Bloodborne

[x0xHumblex0x]

I found that the Ludwig Greatsword super useful there, with the snakes. I still hate the RE4 snake head fuckers though.

i am really enjoying this game.......
looking for all kinds of hidden shit is really cool.
but
i did have to read up on some shit. some of the stuff is really vague - especially some dialogue

[SethMode]

it gets easier............i promise you that




i am at the Forbidden Woods

I found that the Ludwig Greatsword super useful there, with the snakes. I still hate the RE4 snake head fuckers though.

[x0xHumblex0x]

Holy shit on a stick this game is hard.... I have died like 20 times just on the first area of the city.

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it gets easier............i promise you that




i am at the Forbidden Woods

[buckeye]

Holy shit on a stick this game is hard.... I have died like 20 times just on the first area of the city.

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[x0xHumblex0x]

Saw on Twitter this morning that Bloodborne has sold over 1M copies since launch

90%+ of those sales were with customers waiting for HoW release in Destiny

[MrBill]

Saw on Twitter this morning that Bloodborne has sold over 1M copies since launch

[SethMode]

when you started NG+, do you remember what level you were?
and
did you do most of the side quests, secrets, bosses, etc??

i know there is lots of stuff to do too so wondering if you feel like you should have explored more before killing the final boss.....

I killed all of the bosses and found all of the areas, but I still don't know if I did all of the secrets or anything because I tried to not use a guide save for strategies. I don't really remember my level when I beat the game. If I had to guess I'd say 80-90 range?

I did virtually zero of the quests in my first playthrough, mostly because I beat Amelia too early/before starting any of them. If anything, I wish I had spent more time exploring before that fight than before the final boss. The world changed so drastically at that point, I didn't realize how much I was missing.

The final boss is actually optional though, and it is VERY obvious when it is time to face it. You will still be able to do a fair amount of clean up. I don't think any of the bosses go away despite what happens in the world, so you can find them and their areas no matter what. I also went about getting the Blood Rock, which was an interesting experience.

[x0xHumblex0x]

I'll have to check. I think that I'm even higher than that, because with runes (I have 3 moon runes, which all boost echos received) and the increased echos you get from enemies in NG+ you get a TON of echos. I think when I stopped playing last night a level up costed about 70k? Your level really stops mattering after a while, because later dudes do so much damage, it boils down to reflexes and timing more than anything else. NG+ is even worse, especially with the bosses.

when you started NG+, do you remember what level you were?
and
did you do most of the side quests, secrets, bosses, etc??

i know there is lots of stuff to do too so wondering if you feel like you should have explored more before killing the final boss.....

[SethMode]

the Ludwig sword is really OP; lol. a little slow but OP. (thanks for the tip mmRed)
i will be focusing on Strength and Skill for awhile - at least until i hit 70.
i wanted more vitality cuz when i use the power swing (R2), it would take a slight pause to wait for another swing.
now i can use R2, R1, R2 combos if needed, without downtime

how much BE it cost to Level when you around Lvl 100??

I'll have to check. I think that I'm even higher than that, because with runes (I have 3 moon runes, which all boost echos received) and the increased echos you get from enemies in NG+ you get a TON of echos. I think when I stopped playing last night a level up costed about 70k? Your level really stops mattering after a while, because later dudes do so much damage, it boils down to reflexes and timing more than anything else. NG+ is even worse, especially with the bosses.

[x0xHumblex0x]

Handle had asked in the other thread...I'm going off of memory here but, I definitely leaned into the bonuses from the Ludwig Holy Sword. It scaling at higher levels for both strength and skill was nuts.

Currently I am on NG+ at I want to say around level 100. I am pushing for the soft cap for strength, then will focus on skill. Here and there I have tossed a point or two into vitality, and every now and then stamina or bloodtinge. I found stamina to not be nearly as necessary in this game as in previous ones.

the Ludwig sword is really OP; lol. a little slow but OP. (thanks for the tip mmRed)
i will be focusing on Strength and Skill for awhile - at least until i hit 70.
i wanted more vitality cuz when i use the power swing (R2), it would take a slight pause to wait for another swing.
now i can use R2, R1, R2 combos if needed, without downtime


how much BE it cost to Level when you around Lvl 100??

[SethMode]

Handle had asked in the other thread...I'm going off of memory here but, I definitely leaned into the bonuses from the Ludwig Holy Sword. It scaling at higher levels for both strength and skill was nuts.

Currently I am on NG+ at I want to say around level 100. I am pushing for the soft cap for strength, then will focus on skill. Here and there I have tossed a point or two into vitality, and every now and then stamina or bloodtinge. I found stamina to not be nearly as necessary in this game as in previous ones.

[x0xHumblex0x]

just beat Witches of Hemwick after 7 attempts....
not that hard - once you get the 2nd phase and just focus on the those wart looking things.

now i am level 61.
Health - 20
Vitality - 22
Strength - 19
Skill - 20
Bloodtinge - 19
Arcane - 9
(something like that)

have the Ludwig sword and gun now too


have all 3 slots on sword too......

[SethMode]

Man, the brilliance of this game, just like any Souls game (but seemingly more so this one - for me at least), is that despite its moments of frustration it really does teach you on this gradual scale. I'm in New Game + now and bosses that gave me a hell of a time on my first go through seem trivial in a lot of ways compared to what I went through previously. A great example is the Father, who took me about 8 tries on my first playthrough. After Gehrman, the Father seemed like an absolute cakewalk and easy as hell to stun/visceral.

Really enjoy it. It seems like NG+ has less of a reason to exist than previous games, but I'm not sick of the combat yet, and PvP isn't my thing, so I'm still having a hell of a time.

[Swarley]

These three Shadows of Yharnam are starting to be a real damn pain my ass. I always seem to get them all down below half, and then some ridiculous set of events seem to take place where they bitch slap the hell out of me.

[SethMode]

Welp, made this game my bitch today. Beat all of the optional bosses, and got the "true" ending. SOmething about this one really clicked for me after a bit, more so than previous Souls games. I'm guessing it is the more aggressive nature of the combat, and what felt like more of a focus on reflexes over patience. I beat Gehrman or whatever is name is on the first try, which was probably the highlight of my playthrough, skill wise. I was visceral hitting that bitch like no ones business.

Great game, really enjoyed it. The story, as far as I could tell, was nonsensical without digging into it, which I guess is par for the course for these games.