What is best to level up in Dark Souls?

Best is to either go strength or Dex, even for a first playthrough. The game has more than enough replay value to do a run with either. If you go with a dex build, leveling up strength to 14 or 16 will allow you to use most dex weapons. The uchigatana can be gotten very early in the game and is a great weapon to use.
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What is the best stat to increase in Dark Souls?

Vitality is broadly considered the most important stat in Dark Souls. It serves a single purpose in the game and that's to increase your max Hit Points. While there are some who can beat the game without ever getting hit, most of us will get hit... a lot.
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When should you level up Dark Souls?

Early in the game, you should stick to your starting weapons and focus on leveling up. So there you are, sitting at a bonfire, and you're all ready to level up.
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What class to choose in Dark Souls 1?

Bandit, Wanderer, Pyro and Cleric are the best starting classes for Str, Dex, Int and Fth respectively. Deprived and Thief have too many wasted points. Also note that Wanderer and Pyromancer have an extra point of Resistance that comes at no cost. I mean... it's one point of resistance... but hey it's free.
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What level should I stop at ds1?

Stat scaling stops after 40, and you won't get any more stamina if you level up endurance past 40. So, 40 everything and only go past that on strength to one hand the heavy stuff? Yes. And if you want 1500 hp, that's at 50 vitality.
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Can I beat Dark Souls 1 while only leveling RESISTANCE?

Do levels matter in Dark Souls?

tl;dr "In Souls games, levels don't matter anywhere near as much as finding a weapon you like, leveling the weapon up as much as you can, and learning the attack patterns for bosses."
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How many hours does it take to finish ds1?

The first Dark Souls largely established the foundation that the following two games would go on to build from with an interlinked world, PvP invasions, and a world that managed to find beauty in desolation and despair. The game's 42 hours sees players exploring the map and defeating the required bosses.
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What is the best starting gift in Dark Souls?

However, given the choice, we recommend going for the Master Key. This will let you unlock most locked doors in Dark Souls, and also allows you to break the traditional path that most players use to finish the game in order to get something that'll see you through the first half of the game - the Crimson Set.
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Is Pyromancer a good class in Dark Souls?

Pyromancer. Low level, high stats, lets you create your own class bit by bit. I'd go with Pyromancer, although everyone can learn pyromancy later on. Pyromancies are really good against most bosses (except a few) and a Pyromancer starts off at level 1 so you have more stat points to spend.
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What does leveling up do in Dark Souls?

The player can Level Up by spending souls at a bonfire, which fortifies a chosen stat by 1 point. At lower levels, leveling up will raise all of the player character's defenses and resistances. Value indicating overall stats. Souls required to boost level.
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Does Dark Souls get harder when you level up?

No, leveling does not increase the difficulty. Some people purposefully stay a specific level so that they can easily connect to other players, but it does not affect the difficulty level of the game.
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How do you get plus 10 weapons in Dark Souls?

So the process for standard upgrade path is as follows:
  1. Use Reinforce Weapon to upgrade from +0 to +5 (bonfire or blacksmith)
  2. Acquire Large Ember and give to Andre.
  3. Use Modify Equipment at Andre to boost +5 to +6.
  4. Use Reinforce Weapon to upgrade from +6 to +10 (bonfire or blacksmith)
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When should I upgrade my weapons in Dark Souls?

Honestly, upgrade as soon as you find a weapon that you wanna keep around for a while. Upgrades aren't that hard to come by in this, at least not for the regular weapons. You only have to worry about making upgrades when you start using the special upgrades/souls.
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What is the most powerful build in Dark Souls?

Best Builds In Dark Souls, Ranked
  • 8 Kirk Knight Of Thorns.
  • 7 Knight Artorias.
  • 6 Slow-Walk Build.
  • 5 Ayriak's Quality Pyromancer.
  • 4 Crestfallen Warrior.
  • 3 Bonewheel Skelly.
  • 2 Oroboro's Falchion Build.
  • 1 Giant Dad.
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What stats are important in Dark Souls?

There's a reason why most veterans absolutely hate this stat and fervently discourage new players from investing in it.
  • 7 Attunement. If a player is pursuing a Sorcery build in Dark Souls, then increasing Attunement is critical. ...
  • 6 Faith. ...
  • 5 Intelligence. ...
  • 4 Endurance. ...
  • 3 Strength. ...
  • 2 Dexterity. ...
  • 1 Vitality.
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Can you max out all stats in Dark Souls?

Yes all classes can get 99 in all stats, but why would you want to? I thought only the classes which could reach higher levels than others could do it. There is no max level, it's just that some classes require fewer levels than others to get to. IIRC, Sorcerer requires the most level ups, at 712.
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Why Dark Souls is so hard?

The game is a test of patience. Be it killing the enemies, finding a way forward, completing a puzzle, backtracking or anything at all, you have to take it slow. Especially with the enemies, taking time to analyze their moves and attack patterns is vital to not getting killed.
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What gift should I pick in Dark Souls?

There are two items I would suggest:
  • Master Key: This will allow you to get into multiple places earlier. ...
  • Black Firebomb: This will allow you to easily kill the Asylum Demon the first time you see him in the Undead Asylum.
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Is fire mage or Pyromancer better?

Being a mage is easier but being a pyro is more fun imo. Pyromancy has poison mist and toxic mist which is great for killing enemies before they can even reach you (enemies trapped in cages, enemies you know are in the next room so you cast toxic mist through the wall, etc).
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Can you beat asylum demon?

The first encounter with the Asylum Demon is optional and it is highly advised for first-time players to escape the room to avoid confrontation. However, if the player has obtained Black Firebombs as a starting gift, they can be used to defeat the demon relatively quickly, requiring just 5 of them (in NG).
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Who to give Boss Souls to ds1?

To do this you must first give the Large Ember (found in The Depths to Andrei or another suitable blacksmith such as the giant in Anor Londo. Ascend the weapon by using the giant blacksmith in Anor Londo, 5,000 souls and the boss souls to then create the Boss Soul Weapon.
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What does the old witch ring do?

It is a gift that you can start with. It can also be obtained by trading the Sunlight Maggot to Snuggly the crow. It has no purpose other than to talk to Quelaag's sister whom you meet after the boss fight with Quelaag.
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Which Dark Souls takes the longest?

  • Dark Souls Prepared to Die Edition: 47–105 hours.
  • Dark Souls remastered: 26–63 hours.
  • Dark Souls II: 46–119 hours.
  • Dark Souls II Scholar of the First Sin: 36–105 hours.
  • Dark Souls III: 32–93 hours.
  • Dark Souls III: The Fire Fades Edition: 35–93 hours.
  • Bloodborne: 34–76 hours.
  • Bloodborne: Game of the Year Edition: 28–77 hours.
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How many endings does ds1 have?

There are two; the normal ending and the “bad” ending. Link The Fire and Age Of Dark, respectively. The first one is just you playing the game normally; ring the bells,summon Frampt, get the Lordvessel and place it, collect the Lord Souls, put em in the Lordvessel, get to Gwyn, kill him, link the Fire.
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What is the longest Souls game?

All data on game runtime comes from HowLongToBeat's Main Story metric.
  1. 1 Elden Ring (56 Hours)
  2. 2 Dark Souls 2 (44 Hours) ...
  3. 3 Dark Souls (42 Hours) ...
  4. 4 Bloodborne (33.5 Hours) ...
  5. 5 Dark Souls 3 (32 Hours) ...
  6. 6 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (29.5 Hours) ...
  7. 7 Demon's Souls (28.5 Hours) ...
  8. 8 King's Field: The Ancient City (23 Hours) ...
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