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[Discussion] Which Soulslike will you be playing this weekend? (lemmy.zip)
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Anything new you're picking up? A comfort game you want to start another playthrough of? Any challenging bosses?

I just got to Fountainhead Palace in Sekiro after a long session with Owl Father which I'm looking forward to. And hopefully my copy of Lies of P will be getting here today or tomorrow which I'll likely start another playthrough of.

Also, would you guys like this to be a weekly thing to ask on Fridays? We currently don't have any reoccurring meta posts here - maybe this would be a good start and a conversation starter.

Have a good one!

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[–] dance_ninja 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Elden Ring... On the struggle bus to defeat the DLC final boss.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Stuck with it! He's the first boss I feel like I truly mastered; and I hated it at first!

Not sure what your build is, but for whatever it's worth, I find it a much more enjoyable battle with blocking than with rolling.

[–] dance_ninja 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'm a Dex user, so I've been rolling. I feel like I'm trying to do a no hit at times 😅. Phase 1 is fine, phase 2 is where I'm trying to survive with the after image combos. Been playing around with frost and the ant stinger recently... Seems to be doing better than my trust dragon sword.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Here's somethings I found along the way you may or may not find helpful:

Phase 1:

  • Once you get the dodge timing for his spinning missile dive, it leaves a perfect windows for a jumbo DLC rot pot which usually triggers rot immediately (depends on your arcane and if multi-player I think).
  • When he does the blood flame sword attack, just circle behind him while walking (if you're already in melee range)

Phase 2:

  • The timing is tight, but if you dodge the thousand-year-voyage-hug responsively enough it leaves another window for a pot. I prefer frost pots in phase 2.
  • If you're just gonna block the orbital lasers you have enough time to throw another frost pot if you're already in range.
  • The meter strike is the most volatile aspect of the fight, I learned to save my wondrous physick for this moment to ensure I survive. If you went rot in phase 1 and frost in phase 2, switching back to rot after this attack helps burn him down.
[–] dance_ninja 3 points 4 days ago

Thanks for the tips! Throwing pots are something I need to leverage more for sure.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You got this brother 🔥

[–] dance_ninja 3 points 4 days ago

It's a matter of patience for sure. If I can beat the Fume Knight, I can handle this.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Just finished a DS2 run and will probably do a NG+ run this weekend

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Currently on my first Bloodborne run. I finally hit the point where I'm thrown against a wall.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Oh! Where are you currently?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Ebrietas, but the bosses that needed me to learn them started with Martyr Logarius.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

I always think I'm done with Elden Ring, but lately I've been itching to solo PCR (Promised Consort Radahn) with no spirit ashes, well the dragon priestess one to be specific.

I like to take pride that independently realized l could hard counter the meteor spam by switching to a second shield with Vow of the Indomitable

The best feeling in this game, at least for me, is the eureka of connecting the dots and trivializing a given challenge.

Edit: jargon

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Haven't played the DLC yet, but the feeling you describe is universally applicable and awesome. You actually got gud, you could say.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Sorry, who's PCR?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Thanks for pointing that out, I've edited it to show that PCR is Promised Consort Radahn 👍