This area makes me want to rip my **** off

My first time going through DS2 right now (SotFS). The aggro range of knights in this place is unreal. I do enjoy dropping the knights and turtles in the lava after ironhearth bonfire, but it got old after doing the runback to old iron king 7,8,9 times. Just now realizing there was another bonfire right before the boss :\

It warms my heart to see people still playing this game and posting on this community.

Idk what phantom it is, but right before Eygil's Idol bonfire in NG+, holy **** what an infuriating fight. Tiny space where you can either roll into fire or back into the hole you came from, dying of fall damage, while facing an opponent with 5000000 poise who jumps straight through the fire to smash my skull.

Good place to gain levels

The Pursuer seems stronger here.

I got invaded by Forlorn here (playing SotFS offline)

I love DS2 but each time I get here I remember just how awful the area and the whole path that leads to it is.

Worst area in the series. WTF were they thinking with this crap place

so did someone just give up on this guide