Be Excellent To Each Other

I don't know about you, but I thought that was brilliant co-op. Easy to get into with the password system, not too much hanging around (and the odd instant connection) , not too much slow down (even though there was some especially with all the nonsense going on) and just generally a barrel of laughs when we weren't getting smashed to pieces time and time again by the big bastard boss.

I especially enjoyed our GANK SQUAD getting pummelled and almost wiped out by a lone invader.

I've got 3 things left to do before I'm completely done with the DLC and can add it to the Finish 52, if you want in:

Blood Beast in the dark.
Two fish giants in the well.
Last boss.

The last two are available close to the last lamp. I'll gladly repay the favour with any bosses you want deadid.

Arr. I've got to the lamp next to simon now.

I havenae dared go down the well.

Ok, reached final boss now, so can (try to) help you with it.

Summary:

This is surprisingly easy.
*Transforms*
Dead.

There's no Valtr to assist neither. If you're around later I'd like to smash it.

That whole area was pretty excellent though, right?

I'll likely be around

Currently going through dungeons with half health

Bastard half health dungeon - complete.

No cooping pardner around, mind.

We keeled feesh. It only took us a couple of hundred tries.

Jolly co-op with Mr Dave on the final boss. 25th+ attempt and at least 2 hours+ of repeated attempts.

Maths are being calculated.

WHO DAMAGED HIM MOST?

Maths complete:

Sat
41464 damage
52 blows
Average blow 797

MrDave
27612 damage
25 blows
Average blow 1104

I were a little crap during that last fight. Watching it back, You could tell my concentration was lagging a little.

Plus I'd forgotten that was the one I experimented with the bow blade. Which was utterly shit. And the one you cancelled my backstab. Tsh.

I've just nipped into a Chalice dungeon and deadid that ROM bastard that was hounding me for months. I'm on fire all of a sudden.

Didn't know Rom could cast fire.

There's a board game. Here's how it works.

https://www.play-asia.com/figma-bloodbo ... id=3038511

£52 for a pretty cool Hunter model.

Started Bloodborne last night.

I managed an hour or so.

I chose a character with a violent past (I am from the north afterall).

I chose a natty beard and burns combo that's on the right side of the Victorian cad/hipster divide.

I chose the saw and blunderbuss.

It took an age to equip my weapons (as per Zaphod earlier in the thread).

I have made a couple of trips back to the Hunters Dream to sell my blood echoes for better gear.

So I'm basically still at the start. Killed a few manky dudes. There's a big gathering of them in some town square that I'm going to go and fuck up. After that, who knows.

I'm enjoying it, feels less obtuse than Dark Souls, which I never made further than 30 minutes in. I'm much more comfortable with dying in this, I think.

In this regard I read a helpful description of Bloodborne the other day: think of it is a roguelike. Death is inevitable in every session, but with each death your chances are enhanced.

Will see how long I last.

Dying is totally part of the game mechanics. I took part in Return to Yharnam, and it was great.

It's one of those 'get better each time' games. I found Bloodborne felt slightly fairer than Souls games, because you are better equipped to respond offensively to any nasty surprises.

Which starter melee weapon did you choose? I went with the Saw Cleaver. The Axe is supposed to be good too. The cane/whip thing is a bit more niche.

I took the saw first time, cane second time, as .

Once I had got a bit (lot) harder, I switched to Ludwig's Holy Blade and never looked back.

Hmm tempted to buy a GotY edition as I never played the DLC.

Pffft, everyone knows the axe is the best weapon. Charged R2 all day, baby.

Do it, the DLC is absolutely brilliant. Hard as balls too. That final boss gave me conniptions.

I liked the smacky electric mace thing.

I'm not sure I found that

It feels like the sort of game that should have a BANGHAMMER

It has a bangspear.

https://bloodborne.wiki.fextralife.com/Rifle+Spear

Was there only one DLC for Bloodbourne? Thought there were two for some reason.

And a boom hammer...

https://bloodborne.wiki.fextralife.com/Boom+Hammer

https://bloodborne.wiki.fextralife.com/Tonitrus

Useful in that it was always one handed and good for smacking.

I seem to remember swapping between a +10 that that and a +9 big sword (https://bloodborne.wiki.fextralife.com/ ... Holy+Blade)

I started this again at Bamba's and it's not as hard as I remember. Not sure if it's the character I created or not.

Between us we didn't manage to kill the Cleric though.

Title?

You don't have to - that's a optional boss, so you can come back to it later.

Yeah, we can't kill Father Gascoigne either. Bamba just threw his controller in disgust.

I just murdered the cleric beast after your left. The secret was spamming molotovs it turned out. I'm still not convinced I'll get past Father Dickface so my Bloodborne experience might be about at an end.

That boss fight is brilliant. Stunningly difficult at first but when it all clicks and you’re dodging around and wacking him on his arse you feel like a badass.

If you’re thinking about giving up though - make sure you call in some co-op assistance.

Or make yourself available for some friendly cooperation and see how others are fairing.

Do you know about the music box?

Or how to call for help?

Of course not, how could I? It's not like the fucking thing explains any aspect of itself, not even the most basic of controls. Which is another thing about it that's grinding my gears somewhat.

Bollocks to calling for help though, I'll either git gud or give up; anything else is cheating.

Lol

Did you buy it, or just renew your PS+?

Don’t be an idiot, it’s part of the fun being helped and helping others. Bloodbourne has a whole mechanic which revolves around friendly cooperation and invasions. You’re just the kind of person who would dump it after seeing a fraction of what it has to offer and friendly coop would allievate your frustrations and probably help you get into it. You can always choose when you’d like some help (usually for a difficult boss) and when you’d rather they fuck off.

It was bought for me!

Dark Souls had the simplest of tutorials which was basically a set of messages on the floor in the first area telling you how to do a few things. One of them was a lunge attack. I spent about half an hour trying to do what it was telling me to do only to find out after looking online that the starting weapon you get as a dex character can't do that type of attack. Fuck needlessly impenetrable games.

Bleh.

Preach it brother!

I died

Exploring and listening to the shoddy voice-acting (for the music box) and reading the description when you pick up the bells (for the multiplayer).

I found the bells. And all the tutorial notes in Hunter's Dream.