Blind is fun. The game is designed for replays, so don't worry about not 100%ing it first time or whatever.
Definitely blind. You only get one shot at a first playthrough and a huge part of the tension in these games is not knowing what comes next. You can always do NG+ later and then clean up using a guide.
There's not much she can do to you if you are hitting her side or behind. Watch out for her AoE slam, which is her most dangerous attack. It's very telegraphed. She'll stand up high on her legs to charge up so you can just roll away and let her do it.
It's mostly getting down to the bonfire in the alcove that's a pain, as well as the optional areas the you only really need to go to to get items.
Thanks. Yeah think I am usually fat rolling (can't check weight right now) but for her I've got my leather on which is lighter but good vs fire. I got her down to about two hits left and then died as run out of my five estus.
There's one down there as loot, very close to the first bonfire. The Necromancers in the Catacombs give one as a guaranteed drop (the last one will always drop one if none of the others have).
You can easily tell if you're fat rolling: your character will flop to the floor with a heavy thud, rather than roll.
Yeah but i was a bit distracted. Think it's the onion man door as I've now gone back there and it's open. Ventured in and it looks interesting, gonna tackle that this weekend.
I should've let them kill me after I aggro'd her, aye. Then grind and warp back to Undead Parish and get it pardoned.
I imagine even the wheel skeletons are peaceful if you're 13 feet tall and have a scythe.Now that is the wrong call
Kill that lying dragon wench!
Focus on Smough first, use a weapon with a bit of reach. Use lock-on (which can be a hindrance for some bosses but makes S&O much more manageable) and always stay moving during the first phase. Watch for the openings and peck away.
You guessed right...
Best way to deal with Snakemen is to parry them, their moveset is made for it. If you need to use arrows, go for headshots, it does more damage and staggers them, you could also poison them in 2 or 3 arrows and let it take (Undead Female Merchant sells them). You can roll through the lightning attacks or block them, you could even equip to a wooden shield specifically to block them since wooden shields absorb more lightning damage.
Thanks. I tired parrying but I get hit every time. Is that because my timing is off or due to low stamina or a weak shield? I just can't get it to work.
Yes definately just to do with timing. It can be tricky but once it clicks, you'll get it. It's a visual thing for me, but the best advice I can give is to hit L2 as their arm is coming down/forward.
4 Kings, if you're not using Havel's. Even so, that's the only really difficult part on NG+, just due to how the boss works. I suppose boss tail cuts would be awkward as well due to increased health, but I always do that in NG.
It doesn't really ever even out since the further you get into the game the less of a buff enemies and bosses get. O&S might give you some trouble and maybe 4 kings, but even they are pretty easy if you know how to fight them and have high enough damage to kill them quickly. It's not just that you are much more powerful relative to how enemies are more powerful. You're also much better at the game.
If they are ganging up on you before you kill the first one then it's an issue of your dps being too low. Don't summon Beatrice ; she literally makes the fight more difficult since she contributes nothing and increases the HP of the boss by 50%.
Well, that's your problem right there and the reason you're not doing damage. Here you can see how different weapons scale as different stats are leveled up and what a dramatic difference it can make.
Cheers! Don't know how long that would've taken to figure out on my own...
Definitely no reason to keep playing if you're not feeling it, and specially if you have other games you truly want to play.
