Way of the Rodent

make sure you close the curtains. Or turn the brightness up. The Tower of Latria and the Valley of defilement are pretty much impossible to play during the day I found.

You'll be on the first level all day tho, so I guess it's not too much of an issue today ;-)

Yup. Unless you die again - you can only have one active bloodstain but you can go back whenever you want, even go into another level, and as long as you don't die it will still be there with all your souls.

How are you getting on, you died then?

Yeah - he's a good guy. Have a good look around the area where you met him.

Yeah - don't play well with others those two.

Hell no - whatever works mate. The game is hard enough without imposing arbitrary restrictions on your playstyle. There's plenty time to learn how to melee once you get a better weapon and armour and level up a bit.

That ring and one other (which you also get in 1-1) you'll have on for pretty much the whole game. You get plenty other rings which can be useful but these two are just too useful to do without.

RexxFiend said:

That ring and one other (which you also get in 1-1) you'll have on for pretty much the whole game. You get plenty other rings which can be useful but these two are just too useful to do without.

Yep, I pretty much wear those two all the time.

I think that the red-eye knight takes 2 soul arrows while defending (less damage) and the third breaks his guard an leave an opening for about 2-3 shots with full damage. Use the catapults to keep the distance between you and him.

Not sure where you mean mate. I have now killed lance man again and opened the door. The old king inside rather kicked my arse.

I've been completing the Tower of Latria for the last few hours. This is basically the best game ever, isn't it? Nothing superfluous, story and atmosphere conveyed through experiencing them rather than endless awful exposition (although it has it's share of dodgy voice acting), great locations, demanding tactical play, meaningful impact to the decisions you make on stats and equipment, big-ass bad guys... has it all really!

Does Biorr do anything? I've rescued him and he just seems to sit there bitching about upholding the kings good name.

Grrr wish I could play this the way you're talking about it. No point now with Dark coming out soon.

I'm finding that playing an actual game on my PS3 is getting in the way of my bluray watching.

Hmm, I've completed 1-3, but at no point did Ostrava turn up in need of rescue. I've lost that key now, haven't I?

gogol1000 said:

Hmm, I've completed 1-3, but at no point did Ostrava turn up in need of rescue. I've lost that key now, haven't I?

You should have met him just at the bit when you open up the gate. Did you meet him in 1-2?

It's not a great loss - demonbrandt doesn't seem to be that powerful (I must be close to pure white character by now) and you can't enchant it.

gogol1000 said:

Btw, something I meant to link to before from gamefaqs:

Link doesn't work for some reason but that is pretty handy. There's a similar chart on the wiki but that one seems to have a bit more info in it.

edit - link doesn't work because they don't allow hotlinking. Naughty ;-)

Changed to clicky link here

It does however have a bit of knockback when you hit somebody -- a friend of mine was having quite a bit of fun invading 3-2 with it.

Is there any way to grind, without having to run all the way back to the beginning to warp back to the Nexus? Do you get a power later on that enables you to warp from any point?

Ah yes - double yer money!

Also, and I'm just full o questions - have most people tended to flit around 1-1; 2-1; 3-1 etc before moving to 1-2, 2-2?

I guess what I'm driving at is how the difficulty ramps up? Or is it uneven?

It's a matter of preference really. Most people do 1-1, hit 1-2, brick it, then go and do 2-1 instead. 2-2 is prized because you can use the demon from that world to craft unique weapons. Although ask gogs how easy he is to beat ;-)

Difficulty is about the same I guess, they all have unique challenges that you aren't going to be prepared for until you've tried them, but that's part of the fun of the game - figuring out how to get past a previously unpassable area. Grinding helps but it isn't really necessary (and is no real substitute for skill I'm afraid - people can complete this game without levelling at all, the freaks).

I'd avoid 3 and 4 until you are a little better equipped tho. 5 is doable at a lower level, although you'll need some stout trousers ;-)

(you count from the left to the right, clockwise. So the one at the top is 3 and the one at the far right is 5).

I must confess that I've woken up today and this is under my skin. Might have a chance to put in a few minutes on Thursday, but otherwise it will have to wait until after I do the three peaks.

blockquote>Mr_Kentish said: Also, and I'm just full o questions - have most people tended to flit around
1-1; 2-1; 3-1 etc before moving to 1-2, 2-2?


Avoid world 4 early on as the skeletons are hardy bastards. I did 5-1 at a low level - only my third boss fight I think. Very evocative world. You can practically smell it while playing.

Mr_Kentish said:

When I finished today I had opened the gate to the boss of 1-1, and I really like the way that you open up the arena through exploration. It is a stunning game, but it is as advertised - not something I will have the time to devote to. Any game where grinding away at the vertical learning curve is the only way forward is not for a man with around three hours per week gaming time. Can't wait to step back in, but there is no prospect I will get mire than a level or two in.

I'm finding shortish sessions work quite well. I tend to want a longer run if I'm exploring a new level, but a lot of the time I'm just trying to move on a bit from where I last died, which can be fairly quick. And if you don't make any progress, you get fed up of it quite quickly too. :)

yeah - those feckers are nasty. I you hear female giggling, run like feck!

yeah, don't sweat it tho, unless you are playing at halloween or christmas (they have various "events" where this changes) it tends to stay at slightly white when you are online. This means baddies are slightly easier but don't drop as much souls or loot, and certain NPC's don't appear.

yeah, that'd be him ;-)

the bloodstains are interesting too - if you activate them they'll show you how someone died. It can sometimes clue you in that there's something nasty round the corner.