Dark Souls & Other Souls-Likes

For some people just completing the boss might be an acheivement though... If they need a little help so be it...

I just don't get all the well you're supposed to do it this way... or you lose out on the experience if you do it that way... all I'm saying is that if you find a way to enjoy the game then it's mission accomplished...

This just in from Domz: Asura.Domz2013-02-14 13:43:10 I will buttfuck your soul if you step foot into that game =D

hmmmmm I think he wants me to play.

Depends though, while Dark Souls is ment to challenge you co op play can be fun in it's own ways if you are into co op play. Even if the AI doesn't handle it well you can still end up boned by a single lapse in judgment.

In the end it's like Flavin says. For example I often see it suggested that new players stay offline till later levels when things balance out but I could never enjoy the game offline personally. Seeing various messages along with the phantoms of other players fading in and out is just fun to see for me. Being invaded and overpowered might be annoying at times but there are lessons to be learned in those fights and there is always that extra level of danger knowing it could happen any time (when human). I would never want to rob a new player of being horribly violated multiple times in the first 30 levels.

Different strokes for different blokes (or a woman version of bloke)

I don't see what could possibly be learned from someone with a maxed out lightning weapon at level 10 :\

It's fun to run around slicing things with it? lol...

Evasion, being more aware of the terrain, picking a battlefield that favors you over them, all the things you learn from any other time except it pushes you to a much higher extreme. From the first time it happens you will learn that A) It can happen and B) There are ways to get powerful stuff early on which can act as encouragement for people that like to keep off the beaten path. You might lose most of the time but there is plenty of satisfaction to be had knowing you made them work for the kill.

Ultimately you can just look at it as one more way the game tries to kill you, it's own mini super boss that can pop up at any time.

Kalilla means that there's little be be learned from being invaded by someone with a maxed lightning weapon (because they don't stat scale, they just have a high raw base damage, a portion of it lightning which a lot of shields don't block well).

Although I'm sure you could learn that the other person had fun wrecking your day in an unbalanced invasion, I don't quite think that's what you meant.

Edit: I also agree with Ina on this point, pretty much.

ahhh, misunderstood on that point...

The devs have stated online play is set up this way on purpose to make you feel alone when you play, consider it a test of self reliance.

well after getting over the whole summoning crap I'm enjoying myself slaughtering everything in my path. Just killed the moonlight butterfly with witchbitch beatrice who made things a lot easier. Hopefully I can get out of this whole area soon I'm not too fond of it.

So... I've started Livestreaming Dark Souls.

Just did an hour and 44 minute session to see how it was doing. Tested my mic at the end with a friend of mine. I'll link the session after it's done loading and stuff. if you want to learn what i sound like, it's at the end. <_<

I'll be sure to let everyone know next time I stream. if you're interested.

This is Dark Souls. Prepare to die.

Well I just suffered my first invasion while in the sewer depths. I don't think the guy counted on there being 3 of us, since my friend and I along with another soul farmer were on our way to kill the sewer dragon. He was nice enough to die without even getting a swing off and donate 10k souls to our cause, which I promptly spent on the glorious armor at the merchant. Fun times.

Recording of my Livestream

Excuse the lame adjustment stuff at the beginning. <_<

So...I picked up this game yesterday.....

and...?

At least that's most peoples reaction....
:|

It's fun but its kinda a huge pain in the *** XD Like I get mad at it but I keep playing and I dont know why...lol

You keep playing because the game is fun, and you keep dying because the game is fun, and it's a pain in the *** because the game is fun.

There :p now go play

I wish I could but im at work for the next 8 hours Q.Q

Thats normal... Just wait till you start reading between the lines to get the games lore and it makes you cry.

or spend the time to make the old witch's ring to see what she wants to say.

My LS is going to be pissed because I wont be on for afew days XD

Livestreaming Dark Souls until I need to get ready for work!

Stream finished. Somehow my time in Sens Fortress didn't get captured. :|

Meh, didn't want to ask in this thread, but Kalilla just went offline :/

Wanted to know if you could play the dlc with the normal version, when the prepare to die edition was previously installed?
I want to sell back my prepare to die edition and want to get the standard copy to spare some cash >.>

That's a very specific situation. I would think so, yes, but don't take my word for it.

I don't see why it wouldn't.

If no one knows, I'll have to try it out myself, but not enough far in the game atm.
I have to reach "onor londo's sanctuary" or something like that.

Edit Raenil: Since the dlc is on the disc, idk if you can read it with the normal copy. Even tho it's installed, and idk ***about how these works. Maybe some authorisation are required that are on the disk or idk.