Has anyone got the gravelord invasion thing to work? I've tried 3 times in The Dukes Archives and nothing

Paul_the_sparky wrote:

On Seath,

Spoiler:

don't lock on and chase one of his tentacles at his side as he turns to face you and he shouldn't be able to hit you. This is in the crystal caves, not the top of the archives, right?

Yeah, first question is, is this at the top of the archives after going up a round staircase in a relatively small room? Or is this in the crystal caves? If the first, then you don't if the second, what paul said, although I would suggest that front on is the place to be once you know the attacks. You can charge in, wail on his stomach, then roll back out, and it's only really a grab attack and one AOE attack you need to watch for. His usual side to side spray you can get inside of.

Oh, and most importantly:

Lols

ZMM wrote:

Thanks for the info, but I have more questions! Why is my chain armour slowing me down so much now when it wasn't before, also some fuckhead 'invaded' and started killing me, so I disconnected from Xbox live. What the hell is that about people a much higher level than you can come into your world and fuck you up?

A couple of things, because the MP is actually some of the coolest shit in the game once you understand wtf is going on:

He would not have been a higher soul level than you. Or rather he could only have been (I think) 3% or so higher than you. Basically, you can't invade lower level players. However, it's possible to get through the whole game without levelling up at all, if you know what you're doing, and it's certainly possible to just do a little levelling and then sit around a particular spot and either invade or co-op.

The two main mechanisms that make this possible:

1. Pyro hand (which you won't have yet unless you selected pyromancer class) doesn't level up like everything else. So it's possible to sl1 with a +15 pyro hand (ie massive damage, and good enough to be dealing with end game bosses).

2. Gear. if you spend your souls upgrading low level gear, and/or just legging it to get some of the better loot dotted around the world, you can wear and use whatever the fuck you like.

I have an sl10 build that has got through the whole game and has upgraded armor, +5 lightning weapons etc etc. Lucky for you I only use my powers for good.

As has been said, probably best to only play unhollowed when you want to kindle or co-op. Once you beat the tourus demon you'll get a summon soapstone which will let you be summoned to other player's games.

It's also worth knowing that once you've beaten an area boss, you can't be invaded in that area (and that the inbetween areas can't be invaded (ie firelink). if you're struggling with tourus it might take you a while, but once you make it to the parish bonfire, and can start upgrading weapons (and get a decent fucking shield), things will become clearer.

Once you're based there, it's soooo worth trying your summon sign out and helping other players. You can drop your summon sign while hollow (undead), so you won't be invaded, and then when you get summoned to another game, you can play around, help out, see what happens in other games with invaders etc etc, and it just doesn't matter if you die. You'll just be sent back to your game with whatever souls you'd collected. And if you do help them beat the area boss, you'll get 5k+ and 1 humanity. You can just keep doing that as much as you like too. Great way to save up and upgrade weapons quickly.

if you do get invaded and killed, just go back and retrieve your souls. Stick close to a bonfire if it happens so you don't have to go far.

mrsmr2 wrote:

Can you backstab Gwyn?

99% sure you can't. You can defo counter him, believe it or not. Check out dubs doing it in NG++ with an sl1 for inspiration. obviously pretty hardcore way of doing it.

I hear this game is good. But from my understanding I can't be arsed as it sounds like too much hard work. I'd rather play vanquish or mirrors edge and fail a lot and then blame the game. Ah thank you.

Facewon wrote:

ZMM wrote:

Thanks for the info, but I have more questions! Why is my chain armour slowing me down so much now when it wasn't before, also some fuckhead 'invaded' and started killing me, so I disconnected from Xbox live. What the hell is that about people a much higher level than you can come into your world and fuck you up?

A couple of things, because the MP is actually some of the coolest shit in the game once you understand wtf is going on: He would not have been a higher soul level than you. Or rather he could only have been (I think) 3% or so higher than you. Basically, you can't invade lower level players. However, it's possible to get through the whole game without levelling up at all, if you know what you're doing, and it's certainly possible to just do a little levelling and then sit around a particular spot and either invade or co-op. The two main mechanisms that make this possible: 1. Pyro hand (which you won't have yet unless you selected pyromancer class) doesn't level up like everything else. So it's possible to sl1 with a +15 pyro hand (ie massive damage, and good enough to be dealing with end game bosses). 2. Gear. if you spend your souls upgrading low level gear, and/or just legging it to get some of the better loot dotted around the world, you can wear and use whatever the fuck you like. I have an sl10 build that has got through the whole game and has upgraded armor, +5 lightning weapons etc etc. Lucky for you I only use my powers for good. As has been said, probably best to only play unhollowed when you want to kindle or co-op. Once you beat the tourus demon you'll get a summon soapstone which will let you be summoned to other player's games. It's also worth knowing that once you've beaten an area boss, you can't be invaded in that area (and that the inbetween areas can't be invaded (ie firelink). if you're struggling with tourus it might take you a while, but once you make it to the parish bonfire, and can start upgrading weapons (and get a decent fucking shield), things will become clearer. Once you're based there, it's soooo worth trying your summon sign out and helping other players. You can drop your summon sign while hollow (undead), so you won't be invaded, and then when you get summoned to another game, you can play around, help out, see what happens in other games with invaders etc etc, and it just doesn't matter if you die. You'll just be sent back to your game with whatever souls you'd collected. And if you do help them beat the area boss, you'll get 5k+ and 1 humanity. You can just keep doing that as much as you like too. Great way to save up and upgrade weapons quickly. if you do get invaded and killed, just go back and retrieve your souls. Stick close to a bonfire if it happens so you don't have to go far.

I've just got my character enough strength and dexterity to be able to wield the Black Knight sword effectively with two hands, these undead mofos are falling with one hit! Even with their shields raised getting 50 damage and recoiling to fuck. I don't think progressing in a game ever felt this good. Gonna try and kill that Tauros bastard now. He gonn' get the black knight beatdown, mmmhmmm.

Learn Taurus the hard way. Toe to hoof. Diving between his legs and side to side. That's step one of becoming a real boy.

I'm all down no one else swears by Black Knight Greataxe as much as I do ;_;

I'd recommend starting with Dark Souls. There's no link in story or setting between the two games and you'l get the benefit of all these lovely chaps giving you council. Only a few peeps here have played Demon's Souls I believe.

Does online really matter that much? Why?

Sounds like I might do better with a walkthrough and I ain't that kind of guy. I've kind of gone off the online and the game in one swoop. I understand it's hard but I was thinking rockman hard. Not I need to cheat to get by. I'll deffo give it a go before I pass judgement. I know it's not your intention but that answer is perfectly off putting.

beano wrote:

Sounds like I might do better with a walkthrough and I ain't that kind of guy. I've kind of gone off the online and the game in one swoop. I understand it's hard but I was thinking rockman hard. Not I need to cheat to get by. I'll deffo give it a go before I pass judgement. I know it's not your intention but that answer is perfectly off putting.

Walkthroughs take out all the fun. It's infinitely better to play, die, get confused, and then come in here and ask for help. Also, fwiw, the bosses that I think are better/easier co-op are well into the game. And not everyone needed co-op help. Different builds and different approaches will come up against different issues at different points.

basically, co-op is handy as a fall back. There's ways of grinding through bosses solo, but rather than hitting a wall, it's good to just give it a crack and then get some help. (It should also be mentioned that plenty of bosses just need a particular tactic. So a question here about what gear and what's a good idea and a bad idea can make all the difference.)

Nope. Nice.

I've never tried tanking 4k. Come to that, I've never tried tanking anything. I probably should.

Don't use IE. And/or quote the person to see. I think it's a bug being worked on.

I'm going to have to get this.