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[toastyToast]

Hopefully someone gets something out of this because this was painfully slow to upload lol

How to deal with Vicar Amelia-chan

 

[ArkkAngel007]

Took a long while, but finally got the next set of boss vids up.

• M
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  artyr
  L
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  ogarius
  fight.
• One-shot A
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  mygdala
• 6th times the charm against R
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  om
  .

Also, poor

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window

guy

Edit: And yes, I have conformed to one shot means one attempt.

 

[VinFTW]

Physical damage. Physical Damage. And physical damage.

Unless you pumped points into Arcane and only kept str/skill at minimum, in which case you do something else with the first two gems and then do fire/lightning for the last gem

I have a 50 in str skill and arc atm

 

[Korosenai]

So the doll is best waifu, right?

 

[Manmademan]

so whats the gaf consensus better, slightly worse or equal to dark souls ?

Probably depends on your play style.

BB has way, way, way better world and level design, enemy design, and combat. There's nothing like the trick weapons in Dark Souls and it's going to feel like a step down going back.

It falls short in variety though. There are way less options to experiment with builds. Everyone is going to end up with the equivalent of a dex based character that hits quickly and evades. A spellcaster isn't viable since magic is so limited and a havel like "tank" isn't possible.

Still, all this is by design. BB is its own thing and not trying to be Dark Souls 3. Considering it has yet to get its first major patch (all souls games had SIGNIFICANT post release patches to fix gameplay) it's easily the most polished and well built of the series.

 

[LiK]

Fuck the BLB. Need a break.

 

[Odrion]

Not sure i understand the true ending.

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It's like Pokemon with Eevee, except less leaf stones and more umbilical cords.

 

[finalflame]

O

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ne

R

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eborn

fight

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7S2pqLr--k

Darkbeast fight

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Aa7mQuixmM

I think I was a bit over-leveled for darkbeast lol

I think you and I have different ideas of what a "one-shot" means. I was expecting to see her go down in one shot.

Anyhow, GAF, I just finished the game and forgot to get the

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blood rock

in my first playthrough. Went into NG+ without it. Was so hyped to be fighting

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Moon Presence

that I totally forgot that was the one thing I had not yet done.

Guess I'm stuck at

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+9

until I git gud on NG+.

 

[Namikaze1]

It took 23 attempts spread over 2 days but your soul is mine now, Ailing Loran's Abhorrent Beast!

 

[NastyBook]

WOO HOO Won my first PVP. I'm guessing this guy was real. PSN was unibrownie. Came at me with a Saw Cleaver and Ludwig's Rifle. Got a parry on em that led to his death. Had to take out that bell "maiden" afterwards. Need to press on.

 

[Aces&Eights]

Goddamn Nightmare Frontier! Rage quit for the night. My heart can't take it anymore.

 

[Baliis]

I've posted it before, but this is still my favorite invasion I've done.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9aUmtCrnPw

 

[Randam]

so whats the gaf consensus better, slightly worse or equal to dark souls ?

BB does a lot right. Won't say better than dark souls but at least as good.

But there are so many weird design choices and stuff they simply fucked up.

Online with the bells.
You loosing inside, even if no one joined you.
Not being able to rest at lamps to get new hp and reset enemies.
No warping between lamps.
Covenants giving no rewards at all.
No changes in ng+.
And some things more I can't think about right now.

 

[Futurevoid]

Yeah it's risky but I wanted to try and make it to a million!

 

[MegaSackman]

Killed Cleric Beast on new game + took me three attempts and a 10' fight, I do less damage than I thought... need to level up a lot (I'm level 65).

 

[finalflame]

I've posted it before, but this is still my favorite invasion I've done.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9aUmtCrnPw

I can feel that dude's rage from here. However, I prefer PvP matches where I have a skilled opponent and a decent amount of challenge. Had a few where it was back and forth til the very end, and a couple where the host and I exchanged killing blows.

Good shit.

Interesting to see how PvP in this game embraces blood vials. Otherwise, PvP fights would be over way too fast. Pretty different from how the "etiquette" in the Souls games.

 

[NastyBook]

I've posted it before, but this is still my favorite invasion I've done.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9aUmtCrnPw

"Entered the world of SwagHovasWitness"
LMFAO!

 

[MickeyKnox]

Fuck the BLB. Need a break.

Same here.

I have the patterns and the strategy down but I'm too fried to execute on it.

 

[NastyBook]

Goddamn Nightmare Frontier! Rage quit for the night. My heart can't take it anymore.

Yeah, I have one Antidote left on my person, so I'll probably call it a night here too. Wanna trim these vids and upload them someday.

 

[Neverfade]

So has a reliable blood chunk source been found? I saw someone recommend the werewolves in upper cathedral, but with a discovery of 175, I'm getting lesser shards.

 

[FF Seraphim]

Yeah it's risky but I wanted to try and make it to a million!

So... If you are invaded does the person get your blood echoes if they kill you?

 

[Baliis]

So... If you are invaded does the person get your blood echoes if they kill you?

You get some, but idk how its determined. In the video I just posted you can see I only get 1993. I don't think I've done any invades that got me over 10k.

 

[MegaSackman]

So has a reliable blood chunk source been found? I saw someone recommend the werewolves in upper cathedral, but with a discovery of 175, I'm getting mostly lesser shards.

I get 1 of three wolves killed in two times of three, which means 2 blood chunks in three attempts.

 

[ethomaz]

Killed Cleric Beast on new game + took me three attempts and a 10' fight, I do less damage than I thought... need to level up a lot (I'm level 65).

WOW I'm lvl 70 and just killed Rom and Paarl... and you are in ng+

 

[NastyBook]

Damn. Took a few more steps and ran into that boulder guy Aces&Eights likes so much. Gotta go get my 90k souls back now.


Aaaaand, got em. Done for tonight.

Yeah it's risky but I wanted to try and make it to a million!

If you lose those, have someone record you vomiting in rage.

 

[MickeyKnox]

All the cool kids ignore the little spiders. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0iStpK9wdQ

Hey, if you can dish out that much damage per hit and not get insta-popped by the spiders or the projectiles then fuckin' A.

 

[Hyunkel6]

I'm at the end of the game, and I never got invaded. Do invasions rely entirely on ringing the beckoning bell? I hated being invaded in the previous games, but now, I kinda miss the excitement and feeling of dread when someone suddenly invaded.

 

[Baliis]

Hey, if you can dish out that much damage per hit and not get insta-popped by the spiders or the projectiles then fuckin' A.

I did kill the initial wave at least.

I'm at the end of the game, and I never got invaded. Do invasions rely entirely on ringing the beckoning bell? I hated being invaded in the previous games, but now, I kinda miss the excitement and feeling of dread when someone suddenly invaded.

You can be invaded in

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Nightmare of Mensis

and

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Nightmare Frontier

 

[Dahbomb]

I'm at the end of the game, and I never got invaded. Do invasions rely entirely on ringing the beckoning bell? I hated being invaded in the previous games, but now, I kinda miss the excitement and feeling of dread when someone suddenly invaded.

You pretty much can only get invaded in two zones in the game.

 

[zma1013]

Gotta love getting all the way through the chalices only to realize that the only way you can get to the last one is an item from nightmare of mensis. Get to restore my save and start chalices over lol.

I dont understand, why do u have to do that?

 

[Striek]

So has a reliable blood chunk source been found? I saw someone recommend the werewolves in upper cathedral, but with a discovery of 175, I'm getting lesser shards.

I mentioned it earlier but try the

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Yetis near Mergos loft base

Yeah it's risky but I wanted to try and make it to a million!

Lol I have 500k in lost souls as a pair of floating purple eyes I can't collect. You can sneeze and get to a million in NG+.

 

[Manu]

Killed Cleric Beast on new game + took me three attempts and a 10' fight, I do less damage than I thought... need to level up a lot (I'm level 65).

Same here, but I'm 75. NG+ is much harder than on any of the Souls games, where you'd basically steamroll through everything during the first half.

I made it to Gascoigne and died a couple times because my mind's not really in the game right now. I'm gonna need some serious motivation to do NG+. Or maybe just take a break from the game for a few days.

 

[VinFTW]

The 1-shot streak of

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Gherman

continues! Onto NG+++

 

[Kama_1082]

I did kill the initial wave at least.



You can be invaded in

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Nightmare of Mensis

and

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Nightmare Frontier

You pretty much can only get invaded in two zones in the game.

When I was hauling ass for the shortcut to

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the wet nurse

I got invaded and was not in the mood to deal with that so I just jumped to my death.

 

[Fhtagn]

Funny how I'm laying in bed thinking "hmmm, if I try a less aggressive style and settle in for a long fight, I bet it's not so impossible..." after 50+ painfully frustrating attempts.

This game sure gets under ones skin.

Edit: now I'm thinking "what if I swap out the +10% health rune in favor of more vials, I'm not getting OHKO'ed but I do run out of vials..."

I gotta sleep first.

 

[Hyunkel6]

You can be invaded in

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Nightmare of Mensis

and

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Nightmare Frontier

You pretty much can only get invaded in two zones in the game.

Thanks. I guess I'm not at the end of the game then, lol...although I must be very close. I'm up against

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The One Reborn

.

 

[Auto_aim1]

Hopefully someone gets something out of this because this was painfully slow to upload lol

How to deal with Vicar Amelia-chan

I think you can end the fight a lot sooner if you go behind and attack.

 

[MegaSackman]

WOW I'm lvl 70 and just killed Rom and Paarl... and you are in ng+

I didn't want to "outlevel" the game, that's my reason. That made me spend a looooot of time with some bosses, I finished the game within 85hs doing almost everything (couldn't fight the real final boss -_-).

Same here, but I'm 75. NG+ is much harder than on any of the Souls games, where you'd basically steamroll through everything during the first half.

I made it to Gascoigne and died a couple times because my mind's not really in the game right now. I'm gonna need some serious motivation to do NG+. Or maybe just take a break from the game for a few days.

I'm playing like if it's my first time, killing everything and taking my time, I totally understand you though, it could happen that I grow tired of the game but for now I'm still in love. Have to finish new game + to see the real ending. (missed the first time).

 

[Leona Lewis]

Is it bad that I've stuck with the Saw Cleaver this long? Nothing else I've found does as much damage (Kirkhammer, Tonitrus, etc.). It's at +6 at the moment, but nothing else has stronger base damage (I believe Saw Cleaver starts at +90).

I haven't found the Ludwig Holy Blade some of you are talking about. And I'm hoping that I didn't just imagine that there are katanas in this game, because they looked amazing. This game is pure torture for the rabid completionist inside of me.

What should be the weapon of choice in physical damage terms for someone who's just reached Nightmare and Unseen headstones?

What a trip, by the way, these two areas have been

 

[NastyBook]

HA! Just checked the wiki and I did right by sending that prick

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Suspicious Beggar

to Iosefka's. Thanks for the easy

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rune

, you putz.

Okay, done for the night for real now.

 

[RecursiveFault]

Jesus Christ the W

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itches of

H

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emwick

are so fucking easy, but bullshit keeps happening.

This shit happens every playthrough I've done.

 

[MagicWithEarvin]

So the doll is best waifu, right?

Nah, best waifu is

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Iosefka

 

[Striek]

Same here, but I'm 75. NG+ is much harder than on any of the Souls games, where you'd basically steamroll through everything during the first half.

I made it to Gascoigne and died a couple times because my mind's not really in the game right now. I'm gonna need some serious motivation to do NG+. Or maybe just take a break from the game for a few days.

Really? I'm finding NG+ to be a breeze compared to past games. I was ~65 up until after FG where I levelled upto 100 though. Now at 100 it feels almost broken how ineffectual every enemy is.

 

[mattiewheels]

ya easist boss in the game. I accidently stumbled on him 1st time through with only 6 vials left and 90k echos.... man was I worried... I think I used maybe 1 vial. Little just spammed Ludwig R1 on him with him trapped in a corner both phases.

If he wasn't trying any of his more difficult moves on you and just standing in the corner or simple punching, you may have got the bugged version of him that's resulting from the game being in rest mode too long. Watch a YT of the fight and see if it looks different than yours.

 

[Steel]

Nah, best waifu is

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Iosefka

Nah it's the old lady. Her

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opium addiction

is sooo kaiwaii.

If he wasn't trying any of his more difficult moves on you and just standing in the corner or simple punching, you may have got the bugged version of him that's resulting from the game being in rest mode too long. Watch a YT of the fight and see if it looks different than yours.

His only difficult move is an explosion. I can see why he found it easy.

 

[Jeffolation]

Iosefka

Where is this npc anyways? Haven't run into them yet and I think I'm about halfway through this playthrough.

 

[DoubleTake]

You pretty much can only get invaded in two zones in the game.

This is a design choice that was very clearly brought on by people complaining so much about invasions even though theyve always been an integral part of the series. By limiting where Bell Maidens spawn theyve effectively eliminated random invasions. Its pretty disheartening when theres the ability to play offline for those people but instead it affects those of us who enjoy the thrill of random invasions.

I agree with people saying the multiplayer system is a definite step back. A shame because everything else about the game is top notch as you would expect.

 

[Manu]

Really? I'm finding NG+ to be a breeze compared to past games. I was ~65 up until after FG where I levelled upto 100 though. Now at 100 it feels almost broken how ineffectual every enemy is.

I'm still 25 levels away from 100 though.

 

[GorillaJu]

So the doll is best waifu, right?

Iosefka fo sho. She gives you her own blood until she can't give you anymore.

 

[Dahbomb]

This is a design choice that was very clearly brought on by people complaining so much about invasions even though theyve always been an integral part of the series. By limiting where Bell Maidens spawn theyve effectively eliminated random invasions. Its pretty disheartening when theres the ability to play offline for those people but instead it affects those of us who enjoy the thrill of random invasions.

I agree with people saying the multiplayer system is a definite step back. A shame because everything else about the game is top notch as you would expect.

I perfectly understand why they did it and I am 50/50 on it whether I like or dislike it.

It's also funny to me (yet not at all surprising) that two invasion zones are the two most annoying/rage inducing zones in the game (only one other zone can be more rage inducing).