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[Dhruv_hanom]

man, fuck this, I'm fighting

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paarl

in a chalice dungeon and the frame rate is almost constantly below 15 making it ridiculous to try and dodge the lighting explosions.

From Software artificially increasing difficulty by dropping frames since Demon Souls

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j/k

 

[Donos]

Haha, sweet. That was my first GAF co-op experience with Bloodborne.

Music Box made her sidestep a few times, maybe interrupted a couple fog sequences.

oh, and it made the baby laugh at the end.

Fun stuff fellas.

What?? Wow, i can't wait to see what people find out in the next couple of month. I bet the kneeling praying stance can trigger something (like make contact) too.

 

[Donos]

I have pulled my usual Souls routine of playing through completely blind, beating the game then checking the threads and the wikis to find out I missed about half of the game. Now I'm going for the platinum on another character so my question is, other than beating the final boss, are there any events or triggers that occur which will prevent me from getting a trophy for that particular play through?

So far I've downed

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Cleric Beast, Father Gascoigne, Blood Starved Beast and Darkbeast Pearl.

I've talked to

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Eileen, Alfred and Gilbert

too.

I gave the red brooch/pendant back to

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the daughter of father G and i think you have to use it instead to get one trophy.

. Have to do it in NG+. Only Chalice trophy, different endings and this pendant trophy are left for me.

 

[Morrigan Stark]

Man just beat the Defiled Chalice bosses. Brutal. Way harder than anything else in the game, even in NG+.

The last one,

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Amygdala

, is so easy in the normal game, but in NG++ like difficulty and half HP, geez...

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She kept spamming the jump move near the end too, which is OHKO even at full health, scared the shit out of me when she had a sliver left.

I think my remaining non-root chalice dungeons are:
- Pthumeru Ihyll (and whatever's after)
- Sinister Hintertomb
- Sinister Loran
- Isz (all)

What would you guys recommend I go next? I'm high level, about 140, well into NG+. I try to progress a bit through NG+, do some dungeons, and alternate. But the main game is so easy compared to those, I just might power through. Unseen Village? Pffft, piece of cake, didn't die once. The one scary hunters and monstrosities in a box went down so easily and the boss was a joke. Go figure.

Yeah, it can be tough, unfortunately the boss after is worse. Key is to be very patient, you won't get more than 1 hit in at a time, you go for anymore and you're likely to get punished for it.

And the charge is the other pain as it is a OHKO, just have to fight him and learn the "wind-up" is for his attacks and know when you attack and when to play it safe, takes time but it can be done. A lot of side strafing helps with the charge attack since even though you might not time your dodge, if you are sufficient distance and are side strafing he will just charge past you and miss.

OMG this helped so much. I kept trying to stay in front whacking at its head, and I'd normally dodge the charge just fine but I would always get clipped at least once and die. Once I tried staying more to the side, the charge never got me. Thanks!

 

[Jonm1010]

Sitting here almost finishing the game. I think my only real mechanic criticism of an otherwise near flawless game is the blood vial system.

For a game that claims to not require lots of grinding, the blood vial mechanic introduces such a requirement and requires it fairly regularly.

I know the idea was to differentiate from the souls games but I think the game would of been better off just adapting a system similar to estus flasks that refill on death.

I didn't mind at first but after 20+ hours into the game and losing to a boss three times only to realize you now have to go and spend 10-20 minutes grinding blood vials is frustrating.

 

[Lizard with a ladder]

Haha, sweet. That was my first GAF co-op experience with Bloodborne.

Music Box made her sidestep a few times, maybe interrupted a couple fog sequences.

oh, and it made the baby laugh at the end.

Fun stuff fellas.

Yeah, that was fun. We made short work of her.

 

[Morrigan Stark]

Ok so I'm going around in circles in N

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ightmare

F

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rontier

. I came to the poison swamp before and took a different direction up a hill with rock tossing giants. I get to another swamp only to run through it and find myself back at the first swamp I thought I bypassed. What is going on?

You are going insane.... the cosmic horrors have gotten to you....

*dramatic music*

(Sorry, I had to.)

 

[Bishop89]

so do I need to have good stats for Frenzy RES and Beasthood?

I dont even know what these are?

 

[bosseye]

Yessssss.

After hitting a bit of a wall the other night with Vicar Amelia, on the advice of GAF I went off to

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Hemwick Charnel Lane

instead; what an area! Love it, love everything about it - the visuals, the enemies, the atmosphere, the gnarled old buildings and gravestones everywhere. Killed the

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Witches of Hemwick

first time (they were surprisingly easy), did a bit of levelling up of weapons and character, came back to Vicar Amelia and smashed her into bits at the first attempt.

Win!

Not sure what to do with the

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gold pendant

from Amelia though.

Next stop I might go back to Unseen Village and have another crack at Paarl.

 

[Xeilyn]

Sitting here almost finishing the game. I think my only real mechanic criticism of an otherwise near flawless game is the blood vial system.

For a game that claims to not require lots of grinding, the blood vial mechanic introduces such a requirement and requires it fairly regularly.

I know the idea was to differentiate from the souls games but I think the game would of been better off just adapting a system similar to estus flasks that refill on death.

I didn't mind at first but after 20+ hours into the game and losing to a boss three times only to realize you now have to go and spend 10-20 minutes grinding blood vials is frustrating.

I think the key is to just stock up regulary and dont use all your echoes on lvling up. There are some points in the game where you can stock up reaaally fast. Like after you kill B

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SB you can go to unseen village and farm the bag guys for shards, use the echoes to buy vials. I had 99 vials, 99 molotovs and a bunch of shards after 30 mins in that place

 

[Fahrenheit]

Big big thanks for the help guys.

 

[Cyborg]

so do I need to have good stats for Frenzy RES and Beasthood?

I dont even know what these are?

Frenzy is fucked up! Such an fucking effect

 

[Lizard with a ladder]

so do I need to have good stats for Frenzy RES and Beasthood?

I dont even know what these are?

Frenzy RES determines how much damage you take when you get hit with frenzy. Depending on where you are in the game it's nothing you need to worry about right away. Later on there's enemies that can hit you with it and it does a ton of damage. Acts similar to how bleed works in the Souls games.

There's a set you can buy with insight that has good frenzy defense. There's also some runes you'll find with frenzy resistance.

As for beasthood that's a stat that increases your damage when you use beast claws or pop a beast pellet. Keep in mind you'll be taking more damage as well when you go into beastmode.

 

[Hypron]

Is there any way to use the fire/bolt papers you have in stock? I have tons of both (50+) but they don't replace the ones I'm using, even after I die/use a lamp/go back to the hunter's dream. It's pretty annoying.

 

[Thing on a Spring]

I gave the red brooch/pendant back to

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the daughter of father G and i think you have to use it instead to get one trophy.

. Have to do it in NG+. Only Chalice trophy, different endings and this pendant trophy are left for me.

I almost gave that back to her last night as it happens but I used it instead at the last minute. Looks like I made the right choice. Thanks for the info.

 

[Bishop89]

Frenzy RES determines how much damage you take when you get hit with frenzy. Depending on where you are in the game it's nothing you need to worry about right away. Later on there's enemies that can hit you with it and it does a ton of damage. Acts similar to how bleed works in the Souls games.

There's a set you can buy with insight that has good frenzy defense. There's also some runes you'll find with frenzy resistance.

As for beasthood that's a stat that increases your damage when you use beast claws or pop a beast pellet. Keep in mind you'll be taking more damage as well when you go into beastmode.

is beasthood worth it?

Im level 62 and have not done anything related to it.

 

[Donos]

Sitting here almost finishing the game. I think my only real mechanic criticism of an otherwise near flawless game is the blood vial system.

For a game that claims to not require lots of grinding, the blood vial mechanic introduces such a requirement and requires it fairly regularly.

I know the idea was to differentiate from the souls games but I think the game would of been better off just adapting a system similar to estus flasks that refill on death.

I didn't mind at first but after 20+ hours into the game and losing to a boss three times only to realize you now have to go and spend 10-20 minutes grinding blood vials is frustrating.

Really? In the late game i just go to areas with lots of echoes from enemies and just buy them for 20.000 - 30.000 echoes. Way from Witch's Abode lamp to Hemwicks Lane crossing gives you a lot of echoes and the hooded axe guys sometimes drop 4 viles (there are 3 or 4 of them this way). At lvl 60 onwards, you don't need every echo for leveling and your weapons should already be pretty much over +7 so echoes are not that important anymore for leveling.

 

[Sayad]

Can I get invaded in areas where I already killed the boss?

 

[Sanctuary]

From Software artificially increasing difficulty by dropping frames since Demon Souls

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j/k

Funny story is, they did actually do that. Since Dark Souls 2 anyway.
i-frames that is.

is beasthood worth it?

Im level 62 and have not done anything related to it.

If you want to play a Berserker type character that gets stronger the more attacks you do, while also lowering your damage reduction (but it seems to actually increase health regen), it's totally worth it. Bosses die faster to beast mode than anything else. Of course, you can too.

 

[Hypron]

Killed the A

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bhorrent

B

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east

V2. The hardest thing about the fight is the framerate that gets progressively worse as the boss powers up. Fun fight though.

 

[Cyborg]

Can anyone explain to me how Blood Gems work;

I can add 3 gems in total, my question is about the third one that adds fire/bolt or arcane effect.

When I put 2 gems on my weapon I see an increas in Phys attack for example. But when I ad the third one (lets say fire) it decreases in the top stats and it adds an increases the fire damage stat.

What should I use? All three gems or just the first two? I feel like addinng the third gem decreases the power of my weapon.

 

[imran]

How smooth is the Co-op in this game? Is it similar to past souls games. I hope the frame rate doesn't drop to shit during a co-op session.

 

[Rektash]

Really? In the late game i just go to areas with lots of echoes from enemies and just buy them for 20.000 - 30.000 echoes. Way from Witch's Abode lamp to Hemwicks Lane crossing gives you a lot of echoes and the hooded axe guys sometimes drop 4 viles (there are 3 or 4 of them this way). At lvl 60 onwards, you don't need every echo for leveling and your weapons should already be pretty much over +7 so echoes are not that important anymore for leveling.

People should listen to this advice for farming vials.

Witche's Abode -> Track back until you have killed the 3 hooded axe guys -> return to lamp with hunters mark -> rinse and repeat.

You will be maxed out on vials with an additional 70-100k echoes in about 10 minutes (yes, that includes the echoes you have to spend for hunter marks).

 

[Ferrio]

Can anyone explain to me how Blood Gems work;

I can add 3 gems in total, my question is about the third one that adds fire/bolt or arcane effect.

When I put 2 gems on my weapon I see an increas in Phys attack for example. But when I ad the third one (lets say fire) it decreases in the top stats and it adds an increases the fire damage stat.

What should I use? All three gems or just the first two? I feel like addinng the third gem decreases the power of my weapon.

Matters the weapon and what your str/ski/arc is. A fire/bolt gem will causes your weapon to do arcane damage and will go off your arcane stat and weapon's arcane scaling.

 

[Sullichin]

Is there any way to use the fire/bolt papers you have in stock? I have tons of both (50+) but they don't replace the ones I'm using, even after I die/use a lamp/go back to the hunter's dream. It's pretty annoying.

You gotta grab them from the storage box in Hunters Dream. Only vials and bullets refill automatically.

 

[Donos]

I almost gave that back to her last night as it happens but I used it instead at the last minute. Looks like I made the right choice. Thanks for the info.

Could be that i read it wrong. The trophy i mean is Blood Gem master. Reading more about it, i now think you don't need the brooch for the trophy. Silly me.

 

[Hypron]

You gotta grab them from the storage box in Hunters Dream. Only vials and bullets refill automatically.

Oh wow I didn't even know it existed. Finished the game three times without noticing the storage box :lol

 

[Cyborg]

Matters the weapon and what your str/ski/arc is. A fire/bolt gem will causes your weapon to do arcane damage and will go off your arcane stat and weapon's arcane scaling.

Realy? Im having 31 strenght and 26 skill......I feel it doesnt effect my Ludwig Sword. When I put a third gem on it (fire or bolt) it feels less powerful.

 

[Lizard with a ladder]

is beasthood worth it?

Im level 62 and have not done anything related to it.

I'll use them when a boss is at 1/3 it's health. The damage difference is noticeable.

 

[Ferrio]

Realy? Im having 31 strenght and 26 skill......I feel it doesnt effect my Ludwig Sword. When I put a third gem on it (fire or bolt) it feels less powerful.

As it should. You have a high str and skill, doubt you have much arcane. Ludwigs scales off both str/skill. If you put a fire gem in, your str and skill are no longer being used, only your arcane stat.

 

[Sullichin]

Oh wow I didn't even know it existed. Finished the game three times without noticing the storage box :lol

Haha yeah, it's not very obvious that you can interact with it. It took me too long to realize you need to press R2 when viewing it to switch between storage and your inventory, too.

 

[MagicWithEarvin]

Once I figured out a strategy against

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Ebrietas

, wrecked it in about 1 minute with Ludwig's Holy Blade +10 and the Cannon +8. Here's my video on that:

http://youtu.be/MBNS1BhdTNY

 

[Ostinatto]

How much damage im going to get after getting the Empty Phantasm Shell.?

im using the axe+10 and i have 30 in STR and 11 in ARC, should i put those 4 levels on STR or ARC to increase damage?

 

[Ferrio]

How much damage im going to get after getting the Empty Phantasm Shell.?

im using the axe+10 and i have 30 in STR and 11 in ARC, should i put those 4 levels on STR or ARC to increase damage?

STR. The scaling for that spell seems to be very very low.

 

[Sullichin]

As it should. You have a high str and skill, doubt you have much arcane. Ludwigs scales off both str/skill. If you put a fire gem in, your str and skill are no longer being used, only your arcane stat.

One benefit Burial Blade and Blades of Mercy have is that since they do split damage by default, most blood gems won't get rid of their physical damage. For a while one of my best gems on Burial Blade added some physical ATK% and a bit of bolt DMG. When I tried to apply that gem to Ludwigs, it would have switched the damage type completely to bolt with a low attack value.

 

[Septic360]

Yay TGIF and I get to play more BB!

Next up, Gascoine. Bring it you slag! My bowdeh is ready.

By the way, I'm level 23. Is that high enough to take down the mopey git?

 

[Lizard with a ladder]

How much damage im going to get after getting the Empty Phantasm Shell.?

im using the axe+10 and i have 30 in STR and 11 in ARC, should i put those 4 levels on STR or ARC to increase damage?

If you want more damage. Get your strength to 40 and use fire paper or bolt paper instead of that shell.

 

[Ostinatto]

Once I figured out a strategy against

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Ebrietas

, wrecked it in about 1 minute with Ludwig's Holy Blade +10 and the Cannon +8. Here's my video on that:

http://youtu.be/MBNS1BhdTNY

wow !!! bravo.

 

[Ferrio]

One benefit Burial Blade and Blades of Mercy have is that since they do split damage by default, most blood gems won't get rid of their physical damage. For a while one of my best gems on Burial Blade added some physical ATK% and a bit of bolt DMG. When I tried to apply that gem to Ludwigs, it would have switched the damage type completely to bolt with a low attack value.

Ya works differently if the weapon has built in arcane damage.

 

[UnluckyKate]

WTF THAT SACK WIELDING THING.

WHERE THE HELL AM I?

Keep calm and climb the stair for easy exit.

If you feel manly, explore. Amazing items awaits especially a free god tier weapon.

 

[Cyborg]

Keep calm and climb the stair for easy exit.

If you feel manly, explore. Amazing items awaits especially a free god tier weapon.

Ive been there.....What weapon do you mean?

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Specific rune?

 

[MagicWithEarvin]

Ive been there.....What weapon do you mean?

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Specific rune?

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Tonitrus

 

[Cyborg]

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Tonitrus

Ah yeah found it but never used it. You can buy it for 20k echoes but seems overpriced

 

[PartTimeWarrior]

From Software knew I hated

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snakes

and added a ton of them on purpose

 

[Donos]

From Software knew I hated

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snakes

and added a ton of them on purpose

Haha, good time in the woods.

I think people with Arachnophobia have it harder with Souls games and BB. These

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mosquito/spider hybrid

fuckers in the Cainhurst yard are fugly.

 

[RedAssedApe]

Yatta! Die you vacuous spider scum. I can sleep well tonight.

 

[FiraB]

So NG+4 is insanely difficult, think I'll give up my main character now and just platnium from a fresh character.

When BSB can nearly one shot you, you know your fcked later.

 

[Donos]

Yatta! Die you vacuous spider scum. I can sleep well tonight.

R

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om

is a chill dude and i almost feel sorry for him.

So NG+4 is insanely difficult, think I'll give up my main character now and just platnium from a fresh character.

When BSB can nearly one shot you, you know your fcked later.

Don't want to know what M

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artyr

L

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ogarious

would do to my soul in NG+++

 

[Lender]

From Software knew I hated

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snakes

and added a ton of them on purpose

Well technically they're

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maggots

so you have nothing to be afraif off.

 

[michalmarek77]

Finally i've finished cursed defiled chailice dungeon...Damn, that was intense!
If anyone having trouble with watchdog or/and Amygdala - watch videos below and never ever doubt in your abilities...and don't panic.
AMYGDALA in Cursed Defiled Chalice Dungeon
WATCHDOG in Cursed Defiled Chalice Dungeon