you should feel bad for killing quelaag
Quote from: Verbatim on June 01, 2016, 11:41:37 PMThis is that popular PvP area, correct? This is where people have their formal, honorable, consensual duels?Popular PvP area? Definitely. Honorable, consensual, formal duels? Lol nope. The forest is the universal "anything and everything goes" area. There's a lot of PvP going on there, but it's never nice and formal. It's the area for scumbag fights, 3 vs 1 ganks and a lot of things that break the conventional PvP "standards". Formal duels usually take place in the Undead Burg, Township or the bonfire outside the Forest.
This is that popular PvP area, correct? This is where people have their formal, honorable, consensual duels?
Just a suggestion that I know is spoilery but will save you some trouble.DON'TGOTONEWLONDORUINSTILL AFTERANORLONDO.You'll see what I mean once you beat a certain pain in the ass area after Blighttown.
Quote from: ❗️Pip❗️ on June 01, 2016, 07:30:45 PMJust a suggestion that I know is spoilery but will save you some trouble.DON'TGOTONEWLONDORUINSTILL AFTERANORLONDO.You'll see what I mean once you beat a certain pain in the ass area after Blighttown.Disregard this, pip doesn't know what he's talking about.I jet to new londo asap every playthrough.
Verb, if you're going to New Londo I'd suggest reading the item descriptions of any items you pick up in there.
Quote from: ❗️Pip❗️ on June 02, 2016, 03:23:03 PMQuote from: Dietrich Six on June 02, 2016, 02:19:50 PMQuote from: ❗️Pip❗️ on June 01, 2016, 07:30:45 PMJust a suggestion that I know is spoilery but will save you some trouble.DON'TGOTONEWLONDORUINSTILL AFTERANORLONDO.You'll see what I mean once you beat a certain pain in the ass area after Blighttown.Disregard this, pip doesn't know what he's talking about.I jet to new londo asap every playthrough.Yeah, I would go through there after my 2nd playthrough to grab some shit real quick but after that NO.Not for Verb.Just go Verb. If you feel it's the right choice, you should go. There's no wrong way to go.
Quote from: Dietrich Six on June 02, 2016, 02:19:50 PMQuote from: ❗️Pip❗️ on June 01, 2016, 07:30:45 PMJust a suggestion that I know is spoilery but will save you some trouble.DON'TGOTONEWLONDORUINSTILL AFTERANORLONDO.You'll see what I mean once you beat a certain pain in the ass area after Blighttown.Disregard this, pip doesn't know what he's talking about.I jet to new londo asap every playthrough.Yeah, I would go through there after my 2nd playthrough to grab some shit real quick but after that NO.Not for Verb.
I've never been that big of a fan of the game's music either. Some boss tracks are pretty good and match the fight very well, but there's nothing that I'd just listen to on its own. The weapon you get out of unique souls are always in one way or another related to the boss. Quelaag's soul can later be used to forge the flame weapon she was using through the fight, among others. And yeah, you'll know when you encounter the right smith. Upgrading all pieces of your armor individually is pretty good game design imo. It's a bit tedious, sure but it allows for great customization and combining different sets to get the best fashion / defense / poise / weight-damage reduction ratio. You're in a very good spot, though. I've never really farmed enough souls to upgrade my armor as well, and you have everything (including shield) at +5. Congrats on beating Quelaag and two-handing more. You should be strong enough at this point that several paths are valid choices. Back to the graveyard near Firelink, Valley of the Drakes, New Londo, PvP Forest, the Hydra, Sen's Fortress... All of them should be possible for you at this point.
Since Quelaag had her very own area, it doesn't sound like a terrible idea to explore it a little. You never know what you might find.
Aside from maybe the Undead Parish, there's stuff you missed in every area you listed. And not the super well hidden illusory wall kinda deal, but stuff you can actually find on your own. It pays off to look at everything attentively and scope out environments you've already been to with your binoculars. Break anything you can find and, most importantly, never forget about the level design. Think of where the something might lead, see if you can get a different angle on it and stuff like that. Never not ask yourself "could I maybe jump there" or "what if I roll off there and see if I can do...". The game is full of hidden things and has no real invisible walls, so there's a lot to explore.The Hydra can be fought at any stage with any weapon. Watch your footing, though. Making your weapon Divine does not remove previous upgrades. You can't go down the Divine path before your weapon is already +5, and at that point you don't lose your previous levels. Be sure to look at the menus and all the effects upgrading / reinforcing your weapon might have before you do it, though. Divine might be good against some enemies, but it might ruin your scaling or damage output against normal enemies (depending on your build and stats). So even though it'll just be a "Divine Winged Spear", it'll actually be comparable to a "Winged Spear +6". Think of it as a branching schematic, where your weapon is normal at the start but after hitting +5 you can branch out into a number of different infusions, all of which building upon the base power of a +5 weapon.