Dark Souls

[EyeofCalamity]

For your 20k of souls needed to get the crest seal from andre go back to where you were in the beginning of the game, you can do this by going up the elevator but then quickly get off at the 2nd ledge and then go right, drop below to a ledge (you dont need to jump to reach it just roll forward) quickly go all the way up (also you can get the asylum west dead key F2 on top of the shed there I think and its important to get it because you it opens access to a very important item) once you see a nest rest there for awhile until the raven comes by and picks you up at to take you back to the undead Asylum.

Careful now the enemies here are alot stronger...recommended soul level 40+ but you're current lv37 will do just fine. Do not keep going straight..don't..instead once you get inside go all the way around till u reach the bonfire after that go toward the middle and you'll fall down to fight the stray demon (might saw him at the very beginning of the game) he is alot stronger than the first demon so always stay behind him! anyway i dont wanna spoil the battle for you but once you kill him (also 2h in that fight don't worry about getting hit because basically you're trying to not ever get hit) he drops 20k souls and a titnaite slab which is very important for your weapons. Anyway you can now use those souls to buy the seal from andre to open that door in darkroot garden or if you have enough for the seal already use them to level up. The stray demon battle will be a long and tough fight but key is to always hang in there.

 

[Juez]

Well, I need to tackle Sen's Fortress next, (actually already started and lost a combined total of 15000 souls). I'm not certain the drake sword can cut it there.

It will do alright there considereing you don't really have a good weapon on you.

I started off as a Wanderer just like the first time I played, but the my current stats are 20 Vitality and Endurance, 20 Strength and 17 Dexterity. Level 37 now I think.

You don't have stats invested in FAITH, INT or ATT? considering what level you are you can still try and go the magic or faith route. Though if you don't feel the need then you can continue to invest in STR and DEX and make a "Quality" build. Quality builds focus on STR and DEX with no use of miracles or spells, they deal a lot of damage given the right weapons.

I'm wondering if I should just farm up 20k souls and grab the Crest of Artorias and entered the sealed area of the forest and grab the Eastern armor or something. I'm not quite sure what weapons I could use at this point.

The Eastern armor isn't bad but it isn't something you need to ever really use. Going into the forest is nice though as it allows you to farm 7000 souls per run. It's one of the best early game places to farm and grind if you are having trouble early on in the game. Also it has the Stone armor and the enchanted ember.

I've killed Havel, Moonlight Butterfly, Capra Demon. Haven't beaten the Hydra (I gave up on him), I've gotten quite a few armors, but I'm mainly using the Elite Knight armor right now. I've got a Scimitar +7 and Estus Flask+2 from the New Londo and Undead Parish souls.

You haven't killed the gaping dragon? killing Havel is probably the best thing you did since you get his ring and his ring is pretty good if you don't have many rings yet. The Hydra isn't really important till later on and that's only if you feel like saving Dusk, or if you have the DLC. The Elite Knight armor is one of the best armor sets IMO, once you upgrade it the defence is amazing. I use it and I can go pvp and not get killed if I get back stabbed!

 

[Juez]

but yeah, my main advice for you is put points into Vitality, Endurance, Strength or Dex(not both, unless you're building towards using a specific weapon like the Greatsword of Artorias), and Intelligence.

He could go for a Quality build, I have one at the moment and I deal as much damage with a bow as I would with soul arrows. I would say the only thing that would be worth investing in is Pyromancy and even then all he needs to do is get Power Within. If he gets that then he can pretty maul everything in the game, I mean hell I murdered Seth with just a long bow and some large arrows.

Well basically I'm getting sniped by lightning at Sen's Fortress at the bridge. I get knocked off and I die. There's also some big demon down there too.

It's all about timing and having a good shield, what you could do is kill some hollow soilder till you get a hollow shield. It is a very good shield to have early in the game and even later in the game.

Also there is a very good sword on the bridge where the Kite dragon is, it's the claymore and it scales well with both DEX and STR.

 

[Windstar]

He could go for a Quality build, I have one at the moment and I deal as much damage with a bow as I would with soul arrows. I would say the only thing that would be worth investing in is Pyromancy and even then all he needs to do is get Power Within. If he gets that then he can pretty maul everything in the game, I mean hell I murdered Seth with just a long bow and some large arrows.



It's all about timing and having a good shield, what you could do is kill some hollow soilder till you get a hollow shield. It is a very good shield to have early in the game and even later in the game.

Also there is a very good sword on the bridge where the Kite dragon is, it's the claymore and it scales well with both DEX and STR.

Well here's the the thing. I started off as a Wanderer which basically had a 14 Dex starting stat. My current dex is 17, so I've only really put 3 points into it. I've dumped the rest of the points I've had into Endurance, Vitality and Strength. I thought Dex would boost my Scimitar's damage, since the scaling reads on it reads C.

Most of my deaths are coming from dealing with multiple enemies, bosses, or enemies I can't really backstab (plus the environment).

I have a bunch weapons, armors and other things. Balder's Side Sword, Knight Shield, Grass Crest Shield, Spider Shield. Long swords, short swords, Gargoyle Tail axe, Drake sword, and others that are all most un-upgraded. I already have the embers so I can get up to +10 (or +15, I forget) with Andre. From my last post I did run off and take on the Hydra once more and actually beat him and freed Dusk. Also managed to run in and grab the Eastern Armor before being punted by the trees (I didn't go the back way). And I got far enough into Sen's Fortress for the Lightning Spear and got it up to +1.

Again, I have several armors right now. Tattered Cloth, Crimson Robes, Dusk's armor, Black Leather, Chain Mail, Knight's Armor, Elite Knight's Armor, Bandit's Armor, Leather Armor and Sorcerer's Robes... I think that's all of them. Elite Knight's Armor is upgraded to +2, but I'm not exactly moving too well in it right now.

I have (I think) all the trainers out now, including the Pyromancer trainer, Sorcerer and Miracle man guy. I did take some advice and ran through the cemetery to grab the Zwei-hander, Winged Spear and Binoculars (so that's where they were...)

The spear is working fine... but I did kind of want a weapon that actually... scaled with my stats. I killed all the Black Knights in the Asylum and in the areas I could find them and didn't get any of their weapons. I haven't killed the Stray Demon (way too hard). I couldn't make it to a bonfire inside Sen's Fortress so I'll have to re-scale the place again and try to take on the boss. I should probably head out and see if I can get some humanity and kindle the bonfire at Andre's so I have enough flasks to make it through.

 

[Juez]

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Dex does boost the damage but you have to raise it higher to see the real effects, Dex works with Curved blades, daggers, rapiers and Katana's oh and Bows. Honestly you don't need high vitality, the highest I raise my VIT is around 20-24 and I do fine. If you have a good shield then you can just tank attacks and counter after blocking.

The spider shield is pretty good early on in the game since it has 100 physical defense which is pretty awesome and will save your ass. Long swords are good as they scale with both STR and DEX evenly and usually have a varied move-set that work in any situation, not to mention you can enchant them. Don't invest to much into the lightning spear as it stops being good in Anor lando.

I would stick with the Elite Knight set since is has good poise and good defense. You aren't going to be able to move like a thief if you are wearing middle weight armor. The best you can do is get the medium roll which isn't that bad, no where near as good as the fast roll but it's still good. Also keep upgrading the armor set and you will see just how amazing the defense you get from it really is.

Unless you're going to invest stat points into INT or FAITH then the trainers wont really be much use to you, well except for the pyro trainer. Pyromancy is amazing and like I mentioned in another post, if you get Power Within, you will be murdering everything. Going to the cementary is nice but you can't really use the Zweihander and since it's an Ultra-Greatsword it's effectiveness is limited to places that aren't enclosed. It's an amazing weapon once you learn how to use it though, I use it for my Faith build and I wreck everything.

The bonfire in Sen's Fortress is hard to find if it's your first time going through the area. You have to walk off a ledge to reach it while avoiding a giant who throws giant firebombs at you. The trick to killing the Stray Demon is to get behind it and stay behind it. When it raises its sword you back away as it will slam the sword down and create an explosion. The other thing you have to watch out for is when it flys up into the air, if it lands on you it will most likely one shot kill you. Oh before you try and kill the boss in Sen's Fortress, make sure you get the Gold Serpent ring, it is one of the best rings to have.