Pilgrim of the dark covenant doesn't rank up.

[Roy]

I'm glitched to rank 1 as described at the bottom of this page:
http://darksouls2.wiki.fextralife.com/Pilgrims+of+Dark

I cleared all 3 areas and lit all beacons yet i'm stuck at rank 1.

I would try to cope with it and replay all areas if it weren't for the pathetic humanity cost and the unbalanced enemies i had to go through. You can't be ♥♥♥♥ing telling me i have to do all 3 over again possibly multiple times in an attempt to un♥♥♥♥ this game.

I've tried joining another covenant and abandoning it, which didn't change jack ♥♥♥♥.

Finally it works after having run through all 3 areas at least 4-5 times.
Now i'm out of ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ humanity to try the boss. GG dark souls, GG.

[Dmc]

well personally after killing darklurker i did get rank 3 (climax, chime etc) but i went from rank 1 to 3, nothing in between. i did find it rather curious

[Roy]

Originally posted by Azog the Defiler:

well personally after killing darklurker i did get rank 3 (climax, chime etc) but i went from rank 1 to 3, nothing in between. i did find it rather curious

Problem is i can't get to darklurker. I've cleared all 3 areas and nothing has changed. I've gone through like 20 humanity so far.

Right now i'm running the areas a 2nd time and it's obviously a pain in the ass.

-edit-
I've gone through shaded woods and drangleic 2 times again. (i started at drangleic).
Still nothing, it's pathetic how the developers are too busy snatching more money with a re-release to focus on fixing this ♥♥♥♥.

[svatem1]

have you lit the fires?

[Roy]

Originally posted by svatem1:

have you lit the fires?

Yes, all 3 of them.

[Mr.America]

For an easier time through the chasms of old, try either gyrm greatshield + any spear, or use a greathammer that can flatten an enemy. Because you cannot properly stun most of the black phantoms in there this makes the fight alot easier. (NG+4 experience).

I had the same problem you had, but on my 2nd run through there. I think the fires don't stay lit if you die during the run you've lit them in, or the game doesn't properly keep it registered as lit. If you go through the chasms again, light all the fires and survive the run, it should work properly.

[Roy]

Originally posted by Mr.America:

For an easier time through the chasms of old, try either gyrm greatshield + any spear, or use a greathammer that can flatten an enemy. Because you cannot properly stun most of the black phantoms in there this makes the fight alot easier. (NG+4 experience).

I had the same problem you had, but on my 2nd run through there. I think the fires don't stay lit if you die during the run you've lit them in, or the game doesn't properly keep it registered as lit. If you go through the chasms again, light all the fires and survive the run, it should work properly.

Even though these areas are terribly designed and are a lazy attempt at being challenging by spamming enemies and attacks in numbers, excessively dieing wasn't the problem here.
The problem is that i had to spend a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of humanity to keep going in, hoping the game will fix itself and another bunch of humanity to avoid my health from dropping like the level designers' innovation.