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@tylerherdman17556 ай бұрын
“Runs don’t need to be exclusively hard.” Words to live by, I just did an iron ball fist play of elden ring immediately after finishing the game sl1, and it was like I was treating myself to a good time. Also I appreciate the demons souls music in the background at the beginning.
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
Demon's Souls OST is so good, so underused.
@harrisonbriggsfbihandler35383 ай бұрын
@@solarpellets probably the most insulting aspect of the demon's souls remake was removing the laughter from the tower knight boss theme, such an iconic soundtrack, one of my favorites in the franchise.
@ManaRawk6 ай бұрын
Genuinely surprised by the dps you can get base game but was kind of expecting the dlc falloff. Great video though. Keep up the good content.
@mmm-br9kx6 ай бұрын
you can get a lot more if you just use power within
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
And RTSR with the lowest health possible while cursed with the dusk ring and Sanctus! I just didn't want to do that this run lol
@xHeigoux5 ай бұрын
@@solarpellets years ago I used this and got my sl1 all the way to the end of ng+6. I decided to kill every single boss on sl1 on the highest difficulty, but I just couldn't beat kalameet. I think I still have the save on the steam cloud for the prepare to die edition. Currently finishing up the achievements on the remastered version, not playing eny self imposed challenge this time. dark souls 1 might be the last game I fully went all in like that, but I suppose I don't have the time and energy for spending 6 hours on 4 kings anymore :D edit: holy shit your manus fight haha. manus is great. the flow of the fight is a bit similar to artorias imo, but I never lock on for manus. the magic attacks all have different animations and can be dodged by running towards him, away from him or dodging to the side. if you're locked on you might have some trouble with them though.
@66.6howl5 ай бұрын
@@mmm-br9kx Ahh gotta love Power Within. Super strong buff with a small counterpart, easy to get, doesn't have any requirements, doesn't scale with any stat hence it fits any build perfectly, flame adds 0 weight, etc.
@legateelizabeth6 ай бұрын
Cleric Robes and Knight Greaves are actually some pretty cool fashion souls, I hadn't considered the robes as a central piece for any of my fashion prior to now.
@gilly_the_fish5 ай бұрын
You don't need the Silver Pendant to dodge Manus' dark attacks. You just need good timing, like everything else in this game.
@basmentmage32906 ай бұрын
Very fun video! Honestly I have never really tried or thought about this weapon but this was very interesting to watch. I defiently do agree on the notion that not all runs have to be insanely hard challange runs which makes this video all the more refreshing 5/5 darksigns
@bryantcarrick97986 ай бұрын
"I love priscilla... She's cute!" That was adorable. I am enjoying your content.
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
I mean, she is! :3
@UltimateBingus5 ай бұрын
@@solarpellets You are not incorrect!
@Ashipwreckedguy5 ай бұрын
This + scimitar was my main weapon for my first playthrough of this game, was not aware the damage could get so crazy with this buff. This video kinda made me understand more why some parts were difficult as well as the ones I found easy.
@oomenacka5 ай бұрын
I love Manus. You definitely dont need the pendant to avoid his spells - you simply need to lock on less and work on spacing. Ds1 becomes much easier when you generally stop locking on to enemies, especially bosses.
@solarpellets5 ай бұрын
I have fought Manus several times since making this video, I've beat him hitless twice without the pendant. I understand his attacks far better and can dodge them 90% of the time. He still sucks to learn. If you're attacking from neutral and he decides to do the combo or shotgun and you don't have the pendant, you simply can't avoid it. You have to stay mid-range until he attacks, then counter attack if possible. That's the only way to safely fight Manus, with or without the pendant, and that sucks. Locking on makes the fight far easier, you can see him better and there's literally no negative to it. You lose omni-directional rolling, but the game is built around it. I have 600 hours in the game, it's not like I don't know how to fight bosses, it's that Manus throws away the design philosophy of the rest of the game, making him annoying to learn.
@oomenacka5 ай бұрын
@@solarpellets I suppose you're right about the learning curve being a bit steep. He'll take a few attempts to figure out but imo because most of the game is pretty easy by souls standards it's nice to have a good challenge. Tbh I've always had more trouble with kalameet over the years so to each their own.
@argonautaone44296 ай бұрын
I highly recommend trying Priscilla's Scythe. It was not only a fun and cool weapon the bleed and the special mechanic it has makes it really fun to take over the journey of a whole run, also it's awesome for a new game +
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
I have been wanting to use the lifehunt scythe for a while, but I'm really not sure how to make it interesting after the backlogs already doing a video with it. I could use it exclusively, after getting a +10 great scythe and doing Sen's skip instead of using the great scythe until getting it, actually, and managing bleed in the lower levels could be fun. It's definitely going on the list!
@argonautaone44296 ай бұрын
I know it might not be your style but maybe you could keep the bleed resistance at the lowest possible, that way it becomes a health managment issue and there is a gimmick that keeps present through the gameplay. also i think doing it in NewGame+ could make it more interesting because bleed with long healthpools is oddly satisfiying and enemies hit harder. just sayin'. i'll be waiting to see what you do@@solarpellets
@zakthewack6 ай бұрын
3:02 I was not aware of the existence of frog rays until now, but you have introduced a new thing for me to love in my life. Thank you.
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
They are pretty incredible
@EnderCorePL6 ай бұрын
Not really a challenge run, but an idea for a longer analysis-esque video. Beating the game with every class with only their base equipment and level to see which one is the most powerful on its own.
@Tonicwinner6 ай бұрын
Honestly.... That is a GREAT VIDEO IDEA!!
@IveBeenWithBruma6 ай бұрын
The knight or deprived will win. Pyromancer comes in 3rd.
@WaywardPython6 ай бұрын
I don’t know if I’d have the courage to do a 2-handed build which forces you into close-quarter mêlée, but you know the game much better than I do, so congrats on the run!
@zZSandManZzdis6 ай бұрын
I know a lot of people praise the Great scythe as one of the best pve weapons in the game. But recently I did a run where I used the regular Scythe you find in sens fortress. I got it to +11 fairly early in the run for the bump to B dex scaling, allowing me to one and two hit some of the more difficult early game enemies and making quick work of some early game bosses. I leveled mostly into dex and did a fairly even leveling of vitality and endurance. Also ran the thieves armor because its fairly light and has decent resistances also ran the grass crest shield. I got the scythe to +15 just before going to Anor Londo. Havel's ring is also a necessity early game, if you didn't level endurance enough usually taking the gloves off got you just enough equip load to fast roll with the ring. Overall the run was just very fun. Way less frustrating than some of my other runs. It was fun going through the game feeling way overpowered for some enemies and bosses. If you or anyone wants to do a similar run to mine, my early game weapon of choice for dex is the uchigatana, getting it to +5 and swapping out once you reach Sens fortress for the scythe.
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
The Scythe is one of my favorite weapons in the game, actually. I used it in the back half of a playthrough and then immediately did a playthrough where I used Sen's skip to get it super early. I haven't used the great scythe yet, I don't think.
@ballisticthreat6 ай бұрын
If you like the Scythe moveset, you will love a Chaos Gargoyle halberd, insane damage
@IveBeenWithBruma6 ай бұрын
@@ballisticthreatI believe the overall best weapon is the scimitar or falchion. High attack speed high scaling buffable and low weight.
@heskerterrer97245 ай бұрын
@@IveBeenWithBrumapainted guardian sword is better
@IveBeenWithBruma5 ай бұрын
@@heskerterrer9724 Only because of bleed but that isn't viable of a lot of bosses in a ng cycle. The Scimitar and the falchion on the other hand are much easier to get.
@danielknight17606 ай бұрын
A little surprised you did a DPS video without power within? Great video though, a good watch and just makes me want to do yet another DS1 run
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
I think I mention power within at some point? I don't remember when, but I mention something about the DOT not being worth it
@sfgsfgszf6 ай бұрын
@@solarpellets you said that at 4:40 :3
@IveBeenWithBruma6 ай бұрын
It's barely noticeable when it comes to raw dps. The reason this specific sword is one of the best is do to its attack speed and scaling not its final ar.
@atroya25585 ай бұрын
I needed to watch this on 0.75x speed. But very cool video
@benjaminparker50445 ай бұрын
Only at 4:47 but 40% DPS buff from Power Within is nothing to scoff at, and I don't think (in most cases) that the time spent healing is enough to counteract that fully. That being said, I don't know yet if you have something else in mind that wouldn't allow you to use it and would be better, but also FYI Power Within lasts 100 seconds. Just found your channel and loving your vids so far
@darkkraken111 күн бұрын
Chances are someone mentioned this before, but you cannot increase either the damage or duration of weapon buffs by using rings. The only way to improve your DPS further is to use Hyper Mode (Power Within + RTSR) and the Dragon Torso Stone. With that being said, if you are going for max damage I suggest using a high AR weapon instead of a fast one, which could one-shot the enemy. This also solves the issues of reach, lack of large openings, and lack of buff duration, as you would be dealing upwards of 4K damage with a single swing even if the swing takes 3 seconds. If you want to use a fast DEX weapon Ricard's Rapier might be a better option for this type of build; going for minimum requirements with 50 INT/FTH and putting levels into stamina and vitality to use heavier armor to abuse the counter damage with the Leo Ring. The Leo Ring, however, will not improve the damage from the weapon buff as far as I know. Another spell-sword build would be to go DEX instead, using Great Magic Weapon with the Oolacile Ivory Catalyst. Since the Thief starts with 2 attunement slots you could raise your INT to 19 and DEX to 40, then attune Great Magic Weapon and Homing Soulmass (19 INT gives you 3 projectiles instead of 2), Great Soul Arrow, or Magic Shield/Strong Magic Shield, lastly increase your Endurance and Vitality. Strong Magic Shield is a pretty fun, albeit underrated spell that makes your shield 100% resistant to all damage while decreasing the stamina cost for blocking by more than 50%, meaning that even a small shield (better if it's fully upgraded) can provide you the benefits of a great shield with no strength requirements at a fraction of the weight. That setup in conjunction with a thrusting sword/spear and stamina recovery gear and you have yourself a pretty unique turtle build. The obvious choice here would be the Grass Crest Shield for this build, but experimentation is always fun.
@akumaalucard32085 ай бұрын
my dude is speedrunning his script, take a breath man, you deserve it
@lincolnredmond87495 ай бұрын
Haha I prefer a fast speaker tbh. I saw a tutorial for persona 3 earlier where the dude was.. talking.. like. This and couldn’t…. Gather, his words 😂
@BwompProcessing146 ай бұрын
Summon does channelers Trident, you have RTSR, Darkmoon talisman, darkmoon blade, +15 painting guardian sword, 99 dex, 99 str?, dusk crown, ring of the suns firstborn, power within. I think thats what you need
@aldrichdevourerofgods76306 ай бұрын
A DS1 challenge video? That Priscilla lives? Very nice
@Zutzky6 ай бұрын
just found your channel and im loving your content, you are gonna get big, keep it up :)
@cragraven5 ай бұрын
this is a neat watch! ill check out the other video you mentioned. by the by, you have a pretty voice!
@mashtonish6 ай бұрын
dude plays the chillest music but talks faster than his in-game framerate
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
Her, not his I'm working on it, though
@channingtaintum5 ай бұрын
@@solarpelletsnot fooling anyone, homie.
@solarpellets5 ай бұрын
@@channingtaintum what are you talking about? Fooling about what?
@Dani12345432116 ай бұрын
Hey! Great video as always. Regarding the accessibility thing you mentioned, and as a soon to be video game programmer (5 months to graduate and start looking for a job on the field). This is my personal opinion: There are a lot of aspects that come into play whilst talking about accessibility, and it doesn't always relate to difficulty selections. The accessibility comes in many ways, such as visuals (Yellowish paint in the climbable or interactable elements of the games, such as in horizon zero dawn or tomb raider, they can help the visually impaired and are also great for regular players). The controls are also a great deal when it comes to this kind of things. I have a friend who only has one hand. He tried really hard to play Elden Ring but sadly had to leave it because there are simply too many possible inputs. The infamous difficulty selector is more often than not detrimental. When the development time for a videogame is just so short it isn't always enough to have a good game out by the date the publishers make you have it, let alone having a difficulty selector that gives you actual changes in the game. Usually, as you can see in The Witcher 3, it's only beefier health bars. The accessibility ultimately has to come from better visuals, simpler controls and a design element such as the one in super mario oddissey that helps the player not to die without touching elements from the actual game, it interacts solely with the player. But as I said that's my personal take :)
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
I think the one in Witcher 3 is done pretty well, but only because of how the rest of the game is designed. If you use alchemy, potions, a bunch of good gear, all that, then you should play on higher difficulties to actually get that challenge. If that's not your thing, then lower difficulties would be better for you. In the same way, dark souls "difficulty options" are available to you if you don't have good reaction time or whatever. I don't think a difficulty selector is inherently bad, it just makes it easier for developers to not implement actually good mechanics lol. Most of the time that falls on corporate, not the devs, since they just don't have enough time, though. That said, it is interesting that most accessibility comes down to visuals and controls, I never considered that at all
@Dani12345432116 ай бұрын
You raise a really good point. Devs are badly exploited due to the release dates of videogames. Videogames are a bad investment, economically speaking, because they are huge hits or giant failures, the more money you invested on it, the greater the risk, so companies are just desperate to release on time to start another project. (There are exceptions tho) For changing gameplay on difficulty sliders as I think it should be done you should have to create different attacks for the enemies, enable ones, disable others, change % of attacks being used. But normally there isn't time to pass through the game and check what should be changed for every enemy. And even if there was time, it would be invested in other areas of the game. @@solarpellets
@Proterzen5 ай бұрын
Commentary and gameplay were 10/10. Looking forward to other playthroughs.
@concretemix6 ай бұрын
I honesty hadnt even realised the painting guardians weapon was any good. Great video.
@stompingpeak20436 ай бұрын
It's good in ds3 as well
@kevgmei5 ай бұрын
Max DPS and a high burst damage mage were probably the most fun I've had with this game! You probably don't like Manus because his moves rub you the wrong way. There are bosses any person can hate because yuck. I hate Bed like most other people for example, and I found Mohg and Malenia really annoying just because of how long they took. Pursuers and Giant Lord also suck because DS2 hitboxes. Yeah, Manus is the hardest in the game, but I find his moveset really fun and just hate the run because he also has one of the longest runs. I learned from Lobos that you can dodge the attack where he pulls in the big circle of orbs just by hugging him. Shotgun blast doesn't give me too much trouble. 4-hit combo sucks, but it has a 2-second tell where he rears back with a little roar, and that's usually just enough time to backflip away from the slam jam.
@The_Vanni6 ай бұрын
Manus is fire, but you have to play it like the hand is the boss.
@younesakdah18036 ай бұрын
You say you're alright with the bed of chaos? Complete and utter BLASPHEMY.
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
But it's fun. Different, but fun.
@younesakdah18036 ай бұрын
I'll agree on different.
@motocross_cooper5 ай бұрын
One challenge run that I've thought would be interesting to see is: A bow without lock on or crossairs. (I feel like it would be difficult, But not insanely difficult or impossible.) And the challenge could be characterized as sort of: Aiming and shooting the bow, More similar to real life aiming a bow in the middle ages/ Medieval Era. i.e. They would aim/ sight down the arrow (which you couldn't do since that pov isnt in the game) or they used instinctual aiming (which is sort of what: No lock-on or crossairs would be). But, I don't know if this would be super challenging or entertaining enough for a video. Buy, It's just a suggestion. And I don't remember seeing anyone else do it.
@solarpellets5 ай бұрын
I was gonna say that's basically a crossbow run, but I realized you said no locking on lol That could be fun, I'll put it on my list
@wimpywhammy6 ай бұрын
Imo curved swords are actually the best possible weapon for Manus, it's kinda bitchmade but the easiest way to fight him is run away in circles while baiting hand slams and the wombo combo, you can hit the hand as a punish, it takes some time, and for some people it can be hard to predict his attacks, but being at a distance constantly helps manage both his aggression and his spells. since curved swords have such fast running attacks(and halberds) you can very easily get at least one hit on the hand after dodging a slam and since he's so far he just can't close the gap in time due to the recovery, trust, if you play super passive for him he becomes the easiest dlc fight
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
Yeah, but passive is boring lol I like greatswords, great hammers, and greataxes for that exact reason, you can get a ton of damage on every single punish as long as you read it well.
@wimpywhammy6 ай бұрын
@@solarpelletsI agree, I prefer to be aggressive too I just choose not to be with manus cause I hate his fight so much lol
@Icaruzzz-_-6 ай бұрын
Idk i think manus is ine if fromsofts best bosses, he’s so aggressive that it keeps you on your toes unlike any boss in ds1 since the majority of them are insanely easy
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
I mean, hard != Fun, but even aside from that, so many of his attacks are annoying, unintuitive, or just outright broken. The combo doesn't make any sense, the jumps are weird and annoying, the bead attacks suck, he's just everything terrible about what became of the bosses in DS3 and Elden Ring. He's not a *bad* boss, don't get me wrong, he's still fun, he's just my least favorite boss in the game.
@Icaruzzz-_-6 ай бұрын
@@solarpellets See maybe its just the amount of time ive spent on manus specifically (he was my biggest struggle in the first game especially on my first play through) but you can definitely tell what move he is going to do before throwinf it out, especially the combo because he does a big scream before it. id argue the worst in the game is obviously BoC, i think the gwyndolin fight was also pretty bad gameplay wise. not very fun just chasing the boss in an almost infinite corridor. the only thing id agree with is the magic attacks can be pretty BS but after fighting him on my 6th run i had completely learned the timing for all of them without the medallion, otherwise though id disagree with that take tbh i think they did manus great especially in comparison to the bosses that came after in ds2. and personally i love the bosses in ds3 and elden ring i think they punish you for not staying vigilant enough while also allowing you just enough time between most attacks to get a hit or two off in, i think theyre challenging but in an extremely fair way ,(except godskin duo they can disappear and id be happier than ever🙏) but something being your favorite or least favorite will always be subjective so neither of us are truly right in the end! im curious though what is your favorite boss throughout all the from soft games? i think that sparks good conversations as there are SO MANY bosses and so many reasons to like each one!
@InquisitorSinCross5 ай бұрын
This plus Hyper mode would deal even more dps. Hypermode is Rtsr+PW. To counteract PW drain use Sanctus + Lingering Dragoncrest Ring
@solarpellets5 ай бұрын
You get cursed and use dusk crown ring at minimum hp and have the Sanctus equipped, I used hyper mode in the follow up
@Gakusangi6 ай бұрын
I see you've discovered the Painting Guardian's Sword. I remember when this thing was talked up quite a bit, it's fun when you get it to work, but I always enjoyed the Falchion even though there's a drop-off in damage due to slower attacks.
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
I'm thinking of doing a balder side sword build soon, too, that one was a big one back when people cared about the meta in this game
@marah48476 ай бұрын
i feel like having 49(manus catalyst cuts 99 castings in half) dark beads is potentially higher dps since youre not stamina locked and you have somewhat better range since you still want to be close enough to land all projectiles
@DevinDT995 ай бұрын
I know it would be annoying to record but would love to see this with rts and pw for boosted dps
@solarpellets5 ай бұрын
The video I uploaded after this is exactly that!
@Knytewish6 ай бұрын
If you jump attack the asylum demon from that ledge AND the Taurus demon, you’ll do a double hit
@actualamateur1495 ай бұрын
The faster one kills Sif, the better. Less suffering for Sif.
@AXELmetroidFAN6 ай бұрын
"This game needs and easy mode." Miss me with that rubbish. Nice video dude
@TheRealBlackSwordsman6 ай бұрын
great video man and i can't wait for the demon greataxe vid
@Weppi45 ай бұрын
the Falchion is probably better than the painting guardian sword with it's higher Ar while having the same moveset. Hard to tell how much extra dmg bleed gives since a lot of the bosses and even enemies seem to be immune to it.
@solarpellets5 ай бұрын
All I know is that everyone on the internet said this is better lol. I assume the painting guardian sword is faster? Or takes less stamina? I'm not quite sure.
@DosaNarkosa5 ай бұрын
Bro power within lasts 100 seconds, and buffes not only weapon damege, but moonblade too
@good_hoonter_percy6 ай бұрын
okay, in case someone (in the comments) havent told you, the Bellowing Dragoncrest Ring and Lingering Dragoncrest Ring both do not have stat requirments.
@solarpellets5 ай бұрын
No, but there are stat requirements for griggs selling them to you. He literally won't even offer them unless you have 10 or more int.
@good_hoonter_percy5 ай бұрын
@@solarpellets fair enough. I low-key forgot about that.
@ciangriffin96306 ай бұрын
"how hard is Dark Souls if you have a nuclear bomb"
@Mary_J19985 ай бұрын
manus' dark magic attacks are absurdly easy to dodge once you understand how they work, I don't think i've ever even used the silver pendant defensively in that fight its just not really needed
@solarpellets5 ай бұрын
And then Manus jumps away twice and uses the ring with literally no way to approach quickly enough to avoid it entirely. Or decides to use the shotgun once you're up close. Or you start rolling from the rain and there just happens to be a piece of rubble in the arena that you couldn't have possibly seen coming because it's dark and you don't have to pay attention to them 99% of the time because Manus breaks them. They're easy to dodge if you know how and you get lucky.
@Mary_J19985 ай бұрын
@@solarpellets i wouldn't call it luck, the AI in dark souls 1 is very predictable
@grimreefer2135 ай бұрын
I’m so glad they got rid of the “spell uses” system where you only get one use of weapon buffs! I don’t know why they had mana in Demon’s Souls but then got rid of it in DS1 and 2 and made a worse system
@solarpellets5 ай бұрын
I prefer the spell cast system in every way, for sure. With mana it feels like a waste to use anything other than your highest damaging spells at all times, with, spell casts, it's a waste to not use every single spell you have equipped. Every single level in attunement is extremely valuable, and every copy of every spell is extremely useful. It makes it more about strategy than "use your strongest spell"
@JellyJman6 ай бұрын
OMG I did a run just like this last year only with the Balder Side Sword! 40 dex 50 faith with max dark moon blade and power within and I was doing over 800 damage with a one hand r1. Beat each Four King before the next one showed up. I also beat Gwyn with 3 parry ripostes with the hornet ring I’ve never been so strong. I was considering using the painting sword because I read that’s it like the best Dex weapon but I skipped it due to its blade length and the BSS was way longer and had a good R2 thrust.
@alejandroalston95105 ай бұрын
First vid from you i’ve seen, ur pretty cool keep it up
@80nt6 ай бұрын
Manus has always been my favorite fight in the game. But only very recently as in this year did I realize you can spam the silver pendant to keep using its effect... for literally no reason at all I assumed it had some kind of cooldown o_O. aanyway nice vid as always!
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
I also thought it had a cooldown, actually. Good to know, I have a run in mind where that will be very useful
@lf42276 ай бұрын
You haven’t lived until you’ve had 4+ people, invaders and cooperaters both, spamming the pendant on the bridge
@chicken5038Ай бұрын
I always love running through DS1 with weird/op builds. Game has by far the worst balancing out of all the games so its always fun to do some weird build that is also OP like the lifeless scythe which takes the cake as far a fun and kinda broken builds go imo.
@solarpelletsАй бұрын
@@chicken5038 DS1 is certainly not the worst balanced, I promise you that lol. In terms of discrepancies in power between weapons, that easily goes to ER and it's not even close, and in terms of how powerful you can get relative to the PvE that's definitely DS2, no competition. The basic dagger can shred DS2 no problem. Demon's Souls is more unbalanced, tbh. That said, it is very fun to get a stupid strong build and obliterate all of the games incredibly easily lol
@LeopardGamingYT69695 ай бұрын
plin plin plon still haunts me to this day
@semnome70315 ай бұрын
This build + the other dmg boosts (red tearstone and power within) makes ng+6 and further games easy, i normally play like that haha
@PSG_Productions16 ай бұрын
W video! I suggest making this weapon crystal as it only makes it better!
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
Can you buff crystal weapons? I know you can't repair them, but even if you can't buff them that would probably be better for the DLC, at least
@OTOMAGIC6 ай бұрын
Sir, the video is nice, the idea is interesting, but you really need to put some expression behind that voice, it feels as if a teacher is making you read the script for the rest of the class. Take this as constructive criticism and not as an insult please.
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
Ma'am, not sir, and don't worry I don't take it as an insult at all. That's just kind of how I talk, though lol. I have autism and my voice doesn't really emote much. I've been trying to talk more emotively, but I also don't want to, like, ham it up too much because it would feel disingenuous to me.
@Jaded43335 ай бұрын
@@solarpellets ITS MA'AM!!! Why is every transwoman also autistic? It's crazy
@xHeigoux5 ай бұрын
currently playing a mage for the first time and pinwheel took forever with the moonlight butterfly horn. didn't even know he was coded to survive like 2 full minutes. I usually just kind of killed him before he does anything.
@solarpellets5 ай бұрын
He has one of the most interesting fights in the game if you don't kill him instantly. If he had more health he'd probably be one of my favorite bosses.
@OkayNiko6 ай бұрын
Hey no offense but could you talk a little slower? I like watching your videos but as a non-English speaker it's a little hard to follow when you talk so fast, as always a good video was fun to watch
@WaywardPython6 ай бұрын
Try setting the video to x0.75, it works for me.
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
Darn, I was hoping I talked slow enough this time. It's definitely something I'm trying to work on
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
@kip_xo that's exactly what I was hoping my videos would be, I'm glad I've fulfilled that goal on my part :3
@NexusSomnia6 ай бұрын
@@solarpelletsSomething about your voice and cadence reminds me of hanging with mates from school
@Cromenium5 ай бұрын
@@WaywardPython watch more fast paced videos my guy. Learn by exposing yourself to this kind of content :>
@NexusSomnia6 ай бұрын
Consider: NG+7 but on a new character, calamity enabled, black phantoms enabled.
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
I'm like 99% sure Lobos did this lol It does sound pretty fun, though. I want to try it at least, maybe I can do something interesting and unique with it.
@NexusSomnia6 ай бұрын
@@solarpelletsTbh Lobos having done it is kinda like The Simpsons having done it
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
@@NexusSomnia Y'know, that's fair lol
@szeth52875 ай бұрын
First time I’ve ever heard someone say i forgor unironically
@vengefulbird69185 ай бұрын
A really fun one, is just magic only, its not difficult by any means but its a good time to blast everything into oblivion
@lincolnredmond87495 ай бұрын
Subscribed :) you should do this in other souls games ( as long as it isn’t too taxing on your time ofc ) I feel like it would get a lot of views and stuff
@solarpellets5 ай бұрын
I was looking into other games and can't really find anything as concrete as this. I've seen several answers for both DPS and AR in DS2, but if I can figure out what the highest DPS is, I'd love to do it.
@MiklePMC5 ай бұрын
I actually did a Demon greataxe darkmoon blade run before in ds1, the moveset was... not great, so much so that I actually ended up using jump attacks as my most reliable move
@BowForGlory5 ай бұрын
I saw that painting guardian blade and thought no fucking way
@1stCallipostle6 ай бұрын
I will always respect my fellow Prissy enjoyers
@travistreadway31806 ай бұрын
FAP ring is literally the best of the tri rings in dark souls it’s literally a staple to almost every build that’s running any form of melee combat but honestly I’m more for dusk ring and flip ring to flip kill ANYONE
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
Yeah, it's decent if you're not trying to do something specific, but if you're not getting hit anyway or need the ring slot, it's not detrimental to get rid of it
@OnurAkbas-go8ci6 ай бұрын
it would be fun to see a chaos blade or a lifehunt scythe run because of their gimmicks. And idk why but when I saw you faming the painting guardian sword I thought of the balder side sword because its also a low drop rate weapon which is hyped in the community. If you haven't already you can try one of those.
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
I've definitely been wanting to do chaos blade. Lifehunt scythe seems fun, but outside of four kings it might just involve dodging for a bit, but finding ways to keep the DPS without taking damage could be interesting. I'll definitely look into both of them
@OnurAkbas-go8ci6 ай бұрын
@@solarpellets you could also make things more interesting with not levelling vitality
@audriusfrankonis68626 ай бұрын
Lifehunt Scythe is the weapon that pretty much carried my first playthrough. The bleed damage was only really a problem with the Four Kings, and even then because I got greedy and wasn't paying attention. Still, apparently killing the last king with the same hit that kills you with bleed still counts, so all that really amounted to is a very stressful trip to recover 80K souls.
@galaxyorion87256 ай бұрын
it would be super interesting if you did a full on faith build for the astora straight sword, ive done it before and its surprisingly good
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
My paladin runs usually fall to the crescent axe, but an astora straight sword focused build could be interesting, I'll put that on my list
@suspiciouslystickysocks88506 ай бұрын
Lightning blade is overall better tho, especially for PvE. More bosses resist magic compared to lightning
@syedkaneki916 ай бұрын
Didn't get the logic behind to exit gameplay to break the wall just to get hit by rolling ball. 0:56
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
Habit, not paying attention, and it's funny
@jlhuz5 ай бұрын
Awesome run and you have a new subscriber 👍😎
@The-Omega-Blade6 ай бұрын
DMB isn't... Entirely... the best Buff in the game, there are some instances where SLB is slightly better, however this requires you to abandon DMB entirely, but for those not wanting to use DMB, SLB is a very close 2nd in strongest buffs (barring Force Buffing any Magic based weapon with CMW... which literally is the best Glitch buff bar none) Edit: Didn't use Power Within for that 50% full attack boost and GIANT +30 stamina regen boost, allowing for a massively increased DPS and stamina sustain... PW is used in these DPS builds as it's literal "free" DPS boosting, as it's a 0/0 Stat requirement Spell with 1 slot requirement, that heavily boosts all forms of damage... and is found REALLY early into the game for the best buff in the game period.
@TheEcoolarg5 ай бұрын
12:23 that wasnt for fun that was for revenge lol
@kubakuba29786 ай бұрын
Great video i like how ur giving alot of information but look into wiki why this sword is the highest dps, its becouse its scaling and darkmoon blade scaling both S one in dex and one in fth soo i would love to see a video on maxed possible "usable in real gameplay" dps ;3
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
I have no idea how to go about finding that lol. The best I've found so far is the lifehunt scythe, but I'm not really sure where to go from there. It's going on my list for when I figure it out though lol
@kubakuba29786 ай бұрын
@@solarpellets i can send u how to make painted guardian sword to have 2 S scaling things
@GobPalRosieVT6 ай бұрын
I think a fun one could be doing your take on beating the game with only gear and spells found in the asylum. Nice, simple, and could be fun to see how well they last.
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
Just off the top of my head I can think of a couple ways to make that interesting, so I'm not just running through the whole game with a +0 straight sword, I'll put in on my list for sure.
@GobPalRosieVT6 ай бұрын
@@solarpellets Oh, yeah. Upgrade away. You've been through enough after the nothing runs 🤣
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
@@GobPalRosieVT you can get several upgrade materials in the asylum itself, as well as a couple black knight weapons, but I wouldn't want it to just be a bks run lol. There's probably some interesting weapon in the asylum I could use, I'm just not quite sure what yet.
@GobPalRosieVT6 ай бұрын
@@solarpellets Looking forward to it! I wish you luck.
@Knytewish6 ай бұрын
Ooooooo, 8:00 not happy you didn’t use the weapon just because you didn’t want to get back to Andre….
@GodleyX5 ай бұрын
5 minutes and several bosses in and you're still not showing the subject of the video... Should have just started with the spell and weapon so you can show how easy it can be from start to finish
@solarpellets5 ай бұрын
I was showing off how hard the game was with the weapon. You can't get the weapon until Anor Londo, so I got to Anor Londo to get the weapon. If you do want that format, though, the next video is basically just a boss montage
@BambiAndBeauty11285 ай бұрын
@Solarpellets dude, slow the hell down when you are talking or PROPERLY ENUNCIATE YOUR WORDS! plz thx
@srtviper20115 ай бұрын
Great vid! TND 💎🥶
@cosmickirby5803 ай бұрын
YOU USED THE WRONG WEAPON. Epicnamebro made a weapon comparison video WAY back when and came to the conclusion that the GREAT SCYTHE is the highest dps in the game. the video is unlisted now but i saw it way back when. to add context he tested every weapon on the dragon in ash lake, with and without weapon buffs, and the great scythe came out on top RUN IT BACK RIGHT THIS TIME.
@kitsune90766 ай бұрын
Talked smack about my astora straight sword, sadge
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
I do not know the ways, I've never done a build based around it. It's usually just a stepping stone to the crescent axe for me
@arthas2365 ай бұрын
Dex Faith was always the goat.
@SilverX666 ай бұрын
Cool vid, made me subscribe, waiting for more. Consider doing some challange runs in DS3 too :)
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
I have a couple I want to try in DS3, but I'm not very good at it yet lol. Hopefully I will be soon, though
@travistreadway31806 ай бұрын
You know some point you should be like “fuck it so I glitched 30k souls just to get the dumb thing upgraded they haven’t patched it out so they must wanna keep it in the game for quicker leveling” as a meme and never do it again
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
To be fair, I dupe all the time lol
@mattyboyplays79276 ай бұрын
4 kings is quaking.
@xd-px5ne5 ай бұрын
Wouldn't the highest DPS be Richard's Rapier with Darkmoon blade???
@solarpellets5 ай бұрын
That is really good burst damage, yeah, but the DPS from the painting guardian sword is higher through a whole stamina bar
@suburbantrappin72014 ай бұрын
“I don’t like Manus.” Maybe you would like him more if you wouldn’t use lock on the entire time.
@solarpellets4 ай бұрын
I have fought Manus several times since this video, multiple of which were done first try, hitless, with weapons way under the level you're expected to have at that point without the silver pendant. I still don't like Manus for various reasons, mostly his tells being awful and it not being safe to attack from neutral because the combo can't be i-framed, among other things, but not locking on makes the fight vastly harder. You completely lose track of him very easily while he's jumping around, and even if you find him super quickly, if he jumps away and immediately uses the ring attack, tough, you should've tracked better I guess. Even then, though, if not locking on did somehow make the fight "better," (which it doesn't, so it's moot anyway) the game teaches you to lock on during one on one encounters through the entire thing and reinforces it, so either way, not locking on is clearly the wrong thing to do. The only instance in which not locking on in a one on one makes any sense is Seath, and what do you know, they designed him around that! He doesn't jump around like a mad man every few seconds. Crazy how the game is designed around locking on :3 I didn't mean for that to turn into an essay lmao TL;DR the game is vastly easier when locked on during one on one fights, including Manus, and his fight is designed around it.
@doofusrick59985 ай бұрын
Havent even seen the video but I already know it's not as easy as running full havels +Zweihander
@FoundationalDD-eb8qm13 күн бұрын
Wait….channelers can teleport? I have never seen that.
@solarpellets13 күн бұрын
It happens after attacking the ones in the Duke's archives every time unless they're dancing lol. I'm surprised you haven't seen it
@pista694205 ай бұрын
do a dex only run cuz i didnt see anyone doing it before and with ur dodging skills it will be easier than ur previous nightmares
@user-crane6 ай бұрын
15:04 correct me if i'm wrong, but you should get the lingering ring if you kill him? Or maybe that is the bellowing ring?
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
Slumbering, unfortunately. I think I tried killing him in a different run for the bellowing, but he only drops slumbering and hush
@user-crane6 ай бұрын
@@solarpellets Ah I see. Well it was worth a shot.
@Knytewish6 ай бұрын
Slow down your speech. If you annunciate more it would be more enjoyable for the video
@mmmwhatchasayyyyy20215 ай бұрын
I disagree
@uchihad.eminem4955 ай бұрын
I disagree too you're slow git gud
@YOUR_NARRATOR9755 ай бұрын
@@uchihad.eminem495 this guy just needs to level up intelligence first.
@mugs22885 ай бұрын
Shut up geek
@superiorcheerios47725 ай бұрын
Good video, but to grow it is importance to have criticism. What this comment said is true. You made a very solid video, but the voiceover could use a little work. It feels a little monotone, a little rushed. I think it's better to have a longer video than one that gives the impression that it was rushed. And I'm general, let your voice and personality shine! That's what draws people in :]
@fe4rfull856 ай бұрын
The fact you said the fap ring is bad is just so weird it is known as the best ring in the game and it’s why everyone uses it for basically every play through
@LautyHobo2 ай бұрын
Great video, but i disagree with the Manus fight being badly designed other than the spells, yeah, the spells suck, but manus is, tied to artorias, my favourite ds1 boss to fight and i'll never forget struggling for like 4 hours on my sl1 level run, so i ended up with stockholm syndrome, it feels like a ds3 boss in ds1 and i just think that's awesome I mean, you don't see people complaining about nameless king being designed as a ds1 boss in ds3, so i think it's fair for manus to be let free of those accusations
@solarpellets2 ай бұрын
That might be because Nameless isn't even close to similar to the DS1 boss design philosophy. I don't think Manus is a bad fight, I just think learning Manus sucks, and that was probably my least favorite part of all of DS1. At the very least I can beat Manus hitless now.
@LautyHobo2 ай бұрын
@@solarpellets yeah, makes sense, i honestly really felt like nameless king felt closer to ds1 than ds3, but yeah The fight i had the most deaths on my first playthrough was the gargoyles and i'm not even joking, everyone had trouble with manus, o&s, and my ass died like 20 times to the gargoyles
@Maceface385 ай бұрын
It says DS2 in the description
@monty1258746936 ай бұрын
Don’t mean to be mean, but I feel like you talk too fast at points and my brain genuinely doesn’t catch on at times
@kaba19964 ай бұрын
Love your tempo
@marlysalt6 ай бұрын
It always feels like you're desperately telling me a secret or trying to share some forbidden madman's knowledge before something happens to the knowledge inside of you. I kinda like it
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
It's true, I need to get it out or I'll go insane That or I'm just autistic and have adhd and know too much about the game because it's a special interest.
@prodanalexandru2196 ай бұрын
Super disagree on Manus, he is one of the less junkier fights, especially compared to Kalameet. in my opinion Manus is the best boss fight in dark souls 1. If you learn all his moves, it feels like a dance, a real dual and a great fight. And i say that from a perspective of beating Manus with consumables only. It took me 1,5 Hours but it was worth it, the amount of fun i had there
@solarpellets6 ай бұрын
Less janky? Like the jump with a several funky hitboxes, the combo that does seemingly random amounts of damage, and whatever you're supposed to do about the shotgun blast? Like, don't get me wrong, it's a good fight, I think it's fun, it's just not what I like out of DS1. The only jank Kalameet has is when it doesn't move as far as it's supposed to because there's a wall. And kind of the neck hitbox thing, but that's more on the player. The jank isn't even why I don't like the fight, though, for the most part. It's that he has a ton of delays and fast attacks. A few are fine, Nito's ground stab is a fine attack. On it's own, the overhead slam is fine, but there's also the combo, the shotgun, the staff slam, it's just too much. It's not even that it's a "bad" fight, I just don't like it personally.
@prodanalexandru2196 ай бұрын
@@solarpellets Well lets take point by point, 1. What jump exactly cuz there are 2, 2. idk what do you mean by combo doing random amount of damage? probably because it hits you in diferent places beacuse you head and body have different amout of defense.(and why would that be a problem?) 3. And the shoutgon blast you can just sideway role after you if you do it right when it's about to hit you, like as i said i did that boss without even using that pendat that reflects his magick, because my only weapon were consumables, so using pendat would be impossible due to timming. 4. Kallamet first stump is stupid cuz he raises his left foot, but does instant damage of the right foot that is just a little raised, wiche is stupid. plus sometimes he does the glide attack when you are right near him taking instant damage, and he is the only boss who can stun lock you infinetly with his attacks, wiche pissed me off so many times. 5. Damn Manus having tons of delays and fast attcks is what makes him fun to me, esspecially if you learn to dodge all that shit lolXD. 6. Well at the end of the day everyone got his prefferences. I also thinkg maybe if you try to fight Manus while handicapping yourself like i did with consumables only, you will see how acctualy "easy" and predictable manus is. Obv I don't expect you to do this, but maybe to just considerXD. Anyways i like Kallameet aswell, i just killed him with consumables only yesterday, and he killed me way to many times , so i might be still salty at him, since me writing this commentXD. Well have your fun with dark souls as you like, but don't you dare go Hollow.
@notlunaticdancer43936 ай бұрын
Cool watch! Leaving a comment as a sacrifice to the ever-hungry Algorithm Gods, may they bless you.
@tomy333cuerdas66 ай бұрын
this build is much better with pyromancy buff tough,
@forsida5 ай бұрын
I tried magic weapon and Gwyn dies with 2 parries by bandit's knife btw
@solarpellets5 ай бұрын
At what level and what rings? Also, the bandit's knife has a 147 crit modifier, so its riposte damage is way higher than its normal damage.
@forsida5 ай бұрын
Hornet ring and lingering dragoncrest ring. also used power withing pyromancy@@solarpellets
@forsida5 ай бұрын
I don’t remember what level it was, quite high. I played through the whole game with Rickard's rapier, it has a cool ability with multiple hits, it went well with the buff.@@solarpellets