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

[lestatdark]

JGarret said:

lestatdark said:

JGarret said:
By the way, I´m now on Darkroot Garden, but I took a turn and entered 'Darkroot Basin'...should I avoid it for now?

Well, it's not that the Basin is hard. You've got a Black Knight with a Halberd at the bottom of the path, four crystal golems and then there's the Hydra. The Hydra itself is easy once you're at melee range, getting at melee range, that's the biggest issue. The Hydra will continously shoot jets of water towards your position (which have a little homing tracking and cause huge splash damage) so you can die easily before reaching it. 

It's best to avoid it for now, if you want to save yourself some grief. Just go down the other path until you hit the wall I told you. And yes, the Butterfly is much, much easier than the gargoyles, though the fight will take you some time if you're melee only.

You mean it´s indeed a wall, not a door, right?...because there´s a door with a glowing symbol, similar to the one you described, but I assume it can only be opened with that crest you buy from the blacksmith, correct?

That door can only be opened with that crest, correct, but to the left of that door, there's a wall that you can hit to reveal a bonfire. Since it's the only one in the garden, it's invaluable.

@blkfish92 - You must have helped over 9 people then. With this character I've only helped once, so that's why I need 45 Faith.

@Arcane_Chaos - If you're a melee character, Wargram's tactics are the ones to use. If you're a Sorceror/Pyromancer, then the best strategy (especially if you're a sorceror with high INT), equip Bellowing Dragoncrest Ring, Crown of Dusk and Tin Crystalization Catalyst (if you have it). Stock up on Soul Spears, Homing Soulmass (and if you can, their crystal versions) and just fire away. You can one/two shot each of the kings that way.