It's the best part of Bloodborne (in my opinion).
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Bloodborne: The Old Hunters |OT| Old Hunters. New Tricks, Bells & Whistles.
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It's the best part of Bloodborne (in my opinion).
OrbitalBeard
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As a huge fan of the Saw Cleaver, the Beasthunter Saif is my new favorite weapon.
Fancy Clown
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Only abou 2/3 of the way through I'm guessing but it already has cooler weapons than the main game, two bosses that I think may be be better than anything in the main game, best boss music, and two really good areas. Just everything about it is superlative. Oh, and it's really fucking hard.
I don't think it's better than the cane, but it's a really good compliment to it.
Kwansu Dudes
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Can someone recommend me the strongest weapon for a strength/skill/arcane build? Currently using a +10 Ludwig but am getting murdered
Kudo
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Best DLC of all-time.
I'm currently in the process of trying to comprehend of just how good it is.
It's really good and really hard!
Fancy Clown
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Where are you in the DLC? If you're looking for pure strength/damage output the moonlight blade might be better, but I found that quicker weapons like the saw blade were more effective sometimes, and the whirligig saw has really good damage, a beastly move set, and both it's transforms are really useful.
Very good DLC.
1) It adds a ton of new weapons that fill in gaps in BB's build and weapon variety quite nicely, and puts most of them in the first part before the first boss so you can access them very early in the game.
2) At least one of the boss fights is regarded as one of the best in the franchise, with some of the best music to boot. Two of the other boss fights are also fantastic.
3) The art design is perhaps even better than the core of BB.
FaintColt388301
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I tried this out on my level 151 NG++ character. I make it a good little distance and then get my ass kicked. I don't know if I should make a new character or just level up in the original game and push through further in this run.
Really liked what I played though.
Really liked what I played though.
Is there a recommended way to experience the new areas? I finished the original game, even got Platinum, but I never ran a NG+ or anything.
I'm wondering if it's better to start fresh or take my NG+ run. Either way, how long does it take to reach the new area from the beginning of the game?
I'm wondering if it's better to start fresh or take my NG+ run. Either way, how long does it take to reach the new area from the beginning of the game?
To get there from a new start? A little over an hour. However, you'll be able to get in and loot like 6 or so weapons without fighting the first boss, but will have a ton of difficulty at such a low level with un-upgraded weapons, so you'll have to clear a few more zones of the main game to actually be able to handle the DLC bosses.
The alternative is to summon help for the first DLC boss so you can start farming the second section, which gives fantastic Echoes.
I'm wondering the same.
To get to the DLC you need to at least defeat Vicar Amelia, but you'll probably be much too underleveled at that point to make smooth progress on a new game. If you want to play the DLC as soon as possible I advise just going through on NG+.
avrophantasm
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OrbitalBeard
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If you
kill him, you get his armor set. Not sure if there's a way to get his set without killing him.
shotgunshine
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It's excellent. Great boss battles, cool new weapons, and it's very challenging.
toastyToast
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NG? NG+? NG++?
Be mobile and try to stay on top of things. Once there are a few up one or two of them will start doing ranged attacks, pull the rest and make a beeline towards them and do some damage.
From my personal experience, don't play it on NG+. I beat it on NG+7 and pretty much got stuck on every boss for 5 to 6 hours. I don't regret it, but I wouldn't recommend it.
I hate how in NG+ anything that isn't a +9 or +10 weapon is pretty much useless. I'm stuck at the first DLC boss. I can get him down to half health but his second mode always destroys me.
I'm now grinding the Witches' Abode -> Hemwick Lane route to get levels. I'm at about 150 now with 35 vitality, 40 stamina (don't have the +20% rune tho), 50 strength, 43 skill, 14 bloodtinge and 20 arcane build and I pretty much have to use my +10 Ludwig Blade for everything and still even the basic enemies like the crazy women and dogs can take several hits to take down.
I really want to get a bunch of blood stone chunks to get my Burial Blade to +9. So far I'm not really impressed with the DLC weapons I've found, the Whirligig Saw looks fun though.
I'm now grinding the Witches' Abode -> Hemwick Lane route to get levels. I'm at about 150 now with 35 vitality, 40 stamina (don't have the +20% rune tho), 50 strength, 43 skill, 14 bloodtinge and 20 arcane build and I pretty much have to use my +10 Ludwig Blade for everything and still even the basic enemies like the crazy women and dogs can take several hits to take down.
I really want to get a bunch of blood stone chunks to get my Burial Blade to +9. So far I'm not really impressed with the DLC weapons I've found, the Whirligig Saw looks fun though.
Playing this dlc on anything after ng is a struggle for real.
Radical Edward
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Im at cathedral ward staircase in dlc if anyone wants to help me with you know who. No password, I have been waiting forever. My helpers keep dying and I have to wait for 20 mins to find new ones. 2nd phase is pretty crazy.
I really, really hope I'm missing something or do they seriously not
. If this isn't recoverable you miss out on a ton of things. I'm missing something right?
EDIT: After a damn age I found out
let you get back up to the rafters of the research hall if you fall down after raising it? I mean, the place is designed for falling being the hazard? This is my second time, and I know there's a ladder, but I absolutely cannot find a way back up there
EDIT: After a damn age I found out
the second elevator lever magically works now without going to the top of the shaft
Kwansu Dudes
Member
I'm at the second lantern so I haven't made a lot of progress. I've noticed the Ludwig is a bit too slow for how fast these guys are so I'll try the blade. Currently waiting before I upgrade the pizza cutter further
shotgunshine
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toastyToast
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If you're talking about 50 strength might as well go for arcane or bloodtinge. Arcane only really opens up the hunter tools and the MLGS. Bloodtinge lets you use the Bloodletter and the better guns. You could also use the bow blade in 2H mode.
AlphaDragoon
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You can cheese that guy pretty easily if you have a strong ranged option, like the
Bowblade or Blacksky Eye
Best grind locations are Witches' Abode -> Hemwick Lane and later on in the game Mergo's Loft Middle. If running the Witches route you can easily get enough echoes to go up a level in about two runs which only take a few minutes. The executioners on this route are the main echoes grab.
I got her down to a sliver of health 3 times and then that phase happens and she goes berserk! Finally bested her on my fourth try. Doesn't help that I use all slow weapons and she's fast as fuck.
Radical Edward
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140 ng+
Gonna backtrack and explore a bit. Just killed
. I'm upset I haven't found any cool Skill based weapons. Most of what I have cater to Strength builds, which would go well with other characters I have.
Apparently I missed the Whirligig Saw. I think I know where it is.
When do I get cool katanas and stuff?
Living Failures
Apparently I missed the Whirligig Saw. I think I know where it is.
When do I get cool katanas and stuff?
toastyToast
Member
There's a Blades of Mercy 2.0 coming up
You'll have to go to the depths of hell to get it though.
Well, I managed to get through my first look at the third boss with only 10 vials in stock. Used every one by the end, and finished with a Chikage roll -> L1 that would have gotten me killed if I had delayed another few frames.
Mmmm, yup, that's epic enough to finally sleep on.
Considering she fights with a katana hybrid, it felt like an ending straight out of a chanbara flick.
KillerDark
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Beat the dlc tonight, it was absolutely amazing! I wasn't sure how it would measure up to the core game (which I loved) but it definitely has surpassed it in my mind. The new weapons are great, the boss fights are crazy and it's super fun. Can't wait to play more on another character 
xxRONN1Nxx
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Any gody want to help me with first boss. I'm at lamp by him use GAFHUNT
shotgunshine
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dancingphlower
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Is there an Old Hunter available for the last boss?
Kwansu Dudes
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I'm so trash I'm sorry phantoms