Just bought Dark Souls,any tips?
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Keep your shield up at all times when entering a new area. Blocking is your friend. I'd recommend starting as Pyromancer, since you get access to powerful fireball spells several levels before any other classes (classes aren't set in stone; they just determine starting stats). Never underestimate any enemy - they can all kill you in a few hits. Don't get surrounded.
When you start out levelling up, don't put points into Resistance. That stat is basically useless. I'd recommend levelling up Vitality for more health, and Strength or Dexterity depending on the type of weapons you want to go for.
And, of course, prepare to die.
When you start out levelling up, don't put points into Resistance. That stat is basically useless. I'd recommend levelling up Vitality for more health, and Strength or Dexterity depending on the type of weapons you want to go for.
And, of course, prepare to die.
Don't put levels into Resistance.
Dual wielding might seem like a cool idea. It isn't.
Pyromancy doesn't rely on any stats (except maybe dexterity for casting speed), as long as you keep upgrading the flame.
Don't go through the graveyard first.
Learn to dodge.
Do not go through the graveyard first.
[HEADING=1]Dodge *****![/HEADING]
Dual wielding might seem like a cool idea. It isn't.
Pyromancy doesn't rely on any stats (except maybe dexterity for casting speed), as long as you keep upgrading the flame.
Don't go through the graveyard first.
Learn to dodge.
Do not go through the graveyard first.
[HEADING=1]Dodge *****![/HEADING]
Hold down the O(PS3) or B(XBOX) button to sprint, tap the same button while sprinting to perform a running jump.
Honestly I made it nearly halfway through the game before I figured out how to do this.
Don't consume every item of humanity you find right away as you won't lose it upon death if it's kept in item form.
Kindle bonfires whenever you can.
Honestly I made it nearly halfway through the game before I figured out how to do this.
Don't consume every item of humanity you find right away as you won't lose it upon death if it's kept in item form.
Kindle bonfires whenever you can.
I recommend starting as a Wanderer. Good starting stats, good starting armor, good starting weapon.
Personally I prefer using DEX based weapons: Daggers, Spears, Curved Swords, and Bows. They have speed/long reach/cool moves/useful in various situations and don't weigh you down.
To that end I would suggest, if you are daring, to ignore the advice above and go to the graveyard first.
You will get access to several goodies not far in such as the Winged Spear, an okay shield, and the Zweihander. I don't like the Zwei or any giant weapon for the most part but a lot of people adore it.
If you choose Black Firebombs as your starting gift you can easily kill the tutorial boss without running away. This gets you a cool weapon you won't be able to lift for a very long time.
Try not to attack NPCs.
Personally I prefer using DEX based weapons: Daggers, Spears, Curved Swords, and Bows. They have speed/long reach/cool moves/useful in various situations and don't weigh you down.
To that end I would suggest, if you are daring, to ignore the advice above and go to the graveyard first.
You will get access to several goodies not far in such as the Winged Spear, an okay shield, and the Zweihander. I don't like the Zwei or any giant weapon for the most part but a lot of people adore it.
If you choose Black Firebombs as your starting gift you can easily kill the tutorial boss without running away. This gets you a cool weapon you won't be able to lift for a very long time.
Try not to attack NPCs.
Find a shield with 100 physical block, it will save your life a lot if you dont have to worry about losing health whilst blocking.
Dont fuck with Black Knights (The big Sauron looking dudes) until you're competent in dodging.
Dont get greedy, if you try to attack an enemy too much whilst its vulnerable you may find yourself on the other end of a beatdown very quickly.
Upgrade your equipment, its much more important than leveling up your stats
Dont let death get you down, its a learning experience.
Dont fuck with Black Knights (The big Sauron looking dudes) until you're competent in dodging.
Dont get greedy, if you try to attack an enemy too much whilst its vulnerable you may find yourself on the other end of a beatdown very quickly.
Upgrade your equipment, its much more important than leveling up your stats
Dont let death get you down, its a learning experience.
Be cautious, there are plenty of traps, enemies hidden around corners and edges to fall off. Equipment load determines your movement speed, so if you wanna move and roll faster, wear less/lighter armour.
Upgrade your weapons. Deserves a lot of emphasis. It requires souls and materials, in addition to a Blacksmith, certain weapons may require materials you can't buy right off the bat, but when you do, upgrading whatever weapon you are using is always a smart choice. If you need to increase your damage, souls are almost always better spent on making your weapon stronger rather than increasing your offensive stats.
On that note as well, upgrading weapons to elemental weapons is usually a smart choice. It will usually remove or severely reduce their stat scaling, but the added elemental damage is almost always worth it until much higher levels. (Or if you are fighting enemies resistant to it)
Also, remember your total equipment weight matters. If your armor+weapons/shield's total weight is 0~25% of your Equip Load you move and dodge quickly.
25%~50% is medium movement and dodging, but being above or below 37% will be slightly faster or slower also.
and above 50% will be slow movement and dodging.
Just to keep in mind since it's not immediately obvious how much weight has how much effect.
Choosing the Master Key as your starting gift will give you easy access to a lot of goodies from the start and is what I usually recommend, but generally don't stress too much over which one you choose. Unless you are trying to accomplish something in specific at the very start, every starting gift but one can be obtained as you progress. (Also, the Tiny Being's Ring is translated wrong. It doesn't grant regeneration, it increases your health by 5%.)
and finally: Backstabbing is always the correct way to fight.
On that note as well, upgrading weapons to elemental weapons is usually a smart choice. It will usually remove or severely reduce their stat scaling, but the added elemental damage is almost always worth it until much higher levels. (Or if you are fighting enemies resistant to it)
Also, remember your total equipment weight matters. If your armor+weapons/shield's total weight is 0~25% of your Equip Load you move and dodge quickly.
25%~50% is medium movement and dodging, but being above or below 37% will be slightly faster or slower also.
and above 50% will be slow movement and dodging.
Just to keep in mind since it's not immediately obvious how much weight has how much effect.
Choosing the Master Key as your starting gift will give you easy access to a lot of goodies from the start and is what I usually recommend, but generally don't stress too much over which one you choose. Unless you are trying to accomplish something in specific at the very start, every starting gift but one can be obtained as you progress. (Also, the Tiny Being's Ring is translated wrong. It doesn't grant regeneration, it increases your health by 5%.)
and finally: Backstabbing is always the correct way to fight.
Fram Fram and Farm, when you use a bonfire you recover all your health but your enermy is Respawn too so yeah....
Don't rely too much on the drake sword if you pick it up, it's really overpowered in both upper and lower undead burgs, but the weapon is fairly useless after that since it doesn't scale with you and upgrading it costs rare dragon scales.
You can cut the tail off most bosses, doing so will net you a unique weapon.
Some technical advice, if you are playing on the PC I recommended downloading the DSFIX from some mod website. Also play the game with a controller the keyboard controls are terrible.
Finally if you finish the game, I suggest checking out youtube videos explaining the Lore of the game since the story isn't outright told to you but inferred through vague dialogue and item descriptions.
You can cut the tail off most bosses, doing so will net you a unique weapon.
Some technical advice, if you are playing on the PC I recommended downloading the DSFIX from some mod website. Also play the game with a controller the keyboard controls are terrible.
Finally if you finish the game, I suggest checking out youtube videos explaining the Lore of the game since the story isn't outright told to you but inferred through vague dialogue and item descriptions.
Move slow, shield up, make sure it's got 100% physical block, and upgrading your gear at blacksmiths is generally a lot better for damage purposes than upgrading stats.
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For O&S, I'd turn human around the bonfire where you meet Solaire in Anor Londo after the archers. Hopefully there should be people putting their summon signs down that you can use, but if there isn't then the room with the Sentinels in does have a Solaire summon sign on the opposite side to where you come in.
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It does a lot of damage but inflicts bleed on the opponent and yourself. Mainly good for PvP, but just the simple Great Scythe scales better with dex.Capitano Segnaposto said:
For O&S, I'd turn human around the bonfire where you meet Solaire in Anor Londo after the archers. Hopefully there should be people putting their summon signs down that you can use, but if there isn't then the room with the Sentinels in does have a Solaire summon sign on the opposite side to where you come in.
The Lifehunt Scythe isn't a very practical weapon unless you know how to properly utilise it, it causes high bleed buildup on both enemies as well as you with every hit so if you're not careful you can hurt yourself just as much as the enemy.Capitano Segnaposto said:
For the Smough and Ornstein fight you could try just placing your summon sign right in front of the door, then other players can summon you right before they head in.
use the internet wikis they are the most helpful thing you will find, as soon as you get to blighttown get the eagle shield. Personal favourite shield very helpful in your first playthrough where your stats are probably not going to be high enough to hold the heavy stuff yet. Find Havel and kill him his ring is brilliant.
Dont be afraid to ask for help or look at the wiki, but try not to rely on it. It may be good to use it to find which way to go though.
Make sure to upgrade your weapons, and as daystar said, learn to dodge! Also, get a 100% shield. 95% may not seem like much of a difference, but it is.
Stay hollow as long as possible, since alot of PvP is now just trolls.
Dieing is not losing, giving up is losing. You can die 1000 times (and you may as well do that on the Capra Demon), but dont give up.
Make sure to upgrade your weapons, and as daystar said, learn to dodge! Also, get a 100% shield. 95% may not seem like much of a difference, but it is.
Stay hollow as long as possible, since alot of PvP is now just trolls.
Dieing is not losing, giving up is losing. You can die 1000 times (and you may as well do that on the Capra Demon), but dont give up.
Dont let anyone tell you what weapon is worse or better, the weapon with the most comfortable move set for you is the one you want to use, fan of the powerful but slow? Try experimenting with different heavy swords or big axes until you find one that suits you best, and same for other weapon types etc. Even if you find a weapon that does more damage or swings faster etc, if you cant use it or you prefer the move-set of the weaker weapon then I recommend upgrading your weaker weapon and sticking with it.
let me put it this way, i think somebody came up with a fantastic strategy guide but there was no game, therefor they made the game to sell the strategy guide.... in other words get the guide, not only is it helpful it is easily the best one for any game ive ever seen
I will put it really really simply.
Skill > Equipment > Stats
Your stats are some of the least important things in the entire game. Find a weapon you are comfortable with that is not the drake sword and upgrade it. It really doesnt matter what it is because you will be able to clear most of the game with it. I cant stress enough how important it is to upgrade your weapons and armour.
I generally prefer strength based weapons especially the longsword early on. Its good enough that if you upgrade it properly it can last you the whole game. I think dex weapons are probably the best choice for people still learning the game especially spears since you can attack with them while blocking.
Dont equip to much as you want a fairly fast roll speed to be able to dodge properly.
Skill > Equipment > Stats
Your stats are some of the least important things in the entire game. Find a weapon you are comfortable with that is not the drake sword and upgrade it. It really doesnt matter what it is because you will be able to clear most of the game with it. I cant stress enough how important it is to upgrade your weapons and armour.
I generally prefer strength based weapons especially the longsword early on. Its good enough that if you upgrade it properly it can last you the whole game. I think dex weapons are probably the best choice for people still learning the game especially spears since you can attack with them while blocking.
Dont equip to much as you want a fairly fast roll speed to be able to dodge properly.
Tips from about 4 playthroughs:
Go to the graveyard near Firelink Shrine and pick up the Zweihaender; for me and a friend, at least, it was a game-saving weapon, with range sufficient that you can be about ten paces from an enemy when you annihilate them.
Look up Snuggly the Crow's various rewards and exploit those to gain some nice initial items.
Do a quick run to the Valley of Drakes and pick up the items underneath the Undead Dragon (which most certainly isn't dead...).
Pick up (do a suicide run if you have to) the Fire Keeper Souls. There's one in New London Ruins -- take the lift down from Firelink Shrine, over the bridge across the water and then backtrack on yourself, it's in a little ruin.
Go to the graveyard near Firelink Shrine and pick up the Zweihaender; for me and a friend, at least, it was a game-saving weapon, with range sufficient that you can be about ten paces from an enemy when you annihilate them.
Look up Snuggly the Crow's various rewards and exploit those to gain some nice initial items.
Do a quick run to the Valley of Drakes and pick up the items underneath the Undead Dragon (which most certainly isn't dead...).
Pick up (do a suicide run if you have to) the Fire Keeper Souls. There's one in New London Ruins -- take the lift down from Firelink Shrine, over the bridge across the water and then backtrack on yourself, it's in a little ruin.