Get small soapstone, be summoned, protect the host until time runs out / beat a boss to fulfill your duty, get a smooth and silky stone, trade stone with the crow for the chance to get twinkling from the prize table.
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Ah, I have about 10 of those smooth and silky stones. I'll go cash those in next time I play. I was wondering what that small soapstone did. I had always used the larger one. I noticed that the smalls summon "Shades" though - I used one myself on a boss once.guardian_owl said:
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Interesting - I've never used that ring in any of the games because I assumed it broke permanently (which I guess it did before). I probably won't use it much now either because I can usually get back to my bloodstain and regain the souls. And Human Effigy's don't seem too hard to find. I've used several and still have like 18 more. For one thing, I'm getting them as drops from the dog creatures in the Bastille. Now with the limited respawns I guess you can't farm anything indefinitely, but I think I probably have enough and will probably find more (plus you can buy 10 or so from the old woman merchant).Doomtime said:
OH MY GOD!!! :shock:
I recently traded like 20 stones and got nothing good really. I got some weird chime/trident that its 2 handed power attack is this crazy dance that boosts everyones attack strength haha
Surprisingly he was still there and I was able to complete the questline. The only thing I seemed to miss was getting his full equipment set. Not a huge deal as it wasn't as good as the set im currently using. Only thing I got irked by is that "100% Critical attack" equipment piece just says it gives you the "chance of 100% critical attack" which is a hugely different thing.
ing annoying when that old hag in the intro cutscene had her mouth randomly flapping around while she was speaking. I mean seriously, this is 2014 and you're working with CG... and that's the result? Jesus Christ on high.Not sure if serious....Not to sound like Wombat when he complained about Ducktales and their non-moving bills/mouths on a CAGcast, but god damn it was
Not to mention that the 'story' from the intro was... non-existent, at best. Demon's and Dark 1 hit you in the face pretty hard from the get go, setting up what happened to the world and why you're where you are. This... was just 'ur gon die. and go insane.' *cackle* *repeat a few times for extra melodrama huehuehue*. It's as if they hired a 12 year old fanfic writer for this shit.
The mo-cap and the character model just don't blend well with the surrounding environment, either. It's almost like I'm watching pre-rendered backgrounds with 90s CGI dancing around on top of it. It seriously hurts my brain.
Someone please tell me it gets better. I put probably 500 hours into Demon's and DkS1, but I'm not going to play the same game without any interest whatsoever in the game world, plus a few annoyances with the visuals. Is anything from the first game addressed, or is it as if nothing ever happened?
True, they're not too uncommon. I believe I ended up with around 40 effigies during my first playthrough.
Judging by how everything is structured I would imagine the Bonfire Ascetics would indeed be a necessity especially if looking to 100% the game.
The ones with the longswords? They are easily dealt with by just going over the stairs. They all fall down one or two at a time and almost always do a roll.
I got a lot from the crows and you can farm them in Shrine of Amana. It made decent use of all the luck coins I've gathered.
You can find a bit of them throughout and buy a lot of them from merchants. No need to be frugal with them.
There's three of those shields iirc. They show up mid-late game though. Pretty great when your two-handing. I also like the the magic parry shields too. It always surprises magic spammers when I parry their great/heavy soul arrows or lightning spears right back at them for an easy 1-hit KO. :lol:
Hm, I am already at the castle I am surprised I haven't found one at least yet.
Heh, now you know how I felt going on vacation for 3 days, 2 days after the game came out. You got pretty far in , at least, sounds like.
Hah yeah I got pretty far but I too am going on a short trip this weekend now as well! Haha I had a full week with the game almost and then a full week off : p
I think two merchants sell 2/3 of those shields, but the last one I think drops from a mob. I'm unsure on the last shield though since I pick up everything.
Last Sinner was annoying to me because I had to keep a certain NPC alive for a trophy. Sinner just went to town on the NPC until I realized wearing the aggro ring made it a lot easier.
When I get back on Thursday night I will hunt down all of the merchants and check!
Ok that's good to hear. I didn't pay any attention to them until I read about it towards the end of the game.You can find a bit of them throughout and buy a lot of them from merchants. No need to be frugal with them.
Since I can't play Dark Souls at work (and wont get a chance until Thursday night now) I have this and a few other sites open up on my second monitor permanently this week to get my fixOk that's good to hear. I didn't pay any attention to them until I read about it towards the end of the game.
@Broly- I'll post my build when I get home tonight. Stuck at work
hahaYeah I lurk Gamefaqs. Toxic community with useful info I'd never discover myself.Since I can't play Dark Souls at work (and wont get a chance until Thursday night now) I have this and a few other sites open up on my second monitor permanently this week to get my fix
Hah I don't want things spoiled though so my lurking is extremely limited by nature!Yeah I lurk Gamefaqs. Toxic community with useful info I'd never discover myself.
That is a good point. There are a few that are cooler later but I think since there are so many more bosses than before, the areas for them are indeed much less intense and memorable since they are more frequent.
I completely forgot to even listen to it!!!!!Argh, the biggest downside to getting this game digitally. No soundtrack
I'm serious. Loved the first two, but I just don't see a point in playing the same game for the third time if there's absolutely no premise for doing so. If I wanted to do that, I could just pop in the first two games and play them again.
The old hag lady in the early area of the Forest of Fallen Giants or whatever the name. Talk to her a bunch until she is out of dialogue and then she will make her way back to Majula. From there she has an unlimited supply of lifegems to buy.
Hah damn alright.
A huge part of the appeal for these games for me is not knowing where to go or what traps exist or where the enemies are, though. Once you've explored everywhere and you know all the enemy positions/scripted actions, the game becomes much less fun (unless you just want to PvP or do a challenge run or something). So that's something the first two games obviously can't give you.
I had a similar experience though not quite as tragic haha
and supposedly on NG+, things will change, added enemies and changes in enemy placement.
They're not hard per se, it's that they spawn in pairs so it was time consuming and annoying. Much more hilarious seeing them roll off the bridge instead. BTW, I'm like level 110 now with zero points spent on VGR and it's rare that I get one shot by anything, even while 2H stance. If I do, it's because I'm being bad.
I just got to Sinners last night. Who is the NPC? I'm still trying to find out if covenant items are farmable before I decide I'm going to go for the platinum, but it would be nice to see if I could get this done in the mean time anyway.Supplice said:
Wow - I've been building nearly the same as you. I didn't know about that Merchant Hat though. I just got that Vangarl's helmet thing and was using that. If I switch to that hat it will decrease my defense but give me more weight allowance to use a different sword/shield. Thanks for the info on Endurance. It is good to know there is a "max" that I am not that far away from. Otherwise I was aiming for 18 Faith as well (think I'm at 17 now). I have a way to go with STR and DEX though. I'm still using the Fire Sword (at +3 now) but will probably move on to something else soon.Jodou said:
For anyone who finds themselves in this position, the black separation crystal is your friend. There's no need to feed the filthy rats a free win. I've had a few people warp out of my game using it while I let them deal with the rats in the very first section before approaching. Not sure if it's a bug or intentional, but it's certainly worth trying.
Ah, interesting.
Ah that is good. That would be a bit ridiculous if there was one for each playthrough.
I killed the Gyrn guy in the Wharf from afar because I thought he was bad. The next time I returned there, a gravestone was where he was and by paying souls I was able to bring his spirit there and function as though he were there. Perhaps this will happen with the Manscorpion?
Oh, I'll go check that out. If this is a feature that was added in the game for all NPCs, that's pretty good.
Hah - I almost did the same thing. I started shooting arrows at him from below because that house was infested with those nasty spider things and I thought he was just another one hiding around the corner. Luckily part of the window blocked my shots and I decided to go melee him instead. Then I realized he wasn't a spiderBrolyB593 said:
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