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[Donos]

I can see that I'm going to be asking the same question for each and every boss, but if I don't I'm going to trade this game back due to the frustration. What's the strategy for

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Vicar Amelia? I leveled my axe massively and even bought the holy sword because I heard it staggered her. I can't level the sword cause I'm missing the blood things, so it's very weak. My axe is extremely strong but really does nothing to her.

What sometimes helps ppl is just to roll/dodge forward to the boss, the moment it attacks (WITH lock on). Then you automatically get to the side or behind the boss and the invincible frames help surviving the attack > then attack once or twice and back off. Not easy to do in the head as you always want to automatically doge to the side or back. But try it. When she starts to

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heal, attack to with heavy attacks.

 

[Rhaknar]

Possible that you have a slightly older save backed up to the cloud? I think that's the only thing you can do.

How would I check that?

 

[WITHE1982]

Last night I took a right turn

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at the steps to Vicar Amelia's church and entered another building after beating 2 hunters (lightning guy and shotgun guy) and was grabbed by a giant semi-transparent "thing" then died.

Is this normal? There was just no way to avoid it.

 

[Fonds]

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I just 1 shot

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Gehrman

... forgot to

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eat the cords

...

Reason for a second playthrough

 

[SeanTSC]

Quoting myself for help.

Frenzy Blood Echoes are just a normal + Echo item. Nothing special. I don't remember the exact amount it gives. It's based off the number by its name. (7) gives 2000, (8) gives 3000, (9) gives 5000, I think (10) gives 8000, (11) gives 10000, and (12) gives 20000.

You should use them if you're like close to a level but don't have quite enough to get it. Or close to buying an item, etc. No need to save them. 1-6 probably give like 100, 200, 300, 500, 800, and 1000.

 

[Mendax]

Quoting myself for help.

IF you need blood echoes just use them. They dont even give frenzy as far as I can tell (at least when using them in the hunterds dream)

 

[Donos]

Last night I took a right turn

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at the steps to Vicar Amelia's church and entered another building after beating 2 hunters (lightning guy and shotgun guy) and was grabbed by a giant semi-transparent "thing" then died.

Is this normal? There was just no way to avoid it.

Yeah, avoid this area for now. You are going to come back later to that spot via main story ...

 

[Nothing1016]

On NG+ and just beat the first four bosses without dying once. LOL this game sure does get easier once you know all the enemy mechanics.

 

[Snuggles]

I killed the old lady I invited to the church. Feel bad but she did sass mouth me.

 

[WITHE1982]

Yeah, avoid this area for now. You are going to come back later to that spot via main story ...

Thanks man. That's 19k echos I'll never get back.

 

[Mendax]

How would I check that?

close game, go the settings from the ps4 menu, application saved data management, saved data in online storage, copy to ps4

 

[flipswitch]

Man that fucking BSB. The fight itself is pretty easy, but when he hits that grappling move, im done.

I spent two hours fighting him, what got him at the end was using the beckoning bell before entering the church and summon a CPU friend who will help you during the battle. Doing that I completed it on my first try with him.

 

[Fonds]

On NG+ and just beat the first four bosses without dying once. LOL this game sure does get easier once you know all the enemy mechanics.

Yeh I'm getting that same feeling. I'm looking to play the areas I missed in the first playthrough and then try some chalice dungeons.

 

[SeanTSC]

How would I check that?

If BB has been uploading to the Cloud (need PS+ for it, assume you have it, if not this is a bust) - Go to Settings - > Application Saved Data Management - > Saved Data in Online Storage and it should connect you to the Cloud Storage where it'll have a bunch of uploaded game saves. Unfortunately, I'm getting an error when trying to access mine right now so I can't tell you the exact process after that.

Edit: Okay was able to connect and... there's no Bloodborne data there. So, it might not let you upload to it, not sure. Hopefully yours did. If not, well at least NG+ is easy.

 

[Chance Hale]

Does anyone have a checklist of the fastest way to complete the game while still getting the

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cords

?

 

[Error]

Beat Cleric Beast on my first try with a new character. I remember struggling a lot with my first character against this fucker.

 

[Donos]

Thanks man. That's 19k echos I'll never get back.

lost the exact amount of echos there and thought i could run back to the spot and get them back and bail but i got grabbed again...

I don't want to spoil things but i shat bricks when i came back to the spot in the main story...

 

[Fonds]

Thanks man. That's 19k echos I'll never get back.

You can run back and get the echos. Just make sure to dodge out of the way when the blue spell starts casting. It can be dodged.

 

[IrishNinja]

lvl 32! making good progress, game is brilliant

1) any good strategies for the blood-starved beast? man, does he move fast

2) also, ive got to be missing a shortcut cause he's way the fuck too far from the last lantern...i killed the gunner & other hunter guy, there's a door that leads to a long ladder which saves a bit but i still gotta go through a town full of wolves/etc, any shortcuts i'm somehow missing along the way?

I killed the old lady I invited to the church. Feel bad but she did sass mouth me.

shit happens, fam

 

[Rhaknar]

close game, go the settings from the ps4 menu, application saved data management, saved data in online storage, copy to ps4

I saw the save, it was from last night, which was perfect... gave me a error, and now I cant open the cloud saves >_>

Error CE-33116-4

Fuck my life

 

[Fonds]

I saw the save, it was from last night, which was perfect... gave me a error, and now I cant open the cloud saves >_>

Error CE-33116-4

Fuck my life

Ouch that is fucking rough.

 

[Mendax]

I saw the save, it was from last night, which was perfect... gave me a error, and now I cant open the cloud saves >_>

Error CE-33116-4

Fuck my life

try a full reboot of the ps4?

 

[Donos]

lvl 32! making good progress, game is brilliant

1) any good strategies for the blood-starved beast? man, does he move fast

2) also, ive got to be missing a shortcut cause he's way the fuck too far from the last lantern...i killed the gunner & other hunter guy, there's a door that leads to a long ladder which saves a bit but i still gotta go through a town full of wolves/etc, any shortcuts i'm somehow missing along the way?

2)

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On the main road with houses left and right (with a big wolf roaming), close to the final descent to BSB is a house to the right with a spiral stairway up. You open a door there. Then you can get from Old Yharnam lamp to BSB in about 1-2 minutes. From the lamp keep right, you can drop onto a roof and then drop to a small balcony which is at the top of the spiral stairway house. Through the now open door, you get to the main road with the wolf.

 

[flipswitch]

lvl 32! making good progress, game is brilliant

1) any good strategies for the blood-starved beast? man, does he move fast

2) also, ive got to be missing a shortcut cause he's way the fuck too far from the last lantern...i killed the gunner & other hunter guy, there's a door that leads to a long ladder which saves a bit but i still gotta go through a town full of wolves/etc, any shortcuts i'm somehow missing along the way?

Yes there's a shortcut. From the chalice go through the big door, don't go left to the bridge, instead go straight and drop down the ledge and make your way to the ground. There will be a gate there that you should have opened, go through it and down the spiral staircase, then when you're all the way down turn left and there will be a beast hound thing there, go past him and fight a couple more enemies and make your way to the church to fight the BSB.

 

[SeanTSC]

I saw the save, it was from last night, which was perfect... gave me a error, and now I cant open the cloud saves >_>

Error CE-33116-4

Fuck my life

Try Restoring your Licenses. Let me access saved data after that.

 

[Snuggles]

lvl 32! making good progress, game is brilliant

1) any good strategies for the blood-starved beast? man, does he move fast

2) also, ive got to be missing a shortcut cause he's way the fuck too far from the last lantern...i killed the gunner & other hunter guy, there's a door that leads to a long ladder which saves a bit but i still gotta go through a town full of wolves/etc, any shortcuts i'm somehow missing along the way?

Fire. If you still have fire paper it helps kill him fast. He poisons you at a later point but antidotes take too long to apply and will get you killed. Just get safe and spam medkits when you can. People have disagreed with this strategy but I worked him using the pillars to block his attacks and then ran behind and got a couple slashes in b4 he could turn around. 🔪

 

[Alo0oy]

It's stackable. I got 2 18% attack on my Blade of Mercy.

Sorry, I meant if they stack on top of each other, like would the bonus from the second gemstone only apply to the "base" damage or is it 18% of all your damage including the bonus you got from the first gemstone.

Yes, really, the Skill gems are all junk. The +ATK gems are all stackable and they improve the Bonus ATK. Note that Physical ATK gems affect all Physical and Blood ATK. just "+ATK" Gems affect *all* types of ATK.

One problem with the Scythe is that, in the main game, there's only 1 +15% ATK Gem and there's 2 +18% Phys ATK Gems (+ some 19s with bad effects). You can get more with NG+ or higher and better with doing Chalice Dungeons.

Like I said in the post above, my +10 Ludwig's at 50/50 is 775 ATK (200 base + 575 bonus with 3x +18% Phys ATK gems).

Comparing the Burial Blade to it with 50/50 and 40 Arcane: +10 Burial Blade with 3x 18% Phys = 160 +337 / Arcane = 60 +29 = 586. Scythe with 1x 18% Phys and 2x 15% ATK = 160 + 312 / 60 + 58 = 590

Guessing if you had 3x 18% pure ATK gems (not sure if there are any) and Arcane at 50 instead of 40 it'd be about 650 total at the most.

Not sure what the best gems you can get from Chalice Dungeons are. I've seen 21.8% Phys ATK mentioned here before. Not sure if there's any higher.

Well, the burial blade is faster, MUCH faster, & it has a badass moveset. & it also looks cool, it's the main reason I'm going to use it from now on, probably on my current pure skill build.

What level are your 18+ATK gems? & where did you find them?

 

[Rhaknar]

Try Restoring your Licenses. Let me access saved data after that.

How do I do that? I never messed much with my ps4 :/

Nvm found it. Nope didn't work lol. I'm glad I'm paying 50€ for this service Sony

 

[IrishNinja]

2)

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On the main road with houses left and right (with a big wolf roaming), close to the final descent to BSB is a house to the right with a spiral stairway up. You open a door there. Then you can get from Old Yharnam lamp to BSB in about 1-2 minutes. From the lamp keep right, you can drop onto a roof and then drop to a small balcony which is at the top of the spiral stairway house. Through the now open door, you get to the main road with the wolf.

Yes there's a shortcut. From the chalice go through the big door, don't go left to the bridge, instead go straight and drop down the ledge and make your way to the ground. There will be a gate there that you should have opened, go through it and down the spiral staircase, then when you're all the way down turn left and there will be a beast hound thing there, go past him and fight a couple more enemies and make your way to the church to fight the BSB.

cheers fellas, much appreciated! knew i was missing something

 

[PepperedHam]

Sorry if this has been asked before but do the Chalice Dungeons scale in difficulty with NG+?

Also I have no idea how well it does in the long-run but I am really enjoying using

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Tonitrus +6

.

 

[Steroyd]

lvl 32! making good progress, game is brilliant

1) any good strategies for the blood-starved beast? man, does he move fast

2) also, ive got to be missing a shortcut cause he's way the fuck too far from the last lantern...i killed the gunner & other hunter guy, there's a door that leads to a long ladder which saves a bit but i still gotta go through a town full of wolves/etc, any shortcuts i'm somehow missing along the way?



shit happens, fam

Old Yarhnam?

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The building where the Wolf busts out of the door, go in and to the top and you will unlock a door that will lead you right back to the start.

 

[Kyoufu]

Sorry if this has been asked before but do the Chalice Dungeons scale in difficulty with NG+?

Also I have no idea how well it does in the long-run but I am really enjoying using

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Tonitrus +6

.

They don't, no.

 

[Ferr986]

So, what's the deal with the

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umbilical

cords?

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I saw I need them for the end but what I have to do with them? Just have them in my inventory?

 

[philberto]

Thanks man. That's 19k echos I'll never get back.

They should be waiting for you in the area you were transported to.

 

[Mendax]

So, what's the deal with the

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umbilical

cords?

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I saw I need them for the end but what I have to do with them? Just have them in my inventory?

munch them down before ending the game. yum yum.

 

[Ferr986]

munch them down before ending the game. yum yum.

WHAT?! lol Fucking Miyazaki, man. so

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before ending the game you mean before facing the final boss?

 

[Machinehead]

IF you need blood echoes just use them. They dont even give frenzy as far as I can tell (at least when using them in the hunterds dream)

Frenzy Blood Echoes are just a normal + Echo item. Nothing special. I don't remember the exact amount it gives. It's based off the number by its name. (7) gives 2000, (8) gives 3000, (9) gives 5000, I think (10) gives 8000, (11) gives 10000, and (12) gives 20000.

You should use them if you're like close to a level but don't have quite enough to get it. Or close to buying an item, etc. No need to save them. 1-6 probably give like 100, 200, 300, 500, 800, and 1000.

Great help! Appreciate it mates =]

Now, does anyone know what is a sensate level to tackle the first Chalice Dungeon?

 

[Donos]

They should be waiting for you in the area you were transported to.

No they stay there (if you get to this spot earlier than through main story after you beat

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Rom)

. Echoes where laying on the spot i got grabbed/died by an "invisible" force. Then you spawn at last lamp.

 

[WITHE1982]

You can run back and get the echos. Just make sure to dodge out of the way when the blue spell starts casting. It can be dodged.

Dayum, I've died since then so looks like they're lost forever. Not stressing too much about losing echos at this point. I know there's tons more where they came from.

 

[Somnium986]

I just love how this game looks. Everything is so detailed. This shot in particular is my favorite from the game. The dialogue that followed it was bad ass imo. End boss spoiler warning.

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http://i.imgur.com/Vhfgu1o.jpg
Tonight, Gerhman joins the hunt.

 

[SeanTSC]

Sorry, I meant if they stack on top of each other, like would the bonus from the second gemstone only apply to the "base" damage or is it 18% of all your damage including the bonus you got from the first gemstone.



Well, the burial blade is faster, MUCH faster, & it has a badass moveset. & it also looks cool, it's the main reason I'm going to use it from now on, probably on my current pure skill build.

What level are your 18+ATK gems? & where did you find them?

Well, moveset is a matter of personal taste. One thing though is that lacks the ability to use Fire/Bolt Paper and the Arcane item Buff on it, putting it at a disadvantage there. Ludwig's is a great companion to it for bosses weak to Fire and Bolt. Paper definitely makes a difference.

And +18% Phys ATK gems don't have a "level", they're just a gem. I can't remember where you get them from. Probably one in Nightmare of Mensis.

 

[Rhaknar]

I give up, no real ending / boss for me. Fuck it, maybe one day when I replay it

 

[SeanTSC]

How do I do that? I never messed much with my ps4 :/

Nvm found it. Nope didn't work lol. I'm glad I'm paying 50€ for this service Sony

Just keep trying, that's all I can really save. Eventually it'll work, probably.

 

[flipswitch]

Just turned on my ps4 and now it's downloading a patch. Could this be the one that fixes a lot of things?

 

[Mendax]

WHAT?! lol Fucking Miyazaki, man. so

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before ending the game you mean before facing the final boss?

yup, this gets you

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another boss and a different ending

 

[grimmiq]

2 Endings down, 1 to go. Decided to give NG+ a proper go and destroyed F

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ather G and Amelia

, since I took my time doing as many side quests as I could in NG, I'm just rushing through..Got to my farming spot from New Game..Echoes jumped from 60k per run to 300k ^^ Almost forgot what it was like adding 7-8 levels at a time.

 

[2AdEPT]

I can see that I'm going to be asking the same question for each and every boss, but if I don't I'm going to trade this game back due to the frustration. What's the strategy for

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Vicar Amelia? I leveled my axe massively and even bought the holy sword because I heard it staggered her. I can't level the sword cause I'm missing the blood things, so it's very weak. My axe is extremely strong but really does nothing to her.

I had a rough time on Amelia at first, but hse gets stunned if you keep at her and stay behind her as much as possible.

 

[Kwansu Dudes]

Just turned on my ps4 and now it's downloading a patch. Could this be the one that fixes a lot of things?

The dupe glitch had been patched. performance seems the same

 

[Alo0oy]

Well, moveset is a matter of personal taste. One thing though is that lacks the ability to use Fire/Bolt Paper and the Arcane item Buff on it, putting it at a disadvantage there. Ludwig's is a great companion to it for bosses weak to Fire and Bolt. Paper definitely makes a difference.

My arcane level is 8, so fire paper isn't going to do much anyway. Unless the damage buff is still significant at low arcane level?

And +18% Phys ATK gems don't have a "level", they're just a gem. I can't remember where you get them from. Probably one in Nightmare of Mensis.

I thought the number below the gemstone's name is its rarity level?

 

[SeanTSC]

My arcane level is 8, so fire paper isn't going to do much anyway. Unless the damage buff is still significant at low arcane level?

Paper does not have any Scaling.

I thought the number below the gemstone's name is its rarity level?

Oh, that number, I'd have to check.