Souls Multithread

2014-03-14 07:28:35 pm

sounds handy. i already find it hard to decide what to invest in since they added so many parameters.

did you attack that npc/enemy early in the forest that's targetable, but not hostile and you can't talk to? i'm hesitating since it might be an actual npc, but the fact that you can target him seems to suggest it might be an enemy...

Da Dood

2014-03-14 07:36:38 pm

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If you're talking about one of those big guys in the first area that you see in the distance, it's definitely an enemy and you can access that place.

One of the trees has a hole that you can fall into safely; you can see the safe ground if you look down.

Da Dood

2014-03-14 07:40:20 pm

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OH WAIT, I think I know who you're talking about. Dude dressed in white, looks hurt. I have no idea, I'm really curious about that guy!

ryu

2014-03-14 08:38:52 pm

yeah, he's got arrows stuck in his body.

just beat the first boss. i was about to complain about the linearity of the game, but then realized i had just wasted the souls i could have used to buy the ring to reduce fall damage on leveling up. seems like the mysteries of the hole will have to wait. :/

Da Dood

2014-03-14 08:44:19 pm

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Heh, that area is a treat.

Actually you can take at least 3 different paths as soon as you enter Majula.

Idkbutlike2

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2014-03-14 09:42:58 pm

Made it to Stonefang in DeS today. This area seems a lot less dickish than Boletaria Palace for now. Gonna farm some grasses before taking on the first boss of the area.

By the way, how the hell do you use magic in this game? I managed to get it in my menu, but I have no clue how to activate it.

Da Dood

2014-03-15 12:38:58 am

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To use magic you need a catalyst (or a talisman for miracles). It's basically a magic wand, you use it like a weapon. If you don't have a catalyst, there's one on the first watchtower of the second Boletarian Palace area.

Made some progress in DkS2. Goddamn the Great Club is awesome! I love this thing.

This game's Blighttown is... interesting. It's dark and depressing like the others, but not that obnoxious as far as poison and BS enemies. I'm not done with it, though.

I'm very confused about the Adaptability parameter and how/if it affects equip load. I have 60% load and a pretty fast roll. I assume the new stat has something to do with it...?

Bosses defeated:

1. Dragonrider
2. The Last Giant
3. The Pursuer
4. Old Dragonslayer (LOL)
5. Flexile Sentry
6. Royal Rat Vanguard
7. Ruin Sentinels

ryu

2014-03-15 05:56:42 am

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Actually you can take at least 3 different paths as soon as you enter Majula.

oh yeah, i forgot about the

sewer pathway

. i suppose down the hole is the third path then?

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I'm very confused about the Adaptability parameter and how/if it affects equip load. I have 60% load and a pretty fast roll. I assume the new stat has something to do with it...?

probably... i know they didn't remove the fatroll because i've that happent o me before with a heavy weapon

ryu

2014-03-15 09:03:49 am

just beat

the dragonrider

i thought heide's tower was the structure far off in the background on the mountain. you got me from!

Da Dood

2014-03-15 10:24:56 am

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Got several places open to explore. I don't know anything about this game's progression, what I have to do and all, but it looks like you can skip a crapton of bosses and some areas like DkS1. There are 2 or 3 ways into a certain big area, shortcuts galore, and boss fights in dead ends.

4 Estus Flask uses. 15 hours played and it's not even as good as the default flask from Dark Souls, haha.

Still not super impressed with the boss fights, but the level design is stellar.

Bosses defeated:

1. Dragonrider
2. The Last Giant
3. The Pursuer
4. Old Dragonslayer (LOL)
5. Flexile Sentry
6. Royal Rat Vanguard
7. Ruin Sentinels
8. Belfry Gargoyles (LOL2)

Quote from ryu:

i suppose down the hole is the third path then?

The ones I found are:

1. Stairs to Heide's Tower
2. Path to the Forest of Fallen Giants (I think this is the path the game wants you to take normally)
3. Drop to the giant hole in the middle

ryu

2014-03-15 11:38:41 am

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The ones I found are:

those are the paths i was referring to. doesn't look like you can go anywhere else, unless you took the gift item that cures petrification maybe...?
i've only beaten 3 bosses so far, the latest one being the one in the cathedral.

did you find a greatsword or ultra greatsword yet?

Poision Envy

2014-03-15 03:27:55 pm

Club 27 Goals

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oh man, the character creator in this game is fucking shit. i accidentally made a female character and didn't even notice it until i removed my equipment to test if i'll jump farther that way

time to start over

hehehe.

There's actually a coffin you sleep in that will change your character's gender every time you sleep in it.

Da Dood

2014-03-15 03:29:05 pm

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I don't think I have any greatswords. I haven't paid much attention to most weapons I got 'cause I was very low level for a while. And as soon as I grabbed the Great Club, now with decent STR, I didn't look back.

I've seen at least 4 boss fights that are actually more than one creature at once. Itching to use magic for crowd control, but I like that this is a pure melee run so far. A greatsword might help.

Da Dood

2014-03-15 03:42:57 pm

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A tribute song to Blighttown.

ryu

2014-03-15 03:59:53 pm

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hehehe.

lol! so that's what that thing does... that explains what happened to me

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A greatsword might help.

i found an ultra greatsword. too bad it's not as nifty looking as the zwei from DaS :/ you can find it in

the no-man's wharf

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oh man. blighttown's actually one of my favorite areas in DaS

Da Dood

2014-03-15 06:25:40 pm

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Quote from ryu:

you can find it in

the no-man's wharf

No wonder I didn't find it, I just ran through that whole area, hah.

I paused before a very tough (and FUN) boss fight. I got the hang of it and I'm sure I can destroy him next time, but I had to quit for the next hour or two. My next assignment: sneaking out of family dinner early to keep playing. >:)

ryu

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2014-03-15 07:51:57 pm

lol, good luck!

i went from 3 to 5 estus charges in a span of a few minutes. good thing i went to the forest of giants to search the area properly!

next will be the place behind the gate that had to be opened via the lever closed off by a petrified woman. then i'll hope that i'll be able to avoid the black gulch for as long as possible. that seems to be the worst area in any of the souls games >_>
btw i already figured out the plot from just entering that place!

it was ALIENS

(not really a spoiler at all unless you haven't been there yet)

Da Dood

2014-03-15 08:26:49 pm

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I killed the boss! That was one of the best bosses in the series IMO. It's a simple sword duel, but he is so relentless.

I also have 5 Estus charges, must have missed some that you found because I've been all over the place!

And yeah, I just entered that area behind the petrified woman! Fun place. I imagine, from the looks of it, that it leads to the network beta area which I'm already familiar with.

ryu

2014-03-15 08:44:48 pm

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I also have 5 Estus charges, must have missed some that you found because I've been all over the place!

try up the stairs in the room of the second bonfire in the forest of giants

Da Dood

2014-03-15 08:55:07 pm

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Thanks!

Another boss dead! \o/ 10 now!

1. Dragonrider
2. The Last Giant
3. The Pursuer
4. Old Dragonslayer (LOL)
5. Flexile Sentry
6. Royal Rat Vanguard
7. Ruin Sentinels
8. Belfry Gargoyles (LOL2)
9. The Lost Sinner
10. Scorpioness Najka

Idkbutlike2

2014-03-15 09:40:36 pm

Wow. The Armor Spider was REALLY damn easy to beat once I knew what I was doing. The Tower Knight gave me way more trouble.

Da Dood

2014-03-15 09:59:01 pm

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Nice! Both are pretty easy when you know what to do. Armor Spider took me A LOT of tries my first time through. I had to look up a guide and found out that the left side of the tunnel is really safe. \o/

Poision Envy

2014-03-15 10:18:04 pm

Club 27 Goals

I'm still hoping and praying the PC version will have SOME sort of lighting compared to the console version. Please lord Gaben, let it be.

Idkbutlike2

2014-03-15 10:19:45 pm

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Nice! Both are pretty easy when you know what to do. Armor Spider took me A LOT of tries my first time through. I had to look up a guide and found out that the left side of the tunnel is really safe. \o/

Both sides near the entrance are, actually. You just have to run away far enough.

Idkbutlike2

2014-03-15 10:29:34 pm

Speaking of console limitations, does Dark Souls have a more consistent framerate than DeS? Cause this game has some really jarring FPS drops at times.