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Funkmaster General posted:Pretty sure stored humanity doesn't do anything for you, and the item discovery boost is just applied for being human, rather than hollow. Don't quote me on this, though. No, stored humanity definitely raises it. Being human is a flat boost of 20 I think and then stored humanity keeps adding to it. Stored humanity also boosts if even if you are hollowed.
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evilalien posted:No, stored humanity definitely raises it. Being human is a flat boost of 20 I think and then stored humanity keeps adding to it. Stored humanity also boosts if even if you are hollowed. Fair enough, then. I must not have noticed because I try to spend humanity on bonfires if I'm ever at 2 or more stored (which I rarely am without using consumable humanity anyhow), since I can't stand losing it to a double-death.
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Speedball posted:Aaaaa I was gonna skip this one but this thread exploding the way it has and the ridiculously glowing reviews are changing my mind. Do it. Skyrim will win all the GOTY awards simply because it's an Elder Scrolls title, but this is easily the best game so far this year, by far.
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Funkmaster General posted:Fair enough, then. I must not have noticed because I try to spend humanity on bonfires if I'm ever at 2 or more stored (which I rarely am without using consumable humanity anyhow), since I can't stand losing it to a double-death. Yeah I do the same usually, the only reason I have this much was because I just white phantomed the Sewers boss 8 times in a row. You get 12.5K souls and a humanity every time you beat it so it's pretty worthwhile.
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So has anyone found a way to placate NPCs? I committed the cardinal sin of Souls games and put my controller down while standing near that priestess lady and her 3 buddies near the Firelink Shrine. Now every time I come down the elevator from the Undead Parish they all aggro on me and push my poo poo in. If there's no way to calm them down then I guess I'll just have to find a way to murder them all!
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dongsweep posted:Yeah, smash the two together at the exact same time. Very touchy. I don't use it because it is unreliable, although kicking an enemy off a ledge is satisfying. I think you actually tap forward just before hitting R1/R2. I've got it down to muscle memory so I could be wrong. I love jump attacking everything, it's like I'm a dregling from Demon's Souls.
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Crowbear posted:So has anyone found a way to placate NPCs? I committed the cardinal sin of Souls games and put my controller down while standing near that priestess lady and her 3 buddies near the Firelink Shrine. Past where you kill the gargoyles at the bell tower, there's an NPC who will make all friendly NPCs forgive you. It will cost a lot of souls.
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Stored humanity definitely boost item %. First point is 20, and about 5 per after that, until you get to ~15 when it drops to like 2. Does anyone know if Dex 30 actually affects your rolling, or is that just a rumor? I know there's a ring that does, but I don't want to keep pumping dex if it won't help my sweet, sweet dodges.
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So I just got invaded by a phantom in darkroot's mini pvp area. Dude had like a dragon faced helmet on and could apparently just shoot fire out of it all day without ever running out of casts. We literally circle strafed each other for like 5 minutes with him doing nothing but shooting fire at me and me desperately trying to not be in it. What in the everloving gently caress.
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Could use some white phantoms (360) for the poison swamp boss if anyone's around the bonfire.
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DeathSandwich posted:So I just got invaded by a phantom in darkroot's mini pvp area. Dude had like a dragon faced helmet on and could apparently just shoot fire out of it all day without ever running out of casts. We literally circle strafed each other for like 5 minutes with him doing nothing but shooting fire at me and me desperately trying to not be in it. What in the everloving gently caress. That wasn't a helmet. 
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Funkmaster General posted:Past where you kill the gargoyles at the bell tower, there's an NPC who will make all friendly NPCs forgive you. It will cost a lot of souls. Has anyone actually tried this out? Because the wording on it is super vague and I'd like to know before dropping 38000 souls on this 
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Ahhhh, just died to a framerate hitch, that stings.
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My buddy claims that he is not seeing any ghosts or messages anymore, and he was not in a party chat when the game started but thinks it might be in offline mode. Is there an option to change between the two? He says it hasn't worked even after restarting
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SolidHavoc posted:My buddy claims that he is not seeing any ghosts or messages anymore, and he was not in a party chat when the game started but thinks it might be in offline mode. Is there an option to change between the two? He says it hasn't worked even after restarting I don't know about how to switch modes, but you can check if you're in online mode by trying to leave a message with the orange soapstone.
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Bluh, I just spent twenty minutes sitting around by the boss of the Depth's house and nobody called me to help  I did manage to support one guy against the Gargoyles though, I love his reactions as I just barreled through the swarm of drudges right before him, scything down the magic-user rear end in a top hat too. Then we get to the gargoyles and kill them in under a minute, I actually manage to down the second one in two hits. I am a god drat killing machine  I kind of want to get to the forest now, but I don't know how to reach it. Closest thing I found to it was this corridor full of a bunch of crystal golems and what looked like the Yamata-no-Orochi shooting frequent artillery barrages of water on the other end. I don't think that's the way to go somehow. I've also got 5 Black Knights to my score so far, and have a Halberd, a Sword, and a Shield from them. I've gotten the sword upgraded twice, and it's currently sitting pretty at 246 AP. (About 25% Better then the Drake Sword). So, yeah, productive day all in all, I'm just trying to figure out where to go next, since most of the places I've found are the Catacombs, the Lomba Ruins (Below Firelink), the Valley of Drakes (Probably not, since I can only take said drakes one-on-one, and only when I have room to maneuver), and Darktown (I think).
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NESguerilla posted:Boy oh boy! I sure am glad they kept that awesome move in the game where you bounce back two feet for no reason when you hit the O button! It's not like it's a stupid useless counter intuitive prompt that lets you get rear end raped when you try to run or anything. It's awesome cause you can't already do that effectively by just hitting back+O, so i really appreciate it. Thanks From! I wasn't trying to kill that armored boar. I was just trying to get him down to a sliver of life and let him stick his tusks up my rear end in a top hat.
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I forgot this game was coming out so soon and as a result, I did not preorder for the CE. Amazingly enough, Gamestop had a preorder cancel and they had one CE available! So excited to play this.
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Oct 6, 2011 03:52
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I wish that there was more interfacing with PSN friends or XBL buddies because right now it feels like the game is saturated in a good way, but sometimes you just want to partner up with someone you know. I've tried placing my sign in random rear end spots and telling others on Skype but no dice it seems with how they do their matchmaking. Really wish they could add a Blue Aiding Soapstone or something that you can set down so only those on your PSN / XBL list can see you.
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Alectai posted:I kind of want to get to the forest now, but I don't know how to reach it. Closest thing I found to it was this corridor full of a bunch of crystal golems and what looked like the Yamata-no-Orochi shooting frequent artillery barrages of water on the other end. I don't think that's the way to go somehow. If you can get past that area you'll be in the rest of the forest. You can also Run past (or kill I suppose) the golem near the undead parish's blacksmith
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Garin posted:I wish that there was more interfacing with PSN friends or XBL buddies because right now it feels like the game is saturated in a good way, but sometimes you just want to partner up with someone you know. I've tried placing my sign in random rear end spots and telling others on Skype but no dice it seems with how they do their matchmaking. It was a design choice to specifically not allow co-op with your buddies, because it ruins the mood of the game. Agree or not, that's the deal.
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CodfishCartographer posted:Ah okay, thanks guys! So one more stupid question - what ways are there to get humanity? I know there are items that grant it - I've found a few already - but I sometimes notice I just randomly have a point in it, after not having used any items. Is this also a result of other players upgrading the same bonfire I'm using?
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Alectai posted:I kind of want to get to the forest now, but I don't know how to reach it. Closest thing I found to it was this corridor full of a bunch of crystal golems and what looked like the Yamata-no-Orochi shooting frequent artillery barrages of water on the other end. I don't think that's the way to go somehow. That's actually the lower part of the forest. You can either climb up from there, or if you know where the blacksmith in the Parish is, the main entrance is right below him.
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coyo7e posted:I noticed that I get more humanity more often when I do "special" kills, like parry->riposte, or dodge->counterrattack, or backstabs. Do you get humanity by killing regular guys or does it have to be special guys?
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Nelson Mandingo posted:Who teaches you arcane spells? I've found Soul Arrow and Heavy Soul Arrow, but I'd like to get the more useful ones. This is called Sorcery, and in order to get more you have to free a sorcerer NPC who is pretty close to the entrance to Lower Burg. You will need the residence key from the merchant in Undead Burg (master key does not work here). After going down in the main street area with the 3 poison dogs, to the right you'll hear someone lamenting being stuck in that room. Open the door, talk to them, then return to Firelink and they'll be there waiting for you.
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Funkmaster General posted:It was a design choice to specifically not allow co-op with your buddies, because it ruins the mood of the game. Agree or not, that's the deal. I thought it was a design choice to not emplement anything more robust than the sign placement. I doubt they would filter based on friends lists, but if they did then oh well? They already have specific world invasions, just not sure how it ruins the mood.
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Jesus christ has anyone beaten the Stray Demon? I fall down and then he immediately does a room wide AOE/Unblockable explosion that outright kills me.
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So....That iron boar. What to do.
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The Moon Monster posted:If you can get past that area you'll be in the rest of the forest. You can also Run past (or kill I suppose) the golem near the undead parish's blacksmith I killed the golem already, with a longsword +3. One-shotted him too. So, how do I get past the God drat Artillery platform then? EDIT: The blacksmith in the Parish? I don't recall seeing any other exits then the one that leads to a big locked gate, and the one that lead to the miniboss, then the Garden, then the Basin (Which leads me to Valley of Drakes or the God drat Artillery Platform)
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JG_Plissken posted:Do you get humanity by killing regular guys or does it have to be special guys? I'm pretty sure every humanoid enemy has a random chance of producing non-consumable humanity. I've only found consumable humanity placed on the map or on rats.
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Holy crap. I got into a little fight with some guy who looked like a Tower Knight armed with some kind of giant boomerang club. I got behind him for a crit and barely grazed him, and then he proceeded to absolutely flatten me in one hit. All of me. 
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Garin posted:I thought it was a design choice to not emplement anything more robust than the sign placement. I doubt they would filter based on friends lists, but if they did then oh well? It doesn't filter out your friends. I was able to see my friend's ghost running past me the other night (which we confirmed through private chat). However, it's based on P2P and it depends on how "close" you are on "the network," whatever that means, so it will be entirely impossible to group up with some people. RyanManRules posted:So....That iron boar. What to do. Lure it into charging into the fire, and/or drop attack it from the ledge above.
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Lotish posted:Holy crap. I got into a little fight with some guy who looked like a Tower Knight armed with some kind of giant boomerang club. I got behind him for a crit and barely grazed him, and then he proceeded to absolutely flatten me in one hit. All of me. I beat that guy without him even touching me . Just retreat up one floor so you can have some room to maneuver.
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Mr. Crow posted:Jesus christ has anyone beaten the Stray Demon? I fall down and then he immediately does a room wide AOE/Unblockable explosion that outright kills me. My friend says to instantly roll as soon as you fall and try to stay behind him until he rears back for the AoE explosion. Also watch out for him jumping up and slamming the ground - it'll kill you in one hit. I've yet to attempt it but he's only Soul Level 20-30ish. Time for my own question. I've killed the Gaping Dragon and I unlocked a way into Blightown. I tried going through it, but the enemies seemed way tough, especially the huge ones with the clubs. Ignoring that, what area should I head to? I'm soul level 30. Edit - I've also killed the Moonlight Butterfly and the Gargoyles.
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I am pretty sure these Gargoyles are impossible at level 15ish or so. The first one I can chip away at slowly, but once the second one comes and spams me with fire forget about it. Running around with my starter scimitar and a spear, and these are doing absolutely dick to the gargoyles. What's a better weapon for this point in the game?
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CaptainPoopsock posted:I am pretty sure these Gargoyles are impossible at level 15ish or so. The blacksmith near the church/forest area sells the shards needed to upgrade a weapon to +5 if you haven't done that. For the fight I used a Battle Axe +5 and it was pretty effective.
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Phoix posted:Additionally, you can farm these guys really fast with a pretty hilarious trick. Aggro all of the humanoids that you can and then run back to the stairwell entrance. If you stand on the cliff beside it they'll run up the stairs one by one and fall down. It's ~6k souls every minute or so. I plan on doing this, but could you provide more description about what all is right there? I have about 15.5k souls farmed from the Berg (I can do a "run" in about 2 minutes and I get around 700 souls and I've done it so much I rarely get hit) and I'm going to try and get to 20k for the key and then farm in this spot using this method you're talking about. I'm also terrified of getting from the Burg to the blacksmith. I'm going to try and go backwards to the firelink, take the elevator up and then try and make my way outside to the blacksmith...if I die after farming 20k souls I'm going to cry.
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CaptainPoopsock posted:I am pretty sure these Gargoyles are impossible at level 15ish or so. I was having massive trouble with them even at 18-19. I eventually found someone offering to help and with two (human-controlled) people, they are a joke. Remember that your ghost-buddies cannot heal themselves, though. When they get hurt, you need to drink a flask.
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