Current Events > Any advice for a Dark Souls noob?

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Uncle_Drew posted...

If you are still at the Asylum demon then I would suggest starting over and making a pyromancer, it will make things easier. As some one else said, don't put points into resistance, it's worthless. When you first start the fight with him, attack as you are falling down and it will take a huge chunk of his health, then just hit him with the fireball or your axe

I've not even gotten to the Asylum Demon. I'm struggling with the zombie enemies, and I can't even kill the armoured zombie. That's why I think there must be something obvious I'm missing.
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don't get greedy with hits

don't become overly reliant on your shield (learn to dodge)

take your time to explore

dont be afraid to lose souls when you die, it's honestly not a big deal because there are enough to go around and eventually your guy will become pretty powerful anyway

dont just run into rooms

learn how to pull enemies so you can fight them one on one

other than that just have fun, it's a great franchise
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Zodd3224 posted...

TC, go to the DS3 board, you will get plenty of help there.

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I've not even gotten to the Asylum Demon. I'm struggling with the zombie enemies, and I can't even kill the armoured zombie. That's why I think there must be something obvious I'm missing.

dark souls 1 has a bit of an archaic mechanic where you can only roll in four directions. be wary of that, and generally, rolling backwards is the best way to avoid harm.

secondly -- dark souls has four tiers of weight class: light, medium, heavy, and havel. i don't remember the exact numbers for dks1 - sorry - but wearing lighter gear will give you more invulnerability frames on your rolls. i ran with a medium build on my first go -- i think light builds have it easier. heavy builds have a 'thud' when you try to roll and havel builds can't roll. try playing around with your gear.

also try to find the knight guy if you haven't already. he'll give you a heal.
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DK9292 posted...

Uncle_Drew posted...

If you are still at the Asylum demon then I would suggest starting over and making a pyromancer, it will make things easier. As some one else said, don't put points into resistance, it's worthless. When you first start the fight with him, attack as you are falling down and it will take a huge chunk of his health, then just hit him with the fireball or your axe

I've not even gotten to the Asylum Demon. I'm struggling with the zombie enemies, and I can't even kill the armoured zombie. That's why I think there must be something obvious I'm missing.

Ok here is some advice that I had to use when I first started, and use it until you learn the enemies moves. Just wait for the enemy to act, and then react. Let them make the first move. So with the armored dude, hold your shield and let him smack it, and then attack him. Just be patient. Let them attack, and then react. Watch later on in the game using this strategy tho, because obviously some of the bigger enemies are going to be harder to block with a shield because there attacks are going to take up so much stamina. Once you get used to it, I promise you will look back on this and wonder how you were ever struggling. Eventually you'll be parrying enemies left and right. But for now, keep your shield up, and from here you have 2 options. Either tank the hit with your shield and then attack, or keep your shield up, circle around the back and backstab him. Tons of enemies in the first dark Souls are very susceptible to backstabs
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Pancake posted...

dark souls 1 has a bit of an archaic mechanic where you can only roll in four directions

only while locked on
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1. Be patient
2. Find the proper distance.
3. Memorize attacks
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DK9292 posted...

Uncle_Drew posted...

If you are still at the Asylum demon then I would suggest starting over and making a pyromancer, it will make things easier. As some one else said, don't put points into resistance, it's worthless. When you first start the fight with him, attack as you are falling down and it will take a huge chunk of his health, then just hit him with the fireball or your axe

I've not even gotten to the Asylum Demon. I'm struggling with the zombie enemies, and I can't even kill the armoured zombie. That's why I think there must be something obvious I'm missing.

try attacking them

they die in like one hit wtf
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Follow the old Monster Hunter mantra:

Hit it till it dies and don't get hit

I hate to tell you, but the game get much harder
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SoundNetwork posted...

DK9292 posted...

Uncle_Drew posted...

If you are still at the Asylum demon then I would suggest starting over and making a pyromancer, it will make things easier. As some one else said, don't put points into resistance, it's worthless. When you first start the fight with him, attack as you are falling down and it will take a huge chunk of his health, then just hit him with the fireball or your axe

I've not even gotten to the Asylum Demon. I'm struggling with the zombie enemies, and I can't even kill the armoured zombie. That's why I think there must be something obvious I'm missing.

try attacking them

they die in like one hit wtf

No they don't. They take like 20 hits.
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have you tried equipping your actual weapon instead of the broken short sword
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SSJKirby posted...

have you tried equipping your actual weapon instead of the broken short sword

I don't HAVE an actual weapon.

the only thing I have is a crappy shield and a spell that's greyed out.
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SSJKirby posted...

have you tried equipping your actual weapon instead of the broken short sword

Lol, if true
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you should have a dagger
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SSJKirby posted...

you should have a dagger

My cousin told me you're stuck with the broken sword until you kill the armoured zombie, and he drops your first real sword.
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you find your starter weapon somewhere in the asylum it's hard to miss
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SSJKirby posted...

you find your starter weapon somewhere in the asylum it's hard to miss

Didn't get one. All I got was the shield when the zombie fires arrows at you.
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isn't the starting weapon in the same hallway as the archer
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Yeah search around for the weapon its not that hard to spot lmao
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There was fuck-all there when I went through.
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check ur inventory lmao
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DK9292 posted...

SSJKirby posted...

you find your starter weapon somewhere in the asylum it's hard to miss

Didn't get one. All I got was the shield when the zombie fires arrows at you.

Starting to think this is a troll topic.
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SlashmanSG posted...

DK9292 posted...

SSJKirby posted...

you find your starter weapon somewhere in the asylum it's hard to miss

Didn't get one. All I got was the shield when the zombie fires arrows at you.

Starting to think this is a troll topic.

Are you fucking...

Know what fine. Go ahead. Think what you want.
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yeah i lost interest, thought this was legit and got excited, then realized no one is this dumb.
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Level up
Be careful in the beginning
Learn enemy attack patterns
Play a lot so you improve

Honestly all that's required to not suck at Souls.
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Fine.
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