3221

I found my post from when I defeated O&S.

3222

I would love to have two games like that still to play in front of me. I have gone back to play them for the DLC, as I had to buy SOFTS and the DS3 DLC separately to play them. There is nothing like a new area in these games.

3223

This game is weird that way. As I stated up thread during a second play thru I had the very first Black Knight drop his sword, and life was very easy for awhile.

3224

I tried for a long time, I don’t think I ever got a Black Knight to drop a sword. I finished the game without one, no biggie. :P

3225

I came into Dark Souls from games like Dragon Age and Skyrim where the fighting was so much different. I had a friend (friend of my daughters actually) who was playing the same time I was and I would vent to him over the problems I was having. It probably took me 30 times to beat O&S (the law firm) and yes, I finally did it with Solaire. I didn’t want help from a real person, thought it would make things to easy I guess.

Something finally clicked and I am now pretty decent at the game. I usually even give invaders a good run for their money and for the most part inaders invade because they know they can kick your ass. :)

Anyway, I can now say all these years later that I have beaten every Boss in the three DS games and DLC solo except for about 3-4. One of those is in the DS1 DLC.

By the way, there is a place where you can farm for humanity and pick up quite a few in a short time. Just think rats.

3226

I read that earlier this morning! I’ve been going back through the thread, reading the old posts by you and @krayzkrok as I get up to where you guys were. ; )

3227

Oooh nice. Now that you mention it, I do remember them dropping it pretty regularly.

3228

Pretty sure I did because I avoided using summons and coop for the most part. It took a lot of fight though. I can’t remember how many hours, but more than a couple.

edit: Checked the other thread. I said it took 12-15 hours to beat those 2 bastards!

3229

A fun thing to do in the game (any DS game) is to put down your summon sign to help other people. I didn’t figure this out until I had played quite a bit because I figured who in their right mind would want my help, but lots of people summon others just for the co-op play. Well, and lots of people are like me when I started, really bad at the game. :)

Now there is only one main game Boss I ever summon for, that is in DS2, and it is because I hate the run to the boss so much. A certain large arachnid.

3230

I thought DS PtDE mp was actually killed when the remaster came out, but I still see quite a few messages, bloodstains and ghosts around.

3231

I did try that briefly at the end of the original Dark Souls, but no one took me up on it.

I did do it successfully in DS2 once, and unsuccessfully once. Those were the only two times I did it. It was a little awkward and confusing.

3232

There are a couple bosses in DS2 DLCs where you can literally be summoned time after time almost, at least on weekends. DS3 also has bosses like that. DS1, other than O&S may not have many anymore. I have spent a lot of time replaying DS3 and it is still a very lively place during some hours on the weekend. Most of the action though for both DS2 and DS3 is in the DLCs.

3233

You just gave me an idea. That giant tree where I got stuck when playing DS3? I should try to get summoned there, and see how people finish him off at the end.

3234

That is a place where people summon. I have fought that fight many times as a summon. I think certain styles of play make certain bosses very difficult, especially early in the game. People playing as mages are often looking for someone to tank for them while they ping away at the boss. That tree is one example. The Crystal Sage is another. Personally I don’t see how anyone can play DS3 solo as a mage as you just can’t do enough damage early on.

Plus you need to kill that tree for a certain item it gives you.

3235

Game feels very open at the moment. There are lots of loose ends I need to tie up. There’s DLC out there somewhere. And I of course need to fill that lord vessel. Sitting at the firelink shrine it felt like the start of the game all over again. Every direction open for adventure.

I settled on the New Londo Ruins. I had already explored there a bit and I wouldn’t be going in totally blind. The demon spear just wrecks ghosts. Range, power, stun. So good. But even with this spear the house of ghosts was nuts. Just nuts. They were coming from everywhere! I found the dude on the roof (who incidentally was wearing the same armor I was). Found the thing I was supposed to find. And…whoa boy, so much more to explore now!

What a change to the area. What a cool story beat about the fate of New Londo. What a terrifying new enemy: The Skeletor Knights (darkwraiths??). I decided to put away my spear, draw my claymore, and clash steel with this monster. Dead. Dead. Dead. Black Knights these are not.

I can’t believe there isn’t a bonfire at New Londo. That run back (including the elevator trip) sucks.

Took a while before I realized I had to put on a special piece of gear to access the boss. Dying is discovery. And with a helpful hint at the bottom of the steps, I figured it out. Blackness. No floor. No ceiling. Here come the Four Kings. My normal strat of being nimble, blocking when necessary, and circling around wasn’t very effective. I felt very disoriented, so I changed it up a bit.

I put on my heaviest armor. Used the 2-handed grip. And charged in like a madman just wailing away. I have become Havel. And the soul of the Four Kings now belong to me.

3236

That’s dedication! I can’t imagine doing that fight solo.

3237

I’m pretty sure Ingward tells you about it but it’s kind of easy to miss the first time through. Grats, though. The Four Kings was where I stalled back when the game came out. I just didn’t have the damage to take them down before I got overwhelmed and eventually got distracted and put the game down. It was years before I went back and started all over again.

Fun trivia that’s not really trivia because it’s the thing everyone tells you about Four Kings: sometimes there aren’t four of them! When you hit them you’re just taking away from a shared health bar, and it’s also possible to keep swinging at a king for a few seconds after it dies to do damage. If you wind up a powerful hit at the end it’s possible to win the fight after only 3 kings, or even 2 if you’re really strong. Not sure if 1 king is possible. Likewise, you can see more than 4 if it takes you too long.

Also stop making me want to play Dark Souls again, this is a busy week already.

3238

I regret not picking up the remastered version of DS last sale for $10. Maybe next time.

I may be ready to replay the series. I never got around to playing the season pass content for DS3.

3239

His words must’ve been in my subconscious, but it was quite the journey from that conversation to finally walking the abyss.

Like Ragnaros before sons haha (bad wow reference). Sounds like a worthy challenge on replay.

The remaster looks real pretty ; )

3240

Dooooo it. Will need a partner in crime when I get to DS2 and 3. They seemed to have changed up the summoning for DS1 as well, enabling password protected summons. Something I think they implemented for Bloodborne and DS3? So I’m down for a summon from anyone who wades back into DS1!