Dark Souls (Project Dark) - October 4, 2011

[quote name='Bezerker']Ugh, On NG+ at Ornstein & Smough. My first play-through I beat Smough first and then Ornstein. This time, im killing Ornstein fairly easily but Smough keeps raping me. I summoned Solare but he doesn't survive long against Smough. Died about 10 times and had to take a break because of stress.

I just rescued Big Hat Logan, so I guess I need to go back to Firelink and buy another Soul Spear, it seems to be quite effective.[/QUOTE]

Yeah it's funny, I actually found Giant Ornstein on my first playthrough to be easier. You just stand under him and roll whenever he attacks and he should never hit you.

On NG+ I did what Jodou suggested and killed Ornstein first, so like you I faced giant Smough. He was being an asshole and he kept doing that charging attack where he runs up to you and then does a big swing. That was the only attack he did. So I had to just keep firing spells at him because he did the charge attack over and over and nothing else.

I'd just bait him to do an attack and do a charging attack while he's recovering, then run away again while you recover stamina. It may take a while but it might be the best strategy.
 
[quote name='Bezerker']Ugh, On NG+ at Ornstein & Smough. My first play-through I beat Smough first and then Ornstein. This time, im killing Ornstein fairly easily but Smough keeps raping me. I summoned Solare but he doesn't survive long against Smough. Died about 10 times and had to take a break because of stress.

I just rescued Big Hat Logan, so I guess I need to go back to Firelink and buy another Soul Spear, it seems to be quite effective.[/QUOTE]

O&S were the only bosses I summoned outside help for on both NG and NG+.
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']I finally picked this up today. I PM'd the Kmart $40 price at BB after doing some game trades.;)[/QUOTE]

Hope you like it. It's a bit tougher than Demon's Souls IMO. Much larger world, and it's easy to get lost and also not know what to do or where to go next.

I was getting frustrated b/c I felt like I wasn't making any progress, but now I got a couple of items that make things a bit easier, and I think I'm back on track. So be prepared :)
 
I picked up a couple copies of the guide(one to keep sealed;)) from Amazon when they had it for $14 or so a while ago. If I get stumped I may reference it a bit. But I'm definitely trying to not spoil anything for myself.
 
[quote name='ChibiJosh']The only way he should have left Firelink is if you got your pyro flame to +15 and ascended it. Then when you talking to him in Firelink again, he'll ask to see it. If you should it to him, he'll leave to try to find its secrets or something and turn hollow in the swamp.

The Merchant in the Depths moves to Firelink immediately after you finish the Depths. He's underneath the bridge and you have to jump for him.[/QUOTE]

Nope, he talked to me about the awesome pyro I had from Quelana and then was gone the next time I went to Firelink. Maybe if you don't buy any of Quelana's pyro spells he leaves only when you ascend. But I bought the "Undead Rapport" spell from her when my pyro was just +4 or +5 (contradicting the "info" on ps3trophies which says you have to be +10 for to sell to you - this in the "working" copy of their trophy guide by the way). Then I went back and talked to Laurentius and then he left. And then apparently I killed him ;). It would have been nice for him to have a nicer reward (than 1000 souls and no item), but whatever...

I'm not sure what to do tonight. I may try Sen's again (I just want to get in there to get the Lightning Spear). Or I could go back to the Undead Asylum. Or I could try helping out on Gaping Dragon again - though I couldn't get myself summoned last night trying that. Or I could head to that hidden path in Darkroot that leads to those just out of reach treasures. Or maybe do the forest covenant stuff?

Or maybe I'll just play that copy of Rango I got in the mail today from Best Buy. I could use an easy game that pops trophies every few minutes - Dark Souls is so, uh, soul crushing in that regard ;).
 
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I fucked up NG+ and before I finished I forgot to make a shield +10. So now in NG++ I have to go to the Depths and get the large ember before I can make the last Sif shield.

Sucks that you need to go all the way to Anor Londo THREE fucking times.
 
Are you fucking kidding me!? I can't even see how to begin attacking Stray Demon. I get wiped out by him within seconds. I try rolling but it always seems like he swings where I'm going and he hits me anyway. And if he doesn't hit me, he does that fire area attack right afterwards and that finishes me off.

I managed to get off one Chaos Fireball at him on one of my 4 or 5 attempts and it did maybe 1/15 damage to him.
 
[quote name='IRHari']I fucked up NG+ and before I finished I forgot to make a shield +10. So now in NG++ I have to go to the Depths and get the large ember before I can make the last Sif shield.

Sucks that you need to go all the way to Anor Londo THREE fucking times.[/QUOTE]

Better than beating flamelurker 4 times :)

And IO you basically have to stay behind it ass but not too close and never stay locked on longer than you need or you are done for

Also, Patch 1.04 note discussion for those interested

http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/606312-dark-souls/60843804
 
[quote name='io']Are you fucking kidding me!? I can't even see how to begin attacking Stray Demon. I get wiped out by him within seconds. I try rolling but it always seems like he swings where I'm going and he hits me anyway. And if he doesn't hit me, he does that fire area attack right afterwards and that finishes me off.

I managed to get off one Chaos Fireball at him on one of my 4 or 5 attempts and it did maybe 1/15 damage to him.[/QUOTE]

Same here. I was in the area early because I wanted those free uncurse items from the bird nest but I decided to see what I could do against Stray Demon and both times I tried I was essentially insta-killed by his area attack.
 
[quote name='jacknicklson']Better than beating flamelurker 4 times :)

And IO you basically have to stay behind it ass but not too close and never stay locked on longer than you need or you are done for

Also, Patch 1.04 note discussion for those interested

http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/606312-dark-souls/60843804[/QUOTE]

I really hope they don't screw up the fog ring. It's really nice to have so that enemies don't attack you right away. People are bitching about it b/c of PvP, magic-only people can't fight you b/c they're not strong enough to melee an opponent.

Some guy invaded me last night, and I was in the catacombs. He got trapped on one side of the wall, and I was on another. I keep spamming him with Great Heavy Soul Arrows, and he couldn't do anything LOL It was awesome. Now they're going to nerf the fog ring.
 
Stray demon is a lot of trial and error which is why it is helpful that a bonfire is right there. Kindling it for +10 flasks is also quite helpful. Hold a direction and spam roll as you fall so that as soon as you land you roll that direction, giving you time to use a flask to get full HP before the fight starts.

Don't even bother trying to use a shield as his attacks take out a ton of stamina if you block them and his AOE spell is not physical so it burns through your HP while blocking. Try to keep him away from the walls as much as possible so you don't get pinned. Keep circling around close trying to stay behind him. Not locking onto him will make circling him easier.

As soon as he stops rotating if he pauses that means he is about to do an AOE attack. back up a good distance behind him to avoid the fire which extends behind his ass. As soon as the fire dissipates, run up, press against his ass and attack 2-3 times. Sometimes he will think you are in front of him still, and do another AOE attack. Back away again until the fire dissipates, then hit him in the ass a few times. Once he stops with the AOE attack, keep circling him.

If he raises into the air to do a butt slam, roll away until he plops down, then run from the side for 1 or 2 wipes on his leg. Then keep circling behind him.

Those are the only two times I could reliability, safely attack. When he is butt stomping or AOE attacking is also a good opportunity to drink a flask.

Once his health gets slow he goes into POed mode and all his attacks come faster so you won't be able to string as many attacks together.
 
[quote name='IRHari']I fucked up NG+ and before I finished I forgot to make a shield +10. So now in NG++ I have to go to the Depths and get the large ember before I can make the last Sif shield.

Sucks that you need to go all the way to Anor Londo THREE fucking times.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I didn't even think about that because I had just planned ahead making all the +10 items I'd need in my first game. Paid off in NG++ because I skipped depths entirely.
 
Ugh Stray Demon. Rage-worthy. When I finally beat him what I ended up doing was staying right in front of him and hitting him. As soon as he raised his weapon (indicating the pink AOE attack), I actually rolled through his legs and sprinted a little ways to make sure I was out of range (it extends way forward and to the sides, but only a small bit behind him) and then turned around to hit his back. Then he'd turn around ot get me, and we'd just start that over. If he floated (to do the butt-bounce), then I'd roll away and come back once he landed to hit him. FYI, I found Great Combustion to be work quite well, and Great Fireball when I ran out of Great Combustion.

regarding Laurentius, he asks you about your great pyromancy after you buy an advanced pyro spell from Queleena I think. However, when he asked if I'd show it to him, I just said No. then he continued to sell me stuff, occasionally asking me to show him where I got it. Once I bought everything from him that I wanted, I finally said "Yes" when he asked, and then he disappeared. so you can always just tell him No when he asks, and he doesn't get upset.
 
Lol, I don't think Stray Demon killed me even once. I just got right up in his face until he'd chain his stomp. Realized early that you have to stay behind him and after that it was just a matter of timing. I wonder if my playstyle of just berserking this shit out of enemies is why I had less trouble than you guys. It seems like the more you're fearless, the easier enemies are.
 
[quote name='IRHari']I fucked up NG+ and before I finished I forgot to make a shield +10. So now in NG++ I have to go to the Depths and get the large ember before I can make the last Sif shield.

Sucks that you need to go all the way to Anor Londo THREE fucking times.[/QUOTE]
I did the same thing. but it's not really that far into the Depths. Just behind the Butcher.

[quote name='io']Are you fucking kidding me!? I can't even see how to begin attacking Stray Demon. I get wiped out by him within seconds. I try rolling but it always seems like he swings where I'm going and he hits me anyway. And if he doesn't hit me, he does that fire area attack right afterwards and that finishes me off.

I managed to get off one Chaos Fireball at him on one of my 4 or 5 attempts and it did maybe 1/15 damage to him.[/QUOTE]
He was kind of the same as the Capra Demon for me, in that it was luck whether or not I survived past the first few seconds.
If you do survive try to get behind him, and stay behind him. When you're behind him, he will do one of two attack, either the fire explosion attack or a butt pound. Either way, back up and when the attack finishes attack him 2-3 times and then back up for his next attack. It's pretty simple.

Also, regarding hollows, a lot of the people that show up at Firelink have the ability to become hollows. They all give crap souls too. I think Logan is the only one that gives decent items.
 
[quote name='Brainberry']Gonna fight Seath on n+6

Need that fucking tail, wish me luck.[/QUOTE]

Luck. But seriously, if you don't get the tail and Seath's almost dead, just suicide and try again instead of going through a whole new game.
 
[quote name='Backlash']Luck. But seriously, if you don't get the tail and Seath's almost dead, just suicide and try again instead of going through a whole new game.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, every time he posts about Seath, I've wondered why he just hasn't done that.
 
[quote name='ChibiJosh']Yeah, every time he posts about Seath, I've wondered why he just hasn't done that.[/QUOTE]

Oh, I have. But after 10+ tries each play through I just get bored and and up killing him out spite and just end up wanting to get back to kiln asap for pvp's.

Its literally the last weapon I need too.

Its hard getting a summon there for some reason.

I tried last night, but I havn't killed him yet this time, but the need for constant pvp's might just make me do it again.

I don;t know why but with Demon's Souls I really didn't feel the need to plat the game as i do with this one.
 
[quote name='Brainberry']Oh, I have. But after 10+ tries each play through I just get bored and and up killing him out spite and just end up wanting to get back to kiln asap for pvp's.

Its literally the last weapon I need too.

Its hard getting a summon there for some reason.

I tried last night, but I havn't killed him yet this time, but the need for constant pvp's might just make me do it again.

I don;t know why but with Demon's Souls I really didn't feel the need to plat the game as i do with this one.[/QUOTE]

I'm gonna go ahead and assume that after 60 tries, you're probably not hitting the right part of the tail. You can't hit the thick part, you have to hit the very tip.
 
[quote name='gettinmoney662']I'm gonna go ahead and assume that after 60 tries, you're probably not hitting the right part of the tail. You can't hit the thick part, you have to hit the very tip.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I've been trying.

The very tip of the the middle tail, as in if you broke up the tail in 30 pieces i would be swinging at 1/30th portion of the very end of it.
 
[quote name='Brainberry']Yeah, I've been trying.

The very tip of the the middle tail, as in if you broke up the tail in 30 pieces i would be swinging at 1/30th portion of the very end of it.[/QUOTE]

Weird. When I did it (granted it was on NG so there was way less health), I ran and hit the crystal, which stunned him, and I ran back and went nuts on the tail and it popped off really quick.
 
[quote name='gettinmoney662']Weird. When I did it (granted it was on NG so there was way less health), I ran and hit the crystal, which stunned him, and I ran back and went nuts on the tail and it popped off really quick.[/QUOTE]

I'll try that, someone just told me there was a way you can get him to break the crystal so you can have more time getting behind him.
 
[quote name='Brainberry']I'll try that, someone just told me there was a way you can get him to break the crystal so you can have more time getting behind him.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, you're supposed to stand in front of the crystal and wait for Seath to attack you. Then you dodge out of the way and he hits the crystal. I haven't done it myself though.
 
[quote name='gettinmoney662']Yeah, you're supposed to stand in front of the crystal and wait for Seath to attack you. Then you dodge out of the way and he hits the crystal. I haven't done it myself though.[/QUOTE]

Will try it tonight! Hopefully I'll have it done before Skyrim comes out.
 
[quote name='jacknicklson']Better than beating flamelurker 4 times :)

And IO you basically have to stay behind it ass but not too close and never stay locked on longer than you need or you are done for[/QUOTE]

See, now I don't remember Flamelurker being that hard. In fact, I don't remember any of the bosses in Demon's Souls being as hard as 3 I've run into in this game (Capra, Quelaag, Stray). And with Demon's Souls in some ways it was more of a pain because you often had to restart from the beginning of the limited spawn points and fight your way all the way back to the boss (more of just a time-consuming slog than anything).

I was locked on after my initial rolling so I guess I'll stop that.

[quote name='guardian_owl']Stray demon is a lot of trial and error which is why it is helpful that a bonfire is right there. Kindling it for +10 flasks is also quite helpful. Hold a direction and spam roll as you fall so that as soon as you land you roll that direction, giving you time to use a flask to get full HP before the fight starts.

Don't even bother trying to use a shield as his attacks take out a ton of stamina if you block them and his AOE spell is not physical so it burns through your HP while blocking. Try to keep him away from the walls as much as possible so you don't get pinned. Keep circling around close trying to stay behind him. Not locking onto him will make circling him easier.

As soon as he stops rotating if he pauses that means he is about to do an AOE attack. back up a good distance behind him to avoid the fire which extends behind his ass. As soon as the fire dissipates, run up, press against his ass and attack 2-3 times. Sometimes he will think you are in front of him still, and do another AOE attack. Back away again until the fire dissipates, then hit him in the ass a few times. Once he stops with the AOE attack, keep circling him.

If he raises into the air to do a butt slam, roll away until he plops down, then run from the side for 1 or 2 wipes on his leg. Then keep circling behind him.

Those are the only two times I could reliability, safely attack. When he is butt stomping or AOE attacking is also a good opportunity to drink a flask.

Once his health gets slow he goes into POed mode and all his attacks come faster so you won't be able to string as many attacks together.[/QUOTE]

Great, so he gets even more difficult at the end? :roll:. Thanks for the tips, though - I'll try that next time. It will be very hard to avoid his attacks without locking on to him though - how do you see the chops and swings?

Also, I was using the magic and fire-resistant shields. Do those not help at all?

[quote name='Jodou']Lol, I don't think Stray Demon killed me even once. I just got right up in his face until he'd chain his stomp. Realized early that you have to stay behind him and after that it was just a matter of timing. I wonder if my playstyle of just berserking this shit out of enemies is why I had less trouble than you guys. It seems like the more you're fearless, the easier enemies are.[/QUOTE]

How did I know this was coming from you? :lol: You must be some sort of Demons Souls/Dark Souls savant. I don't think being "fearless" is all there is to it, though. If I just ran up to him sword a-swinging I'd be dead in 2 seconds.

[quote name='ChibiJosh']
He was kind of the same as the Capra Demon for me, in that it was luck whether or not I survived past the first few seconds.
If you do survive try to get behind him, and stay behind him. When you're behind him, he will do one of two attack, either the fire explosion attack or a butt pound. Either way, back up and when the attack finishes attack him 2-3 times and then back up for his next attack. It's pretty simple.
[/QUOTE]

My problem is that I don't even see how it is possible to get behind him. He takes me out when I'm 1/4 the way around, that is if I don't roll into some stupid column or something. I'll concentrate more on getting back there quicker I guess.

But let's also talk levels here. I am level 43 with about 17 in vitality and 20 in endurance. Should I wait until much later for this or what?
 
Just wait till Firesage Demon then, where the room is tinier and he constantly jumps back so his ass is against the wall.

Anyways, run in with a 100% physical reduction shield up and make your way to his backside. Hug his ass during the entire fight as it is usually a safe zone from the magic burst attack or you'll take limited damage (if you have a shield that blocks magic, even better). Don't lock on, it's easier to get around him that way.
 
[quote name='io']
How did I know this was coming from you? :lol: You must be some sort of Demons Souls/Dark Souls savant. I don't think being "fearless" is all there is to it, though. If I just ran up to him sword a-swinging I'd be dead in 2 seconds.[/QUOTE]

Not to doubt Jodou (I am sure he is a much better player than I am), but it seems like there is definitely a luck factor. Several times a boss has acted differently for me on different attempts, and in some cases it was way harder (like he somehow hit me right away and then kept cheap-shotting me before I could even move) and in some cases it was way easier.

When I beat Seath on my 5th attempt or so he seemed to get confused and couldn't find me and didn't do the tail thrash. He just kept spinning around while I literally just mashed R1 as fast as I could. I've had similar experiences with other bosses where they just didn't seem to try hard and I beat them easily even though my strategy didn't really change. Even Jodou had this experience on Quelaag I think, where his first encounter with her was super-easy and only on NG+ did she give him any sort of "trouble."

[quote name='io']
My problem is that I don't even see how it is possible to get behind him. He takes me out when I'm 1/4 the way around, that is if I don't roll into some stupid column or something. I'll concentrate more on getting back there quicker I guess.[/QUOTE]
Try rolling through his legs instead of around him. Worked for me.


[quote name='io']
But let's also talk levels here. I am level 43 with about 17 in vitality and 20 in endurance. Should I wait until much later for this or what?[/QUOTE]

You can do it at that level. But there's not really any reason not to wait until later unless you just don't want to travel back to the asylum or you need to fully upgrade your weapon right now. All you get are some souls and a titanite slab.
 
I beat stray demon pretty easily on all playthroughs using Iron Flesh & Great Combustion.

Just try casting IF & unload all your combustion spells on him and two hand your weapon to finish him off.

It also helps to have armor that has good poise, but I didn't fight him on my first game until towards the end when I was like level 60.
 
It really is hard to get Seath's tail. He does the tail thrash if you're near it and it does massive, MASSIVE damage that you basically can't block because of the huge range.

Depending on your level maybe you can just get someone to give it to you to hold to pop the trophy.
 
[quote name='Brainberry']I beat stray demon pretty easily on all playthroughs using Iron Flesh & Great Combustion.

Just try casting IF & unload all your combustion spells on him and two hand your weapon to finish him off.

It also helps to have armor that has good poise, but I didn't fight him on my first game until towards the end when I was like level 60.[/QUOTE]

Does Iron Flesh pretty much negate his attacks? If it is anything like Flash Sweat which I tried to use on Quelaag it will be useless since it wears off in like seconds.

My armor has no poise - the gold-hemmed set. Anything with poise is too heavy - though I suppose that doesn't matter if you go in with Iron Flesh and try the tank approach. I'll give it a shot - it's like the complete opposite strategy of rolling around and being nimble and backstabbing him, but at this point I'll try anything ;).
 
Asylum Demon:

Right when you land, roll into the middle of the pillars. He won't immediately swing to hit you if you go there, from my experience. Then use an Estus flask since you probably took a shitload of damage when you fell (I HATE that aspect of the Souls games, so stupid and useless).

When you're ready, run immediately behind him, don't target him at all. You're basically going to want to stand a character space away from his tail all the time, and always be behind him. Whenever he swings he'll do an explosion that will hit you if you're near him. About a second or two after the explosion you can safely run up behind him and get a few swings in. Rinse & repeat.

If he does the move where he flies up in the air to face you then lands, it'll hurt you if you're close to him so back up. He takes some time to recover while he lands so get a few hits in during that time.
 
I'm kind of confused now, I thought that when you die no matter in what situation you can go back and retrieve your lost souls and humanity, but anytime when I invade and die I can't retrieve anything.
 
[quote name='AzzidReign']I'm kind of confused now, I thought that when you die no matter in what situation you can go back and retrieve your lost souls and humanity, but anytime when I invade and die I can't retrieve anything.[/QUOTE]

Uhhh, you don't lose anything when you die as an invader.
 
[quote name='gettinmoney662']Uhhh, you don't lose anything when you die as an invader.[/QUOTE]
Yea its already happened multiple times, usually when I invade someone I have about 3 humanity with me, when the person that I invaded kills me I go back down to 0, and then when I go back to the specific place where I died my bloodstain isn't even there.
 
When you die in your own game your bloodstain will be there. When you die in someone else's game b/c you invaded them they take your humanity if they kill you and I think your souls too.
 
Oh and I finally platted this shit.

Made Sif's Greatshield and it didn't pop I was like FUUUUKC.

Then I realized I didn't have the Stone Greatshield, so I ran aaaaall the way back to Darkwood to grab it. Pissed me off. Worth it though, took less time to plat then Demon's Souls I guess.

Hate this game way more though, some really cheap deaths and bosses like I said.
 
[quote name='IRHari']When you die in your own game your bloodstain will be there. When you die in someone else's game b/c you invaded them they take your humanity if they kill you and I think your souls too.[/QUOTE]
I know they don't take the amount of humanity you have stocked up, the winner of an invasion match wins 1 humanity.
I keep reading on other forums that you don't lose anything when you die as an invader.....:hot:
Unless......is there a default location in the area where you died where your bloodstain is set to be?
 
[quote name='IRHari']Oh and I finally platted this shit.

Made Sif's Greatshield and it didn't pop I was like FUUUUKC.

Then I realized I didn't have the Stone Greatshield, so I ran aaaaall the way back to Darkwood to grab it. Pissed me off. Worth it though, took less time to plat then Demon's Souls I guess.

Hate this game way more though, some really cheap deaths and bosses like I said.[/QUOTE]

*golf clap*

That's why I think making plat a priority with this game almost takes out the fun in it lol.

I'm gonna go at Seath a couple more times and if i don;t get the sword I'm just gonna kill the motherfucker and get back to PvP's.
 
Was using a hollow shield which has 75 fire res and the AoE spell was destroying my health bar by quite a bit even when it was up, supposedly its does magic damage too, but at the time I assumed it was fire so I just gave up on using a shield and 2-handed before I switched to crest shield.

Since Stray Demon is so tall, locking on I find makes it harder since it focuses the camera on his belly as you move closer so you can't see him attack. I think I was lvl 46 or so when I beat him. I tried Iron Flesh, it blunts his weapon attacks but not his AoE spell. Also you move slow enough I got caught in front of him so he was able to pound me to the ground and knock me down again as soon as I got up.

Basically you just have to keep to his side or behind him whenever possible. If you are there, only his butt pound or AoE spell can hurt you, his weapon attacks will mostly whiff. If you are constantly circling him you will know he is about to do the AoE attack because he will stop turning and will not immediately attack. You can also see him lift his butt up off the ground. If you want to save him for later it is not too big a deal unless you need the titanite slab to finish upgrading a weapon to +15.

When he is in POed mode his speed increases, but it's not nearly as bad as say, when Flamelurker went into rage mode. Basically take whatever amount of swings you were doing after an AoE attack or a butt stomp, and subtract 1 before running for cover and you should be fine.
 
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[quote name='guardian_owl']Was using a hollow shield which has 75 fire res and the AoE spell was destroying my health bar by quite a bit even when it was up, supposedly its does magic damage too, but at the time I assumed it was fire so I just gave up on using a shield and 2-handed before I switched to crest shield.

Since Stray Demon is so tall, locking on I find makes it harder since it focuses the camera on his belly as you move closer so you can't see him attack. I think I was lvl 46 or so when I beat him. I tried Iron Flesh, it blunts his weapon attacks but not his AoE spell. Also you move slow enough I got caught in front of him so he was able to pound me to the ground and knock me down again as soon as I got up.

Basically you just have to keep to his side or behind him whenever possible. If you are there, only his butt pound or AoE spell can hurt you, his weapon attacks will mostly whiff. If you are constantly circling him you will know he is about to do the AoE attack because he will stop turning and will not immediately attack. You can also see him lift his butt up off the ground. If you want to save him for later it is not too big a deal unless you need the titanite slab to finish upgrading a weapon to +15.

When he is in POed mode his speed increases, but it's not nearly as bad as say, when Flamelurker went into rage mode. Basically take whatever amount of swings you were doing after an AoE attack or a butt stomp, and subtract 1 before running for cover and you should be fine.[/QUOTE]

I'm pretty sure it's only magic damage, not fire, same with the Firesage Demon. I know that doesn't make sense, but that's how it is.
 
I don't know how you guys could platinum this one so fast. Demon's Souls took me 300 hours or so and had to do NG+++ to get it. Just getting all the rings and stuff freaking sucks. Also, this game is so much longer than Demon's Souls. Seems like a lot of stuff you have to do with the covenants and crap.
 
Random thought, it must be some kind of certain texture effect which causes the slowdown. The slowdown in Firelink only seems to happen when I am looking at a lot of the grass. And that same style of texture is present on Sif, and I always slowdown when he jumps in behind me and fills the screen with his furriness. Rendering the poison swamp at the bottom of blight town I think is what must screw up the framerate.

I can already tell I am going to hate traveling on that water wheel as I have fallen once trying to get on it to ride up and another time trying to get off it after riding it to the top.
 
Wooo, just got platinum, and I'm so bummed I didn't find out how awesome the Chaos Murakumo +5 was until I was just about done. Holy shit, that sword is fun to parry/riposte with.
 
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