So much this. It also allows you to hit the heads of various bosses in the game. It might not have the stagger of the LHB, but I swear by it more than the LHB...LHB ain't got shit on the Pizza Cutter though.
You're going to want to join that. The summon right before the first DLC boss makes that boss a lot easier to manage. I don't think you want that....thing fully aggroed solely on you.
It's only really a bad weapon early on if you pick a starting class with horrible skill stats. All the weapons in the beginning are viable to end game, I just think scaling wise the cane scales the best compared to the cleaver and hunters axe. With my most current character I used the axe till I got the Pizza Cutter and dropped the axe like a bad habit. I just think the cane supplements pretty much every weapon in the game as long as it doesn't run counter to your build.
I'm having a hard time choosing between the cane and the Rakuyo. Both are awesome.
I think my skill/arcane character has the Rakuyo, Burial Blade and Blades of Mercy at +10, combo is so good. I think I need to get my Skill/Bloodtinge character further in the NG+ DLC so I can get the bloodletter...then again that's a strength scaling weapon isn't it? It's like you have to run so many different characters to get access to the dlc weapons.
If you don't care about the PVP then you can just lvl up your main character you know... Most of my points went for skill but I also have 37 strength if I remember correctly (around lvl 240).
That kind of stat grinding seems impossible to me. I think I have a level 170 character but I can never remember. I also think my Skill/Arcane character is in the 140's but that's after the dlc and a lot of chalice dungeons. I bow out from the chalice dungeons after a certain point. I think I have a depth 4 or 5 defiled Loran chalice or something somewhere and there's no way in fuck I'm finishing it.
Have you fought
Have fun with the Rape Horse.
Nah, Saw Cleaver's a cool weapon. It's a cross between a saw blade and a meat cleaver for crying out loud.
Nah it's cool. It's set up as one of the most standard hunter weapons because it's good.
Once you know how to parry them...or just dodge their attacks decently they go down quick enough. Also helps if you're leveled up properly for them. I think I usually have like a +6 before I fight them these days.
About to reach Level 50 soon... Problem is that I am occupied with the fireball shadow most the time and am a bit wasted when I am about to fight the other two.
It also helps that I go through the dungeons as I'm going through the story. I think I save the later ones for NG+ though.
Chalice Dungeons are easy until about...I think Lower Hintertomb...it's at least manageable depending on your level. Once you hit Lower Pthumeru and beyond they become quite difficult.
With Loran you need preparation, that's for damn sure, at least a +9 weapon but +10 helps a lot. Once you hit Abhorrent Beast you need the damage output badly. Hintertomb 1 isn't too bad. Lower Pthumeru I think I flew through with my current character cause I'm no stranger to it, but if you fetid rot that chalice then that shit's going to HURT. I actually like the chalice dungeons, but if you go in unprepared your fucked. I was watching ENB do them at some stupid ass low levels and god damn he felt some pain and I think flat out quit for the time being. Dude only made it through some on skill and coop.
I had this interpreted ALL wrong, lol.
Hehehe. It's just that kind of cheeky obscure reference
I know he hit a brick wall on level one Defiled Chalice. I wonder if he managed to finish Loran though. Abhorrent Beast can be hard if you don't have the health or damage for it. I'll have to check his Twitch to see if I can see all of his progress. Dude did Chalice Rom before actual Rom. I was like Dude what are you doing? Felt bad for his coop partners. I would not do those higher dungeons at that low of a level.
That area is so fucking creepy.
He does though! Your first visit to the hunters dream is supposed to be from dying, so is the first visit to the village, and NPCs do bring up the cycle a few times, just no mandatory deaths, I guess.
That's what "not mandatory" mean yes! You're not meant to go to dream first time, first play through from the lamp, not when you have no weapons with quite a few encounters on the way.
Love the Shadows. Their power sets nicely complement each other and add a layer of strategy to the boss.
I haven't played the demos, but I'm definately interested from what I've seen. Won't be getting it day one though.
