UmbraeCruxis
Banned
I know exactly what you mean. I don't remember feeling like the lock on range was so small in Bloodborne. Hoping they change that in some future patch... It's rather annoying.
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I know exactly what you mean. I don't remember feeling like the lock on range was so small in Bloodborne. Hoping they change that in some future patch... It's rather annoying.
Resident Evil King
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I'll finally get to play this game in 2-3 days... Have a visitor staying since April 15th and they leave this weekend, they're staying in the room my TV etc is in, so I decided I'd rather wait till they've gone to buy and play DS3 rather than get to play it a little bit for 3 days before they got here, then need to wait a week before I could play it again...
I think I made the right choice but part of me can't believe I had the self control to wait, especially as Bloodborne is my favourite game of this generation so far and I love Dark Souls 1 (despite sucking at it and still being relatively near the start after about 5 hours of playtime). I've seen very little outside of the odd trailer or screenshot, so it should be quite the experience.
I think I made the right choice but part of me can't believe I had the self control to wait, especially as Bloodborne is my favourite game of this generation so far and I love Dark Souls 1 (despite sucking at it and still being relatively near the start after about 5 hours of playtime). I've seen very little outside of the odd trailer or screenshot, so it should be quite the experience.
UmbraeCruxis
Banned
Empty Space
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The optional boss The N
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is wrecking my shit. I'm on attempt ten and I'm not even close. I get through the first phase every time, but after that it devolves to estus chugging.
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theSlacker
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Dang it. Just lost my highest rated message because I didn't have it, or any other messages, protected.
darkslayer101
Member
question regarding covenants...
Say I'm a sunbro and summon another sunbro to fight and defeat a boss, do we both get sunlight medal?
Say I'm a sunbro and summon another sunbro to fight and defeat a boss, do we both get sunlight medal?
Range, huh? I sprinted under her legs, and as she 'spun' around the place, she sort of carried me with her, attached to her leg, so I didn't need to dodge or block or anything. I just wailed away as she spun about the place, her collidebox dragging me with her around the room.
I'm thinking I may have lucked out
Admiral Woofington
Member
everybody has an issue with a different boss in each game, but sounds like yours was borked as her attack patterns aren't exactly normal and her second phase she's constant attacks that can 1-2 shot you. I beat Vordt fairly quickly. In Bloodborne I beat the beast side boss (whatever it was called) on like the second try, it took my friend like 20. Alternatively Vicar Amelia took me like 20 tries, took him 3 times.
He staggers fairly easily compared to most other bosses, so it's worth it to be aggressive and tank a hit if you know you're about to stagger him. He'll also take bonus damage while staggered. I used a Large Club as my main weapon, which staggered him after three hits even with a decent amount of time between each hit. Use the physical and lightning resist rings if you aren't already doing so.
Kyleripman
Member
Does anything happen differently if
he lives?
This is the only one I've had come into a boss with me yet, but yeah, he definitely didn't manage that! lol. Funny because this boss in particular wasn't really that hard to avoid damage on.
Had the same thought. The bosses are alright though. Its just the red eye knights that seem to take half a health bar with every swing.
Enemies hit like trucks in those areas. summon some co op, or go level with pvp/co op for a bit. Or, you can try to make your way through. Those knights are tough though, and the damn mutated things.
psychotron
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I just went through at level 44 and it was much more manageable. I'd say too easy but fuck that poison bullshit lol.
Fancy Clown
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Yup I have the same issue. Had no problem with it in the other games that I can recall.
I haven't had any issues at all. Feels almost identical to previous Souls games. What version are you playing on?
theSlacker
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No matter what you are if you summon a sunbro and beat a boss you get a sunlight medal as well.
One thing for sure that dark souls 3 nailed it's some of the pvp aspect. The summoning outside pontiff is awesome. Some people host fight pits as you go one after the other to fight other phantoms. And since your estus refills after defeating a phantom, you can go for pretty long as long as you win.
ClayKavalier
Banned
Did you grind? I can't imagine just running around farming enemies to gain 20 levels, seems like it would take hours.
Just got to the boss of F
arron Keep,
byss Watchers.
There's nothing difficult about the second phase, but it can kill me in a hit or two and it's really hard for me to time an Estus Flask without getting hit. It's really frustrating, I understand these games are punishing but when I'm dying in a hit or two I don't even have time to learn the fight and improve.
This definitely feels like an improvement over 2 but I'm becoming more convinced that I'm just not in the mood for this right now.
I was a much, much lower level than 44 when I faced them, probably in the 20's like you. I'll give you a hint: parry and backstab are your friends.
Soyongdori
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Can someone explain how to actually join a covenant? I found two covenants so far, but it still didn't give me the option to join them.
I found the second phase easier than the first. Attack when the boss does an explosion. He'll always be open.
Go into your Equipment screen. It's one of the blocks you can select with your cursor.
EVA UNIT 01
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Just killed
Not sure where to go next.
I feel like theres a whole other path in Ithryll but im not sure how to advance further into it.
At the top of that path is a locked gate and since i couldnt open it i went deeper and ended up at the above mentioned boss.
Edit: i think i may have found my way
yhorm
I feel like theres a whole other path in Ithryll but im not sure how to advance further into it.
At the top of that path is a locked gate and since i couldnt open it i went deeper and ended up at the above mentioned boss.
Edit: i think i may have found my way
If you talk to the statue or covenant leader, you will kneel and it will ask you if you want to join.
Then you simply put the badge on (it's the triangular box in the equipment screen)
CamelCloud
Member
If you walk out to the waters at the bottom of Irithyll, there will be a sewer lookin part with tons of centipede monsters. Walk up the stairs there.
If he's the only one you've killed and you've made it to Ithryll, I say explore Ithryll more. Or go back to Farron's Keep.
Brian_FETO
Banned
I'm all updated on PS4. Notable occurrences of lock-on issues/annoyances off the top of my head:
-Beginning of Pontiff fight, doesn't allow lock on until the boss is about to charge you and you need to dodge/whatever
-Beginning of Tree boss where I'm standing in front of it but lock on decides to target a corpse off to the side
-Pontiff Knights in Irithyll target you and either shoot purple missiles or start running towards you, yet I go to lock on and it quick turns me the opposite way
-Steps of Anor Londo, Silver Knight descending steps towards me, lock-on refuses to target
-Spooky spider monster on ceiling of area before boss in Anor Londo. Standing on the balcony right next to it and it won't target it or anything
-Beginning of Tree boss where I'm standing in front of it but lock on decides to target a corpse off to the side
-Pontiff Knights in Irithyll target you and either shoot purple missiles or start running towards you, yet I go to lock on and it quick turns me the opposite way
-Steps of Anor Londo, Silver Knight descending steps towards me, lock-on refuses to target
-Spooky spider monster on ceiling of area before boss in Anor Londo. Standing on the balcony right next to it and it won't target it or anything
I don't think it's necessarily bugs here as much as it is awkward implementation. I'm used to looking at something and having it lock on when I click, without fear of it just deciding to do something else
If I'm in aggro range I should be locked on
jim2point0
Banned
The fucking Wiki for this game is always slow as crap or down. And right now it's down.
Aaaaaaaaarg.
Trying to hunt down the armor that was used in this screenshot
Aaaaaaaaarg.
Trying to hunt down the armor that was used in this screenshot
Empty Space
Member
Beat three times now getting summoned. He just feels so aggressive when you're solo. Maybe I just need to "git gud" my rolls are pretty bad on phase two.
M0nochromatic
Member
The Boss The
is my favorite fight in the series, but also makes me bitter about Faith being worthless in this game.
Unlocking the camera and freelook dodging his first phase brings me back to Dark Souls 1 and I love it. His second phase is essentially
.
Then after that you can make a miracle or one of the 2 weapons with faith scaling in the game. In the final stretch. After fighting and beating every other area in the game.
They nerfed faith in 2, but even then it was still in line with the power curve throughout that game if you were a pure faith build. Faith builds never even get close in 3.
Nameless
King
Unlocking the camera and freelook dodging his first phase brings me back to Dark Souls 1 and I love it. His second phase is essentially
Ornstein on an Artorias like rampage
Then after that you can make a miracle or one of the 2 weapons with faith scaling in the game. In the final stretch. After fighting and beating every other area in the game.
They nerfed faith in 2, but even then it was still in line with the power curve throughout that game if you were a pure faith build. Faith builds never even get close in 3.
ClayKavalier
Banned
I've been trying to backstab, haven't been able to pull it off in the second phase.
And I never learned how to parry, I beat DS1 without parrying a single time. Maybe I'll have to suck it up and learn at some point.
StrawberryKikwi
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EVA UNIT 01
Member
Oh yeah i found my way.
Now im facing this
He seems like a non boring Sir Allone
Now im facing this
pontiff fuck
Looks like the fallen knight set with the firelink helm
It's just a case of locking on too far away. And the camera spinning around has been in every Souls game since the beginning. If there's no target to lock on, pressing the stick centers the camera behind you. You're probably pressing backwards thinking that you're locked on, but because you arent, the camera spins around.
Like I said, it's nearly identical to previous Souls games. Perhaps they did shorten the lock on range, but that's about it.
About locking on to things at weird angles, there's always been a weird issue where it won't lock on if they are just blocked enough. Also if a boss or creature jumps, it removes the lock on. This happens in all games if there is a boss that jumps.
There's also some settings you can adjust in the menu. One is auto lock nearest target. You can turn it on/off. The lock on will automatically target the nearest one, or whatever is in your character's line of sight.
There's a weird trick to backstabs. Sometimes you can catch them at slightly off-angle. So you are leaning in and a little bit to the side and it will catch. You basically just circle strafe until you are slightly behind them and try to attack.
Brian_FETO
Banned
I don't doubt the system was similar in previous games, my issue is that it's actually noticeable here. I just think it's weird to be in aggro range and have to keep clicking until the game decides you can be locked on. It's not like I'm hiding behind a pillar or something lol
Maria in Bloodborne is an example where you can't lock on at first, but once you're able to you still have quite a large window before the fight really gets started. It's like a logical "alright now we're in range" before the fight begins
Others seemed to have had similar experience so it isn't just me having occasional struggles. Don't get me wrong, loving the hell out of the game, but that's been the only real annoyance for me
Admiral Woofington
Member
If you let the meter hit zero, they break. Then you need the blacksmith.
That should never realistically happen though, unless you keep dying and forget to sit by the bonfire or use powders.
I'm not sure why they are so fond of weapon degradation. It was virtually useless in every game except Dark Souls 2, where is was plain obnoxious.
OniBarubary
Banned
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Brian_FETO
Banned
That's how I felt too. I hate weapon degradation so it's helpful but man does it really make that feature useless. Bonfires are so abundant anyways that it's impossible to really have an issue unless you're doing it on purpose
ThanksVision
Member
the wiki says I can infuse my great scythe with a sharp gem, but I can't do it for some reason?
Primethius
Banned
The grind for the platinum in this game is absolutely ridiculous.
Holy. This covenant stuff is just kinda poorly thought out.
Holy. This covenant stuff is just kinda poorly thought out.
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