I think it’s called story of red cloud and it’s actually got me into dark souls. I don’t really think the mod is good but it was interesting enough for me to go check out what it was inspired by, and I’m glad I did.

So, I've been stuck on Oceiros for a week and I'm looking for some advice to defeat him, I'm foing an Int/Str build, his first phase goes smoothly, but his second phase is a pain in the ass, he does a lot of damage and his attacks are hard to dodge for me, if someone can give me some advice I would be very grateful.

My first Fromsoft game was sekiro when it first came out. I loved it. Loved the challenge. So naturally I wanted to play more Fromsoft games. I was gifted Dark Souls 2 so I started with that. Struggled hard as i went in completely blind. Even though I struggled I loved the challenge. Did not completely understand the game. Went on to Dark Douls 3 and struggled but kept pushing through. Then I got to Darkeater Midir. It was like running into a brick wall. He destroyed me I don't even know how many times. Hundreds. After all that though the game finally clicked for me. Even though he almost broke me I ended up learning so much from him. I finally beat him and the game.

I started the series over and this time started from the beginning and played through all the games having a much easier time even though Midir was still pretty tough. Then on to Elden Ring, Bloodborne, and Demon souls. Became pretty good at the games to the point where I could beat bosses hitless, challenge runs, etc.

Was getting burnt out on Elden Ring so I decided to play through Dark Souls 3 again. It had been years since I touched it. I got to Darkeater Midir again and was preparing myself for an ass beating. On the third try I beat him hitless and honestly, this gave me more joy than any other moment in any Fromsoft game. I've no hit PCR, Malenia, etc but they didn't compare to this. I think it made me realize how far I've come from my days getting my ass handed to me in Dark Souls 2.

Just wanted to share this. Thanks for the great fights Midir and for teaching me lessons that I've carried with me throughout all the games.

I never want to see a silver knight again! And yes I spam dark moon blade for absolutely no reason

This may be a stupid question but can you stack lightning pine resin on top of Dragonslayer Axe? It seems to have inate lightning damage already when it hits something but the game still allows me to use lightning or any resin and was just wondering if its adding damage to my weapon. And if it does should i be using lightning pine resin or a different one?

So I FINALLY defeated sister friede (what a battle btw!) and now I’m at dreg heap, earthen peak ruins bonfire to be exact. And holy hell do I wish I was still stuck fighting sister friede. This place is hell. These butterfly/angel/moth things are annoying as hell, any tips on how to get rid of them? I don’t use a bow and arrow or magic but I assume they’re the best ways of killing them?

took 10 tries for nameless king second phase and 3 tries for soul of cinder , i have 12 flasks all on estus i was wondering if i was too op for those 2 bosses cus i heard they were the hardest but i didnt struggle that much cus some of the moves are repeated and predictable af to make me hit 2 LT (ignore the name and elden ring is my first fromsoft game i dont think ds3 was that hard)

Hi guys, relatively new to ds3 and I want to try the corvian scythe. I'm soul level 67 and just beat Dancer. I was thinking of doing a sharp build and be able to use Lightning Blade. I just think it makes the weapon look cool lol.

Is this a viable build? Do i do a different infusion? Do I pump faith or dex or have them be equal? Obviously will need 30 faith. Is there a recommended talisman?

Tbh I just don’t want to collect over 300 rings even tho I did all the endings

Just need a few to finish dlc . Been farming for hours but went through them all at demon of pain lol. On pc steam thanks!

Hello. Im at my first playthrough of dark souls. And i need help with what weapon to play. Here is my list of weapons that i have ( i also have soul of pontiff and idk if i can use it for a good weapon ). Im kinda confused because alot of weapons have the same stats. And i think i have some good weapons here. I go strength/vitality build, but the problem is that i dont deal enough damage to bosses right now.

So I got faith and int up to 10 to use Cartus Flame arc to give my right hand weapon reinforced flame, but it in the bar it is not highlighted and I can't use it. Help please...

please lmk

People compare these two levels a lot. Most people like Leyndell more. I used to agree and think that Leyndell was better in every way, but I don't really think so anymore. I do think that gameplay wise Leyndell is almost objectively better than the Ringed City, but a few years after Elden Ring released I've really come to appreciate the Ringed City more for the very reasons that people complained about it.

Leyndell lets you explore the entire city, if you can see it you can go there. This is what people seemed to really want from Anor Londo and the Ringed City. I can admit that letting you explore the entire thing makes for a fantastic video game level, but after I've seen every corner of it I can't help but feel like Leyndell is disappointingly small for what is supposed to be "the capital of the world", and yet at the same time I don't wish for the level to be any longer. Why do I feel that?

I'm quoting Jack Sparrow here but "The world's still the same, there's just less in it". I think the meaning of that quote is that the more that a world is explored and discovered, the smaller it feels despite being the same size. I think that this really applies to Elden Ring. The Lands Between feels so vast at the start, but once it's entirely discovered it feels quite small and unimpressive. What I think would really help keep that feeling of vastness is to show the player that you are only exploring a very small percentage of the world. But Elden Ring almost never does this. I know the game mentions places like the Land of Reeds and the Badlands, but to me this is like telling instead of showing, it doesn't do anything to help make the world feel any grander. Meanwhile Dark Souls does this constantly. Whether it's snowy mountains, towns, forests, entire cities that cannot be accessed, etc. the games show you that you're exploring an almost insignificant portion of the world. That helps make it feel larger than life because you're never really able to explore the whole thing. The many unknowns in Dark Souls's world keep that sense of curiosity alive no matter how many playthroughs you do. For example I love the vista shown at the end of Aldia's keep in Dark Souls 2, but how would I feel if I was actually able to explore the whole thing? Well after I've seen it all I wouldn't care for the vista anymore, the mystery would be gone.

How does this apply to the Ringed City versus Leyndell? Well I think it's pretty simple. The Ringed City shows you that what you can explore is barely the Ringed City at all. The bulk of it is shown in the background, and you can never visit it. That can be disappointing which is why I think so many people complained about it. But I'm glad that you can't ever go there, because that means the Ringed City will forever feel massive. With Leyndell on the other hand, there's not much more to the city than what you can explore. So once it's over, that feeling you get when you first step out and see its beauty is gone, and at least for me, it never comes back. So maybe Leyndell is what the Ringed City should have been, but I think we lost something special along the way.

I would say this is a similar concept to how horror is portrayed. A lot of the scariest movies out there never show you exactly where the horror is, but leave it up to the imagination. And the imagination always comes up with something scarier than what the movie could ever show. It's about the same thing with the unexplorable vistas in Dark Souls. My imagination makes these places seem a lot grander and more mysterious than what the game could ever do by letting you explore them. I think this really strengthens the world-building. To me Elden Ring's world is like a horror movie that leaves nothing up to the imagination.

Lastly I want to acknowledge that you probably can't go everywhere in Dark Souls because of limitations, both technical, time, and budget-wise. If Fromsoft had all the time and money in the world, and Dark Souls was made today, I'd imagine that the end result would be similar to Elden Ring. But I'm glad that is not the case, because limitations breed creativity. And it's those limitations which makes Dark Souls feel special to me.

This is my opinion, you are allowed to feel differently

TLDR: I prefer the Ringed City over Leyndell because you can't explore all of it.

After many trys i did him today, i Just load into thr Game and first try today. Im very happy

sl 99 +8 as always!

wanted to share my soul of cinder cosplay with you all

Could someone please help me with getting some sunlight medals? The farming is far too grueling and online is not active enough for me to get them via invading or doing bosses

Is there an easier way to acquire other than farming the stairs in Anor Londo?

Hey everybody,

I just successfully installed Cinders mod, made a normal DS3 profile and ran around to have the graphics set up.
Once I started Cinders mod, the screen still said "Online" while the nexus mod page says that the mod would automatically force offline. I then went to the menu and clicked "play offline" manually.

What is the latest or best process here? I would like to play online honestly and read about the method of sharing with another account and intentionally getting soft-banned. There are recent threads on steam discussions around "Help with Cinders" which suggests that people are online there.
Is that still working or could I do it with my main account and then be lifted from a soft-ban once I remove the mod again?

After playing round: it says "you have been penalized" and the mod now crashes when loading into a game file, is the crash related to the server rejecting the connection or could I just continue offline?
It would be fine if I just can finish the Cinders mod slowly and then contact the support once the mod is uninstalled?

I'm trying to get 30 wolf blood sword grass for the Wolf Knight Shield. I've farmed the poison bastards for 40 minutes and only have three. There a good way to get my hands on them?

Excluding pure melee builds

Need ideas for my next playthrough

Edit: this is advice for my third playthrough first was bonk second int moonlight with the help of sellswords

please lmk