Should I Get Demon's Souls?

[lestatdark]

marciosmg said:

lestatdark said:
@dartingd

That was really mean of you :P Thankfully, by NG+ you'll only need 10 arrows to kill even the blue dragon, using the Hyper mode build xD

Im thinking about picking up Demons Souls and I wanna ask you primarily but this goes to anyone: what websites give me tips on how to play, how to get good items, fight bosses, etc?

Also, recommend which class I should use at first. Should I be more melee or ranged oriented?

Thanks.

demonssouls.wikidot is the best site overall, but you might want to check out http://www.demons-souls.com/wiki/ for help in global enemy strategies and how to affect world and character tendencies

My tips for character classes for starters and beginners go primarily to these two classes:

Royal: It's a melee class that has a focus on spells, and starts with a MP regeneration ring, a 20% MP boost catalyst and a sweet Soul Ray spell. It's the best class for starters, as the melee focus has a shield and a normal sword, and if you find yourself in trouble at melee range, you can shift your focus to spells.

Hunter: Now, many Demon's Souls users will disagree with me, but I found the mixture of the Leather armour set (the best light armour in the game, IMO) and the ability to use both a Sword/Shield and a Bow with equal proficiency, one of the best approaches for starters. You can use the same method as I described above, but instead of using spells, you can use a bow in which you can aim manually for long range sniping shots, which are so damn useful for some enemies/bosses.

If you want to go purely melee, then start out as a Knight, it has the best armour set for starters (although you won't be able to dodge or run appropiatedly, thus you will have to rely too much on blocking/parrying) and has a sweet Long Sword which is a decent damaging Straight Sword.