Haven't played this game since the 1.04 patch was announced, as I was expecting it to be pretty quick to come here from Japan. Apparently the 1.04 patch caused a lot of online problems over there, so they are getting a 1.05 patch, which I guess will be the next patch we get.
It's From's/Namco's loss they haven't sorted it sooner. My Skyrim should arrive today so Dark Souls will probably be shelved until 2012 at least.
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Originally Posted by mongo13clikke
Btw...who else thinks that this game has some serious design flaws...?
Yeah I agree with quite a few of your points. The Drake Sword was so obviously overpowered I actually stopped myself from using it, as it took a lot of the challenge away.
Ditto Pyromancy. Like you say, there is no trade-off in getting your flame up to +15, so it's a no-brainer for everyone to do it.
Also agree re farming spots. Demon's Souls got a ton easier when you opened 4-2, and took away the trepidation of carrying a lot of souls around with you. The Forest does that now in Dark Souls.
I'd have liked them to only give you lots of souls from those guys in NG+ and beyond, forcing you to finish the game once without the knowledge that you can grind up 100K souls in 15 mins or so. Second playthrough (for me anyway) is all about experimenting with a load of different weapons, and I appreciate the farming spot in that respect.