I feel your pain, Zircon. Flame Lurker is probably the hardest boss in the game for me, in relation to everything else. That said, you're being a bit extreme in your criticisms, methinks. You don't need a magic weapon to beat him, you don't even need fire resist. Admittedly, the make things much easier, and that's no bad thing, but it's not as grim as you'd think. I myself was forced to kill him with a Halberd +2 and Mirdan Leggings. And nothing else. Totally my fault for not upping Stamina, but there ya go. The hardest thing about Demon's Souls is fighting things for the first few times. Onc