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    Originally posted by Synthesthesia View Post
    Also somehow I don't have the 7th firekeeper soul, even though I've checked everywhere they are, and killed both characters you can get one off. I have 6. I'm pretty sure I didn't consume one because I remember watching the live stream from IGN just before the game came out and remembered NOT to do this. Glitch, perhaps?
    I could be wrong but I'm sure I read in a wiki you can only get the 7th soul during a ng+. I don't know the details of it, but that was what I remember reading.

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      when you resurrect the firekeeper you dont get to keep her soul

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        Originally posted by Synthesthesia View Post
        I definitely

        killed Lautrec when I was supposed to. I used that cracked eye orb in Anor Londo and fought him and 2 other guys, I then took the soul back to where the firekeeper he killed was and she was brought back to life.
        You got all of them but the 7th was consumed to bring the Firekeeper at the Shrine back to life.
        The Estus Flask status carries through NGs (like kindled bonfires) and all Firekeeper Souls are reset.

        With regards to stats, I have 30 vitality, 30 str, 31 end, 21 dex, 12 res, 16 attunement, 15 int 16 faith.
        I would focus on the stat with the higher bonus on your main weapon.

        I could be wrong but I'm sure I read in a wiki you can only get the 7th soul during a ng+. I don't know the details of it, but that was what I remember reading.
        You can only get a +7 Estus Flask on the second (or later) playthrough because to gather the 7 required Souls you need to kill all Firekeepers and the Estus Flask is reinforced by Firekeepers.

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          I got this a few weeks back, and I'm loving it. Best single player game I've seen in, well, years imo. It's tough but not as masochistic as I expected.

          Around 30 hours in, and still have no idea really what I'm doing, only worked out the other night the concept of Humanity and kindling - I'd not done any before as I thought you had to max humanity and use it all to kindle a bonfire, so I'd just left it. It's easier now, lol.

          Not sure where exactly I am in the game as I think I'm doing half of it back to front. Only rang the second bell last night, having explored other, what I assume are higher level areas. Lost count of the souls I've dropped and never managed to recover

          Now having loads of trouble getting passed the long necked reptile creatures, through the large gate that's opened after the second bell is rang. No idea how far through the game I am, hoping it just keeps going and going. Love it.

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            It's difficult to gauge how far in you are as there are a number of semi-secret areas you can access and complete early on (some of which you may have done) but don't need to until much later in the game. But it sounds like you're between a quarter and a third of the way through. Sens Fort (where you currently are) is one of the hardest sections of the game but also one of the most rewarding. The bonfire towards the end of the fort is pretty well hidden but be sure to find it before tackling the boss as he's a bit of a bugger to beat and, otherwise, will put you all the way back to the dwarven blacksmith.

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              Thanks for the advice. I need to work on it. I'm sure I'm not fighting enemies correctly. Pretty early in the game I was running through a graveyard by the Firelink Temple being chased by skeletons I couldn't kill at the time, and grabbed a Halberd. It's been my main weapon ever since, using it at range. As a result I can't time the counts, stab in the back, that kind of thing. I just sit back and whallop the enemies, lol

              I'll be sure to avoid any white light in the current area until I've found a bonfire.

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                Regarding the bonfire in sens fortress, you don't actually need it if you can't find it as there is also a shortcut near the end of the level that takes you back to the start.

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                  I don't think I ever found a bonfire in there... (at least I can't remember it if I did).

                  Finally finished this last night, and killed the first 4 bosses in a row in about 3 hits each. Didn't get hit at all off the asylum demon, which I was quite happy with! It's unreal how much quicker you can go through this specced up though, I think i've played about an hour/hour and a half ish, and I'm upto the gaping dragon.

                  Finally maxed out my pyromancy flame too (well until I get to queleena or h/e you spell it)!! Accidentally killed one of them, other never showed up and one hollowed last game so I never got to get it past +2.

                  I imagine it ramps up somewhat after these bosses? Definitely not looking forward to the one back at

                  undead asylum

                  hated that one. Probably the hardest boss in the game for me. Either that or

                  Ornstein and smough.

                  Apparently they're not too bad with maxed out pyromancy though?

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                    Originally posted by Synthesthesia View Post
                    I don't think I ever found a bonfire in there... (at least I can't remember it if I did).

                    Finally finished this last night, and killed the first 4 bosses in a row in about 3 hits each. Didn't get hit at all off the asylum demon, which I was quite happy with! It's unreal how much quicker you can go through this specced up though, I think i've played about an hour/hour and a half ish, and I'm upto the gaping dragon.

                    Finally maxed out my pyromancy flame too (well until I get to queleena or h/e you spell it)!! Accidentally killed one of them, other never showed up and one hollowed last game so I never got to get it past +2.

                    I imagine it ramps up somewhat after these bosses? Definitely not looking forward to the one back at

                    undead asylum

                    hated that one. Probably the hardest boss in the game for me. Either that or

                    Ornstein and smough.

                    Apparently they're not too bad with maxed out pyromancy though?
                    Homing Crystal Soulmass or White Dragon Breath with a good catalyst (like the Tin Crystallization Catalyst) are also excellent spells; with INT maxed out they should be far superior against single targets than any Pyromancy.
                    The Demon lurking in the Asylum's basement is easy once you learn Fall Control as he won't be able to one-shot you when you fall. Other than that, you just need to constantly circle around it to always be behind.
                    IIRC Smough is resistant to fire, if you have Crystal Soul Spear you can target Ornstein and move around the hall a bit trying to get both aligned: cast Soul Spear and see the spell hit Ornstein and Smough with one use.

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                      Nice. Good tips. My INT is nowhere near max though haha. My spec ups cost like 80,000 souls a pop now too. Although I suppose the increased souls from the enemies offset that.

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                        Originally posted by Synthesthesia View Post
                        Nice. Good tips. My INT is nowhere near max though haha. My spec ups cost like 80,000 souls a pop now too. Although I suppose the increased souls from the enemies offset that.
                        It's also much easier to buy the Crest of Artorias from Andre and farm souls at the nearby forest.

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                          Originally posted by Matt View Post
                          Thanks for the advice. I need to work on it. I'm sure I'm not fighting enemies correctly. Pretty early in the game I was running through a graveyard by the Firelink Temple being chased by skeletons I couldn't kill at the time, and grabbed a Halberd. It's been my main weapon ever since, using it at range. As a result I can't time the counts, stab in the back, that kind of thing. I just sit back and whallop the enemies, lol

                          I'll be sure to avoid any white light in the current area until I've found a bonfire.
                          It might be worth backtracking a little and picking up the Drake Sword from the red dragon at the end of the castle bridge. It's easily missed but is a very powerful and resilient weapon, so much so that it can be equipped effectively for a good 75% of the game.

                          If you wanna get the sword: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIJymTJaySQ

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                            Originally posted by Charlie View Post
                            It might be worth backtracking a little and picking up the Drake Sword from the red dragon at the end of the castle bridge. It's easily missed but is a very powerful and resilient weapon, so much so that it can be equipped effectively for a good 75% of the game.
                            If you are going to split your levels between all stats. With my knight I abandoned the Drake Sword when I was able to wield the Black Knight Sword, which was around the Gaping Dragon.

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                              Originally posted by Charlie View Post
                              It might be worth backtracking a little and picking up the Drake Sword from the red dragon at the end of the castle bridge. It's easily missed but is a very powerful and resilient weapon, so much so that it can be equipped effectively for a good 75% of the game.

                              If you wanna get the sword: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIJymTJaySQ
                              Thanks.

                              My Halberd has been upgraded to Raw (whatever that means, think it happened after +5 or something).

                              Actually, what's the deal with the coloured materials you pick up? I've given the only Ember I picked up to the blacksmith outside Sen's, upgraded my Halberd but only had the option to make it Raw. I was expecting Fire Weapons and other such things.

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                                Originally posted by briareos_kerensky View Post
                                If you are going to split your levels between all stats. With my knight I abandoned the Drake Sword when I was able to wield the Black Knight Sword, which was around the Gaping Dragon.
                                I've had a Black Knight Sword for ages. I'm not sure if I can wield it, or if it's another monster sword I grabbed around the same time that I don't have the stats for. The thing is, my Halberd seems to do far more damage than anything else, while giving me a nice safe distance from enemies.

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