Board Thread:Dark Souls II/@comment-98.163.123.248-20140319053041/@comment-72.230.236.25-20140521170947

Confirmed fix, I removed the Covetous Silver Serpent Ring and my Jester Gloves, used a homeward bone and ran back to the area. Killed all the enemies, then when some of the respawning royal army soldiers coming from the left side got over, I killed them right infront of the giant on the right, he absorbed their souls and activated, opening the gate.

Praise the Sun! I was about to have a bloody heart attack