Dark Souls II official thread of telling us your journey through Drangleic

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Wright said:

areason said:
Currently stuck on the smelter demon and in the iron Keep. Their are so many areas i can enter but the fire can kill me such as a building. I'm so confused right now, how is the smelter demon optional if i have no way of getting past him. Also he is impossible 1vs1 as a melee.

Don't. Ignore Smelter Demon for the time being. Once you get a good Fire Resistance equipment (and a shield with 100% fire reduction damage) come back to Smelter. He's actually one of the hardest bosses for the unprepared crowd.

This. Smelter Demon is actually one of the few bosses i actually had a little bit of trouble with. I'm playing strictly Melee and with the right equipment it is definitely possible. Make sure you have a couple Small Orange Burr's with you. They will help.