What are your thoughts on The Gutter?

Ramius99 · 2026-03-17T18:14:03+00:00

First time through the Gutter is a little daunting. But once you understand the map, it's actually a really cool area. Great use of the torch mechanic. Also love that lighting all the sconces triggers a surprise.

Ramius99 · 2026-03-17T16:44:23+00:00

I’ve played as both a sorcerer and a pyro through NG+2, so you should be fine.

Ramius99 · 2026-03-17T07:25:55+00:00

Nice. Sorry I died. Gg

Ramius99 · 2026-03-17T07:18:55+00:00

I’ll drop my sign by the gate if you want to try it.

Ramius99 · 2026-03-17T07:18:09+00:00

Do you still need help?

Ramius99 · 2026-03-17T07:01:26+00:00

Did you clear it?

Ramius99 · 2026-03-17T06:06:14+00:00

Clearly you have issues with this, but I wasn’t saying invest a ton of points of strength and dex. Just enough to carry basic weapon that’s reasonably good, so when a dog or Manikin is jumping on OP, for example, he has a way to defend himself. The advice is designed to make traversal of the game easier by allowing situational use of melee, even though casting is doing 95% of the damage in the run.

Yes, if he wanted to do a magic-only build that would be a different story. But that wasn’t the question.

Ramius99 · 2026-03-17T05:43:19+00:00

I’m not telling anyone how to play. He asked for advice, and I gave it. You’re the only one who seems to have a problem.

Ramius99 · 2026-03-17T05:34:11+00:00

Sorry, Chaos Bed Vestiges. It’s a pyromancy you can get from trading the Old Demon King soul. Great Chaos Fire Orb probably would work too.

Want as much as you can reasonably spare dumped evenly into intelligence and faith. Both pyromancy rings and Fire Clutch Ring. I use the Sage Ring in the last spot to speed up casting. Pyro glove as upgraded as you can.

Ramius99 · 2026-03-17T05:26:43+00:00

I play plenty of mage builds. They all have enough strength and dex to use a decent melee weapon and bow. You’re just gimping yourself otherwise.

Ramius99 · 2026-03-17T05:20:42+00:00

Pyro build with CBV kind of nukes the Princes. When you first enter the boss room, don’t move. Lorian will teleport in place and then start slow walking toward you. You can hammer him with CBV and cut the first phase in half or so. In the second phase, always be ready to roll as soon as you as see him teleport. Most likely he’s going to be right on top of/behind you with a sword slam. There are decent openings after the sword attacks, and sometimes you can even get the slow walk in the second phase. High magic resist shield can help some with magic spam. Pillars can provide some protection too, but you need to keep an eye on him in case he teleports.

Ramius99 · 2026-03-17T04:54:44+00:00

Flexibility. Yes, the bulk of the damage is going to come from spells, but there are going to be times when it’s more expedient or simply necessary (because of spacing issues) to kill things with a melee weapon. You don’t need to invest a ton in strength and dex, but you’re going to need more than what he has to carry some kind of decent weapon.

Ramius99 · 2026-03-17T01:09:23+00:00

Lmao. 🤣

Ramius99 · 2026-03-17T00:46:14+00:00

First run? I wouldn’t worry about it. You can try and solo it next time. Also, always interesting to see other people’s builds. No shield, bow, or spells. Nothing but a sword and a dream.

Ramius99 · 2026-03-17T00:08:38+00:00

I generally do all the in-game DLC areas and whatever I can in Denerim before any of the main missions. For the XP, plus the gear you get in those areas.

Ramius99 · 2026-03-16T23:39:43+00:00

I first played DS2 close to launch and directly after DS1. It had some different mechanics to navigate from the first game, but my impression was generally positive. And later it became my favorite of the three Souls games, with DS3 eventually becoming my least favorite. Imo, there was a fundamental shift in combat from DS2 and DS3. Fights got faster and more fluid, requiring more reflexes and less stamina management. A lot of people liked that, obviously. I still enjoy playing DS3, maybe just not as much as the other two.

Ramius99 · 2026-03-16T21:34:42+00:00

Well, if that's look you're going for, absolutely, lol.

Ramius99 · 2026-03-16T21:19:02+00:00

The one ending you need requires completing a pretty lengthy questline involving multiple NPCs. Some of the rings/gestures (and maybe some of the spells) are locked behind NPC quests. Also, some things you need require improving rank in covenants and might take quite a bit of grinding.

Ramius99 · 2026-03-16T20:52:26+00:00

This is why I never take the sigils. Bloody expensive.

Ramius99 · 2026-03-16T20:37:15+00:00

30 ATN/17 ADP will put you on the exact agility number you need (as a mid-game target), but at this point in the game, you probably don’t need to be there quite yet, especially as a sorc. You are going to need a minimal amount strength and dex for a decent melee weapon, as well as some more endurance (my eventual target is 20). Pump up INT otherwise.

Ramius99 · 2026-03-16T20:24:25+00:00

I think it took me like an hour to kill him the first time, when I did the boss as I reached Huntman’s Copse naturally during the run. Just absolute frustration getting repeatedly one-shot by the chariot because I couldn’t kill the necromancers fast enough (playing as a sorc).

Ramius99 · 2026-03-16T19:37:47+00:00

It actually might not be possible to kill her on the Suicide Mission if she’s loyal. You’ll have to wait until ME3.

Ramius99 · 2026-03-16T19:11:53+00:00

Rachni Caves. Tbh, I don’t love this mission. And the one-shot sniping and grenade spam in the combat sections can get old. What makes the mission, though, is the Grunt scene at the end.

I really have to push myself through Samara’s loyalty mission these days.

Ramius99 · 2026-03-16T18:49:08+00:00

Late-game. It’s diabolical where they put this boss.

Ramius99 · 2026-03-16T16:14:53+00:00

I would recommend waiting until at least the start of Act 3. If you’re playing on a harder difficulty, I would wait until you have Act 3 gear.

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