Checking the achievements on PS4 last night and saw that 30% of people had the NK one, which is pretty impressive given how difficult that fight is.

Spent some time grinding sun talismans there and it all started to make sense. It also made me angry like old time WoW dungeons with randoms felt.

DON'T RUN AT HIS FEET. ROLL!

I finished it last night. 52 hours and got some help for the last boss for the lols. I really enjoyed playing this even though I managed to fuck all the NPC's story threads and saw none of them through...

I'm pretty happy with some of the bosses I managed to do alone too. Like the Prince and the Dancer.

I'll probably play through again with a guide or something to try and find more of the side stories.

I'll also not Heal The Dark Sigil even though I don't really know what it did.

@Shabby

No. You can only do that 5 times. It's the most complex thing in the game. You will deffo need to use a guide unless you wanna do multiple playthroughs and trial and error with it.

Game dusted. Throughly enjoyed ever second of it, even if it messed with my sleep pattern on certain evenings. After DS2 & Bloodbourne failed to grab me, it was nice to be sucked back in with DS3.

Managed to complete 2 NPC storylines, when I pick it up again will try to play play for the best ending in NG+.

Was not gonna do the final boss today as I was gonna do a bit of cheevo hunting something I don't normal bother with but really enjoyed with DS1. Was only due to my pile of shame, I pushed on after NK. So was pleasantly surprised on after seeing the creds roll, that NG+ can be accessed when I'm ready. Was not sure if it would boot me straight into it. Guess I got a bit of grace now & nest session I will mop up as much as poss on play through one & improve my pvp before starting round 2.

Completed it

Still lots to do so won't be ng+ yet.

I can confirm that NG+ rings appear in NG++ (so you don't have to worry about getting everything before progressing for the achievement).

On that note, the amount of grinding required for the Darkmoon covenants is absolutely bullshit. I've had 0 summons ever, so the only way to get the Proof of Concord Kept is by grinding the silver knights. At least with the other covenants you can invade or get summons to earn them, which is kind of fun even if invades are always 3v1.

I did the same. Infused my halberd to lightning to get through that clifftop gauntlet then went through to the boss and found he was made of lightning. I used a dark greataxe in the end but you should fare well with raw + resin, you could two-hand the large club...

Yeah just get gud

I definitely appreciate the frustration with beating him. Having to beat the dragon first stage before getting another chance at his final form adds another layer to an already difficult fight.

Heh, see I found Pontiff very easy! It's probably down to timing - NK delays his attacks so it's easy to roll too early. Pontiff's attacks tied up much better to when I would naturally roll.

Edit: Plus Pontiff has much lower health.

What are your stats?

Hit Irthyll for the first time. Running Knights armour and Wilners sword, dragon shield.
This was after having to find this doll and doing a major backtrack.
Is anyone still playing this? Or has it died on its arse after less than 3 months.
Overall, it's quite easy. Been lucky with a couple of fights so far.

Thought I'd want to play this through repeatedly but after one run I just lost the desire. Started another build but got bored.

I'm all soulsed out.

I'm running a scholar magic build at the same time and having fun with both to be fair.

Though I do feel DS3 is like The Force Awakens,
Very beautiful looking but with so many nudge nudge wink winks to the first one. It almost is missing its own Soul.
At least scholar went for its own story direction.