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Post by RobEG on Feb 26, 2022 19:12:39 GMT
The fuck did that bear come from?!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2022 19:18:56 GMT
This castle, is fucking massive, and fucking mental.
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Post by JuniorFE on Feb 26, 2022 19:21:43 GMT
So, quick question: has anyone found an early sorcery catalyst yet?
I'm asking because so far, everything I've found (what little I could find without spoiling myself on other things, that is) says that while you can buy a bow pretty much right from the start, essentially the only way to get a catalyst quickly is to start with one (Astrologer or Prisoner IIRC) and if that's true I'm probably dropping Samurai entirely (heresy, I know), as nice as the armour and katana are I really don't want to go without sorceries for too long...
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Post by JuniorFE on Feb 26, 2022 19:22:47 GMT
And yes, I know I said a few days ago that I wanted to go in as spoiler-free as possible but the ability to get an early catalyst (not even exactly where, really, just yes or no) is the one thing I'm ok with knowing beforehand... I really don't want to be 20 hours in, find out I can't have sorceries for another 10 or 15 or something and then either have to restart or keep going without
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Post by hedben on Feb 26, 2022 19:34:21 GMT
Struggling a lot with margit, he's getting done tonight though. I got a jellyfish summon but can't use it in his arena bu can't work out why Do you have a spirit calling bell in the key items tab of your inventory? If not, go to Church of Elleh at night. That one’s catching quite a few people out
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Post by starchildhypocrethes on Feb 26, 2022 19:37:15 GMT
The fuck did that bear come from?! That did indeed piss me off yesterday. I had so many runes…
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Post by fonzie on Feb 26, 2022 19:41:39 GMT
Godrick is impossible. How are you supposed to survive his fire attacks when they one shot you and you can’t dodge roll them?
Is this really going to be my Elden Ring version of Frigid wastelands? I never finished that part of DS2 and it doesn’t look like I’m ever going to get past Godrick. I’ve been trying all day. Still not come close.
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Post by neems on Feb 26, 2022 19:53:42 GMT
So, quick question: has anyone found an early sorcery catalyst yet? I'm asking because so far, everything I've found (what little I could find without spoiling myself on other things, that is) says that while you can buy a bow pretty much right from the start, essentially the only way to get a catalyst quickly is to start with one (Astrologer or Prisoner IIRC) and if that's true I'm probably dropping Samurai entirely (heresy, I know), as nice as the armour and katana are I really don't want to go without sorceries for too long... I had one as a drop from one of the mobs following the cart that's pulled by two giants, east of the first encampment. Conveniently there is also an noc sorceress selling spells nearby.
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Post by neems on Feb 26, 2022 19:57:14 GMT
Godrick is impossible. How are you supposed to survive his fire attacks when they one shot you and you can’t dodge roll them? Is this really going to be my Elden Ring version of Frigid wastelands? I never finished that part of DS2 and it doesn’t look like I’m ever going to get past Godrick. I’ve been trying all day. Still not come close. If it helps you can bypass the castle and move on, it might be that you need to be super powerful to beat him. I couldn't say, as I haven't beaten Margit yet. head right just before the castle and look for a broken bridge
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Post by Frog on Feb 26, 2022 19:59:37 GMT
Keep seeing people saying there are bosses everywhere and her is me struggling to find the bastards. I've killed 2 I think and left another 3 or so as they seem a bit above my level for the moment. I've covered quite a big area as well.
I'm pretty sure I'm Mr Magoo.
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Post by Rodderz on Feb 26, 2022 20:02:08 GMT
I’ve never really tried magic in these games as it seems like a bit of a ball ache. Is there a way to get mana regen, or are you always limited on how many spells you can cast before you have to hit a bonfire? It is a bit of a ball ache to be fair. You have to juggle two flasks - health and mana, so there's lots of fat-fingered fun. Then, you have to do a risk reward type thing where you decide how many of each you take with you - for the last boss fight, I had only 2 health flasks because I needed 4 mana flasks to last the whole battle without running out. Given that I have no real health bar either, it's playing with fire. So yeah, you only have a fixed amount until you get to a bonfire. Demons was the best at this because you could refill on the fly. If you make the effort to kill an entire mob of enemies in this, which can be as little as two or three enemies in places, your flasks get replenished 😀 . It's a mechanic I'm enjoying a lot and I hadn't rested at a shard of light up until the castle which meant I had actually missed some important stuff! As I've generally killed everything, I have had plenty of mana flask restocks! You're right about bosses though, you've got to have a strategy for mana/health requirements or you will run out.
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Post by Wizzard_Ook on Feb 26, 2022 20:05:49 GMT
Oh wow. I just visited the lake in Limgrave.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2022 20:09:08 GMT
Went with the Confessor as a starting build. No idea whether that's a smart move but he looked badass.
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Post by askew on Feb 26, 2022 20:09:40 GMT
That was a big fucking
I ran into in the murk of Mistwood Ruins
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Post by Frog on Feb 26, 2022 20:12:00 GMT
Oh wow. I just visited the lake in Limgrave. That's one of the ones I found and noped the fuck out of there.
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Post by fonzie on Feb 26, 2022 20:12:20 GMT
Godrick is impossible. How are you supposed to survive his fire attacks when they one shot you and you can’t dodge roll them? Is this really going to be my Elden Ring version of Frigid wastelands? I never finished that part of DS2 and it doesn’t look like I’m ever going to get past Godrick. I’ve been trying all day. Still not come close. If it helps you can bypass the castle and move on, it might be that you need to be super powerful to beat him. I couldn't say, as I haven't beaten Margit yet. head right just before the castle and look for a broken bridge I’ve already been there. Been pretty much everywhere I can at the moment without getting one shot killed by standard enemies. I’m still trying but this may be the first souls boss to finish me off.
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Post by myk on Feb 26, 2022 20:13:17 GMT
Godrick is impossible. How are you supposed to survive his fire attacks when they one shot you and you can’t dodge roll them? Is this really going to be my Elden Ring version of Frigid wastelands? I never finished that part of DS2 and it doesn’t look like I’m ever going to get past Godrick. I’ve been trying all day. Still not come close. there's a summon available if you run past the troll the opposite direction of the boss room and down the stairs (in a side room). Once you've talked to her there will be a summoning sign outside the boss room. Let her tank as much damage as possible letting you get hits in. It's still a really tricky fight!
also the big fire breath attack can be avoided if you run all the way up the stairs in the boss arena
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Post by Rodderz on Feb 26, 2022 20:15:03 GMT
Oh shit, just went to have a bite to eat and have come back to the site of grace at the Ruins in was at and there was a door I thought would lead deeper into this place but nope, messages on the floor proved otherwise and it's actually a room with (magic user spoilers ahead) a Sorceress who teaches new spells, woot!
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Post by Rodderz on Feb 26, 2022 20:20:22 GMT
Godrick is impossible. How are you supposed to survive his fire attacks when they one shot you and you can’t dodge roll them? Is this really going to be my Elden Ring version of Frigid wastelands? I never finished that part of DS2 and it doesn’t look like I’m ever going to get past Godrick. I’ve been trying all day. Still not come close. I'm nowhere near that boss yet, but do you have the Flamedrake talisman fonzie? It helps with fire negation. I got it as a reward from a mini-boss in Groveside Cave in Limgrave area, not far from Church of Elleh.
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Post by RobEG on Feb 26, 2022 20:20:23 GMT
Tried to make a jump on the horse, failed and fell a looong way down. Met some jellyfish and respawning skellies . Flew up and landed by 2 bears . Fuck that. Ran away and luckily found the artists shack . I did beat the mushroom head and found the sorcery lady . Still need a catalyst or whatever though. Really not sure where to go so I’m heading east a bit.
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Post by Danno on Feb 26, 2022 20:21:27 GMT
So, quick question: has anyone found an early sorcery catalyst yet? I'm asking because so far, everything I've found (what little I could find without spoiling myself on other things, that is) says that while you can buy a bow pretty much right from the start, essentially the only way to get a catalyst quickly is to start with one (Astrologer or Prisoner IIRC) and if that's true I'm probably dropping Samurai entirely (heresy, I know), as nice as the armour and katana are I really don't want to go without sorceries for too long... You can buy one at the hub area, which is accessible fairly early on. Finding spells is trickier unless you get lucky while exploring.
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Post by suicida on Feb 26, 2022 20:21:53 GMT
Went with the Confessor as a starting build. No idea whether that's a smart move but he looked badass. That's the class I picked and I'm really happy with it. The two miracles you get are really useful, you start with a 100% physical block shield, and the broadsword has an ace moveset (especially the shield-break skill it has) Great class IMO
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2022 20:22:13 GMT
Ffs needs to fully install before I can get out of the intro area
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Post by fonzie on Feb 26, 2022 20:25:35 GMT
Godrick is impossible. How are you supposed to survive his fire attacks when they one shot you and you can’t dodge roll them? Is this really going to be my Elden Ring version of Frigid wastelands? I never finished that part of DS2 and it doesn’t look like I’m ever going to get past Godrick. I’ve been trying all day. Still not come close. there's a summon available if you run past the troll the opposite direction of the boss room and down the stairs (in a side room). Once you've talked to her there will be a summoning sign outside the boss room. Let her tank as much damage as possible letting you get hits in. It's still a really tricky fight!
also the big fire breath attack can be avoided if you run all the way up the stairs in the boss arena
The summon seems to die within the first 40% of his health. I always avoid the first flame he does it’s after that he seems to keep spamming flame attacks.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2022 20:25:37 GMT
Went with the Confessor as a starting build. No idea whether that's a smart move but he looked badass. That's the class I picked and I'm really happy with it. The two miracles you get are really useful, you start with a 100% physical block shield, and the broadsword has an ace moveset (especially the shield-break skill it has) Great class IMO Cool thanks. I normally go STRDEX but wanted to try a bit more magic this time and the relatively high starting Faith plus decent gear seemed sensible!
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Post by Rodderz on Feb 26, 2022 20:31:25 GMT
Oh wow. I just visited the lake in Limgrave. I'm having a look around here now, giant enemy crab !
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Post by JuniorFE on Feb 26, 2022 20:33:44 GMT
Thank you both neems Danno Might still go for Prisoner in the end for the higher starting Intelligence but this makes me feel a lot better about a potential Samurai pick
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2022 20:37:53 GMT
We've got up to what I presume to be godricks boss fog. The boy wanted to summon me but brute we went in we explored, did some random jumping and seem to be in some whole new area going right beneath the castle. Wtf.
Edit: Holy shit. What the fuck did we just flee from. That wasn't even a boss.
Never going back THERE.
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Post by RobEG on Feb 26, 2022 20:39:13 GMT
Godrick is impossible. How are you supposed to survive his fire attacks when they one shot you and you can’t dodge roll them? Is this really going to be my Elden Ring version of Frigid wastelands? I never finished that part of DS2 and it doesn’t look like I’m ever going to get past Godrick. I’ve been trying all day. Still not come close. I'm nowhere near that boss yet, but do you have the Flamedrake talisman fonzie? It helps with fire negation. I got it as a reward from a mini-boss in Groveside Cave in Limgrave area, not far from Church of Elleh. Where abouts is that cave? I’ve not found any caves or dungeons yet.
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Post by FlexibleFeline on Feb 26, 2022 20:46:41 GMT
I'm nowhere near that boss yet, but do you have the Flamedrake talisman fonzie? It helps with fire negation. I got it as a reward from a mini-boss in Groveside Cave in Limgrave area, not far from Church of Elleh. Where abouts is that cave? I’ve not found any caves or dungeons yet. Almost directly north of the Church of Elleh. Follow the cliff to the east a bit.
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