User blog comment:Rebellion777/Worst Death's You've Had./@comment-4028522-20120430104451/@comment-128.8.200.59-20120430163910

If you're talking about the order in which you can access places without the masterkey, you can technically access both darkroot garden earlier than the lower burg; however the game is far from linear :P. If you're itching for some pvp experience I recommend you finish off the forest first, but if you want access to better pyromancies among other things I recommend continuing down the lower burg.