I'm new to Dark Souls and just started DS1.
I'd heard that unkindled bonfires only give up to 5 Estus recharges, but I was standing idle next to the one in the Undead Burg and randomly gained another one. I chilled there a bit longer and it eventually recharged to 10.
I can't find anything about this on Google. Am I doing something in particular to make this happen or can you just wait around at every bonfire and recharge to 10 like this?
someone else kindled the fire and you happened to be nearby
You get +1 estus when someone rates a message you've left
>>337668265
Everytime you have gay thoughts you gain a flask.
It's why normies have so much trouble with the game.
>>337668423
>>337668606
Oh cool
Thanks!
>>337668712
No problem!
Enjoy the game!
>>337668265
I just started last week, anon. Enjoying it very much even though only just defeatedBell Gargoyles
QTDDIOT: I've noticed when roaming around for periods of time my humanity counter increases by itself - what's the deal here?
>>337671584
You gain "soft" humanity by killing enemies.
make sure to spend at least half your souls on resistance.
>>337671876
At the very least. The latter half of the game becomes straight up artificial difficulty if you level a useless stat like endurance instead.
>>337671784
Thank you! That's good to hear, especially when I know I'll be playing through a lot of areas multiple times if I fail bosses and the like.
Currently going from Firelink to Andre to upgrade my black knight great sword. Character looks boss carrying that fucking thing.
>>337671876
also, don't bother upgrading weapons, upgrade armor instead
>>337671876
>>337672132
you fuckers
>>337671876
>>337671943
Don't fall for the memers
>>337671584
The soft humanity system is a bit wierd. Killing numerous enemies in an area where you have not yet killed the boss will add points to an invisible counter. When full, it will add a humanity to your bank.
>Just started playing DS1 as well
>After struggling with him, finally get the second black knight down and he drops his sword
>Get the stats to use it
>Spend hours plowing through new areas, black phantoms, bosses, etc
Gargoyles, Moonlight Butterfly, Capra, and Quelaag down, and I got them down usually in 1 or 2 tries.
I'm digging this sword.
>>337672505
You basically unlocked the ezmode. There are a couple of weapons like that in DaS.
>>337672581
To be fair, I was doing pretty well with the Zweihander too, and upgraded far enough it'd probably be on par with the Black Knight Greatsword.
Still, its kind of nice having something with 280+ base damage at level 30.
>>337672684
I don't think it's a bad thing, it's pretty fun to play the game like that.
>>337672505
When I got the black halberd the game got super easy for me
>>337668265
There is one specific bonfire that is kindled already, so it gives you 10, the rest of them you have to kndle them yourself.
Have fun with it anon! its a great game
>>337672715
It's been pretty fun, yeah. Every time I've died it's either been to bullshit or something dumb I did. Its less about numbers and more about timing now, because with how slow the sword is I have to use it carefully.
>>337672756
I actually had the halberd drop for me too. Played around with it and it seems like a better weapon, but the greatsword is just satisfying. Especially on invaders; crushing them into the dirt or throwing them into the air is lovely.
>beat DS with a strength build a couple of times
>figure I'll try a pure magic build to mix it up.
>mfw
Magic is fucking garbage. Fuck having a limited amount of spells.
Best DaS1 weapons are the black knight halberd and the standard mace. Prove me wrong, fags.you literally cannot
>>337672870
Magic is literally ez mode though. Just have a magic weapon for enemies and then magic spam the bosses to death. It's literally what enables people to do all boss speedruns super quick.
>>337672045
>black knight anything
Welcome to easy mode, enjoy your stay
>>337668265
It's been a bit but I think whenever someone else kindles that bonfire you're hanging around you get an extra flask. So whenever you kindle you're giving extra flasks to whoever is in that area.
I think.
>>337672987
Not much easier than just upgrading a greatsword/claymore
>>337672987
Damn shut up. What are you upset about, not being able to beat black knight weapons in pvp?
>>337673224
>black knight weapons
>pvp
What year is this?
>>337673224dropping a black knight sword on my first playthrough and doing so much dps that i had to wait for the 4kings to spawn because i killed them too fast
Going through Sen's Fortress right now. Any secrets I should be aware of? Also, whats the deal with the lizard who's just standing there with his arms crossed?
>>337673604
>Any secrets I should be aware of?
>Also, whats the deal with the lizard who's just standing there with his arms crossed?
the irony
>>337673604
He's asleep on the job. Roll a boulder on his lazy ass.
>>337673604
don't kill the bomb-throwing giant and he'll kill the boss for you
>>337673604
Pay attention to everything in the environment and go slow.
Sen's is flavor town.
>>337673604
Hope you can time those rolls and backjumps anon.
>>337672987
I seriously doubt it makes a very first play through easy mode.
A massive super sword won't stop me getting killed or protect me curses and poisons.
honestly, what was the hardest part for you guys? mine was probably the ornstien and smough fight.
>>337673604
Wacth your step.
Traps might reset in your absence.
Hope you like narrow ledges with swinging axes.
Bossfight is ez as fuck compared to the actual level.
>>337671876
this so much
>>337674141
Blighttown the first time and the Bell Gargoyles was where I hit a huge wall when the game first came out. Other than that the game wasn't that bad. I just got used to it. I played Demon's Souls first so that helped too.
Some parts like Bed of Chaos gave me trouble as well but that part is just poorly designed and not actual difficulty.
>>337674097
>poison
Every single poison is complete shit, the only exception is the dart-blowing guys.
>>337674141
Either kalameet or manus.
I don't count for lmao2lions because that's pure absolute bullshit.
>>337674141
I was stuck on the first Anor Londo for a looooong time.
The rafters, Archers and even the giants gave me a ton of problems.
Of course O&S took a while as well.
>>337674401
oops *the first Anor Londo bonfire
>>337674141
Ornstein and smough took the most tries but twin gargoyles was a wake up call so early in the game
>>337673604
How can play a video game and browse /v/ at the same time? Are you not enjoying it enough?
>>337674401
>>337674357
the biggest Issue I had was getting solaire to help, eventually i just soloed it after 20 tries or so.
fuck that fight.
>>337674013
>implying I can dodge worth shit
The only way I was able to beat that titanite demon was pure luckand getting a good drop attack on it.
>>337673658
>>337673659
Took a look around the room. I think I know where this is going. I just have to find a way to make it roll that way.
>>337674141
Probably the obstacle that I spent the most time on was when I got cursed in Blight town and I had no idea how to get rid of the curse and I had nothing to remove the poison. Combine that with still being pretty shit at the game it took me a long time to get out of there.
Here's a little guide I whipped up for newbies to the Dark Souls series, I hope it will be of some use! http://imgur.com/a/98ipg
>>337674546
good luck on the other titanite demons. wont say where.
>>337668265
>>337668606
>>337668712
>>337669226
The fuck happened here?
>>337674612
one half of the dark souls community.
>>337674578
Svenskjävel
>>337674472
I was browsing /v/, saw the thread, and decided I wanted to play. So that's what I'm doing.
I did not expect there to be more than one demon.
>>337674328
>Bed of Chaos
I'm still mad at how irredeemable fucking shit BoC and everything in Demon Ruins/Izalith is. Good thing there's at least that shortcut that lets you skip half of those areas.
>>337675043
honestly If they had at least 6 months it could have been so much better. Still amazing but rushed still.
>>337675043
That area and boss is one of the things that always grates on my psyche when I decide to replay DaS1. I fucking LOVE the starting half. Sen's punched you in the fucking cock as a "final dungeon" with Anor London being the corridor that leads you to the most difficult and intense bossfight in the first half, O&S. Then the game just goes downhill and my drive tanks.
how can i get there?
>>337677381
You jump over there from where you are.
>>337677381
>>337677483
Seriously, you jump. Although iirc, the fall if you miss can be fatal, so wear the cat ring
>>337674141
Going through the catacombs then tomb of the giants before undead burgh on my first run.
>>337678428
>playing Dark Souls last month
>easy mode sorcerer character for shits because I've already beaten the game once
>no-damage O&S with magic missile spam
>get to Catacombs
>uninstall
I'm look for a new game. The Witcher 3 got repetitive and boring.
I was looking into the souls games. Which should I get:
DS1, 2, 3, or Bloodborne? Right now I'm leaning towards DS2 or Bloodborne.
>>337668606
>>337668712
You actually get the estus when someone kindles their bonfire and you're in the area, randomly. Message upboats don't do shit in DaS1 if I remember right
>>337678792
All of them are good, although if you play the trilogy in release order it'll get stale by the time you reach 3
>>337678792
If you get DS2, make sure you get the Scholar of the First Sin edition. It's much better, and has all the DLC.
Get DS2 if you like knights in armour fantasy, or BB for victorian gothic. DS2 is longer, though.
>>337678792
Start with 1, then play scholar of the first sin then play 3. By the time you finish 3 you will be tired of it.
>>337678428
>and then you find a dead end and have to backtrack all the way to firelink
>>337673712
Not him,but his bombs actually damage the Golem?
Never realised that
>>337674141
Manus,the only boss I coudn't beat without Havel
>>337677381
run and jump. Make sure you don't have your controller settings set to "press dodge again to jump" since that tiny bit of momentum you lose when letting go of the run button makes jump way more difficult
>>337674578
>http://imgur.com/a/98ipg
I honestly expected that this album will contain only ""git gud"
And it's some lame trap
>>337674328
To this day in several playthroughs, I have not fought gargoyles before Quelaag once. On my first run I got bodied by the first garg once and I just said fuck it and left.
>>337678792
if you like faster action go Bloodborne
If you like slower action go Souls 1
fucking ignore 2 its shit
3 is better if you have played 1
>>337678903
Every few ratings earns you a humanity (the kind that adds to the count instead of the consumable). I believe they were called hard humanity?
>playing dark souls 1 with bill burr's podcast on the background
comfy as fuck
>>337679248
3 is not better than 2 in any way
>>337679113
Can you even get back to firelink from TotG without warping?
>>337679315
kek
>>337679315
wew lad
>>337679315
Better in a lot of ways, worse in a few
>>337679346
Anywhere before Nito, who you can't access without unlocking warping anyway.
>>337679346
Yes. Got down there too early on one of my early characters and went through hell to get back up. Those wheel skeletons man
>>337679269
Hard humanity was the item, soft humanity was the ones you'd consumed and were in your counter
>>337679269
hard = consumable
liquid = in the counter
>>337678428
Isn't there an orange fog gate after Pinwheel?
>>337679456
>>337679269
well, liquid, soft, heard people call them all sorts of shit
>>337674141
Tomb of the Giants, I had no idea you could really just run through everything right until the end so I literally kept battling my way past all the feral giant skeletons and getting my ass beat.
>>337679458
No. The orange fog gate is closer to Nito. Can't remember if it's right before the drop or right before where paladin whatshisface invades you
>>337674612
Go suck some tiny cocks you fat fetus fiddler
>>337674141
I stopped playing after gettink killed by seath for the first time, the hardest part so far was lautrec. not even kidding, that fucker got me like twn times and OnS got me twice
>>337679134
>Manus,the only boss I coudn't beat without Havel
Manus is fucking savage. I spent most of my time that fight just hiding behind a silver knight shield and poking him for cheapshots. Took a lot of patience.
>>337679248
Can you explore a lot in bloodborne?
>played through all series with strength builds
>never use magic
>decide to replay them with magic, start with dark souls
>it's piss easy and I beat it in 30 hours, beating every boss in a couple tries, even hard ones like four kings and manus
I feel really bad for people who picked magic on their first play through. I know some of it is the fact that I've played it before, but I doubt anyone who played a magic character could have had as much fun as a melee character, because how can you feel accomplished when the game is so easy and short?
>>337679656
Yeah, some areas aren't that good for it, but the first few like Yharnam, old yharnam and cathedral are amazing. DLC too, of course.
>>337679636
I think the Greatshield of Artorias broke the game for me, once I got that and had it fully upgraded melee damage bosses were cake. I partially regret doing it now.
>>337679315
Hahahahaha here they come.
>>337679656
The levels are nice and big with all kinds of paths to take, so I would say so yeah.
>>337679760
I watched my friend play through DS1 using magic, it was pretty lame looking desu, you drop every boss like its a hollow soldier and just walk around in mega heavy armor.
Why does everyone say the Gargoyles are a wake up call?
They are easy mode with Solaire. I've never died to them.
The boss that took me the most attempts the first time was Asylum Demon.Because i had no idea how the game was supposed to be played. The Git gud meme is real.
Overall my hardest bosses are O&S (now that's a wake up call), and the DLC ones. Gwyn is easy if you can parry.
>>337672684
Stick with the Zweihander, has a better stagger rating, and is only out speeded by the Moonlightgreatsword (whilst keeping the great stagger)
Best weapons in the game for stunlocks = Claymore, Moonlightgreatsword, Zweihander.
>>337672869
>throwing them into the air
Which move could cause that from BK greatsword? I also have it after it dropped from the one in Undead Asylum revisit and I'm trying to make it work but fast enemies/bosses are messing me up, still relying on backstabs with it.
Also got the BK halberd from grassroot BK too. Thinking of using it, not sure because if I can't get the greatsword to work this one might be even harder.
>>337679883
You don't even fight enemies most of the time, you just shoot them while you're outside of their aggro range.
Magic was only good in BB.
>>337679917
>Claymore
That fucking lunge, hnnnngg.
>>337673604
Stab boss in back of ankle, he falls down and is EZ mode
>>337679849
>>337679804
Thanks based anons. Looks Like Bloodborne it is! Then DS1
>>337679907
>They are easy mode with Solaire.
Post discarded.
>>337679932
>>337672870
Magic in DaS is very ez mode.
The only downside is that you need to go all in to get the benefits.
You should be dealing 1500-2000 damage with each Soul Spear on bosses.
Dusk Crown also works for Pyromancies and Miracles.
>>337679315
>Dark Souls 2
>Ultra generic Boss, area and enemy designs
>Rolling tied to a stat
>huge graphical downgrade
>Huge Enemy ganks
>Linear as fuck
>Posion tower thing to Iron Keep makes 0 sense
>>337679656
In terms of linearity, Bloodborne is a lot higher on the list of the series, with probably 3 at the top. In the actual levels themselves they play out a lot like the first game, demons souls, in that they are pretty big with shortcuts to connect them instead of bonfires like in 2 or 3. However, they are generally self contained and don't interconnect like in Dark souls 1.
Unrelated but where the fuck do I stand to do a visceral attack against the big snakes in archdragon's? They keep getting stunned and I get the meaty "thunk" sounds when I hit them afterwards but I just can't find the right spot to stand in
>>337680050
Why tho?
Why would you not summon Solaire?
>>337680045
Have fun Anon, Just dont become one of those NEVER EVER GOLDEN FACE memers
>>337679760
>hard ones like four kings
How was that ever hard on strength build?
Run in with big weapon and don't stop smashing.
Nearly as easy as magic build.
>>337674578
cute
>>337680203
>"tho"
>summons for bosses
Stick to reddit, faggot.
>>337679269
wrong, ratings do absolutely nothing
gaining soft humanity comes from killing lots of certain mobs in an area
>>337680203
Because you don't hate fun? Solaire pretty much plays the game for you that fight.
>>337679636
>>337679809
Bloodshield; has 100% block; isn't a greatshield.
A.k.a. all the benefits, none of the drawbacks.
>>337668265
So im looking to rent a room in my house is it legal to add "NO DARKIES NO JEWS" in the ad?
>>337679932
Your character is holding a BLACK KNIGHT SWORD
not a BLACK KNIGHT GREATSWORD
so wrong weapon.
Alright, since this seems to be a QTDDTWT thread I may as well ask.
I was playing DS3 offline and sometimes I seem to randomly recover estus for no reason while playing.
Does anybody know why that happens?
Xena always related.
>>337680360
Technically, as it is your opinion protected by the constitution, but practically no in this modern pc world.
>>337680296
>>337680321
>not getting the true good ending where you save solaire
Go praise the moon or some other shit diety.
>>337679907
By yourself they are. Asylum is the tutorial, set the mood of the game an lead you to think how to apprach battles. Taurus tests to see how much did you learn since you can cheese him the same way.
Gargoyles, by yourself, have you learn spacing, how to handle two enemies with ranged attacks, how to rush one before the other arrives, and so on.
>>337680478
Killing hollows I believe sometimes rewards estus.
I may be Wrong
>>337680478
It's something similar to soft humanity in Dark Souls 1, I think. Some enemies are more likely (guaranteed?) to give one.
>>337680478
Seems to be a similar system do DS3 where you got liquid humanity after killing enemies but here you get estus instead. In DS1 each enemy had a hidden "humanity" value and when that value reached a certain threshold, you got a liquid humanity
>>337679932
Wrong sword senpai. Black knight sword. I know you love the raw damage from that weapon but its the slowest swinging greatsword in the game. Black knight greatsword is an ultra greatsword you cant really get till endgame, also ass. If you like the moveset try the bastard sword (fastest swinging) or the claymore for its thrusting atk.
>>337680045
I'd recommend playing them in release order. A lot of people say that they have trouble coming back to Dark Souls after BB because it's much slower
Plus it's nice seeing how the series develops
>>337680113
>Dark Souls 3
>fewer bosses than vanilla Dark Souls 2 by a good margin
>poison and bleed tied to Luck stat
>linear world design that doesn't allow for ANY choice of area/boss order, outside of 2 or 3 optional areas, unlike 2 which has multiple routes to take
>most areas are lifted straight from DeS or DaS
>all non-boss areas pose utterly trivial difficulty
>story is copy/pasted from DaS as well, answering no questions and providing no solid conclusion to the trilogy
>barely functions as a roleplaying game because faith, magic, pyromancy, and lightroll builds are all shit
>no power stancing
>no poise
>game is horribly optimized and performs like shit
>broken invasions
>broken covenants and no blue eye orb
>>337674612
People talked about video games
>>337672987
>LOOK MAH, I CAN WALK ON CRUTCHES, AM I A GOOD BOY YET?
>>337679907
True wakeup call is capra
>>337680113
I'm much more inclined to reinstall Dark Souls 2 than I am to go back to Dark Souls 3.
I'm already sick of how linear Dark Souls 3 is.
>>337680650
>ultra greatsword you cant really get till endgame
Literally a dude sitting in a tower, in the Parish, past the Wyvern.
The only one thats hard to get is the Great Axe, since the guy is somewhere hidden in the catacombs, over the wheel skeletons
>>337680193
You don't
>>337680801
>>337674141
I honestly don't think I had too much of a problem with anyone.
Orn and smough went down first try. Capra went down like a sack of shit. Nito got shit on. Seath got fucked.
Bed of chaos was the only boss I had to make more than 2 runs on, and I think I ended up doing it in like 10.
I remember getting on the general and being so proud that I fucked eener and orn the first try, and I showed my build.
>BKS
>Knight shield, all 5 pounds of it
>goat legs
>pig head
>elite everything else
>fatrolling so fucking hard it was ridiculous
I have never been bantered so hard as I was that day.
>>337680673
>>most areas are lifted straight from DeS or DaS
>>story is copy/pasted from DaS as well, answering no questions and providing no solid conclusion to the trilogy
You're wrong about these, but your other points are good
>>337680763
Oh yeah, i almost forgot about him.
He's not the problem pre se. It's the dogs and the small room.
>Kill a hydra
>Kill that weird guy with the gigantic weapon tha one shots you
>Kill every single demons without a fuck, died once at the goat though
>Cannot beat spider tits
It's just impossible for me.
>>337680868
But so far in the game the rule has always been that if an enemy gets staggered and you get thunk sounds you can go up and do a visceral attack. Has never failed against anything before even if the spot to hit them at was a bit strange
>>337674141
Swamp before Quelaag if I had shit weapons.
The running segment to Bed of Easy.
Nito.
>>337680360
Nope thats illegal in most western countries. You can still choose to just not rent it to them.
>>337680912
He is the first boss who requires a strategy.
Also he is bullshit and I cheese him everytime
>>337680958
Hug your left, her right and dodge when she does aoe.
>>337680673
>fewer bosses than vanilla Dark Souls 2 by a good margin
Quality over Quantity Friendo
>poison and bleed tied to Luck stat
This Means you can make builds that focus on bleed or poison now rather than before
>>linear world design that doesn't allow for ANY choice of area/boss order, outside of 2 or 3 optional areas, unlike 2 which has multiple routes to take
You can take a few different routes actually.
>Lothric castle before Undead settlement
>farron keep and catacombs before cathedral of the deep
and the areas have multiple paths through, Undead settlement has a bunch of different routes you can take.
>>337674141
>>337680692
I say that because >>337673356
Currently making a shield-only run with the bonewheel + piercing shield
>>337681013
>nito
Ovrlooked as fuck, this guy was hell to me. The path to him is filled with strong as fuck enemies, the guy himself deals tons of damages and the god damn skeletons are annoying as hell.
>>337678903
>>337680319
If I'm not mistaken each time your message is rated your health is restored. It was like this in Demon's Souls for sure and I believe Dark Souls 1 and 2 and Bloodborne do this as well. I could be mistaken though, and I have no idea about Dark Souls 3.
It was especially bad near launch of Demon's Souls. Actual useful messages would get maybe 10 or 20 ratings. Then there was a message that said something along the lines of "I'm in trouble! Please rate this message!" and I shit you not it got thousands of ratings. I think I remember seeing one with over ten thousand. That guy must have gone through the whole game constantly getting healed for free. Allant could be doing a combo on him and he'd get fully healed mid-combo. It's a neat system but the Demon's Souls community was awfully weird about it.
>>337680958
That shitty aoe nuke Quelaag does was the bane of my existence first playthrough
>have zweihander
>slow-ass attack
>if she starts up her aoe just as I started swinging it's ogre because I have no time to roll back after
And that was what taught me to upgrade a back-up weapon, just in case.
>>337681196
I just don't deal dmaage to her. I don't understand, I have my axe upgraded to +5 and it worked amazingly until now. She just doesn't gve a shit about my attacks, basically tank everything.
>>337680854
I'm sure he meant endgame without getting lucky or abusing RNG. I remember having to restart about ten times before I finally got the boar helmet from the first boar, even though it's supposed to be a fairly common drop. I can only imagine with the Black Knight weapons.
>>337680249
Great club +15 made quick work of them.
>>337681356
Nito was the best bossfight in the entire game.
There was something magical in running around the cave,dodging skellies and baiting papa nito to kill them.
Sadly he was easy as piss because I discovered his blind spot on my first try
>>337680879
God how do you survive with a fat roll build? It's my first run and I've got Havel's ring and the ring of favor and protection, and I can't even wear a full elite knight set without sacrificing my precious quick roll.
>mfw people actually summon for bosses
why dont you watch a "lets play" then, its the same thing
>decide to go back to DaS and get all the achivements
>need 3 FUCKING SOULS FROM SIF FOR ALL THE RARE WEAPONS
Why did they do this?
>>337680958
If you're a bitch, you can summon Mildred for that fight.
>>337680407
>>337680650
Guess I miss-read, didn't realize there was also a one-handed BK sword. Thanks for the info.
>>337680854
That BK where you drop from a hall right? My god that was the scariest part yet in my on-going playthrough.
>Hall with sarcophagus and pillars lined up
>Is that what I think it is in the distance?
>Yes it is, hey golem, nope, not going there yet, explor-
>Oh no, I dropped
>Oh no, skellies
>Oh no, I dropped again
>Ooooooooh nonononononononono-
>Beat him along with 2 skellies that dropped down
No idea how I even managed.
>>337681534
>no time to roll back after
You do if you know the AOE tell, in this case it's the fact that she hugs her spider bits.
If you don't have time to be out of it you have to roll into it and hope the i-frames are enough
>>337681369
>If I'm not mistaken each time your message is rated your health is restored
Not in DaS
>>337680958
Arena awareness is half the fight for spidertits
When she pats the spider's head, get the fuck back
Be aware of the lava vomit locations
Summon Mildred to tank if you need breathers in the fight, although be aware summons increase the boss' hp, and Mildred does fuck all damage
>>337680854
>>337681617
Zweihander is literally in the graveyard, you can pick it up as soon as you arrive in firelink
>>337680958
Beat her 1st try, I guess she really can't handle quick builds, always circled around her easily and could dodge any attack without any real issue. Meanwhile that hydra? I don't even know how to get in. Best I could manage was that zombie dragon with cheesing hit&run.
>>337682295
Pay attention
>>337680958
Queelag can be stunlocked with any halberd.
>>337682256
>Be aware of the lava vomit locations
This is good advice. If you're fighting her and her spider spits lots of lava pools around you, it's time to back the fuck off to a new spot. Last thing you want when you need to dodge her aoe is lava behind you.
>>337682238
Damn, I could've sworn. It has been years though.
Quick bros should I keep my great club or should I go for the demon's greataxe?
3 is the first time I'm doing PvP, having a jard time against shields. Is there a good dex weapon that can drain stamina easily ir at least not bounce?
>>337674141
Having only played it for the first time recently, the only bosses I had trouble with were;
The Bell Gargoyles, because I was new.
The 4 Kings, because I was under-geared & under skilled.
And The Bed of Chaos, because I was cocky and impatient.Also because Dark Souls is a shitty platformer.
Aside from that, I bodied most of the other bosses straight off or after a couple of tries.I still haven't fought Gwyn yet though.
>>337680558
Soft humanity, not estus.
>>337680478
read >>337678903
>>337681369
read>>337679269
>>337680319
There's a reason so many folks leave "Need Humanity" everywhere you know. But yes, every bunch of hollows also gives you a soft humanity.
What is the advised soul level to be for DaS3 NG+ onwards shenanigans? I'm lvl 80 now and don't know if I should stay put or level to a 100 or 120.
I want crazy invasions with a variety of builds and multiple phantoms. I don't like the idea of honour duels.
Is DaS2 worth playing through again?
I've just got vanilla and got bored half way through, what is the difference with the special edition version?
Will I get a better waifu if I play the DS saga?
>>337683240
Do not go after 89, matchmaking puts you 30 (35 for grapes) levels under the host, and level 120 is where faggots have settled down. Sadly this makes magic almost impossible to play.
>>337683214
>what is reading comprehension
>>337682706
There's the Knight Slayer's Ring you can get from an invader in the Catacombs. It causes extra stamina damage when you hit their shield. Although it's not really worth wasting a ring slot for, Usually it's worth waiting or kicking to break their shield.
Some weapons to deal with shields are anything with bleed and those curved swords whose name I can't remember. Lautrec used them.
Also, check out what your weapon's weapon art is. Almost all straight swords have a shield breaker.
You should also git gud at parrying. You can get a lot of damage from it, especially against sword and board knights like 90% of the DS3 players
Alternatively just use a big fuckoff mace or club. Couple of hits with that and their shield goes down
>>337681214
>Quality over Quantity Friendo
DaS3 bosses are almost all brainlessly easy though, so it has less, and they suck.
>>337683243
You'll get the best waifu :^)
>>337680478
>DS3
Please ignore my response here >>337683214
>>337683661
>waifu
>penis
Pick one
>>337680974
I'm playing DS1 for the first time too and I agree with you. If that has been the pattern throughout the rest of the game, why change it now? Unless that sounds is only there to show that they were stunned and cannot be killed normally.
>>337674141
NG+ mushroom parents at the bottom of the great hollow is the only right answer.
NG+ four kings as well if you haven't got a good strat.
All of NG is pretty easy if you're patient, I'd say I just die when I get greedy and go for more swings than I should when a boss is almost dead
>>337683810
>he doesn't like dickgirls
>>337679248
>I am bad at video games.
>>337684009
>dickgirls
>>337683810
>not wanting your waifu to have a penis
fucking gay
>>337678792
Bloodborne is kind of its own thing, but I think it's the best one. For the Dark Souls games, go
1-3-2 and play BB whenever you want. I'd probably recommend playing DaS 1 before BB or else you might get too used to BBs faster pace.
Been using a claymore build but it's at low durability now once I got to Blighttown. I'm at the first bonfire there but I don't know how to make my way back to the blacksmith. Should I just go through to the end or keep trying to go back?
>>337682689
If you're going for shit slow weapons might as well get the most bang for your buck, go the DGA
>>337684264
>he didn't get the repair station for his bonfire
>>337668265
Whenever soneone else kindles the bonfire you last sat at you get a flask. It wont give you more than 20 though.
I'm surprised there's still people playing DaS over DaS3 .maybe i should hop on my dickwriath in sens for shits and giggles
>>337684264
>not buying the repair box
Sucks to be you.
>>337684328
>invading in sen's
You monster
>>337683959
It's supposed to show you eithervare counter hitting an enemy or they're in the vulnerable phase, not necessarely open for a critical hit. Happens to bosses too.
>>337679315
3 has better bosses, lore and level design but SoTFS has much, much more content variety and replayability.
I honestly might like SoTFS better than 3, but vanilla das 2 is pure trash. It only has ONE good boss.
>>337683214
Yeah, because they do it because idiots like you told them it will get them humanity, it fucking doesn't.
>>337684426
Golem have job. Golem stop people from getting through. Golem very good at job.
>>337680871
looking at this map I'm understanding why I have no desire to replay. In Dark Souls 1 there are so many things I can do right from the start, I can sprint for the gravelord sword, dragon head stone, great scythe, and tons of other stuff before even fighting a boss but in 3 it's very, very linear for quite some time.
I feel like the nonlinearity of DaS 1 was an accident.
>>337684426
It's always fun. sometimes i get them to panic and fall off a bridge, into a giant firebomb, and the swinging axes
>>337684447
>murakumo
I wish that dude got raped over and over by the darklurker with every fiber of my being
>>337684264
Beside this guy did anyone else actually repair at blacksmiths and not at their own bonfires? I guess it would make the game feel more realistic if you have to switch weapons because the one you are currently using got dull. Would also make the Gaping Dragon somewhat more annoying to deal with instead of a free kill.
>>337684264
repair box aside
can't you buy 2 claymores?
>>337684752
1 and 2 both allow you to go to different places to get different weapons from the start if you're after a specific sort of build. Good luck doing that in 3
>>337684752
Why? They take items like the orange charred ring/covenant of artorius off you in NG+ so they obviously account for the fact you can get to these areas extremely early in the game, and the lord soul boss doors are sealed until you get the lord vessel for the same reason, and being able to go from firelink to so many places suggests to me the nonlinearity was very intentional
>>337684851
You can only get 1 claymore per playthrough in DaS1
>>337684851
Claymore is found on the bridge with the Drake. I don't think anyone sells it unless I am forgetting a DLC merch.
>>337684835
I never got a repair box in NG, I used an upgraded zwei and always had a spare upgraded bastard sword for when my weapon was at risk
>>337684752
ds3 the first time you get to choose your path is at the crystal sage. everything before that is a set path pushing you one way
>>337685151
well you can kill emma and fight the dancer early, but you won't be able to get into the archives/fight the princes
>>337684901
Yeah 2 does as well. Even Bloodborne has a lot more stuff you can get really early.
Off the top of my head you can get starter weapons, saw spear, rifle spear, stake driver, kirkhammer, blades of mercy, whirligig saw, boom hammer, and amygdalan arm less than an hour in if you know what you are doing.
>>337685223
yeah but thats just stupid crazy difficulty made to discourage you
>>337684992
I never got to kill that thing in NG and I'm on NG+ now, how hard is it to beat without cheesing it? Seems harder than most bosses from the few times I've tried to get it to come down
>>337672891
morning star makes me cum buckets desu
>>337683618
Difficulty aside they're all vastly better than vanilla DaS2 bosses. Then again I found some of them to be difficult, but maybe I just suck.
>>337685468
If you want bleed you might as well use the reinforced club tho, it deals a good 50 more damage
>>337683618
DaS2 bosses were all just fucking
>Roll to the right
>See that laser? Run
>Pokey pokety poke
>>337668265
That's so interesting considering I googled the answer immediately.
>>337684264
>Repairing
>DaS1
>>337685898
>>337680325
>Giving advice when you don't know the game mechanics
>What is deflection
>What is stability
Bloodshield is pretty meh as far as shields go. 100% physical block doesn't mean much if it takes up all your stamina to do so.
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>>337674141
>I'm gonna make it, I'm gonna make it first try
>oh boy he's already down to 50%
how many people thought it would really be THAT easy on their first try?
>>337686116
Except it was THAT easy on the first try
In case anyone didnt know agility is back in DS2. Its just called poise now. Poise affects how many iframes you have and how fast you recover them upon hit.
Thats right folks poise in DS3 is just agility 2.0. I'd love to see miyazaki apologists defend this one.
>>337686273
for you
>>337686279
correction
>In case anyone didnt know agility is back is DS3
>>337686116
>first time fighting those fucks
>run around the first one and start stabbing
>huh this is pretty ez
>tail comes off
>my back is turned towards the tower so I don't see the second gargoyle coming down
>item pickup window from gargoyle tail axe is covering his healthbar and I'm to fixated on the first one to try and do something about it
>suddenly flames up my ass
>finally see the second one as the screen goes dark
>oh
>>337684438
>happens to bosses too
Like who?
>>337686350
>>337683187
just killed him for the first time 5' ago
i found 2 tacts for him
both are hard-ish but beats running around with no plan.
tell me if you want them
but the most disappointing thing about this fight is that there are no thunderbolts like in the 1st cinematic and that there is no endgame cinematic, you just appear in the cell again
>>337680673
>Dragon rider 'boss'
>Ornstein again
>huge deadlines on character movement
DaS2 is shit, I used to like it but after Bloodborne and DaS3 I cannot go back to it anymore like I can with DeS and DaS.
>>337684447
Darklurker is one of the greatest fights in Soulsborne, easily in my top 5
Nothing in base DS2 comes even close.
What are your fav bosses in each game /v/?
>Manus
>Darklurker
>False King Allant
>Ludwig
>Nameless King
>>337686904
>False King Allant
>Ornstein & Smough
>Fume Knight
>Soul of Cinder
I don't have a PS4 so I haven't played Bloodborne.
>>337679586
much better, I feel at home again
>>337680801
>>337680871
>>337684752
never liked the "open world" in DaS1
as cool as it is, you realize quite fast you get your shit kicked in no matter where you go on your first playthrough so you take the only available path
it becomes quite unbalanced later on since you don't know what level and gear you should have when you go to certain zones
in my eyes the game suffered quite a deal from that and DaS3's progression is way more smooth and enjoyable.
I just installed DS3 on my PC and the framerate on low settings is unplayable. I run Witcher 3 on high with 40-60 fps. Is this a bug or should I dl some update?
Piratefag btw.
>>337674141
I struggled more with Moonlight Butterfly than any other boss.
I'm not really sure why.
>>337687964
probalby nobody cares but just to clarify I got into the catacombs very early on because you can just bypass the skeletons and kick them off the ledges to kill them even without a blessed weapon
how were you supposed to know you shouldn't be going there at the beginning or a few hours into the game? you can easiliy kill all the skeletons in the beginning with the Morning Star
thats just terrible game design in my eyes and I'm glad they changed their mind, had to crawl out of this shithole because obviously at the bottom there is no way to kick the skeletons of the edges and I didn't even know I was so close to the boss that would kill these ressurecting fuckers
>>337672891
Not mention of black knight great axe aka the sanic axe? Swings faster than most weapons
>>337674141
>Buy game shortly after release
>No idea what the fuck is going on
>Finally figure out how upgrading works after gargoyles
>Upgrading shit, get phonecall, put controller down
>It falls down and power attacks andre, andre mad as hell
>Dont know about absolution so get mad and kill him after like 30 minutes
>Fuck
>Find skeleton blacksmith
>Have to beat game with just chaos estoc
Thank god for pyromancy
I'm new to Dark Souls 1 too.
Can someone give me a rough percentage on how much of the game I can expect to be hollow on my first playthrough?
>>337688324
The skeletons being way too hard to kill for your level and resurrecting should clue you in that you shouldn't go that way. Same with the ghosts in New Londo.
>>337674141
4 kings on NG+. Jesus Christ...
>>337688087
I'd like to know this too but yea the port is just extremely shoddy
>>337688858
Being hollow doesn't really matter, normal invasion is basically dead unless you go to hotspots.
That being said the game gives you 30 to 50 humanities per playthrough if you explore a bit, and the game should last you about 45-50 hours.
Take that as you will
>>337689398
What's different?
On ng they're 6/10
>>337689649
they are just much tougher. More HP and DMG and from what i noticed, they cast more spells. I only beat them after i made a lightning Zwei.
Do you still need external tools on DS1 to connect to anyone at all, or is it fixed?
>>337680558
>>337680613
>>337680616
These are all wrong.
It's based on your luck stat.
Like a drop after you kill an enemy, you get an estus. >>337680478
Are these still people who drop summon signs on DaS1?
I tried playing it years ago and got lost in Blighttown and never picked it back up again, but after finishing both 2 and 3 I want to finish the first.
I'm just making sure if I can't gitgud then I can be a summoningbaby.
