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r/darksouls•
darkmodem

We have 50,000 souls in here!!!

Wow, what a ride. This game is two and a half years old and we still get about ~150 subscribers a day. This is truly a testament to the quality and craftsmanship of a game that is marketed by word of mouth, mostly.

I never expected this game/subreddit to take off the way it has, but I'm glad it did. I've been a fan since Demon's Souls, and I'm sure I'll be a fan of Dark Souls 2 as well. It has been a remarkable experience to witness such a niche RPG/dungeoncrawler achieve mainstream success in a gaming market where victory is a foregone conclusion.

2013 was a good year for gaming, with The Last of Us winning Game of the Year. If you own a PS3 and haven't played it, you are doing yourself a disservice. It's a brilliantly paced emotional rollercoaster with graphics as good as anything currently on the Next Gen consoles. I played it, I adored it, but I still put more hours into both Souls games last year, despite their age.

The people in this subreddit are a wonderful bunch, and you all really make it a joy to be a member of the moderation team. We get some bad apples in here, but our ban list is surprisingly small for a subreddit this size; it's mostly bots and obvious trolls.

I would like to thank u/ChingShih for all of his hard work and dedication to this subreddit. He has retired, but we wouldn't be where we are today without him.

Cheers to all of you. 1v1 me in the forest u skrubs.

Edit> For everyone interested in Dark Souls 2, please visit the Dark Souls 2 subreddit. Let's keep this subreddit free of spoilers. Your cooperation is appreciated.

Posted Jan 20, 2014, 11:31 AM UTC · edited

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GraycorSatoru•

Praise the Sun brothers!

But really, this subreddit is awesome. Props to the mods and the community itself for keeping it that way.

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Vynakros•

This subreddit has the strongest sense of community from the ones I visit. That's partially to it being relatively small, but also because you're not downvoted for either being a newb or a dickwraith - which is refreshing. It just seems that everyone is having a good time, and that's why I visit daily. Praise it!

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GraycorSatoru•

Me in this thread with my SoulBros

I hear ya brother! No downvotes here... flicks free upvotes everywhere

Honestly, if the community keeps this stable (yeah it had some chaff content but no forum/board is perfect), I'll be really pleased. It's a really good place to speculate and engage with like minded people.

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The_OP3RaT0R•

Well, we have all been through a lot of the same experiences on here (we wouldn't be in this sub if not.) 420 praise it.

Also, happy cakeday.

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[deleted]•

PRAISE THE ABYSS

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plasmalaser1steam = asianassasin13•

PRAISE GIANTDAD

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OpDruidGiantDad•

wat rings bitc?

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xWarheartHustlarr•

r u casul?

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thetrocar•

I think you may have invaded my game once!

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[deleted]•

\[T]/

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DecryptedGaming•

\[T]/

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zoicyte•

This sub got me started with reddit. Still the best little community I frequent.

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xenopulse•

Yep, same here.

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zul-von-braun•

I just started playing dark souls a few days ago and every time I see "praise the sun" i stare at the sun and wonder....why?

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Necrom93•

420 PRAISE IT

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R3dlace•

vitamin D brah, it's good for your sanity.

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GraycorSatoru•

Just keep playing. Keep the sun in mind. And remember, when you're stuck, dying and ravaged. Think of the time you were in the sun and all was well. And remember friends. Those of which who can engage in the most jolly of cooperation with you may bring relief to the void isolation of that which is Lordran.

And one day... you too may find your very own sun...

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Cameron_Sabo•

You'll start praising the sun after you've been through blighttown, the catacombs, and so on. And besides, it is a wonderous body.

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TK503•

If you praise the sun every time you read the message praise the sun, you unlock a third ending.

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MaceOfBass•

Aw shucks, I love you guys :D

But I will still invade you, murder you, and steal your souls.

:D

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VnzuelanDude•

The Darkmoon watches, lovingly of course.

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darkmodemOP\1/•

But I will still invade you, murder you, and steal your souls.

Back at ya bro! :D

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MrSnakes799•

He says with an explosive grin.

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Coffande•

I remember joining when there were 7.000 souls and thought "man that's a pretty big community for a game on reddit".

Totally blows me away that it's one of the biggest subreddits for a single game now.

Especially since Demon's Souls was the insider rpg back then and it's awesome to see how the fanbase increased.

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econ664•

Yeah, for the people who've been playing since Demon's Souls, it's really cool to see it take off like this.

I like how people here 'get' it. It's what brings people back for 500+ hours of gameplay. I don't feel the same way about any other series. I even find myself dropping new games sometimes and picking this one back up.

It just has that draw to it. I remember trying to explain Demon's Souls to a friend when I first got it. He asked me, "Well, is it single or mutliplayer?"

"You don't get it," I said, "This game redefines the notion of what single and multiplayer can be. They haven't come up with a name for it yet."

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wintrparkgrl•

multiplayer enhanced singleplayer

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ShadowsOfDoubt•

This guy gets it

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FeierInMeinHose•

Meh. While it is innovation, it's both single- and multi-player. It just happens that multiplayer matchmaking is done differently than other systems, and you can do co-op and pvp at the same time. I don't think it "redefines the notion of what single and multiplayer can be." as you still choose whether or not to use multiplayer by meeting certain criteria. In other games it's a separate menu, in Dark Souls it's becoming human.

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AuntJemimah7•

And then you get Gravelorded.

Edit: Relevent

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flyonthatwallAll platforms•

hahaha I love this video. Love my gravelord.

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LostMyPasswordNewAcc•

lol one of the biggest

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DarkSoulsBrah•

Were like 2 lord gwyn souls, soul of quelaag and a soul of a proud knight combined

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R3dlace•

So deep.

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StinkyRaptor•

I purchased Dark Souls a few days ago, and I'll admit that I only bought this because of this subreddit alone. I now understand. Thank you all.

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The_OP3RaT0R•

You've got quite the adventure ahead of you. Best wishes. (This is coming from someone who's played for a month and frankly has only scratched the surface.)

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eur0paGFWL/PSN: ingiusto•

Glad to be part of all of this.

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Lyxodius•

I'm so looking forward to Dark Souls 2! :D And I'm pretty certain our community will grow even bigger with its release! :)

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Joshkbai•

Man. I still remember early 2012 thinking "hmm, I wonder if there's a subreddit for this game." and lo and behold there was, a small but dedicated community of around 5,000 subscribers. I was blown away at the quality of the content for its size. The lore discussions, the pvp videos, the speed runs, all of it motivated me to continue playing Dark Souls long after I completed my first playthrough. Now, over two years later, I cannot believe how big this place is. 50,000 - that truly is astonishing.

and you know what? It's only going to get bigger. The word is out. Dark Souls is an amazing game, and it will soon be getting an amazing sequel. I would not be surprised if our numbers doubled or even tripled in the next few months.

So let's not forget the amazing things about this community that got us here. This is without a doubt the most awesome, devoted, enthusiastic group of gamers I've ever had the pleasure of being a part of. Thank you r/Darksouls mods. keep up the good work.

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darkmodemOP\1/•

I still remember early 2012 thinking "hmm, I wonder if there's a subreddit for this game."

Late 2011 it was pretty much just me and u/ChingShih. There were about 300 subscribers to r/demonssouls and I wasn't expecting this sort of attention to Dark Souls. I mean, I knew it would be a great game, but I didn't know how wildly successful it would end up being.

I'm thrilled with the attention it's gotten, and I'm glad a lot of you were along for the ride.

Cheers.

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ChingShih•

That was one thing that surprised me about our growth. Our subreddit isn't nearly as big as those for enormous MMOs like r/diablo or r/starcraft, but in terms of activity we eclipse all the other non-MMO gaming subreddits. I think this reflects in part the "it's not always single-player" aspect of Dark Souls' online element. But also the dedication of the fanbase to this exceptional game (as well as the semi-consistent release cycle of new stuff).

So keep on going, guys. With Dark Souls 2 in the not-too-distant future, I fully expect this place to keep growing.

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Schwillet•

I come here all the time. Don't really comment a lot, but I have almost 800 hours in this game since it came out.

I remember everyone was buying Skyrim. I didn't want to lose my life in that game, so I went to Gamespot and looked at some reviews. They had given this game a 9.5, and after seeing the trailer, it knocked my socks off. I had to wait until payday to get it, but get it I did.

The last two years, I've put it down, picked it up, beat it, beat it again, killed the dragon, started a sorcerer character, a knight, a paladin, a dex bow and arrow chick with purple hair who runs around half naked, and last night I raged quit at the bottom of the painted world with the spinning skeletons. I can't wait to get off work and die again.

This sub has helped. A lot. I like the politeness, the helpfulness to noobs, people who respect the game enough that they don't want to ruin another's experience, but will happily give them the experience of a low level backstab. This game AND sub is a reflection of the people who made it, those that consider gaming an art, one that can be appreciated for many years. I've been gaming since the Atari days, and I don't think I've ever had a game grip me quite like this one has.

Praise the motherfucking sun.

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Mortimer_Young•

Srsly fuck those bonewheel skeletons.

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Arbintor•

They've only killed me 8001 times

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Schwillet•

So funny. Last night I summoned some help...Took the phantom to the well and pointed at it. He went down, no problem, knew what I needed. He gets killed by the third one, like got his ass ripped open. I go back up since I survivedm wait a few minutes, and summon him again. He immediately used his seperation crystal.

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Mortimer_Young•

He was there to help with Priscilla, not bonewheels.

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Arbintor•

I've finally achieved revenge. Before fighting pinwheel I used all my combustions killing all of them >:) they did no damage since I jacked up the silver knight armor all the way. My body is ready for all the boss fights now

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Arbintor•

I've finally achieved revenge. Before fighting pinwheel I used all my combustions killing all of them >:) they did no damage since I jacked up the silver knight armor all the way. My body is ready for all the boss fights now

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flyonthatwallAll platforms•

took the words out of my mouth I really just couldn't agree more, been gaming for that long as well and this game has truly stolen my soul. The game and its community is like nothing else I have experienced in gaming.

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Chief_Studly•

I love this subreddit, it's my safehaven from all the other stuff. Every time I come here there seems to be great discussions going on, constant artistic creations and who can forget the lore speculations.

Awesome job guys, goes to show how great of a game this truly is to have such a devoted following.

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averypoliteredditor•

dats enuf sools 2 lvl pyro 2 lel 27 wit 38 strong pts but dont u dare put eny in dex u fegit

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darkmodemOP\1/•

bro I got +4 res points u dont no wat u up against

+2dex secret

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averypoliteredditor•

i wont tell!

^^^^but ^^^^ur ^^^^still ^^^^a ^^^^fegit

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The_OP3RaT0R•

420 praise it fgt

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darkmodemOP\1/•

A lot of posts are shit tough. [sic]

As a mod of this sub I can agree. I've seen it all and I've done it all, and I'm sure you have as well. Plenty of "Look at what my GF made" posts. Lots of "TIL red dogs power the wheels in Blighttown" posts. It used to annoy me, but new people are experiencing this game every day, and are new to this subreddit.

We need to make room for the newcomers, use spoiler tags, and point them to the sidebar. We can all get along.

It would make my life easier if people used the sidebar though. :P

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[deleted]•

dont worrie, we gt ur bak ovr at r/shittydarksouls

faget

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darkmodemOP\1/•

bro i got uchi maxd out. 1v1 me berg.

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[deleted]•

lel dexfag

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Bronzdragon•

Ain't nobody got time for that.

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aduyl•

I'm guilty of posting absolutely reprehensible things ( okay maybe not that bad, but still broke the rules). The mods were nice about it, and I've also learned my lesson. I've also learned what a sidebar was not even a month ago. Cheers mods!

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xyxthris•

I did not know that the dogs power the wheels in blighttown... I would use my hours played as a measure of my pro-ness too if i knew them

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xkcd_transcriber•

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Nascentes#praiseit•

Thank you u/ChingShih!. You're good people.

Thanks to you as well u/darkmodem

Praise the sun!

Edit: Sorry u/darkmodem, you aren't a subreddit! :P

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ChingShih•

You're welcome, but really if it wasn't for the support of the community, we'd all be hollow! We owe it all to loyal Dark Souls players.

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MonsterFisch•

And I just lost 50,000 Souls to Blight Town T.T

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zoicyte•

I'm embarrassed to say it but I still haven't progressed farther than Nito. I keep resetting. It's shameful.

I have a week off starting tomorrow. My goal is to finally beat souls. PC people help me get it over the finish line!

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GraycorSatoru•

You ever want a summmon or spoiler free advice just holla my friend. Plenty of that here.

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flyonthatwallAll platforms•

I spent about a year, restarting after Biggie and Smalls, I still hadn't completed the game yet was just having fun. I just kept building new characters it was so much fun lol.

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PansyPang•

if you have any questions or need help feel free to ask or post on http://www.reddit.com/r/DarkSoulsHelp/ as well :)

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AlephNull92•

Just started playing Dark Souls over christmas there. Haven't enjoyed a game this much in a long time. Still absolutely terrible (like, really terrible) at PvP, but got to keep practicing for DS2!

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aduyl•

still absolutely terrible

How about you Git gud

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AlephNull92•

Trying!

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Molgera124•

There's a board for you.

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Brewmachine•

Wathc ur stip faget

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darkmodemOP\1/•

Still absolutely terrible (like, really terrible) at PvP

Don't worry about it. I've been playing since launch and I'm still shit at PvP. Doesn't make it less enjoyable though.

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AlephNull92•

True. Nothing like beating an invader when using an inferior build and a little bit of luck. :)

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Molgera124•

So should we get Crystal Spear or not?

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darkmodemOP\1/•

Yes. ..and use it in PvP as much as possible. :D

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Surfeit6•

Dark Souls is the reason I have a reddit account. Even during the long periods when I put the Souls games down, I still check this subreddit. What can I say? My soul belongs to the darkness.

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PlasticSky•

Wow. I remember when this sub was under 4,000 and I thought I was late to the party. Awesome to see how expansive this has become. Can't wait to see people in DS2.

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BroCheez•

I'm a relatively new player as well(just finished first play through last week), so I would take my advice lightly. But I found that leveling Vitality, Endurance, and Strength/Dexterity are best for us newbs. These are the most vital stats. As you will hear a lot more on this sub, never put any points into resistance. And prepare to die!

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flyonthatwallAll platforms•

As a new player Vitality will help you survive. My first character I took him to 40 vit first so that I could make mistakes and not die basically.

Endurance is nice because you attack more, roll more etc and do not have to worry about your guard getting broken as much. This was the second stat I took to 40. 40 is where you stop getting endurance for investment in the stat, but you can keep going, it will give you more equip burden allowing you wear heavier armor and not move as slowly.

Then depending on the weapon you want to use (Str or Dex based) you will want to raise that.

This is the safest way to play and I suggest it for new players, you won't be doing huge amounts of damage and you won't be great in PvP but the extra HP and lots of endurance will help you recover as you learn from your mistakes.

I never finished on that character, I got pretty far and decided I didn't need loads of HP. So instead I brought Endurance up to 40 still, but started leveling up my Dex to 40 as well (was using a dex weapon). I left my Vit at the default, I had gotten good enough that I could dodge or block most of the stuff this early in the game. When I did get one shot it didn't bother me as much because I knew I should have been able to dodge.

If you feel that you don't need the HP then don't take it but for new players lots of HP helps make the game more forgiving.

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