That ringing in the Undead Parish was other players ringing the bell. Nice little detail and you hear again when you get near the other bell. Also, return to lordran, a yearly event held by the community, is still going on though it's nearing the end. Dark Souls 2 event begins in February btw though I think it's closer to the end of the month iirc. This is assuming you are playing on pc of course, don't keep on console but imagine it is something similar.
As soon as I saw you had plans to open the Darkroot door, I was like…oh, you’re going to die. 😅 You need to ring the bell in Blight Town, for which opening that Darkroot door that costs 20k is unnecessary. It’s the master key for one route to Blight Town, and the basement key for the other route. To not spoil, the two routes are in vastly different directions.
That ringing in the Undead Parish was other players ringing the bell. Nice little detail and you hear again when you get near the other bell. Also, return to lordran, a yearly event held by the community, is still going on though it's nearing the end. Dark Souls 2 event begins in February btw though I think it's closer to the end of the month iirc. This is assuming you are playing on pc of course, don't keep on console but imagine it is something similar.
As soon as I saw you had plans to open the Darkroot door, I was like…oh, you’re going to die. 😅 You need to ring the bell in Blight Town, for which opening that Darkroot door that costs 20k is unnecessary. It’s the master key for one route to Blight Town, and the basement key for the other route. To not spoil, the two routes are in vastly different directions.