Dark Soul's: Prepare to Die Edition (PC)
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You can venture down there if you want, but it's not necessary at this point, but it may be useful to kill the areas boss for some souls.
Again, drop the drake sword. if i remember correctly, the drake sword doesn't scale with any of your stats, so as you level up, your missing the chance to do extra damage if you had a wep that scaled with what you are leveling. So there's a point in the game where it just doesn't cut it (literally
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You can venture down there if you want, but it's not necessary at this point, but it may be useful to kill the areas boss for some souls.
Again, drop the drake sword. if i remember correctly, the drake sword doesn't scale with any of your stats, so as you level up, your missing the chance to do extra damage if you had a wep that scaled with what you are leveling. So there's a point in the game where it just doesn't cut it (literally
This is what i was thinking, so ill have a play with the other weapons i have! I got the axe off the gargoyles lol! Massive! I think i like to have a shield though! I may go on a little venture tnight then! So should i be able to take down the boss near the black smith?
Also i have the fire thing thats said to make the ectus flasks more effective, how do i do that?
Thanks
Must admit I don't see the point of purposely not using the drake sword while you can, on the grounds that "you don't learn the game" or whatever. Surely this only applies if you have any interest in PVP, which if you are using the drake sword you will surely get owned, you'll probably get owned regardless but that is a different matter. For PvM you just use it until it doesn't cut it any more don't you? Why handicap yourself acquiring the souls and farming the resources to upgrade a later weapon ready for when the drake sword is outclassed anyway? Do your farming with the best weapon I say, which at the start of the game is the drake sword.
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Go see the old lady under Firelink Shrine. She is behind bars. Take the stairs to the right, near where the dude is sitting.
As for that boss, you can easily avoid him. But if you are feeling it, you can take him out, use range. Or, if you have enough endurance to fast roll. Get up close. He isn't that hard once you learn the moves.
As for that boss, you can easily avoid him. But if you are feeling it, you can take him out, use range. Or, if you have enough endurance to fast roll. Get up close. He isn't that hard once you learn the moves.
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Probbly the best early game weapon that has some heft and scales well is the Claymore.
God how I love that weapon
Grab it from the bridge with the hellkite dragon in undead burg.
After a few upgrades it far surpases the Drake Sword and has one of the best weapon move sets in the game.
God how I love that weapon
Grab it from the bridge with the hellkite dragon in undead burg.
After a few upgrades it far surpases the Drake Sword and has one of the best weapon move sets in the game.
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Not exactly true, without decent stats in Str and Dex and at least +5 the Drake Sword is still better, the Drake Sword is also considerably lighter and faster.
Saying that the claymore is a very good weapon, the problem is that by the time it becomes really useful (Sens Fortress) you can get the Man-Serpent Greatsword which for Str characters is just flat out better.
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It's not that much better. It's attack rating is only 20 better 1 handed and 1 when 2 handed, and this is at 16 Strength and 10 Dex. The claymore also arguably has a better moveset and has better poise break.
Okay I truly suck at this game !! Sorcerer class trying to beat that asylum boss at the very start of the game. I can jump off ledge and impale him for about 40% of it's health but then I'm lucky if I can get 2 more attacks off before he pounds me to pulp !!!! Should I be getting in close to tickle his belly or fire off magic from range ? to be honest I'm not good at either hehe, cracking game though.
DODGE!!!!
Seriously though, learn to dodge early on. Look at what attack he's about to do, if he flies up run back a bit and cast a spell. If he holds his hammer up straight upside down roll to the side and cast a spell and if he looks to swing it from side to side roll backwards and cast a spell.
Basically dodge and cast while he's recovering from the attack
.All but given up on this game I am stuck on that Capra demon and have probably spent over an hour trying and what must be 30 attempts easily. I don't mind a challenge but when it almost feels broken to get charged and smashed down to 25% in 2 seconds the 3-4 minutes to get back there each time become tedious and boring which is not something I want in a game.
I know I can summon help but really it shouldn't be so ridiculous I am sure most of you will say it isn't but honestly it is, so unbalanced and it is relatively early on in the game so doesn't really scale imo.
I know I can summon help but really it shouldn't be so ridiculous I am sure most of you will say it isn't but honestly it is, so unbalanced and it is relatively early on in the game so doesn't really scale imo.
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The game doesn't force the way you should play upon yourself, it lets you learn from past experience. For example, the very first "proper" boss (not the tutorial one), the easier way to kill it is to do the dropping attack from the tower. But how should I of know this, isn't it a bit unfair that they hind the ladder behind you, out of sight? Well, by this point you should know, from killing the first boss, plunging attacks do a lot of damage, so you should always be looking out for way that you know how to kill the boss. Again, with the capra, people find it hard to deal with multiple enemies, but just before you were dealing with 2 huge gargoyles, and often faced more than 2 enemies at the church. So for the capra, try to apply what you have learnt to see if you can beat it (that's what I did anyway
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Urggg Capra
Best advice I can give is to just sprint for the back steps as soon as you enter and deal with the dogs ASAP.
After that he's fairly easy to deal with, just dodge his big two handed attack he does with both swords and you can block the rest with a half decent shield.
You can also exploit the ledge by the stairs for some nice plunge attack damage.
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DODGE!!!!
Seriously though, learn to dodge early on. Look at what attack he's about to do, if he flies up run back a bit and cast a spell. If he holds his hammer up straight upside down roll to the side and cast a spell and if he looks to swing it from side to side roll backwards and cast a spell.
Basically dodge and cast while he's recovering from the attack
To be fair I haven't used a controller since my Atari so half the battle is getting used to the damn thing
Think I need to up the sensitivity and just practice, thanks for the advice bud.
Sprint around the right of him then try roll up stairs, but yes it is a ****ing gimmick fight with massive coinflip, some of the game is brilliantly hard but that fight is just a battle with camera angles and RNG when you first enter the room, massive gimmick.
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Spent an hour today trying, got to 50 minute game session time and allowed myself 1 hour if I couldn't do it after that was going to stop playing all together and just admit the game is not for me.
Beat him on the 62nd minute hot diggity! Block instantly as soon as I went in and not roll like I see before, circled around and got the dogs on the stairs and then stood at the very back of that bridge and 3 drop attacks later dead.
Spent an hour today trying, got to 50 minute game session time and allowed myself 1 hour if I couldn't do it after that was going to stop playing all together and just admit the game is not for me.
Beat him on the 62nd minute hot diggity! Block instantly as soon as I went in and not roll like I see before, circled around and got the dogs on the stairs and then stood at the very back of that bridge and 3 drop attacks later dead.
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It's funny how different bosses give certain people issues. I found the gargoyles and Capra to be super easy. In fact, I one shot Capra the first time I ever saw him. Sif and O&S also gave me no trouble but 4k got me stuck for a while.
Glad you got past him enjoy the rest of this incredible game!
Glad you got past him
enjoy the rest of this incredible game!
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And, how good do you feel? I hate the Capra demon, I hate him the most, beyond annoying.
I just walked away laughing in disbelief to be honest agnes couldn't believe it. I really must have spent 2.5 hours trying to beat him. I would some times just try and run there and that would end badly so was a wasted attempt. Got stuck in a corner countless times, fell off the stairs a few times to my death etc..etc..
Think I am level 22 with some knight armour/shield and drake sword is that about right? Have a few k souls I put some on endurance and will boost my long sword next black smith with the remaining lot I have.
Think I am level 22 with some knight armour/shield and drake sword is that about right? Have a few k souls I put some on endurance and will boost my long sword next black smith with the remaining lot I have.
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Haha, one word of warning... The Depths is hell. I think it's only slightly behind Blightown which is where I always stopped playing as Blightown for me was the worst area.
Anyway, The Depths, I know so bloody well due to being there for so long on previous play through's. I'm a noob, but also a completionist, I have to explore every area... Almost OCD. And in this game, that makes my life living hell haha.
Anyway, go VERY slowly, look out for holes in the floor where water is running. If you fall, you get attacked by poisonous frogs that emit clouds of toxins. If affected (less than 2 seconds in said cloud), it's a nightmare to get your self cured. Have to trek back to the guy under the first bell to get sorted.
However, taunt them, there throats bellow up, roll back. They jump to you, swish swish swish, they die. Get used to that, and you will be fine. The butchers, they are easy. Slow, so just backstab. Careful as there are 2, and the second one, she will jump on you and is not in plain sight
You will see.
Also, explore, as a certain path leads to a black knight or what ever it is, who casts soul spears at you whilst you fight the next boss if you don't kill him. Really annoying.
Anyway, The Depths, I know so bloody well due to being there for so long on previous play through's. I'm a noob, but also a completionist, I have to explore every area... Almost OCD. And in this game, that makes my life living hell haha.
Anyway, go VERY slowly, look out for holes in the floor where water is running. If you fall, you get attacked by poisonous frogs that emit clouds of toxins. If affected (less than 2 seconds in said cloud), it's a nightmare to get your self cured. Have to trek back to the guy under the first bell to get sorted.
However, taunt them, there throats bellow up, roll back. They jump to you, swish swish swish, they die. Get used to that, and you will be fine. The butchers, they are easy. Slow, so just backstab. Careful as there are 2, and the second one, she will jump on you and is not in plain sight
You will see.
Also, explore, as a certain path leads to a black knight or what ever it is, who casts soul spears at you whilst you fight the next boss if you don't kill him. Really annoying.