Dark Souls Solaire painting I did for my bf for Christmas :)

I posted on here last night about what weapon to use because I was stuck at kalameet and manus and thanks to your guys' help I beat both of them and the game for the first time today! What an incredible game, I already want to restart it!

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Today is the most disgraceful day of my life

Posted: 22 Jan 2021 02:30 AM PST

I have done many shameful things in my runs: I cheesed Manus, I leveled up dexterity and in one I even had the DEGENARACY to kill Solaire. But nothing made me feel even closely as much shame as what happened today.

I'm doing my first SL1 run and I wanted to get some fire upgrades so I rushed through the catacombs (fuck the catacombs) and got to Vamos. I had never even found Vamos before so after I got my upgrades I looked through the hole that he kindly made for me to leave and realized that I basically was already outside of Pinwheel's fog. I didn't rest at any bonfire along the way so I thought: "Since I'm already here I can just kill Pinwheel and then warp back to Firelink". I mean, the rite of kindling in a SL1 run seems like a pretty useful thing to have early, right?

But I died. Not to the wheel skeletons. To Pinwheel. I died to Pinwheel. And don't even try to tell me: "CoMe oN, You wERe OnlY leVeL 1, iT's NoT thAt bIG Of A dEAl!"... NO. DYING TO PINWHEEL IS NOT OK. IT NEVER IS. AND IT SHOULD'N HAPPEN. Everything that I ever did in my life didn't mean anything anymore, I died to Pinwheel. Everything that I believed in didn't mean anything anymore, I died to Pinwheel. I don't have a place in this world anymore, what could possibly accomplish someone who has died to Pinwheel? I betrayed life itself, I betrayed the universe that gave me a shot at it and I went against its only true unbreakable rule: "Don't die to Pinwheel". But I did. And I'm sorry.

But like, seriously, early game Pinwheel is not that easy :/

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I remember a lovely incident at blighttown

Posted: 22 Jan 2021 02:39 AM PST

I was falling to my death, but I don't know how lucky I was, but I landed right next to the second bonfire with 2 hp. This is my first time playing the game and I don't know if I am blessed or not.

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I beat it!

Posted: 21 Jan 2021 02:57 PM PST

Gwyn wasn't as hard as I was expecting, the only unforgiving thing was finding a window to heal. I thought the attacks weren't difficult to dodge. Great, on to ds2!

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High Lord Wolnir....

Posted: 21 Jan 2021 10:53 PM PST

SCARED THE ABSOLUTE FUCK OUTTA ME JESUS CHRIST! Please say im not the only one i was like oh dark it's gonna be like the four kings.... NOPE!

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Should I defeat gwyn?

Posted: 22 Jan 2021 02:13 AM PST

So this is my first playthrough, and I am at Gwyn (dealing 1k a hit lol), SL 90 or so. So my question is, should I beat him and do NG+ or should I playthrough some areas first? OoC for example I haven't beaten the Township area, but I was thinking of doing it in NG+ as it doesn't seem too difficult. Pretty much where are the secret areas and should I explore them :P

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Theory on why the crestfallen Warrior did what he did.

Posted: 21 Jan 2021 09:12 AM PST

My theory is that the crestfallen warrior had long accepted that he was not good enough to go Anor Londo and be the chosen undead. The name crestfallen already implies that he has lost all hope however we know he is not hollow. Why could this be? My guess is that the one purpose keeping him not hollow, was the fact that he was there at the shrine to guide other chosen undead to wherever they needed to go. The fact that he is always at the shrine up until you reach in Anor londo helps this, because he does not move around or have a quest line like all of the other residents of the shrine and during the early part of the game he helps you by telling you about the bells of awakening. Perhaps after he sees that you have returned from Anor Londo with the Lord vessel, he realizes that you are the true chosen undead and now he has no purpose anymore.He loses his one true purpose in his life, and now even his home of the firelinkshrine has it been invaded by creatures like frampt who he does not know about. This leads him to abandon the shrine and try to go to New Londo in search of trying to return to his a roots as a warrior as implied by his name. For the same reason he was not strong enough to go and retrieve the Lordvessal he is not strong enough to brave the ghosts of New Londo and goes hollow, now with no purpose. When you kill him, he thanks you; for that is mercy for such a tortured soul

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Absolutely Stupid Questions from a Noob <3

Posted: 21 Jan 2021 07:57 PM PST

Hi. This is my first ever playthrough of any Dark Souls game and I'm playing Remastered on the Switch. At this point I've beaten OnS by myself (took a zillion tries...) and am now just chilling here with my summon sign, helping other ppl beat them over and over. For whatever reason, I'm not bored yet.

One summon went a little weirdly, though. I was summoned to a guy's world (happened to be for non-OnS reasons), and he was invaded. I saw a phantom at some point, and we started approaching the phantom just to make sure it wasn't actually the invader from a distance. Well, it was the invader.

But they still looked like a gray ghost to me. And I couldn't hit them...but I also couldn't run through them, thus confirming that they were the dark spirit invading the host. So I helplessly watched them riposte my host to death, just feeling tubally ligated and generally useless. And now sad because that guy is probably thinking, "Why did she not help me?" After googling the issue, everything I've found so far still leaves the answer unclear. Either severe lag/desync or a hacker with some infinite i-frame BS? I'm a noob, I don't understand these things.

My second question is related to communication. To be clear, there's no way to chat with other players when playing on the Switch, right?

Finally, are there any other really popular summon spots? I love being summoned, but sometimes have to wait for like an hour just to get summoned once.

Thanks for reading, helping, and being tight. This game is lit. Praise the sun! etc

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Definitely wasn't ready for this .

Posted: 21 Jan 2021 07:02 PM PST

So I've beat the crap out of Bloodborne and Sekiro multiple times. Now I'm finally starting Dark Souls. But I've been getting my ass wrecked not because of movement. Its sooooo much slower and the parry system is ridiculous. I need some tips on how to break my Bloodborne and Sekiro habits because those games gave so much freedom with movement. Thank you in advance

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My powers grow by the day

Posted: 21 Jan 2021 07:44 PM PST

Just beat my second playthrough. It was an armorless sl1 run, and I managed to three shot Gwyn. I am now going to parry global warming itself

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My first summon...

Posted: 21 Jan 2021 06:53 PM PST

Hey. Just wanted to share a great experience for y'all. Ive played the game and beat it all offline. Had a blast. Decided to do it online, get ganked and shit, and have a go in jolly co operation. Today I was grinding in the depths for shards and humanities. Decided to drop my sign cuz I was bored and kinda wanted to help a little. A dude named UwU summoned me. I dropped 5 humanities, and felt great. Cool.

Immediately invaded.

I see some schmuck in full thieves gear fucking off in the giant rat area. I decide to head him off, spare my poor host of getting gankt. My host follows and both of them falls in a hole. Fuck.

In panic I run to the bottom levels to save him, and I see the invader dies... holy shit!!! UwU gankt the ganker! Kirk invades! I defeat Kirk and keep going. I finally reach the basilisks area to see a lovely statue of our dear gankr, and I smile with glee, for any invader who dies to environment truely deserves it.

I reconvene with my dear host, and I lead him out and to the fog gate. This is it. I point to solaires sign and he summons our favorite sunbro. I give him pine resin and we stomp the poor dragon. Didn't stand a chance. Solaris lived thru it all too, tho with barely any health.

Thank you UwU, my first summon experience was truely legendary.

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thank you all so much for your advice on O&S

Posted: 22 Jan 2021 02:19 AM PST

I just want to thank you all for your advice on what to do, to beat O&S.

https://imgur.com/a/99ErSUg

I am so goddamn happy, I can finally progress.

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Where do I go from here? (Spoilers because I think I talk about the plot... I really don't know)

Posted: 21 Jan 2021 08:32 PM PST

Ok so some context, I'm doing my first playthrough of Dark Souls and I'm kinda lost. So far I've made my way through Undead city or whatever and killed those two gargoyle fuckers and rung the bell in the tower, then I went through the skeleton area and Catacombes (you'd think I'd be able to spell it right after seeing it when I respawn for the millionth time haha) and I killed that weird guy at the bottom, I think his name was Pinwheel? But I remember in the opening cutscene there was an undead dude who looked like him but I don't think that was his name? But anyway, can anyone direct me where to go from here? Is there anything left in the catacombes? Or do I go back to the shrine at the hub and look for a new path? But I remember only seeing the two I've explored now so idk. Can anyone help?

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What exactly am I getting myself into?

Posted: 21 Jan 2021 07:11 PM PST

I've never played any of the games before, but I just got the remastered on Switch. Is there anything in particular I should know before I start?

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I’ve gathered up the courage to post some thoughts and feelings I wrote down a while ago about my time playing the SoulsBorne series. I hope this can resonate with some people. (Long post, TL;DR at the bottom)

Posted: 21 Jan 2021 06:55 AM PST

Video games are such a unique medium of entertainment that don't quite fall into the same category as books or movies. In my opinion, this is because we directly provide input for the medium, instead of passively observing like with a book or movie, and this causes us to insert parts of ourselves into the wide range of colorful characters and situations that are found throughout video games. In this way, it's easy to see how we as gamers can become so attached to and love the stories that play out in front of us. I believe that every gamer in their lifetime will stumble across at least one series that will, in some way, shape, or form, help to define them and will be the impetus for some new self-realization. That series for me is the SoulsBorne series.

My journey began with Bloodborne. I had picked it up as a freebie from PS Plus Free Game of the Month a while back, and initially I hated the experience. I didn't understand the nuances of the game, and it was definitely a brutal, unforgiving, and short-lived playthrough before I shelved it. I ended up picking it back up in the Summer of 2019, and after researching and understanding what exactly I was doing, I quickly fell in love with the game. The gothic architecture, Lovecraftian tones, and cosmic entities played my emotions like a fiddle, and it was here that I learned my first lesson.

Bloodborne taught me to fear the unknown. Probably an odd lesson at first glance, but it proved to be useful. For through this fear came a sort of reverence and respect that set the pacing for the rest of my SoulsBorne experience. Instead of blindly rushing towards certain death, my fear kept me rooted, alert, and sharp, ready to tackle whatever problem the game would throw at me next.

My time with video games was limited during the Fall of 2019 to the Spring of 2020, as I was entering my fifth and final year of college. A grueling experience that sought me to find some sort of escape from the stresses and frustration of real life, my last semester had me turn to the Souls series for inspiration, and a challenge. That was when Covid hit, and much like a frightened Yharnamite in Cathedral Ward, I shut myself behind my doors, and prepared for the worst.

It was then that I picked up Dark Souls: Remastered. What awaited me was a gloomy, yet hopeful world. Firelink Shrine was brimming with a cast of characters that were continuously added throughout the course of the game, each seeking their own adventure and destiny. It was also the one spot I could always return to that was brightly lit and had gentle music, a beacon that was a safe haven from the monstrosities I was fighting on my quest. It was this very sense of purpose that helped me discover the lesson of this game.

Dark Souls taught me to keep my promises. Much like my character towards the end of their journey, I was beaten and battered from my time at college. A major change halfway through tacked on another year of studies, and while I was ultimately happier studying what I loved, it didn't make my life easier. However just as it was my character's destiny to either link the fire or usher in the age of darkness, it was my destiny to finish what I had started, a lesson that I would carry with me in the coming months.

Following my graduation from college (which actually got postponed thanks to Covid), I struggled for a long time to find a job. Countless job applications were sent out to hundreds of employers, some local and others across the country. I was greeted by a post-outbreak job market that refused to yield any promising hopes. Amid the multitude of calls, emails, and applications, I found some solace in my living room in front of my TV.

To my surprise, Dark Souls 2 felt simultaneously similar and different from my time in the previous game. The somber Firelink Shrine was replaced by the mysterious seaside town of Majula, still a crucial respite and central hub in my journey. I found myself struggling in this game more than the previous one, partly because of the sheer number of bosses, partly because of mechanical changes within the game. I struggled for weeks against the Fume Knight and the Darklurker, but these struggles proved to be fruitful and educational, however frustrating they may have been.

Dark Souls 2 taught me to weather the storm. Every mistake, every failure, every "YOU DIED" screen was a learning opportunity for me, and a chance to redeem myself. I kept throwing myself at boss after boss, eventually overcoming the toughest of foes. I found that this translated directly into my job search, and even through all of the employers I never heard back from or through the flat-out rejections, I kept pushing, kept striving, kept fighting.

I ended up finding a job in September, four months after I graduated. It was a lot of manual labor, far from ideal and not at all resembling what I imagined I'd be doing with my life post-college. So for me, even working long hours with overtime and sometimes working on Saturdays, I continued my job search. Work was causing me to lose sleep, as well as lose time I could have spent with my girlfriend and family. However, even working 50-60 hours a week, I managed to carve out some time to play one last game.

Starting in the world of Dark Souls 3, there was a vast departure from the previous two entries. A land bleak, barren, and broken presented itself, and I couldn't help but compare it to my own feelings. Firelink Shrine was no longer a sunny place of rest, but a darkened place of musing. The world was on its last few breaths; a tired world that had seen much suffering. Cutting through this darkness was my character, who sought to bring light to a world on the brink of failure, a world ready to give up. The swath of light that began to slowly but systemically cut through the darkness became my final lesson.

Dark Souls 3 taught me to retain my hope. Against all odds, against every boss, every invader, every tricky part across all of these games, the thing that kept driving me, kept pushing me, was the thought of some day finishing the series. I had come to the last leg of my journey, ready to give in, but I continued to take measured steps, hoping for a better outcome. So I kept pushing, and kept applying for jobs, knowing that at some point, I myself could sit by a bonfire and rest.

When the final boss knelt to the ground in defeat, I felt a pride well up inside myself that I hadn't felt in a long time. A little over a year ago I began my trek through the SoulsBorne series. I was met with late nights, countless hours of frustration, and moments where I could picture giving up very easily. Carrying me through this journey and through life these past months have been the lessons I've learned and the experiences I've come to love. In the end, it all worked out, as I am now transitioning to a different job, one that I'm excited to work and will ultimately be less stressful.

I know these are trying times for all of us, everywhere in the world. Sometimes the future seems incredibly bleak, daunting, and downright awful. But I urge you to keep fighting, do that thing you were always meant to do, and hold your head up high in the face of adversity. In closing, I offer these words from King Vendrick:

"Seek strength... the rest will follow."

TL;DR The SoulsBorne series has taught me a lot about myself and has helped me through some recent rough patches.

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Miracle man

Posted: 21 Jan 2021 04:44 PM PST

Miracle man, if that was your name, I'm afraid my memory may fail me. what I know is, we fought two or three times in Darkroot Garden. You a priest of the Forest Hunter Covenant and I a servant of chaos, a pyromancer.

I regret indicting you.

I no long feel that you have wronged me. I realize now what cunning your ways require and the lies of Oswald of Carim, the Blades of the Darkmoon are no allies of mine.. I'd be honored to be hollowed by your axe, if we should meet in Darkroot Garden again.

For now I am encamped at the first bonfire in Darkroot Garden, making plans to make a run for the Red Soap Stone, I hear rumors of a cold, pale, painted world.. I'm not sure what to make of it. I'll need a Ring of Sacrifice of that I'm sure... and I'll burn all these indictment slips

Signed Fylin

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I can't take this...

Posted: 21 Jan 2021 08:01 PM PST

Remember kids, if you are ever farming souls in Painted World of Ariamis and you happen to go AFK. Take your Symbol of Avarice off. I just lost 400,000 souls because I left my game running while making myself a sandwich 😭

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This breaks my heart everytime

Posted: 21 Jan 2021 10:03 AM PST

https://imgur.com/LkJt1vc

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Quitting during an invasion

Posted: 22 Jan 2021 12:27 AM PST

Why do people do this? Sure I understand they may struggle to get back to their bloodstain if they die, but it's a huge part of what Dark Souls is about. Is there really enjoyment in "cheating" their way through the game?

It's also amazing how many more people can parry on the remaster. It was a relatively rare skill to find in the original. It gives hosts a much better chance of survival imo.

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Best buff miracle

Posted: 22 Jan 2021 12:27 AM PST

For a faith build is better sunlight blade or darkmoon blade? Which is most effective?

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