Best thing for farming humanity is rats, from what I understand. If you've got the serpent ring from Sen's Fortress you can then have a wander and try farming some from under the dragon or the tunnel in the undead burg.
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Mr_Sleep 13,526 posts
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Registered 5 years agoThe best place full stop is Chasm of the Abyss in the DLC. If you don't have the DLC then its Depths most likely. From the bonfire you can run a circuit of about 10-12 rats in under a minute.
For anyone near the start of the game and wanting humanity the three rats under the hellkite dragon works. Approaching from the sunlight altar bonfire means 3 rats in under 30 seconds.XBox Live, Origin and Games for Windows Live Gamertag: teamHAM
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teamHAM 1,476 posts
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Registered 5 years agoonestepfromlost wrote:
And I will just roll dodge it
ill just rely on my homing soul mass if they go for a BS
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ZuluHero 2,531 posts
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Registered 7 years agoMr_Sleep wrote:
Bonfire in the Depths. Equip the ring. Just out the door kill the hollow standing outside door, then first door on the right, down the stairs, kill rats at the bottom, collect any humanity they drop, then back to the bonfire. Wash and repeat.
Best thing for farming humanity is rats, from what I understand. If you've got the serpent ring from Sen's Fortress you can then have a wander and try farming some from under the dragon or the tunnel in the undead burg.
I actually levelled a couple of levels this way when i was finding it tough to gain enough souls to level (without dying and losing them all). You can rack up quite a few doing this little run over and over and it doesn't matter if you die as you don't drop them (as long as you haven't used them). You get 1000 souls for each feeding them to Kingseeker Frampt.
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Dr_Mech 489 posts
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Registered 4 years agoYes O+S down in newgame plus, solo without solaire.
Fuck me I actually found Smough tougher solo, ended up having to use humanity for the heals, kept burning through Estus flask. Most of Super Ornsteins attacks are purely physical (except the OHKO grab move and the Zeus lightning toss) but ALL of Super Smoughs attacks have a lightning component.
Quite glad I heavily invested into a +14 pyromancy glove (yes I know I could have ascended it but for some reason she wasn't giving me the option), managed to use Greater Combustion to burn Ornstein down fairly sharpish.
It is a bastard solo but it can be done, Ornstein is weak to fire but strong to lightning, Smough is strong to fire but weak to lightning. Super Smough is a pain because he becomes strong to both Lightning AND fire, unlike Super Ornstein who still has his fire weakness.
The key to the fight, for my build, is a high stability shield with good lightning reduction. Farm some souls, go see the Merchant in Sens fortress and pick up the Thunder Stoneplate ring (adds lightning defense) and depending on your stats try the Stone Guardian Greatshield that is if your doing Super Smough first.
For Super Ornstein just a good stability shield like the Greatshield of Artorias, Balder shield (not sure if it was nerfed in a patch though) will do in a pinch should be enough.
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fiery_jackass 189 posts
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Registered 7 years agoteamHAM wrote:
second vote for the Chasm. However, if you don't have the DLC, the best place by far is the area just before Nito in Tomb of the Giants. Kill all the Pinwheels, then break out a sword with a good horizontal sweep, stick on the Evil Eye and Golden Serpent rings and get chopping on those baby skeletons. Move quick to pick up the humanity before it disappears though.
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Registered 5 years agofiery_jackass wrote:
Yeah I didn't mention ToG because it's not quite as accessible as the depths plus you only have a second or two to loot the bodies before they despawn. With some perseverance it can work.teamHAM wrote:
second vote for the Chasm. However, if you don't have the DLC, the best place by far is the area just before Nito in Tomb of the Giants. Kill all the Pinwheels, then break out a sword with a good horizontal sweep, stick on the Evil Eye and Golden Serpent rings and get chopping on those baby skeletons. Move quick to pick up the humanity before it disappears though.
The best place full stop is Chasm of the Abyss in the DLC. If you don't have the DLC then its Depths most likely.XBox Live, Origin and Games for Windows Live Gamertag: teamHAM
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Mr_Sleep 13,526 posts
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Registered 11 years agoI'd be very surprised if one isn't past O&S if they've had a go at the Tomb of the Giants. Good shot for grabbing humanity though.
Oh and with regards of O&S. My way of doing it is to summon Solaire, get to the point where he has Smough concentrated on him and then get Ornstein away from that fight. Concentrate on taking Ornstein down before Smough kills Solaire. One Ornstein is down I find that the major attack of concern from Smough is his area of affect lightning one where he jumps up in the air and lands with his arse, as long you get far away from that and make sure you have your shield up (preferably a shield with high lightning resistance) then you should be okay. Also, try to get in close by rolling forwards. Of course, get rolling out of there when he starts the animation to jump upwards.
Alternatively, watch a youtube video.gif)
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Architect_z 1,110 posts
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Registered 2 years agoNo way! Just got defeated by someone using a whip! lol
It was fire/chaos version. (He did use a balder side sword at first), he was a good match. Then when my health was too low, he got a whip out! He whipped it out! and whipped me with it! O the innuendos!
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glol
No way! Just got defeated by someone using a whip! lol
It was fire/chaos version. (He did use a balder side sword at first), he was a good match. Then when my health was too low, he got a whip out! He whipped it out! and whipped me with it! O the innuendos!
First time i've been whipped to death.gif)
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Dr_Mech 489 posts
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Yeah like the Shotel, Whips ignore shields so apparently they're a great humiliation weapon if someone starts turtling up.
No way! Just got defeated by someone using a whip! lol
It was fire/chaos version. (He did use a balder side sword at first), he was a good match. Then when my health was too low, he got a whip out! He whipped it out! and whipped me with it! O the innuendos!
First time i've been whipped to death
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teamHAM 1,476 posts
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Registered 5 years agoWhips are awful.
So are the players that get beaten by them.
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onestepfromlost 1,493 posts
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Touche good sironestepfromlost wrote:
And I will just roll dodge it
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The Sanctuary Guardian tail is ok. I've seen it used in PvP a few times and it does seem to be a viable weapon in skilled hands.
Whips are awful.
So are the players that get beaten by them.
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Architect_z 1,110 posts
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Registered 2 years ago@teamHAM - I'll whip it out infront of you in a second. *cough* I mean, I'll whip you in a second......!!!! YEAH!!! -
teamHAM 1,476 posts
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Registered 5 years agosenso-ji wrote:
Yeah I respect that.teamHAM wrote:
The Sanctuary Guardian tail is ok. I've seen it used in PvP a few times and it does seem to be a viable weapon in skilled hands.
Whips are awful.
So are the players that get beaten by them.
And in all fairness I am very much a "try anything once" kinda person. And Dark Souls is the sort of game where almost anything is viable in skilled hands.XBox Live, Origin and Games for Windows Live Gamertag: teamHAM
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teamHAM 1,476 posts
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Registered 5 years agoArchitect_z wrote:
omg! *runs for the hills*
@teamHAM - I'll whip it out infront of you in a second. *cough* I mean, I'll whip you in a second......!!!! YEAH!!!XBox Live, Origin and Games for Windows Live Gamertag: teamHAM
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Architect_z 1,110 posts
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teamHAM 1,476 posts
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Registered 5 years agoI don't watch the commercials. Especially when that one is on.XBox Live, Origin and Games for Windows Live Gamertag: teamHAM
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Registered 6 years agoon talking about this ive noticed that the notched whip does damage through shields and if taken down the magic route does fire damage as well as bleed. intersting. -
teamHAM 1,476 posts
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Registered 5 years agoThe only thing that disappoints me about the whips is their movesets.
They're so bad.
Surely they could have worked in some animations for cool looking cartwheel-somersault style Indiana Jones moves for them.
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onestepfromlost 1,493 posts
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Registered 6 years agoyeah? ive not tried them at all yet. There goes that idea as a back-up weapon. Might give it a little test and see how it goes. -
teamHAM 1,476 posts
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Registered 5 years agoYeah do try it. Anything can work with the right skills and perseverance.XBox Live, Origin and Games for Windows Live Gamertag: teamHAM
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Registered 11 years agoI recently restarted on the PC version with a sorcerer since I'd never got around to playing one and I managed to kill Capra on the second try, I'm quite chuffed, the first time I was massively under prepared but fortunately I remembered to go get some of the green moss stuff for stamina so it ended up being reasonably straight forward. As always, there was one dodgy moment where I almost died as I forgot about his lunge attack that does much more damage. -
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Registered 5 years agoCongrats. Capra Demon is basically an immensely easy boss that just has pseudo-difficulty added on by the mutts and the bumrush at the start.
Always a pleasure to kill it though.XBox Live, Origin and Games for Windows Live Gamertag: teamHAM
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teamHAM 1,476 posts
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Registered 5 years agoArchitect_z wrote:
Afaik yeah you can buff the whips with DMB and stuff. I seem to remember it doesn't show up until you actually lash though. IIRC whips cannot be parried aswell which is a nice thing. And although you can parry them, you cannot actually perform the riposte, or backstab. It might have changed since I last used a whip but that's what I remember.
Can you buff whips? Dark moon whip could be funny. ^_^XBox Live, Origin and Games for Windows Live Gamertag: teamHAM
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fiery_jackass 189 posts
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Registered 7 years agowhips buff but it hardly turns them into powerhouses. Use them the odd time for giggles, especially if someone's spamming parries. Never noticed them ignoring shields though (apart from the slow bleed build)
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