| Carl2291 said: I finally got the game from my friend. Just about to start... Anyone got hints/tips for class to start with, along with inspiration for after i get bitchslapped when i come across my first fight. |
Start with a Kight and focus on Str, Vit and End in that order for your first 10 lvls. Reach Str 18 as soon as possible which will enable you to use stronger weapons like the bastard sword, and the Steel Shield (found in Stonefang tunnel stage 1 (2-1).
The knight starts with Mag 10 which is great and you only need to find a "catalyst" to be able to cast magic. Purchase Soul Arrow as soon as you have the catalyst (there's one in Tower of Latria and in Boletaria stage 2) and 1,000 souls (the price for soul arrow) is not enough to level up.
That's just for starters. A general tip would be to return to the nexus if you feel you could risk a considerable amount of soul and exchange it (you can only lvel up after defeating the first boss, the phalanx). After you defeat a stage boss, spend all the souls you have on you, even if it means buying cheap herbs (well, you'll need those at the beginning anyway), and I would recommend killing yourself at the nexus and lose your body. This way you can play through the worlds in phantom form and they'll be easier and even if you die the world tendency won't turn to black so it won't get much harder and you'll also get the chance to turn the world to "Pure White" on your first playthrough and unlock all the extra stuff for doing so. Only drawback to that is that you have a little less of HP (and you'll be wearing your cling ring most of the time) but it's worth it.
If you decide on a magic user pick the Royal, since he comes equipped with a fragant ring (regens MP) and a coronet (head item which gives you extra total MP while wearing it) a catalyst and equipped with the soul arrow magic. Focus on magic, HP, str and end in that order for your first 15 levels (the royal starts at level 1, so your level ups are kind of easy at first).
Inspiration? There's no enough inspiration I can give you to survive this hell, but I will try my best in the word's of sargeant Hartman from "Full Metal Jacket" :
"if you ladies leave my island, if you survive recruit training, you'll be a weapon, a minister of death praying for war. But until that day, you are pukes! You are the lowest form of life on Earth, you are not even human fucking beings! you're nothing but an unorganized grab-asstic pieces of amphibian shit! because I'm hard you will not like me, but the more you hate me the more you will learn. I am hard but I am fair!
edit : I see you want to play a thief..well , well, I played a thief too ( one of my 4 characters)... I advice to focus on dex and forget about everything else until it's around 20-21. Daggers are your best friends, the can stagger enemies as no other weapon can! but their damage output is low so crank up that dex! stay light-load all the time and look for the backstab spot. Other great weapons for thieves : Rapier, estoc and falcion. Short bows work like a charm. I'd advice you to forget about str and endurance just enough to be light (although eventually max it out). Stat priority for my thief: DEX, int (will), mag, vit, faith, end, str.
