Dark Souls - I'm Prepared To Die (Again)
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I ended up using both the Silver Pendant and the Greatshield of Artorias. Once Manus felt the icy fingers of death creeping up his spine, he starting spamming his magic attack, used it 4-5 times in a row. I tried toggling between Estus and the Pendant, but I started to get mixed up, so I decided to just leave it on Estus and tank the damage with the shield since Jumbo Palace said it was feasible (and I was entirely ready to blame him if I failed, btw.) It wasn?t comfortable, but he was right; it worked. And just like last time, I had Manus down to a half of a sliver of piece of a tiny bit of health, and he grabbed me out of nowhere and started slamming me around. I DIDN?T throw my controller, but I DID jump off the couch and scream ?YOU SONUVABITCH!!? When I realized I?d survived, I couldn?t swing my halberd fast enough.hanselthecaretaker said:
But, you?re right; next is Kalameet. I sent him my resume, listing my accolades and all the various atrocities across Lordran that?ve died by my hand, in the hopes he?ll just forfeit and leave his tail weapon and the titanite slab outside his fog wall. That could happen, right?
Indeed! Wouldn't have made it this far without yoos guys!!Fox12 said:
I can?t really bring myself to use Havel?s gear. I see too many people using it, fat rolling and tanking through everything, and it technically works, but I think it takes away from the ?sweet science? of a genuine Dark Souls experience. I?d much rather go the opposite way; my life?s goal is to get to the point where I can do a naked, bare fisted, zero death playthrough!vallorn said:
If you could do that, in my book you would be considered set for life if I ran things. Hell we already have people set for life for doing less than nothing. There would also be a SoulsBorne holiday in observation of all things SoulsBorne.
I'm holding you to ALL of that!hanselthecaretaker said:
I HIGHLY recommend it if you're into mental pain and stress that manifests itself as physical pain and stress followed by undeniable feelings of accomplishment. I imagine this must be what childbirth must feel like...Faaip said:
^^All the plague babies crawling around the bottom of the Valley of Defilement would like to have a word with you.
Well, I just attempted Special K once, which coincidentally is precisely how many times I managed to actually hit him. I see what you all were going on about; I'm a little concerned.vallorn said:
You know how you hit RB to swing your weapon and LB to raise your shield? Actions you perform in order to affect and interact with the inhabitants of Dark Souls? You also know how such actions have pass/fail logic that dictates the results of said interactions, e.g.: you RB too late and your attack will miss, or you LB too late and your health bar will deplete in some proportion to the attack delivered by the AI? Well, Kalameet doesn't seem to operate under those same rules; his move set consists purely of his deciding arbitrarily how much of your health bar he'd rather you not have. In the 45 seconds we were engaged in combat (and I use that term loosely,) I don't think I saw him do the same move twice, and all the moves he connected with took no less than half my health; I went through 8 Estsus flasks in that short amount of time. I managed one swing against his ankle to which he responded quite violently resulting in my rapid demise.
Tail weapon? Ha! Dark Souls has trained me that the rear is the best place to engage (most) bosses, so of course, Kalameet is programmed to do everything BUT give up the booty. I managed to get back there for a split second and he immediately raised his tail, bolted to the other side of the arena. Every other time I got close, he used his mind to bring me up for the Red Eye Staring Contest attack.
Fox12 set the standard (thanks, buddy!): I'll try him a couple of times, but unless I see either appreciable improvement in my performance or an impairment of Kalameet's ability to CHEAT, I may have to turn my wrath towards NG clean-up and Gwyn. (OMG, Gwyn, you are going to SO get it, my friend...)
Equipping the lightest, most fire resistant gear (Gold Hemmed, Flame Stoneplate ring, Flash Sweat, etc.) is the first logical choice. <25% is ideal of course but you may need to compromise if you want to keep Arty's shield on and not need Havel's ring. I think I used the Flame Stoneplate ring + Steel ring, and was still able to trip him up being <50%. The toughest part of this fight is getting position and holdin it long enough to do decent damage.
I like how he has pretty much all the same complaints as me, but still manages to make Kalameet his ***** all while casually chatting to the viewers; when I play, I?m so focused and tense, I damn-near pop a blood vessel. I?m pretty sure Dark Souls has shaved a decade off my life.vallorn said:
Watching Plague of Gripes? video there, it would seem you?re on to something with the <25% equip load; I wouldn?t mind being faster to take advantage of the narrow windows Kalameet permits himself to be attacked. I?m not even thinking about the tail weapon anymore?hanselthecaretaker said:
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Ah, so it's a vacation destination then?hanselthecaretaker said:
Lore question: if Gwynevere (Gwyndolin) wanted me to have the Lord Vessel and link the fire, then why did she (he) allow her (his) pitbulls O&S to try and stop me from getting it?
It's a test of strength. You're only 1 of a long string of "chosen" undead who have been swindled into trying to link the fire. O&S are there as a barrier so only someone capable of taking down Gwyn and his band of misfits gets their hands on the Lord Vessel and continues the quest.Xprimentyl said:
At least that's how I see it.
That would make a certain amount of sense, but brings about another question: if Gwyn sacrificed himself to the flame... then who are we fighting in the Kiln of the First Flame? He's looking pretty good for someone supposedly with 104-degree burns. Why can't he sacrifice himself again? Has he gone hollow?JUMBO PALACE said:
It would seem Gwyn, Gwyndolin and Frampt all want the same thing; why does it seem Frampt and Gwyndolin are plotting against Gwyn?
Gwyn is Hollow. He's been burning his Soul for....well, however, long he's been down there(which apparently was a very long time ago) and it's nearly extinguished. Those two reasons are why he can't sacrifice himself again. He's already burning, pretty much low on life energy/his soul(thus the flame is getting low and the undead curse is spreading) and he's hollow so he doesn't have the presence of mind to re-sacrifice himself even if he could. It's implied the extreme pain and suffering of literally burning alive for god knows how long broke his mind and spirit.Xprimentyl said:
What gets me is that he still fights well, despite, you know, being on fire and most of his soul having been burned away as fuel. Once can only imagine what he was like in his prime. I mean, other then genociding all the dragons.
Interestingly enough, DS3 introduces a plot point that in extreme circumstances, a Lord of Cinder can relight the flame, if they have the presence of mind to do so. The problem being is that the flame is getting really, really weak yet again and nobody wants to rekindle it.
Pretty much what Dalisclock said. I was going to give you a "you'll just have to wait until you meet Gwyn and see for yourself" but there ya go.Xprimentyl said:
Gwyn has gone completely hollow. There's nothing left of him other then a husked out corpse. You're basically just putting him out of his misery.Xprimentyl said:
Gwyndolin and Frampt aren't plotting against Gwyn. They love Gwyn. Hence why Gwyndolin spends all of his time next to Gwyn's empty coffin. Since the first son was banished, and the daughter abandoned Anor Londo, Gwyndolin is Gwyn's last remaining heir. He's trying to hold Gwyn's empire together and make his father proud. Since he was raised as a daughter, and his older brother was a God of war, it can be surmised that Gwyndolin probably didn't impress his father very much. We don't see any statues devoted to him, after all. He probably suffers from an inferiority complex, and is still chasing his fathers approval from the grave. I would also assume that he probably feels that it's his right, as well as his duty, to take his fathers place.