After a certain point each skill point will affect its related stats much less significantly. For most stats (Str, Dex for sure) this is at 40. Beyond this the rate at which it will increase effectiveness with a scaling weapon will reduce. It may even look like it's having no impact at all, but it will probably rise if you add another point into the stat.JaySevenZero wrote:Is there a limit to how much you can level up? I ask because I can't seem to upgrade any more apart from health and stamina. If I add points to resistance etc. it doesn't add anything to my defence stats anymore. Is it dictated by your other stats such as intelligence etc?
In that case, did you see my Demon's Souls Quick Rinse?Chopper wrote:Great stuff, very enjoyable and you do a great job of explaining what's going on and what the future might hold. It was enough to make me go back and rinse 1-1 in Demon's NG+.
Wow! Kudos for that. Without that bonfire I'd have given the forest much shorter shrift - though there was a handy message left telling me about that one and the Daughters Of Chaos bonfire after Quelaag.PressEscToExit wrote:Just watched part 3, very much enjoying working my way through these. I refused to use guides or wikis in my runs through both Souls games (with the exception of one or two bits where I couldn't find a ladder or some stairs) so it's pretty shocking to see just how much I managed to miss - I had no idea about that entire section leading up to the Wolf Ring (it just quietly mocked me from up on that ledge every time I passed it) or the hidden bonfire beside the Artoras seal.
Absolutely. It's over-powered early on, but loses effectiveness fast come Sen's Fortress and Anor Londo. I prefer to spend my time and effort upgrading a decent scaling weapon that will come into its own later on.PressEscToExit wrote:Also, completely agree with your stance on the Drake Sword - the idea of swinging something that powerful around in the early game seems kinda antithetical to the whole Dark Souls ethos to me, especially on a first playthrough when learning how to maximise damage and manage your stamina is at its most important, and it seems a real shame to skip over so much of that tension in those first areas.
There's a strange thing happens when I kill Lautrec, quit and reload; an item pick-up appears in front of Anastacia (the Firekeeper). It disappears as Lautrec's item drop appears, almost as if the game is defaulting to one outcome before switching to the other (hopefully that was spoiler-free enough). Perhaps this is related to what happened in your playthrough?Chopper wrote:I've watched up as far as end of ep 5 now and have started my own SL1 playthrough. Despite getting the DS Platinum, I'm pretty pants at the game, so I don't expect to get very far. Just rang the first bell.
Main issue so far has been kicking Lautrec off the ledge, which I failed. Alarmingly, the fire at Firelink was out when I respawned, so I thought the worst, but eventually I managed to take Lautrec out and the fire is now lit, and the Firekeeper is still there. Strange, but I'll take that result!
Great series, very enjoyable. Thanks for doing it!
Hey, really glad you enjoyed it!Ashguyver wrote:Great video series mate, well put forward and well paced, did the lot back to back the other night!
I had a question about something you mention on the podcast I think about a HD overlay or texture pack. Where do you get it from / install it?
Cheers for the entertainment!
