re: I think I'm finally starting to get what the fuss over dark souls was

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Got havel's ring. He was a pussy.

I just beat the hydra. I saw that ladder beside the waterfall and went up.

So I need y'all to explain something to me. There's that area at the very top. It's like a big expansive woods area. Shrubs tend to try to gang up on me there so I have to go slow.

I thought I got them all, and as I was looking for the way to get back to the darkroot garden that I'm familiar with, some phantom knight guy starts trying to attack me. Was that pvp? I was hollow so I thought they weren't supposed to be able to get in my game. I beat the first knight, then a minute later some cleric type with a club and shield started casting some bolt spell at me. I got him and said fuk it and started looking for the way back to basin.

Then two people started attacking me. Wtf is that shite?

Is the way back to darkroot garden that I'm familiar with through the big sealed door next to the bonfire? Because I found what looked like the other side of it, but it wouldn't let me do anything.

I still haven't done blighttown. I found the way to valley of drakes from the basin. Thought about going that way since it was mentioned here

I miss a map, but it feels good to get to know everything just by traversing and find all the little shortcuts to places you cleared awhile back. Like the tower Havel was in leading you back to undead burg

You can get Shiva's armor - the samurai looking knight. There is a boss that you have to eventually fight, but I wouldn't bother until you get done with Blighttown, Sen's and Anor Londo.

Also, I would recommend going through Blightown the 'right' way at least once to get the 'Shadow Set' and/or the Eagle Shield. The Shadow set is the best poison resist armor in the game. Though you'll still likely get poisoned a lot.

Also, with Blightown, as well as with most areas, know that some enemies don't respawn. So the first time you fight through is the worst. In Blightown its those bastard blow-dart frog things. They don't respawn once killed. After you kill all of them Blightown is really not that bad.

Better read that book cover to cover before sens and AL

Sen's is a pushover. I wish it were longer and had more traps.

I got gud.