Dark Souls Help / Thread

Do you have it for xbox? I have a lvl 80 character and I know most of the game. You absolutely need the drake sword to survive the first part of the game. Focus on leveling endurance, and strength if your a melee type. sprinkle some vitality level ups here and there, but hp i useless if you cant wear heavier armor. lemme know if i can help, ill give u my gamertag
 
I have it for the ps3... I did not know it was even out for the xbox... damn!

masterfulks has been helping me out... I have the drake sword thanks to him. I wonder what the completion rate to this game is. This is one of the best games ive played in a long time even though im terrible at it
 
Masterfulks said:
There are a few 100% blocking shields. You can get them from merchants or find them exploring.

Hit the Dark Souls wiki and see if that helps you find one.

http://darksouls.wikidot.com/
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Thanks for the link, unfortunately im not finding that site very helpful.. the shield I currently have wasnt listed on there.

Your the one who told me how to get the drake shield, is there a drake armor too :D
 
mtb211 said:
Thanks for the link, unfortunately im not finding that site very helpful.. the shield I currently have wasnt listed on there.

Your the one who told me how to get the drake shield, is there a drake armor too :D
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no drake armor. Havel's armor is awesome but its crazy heavy. The halberd is awesome when it's leveled up. Try to get the greatsword of artorias, it is obtained by getting the soul of sif and smithing it with a +10 broken sword.
 
Here is my leveling advice now that I'm in the 80's.

Don't level strength or dex beyond what it takes to carry your weapon/shield of choice. Find a weapon style that you like. I suggest a spear or Estoc as you can block and attack at the same time. Most weapons and shields can be carried with like a 22 strength and a 16 to 18 dex. Certainly their are exceptions. Do no attempt to blow 50 points on strength your first time through to carry some of the big stuff.

Focus on the elemental weapons. I did the lightning spear. Get a weapon, get an elemental damage added to it, and work on maxing it out. You'll do more damage with a max elemental weapon than you will with a str/dex/anything else weapon.

So with that in mind what do you put points in? Endurance! The stamina bar maxes at 40. Beyond 40 points you only get the added benefit of equipment load.

I didn't level vitality till about level 60. You don't have to do that, but it worked for me. The more reasonable way might be to keep vitality 10 points below endurance till you hit endurance level 40. With max endurance you'll absorb more with your shield, and you'll be able to attack more.

I'm not a magic user much in this game. So I only put enough points in to have 2 spell slots. I carry heal and whatever flavor spell I feel like, but mostly I'm going to deal damage with weapons.

Things will be tough until you get some levels under your belt and increase your stats along with finding good gear. Keep at it, the atmosphere in the game keeps me coming back time and time again. I haven't started the newgame+ so once I get to that I will start to move away from the elemental damage and work on building up some stat based stuff. In the first playthrough the elemental weapons are the best.
 
I didn't focus much on armor. With high endurance, a good shield, and good technique armor didn't seem to play a very big role.

If you find yourself taking a lot of hits from enemies you should slow down and figure out what you are doing wrong. I used the elite knights armor set for awhile till you discover the gold hemmed set.

I mainly just went through the game while focusing on exploring the levels. You'll stumble on equipment as you go. I don't think I ever really bought anything. In the endgame I'm wearing Havels armor a lot. It's about the strongest in the game without attempting to level any of it up.
 
thanks man, Im still stuck on this gargoyle boss... why cant I use the white stone to leave a summon mark? I have a couple
 
mtb211 said:
thanks man, Im still stuck on this gargoyle boss... why cant I use the white stone to leave a summon mark? I have a couple
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I can't recall any reason that you can't summon there. You just have to wait for someone to join in. Are you in human form? Stay in human form and look for the summon mark of others.

Which boss are you on? What's it's name? Are you on the gargoyle boss that you fight on the roof?

I believe you can summon an NPC on that fight.

http://darksouls.wikidot.com/belfry-gargoyles

Is it that one?
 
Masterfulks said:
I can't recall any reason that you can't summon there. You just have to wait for someone to join in. Are you in human form? Stay in human form and look for the summon mark of others.

Which boss are you on? What's it's name? Are you on the gargoyle boss that you fight on the roof?

I believe you can summon an NPC on that fight.

http://darksouls.wikidot.com/belfry-gargoyles

Is it that one?
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yes that is the one... I have another stupid question ... using the circle strafe is what you need to do... so basically I lock on to the first gargoyle and walk counter clockwise around him... I dont actually have to hit circle on the ps3 controller... I know your probally laughing at me but I just wanted to make sure I was doing it correctly haha
 
mtb211 said:
yes that is the one... I have another stupid question ... using the circle strafe is what you need to do... so basically I lock on to the first gargoyle and walk counter clockwise around him... I dont actually have to hit circle on the ps3 controller... I know your probally laughing at me but I just wanted to make sure I was doing it correctly haha
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lol Yeah if you hit circle you will do a dive roll to the side whilde walking sideways. Sometimes a dive will roll you under an attack, sometimes it just gets you hit. It depends on the swing of the bad guy. Most bosses I just use the stick to circle around them. Diving eats stamina, so I tend to avoid it.

That rooftop fight took me a few tries. You can summon Solaire (sp?) to help distract one. Focus on one at a time. Don't worry too much about cutting off the tail. The axe you get isn't very good, and it's easier to get later.
 
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