>after several tries I finally manage to beat the Tauros Dragon by the skin of my teeth
>just as I decide to go back to my last bonfire to level up a fucking fire-breathing dragon comes out of nowhere and kills me
>Taurus Dragon
>>340323519
Crap.
>>340323519
I quit at the Ceaseless Centipede. Literally impossible.
>>340323741
just cheese it by running back to the fog
Well the bridge was pretty damn scorched before you even get there
That's one of two moments I'd say are complete fucking unfair bullshit in this game.
The second is Stray Demon.
If Taurus dragon gave you a hard time, the Gaping Ornstein is going to molest you for days
>>340324141
>Gaping Ornstein
>hard
Get a load of this casual. I bet you had to use summons for the Four Quelaags, didn't you?
>>340324330
Nope, but I did summon for Capra the Scaleless.
>>340323990
I thought that was supposed to be the Taurus Dragon stomping around breaking shit.
>>340323395
> not backtracking safely to lvl up
> no homeward bone
> not paying attention to charred ground on the bridge
> not paying attention to charred corpses on a bridge high above the ground
> not hearing the roaring of a beast while walking on the burned bridge
> not backing up into safety
> not remembering the 3 ton fuck huge dragon that landed on top of a bridge you were on 3 meters in front of you that flew of into the sky in the direction of the bridge you are now walking on
At what level should I be able to take on the Bed of Nito?
>die from the dragon trying to go back to the bonfire
The bonfire was in the opposite direction you fucking liar.
>>340325247
Go up through New Sen's Garden and beat the Iron Crossbreed Gwyndolin first. You should be at a good lv for Bed of Nito by the time you get back to him.
>>340325247
Around Shinty-six. however if you haven't eaten a #4, i suggest waiting until your 84.3
>>340323741
I gave up at the Moonlight Moth
>>340325635
>giving up at mini bosses
Pinwheel Butterfly is gonna fuck you up then.
>>340325532
But I haven't beaten Black Manus the Sanctuary Walker yet.
I'm on my first playthrough and people are telling me to stop using the black Knight halbred I got from the 2nd black Knight I killed.
What should I use instead for my strength build that doesn't do absolutely shit for damage? Man serpent sword?
>>340325529
I decided to advance to the next area at first because I wanted to see what was next, which was a pretty stupid thing to do on my part considering I was close to death and I had no potions.
>>340323395
All the bosses in this game are piss easy.
If you want a challenge, try fighting The One Blood-Starved Vicar Logarius of Hemwick, Host of the Cosmos
>>340325802
So if you're far enough to face BoN but not BMtSW, you should be able to beat the Gargoyle Golem and then head up to fight the former. That's the way you should go first anyway.
>>340326080
>He didn't find Galactic Germaine instead
lol
>>340325886
Whoever is telling you to give up on a black knight weapon hates you
>>340326172
the latter, rather. My bad.
>>340326080
That is the most awesome combo of names I've seen
>>340326080
>TOBSVLoH,HotC
>Hard
Let me guess, you never played Demon's Souls
False Maiden Flamelurker is the single hardest fucking boss in the entire franchise
>>340326283
I just choose to use the weapon with the most damage and nonshit animations. But people on/v/ insist I'm cheesing out the game and not getting the "real experience"
I just finished Anor Londo. Only took me two tries to beat Smough and Ornstein.
>>340326438
Old Dirty Penetrator is a close second.
>>340326172
Cool, how did you feel about the tutorial boss, Gwyn Demon?
>>340326438
>False Maiden Flamelurker
Don't get me started, only the Maneater Phalanx was worse.
>>340326661
The RNG gods blessed you m8. You can't really be blamed for it. As long as you're not looking everything up on a wiki like a faggot, I got nothing against you
>>340326661
But what do I know I'm treating this game like any other JRPGS, I don't get why people get assmad over someone using a high damage weapon. You didn't keep the starter weapons in Final Fantasy, did you? Why is this game any different?
>>340326661
Eh, Black Knight Halberd is objectively the best weapon for just tearing through the game normally if you get it to drop
I beat the game with minimal deaths with just a fucking Claymore, only took two tries on O&S as well. Most weapons can be solid once upgraded.
>>340326080
>not The One Undead Blood-Starved Orphan Vicar Chieftain Logarius of Hemwick, Elder Host of the Cosmos
Pleb, I bet you use summons.
>>340326661
Don't listen to /v/. Every weapon that's good is considered a "meme weapon" and therefore shouldn't be used. Use whatever you want.
>>340326717
I liked it. Kicked my ass, but it was cool. Did you go back to the Darkroot Asylum and fight the Stray Gwyn?
>>340326872
Because weapon movesets matter. Black Knight Halberd turns everything but PVP into a joke unless you really, really suck.
Like yeah there's dumb bullshit you can do to intentionally challenge yourself like using nothing but a Broken Straight Sword or whatever but 90% of weapons are perfectly viable once upgraded.
>>340326661
Don't worry about what other people say. As long as you're having fun that's all that matter.
When I played I killed quite a few of the tougher enemies by sitting back and shooting them with poison arrows. It was an option that the game gave me so I used it.
>>340323519
>>340323741
>>340324141
>>340324517
>>340325247
>>340325635
This fucking thread
>>340327056
No, but I hope it's not another reskin like Firesage Gwyn.
They just can't use Gwyn reskins all the time.
The last looking glass chariot was too hard for me. I quit the series after that one.
>>340326670
My sides got backstabbed
Those hollows were really hard desu, all had broken straight swords the most OP weapon in the game imo
>>340327167
What annoys me is that I think I made a mistake choosing a str build over dex, seems like a lot of the weapons I think are cool are dex weapons, and I don't really like the moves moveset for ultra greatswords. Wish I could reroll my soul level, but oh well, better luck next char (or game, not sure how long I'll play before going on to DaS2, slowly making my way to 3).
>>340326661
Nothing wrong with using a decent weapon you got by chance. Especially if you like how it looks.
>tfw happy to discover I can keep doing Darkwraith cosplay in 3
>tfw no need to farm cracked red eye's anymore
>tfw I'll get a bad rap because of Dark Sword's connotations in the pvp meta
>>340323395
Just walk back and get your souls retard.
You're acting like death is a penalty.
>>340327628
Just to let you know head of time. Get your adaptability to 20 when you play DaS2 (and be sure to get Scholar of the First Sin), it'll make your rolls better.
>>340327296
Sadly it is. They dropped the ball hard on that. Not to mention the Demon Archives was filled with Taurus Dragons and Scaleless Capras.
>>340327358
You don't know true pain until you fight the Rotten Vendrick Authority.
>>340327628
So get a normal Greatsword like a Claymore or something. Shit still scales with STR just fine.
>>340327628
It's been years since I've played but I remember starting out strength but then going for dex once I found an ultra greatsword that scaled better with dex.
I personally love ultra greatswords. The Greatsword in particular is my favorite and I used it to go through both DaS 2 and 3.
>he never even found the optional boss, Great Old Cursed Dragonslayer Knight of the Deep Sea, Smourghnsteintorius, Duke of the Grand Chaos Flame Abyss
Any tips for Moonlight Priscilla?
>>340328481
Use chaos weapons on her adds.
>>340328474
>he never found Bob of Old Keep
>>340328481
>>340328481
Summon the Witch Havel of Carim, her pyromancies are pretty much needed if you don't have the proper build
>>340328481
You don't even need any tips she's easy as fuck
>mfw Artorias of the Izalith and executioner gough kicked my ass again
>>340328664
But I can't kill Ceaseless Smough to get the blacksmith because I'm only SL 11.
>>340328481
Did nybody else manage to find the hidden boss Bed of Priscilla? Wasn't expecting something like that in a Souls game.
>>340328940
Well feed your fire keeper souls to Frampt so he'll give you some level up sphere, dumbass.
>>340328978
>Dat grab attack
I don't even mind dieing.
>>340328917
>that guy on youtube who calls Smough "SMOFF"
>>340328789
I think my Witch Havel was broken, all she died was ninja flip and try to melee Priscilla.
>>340328978
Bed of Priscilla was a treat, 10/10 atmosphere.
>>340329067I ate them.
>>340329262
Well, at least you'll have stronger pyromancies now
Any advice on making a good knight build?
LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE
>>340329474
>Great Chaos Greatsword Beam
Too bad I miss half the time.
>>340329652
Pump points into resistance and int. A good knight needs to be sturdy and intelligent
>>340329679
>Applies Bone Ash during third phase
Absolute bullshit.
>>340329727
Use the weapon art of the Duke's Pyromancy Flame, it gives your spell homing.
>>340329652
You need a lot of faith so that god can save you from all the hits you can no longer avoid.
Might do an SL1 run on Dark Souls 3 soon. I think it's the easiest Dark Souls to date so it might end up being fun.
>>340329679
Top kek
>>340325635
>summon beatrice
>win
How do I beat the Capra Man? This is literally inpossible?
>>340325247
If you have a divine weapon you are pretty much set. The problem is getting through the Tomb, so around 50s or early 60
Suggested order is
Seath < Bed of Chaos < Nito < Four Kings
>>340329679
Easiest fight in the game??
Just beat demon souls and was wondering if ds1 has a meat cleaver like weapon?
>>340330505
All of them except for Bloodborne have essentially the same weapon. Start with the master key if you want to get it early.
>>340330242
Go pure faith and dual wield shields.
You'll need all that faith because you'd have to with 2 shields.
>>340330505
As in amazing scaling with everything and life steal?
No you'll never find that again
>>340323845
Not him but I tried that, didn't work for me beat him on the small ledge before the large open area rolling and two handing.
>>340327056
>Don't listen to /v/. Every weapon that's good is considered a "meme weapon" and therefore shouldn't be used. Use whatever you want.
Anyone using the word 'meme' for anything than a meme is a cuck.
>>340329832
>>340330010
Shitters
>mfw Queelag the Scaleless
THIS IS BULLSHIT
>>340326080
fav boss
>>340327675
Fuck what anyone thinks.
Go full Darkwraith cosplay and use combo them sweet sweet R2 attacks.
I don't mind "meme weapons" if it's part of a full cosplay, and the Dark Sword has an amazing moveset. Stomp is also a good weapon art.
>>340330582
thanks
>>340330852
:(
>>340331329
What a fucking casual, how did you even make it past the Gravelord Kings?
What is the hardest Souls boss and why is it the Skeletonriders?
>TFW can't relate to any of these posts anymore because I've gotten gud at Dark Souls
After you do SL1 runs of each game everything else becomes super easy.
>>340331118
Yeah, I kind of figured.
Resistance a shit.
>>340323395
It's annoying for sure, but at the same time, Taurus is the only significant obstacle between you and your souls and he's dead now.
>>340332146
I like games that you can do level 1 runs if you're good enough. Makes me think the game was designed well.
Anyone remember landing in firelink shrine and wondering what the fuck you're supposed to do next? Run into the undead in the graveyard and get wrecked? Go down and get raped by ghosts? Only until you find the steps you realise you stand a chance and start progressing.
This is what's wrong with DS2 and 3.It holds your hand, they're too linear and push you into the ''right'' direction too easily.
Demons souls gets a pass since it was the first one I guess.
>>340332564
Yeah, I preferred the level design on 1 where everything connected together. That's one of the things I dislike about the new dark souls game where you just warp to different places.
How the fuck am is supposed to beat the champcons of the deep, they keep comboing me to death
>Champion Pontiff, Father of Cinder
literally impossible
>>340332564
Dark souls is rated so highly by alot of people because it was their first souls experience. There is so much in that game thats confusing and you have to learn and absorb the knowledge to move forward. Even stuff like seeing the gravelord message makes you wonder what the hell it is, how to upgrade your weapons, how to summon, write messages, learning about how dragons work and how they scorch your ass. All of this you KNOW if you go into dark souls 3 so there is little surprise and learning, it's all the same systems that you already know now.
When we go into dark souls 2 or 3 or bloodborne, we know how covenants work and how combat works so of course the experience is going to be nowhere near as good, or fresh, or eye opening.
>>340331379
A++
What I love about souls/bloodborne is like how you can see the other levels/other parts of the world in the distance. For instance, looking back and seeing undead settlement, or the castle, or seeing the dead dragon on the bridge when you're in the cathedral and such.
Are there other games like this? Where you can see the ''next level'' far in the distance, and also previous segments when you look around/back?
Can anybody let me summon them for the Asylum Golem? ~SL60 by the workshop stairs.
>>340332564
I went into Dark Souls after it had gotten a rep for being really hard. Went down into New Londo because I thought I had to go there first (didn't bother to turn around and see the hill leading to the Undead Burg). Got raped by ghosts a bunch of times and ragequit. "Wow, this game is TOO hard!"
>>340333135
Yeah I like that too. I recently replayed castlecrashers and that game does something similar. You can see enemies/places in the background of the next levels, very cool design.
>>340331379
God damn.
>>340333135
Rayman
>>340333135
Ico is the game that cause Miayazaki to get into game development and it has that going on.
>This thread
>>340324141
just summon Black Iron Solaire
>>340332817
>champcons of the deep
This would actually be terrifying and impossible
>>340332851
What's with the Pontiff and Dancer being hard meme?
I beat both of them first time. Is it different on PC or something?
>>340333894
pontiff is tougher for big weapon users, but easy as cake for fast weapon users.
not sure about dancer, first tried her as well with BKUGS, thought it was fun but easy.
>>340323395
I recently picked up Dark Souls because I figured I should play it before DS 3 to have a better appreciation/understanding of the story.
Can somebody please explain this difficulty meme to me? The only time I've ever had any problems was when fighting against the wheel skellies in the underground section of the painted world.
Have I just not gotten to the difficult part yet or is the games difficulty highly exaggerated?
>>340334586
Every boss is annoying for big weapon users mostly.
I think Lothric teleports before you can hit him with an ultra greatsword or hits you just before.
>>340334773
Depends, if you thought it was easy from the get go then you'll probably find most of the game easy. The hard part was getting used to the mechanics and the dark souls playstyle.
If you've got the hang of that then the game will be alright for you.
>>340334773
It depends on how you're playing the game.
If you're googling game mechanics, where to find items, where to go next, tips and shit then you've already ruined the game. If you went through without any guides, shit, even upgrading and finding the right materials alone is quite difficult.
I bet you have no invasions happening either nowadays, they always happened at the wrong (or right...) moment for me, quite the stressful but still enjoyable experience.
>>340334773
It's highly exaggerated. The game doesn't hold your hand much, and some people are idiots.
>>340335095
I've still gotten invaded occasionally but once you get your head around the idea that you don't want to be fighting properly and instead want to bait the other guy into opening up for a backstab it becomes fairly easy.
>>340335337
This. Far and few between are the actual "difficult" moments.
It's not easy, it punishes you for fucking up, and it doesn't hold your hand.
It still gives you info on what to do, so if you're a competent player you won't have too much trouble.
It's also due to people seeing "dying" as "I fucked up big time and this game is hard" and not "I made a mistake and should learn how to avoid it."
>>340336090
>>340335337
I think it's only considered difficult because games nowadays don't really punish you at all.
And hold your hand pretty much through every turn.
If we're comparing it to games of today it's difficult by comparison.
>>340332817
Just wait till you get to Abyss Watcher Gundyr
>>340336528
Honest to God, champ gundyr is the hardest boss in the game.
>>340336629
Champ Gundyr was one of the most fun fights I've had.
I always grinned like an idiot whenever he nailed me with that roundhouse kick, shoulder check, or air juggling. I thought I'd never have a boss where nothing but ecstasy even when I'm getting the shit kicked out of me.
>>340336912
*where I felt nothing but ecstasy
>>340336912
Yeah, I had fun with him. he's annoying and fast paced but fun I guess.
Definitely one of the more engaging boss fights.
>>340325763
Got home an hour ago and decided to try and kill that fucker one more time. And finally I fucking did it (had to use the Crucible, bye bye Perfectionist achievement). Now I'm stuck at a swamp called Blight Village and I'm stuck at Great Grey Snake Sif
>>340337665
Blight Village is just a shitty ripoff of the Valley of Farron. Grey Snake Sif is NOTHING compared to Wetnurse Astraea and Velstadt of Carim
The cutscene where Ludwig the Scaleless regains his humanity and picks up the Drake Sword to become Ludwig the Prowling Magus was fucking epic.
>>340334773
Where are you and at what lvl so we can start invading you
Remember that Pontiff Raime of Alsanna's Valley did nothing wrong
>>340336629
Dark souls 3 boss tiers
Free tier:
Iudex
Vordt
Greatwood
Crystal Sages
Deacons
Wolnir
Yhorm
Wyvern
Demon King
Okay, you kind of have to try tier:
Abyss Watchers
Dragonslayer Armor
Aldrich
Dancer
Ocieros
Actually a decent challenge if you don't overlevel like a bitch, know how to parry, or use OP weapons tier:
THE CHAMP
Princes
Sully
Nameless King
Soul of Cinder
>>340341419
Free Tier:
Index
Vordt
Greatwood
Crystal Sage
Deacons
Wolnir
Yhorm
Wyvern
Demon King
Dancer
Pontiff
Oceiros
Aldrich
Had to try a bit:
Abyss watchers
Dragon Armor
Princes
Nameless King
Soul of Cinder
Still annoying as fuck even after beating several times tier:
CHAMP
>fighting Giant Dancer of the Ancient Abyss
>>340341419
Dark Souls 1 boss tiers
Free tier:
Pinwheel
Bed of Chaos
Asylum Demon (2nd encounter)
Ceaseless Discharge
Gaping Dragon
Taurus Demon
Iron Golem
Moonlight Butterfly
Seath
Centipede Demon
Priscilla
Gwyndolin
Free if you abuse poise or parry tier:
Nito
4 Kangz
Gwyn
You kind of have to try tier:
Stray Demon
Demon Firesage
Asylum Demon (1st encounter)
Quelaag
O&S (killing O first)
Sif
Bell Gargoyle
Capra Demon
Actually a decent challenge:
O&S (killing S first)
>kill Gwynevere the gaping
>cant warp my flasks
how fucked am I? should i just restart?
>>340340458
Lavaland level 40-50
Can't remember exact level off the top of my head but it's within that range.
>>340341419
Nameless King is much easier than Dragonslayer and Dancer.
>>340323395
>Having trouble with Taurus Demon
Wait till you find Capra, you'll want to kill yourself then.
>>340323395
HOW THE FUCK WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW A DRAGON WOULD COME DESPITE THE FACT I SAW ONE AS I ENTERED THE UNDEAD BURG AND THE ENTIRE BRIDGE WAS FULL OF CHARRED CORPSES FUCK
>>340342754
Could've just been charred from before and it doesn't explicitly tell you the dragon would appear there.
>>340342892
>it doesn't explicitly tell you the dragon would appear there.
>gamers have now become so fucking dumb they can't figure anything out without explicit directions
Jesus fuck, kill yourself.
>>340343048
There's really nothing that explicitly says a dragon will come down.
I bet anything you got burned when you ran through just like 99.9% of people.
Stop acting like a complete faggot.
>>340343139
ITS OKAY WHEN FROM DOES IT! GIT GUD PKEK! NEVER EVER!
>>340342892
I mean I figured it out by just looking at the bridge, proceeded slowly and then ran the fuck back to Solaire when I heard wings.
>>340343139
>There's really nothing that explicitly says a dragon will come down.
No shit faggot, that's the entire point. Games shouldn't have to hold your fucking hand with pop-up messages or unskippable NPCs that scream "watch out for dragons!" in order for you to not run dick first into a death trap. Consider suicide, you casual.
>>340343268
Huh? I didn't hear the sound of wings on mine. The only reason I ran back was because I looked back and saw a section there I didn't look at. It's only when I looked behind me I saw the dragon appearing in the distance and ran the fuck back.
>>340343370
I didn't say they had to do that though? You're being pretty autistic.
>>340331379
>>340343490
Invest in headphones senpai, it's worth it.
>>340343490
>get booty blasted
>"y-you're just an autist"
Nice post, my man.
>>340343268
You don't even have to see the charred spots on the bridge.
>Long-ass bridge
>a few enemies clustered in the middle
>nothing of interest except the middle of the bridge
Obvious trap.
>>340343661
Will do man
>>340343686
That's what I meant, the combination of the environment, the enemy placement and the closed portcullis told me all I needed to know.
