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Version 1.03
- NEW LOADING SCREENS! OH UMBASA!
- Reduced loading times (approx. 5-15 seconds; may vary by circumstance)
- Fixed bug that left certain lifts and elevators inoperable
- Fixed bug that resulted in bosses becoming immobilized
- Fixed bug that left players unable to advance NPC events during multi-play
- When the PS4 is put into Rest Mode during online play, the game will now return to the main title screen upon resuming play
This will resolve matchmaking issues related to Suspend/Resume.
- Other various bug fixes

Version 1.02
- Fixes the issue of not being able to obtain the "Lunarium Key" once the user partakes in online multiplayer as a co-operative guest by using the "Small Resonant Bell" or as a hostile guest by using the "Sinister Resonant Bell" in the area, "Forbidden Woods".
- Fixed Duplication Bug
- Bug fixes

Version 1.01
- Add online functionality
- Game performance and stability improvements.
- Bug fixes

All trophies acquired. Hats off! (Platinum)

Yharnam Sunrise

Spoiler

You lived through the hunt, and saw another day.

(Gold)

Honouring Wishes

Spoiler

Captivated by the moon presence, you pledge to watch over the hunter's dream.

(Gold)

Childhood's Beginning

Spoiler

You became an infant Great One, lifting humanity into its next childhood.

(Gold)

Yharnam, Pthumerian Queen

Spoiler

Defeat Yharnam, Blood Queen of the Old Labyrinth.

(Gold)

Hunter's Essence - Acquire all hunter weapons. (Gold)

Hunter's Craft - Acquire all special hunter tools. (Gold)

Weapon Master - Acquire a weapon of the highest level. (Silver)

Blood Gem Master - Acquire an extremely precious blood gem. (Silver)

Rune Master - Acquire an extremely precious Caryll Rune. (Silver)

Cainhurst

Spoiler

Gain entry to Cainhurst, the lost and ruined castle.

(Silver)

The Choir

Spoiler

Gain entry to the realm of the Choir, the high stratum of the Healing Church.

(Silver)

The Source of the Dream

Spoiler

Discover the abandoned old workshop, the source of the hunter's dream.

(Silver)

Nightmare Lecture Building

Spoiler

Gain entry into the Byrgenwerth lecture building, that drifts within the realm of nightmare.

(Silver)

Father Gascoigne

Spoiler

Defeat the beast that once was Father Gascoigne.

(Bronze)

Vicar Amelia

Spoiler

Defeat the beast that once was Vicar Amelia.

(Bronze)

Shadow of Yharnam

Spoiler

Defeat the Shadow of Yharnam.

(Bronze)

Rom, the Vacuous Spider

Spoiler

Defeat Great One: Rom, the Vacuous Spider.

(Bronze)

The One Reborn

Spoiler

Defeat the One Reborn.

(Bronze)

Micolash, Host of the Nightmare

Spoiler

Defeat Micolash, Host of the Nightmare

. (Bronze)

Mergo's Wet Nurse

Spoiler

Defeat Great One: Mergo's Wet Nurse.

(Bronze)

Cleric Beast

Spoiler

Defeat Cleric Beast.

(Bronze)

Blood-starved Beast

Spoiler

Defeat Blood-starved Beast.

(Bronze)

The Witch of Hemwick

Spoiler

Defeat the Witch of Hemwick.

(Bronze)

Darkbeast Paarl

Spoiler

Defeat Darkbeast Paarl.

(Bronze)

Amygdala

Spoiler

Defeat Great One: Amygdala

(Bronze)

Martyr Logarius

Spoiler

Defeat Martyr Logarius.(Bronze)

(Bronze)

Celestial Emissary

Spoiler

Defeat Great One: Celestial Emissary.

(Bronze)

Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos

Spoiler

Defeat Great One: Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos.

(Bronze)

Blood Gem Contact - Acquire a blood gem that imbues a hunter weapon with special strength. (Bronze)

Rune Contact - Acquire a Caryll Rune that endows hunters with special strength. (Bronze)

Chalice of Pthumeru

Spoiler

Acquire the Chalice of Pthumeru that seals the catacombs that for a web deep below Yharnam.

(Bronze)

Chalice of Ailing Loran

Spoiler

Acquire the Chalice of Ailing Loran that seals the tragic land lost to the sands.

(Bronze)

Chalice of Isz

Spoiler

Acquire the Great Chalice of Isz that seals the home of the cosmic kin.

(Bronze)

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Beginner's Guide (Thanks to DealWithIt and Afrodium)

» VIdeo by VaatiVidya:
The Beginner's Guide to Bloodborne

Ok, let's try this again:

General FAQ and play advice

R3: "lock onto enemy" It's good to use this to keep track of an enemy. but sometimes it's better to remain unlocked for camera/aiming reasons.

O: Circle performs a roll when not locked on and a dash when locked on. Dashing is essential to the game. dashes and rolls give you a small window of invulnerability to attacks. Dodges are the key to surviving enemies in this game.

Where are my blood vials when I have 20 and I pick up more? Extra vials and bullets go straight into storage. When you die, or visit a lamp they are automatically refilled from your inventory.

How to level up?

Spoiler

Leveling up happens in the Hunter's dream. You talk to the doll. She awakens after you meet the first boss "The Cleric Beast" for the first time. You pay her blood echoes to increase your stats by one point at a time.

What do I do with this gun? Its damage is low: Guns are used for the Bloodborne equivalent of Dark Souls' parry. Shoot the enemy with your gun at close range right before and enemy attacks and they will be stunned. During this stun press r1 to execute a visceral attack for high damage. This is an essential skill for quickly dealing with enemies that hit hard and fast.

Weapon transformations? pressing L1 causes your weapon to transform and have a different moveset. This is especially important when an enemy has a shield. attacking once and then pressing L1 will cause you to perform and guard break transformation attack. Experiment with transformations.

My weapon is broken or its durability is low. There is a workbench where you can reinforce (level up) your weapon or repair. It's in the house by the fire.

Backstabs? to perform a backstab, sneak up behind an enemy and hold R2 to do a charged attack. if it lands the enemy will be briefly stunned. press R1 for a high damage visceral attack animation.

Insight? Insight increases naturally as you explore the game and kill bosses. Insight is consumed when you summon co-op partners to help you in your fight.

Blood Echoes? Blood echoes are the currency of the Bloodborne. You use them to buy items (there is a merchant in the fountain in the Hunter's Dream) and to strengthen your weapon and to increase your stats. Every use of blood echoes is a trade off. Choose wisely!

Where did my Blood Echoes go? I died. Your blood echoes are dropped when you die. If you die again without retrieving them they are lost for good. They will either be in a mark on the ground near where you died (press X to retrieve them) or they will be picked up by a nearby enemy. When you kill this enemy they are regained. It's best to spend your Blood Echoes as soon as you reasonably can. Don't walk around with excess thousands and risk losing your sanguine fortune.

(Feel free to add to this. Can we get this stuff added to the OT or a post near the start? assuming people agree it's a good idea.)

Given the glowing reviews and large marketing campaign, it's safe to assume there's a LOT of newcomers to the Souls (Blood?) series. With the OT moving at a breakneck speed, I thought new players could use a place to post their impressions of the game and ask for any assistance. Are you in love with the game and looking forward to checking out Dark Souls and Demon's Souls next, or are you pissed that you got caught up in the hype and wasted $60? If you're in the latter camp, feel free to vent your frustrations here and maybe someone can give you the advice you need to keep on pushing.

A great beginner's guide can be found here that outlines some information pertaining to classes, weapons scaling, and stats. In addition to that information, I have the following tips.

Blood Echoes don't matter: Don't get too hung up on retrieving your Blood Echoes. I mean, try to preserve them by all means, but understand that losing them is no big deal. Since there's a system in place in which your XP can be lost, the game is balanced around the fact that you won't spend 100% of the XP you gain. If you lose a level or two's worth of Blood Echoes it will suck, yeah, but it doesn't mean you're now under leveled for the rest of the game.

Levels don't beat bosses: Unlike a traditional RPG in which you can beat a boss by simply over leveling it, Bloodborne and the other Souls games don't work that way. If you're stuck on a boss, don't wast hours farming the levels for Blood Echoes in the hopes that you can outlevel it. This won't hurt, but it won't beat the boss alone. If you're stuck on a boss, it's probably because you need to fight better, not because your level is too low.

Shortcuts are the best: I see a lot of new players in the OT asking where the next lantern is. In Bloodborne, you're not going to want to be looking out for lanterns so much as shortcuts. Open every possible door and gate you can and pull every lever and you'll probably find yourself back in a familiar place. The first and second bosses are about 30 seconds away from the same lantern with the right shortcuts opened up.

Improve your weapons: This one is fairly straightforward. Upgrade weapons at the forge. It's just as important as leveling your character. All of the starting weapons improve their scaling levels once upgraded to +2 (Threaded Cane goes from a C in skill to a B in skill, for instance).

Never give up: Goonies never say die



That's all I've got. I'll try to update the OP later with tips from other players. I'd also like to ask that any advice that doesn't have to do with being new to the series (Where do I go after the first boss? What does this key open? Where did the guy in the wheelchair go? etc.) be posted in the OT instead of this topic.

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Chalice Dungeon Beginner's Guide - Thanks to ZangBa

Beginner's Guide to Starting Chalice Dungeons

Alright, I've never done something like this, but I'll try to keep it concise and to the point for anyone asking questions about chalice dungeons. If I miss anything important, and I probably will, let me know. Please don't laugh at my pitiful attempt.

What are Chalice Dungeons?

Chalice Dungeons are optional content you can start doing as soon as you receive your first from the

Spoiler

Blood-starved Beast

. I would recommend starting them as soon as you can, because if you wait until end game, you will end up going through the earlier depth dungeons at a much higher level than intended.

Chalice Dungeons come in several forms: Standard, Root, Sinister, and Defiled.

Standard dungeons can be thought of as the "story" portion of the content. You will need to do these first to obtain better chalices and progress. These are pre-made dungeons by the devs that always have the same loot and bosses.

Root dungeons are randomized in layout, loot, and bosses. This is where you will find things such as uncanny weapons, runes, and powerful gems.

Sinister dungeons are a variant of root dungeons. These dungeons contain bell maidens that summon other players to invade your dungeon. IIRC, these must be purchased inside a standard dungeon of the same depth.

Defiled, well, I think there is only the one, and it is required that you do it while progressing. This cuts your HP in half, and is in my opinion, the most challenging.

In addition, the higher level chalices will require materials that you need to gather inside specific chalices. Eventually, you will be able to purchase most of these through the insight vendor. There are also additional rites that require rare materials found in chalice dungeons. These basically make the dungeon more difficult by spawning certain enemy types or buffing them in some sort of way. I believe the purpose is for better loot, because these enemies generally drop high level gems.

How do I start?

Simply go to any altar and choose to create a chalice. You will also be able to use other players codes at an altar to enter their chalice. You can remove these from your altars at any time, so you have plenty of room to store several favorites if you like sharing. Don't bother sharing standard dungeons, though, as these are the same for everyone.

When inside, your goal is to find lever on each layer to delve deeper. Sometimes in the hallway between layers, you will find a side dungeon. These side dungeons are generally more lucrative, and you will want to do them for the materials that you can find inside chests, especially in Root dungeons. Each layer ends with a boss, and the first 2 are usually pretty easy. Sometimes, the dungeons can go up to 4 layers, with 4 bosses.

Watch out for illusory walls. You will notice some walls seem out of place, and you can attack them to reveal the illusion. You can leave at any point, and your progress is always saved. You won't have to redo bosses, but enemies will respawn.

Why Do Chalice Dungeons?

There are several reasons I would recommend doing them.

1. Some of the best, and most challenging bosses, only appear in there, especially the final boss.
2. Uncanny and lost weapons.
3. HIgh level gems.
4. High level runes.
5. Key Items you can use in the main game,

Spoiler

for example, a ring that allows you to propose to the Vileblood Queen.

6. Apparently NPC's are inside, so if you like lore stuff there's that.

Spoiler

I've seen spider-patches inside and talked to him.

7. Well, I think it's fun.

Common Questions

How do I use the Makeshift Altar and what is it for? You need a key item to use it from I believe, Hintertomb Depth 3. It's for quick searching co-op and pvp in chalice dungeons, and also for finding a random dungeon for you to do.

What is depth? Depth is like a tier of difficulty. D1 is very easy, and D2 is not much more difficult. D3 ramps it up a bit to about level 60ish I'd say at the very least. D4 is about NG+ and D5 is a bit higher than that.

How do I get X Chalice? 3 of them are from the main story, and they drop from these bosses:

Spoiler

Blood-starved Beast, Ebreitas, and Amygdala.

The first Hintertomb chalice is looted in Pthumeru Depth 2. Any other chalice will come from progressing through the "story".

What is the difference between uncanny, lost and normal weapons? They have different gem slots.

What happens to my chalice dungeons when I start NG+? Nothing. They will remain as they were and you will lose nothing. Think of them are being completely separate from the main game.

I tried to use a chalice glyph but it says I don't meet the requirements, what do? You need to create and finish the dungeon type you are searching for first before you can join another. I don't think you need to finish Root dungeons to join random ones.

 

[xplicitone]

New thread smell!

 

[-Digits-]

OT4 and I'm still wiping on the wolves before first boss.

 

[super-famicom]

Nice title!

And OT3 Hall of Shame:

 

[Robot Pants]

OT title is....whatever. There are so many, I'm all for changing it later if we can all agree on a great one.

"Reeks of Miyzaki" or something.

Fuck i shoulda used that

 

[Laurentius]

0T4 already?! Wow, impressive.

(Now, From, please release that performance and load time patch...)

 

[robotrock]

hard game

 

[Lee Chaolan]

Wow OT4 already!

Still haven't beat the game, having fun taking my time with it ;o

Oh and the

Spoiler

Rom

fight was cool as hell.

 

[super-famicom]

OT title is....whatever. There are so many, I'm all for changing it later if we can all agree on a great one.

"Reeks of Miyzaki" or something.

Fuck i shoulda used that

The Sky And The Cosmos Are One

 

[chrono01]

Keep these OT's coming! The game deserves it.

Nice work, everyone!

 

[Ostinatto]

Im gonna start to do Chalice Dungeons at lvl 30, i will be OK right?

 

[HORRORSHØW]

nothing stops this train

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Wow OT4 already!

Still haven't beat the game, having fun taking my time with it ;o

welcome to the club lol

 

[105.Will]

OT 4 OF MANY MORE

Spoiler

Word

 

[Rektash]

Make Contact |o_

 

[xplicitone]

And the bells continue to ring

 

[Grisby]

May da good blood guide y'all.

 

[Primethius]

OT4 hype! Previous threads have been moving crazy fast.

 

[Neil_J_UK]

Im gonna start to do Chalice Dungeons at lvl 30, i will be OK right?

I recommend everyone to do them as early as possible. I left it until I completed the game to start em, and the early ones are boring as hell now as I'm way overlevelled.

 

[Soulflarz]

HERE WE GO AGAIN

Re: Beysus (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=158966551&postcount=19886)
(cant click quote anymore)

Okay uh, I just got mine to 15 for glowy sword, I scaled it str/skill

 

[super-famicom]

Im gonna start to do Chalice Dungeons at lvl 30, i will be OK right?

You can do the first one (Pthumeru Chalice) just fine.

 

[Golgo 13]

Hey everybody I've got everything done and am procrastinating fighting the final battle because I don't want this amazing game to end. Hehe

 

[SegaShack]

To the person who responded to me, the boss I'm referring to is CB.

 

[Hypron]

Im gonna start to do Chalice Dungeons at lvl 30, i will be OK right?

You'll be okay for the first few. The later ones are hard even at lvl 100+ so they'll be a real challenge.

 

[AngryMoth]

It fucking suuucks not being able to play this weekend! I've ended up watching streams instead

 

[Kama_1082]

woooooo!!!

 

[Kurtofan]

How many costume sets are available at the Insight Messenger Bath?

 

[Acquiescence]

I just completed Demon's Souls about ten minutes ago. Now I'm thinking whether or not to get this and go through the ordeal all over again.

 

[Hollow]

Burning through these threads.

I still haven't finished the game...

 

[MrS]

WOOP GOTY

 

[PigzFly]

OT4! Nothing stops this bloody train.

 

[Filth]

I've only done 2 chalice dungeons. How do you know when you finish. Just when you finish the boss and its a dead end ??

 

[Laurentius]

So what do most people think of Chalice Dungeons at this point? Fun or tedious/uninteresting? Do you think they will keep you coming back to the game over time, or will you stop doing Chalice Dungeons after you get all the items/achievements you n eed from them? (I still haven't finished my first one, so a little curious what people think.)

 

[xplicitone]

I'm kind of mad I beat

Spoiler

Rom before doing the aileen crow questline. Now she gone!

 

[XxRampage07xX]

Nothing can stop this hunt...

 

[2spooky4me]

Nice title!

And OT3 Hall of Shame:

Congrats on #2!

 

[Rixxan]

loving it, level 140

 

[rje]

Spoiler

Martyr Logarius

down! Probably the toughest fight I've had since

Spoiler

Vicar Amelia

.

Now I need to figure out the next place to go...

 

[QuantumZebra]

Still in shock that I beat this game. Feels good.

I highly recommend working to get the true ending btw! It's a mind fuck.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

I just completed Demon's Souls about ten minutes ago. Now I'm thinking whether or not to get this and go through the ordeal all over again.

i'd say take a break. these games drain energy and give loads of stress lol

 

[Filth]

I just completed Demon's Souls about ten minutes ago. Now I'm thinking whether or not to get this and go through the ordeal all over again.

Do it !!!!!!

 

[Garrett Hawke]

Away from my PS4 this weekend but I've been enjoying it vicariously through my friend. She's at the fourth boss, it's cool trading strategies with her + having a good bitch about the game tbh. LOL

 

[LollipoPReapeR]

I'm almost level 60, is that too low for amygdala? Keep getting curbstomped...

 

[Golgo 13]

Level 100 about to face

Spoiler

Gherman

for the first time. Hope it isn't super easy. I just mopped the floor with

Spoiler

Martyr Logarius

:/

 

[super-famicom]

Congrats on #2!

Thanks, I guess. Been spending too much time playing Bloodborne and posting in this the OTs. I LOVE THIS GAME!

 

[105.Will]

To the person who responded to me, the boss I'm referring to is CB.

I Think it was me lol. Circle left and only attack when you're behind him or he's caught in an animation. Dodge towards his arm attacks if you get caught infront of him.

 

[ZangBa]

So what do most people think of Chalice Dungeons at this point? Fun or tedious/uninteresting? Do you think they will keep you coming back to the game over time, or will you stop doing Chalice Dungeons after you get all the items/achievements you n eed from them? (I still haven't finished my first one, so a little curious what people think.)

A good idea that needs more to it for replayablity. It should have had more rare and unique items, weapons, and etc.

 

[Cidd]

I just completed Demon's Souls about ten minutes ago. Now I'm thinking whether or not to get this and go through the ordeal all over again.

You know you want to.

 

[Golgo 13]

I just completed Demon's Souls about ten minutes ago. Now I'm thinking whether or not to get this and go through the ordeal all over again.

Bloodborne! No question

 

[super-famicom]

I'm almost level 60, is that too low for amygdala? Keep getting curbstomped...

I think I one shot her in late 40s or mid 50s. I just stayed underneath and whipped.