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[–] hq3473 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Here is the first time I was forced to look stuff up online:

Got frustrated with the archers in Anor Lando. Like really frustrated.

Googled it: poison arrows.

Tracked all the way through Sen's to Undeadburg, bought some arrows, tracked all the way back through Sen's (did not know about the shortcut elevator). Shot the fuckers with poison and watched them slowly bleed to death.

The moment they died was the most joyful experience I had in a video game.

Seriously, fuck these guys.

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[–] edgebigfan 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

most fun: going through undead burg after defeating o&s. I killed everything with one hit, it was beautiful.

most heartpounding: i got stuck at quelaag for 11 months. I started a new character because i forgot why i put down such an amazing game. After getting stuck on her again about 3 days, i managed to kill her after my 15th try or something.

most brutal: I left my character at firelink shrine and went to the bathroom. When i came back a friend of mine aggroed all the people there and went back to the bonfire near Andre. I warped back to firelink(I didn't notice that i wasn't there anymore) and I got buttfucked by them,losing about 20k souls(I wanted to buy Smough's set). I had to get about 28k souls to make them not hit me anymore. Not fun.

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[–] therocktor 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Too many to recount, but the one that still cracks a smile was when I was streaming a first-time run of Dark Souls. I was in Anor Londo and was sprinting up the infamous ledge with the archers and the arrows were juuuuuust missing me. I sorta spaz-dodged the knight at the top, his attack made him fall off the ledge, and I made it to safety. The chat exploded and I was like "???" I didn't understand the gravity of my luck. Later, my next 10 attempts to get up that damn ledge were utter failures. The psych-out is real.

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[–] SaltyElephant 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago  (edited ago)

I haven't finished it yet, but so far Anor Londo has been the most brutal. It took me 10 tries to get past the snipers (the ones that shoot spears for arrows...) and when I finally got past the archer on the right, I fell off. At that point, I just put my controller down and took a nap. It was devastating.

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[–] PianoScientist 0 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago 

Well, not a moment, but I play offline due to the lack of internet where I live. After I first met Solaire, I went back up to the balcony above him, and began sorting through my items. Firebomb selected, by chance. Then I bumped the "use item" button and threw my firebomb with accidentally unrivaled accuracy, aggroing Solaire below. I didn't know what exactly I was about to miss out on, it being my first time, and I ended up luring him out onto the drake's bridge and getting him killed by the fire. I never used a summon sign my entire first playthrough, forgetting about them after a few bosses and only learning later that I could have had allies for every single grueling boss fight. The single most heartpounding moment of that playthrough was beating the Ornstein and Smough after nearly 4 HOURS of throwing myself against them.

But hands-down, my most memorable moment from Dark Souls (and from any video game) came from the Painted World of Ariamis. From the edge of the cliff on the graveyard, I realized I could hear a strange noise coming from the forest below. It was a song, like this dark, ominous chant. It was the most eerily atmospheric, the most enveloping, beautiful moment I have ever had in any video game, imagining the things that could be singing in the forest. I tried to look up what the fuck it was on the internet, but I found no other accounts whatsoever of this. Closest thing I learned was that the Painted World is where the developers used to test certain sound effects, so I'm guessing it was that. A friend of mine also said he encountered the singing, but only for a few seconds as he was immediately killed, and then couldn't hear it after that.

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[–] mindrover 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

Most fun: dueling on the Anor Londo rafters with my Artorias cosplay build in XehanortXs Dark Souls Fight Club
Most heartpounding: fighting Manus on my first character, a int/dex sorceror. Learning to dodge all of his attacks was one of the most rewarding experiences for me in the game. Most brutal: first playthrough, beating my face against the Capra demon for 5 hours straight before resorting to the Drake Sword to take him down

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[–] Link1299 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

recorded this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiamQ9U494g

my favorite pvp experience as of yet

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[–] 653242? [S] 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

"You were indicted"

Phenomenal

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[–] morgothan 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

I just finished as in yesterday evening my first SL1 run. Gwyn was giving me so much trouble. I could parry him maybe 80% of the time, but that 20% would get me killed. After I would guess 15 tries I eventually gave up on parrying everything but his first leaping attack, and managed to Duck, Dodge, Dip, Dive, and Dodge enough to bring him down. Also does anyone else find it somewhat odd that he is weak to fire?

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[–] mindrover 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I recently fought Gwyn on without a shield on NG++ and it was intense. You hit that parry or you get destroyed. I eventually beat him by abusing the terrain and burning through about 10 estus flasks.

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[–] 638358? [S] 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Ah, the good ol' Five D's. Gwyn, besides 4 Kings was probably my hardest boss in the SL1 run. What pyros / ringset / weapon did you end up using?

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[–] morgothan 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

On Gwyn I had Great combustion, ring of favor and protection, and Flame Stoneplate Ring. On 4 Kings I got grabbed and thought I was dead, put the controller down and was ready to start a new, only to stand up quickly grab the controller and get a hit in killing the first king, healed and managed the rest without a problem. I guess the random number generator god was in my favor and I got really lucky on them because I beat them on my first try.

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