looking for tips to get past early game easier.

[spaztic]

been wanting to make a build before the dlc drops, (I only have a strength build rn) and every time ive played or made a new build i always get bored or hate grinding early game.

One thing i find is early game builds focused on one attribute like faith can suck because of how little of weapons you can get off spawn.

i do know about the dragon and always do that as soon as possible, but can you still dupe it or is it patched?

any other tips to speed up early game would be really appreciate.

[Caboose]

cannot dupe it, but heading to caelid and killing the dragon still give you 15/20 level.
i would say start by going south, light as many graces as you can, and get as far as morne castle, get the golden seed along the way.
then head east, toward the 3rd church of marika for the seed, the blood ash of war south.
trip to the dragon, you can make a detour and grab the meteor staff, as long as you have a couple of INT point, you will be able to use at least basic spell with some power thanks to it (and i think slingshot is close to it). if you feel lucky, try to grab the medaillon
now move back to the start and do the caves/dungeon/open world boss quickly. By now you should be close to SL 40, ready to attack Stormveil castle or clean Morne castle with enough estus for now.
If you really want a couple more things, you could make the trip to liurnia for even more golden seeds, and light all the grace you find, which will make your adventure easier.

[Shoah Kahn]

If you're going to "dupe", you may as well use a trainer to give yourself the starting build you want, and play from there. If the game is too easy, just up the NG you're playing on, to balance it out. After all, if you're not getting anywhere and cannot be bothered grinding to "over-level" yourself to where the game is manageable, you might as well "cheat".

After my first play-throughs (haven't even beaten the game proper -- I just keep coming back for new runs), I did just what I described:
- grabbed the latest CE script
- hit Flextralife to determine a build I'd like
- spawn the equipment I wanted to start with
- adjusted attributes and level to the minimum required for what I wanted to use (re. weapons / spells)
- if necessary, increased NG to start on (rarely needed, given weapon strength, the only meaningful upgrade element, tapers, fast, as you progress up the map; as well as your levelling costing exponentially more if you begin at a higher level than default level)
- play...

IMO, it's far more fun like this, than hitting walls and having to waste time over-levelling and/or quitting from boredom.

NB: If you add attribute points from the start, the character level does not automatically adjust (unless something's change in 1.10); as distinct from 'Souls' games, which, after a normal level-up, re-adjusted character Soul Level according to attribute points assigned. So, to fix this (or else levelling will be too cheap relative to your char. level), add up the default attribute points of your starting class, VIG + END + STR... (e.g., Astrologer = 85), and those of the character you've settled on to start with (e.g., 185), then subtract the former from the latter (100), and subtract the default starting level of the class in question (Astrologer = level 6) -- giving you your true starting level (185 - 85 - 6 = 94). This will ensure you're nor over-levelled per se for long, while allowing you to play more freely at the start.

[dark-breed]

Originally posted by Shoah Kahn:

If you're going to "dupe", you may as well use a trainer to give yourself the starting build you want, and play from there. If the game is too easy, just up the NG you're playing on, to balance it out. After all, if you're not getting anywhere and cannot be bothered grinding to "over-level" yourself to where the game is manageable, you might as well "cheat".

After my first play-throughs (haven't even beaten the game proper -- I just keep coming back for new runs), I did just what I described:
- grabbed the latest CE script
- hit Flextralife to determine a build I'd like
- spawn the equipment I wanted to start with
- adjusted attributes and level to the minimum required for what I wanted to use (re. weapons / spells)
- if necessary, increased NG to start on (rarely needed, given weapon strength, the only meaningful upgrade element, tapers, fast, as you progress up the map; as well as your levelling costing exponentially more if you begin at a higher level than default level)
- play...

IMO, it's far more fun like this, than hitting walls and having to waste time over-levelling and/or quitting from boredom.

NB: If you add attribute points from the start, the character level does not automatically adjust (unless something's change in 1.10); as distinct from 'Souls' games, which, after a normal level-up, re-adjusted character Soul Level according to attribute points assigned. So, to fix this (or else levelling will be too cheap relative to your char. level), add up the default attribute points of your starting class, VIG + END + STR... (e.g., Astrologer = 85), and those of the character you've settled on to start with (e.g., 185), then subtract the former from the latter (100), and subtract the default starting level of the class in question (Astrologer = level 6) -- giving you your true starting level (185 - 85 - 6 = 94). This will ensure you're nor over-levelled per se for long, while allowing you to play more freely at the start.

now i understand why you are unable to play this game:

1. You don't own it
2. You are a cheater because your skill is not good enough to play the game

[Sonnenbank]

Well there are 3 early game rune xp spots.
However i dont know if you would call that speed up the game....

Since this will take you ~ 30-40min before the game even starts ^^

1. Dragon Barrow Nights cavalery bridge cheese for 42.000 runes
2. Greyoll cheese 70K runes
3. Bell bearing Hunter cheese 50K runes
https://clips.twitch.tv/FancySparklyCodTBTacoLeft-PkZFPcsJcJeu3MKS

So with all the horse riding in between and executing the cheese strats
you need ~ 30-40min to get 162K runes which will get you to level 43 without having to fight 1 single monster

[Yal]

You can get easy runes by bonking the Vulgar Militia outside Gurranq's sanctum as well, they drop 1k runes each and are trivial to stunlock to death.

[60Hz]

Speedrun White Mask quest and use glitch or farm albinaurics. Depends on how much time you want to waste, an hour or a whole day. Not the very quickiest but very strong and reliable way to get levels fast.

[pizza7]

Originally posted by dark-breed:

Originally posted by Shoah Kahn:

If you're going to "dupe", you may as well use a trainer to give yourself the starting build you want, and play from there. If the game is too easy, just up the NG you're playing on, to balance it out. After all, if you're not getting anywhere and cannot be bothered grinding to "over-level" yourself to where the game is manageable, you might as well "cheat".

After my first play-throughs (haven't even beaten the game proper -- I just keep coming back for new runs), I did just what I described:
- grabbed the latest CE script
- hit Flextralife to determine a build I'd like
- spawn the equipment I wanted to start with
- adjusted attributes and level to the minimum required for what I wanted to use (re. weapons / spells)
- if necessary, increased NG to start on (rarely needed, given weapon strength, the only meaningful upgrade element, tapers, fast, as you progress up the map; as well as your levelling costing exponentially more if you begin at a higher level than default level)
- play...

IMO, it's far more fun like this, than hitting walls and having to waste time over-levelling and/or quitting from boredom.

NB: If you add attribute points from the start, the character level does not automatically adjust (unless something's change in 1.10); as distinct from 'Souls' games, which, after a normal level-up, re-adjusted character Soul Level according to attribute points assigned. So, to fix this (or else levelling will be too cheap relative to your char. level), add up the default attribute points of your starting class, VIG + END + STR... (e.g., Astrologer = 85), and those of the character you've settled on to start with (e.g., 185), then subtract the former from the latter (100), and subtract the default starting level of the class in question (Astrologer = level 6) -- giving you your true starting level (185 - 85 - 6 = 94). This will ensure you're nor over-levelled per se for long, while allowing you to play more freely at the start.

now i understand why you are unable to play this game:

1. You don't own it
2. You are a cheater because your skill is not good enough to play the game

are you daft or so? you can get the game not via steam too.

[SnakeshyperTTV/Kick]

Here is a guide to get OP early and mid game.
1. First select the Vagabond class make sure to get the two finger seal from the roundtable hold later select the lands between rune for 3k runes and get a additional 3.2k runes level up I recommend 15 vig, 13 mind, 11 end, 14 str, 13 dex, 15 faith, and 12 arc for rotten breath for easy access for lion's claw.
2. Get the flail and head to Limgrave tunnels make sure to get 12 smiting stone 1's.
3. Get as many golden seeds and sacred tears that you can sparta kick Kenneth Haight of the bridge and loot the graveyard for the sleep pot recipe.
4. Head to Fort Haight for the Left Dectus medallion.
5. Head to Caelid for the wondrous physik and sacred tear and then head into Caelid to fort gael hit the grace first and get flame grant me strength come back later when you have rotten breath.
6. Head to fort faroth get the right Dectus medallion, gold rune 12, and radagon's soreseal get a gold pickled fowl foot then kill Greyoll allocate your flasks to mana flasks and put the str tear and dex tear in your physik the str tear is in Limgrave near Stormveil shack and the dex tear is in liurnia found near the scenic isle get the golden vow ash of war found above the deathtouched catacombs southwest.
7. Buff up and kill Greyoll pop the gold fowl foot for 90ishk runes level up I recommend 20
vig, 13 mind, 12 end, and 20 str.
8. For str weapons I recommend the Greatsword aka the dragonslayer or giant crusher do take note the giant crusher requires 40 str to two hand it.
9. Next head to the dragon communion church in Caelid and get the rotten breath incantation then fast travel to Fort Faroth to get lion's claw make sure to have enough mana flasks just in case the lion wants to dodge rotten breath and then get the starscarge tailsman.
10. Then head to redmane castle and rune farm and level up then head to the abandoned cave apply lion's claw to your weapon of choice level it up to +3 buff up at the boss fog door it is two cleanrot knights you can still clap them easy with lion's claw even after the poise damage nerf to colossal weapons.
11. Head to Lenne's rise loot the graveyard and hit the grace then rest until night if you have a extra gold pickled fowl foot 1 can be found near the first step grace and a other one in the sealed tunnel and a smithing stone bell bearing 2 cheese the knight's calvary pop a gold pickled fowl foot and hot swap to the golden scarab talisman man for 60ishk runes level up if you hit the raya lucaria crystal tunnel and sealed tunnel level up your weapon of choice to +16 and strength for the minimum requirements if you are a masochist head to volcano manor and get 7 smithing stone 6's and 3 near the hermit shack piss of the bear to break the statue this should be enough to level your weapon up to +18 and also 2-3 smithing stone 7's can be found near the church of plague to level up your weapon.
12. Head to murkwater cave bully the invader then fight Patches if you want the bull goat armor spare him if not kill him.
13. Head to Stormveil buff up make sure that you have margit's shackle then bully Margit and then pop a gold pickled fowl foot and hot swap to the gold scarab and level up and then head to Stormveil castle to get the claw talisman and then head to the sage cave found in Altus for the raptured black feather's armor then head through Stormveil main gate and kill Gostoc then bully Godrick then do the same thing for extra runes pop his remembrance for 20k runes and level up.
14. Then head to Raya Lucaria Academy and clap Rennala then do the same thing for extra runes pop then her remembrance for 20k runes and level up.
15. Then do white mask varee's questline and rune farm at the palace approach ledge grace by shooting a bird rinse and repeat until level 100 I recommend 50 vig, 12 mind, 27 end, 40 str, 13 dex or pump the 2 levels into vig, end, str, or faith, and 25 faith fight rennalla make sure to have a larval tear to respec arc and mind into end.
16. Then fight Radahn then do the same thing for extra runes pop his remembrance for 40k runes and level up.
17. Then head back to volcano manor hopefully you activated the bridge then make sure you have enough sleep pots for the godskin noble and bonk his fatass to Mcdonald's do the same thing for extra runes level up then head to the two stone sword key fog gate then use two of the stone sword keys make your way down there for the dagger talisman if you rely on staggers and then royal knights resolve.
18. Then get the serpent hunter spear and level it up to at least +6 then do ranni's questline and get the mimic tear and level it up to +10 and then head to the four belfries picking up the jellyfish shield along the way hit the four belfries site of grace and make sure that you have good enough armor and 2 stone sword keys then get the imbued stone sword key and activate the Crumbling Farum Azula teleporter and wrong warp to the main side of it by selecting the roundtable hold grace and hitting alt f4 at the right time then get somber bell bearing 4, 5, hero's rune 5, lords rune found near dragon temple lift grace along with a golden seed and gold rune 12, and a ancient somber dragon smithing stone.
For the godskin duo get enough sleep pots to put to sleep the noble 9 can be found near the albernic village and the right haligtree medallion then do Nephli loux's quest line for a ancient dragon smithing stone as a other imbued stone sword key can be found in sellia then get revenge on the grafted scion and get the storm hawk spirit ashes. Then head back to Farum summon in recusant Bernal buff up and summon in mimic tear for a easy time then do the same thing for extra runes then level your weapon up to +25 or level up to 138 I recommend 60 vig, 35 end, 60 str, 15 dex, and 15 faith later at 150 get to 25 faith for golden vow and put the rest into strength.

[cybercybercybercyber4]

start as prisoner to defeat margit effortlessly,
get the pike in stormveil castle , buy impaling thrust from bernahl, put it onto the pike.