You do not have to complete the game to access the new DLC. However, you do have to complete a cryptic series of events to initiate the DLC event. Here are the things you need to do.

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Dark Souls is a broad and varied action RPG with a large array of stats and equipment that makes the build variety quite high. However, Dark Souls has no way to re-specialize characters, so players ...