Dark Soul's: Prepare to Die Edition (PC)

So I picked this up the other day, I have just rang the first bell so thought id give my thoughts so far:

* The early area in the burg is stupid as a beginner but does teach you some important lessons.
* Nearly quit at that bridge boss thought he was unbeatable - I was wrong.
* Dragon bridge farming is pretty cool and very broken but clearly there for noobs like me.
* The gargoyles were impossible for me on my own , then I used a humanity and spawned the AI and it was rediculously easy.
* EVEN if you know how to kill an enemy sometimes you can catch it at the wrong animation and the next thing you know your dead.
* I have spent about 9 hours on the game so far and feel like iv walked about 10 metres.ROFL.

So at the moment I have the key to the forest, and Im by some lizard lightning dude. I had a fight with him and he seems beatable if I put my mind to it. as for that I have no idea wtf is going on but its a pretty cool game to play.
 
Yep, leave Titanite until you've got a few ranged spells or decent arrows. Then just goad him into coming towards the stairs and wail on him. If you're standing up the stairs while he's down, his side-swipes with the trident can't hit you. You just need to watch out for his overhead smash and avoid the lightning. Piece of cake.
 
Guys I presume it is better to lose some armour values and be able to roll properly then to be stacked with armour?

Got a little bit further last night, was in that garden place and killed the butterfly was pretty easy compared to the other bosses iv faced, used my 20000 souls key on that door for the farming area but haven't attempted the glitch yet. Might try it tonight to get some souls just to buy everything from the blacksmith before I go back to dragon bridge.

At the mo I am stacking STR and END, with a bit of VIT. Is it worth adding to DEX or not?
 
All depends on what weapons you like using, but like you i like to be able to roll fast with decent armour. Its a chore but as soon as i start the game i get what i need from the undead burg merchant, kill him for the uchigatana, fight my way to Havels room and back stab him for 5 mins doing a whopping 33 dmg each time. The ring he drops is worth it though.
 
iamtheoneneo said:
Guys I presume it is better to lose some armour values and be able to roll properly then to be stacked with armour?
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Yes, if you get Havel's ring like Fap has said it means you can carry more armour before you fatroll.

iamtheoneneo said:
At the mo I am stacking STR and END, with a bit of VIT. Is it worth adding to DEX or not?
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If you're primarily strength then just level Dex to the minimum required for the weapon you'd like to use.

The Demon's Greataxe is my favourite STR weapon :)
 
Made some, but little progress. Finished off the catacombes. Fairly easy actually, pinewheel... LOL! Literally, 4 or 5 hits, dead. Easiest boss fight I've had yet.

Anyway, now in the tomb of the giants. Got invaded, died, almost had him but had 5 giant skeles on me. They killed me :(

Revived twice but it's at the first bonfire, to the left up the thin path, where you drop down a small hole, 5 huge guys in there. I keep grabbing my souls and stuff back but regardless of them being 3 hit kills, I get overwhelmed and die :( So might have to say goodbye to those souls.

Other than that, feel I missed some treasures at the top of the tomb as the guy said to look down but I just went along some route. Apparently he was meant to kick me?
 
agnes said:
Made some, but little progress. Finished off the catacombes. Fairly easy actually, pinewheel... LOL! Literally, 4 or 5 hits, dead. Easiest boss fight I've had yet.

Anyway, now in the tomb of the giants. Got invaded, died, almost had him but had 5 giant skeles on me. They killed me :(

Revived twice but it's at the first bonfire, to the left up the thin path, where you drop down a small hole, 5 huge guys in there. I keep grabbing my souls and stuff back but regardless of them being 3 hit kills, I get overwhelmed and die :( So might have to say goodbye to those souls.

Other than that, feel I missed some treasures at the top of the tomb as the guy said to look down but I just went along some route. Apparently he was meant to kick me?
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I can help you with Tomb of the Giants tonight if you want, what level are you?
 
Jamie said:
I can help you with Tomb of the Giants tonight if you want, what level are you?
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74, I think. I'm trying to explore all areas not just rush. If that appeals to you? So far, I spoke to what's his face, I walked past him and used the skull lantern to navigate. I saw treasure to my right, looked like I could jump to it but didn't bother. Went down the pillars (slides) until I eventually got to the bonfire. Rested, went to the path on the left (thin path, sheer drop on the right, wall on the left). Went down the little hole in what looks like the roof. In that room, I have left my souls and several humanity.

Just looked at the 3D maps and I see I have multiple options and it seems the room I'm talking about has no exit, so might be some treasure in there?

Either way, some help would be nice :)
 
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Jamie said:
I have a level 68 character at that bonfire so that's ideal. Is 8ish OK?
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It's a date haha. Have you got Mumble? I can give you server details so we can chat and stuff at the same time.

I will be on first thing when I get home (half 4) to try and recover those souls so I can summon you at 8.

Looking forward to it :) My GFWL name is FreshageLive, steam is freshage
 
Can I get some help/advice please. I have just beat the Iron Golem and have started londo or what ever it is called. Killed a few of those knights and the mimic and now venturing down. However, I have the drake sword and have had it for ages now. I seem to have broken it. This weapon doesn't scale with your character does it? I don't know what I should use or could use instead, I do have a bunch of titanite shard things though.

Here is a link to a dropbox folder with screenies of my character showing stats, the weapons I have and the shards.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mmodfd43kfppquo/EGuzWGp1O5

Thanks
 
If you want pure strength weapons then you could go Zweihander or Claymore which are easy to get. Now you are in Anor Londo i'd suggest the Gargoyle Halberd, epic weapon that is str/dex based i believe. You are about to go down a large elevator and fight a Gargoyle that has a great drop rate of the Halberd...unless you already have one?
 
I dont have much in str and dex its mostly endurance at the moment. I have a halberd I think I also have a ring for improving drops so I'll stick that on and fight that gargoyle.

Yeah I do have one, the crystal halberd. My character seemed to struggle with it, staggered after swinging if I remember correctly. Should I stop sticking points in endurance?
 
FeFiDoh said:
I dont have much in str and dex its mostly endurance at the moment. I have a halberd I think I also have a ring for improving drops so I'll stick that on and fight that gargoyle.

Yeah I do have one, the crystal halberd. My character seemed to struggle with it, staggered after swinging if I remember correctly. Should I stop sticking points in endurance?
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Crystal and Gargoyle Halberds are different, you deffo want the Gargoyle. And dont worry with the staggering, you do that only when you dont hit something, if you clock something in the face with it it swings normally :)

And yes, 40 end is perfect, put everything else in Str/dex and vit now.
 
FeFiDoh said:
Can I get some help/advice please. I have just beat the Iron Golem and have started londo or what ever it is called. Killed a few of those knights and the mimic and now venturing down. However, I have the drake sword and have had it for ages now. I seem to have broken it. This weapon doesn't scale with your character does it? I don't know what I should use or could use instead, I do have a bunch of titanite shard things though.

Here is a link to a dropbox folder with screenies of my character showing stats, the weapons I have and the shards.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mmodfd43kfppquo/EGuzWGp1O5

Thanks
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Heh, Drake Sword, no wonder people don't recommend you use it! And it also implies you looked at some sort of guide/tutorial, which ruins some of the atmosphere and feel of the game.

But back yo your question, Black Knight weps are pretty good for strength builds, Zweihander can be found near Firelink Shire.
 
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