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I can't find my way out of there. Probably need to research it some. In the mean time I found a path around the castle and moved into the next area.
need2know
Footballguy
i'm just wandering around clearing minor spots and trying to upgrade my stuff. not even sure where i am supposed to be going
need2know
Footballguy
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Footballguy
Last night I spent riding around finding looking for grace points and map fragments. Greatly expanded my map.
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
I started Stormveil last night. It's challenging. I got a good chunk of the way in and logged off for the evening.
Then I watched a video of another guy doing that area. He went through the front gate and had a totally different experience than me, but he eventually wrapped around and started going backwards through the area that I had already cleared. This makes me worry a bit that it may be easier to get lost and/or turned around in some of the larger dungeons than what I'm used to in these games. Not a complaint, just an observation.
Edit to add: #### those eagles, and #### that knight that you have to fight in that little closet.
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Footballguy
Yeah I can't find my way out from my last grace point in there. Went two different ways and both times ended back at the same grace point. Probably need to jump down somewhere. I eventually just found a path around the castle on the right side and moved into a new area.
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need2know
Footballguy
yeah i just ran in there and swiped the key and then ran out. that knight in the dark was a bit much for me when i went through
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Footballguy
Did find a vendor setting by a campfire in the wilds who sold a lantern you can attach to your belt. Much better then having to carry the touch.
Edited to add. Another vendor who sold a medallion that added between 20 to 30 HP. Can't tell you where I was just out exploring.
Edited to add. Another vendor who sold a medallion that added between 20 to 30 HP. Can't tell you where I was just out exploring.
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IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
That's what I did too. But I hate leaving survivors behind in these games. It's the principle of the thing.
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
I haven't done anything with mine yet. The things I can mix together are too weak and pointless to be worth the quick-equip spot, but I'm sure that will definitely change when I get around to investing some time into finding stuff for it.
jwb
Footballguy
Yea, this will be what I do. I was not ready for that, and died quickly, leaving a good number of runes behind. Had to go back in to rush and get my runes back. Then i called it a night. I'll spend the runes and then get that key tonight.
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Footballguy
Where is this key? What does it open? Last night I worked my way to a grace point behind all the enemy soldiers but in front of a bridge guarded by two giants. Figured out there's a third giant with a huge bow that after I start a fight with the first giant he will eventually kill the other two. Getting by him is fairly easy. On the other side is a door I can't open. Is that what the key is for?jwb said:
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IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
This is Stormveil Castle going through the "secret entrance." The key in question opens a locked door very close by. Behind the locked door is a ladder that takes you to another grace point. (I think you may need to sneak past another knight or something, but you get the idea). What you're describing sounds like an entirely different path.
The key that we're all talking about is in a very small room with a knight who absolutely wrecked me 5-6 or so times before I gave up and just grabbed the key.
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jwb
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No, I'm/we're talking about Stormveil castle. You avoid the front gate, and sneak around, fight some annoying eagles, a few guys on ramparts / bomb throwers. There's a locked door to progress further, and the key is guarded by this knight in a dark room, and it's a tough, tough fight.
The giants you speak of... that's on another part of the map. I think I ran past them doing something else, but I forgot what it was now.
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I killed him a while back. I'm at the bridge with the giants. There's a stairway that so far I haven't been able to get by the guy at the top of the stairs with a fire cannon. I can get one shot on him but so far can't get a second before he just continues peppering the whole area. That stairway is just before the bridge. On the other side of the bridge is a portal that took me to a door I can't open. Maybe need to kill the boss in the castle?
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Footballguy
Ok got that key.. There's a second way into that room and he's on the other side. Maybe it's available after opening the door. My mage took him out fairly quick
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Footballguy
I’m finding weapons and are hard to come by.
What are you guys using as your weapons?
What are you guys using as your weapons?
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
I'm using the greatsword that you find at Gatefront Ruins. You undoubtedly have this already. I got it up to +3 and switched to magic scaling, but I have plenty of upgrade materials to boost it another couple of levels. I feel like I should look around a little though and see if I find something better first. The problem is that I don't want to put any more levels into STR or DEX than I absolutely have to, which rules out some pretty cool-looking weapons like the Butchering Knife. Then again, I'm just doing PVE so what do I care if I waste some levels.
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
Godrick was a freaking joke compared to the entire dungeon that led up to him. Now granted, I had an NPC summons and the jellyfish in tow, but still. Piece of cake.
Afterward, I was able to work my way backwards and find the route that lets you skip the castle entirely. I assume this is a mandatory boss so I guess you'd have to come back here anyway, but I like that there's a build-in sequence skip.
Stormveil Castle was pretty awesome, but it was also hard to navigate. I did not find this location to be at all intuitive. Now I realize that I covered more ground than I really needed to, and I could have gotten to the boss at least slightly more straightforwardly than I did. Oh well. The little tailor guy was waiting for me on the other side, so now I have so nice-looking duds to impress the people I meet when I start to explore the next region tomorrow.
Afterward, I was able to work my way backwards and find the route that lets you skip the castle entirely. I assume this is a mandatory boss so I guess you'd have to come back here anyway, but I like that there's a build-in sequence skip.
Stormveil Castle was pretty awesome, but it was also hard to navigate. I did not find this location to be at all intuitive. Now I realize that I covered more ground than I really needed to, and I could have gotten to the boss at least slightly more straightforwardly than I did. Oh well. The little tailor guy was waiting for me on the other side, so now I have so nice-looking duds to impress the people I meet when I start to explore the next region tomorrow.
need2know
Footballguy
I have got a flail I took off one of those riders in weeping Pennisula. Night rider flail.
And also uchigatana since I'm a ninja. I got that thing at +8
Scoresman
Footballguy
I’m level 72 and still haven’t gone to the castle to fight Magrit yet. I keep finding new goals and distractions to improve my damage, and also did a little rune farming using the Boulder trick posted above. Being this high level is nice because it gives you a much higher margin for error, but things can still kill you if you aren’t careful.
Currently farming smithing stones. I’m at +7 on my Greatsword.
Currently farming smithing stones. I’m at +7 on my Greatsword.
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
I’m closing in on level 30. I put nearly everything into INT. Haven’t branched out to STR or DEX yet. Given that DEX increases casting speed it seems like that’s the way to go. Do I wanna be another Katana Bro?
Weapon - Im using a regular axe from the two headed Skelton vendor at the round table hub.
Magic - Up until recently I pretty much only used one spell, “Magic Glintblade”.
Glyntstone Arc - This spell is especially effective at clearing out multiple targets at once. This spell send out a wide horizontal beam of Magic’s energy.
I bought a extra memory (spell) slot for $3k. I keep the magic weapon spell here but haven’t played with it yet.
I basically go in a dungeon or just exploring with a axe & shield. I use stealth a lot and save my magic for the bosses or emergencies.
I have now occasionally took out a small mob of enemies just to regain a pot.
The horse mechanic where there is not a long mount/de-mount animation is genius.
I really don’t have any sense of where or what to do but that doesn’t matter because almost everywhere you turn there is a new path or unique boss at the end of one.
Nothing new but you’ll need a guide to have any hope of completing the NPC quests.
My biggest tip that I wish I knew myself earlier would be to mark all the vendor locations on your map when you find them. Early on I found a least six or seven of them but I only marked a couple on my map.
Weapon - Im using a regular axe from the two headed Skelton vendor at the round table hub.
Magic - Up until recently I pretty much only used one spell, “Magic Glintblade”.
Glyntstone Arc - This spell is especially effective at clearing out multiple targets at once. This spell send out a wide horizontal beam of Magic’s energy.
I bought a extra memory (spell) slot for $3k. I keep the magic weapon spell here but haven’t played with it yet.
I basically go in a dungeon or just exploring with a axe & shield. I use stealth a lot and save my magic for the bosses or emergencies.
I have now occasionally took out a small mob of enemies just to regain a pot.
The horse mechanic where there is not a long mount/de-mount animation is genius.
I really don’t have any sense of where or what to do but that doesn’t matter because almost everywhere you turn there is a new path or unique boss at the end of one.
Nothing new but you’ll need a guide to have any hope of completing the NPC quests.
My biggest tip that I wish I knew myself earlier would be to mark all the vendor locations on your map when you find them. Early on I found a least six or seven of them but I only marked a couple on my map.
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
Putting this here because I immediately recognized exactly what this was the first time I saw it, and it's amazing to me that anybody didn't. But I'm the guy who didn't realize that you could get a torch, crafting equipment, the thing that puts ashes of war on your weapon, and spirit summons in the first 15 minutes or so of the game. (I know now that you were technically supposed to come back for the spirit summons, but I totally missed that one and didn't get them until I got to Roundtable).
I like the way FromSoft puts stuff like this in the physical world instead of just settling on making it "gamey." Like the way their games -- that famously lack any checkpoints -- are actually littered with checkpoints but they take the form of unlockable shortcuts instead of invisible respawn points.
I like the way FromSoft puts stuff like this in the physical world instead of just settling on making it "gamey." Like the way their games -- that famously lack any checkpoints -- are actually littered with checkpoints but they take the form of unlockable shortcuts instead of invisible respawn points.
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Footballguy
That is a good idea. Look up Royal House Scrolls. They let you learn new spells. Ones in the starting area. Easy to get. The Carain Slicer is nice,. turns your staff into a sword.Plus Glintblade Phalanx where you have floating daggers. Here's a good video if you're playing a mage.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MZe6aPp2yJQ
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need2know
Footballguy
Scoresman
Footballguy
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Footballguy
Is there a guy for this? I found a Gold Sewing Needle and Golden Tailoring Tools in a chest. Let's me do alterations at a grace point.
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Todem
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While this is insanely easy……why would I do this? Then what is the point of actually playing the game and earning it.
It is a total exploit and I am absolutely not doing this.
Everyone can play how they want and I appreciate all the tips in the thread….but if I did this it would personally ruin the entire point of me playing this game.
Anyway I am having an amazing time adventuring in this world and this may be the best open world action RPG I ever played. The challenge is real and a ton of fun.
Level 20 Samurai Ninja with destruction (fire) incantation’s.
He is known as Shinobi.
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IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
I spent all day just wandering aimlessly, which was a lot of fun. It seemed like I could more or less handle the enemies to the NW (Liurnia) so I went that way. Cleared out some camps, did a dungeon, killed a few random bosses, and eventually made my way to Caria Manor. The boss there is giving me more trouble than he should, I think. Specifically, my spirit summon is dying too fast, but I'll get him later.
I only have VIT=20, but I notice that nearly everything in this game is more or less two-hitting me. I don't think I'm under-leveled for this area because I'm doing perfectly fine damage, but I get absolutely wrecked if I make the slightest slip-up in melee combat. It looks like Souls on the surface, but the combat is a little different in ways that I'm having a hard time adjusting to. For example, not being able to roll through attacks and hit back.
I only have VIT=20, but I notice that nearly everything in this game is more or less two-hitting me. I don't think I'm under-leveled for this area because I'm doing perfectly fine damage, but I get absolutely wrecked if I make the slightest slip-up in melee combat. It looks like Souls on the surface, but the combat is a little different in ways that I'm having a hard time adjusting to. For example, not being able to roll through attacks and hit back.
jwb
Footballguy
Have you played other Souls games? Because they all have an exploit or three. It's part of the game.
To be honest, these only work to a certain degree. Due to the design, you need more and more souls to level. At some point, 99% of us get tired of dodging the rock and move on when we're level 20 or whatnot. Which is nothing. Of course, there's that 1% who won't leave until they hit level 100, but whatever.
Plus, with these games, you will never level enough to insta-win. I have been drastically over-leveled for areas, but will still die if I get sloppy.
Any other game, I'd agree with you. But not Fromsoft games. It's a legit part of it.
jwb
Footballguy
Here's another tip that kind of seemed "wrong" to me when I was new at these games - you don't have to fight everything. Not at all.
You can just run past a bunch of stuff, which is especially useful when you've gotten all the goodies laying around an area, but still want to get through it. For example, I was in a cave at the North end of the lake in the starting area. I fought my way down to the boss, died, respawned at the fire in the beginning, and just ran right back down to the boss area, never bothering to even look back. 99% of enemies give a short chase and forget about you quickly.
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
It took a few tries, but I took this guy down. A lot of these bosses are very kill-able on your first or second try, especially with spirit ashes. The problem is that when I bump into one that isn't, it takes me longer than it really should because the summon makes it so that you don't really the boss's true moveset. This time I just went in with no summon and no weapon equipped and just tried to see how long I could stay alive while doing nothing except defending. After that, I had no problem consistently getting him down to ~25% health or so, even with my summons dying halfway through the fight. Then it was just a matter of being patient.
Now to make my way through the rest of the area.
Scoresman
Footballguy
Finally progressed and took on Margit. Level 78 with a +17 Greatsword with Lion's Claw ash of war. 10 potion charges.
Think I uncovered 3/4 of the map. I think this is as far as I can upgrade without advancing story. I need Smithing Stone 6 to upgrade the sword further and they are all gated by story areas.
Margit went down in 2 hits of my Greatsword's special skill. I don't know how long this will last, but it feels great to break a souls game like this.
Think I uncovered 3/4 of the map. I think this is as far as I can upgrade without advancing story. I need Smithing Stone 6 to upgrade the sword further and they are all gated by story areas.
Margit went down in 2 hits of my Greatsword's special skill. I don't know how long this will last, but it feels great to break a souls game like this.
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