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Dark Souls

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,789 ✭✭✭Caoimhín


    Hey lads,

    I have never come across a game as tough as this. Im stuck in the asylum, the boss just beats the shíte out of me every time.

    Is there any way of levelling up (im stuck at 5)? Will grinding level me up enough to beat this fecker.

    Oh, im a Knight with the Goddess's blessing as gift.

    Sorry, its probably answered in this thread somewhere, just way too much reading for my poor melted brain.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,200 ✭✭✭moonboy52


    Caoimhín wrote: »
    Hey lads,

    I have never come across a game as tough as this. Im stuck in the asylum, the boss just beats the shíte out of me every time.

    Is there any way of levelling up (im stuck at 5)? Will grinding level me up enough to beat this fecker.

    Oh, im a Knight with the Goddess's blessing as gift.

    Sorry, its probably answered in this thread somewhere, just way too much reading for my poor melted brain.


    Most people say pick the Master key. So i would re-roll and do that.

    When you meet the guy first, you leg it into the left corridor ( you most likely have done this ).

    Get your shield etc and then take him on. (keep shield up at all times until you see an opening)

    Jump from the top ledge and press R1 as you fall and this will take a quarter of his health.

    just roll when he goes to hit and keep yourself locked on.

    When he jumps, try to run away.


    There are loads of youtube videos, so try to emulate those guys.

    Keep persevering as the reward is great when you finally beat a boss :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭tonydude


    noodler wrote: »
    Question:

    If it only takes one piece of humanity to get me back to human form why would I waster humanity getting past "1".

    Also, I used humanity in the field when I was hollowed but didn't get my body back. But when I went to the bonfire and did it that way I did - did I waste humanity by using it in the field?

    Humanity also restores all your health


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,508 ✭✭✭✭noodler


    Caoimhín wrote: »
    Hey lads,

    I have never come across a game as tough as this. Im stuck in the asylum, the boss just beats the shíte out of me every time.

    Is there any way of levelling up (im stuck at 5)? Will grinding level me up enough to beat this fecker.

    Oh, im a Knight with the Goddess's blessing as gift.

    Sorry, its probably answered in this thread somewhere, just way too much reading for my poor melted brain.



    Have to agree with what CAO said.

    He dies in three hits with the basic Axe I had at time as long as they are falling (and holding R1) hits. First time I faced him (Friday) I did;t see the ladder beside the entrance which leads up to the two annoying archers.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,789 ✭✭✭Caoimhín


    moonboy52 wrote: »

    Jump from the top ledge and press R1 as you fall and this will take a quarter of his health.

    just roll when he goes to hit and keep yourself locked on.

    When he jumps, try to run away.


    There are loads of youtube videos, so try to emulate those guys.

    Keep persevering as the reward is great when you finally beat a boss :)

    Ta, thing is, just on or two hits of his hammer and im dead. Can i level up just by grinding? ie, just fighting all enemies to build up mu level?


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,112 ✭✭✭Danonino.


    There was one in sens fortress, right before the ring that gives 200 or so item discovery, And drops a Lightning Spear.

    And from the wiki: Symbol of Avarice

    I killed both of the butchers and neither dropped a sack, It gave me a sad

    I ended up switching the sack, Now Im sporting the hollow thief hood, even though its beyond terrible :D I then read that if I traded the sack with snuggly I would get a demon titanite shard, but instead I got a huge demons hammer thing :eek: Its the weapon used by the tutorial boss... I have nowhere near the strenght to use it but its epic looking.
    Cant remember the stats of the top of my head, but I was comparing it to that dragon axe the gaping dragon dropped.

    Bonesy. wrote: »
    Getting this today Any tips I should know?

    Take your time in the asylum part (tutorial), read the signs and expect to die a lot :) This could take you ages if like me you never played demon souls, but just take your time and if you die while holding souls make it a mission to collect them back by touching your bloodstain where you died. (it also will have a funky green glow so its hard to miss).


    After the boss fight your finished in the asylum and when you end up in firelink shrine (it'll be green and relaxing for once) explore and collect items etc but always be ready to leg it back to the bonfire :cool:.

    My best advice:
    When your ready to move on from firelink shrine, start with the undead burg, Thats when facing the guy in chainmail at the bonfire your heading right and up the long steps along the cliff and into the aqueduct you can see up there. I tried to start underground and died countless times against ghosts that are unbeatable that early in the game. So I guess I would have liked someone to point the way.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,508 ✭✭✭✭noodler


    None of the major demons have dropped anything for me so far:

    The first One
    Cappa
    Butterfly
    Gaping
    Gargoyles

    Not a thing.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,315 ✭✭✭Big Knox


    Bonesy. wrote: »
    Getting this today :) Any tips I should know?

    Caution at all times, move slowly. If you are going melee (sword + shield) Endurance is by far your best stat so level it.

    Buy a bow in the undead burg and pull enemies to you when they are visible dont rush into them. Shoot them and they will come one at a time!!

    Shield up at all times and only attack when there's an opening i.e the enemy attacks and misses or they attack and bounce off your shield!!
    Caoimhín wrote: »
    Hey lads,

    I have never come across a game as tough as this. Im stuck in the asylum, the boss just beats the shíte out of me every time.

    Is there any way of levelling up (im stuck at 5)? Will grinding level me up enough to beat this fecker.

    Oh, im a Knight with the Goddess's blessing as gift.

    Sorry, its probably answered in this thread somewhere, just way too much reading for my poor melted brain.

    If you are struggling in the Asylum you are in trouble ill be honest :p Don't give up however, the starting classes play a big difference in the difficulty curve at the start of the game.

    If you want to go melee and use a sword / axe and shield then I would recommend picking the Bandit. Great starting weapon and shield and very good stats and armour!!

    If you want to pick a caster I would recommend Pyromancer which starts with a decent fire spell and has decent melee which you will need!!

    Restart and pick one of the above if you cant beat the Asylum boss. Shield up when facing him, lock on always and then circle strafe to the right and try stay behind him. Only attack after he does and if he flies straight up into the air back away until he lands!!
    Caoimhín wrote: »
    Ta, thing is, just on or two hits of his hammer and im dead. Can i level up just by grinding? ie, just fighting all enemies to build up mu level?

    You can't grind in the tutorial would be pointless, just concentrate on getting the boss down!!

    Good Luck and ask for help whenever you need, lots of good advice on this thread!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭tonydude


    noodler wrote: »
    None of the major demons have dropped anything for me so far:

    The first One
    Cappa : Key to Depths
    Butterfly: Soul of moonlight butterfly
    Gaping: Cut tail off for Dragon King great axe (other rare drops also )
    Gargoyles :Cut tail off for Gargoyle tail axe ( other rare drops also )

    Not a thing.

    there you go


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,315 ✭✭✭Big Knox


    noodler wrote: »
    None of the major demons have dropped anything for me so far:

    The first One
    Cappa
    Butterfly
    Gaping
    Gargoyles

    Not a thing.

    Taurus and Capra you can get their drops later in the game, the Butterfly doesn't drop anything but Gaping Dragon and the Bell Gargoyles only drop their weapons when you cut their tails off.

    Rule of thumb for future if it has a tail cut it off for phat loots!!! :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭tonydude


    Caoimhín wrote: »
    Ta, thing is, just on or two hits of his hammer and im dead. Can i level up just by grinding? ie, just fighting all enemies to build up mu level?

    After your R1 plunge attack , dont lock onto him and run around to his back. Lock on and attack his fat ass. When he starts attacking keep shafting to the side to avoid being within reach. Always stay behind. If he flys just run away until he lands and get behind him again. Hes easy once you get the know how. Its like all the other demons in the game. Level up in undead burg, if you get to lvl 15 you'll survive handy enough and always block


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,789 ✭✭✭Caoimhín


    noodler wrote: »
    I did;t see the ladder beside the entrance which leads up to the two annoying archers.

    Ladder? Now that would indeed be a help. Are we both talking about the same place, the large room where you go through the white mist/wall to drop down on the boss?

    Where exactly are the ladders?

    Thanks.

    Kev


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭tonydude


    Caoimhín wrote: »
    Ladder? Now that would indeed be a help. Are we both talking about the same place, the large room where you go through the white mist/wall to drop down on the boss?

    Where exactly are the ladders?

    Thanks.

    Kev

    As you enter its on your right, 2 archers above you

    Edit: thats for the taurus demon, im guessing your on the Asylum demon after going up the stairs and through the white gate. No ladders there only pillars


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,216 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    Are you fighting the Asylum Demon on your 1st attempt Caoimhín? As in, do you still have your broken sword and no other equipment? If so, you're not really supposed to fight him. You can't do any damage to him with that weapon. Run past him to the left and go through the gate.

    If it is the 2nd time, when you have your equipment, the drop down ontop of the boss takes about 50% of his health. You drop down from much further in the level.


  • Registered Users Posts: 456 ✭✭Bonesy.


    Just got it there, setting it up, excited! :D


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,789 ✭✭✭Caoimhín


    Kiith wrote: »
    Are you fighting the Asylum Demon on your 1st attempt Caoimhín? As in, do you still have your broken sword and no other equipment? If so, you're not really supposed to fight him. You can't do any damage to him with that weapon. Run past him to the left and go through the gate.

    If it is the 2nd time, when you have your equipment, the drop down ontop of the boss takes about 50% of his health. You drop down from much further in the level.

    Yeah Im on my second go, where I drop down on top of him. The only equipment i have is the Broken Straight Sword, Straight Sword Hilt, Tower Kite Shield and Short Bow (which I cant use yet because of my low stats) and the standard Knights gear.
    Level; 5
    Souls; 0
    Vitality; 14
    Attunement;10
    Endurance; 10
    Strength; 11
    Dexterity;11
    Resistance; 10
    Intelligence 9 ~ Duh!
    Faith:11

    Am I missing something?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,447 ✭✭✭richymcdermott


    36 hours in

    Lvl 53

    Finally got out of that catacombs place, its by far the most annoying place i have being so far.
    And can anyone help me out i gave rear embers to blacksmith just out of the forest and the sorcerer blacksmith from vieham and either are producing divine weapons, magic weapons or anything , also ive goten special titante rocks from demons that are suppose to craft standard weapons plus 15 and neither blacksmith wont do it .:confused:

    Also while i was in catacombs a strange message came up saying disasters are gone after the death of gravelord servent , does anyone know what this means , i am with the gravelord convenant but i didnt die when this came up and it puzzles me


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,923 ✭✭✭kearneybobs




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,928 ✭✭✭VenomIreland


    Restarted the game to get the Master Key (was only about 4-5 hours in anyway) and I chose thief this time, but I can't seem to get a backstab at all. Any tips?


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,115 ✭✭✭Completionist


    Restarted the game to get the Master Key (was only about 4-5 hours in anyway) and I chose thief this time, but I can't seem to get a backstab at all. Any tips?

    Go behind an enemy, make sure your shield is lowered and use a light attack.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,112 ✭✭✭Danonino.


    Caoimhín wrote: »
    Yeah Im on my second go, where I drop down on top of him. The only equipment i have is the Broken Straight Sword, Straight Sword Hilt, Tower Kite Shield and Short Bow (which I cant use yet because of my low stats) and the standard Knights gear.
    ...
    snip
    ....
    Am I missing something?

    You should have a broadsword. Where you picked up your shield to get past the first archer, at the top of that path you should have picked up your sword. You can get back there really easy, instead of heading up the stairs where the ball had rolled down head the other way and down the stairs there.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,928 ✭✭✭VenomIreland


    Go behind an enemy, make sure your shield is lowered and use a light attack.

    Holy sh!t I'm absolutely destroying everything now.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,112 ✭✭✭Danonino.


    One thing is bugging me, Im playing a dex kind of character using duel scimitars or against heavily armoured foes a shield/dagger and Balder side sword combo. All the weapons I use including Bows have a dex scaling above B so I do tasty damage once I get close and can combo some hits.

    The problem is if I upgrade a weapon to divine/magic etc the dex scaling drops to E/D and I do patethic damage :( what do you guys do to counter this?
    Should I just keep upgrading the divine/magic weapons untill the damage starts to improve?
    Am I missing something, perhaps a later blacksmith can improve the dex ratings?


    I apologise if I made no sense or spelling mistakes ect, I have a load of green titanite and was going to make a divine Falcion to hurt the skellies in the graveyard but the damage looks terrible.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,932 ✭✭✭YouSavedMyLife


    Danonino. wrote: »
    One thing is bugging me, Im playing a dex kind of character using duel scimitars or against heavily armoured foes a shield/dagger and Balder side sword combo. All the weapons I use including Bows have a dex scaling above B so I do tasty damage once I get close and can combo some hits.

    The problem is if I upgrade a weapon to divine/magic etc the dex scaling drops to E/D and I do patethic damage :( what do you guys do to counter this?
    Should I just keep upgrading the divine/magic weapons untill the damage starts to improve?
    Am I missing something, perhaps a later blacksmith can improve the dex ratings?


    I apologise if I made no sense or spelling mistakes ect, I have a load of green titanite and was going to make a divine Falcion to hurt the skellies in the graveyard but the damage looks terrible.

    The "magic" blacksmith does upgrades that drop STR and DEX scaling in favor INT scaling on weapons or just raw magic damage. If you want to keep your DEX scaling your better off just upgrade your weapon to +15. I think Divine gives a modifier increase to FAI and reduces others so if you have low faith your gonna be losing damage obviously. Only off set of that is that those skellys will stay down. Maybe damage them with your go to weapons then switch to the divine to finish them off?

    But ofcourse there are always Lightning weapons which outclass every other upgrade in the game, even if you have high DEX and a high DEX scaling weapon, 9 times out of 10 the Lightning weapon will do more damage. You need extreme amounts of DEX and a nice modifier on the weapon to compete with the Lightning enchant.

    Rumour has it that they are working on a patch and are gonna address somethings such as framerate problems, pvp imbalance and "Regular weapons rebalanced against reinforced weapons" Im hoping that means that Lightning wont be the end all of end game damage, and that if you specialise in FAI, INT, STR, or DEX that weapons with such modifiers will be your weapons of choice instead of every build resorting to Lightning or Fire


    Sauce
    http://www.vg247.com/2011/10/17/dark-souls-patch-to-rectify-multiplayer-issues/


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,896 ✭✭✭penev10


    Danonino. wrote: »
    One thing is bugging me, Im playing a dex kind of character using duel scimitars or against heavily armoured foes a shield/dagger and Balder side sword combo. All the weapons I use including Bows have a dex scaling above B so I do tasty damage once I get close and can combo some hits.

    The problem is if I upgrade a weapon to divine/magic etc the dex scaling drops to E/D and I do patethic damage :( what do you guys do to counter this?
    Should I just keep upgrading the divine/magic weapons untill the damage starts to improve?
    Am I missing something, perhaps a later blacksmith can improve the dex ratings?


    I apologise if I made no sense or spelling mistakes ect, I have a load of green titanite and was going to make a divine Falcion to hurt the skellies in the graveyard but the damage looks terrible.
    No Sharp/Tearing/Quality upgrade path really hurts DEX players in Dark Souls :(

    The magic/enchanted path doesn't improve it's scaling with DEX as you upgrade (I'm gathering divine weapons don't either). You could go for a hybrid build and upgrade your INT/FAI?

    Or maybe one of the unique weapons will have the scaling/effects you need?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,084 ✭✭✭✭Kirby


    Danonino. wrote: »
    One thing is bugging me, Im playing a dex kind of character using duel scimitars or against heavily armoured foes a shield/dagger and Balder side sword combo. All the weapons I use including Bows have a dex scaling above B so I do tasty damage once I get close and can combo some hits.

    The problem is if I upgrade a weapon to divine/magic etc the dex scaling drops to E/D and I do patethic damage :( what do you guys do to counter this?
    Should I just keep upgrading the divine/magic weapons untill the damage starts to improve?
    Am I missing something, perhaps a later blacksmith can improve the dex ratings?


    I apologise if I made no sense or spelling mistakes ect, I have a load of green titanite and was going to make a divine Falcion to hurt the skellies in the graveyard but the damage looks terrible.

    If you are going for pure dex and making it your main stat, it makes more sense to level up your A or B scale weapon to +15. Don't change it to lightning, divine etc. With +15 weapons and 60 or 70 dex you will be hitting pretty hard. Make sure you have enough ENDurance to block though.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,112 ✭✭✭Danonino.


    Thanks guys :)

    Im still early days so I can change up my approach if I have to. Avoided the drake sword and trying to avoid the dark side (lightning) as I progress ;)

    A faith/Dex build could be kinda cool, or the idea of switching to a divine for the final blow could work, especially as Ive been duel weilding so much.

    Thanks for the ideas again. :D Now I just need to stop playing my second game I started for fun and get back to my wanderer lol


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,315 ✭✭✭Big Knox


    Ok so a final conclusive follow up to the strength problem.

    I'm currently soul level 105, my strength is 53 and I continued on with my build to test results as I thought with the best STR scaling weapons in the game and an extremely high stat I can surely outdamage the lightning weapons.

    In NG+ currently and have stopped progress to work on weapon upgrades etc. So I farmed upgrade mats, got the very large ember from New Londo and upgraded the three best and strongest strength scaling weapons in the game.

    Demon Great Machete, the Demon Greataxe and the Demon Great Hammer. All 3 require 50 STR to use.

    The axe scales A with strength which is the highest the other 2 scale B. With 53 strength and the weapon at +15 it does indeed outdamage my Lightning Claymore..... by 6 damage!! Not only that but because most enemies have very weak lightning resists the Claymore still does more damage to most mobs. It's a fraction of the weight and swings much faster.

    So there you have it, strength is much much worse than I initially thought. From needs to fix this but I have my doubts they will considering the guide would be redundant if they do change it.

    FML :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,932 ✭✭✭YouSavedMyLife


    Big Knox wrote: »
    Ok so a final conclusive follow up to the strength problem.

    I'm currently soul level 105, my strength is 53 and I continued on with my build to test results as I thought with the best STR scaling weapons in the game and an extremely high stat I can surely outdamage the lightning weapons.

    In NG+ currently and have stopped progress to work on weapon upgrades etc. So I farmed upgrade mats, got the very large ember from New Londo and upgraded the three best and strongest strength scaling weapons in the game.

    Demon Great Machete, the Demon Greataxe and the Demon Great Hammer. All 3 require 50 STR to use.

    The axe scales A with strength which is the highest the other 2 scale B. With 53 strength and the weapon at +15 it does indeed outdamage my Lightning Claymore..... by 6 damage!! Not only that but because most enemies have very weak lightning resists the Claymore still does more damage to most mobs. It's a fraction of the weight and swings much faster.

    So there you have it, strength is much much worse than I initially thought. From needs to fix this but I have my doubts they will considering the guide would be redundant if they do change it.

    FML :(


    http://beefjack.com/news/dark-souls-patch-1-04-will-fix-ps3-multiplayer-bugs/

    Alot of people are expecting the "Regular weapons rebalanced against reinforced weapons" bit to be a nerf to elemental DMG, or a buff for stat scaling. Let us pray. Umbasa!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,315 ✭✭✭Big Knox


    http://beefjack.com/news/dark-souls-patch-1-04-will-fix-ps3-multiplayer-bugs/

    Alot of people are expecting the "Regular weapons rebalanced against reinforced weapons" bit to be a nerf to elemental DMG, or a buff for stat scaling. Let us pray. Umbasa!

    Didn't see that if it's official then we can only hope, it would make sense that they can buff the damage from scaling!!

    I'd be happy with them nerfing lightning damage but me wants more deeps dammit!! :D

    Praise the Sun!!!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,779 ✭✭✭Spunge


    Oh man i really wanted to join dark wraith but i didnt realize you completely close that option if you talk to framps with the lordvassal.

    fudge


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,920 ✭✭✭AnCapaillMor


    Big Knox wrote: »
    So there you have it, strength is much much worse than I initially thought. From needs to fix this but I have my doubts they will considering the guide would be redundant if they do change it.

    FML :(

    It was the same in demons souls, its the reason everyone you saw invade had a dragon halberd+5 in the first playthrough. It was the reason i always went for a moon weapon even though my dex was twice my magic stat.

    Your +15s have one huge advantage over the lightning\magic\divine weapons, they can be buffed via charcoal\that lightning powder and damage output can be dramatically increased with magic weapon. It was the reason there was a differene in DS. nothing worse than bumping into a guy with the dragon bone smasher with cursed weapon on it.


    So anyways finished anor Londo last night, 2 phantoms made sh1t of the bosses. Went up to the lady Gwynevere room, saw the sign "Fantastic Chest ahead" before i headed in and spent 5 minutes running around the room until i finally copped on and got out the binoculaurs to check out the fantasitc chest.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,115 ✭✭✭Completionist


    It was the same in demons souls, its the reason everyone you saw invade had a dragon halberd+5 in the first playthrough. It was the reason i always went for a moon weapon even though my dex was twice my magic stat.

    Your +15s have one huge advantage over the lightning\magic\divine weapons, they can be buffed via charcoal\that lightning powder and damage output can be dramatically increased with magic weapon. It was the reason there was a differene in DS. nothing worse than bumping into a guy with the dragon bone smasher with cursed weapon on it.

    Then wouldn't an increase in the duration/strength of those buffs be enough to offset the Lightning weapons? Would save messing with the weapon scaling/output to much and be a much cleaner fix.

    Someone get the devs on the phone! :cool:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,920 ✭✭✭AnCapaillMor


    Then wouldn't an increase in the duration/strength of those buffs be enough to offset the Lightning weapons? Would save messing with the weapon scaling/output to much and be a much cleaner fix.

    Someone get the devs on the phone! :cool:

    They should blow it away(if they're liked demons souls), in Demons cursed weapon added 30-40% more damage to your weapon, light weapon depended on your magic stat but could surpass the cursed weapon addition. no details on the wiki as to the difference between magic weapon and great magic weapon, but i imagine 20% extra damage minimum. You should be able to cast it and check the weapon damage in the inventory screen.

    duration i think is about 60s which was the same in DS Most guys only levelled up intelligence enough to get the slots and enough mp for 1 maybe 2 castings. If a minute had gone by and you were using the dragon bone smasher chances are you were dead.


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    So I've finally made it to the depths and rescued that Pyromancer dude who then taught me how to do it once i returned to Firelink Shrine. However, once I have it equipped, i can't seem to use it. I'm a level 25 Warrior.

    Have I just wasted 500 souls?

    Also I've given the Blacksmith in the Undead Parish two embers. What can he do with them and how exactly do I ascend weapons?


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,216 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    So I've finally made it to the depths and rescued that Pyromancer dude who then taught me how to do it once i returned to Firelink Shrine. However, once I have it equipped, i can't seem to use it. I'm a level 25 Warrior.
    Do you have an attunment slot? You need to be able to equip a spell, and use the glove for Pyromancy (iirc).
    Also I've given the Blacksmith in the Undead Parish two embers. What can he do with them and how exactly do I ascend weapons?

    The different embers allow you to upgrade weapons to different states. There are embers for loads of different upgrades, so check out the wiki for the full list.
    http://darksoulswiki.wikispaces.com/Upgrades


  • Registered Users Posts: 119 ✭✭gammon_steak


    Hello, I was in the Undead Parish and about to die and ended up going down a lift which brought me back to the Firelink Shrine. I rested there to get my health back and turned off the game.

    I'm just wondering what'll happen if I go back up that lift and then die in the Undead Parish. Will I respawn in the Firelink Shrine with the lift not available anymore? Or would the lift be back down again? Maybe I should go up and run down to the bonfire at the start of the Undead Parish? I don't want to have to go through the first section again.


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,216 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    Will I respawn in the Firelink Shrine with the lift not available anymore? Or would the lift be back down again?

    That lift is available all the time now. It's a shortcut back into the Parish. There's 2 lifts, so you can use it from Firelink or the Parish.


  • Registered Users Posts: 119 ✭✭gammon_steak


    Kiith wrote: »
    That lift is available all the time now. It's a shortcut back into the Parish. There's 2 lifts, so you can use it from Firelink or the Parish.


    Brilliant. It'll be great having 10 flasks again. I'll need them judging by the big brute that I met in the Undead Parish.


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    Well that link confused me more. Can you only ascend certain weapons? I've got my Zweihander up to+4 so it's nice and powerful. As for that slot, I've no idea!

    I just tried to attune magic at a bonfire and it told me I had insufficient slots, so I guess not. How do I get one?

    God I love this game, I only just realized that you can hold 2 weapons.


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,216 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    Brilliant. It'll be great having 10 flasks again. I'll need them judging by the big brute that I met in the Undead Parish.

    Spoilered for if you don't want directions to the next bonfire.
    If you go up the lift from the Shrine, and run straight forward, and keep going down the narrow pathway, you'll come to an abandoned church. Down the stairs is another bonfire. Plus a Blacksmith. It's one of the main bonfires early on, and is really useful.


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,216 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    Well that link confused me more. Can you only ascend certain weapons? I've got my Zweihander up to+4 so it's nice and powerful. As for that slot, I've no idea!

    I just tried to attune magic at a bonfire and it told me I had insufficient slots, so I guess not. How do I get one?

    Yeah, i think most names weapons can't be ascended, but i may be wrong about that. From looking at the chart on the Zweihander's page, it seems like it can go to +10 normal weapon, but that's all (http://darksoulswiki.wikispaces.com/Zweihander).

    Attunment is a stat like any others. Pump some souls into it, and you get more slots for magic.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,896 ✭✭✭penev10


    I just tried to attune magic at a bonfire and it told me I had insufficient slots, so I guess not. How do I get one?
    You need an Attunement of 10 to have one spell slot, 12 for 2, 14 for 3 etc.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,896 ✭✭✭penev10


    I see Magic Shield is on that list. I found it fairly weedy so hopefully they'll make it a more worthwhile addition. Iirc it's supposed to increase Stability but I don't think it actually does, maybe that's the bug.


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,216 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    One of the 'fixes' listed on that site is kind of worrying.
    Unlimited uses of magic and items
    Hopefully it's just a bad translation.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,896 ✭✭✭penev10


    Maybe they're bringing back Old Spice!?!? :P


  • Registered Users Posts: 119 ✭✭gammon_steak


    Kiith wrote: »
    Spoilered for if you don't want directions to the next bonfire.
    If you go up the lift from the Shrine, and run straight forward, and keep going down the narrow pathway, you'll come to an abandoned church. Down the stairs is another bonfire. Plus a Blacksmith. It's one of the main bonfires early on, and is really useful.


    Thanks. I'll head there next so!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,932 ✭✭✭YouSavedMyLife


    Kiith wrote: »
    One of the 'fixes' listed on that site is kind of worrying.

    Hopefully it's just a bad translation.

    I would wager its bad translation. Might be the glitch where people can use items an they arent consumed. Or that glitch where you can get as many souls as you like with another certain item...


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,216 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    I would wager its bad translation. Might be the glitch where people can use items an they arent consumed. Or that glitch where you can get as many souls as you like with another certain item...

    Yeah, that actually makes sense.


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    Lame! I got cursed twice and now I'm on a quarter of the health. Where can I get uncursed? Sparky the crow won't accept any more cracked red orbs to trade for it.


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