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He Apparently drops something worthwhile this time round. Might be worth the frustration.

Ring of Blades +1 (i think)


Hmmm...Ok. Off the top of my head.

When you enter Iron keep, go across the bridge( 2 enemies), through the door (2 enemies) go up the stairs ( 3 enemies) and out the other door. In the middle you should see a big furnace you need to deactivate. Do this by turning the wheel on the door and then pulling the lever on the right( I did right.. left may work too). Go inside, up the ladder, kill the lightening sword guy, up the ladder. Kill those 2 turtle things on the bridge. At the end of the bridge ( watch the gap) through the door, there is a door on your left. That is where the lockstone is, hit the highlighted wall and go up the ladder....Welcome to Belfry Sol.

Ok cool, I know where you mean. I've cleared out the start of the Iron Keep and have furnace deactivated already. I want to go to the Belfry Sol to farm a phantom that drops the Mad Warrior armor set.
 
Ring of Blades +1 (i think)




Ok cool, I know where you mean. I've cleared out the start of the Iron Keep and have furnace deactivated already. I want to go to the Belfry Sol to farm a phantom that drops the Mad Warrior armor set.

Make sure you're in the bell keeper covenant.
 
Oh yeah. Forgot about that. Will do.

Also, if you do this part offline, your Kills against the Phantom count towards your rank. 10 ills get you a nice Titanite Slab. 100 kills gets you the full Bell keeper outfit.
 
Also, if you do this part offline, your Kills against the Phantom count towards your rank. 10 ills get you a nice Titanite Slab. 100 kills gets you the full Bell keeper outfit.

Damn. I did not know this. Offline it is.
 
I've always been interested in these games since Demon Souls but never bothered. I just started playing Bound by Flames recently and it appears to be a similar game so I'm definitely getting Dark Souls 2 soon. Bound by Flames already has me raging so should be a good intro to this game.
 
I've always been interested in these games since Demon Souls but never bothered. I just started playing Bound by Flames recently and it appears to be a similar game so I'm definitely getting Dark Souls 2 soon. Bound by Flames already has me raging so should be a good intro to this game.

Another soul to be tormented...lovely :)
 
The Rotten can kiss my ass. Seriously. I know he shouldn't be to difficult given his slow attacks but I just can't seem to dodge them right.


i hear you man. I had trouble with this guy last night. I was like "man, this guy shouldn't be that difficult", but like you I had so much trouble dodging his attacks. I was so much better at dodging in DS1, I don't know what the hell is going on with DS2. Anyway, i just lightning speared him to death.
 
i hear you man. I had trouble with this guy last night. I was like "man, this guy shouldn't be that difficult", but like you I had so much trouble dodging his attacks. I was so much better at dodging in DS1, I don't know what the hell is going on with DS2. Anyway, i just lightning speared him to death.

Got no magic. Went with a fighter build. Was thinking of doing a respec and maybe trying to add magic. What do you need for the lightening spear ?
 
Got no magic. Went with a fighter build. Was thinking of doing a respec and maybe trying to add magic. What do you need for the lightening spear ?


You only need like 22 in the faith stat.

I tried farming that Phantom at Belfry Sol...takes an age for him to respawn. I also beat him 4 times without a single drop. Might want to prepare for a long, tedious slog.
 
You only need like 22 in the faith stat.

I tried farming that Phantom at Belfry Sol...takes an age for him to respawn. I also beat him 4 times without a single drop. Might want to prepare for a long, tedious slog.

Balls. I have like 3 faith. It will be a big redistribution.

Equip the rusty coins and wanderers hat. They boost your luck. Also, there is a ring you can wear as well.
 
Balls. I have like 3 faith. It will be a big redistribution.

Equip the rusty coins and wanderers hat. They boost your luck. Also, there is a ring you can wear as well.


I was using rusty coins. That ring is the Serpent ring. Apparently you get a +1(75%) version for free from the Merchant in Iron Keep if you spend 10,000 souls....Nice.
 
Balls. I have like 3 faith. It will be a big redistribution.

Equip the rusty coins and wanderers hat. They boost your luck. Also, there is a ring you can wear as well.


even if you did boost enough to get the lightning spear....later bosses don't take much damage from them. you need the Great Lightning Spear...which is only 42 Faith :)
 
Got no magic. Went with a fighter build. Was thinking of doing a respec and maybe trying to add magic. What do you need for the lightening spear ?

You could also consider using pyromancy. While adding points to both faith and int raise pyromancy damage, you'll still get a great output simply by upgrading the glove to +10 and leaving everything else alone. Slap on the southern ritual band for 2 spell slots and you can add some magic in without sacrificing any stat points at all.
 
even if you did boost enough to get the lightning spear....later bosses don't take much damage from them. you need the Great Lightning Spear...which is only 42 Faith :)

Have you finally hit your grove with DS2? Honestly, I wasn't really feeling Demon's Souls at first but I believe I'm in the zone now. Tower of Latria(?) is a cool place. It got me really in the game.
 
What is with Drop rate in this game. I have the +1 Serpent ring with a 75% chance of a drop. So Why am I not getting drops after 5, 6, 7 attempts ?

Also, got my first piece of the Mad Warrior Armour :banana:
 
Have you finally hit your grove with DS2? Honestly, I wasn't really feeling Demon's Souls at first but I believe I'm in the zone now. Tower of Latria(?) is a cool place. It got me really in the game.


Yes and no. I am certainly getting better and learning the differences of how I need to play with DS2. However, I still do not like it anywhere near as much as Dark Souls 1. I would guess I am maybe 60% of the way through DS2. DS2 is a FANTASTIC game, but it isn't as earth shattering amazing as Dark Souls 1. That is just me. I know most here like DS 2 better...which I completely understand and respect.
 
Smeltor Demon is dead. I switched to the Heide knight sword and did him first time :oops: Also did the reincarnation of the Pursuer first time too and got my Ring Of Blades :)
 
Smeltor Demon is dead. I switched to the Heide knight sword and did him first time :oops: Also did the reincarnation of the Pursuer first time too and got my Ring Of Blades :)
Heide knight sword you say. What level do you have it at? What armour/ shield did you use? Still haven't tried him yet. Any other advice ?

I managed to get two pieces of armour from the mad warrior. Took about an hour. I had the gold ring on and the jester hat as well. Also bought the red string to make invasions more likely. I killed him close to 30 times to get the two pieces so far.
 
I don't remember the Undead Crypt being this hard my first playthrough. And I'm not even to the hardest part with the bells yet. I'm not looking forward to this...
 
Heide knight sword you say. What level do you have it at? What armour/ shield did you use? Still haven't tried him yet. Any other advice ?

I managed to get two pieces of armour from the mad warrior. Took about an hour. I had the gold ring on and the jester hat as well. Also bought the red string to make invasions more likely. I killed him close to 30 times to get the two pieces so far.

My sword is +8, I think. I use the Gyrm Shield, but I only used this because of the 100% fire damage reduction and Melee damage reduction. Also, wear Quartz +1 ring( fire damage reduction)

Other advice: When ever he sticks his sword in the ground, put shield up and back up a bit. Do not over commit with your attacks, hit him once or twice, but make sure you have around half your endurance left.
 
You score it ?/10

Best game ever/10.

I've been helping bros out with the invaders plus bell gargoyles. 9/10 times we wreck. It's been so much fun. I place my summon sign on that small bridge before the entrance and then roll out of the area so that I am not invaded. I am invaded immediately the next time I put my sign down. I simply rush to where the invader spawns and attempt to kill him before the second appears. I win 1 vs. 2 more often than not with my Sunlight Blade enchanted Spear. They made pvp so much more fun this go round.
 
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Best game ever/10.

I've been helping bros out with the invaders plus bell gargoyles. 9/10 times we wreck. It's been so much fun. I place my summon sign on that small bridge before the entrance and then roll out of the area so that I am not invaded. I am invaded immediately the next time I put my sign down. I simply rush to where the invader spawns and attempt to kill him before the second appears. I win 1 vs. 2 more often than not with my Sunlight Blade enchanted Spear. They made pvp so much more fun this go round.
Yeah man I am not even done yet (put over 100 hours) and am blown away.
Here is to hoping we get DLC at some point.
 
7 characters (3 of which are in new game+), and a total of 232 hours total to this point, and I work full time, so you can imagine the sleep deprivation I suffer from lol. Game is just too good.
 
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