Demon's Souls - Atlus & From Software's Action RPG - October 6

[quote name='gunm']I dunno if world order will make too much of a difference. It really sounds like you'll have an easier time with a good range attack. Either invest in Magic for Soul Arrow or Flame Toss, or get the long bow and a lot of arrows.[/QUOTE]


[quote name='Saint Noir']Yeah, if you are sticking with that character, upgrade magic or go to
level 4-1 for
a good bow.[/QUOTE]


Thanks, i'll try all of that.


[quote name='Gourd']Meh. I am officially /done/ with the Gecko hunting.

Not done as in completed, but done as in I just can't make myself care. At this point I specifically chase the damn things off.

When I get to a point where I cannot progress through a new game iteration due to weak weapons, I'm done with the game.

EVERYTHING besides Gecko Camping gives you as many chances as you'd like to get it right. X+ number of bosses= Geckos is still Missable in my book.[/QUOTE]

I know i'm still a beginner, but i killed a Gecko at the beginning of 2-1. It got stuck on a broken cart and i slashed it to death :).
 
[quote name='the_punisher']\
I know i'm still a beginner, but i killed a Gecko at the beginning of 2-1. It got stuck on a broken cart and i slashed it to death :).[/QUOTE]
I don't think it was stuck. I think whenever they run into something they flail around for a few seconds and if you don't hit them in that time, the just disappear.
 
Yeah punisher listen to Saint Noir. Having a bow makes things so much easier and if you use a bow you don't have to waste stat points on intelligence/faith/magic if you don't want to (just assuming you want to concentrate on strength dexterity etc since you chose knight). Also bows are the only way to aim manually so you can snipe enemies from across the map.

On the other hand I keep hearing people say that some spells are almost required to beat certain bosses. It sounds like warding and poison cloud are pretty much must haves. Any other invaluable spells anybody can recommend?

I'm thinking about raising my stats until I can remember at least two spells. I also have a slot for a miracle which I'm thinking about using for cure. Too bad I can't get warding this round since I was a dumb ass and used the iron demon's soul and cure and poison cloud both need the wriggling demon's soul so I'll have to choose one for now.
 
[quote name='DrFoo']Yeah for me there was a "Be soul level 30 before continuing" message before the red knight and a "go here first" message in the direction of the blue knight. I guess people are getting lazy now. I've been playing through as a knight and it's not so bad. Royal is for panzies.

Also I just went through 5-1. That was by far the easiest level of the game so far. I got hit with a club that brought me to maybe three fourths of my life once. That was about it. My armor didn't even lose any durability. And if you're having problems with the boss
just try to get an ally or two and shoot him with arrows from the entrance. He can't regenerate fast enough from more than one person.
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Wow, I guess characters make a difference because I've been playing for a while (as a Royal) and I found 5-1 to be the hardest of the beginning levels. Those club dudes kept killing me when they got into close quarters and the camera went nuts on me and I couldn't see where they were. Eventually, though, I figured out to just keep rolling and that got me away from them. Then I emptied 50 heavy arrows into the boss and all the soul arrows I could do and never got him below 33% or so. Yeah, sure, if you summon other people it must be much easier ;).

As for summoning - I've never once seen a blue stone thing. How exactly do you do that? Do you have to be in body form to summon other people? See, I never play except in Soul form - always suicide as soon as I get resurrected (trying to darken Stonefang tunnel as per the guide walkthrough).

I forget what level I'm at now but I'm still at the point where I can farm the first reaper in 4-2 for pretty much one level every time (though after doing that a few times it is starting to require I take down a few of the flying things as well). I did bump my luck up to 10 just to help with the random drops since I see that is going to be an issue. I'm not really sure where else to use my points though. I've been doing intelligence, faith, and a bit of magic. It would be nice for my soul arrow to be more powerful and I've really been pumping up the max MP so I don't have to wait for it to regen all the time.

Also, I had another white world tendency glitch that got me yet another restricted weapon. In 5-1,
there's a spear called Istarelle or something that the guide says you need to get after beating the primeval demon (to get the world tendency back to white). It says a ladder appears that leads to it between the rats nest and the first big club dude. That ladder was there the very first time I got to that area, and the WT is neutral or even a bit on the dark side in that world. So, just like 4-2 where I got the makoto sword with the WT near black, this one showed up anyway for me. Very odd...

Dr Foo - wait, what do you need for poison cloud? I hope I didn't screw that up. Or is it the 5-1 boss soul that you need? I did get warding and I saw that the same things are needed for weapons too. I have a question though - are any boss souls needed for BOTH magic and miracles? Or is it only weapon upgrades that conflict? I thought I could go for all spells and miracles at once but if not I'll have to concentrate on spells I guess.
 
Never mind - looking at page 36 of the guide I can see that it is 5-1 boss soul that gives you poison cloud. I need to get that! But you also apparently need it for a miracle so I guess that will have to wait till next time. I'll concentrate on spells I guess. Man, it sucks that the 3-3 and 5-3 bosses souls have FOUR different uses - that means at least 4 playthroughs. Ugh...

For those that are curious and don't have the guide, it appears the following only have ONE use, so you can go ahead and expend them without worrying about it:

1-1 Scraping Spear
1-2 Warding spell
1-2 dragon, 1-4 dragon - no uses
1-4 Northern Regalia
2-2 Ed special weapon upgrades
3-1 Soul Ray spell
3-2 Needle of Eternal Agony (weapon)
4-1 Vanguard (NOT main boss - mini boss) - Dozer Axe
5-2 Acid cloud
Ending ones - will leave out of even the spoiler ;)

All others have multiple uses

So looking at that, how does acid cloud compare to poison cloud? I never see anyone mention using acid cloud.

And crap, it looks like I can't even get all the spells if I want to get God's Wrath (miracle) on the first playthrough as well. Damn, these trophies are gonna be a bitch. (Well that and apparently some bosses have multiple uses for Freke and this Yuria person I haven't met yet thus all spells are apparently not possible in one playthrough anyway).
 
I know I asked this before, but what are the good weapons to upgrade for the trophies? Since it is so hard to get them to +5 I want to make sure I upgrade a good one instead of just a plain nothing sword or axe. I want something I might use later. So the question is what (special weapon) should I wait for before upgrading? The only ones I'm working on now are the sticky bow and purple flame shield. I may upgrade the winged spear to a moon one but I'm hesitant with how much less physical damage it does.

But other than that, what weapon should I upgrade with graystones and cloudstones, for example?
 
Meh, I'd totally avoid Acid Cloud unless you want to PvP a lot. Main use is for breaking armor...and I hear it's broken or nerfed from the Asian version?

I think the trophies are designed around multiple playthroughs. :/
 
[quote name='gunm']
I think the trophies are designed around multiple playthroughs. :/[/QUOTE]

Well, yeah, that has become pretty apparent ;).
 
[quote name='io']I know I asked this before, but what are the good weapons to upgrade for the trophies? Since it is so hard to get them to +5 I want to make sure I upgrade a good one instead of just a plain nothing sword or axe. I want something I might use later. So the question is what (special weapon) should I wait for before upgrading? The only ones I'm working on now are the sticky bow and purple flame shield. I may upgrade the winged spear to a moon one but I'm hesitant with how much less physical damage it does.

But other than that, what weapon should I upgrade with graystones and cloudstones, for example?[/QUOTE]



I thought the stones only upgraded specific things. Ie. the greystones were for crushing weapons and the cloudstones were for shields only?

I dunno what weapon is "the best"...I guess it would depend on your style of play? I hear the Pole is a good weapon for magic users?
 
[quote name='gunm']I thought the stones only upgraded specific things. Ie. the greystones were for crushing weapons and the cloudstones were for shields only?

I dunno what weapon is "the best"...I guess it would depend on your style of play? I hear the Pole is a good weapon for magic users?[/QUOTE]

No, I don't mean it that way. I mean which weapon of EACH type is the best one to blow all those stones on? Like, aren't there different types of swords, invluding some special ones that you find at certain points? I don't want to waste all my stones upgrading a plain vanilla sword when there might be a better one to upgrade later. That's what I'm asking about. Ie, is there some list of the "best" of each type to upgrade to make maximum use of the stones and also get the trophies of course?
 
[quote name='Saint Noir']Just use
poison cloud
... if you have it. If not, yikes![/QUOTE]


Yep I have it I will try it tonight.:bouncy: thanks again for all the help
 
[quote name='gunm']Yeah, I chased off the easiest gecko in 1-2. I was pissed. :([/QUOTE]

Guys I havent seen this mentioned at all. I have a pretty easy way to kill the geckos..

I use my bow a lot for long range, more than any magic.

I have found that-- fire arrows --kick the geckos ass. Now remember arrows from bows are all about range, the further away the less damage. I get comfortably close, zoom in with the dpad (up) and then aim slightly above them. Hit them with the fire arrow and they rollover, but with the fire arrow they are upside down a bit longer and shake around to get rid of the fire. It gives you plenty of time to shoot 2 more and wipe it out. I am killing them with 3-4 arrows everytime and rarely miss them now...

What pissed me off was when I got Wrath of God (or whatever its called) and dropped into the nest. I casted it and it only partially damaged the geckos... I was somehow blocked by a cart down there on that cast and therefore it barely damaged any of the geckos... The next time it killed almost all of them in one hit, like the first time I dropped down.. I got screwed that second time netting only 1 kill....


[quote name='io']No, I don't mean it that way. I mean which weapon of EACH type is the best one to blow all those stones on? Like, aren't there different types of swords, invluding some special ones that you find at certain points? I don't want to waste all my stones upgrading a plain vanilla sword when there might be a better one to upgrade later. That's what I'm asking about. Ie, is there some list of the "best" of each type to upgrade to make maximum use of the stones and also get the trophies of course?[/QUOTE]


io since you have the guide flip through it till you come across the end of the weapons area. It lists all the special weapons and what damage they do at max level... it also shows how much of each ore you need to get it there. Some are nice, but I am going for a completely huge axe. It does close to 400 in base damage before modifiers... so for me thats where I am at. I loved the axe I started out with as a hunter... except tight corridors may suck, but I have the dragonsword for that maybe... or the Falchion.
 
[quote name='gunm']
I think the trophies are designed around multiple playthroughs. :/[/QUOTE]
Yeah, you need 4 playthroughs to get all the spells/miracles/weapons.
 
[quote name='io']No, I don't mean it that way. I mean which weapon of EACH type is the best one to blow all those stones on? Like, aren't there different types of swords, invluding some special ones that you find at certain points? I don't want to waste all my stones upgrading a plain vanilla sword when there might be a better one to upgrade later. That's what I'm asking about. Ie, is there some list of the "best" of each type to upgrade to make maximum use of the stones and also get the trophies of course?[/QUOTE]
I wouldn't worry about it. The only weapons you will ever want to use are unique and they can only be upgraded with colorless demon's souls. I do use my dragon sword +5 for certain enemies/bosses, though.
 
[quote name='Snake2715']Guys I havent seen this mentioned at all. I have a pretty easy way to kill the geckos..

I use my bow a lot for long range, more than any magic.

I have found that-- fire arrows --kick the geckos ass. Now remember arrows from bows are all about range, the further away the less damage. I get comfortably close, zoom in with the dpad (up) and then aim slightly above them. Hit them with the fire arrow and they rollover, but with the fire arrow they are upside down a bit longer and shake around to get rid of the fire. It gives you plenty of time to shoot 2 more and wipe it out. I am killing them with 3-4 arrows everytime and rarely miss them now...

What pissed me off was when I got Wrath of God (or whatever its called) and dropped into the nest. I casted it and it only partially damaged the geckos... I was somehow blocked by a cart down there on that cast and therefore it barely damaged any of the geckos... The next time it killed almost all of them in one hit, like the first time I dropped down.. I got screwed that second time netting only 1 kill....
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Use the ring of sincere prayer and you will always one-shot them. That or you could have 75 faith like me lol.

Speaking of farming, I had no luck last night farming chunks and it's really starting to piss me off. I don't understand what changed because one day I'm rolling in 3 chunks after maybe 15 runs and absolutely nothing the next after 50+. fucking drop rates. . .
 
[quote name='Jodou']Use the ring of sincere prayer and you will always one-shot them. That or you could have 75 faith like me lol.

Speaking of farming, I had no luck last night farming chunks and it's really starting to piss me off. I don't understand what changed because one day I'm rolling in 3 chunks after maybe 15 runs and absolutely nothing the next after 50+. fucking drop rates. . .[/QUOTE]

Luck really doesn't help with this?
 
I havent run into that Ring jodou... but I am upgrading faith, and more so than magic. I am hoping the blessed axe I create will be worth it.
 
Yeah io you need to be in body form to summon chumps to help you. In soul form you can only offer your help (in exchange for some of the souls and your body back if you kill the boss).

I'm guessing the reason 5-1 was really easy for me is that I've put all my points in endurance/vitality/strength/dexterity (in that order) other than I think 3 points in luck and I'm in my upper 40's at this point. It only took me 1-2 hits to kill the standard guys and when I got hit it only took maybe 1/10th of my life bar. I also abused my bow when ever possible.

And damn 4 play throughs to get everything? Luckily I don't really give a damn about trophies. I'm far too lazy to mess with tendency anyways unless I decide there's a weapon or armor set I really want. It seems like such a hassle.
 
Dear CAG Community,

Demon's Souls is fucking awesome, and i thank you for making me continue to play it. I almost gave up yesterday, and i'm in love with it today.

The Undersigned

(Kicked some ass on 2-1 and killed the boss with arrows, and now i'm working on 2-2 and 4-1. Still haven't been to 3-1 yet. Overall, the game is really really good now that i know wtf i'm doing.I'm loving it.)

4-1 there's some huge guy blocking the path, and arrows don't really hurt him. Any suggestions for him? Other than that, just (slowly) making my way through 2-2.
 
You can take the back way around that huge dude if need be... go up the castle wall on the left (before dude huge) and drop in through the side there. He is pretty easy, he just may take a lot of magic or arrows.

Be sure to grab the compound long bow off a corpse in that area too... pretty sure it is before the big dude. Upgrade that bow to a good sticky bow as soon as you can. It has mad distance and will help your character a ton.
 
Cruised through 2-1. 2-2, I keep getting killed by
those orange floaty things ... take me out in one shot when I'm in soul form. Should I use the purple flame shield even though I'm a few points too low on strength?

One more thing ... any tips for dealing with
the rolling skeletons in 4-1?
 
Just stay quick and run by them to get out of the blast radius. If you mean the one that is unavoidable in the tunnel, keep a good shield up and hope to survive the blast. A heater shield will block 100% if you are in decent position (so will others, but you prolly don't have access to those yet).

There is only the one that should hit you from time to time... all others are on the wrong path or are easily avoidable.
 
[quote name='Apollo Creed']Cruised through 2-1. 2-2, I keep getting killed by
those orange floaty things ... take me out in one shot when I'm in soul form. Should I use the purple flame shield even though I'm a few points too low on strength?

One more thing ... any tips for dealing with
the rolling skeletons in 4-1?
[/QUOTE]

Purple flame shield probably won't help too much. I think it's pure physical damage that's being done, not fire damage. If you have warding or protection spell, use those.

As for the skeletons, they're pretty easy to dodge and get in a hit right after they strike after a little practice. Just roll back or to the side when they come at you and they should miss, and you can hit them during that time (made easier by using magic).
 
[quote name='ChibiJosh']As for the skeletons, they're pretty easy to dodge and get in a hit right after they strike after a little practice. Just roll back or to the side when they come at you and they should miss, and you can hit them during that time (made easier by using magic).[/QUOTE]

Yeah, Skeletons just require you get the timing right (unless they are on a ledge in which case they are just annoying). If you have magic that works well, if not try a dragon sword as they are weak to fire.
 
[quote name='DrFoo']
I'm guessing the reason 5-1 was really easy for me is that I've put all my points in endurance/vitality/strength/dexterity (in that order) other than I think 3 points in luck and I'm in my upper 40's at this point. It only took me 1-2 hits to kill the standard guys and when I got hit it only took maybe 1/10th of my life bar. I also abused my bow when ever possible.
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Well, yeah, that might explain it as I have been doing pretty much the opposite. After getting strength to 22 for the purple flame shield/winged spear, I've been putting all my points in intelligence/faith/magic with the occasional point in vitality/endurance/luck. When the club dudes hit me without my shield up I lose about 75% of my health in one hit ;). And it takes about 6-10 soul arrows to bring them down. I don't think I've put anything into dexterity - it seemed fairly useless. It would be nice to get my equip burden up slightly so I could use better armor so I may do that next. I just found a bunch of interesting stuff in the 3-1 white tendency area (sage robes and such). The problem is I need to beat 5-1 and so I either need to make my magic way more powerful or do something that makes my arrows more powerful. Someone mentioned fire is good against him - I wonder if flame arrows do better than heavy arrows?

[quote name='Jodou']I wouldn't worry about it. The only weapons you will ever want to use are unique and they can only be upgraded with colorless demon's souls. I do use my dragon sword +5 for certain enemies/bosses, though.[/QUOTE]

OK, I wasn't sure about that. I looked at the guide and just got dizzy looking at all the weapon combos which is why I asked about it. I guess I was thinking not of the super-unique weapons (that require colorless demon souls), but the moderatly unique ones that can be upgraded. Like, can't you make some sort of sword of searching and upgrade that? Since that supposedly increases drop rates that sounds like a good one ot invest in.
 
[quote name='Apollo Creed']Cruised through 2-1. 2-2, I keep getting killed by
those orange floaty things ... take me out in one shot when I'm in soul form. Should I use the purple flame shield even though I'm a few points too low on strength?
[/SPOILER][/QUOTE]

Run right past them as they're moving, and you should be able to get away undamaged. I'm working on 2-2 right now also, and that strategy seems to work.
 
how do you guys feel about the FAQ on gamefaqs that tells you how to do all white and black WT and CT events in one go? think it's worth doing on my first playthrough? I just beat 1-1 last night (i was able to snag the purple flame shield without dying as well)
 
[quote name='erectiontown']how do you guys feel about the FAQ on gamefaqs that tells you how to do all white and black WT and CT events in one go? think it's worth doing on my first playthrough? I just beat 1-1 last night (i was able to snag the purple flame shield without dying as well)[/QUOTE]

There is one of these in the main guide as well. If you want to do it, go for it. I am sorta doing this now, though I already did all the white WT things in my first go. So, I will be focusing on the black WT events and manipulating my CT.

It requires some stones to resurrect you, only cause for concern. I just saved all mine for the second play through to do it then (now). Also, stuff can be a bit harder in black tendency, so watch out for that as well.
 
I've been following the one in the guide as well and that's why I've been progressing very slowly. Though I'm sort of doing it out of order because I keep getting the white tendency stuff to happen anyway before it is supposed to (not the pure white stuff but the ones where paths open up to new weapons and treasure, etc). So while that is available I'm clearing those out (just did the stuff in 3-1 last night for example after getting the last key in 3-2).

Once I kill off the 5-1 boss I need to use those stones and try to trigger the black tendency events in world 2. I'll see how that goes to see how easy this whole thing is going to be. I've killed myself a few times there and the WT doesn't seem to be going down much.
 
[quote name='Saint Noir']There is one of these in the main guide as well. If you want to do it, go for it. I am sorta doing this now, though I already did all the white WT things in my first go. So, I will be focusing on the black WT events and manipulating my CT.

It requires some stones to resurrect you, only cause for concern. I just saved all mine for the second play through to do it then (now). Also, stuff can be a bit harder in black tendency, so watch out for that as well.[/QUOTE]
yeah, the only thing i'm worried about is the ramped up difficulty going pure black. i didn't have much difficulty going through 1-1 (female royal), since i soul arrowed just about everything. i only died once, on the red dragon part, but i was even able to gain my souls back when i made it across the bridge on the second try. i worry that i'm gonna get my ass handed to me if i have to start relying on melee combat
 
Some melee/close contact is unavoidable, so it's best to get used to it early on. At least blocking, dodging, evasion techniques...
 
[quote name='the_punisher']Run right past them as they're moving, and you should be able to get away undamaged. I'm working on 2-2 right now also, and that strategy seems to work.[/QUOTE]
Yeah that works for the first three but there is one more that pretty much just sits there. I always tried to walk just within exploding range and then roll away quick but I usually ended up getting hit for half my life. Just equipping the purple shield for that part might be a good idea though.
Otherwise you can always just go to the right and skip everything by falling down.
 
[quote name='gunm']My understanding is Dex improves hits/crits with the Bow...?[/QUOTE]

I was just reading up on that. It seems the Dex does increase bow damage which I may need on 5-1 so maybe I'll start putting more into it. In fact, I just figured out some minimal levels I need to aim for for various stats. These are based on getting a certain number of spell slots and/or being able to handle certain special weapons. I think I'll go for the following: Strength 24 (I'm already at 22), Dexterity 16 or 18 (24 max for some weapons - problem is I'm at the start here - maybe 12?), Faith 24/36 (for 3/4 slots), Magic 24, Intelligence 30/40 (for 5/6 slots). So for now, to handle 5-1 boss, I'll go with dexterity and strength to hopefully get my bow power up enough to counteract his recharge ability. Also, I need to farm spiderstone shards to upgrade my sticky bow past +3. It's weird because I have enough chunks, but I can't get shards for the life of me. I keep farming the miners at the start of 2-2 but I keep getting graystone/hardstone/sharpstone from them instead. The WT is too white there I think (so fewer drops).

[quote name='erectiontown']yeah, the only thing i'm worried about is the ramped up difficulty going pure black. i didn't have much difficulty going through 1-1 (female royal), since i soul arrowed just about everything. i only died once, on the red dragon part, but i was even able to gain my souls back when i made it across the bridge on the second try. i worry that i'm gonna get my ass handed to me if i have to start relying on melee combat[/QUOTE]

And you will have to at some point. Make sure to follow the guide to get the winged spear/purple flame shield combo as that can get you through a lot of the later stuff as a royal - make sure to up your strength to 22 early on. Just wait till you go into 4-1 and have to fight the rolling skeletons ;). They can be quite tough at first as you'll only be able to get one soul arrow off at them before they roll at you. But a few soul levels later and I can handle them with ease now. I fire off a soul arrow, switch to the winged spear + 6, let them hit me once (or dodge, roll out of the way but it isn't necessary), then spear them 2 or 3 times and they are toast. But the first time I went into that world it was tough going.

As for the exploding lights in 2-2, the purple flame shield blocks them 100% as long as you are lined up correctly. I got badly hurt/killed a few times when I was turned a bit. It gets a bit harder when you have to deal with the one later in the tunnel.
 
IIRC 5-1 boss is weak against fire. Maybe try flaming arrows next time?

Man, I dunno what it is about this game, but I think about it constantly. >_
 
[quote name='IRHari']Jodou, you said you'd keep farming after the Dodgers won....How'd that work out for ya? :)[/QUOTE]
Dodgers lost with one out to go. . .HOW DO YOU THINK FARMING WENT?!

Lol, I really hate this game sometimes. Spent another half hour last night and didn't get shit. Spent 20 minutes after getting home from work just now and got the five I needed. I literally changed nothing I was doing. At any rate, I'm now the proud owner of a Toughest Soul Trophy.

Right now I'm cheesing King Allant again and then I'm finally going to open Uncharted 2. Need to beat that this weekend before Borderlands hits the PC, because I can see that game eating a lot of time up with friends. I'm really getting sick of every game coming out at the end of the year TBH.
 
Few things...
Reason I asked is cause I'm from Philly, and I'm optimistic for tomorrow ;)
I'm still farming the gold mine you're talking about. I'm like, Slvl 160, and I'm still on my first Newgame+. I heard it doesnt get a lot harder and you don't get a lot more souls in future play throughs. Should I just keep grinding my shit here for a while, what do you think?

I'd recommend starting Uncharted 2. I wasn't a huge fan of Uncharted 1, but wow, everything about this game is addictive. I played through 2/3rds of the game straight because the story and the gameplay/graphics were so enticing. Highly recommended.

Bah, wish you'd get Borderlands on PS3, it just arrived in the mail today ;)
 
I finished 5-2 and 1-3 last night. Neither of the bosses gave me any trouble, but 5-2 is a pain.

In 1-3 I accidentally
hit biorr when fighting the boss, So I ended up getting all his equipment

One pet peeve with this game, is that when you aren't allowed to pick up an item because it will overburden you, you don't see what item it is, or its weight (or if their are multiple items in the pile).

Was really obnoxious because I was trying to pick up the huge tower shield, in addition to carrying all of biorr's stuff.
 
You get the purple flame shield in 1-1 by the dragon roost. The ways I've heard of getting it without getting scorched are to shoot the dragon with ~150 arrows in 1-1 (makes him fly away) or 1-2 (kills him permanently) while he does flybys over the bridge or try to memorize the pattern of the dragon scorching the bridge and run to the nesting grounds at the right time. I haven't gotten it yet but I'm thinking about it.
 
[quote name='the_punisher']Anyone wana tell me how to get this Purple Flame Shield everyone's talking about :p?[/QUOTE]

It is in 1-1, being guarded by
the red dragon. You either need to go in when the WT is very white and the dragon isn't there (apparently this happened the very first time I played but I didn't realize it and when I went back the dragon was back) or you need to kill the red dragon. You may be able to run up there and grab it right before getting killed, too, which of course means you keep it (though lose all souls collected in that level). It's probably better just to take him down though. You will want to get a good bow and then sit in the second tower in 1-2 and shoot him down. It took me about 100 arrows to do that. Just follow the FAQ and get the better bow and upgrade it as much as you can.

Dr Foo - I don't think the pattern of scorching the bridge has anything to do with when he's on the roost. When you are in 1-1, he is just sitting there on the roost and doesn't leave. At least that's what I recall. He's just sitting there waiting to fry you - I didn't get close enough to see hwo quickly he does that.

I know you can grab the spear off the bridge and possibly make it past (or simply die but keep the spear which is what I did). I'm not sure if that works for the shield, though, since he's waiting for you there.

In the meantime, though, punisher, you can buy the heater shield in the Nexus (I think, right?). It will work just the same for early stuff and doesn't require as much strength. Then you can just upgrade to the purple flame shield once you get rid of the dragon.
 
[quote name='IRHari']Few things...
Reason I asked is cause I'm from Philly, and I'm optimistic for tomorrow ;)
I'm still farming the gold mine you're talking about. I'm like, Slvl 160, and I'm still on my first Newgame+. I heard it doesnt get a lot harder and you don't get a lot more souls in future play throughs. Should I just keep grinding my shit here for a while, what do you think?

I'd recommend starting Uncharted 2. I wasn't a huge fan of Uncharted 1, but wow, everything about this game is addictive. I played through 2/3rds of the game straight because the story and the gameplay/graphics were so enticing. Highly recommended.

Bah, wish you'd get Borderlands on PS3, it just arrived in the mail today ;)[/QUOTE]
Ha, I just want Dodgers to win so Jim Thome can finally get his ring. He's earned it. And fuck Phillies, they won last year lol.

You're close to where I was when I moved on to NG++ and you'll find yourself just dominating everything the next time you play through. I didn't really notice a huge increase in souls either after NG+, so it really comes down to how much you want to farm. I'd recommend at least having 50 VIT since HP gain after that tapers off a bit. With 1500 HP, the only reason you'll die is if you get stupid or fall off a cliff. This game feels so much more rewarding once you get high level, because you finally feel like a badass hero.
 
[quote name='io']It is in 1-1, being guarded by
the red dragon. You either need to go in when the WT is very white and the dragon isn't there (apparently this happened the very first time I played but I didn't realize it and when I went back the dragon was back) or you need to kill the red dragon. You may be able to run up there and grab it right before getting killed, too, which of course means you keep it (though lose all souls collected in that level). It's probably better just to take him down though. You will want to get a good bow and then sit in the second tower in 1-2 and shoot him down. It took me about 100 arrows to do that. Just follow the FAQ and get the better bow and upgrade it as much as you can.
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Yeah, you can get it without having to do a thing. Just bait him into breathing fire down the bridge with enemies on it, then sprint over to the roost and you can quickly juke the loot. Fall off the ledge to your left and you'll be safe.
 
what i did to get the purple flame shield: went to the bridge and baited the dragon. as soon as he starts spitting fire, i hauled ass to the roost, grabbed the shield and a couple of other items near the left of the cliff, then jump down to the ledge on the left side. there's a vid on youtube for it. piece of cake.
 
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