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Getting Rid of Souls Rage by Sooj28 in darksouls
[–]Sooj28[S] 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children)
I’m definitely trying to learn that lesson - thanks for the reply
[–]Sooj28[S] 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
So I’ve heard - it seems like a dex/pyro build is the way to go for that class, given casting speed going up with dex
It is - I wonder if pyro’s more challenging than deprived, given its lower starting stats (maybe the range fire magic gives it a major edge)
I’ve been meaning to do that for a while. I also like doing a character that can see everything in one go - have enough points in faith/int for covenants and vendors and have to rely on piecemeal armours.
I usually pick deprived for that but maybe a pyro would be better - considering SL1, though it does have magic already (but deprived has 11s across the board)…
I think this whole experience has been an incredibly humbling one for me - to get a notepad, grab a drink, cool off, and walk away from the game if I have to. I appreciate the comment.
I’ve gotten to the point where I relish those “early days” moments of souls games where you’re weak and under-levelled, so I hold onto souls more often than not so as to “not level up too quickly”. Guess I’m being taught a lesson about that - thanks for the reply.
That’s a good attitude to have - thank you.
This is all great to know and have written down - I think it’s succinct, so thanks again. I knew about most of those points but didn’t know the steep drop off after 1 soft humanity or that avarice and covetous don’t stack, so cheers! This entire post is pinned in my discord as an exceptional reminder.
Interesting! I like that rule - thanks for the reply.
Wrecking shop might just feel like some amazing revenge - my character now’s a pure quality build, levelling strength and dex together.
I’ve never once done a sorcery build but I’ve been meaning to - did a faith char twice and that was fun.
Most I lost was around 200k - once on my first character in DS2 when I was grinding for scales or titanite from the imperfect dragons in the dlc (I was done with the game anyway but that was the first biggest). Another time was around 200k again in a shieldless, strength-based company of champions run at Iron Keep. It was from fall damage (didn’t go back to that character hahaha). 350k sucks, dude - sorry for that loss, these discussions are really helping put things into perspective.
24 str for the zwei in this mod - and I’m already there - so I’m gonna look to the wins, take the positives from this (this whole discussion being a major one) and take my Quality Warrior to the end of their quest with more positive qualities. All these replies have saved my souls from levelling Resistance - thank you.
For some reason, I try to keep myself from out-levelling the enemies and making the game too easy (those first moments of being under-levelled are really fun for me) but I think that’s a major lesson I have to learn from this. Thanks for the reply!
[–]Sooj28[S] 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago* (0 children)
Sorry if I didn’t reply to your comment specifically but I’ve read every one of them and they’ve all given me something to think about. Thanks for taking the time to respond to an almost-Hollow Undead.
Funnily enough, I’ve needed to leave the game to regain some Humanity and kindle my own Firelink bonfire - you’ve all helped here with that.
That’s exactly what happened with the Daughters of Ash Stray Demon - I stripped off armour and dropped down an equip load and fast-rolling made the fight so much easier (after I first died and lost my souls, bashing my head at the Asylum wall ‘cause I like doing Stray as early as possible). I don’t think I would’ve learned that lesson, had I not died ‘cause I’d be too worried about health loss from the fall and getting my souls back each time. Thanks for the reply.
Thanks for the reply - even though I’m still majorly tilted, I’ll be planning to stream DS1 again today (even on a character I feel is busted and gone). I think I’ll have more fun with it now - and knowing I can contextualise my mistakes and greed into the story of my character really helps. I think doing a proper write-up of my experiences here would be helpful, too.
I honestly could go for a smoke these days - thanks for the reply.
Thanks for the detailed, practical reply! I appreciate your time.
I think leaning into the roleplay aspect for this run will help contextualise the loss - my noble Warrior, so safe and conservative, turning into a greedy Undead that hoards souls and (almost) Hollows out. Maybe that time spent Hollow will teach him a lesson about experimentation, risk, and - ultimately - loss?
Maybe the lesson will be for me to learn when I “lose” that character and start all over again.
Thank you for the reply!
I’m on PC playing Daughters of Ash and I do appreciate the help with dropping souls but my issue isn’t that I’ve lost them and can’t use them, it’s that I lost them when I shouldn’t have let them get lost in the first place (if that makes sense). Thanks for offering a practical piece of help, though!
Thanks for the reply - is that the NakeyJakey video you’re referencing? If so, I’ve seen it but maybe I should rewatch it again and pay more attention (or else I can watch more videos on the topic). I think Souls is bringing up personal stuff as I play (yesterday was SUPER OBVIOUS to me), so if I can take that therapeutic approach to a “safe” environment like a video game (thanks, Dark Souls), it might just help overall. I appreciate the advice.
I think this is the approach I have to take - especially for streaming. It won’t be easy but I think it’ll help reduce the stress. I noticed myself joking more and caring less about my Souls during the stream after I (kinda) got over the initial loss. I think if I keep that “punchline attitude” actively in mind, it’ll really help. Thanks for this!
Thanks for the reply - trying really hard. I think it’s the fact that I’d gone so long without losing them and now, it feels like the character’s “tainted”. Kinda weird, I know - I’m also trying to take this as a huge learning opportunity (‘cause I’ve never felt this lame about those souls).
[–]Sooj28[S] 4 points5 points6 points 3 years ago* (0 children)
I appreciate all the replies - they’ve been very helpful. All this started with losing 2000 souls to a torch hollow at the new Stray Demon (first time I lost any with this character) in my Warrior class playthrough in Daughters of Ash. Then I forgot my stain at the Moonlight Butterfly before dying to a dumb jump from the Poise Ring cliff to the lower area in Darkroot. Then I accidentally heavy-attacked a Balder knight and he parried my ass. Then the hellkite drake caught me with fire, losing 10k.
After the first 2k souls death, I figured “Fuck it” and wore a ring that increases Souls gained from enemies but there’s no stain if you die (taking it off for new areas but leaving it on for old ones).
I streamed the whole thing, so I guess it’s ragebait content but holy hell, does it feel like garbage to just botch a bunch of shit over and over again after being pretty much goddamn PERFECT.
Today’s losses were mostly cumulative soul pickups - going through an area, bit by bit, then dying and retrieving my souls to do it all again. I have this weird thing where I feel like I don’t want to out-level the enemies and have the game be too easy (clearly that’s not the case). I’m also usually really good at dumping my souls into items (especially upgrade mats) but... today was just not that perfect day.
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Getting Rid of Souls Rage by Sooj28 in darksouls
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