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[Mendax]

how? she has attacks which prevent you get behind her as well.

I couldnt fight her from the front in the first place (2 hits was dead) So i got behind her from the start of the fight and then keep circling with her whenever she attempted to turn to me. If she flew away or dodged back I had to roll through/under the sweeping attacks her tentacles made.

Dammit! I got the elevator glitch in upper cathedral ward. Does anyone know of a fix?

it is a known bug and there is no fix yet.

I found her in central yarnham before when she gives you the shake off Cape emote, so that means she should be in front of the chapel, right? I can't find her here and I've definitely not seen her since our first encounter.

so did you do her event at father G's spot (lol) already..?

 

[manicstreet]

I couldnt fight her from the front in the first place (2 hits was dead) So i got behind her from the start of the fight and then keep circling with her whenever she attempted to turn to me. If she flew away or dodged back I had to roll through/under the sweeping attacks her tentacles made.



it is a known bug and there is no fix yet.



so did you do her event at father G's spot (lol) already..?

Bummer. Thanks for the update.

 

[Ark]

so did you do her event at father G's spot (lol) already..?

Nope, that's the side quest I'm trying to unlock

 

[Menome]

Nope, that's the side quest I'm trying to unlock

Have you opened both the gates in Cathedral Ward using the levers?

 

[Dusktildawn48]

How come I just fall over and die out of no where in nightmare frontier?

 

[Nose Master]

I'm Level 140 or so, and I still only have like 20 in END. It doesn't seem to matter as much, with rolls/dodges being pretty goddamn cheap stamina wise. With it only at 20, I can get 5-6 full swings including transforming and have a bit left for dodging away. Not too many mobs require me to swing more than that, or allow me to without slapping me back.

 

[Zocano]

Nope, that's the side quest I'm trying to unlock

The next phase triggers after you kill V

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icar

A

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melia

. If you did that then it's probably bugged.

Edit: or what the guy said above. I forget that works too.

 

[Ark]

Have you opened both the gates in Cathedral Ward using the levers?

Yup, I've cleared the entire area head to toe..

 

[Menome]

The next phase triggers after you kill V

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icar

A

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melia

. If you did that then it's probably bugged.

Nope. I'm stuck on VA, but I've done the graveyard fight already.

 

[Agram]

Amygdala is the worst boss ever!

 

[Ark]

The next phase triggers after you kill V

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icar

A

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melia

. If you did that then it's probably bugged.

That's possible, but I'm pretty sure she's never been outside the chapel. I've been to that railing many, many times without knowing she should have spawned there. Even before beating VA.

 

[mrklaw]

That's possible, but I'm pretty sure she's never been outside the chapel. I've been to that railing many, many times without knowing she should have spawned there. Even before beating VA.

Have you been to the odeon lantern again? I think in my game she got killed by Henry. I don't think I've ever seen her.

 

[Mendax]

How come I just fall over and die out of no where in nightmare frontier?

are you poisoned? frenzied? watch the bars in the upper portion of the screen.

 

[test_account]

P

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aarl

is the most annyoing boss in the game, at least for me. I actually beat him fairly easy on NG, but on NG+, i've probably tried 50 times and i cant do it. One time i got his life down to around 15% though. The real problem is that the camera goes crazy sometimes when you lock on, and not locking on makes it even harder, in my opinion. The

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AOE attack is also kinda annoying, but at least its possible to roll through it with good timing, then you wont take any damage.

 

[hey_it's_that_dog]

As someone who never played any Souls games Bloodborne is taking its toll on me. I thought I was doing so well and had nearly 10k echoes, then I hit the second boss

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Father Gascoigne

and got whooped when it

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changed form

. Any tips?

The best tip I can offer is not to walk around with 10k souls in your pocket that early in the game. Even if it's annoying to backtrack and/or repeat things, you'll feel better about exploring if you use those souls to level up.

Also, don't feel too discouraged over the loss. Whatever you lose now, that amount will be trivial later in the game. So don't think of it as losing 30 minutes worth of exp now, but rather losing a couple of minutes of exp in the future.

As for Gascoigne specifically, use him as practice. Just don't practice with a fortune in your pocket.

 

[TrouzzzerSnake]

I'm really surprised people are having so many problems with

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Rom

If he starts using his

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ice-storm attack, start sprinting. When the first ice chunk falls, run perpendicular to the angle from which it fell and perform a leap near the end. This keeps you from ever being hit. After that... it's a matter of don't be greedy. Get some bolt, sprint in without a care in the world, and whack his butt right where his tail starts with a sprint-opener. Just don't get greedy, and repeat. When he does his little tummy roll and he's near the end, just stay near his butt but outside the area he's rolling to and from and whack away. He basically melts. I had a +4 Tonitritus (sp?) and I was doing ~200 ish a swing if I spanked where his tail met his body.

 

[Akiyama_AE]

Anyone have the Platinum yet? am at defiled chalice dungeon this thing is kinda brutal.. how far do i have to go ):

 

[Ark]

Have you been to the odeon lantern again? I think in my game she got killed by Henry. I don't think I've ever seen her.

That shouldn't be possible because she hasn't told me about Oeden Tomb yet. I've been back here and nothing unusual was there. I even went back to the sewers just to check and she's gone. Not at Grand Cathedral either.

Weird fucking bug.

 

[Zocano]

P

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aarl

is the most annyoing boss in the game, at least for me. I actually beat him fairly easy on NG, but on NG+, i've probably tried 50 times and i cant do it. One time i got his life down to around 15% though. The real problem is that the camera goes crazy sometimes when you lock on, and not locking on makes it even harder, in my opinion. The

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AOE attack is also kinda annoying, but at least its possible to roll through it with good timing, then you wont take any damage.

I would still suggest you to not use lock on. Bait an attack and then roll through and get some hits on his back legs.

 

[Lender]

Amygdala is the worst boss ever!

Really? There were 3 bosses I killed from the first try, and that was one of them. It's so easy just to stay behind her. Just watch out for her stomping. Later in the fight she starts jumping Away from you, but in my case she always jumped and landed with her back towards me making it an easy kill.

 

[test_account]

I would still suggest you to not use lock on. Bait an attack and then roll through and get some hits on his back legs.

I've tried, but when he turns around, i usually get hit :\ Its so easy to lose track of where hes at then.

 

[Dusktildawn48]

are you poisoned? frenzied? watch the bars in the upper portion of the screen.

It was just full health then dead immediately. Not sure which bar it is

 

[Zocano]

That shouldn't be possible because she hasn't told me about Oeden Tomb yet. I've been back here and nothing unusual was there. I even went back to the sewers just to check and she's gone. Not at Grand Cathedral either.

Weird fucking bug.

She doesn't have to tell you about it. I ran into the encounter without speaking to her in my first playthrough.

 

[Ark]

She doesn't have to tell you about it. I ran into the encounter without speaking to her in my first playthrough.

Hmm. I just ran back to the tomb from the chapel and nothing triggered. There's nothing there except the lantern..

 

[test_account]

It was just full health then dead immediately. Not sure which bar it is

Most likely frenzied. I dont think its possible to dodge those attacks. If get a

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spike through your head or body, and those spikes just keep on coming every second.

 

[Mendax]

That shouldn't be possible because she hasn't told me about Oeden Tomb yet. I've been back here and nothing unusual was there. I even went back to the sewers just to check and she's gone. Not at Grand Cathedral either.

Weird fucking bug.

on my first playthough she also didn't tell me about the oedon tomb. I had only met her in the sewers and didnt know she had a questline. So later on my oedon tomb waypoint suddenly stopped working and it turned out she was there fighting henryk. So i guess not all her events are necessary and that she also progresses if you reach certain points in the story.

 

[Agram]

Really? There were 3 bosses I killed from the first try, and that was one of them. It's so easy just to stay behind her. Just watch out for her stomping. Later in the fight she starts jumping Away from you, but in my case she always jumper and landed with her back towards me making it an easy kill.

I killed her easily first time, in one try.
But in NG+ and Defiled Chalice (-50% health) she is giving me a hard time.

Is there anyone who passed Defiled CD? I would really appreciate help defeating her. Please (levels 130-170)

 

[Majmun]

Anyone have the Platinum yet? am at defiled chalice dungeon this thing is kinda brutal.. how far do i have to go ):

Finished the defiled dungeon yesterday. My body has new holes today - it was quite brutal. But I loved the challenge.

There's one dungeon left after the defiled one. I'm currently on the second layer of that dungeon and I'm getting demolished by its boss. One more boss to go after this one and I'll get my Platinum.

Make sure you have a life string and 4 Red Jelly's tho, otherwise you won't be able to access the last dungeon.

 

[Frillen]

Amygdala is the worst boss ever!

Basically top three easiest bosses of the game.

 

[MatrixMan.EXE]

Amygdala is the worst boss ever!

Really? I beat her first time. What's causing you problems?

 

[Fhtagn]

Coming in at 3 times beating the game I feel I can rate the story bosses reasonably well (no chalice bosses here, not enough experience):

...

B

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lood

S

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tarved

B

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east

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has first two phases which are pretty easy overall but the 3rd phase combined with the cheap 1 hit kill move makes him much harder than he should be. The poison AOE aura he has is super cheap and without antidotes/poison res gear it makes the fight a bit more challenging. His attacks are easy to avoid for the most part and he can be parried easily as well. It's really just the OHK move and the poison cloud that makes him tough... the rest is very manageable. In addition, he is one of the few bosses where you can summon an NPC so that makes him even easier.

This was by far the hardest fight for me in the game, but absolutely fair. I am curious about how difficult it is now that I have beaten the rest of the game and have another 40 hours of getting used to the controls etc under my belt.

Tier 7 (Cheap as fuck)

E

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brietas

.

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Unbugged version is a cheap shit. The biggest swipes that hit multiple times because she has multiple arms. She has attacks that can hit behind her and her charge attacks have hit boxes all around (so you can get hit by them even if you are no where close to it). Her arcane lasers can one shot you, her blood spit can inflict full frenzy and her electric field passively damages you just for being close. Everything she does takes a huge chunk of your life. This boss fight is hard for all the wrong reasons.

I couldn't disagree more here. This is probably the other best fight in the game. Once I had all of the move set figured out, I was able to take her down without frustration. It took a long time to figure it all out, but that's the point of an optional end game boss, right?

 

[Ark]

on my first playthough she also didn't tell me about the oedon tomb. I had only met her in the sewers and didnt know she had a questline. So later on my oedon tomb waypoint suddenly stopped working and it turned out she was there fighting henryk. So i guess not all her events are necessary and that she also progresses if you reach certain points in the story.

Hmm. I might just kill a certain Vacuous enemy and see if that triggers her to be hostile so I can at least get the badge.

 

[Mendax]

I don't have enough ritual blood (2) to access the next dungeon, should I go and find some or can I skip it and go to the next set..?

 

[Akiyama_AE]

Finished the defiled dungeon yesterday. My body has new holes today - it was quite brutal. But I loved the challenge.

There's one dungeon left after the defiled one. I'm currently on the second layer of that dungeon and I'm getting demolished by its boss. One more boss to go after this one and I'll get my Platinum.

Make sure you have a life string and 4 Red Jelly's tho, otherwise you won't be able to access the last dungeon.

Thank you! i'm just having trouble with the tiny health bar i have ATM still haven't killed the first boss on it everytime its close to death 2 shot combo lol

 

[Majmun]

Oh, so PewDiePie is going to do a series of this game. He announced it yesterday. He seems to love the game.

+1 million sales?

 

[Agram]

Really? I beat her first time. What's causing you problems?

Defiled dungeon.

 

[Dusktildawn48]

Which boss should I be looking for after

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paarl

?

 

[Auto_aim1]

I need 4 red jelly, where can i find it?

 

[MatrixMan.EXE]

Defiled dungeon.

God speed, sir.

 

[Akiyama_AE]

I need 4 red jelly, where can i find it?

i got some in the

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upper lecture building

 

[Scottish Sin]

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After you warp in and take the elevator down go right. Past the small snakes. You will see a drop off to the left. Go down. That leads to lake, pigs, blue guys and progress.

Thanks, I made it through and fought

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Shadow of Yharnam

which was a fun battle.


I'm now in

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Byrgenwerth

and I feel like my +6 Saw Cleaver isn't cutting it anymore. Should I have something better at this point? If so, what do people suggest?

 

[Majmun]

I need 4 red jelly, where can i find it?

Two are found in the lecture building

Another two can be found in the third layer of the Isz Dungeon

This is the easiest way.

 

[NeoGiff]

I'm currently in the Forbidden Woods.

I'm pretty nervous about moving forward because I have 30k blood echoes on me and want to cash in before dying. I found the cannon and sent that suspicious guy to Iosefka's. I then started moving forward, saw a guy with snakes coming out of his neck across a bridge, and nope.gif'd the hell out of there.

Is there a shortcut back to the lamp anywhere nearby?

 

[Deku Tree]

LOL, nope, it's excellent. you can wear that for most of the game!

Yeah it's hard enough finding a co-op partner and the game just came out. They should let you co-op with anyone and just scale your stats to theirs. The random co-op is going to be dead in not too long if it stays the way it is... It'll be very hard to summon anyone. Too restrictive system even with a lot of people playing IMO.

It seems worse initially but it's much more manageable than where you normally fight it.

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What you'll wanna do is thin out the first set of spiders then go on the offensive, remember to keep hitting as it teleports. Now for the second/third phases just hide behind a pillar far enough so that it does the long range meteor attack. While its wasting time doing that you can draw spiders to your safe spot then take them out. Once they're at a low enough number go hit Rom. After the second teleport it gets more aggressive don't try to get too many hits in.

Thanks! I thought you were supposed to ignore the

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spiders

. That's what I was going wrong.

 

[WaLlbaNg]

I'm at an endgame zone,

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Nightmare Frontier

and I'm standing next to

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some singing gravestone?!

. Does this have any meaning?

 

[ieatzombies]

Thanks, I made it through and fought

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Shadow of Yharnam

which was a fun battle.


I'm now in

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Byrgenwerth

and I feel like my +6 Saw Cleaver isn't cutting it anymore. Should I have something better at this point? If so, what do people suggest?

I suggest Ludwig's holy blade. I have mine at +9 with some great attack upgrade blood gems and I'm beasting through the game. God, I love this game!

 

[Grady]

I'm really surprised people are having so many problems with

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Rom

If he starts using his

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ice-storm attack, start sprinting. When the first ice chunk falls, run perpendicular to the angle from which it fell and perform a leap near the end. This keeps you from ever being hit. After that... it's a matter of don't be greedy. Get some bolt, sprint in without a care in the world, and whack his butt right where his tail starts with a sprint-opener. Just don't get greedy, and repeat. When he does his little tummy roll and he's near the end, just stay near his butt but outside the area he's rolling to and from and whack away. He basically melts. I had a +4 Tonitritus (sp?) and I was doing ~200 ish a swing if I spanked where his tail met his body.

The fight is broken for some people. My first run took 4 hours to beat him, even then i was lucky. His spammed magic non stop every 3 second, giving you pretty much 0 chance to get close, and his projectiles were unavoidable. Almost impossible to beat. My second run through of the game i beat him first try, avoided projectiles no problem, no spamming. Not the players fault, its the game. Luck of the draw i guess.

 

[Majmun]

I'm at an endgame zone,

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Nightmare Frontier

and I'm standing next to

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some singing gravestone?!

. Does this have any meaning?

Those are not singing gravestones, oh my

Good luck!

 

[Zocano]

I'm currently in the Forbidden Woods.

I'm pretty nervous about moving forward because I have 30k blood echoes on me and want to cash in before dying. I found the cannon and sent that suspicious guy to Iosefka's. I then started moving forward, saw a guy with snakes coming out of his neck across a bridge, and nope.gif'd the hell out of there.

Is there a shortcut back to the lamp anywhere nearby?

If you kept going forward you'd have been a happy guy.

 

[Steel]

I thought the gear for sale was dupes of your starting armor but I guess not l ol

It is a dupe of an armor set you can find for free at that point in the game, with slight differences. Hell there are two more sets that are a copy of that armor with minor variations.