Day…uh…three? Three, I think, of Ravenswatch (Passtech) and my onebro run. No, those are not the same things, obviously. Well, at least obviously for anyone who is a From fan. A onebro run is starting as a Pyro in Dark Souls (yay!) and then never leveling your character. That is the basic gist of it, and the details are vigorously debated as are everything else in these games. For me, it’s just a way to have a fresh take on the game because I’ve played it so many times. I’m going to go as far as I can without getting too frustrtaed and then quit. I have a hurch that will be Sen’s Fortress, but we’ll see.
My bona fides. I’ve played this game at least a dozen times. I have the hundo chievo, and I’ve seen everything there is to see in the game. I always start as a Pyro and then take it in whatever drection I want. Which is usually a strengthcaster. Zweihander +15, Pyro Flame ascended, and a few other bits and bobs. That’s how I like to play. That’s what my regular character is doing. I’m in the second half of the gam ewith her.
With my onebro character, I’ve grinded to get my Battle Axe +10. I saved my boy, Laurentius, who is the first pyro trainer, from the Depths. I got my Pyro flame up to +9, and now I’m ready to take on the Gaping Dragon for lulz and the Souls. You get 25 large for beating it, which is mad cash at this stage. I’ll probably upgrade my Pyro flame even more and…uh…not sure. Oh! Buy the Crest of Artorias for twenty thou. It’s funny because in grinding for the Large Titanite I needed to upgrade my Battle Axe +10, I got enough to level up my Pyro flame several times. Killing 6 slimes in roughly thirty seconds netted me 1200 Souls each time.
In the community, there is a lot of discussion as to what a true onebro run must include (or not include). I have an RKG buddy who has no qualms about summoning. Others in the community think that defeats the purpose. I’m somewhat torn. I understand that whatever you can do, you do in a onebro run. I mean, it’s to have fun–that’s the bottom line. But, it’s also about the challenge. I have to say that you’re severely limiting yourself in summoning if your’e onebroing it, but still. Having any human helping you is a big help, obviously. Yes, the boss gets a bump in health, but still.
Anyway, I’m up to the Gaping Dragon and I think I’m ready to take it on. Solo. For me, I’m about the solo life. If I’m going to onebro it, I’m going to solo it. Until I can’t any longer. Then I’ll either summon or I’ll just quit. I would like to summon Solaaire for this, but I also want to do it on my own. But I have three soft humanities so I feel like I don’t want to lose them.