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[GavinGT]

It seems like sometimes when you've used the Beckoning Bell and nobody joins, you can go back to a lamppost and touch it, and that will reset the search. Anyone else experience this?

 

[Rhaknar]

Even worse then Dark Souls 2 un-patched Shrine of Pew Pew Pew?

They patched shrine of amana? What changed?

 

[Mupod]

Definitely not the hardest, lol.

Probably the easiest, maybe a little harder than Dark Souls 2 (solo).

I'm definitely finding it the hardest. Granted I've spent more time in chalice dungeons than the 'actual' game but the early bosses alone are far more difficult than anything in the other games. Many of the bosses are just endless flailing super-fast gigantic arm hitboxes. I only died 4 times to bosses in my entire demon's souls run, and never felt bosses were unfair in dark souls 1 and 2 (except bed of chaos and ancient dragon).

All the bosses that don't fall under that spaz-beast archetype have been very easy though.

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Shadows, fire dog, Rom

and a few random chalice bosses were all very simple.

Also I feel like they intentionally gave the enemies a big hidden chunk of 'magic pixel' health. So many times I've died thinking something just needed one more hit, but then 3-4 hits and it's still swinging.

 

[phierce]

Okay...finally found the moment I've actually been frustrated in this game...mother fuckin'

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chalice Rom! Didn't have a single damn issue with the normal Rom, but this one can fuck right off!

.

Edit: Bitch is dead!

 

[JCreasy]

I'm ringing the bell

I'm next to the second lamp

 

[Orthogonal]

Without spoiling anything, does this game have items/weapons/armors that are only available in NG+ (and beyond?)

I like the idea that things take multiple playthroughs to acquire, so is Bloodborne like that? I recall some things in Dark Souls 1 and 2 needing being available only in new game+.

Yes, there is ng+ loot.

 

[Tambini]

Wtf is this defiled chalice dungeon D:

 

[GavinGT]

Seriously, fuck the guys that shoot arrows and Frenzy you. Especially when they're like 2 miles away up on a castle. That shit is seriously unfun.

 

[crimzonflame]

I think this will be the first game that I will actually try to get a Platinum trophy for.

 

[Soulflarz]

Defiled places are hell

I think this will be the first game that I will actually try to get a Platinum trophy for.

I REPEAT, DEFILED PLACES RUIN PLATINUMS ;_;

 

[Dartastic]

Just managed to get

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Shadows of Yarnham

in one.

Really glad I did too, because wandering around trying to find that area again would have been a major pain in the ass. I know in the forest there's a shortcut that leads to

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the opening area of the game

but I didn't seem to find it. Anyone want to give me some clues as to where it is?

 

[SeanTSC]

Without spoiling anything, does this game have items/weapons/armors that are only available in NG+ (and beyond?)

I like the idea that things take multiple playthroughs to acquire, so is Bloodborne like that? I recall some things in Dark Souls 1 and 2 needing being available only in new game+.

No, you can get every single item in your first playthrough. NG+ adds literally nothing.

There's a single weapon you might only get in NG+ depending on how you do the ending:

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The Normal final boss drops a badge that lets you buy the Burial Blade (Scythe) from the Vendor for 60k echoes. Normally you'd have to start NG+ to buy it. However, if you go for the True End and trigger the extra boss you can wipe on the "True" boss and go back to the vendor and buy the weapon right there.

 

[XxRampage07xX]

Done!

I'm next to the second lamp

Eh I am standing right in front of the boss' location. I'm heading back now

 

[Rhaknar]

Okay...finally found the moment I've actually been frustrated in this game...mother fuckin'

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chalice Rom! Didn't have a single damn issue with the normal Rom, but this one can fuck right off!

.

Oh

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story bosses

can pop up in chalice dungeons? Neat

 

[JCreasy]

I'm ringing the bell

Do I still need insight for co-op password sessions?

 

[FairXchange]

Yes, there is ng+ loot.

Hot diggity damn, thanks that's good news!

Edit:

No, you can get every single item in your first playthrough. NG+ adds literally nothing.

There's a single weapon you might only get in NG+ depending on how you do the ending:

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The Normal final boss drops a badge that lets you buy the Burial Blade (Scythe) from the Vendor for 60k echoes. Normally you'd have to start NG+ to buy it. However, if you go for the True End and trigger the extra boss you can wipe on the "True" boss and go back to the vendor and buy the weapon right there.

Hmm.. that's unfortunate

 

[Elfstruck]

Thank you Fisty.

 

[Sawneeks]

It seems like sometimes when you've used the Beckoning Bell and nobody joins, you can go back to a lamppost and touch it, and that will reset the search. Anyone else experience this?

Just tried that but it wouldn't let me touch the lamppost at first but now it will let me? Weird. Hope it works though, waiting for Rom is a pain and a half.

 

[Yoshichan]

Returning home from LAN... hoping that the download is done. Who am I kidding, huh?

 

[ThomasAnderson]

I've had that happen to me tons of times now, I thought it was a bug but now I know it is an intended feature.

Really!? Time to start leaving notes then. This game is full of surprises.
Also, where do I got after beating the

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witches

?

 

[Fisty]

Thank you Fisty.

Glad you got it, i always die at the end lol

 

[XxRampage07xX]

Do I still need insight for co-op password sessions?

You use 1 insight for each time you ring the beckoning bell.

 

[mellow]

Okay...finally found the moment I've actually been frustrated in this game...mother fuckin'

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chalice Rom! Didn't have a single damn issue with the normal Rom, but this one can fuck right off!

.

Edit: Bitch is dead!

it's way easier..at first I thought the smaller arena would make it hell, but you can just punish the hell out of his teleports.

 

[Rhaknar]

Seriously, fuck the guys that shoot arrows and Frenzy you. Especially when they're like 2 miles away up on a castle. That shit is seriously unfun.

There's no guys shooting arrows, it's the light from the castle, you can hide behind rocks. Notice all the windows light up when you are in the open. It also kills enemies lol

 

[xxRONN1Nxx]

Any more gaffer want to add me xxRONN1Nxx love to chat and share things and maybe do some coop

 

[Elfstruck]

Glad you got it, i always die at the end lol

lol i was so scared, he got me down to 25% with his headbutt

 

[phierce]

Oh

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story bosses

can pop up in chalice dungeons? Neat

Yeah.

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He's not the first

.

 

[SeanTSC]

Hmm.. that's unfortunate

Yeah, it is unfortunate. Every single loot spot is the exact same too, giving you all the same crappy low level +Echoes items and low level Blood Gems that you will never, ever use. +300 echo items aren't even worth using from the menu when your levels start taking 200k+ per.

 

[GavinGT]

Just tried that but it wouldn't let me touch the lamppost at first but now it will let me? Weird. Hope it works though, waiting for Rom is a pain and a half.

Exactly my experience. It's really weird and inconsistent. But my friend and I were playing side-by-side and we couldn't co-op until the moment we touched that lamppost.

 

[Dominator]

Oh my god.

Chalice Dungeon spoiler

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You have to fight Amagdala again with half of your health bar cut. Fucking hard as shit, but I beat that sucker.

 

[bodyofanamerican]

Mechanically abhorrent (nobody likes

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respawning enemies

, might aswell have put a escort mission in there while you're at it), you end up just running and juking your way through the zone which is not what you come to Souls games for, bad layout compared to the rest of the game's amazing level design in general, they do nothing with the

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giant spiders

in the end (well I guess there's the one that

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shoots the laser

), frustrating enemies later in the zone, just a big mess overall. Not since the anor londo archers have I felt not rage, not frustration, just a feeling of "I'm not liking this game anymore". When you are not even raging at dying in a Souls game, when you just don't care anymore, the game lost you

Thankfully the next zones are awesome, but man was I bummed out at that zone earlier today. Not angry, just bummed / sad

Good to know, and thanks for the detail!

I just realized...(late game spoilers) that...

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wasn't a spider on the church in the trailer, was it? It was this fucking Cthulu thing.

 

[fluffydelusions]

Returning home from LAN... hoping that the download is done. Who am I kidding, huh?

Hey Yoshi are you getting DS2:Scholar or sticking with BB for a while?

 

[mellow]

uh

regarding the true ending

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you can consume the umbilical chords at any point right?

I've been eating them as soon as I got them individually :/

hope I don't miss out

 

[ButchCat]

Please help. I stored my runes in the hunter's dream but I can't find them anymore? Anyone else experiencing this issue?

 

[XxRampage07xX]

Jeez, I just want some co-op matches. Why does it take so long just to find one?

 

[crimzonflame]

So after trying to kill the

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Blood starved beast

for an hour and a half, I'm worse off than where I started. I've got to farm for vials antidotes again, I have only 5 molotovs left, and I used up most of my pungent blood coctails.

What the fuck an I supposed to do now. His last stage I have no chance against. The pungent blood coctails seem to just make him go crazy and slash everywhere...

Stay close, dodge to his left and then attack. Such an easy boss after I figured out this pattern. No need for molotovs or cocktails. I only needed to use an antidote and oil once.

 

[Kandrick]

Finished NG+ with the true endi. Such a weird ending.

Now to work on getting the weapons i missed, and see how the chalice dungeons work, because i still have no idea.

 

[JCreasy]

You use 1 insight for each time you ring the beckoning bell.

Ah damn I'm screwed then. The network kept losing connection and ate all my insights. I was hoping password sessions didn't require insight.

All good man. Thank you for trying.

 

[GavinGT]

There's no guys shooting arrows, it's the light from the castle, you can hide behind rocks. Notice all the windows light up when you are in the open. It also kills enemies lol

So you're sure it's not the guys that sing when you get up close to them? Because I wasn't getting hit with arrows as long as those guys didn't have line-of-sight with me (when I was right up next to them).

These guys

 

[Deku Tree]

What am I supposed to do after I beat the boss at the side quest area

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cainhurst castle

?

 

[piratethingy]

Please help. I stored my runes in the hunter's dream but I can't find them anymore? Anyone else experiencing this issue?

You navigated over to the rune slot and hit R2 (I believe?) to toggle to your stored items?

 

[Sawneeks]

Exactly my experience. It's really weird and inconsistent. But my friend and I were playing side-by-side and we couldn't co-op until the moment we touched that lamppost.

Huh. Maybe the game stops you from using the lamppost when it tries to connect to another game? And maybe once the connection 'fails' it resets and allows you to then use it? Who knows.

 

[xir]

Chalice divers:

Where's the best place to get ritual Blood (4)? I've unlocked new chalices but they are jsut roots/sinister/curse... not really sure the plan, but if i get more (4) i can do new stuff

 

[VanillaCakeIsBurning]

uh

regarding the true ending

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you can consume the umbilical chords at any point right?

I've been eating them as soon as I got them individually :/

hope I don't miss out

I thought you had to have them in your

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inventory.

Consuming them just gives you insight according to the description but I don't know for sure whether you need to consume them or not.

 

[Randam]

So after trying to kill the

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Blood starved beast

for an hour and a half, I'm worse off than where I started. I've got to farm for vials antidotes again, I have only 5 molotovs left, and I used up most of my pungent blood coctails.

What the fuck an I supposed to do now. His last stage I have no chance against. The pungent blood coctails seem to just make him go crazy and slash everywhere...

He has different stages?
Killed him first try.
Didn't use an antidote either.

Funny how different bosses can be for people.

 

[Prezhulio]

I've burned like 5 insight over the last couple days trying to do coop...not one connection.

Now, it won't even go to online mode. Sigh

 

[todahawk]

Wow, had some extra blood shards so I leveled up Tonitrus and boy is that thing fun to play with. Much faster than I thought! Doesn't have massive reach but it hits fast and hard. Love it!

 

[convo]

What am I supposed to do after I beat the boss at the side quest area

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cainhurst castle

?

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Put on his crown and find the secret castle

 

[Dahbomb]

Set's name? Looks bad ass as fuck!

I got the Bone Ash set and one other from the Chalice. The Bone Ash has really good physical res.

 

[XxRampage07xX]

Ah damn I'm screwed then. The network kept losing connection and ate all my insights. I was hoping password sessions didn't require insight.

All good man. Thank you for trying.

Ugh that sucks