Be Excellent To Each Other

Oooh, it's by Team Ninja! Colour me interested.


I'm in there at the moment, making steady progress with my Pyro / Faith character.

I'm forcing myself to try Faith* as I've always neglected it in the previous Souls games.



* a faith a faith a... BABY!

I got through the tricky bit last night, and had a go at the "lots of monks" boss fight. It took a while to twig onto how to hurt the boss so I died the first time and then it was 3am so I figured I'd better go to bed.

You're a bit ahead of me then. Last night I got to the "Demon Lady who can reset all your stats" chapel / Bonfire.

Wait what?

Er, I assumed you're ahead as I haven't seen the gaggle of monks boss...

The place I'm at is after the pale magic maggot men?

I don't want to spoil if I'm ahead!

Hmm, no - we seem to have gone different directions.

I was in the Cathedral of Despair or something, and there was a bit where you had to run around a balcony while a giant tried to punch you off it.

Yeah that's where I am.

There's a way up to the roof.

Ah, I went down and kicked in the giants, then went down some more.

I went across then up.

I'd killed one giant and tentatively threw fire at the second but he wasn't for moving yet.

Are you playing on PS4 or Xbone? If your on the '4 we could try some 'password' coop.

Monk Mob mashed.

Then made swift progress in Farron Keep with the help of a Jolly Co-operator.

LIGHTNING SPEAR GET

I also got to the Farron Keep boss last night (after spending a while failing to beat up the monster on top of the enormous bridge), but only had one go because it was late. I was doing okay until his mate showed up behind me.

I thought Farron Keep was going to be another [insert poison place from DS1] but it turned out to be super-easy compared to the cathedral.

Where did you get a lightning spear?

It's the Lightning Spear miracle, rather than a hand held weapon.

It's up on top of the busted bridge where the monster you didn't kill is

Oh, I got that and ignored it, then.

I also got onto the roof of Firelink shrine by jumping off a tree!

The lightning spear miracle was always the one I was jealous of in previous Souls games, the main reason I've gone for loads of Faith in this one.

In a surprise to no-one, I'm a fucking huge dude that swings a fucking huge sword.

Anyway, back to Dark Souls...

Cor!

How did you get up the tree?

Cheeky!

Did you go back to the cathedral to find Rosaria?

Yes! And then I gave her my two tongues to make her happy ( ) and then tried to change my stats for MOAR BICEPS but I had to pay a tongue to do it and I didn't have any left

Oooof! I gave her a tongue but didn't bother trying to change as I'm sticking to my 'plan'. I did get another Tongue just after I left her, near the 2nd giant that flings shit.

Are you playing on PS4?

Yah. I'll be playing later tonight, I think.

"Grimdotdotdot"

Out tonight but should be on Saturday, Sunday, Monday...

There's a password system for helping out with co-op play. I'll have a look into it.

You don't need a lightning spear.

Whip all the way.

WHIP WHIP WHIP

I fully plan to run through it again with a Dex build and WHIP WHIP WHIP. Especially now I know there's a notched whip!

I remember an absolute twat who invaded me in DS2 who wore a mushroom outfit and duel wielded whips.

After a quick read about Bezzie Co-op it appears that if we should encounter problems we should get naked.

Business as usual.

Mr Dave loves getting naked and sending me and Ian pics of aforementioned nakedness.

I was so naked.

All done. 48 hours, level 102.

Tempted to do a WHIP WHIP WHIP playthrough.

Well done!

I've no idea how many hours I've sank into my game... not too sure of my level either (it's taking 26k souls at the moment to level up though).

I'd have played more DREEM TEEM last night but family drama meant I had no lounge.

Level 67 according to DS-Wiki-Wah-Wah

If you pause and hit status it tells you how much time you've spent on it.

Mine was realistically more like 45 hours as I did have a habit of leaving my dude at a bonfire while I did other stuff.

I'd like to have it finished before the DLC drops next month.

Scored me some Embers last night, Grim...

Might hit you up if you fancy tupping Arrow Bitch with me at some point.

Hmm, I'm out tonight, but I might be on late (10:30ish).

No worries mate, I'll just send an invite if you're about.

Had a jaunt in Fireland last night and got very close to turning off the triple twat bow before getting mashed on little health. Is there anything up there that's worth going back for?

Vengeance.

Got a cracking new CHAOS MEGA FIREBALL last night. Knocks big chunks off them AND leaves them in a pool of LAVA taking more hits.

Need to grind up another 5 levels before I can use my MEGA LIGHNTING OF RIGHTEOUS FURY miracle. Better be worth it.

Did the vengeance.

Killed the Arrow Magic Boss.

Duffed the Dancer.

Good afternoons work.

I can Praise the Sun properly now.

Only 2 Sunlight Medals short of the second tier prize when I got to the altar.

I think I helped about 25 people to kill gunda for that.
So community minded.

I thought I had clicked on Bits and Bobs and read this without context. Most strange.

You've just made me realise that I need another 12 rather than another 2.

Time to drop my summon signs some more.

I recommend the man I mentioned : people struggle to beat him solo, but he's pretty easy with helpful cooping partners, due to his biggest danger being his relentless relentlessness.