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[Jelle]

Pure ember all the way. Just upgrading it all the way to +15
Although for my alternate mage character magic ember seems a given, or enchanted don't yet know the difference there.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Basically, Magic and Enchanted decrease a weapon's physical damage while imbuing it with magical damage. The difference between the two is that Enchanted weapons have a steeper curve. The physical decrease is greater, but the magical increase is also greater.

The best candidates for them are of course weapons with little physical damage to start with which you plan to use against enemies which are more vulnerable to magic than physical.

[Cthulhu]

I think I might be overleveling, but I don't really care.  I'm planning on being a Black Knight once I get to level 120.  I'm still in my first NG, just got the lordvessel, and since I'm not high enough for the hardcore forest hunters I'm running around Darkroot garden smacking the shit out of lower level invaders and using the souls to upgrade.  I'm like level 65 now.

PvP is fun.  I'm using Havel's Ring and F&P, the boosts together give me enough to wear Havel's along with a lightning claymore (Yeah yeah, I know, I'm just using it until I get something more thematic.  I'm pretty sure black knight gear can't be ascended like that anyway so it's no big).

[MetalSlimeHunt]

You're going to have some serious problems leveling after the 90's, at which point the only sufficient source of souls which doesn't involve grinding is sucessful PvP against other people with massive soul counts.

[Comrade]

Just don't mind the dying and you should be fine.

If you can do this, you can beat the game.

[sluissa]

I have a level 18 character that I intended to be a asshole version of soliare, but instead ended up being an awesomely nice version. I couldn't take down the 4 kings at 18... at least not yet, so I've been messing around helping out the early bosses with my +5 lightning sword and highly upgraded solaire set. I built up a really nice chunk of souls doing that after a while... still didn't want to level... said screw it and made a few +5 raw swords for people and was just handing them out at the gargoyle boss if they didn't have anything better.

[Facekillz058]

So i've been derping around on a new character I wanted to build as a high-dexterity-ranged-fast-scimitar wielder.
Screw this.
The fact that the Scimitar does low damage isn't made up by its speed at all, imo.
Im going to work on my Zweihander char next time I play, I think.

[Cthulhu]

I have a level 18 character that I intended to be a asshole version of soliare, but instead ended up being an awesomely nice version. I couldn't take down the 4 kings at 18... at least not yet, so I've been messing around helping out the early bosses with my +5 lightning sword and highly upgraded solaire set. I built up a really nice chunk of souls doing that after a while... still didn't want to level... said screw it and made a few +5 raw swords for people and was just handing them out at the gargoyle boss if they didn't have anything better.

Fuck that, man.  Go darkwraith. Wear the maggot.  Be the sun.

[sluissa]

I already have a darkwraith character I almost never play. I just don't enjoy doing that to people... I mean, I know it's part of the game, and I honestly don't mind it when it happens to me... it can even be fun sometimes, but damn it just feels bad when I mow down someone who has no business fighting a significantly upgraded character.

[Jelle]

I've been having a go at another playthrough with my alternate mage character.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I've arrived at the end of Lost Izalith. The first area I clear after I get the lordvessel since it's fairly easy.
Except for the boss. Oh god how I hate thee Bed of Chaos. Is there anything not frustrating about this boss.
The sheer amount of times I die, be it under the barrage of never ending attacks or swept into one of the many pits, is staggering.

How do you guys deal with this boss? Only thing that works for me is just suicide running until I'm lucky enough not to die in seconds. Can't go dodging or I'll fall down sooner or later and blocking just means you die a tad more slowly if you don't get attacked in the back.

Also I've been thinking about Solaire. There's just something off about him.

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I mean he worships the sun but he doesn't speak a word about Lord Gwyn the lord of sunlight himself. He only wants to find his own sun whatever that means.
He doesn't appear to have any magic armor or weaponry yet he's as durable as a demigod. Also he shoots freaking lightning bolts, just like Lord Gwyn (as seen in the intro)

So I conclude...maybe Solaire is in fact Lord Gwyn's lost firstborn son? The god of war who for some reason lost his godhood and left his father side.
Perhaps he was banished and wishes to find his own way, or find his own sun as he puts it. I can't think of any other explenation as to how he's able to throw lightning bolts without the use of a talisman.
That'd mean he'd have lied about being from Astora (he did say it did he? I can't remember well) or maybe he lost his memory when he lost his godhood and lived a human life.

[revo]

I've been having a go at another playthrough with my alternate mage character.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I've arrived at the end of Lost Izalith. The first area I clear after I get the lordvessel since it's fairly easy.
Except for the boss. Oh god how I hate thee Bed of Chaos. Is there anything not frustrating about this boss.
The sheer amount of times I die, be it under the barrage of never ending attacks or swept into one of the many pits, is staggering.

How do you guys deal with this boss? Only thing that works for me is just suicide running until I'm lucky enough not to die in seconds. Can't go dodging or I'll fall down sooner or later and blocking just means you die a tad more slowly if you don't get attacked in the back.

Also I've been thinking about Solaire. There's just something off about him.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I mean he worships the sun but he doesn't speak a word about Lord Gwyn the lord of sunlight himself. He only wants to find his own sun whatever that means.
He doesn't appear to have any magic armor or weaponry yet he's as durable as a demigod. Also he shoots freaking lightning bolts, just like Lord Gwyn (as seen in the intro)

So I conclude...maybe Solaire is in fact Lord Gwyn's lost firstborn son? The god of war who for some reason lost his godhood and left his father side.
Perhaps he was banished and wishes to find his own way, or find his own sun as he puts it. I can't think of any other explenation as to how he's able to throw lightning bolts without the use of a talisman.
That'd mean he'd have lied about being from Astora (he did say it did he? I can't remember well) or maybe he lost his memory when he lost his godhood and lived a human life.

I've only beat BoC once so I'm not an expert but I generally take it pretty slow and make sure i run with my shield up. I would say pick a lane and stay with it til it get obstructed and don't go to fast. Either ride the outside or inside. The outside lets you avoid the branches a lot, but the inside is more direct because the very center floor doesn't fall til you get both the outside branches, and this means you're less likely to hit a hole if you keep your back turned inside.

[Haschel]

Also I've been thinking about Solaire. There's just something off about him.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I mean he worships the sun but he doesn't speak a word about Lord Gwyn the lord of sunlight himself. He only wants to find his own sun whatever that means.
He doesn't appear to have any magic armor or weaponry yet he's as durable as a demigod. Also he shoots freaking lightning bolts, just like Lord Gwyn (as seen in the intro)

So I conclude...maybe Solaire is in fact Lord Gwyn's lost firstborn son? The god of war who for some reason lost his godhood and left his father side.
Perhaps he was banished and wishes to find his own way, or find his own sun as he puts it. I can't think of any other explenation as to how he's able to throw lightning bolts without the use of a talisman.
That'd mean he'd have lied about being from Astora (he did say it did he? I can't remember well) or maybe he lost his memory when he lost his godhood and lived a human life.

I had the exact same line of thought (And according to the wiki it's a pretty popular line of thought) when I finished his story. Ultimately there aren't any concrete answers to be had from the game, but I would like to note that he DOES carry a custom talisman. I've only fought him the one time and didn't think to look if he equips it when he casts lightning bolt though.

Spoiler: Ending spoilers (click to show/hide)

Also according to the wiki, it is possible for Solaire to survive the lost izalith incident and go on to join you in the final battle against Gwyn. The mere fact that this is possible gives pretty heavy evidence to his inhuman strength despite being a mortal, as well as give a more personal tone to the fact that he is there at all.

[Cthulhu]

After more PvP experience, I have two questions:

1, why don't indictments work?  I mean, they don't work at all, why are they even here?

2, if the game isn't going to bother to make sure spell animations and their actual effects don't match up, why have them?  I've seen soul arrows launched literally perpendicular to my position hit me for 90% of my health.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

I don't have any experience with indictments, but the issue with the spell is just one of general lag, I think. Backstabs have a similar problem. Even if you have not been hit from your perspective, from your opponent's perspective you may well have been.

[Cthulhu]

I gave up on indictments and the spells aren't so bad.  You just have to remember to dodge even if it doesn't look like it should hit you.

I got my dex up enough to use the black knight sword.  I was worried the loss of lightning would hurt me but the strength scaling makes this thing hit like a bus.  I can't wait to see what the black knight greatsword can do.