Those are the beasts I mentioned, yes, but good point with the cheese tactic.
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Those are the beasts I mentioned, yes, but good point with the cheese tactic.
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haha, "slender boys"
Triggerhappytel
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Sorry, I missed that part.
And yeah, I knew what you meant, but calling the mid-transformation were-beasts 'slender boys' is pretty great!
They can be absolutely brutal at lower levels.nightmare-slain
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Triggerhappytel
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I think someone mentioned a couple of pages back at least 90+ for the DLC. I'm not ready for that yet though! Think my character is in the high 60s level now, and I've been doing a bit of grinding around Cathedral Ward and down to the right of Amelia's Cathedral where the two Executioners patrol. If I spend 10-15 minutes running around there I can level up a couple of times.
I started the DLC when I was around 75-80, I believe, and managed just fine. It's still hard, but I think 90 is definitely enough.
And, well, if it seems too hard... Just come back later! It's not like you're locked into doing it or anything like that.
Oh, no worries! And yeah, being able to one-hit them later on is very satisfying.
And, well, if it seems too hard... Just come back later! It's not like you're locked into doing it or anything like that.
Sorry, I missed that part.
And yeah, I knew what you meant, but calling the mid-transformation were-beasts 'slender boys' is pretty great!
Oh, no worries! And yeah, being able to one-hit them later on is very satisfying.
Triggerhappytel
Member
That's true; maybe I should give the DLC a whirl too. In the very least, I'd like to pick up some new weapons to try as I've been using the axe 100% of the time. I normally two-hand it and I've barely even been using my gun.
Melchiah
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Level 90 is certainly enough for it, especially after getting +18% physical attack gems and Blood Chunk for your preferred weapon from that area. The higher gems and runes from the chalices will make it easier though. The gems go up to +27%, but getting them demands a lot of work. +30% visceral damage rune is particularly handy in the DLC.
GHG
Member
Thanks for the tips guys. I got started with the DLC today and got the
weapons already. Holy shit they are nice.
Not having any difficulty with the
but initially got my arse handed to me by the big guy at the
. Loving it so far. Nice change of pace away from the frenzy fest that the main game is at the moment.
My stake driver +9 is doing good work.
beast cutter and boom hammer
Not having any difficulty with the
hunters
grand catherderal
My stake driver +9 is doing good work.
Sadly yes.
The brick guys are good for farming in early game, but later in the game there are a few areas that either drop vials or give enough echos to buy tons of vials yourself later.
It's really only a big early game hinderance, which really sucks because that's when you're most likely to run out of vials because you're still getting used to the game.
I had a solid backstock of vials until I came up against BSB... And now I'm having a hard time with the axe dude who has candles on his back. I love Souls/BB, but man I hate boss fights, haha.
Triggerhappytel
Member
Axe dude with candles on his back... That's not ringing a bell at all (no pun intended). Is it an actual boss?
GHG
Member
First chalice dungeon boss. The only reason I know is because I did the first chalice dungeon for the first time this afternoon.
It was a breeze for me but that's because I left it so long and ended up being massively over levelled for it. Sorry I can't offer any tips, I just steamrolled through him.
Triggerhappytel
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JadedWriter
Member
You don't know the pain of Undead Giant until you fight the one with a ball and chain grafted to his spine.
Triggerhappytel
Member
Fuck, I just got killed by a Snatcher when I had 61000 blood echoes on me. Need to go and get them back.
Hey so I'm playing this for the first time. I generally trying to avoid looking up guides, but I know about the
quest.
Am I screwed now or will I be able to come back later?
umbilical cord
I went to the clinic and accidentally turned Iosesfa hostile, but I left without attacking her.
Melchiah
Member
There are four of them, and you only need three.
Orochinagis
Member
Super edit.
if you
kill her you get a special rune but no cord
Orochinagis
Member
Which phase are you ? she moves to the chapel after Rom
Triggerhappytel
Member
Made my way through the Forbidden Woods and opened the shortcut back to the very start of the game. Amazing how it all joins together, just like in Dark Souls 1. The level design is so damn good. That part with the giants in the poison swamp at the bottom was tricky though. Don't even think I'm going to use the shortcut. Will play some more tomorrow and hopefully get to the boss of the Forbidden Woods, and it also seems I have more of Central Yarnham to explore behind the clinic as well now.
Orochinagis
Member
Ah, that area is not a shortcut but the start of a sidequest
End game. She should be there, but she aint.
Valkerionseven
Member
In the final phase, kinda hit another wall but this time with the bosses. Seem to do little damage to them and finding no help at the moment. Which is fine since the Castle area reignighted my interest in playing.
Been considering making a new character and new game since I missed so many items, npcs, and what not but also just kinda want to finish it if possible. Really love this games aesthetic though each time I turn it on!
Been considering making a new character and new game since I missed so many items, npcs, and what not but also just kinda want to finish it if possible. Really love this games aesthetic though each time I turn it on!
RandomSeed
Member
I picked up my near end game save after not playing for several months and beat down
in the DLC. I have no idea how many hours I have in this game PVE (lots), but it was still incredible to be back. My opinion on Dark Souls 3 is much higher now after giving that game a break and coming back to it, but BB just feels like perfection. There was no rust, and the Blade of Mercy, then Burial Blade, was doing work. Probably going to finish up the DLC and do a couple NG+ cycles. Maybe go for my 5th Yharnam stone, since I'm a sick person.
Mergo's Wet Nurse, Gehrman, and then Ludwig
Phazon_Chaos
Neo Member
I've been working through the game for the first time, and I got up to the point where all I have left is
, so I decided to work on the DLC. It's been tough, but I made it to
and holy crap is this hard. I've switched up my gear a bit and read some strategies, so I can pretty reliably get into the second phase of the fight now, but I've been having particular trouble with the attack in the second phase where it jumps high into the air then slams down. No matter how I try dodging, it always seems to hit me, regardless of what direction I dodge related to where it was coming from. Any tips for this? Am I just dodging too early?
Nightmare of Mensis and everything after
Orphan of Kos
GHG
Member
The item he drops is the thing to unlock the first chalice but you don't have to do it now. I didn't do it until I hit level 90 because I just forgot about it to be honest.
To progress you have two options; either buy the key from the messengers in the hunters dream or if you want to get there without spending blood echoes there's a door in catherderal ward that should be open for you to go and explore a new area. It's to the right if you are facing away from the lamp in there but.
The second option is the one that's more fun and better for you in the long run in my opinion, there are some good encounters and you can get some pretty good stuff.
Triggerhappytel
Member
Oh, cool. I went back to the Forbidden Woods. I'll finish up there tonight and then explore the side-quest. I also got a pretty good amount of Blood Echoes from the giants in the poison swamp, so I may go back and tackle them a few more times. Think I'm about level 72 now.
So I'm doing clean-up before the last boss fight, and I just went to Cainhurst. I encountered the
at the end. If I
does that mess with
at all? Should I wait until I've completed that and then just
afterwards?
Queen of the Vilebloods
join the Vilebloods
Alfred's questline
revive the Queen and join
Triggerhappytel
Member
So, I have a question - if I'm not summoning other players online is there really any benefit to the Insight system? I bought a few bits of armour from the bath in Hunter's Dream last night using Insight, but other than that and a stock of Insight making some things look different (such as
), should I be holding on to it? Using it to buy stuff? Using Madman's Knowledge to get more Insight? I know some enemies can suck it out of you, but if I'm not really using it anyway would that actually matter?
EDIT - also, that village section in the Forbidden Woods is amazing. It really reminds me of the beginning of Resident Evil 4, but if anything even more creepy and atmospheric.
being able to see the Amygdala in Cathedral Ward
EDIT - also, that village section in the Forbidden Woods is amazing. It really reminds me of the beginning of Resident Evil 4, but if anything even more creepy and atmospheric.
Red Liquorice
Member
Yeah I usually just buy bolt paper etc with it, no use in hanging on to it if you're not summoning.
JadedWriter
Member
I usually just save up insight to buy blood rocks and chunks usually these days. My weapons aren't going to +10 themselves.
RandomSeed
Member
Yep. You get enough insight in the game, that if you're just playing PVE, you can buy a couple of blood rocks, and all the armor available. That's a minimum of 4 +10 weapons if you have the DLC, and don't search rocks out in the chalice dungeons.
JadedWriter
Member
I was able to do about 3 +10 weapons in one game cause of the dlc and insight. You'd probably have to reroll a lot of chalices to get to 4 in my opinion.
RandomSeed
Member
2 from the game and 2 from insight is normal for me, without dungeons. Insight you gain normally from playing (seeing and beating bosses, NPC quests, finding new places), and then Madmans's Knowledge (+1), Great One's Wisdom (+2), and the cords (+3) adds up. I just picked up my 3rd rock on my most recent character (no depth 5 dungeons yet), and I haven't got the one in the DLC yet.
Todesritter74
Member
Doesn't higher Insight give some enemies additional attacks to use on you?
I swear that there were creatures that started doing new things once I had a higher insight as I ran back through certain areas.
I swear that there were creatures that started doing new things once I had a higher insight as I ran back through certain areas.
RandomSeed
Member
It doesn't happen often, but certain enemies have additional attacks, and an area will have enemies you normally wouldn't see.
JadedWriter
Member
Yeah, makes sense. I really don't use everything I get for some odd reason. I just have it stockpiled...barely use great ones wisdom for some odd reason. I just get mine mostly from dungeon crawling and just finding stuff.
Jesus, QP is wrenched today. Keep losing game after game, even though I feel I'm doing relatively well with Roadhog, getting atleast one full kill per life on average. I mean, I hate to be the one to blame it all on my team, but some days it just feels like I'm the only sane person stuck in a room full of crazies.
Triggerhappytel
Member
Man, Roadhog was the toughest boss! I hate it when you get him down to 1/3 health and he goes into frenzy beast transformation mode.
You know what, I'm not even gonna transfer that post over to the OW thread. I'm just gonna leave it here .
And honestly, a Bloodbornified version of Overwatch characters would be pretty sick to see.
Orochinagis
Member
I was just lost for a second and thought of the armored pig
RandomSeed
Member
Ohh, majestic! A gamer is a gamer, even in the wrong thread.