IceDoesntHelp
Banned
Nicely done :3
Wait till the defiled Watchdogassuming you are not there yet since you just started the forbidden woods.
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I beat Shadow of Yharnam so maybe soon d:
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I beat Shadow of Yharnam so maybe soon d:
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Huh. I didn't see that at all. I just reloaded immediately though...
True,
she doesn't mention the sister. I don't recall her mentioning even a granddad, just "I love you almost as much as mom and dad" (which is heartbreaking to begin with). But still, the little girl's corpse is right there on the platform below. So...
Whatever happened, it's horribly tragic and From Software hates children and happy endings. ;_; lol
Whatever happened, it's horribly tragic and From Software hates children and happy endings. ;_; lol
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
She mentioned a grandad. Makes me think that the grandad is
Henryk and Viola is his daughter, marrying his partner.
Yeah, very tragic.
"But at least I can die human" No Gilbert, fuck off, get turned into a beast you stupid fool
The little girl's only option was to be sent to fake Iosefka to die or get eaten by a large boar
Arianna's alien baby...... and then the Dr. Iosefka's fate even after the game implies she's becoming enamored with you (if you ask for multiple Iosefka's blood vials prior to beating Father G you get dialogues that imply this)
Not a SINGLE, SINGLE happy ending! Well, maybe
Gherman and the Doll in the true ending........
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Maybe the
church dude dressed in red? He's a bit creepy but he's actually the only truly harmless and decent character and as far as I know he doesn't have a horrible end or anything.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
True, but even he was stricken with great fear and near-crazy state at the end of the game due to how things developed.
Can't have that happiness with no great misery attached, hahaha.
Rich Uncle Skeleton
Member
Welp, decided to try my hand a BL4 run. Started off pretty smoothly (to be expected), but died twice to the fucking Witch of Hemwick! She was able to one-hit kill me with her grab attack! That doesn't bode well for my chances against Shadows and Rom. So far I'm actually finding the low stamina more annoying than the low health. I can barely do anything before my character becomes a sitting duck.
This game is so good. Played it a little bit at a friend's house and it's so awesome. The faster speed of combat is so hype. Wish DS was like BB in terms of combat speed and regain. If I had money I'd seriously buy a PS4 for BB alone. Hopefully DS3 will be as good. Probably not since it'll be slow again and done by the B-team though.
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
If I remember correctly, It saves your progress for chalice dungeon when you start NG+. Also the chalice dungeon doesn't scale with NG+ as well. It has its own difficulty which depends on the depth level.
That's good. I'm considering doing one before I finish the game but wanted to make sure I won't waste my time doing so.
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
Depth 1-3 will prob be really easy for you btw
AntiFacebook
Member
How do I beat that cleric beast?
It's like all those guys who make videos are playing a different game than me.
Everyone says to go behind it, but it has attacks that hit you even when you are behind it.
It's like all those guys who make videos are playing a different game than me.
Everyone says to go behind it, but it has attacks that hit you even when you are behind it.
Depth 1-3 will prob be really easy for you btw
I already finished the first and central Chalices, need to do lower now. The first boss fight was so sad though.
Do a backdash at the right moment to avoid it. What weapon are you using? If it's the Cane you might have a harder time.
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
Use the saw cleaver or saw spear since it does 1.20x more damage against beast, oil urms and molotovs.
Pretty much want to stay behind as best as you can. Perhaps on its right side with the smaller arm. Focus on a limb. Each limb has a "armor" that can be broken. By focusing on a limb you will wound a limb, and that limb will take 50% more damage until the Cleric Beast "heals" it. When I say "heal" it doesnt restore HP just restore the "armor" of that limb and it will no longer take more damage unless broken again.
Shooting the head enough time using your gun or throwing knifes will allow you to stagger the boss. Its that chime/bell sound you do when you parry using the gun, allowing you to perform a visceral attack on its head. I dont remember if breaking a limb "armor" will cause a stagger or not.
Eventually the Cleric Beast will "heal" itself, restoring the "armor" that you broken as I mention. When 70% of its health is gone, it will go crazy and attack wildly. keep your distances and use your molotovs then. Be careful of its jumping attack when you are tossing molotovs. The signs are clear when you see it a few times. Either roll forward and let it pass over you. Locking on when you are between a wall can be very bad so try not to be constantly locked on.
Good luck
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Oil Urn + Molotovs cause good damage to him. And if he's close to you don't lock on and when he jumps or swipes, roll *forward*, deliver some hits, and then just back off. Repeat etc etc.
His attack pattern is very basic real easy to read.
Don't forget you can shoot his head with Hunter Pistol to make him falters for a visceral to the head. Wait till he heals his limbs before you're doing this again. You can also throw molotovs at its head and they will down him also for you to visceral.
*Easier time* since Cane's whip mode does extra damage to him *and* can hit his head real easy
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
*Easier time* since Cane's whip mode does extra damage to him *and* can hit his head real easy
Does the cane do more damage against beast enemies? Didnt know that.
*Easier time* since Cane's whip mode does extra damage to him *and* can hit his head real easy
Hmmm. In my first playthrough I used the ax and destroyed him easily. In my second I used the whip and didn't do as much damage. Maybe because I used cane mode. I prefer that for bosses because whip mode is too much of a commitment and against fast bosses with huge range it can be a problem.
RedBaron17
Member
I just beat T
on my 1st. try. I gotta say, it feels pretty fucking sweet. Though I think I might have been a mixture of being over-leveled and some luck. In my panic, I rolled right behind him (between his legs) and I just went to town on him with my +8 Holy Blade. Guy was done in less than two minutes.
Ha! After looking at some Youtube videos, that's apparently one of the most common ways of beating him. Still, fuck it. I'll shamelessly take that W lol.
he One Reborn
Ha! After looking at some Youtube videos, that's apparently one of the most common ways of beating him. Still, fuck it. I'll shamelessly take that W lol.
Windom Earle
Member
Hmm already a bit late for dat min/max then.
Melchiah
Member
That goes for the Threaded Cane's whip form as well, which I've used to beat the battle on the first playthrough and NG+. On the second time I used fire paper instead of oil urns and molotovs.
Just beat VA on NG+, and noticed that Cane's regular form is better against her. It was easier to stagger her that way.
The Xtortionist
Member
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Cane's whip mode is considered as Serrated and cause extra damage to folks weak to it, like practically all the beasts in the game. The cane version, meanwhile, is Righteous so it cause extra damage for folks weak to Church weapons.
In fact, I am quite sure that the Threaded Cane is the only single weapon in Bloodborne with its each mode exploit different weakness respectively.
For Chikage you mean?
Isn't it wise to also raise Skill since you can't feasibly always use it's 2 hand mode due to health drains?
Melchiah
Member
Which makes it awesome.
Although, I've wondered what enemies are weak to church weapons?
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Which makes it awesome.
Very few... enemies weak to Righteous:
Lost Child of Antiquity - what everyone calls gargoyles.
Forsaken Castle Spirit (Knife)
Forsaken Castle Spirit (Head)
Bloodlicker
Evil Labyrinth Spirit
So basically Cainhurst and just a single Chalice monster, and that's it (although Bloodlicker can also appear in Chalice I guess). Still... it's there, hahaha.
Melchiah
Member
Good to know, eventhough the Bloodlickers were very challenging with the Cane on my first playthrough. =) And yes, Bloodlickers manifest in the Chalices later on.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
When you think about it, Serrated weapons really are overwhelmingly favored by the game considering there are so many enemies are included in the Beasts category in Bloodborne and a great number of them are bosses.
Making Saw Spear, the only weapon in Bloodborne I believe that has bonus Serrated damage in both its forms, truly something to be reckoned with (and it has Thrust too, unlike Saw Cleaver) and since it is basically a quality weapon with a bias towards SKL... yet another points in the for SKL in SKL vs STR debate in addition to Viscerals, hahaha.
Melchiah
Member
True. VA seemed to be an exception, as she went down more easily with the Cane form.
I'd really like to try the Saw Cleaver/Spear, but sadly I've spent all of my blood chunks on the Cane, Ludwig, and Evelyn.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Really? Two nights ago I fought her with my new character using Threaded Cane's whip mode exclusively (+ fire paper of course )
She went down so fast I was kind of stunned when the Prey Slaughtered text showed up, and my character is not even overleveled for her. Very surprising that it was that effective.
KittenMaster
Member
Saw Cleaver is used for speedruns, and the only time the transformed mode comes into play is during transformation attacks (which are usually used to build beast meter or against human enemies anyway).
Saw Cleaver/Spear both completely wreck the first half of the game.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Functionally they are really, really similar. I see no difference between Saw Cleaver/Saw Spear if folks are using it exclusively in its short form, and they even both have similar transformation attack when the blade extends.
I suppose Saw Cleaver offers a somewhat higher attack power is the reason behind the bolded? For general play I always favor Saw Spear though.
You just need to switch back to 1h when you're done with the enemies or need to recover stamina in a boss fight.
Considering the transformation (1h to 2h) attack deals huge damage, enemies will go down really fast, so you won't really notice the health drain if you keep transforming the weapon. Opening with that attack is key for the overall damage of the chikage IMO.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Hmmm... so if I go Skill/Bloodtinge with more bias towards Skill it's not really optimum then, at least in terms of damage dealing, to use Chikage?
Urgh, I really hate their decision to let SKL affects Visceral Damage, gimping builds that do not rely on SKL, urgh.
KittenMaster
Member
It's actually because the Saw Spear takes time to get, but yeah the extra power might help a bit too.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Though the guy who won the five hunters challenge in Vaati Vidya's channel won because he grabbed Saw Spear instead of going to the dream, heh.
That was amazing to see.
IMO, yes. You'll get the most with a BLT Chikage. L1 to R1 is the best combo of the weapon.
My Chikage build doesn't have SKL, and it's true that my visceral attacks sucks lol
But the Blood mode Chikage is a beast. And it's also a lot of fun to use IMO because you're more active in battle with the constant switching.
I think a SKL Chikage can be viable too. Hell even with no SKL my Chikage does good in NG. But the Blood mode is the biggest strength point of the weapon.
KittenMaster
Member
Hugely different route though. That, and the load screens were long enough back then that it actually saved time in that route.
AntiFacebook
Member
What is the best way to get more insight if i only play offline?
Melchiah
Member
Yeah, she went down more easily on NG+ yesterday, when I changed to cane from the whip form. It seemed like it was easier to stagger her that way.
I'm pretty overleveled after eight chalice dungeons though. Currently at level 169. =)
I'm level 40 and I haven't changed weapons or armor yet, is this common? I have about 40K souls and I can buy the Ludwig sword for 20K but my Axe+6 with blood gems has been kicking ass. Is it worth it just for the sake of trying a new weapon? Also, I pumped a lot of points into Skill but it's really not that beneficial as Strength seems much more useful. Did I dun goof?
Melchiah
Member
For me it was. I've used the Threaded Cane exclusively, apart from two boss fights, and pretty much the same goes for the outfits. I only changed the outfit, when I needed more resistance for a certain area or boss.
EDIT: Skill is more useful for visceral strikes. You should put more points to strength though, if you're going to use the axe, Ludwig, or other strength-based weapons.
KittenMaster
Member
A minor correction, but Ludwig's is B/B Strength/Skill, so it's not really a "strength" weapon (which is why it is so good, you cna be a Skill based character and still throw it into your build).
Melchiah
Member
Ah, you're right. Forgot it's kinda both.
Run chalice dungeons.
Ludwig's blade is godly. Insane attack, reach, and arc. Super easy to use, too. And like Kitten said it benefits from strength and skill, as well as arcane. Plus it can be buffed.
KittenMaster
Member
You either get Strength & Skill without Arcane, or Arcane on its own. You can't have all three at once.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Exclusively Threaded Cane including Chalice? What bosses you sub it out it and with what? Kinda curious.
SoldnerKei
Member
finally got the game, I just beat the
just pulled off that rip-off-it's-face attack once thou, dunno If I could do it constantly, I am really liking the game,
has been kicking my ass thou
Cleric Beast
Gascoigne
JadedWriter
Member
He can be parried easily. Get the timing right and he's easy actually.
Yesterday was the day to "git gud". After several defeats i took a minute to think about why i kept dying at Defiled Chalice Amygdala and "poof" i finally beat that fucker.
Bye Bye defiled chalice !!!!!!! These bosses with that little health were really something...
Now for the missing Red jellies and ritual blood (5) to get to the Great Pthumeru Ihyll Chalice.
Almost there. After defiled , heaving that much health is really like easy mode.
Bye Bye defiled chalice !!!!!!! These bosses with that little health were really something...
Now for the missing Red jellies and ritual blood (5) to get to the Great Pthumeru Ihyll Chalice.
Almost there. After defiled , heaving that much health is really like easy mode.
So far I've only used the Threaded Cane for everything, but I have only done 4 or so chalices.