Phoenix944
Member
I'd say chalice dungeons. You gain insight from when you meet a boss AND when you defeat it. Also there are a lot of wisdow items in chalices.
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Bloodborne: The Old Hunters |OT| Old Hunters. New Tricks, Bells & Whistles.
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I'd say chalice dungeons. You gain insight from when you meet a boss AND when you defeat it. Also there are a lot of wisdow items in chalices.
Doing coop is probably the fastest method aside from doing easy Chalices and running them through.
Ebrietas against Bowblade NG+. This fight becomes a joke with this weapon like what the hell. 1300 damage per shot. Also really liked what happened at 1:10.
You still get insight for finding/killing chalice dungeon bosses, and one insight for killing a boss while summoned yourself. There's a shitload of Madman's Knowledge items in the Nightmare of Mensis past the window on the outside of the buildkng that you can roll into from the broken cage elevator if you haven't picked those up yet.
Manny Calavera
Member
Really loving this DLC so far. I actually enjoyed the area after Lugwig more than the beginning of the game. Really liked that disturbing imagery and atmosphere.
IonicSnake
Banned
DLC is fucking impossible on NG++. Two hits from the old hunters and I'm dead.
DodgyGeezerFella
Member
Git Gudder.
Going through the chalice dungeons starting at NG+ probably helped me out a lot. Gave me like a 50 level boost or something.
I'm at 225 in NG+4
neoism
Member
build and gems used?
im 50skl and 40blt... and only do like 450 max on R2 are you using 3 27% gems..lol
i +10 mine but its still a little meh to use..wish it shot faster and had better range.
SkylineRKR
Member
Chalice is ridiculous for power leveling. With top tier echo runes I net like 300k+ by just routing easy alien dudes and the like in Isz layers. I'm on NG+. Chalice give the best gems, lots of items.. its really rewarding once you open up Depth 5 roots.
I farm the merciless watchers in easy chalice layers. 2 chunks per run on average that takes about 5-10 minutes. But you'll need to be far in Chalice dungons.
For co-op, I was pitted against Amygdala defiled and the guy died. While we both did good projectile damage.
I farm the merciless watchers in easy chalice layers. 2 chunks per run on average that takes about 5-10 minutes. But you'll need to be far in Chalice dungons.
For co-op, I was pitted against Amygdala defiled and the guy died. While we both did good projectile damage.
you can equip only one of them since they're triangular, though?
I do have one but it's not very good. I'm using two 20% physical atk up gems and one 18% arcane atk up gem.
I have 25 skill and 50 bloodtinge.
The gems I have are pretty meh, (don't feel like farming cd for good ones) I have a +22.3% atk, +21.6% blood atk and +20.6% atk
it shots fast enough imo the only thing I don't like about is that you can't parry.
neoism
Member
well those are better gems than mine but damn the weapon must not scale good with skill....:/ need some good blood atk gems..
Blade mode scales with Skill and Bow mode with BT. Pretty much recommended to have 50/50 for it to really shine.
darkjedi187
Member
Any tips for defeating Maria? I can get her to the second phase and never take a hit then, she just destroys me and I can't even get remotely close to her to get a hit in.
Disaster Nebraska
Banned
Her combos have REALLY long recoveries after she completes the combo, so try to bait the attacks and short/mid range, stay alive, and then go in for some good hits.
Weltall Zero
Member
I can't be the only one that's pretty gutted souls 3 is the last souls/bloodborne game they are doing. How I would love another or even a demons remaster
Um, what?
addyb
Member
Miyazaki has said no more after souls 3. He wants from software to move onto other ideas
OrbitalBeard
Member
Miyazaki has said no more after souls 3. He wants from software to move onto other ideas
He never really said anything about Bloodborne. The only series he definitively said he wants to move away from is Dark Souls.
Also, they could easily make more new IP using a similar formula.
He also said he wanted to do a "lighter" game after DS1 and then put out Bloodborne which is the darkest game they've made so far. I think we're just going to have to wait and see what happens.
OrbitalBeard
Member
I think we'll get a Bloodborne sequel in addition to some new stuff. I'm pretty excited.
Red Liquorice
Member
He said Dark Souls was the last in that series, but earlier also said they may explore other settings for Souls-like games. I don't expect DS3 to be the last Soulsborne game at all. I'm very happy DS3 is the last in the series though, I wouldn't want to see it just run and run that's not my interest at all. I really hope they put their all in to ending the series in style, I really want to see more story allusions to DS1.
NemesisHunter
Member
Returned to Bloodborne after a long hiatus: fearing this DLC might destroy my now rustic skillset, it completely revitalized the game for me. Recorded my boss fights for later viewing. This playthrough is under NG+.
My thoughts (beware of boss spoiler intro links on #1 and #3, because these were first attempts):
1) First boss
I beat on my first try, but not without burning through my vials trying to learn its movement patterns for the first time. 2nd phase is nothing short of epic, with the sweeping music pumping my adrenaline.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXD69NTgF4U
2) 3rd Boss
felt very DMC-like, died about twice before I decided to test out the pizzacutter. Man is this thing OP (and it was only +8 at the time).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9_pJE8ytyg
3) Final DLC boss
was a frantic battle of reflex: also beat it on my first try. One of the most intense battles in the game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_2IsVavX9M
4) Optional boss
:
This one I died to, many, MANY times. Infuriating camera during lock-on. Must have taken several tries before I needed a break from it, came back the next day and beat it on the first go. I suppose sometimes, when you reach a plateau, a break does wonders so you can open up the battle with a renewed, refreshed frame of mind. My strategy after many failed attempts: treat it like a super version of the Cleric Beast, keep strafing towards its rear and hug it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrmCxzXWS7Y
My thoughts (beware of boss spoiler intro links on #1 and #3, because these were first attempts):
1) First boss
Ludwig
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXD69NTgF4U
2) 3rd Boss
Lady Maria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9_pJE8ytyg
3) Final DLC boss
Orphan of Kos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_2IsVavX9M
4) Optional boss
Laurence the first Vicar
This one I died to, many, MANY times. Infuriating camera during lock-on. Must have taken several tries before I needed a break from it, came back the next day and beat it on the first go. I suppose sometimes, when you reach a plateau, a break does wonders so you can open up the battle with a renewed, refreshed frame of mind. My strategy after many failed attempts: treat it like a super version of the Cleric Beast, keep strafing towards its rear and hug it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrmCxzXWS7Y
Hopefully. Though I think Bloodborne is a pretty self contained game with the dlc, I think they could do another game and I'm sure Sony will want them to given how successful was for Sony.
New Armored Core would be nice. I agree that I would love for them to do something totally new and different.
While that is my feeling as well, I hope they don't totally ignore things that happened in DS2. That kind of the problem initially with DS2, they kind of ignored stuff that was in DS1 and they had to go back in and fix it so that it made sense finally. Hopefully, they have thought of a way to tie all three games together that makes sense.
DoubleTake
Member
You can get Nourishing radials and Triangles. Idk if youve dont the chalices but you pretty much need to to get the best nourishing gems and really max out the MLGS. Theres a 15% radial nourishing in Mergos near the pigs.
pwmf22gu layer 2 right after the lamp theres a gargoyle that drops 18-19% cursed nourishing radial gems.
For the triangle youll have to beat Amygdala in layer 3 of a cursed dungeon. Check this spreadsheet if your willing to do the chalice stuff
Bloodborne Sheets
Chaos2Frozen
Member
Has anyone tried using the Fist of Gratia with a primed Stake Driver for a 'fist' playstyle =D ?
Red Liquorice
Member
Downed Ludwig on NG+ finally, actually only took about 10 tries, which is probably on par with what it took in NG but I feel like I really learned the boss this time, mainly in his first phase which I feel confident I could do SL4 (certainly could NOT say that about phase 2!). I was popping beast blood pellets the last few tries and would get to the second phase before it ran out. The last time I managed to completely avoid the giant magic shockwave by getting behind him and he didn't track my movement so I was free to finish him off.
I realised the gun is quite useful for interupting some of his attacks like the jizz spray and some of his forward attacks which I wasn't expecting given his size.
I realised the gun is quite useful for interupting some of his attacks like the jizz spray and some of his forward attacks which I wasn't expecting given his size.
Definately. I wouldn't want them to retcon out or completely ignore DS2 or anything so drastic, but I hope they explore connections to DS1 more since I think it has more left to do so, plus the feels of course! I don't want an 'Old Dragonslayer' type boss, that's not what I'd want to see.
AHA-Lambda
Member
Fuck sake, can't even get past the first phase of OoK, FFS >_<
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
blah I wish playing with people was alot easier.
HORRORSHØW
Member
are you on NG or +? there's a 20 something % kinhunter cursed gem down the elevator before reaching OoK. that might help depending on what other gems you have equipped. otherwise, you can parry his first phase relatively easily.
AHA-Lambda
Member
Grimløck;188332601 said:
NG, unfortunately I was always shite at parrying and have been getting by without it.
I've had enough tonight will attempt again tomorrow, but I fear I may need help from gaffers on this.
Damn my rusty BB skills but this is causing me nothing but grief now compared to the other bosses. I've had to spend time grinding for echoes which I've never felt the need to do in any other Souls game before.
So I did a new Moonlight Sword build and when I finished him... I stopped using him.
And now I'm just upgrading my bloodtinge girl and getting my new skill Rakuyo girl (thanks to myco666) through Chalice dungeon.
I... I think I have a problem with this game.
If I'm not mistaken OoK is not Kin.
And now I'm just upgrading my bloodtinge girl and getting my new skill Rakuyo girl (thanks to myco666) through Chalice dungeon.
I... I think I have a problem with this game.
Grimløck;188332601 said:
If I'm not mistaken OoK is not Kin.
What level are you? I went through NG++ and it was tough, harder than any part of the main game. I was in the 160's when I started.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
Pain, suffering and death, that's what awaits you there.
Cow Goes Moo
Member
Grimløck;188309807 said:glitched out in the maria fight and brought one of the living failures with me
hope more shit like this is in the sequel, but intentional, of course
Nice vids. What level are you?
Kos
I dunno wtf is that shit.
Just play a half hour or an hour of the main game to get the boss insight (or chalices).
The most challenging thing in this game.
indigo-cyclops
Member
It's kicking my ass on NG+, damn. Plus I'm rusty as fucking shitballs.
HORRORSHØW
Member
holy shit the watchdog in the chalice dungeon is glitched in my game
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3h9yb1_bloodborne-watchdog-glitch_videogames
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3h9yb1_bloodborne-watchdog-glitch_videogames
neoism
Member
yeah im 50/42 right now... going for all stats at 50
Disaster Nebraska
Banned
END should be sacrificed in favor of your damage stat (STR, SKL, whatever).
END only gives marginal resistance gains past 40. You can still get non-negligible damage gains by taking STR or SKL from (let's say) 50 to 60.