Dark Souls

[Xtra]

I didn't know of this Dusk you speak of, I shall investigate.

Do I go towards the waterfall or the other way around the lake?

After defeating the Hydra I went up the ladder near the waterfall.

Also I forgot to mention, I found the coffin to the giant world, is there another way out of there other than the coffin?

I spoke to the large dude in the large coffin for the trophy and then exited via the same coffin.

I was on a call when the coffin moved the first time, it scared the shit out of me!!!
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[grim-one]

I guess I should go and reinforce my long bow. Seems I'm going to have trouble killing everything melee =\

Also how high do you guys think I should push STR and DEX before focussing on END and FAI?

I think I've currently got 32 STR, 16 DEX, 30 END and everything else is around 12. I've been pumping STR to try and use the big weapons and shields. Turns out I should have just been using this lightning spear all along. Tempted to push STR up to 50 to use the crazy big axe though =)
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[Cyph]

grim-one
I think I stopped STR at 34, the requirements needed to use the Great Shield of Artorias. I pumped my VIT up to around 30 in NG+ and NG++ but left it at default until then. You may need to pump your DEX up a few points depending what weapons you want to use. ANY lightning weapon is great; with your STR so high, why don't you make a lightning weapon out of one of the STR dependent weapons?

My recommendation (thanks to Denny aka Frozencry); Lightnight Zweihander, 24 STR 10 DEX. You get it at the top of the catacombs, where the graveyard is.

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Pass the waterfall but don't go up the ladder. Let me draw it...
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| ...G
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|L
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Where;
H= is where the Hydra normally sits
L= the ladder
G= golem
D= Dusk

(bah, the formatting isn't coming through...)

[grim-one]

Progress report:

Killed the hydra, joined the Forest Covenant, got my Ring of Fog.

Explored Demon's Ruin and killed Ceaseless Discharge. Killed a couple of Taurus Demons but decided to leave them for now as they're bloody tough. Also couldn't be bothered fighting a million respawning Capras, even though they go down pretty easy.

Went back to Anor Londo and cleared my way through to the bosses. Managed to take down one (Ornstein) but the other guy clobbered me when I failed to dodge properly.

Apparently the order you kill these guys makes a difference to what items they drop or become available? Anyone know more about that? I got a Leo ring off Ornstein when he died.
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[OropherX]

I didn't know about that ring because I killed Smough first as I wanted Orstein's soul to make his spear and his armour set to be available from that merchant.

If you want smough's soul and armour set then beat Orstein first.
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[grim-one]

Ah! Thanks! I didn't realise that. I'm not sure I really want either of their weapons, but I guess I need both to get trophies anyway. I'll probably kill Ornstein first as I might actually be able to use the hammer, unlike the spear.

Are either of the armours any good? Currently wearing a mix of the gold edged robe and painting guard armour or the Stone set.
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[OropherX]

orstein's armour is nicely balanced
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[Mick Saige]

Yeah - Im currently rocking Orsteins, ive been using the stone armor alot, this armor is pretty tough - but also boasts some solid resistences, including up to 70 curse - which is hella handy as im up to the dukes archives. freaking crystal everything.

[OropherX]

last boss was disappointing for me through my own fault - not really meant to be soul level 101 for last boss of first playthrough :/ I think in ng+ I'm going to try and melee him, sunbro (Solaire) tanked him and my magic pretty much destroyed him in seconds. Although he did manage to hit my once which took half of my health straight away =p Funny how sunbro's attacks and magic are so pathetically weak but he can take hits like a BOSS.

Man I forgot this game had a story, it's certainly 'less focussed' than Demon's Souls, I didn't even get what happened but it was like 10 seconds long, ie not important compared to gameplay so whatever =p I'll platinum it sometime later this year, no rush for me as I'm already close to it =)

edit: lol asylum demon I forgot where you first fight him, he jumped down on my homing soulmass and instantly died. intelligence 50 yeaaahhhh1!!1!

Anyway in terms of story, what do people think is the real ending,

[Stoneroth]

Gwyn is relatively easy as a mage anyway, just need to avoid taking damage. He could really mess me up but my Crystal Soulmass just destroyed him.

I don't think there is a 'real' ending, but I think I prefer the second one you mentioned, although I haven't actually seen it yet.

I wouldn't mind getting stuck into the trophies too, as well as Catherine, but I have way too much to play haha. I think I'll start a melee/faith based build when I go for the platinum anyway as I'm sick of my mage.

[OropherX]

I don't see the need to have a separate faith build to intelligence one because you only really need 30 faith to be able to use most miracles and you can use velka talisman for that with all your sorceries. It would be harder the other way around though since the better sorceries require 40+ int.
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[grim-one]

Man Smough and Ornstein are tough. Not so much the first one, but the second fight is crazy deadly. Tried summoning Solaire and he goes down so fast in the 2nd part he's pretty much useless.


Gave up and went to the catacombs. I think I'm right at the boss fog now.
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[GooberMan]

Kill Ornstein first. Smough basically keeps the same attack patterns but with lightning - as opposed to killing Smough first, which turns Ornstein in to uber Ornstein.

Solaire can be useful for distracting one or the other, but every time I approached in human form there were a few online summon signs waiting there. Much more preferable to Solaire.
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[grim-one]

But the reason I'm trying to kill Ornstein first is because he's harder. I don't want to try and do it in NG+ when it's twice as hard! =)

I wish there were summon signs on the steps (aside from Solaire), I would have grabbed them if I saw them.
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[GooberMan]

Twice as hard in NG+? But you'll be four times the beefcake!
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[grim-one]

If I get fed up with it again, I'll try Smough last. It didn't go well when I first did that though. Ornstein is definitely the trickier to kill of the two - first or last =P
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[Cyph]

Hmm, I found them extremely easy in NG+. Ornstein always gave me more problems than Smough though.

[Stoneroth]

[OropherX]

Logan only goes hollow once you've bought all the spells from him. Then he drops white dragon breath which is all kinds of win except it requires 50 int =D Logan's catalyst is also the best in the game, has the highest magic adjust apart from his hollow form one which also halves magic uses.
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[Pagan's Mind]

Ornstein and Smough were cake in NG++. The bosses I struggle with are Stray Demon and Fire Sage.

[OropherX]

[toasty_T]

Fire Sage is probably the only boss who hasn't killed me yet

Just clobber him to death with a bleed weapon since he's one of the few bosses susceptible to it and block his AoE with the Crest Shield. Stray's does a lot more damage from what I've noticed.

I was expecting to fight an awesome pyromancer dude when I heard about him and ended up being pretty disappointed
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[OropherX]

i was disappointed you never get to fight the Izalith Witch, whatever happened to her...
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[WarAdept]

[Pagan's Mind]