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Brad Grenz · 23-Oct-2011, 08:56

Yeah, I made a bee-line for the stairs, cut all the guards and archers on the parapets and then figured out the right timing to fire a soul arrow so I could cast before he finished casting so my arrow would hit him before he raised the shield and I could hop back before his bolt of magic reached me.

patsu · 23-Oct-2011, 09:12

RenegadeRocks, you'll need to wield a Catalyst to cast spells. The Royal class has one, plus a mana regen ring. I forgot where you can get a Catalyst in Demon's Souls if you're not a Royal.

Brad Grenz · 23-Oct-2011, 09:21

There's a wooden catalyst on top of the first guard tower in 1-2. There's also a compound short bow on one of the towers. Two handy ranged options right there.

RenegadeRocks · 23-Oct-2011, 12:41

I did get the Short Bow on that tower, but don't know anything about catalysts. Haven't dabbled in magic at all.

patsu · 23-Oct-2011, 16:06

I will make the game easier to bear when you are in trouble. A will make you pwn the game except for 2-3 bosses. You may want to read up on

RenegadeRocks · 23-Oct-2011, 18:13

I am taking a backup of my ps3 and then formatting the hard disk to remove a problem. The problem is with the videos I create in EyeCreate. They miss frames regularly, even while recording and playback. Since i could not solve it any other way, I am formatting the HDD to see if its a HDD issue.

The issue is that the Demons Souls saves are copy protected. Will they be restored after the format? The last time I changed my HDD and did a restore, my HeVy Rain saves did not make it. Any advice on thIs?

patsu · 23-Oct-2011, 19:40

Did you use the PSN cloud save last time ?

The saves seem to survive for me when I upgraded my HDD not too long ago.

RenegadeRocks · 23-Oct-2011, 19:54

I am not on psn+ , so I don't think i can use the cloud save feature, or can I ?

The saves should survive technically , if it is the same ps3, but my Heavy Rain saves did not on this same ps3, so I am skeptical.

patsu · 23-Oct-2011, 20:14

The protected game save should survive if it's on the same system:
http://manuals.playstation.net/docum...uputility.html

Alternatively, you can subscribe to 1 month PS+, use the cloud save and buy the discounted games you want. Then let it lapse.

Brad Grenz · 24-Oct-2011, 09:58

I don't know that they offer one month PS Plus subs. I think the shortest is three months, but I think it's a very worthwhile service. I signed up for $18 dollars in August, and since then I've gotten Plants vs Zombies, Costume Quest, Dead Nation, Burn Zombie Burn and Resident Evil 1-3 for free, not to mention access to 3 betas, a bunch of PS Minis, Sega arcade/genesis games and PS One titles I was less interested in. The discounts have been substantial as well. And that's on top of the cloud saving and automatic updates which are really convenient. It's been a way better value than my Xbox Live Gold membership was.

RenegadeRocks · 24-Oct-2011, 11:17

The last OT post here.

I have taken a backup, and now was going to format my HDD. Now there are two options: Quick and full. I wanted to do a full one cos the I was thinking that the frame skipping in EyeCreate recordings might be an HDD issue, But the full format for a 500Gb seems to take 30 HOURS !!!!! I live in a place where there might be a power failure without warning any time. it d oesn't happen regularly, but I can't bet on no power outages for 30 hour at all.

My question: if there is a power outage during a full format, will it Brick my HDD? or Can I format it again?

patsu · 24-Oct-2011, 21:55

Hmm... it should be no worse than giving it a brand new HDD to format when I upgraded my HDD. Should be fine I think.

In the worst case you can reformat it on a Windows or Mac so that PS3 will start from scratch again.

RenegadeRocks · 25-Oct-2011, 06:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by patsu

Hmm... it should be no worse than giving it a brand new HDD to format when I upgraded my HDD. Should be fine I think.

In the worst case you can reformat it on a Windows or Mac so that PS3 will start from scratch again.

Are u sure it won't render my HDD unreadable?
Also, if I format it on PC and put it back in,I will lose the Locked saves of Demons Souls definitely, cos PS3 locks the HDD to a hardware and if a new HDD is put in, it does not copy over protected saves. Thats what I heard and I think thats what happened when my Heavy Rain saves did not copy over last time, when I upgraded my HDD.

patsu · 25-Oct-2011, 15:03

Hmm... you could be right. Upgrading/reformatting a HDD did render protected game saves useless. I was responding to your "bricking PS3" question.

It looks like your safest route is:
* Temporary PS+
* PS3->PS3 transfer (if you have a spare HDD, and can borrow a PS3).

Shompola · 29-Oct-2011, 11:13

I killed level 3-1 boss, I get back to the hub and now world 4 is inaccessable? Is it supposed to be like this? What happened?

patsu · 31-Oct-2011, 03:47

World 4 is inaccessible throughout the game. The Archstone has been destroyed.

patsu · 13-Apr-2012, 06:44

Demon's Souls servers shutting down May 31
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...g-down-may-31/

Quote:

Atlus has confirmed that it will shut down the servers for Demon's Souls on May 31.

The big red switch will be flicked at 11:59 PM PST (7:59am UK time, June 1), bringing down all of the game's online interactions.

...

patsu · 02-Apr-2013, 03:59

FYI: Demon's Souls free on US PS+ starting tomorrow
http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=533250

Servers are still up. Sony sponsoring them according to GAF. Don't forget to download your free digital copy.

In case you forgot about Demon's Souls...
http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comme..._demons_souls/

I re-read and forwarded it just 2 days ago because a friend was asking about the differences between mobile phone games and PS games.

RenegadeRocks · 02-Apr-2013, 18:48

Wow ! For the first time US gets a better game than us on Plus !

patsu · 03-Apr-2013, 02:34

Oh so true. :-/

23-Oct-2011, 09:12	#752
patsu Regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 24,905	RenegadeRocks, you'll need to wield a Catalyst to cast spells. The Royal class has one, plus a mana regen ring. I forgot where you can get a Catalyst in Demon's Souls if you're not a Royal. __________________ My wife pays up to hundreds of dollars for paintings we just hang on the wall They do nothing, just hang their. Journey is interactive, so it does more than our paintings. Art can be expensive! Get over it! -- 3rdamention@GAF

23-Oct-2011, 12:41	#754
RenegadeRocks Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,316	I did get the Short Bow on that tower, but don't know anything about catalysts. Haven't dabbled in magic at all. __________________ We are Renegades, we are the people, with our own philosophy. We change the course of History, everyday people like U and Me ! My first game :Christmas Magic + on App Store now :) ! The awesome trailer on youtube ! Renegade's Muse !

23-Oct-2011, 16:06	#755
patsu Regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 24,905	I will make the game easier to bear when you are in trouble. A Sticky Compound Long Bow + 5 will make you pwn the game except for 2-3 bosses. You may want to read up on Crystal Lizard and Spiderstones. __________________ My wife pays up to hundreds of dollars for paintings we just hang on the wall They do nothing, just hang their. Journey is interactive, so it does more than our paintings. Art can be expensive! Get over it! -- 3rdamention@GAF

23-Oct-2011, 18:13	#756
RenegadeRocks Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,316	I am taking a backup of my ps3 and then formatting the hard disk to remove a problem. The problem is with the videos I create in EyeCreate. They miss frames regularly, even while recording and playback. Since i could not solve it any other way, I am formatting the HDD to see if its a HDD issue. The issue is that the Demons Souls saves are copy protected. Will they be restored after the format? The last time I changed my HDD and did a restore, my HeVy Rain saves did not make it. Any advice on thIs? __________________ We are Renegades, we are the people, with our own philosophy. We change the course of History, everyday people like U and Me ! My first game :Christmas Magic + on App Store now :) ! The awesome trailer on youtube ! Renegade's Muse !

23-Oct-2011, 19:40	#757
patsu Regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 24,905	Did you use the PSN cloud save last time ? The saves seem to survive for me when I upgraded my HDD not too long ago. __________________ My wife pays up to hundreds of dollars for paintings we just hang on the wall They do nothing, just hang their. Journey is interactive, so it does more than our paintings. Art can be expensive! Get over it! -- 3rdamention@GAF

23-Oct-2011, 08:56	#751
Brad Grenz Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,690	Yeah, I made a bee-line for the stairs, cut all the guards and archers on the parapets and then figured out the right timing to fire a soul arrow so I could cast before he finished casting so my arrow would hit him before he raised the shield and I could hop back before his bolt of magic reached me.

23-Oct-2011, 09:21	#753
Brad Grenz Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,690	There's a wooden catalyst on top of the first guard tower in 1-2. There's also a compound short bow on one of the towers. Two handy ranged options right there.

23-Oct-2011, 19:54	#758
RenegadeRocks Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,316	I am not on psn+ , so I don't think i can use the cloud save feature, or can I ? The saves should survive technically , if it is the same ps3, but my Heavy Rain saves did not on this same ps3, so I am skeptical. __________________ We are Renegades, we are the people, with our own philosophy. We change the course of History, everyday people like U and Me ! My first game :Christmas Magic + on App Store now :) ! The awesome trailer on youtube ! Renegade's Muse !

23-Oct-2011, 20:14	#759
patsu Regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 24,905	The protected game save should survive if it's on the same system: http://manuals.playstation.net/docum...uputility.html Alternatively, you can subscribe to 1 month PS+, use the cloud save and buy the discounted games you want. Then let it lapse. __________________ My wife pays up to hundreds of dollars for paintings we just hang on the wall They do nothing, just hang their. Journey is interactive, so it does more than our paintings. Art can be expensive! Get over it! -- 3rdamention@GAF

24-Oct-2011, 09:58	#760
Brad Grenz Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,690	I don't know that they offer one month PS Plus subs. I think the shortest is three months, but I think it's a very worthwhile service. I signed up for $18 dollars in August, and since then I've gotten Plants vs Zombies, Costume Quest, Dead Nation, Burn Zombie Burn and Resident Evil 1-3 for free, not to mention access to 3 betas, a bunch of PS Minis, Sega arcade/genesis games and PS One titles I was less interested in. The discounts have been substantial as well. And that's on top of the cloud saving and automatic updates which are really convenient. It's been a way better value than my Xbox Live Gold membership was.

24-Oct-2011, 11:17	#761
RenegadeRocks Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,316	The last OT post here. I have taken a backup, and now was going to format my HDD. Now there are two options: Quick and full. I wanted to do a full one cos the I was thinking that the frame skipping in EyeCreate recordings might be an HDD issue, But the full format for a 500Gb seems to take 30 HOURS !!!!! I live in a place where there might be a power failure without warning any time. it d oesn't happen regularly, but I can't bet on no power outages for 30 hour at all. My question: if there is a power outage during a full format, will it Brick my HDD? or Can I format it again? __________________ We are Renegades, we are the people, with our own philosophy. We change the course of History, everyday people like U and Me ! My first game :Christmas Magic + on App Store now :) ! The awesome trailer on youtube ! Renegade's Muse ! Last edited by RenegadeRocks; 24-Oct-2011 at 11:34.

24-Oct-2011, 21:55	#762
patsu Regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 24,905	Hmm... it should be no worse than giving it a brand new HDD to format when I upgraded my HDD. Should be fine I think. In the worst case you can reformat it on a Windows or Mac so that PS3 will start from scratch again. __________________ My wife pays up to hundreds of dollars for paintings we just hang on the wall They do nothing, just hang their. Journey is interactive, so it does more than our paintings. Art can be expensive! Get over it! -- 3rdamention@GAF

25-Oct-2011, 15:03	#764
patsu Regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 24,905	Hmm... you could be right. Upgrading/reformatting a HDD did render protected game saves useless. I was responding to your "bricking PS3" question. It looks like your safest route is: * Temporary PS+ * PS3->PS3 transfer (if you have a spare HDD, and can borrow a PS3). __________________ My wife pays up to hundreds of dollars for paintings we just hang on the wall They do nothing, just hang their. Journey is interactive, so it does more than our paintings. Art can be expensive! Get over it! -- 3rdamention@GAF

29-Oct-2011, 11:13	#765
Shompola Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 136	I killed level 3-1 boss, I get back to the hub and now world 4 is inaccessable? Is it supposed to be like this? What happened?

31-Oct-2011, 03:47	#766
patsu Regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 24,905	World 4 is inaccessible throughout the game. The Archstone has been destroyed. __________________ My wife pays up to hundreds of dollars for paintings we just hang on the wall They do nothing, just hang their. Journey is interactive, so it does more than our paintings. Art can be expensive! Get over it! -- 3rdamention@GAF

02-Apr-2013, 03:59	#768
patsu Regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 24,905	FYI: Demon's Souls free on US PS+ starting tomorrow http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=533250 Servers are still up. Sony sponsoring them according to GAF. Don't forget to download your free digital copy. In case you forgot about Demon's Souls... http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comme..._demons_souls/ I re-read and forwarded it just 2 days ago because a friend was asking about the differences between mobile phone games and PS games. __________________ My wife pays up to hundreds of dollars for paintings we just hang on the wall They do nothing, just hang their. Journey is interactive, so it does more than our paintings. Art can be expensive! Get over it! -- 3rdamention@GAF

02-Apr-2013, 18:48	#769
RenegadeRocks Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,316	Wow ! For the first time US gets a better game than us on Plus ! __________________ We are Renegades, we are the people, with our own philosophy. We change the course of History, everyday people like U and Me ! My first game :Christmas Magic + on App Store now :) ! The awesome trailer on youtube ! Renegade's Muse !

03-Apr-2013, 02:34	#770
patsu Regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 24,905	Oh so true. :-/ __________________ My wife pays up to hundreds of dollars for paintings we just hang on the wall They do nothing, just hang their. Journey is interactive, so it does more than our paintings. Art can be expensive! Get over it! -- 3rdamention@GAF

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