clamber up the ladder. I want that Fire Keeper Soul!
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Feb 16, 2012 09:57
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You also will want to unlock the Sen's Fortress shortcut, in case you missed it. It's two cages hanging side by side in a small room on the way to the roof. Go down in one once, and from then on they'll act like an elevator between that room and the first pendulum room.
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Feb 16, 2012 12:51
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I killed the giant sword dog today. I noticed that before I struck the killing blow he started limping. There are "tears" and "grief" messages all over the ground - am I missing something? The monster attacked me in cold blood.
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Feb 16, 2012 18:52
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I was there to grave rob? I must have missed that, I just decided to piss 20k souls for the key to open the area on a lark and mess around. What am I supposed to be looking for there? All I found a Wasp Ring.
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Feb 16, 2012 19:08
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Oh yeah. I forgot about that because I have no idea what "the abyss" is.
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Feb 16, 2012 19:25
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If you feel like being a counter-dick, go stand next to the spawn point in painted world while unhollowed. Invaders will spawn right next to the hole in the bridge. Welcome to kick city assholes.
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Feb 17, 2012 20:22
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I've been messing around with a low level character (mid 20s) since my first guy is stuck in painted world plus I don't really like his stats spread out. Back to the 20s, it seems like every single host and summon I met tonight was wearing the Gargoyle Helm, myself included. It was like a hat club.
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Feb 17, 2012 23:45
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This game feels really huge, much bigger than Demon Souls, and I've only gotten as far as Anor Londo/Painted World. I keep hearing about all these higher level areas, is there much more to discover?
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Feb 18, 2012 17:19
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The funny thing is that both of those bosses are not that hard to do without taking any damage, so its just a matter of how much hurt you can put out. The asylum boss telegraphs all his attacks, you just new to be able to roll and run. The dog only does physical attacks, as long as you have enough stamina and the Eagle shield you can just wear him down.
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Feb 19, 2012 12:15
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cat doter posted:Man I got the golem boss in Sen's Fortress to like 5% of his health, then he gives me one good wack and sends me flying off the edge to my death? What the hell? Yeah, I was going through Sen's again on a 2nd character all smug, being all "I got this I know all these traps." I get to the top, realize I forgot to pick up the key for the cage to open the shortcut. Instead of going back or lighting the bonfire, I summon up Iron Tarkus and decide to go for it. And of course I get knocked off the edge right near the end of the fight.
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Feb 19, 2012 16:46
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MacGyvers_Mullet posted:Oddly enough, I wasn't getting a ton of bites on a Wednesday evening one day, but when I took a sick day the following Thursday I was getting summoned within a minute or two of dropping my sign every single time from 7 am to noon EST. I was a sunbro which helps, but pretty much all of the guys had Japanese-sounding names. Yeah the online is global.
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Feb 19, 2012 18:11
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I just found out Smough has a pretty big deadzone. Every time he swings that big hammer around, if you just stay inside his swing you'll be completely safe.
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Feb 19, 2012 20:30
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Does reinforcing catalysts make their magic stronger, or do you have to pump Int?
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Feb 20, 2012 16:47
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My character is melee strength based, and it seems to me like all the weapons that fit into that category are slow and clumsy. I guess it's logical, but is there a good quick weapon I can upgrade to complement my slow crushing weapons? I'm using a BK Sword and a Battleaxe and they're both a little too slow to catch the quicker enemies when they decide to dodge.
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Feb 21, 2012 07:17
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I don't know why I didn't think that that, considering my Battleaxe is lighting :I I guess I'll do for a fire weapon then, maybe a shotel for PVP?
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Feb 21, 2012 08:55
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Speaking of those Pisacas, I was scared shitless of them (before fighting them). I mean here was a swarm of monsters terrible enough to run off two of those lizard men that ganked me so bad in Sen's Fortress. But no. They are hella weak and lame.
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Feb 21, 2012 17:47
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You got a racist message because people are assholes on the internet. Water is wet. The sun shines. That's just how it is. Most people in this game are abnormally corteous though, maybe it has to do with the fact there's no voice chat. I always get a bow from a host or player sometimes even from invaders. I bow back even though it's not my style. It's kind of like the old days of Jedi Knight MP.
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Feb 22, 2012 15:30
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Uh so after reading the posts about CD I was nervous going to fight him today. The first time I aggrod him from range with a bow, which was a mistake. The second time I was dreading the fight, but he didn't do anything. He just stared at me until I went up to the altar to grab the loot, then initiated a melee fight that I tanked easily.
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Feb 22, 2012 23:48
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I'm a total pussy when it comes to bosses in this game and I refused to tackle them alone. I always, ALWAYS put down my summon sign and assist a few times so I have some worry free practice shots (worst case scenario I go back to the last bonfire with all my souls and humanity). Once I feel like I know the boss and I have enough humanity I'll reverse hollowing, kindle the fire and bring along some summons to the fight.
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Feb 23, 2012 16:15
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Level 72 in Lost Izalith is completely dead right now :-(
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Feb 23, 2012 19:48
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So it seems like its not a slow night, something is hosed with my connection. No bites even in low level spots. I still see messages, but no ghosts or summon signs.
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Feb 23, 2012 20:50
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I'm on the PSN, sorry :I I did try to quit and reload, nothing doing. I already turned off the Playstation, maybe I'll try again in a few hours. It's funny, my MP was working fine. I got summoned twice (the 2nd time the host disconnected in the middle and then invaded me!!!). Then I got a strange sign about "Gravelord disasters are gone" even though I never got a notice before that I got cursed. Then, nothing. No ghosts, no summons, no bloodstains. Just messages.
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Feb 23, 2012 22:06
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I had a trusty +10 crossbow that did good physical damage in a pinch, then I decided to make it lightning to exploit weaknesses. It totally sucks now, it doesn't seem to do any lightning damage at all. I should have spent the souls on lightning bolts instead :-I
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Count Chocula posted:Just started this on the recommendation of friends. Still in the undead town; seems the more I play the worse I get. I lose patience and start slashing. Haha yeah, this is the worst game to button mash in. I usually go play something more spaztic when I get in the mood, then come back for careful methodical medieval rear end-whuppin.
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