I died a few times to this boss and hated the run back so much that I just kept practicing on other people's bosses until I had it down cold. There are a few things you can do to make the boss easier, but it takes a while to learn. My slow ass Zweihander eventually learned what to do.
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Jeff Green plays Dark Souls III...STAMINA GREEN
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I rarely if ever totally lose my cool--today it was literal cuz it was seriously unbearable in my office. I really should have probably not even attempted to stream, because I was sweating before I even turned the dang camera on. So, really, things like people commenting about a boss being easy is really NO big deal at all and would usually be something I'd make a joke about. So, I feel kinda lame that I lost it, but hey, shit happens. I don't think there's any need to crack down on chat. Like 99.9 % of the time the chat on my channel is super cool and friendly, and I feel very lucky and grateful for that! It's sorta on me to know when maybe I just should NOT stream-- like when my office is an oven and its putting me in a tired and cranky mood.
So...onward and upward. At least now you got to see me as the cranky old Jew I really am!
Kisses!
So...onward and upward. At least now you got to see me as the cranky old Jew I really am!
Kisses!
If that's losing it, I better never stream myself playing Dark Souls, lol.
Don't worry Jeff, you'll get that fucker next time.
The thing about Crystal Sage is that yes, it is an easy boss in the grand scheme of things, but it is deceptively so.
Although it's weak to attacks, and doesn't smash you as hard as the big armored dudes you usually face, it's very easy to get ganked by a swarm of projectiles from off screen.
So basically, the fact that it is so "weak" on a 1 on 1 level, lulls you into a sense of security that is fatal, when his clones come up and start spamming shit from all angles, and at that point it's easy to get staggered to death with even one false roll.
People who call it easy, are probably more familiar with a shieldless build and are used to moving around swiftly, dodging multiple attacks.
I know that's the type of "skill" that helped me in that fight (though admittedly I didn't have much trouble, but exactly for that reason).
In short, spatial awareness is everything with that boss fight, and you sort of have to predict/assume, that a projectile is coming your way, even if can't see it.
Which makes it possibly more tricky than a 1 on 1 big dude sparring match, depending on your play style.
So yeah, don't feel too bad about it.
Don't worry Jeff, you'll get that fucker next time.
The thing about Crystal Sage is that yes, it is an easy boss in the grand scheme of things, but it is deceptively so.
Although it's weak to attacks, and doesn't smash you as hard as the big armored dudes you usually face, it's very easy to get ganked by a swarm of projectiles from off screen.
So basically, the fact that it is so "weak" on a 1 on 1 level, lulls you into a sense of security that is fatal, when his clones come up and start spamming shit from all angles, and at that point it's easy to get staggered to death with even one false roll.
People who call it easy, are probably more familiar with a shieldless build and are used to moving around swiftly, dodging multiple attacks.
I know that's the type of "skill" that helped me in that fight (though admittedly I didn't have much trouble, but exactly for that reason).
In short, spatial awareness is everything with that boss fight, and you sort of have to predict/assume, that a projectile is coming your way, even if can't see it.
Which makes it possibly more tricky than a 1 on 1 big dude sparring match, depending on your play style.
So yeah, don't feel too bad about it.
Yeah i mean you could tell you didn't have your head fully in the game, Jeff. Hopefully it's not as hot the next time you stream!
Yeah I remember that lol.
Jawbreaker
Member
It never spawned duplicates my first time fighting it because I would break through the crystals on the ground I think. If you do that, the boss is potentially super easy. I hope Jeff takes to doing that next time.
HamPster PamPster
Member
Next stream will rival the 3-bosses-in-one Bloodborne stream. Jeff is ready for revenge!
That's because Lobo is a robo. 
You can break those? xD
I didn't have much problems because I'm just used to dodging projectiles.
I also killed that T
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I think it's very much different people struggle with different bosses in Souls games.
Jack Scofield
Member
I was watching some of Jeff's streams over the weekend. Frustrating to see him at half health and charging towards enemies without healing first! Come on, Jeff! You've played more than enough Souls games to stop doing this by now, haha.
Jawbreaker
Member
Yup! You don't even have to roll or attack to break them, either; walking through them does the trick.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
Soulsplaining can definitely be a problem, lol. I almost feel like Bloodborne never got this frustrating, but you're doing great Jeff, hang in there.
Felix Lighter
Member
Well I kept my little comment about locking on to this thread instead of the chat because I didn't think he'd be reading this, ha. So much tension with these games. Hard to not get sucked into the intensity especially when the person playing isn't some speed/challenge running super human.
Clockwork5
Member
Don't worry Jeff! My neighbors across the hall checked to "see if everything was alright" the other night while I was plying Dark Souls.
It was their way of saying "Please stop shouting obscenities at your television."
I think we all know that rage.
It was their way of saying "Please stop shouting obscenities at your television."
I think we all know that rage.
Jack Scofield
Member
Can someone link to the video where Jeff kills Solaire in Dark Souls 1? If have no idea who this character is or how he's important but I always see the chat joke about it.
What's the big deal? As someone who's only played Bloodborne, is there an analogy I can understand?
What's the big deal? As someone who's only played Bloodborne, is there an analogy I can understand?
HamPster PamPster
Member
Solaire is the NPC who said "praise the sun" \[T]/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU27uEJ0OUs#t=49m12s
Makes me wish chat was recording. I remember them losing it at Jeff killing Solaire lol
Grinchy
Banned
lmao that was hilarious
It was so easy in Demon's and Dark Souls to have one accidental button press around an NPC become such a big mess. I think Demon's Souls was even more punishing about it.
Happened to me in 3 with Irina. Picked up my dog and must've hit r2 when bending over, boom dead.
Especially with the DualShock 3 triggers, it was a nightmare.
I would always keep the empty hands at first, when talking to NPCs.
Orthogonal
Member
In the Nexus, "what does Wrath of God do"? Oh Shit.
I have trained myself to firmly grip the controlLeroy handle and avoid triggers around all npc's.
Yeah. In Demon's Souls I accidentally killed the second blacksmith. Had to wait till New Game+ to do any of the better upgrades or make any boss weapons, lol.
It was partly because there was an enemy near by, I attacked it, and it clipped the guy. At that point I didn't even realise it was an NPC or anything but it was too late.
I bet Jeff will beat that boss in one or two tries next stream.
Sometimes I wonder what a stream without Jeff reading the chat would be like. It can be so infuriating seeing the backseating sometimes. Just enjoy the stream, folks, no need to control it. Jeff is never going to do everything according to how you think it should be done anyway. If he gots lost or needs help, he can just ask.
That being said, I really enjoy the communal aspect, the funny reactions and the random questions Jeff takes from chat.
Sometimes I wonder what a stream without Jeff reading the chat would be like. It can be so infuriating seeing the backseating sometimes. Just enjoy the stream, folks, no need to control it. Jeff is never going to do everything according to how you think it should be done anyway. If he gots lost or needs help, he can just ask.
That being said, I really enjoy the communal aspect, the funny reactions and the random questions Jeff takes from chat.
Felix Lighter
Member
Ouch. "Whatever he's dead." Heartless. Solaire, possibly the sole icon of hope in the Souls series. Ha, well he was likely doomed anyway.
Maybe I'm just more sensitive to it now that I'm able to catch the streams live again (Bloodborne was mostly just archives for me), but it feels like the backseating has gotten much worse. Which is a shame because there are so many cool folks in chat, and Jeff's random Q&A's are great.
What? I knew I can break cystals, but never noticed it has anything to do with spawning duplicates.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Why have I only discovered this now? I have so much to rewatch
Edit: Oh my god, this is so much better than any other Dark Souls thing I've ever watched (which isn't much to be fair, but still)
Is there a reason why it's category is "Travel and Events" on Youtube?
Edit: Oh my god, this is so much better than any other Dark Souls thing I've ever watched (which isn't much to be fair, but still)
Is there a reason why it's category is "Travel and Events" on Youtube?
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
I bet when he goes back to those last Bloodborne bosses, he'll see how so much more forgiving it is compared to DS3. Well, Orphan of Koss Portapro might be a bad example of that, but...
Rainbow In The Dark
Member
Yeah, I have the same issue.
Yet it works on PS4. I wonder if the new client did some stuff. My phone app was working fine earlier.
Related.
John Caboose
Member
I have a lot to catch up on, I'm pretty busy these coming weeks so prepare for more streams with faulty titles and sometimes late YT uploads etc. Just remind me in this thread if stuff is missing etc.
Greenspeak on YouTube.
Greenspeak on YouTube.
Oh man, Abyss Watchers is gonna be hell for him. XD
Greenspeak on YouTube.
Thanks!