Souls Series Wiki Forums

Would you like to react to this message? Create an account in a few clicks or log in to continue.

+2
DoughGuy
retro
6 posters

    regarding the offline gravelord black phantoms of the painted world...

    retro
    retro
    Obsessed
    Obsessed


    Posts : 441
    Reputation : 127
    Join date : 2012-05-26

    regarding the offline gravelord black phantoms of the painted world... Empty regarding the offline gravelord black phantoms of the painted world...

    Post by retro Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:53 pm

    I recently read that the painted world has a built-in gravelord infection for offline players. It sounded trustworthy, but there wasn't much information on it. Does anyone know more about it? It's the first I've ever heard of it!

    -Is it automatic? Does it always occur to offline players who reach the Painted World for the first time?
    -Do you have to be offline for your entire playthrough up until that point?

    There is no information about it on the wikispaces wiki (gravelord servant page | painted world page), and also basically none on the wikidot as well (gravelord servant page | gravelord black phantoms | painted world page).

    There's only a brief mention on the wikidot painted world page which says-
    If you get to this area without patching your game, black phantom Bloated Undead will fill the area
    Which raises a couple more questions:

    -Does it only occur in unpatched versions of the game?
    -Is it only black phantom Bloated Undead, or is it the same Bloated Undead and Skeleton Bonewheels that appear for a normal gravelord infection?
    -Does it last forever, with no way to kill a gravelord servant?

    For people interested in gathering better evidence on Gravelord Black Phantoms, learning more about how the automatic offline infection works could be incredibly helpful. Anyone with the ability to capture video could clearly record all the ones that exist in the level without much effort, assuming its easy to plan/ make happen.
    DoughGuy
    DoughGuy
    Duke's Archivist
    Duke's Archivist


    Posts : 11862
    Reputation : 319
    Join date : 2012-02-29
    Age : 30
    Location : The Bakery of Souls, Sydney

    regarding the offline gravelord black phantoms of the painted world... Empty Re: regarding the offline gravelord black phantoms of the painted world...

    Post by DoughGuy Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:34 pm

    It occured to me everytime I went human in the PW pre patch. If I went hollow they disappeared, but as soon as I went human again they appeared. Hasnt happened since I got the 1.05 patch. There is no sign, no way to stop them apart from killing Pris.
    BackwardsBaboon
    BackwardsBaboon
    Obsessed
    Obsessed


    Posts : 452
    Reputation : 15
    Join date : 2012-01-18
    Age : 43
    Location : SC, USA

    regarding the offline gravelord black phantoms of the painted world... Empty Re: regarding the offline gravelord black phantoms of the painted world...

    Post by BackwardsBaboon Thu Jul 05, 2012 12:15 am

    Why on earth would they patch this???
    retro
    retro
    Obsessed
    Obsessed


    Posts : 441
    Reputation : 127
    Join date : 2012-05-26

    regarding the offline gravelord black phantoms of the painted world... Empty Re: regarding the offline gravelord black phantoms of the painted world...

    Post by retro Thu Jul 05, 2012 12:29 am

    Pretty odd, right? If they disappeared when you went hollow, it's not like they needed to remove this to make the game easier.

    Did it get removed with 1.05, or an earlier patch?
    RandelOolacile
    RandelOolacile
    Obsessed
    Obsessed


    Posts : 666
    Reputation : 36
    Join date : 2012-05-10
    Location : Lost ruins of Oolacile.

    regarding the offline gravelord black phantoms of the painted world... Empty Re: regarding the offline gravelord black phantoms of the painted world...

    Post by RandelOolacile Thu Jul 05, 2012 4:17 am

    I experienced this. It is the bloated dudes and the skeleton wheels!
    Ghadis_God
    Ghadis_God
    Revived
    Revived


    Posts : 2290
    Reputation : 120
    Join date : 2012-05-27

    regarding the offline gravelord black phantoms of the painted world... Empty Re: regarding the offline gravelord black phantoms of the painted world...

    Post by Ghadis_God Thu Jul 05, 2012 5:20 am

    Thank gwyn I never had to deal with this! I've only been playing post-patch.
    befowler
    befowler
    Moderator
    Moderator


    Posts : 2032
    Reputation : 188
    Join date : 2012-01-17
    Location : Sunlight Altar

    regarding the offline gravelord black phantoms of the painted world... Empty Re: regarding the offline gravelord black phantoms of the painted world...

    Post by befowler Thu Jul 05, 2012 10:37 am

    Sorry I missed it, I didn't get into the game until post-patch. What a loss!
    DoughGuy
    DoughGuy
    Duke's Archivist
    Duke's Archivist


    Posts : 11862
    Reputation : 319
    Join date : 2012-02-29
    Age : 30
    Location : The Bakery of Souls, Sydney

    regarding the offline gravelord black phantoms of the painted world... Empty Re: regarding the offline gravelord black phantoms of the painted world...

    Post by DoughGuy Thu Jul 05, 2012 10:49 am

    The patches made the game sooooooooooooo much easier.
    befowler
    befowler
    Moderator
    Moderator


    Posts : 2032
    Reputation : 188
    Join date : 2012-01-17
    Location : Sunlight Altar

    regarding the offline gravelord black phantoms of the painted world... Empty Re: regarding the offline gravelord black phantoms of the painted world...

    Post by befowler Thu Jul 05, 2012 10:53 am

    Yeah, that's what I heard. More souls from enemies too, which seems kinda silly.
    DoughGuy
    DoughGuy
    Duke's Archivist
    Duke's Archivist


    Posts : 11862
    Reputation : 319
    Join date : 2012-02-29
    Age : 30
    Location : The Bakery of Souls, Sydney

    regarding the offline gravelord black phantoms of the painted world... Empty Re: regarding the offline gravelord black phantoms of the painted world...

    Post by DoughGuy Thu Jul 05, 2012 10:55 am

    Ghosts and skellies started giving souls, you can buy titanite from everyone, evn twinkling. The flame golem on top of sens is imposible to get hit by (he used to predict your movements). The capras in the demons ruins had their aggro range cut to a fifth. There's more I cant remember but after playing offline for 2 months getting the patches made the game easy.
    retro
    retro
    Obsessed
    Obsessed


    Posts : 441
    Reputation : 127
    Join date : 2012-05-26

    regarding the offline gravelord black phantoms of the painted world... Empty Re: regarding the offline gravelord black phantoms of the painted world...

    Post by retro Fri Jul 06, 2012 12:44 am

    Adding souls for killed skeletons is one of the changes I welcomed. Not because I felt like I needed more souls, but it's a handy confirmation that a skeleton is dead for sure. I would've been happy if they dropped only 1 soul each.

    It's especially helpful for co-op in the catacombs, when someone isn't using a divine weapon and it's hard to be certain whether or not a skeleton is getting back up.

    They also changed some subtle stuff that, to me, seemed like it had no bearing on the difficulty. I'm fairly certain the Sentinels outside the great hall in Anor Londo used to be a little bit closer to the top of the stairs, but were moved back. I can't really figure out the point of that, doesn't seem to make a difference really.

    I'd consider getting rid of offline black phantoms a pretty significant change, I wish they kept that in there.

    MudoRH wrote:I experienced this. It is the bloated dudes and the skeleton wheels!
    Ah ok, so it is probably identical to the normal gravelord infection that occurs in the painted world (asides from being able to avoid it as a hollow).

    Sponsored content


    regarding the offline gravelord black phantoms of the painted world... Empty Re: regarding the offline gravelord black phantoms of the painted world...

    Post by Sponsored content


      Current date/time is Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:01 am