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Main reason to use the Boom Hammer: it obliterates Winter Lanterns.marshmallow creep posted:I really want to love the Boom Hammer because gently caress, it's called the loving BOOM HAMMER, so I'm hoping I can make it work. Perhaps I'll try it with the Beast Cutter and give the Saif a try when I go back to my NG+ Church Pick skill character. A lot of people assume it's just "big Tonitrus but with fire and only one hit" but it's functionally quite different. There's no reason to ever NOT light the Tonitrus, but with Boom Hammer you actually need to plan out when you're going to light it or not. Boom Hammer is all about figuring out when you can only get one strong hit in, or wail on the enemy with weaker ones. This is not because the fire only lasts for one hit, but because fire hits use more stamina and have a longer cooldown time before you can swing again. Starting a full R1 combo with fire will actually deal LESS damage than one without, same with alternating between R1 and L1 strikes. I find it a super interesting weapon with a surprising amount of decisions to make on the fly, but most people don't really like it. Here's a video of me using it to fight against an optional late(ish) game boss from the chalice dungeons, so there's not much in terms of spoilers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdovQ2kevko (ignore the death at the end of this) I think my stat spread was around 50 STR / 25 ARC when I recorded this video, to give you an idea of what to do with your stats.
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I was really not a fan of the Beast Cutter when I used it to compliment the Stake Driver. Slow and largely uninteresting hits untransformed, even slower hits in whip form that leave you wide open afterwards, and the damage always was disappointing. Maybe as a main weapon, when you really get used to it, but eeeh I'm not feeling it.
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Okay, I can see what you mean. And I hate the Giant too. That particular one I think I cheesed with the Gatling Gun after I got it's health down enough to trigger its whipping chain phase.
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Oct 13, 2017 17:14
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Was considering doing a new character in honor of Friday the 13th if anyone else wants to do some coop.
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Oct 13, 2017 17:15
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tweet my meat posted:I didn't notice it before, but the flamesprayer uses no stamina, allowing you to extend combos when you have a big opening on a boss, while also allowing your stamina to regenerate. Me and a dude who summoned me stunlocked Paarl for pretty much his entire healthbar when I used this trick. This'll definitely be going into the hunter's playbook. You know, I've never really used the flamesprayer. I really ought to give that a shot
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Oct 13, 2017 17:21
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Beast cutter is for either pure strength or pure arcane characters. The alt form is an even more extreme threaded cane whip--something you'll never use on bosses due to its awful DPS and how long it locks you in place, but great for things like those gangly witches with a posse of dudes patrolling in rotted dungeons because it is probably the best combination of range and sweep on any attack in the game. You can transform attack for a sudden increase in range which is neat and its stagger is good enough to support its slower speed. It also feels amazing to use with great sounds. You will definitely be maining the normal form though, which is basically a transformed saw cleaver.
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Simply Simon posted:I was really not a fan of the Beast Cutter when I used it to compliment the Stake Driver. Slow and largely uninteresting hits untransformed, even slower hits in whip form that leave you wide open afterwards, and the damage always was disappointing. Maybe as a main weapon, when you really get used to it, but eeeh I'm not feeling it. Amy's arm is a better weapon overall then the beast cutter. Shorter range of course but it swings fast and has nice L1 combos with the bone form wich also staggers like a mofo. Beast cutter could use some love in both swing speed and damage but well, not everything has to be top tier.
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U-DO Burger posted:You know, I've never really used the flamesprayer. I really ought to give that a shot It's really good once you get used to it. Even when other options deal better arcane damage overall, it's still super quick and is perfect for squeezing in some chip damage with a quick spray, or just hosing down certain enemies from relative safety.
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Oct 13, 2017 17:50
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Flamesprayer also lets you cheese the first half of the games bosses, Rosemarius doesn’t ever dominate anything like that hard but it’s cool
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I found the flamesprayer at +3 to be less effective against Amelia than I had hoped, even with ash. It destroyed the BSB, though.
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Oct 14, 2017 00:26
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Brainsuckers are really fun and interesting enemies to fight, especially a loving pack of them in a tight corridor. I wish there were even more brainsuckers in upper cathedral ward.
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Oct 14, 2017 00:41
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Yes, I wish that there were more of tihasdkfjhskdjlfhaskldjfhaslkfjh asdkjfhskfjhsdlkfjhsad I loving HATE THEM SO MUCH By the way, they can cast the chain thing almost forever so yeah, they're lovely.
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Oct 14, 2017 01:42
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Brainsuckers are interesting because they take 2 insight from you, unless you mash, in which case they only take one. I wonder why that is.
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tweet my meat posted:Brainsuckers are really fun and interesting enemies to fight, especially a loving pack of them in a tight corridor. I wish there were even more brainsuckers in upper cathedral ward. Mods?? CJacobs posted:Brainsuckers are interesting because they take 2 insight from you, unless you mash, in which case they only take one. I wonder why that is. As far as I can tell, it just functions exactly like grab attack damage, which is also reduced by button-mashing. You struggle, you take less damage!
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tweet my meat posted:Brainsuckers are really fun and interesting enemies to fight, especially a loving pack of them in a tight corridor. I wish there were even more brainsuckers in upper cathedral ward. This but unironically. I loved the chalice dungeon room I got with 4 of them.
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Oct 14, 2017 02:28
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I hate Brainsuckers because they are actually really easy to fight but I always gently caress it up so I come out of every encounter feeling like a scrub
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Brainsuckers are an enemy that massively punish small mistakes and don't leave a lot of windows to attack safe from the stun grab. They're not the most difficult enemies to face, but they're definitely one of the most frustrating.
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Oct 14, 2017 03:45
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I got mad at brainsuckers once and then I remembered my tonitrus.
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JBP posted:I got mad at brainsuckers once and then I remembered my tonitrus. This, but Blacksky Eye 
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So I got to The One Reborn, where I had quit on my last playthrough after getting frustrated. I managed to kill it after a few tries, and it was absolutely harrowing on the actual run, I was down to 0 vials. I still think I like tower knight better, but Reborn was a really fun fight. I'm playing more or less blind from here on out, so that should be fun. My build is also really starting to shine now that I'm at 30/30 skl/arc. The whip is devastating at +8 and the hunter tools give me all the utility and ranged damage I need. I've actually decided to drop the gun from the loadout altogether and just go with only flamesprayer in the offhand, since parrying with augur is so much more fun and rewarding.
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tweet my meat posted:Brainsuckers are an enemy that massively punish small mistakes and don't leave a lot of windows to attack safe from the stun grab. They're not the most difficult enemies to face, but they're definitely one of the most frustrating. Not counting DLC or Chalice Dungeon enemies, I'd say the list of most obnoxious enemies to fight goes roughly like this; Upper Cathedral Ward Brain Suckers Winter Lanterns Yetis Garden of Eyes Maneater Boars(primarily the ones in Mergo's Loft, but the ones in Hypogean Gaol can be annoying at low levels as well) Scourge Beasts when fighting more than one at a time(which is most of the encounters you have with those guys, probably because the developers realized that Scourge Beasts are kinda chumps solo) Vermin infested Silver Beasts Note that this list has nothing to do with DIFFICULTY, just on how annoying they are to fight
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drrockso20 posted:Not counting DLC or Chalice Dungeon enemies, I'd say the list of most obnoxious enemies to fight goes roughly like this; This list is pretty much spot on for me aswell. Winter Lanterns aren't hard, just loving annoying and their grab attack is so slow and has hosed up frames that unless you knock them down, they will do a 180 and grab you despite being behind.
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I like Winter Lanterns as an idea but their execution leaves a bit to be desired. I sort of wish they only did the frenzy in like a cone, maybe if they're looking at you or something, but I get that it's better thematically that just looking at them at all hurts your poor brain.
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Once they've become "aware" of you at least once and are glowing it affects you whenever you're in their line of sight iirc, doesn't matter if you're facing them or not. That would've been a neat mechanic too I think.
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Well, they're a lantern, it makes sense that their glow shines all around them and affects you in a full circle around them as long as they're turned on. Doesn't make them less obnoxious to deal with, but it does make sense at least.
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Makes me really glad that Tiny Tont goes through walls, makes fighting the ones on the way to the Mensis Brain a bit less of a pain in the rear end
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A third alternative idea: hitting them with an attack shuts off the Hunter Grill Beam, so you still have to get physically close and into their field of influence and eat at least some frenzy. Reinforces the whole "be aggressive not defensive" thing and fits with their theme.
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How about my "saving 60 Insights for a Chunk after Mergo" thing, how does this fit with their theme smartass
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A fourth alternative idea: Make crafting mats purchaseable with blood echoes or insight instead of just the latter Fromsoft please
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If you save every madman's knowledge (and great one) you have enough to get a chunk right after mergo. I think you just need 6 or 7 extra insight so you better not go there with 60 because lanterns will gently caress you up quick. Or be like me, go will full frenzy resist armor, rune and sedatives and pray.
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Well, first wall on my Boomhammer run has been the Pthumerian Descendant. Fucker is so fast and his side steps take him out of my reach so easily. 
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Hey guys, that list of annoying enemies seems ok but how is anyone troubled by Maneater boars? Even with Zero Skill, you bait the charge, visceral them and then they have like 2-3 incredibly slow and telegraphed attacks and you basically always have room to fight them one at a time? I mean, pig-butt farming is probably the hands down easiest and most profitable by time spent/souls earned, what is the pig doing to you exactly?
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I wish you could use your dinky wood shield to protect yourself from the winter lantern's gaze
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Just had this happen, huh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnD5cYgruLU
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Bust Rodd posted:Hey guys, that list of annoying enemies seems ok but how is anyone troubled by Maneater boars? Even with Zero Skill, you bait the charge, visceral them and then they have like 2-3 incredibly slow and telegraphed attacks and you basically always have room to fight them one at a time? If you fight one in an FRC boss room with the rows of pillars, it can get a bit dicey because you get stuck on the bases and two-shot while trying to circle around. But that's about the only circumstance in which they ever have given me trouble.
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CodfishCartographer posted:Just had this happen, huh Haha what the hell? Also that's a great title for the video.
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Bust Rodd posted:Hey guys, that list of annoying enemies seems ok but how is anyone troubled by Maneater boars? Even with Zero Skill, you bait the charge, visceral them and then they have like 2-3 incredibly slow and telegraphed attacks and you basically always have room to fight them one at a time? Most of the time it's no real issue, but sometimes their AI does some really screwy stuff, not helped with the Mergo's Loft pigs cause they can cause lag in their part of the level
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Played the game again after a long hiatus, fought Ludwig for my third time, he's so much fun now that I dont suck at the game anymore. Also i think the worst boss in the game is a cursed dungeon undead giant. They kill you in pretty much 1 hit on every attack, and they are such damage sponges that you basically have to not get hit for 10+ mintues to have a chance. Its boring and it is obnoxiously difficult, not to mention frustrating to get the thing down to like 5th health bar and have it connect on a kick and kill you instantly.
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Yeah they have way too many goddamn instakills. Everything does at that point but they really stand out because they're unstaggerable wads of health with about half of their moves being instakills (depends somewhat on which type it is). Most weapons only have enough time for one swing in between their attacks and going for two leaves the chance that it'll do a half-second kick to just 100->0 you.
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