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[knitoe]

How do I kill that headless bloodletting beast?

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When he's doing his air aoe attack, run up and 1 hit him.

Lock on and get close to him (camera pans up). He will do 4 possible moves:
1) If you move to close to his hind legs, he will do a foot stomp. Don't do this.
2) He jumps away. Repeat.
3) Jump and body pound. Just dodge back and run up 1 hit. Repeat.
4) Fist arm pounds. Tap dodge 2X toward him right ending up on his side, move toward his thigh, attack 2X and dodge back out. Repeat.

Once the worm comes out, don't be scare and stick to the plan.

 

[Crossing Eden]

Killing fools in Nightmare of Mensis is much faster and enjoyable, much better connection times even though i'm L:96, and going back to hunter's dream isn't as tedious since it loads really fast.

 

[RedAssedApe]

on the nightmare of mensis...is this an optional area? this frenzy BS is dumb lol. i'm assuming im close to the end of the game now that i'm on the 4th tombstone?

also...fucking

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spiders

. my god that shit was creepy. actually read a helpful note though that told me to stealth. Thanks kind soul!

 

[Ferr986]

on the nightmare of mensis...is this an optional area? this frenzy BS is dumb lol. i'm assuming im close to the end of the game now that i'm on the 4th tombstone?

also...fucking

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spiders

. my god that shit was creepy. actually read a helpful note though that told me to stealth. Thanks kind soul!

Mensis is not optional.

Killing fools in Nightmare of Mensis is much faster and enjoyable, much better connection times even though i'm L:96, and going back to hunter's dream isn't as tedious since it loads really fast.

Even at 120 I'm getting a lot of PvP. Big improvement from before the patch, when it took me like 5 mins for a match.

 

[knitoe]

Mensis required.

 

[Hoho for breakfast]

Is it bad for any reason if I keep killing everything in Central Yahrnam a few times over before progressing? I'm basically just trying to level up some before advancing.

 

[super-famicom]

on the nightmare of mensis...is this an optional area? this frenzy BS is dumb lol. i'm assuming im close to the end of the game now that i'm on the 4th tombstone?

also...fucking

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spiders

. my god that shit was creepy. actually read a helpful note though that told me to stealth. Thanks kind soul!

Mandatory. You're close to the end now. And to deal with Frenzy, wear attire with high Frenzy resists (Ashen Hunter set is good), and equip the rune that gives +200 to frenzy resists. Also, take cover when you see

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a bright light coming from inside a building. The source of that light is what induces Frenzy.

 

[Auctopus]

Finally got to play Shovel Knight this week and immediately thought of this armour when I encountered the Spectre Knight...(tried to get it as bloody red as possible)

 

[BizzyBum]

Has the pvp meta level been established yet?

 

[Adaren]

Is it bad for any reason if I keep killing everything in Central Yahrnam a few times over before progressing? I'm basically just trying to level up some before advancing.

Nothing bad about it.

 

[Mogwai]

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When he's doing his air aoe attack, run up and 1 hit him.

Lock on and get close to him (camera pans up). He will do 4 possible moves:
1) If you move to close to his hind legs, he will do a foot stomp. Don't do this.
2) He jumps away. Repeat.
3) Jump and body pound. Just dodge back and run up 1 hit. Repeat.
4) Fist arm pounds. Tap dodge 2X toward him right ending up on his side, move toward his thigh, attack 2X and dodge back out. Repeat.

Once the worm comes out, don't be scare and stick to the plan.

Heart pounding. 0 vials left. Beast dead.

Thanks for the instructions. This boss is a train wreck. Whew, never again.

 

[Hoho for breakfast]

Nothing bad about it.

Good to hear. Thanks.

 

[E92 M3]

Heart pounding. 0 vials left. Beast dead.

Thanks for the instructions. This boss is a train wreck. Whew, never again.

PREY SLAUGHTERED

Did you enjoy showering in his blood?

 

[knitoe]

Heart pounding. 0 vials left. Beast dead.

Thanks for the instructions. This boss is a train wreck. Whew, never again.

Grats. I love this fight. Nothing beats up close and personal. Almost every day I repost my strategy.

 

[MixedBeverage]

Grats. I love this fight. Nothing beats up close and personal. Almost every day I repost my strategy.

It helped me a lot, especially when I got scared and didn't stick to the plan!

 

[Mogwai]

PREY SLAUGHTERED

Did you enjoy showering in his blood?

Yeah did the cape emote

Grats. I love this fight. Nothing beats up close and personal. Almost every day I repost my strategy.

I gotta say, between

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Pthumerian Descendant (sicles), Abhorrent Beast and Headless Bloodletting Beast, the latter is the most confusing fight I've had so far. After Abhorrent Beast I though "this can't get worse now..." But it always seems to get more crazy with each new boss.

 

[squidyj]

just as a PSA to anyone who didn't realize, increasing your health by 5% is the same as having 5% damage reduction against all sources. so if you're taking a lot of damage stack them hp runes.

 

[Elandyll]

Am only 2 bosses away from the Queen, but in spite of waching some fights on Youtube, the Pthrumerian Descendant was really messing me up last night, as I couldn't seem to time the gunshots well.

At least I got him down to about 30% on my last two tries, so hopefuly tonight I'll get him.

Is the Headless Bloodletting Beast easier or worse than he is?

 

[knitoe]

Am only 2 bosses away from the Queen, but in spite of waching some fights on Youtube, the Pthrumerian Descendant was really messing me up last night, as I couldn't seem to time the gunshots well.

At least I got him down to about 30% on my last two tries, so hopefuly tonight I'll get him.

Is the Headless Bloodletting Beast easier or worse than he is?

Descendant can be cheesed so he's much more easy. BLB is one of the harder fights if you don't know the strategy.

 

[mattp]

so, on idle thumbs this week one of the guys was saying how he likes to put on motown playlists on spotify while playing and that the volume goes up like 20% when the loading screens hit, making dying way more fun

what if i set the volume to 0. will it fade in during loading screens and back out when im playing?
someone plz confirm

 

[j0hnny_385]

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Finished BSB & AB in Ailing Loran Chalice today.

Feels good bruh! \o/

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

Am only 2 bosses away from the Queen, but in spite of waching some fights on Youtube, the Pthrumerian Descendant was really messing me up last night, as I couldn't seem to time the gunshots well.

At least I got him down to about 30% on my last two tries, so hopefuly tonight I'll get him.

Is the Headless Bloodletting Beast easier or worse than he is?

I found headless much easier than the grumpy old man but many hated headless. Since he is hard to parry, roll into his attacks so you end up behind him. I could go 3/4 of the fight without taking damage.

 

[Dahbomb]

Anyone figure out the mystery of the Ring of Betrothal? Anything in the guide?

 

[Mogwai]

Am only 2 bosses away from the Queen, but in spite of waching some fights on Youtube, the Pthrumerian Descendant was really messing me up last night, as I couldn't seem to time the gunshots well.

At least I got him down to about 30% on my last two tries, so hopefuly tonight I'll get him.

Is the Headless Bloodletting Beast easier or worse than he is?

I've done both fights today. Both fights are difficult to control, but I found the headless beast a good deal more difficult.

knitoe's advice was really helpful.

 

[knitoe]

Anyone figure out the mystery of the Ring of Betrothal? Anything in the guide?

Get extra text context, but does nothing, at least for now.

 

[SxP]

Breaking stuff is just so satisfying in these games. Rolling through all those rows of chairs in the L

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ecture Building

is way more fun than it's supposed to be.

 

[figadapaura]

Ah, NG+ and M

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artyr

L

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ogarius

is an even bigger bastard. Killing him is so satisfying.

 

[knitoe]

Breaking stuff is just so satisfying in these games. Rolling through all those rows of chairs in the L

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ecture Building

is way more fun than it's supposed to be.

It's a Souls thing. Second, to leaving trolling notes.

 

[Blinck]

Without going into specifics it's the transition between trying to figure out what is transpiring in Yharnam to why it's happening, the shift from gothic horror to

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lovecraftian horror

. Seems like pre-release reviews for the game were even instructed to omit those details to prevent people from learning about them before passing, but I haven't really read any so I don't know to what degree it's true.

Ah I get what you mean now, yes there was definitely a shift ( and an awesome one IMO ) in that regard. Hoping to "get more in the know" once I progress further!

 

[Ferr986]

Anyone figure out the mystery of the Ring of Betrothal? Anything in the guide?

Just what we know. Theres nothing more.

 

[MixedBeverage]

Just completed the Platinum. Whew, what a game!

 

[cm osi]

It's a Souls thing. Second, to leaving trolling notes.

i found the message system kinda limited.
also, no tongue word.

 

[Mr Moose]

Killing fools in Nightmare of Mensis is much faster and enjoyable, much better connection times even though i'm L:96, and going back to hunter's dream isn't as tedious since it loads really fast.

I'm getting my arse kicked on this part, damn spiders and that guy just after... :<

 

[BruceLeeRoy]

Any reason not to LVL up past 100?

 

[Amentallica]

I've asked this several times because I haven't been able to find a concise answer: How does each NG scale in difficulty? Is the next 2x, 3x, then 4x as difficult? I'm trying to understand how it works. At what point does having max stats become futile?

 

[fastford58]

I think I'm just not going to get very far in this game. I don't have the time to sink into gittin' gud and at this point can't even defeat Father G.

Really disappointing as I loved DeS and put a good 120 hours into it. Ah well.

 

[Krakle]

The game created a Chalice Dungeon but only included 4 Skeletons. No other enemies, treasure chests, or lamps. I uploaded a video of it to youtube here.

Anyone else had this happen?

 

[myco666]

Any reason not to LVL up past 100?

PVP. If you are not interested feel free to level up.

 

[burgerdog]

Any reason not to LVL up past 100?

PvP and the feels of beating level 101-121 players.

 

[Spiritwalker]

Haha... I met the

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Grand Cathedral Hunter

today and managed to poison him. I then immediately realized how easy it was going to be. No regrets.

 

[Ferr986]

Any reason not to LVL up past 100?

There's a bit of discussion about 100 or 120 being the PVP meta level.
Keep in mind that matchmaking level is 10levels+10%.

 

[BruceLeeRoy]

There's a bit of discussion about 100 or 120 being the PVP meta level.
Keep in mind that matchmaking level is 10levels+10%.

Ah very good Ill just keep it at a healthy 96 then

 

[PapaEmeritus]

just as a PSA to anyone who didn't realize, increasing your health by 5% is the same as having 5% damage reduction against all sources. so if you're taking a lot of damage stack them hp runes.

Pair the two of those with the 4% all dmg reduction and you're all set

 

[spannicus]

Can someone help me beat

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Longarius?

 

[PapaEmeritus]

Can someone help me beat

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Longarius?

Took forever to find someone to help. Had to do it myself finally. You can too

 

[DrkSage]

Any piece of advice for the watchdog? I'm getting rekt by him ._. And to think that the next boss is Amy oooh boy .-.

 

[spannicus]

Took forever to find someone to help. Had to do it myself finally. You can too

Haha thanks for the motivation!

 

[Kamina]

Can someone help me beat

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Longarius?

Whats your level?

 

[myco666]

Any piece of advice for the watchdog? I'm getting rekt by him ._. And to think that the next boss is Amy oooh boy .-.

Dodge under the head swipe and hit once or twice to the leg depending on weapon. After awhile it will get new head swipe that you should dodge on the side it attacks and hit legs. Everything else you should keep distance. Bone Ash set, Fire dmg reduc, Phys dmg reduc and HP up runes will help also so that you wont die immediately.

edit. Also when he throws up do a charge attack to the front legs. Atleast with LHB it should drop him on his knees so that you can do follow up.

 

[DrkSage]

Dodge under the head swipe and hit once or twice to the leg depending on weapon. After awhile it will get new head swipe that you should dodge on the side it attacks and hit legs. Everything else you should keep distance. Bone Ash set, Fire dmg reduc, Phys dmg reduc and HP up runes will help also so that you wont die immediately.

edit. Also when he throws up do a charge attack to the front legs. Atleast with LHB it should drop him on his knees so that you can do follow up.

I have everything you said except the HP and Fire rune, gonna equip it now and try my luck