Demon's Souls - Gameplay, etc.

[schild]

Tower Knight down. I don't know what I'm gonna tackle next. But I am raping face.

Edit: I feel like I should point out that I have not died yet and it took me 2hr11mn to do this much (4th character). So yes, you will get better.

Edit: Show might be over tonight. No one around that can help me with flamelurker.

[Ingmar]

So like, I clicked on your streaming thing and you've been running back and forth down the same hallway doing somersaults for like 10 minutes.

[schild]

Read the chat next to the streaming thing. I'm at a multiplayer boss and I'm trying to get someone from the SA Demon's Souls channel to help me beat him. I beat 4 areas in the last 2 hours without dying. It's been an impressive run and I don't want it to end at fucking Flamelurker.

[Ingmar]

I just figured you liked doing somersaults. 

[schild]

I do! But that's not why I'm doing them!

[Quinton]

Any hints for that spider?  I didn't see your fight with it.  That's where I am now (it ate me yesterday) and I need to go destroy it!

[schild]

Uhm. Do you have a bow?

If so, you can kinda just cheese him. There are some ALMOST safe spots along the left and right wall near the entrance where you'll only get hit with the weakest attack.

From the wiki:

Edit: My live feed makes this game look unfun, trust me, it's not. It's just not fucking available in America, so I'm at the mercy of Japanese peak hours.

[schild]

Broadcast done for the night, I give up on multiplayer at 1AM central. >_>

Will start up again tomorrow and post when I do.

[Quinton]

Beat the 2-1 boss with the assistance of some random guy with a big shield.

I was trying to summon a guy from the DemonGoons irc channel but it kept failing... and while I was tinkering with my firewall configuration a Black Phantom arrived and started attacking me.  Drove 'em off and down to half health, but he must have had some stealth thing because he kinda vanished and suddenly arrived behind me and backstabbed me to death.  Ouch!

Tried summoning somebody else, success, off to the boss and I pelted it with soul arrows while mr big shield guy got in its face.  I think we both contributed about 50% of the overall boss damage, and we both rated each other S.  Simple, fun, businesslike.

A+++ WOULD SLAY BOSS WITH AGAIN.  THANK YOU BLUE GLOWY GUY.

[LK]

It's kinda hard to summon a SPECIFIC person. My only fault with the game.

[schild]

It's kinda hard to summon a SPECIFIC person. My only fault with the game.

Once I figured out it was a +/-20 levels thing. And a proximity thing to the blue glowy, I had no problems summoning specific people from the SA channel.

Remember to bow.

[schild]

http://www.justin.tv/noninja

Finished 2-2 and 2-3. Managed to get pure white tendency everywhere I've been thus far simply because, well, I haven't died since the initial revival. It's a pretty amazing run. Starting 3-1 now.

[John Difool]

What level are you? I'd be interested in co-oping Maneater(s) if you get to that section. For some reason they have my number, I start well usually then the legacy of failure against them causes my brain to seize up when things become anything less than easy :/ I'm level 68 and STILL avoid them. "Fear is the mind killer..."

[schild]

I am uhhhh 34. Heh.

[John Difool]

I am uhhhh 34. Heh.

Ah. Well. Carry on then. I guess I'll use the Dragon God's soul to pick up Rage of God and spam that while chugging Old Spice. Cheap and inelegant? You bet. I'll just bury the shame of it deep within me and let it fester there so that it may eventually manifest itself as an overweaning desire to summon an Old One to feast on this world. Doing them co-op would probably be the better option but that's the breaks

[schild]

Or you could just use a bow and take your time.

Anyone in soul form wanna come help with 3-1 Doll boss? I'm not taking any chances, haven't died yet (still can't believe it).

[schild]

2-2 and 3-1 down. On to 4-2.

[schild]

And I died on the old hero because I was grouped with useless fuckbags.

Edit: And I'm taking a break. >_<

[Morfiend]

Some advice for people. Do not spread your stats around to much. I did this on my first character and the game has been brutally hard. I started a new character, with more focus, and he is absolutely kicking ass right now.

Bows rock.

[Velorath]

Some advice for people. Do not spread your stats around to much. I did this on my first character and the game has been brutally hard. I started a new character, with more focus, and he is absolutely kicking ass right now.

Bows rock.

I spread my stats around quite a bit early on and it didn't cause too many issues.  Even if you aren't magic focused I'd recommend putting at least some points into magic and faith just to open up some extra spell slots for a few useful utility spells.

[Morfiend]

Just saying that overall it seems to be a bit easer if you focus your character rather than trying to do a lot of stuff.

My knight is level 50, and hes got 28 str, 14 dex, 18 magic, 18 will, 14 faith, 16 vitality, 20 end, 7 luck.

Where as my Wanderer is level 32ish with 29 str, 22 dex, 15 end, 15 vit, 9 magic, 9 will, 7 faith, 13 luck. He is just destroying content that my Knight had a tough time with. I am sure that part of it is that I understand the game. But still, Im having a WAY easer time with it now.

[Yegolev]

I'm still noobing it but it seems like you can't go wrong with increasing Str if you melee.

About the Tower Knight, Rasix, you may want to cheese him.

[ghost]

Wow.  To say that I'm not very good at this game would be an understatement of epic proportions......

[Yegolev]

Any subtle tips for the Armor Spider?

[schild]

If you have ranged, there's an almost completely safe spot shortly after you go in, most people leave a hint there. It involves hugging the left or right wall.

[Falconeer]

Yes, left wall, there's a spot where geometry sucks and spider can't hit you (but should) with pretty much anything.

Or bring people. They do wonders.

[Stewie]

Wow.  To say that I'm not very good at this game would be an understatement of epic proportions...... Ohhhhh, I see.

I know how you feel. I am teh suq. (I'd bet a substantial sum that I am worse than you ghost)  but i enjoy the hell out of it so far.

I really do wish I had an english manual. does anyone know if there is a translation of it online or something similar?

*edit* nm, i found teh wiki, I guess it helps to look first 

[Yegolev]

If you have ranged, there's an almost completely safe spot shortly after you go in, most people leave a hint there. It involves hugging the left or right wall.

I'll check it out.  I missed playing for several days and my ability to dodge even fat officials has gone down the shitter.