VGchartz's Demon's Souls thread

[epicurean]

lestatdark said:

epicurean said:

lestatdark said:
@epicurean

That happens when you have the Ring of Avarice equipped. You're gaining 20% extra souls, but you become a beacon for the enemies, so the overall hostility towards your character increases.

Platinum can only be achieved on NG+++ since some Demon's Souls from bosses have four different uses.

Hmmm...I do use the ring of avarice a lot, but it doesn't seem to ALWAYS give me that red flame.  I noticed it for the first time on my NG+ yesterday, and I'm over half way through it (I also noticed it once or twice on the first game...primarily during the Shrine of Storms missions). 

Planning on going through the game many, many times, so I'm not worried about the Souls for the different spells/miracles.  More the rings/weapons you have to get in certain world tendenices.  And farming to some extent, but I'm really not even close to worrying about that yet....:)

Did start farming souls like crazy last night though with the ring of avarice and soul sucker by going backwards on 3-3.  My strength is finally high enough to equip any weapon now.....just need to work on dexterity next (started out primarily as a magic user).

The effect only appears if you don't have any other ring or equipment that gives you an "Aura" effect, like the Adjucator Shield, the Eternal King Ring or the Thief's Ring.

I'm still at NG+ as well, started as a Knight, and still have to work on both my Magic and Intelligence stats to use Soulsucker properly. I have enought Strenght and Vitality to wear anything and not causing burden to my character (Ring of Great Strenght helps too). My main setup is Meat Cleaver with Ancient King armor set, Ring of Great Strength and Eternal King Ring (I'm always on soul form to properly influentiate the World Tendencies, I only have to get the PB WT events now).

I'm a heavy long range user as well, my Dexterity is at 35, a Sticky Compound Long Bow + 5 = Pure ownage.

I'm almost through the NG+ now, so its probably too late, but how do you influence your WTs?  And character tendencies?  Are there any good ways of doing it without playing online?  I can go that route, but I haven't yet, other than getting invaded.  And I'm absolutely HORRIBLE in PvP...the Yellow Demon's Soul (Old Monk...summons a black phantom) was easily the hardest for me in NG+....I tried probably 40 times before switching to offline play.  (Cheap, I know.  I'm embarrassed to admit it)