So I've logged several hundred hours into the 360 version of Dark Souls, but now that I'm playing PTD on the PC I'm at a serious block at O&S that I've never hit before, for a variety of reasons, and after slamming my head against it for a few days I don't really know how to proceed.
All of my previous melee builds that killed O&S relied on the Eagle Greatshield, which is now nerfed. Normally this wouldn't be a problem for a str build, as I'd just swap on Havel's Ring and use a different greatshield, but my current character is dex focused (For faster pyromancies) and the best shield I have access to is the Silver Knight Shield.
On top of this, I'm having problems with summoning and invasions on the PC version that I never had on the 360 version. I'm around level 50 in Anor Londo, and literally every time I go human, I get invaded in less than 30 seconds. Several times now I've been invaded multiple times while in the middle of fully kindling a bonfire. The rate of invasions seems drastically increased from the 360 version, where I could play for hours without getting invaded.
Normally this wouldn't be an issue, but most of the folks I'm encountering that invade me are using all of the DLC spells, which I have no idea how to fight and can hardly stand up against, seeing as this is my first runthrough of PTD and my build is incomplete until I can access later items.
This is compounded by the fact that even though I have open NAT and everything is set up correctly, I have never once managed to summon a player for help. Every single time I try, the summon fails.
So right now I'm trying to kill O&S but I either go human to get solaire's help, and get invaded (most likely murdered quickly) before I can get to the fog door, or I do make it but still get shredded by O&S because I just don't have enough stability to block their hits and still deal damage.
I'm at 22 Vit/22 End/25 Dex/16 Attunement/15 Int (for greater magic weapon/summon light) and my pyro flame is +10. I usually run either great magic weapon + power within on my Iato +10, or I try to go more defensive and load up on the fireball line of spells to create some distance.
I've really never had this kind of trouble before, and everywhere I look for strategies or help, I see people either using items or strategies that no longer apply in PTD. I'm at my wits end here, and about ready to shelve this character for a str melee character with a proper greatshield. I just have no idea how a dex focused character can expect to complete this fight now.
All of my previous melee builds that killed O&S relied on the Eagle Greatshield, which is now nerfed. Normally this wouldn't be a problem for a str build, as I'd just swap on Havel's Ring and use a different greatshield, but my current character is dex focused (For faster pyromancies) and the best shield I have access to is the Silver Knight Shield.
On top of this, I'm having problems with summoning and invasions on the PC version that I never had on the 360 version. I'm around level 50 in Anor Londo, and literally every time I go human, I get invaded in less than 30 seconds. Several times now I've been invaded multiple times while in the middle of fully kindling a bonfire. The rate of invasions seems drastically increased from the 360 version, where I could play for hours without getting invaded.
Normally this wouldn't be an issue, but most of the folks I'm encountering that invade me are using all of the DLC spells, which I have no idea how to fight and can hardly stand up against, seeing as this is my first runthrough of PTD and my build is incomplete until I can access later items.
This is compounded by the fact that even though I have open NAT and everything is set up correctly, I have never once managed to summon a player for help. Every single time I try, the summon fails.
So right now I'm trying to kill O&S but I either go human to get solaire's help, and get invaded (most likely murdered quickly) before I can get to the fog door, or I do make it but still get shredded by O&S because I just don't have enough stability to block their hits and still deal damage.
I'm at 22 Vit/22 End/25 Dex/16 Attunement/15 Int (for greater magic weapon/summon light) and my pyro flame is +10. I usually run either great magic weapon + power within on my Iato +10, or I try to go more defensive and load up on the fireball line of spells to create some distance.
I've really never had this kind of trouble before, and everywhere I look for strategies or help, I see people either using items or strategies that no longer apply in PTD. I'm at my wits end here, and about ready to shelve this character for a str melee character with a proper greatshield. I just have no idea how a dex focused character can expect to complete this fight now.