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Ha, thanks for all the answers, I like that everybody offered a different explanation for the gates.

Aecioo posted...

Nah, I knew what I was doing. Was hoping you'd run into him before bashing your head against the gargoyles some more.

It is much appreciated!

First up today I head back into Darkroot with my shiny upgraded weapon. I carve through the trees without a problem (one of them even jumps off a cliff, glad it's not just me that does that), and I take out one of the time manipulating things and get a Stone Greatsword. Through some white mist we find our next boss, though it's pretty different from the ones we've seen up until now. Instead of some beastly monstrosity, it's an elegant, beautiful Moonlight Butterfly with some haunting vocals behind it. The atmosphere for this is great, it's a shame I'm incapable of long range attacks >_> I have no magic yet, a crossbow but no bolts, and arrows but no bow. Ah well, another time! (I checked later on and I actually did pick up a Longbow at some point without realising, so I may go back to this tomorrow)

I check down the basin next, and somehow I had previously missed the giant 8 headed dragon sat in the lake firing beams of something or other at me. Welp! It's not even a boss, but I know when I'm outmatched. See you another day, Darkroot!

Aecioo posted...

Also one more tip, but always read item descriptions, especially keys or unique items you find along the way. That can help point you in the right direction if you ever get lost.

Unsure what to do next, I reread this post. Initially I thought you were referring to the basement key for Undead Burg. But I scanned through all my items and sure enough, the Transient Curse told me how to hit the ghosts in New Londo. Into the depths we go!

OK, these ghosts are very annoying. They come out of the walls, float up and sink down whenever they feel like it, have ridiculous range, and there's so many of them! Worst of all, the Transient Curses are limited. I ran out of the first two I had and spent many attempts down there looking for some more before finding a couple in a barrel. The ghosts drop them but it's at a very inconsistent rate, and I'm burning through at least one each trip down there so it's a constant worry.

Right now I'm pretty stuck in a large building with multiple floors. I think the way forward is up the ladder in the middle but there's no way I can climb it without killing the ghosts beforehand, and I can't lead the ghosts out of the building and pick them off one by one because it involves climbing a staircase and they're really unreliable when I'm moving between heights. I'd experiment running around a bit first but as said I'm limited with the curses. I'll have a think on this.

Other things of note today: I found a blacksmith down below. Golden Knight has made his way to Firelink and gave me a way to summon him, I guess he's just a harmless sweetheart with a creepy laugh. (I don't think I'd mentioned previously but Solaire has given me a summon too a while back) I heard some snoring in the water area of Firelink but couldn't find the source. I purchased some key items from the first smith, and saw that for 20k souls I can open that door in the forest. Not gonna try for that yet though!

A question for today: how important is weight? I've been finding a bunch of armour and stuff but it's all heavier than my regular gear, does it slow down attacks as well as rolls? I should probably just experiment and see what feels best I guess >_>

Kenri posted...

There's an "easy" way to beat the gargoyles, but it's tedious and doesn't really pay dividends in the long run. (No plot spoilers) Remember that dragon on the bridge? You can shoot its tail with like a million arrows until it breaks and gives you a badass sword. But the sword stops being useful very soon after the gargoyle fight. Probably for the best that you figured out your own way to beat them!

That's pretty cool, props to whoever figured this out legitimately. It's almost a shame that this kind of info is so readily available, ruins the mystique in a way lol.