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[Arkage]

Honestly I'd choose the holy blade personally. The axe has a much better R2 attack for stunning but outside of that the blade is better in every single way. It has horizontals as it's first R1 attack, overhead swing through L2 and lunge attack and piercing damage on its heavy attack. Then the light form is so much faster than the axe. It also scales better than it too. The R2 is honestly the biggest advantage for the axe, otherwise I find it particularly slow.

The problem I find is that I'm already loving the saw cleaver for fast attacks, so hitting faster isn't the reason why I use axe. Axe is for hard hitting and sweeping up groups. Ludwig hits hard, and maybe a little faster (but less damage, least on werewolves) but it's pretty bad for sweeping groups. And I use that axe sweep a lot.

 

[Chance Hale]

Well, I've been in the forest for 2 minutes and I'm having terrible Shrine flashbacks.

 

[CMojicaAce]

Spotify makes farming echoes go by fast

 

[Kinsei]

I have a question about the F

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orbidden

F

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orest

. Where the hell am I trying to get to? I keep going down, down, down. I ended up finding a giant pig, and some

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alot of

snakes, and eventually got killed by these little blue bastards that look like Sea Urchins. Am I getting close to the boss? Because srsly, fuck this place.

That's the right area but the path with the

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failed? old ones

leads to a dead end.

 

[Dominator]

raging about new game +, when the game hasnt been out a week, yeah...

I'm 50 hours deep. I just like the game lol

 

[SRTtoZ]

So what's a good alt weapon for a skill build? I love the cane, but am itching to try something new.

Ludwigs is good but it scales in both STR and SKL

 

[TheOctodad]

dear lord I suck at this fucking game. Ive been stuck at the two werewolf things on the bridge before the first boss for HOURS. I need molotovs, but every time I try to go gather enough munnies to buy some I just get killed by something else. It has been a loop of this for like 5 hours in a row now.

I struggled there too. I was new to the game and didn't have many options at my disposal. It's tough because it feels so far for a save/shortcut.

Go across the bridge instead and smash some boxes. See what you find.

Or run past them and to the left. There will be some enemies in the room, but just some normal dudes that are a lot easier. The wolfs can't fit through the door.

 

[theSlacker]

Yes.

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Kill the baby to get one of the three items you need for the secret ending.

Can you

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kill the baby without killing her? I ask because I tried and it didn't look like I hit her, but she still died.

 

[GavinGT]

What the fuck am I supposed to do against the 3man Hunter Ganksquad in Unseen Village, probably just died like 20 times! URGH!

Focus on one at a time. Even if you just kill one and die, that one never respawns. Take advantage of the environment, particularly the spiral staircases, to try to limit the battle to a 1v1. Then get in a few hits and run around again until you find another 1v1 opportunity.

Also, parrying is always good against hunters. And you're invincible during the visceral animation.

 

[Tyrant Rave]

I have a question about the F

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orbidden

F

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orest

. Where the hell am I trying to get to? I keep going down, down, down. I ended up finding a giant pig, and some

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alot of

snakes, and eventually got killed by these little blue bastards that look like Sea Urchins. Am I getting close to the boss? Because srsly, fuck this place.

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As long as you stick to the main path and just keep descending you'll eventually find it. There's two pigs just before the cave leading to the boss gate.

 

[Freezasaurus]

That's the right area but the path with the

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failed? old ones

leads to a dead end.

It wouldn't be so bad if there were more landmarks. Or I had a strategy guide with a MAP.

 

[Sayad]

So honestly, the world structure is closer to Dark Souls 2 than Dark Souls 1 right?

It's somewhere in-between DS1 and DS2.

What?! The first area is more open ended than anything in Dark Souls! Areas are way more connected together(in a way that make sense) than DS2, and each individual area have way more shortcuts and alternative routes than any other Souls game! How is that closer to DS2's linear world design?!

 

[Late Flag]

I just beat P

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aarl

and S

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hadow of

Y

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arham

in one sitting, each on my first try. So pumped.

 

[BrokenIcarus]

What the fuck am I supposed to do against the 3man Hunter Ganksquad in Unseen Village, probably just died like 20 times! URGH!

Please anyone?

 

[Kinsei]

Please anyone?

Hmm, did you open up the shortcut to the boss the first time you were there? If not lure them down to a jail cell, close the door, and then hit them through the bars.

 

[Papercuts]

Blood starved down on NG+. Aw yiss.

 

[Chance Hale]

Does the hand lantern make you more visible?

 

[Tyrant Rave]

Please anyone?

Put on your nikes and run fam

 

[iRAWRasaurus]

Please anyone?

Summon someone it helps a lot. Keep moving, try to kill the Mage first.

 

[dark_prinny]

Check by the Cathedral but if you've beat

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Rom or the Witches you've gone too far, she will show up as an enemy in the Grand Cathedral after you kill Rom. She is incredibly tough so be careful. Alternatively, if you haven't progressed to far she should be right outside the Oedon Chapel church ward(where you can send NPCs) to the left, I've found if you haven't talked to her at all, she'll be there and give you the gestures you missed before from her first appearance. From there go to the place where you fought Gascoigne and get ready for a tough fight against Henryk the Yellow Hunter.

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I've beat Rom and the One Reborn and I'll swear I've been in the Grand Cathedral and she wasn't there...

I'll check again tomorrow again tough.

 

[105.Will]

Please anyone?

Back stab the one guy, If you go down the left stair case the guy on the right won't be alerted. , RUN, repeat. Once the middle guy is dead you can lure out one of them to fight and kill, without alerting the other.

 

[Maddanth]

dear lord I suck at this fucking game. Ive been stuck at the two werewolf things on the bridge before the first boss for HOURS. I need molotovs, but every time I try to go gather enough munnies to buy some I just get killed by something else. It has been a loop of this for like 5 hours in a row now.

If u make the wolves chase u down the stairs then go in the house and attack them and keep repeating till dead. The wolves can't come inside the house. Honestly I was stuck for more then 5 hours in that first area but the more I played the More I got better and once I beat the first boss I found my groove. I'm new to souls games as well. Good luck bud

 

[Ferrio]

Curious if Bloodborne is going to make people go back to Dark Souls I&II and play a non shield build?

 

[SRTtoZ]

Please anyone?

I said this earlier but what I did was kill the middle one first. You can sneak up on him and do a backstab, then wail away, run, kite whatever, just kill him (you're gonna die but kill him before you do). Then go back and focus on another one of them, don't be afraid to run backwards and use doors as defense. Finally take out the last one, they are pretty easy 1 on 1. Remember, they don't respawn.

 

[Kinsei]

Curious if Bloodborne is going to make people go back to Dark Souls I&II and play a non shield build?

Eh, not really. I did a no shield run in Demon's and Dark and have no interest in doing it again. Those games aren't balanced around it like BB is.

 

[GavinGT]

What?! The first area is more open ended than anything in Dark Souls! Areas are way more connected together(in a way that make sense) than DS2, and each individual area have way more shortcuts and alternative routes than any other Souls game! How is that closer to DS2's linear world design?!

Look at the maps of the three games side-by-side. In DS1, there's a ton of interconnection between the various areas. In DS2, there's very little. Bloodborne has some, but it's not on the same level as DS1.

Sure, each individual area in Bloodborne has tons of shortcuts and interconnecting. So much, in fact, that it's almost detrimental. It's like a maze and you get lost easily, especially since everything looks so same-y.

 

[hawk2025]

Curious if Bloodborne is going to make people go back to Dark Souls I&II and play a non shield build?

I can't wait to go wild on iframes while playing through DS2 for the third time.

 

[dark_prinny]

Curious if Bloodborne is going to make people go back to Dark Souls I&II and play a non shield build?

I think it will be different due to the lack of dash but this game revived my love for the franchise and now I'm getting the Dark Souls 2 remaster for PS4.

 

[Freezasaurus]

I just beat P

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aarl

and S

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hadow of

Y

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arham

in one sitting, each on my first try. So pumped.

P

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aarl

was the only one I didn't beat on my first try so far. That hardly ever happened in the Souls games.

 

[pharmboy044]

Strange that they disabled share play. Its a Playstation exclusive..

Really? I've had it work with my friend.

 

[Maybesew]

http://www.twitch.tv/elajjaz

Ela just finished the game in 2 hours and 48 minutes - All bosses dead.

 

[BrokenIcarus]

Focus on one at a time. Even if you just kill one and die, that one never respawns. Take advantage of the environment, particularly the spiral staircases, to try to limit the battle to a 1v1. Then get in a few hits and run around again until you find another 1v1 opportunity.

Also, parrying is always good against hunters. And you're invincible during the visceral animation.

I tried fighting them 1v1 but they just completely fucking gank me everytime.

Hmm, did you open up the shortcut to the boss the first time you were there? If not lure them down to a jail cell, close the door, and then hit them through the bars.

Sounds cheap, but I might do it at this point.

Put on your nikes and run fam

Might also do this.

Summon someone it helps a lot. Keep moving, try to kill the Mage first.

Don't have plus :/

I said this earlier but what I did was kill the middle one first. You can sneak up on him and do a backstab, then wail away, run, kite whatever, just kill him (you're gonna die but kill him before you do). Then go back and focus on another one of them, don't be afraid to run backwards and use doors as defense. Finally take out the last one, they are pretty easy 1 on 1. Remember, they don't respawn.

I never really made it to the middle one without agroing all of them, maybe I just need to be more stealhy.

Anyway thanks guys!

 

[UpDownLeftRight]

The problem I find is that I'm already loving the saw cleaver, so hitting faster isn't the reason why I use axe. Axe is for hard hitting and sweeping up groups. Ludwig hits hard, and maybe a little faster (but less damage, least on werewolves) but it's pretty bad for sweeping groups. And I use that axe sweep a lot.

It is good for sweeping but it started to ruin the game for me. I was relying on the R2 move way too much and things got a bit stale. I've still got it equipped though and upgrade it just in case I get mobbed at some point later. If you have any points in skill as well though the blade will soon be stronger than the axe, but if not it still seems to be overtaking it around +6 for me. I did like the axe though until I became reliant on it.

I'm probably gonna give the cleaver a go next time since I love the look of the weapon, the only problem is I grow attached to the movesets. It took me a while to fully abandon the axe even when I had the blade and wanted to switch. Some of the early areas did seem to complement the sweep of the axe a lot too though so it probably had an influence on me.

 

[xxRONN1Nxx]

dear lord I suck at this fucking game. Ive been stuck at the two werewolf things on the bridge before the first boss for HOURS. I need molotovs, but every time I try to go gather enough munnies to buy some I just get killed by something else. It has been a loop of this for like 5 hours in a row now.

Are you just starting? If so there is other paths to the bridge to cleric beast where you will not have to fight them. They are tough when first starting. When I started they rock me so after like 4 bosses in I went back and busted their asses just for revenge.

 

[Elixist]

It wouldn't be so bad if there were more landmarks. Or I had a strategy guide with a MAP.

theres a ton of landmarks, your brain just hasnt processed them yet. the place is confusing at first yes, but play it till its familiar and then it becomes pretty amazing when you remember it all.

 

[Ferrio]

Where should I go first

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Unseen

or

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Nightmare Frontier

?

 

[Jakartalado]

Just started playing with Spotify, just for test purpose. Man....

I guess I did some right, I started playing Bloodborne listening to the Killer Instinct soundtrack. It felt perfect when I found Cainhurst and clicked the cutcene.

 

[Messiek]

Noooo!

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Eileen

is not on the cathedral wards anymore, now

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she hates me and will hunt me down later on :/

I wanted the trophy for her quest line :///

 

[SargerusBR]

http://www.twitch.tv/elajjaz

Ela just finished the game in 2 hours and 48 minutes - All bosses dead.

2h and 22min without loading screens

 

[GavinGT]

I tried fighting them 1v1 but they just completely fucking gank me everytime.

One of them spawns on the spiral staircase underneath. You should be able to sneak up behind him and get him down to about half health before his buddies even show up.

 

[Kssio_Aug]

I'm in the 4th boss, wich set should I be using?
I ask because I'm still with the Hunter set that I found in the sewers, and am getting strongly kicked agains

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Vicar Amelia

.

 

[Freezasaurus]

theres a ton of landmarks, your brain just hasnt processed them yet. the place is confusing at first yes, but play it till its familiar and then it becomes pretty amazing when you remember it all.

I'll be happier when everything in it is DEAD.

 

[SRTtoZ]

I tried fighting them 1v1 but they just completely fucking gank me everytime.


Sounds cheap, but I might do it at this point.


Might also do this.


Don't have plus :/


I never really made it to the middle one without agroing all of them, maybe I just need to be more stealhy.

Anyway thanks guys!

Yep, walking is stealth in this game. Walk behind him slowly, Charge R2 attack, followed by R1 = backstab.

 

[GavinGT]

I'm in the 4th boss, wich set should I be using?
I ask because I'm still with the Hunter set that I found in the sewers, and am getting strongly kicked agains

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Vicar Amelia

.

I used the hunter set for the entire game and also New Game+.

 

[Kinsei]

I'm in the 4th boss, wich set should I be using?
I ask because I'm still with the Hunter set that I found in the sewers, and am getting strongly kicked agains

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Vicar Amelia

.

Get the Black Yahar'gul set. It's in the

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Unseen Village.

 

[Soulflarz]

Curious if Bloodborne is going to make people go back to Dark Souls I&II and play a non shield build?

ds1?
Non shield build?


That doesnt tend work well :V

Unless you mean 2h greatsword?
I almost never blocked, but you need very high poise to pull that off.

 

[checkeredknight]

Lol. I just fell out of bounds and was running around under the gameworld. I'm guessing people have done this already? It happened by accident when I was trying to jump atop a roof.

http://youtu.be/vcPamQGpFQI

 

[xxRONN1Nxx]

I find the chalice dungeons only good for getting consumables, gems, and runes. I get very little echoes by clearing out a dungeon level...maybe about 5k or so. I don't know if its because I haven't unlocked the better chalices or not.(I only have 4)

you will get more echoes when you get into higher depths

 

[super-famicom]

But it was.

Didn't maneater mildred drop it down in blighttown?

Not the same weapon, only in name

 

[WordsintheWater]

I'm in the 4th boss, wich set should I be using?
I ask because I'm still with the Hunter set that I found in the sewers, and am getting strongly kicked agains

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Vicar Amelia

.

I'm like on the 13th boss including optional bosses and have been wearing the hunter set the whole time, I feel like it's the most balanced out of all of them.