Huzzah! Finally got the 30 humanity, opened the shortcut, and now I am free to Sun Bro it for the rest of the game.
Whoever at FromSoft decided that an invader spawn point would be right in the middle of that one gank fest in Tomb of the Giants... I salute you, you magnificent bastard.
You have to run in up close to him to dodge that. The balls come inwards but disipate at a distance that if you're stood close to him you're safe.II haven't been able to dodge the only other dark attack he used against me, which spawns the blobs in a circle around you and has them quickly travel inwards toward you. But he only used it two times in a dozen attempts and I could tank them with full health.
Just finished the game for the first time. What a ride man, loved every single second of it. It definitely shows its age in comparison to BB/DS3 (the two I've played), but it's a true masterpiece
Best boss fights imho: Artorias (one of the best in the whole series), Manus and Gwyn. I even managed to defeat Manus on first try, have no idea how I managed to pulled that off lol
Now I wonder whether I should take a break or go straight into DS 2
Crazy looking crab thing, can be dangerous. Unsure how they spawn, but it is related to other players deaths.
I think it's when someone dies and has left a bloodstain with a shit ton of humanityCrazy looking crab thing, can be dangerous. Unsure how they spawn, but it is related to other players deaths.
Crazy looking crab thing, can be dangerous. Unsure how they spawn, but it is related to other players deaths.
Vagrants are monsters which spawn in response to bloodstains being lost or items being dropped and abandoned. When a player dies and leaves a bloodstain with considerable humanity (5 or more) and fails to collect it before dying again, or the player leaves certain items and reloads the area without picking them up, there's a chance these will travel to another player's world and become a Vagrant. Vagrants appear in two different forms (named "Good" and "Evil").
The "Good" form of vagrant looks like an egg with crab legs and will flee and vanish upon being discovered, whereas the "Evil" form has a claw and a ranged attack and attacks the player on sight. The ranged attack will cause very high damage, and can knock through shields very easily. Good Vagrants can drop items useful to the player if killed before they escape, and Evil Vagrants will drop valuable Humanity or Twin Humanity.
If a Vagrant is not killed by a player, it will be sent out again to another player's world. This will continue until the Vagrant is finally slain. If the Vagrant is sent out enough times, it will eventually upgrade into a more powerful black phantom version that drops more valuable loot when killed.
Good Vagrants have an initial phase known as Drift Items, which are item bags that appear exactly where the original item was left except the item within is significantly downgraded and often nearly useless. Possible Drift Items include things like a Lloyd's Talisman, Rubbish, Prism Stone, or Titanite Shard. The Drift Item will continue to be sent out to other worlds if it isn't picked up, and after a while will eventually become a Good Vagrant. As a Good Vagrant, the item inside is more valuable and becomes even more so if it can manage to survive and travel to other worlds until it becomes a black phantom Good Vagrant.
Noema you can farm for red chunks at the very end part of the game, and you get 1 or 2 guaranteed drops per run. If you want to wait.
I'm playing it now and it's great. I miss the way locations tie together like they did in DSI but all the other improvements (graphics, combat, speed, QoL) make up for it.Got the platinum.
My first save file is done. If I play again it will probably be a faith build. I love throwing lightning.
I might just play Dark Souls III though.
You totally should, IMO they only get better as the podcast goes on. They're able to get better guests later on, too. I can't remember if VaatiVidya was a guest in the first season but I know he comes on at some point in DS3?Seconded. I ended up doing this on a whim after seeing someone mention Bonfireside Chat on Twitter, and it's been fantastic.
Tempted to repeat the process for 2 and/or 3...
Yeah, why am I being invaded constantly in Oolacile? Is it just the area for that, or is it my imagination?"Oh hey, guess I'll work on finishing the DLC then start NG+ for the Plat"
*kills first DLC boss*
Immediately after...
Invaded by dark spirit wutsgoodyoutube
Invaded by dark spirit bigpoppapump
Invaded by dark spirit twitchslashoktwo
Invaded by dark spirit herecomesdaddy
Guess that's enough Dark Souls for 1 weekend. I have way more fun things to do than fight Giant dad memelords all night.
I wonder what kind of enjoyment twinks in burg and parish get for invading and 1 shotting people
I don't give a fuck dying, but is this really what you spend your time doing? I haven't had one invasion that was an appopriately geared character for the zone. I just feel bad for new players.
You guys, I don't get angry at video games, but Ornstein and Smough are making me legit depressed
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I can't land two hits on these bastards alone. I have very limited humanity (I rarely have any, lol), and whenever I summon Solaire he just gets bodied by the two self-healing giant knights (who I can't kill without wasting half my Estus). I've read all the tips in this thread and watched like three different videos but I still feel like I'm making barely any progress.
I'm currently back in the Painted World just grinding souls to increase my endurance and upgrade my lighting-resistant armor. Seems like my best way forward at this point, lol.
Coming from the bridge bonfire because it's already kindled and 10 Estus is better than 5, lol. I can avoid the giant knights just fine, but when I go to the summon sign they run up there and trap Solaire.What level are you and, more importantly, what level is your weapon? I wouldn't really bother with the armor, it's not really that important in this game. Your time is better spent upgrading your weapon (try to get +10) and learning the fight.
Which bonfire are you coming from? It's easy to avoid the Giant Knights by the fog gate if you come from the Bonfire we're you met Solaire, after the archers. You have to do a jump from the stairwell and you can skip most of the run to the boss.
Or, if you are OK with summoning another player, I'm sure someone from Era would be more than happy to lend you a hand.
Coming from the bridge bonfire because it's already kindled and 10 Estus is better than 5, lol. I can avoid the giant knights just fine, but when I go to the summon sign they run up there and trap Solaire.
I'm running a Warrior character, level 50 with 25s on Vitality, Strength, Resistance and Endurance. I've been running a Drake Sword+1 since like Undead Parish, lol (which to my knowledge doesn't scale). I don't really like two-handed weapons and I haven't found a better one-handed yet.
In the middle of the skeleton dogs or the giant skellies? Like every room has a shitty spot in ToG lol.
Hmm, okay. I thought Resistance was defense tho? I play a very slow and cautious Dark Souls, lol.Well, that's your problem right there.
Get yourself a weapon with good strength scaling like a club or an axe and then upgrade it as much as possible. You can buy and farm titanite in Sen's Fortress
Don't waste more points on resistance. They are useless.
Oh geez. Another one caught by the Drake Sword trap. >_<
Hmm, okay. I thought Resistance was defense tho? I play a very slow and cautious Dark Souls, lol.
Drake Sword allowed to me beat the first half of this game, so I have no regrets, lol. I guess I might need something better now though.
Drake Sword allowed to me beat the first half of this game, so I have no regrets, lol. I guess I might need something better now though.
Just please, tell me there are no more double boss fights in this game. The Bell Gargoyles I could handle, but this...
Drake Sword allowed to me beat the first half of this game, so I have no regrets, lol. I guess I might need something better now though.
Just please, tell me there are no more double boss fights in this game. The Bell Gargoyles I could handle, but this...
I've read all the tips in this thread and watched like three different videos but I still feel like I'm making barely any progress
Not to be that guy - But I'll be that guy!.....
I meant just the tips on Ornstein and Smough, lol. Trying to avoid spoilers so I literally just typed "Ornstein and Smough" into the search bar.Not to be that guy - But I'll be that guy!.....
This whole thread people have said avoid the Drake Sword, it's a trap.
I do have one of those. I think my stats still aren't good enough for it in some area, but I can figure that out and fix it.
Yep yep yep.The problem with the Drake Sword is that it makes the beginning of the game too easy. You bypass the learning curve of the first half of the game, which means you run flat into a wall the moment the Drake Sword stops performing adequately. Dying to some hollow chumps in the Burg isn't fun, but the stuff you learn there forms the foundation for the rest of your playthrough. People who use the Drake Sword on their first playthrough don't have that foundation. And so the game forces them to build it in Sen's Funhouse and Anor Londo, which is even harder than the Burg and Parish.
The more you die in Dark Souls, the more you learn. So if you don't die at all because you got your hands on a powerful weapon early-game, you don't learn anything at all.
I do have one of those. I think my stats still aren't good enough for it in some area, but I can figure that out and fix it.
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If you did get the Black Knight Sword (it's a very lucky early drop) that thing will carry you through the end of the game if you upgrade it. It literally melts faces. 330 Base Damage plus decent (C) STR scaling, and bonus damage against "Demon" enemy types.
EDIT: Double Post (Sorry)
Really? I have one and im tempted to upgrade it, its better than boss weapons? Im disappointed with chaos blade low damage
I mean the area where the large divine ember is. xD Very few players even bother with this room, but as an invader I spawn there pretty often, and on occasion I will spawn in the middle of a player trying to survive that gank squad and it's just... lol. I don't even need to do anything really, they don't stand a chance.
Get a shield that blocks 100% physical damageYou guys, I don't get angry at video games, but Ornstein and Smough are making me legit depressed
:(
I can't land two hits on these bastards alone. I have very limited humanity (I rarely have any, lol), and whenever I summon Solaire he just gets bodied by the two self-healing giant knights (who I can't kill without wasting half my Estus). I've read all the tips in this thread and watched like three different videos but I still feel like I'm making barely any progress.
I'm currently back in the Painted World just grinding souls to increase my endurance and upgrade my lighting-resistant armor. Seems like my best way forward at this point, lol.
Pretty sure my Knight Shield+5 already has that. That bastard Ornstein is just too damn fast. Also if you don't have Solaire it's basically impossible to "separate Ornstein from Smough" so you can actually get hits in. You'd think that big hammer guy would get himself stuck behind the pillars, but nope! And he's not even slow! How the hell does he move that fast! Lol.