KittenMaster
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Weirdly enough Bloodborne is the only game for me where the blood stains actually give a good idea how they died.
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Weirdly enough Bloodborne is the only game for me where the blood stains actually give a good idea how they died.
Orochinagis
Member
it seems to be working 80% of the time now.
The stains work fine now, but Bloodborne doesn't really do that for me as it did in the other games. It's always amusing seeing other players eat it, but the environment itself was more of a hazard in previous Souls games, so those stains specifically gave me an idea of what I should be avoiding. This time, it's mainly enemy kills, and that doesn't tell me much.
KittenMaster
Member
I never really found the blood stain animations that useful anyway (usually just seeing a lot in an area was usually an indication of danger), I just like that they have better clarity.
On a similar note, it seemed like ghost phantoms are better than Dark Souls as well. They usually last longer so you can see what people are doing. I even saw two ghost phantoms engaged in a duel once.
On a similar note, it seemed like ghost phantoms are better than Dark Souls as well. They usually last longer so you can see what people are doing. I even saw two ghost phantoms engaged in a duel once.
Psychoward
Banned
Did i miss a weapon or smething, been stuck on the first enemy for 10 minutes
okay what's the difference between the bumper and trigger buttons and how can i avoid quickstepping straight in to the guy
okay what's the difference between the bumper and trigger buttons and how can i avoid quickstepping straight in to the guy
Psychoward
Banned
Got my plat tonight after 130 hours
Gimme more.
help
Krusenstern
Banned
By not pressing the left analog stick into his direction when quickstepping.
R1 is the basic attack, R2 the stronger attack.
Have you been to the Hunter's Dream yet? That's where you get your first weapon. Either die or reach the first messenger lamp.
Psychoward
Banned
ah I got the pistol, and equipped it but even when I press L1 and L2 it doesn't show up?
Krusenstern
Banned
Only L2 is for shooting. L1 is for transforming your right-handed weapon.
Are you sure you equipped it? Press D-pad left.
Psychoward
Banned
Yeah I forgot the d-pad and completely missed the melee weapon
oops
how do I use items that aren't blood vials again?
DirgeExtinction
Member
Press Options and press X on the boxes in the bottom row. Equip the items in that row and press down on the D-pad to cycle through those items. Then press Square to use.
Pressing Up on the d-pad gives you 5 extra blood bullets, but at the expense of HP.
Did not like the forbidden woods. Got so lost and no lamps anywhere just shortcuts shortcuts shortcuts. Yeah I respect how well layered it is to be able to shortcut the whole thing but I like my lamps :X
Shadows of Yharnham was sort of annoying but abused fire paper non-stop and got it on my 2nd try.
forbidden grave is like 30 seconds long? What was even the point of that and having two lamps so close together?
When do I start getting bloodstone chunks? My Cleaver+6 is feeling less strong by the area.
Shadows of Yharnham was sort of annoying but abused fire paper non-stop and got it on my 2nd try.
forbidden grave is like 30 seconds long? What was even the point of that and having two lamps so close together?
When do I start getting bloodstone chunks? My Cleaver+6 is feeling less strong by the area.
DirgeExtinction
Member
Forbidden Grave is just the name of the second lamp of Forbidden Woods, like Cathedral Ward's is Cathedral Ward(Oedon Chapel) and Grand Cathedral
(Vicar Amelia's arena)
Byrgenswerth(sp?)
You should start getting them in the non-optional areas after killing the next boss.
If you've already unlocked it, you could also get some at (potential location spoiler)
Cainhurst Castle
Psychoward
Banned
aight so how do I know when to use transformation attacks or not? should I be switching mid-fight? Also what are some ways to dodge sniper bullets or should I just prioritize taking those guys out first?
Gotcha, cool.
Should I do Cainhurst now and more endgame with a stronger character. I can't get too far in the Unseen village even with my character, everything feels super strong.
KittenMaster
Member
Whether you use transformation attacks depends on the weapon. On some weapons they're invaluable parts of combos (like Saw Cleaver/Spear) while on some weapons they're too slow to be any more than a novelty.
You can roll or quick step through bullets if you time it right.
I went to NG+ my first time because I didn't want to finish Chalice Dungeons before the main game. Spoilers:
Playing NG+ also one of the few ways to get any gameplay out of the Burial Blade other than finding one in a Chalice Dungeon glyph early on. Just be sure you have enough to +9 it.
Cainhurst is doable. You can get some useful stuff there as well.
Besides the boss, Cainhurst isn't too bad. You can go through the level to get chunks for your weapon and then come back for the boss later if you're having trouble.
For Unseen Village, I found it easier to sprint past most of the enemies to find lanterns/shortcuts, and the boss there is pretty easy.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Just press L1 after a normal attack.
You can continually just press L1 to do a consecutive transformation attack (though the 1st attack has to be a normal attack). You practically have to do this to build your beasthood gauge in a much faster way if you are using Beast Pellets.
So I should start fresh?
KittenMaster
Member
I dunno. Depends on if you want to complete the chalice dungeons or not or want to play NG+, I'm just saying there's merit into going ahead and going into NG+ because the later Chalice Depths can make your character too OP for NG lategame.
Anyone else having problems with matchmaking after the latest patch? tried invading yesterday for the first time after the patch and finding other players took much longer than before. Network set in worldwide and with Nat 2 as always even in the Nightmare areas and Unseen Village where I could invade pretty consistently things yesterday were really slow. 
I just want to rush it. Don't think I'll tackle the dungeons.
Psychoward
Banned
Aight thanks I'll hopefully get the hang of it eventually. Also I chose the pistol over the blunder buss which might have been a bad idea since it doesn't seem to do much damage outside of combos and it doesn't stun them really? I thought the entire point was to have a quick stun? Also any chance I can defeat the giant axe dude soon or will I have to progress further to take him down?
Also will I figure out how to spend blood echoes on skills soon? Also I swear sometimes when I went to a place where I died they weren't on the floor?
JimmyRustler
Member
Stupid question perhaps but is there a way to get some of the later game weapons earlier in this game? I'd really like to progressively play through the entire game with the Blades of Mercy and the Chikage but you get them very late in the game so you can level them up almost immediately to +6 or +7.
I'd really love to do the game from start to finish with these weapons but as I as it is I can only do this in NG+ right?
I'd really love to do the game from start to finish with these weapons but as I as it is I can only do this in NG+ right?
KittenMaster
Member
You can get BoM right away
. Earliest you can get Chikage
by killing Eileen
kill cleric beast, use 10k key, kill vicar amelia and then get Cainhurst summons and so on
Karsticles
Member
Can anyway say whether the hissing sound in beast mode is gone?
You still have to buy them, and they're not cheap early in the game. It feels kinda risky doing it.
KittenMaster
Member
If you are going for a dedicated BoM playthrough, then it is how it has to be.
JadedWriter
Member
The main idea of most firearms unless your bloodtinge is high as hell and upgraded a lot is to either stun/interrupt an attack or to initiate a parry. You could probably defeat him if you parry a lot but they are a bit difficult early on so I'd avoid them, they don't drop much of any value outside of blood vials any way. Regarding leveling up, what weapon are you using and what is your intended focus? Is it skill or strength based because that sort of determines what you put your points into because weapons scale to different stats. I've been pretty skill focused so it's my highest stat, but putting points into vit and endurance won't hurt early on either until you figure that out.
I can't imagine fighting Eileen that early on since she's pretty tough. Do people fight her before Gascoigne?
You would need the materials to bring them up to +7 early and you find most chunks rather mid/late game. You can get all weapons in chalices earlier than in the story.
Good luck going after Eileen early
. You'll get a good spank.KittenMaster
Member
If you are willing to wait a bit
is also an option, but it's not the earliest possible you can get the weapon.
letting Henryk weaken/kill her
JimmyRustler
Member
Yeah, I know that. But it's not what I meant. I wish FromSoft would add an option to choose between all the weapons right at the beginning when you enter the hunters dream the first time.
RiderKairuu
Member
Just started Bloodborne and the only thing I'm having a real issue with so far is never being too sure where I should be going. I know the game isn't linear but I hate idea of possibly wandering into an area I'm not prepared for, but that's just my personal taste. Enjoying it otherwise.
Psychoward
Banned
I'm guessing skill is more movement and quickness based? Do you have a rundown of what each skill does? Are there any useless ones?
E the Shaggy
Junior Member
I had to call someone in to beat
Using the bell feels like cheating.
Martyr Logarius
Using the bell feels like cheating.
Windom Earle
Member
Starting fresh is much more fun as you also get to try a different build. NG+ is a bit pointless in this game.
Also don't kill Eileen. You miss out on so much.
DamagedInc
Member
I did that to, my reactions just weren't quick enough to kill him by myself!
Was close of doing it, Marty gave me hell. After i beat him alone i instantly helped other people beat him.
Top 3 of mofos who troubled me most so far:
1. Defiled chalice Keeper
of the old lords (was more due to health than his moves - finally beat him with 8 consecutive viscerals, spamming pistol.)
Abhorrent
Beast
He can be pretty mean. I felt he was one of the more DaS-like bosses, though maybe that was just the design that invoked that feeling.
I was considering doing a bloodtinge build. What are some good weapons for that?
So I finally bought the game yesterday, need some guidance. In central Yharnam, once I get past the campfire, the big guy and the dog patrol. I have a choice of either going to the right on a bridge after climbing the stairs (where I am greeted by two big wolves), or I can climb down a ladder into sewers. Which way should I take first?
Either. The sewers take you to the main boss while going past the two wolves take you to an optional one.
Windom Earle
Member
Bloodtinge is strong but very limited. It's only good for guns and the Chikage. Try it out first, it is good but a bit boring to use. If you are making a Chikage build, I recommend to put 25 in Skill as well, unless you are going for pure Bloodtinge.
edit: Reiterpallasch and Rifle Spear benefit from Bloodtinge, but only when you shoot with them.
You only get the Chikage late-game, though. Any good Arcane/Skill weapons?
Windom Earle
Member
You mean a combo of Arcane and Skill? BoM and Burial blade have some very basic arcane scaling but are mainly Skill weapons. But you can make any weapon work with Arcane if you have the right gems and build. But maybe some Arcane users here can give more insight into that.
There are 4 excellent skill weapons in this game (+Reiter and Cane) and skill also gives insane visceral damage. IMO it is the best class in the game.
Psychoward
Banned
Ugh Blunderbuss would have been more suited to my playstyle, when can I get it again? Also should I be dumping any points in to arcane? Finally should I choose a balance of skill and strength or pick one and stick to it?
I meant skill or arcane.
Where are you? The item you need to buy them is pretty early game. You can get it by
going down the stairs near the first main boss, left of the guys standing near the flaming boulder. After going down head into the sewer, kill the pig and get the workshop medal nearby. It lets you buy any of the starter weapons.