What do all the messages on the ground mean?

[Alex Helders]

...and what's my objective? Because I don't know where to go. FeelsBadMan

[KeyBu (Vocaloid Connoisseur)]

Talk to people, gather clues, solve the mystery. Always trust the magic orange words, except never trust them, they're written by saints or miscreants.

[StreamWhenGuy]

Be wary of liar.

[Alex Helders]

Originally posted by KeyBu:

Talk to people, gather clues, solve the mystery. Always trust the magic orange words, except never trust them, they're written by saints or miscreants.

I read that they are written by real players. I just don't understand how they're in my game and which ones are actually trying to help me instead of being evil.

[Vinyl Scratch]

Originally posted by BigTittyTinkyWinky:

Originally posted by KeyBu:

Talk to people, gather clues, solve the mystery. Always trust the magic orange words, except never trust them, they're written by saints or miscreants.

I read that they are written by real players. I just don't understand how they're in my game and which ones are actually trying to help me instead of being evil.

They're there because that's just how the game works. When you write a message (using an item you buy from a Merchant) it will appear in other players worlds depending on your connection to them and the DS servers.

As for which ones are trying to help and which are evil...well...experiment and find out.

[KeyBu (Vocaloid Connoisseur)]

You basically have reddit or twitter in your game in the form of those signs. People can upvote and downvote what's written and you can put down your own tips, although you're restricted to a small selection of phrases.

[Yorien]

Originally posted by BigTittyTinkyWinky:

...and what's my objective? Because I don't know where to go. FeelsBadMan

Initially, they were planned so people could leave hints or clues to other players. Main issue is, the amount of words available is very limited (Why U can no place a "You need SUMMON" sign in front of Super Londo Bross so people can get the idea that 1v2 O&S is usually a bad idea?)

Now, you can basically find three types of messages:

"Helpful" messages: Like "You need Humanity" (which usually means there's a bonfire nearby; that actually doesn't mean the bonfire should be enkindled, you must think if a bonfire is worth being enkindled or better save your humanity for more important ones, specially early on). "Beware the boss/fat guy/..." (which usually means there's some sort of tough fight incoming), and some others (yesterday found a "Try rolling" one near Anor Lond's smith, which is the way to get the Hawk's ring from the chest behind him).

"Useless" messages: Like The classic "Praise the sun" or "I did it!" aftwer a boss fight signs.

"Troll" mesages: The most common being the "fake wall here" on (usually) hard to reach locations where there is no fake wall.

Originally posted by BigTittyTinkyWinky:

I read that they are written by real players. I just don't understand how they're in my game and which ones are actually trying to help me instead of being evil.

Once you are in-game, you'll "slowly" connect to "nodes" (other players worlds), and summoning signs/messages/ghosts/bloodstains will start popping in your game. Getting those initial couple nodes is currently very hard (it can take hours to get your first node, unless you use DSCM), but once you're linked to some nodes, other nodes those players atre linked to will be shared to you and in the end your client will keep the nodes "closer" to your character (players in your same area or with a similar level).

[Fast Pooper]

Originally posted by BigTittyTinkyWinky:

...and what's my objective? Because I don't know where to go. FeelsBadMan

Did you listen to/read the dialogue when you first dropped in? The guy by the bonfire tells you what to do and where to go.

[Инрико Пуччэ]

Go to Undead Burg, the bridge/aqueduct leads there.

[Alex Helders]

Yeah I made it to blighttown now guys. Thanks for the help.

[bung]

Originally posted by BigBoobyBarbara:

...and what's my objective? Because I don't know where to go. FeelsBadMan

Amazing chest ahead!