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Bloodborne: The Old Hunters |OT| Old Hunters. New Tricks, Bells & Whistles.
- Thread starter Robot Pants
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Don't know on what NG you are so it might not help you but what helped me was
equipping high fire resist attire set (old hunter set from DLC is really good for this) and fire resist, defense up and hp up runes.
That didn't help me on NG++++. and holy shit at the new jump attack lol.
Yeah from the sounds of it NG++ and beyond the boss damage out put is stupid high.
When he strings his jumps...what the fuck even??
Mhhhh I tried the bone ash set and got still wrecked in two hits (NG+3) D: (with 1900HP)
I really don't like bosses that have lots of attacks that can kill you instantly, especially when they don't have obvious tells.
Literally just beat the boss after I read this. He's not that tough, at least with hunters. He has a weak spot on one side. Also he has some pauses in his big swings, making it easy to hit and run. Just don't get caught close to him when he's storming you with lava. The HMB works really well against him, so I'm guessing arcane does high damage on him.
Now that is some bullshit. It is pretty much Defiled Watchdog all over again on NG+++.
I didn't have a problem, it's a big room. It felt the same as other bosses in big rooms for me. What's wrong with the camera for you?
toastyToast
Member
I started a new game today too and I got killed by the werewolf at the clinic lol
I don't remember it being able to follow you outside smh
OmegaTreeFish
Banned
If you end up anywhere the middle of the room it can go mental. It locks in to his head so it can often zoom in really close and you can't see anything but fire and possibly an arm lol.
You should be able to do coop after getting your first insight. Or do you mean the NPC hunters?
Just sometimes I'm up in his ass and I can't see shit haha
Sorry, I meant the NPC hunters.
OK well I just got him to his second phase. Don't know what else to say but make sure your dodging is on point. Dodge constantly. A lot of his attacks are dodgeable with decent timing. If he decides to keep his combo going and you're close you might be screwed though. Can't really escape from that.
His second phase is kind of nuts though with the variety of new attacks he can dish out. He doesn't seem quite as bullshit as
Laurence
Anyway I like how totally pissed off this boss is. The visuals are cool, his attacks are cool, and have a lot of aggression behind them. Can't hate.
toastyToast
Member
You're better off not using lock on
I find that being able to control your roll direction compared to it being in reference to the enemy is an added bonus too
I think Old Hunter Bell should already be unlocked for you. If not go through Forbidden Woods until you meet Valtir. That atleast should trigger it.
Can't for the life of me kill the shark-whales in the well. Tried using the bone blade on one of them, and I let them duke it out for some time. But lo and behold, both of them had over half their health bars left after the duration ended. They started doing their sliding attack, and that was that.
Seriously can't seem to time dodges of their attacks, they're crazy hard.
Seriously can't seem to time dodges of their attacks, they're crazy hard.
OmegaTreeFish
Banned
I noticed that when I used to naturally dodge towards and left to get behind them I got wrecked. When I switch to dodging towards and right they didn't hit me. So try that
Ah, I also have the same strange preference of dodging towards them but to the left. Maybe because I'm left-handed. Either way, will try to change direction, thanks!
Try climbing up the ladder and doing a jump attack on them at least once. Should take a decent amount of damage off. Their sliding attack is crazy though yeah.
I didn't try dodging to the right, sounds interesting...
I would recommend not locking on at these times. it's easier to control that way.
guys a little help with *before 1st DLC boss NPC related stuff*
Harrowed Hunter. I did not speak/meet him before I killed Ludwig. I did not finish off Ludwig's Head, just the boss fight.
Will the Harrowed Hunter be still there in his location so that I can finish his questline without missing anything?
Will the Harrowed Hunter be still there in his location so that I can finish his questline without missing anything?
Yeah, he should still be where he is found the first time (the shortcut back to Cathedral Ward). I recall he stayed there for quite some time.
Thanks! That works a lot better, I'm getting to phase 2 a lot more now.
And my Dualshock just ran out of battery in the middle of the fight... time to call it a night, need to be up for work in 5 hours.
OmegaTreeFish
Banned
70ish till first boss then 90 maybe lol.
Some bosses feel like they designed around characters that have gone through all chalice dungeons and got great gems because they hit harder and take way wore damage than anything in the main game.
I would say everything apart from boss 1, 4 and optional is fine for 60-80ish chars. Felt end game like there.
From what I've read 70-80 should be fine to start it. I started in the low 90s and the first two areas were a breeze for me.
I thought 70-80 is fine for the first boss and my main game gems felt like they were enough. Didn't feel like I had too low damage output.
GustyGardner
Member
I haven't played since Tuesday but I'm surprised that the majority think that the L
are a pushover boss. I'm about level 80 in my first playthrough and while L
went down in about 3 attempts with relative ease, the second boss is wrecking me over and over. I think I must have tried about 8 times before I gave up for the day.
iving Failures
udwig
Finally killed the shark-whales. Burned through 5 bone blades without connecting once, so I just used the bearing pillar in the middle of the cave and was super-cautious. As soon as they did their sliding attack, the would get slowed down by the pillar itself, and after the 4-hit combo I made one or two heavy attacks with a long-reaching weapon.
He goes insane on NG with low insight also.
GwyndolinCinder
Member
Trying to learn Lud's second phase on wos is actually really hard, he has one combo that I can't predict at all
Ghost Slayer
Member
I need tips for O
:'(
rphan of Kos 2nd phase
Eeeh, I don't think it's possible to switch the required stats in order to use a weapon. Unless you meant something else?
But yeah, I already have the Chikage of course, that weapon helps me a lot. I want to use the Bow too, because the moveset is awesome. I don't have Rakuyo for now, because I need to
kill these fucking bastards shark-whale giants. I'll try to use the shaman bone blade technique on them
I also use the Church Pick, this weapon is a lot of fun!
L
status = ded
My heart was pounding towards the end and I finally got him after spending close to 3 hours fighting him.
Definitely not one of my favourite bosses.
It's still possible to parry him even during the 2nd phase. I don't really have much more advice though, I won that fight by the skin of my teeth - ran out of vials and somehow managed to pull out 2 more parries haha
aurence
My heart was pounding towards the end and I finally got him after spending close to 3 hours fighting him.
Definitely not one of my favourite bosses.
It's still possible to parry him even during the 2nd phase. I don't really have much more advice though, I won that fight by the skin of my teeth - ran out of vials and somehow managed to pull out 2 more parries haha
I thought the second phase was way easier to read than first phase. I get hit way more on the first phase.
Hug him. I found staying close to him at all times to be the best strategy as you have much easier time dodging then. He also uses the jumping attacks alot if you stay close and those are super easy to dodge and has lot of cooldown to get hits in.
GwyndolinCinder
Member
On my first run second phase was over too quickly, I can perfect phase one, but now I actually have learn what's going on in phase 2,some cool mechanics here I didn't realize
Heh, Im left handed too and I always dodge to my left without even thinking about it.
Also another tip for
:
I have found that doing circular dodges to the left around the boss causes him to miss and you gain ground. Especially when he does his ground pounding forward during the legless phase that seems to kill a lot of people. Dash to the left, and he won't gain ground.
Overall I'd say he's a much more predictable boss than
:
Laurence
I have found that doing circular dodges to the left around the boss causes him to miss and you gain ground. Especially when he does his ground pounding forward during the legless phase that seems to kill a lot of people. Dash to the left, and he won't gain ground.
Overall I'd say he's a much more predictable boss than
Ludwig
Ghost Slayer
Member
OmegaTreeFish
Banned
In comparison to everything else in the game it does. Still possible to do obviously. But just compare it to any other boss fights in main game. It's not in line with those. That's all I'm saying.
Anyway managed to get a summon and kill optional boss. All trophies done on DLC. Was well worth the money.
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
Is there any missable weapons for old hunter's essence trophy?