We need to have an intervention about "messages"..

[Archdeacon Monseigneur]

Alright guys, i enjoy a legit tip or a good chuckle ("praise dog" near tortoises etc.) as much as the next guy, but i have some grievances with a few of you.

some nerd thinks its funny to write "try fingers, but hole" everywhere, and i'm pretty sure its the same guy who makes all the "hidden path ahead" messages in front of dead-end walls thinking he is a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ genius trickster, this worked on me exactly ONE TIME when i was in the tutorial dungeon at the very beginning of the game and not ever since.

then there are those guys who think its funny to put messages inside boxes and other destructable ground clutter to make it appear as if there is a hidden item, with a mocking "could this be a precious item?" line to follow.

then we have the overly helpful people who feel the need to put a message in front of something which is blindingly obvious, probably to fish for appraisals.
look man, if there is a giant glowing diamond square in the middle of the room, you don't need to point it out. most of us don't ride the short bus to school, so to speak.

that is all.

[TemmieNeko]

Originally posted by Talon:

I literally got the game and the thing I was most excited to see was the dead end treasure ahead messages :D

i saw a cliff and three messages ( IT was like 3 min after launch ) and they all said to jump, i knew it was death - i embraced the meme andleapt to my death.
it put a smile on my face that out of liek the first 20 ppl to play the game, 3 of them had a mind to bait us into suicideal leaping

[Orion Invictus]

Originally posted by Daegon:

Originally posted by Orion Invictus:

That's what guides are for. Why believe people whose express purpose is to troll you?

Guides ruin the fun of the game.
I really found hidden paths thanks to messages, seeing blood stains it gives me a warning that the area could be dangerous or it could have a trap, some messages even warn you about ambush which can helps a lot to avoid deaths.
Messages and blood stains are part of the game and it's up to every player to know how to use these mechanics wisely. If you don't like them play offline and git gud.

I already play offline, precisely because I don't want my world polluted by this nonsense.

Guides let me figure out where stuff that I missed is when I go into NG+ or just start a second playthrough. Messages do not because they are mostly written by people who think "but, hole" is peak humor.

[Daegon]

Originally posted by Orion Invictus:

Originally posted by Daegon:

Guides ruin the fun of the game.
I really found hidden paths thanks to messages, seeing blood stains it gives me a warning that the area could be dangerous or it could have a trap, some messages even warn you about ambush which can helps a lot to avoid deaths.
Messages and blood stains are part of the game and it's up to every player to know how to use these mechanics wisely. If you don't like them play offline and git gud.

I already play offline, precisely because I don't want my world polluted by this nonsense.

Good, then don't complain about features if you're already playing the mode that desactivate them, and the op should stfo too.

[Archdeacon Monseigneur]

Originally posted by Daegon:

Originally posted by Orion Invictus:

That's what guides are for. Why believe people whose express purpose is to troll you?

Guides ruin the fun of the game.
I really found hidden paths thanks to messages, seeing blood stains it gives me a warning that the area could be dangerous or it could have a trap, some messages even warn you about ambush which can helps a lot to avoid deaths.
Messages and blood stains are part of the game and it's up to every player to know how to use these mechanics wisely. If you don't like them play offline and git gud.

well you said it yourself, some of the messages are actually quite helpful and appreciated, its just a shame that we can't filter out the 53rd "try fingers, but hole" before exiting the starting zone, somehow. if anything there should be an item that bans certain phrases like that from showing up all over the world.
use item > choose keywords > messages containing keywords in that order no longer show up.
there, now the trolls can have their fun and i can have mine without having to disable ALL messages and play offline.

[TemmieNeko]

Originally posted by JaggSauce:

Originally posted by TemmieNeko:

" school money ? "


lol what

you know... assuming merican'
its just figure of speech where i come from, despite school being free of charge.

oh i see XD
nah dude we was poor as eff in usa, that's one of the reasons we left, so my daughter never needed money for school lol XD

[ṼṏẌṏḭḊ]

Damn the souls community has become weak.

[Orion Invictus]

Originally posted by Daegon:

Originally posted by Orion Invictus:

I already play offline, precisely because I don't want my world polluted by this nonsense.

Good, then don't complain about features if you're already playing the mode that desactivate them, and the op should stfo too.

Are you a big fan of invading people, by any chance? Just testing a hypothesis.

[Daegon]

Originally posted by Orion Invictus:

Originally posted by Daegon:

Good, then don't complain about features if you're already playing the mode that desactivate them, and the op should stfo too.

Are you a big fan of invading people, by any chance? Just testing a hypothesis.

Nope, good try judging people with things that aren't related at all lmao.

[Orion Invictus]

Originally posted by ṼṏẌṏḭḊ:

Damn the souls community has become weak.

No. It just grew up and graduated high school.

[DUKE NUKEM]

d these guys are turning messages into

lets give them the

[M4Dz3N]

PRAISE
FORT
NIGHT

[Ronin]

Originally posted by Orion Invictus:

Originally posted by Ronin:

The funny thing is - there are actually hidden pathways and one of those messages will actually turn out to be true and you won't believe it

That's what guides are for. Why believe people whose express purpose is to troll you? Better to trust properly written guides by normal people.

And get the full meta walkthrough with all spoilers attached? No thanks. I would rather grind my ass off against a boss and get worked up and frustrated, only to give up but then have my mood lightened by some funny message on the way out. Or on the flipside, beat the boss and get access to the other messages people have left. If you are spending time reading multiple messages (only 1-3 show up at a time in a spot lol it's not even a lot) in a spot such as a real wall - that's your problem.

I find tons of good messages, some are simple but perfectly placed, others are usefull, some are random and hilarious - it breaks up the otherwise pretty hardcore gameplay. I will likely to a full solo offline playthrough at some point but for now it's a great feeling to be experiencing this wonderful world in what feels like "real time" alongside other players who are leaving messages. You can even see the effects of the messages in real time. I wrote one saying "hidden path ahead, faith is required", gesture pointing out over an open chasm. I finished the dungeon and then on the way back to the summon pool to fight the boss again I noticed many red stains gathering around the spot. Some interactions with my message and then even a new message popping up saying "liar ahead" lol. You can't find that kind of emergent meme/communication/gameplay anywhere else, as someone fairly new to DS series that was a really unique thing to see.

You people are literally victimising yourself and acting as if the messages appear posted on walls in neon colours. You have been going around pressing Y to read messages and getting yourselves worked up about it. Then you clearly continue to press Y to read them and are clearly reading the same messages in similar locations over and over - then you complain as if it's anyone elses problem lol.

The past few days in this forum have really shown how entitled modern gamers are. They want everything to be their way or no way. "Wahh your messages that I choose to read are annoying me" "Wahh I'm having stuttering whilst 75% of the players aren't, this game deserves to die" "Wahh it's too hard why haven't they made it easy and where are my helping hands and context menus for button presses" .. It's literally a case of grow up. You're more acting more childish than the people writing the silliest messages. If you want a game that plays exactly the way you want it to play and all it's mechanics work exactly how you want them to - go and make your own damn game!

[Sel Und Irae]

I will come out and say

I am the guy that leaves all of the Try Jumping messages by Deathfalls.

[Pickles]

Bad topic ahead, therefore try to ignore it

[InstableMonster]

Got it "finger the but hole" from now on it is