The Official Dark Souls Thread - .....It Begins

[lestatdark]

Crystalchild said:

lestatdark said:
Defeated Smough and Ornstein on my 4th try (without summoning). I was gunning for Ornstein's soul (for the DragonSlayer Spear) so it took me a while to get the pattern down to kill Smough first.

It's quite easy once you see it, since Smough blocks most of the attacks (except the Lightning spear throw) of Ornstein, if you position him between you and Ornstein. Hardest part for me was figuring out how to succesfully block the majority of Super-Ornstein attacks and still have enough window of opportunity to strike him. I ended up using one of the broken pillars for added protection and the rest of the fight went quite smoothly.

It helped to don the Havel helm and Gloves for amazing lightning and defensive protection, plus the Ring of Steel Reinforcement, and using the Eagle Shield. My weapon was the Lightning Spear + 5 for Smough and the BK Halberd +4 for Ornstein (which only did 120 damage, even at 436 att).

much respect to you. =)

@else: Crystal Cave.. damn, thats an awesome location :D and i was like 'Oh!.. o:' when i figured out how to proceed in there, since i was stuck a bit. (But not nearly as long as in the archives. i wouldnt say its primarily the enemy's that make it hard, but it sure is the complexity.. or, regarding the archives, i was just dumb as hell x))

I found out how you make Anastacia appear again in the Firelink Shrine. When you defeated Lautrec, you gained a Fire Keeper Soul right? With the Soul, you must return to the Firelink Shrine and examine the cage where Anastacia was. The soul will react with the cage and Anastacia will appear again.