Farron Keep is the most poorly-designed, unfair area From has ever designed.

[ChrisTheEnby]

And I'm not just talking about framerate issues.

The entire area is horrible. First off, the enemies are SUPER unfair. It's impossible to fight and survive when you're constantly having to deal with being poisoned, if the trolls hit your shield twice, boom poisoned. roll the wrong way due to lmited space? into the swamp, yet more poison. Trying to get all the items? Hahahaha you better not have any souls on you cause you're dead. Are you a sorcery character trying to get your first few scrolls? they're tucked away in extremely hard to reach corners of the swamp with tough enemies guarding them, surrounded by little land and almost endless reaches of poison swamp, it's your fault for not going miracles and pyromancy instead where From basically hands those scrolls to you on a platter.

Also, just to make matters worse, the trolls are highly resistant to sorceries, and magic in general so if you're a INT Sorcery user using that Crystal Sage Rapier you just got? Well, you're not getting past Farron Keep, sorry. Go build a not-sorcerer if you want to see more of the game.

I'm just venting, really, I just think how unfair this area is the certain builds (DEX/INT Sorcery users) is just... excessive.

[淵 Magia Baiser]

Blighttown/Shrine of Amana post patch.

[Akutare]

Just stack poison resist, and use dagger's Quickstep to get through long stretches of swamp easier.

There's been worse in previous games, don't try to tank hits if you're getting poisoned through your shield as well.

[CallumTheClot]

Did you go through the depths in ds1? This area is meant to be a challenge. Not All enemies have to be killed! remember that! If you need help in-game feel free to add me, happy to help.

[Lugez]

Salt

[cautr]

Poison is ridiculously weak in DS3, though? The only unfair part about the area are those tree guys and the fat roll in certain parts of it - to top it off these parts have those tree shaman guys in them. But else? You can literally run past everything if you want to and loot everything in peace (slugs are too slow to follow) while chugging a flask here and there against the weak poisoning.

Blighttown was far, far worse. Especially with the classic toxic.

[ChrisTheEnby]

"stack poison resist" DOn't you think I've tried that? It really doesn't help, seeing as the only gear I've found with more poison resist is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ armor with less poise, meaning the trolls will batter through your stamina more easily, and poison you more, completely making the extra resist moot.

[gzk]

rofl git gud pls

[Zephyros]

stay in the "isles" and lure the mobs with bow.

[Hartlocke]

Valley of Defilement from Demon's Souls says "Hi".

[Mud]

You can tank the poison like a boss, it does very little damage. You can kill the blobs with bombs or a fire infused weapon if you dont have pyro magic. For me the giant tree dudes are the hardest in that area.

[LanceDespinsTTV]

Sounds like you need to git gud.

[Solace]

♥♥♥♥ the Crabs.

[Glamboro]

There are ways to cope with the area, it is brutal, but that is what DS is about. Like people said, you can stack poison resist, keep purple moss on you and practice your rolling.

Btw I have a sorcerer there right now with a crystal infused long sword, it works pretty well.

I honestly do not hate it as much as the effing bugs in blight town where so many weapons just wouldn't hit them O_O

[Magus]

Originally posted by Claw:

"stack poison resist" DOn't you think I've tried that? It really doesn't help, seeing as the only gear I've found with more poison resist is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ armor with less poise, meaning the trolls will batter through your stamina more easily, and poison you more, completely making the extra resist moot.

Leave those big guys alone for now and focus on clearing the area. You can always come back later and pick up the stuff you didn't get when you're stronger.

[PunPun]

Blowdart snipers