I have officially kicked everything off. It's all gone down.
I have officially kicked everything off. It's all gone down.
Got this far and the baby woke up....
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I'm only going to get to play a few hours each evening so progress will be slow. Started last night and picked the class second from last on the list, the one with high magic as I usually like to go that route. Unfortunately it's been no use so far as the only 2 spells I have are a healing spell and some kind of stealth thing that I don't really see the benefit of- nothing that helps too much with combat. As a result I've still found myself investing in strength so I can get better weapons, and health so I stop dying so fast...
Can't beat anything that even looks like a boss at the moment.... best I can do is take out a camp full of soldiers including the big guy in the middle. The troll thing that jumps down on you just past that beats the shit out of me no matter what I do.
Bait attack. Roll to distance. Let him do it, run in, couple of stabs, rinse repeat.Originally Posted by Browning
Once you get roll i-frames down you can roll everything up close.
If you can’t beat em. Run past em.
Yea, I did run past him, but then it leads me to an actual boss who is ever harder. Time to explore somewhere else when I play tonight I think.
Beastman in the cave, DONE.
Level 37 and with 30 strength I can finally use the Tree Sentinel's weapon.
Got to the first boss and he has been slapping me hard.
I need to explore more.
I think I've died about 30 times so far.
Watched Yev for about an hour earlier. No clue what was going on but it somehow had me hooked.
Not really sure I have a clue either 7om.Beat the guy at the castle only to realise what was after him was even harder.
The festival of war
What a moment. Shame I can’t actually do it yet. Off to farm.
Pottering around not knowing what to do and I get to a field where all of a sudden lightning starts striking the ground. I decide to run a bit so I don't get hit but so I can still look and see what is causing it only for some rams to come up and almost kill me.
Is the thing that improves stamina and carry weight worth levelling up? Reached a point where I have enough strength for the time being and need to know where to go next.
END is always worth improving, more stamina in battle and higher equip load is always great
Cheers. What level of health should I be aiming for DS? Is level 20 enough to end game it with?
Last night's session saw more slow progress, I can now kill the troll, but I haven't even dared to attempt the boss again yet. I'm now focusing on improving my health and then I'll probably work a lot on figuring out magic and upgrading that.
So far I'm enjoying it, but I'm a bit confused about why there's basically 0 story whatsoever. I have no idea why my character is roaming the land killing random people and creatures for no apparent reason. I'm told this side of things picks up once you beat the boss and I hope that's the case, otherwise it runs the risk of becoming boring before too long.
Last edited by Browning; 28-02-2022 at 03:25 PM.
Watch this, Oroboro (Souls legend) gives you the soft and hard caps of each stat. No spoilers at all, just preferred ranges for levelling:
Essentially after the hard cap your returns diminish massively so it isn't worth it. You'll prob be finishing the game between level 120-150.
mah boy so proud
I'm kind of stuck... everything I want to take on is a bit too high level. I can't find Smithing Stone[3]s anywhere and it's 12-15k to level up and I cant find anything to kill to make it worth my time to farm.
Installed. Confessor. Let's go [tomorrow].
I'm a twit
Jim Sterling with a lukewarm take. Someone probably said 'get gud' once in his chat and this is the response.
Pulled the trigger and bought - first game I've bought on Xbox since getting Gamepass ages ago. Hyped.
Level 68 now. Map just keeps getting bigger. Rocking a fucking insane sword.
Best game ever.
Fuck me Sterling got old years ago. Had their moment.
It's been fascinating see him shift from, "Boo, capitalism!" to "Boo, transphobes!" to "Boo, GAMERS!"
Never seen him before but I watched that video and as a result a newer one popped up in my recommendations which seems to be him calling it the best game ever.
Yep. The best game ever whilst he spams roll backwards.
Silly cunt knows ya roll forwards, smh
I think I’ve wasted €36.
I'm a twit
Don't like it?
Nah. It’s not for me.
Wandering round an open world with no idea where to go or what to do and all I can do is pick flowers and kill tortoises or else I die. Skip.
If I have to watch a YouTube video to know how to play a game from the very start, I’m not gonna.
I'm a twit
Damn right. And shields down by default.
FOMO is a bitch. Always been and always will be the way with Souls games.
What I might do when I pick it up is start taking notes just to find out what things are where. Mainly as a way to figure out where the dead ends are and stuff.
Map comes with 100 markers which have been a Godsend, I just have a note or two to remind me what each marker means.
What sort of stuff do you mark?
I'm a twit
I use diamonds for traders and skulls for bosses.
Stick with it Baz, it's genuinely beyond brilliant.
I'm sort of leaning more towards what Baz is saying.
Took a break for a couple of days away from the game and will jump back in tomorrow, hopefully that will help me.
Might watch some videos on the game too.
It's definitely a throwback to 80s/90s games where it explains little, but far more daunting on this occasion as it's that in a massive open world.
And DS and Phonics know far more about these games than I do, but happy to help with any questions I can answer.
It is pure early 90s design. Zero handholding, here's the thing figure it out. It's highly daunting, and Dark Souls 1 took me three attempts for it to click.
But when it does, nothing else beats it. Literally anything you want to know about the game, ask Baz. It's actively encouraged to help each other. Read everything. Listen intently to all conversations in game. There's a help section at the end of your inventory where the game tells you all the mechanics.
Overall, explore, learn. Learn the iframes in your roll. Learn not to panic and pick your hits. Learn when to run the fuck away. You can't play the game wrong.
My only advice is to embrace that rolling makes you invincible. I've never learnt how to block in these games ever. They attack, roll. They don't attack, fucking smash em. Not sure when they're going to attack, run slightly too far away until you learn when they will. Even the biggest bosses only have 3-4 different attacks. Learn the animations.
Okay, based on my souls experience, I'll give the following advice:
- Upgrading your weapon will probably do more good than launching your stats up.
- Get used to the rhythm of a fight. Check how many strikes your stamina bar will give you, etc.
- It looks like boss arenas are fairly spacious. Just be mindful of where you are so you're not panic rolling into corners.
- As for the bosses out in the open, maybe watch out for any mobs. Clear them out in advance if you have to.
- Don't be afraid to run into a room of danger if you just want an item. Souls come and go. They'll come back again.
- But if you really want to keep hold of your experience, try to die somewhere easy to get to. I'm sure I've seen people run into sites of grace, die immediately and then respawn on their bloodstain.
Hit the 50 hour mark last night and a cracking session all round. Upgraded the Golden Halberd to +4 and then twatted the shit out of Goodrich with it, before taking out another 3 bosses. Feeling quite tanky now.
Only 9 hours in - somehow managed to miss the tutorial and need to do lots more exploring. Made it to Stormveil and killed Margit on the first go which was a nice surprise. I'll be going on the hunt for upgrades for my flasks next I think as I've found one golden seed so far.
This game is utterly brilliant though, they've done a grand job on it.
Twinblades are up to +15
Jesus, are you ruining everything?
I pretty much 3-4 hit all the minor enemies but I'm getting my shit pushed in by the bosses I've discovered. I think I've missed some huge area or something because I seem to only be able to head in one specific direction which seems counter-intuitive.
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