I beat the ceaseless discharge, got my ass kicked in the demon ruins, tried to run back to blighttwon and go up the wheel thing ... which I think is the right path but keep dying for stupid reasons. WTF?

Sen's Fortress.
 
Remember the giant gate near the blacksmith in undead parish? The one where the fat knight was sitting?
 
It's open now.

Near the first blacksmith you encountered, right before the forest is a bonfire and a path that leads to a very large gate that is now open after ringing the second bell.

Or you can go to the forest, if you went from the first bell directly to the second one. There's a butterfly boss there that's easier than what you'll find in Sen's Fortress.

Try searching before posting a topic It's quite useful sometimes.

@imsh_pl said:

Sen's Fortress. Remember the giant gate near the blacksmith in undead parish? The one where the fat knight was sitting? It's open now.

I know I need to get to Sens ... I'm just not sure how to get back there. I'm really hoping I don't have to fight my way back through blight town.

@Mars: Sen's fortress then anor londo , but it would be a good time to farm some levels as the creatures in sen and andor londo are a bit high powered. DO NOT and I repeat DO NOT go to the catacombs of kings right now , unless you want to suffer a lot

@Swoxx said:

Try searching before posting a topic It's quite useful sometimes.

How do you use the word searching ... but make it "clickable" to a link?

@Mars said:

@imsh_pl said:

Sen's Fortress. Remember the giant gate near the blacksmith in undead parish? The one where the fat knight was sitting? It's open now.

I know I need to get to Sens ... I'm just not sure how to get back there. I'm really hoping I don't have to fight my way back through blight town.

There's a spinning waterwheel thing you can ride up to the top where there are some ladders and you can make your way out to the Valley of the Drakes from there and back to Firelink.

@Mars said:

@Swoxx said:

Try searching before posting a topic It's quite useful sometimes.

How do you use the word searching ... but make it "clickable" to a link?

type a word, highlight it then click "Link" in the options above the text box and enter the link.

@Mars said:

I beat the ceaseless discharge, got my ass kicked in the demon ruins, tried to run back to blighttwon and go up the wheel thing ... which I think is the right path but keep dying for stupid reasons. WTF?

That path is definitely the most direct way back to firelink from blighttown. It's just a really convoluted and annoying path with lots of dead ends. Keep at it and check out all the branches for good items. I died a bunch there.

Now what? Now sir, the game gets difficult.

@imsh_pl: I think you get a key from Quelaag that opens that door. I opened it from the Drake side. Also leads me to believe that that is the intended path.

You rang the second bell? That means the honeymoon is over.

@imsh_pl said:

@Mars: Ok, that's what you mean. 1.Start from the bonfire after Quelaag 2.Leave Quelaag's domain (enter Blighttown)3.Stay near the left side of the fortress until you reach the large wooden elevator 4.Use it and go to the top 5.Turn left and go to the end of the walkway, use the ladder to go up 6.Go along the walkway until you reach the next ladder up. You'll know it's the right one if there are about 3 more ladders leading up after it, and behind one of those is the crabmonster (climb all the ladders)7.Go along the walkway, be wary of falling. There will be about 4 dung giants in a big dark corridor. Lure them out and take care of them or just dash through 8.You should arrive at the area called valley of drakes 9.Go about 5 meters to the right and use the long plank to get to the other side of the cliff 10.Go left and open the metal door (warning: I opened it from the other side first, it could be possible that it can only be opened that way) 11.You'll arrive in new londo ruins 12.Stay near the left side, you should find an entrance and a few sets of stairs. Go up. 13.You should find a lever which will summon a round elevator when pulled; it will lead you to firelink shrine I hope you can find your way through there, if not just ask for more info. This can sound extremely disorienting but it takes about 4 minutes and 5 enemies to get from blighttown to undead parish

If you want and easy weapon that stacks with int/faith then go along the cliff in valley of the drakes until you see a big dead dragon. Grab the items and run back fast and you should be good :D

You rang the second bell? That means the honeymoon is over.

If you head into the sewer-like looking area with all the blow-dark dudes up a few ladders, I think there is a firekeeper soul on a body behind some bars.

And ... I think I might be done. Unable to make any progress for the last several hours. I can barely get past those two fucking guards at the beginning of the fortress. I'm going to give it a bit and try again. If I still can't make any progress I'm either re-rolling or trading it in.

Fortress has been kicking my ass all day long ...

@Mars said:

And ... I think I might be done. Unable to make any progress for the last several hours. I can barely get past those two fucking guards at the beginning of the fortress. I'm going to give it a bit and try again. If I still can't make any progress I'm either re-rolling or trading it in.

Well level are you? It might be a good idea to farm for a little bit and then give it another shot when you get a bit stronger. Sen's Fortress also kicked my ass today so I'm going to do the same thing.

@JacDG said:

Now what? Now sir, the game gets difficult.

I found this to be true as well. The difficulty really ramps up now, but keep going at it you will get better. It took me waylonger than 27 hours to ring the second bell. Hell, Iam 53 hours in and am only at the Anor Londo boss. At least get up to the painting to see that zone, it's great.