Sometimes I feel like you’re better off not accepting any quest. Like damn near everyone I try to help ends up dying at the end of their quest. Gave Thops a key to get into Raya Lucaria Academy. I went off and did some s\*\*\* and forgot about him. I went back to the Academy so I could use the gullotine thing to get to Volcano Manor, on my way out I see a nigga slump over a desk. Go up to him and it’s Thops. This just one big tragedy.

Also, lore wise anyone who “dies” in the Lands Between, is resurrected, or is that just tarnished? Or did death return to the Lands Between after Godwyn died?

Wish Str contributed to how fast you can swing great & colossal weapons. I wanna dual wield omen cleavers the same way Omen Killers do

No it is him lol.

I know the twin, the one in Nokron. Hard to miss & doesnt have the armor.

This one is in Limgrave near the border towards Caelid, then ends up at the hub after n references it.

I read afterwards that you can only meet him in the open world within a very strict time window in a specific place, otherwise he'll auto appear at the hub. Most people on their original playthrough will overwrite that first encounter n extra interaction.

Made me like the character more. He was mourning over dead comrades that got death blighted n you get more info into his background & motives.

Personally Im never down for boss nerfs

Apparently they nerfed Melinas healing percentage too, which means i personally didnt get to fight the "true" Melina & never will

If they ever nerf Godfrey Hoarah i will f***ing riot

I legit want a mod where i fight bro 5 rounds back to back gauntlet style

TOP 10 BOSS OF THE WHOLE SOULSVERSE IN LORE AND ESPECIALLY BATTLE

Wild because Caelid/dragonbarrow is literally more difficult than Radahn now. Pre-nerf it made sense this hard ass area got this beast of a boss but I KO’d him first try this time.

I didn’t know about the Malenia healthback patch but tbh I don’t think it’s that big of a deal, if you’re getting hit enough where she’s getting healthback significantly you got your own health to worry about lmao

Finally made it to Malenia, but man she is rough Trying to spam moons and s*** at her but doesnt seem to work. Struggling to dodge her attacks at second phase as well, but I haven't got to that phase many times so I havent learned her moves yet. Seems like Moonveil R2 spam and Tisch wont cut it for this one (basically what I have been doing since level 50 lol). That whirlwind attacks of hers is crazy tho, 2/10 times I make it out of it. Just pure panick rolling lmao

Yeah and it fits with Radahns lore & the whole buildup n mystique of him. Luckily i got to fight him in his "true" form. Radahn was the first boss many people were b****ing about & i personally believe it was because most people were trying to fight him too early in the first few weeks of the game release, plus the millions of brand new players not used to the FS m.o.

Melinia i was just disappointed n the internet overhyped her for me then i finally get to her after the patch n i defeat her realitively easily. My expectations were way too high tho due to internet hype n genuinely ruined the boss for me smh especially after patch.

But yeah, they did a few patches before in the past but it was usually little stuff & rare. Like adding more NPC summons or making a move spam less. But for people like Radahn n Melina they straight up gimped them by taking out movesets entirely or tuning the power way down.

Sucks but thats what happens when something fairly niche goes worldwide mainstream. Hopefully it doesnt start a slippery slope.

God that pic looks like hell lmao

If I remember correctly I think you also had a build which counters Malenia pretty perfectly too tho in terms of using a great shield

Most people that have trouble with her are either dex players or mages since those seems to be the two most popular builds.

Personally she was really tough until I realized the blasphemous blade L2 literally knocked her down for every hit in each phase lmao

True lmao everyone was on dex nuts the first few weeks talm bout "str aint viable" b**** yes it i proved it 🤣🤣

But yeah she is susceptible to staggering too, my Gurranq Stone Throw, the boulder one, would straight up put her into the crit state (the rocks count as strike damage) after i threw enough rocks at her ass i bullied her with that n guard counters 💀💀💀

But yeah i just hate major boss nerfs in general n think it takes away from the identitiy, point & "fun" of Soulsverse as a metaphor n FromSoft as a company principles. Hope it doesnt become a frequent trend.

Started rocking a Colossal Sword that I (finally) got the Strength level to use (40) and using this thing on big monsters got me feeling like I'm playing Monster Hunter But the sword weighs so much I had to remove my shield and strip down to a weaker armour piece for my torso to avoid fat rolling.

I can confirm as I am a int+dex user I don't want to respec for her tho, I know its duable with this setup

Endurance increases ur weight linit as well as stamina

Endurance is also good to have if ur gonna be a str user especially with the bigger weapons, since they rake up more stamina n u want more stam to not only hit more but to also have room to dodge or block in time

Second phase is very similar to the first except she never stops chasing you.

Yeah, I realized this pretty early on and have been increasing Endurance as one of my main stats besides Strength and Vigor. I'm like 40 Str, 35 Vigor, 30 Endurance. I also got a Talisman that increases my maximum equip load, but this Colossal Sword is requiring just a little bit more before it lets me add on a few pounds

I was str faith from the jump in ER i was playing since launch day n i went with that since everyone else was on dex int nuts n there wasnt much info at the time for str faith stuff (this is my own recorded vid of my win against her):

But im now a dex arcane user in ng+ n its a lot of fun. Im powerstancing dual great rapiers with bloodhound step + bleed n some faith. No more shields or turtle movement.

yeah man she is going crazy in phase 2, cant even flask and I have trouble dodging when she sends out projectiles

He was a cool ass boss for about 15 seconds until you realize 90% of the fight hes gonna do the exact same stomp over and over again.

Then the second phase is just you sprinting away trying to dodge through his 5 different grab attacks that almost one-shot you, until he does the one or 2 attacks that you have a 2 second window to hit him in.

Very cool lore wise, pretty dumb fight imo.

Lmao real

I tried to use a colossal hammer in my og playthru but s*** was just WAY too heavy n big as s*** that it would literally block my viewing space

I would only use it for certain enemies like dragons due to all the downsides

When she sends her clones out, just run away from her until 3 (or 4, can't remember) clones come out, and then roll twice towards her to dodge to 2 that thrust towards you, and then roll again to dodge her own thrust.

I actually enjoyed learning how to dodge that move unlike her flurry attack.

GyATdaYM now your hammer is on another level That one is massive. My Colossal Sword is the Grafted Blade Greatsword+5 and it's big but that hammer looks way bigger. These big and slow weapons are really good against the big and slow enemies. It was a breeze slaying dragons with my Colossal Sword, but it may not be as effective if I'm up against a fast enemy with long reach since I'd be too slow to get away.