Aye, but there’s also the Church who have a different view of the blood and various factions of Hunters who, to be quite honest, all get pretty mixed up in my head. This reddit post actually has a quite amusing version of it (spoilers for the DLC) https://www.reddit.com/r/bloodborne/comments/3xlzsz/entire_story_explained/
Quite impressed by how quickly you’ve flown through this. It took me months the first time, but I’m not especially good at these games, I’m just good at trying the same thing over and over until I eventually get it right. What a useful skill that would be in real life!
I really think this is holding you back a little bit. Everybody plays differently but getting one or two weapons up to +14/15 makes a huge difference to the amount of damage you do. I’m getting towards the end of an NG+ run. Currently at level 75 with the same +15 scimitar I’ve been using since the start and only Ornstein & Smough have caused a (very) significant problem.
I’ve gotten the Furysword to +4 but need Demon Titanite to go further, and I’ve killed them all bar one that I’ve found in game so far.
Got Longsword to +10 this weekend and Lightning Spear up near that.
How do you go beyond 10? I thought you then needed to ascend or make them raw? And the twice I’ve done that my weapon turned to shit… Any tips on a decent weapon to invest in for the DLC or endgame?
Looks like those weapons are more or less at the level I can get them to from a chart I just looked up. Didn’t realise that weapons with special abilities don’t tend to go past +5.
There’s another ember (think it’s in New Londo) which lets the first blacksmith ascend your weapons up to +11 on the basic upgrade path. Then you just need a few Titanite chunks to beef it up further.
I’m not the best person to ask about what weapon to go with as I’m very much “stick to what you know.” I do like the Furysword for specific situations but a fast, slashing sword is my go-to with a back-up rapier when I’m confident of getting parries and backstabs.
First time I finished it, I did the same and then when I got to the Cleric Beast, my mind was completely blown! Think this only works if you also do the DLC.
The bosses in the DLC are resistant to elemental damage so you are best to have a regular +15 weapon that scales with the stat that you have highest - strength or dex. Longsword is a perfectly good option, my first DS completion was with that. As long as you are comfortable with the move set then any weapon can work. The New Londo ember is what you need most.
Done the big tree and lake. The latter was incredibly atmospheric and one I’ll long remember but… empty? The former a right pain in the ass to get down, but kinda cool.
Accessed the DLC and beat Paris Hilton’s dog on my first go… Just. Now having my ass handed to me by some massive stone club wielding dicks.
I’m really not very good at games either. I think that as long as you’re happy to recalibrate your expectations you’ll be fine. I think that playing yer Uncharteds or whatever had lead me to think that I should be able to get from one bit of a game to the next with about as much difficulty as going from one episode to another of a TV series. BB makes you work for it but it IS doable and as long as you’re patient and prepared to try different ways around a problem (like, run past it rather than engaging with it) you’ll be fine.
can I also say I thought it was weird seeing how people experiment with different weapons cause I completed the whole game with the saw cleaver and a repeating pistol
You’re supposed to die to the wolf in the sickbay - you should then get transported to the dream, where you get to pick your weapons - did you get those?
I mentioned above that my first DS winning playthrough was with the longsword - it might not sound fancy, but it’s a solid weapon that suits both tanks and rollers. The saw cleaver is similar in BB. A lot of the other weapons require more specialist builds or a particular style of play to get the best out of them.
