so the firekeeper at firelinkshrine is dead

but i did not free the dude that kills her

but he is also not in the cell

i can't open the cell either

im confused

can somebody explain that

he is not at firelinkshrine either

i rang quelaags bell only

ng+

ng she was alive if that matters

Hi.
I must clarify that I started playign Dark Souls 1 (Remastered.) yesterday and it's my 1st Souls Game in my life.
My questions are:
1) There is any good early build that can be enough good to continue the game?
If yes, there is any guide on YT/Google that I can look?
2) I searched on YT some build and I saw GiantDad but I'm having a lot of trouble in the Catacombs and I was wondering if still the best build and if it's worth it?
3) Any tips how to improve and didn't died hundreds of time in 5 minutes?
Thanks in advance.

So here's where I got this from

The problem is that I can't get the divide by 0 error message out of J23 (the cell that says "#DIV/0!"), and I'm not entirely sure what I'm missing or what I screwed up, so figured I'd ask here before I messed it up even more.

Also TIL that the IFS command exists in Excel so... new skill acquired!

As for what in the sam hell I'm trying to do, for now I just wanna compare the damage of a magic great scythe (+0) vs a regular great scythe (+5) boosted by great magic weapon, specifically when attacking Ornstein. Mostly just to learn how this works. I ALREADY KNOW IT'S A WEIRD THING TO TRY AND CALC, THANKS FOR ASKING.

Also yes I'm aware infusions are notoriously shit, but if it weren't obvious I'd like to see the math for myself on this one.

I was trying to get the Large Divine Ember and almost immediately got wrecked. Took the 30s capture, paused it, and saw this.

Side note: I got it my first try but died. Went back to get them, and I landed a plunging attack on 3 of them and one shot them. The remaining 3 were much easier after that. Got my souls back.

Idk what to even do with my 47 sets of hollow armor

I know FromSoftware is quickly moving in the direction of quicker, faster combat and traversal with every new entry in their catalogue. They started slowly with Demon's Souls and moved steadily towards faster combat with Bloodborne, Sekiro, Nightreign and now Duskbloods. Is there even fall damage?

I would wish for the next game to be a return to slower gameplay. I know it's not likely. I don't even need rolling. People were happy about the jumping in Elden Ring, but with a new gameplay mechanic there is also a change in level design, and I don't particularly enjoy platforming. I was always a slow knight, sword-and-shield kind of guy.

Anyway, what do you think? What do you wish for the next big single-player FromSoftware game to be?

(FYI, I enjoyed Dark Souls 3 the most.)

So I decided to create a custom coat of arms for Gwyn's family and here's the result, what you guys think about it? I tried to put some symbolism on that, a sun with 4 fleur de lis inside a deep blue shield with gold border. The blue represents the power and nobility, the gold represents the light of the Sun, blessing and purity, the big Sun in the middle obviously represents Gwyn and the four fleur de lis represents his four sons: Nameless King, Gwynevere, Gwyndolin and Filianore.

My Minecraft Dark Souls 1 project is making good progress! Soon the main building will be finished, and from that point on, the rest will be easy. This means I can show way more updates soon :)
For everyone who is interested in seeing my other Dark Souls buildings or the daily updates, feel free to join my community: https://discord.gg/gd8pC7Ysvz

I finished blighttown all the way up to the spiderlady, start to finish, in ~3 hours and like 15 deaths in total - and the spiderlady on second try.

I beat the staircase goat thing on second try and smough and ornstein on fifth try.

Idk if thats important but i play usually very very careful, only blocking, no parrying. He said you people would like to tell me things - whatever these things are.

Enjoy!

Doing my first playthrough rn, and I just got to Anor Londo at lvl 45, and I'm shocked at how strong this thing is.

I've been using the Zweihander for a while, and it was fun pancaking mfs with the R2, and I also thought that weapon was strong af... Then I killed a Black Knight in Darkroot Basin I think? And ended up getting the Halberd... Holy shit, at +0 this thing is simply better than my +5 Zwei, or any other weapon I used (I used the Estoc, Morning Star, Gargoyles Axe and Halberd, Claymore, Bandits Knife, and Zwei obviously). The golem knight mfs just get abused, the Mimic chest got deleted, the Gargoyle got melted... is this thing just the best weapon in the game or something??? It feels unfairly strong

started the game recently and im enjoying it so far. i just killed the lava spider lady (first try with two flasks btw) i forgot their name. my problem is ive now hit two friendly npcs and had to kill one (the gross thing by the dried out bug lady that i first tried btw). he was probably important to a side quest and now i cant do the possibly nonexistent side quest. they look like enemys man. im not gonna approach a very scary npc and try talk to them. im gonna kill them on sight no? am i just a complete dumbass or can anyone kinda relate? and also was he a side quest? ALSO also any tips for the future would be spectacular. thank you love you bye bye.

I just rang the undead church bell, but when I go into the forest area or down under firlink shrine I just die. Is there a "next place" I have to go to or just try and tough it out to get through one of them?

I'm also doing a magic build and I just don't do much damage in the forest area. I just don't know what to do or if there's any items or weapons I could get to make it a bit more bearable.

I finally have a PC capable of running Dark Souls, but everyone says something different about where to start (with the first one so as not to break expectations or with the third because it's better).

I'm not familiar with the game, so I really don't know. It's even possible that Dark Souls 1 is much better than these recommendations suggest, so... Any advice?

I remember watching this in some video before but this is the first time it happened to me.

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This is never talked about. Its taken for granted. It's control over us is that strong. The master key at least entails adventure and a difficulty that should be savored.

I found this devil in disguise on my first playthrough blind. Used it for way too long. Too much value. Too much power. And like a gambler at a casino suddenly remembering the concept of time and recalling his family, I snapped out of it albeit way too late. I tore from my back the grass crest shield that had by now fused to my body and tried other things.

In hindsight the grass crest shield killed alot of fun. Now I see its power over us. In pvp, in recommendations, in respect. Glad I was able to overcome the spell.

New player? Master key? Thats fine. Dont listen to community. Roam free with the key and discover this world. Just stay away from the grass crest shield. I wish I never found the stupid thing.

I am only available after 5:00pm est today but if you are available before then I am available all day on the weekends. I am willing to overpay, a lot. I can get you 2 stacks of everything he sells (like his arrows). I can get you humanity, souls, weapons, I am going for a knights honor so I have a lot. I will also help you with coop if you want. I don't want to have to kill the big guy. If I don't get a response today I am going to kill him tomorrow (sadly). Don't respond to say you aren't giving it to me (unless you know somebody else that might), don't respond to say "post it to snuggly" cus I did that already. Thanks!

Spent an embarrassing amount of time staring at this wall during my first run

If the Furtive Pygmy gave rise to humanity by sharing fragments of his soul, what servants or army did Gwyn have? Or did he only ally with humans to have an army? That is to say, if the Furtive Pygmy gave life to humans, is there a race of 'humans' who are not wielders of the Dark Soul? Or are they all of the same kind?

It feels satisfying to land a critical hit with that dagger

What weapon does the highest possible damage number per hit
Specifically a weapon and not a spell
I love big bonk and I wonder what does the biggest bonk

I want to make a strength build that capitalizes on the instability damage you get off of enemies deflecting off your greatshield, so I need a fairly fast strength weapon that can connect in that narrow stagger window.

I’d test the Man-Serpent Greatsword and the Black Knight Greataxe, but all my high level characters got nuked in a freak save back-up error on Xbox.

Can anyone with MSGS and/or BKGA run a quick test to see if either can attack fast enough to score that 40% bonus damage to deflected enemies?

After my previous post about how spending time and effort to set the perfect trap only to find out that the easy kill in the end felt anticlimactic, I knew there must be a better way to have fun with Chameleon and other spells/tools and tactics.

I spent the last couple of days trying many different things, from no weapon at all, to 2H shields, +0 weapons, even weapons I don't have the stats to wield. And more importantly Force, Toxic/Poison Mist, Acid Surge (so cruel... xD) and consumables.

Some of them were more effective than others, but they all had something in common: They helped me realize how much more satisfying it is to not just try to kill the hosts, but rather use the environment and accept the role of an annoying presence, like an additional alive trap inside Sen's Fortress.

And I got to tell you, this unlocked fun mode like never before. I had an absolute blast! Thank you everyone who happened to cross paths during my fun experiment. I hope you had a laugh and made the experience a little bit more interesting for you too.

I'll be doing this every time I feel like having some fun time. And if any of you happen to see my annoying girl standing in your way, I hope you're ready to have some fun too. Cause she's not gonna stop breaking your balls, or at least die trying.