Dark Souls

[Falconeer]

You get an extra Potion of HP, no idea why it happens though.

Also, I find utterly disturbing that it doesn't show how many souls you need to level up. It reminds me of Bard's Tale (1985 or so), when I kept going back to the guy that levels you up every few mobs just to get a "YOU CAN'T LEVEL YET" message. It's one of the few things I wasn't missing from the old times. (or it can be fixed?)

[bhodi]

Well, the yellow light happens because someone rested/kindled at the bonfire that you have also kindled, and you get a free estus flask. Black happens when you've put down a curse and someone's walked over it. White... not sure. Some miracles get stronger when others use the same miracle around you, maybe it's that.

[stu]

That's cool. I like that better than the world tendency system.

Also, I find utterly disturbing that it doesn't show how many souls you need to level up. It reminds me of Bard's Tale (1985 or so), when I kept going back to the guy that levels you up every few mobs just to get a "YOU CAN'T LEVEL YET" message. It's one of the few things I wasn't missing from the old times. (or it can be fixed?)

Yeah, it's kind of odd having to remember what you needed to level up the previous time so you don't go back to the fire with too few souls.

[Yegolev]

Yellow flash gives a humanity also.  I think it must be when someone else kindles because resting would mean it would happen a lot more, I think.

[Morfiend]

I thought one of the flashes was when some one rated one of your messages, cause I have had it happen to me way far from any bonfires.

[Falconeer]

I never left any message and still got yellow flashes. So it must be the kindling. 

[Velorath]

Quick update.  Joined the Forest Hunters covenant.  The creepy talking cat hanging out in the window convinced me that this was the right group to join.  Got to start invading peoples' worlds when they come into the covenant's hunting grounds.  Won 3 fights and lost 3.  Doesn't really seem to be much balance.  Sometimes I was partnered with another phantom and all our NPC's were still alive also.  Sometimes I'd invade and the enemy had already killed all the NPC's and could one-shot me.  Still fun though.  Also took down a couple more bosses.

[Nonentity]

Finished up Sen's Fortress last night. Started on Anor Londo.

[stu]

The Gaping Dragon intro is badass. Solaire died while I was fighting the demon. I hope he's not gone for good. 

[Quinton]

Still loving it!

Made my way back to Firelink shrine, purchased a second copy Soul Arrow and a copy of Heavy Soul Arrow, and started tackling the Undead Parish.

Lightning-throwing-beast by the blacksmith: defeated!
Giant Knight and Sorcerer in the Church: defeated!
Gargoyles: defeated, solo, first attempt -- blocking, dodging, Heavy Soul Arrow, a couple Estus Flasks, and some luck.  Wow.  Was not expecting that to go so well.
First Bell: rung!

[Yegolev]

Today I learned that spells replenish at campfires.  This game is officially easier than Demon's Souls.

[Nonentity]

I'm probably the wrong kind of person to play this game online where other players can invade me and one shot me.


Just saying.

[schild]

HAH WUT

[Nonentity]

HAH WUT

I'm on a self-imposed Dark Souls hiatus for a little bit, especially since my new TV that I had ordered before this incident shows up today.

[Lakov_Sanite]

U mad bro?

[Nonentity]

U mad bro?

I posted 'inb4 u mad bro' in the email I sent out with the picture of my broken TV

[Ingmar]

It doesn't count if you break your TV in anger when you already know a new one is coming!

[Nonentity]

It doesn't count if you break your TV in anger when you already know a new one is coming!

But now I don't have one for my bedroom thanks to my tantrum. /firstworldproblems

[Yegolev]

Ha, too much coffee?

[Hawkbit]

I love the instruction manual at the bottom.  Evidence of the crime, and all that.  Oh, and sorry... I almost built a plexi screen for my LCD while playing Demon's Souls.  I might need to revisit that idea soon.

[Morfiend]

Update on playthrough.

[Falconeer]

Is there any point in keeping weapons  and armours you already have? Like selling, or deconstructing them? I would say no, but you never know with Japanese...

[Ghambit]

Is there any point in keeping weapons  and armours you already have? Like selling, or deconstructing them? I would say no, but you never know with Japanese...

This is a good question as it seems that stuff doesnt really drop enough to make it worth holding out on upgrading existing gear.  Especially when those upgrades are quite hefty.

[stu]

Can you grind weapons down into souls? I've been stuffing everything I find into my bottomless box. (that's what she said)

One great thing about playing during the day is I can drop a summon sign at a demon door and get work done while I wait to be called. 

[Ard]

You get the means to break them down later.  I'm not personally playing it, only watching my wife, so I couldn't tell you how far along it is though.  It's near the firelink shrine area though along with everything else.

[Falconeer]

This game is officially easier than Demon's Souls.

I am not sure. A game without a save point (bonfire) after the first boss (bull) then a semi-one (the charging rhino) and still no bonfire in sight? Not sure that qualifies as easier. It's so weird that I keep looking for one. If I missed it please let me know.

[Quinton]

Well, the bosses remain defeated even if you die, so while it's inconvenient to die between the first boss and the shortcut downstairs on the dragon bridge, it's not like you have to go defeat the boss again to move on.

[Morfiend]

This game is officially easier than Demon's Souls.

I am not sure. A game without a save point (bonfire) after the first boss (bull) then a semi-one (the charging rhino) and still no bonfire in sight? Not sure that qualifies as easier. It's so weird that I keep looking for one. If I missed it please let me know.

If by the charging Rhino you mean the metal boar, yes, you missed the shortcut to the bonfire. It is right under the stairs coming down from the dragon bridge. There is a ladder to kick down. Its a pretty major shortcut, you dont want to miss it.

[Quinton]

Of course, if you're squishy and your timing is bad, you may well get roasted by the dragon.  Which happened to me.  But by the time I had defeated the first boss (who gave me more trouble than the next three-or-four combined (including the Gargoyles who turned out to be pretty painless for me), I had the process of getting from the first Undead Burg bonfire to the first boss area down like clockwork, so one more run wasn't too horrible.

[Falconeer]

No, I have seen the shortcut, but it's to go BACK. I mean, wouldn't it make sense (and actually give you a bit of a sense of reward) to let you ADVANCE after you killed a boss? So basically, you kill a boss, you "save" at the old bonfire. You die (several times) before you get to the new bonfire, and you keep respawning at the old one that you have been basically binded since 1-boss-and-a-half ago. I love everything about this game, but this particular case I find it a bit irritating. It just feels counter-intuitive and well, I have been killing the same identical mobs since long before I killed that boss and long after having killed it. Repetition after success for no particular reason is, in my opinion, a bit beyond "hard", it borders "meh".

Everything else, I'm in total love.

[Velorath]

No, I have seen the shortcut, but it's to go BACK. I mean, wouldn't it make sense (and actually give you a bit of a sense of reward) to let you ADVANCE after you killed a boss? So basically, you kill a boss, you "save" at the old bonfire. You die (several times) before you get to the new bonfire, and you keep respawning at the old one that you have been basically binded since 1-boss-and-a-half ago. I love everything about this game, but this particular case I find it a bit irritating. It just feels counter-intuitive and well, I have been killing the same identical mobs since long before I killed that boss and long after having killed it. Repetition after success for no particular reason is, in my opinion, a bit beyond "hard", it borders "meh".

Everything else, I'm in total love.

Uh, you kick the ladder down first rather than going down the broken steps.  It leads to the old bonfire, but then you can climb back up to where you were before.  You can also try running all the way down the bridge with the dragon on it.  Shoot him with an arrow to get him to fly onto the bridge, where he kinda moves from one side of the safe area in the middle, to the other.  When you see an opening, run past through the gate (you might get hit by a small amount of the fire but you should be able to live through it), and there's another bonfire there.

[ffc]

Found a message saying there was an item after a jump.  It had 14 ratings.  I dropped one of those stones used for marking paths and it didn't hit anything after the jump.  I guess those ratings were negative.  I have yet to see a quality message with a bunch of ratings though.  I think there's a miracle which lets you see more messages, going to try it out.

[Yegolev]

Take all messages with a grain of salt.  Also, everyone is a liar.

[Falconeer]

Uh, you kick the ladder down first rather than going down the broken steps.  It leads to the old bonfire, but then you can climb back up to where you were before.

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[Quinton]

Uh, you kick the ladder down first rather than going down the broken steps.  It leads to the old bonfire, but then you can climb back up to where you were before.

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Note that this is not as subtle as it sounds.  If you approach the ladder you get a prompt 

"Kick the ladder down?" X