Poll of the Day > Dark Souls needs a normal mode

(+) Yeah! (+)

That is all.
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It's called summoning.
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yeah ds1 is pretty easy if you understand stats, plus estus refills itself you dont even have to farm or grind or anything
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I wouldn't say it's "pretty easy" but it's certainly something that anyone can nail the patterns for with practice.
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

It's called summoning.

won't last forever. they need a single player easy mode. Demon Souls shows what eventually happens. the server is shut down and you can't summon anymore.

Honestly, I really don't think it's all that difficult. Challenging, yes, but fair.
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Zikten posted...

Kyuubi4269 posted...

It's called summoning.

won't last forever. they need a single player easy mode. Demon Souls shows what eventually happens. the server is shut down and you can't summon anymore.

It lasted a long time and went back up for the re-release. If you're playing the original that late on, you should have to play properly, with no help you filthy hollow.
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all they really need to do is just make a mode where you respawn right outside a boss when you die. and you don;t lose souls. that's it. that alone would make the game much easier and less stressful for people who don't care about being hardcore. I could probably get farther in the game if I could just focus on the bosses. but those corpse runs stress me out and make me want to give up. every boss should have a bonfire right next to the fog

difficulty depends on your build. if you want easy mode then use black knight halberd. if you want hard mode then use miracles only or something.
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Zikten posted...

all they really need to do is just make a mode where you respawn right outside a boss when you die. and you don;t lose souls. that's it. that alone would make the game much easier and less stressful for people who don't care about being hardcore. I could probably get farther in the game if I could just focus on the bosses. but those corpse runs stress me out and make me want to give up. every boss should have a bonfire right next to the fog

Go buy a walking simulator if that's all you want to do.
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I want to fight hellish bosses in really hard battles but just cause I don't want to do the run back each death....I should play a walking simulator?

the walking simulator is litterally the opposite of what I want. I DON'T want to walk

papercup posted...

Honestly, I really don't think it's all that difficult. Challenging, yes, but fair.

I agree for the most part, though there are definitely some spots where the only way to learn what to do is to look up a guide or learn by dying repeatedly. And a few spots are downright cheap.
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Git gud

Metalsonic66 posted...

papercup posted...

Honestly, I really don't think it's all that difficult. Challenging, yes, but fair.

I agree for the most part, though there are definitely some spots where the only way to learn what to do is to look up a guide or learn by dying repeatedly. And a few spots are downright cheap.

Not really. Dark Souls lets you get complacent and get caught, but if you behave like a paranoid looney and scout ahead you'll never be caught. This isn't II.
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Dark Souls thread?

Yesterday in DS3, I got Black Flame Friede down to a single hit of HP on my SL60.

I was out of Sunny D and rushed in for a running attack, counting on my Tears of Denial. I mean what could go wrong?

She caught me in her execution grab attack and it was instant death because of the second scythe that hits at the same time.

Normal/easy mode has:
Greatshields, great magic shield
Dagger+ Hornet ring + Slumbering Dragoncrest ring
Ranged magic with attack boosting equips
Healing miracles
Player summons
Retreating and abusing the limit that enemies can follow you
Alluring skulls and Yearn are great for DS2, especially the DLC
Dark Wood Grain ring in DS1