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Bloodborne |OT+++| ...and so the Nightly Hunt continues
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Arjen
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Don't think so.
autoduelist
Member
Great job. How did you defeat the
headless beast
Luring them to the stairs is a great method! Fight them one on one. If they gang up on you, run!!!
Here is a spoiler for the shortcut if you really want it.
The gate right next to the lamp that is locked is your shortcut
I love stuff like that. There should be consequences to ones choices and they don't have to be apparent in any way or form, seeing as you will (almost) never know everything anyway, unless you're following a guide and thus ruining what I see as a part of the fun. The Witcher games have been pretty awesome in this regard.
My two cents.
Oh cool, thanks. I found the crevice with the aliens but didn't see an obvious spot to jump over it. I'll go back and look again.
Edit: I found it. It was really close of the ledge I dropped down from earlier, to the left.
And holy shit this is the coolest set with the mask!
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
looool
Yeah I think my #1 hated enemy are the hellhounds (those that accompany the Keepers in the Chalice dungeons). Or maybe the shrieking black metal guys. Or maybe the brainsuckers. Or maybe the tick-women... or the red spiders... gahhh so many awful monsters.
Mechanized
Member
Well I don't have enough Ritual Blood(4) to make the defiled chalice so I have to go farm stupid fucking Ritual Blood(4) because this game is stupid sometimes.
Clear
CliffyB's Cock Holster
Strategy I ended up using is pretty simple:
When he's about to start his triple-attack combo, roll forwards and to your left to avoid it.
When he charges you, roll forwards and to your right to avoid it.
If you end up behind him in either case you can punish him, but beware of his back-swing. You can stay in a bit longer usually if you are on his side.
As healing/using an item always makes him charge, only ever heal when he's at the end of a combo or doing a heavy move.
Straightforwards, but super intense and none too quick. With AB my best advice is just to face him a few times without ever considering healing or doing damage first so you can get a feel for the best way to avoid being smashed by him.
He's very much like Capra demon in that his biggest asset is his "intimidation factor". Once you realize he isn't as deadly as you first thought, the fight becomes a lot more easy and predictable.
The range is a lot better on the cane, also vertically. But the blades in dual wield mode has great stamina efficiency. It's a give and take.
The_Hitcher89
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I don't normally mind but from what I've read, her quest is one of the best parts of the game, and the point of no return is seemingly completely arbitrary
If I remember correctly, the wolf beasts in the lower part of Old Yharnam give a lot and go down pretty easily.
Thanks. In the end I guess I was doing the right thing. I don't charge attack too often, at least not nearly as much as regular attacks.
Anyone?
joecanada
Member
most people do it to level alternate characters i think, that's what I did... doing it on a first playthrough would reduce the game to about 4 hours of fun.
There's a fat enemy with a poker that respawns at the end of lower pthumeru chalice who drops Ritual Blood(4).
There's a door to the left in the hallway that leads to the layer 3 boss fight. Get to the end of those chambers (you can run by nearly everything), kill the fattie, and then use a bold hunter's mark to reset.
It went really quickly for me.
Anyone?
Pick up the items she left and you'll be fine if you're talking about A
nnalise
fred's
If you're talking about that ignore my post
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Doesn't do anything, don't worry. Assuming you're talking about the bossAnyone?
Mergo's Wet Nurse
Anyone?
If you're talking about
The woman in the bloodstained white dress and manacles
Queen Yharnam
Mergo's Mother
didn't actually kill her.
ISee
Member
First of all do not lock on, I wasn't able to doge his attacks while locked on, but I am pretty sure you already figuered that one out. Try to stay in medium range to the boss.
For the first phase, whenever he starts his 'ranged attack' (shooting blood) run as fast as possible towards him (his projectiels won't hit you) and hit his throat. After a couple of good hits he will get staggered and you can perform a visceral attack (weak point is still his throat)
The boss telegraphs his attack pretty well and he is not as relentless as the dark
beast of loran
At least that worked for me
And do not give up. I needed four days for
defiled amygdala
So, I just resumed playing the game from the beginning of Old Yharnam and I am getting my ASS HANDED TO ME LEFT RIGHT AND CENTER.
The doll is still inactive and playing as a "Waste of skin" is living up to the namesake at my hands.
I am using the axe and blunderbuss but have yet to learn how to parry remotely well. In any event, is there another shortcut after the group of folks burning that giant werewolf which connects that segment to the crow and big guy (banging on the door) because out of the three, two (one giant door and one gate) are closed? Those werewolves up on the bridge shredded me (I also found out that you can tip toe around them to get to the staircase on the other side, but those fuckers follow you down the stair case).
The doll is still inactive and playing as a "Waste of skin" is living up to the namesake at my hands.
I am using the axe and blunderbuss but have yet to learn how to parry remotely well. In any event, is there another shortcut after the group of folks burning that giant werewolf which connects that segment to the crow and big guy (banging on the door) because out of the three, two (one giant door and one gate) are closed? Those werewolves up on the bridge shredded me (I also found out that you can tip toe around them to get to the staircase on the other side, but those fuckers follow you down the stair case).
hellmonkey
Member
Holy shit the Defiled Chalice Watchdog fight is the most frustrating thing I've ever done in a game.
Fuck this boss
equip a long range 2h weapon, I use hunter axe. Stand in front of him and bait his head swipe attack. Hit him while he is rebounding, step up a few steps hit once, dodge back once, repeat. If you see his feet scurry/shuffle, dodge left/right cause hes about to charge. Its super easy, just takes a while. If you see him start vomiting, run in for a few quick hits, then get out.
I forgot about the tonsil stone, and now when I go to the house in forbidden woods, all I get is growling. I go to the one in central yarhnam, and the window is busted out, no response. All the others are no response. Am I not going to be able to access lecture building without this item?
Kamina
Golden Boy
A little tip:
When you are coming from the area with the big fire burning that wolf, and you enter that crow & big guy area, go in the direction of the house where the women are laughing and keep to the left, destroy some wood coffins there and behold...
Overhead attacks on its headless area worked for me. I used the extended axe cleaver. That boa and amygdala were pretty much the only bosses i used the transformed mode on.
Chalice dungeons are already unfun, but I was legit shook that they would actually make us farm them.....
Like, dayum.
WoW! *salutes* Thank you.
thank you. I skipped all the npc's on this playthrough, concentrating on optional bosses I missed the first time
You need 1 insight (the eyeball icon) to get the doll to animate.
You can gain this insight by
seeing a boss for the first time (you don't have to defeat the boss)
using a Madman's Knowledge item. (you can find one in the sewer section of Yharnam).
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
MurkyZebra2417
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Holy shit the Defiled Chalice Watchdog fight is the most frustrating thing I've ever done in a game.
Fuck this boss
Patience is the key. If you have to just wait for him to spit.
And wear full Fire Resi Armor + 2-3 Health Runes or Fire/Dmg Reduction. You don't need any other in the fight. so you may survive his charge attack with some luck.
Here is how I beat him:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwI8qDz4f8M
Hope it helps!
Hardest Boss of the game for me too.
Isz is not required for the plat. Not sure if lower loran is.
Kamina
Golden Boy
Glad I could help
When you come up from that area with the cow and the big guy to the bridge
with the two werewolves, just walk down the stairs right in front of the ones you come up from. Then walk to the left in the upcoming area and destroy some more wooden stuff...
fierrotlepou
Member
Wow, FROM. Not only did you shorten the loading times, but you added item descriptions to the loading screens as well.
Love.
Love.
But the early game is super great. Why would you skip it / make it piss easy? And I really like building the character more than just dumbing all stats at once.
Let's you mess up the order of the game for some variety, like beating the
Shadows of Yharnam
Problem with doing stuff like this is that you will easily break the game so that you can't actually progress. But I understand the appeal of varying the game up.
KittenMaster
Member
I keep hearing this but the sequence breaking strats and breaking the AI were a staple of speedruns pre-patch and they wouldn't use the bugs if they weren't able to finish the game.
aww dammit the unlimted echoes has been patched
Really wish they add a way to respec characters. I'd love to experiment with a few PvP characters without having to go through the trouble of going all the way up to 100 with a new character.
Aw, man, that's sad... I'll create a couple more characters to experiment with before installing the patch then... :/
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