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EMarkM 22 Jan 2014 17:24:03 4,471 posts
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DodgyPast 22 Jan 2014 17:28:19 9,271 posts
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Well for most of us +10 a scimitar will be useful because we didn't need to be told more than once not to eat boss souls.

Edited by DodgyPast at 17:29:00 22-01-2014

EMarkM 22 Jan 2014 17:44:47 4,471 posts
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@DodgyPast Hey! I ate that on purpose, and in full knowledge of the facts!

Dr_Mech 22 Jan 2014 18:18:43 1,171 posts
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damagedinc wrote:
The dark souls mystery continues haha.

Spent the best part of three hours yesterday trying to defeat seath the scaless.

Come back from work today, first go just leg it round the clamshells of death and first time defeat him without landing a single hit on me.

Mental

Congrats on the kill but did you get the tailcut (insert evil laugh here)?

crashVoodoo 22 Jan 2014 18:33:53 5,736 posts
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@damagedinc Hehehe.. same thing has been posted so many times in here.

It's probably something that should go in QFs guide. If you're struggling with a boss. Call it a day and try again tomorrow afresh and more than likely you'll nail it first time.

We'll done btw. :-)

Edited by crashVoodoo at 18:35:50 22-01-2014

crashVoodoo 22 Jan 2014 18:35:19 5,736 posts
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@robc84 rob speaketh the truth. Uchigatana fo' life!

I'm having DkS withdrawals :-\

Edited by crashVoodoo at 18:37:55 22-01-2014

robc84 22 Jan 2014 18:39:13 12,290 posts
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@crashVoodoo **fist bump**

damagedinc 22 Jan 2014 18:39:16 2,640 posts
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Cheers guys, haha no tail cut, still a noob after 60 hours lol exploited the side tail.

Just beaten ceaseless and managed to get the bonfire by the centipede. Good evening so far.

Have to say after the boss duo in anor londo i dont think anything has matched that since in terms of difficulty.

damagedinc 22 Jan 2014 18:40:41 2,640 posts
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robc84 wrote:
@crashVoodoo **fist bump**

I see your uchi and raise it by an iato

No "official" reason other than it being the blade that got me through blight town...for that reason we have a special bond.....very special. *rubs*

Edited by damagedinc at 18:41:12 22-01-2014

robc84 22 Jan 2014 18:42:57 12,290 posts
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@damagedinc

I'll always have a soft spot for my iaito. But uchi has thrust attack so wins out

DodgyPast 22 Jan 2014 20:11:05 9,271 posts
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damagedinc wrote:

robc84 wrote:
@crashVoodoo **fist bump**
I see your uchi and raise it by an iato

No "official" reason other than it being the blade that got me through blight town...for that reason we have a special bond.....very special. *rubs*

I've finally come to my conclusion about comparing the Uchi, BSS and Iachio�

Oddly the Iachio seems to be DPS King if you're plain slugging it out or wading into a large group of enemies. Definitely a kill them before they kill you weapon.

Whereas the Uchi much more about minimising your incoming damage while whittling your opponents down.

The BSS is even more so.

Dr_Mech 22 Jan 2014 20:13:21 1,171 posts
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@damagedinc

Yeah the game sort of goes a bit downhill after Anor Londo, apparently the game was a little bit rushed so the first half is amazing while the second half is merely good. Also that particular boss is considered the hardest in the game for solo play.

I think this stems from the "tackle the bosses in any order" means that the difficulty curve sort of levels off and the areas are less tight and more gimmicky.

DodgyPast wrote:
I've finally come to my conclusion about comparing the Uchi, BSS and Iachio

Oddly the Iachio seems to be DPS King if you're plain slugging it out or wading into a large group of enemies. Definitely a kill them before they kill you weapon.

Whereas the Uchi much more about minimising your incoming damage while whittling your opponents down.

The BSS is even more so.

I find the BSS is more about versatility, with the wide sweeping normal strikes and the fairly long range stab strong attack it is the jack of all trades dex weapon.

Edited by Dr_Mech at 20:15:20 22-01-2014

quadfather 22 Jan 2014 20:39:13 30,868 posts
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@Dr_Mech

Never mind all this bss malarky, go back a page and give some input to the document I'm creating for dark souls tips

robc84 22 Jan 2014 20:43:26 12,290 posts
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Maybe you need to mention the quaddy curse quad? Noobies should warned of the dangers that lie ahead!

damagedinc 22 Jan 2014 20:55:17 2,640 posts
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Sooooo centipede demon he is fun isnt he. Any tips ?

EMarkM 22 Jan 2014 20:57:49 4,471 posts
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Tail first: you might get a handy gift that helps

damagedinc 22 Jan 2014 21:04:24 2,640 posts
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Phew did it. Wasnt to bad in the end

EMarkM 22 Jan 2014 21:05:23 4,471 posts
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@damagedinc Jolly good

Where next for you?

damagedinc 22 Jan 2014 21:22:55 2,640 posts
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EMarkM wrote:
@damagedinc Jolly good

Where next for you?

Managed to find lost izalith however got killed pretty quick. Well the only place i have yet to be is the painted world and i am thinking if i am going to do it now may be the time.

However im quite keen on finishing the game, nearly 60 hours in and i want to have a break before dark souls 2 which i will prob take a bit more time over and new game + etc etc

Played nearly 70 games this generation however it took an xbox sale for 3 pounds for me to find prob my favorite gaming experiance in quite some time.

EMarkM 22 Jan 2014 21:26:07 4,471 posts
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@damagedinc We're in the same place, then, although I've done Painted and a good part of the DLC too.

I've completed Lost Iz up until a fog door, which I think must be the final boss. I imagine it will give me the last soul before whatever the End Game is...

damagedinc 22 Jan 2014 21:31:26 2,640 posts
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EMarkM wrote:
@damagedinc We're in the same place, then, although I've done Painted and a good part of the DLC too.

I've completed Lost Iz up until a fog door, which I think must be the final boss. I imagine it will give me the last soul before whatever the End Game is...

Ahhh see i dont have the dlc, i didnt make it that far got killed by the massive demons in the the lava.

Have to say since anor londo i really felt like i was the otherside of the difficulty curve. I would say argubly the hardest part of the game is the initial run to undead parish and getting the first bell.

Anor londo closely followed, my issues with blight town were mainly the slow down and the drops. Just a very hostile area and one i do not enjoy going to.

EMarkM 22 Jan 2014 21:35:36 4,471 posts
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Yeah, I gave up for eight months when I couldn't beat the two gargoyles.

Only restarted it because the guys on this thread seemed to be having such a great game, and I had some time off work in October. I literally haven't played any other game since picking it up again then.

robc84 22 Jan 2014 21:37:51 12,290 posts
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You know those souls and humanity... gone. Because I died on the first encounter with those 3 little fuckers after the bonfire. What a twat I am.

Anyway, things getting a bit freaky deaky down here in the archives. Just made it to the bottom and got the key. I'm guessing I need to head back up to the big door at the top.....

EMarkM 22 Jan 2014 21:39:08 4,471 posts
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@robc84 There are quite a few keys, but you're on the right lines

robc84 22 Jan 2014 21:43:49 12,290 posts
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So now the twat in the hat wants to talk me....

Suppose I should try to find key to rescue him

robc84 22 Jan 2014 21:59:40 12,290 posts
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Also cant figure what that lever does and its bugging me....

quadfather 22 Jan 2014 22:05:17 30,868 posts
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EMarkM wrote:
Yeah, I gave up for eight months when I couldn't beat the two gargoyles.

Only restarted it because the guys on this thread seemed to be having such a great game, and I had some time off work in October. I literally haven't played any other game since picking it up again then.

Addict.

You'll be putting together a newbie tips list together at this rate

quadfather 22 Jan 2014 22:05:42 30,868 posts
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robc84 wrote:
You know those souls and humanity... gone. Because I died on the first encounter with those 3 little fuckers after the bonfire. What a twat I am.

Anyway, things getting a bit freaky deaky down here in the archives. Just made it to the bottom and got the key. I'm guessing I need to head back up to the big door at the top.....

Its a funky old house ain't it

robc84 22 Jan 2014 22:28:26 12,290 posts
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Not sure where I'm going now! I gave up trying to rescue hatty. There are a few places and at least 1 item I can't figure out how to get to in that area. Oh and that bloody lever.

So I moved on the next area. Do I go up, down, left, right? Who the hell knows. I think down is the way to move forward but I've headed up for now to have a look around.

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