I got this from a Humble Monthly , so I couldn ' t refund . I have a decent computer , but even turning the settings down to a minimum leads to unplayable frame rates and crashes . <| sep |> drugs or be an artsy ms skeletal ? <| sep |> The only thing the Master Key does at least , the only thing significant is it lets you get to the Valley of the Drakes without having to go through the Undead Burg first . If you can make it through the Undead Burg , there is literally no noticeable advantage beyond some tiny time savers for certain builds , like opening Logan ' s cage half an hour early , or accessing the Depths bonfire a bit early as well to taking the Master Key , and for a beginner it can throw you off seriously because it can encourage you into thinking you ' re supposed to be somewhere you aren ' t .