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Saber

2 Jan @ 10:12am

Difficulty with a specific boss (Spoilers)

Hey so im currently struggling with a boss called "The Fengs" and I just feel like they are really dumb for a few reasons, and that im not doing much damage, I just beat Lady Ethereal and climbed the tower into the empyrean district to fight them, but they are kinda destroying me, should I be exploring a different part of the map or something? currently at 5 heals btw.

As for the fengs i think its stupid that in phase 2 theres so much projectile spam and 0 new openings, they also made it so their red heavy duty attack is no longer really full parryable due to small knives spawning preventing a heavy counter, which then causes flames that take forever to despawn to just stay on the battle field, any tips for dealing with stage 2s ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ would be appreciated, it sucks that there is such a poorly designed boss right after 2 of the best boss fights i've ever had in a game.

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Karavanth

2 Jan @ 10:32am

https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/app/1809540/discussions/0/596262791801785794/

I was just in your shoes, hope this helps

Saber

2 Jan @ 12:52pm

Originally posted by Karavanth:
https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/app/1809540/discussions/0/596262791801785794/

I was just in your shoes, hope this helps

I see, its a bit of a different mentality than what i was going with, I'll try that jade loadout and update this post if it works or doesnt work, might compile some tips

Karavanth

2 Jan @ 1:04pm

Heck yeah, this boss needs its own guide, lol. And a name the forum filter doesn't perceive as naughty.

I went through quite a few different styles of play before I achieved victory. The Jade that makes parries grant internal damage, plus talismans burning that up was the key for me. It consistently got me through phase 1 faster than trying to successfully pull off a 5-point Full Control.

That said, I can get overwhelmed with too many things to juggle at once, and Flowing Water was a compensation for that. But I simply *cannot* imagine surviving Round 2 while using Full Control.

Saber

2 Jan @ 1:34pm

Originally posted by Karavanth:
Heck yeah, this boss needs its own guide, lol. And a name the forum filter doesn't perceive as naughty.

I went through quite a few different styles of play before I achieved victory. The Jade that makes parries grant internal damage, plus talismans burning that up was the key for me. It consistently got me through phase 1 faster than trying to successfully pull off a 5-point Full Control.

That said, I can get overwhelmed with too many things to juggle at once, and Flowing Water was a compensation for that. But I simply *cannot* imagine surviving Round 2 while using Full Control.

Yeah ever since i got flowing water i haven't swapped to anything else, most bosses are wayyyy too quick to consider a slower talisman imo, also i didn't know there was a jade that makes parries grant internal damage, i got a jade that heals internal damage on hit so if i get that jade you talked about with my jade i imagine i will be in a far better situation

Karavanth

2 Jan @ 2:05pm

I'm at the next boss, trying with Full Control, but this time having to use the Jade that freezes them as you talisman, them, because it's impossible to finish the bomb otherwise. A bit annoying

Saber

2 Jan @ 5:08pm

Originally posted by Karavanth:
I'm at the next boss, trying with Full Control, but this time having to use the Jade that freezes them as you talisman, them, because it's impossible to finish the bomb otherwise. A bit annoying

Just managed to beat the boss at a sliver of hp, def not one of my favorite bosses but i think what i was doing wrong is not heavy blocking their red attack in phase 2, i didnt think i had enough time to do a heavy parry but it turns out there is just enough time, Once i had that down i had way more openings to attack and heal.

Karavanth

2 Jan @ 6:04pm

Yeah, I had to read somewhere that you can tap, tap-hold, which deflects both projectiles *and* gives you the necessary charge up. That's mean, I say!

Congrats on the win!

Saber

2 Jan @ 8:56pm

Originally posted by Karavanth:
Yeah, I had to read somewhere that you can tap, tap-hold, which deflects both projectiles *and* gives you the necessary charge up. That's mean, I say!

Congrats on the win!

I also went and fought the boss over in the ruins near the tomb of Lear, fun boss, beat him on my 7th try

Karavanth

3 Jan @ 6:50am

I found him a welcome cool down, and thank goodness.

Saber

3 Jan @ 9:08am

Yeah Same, He was such a good and fun fight, much more in tune with what i like out of a boss, He could have been a bit harder in some ways but overall I think his boss design was amazing.

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Karavanth

3 Jan @ 10:36am

You've nailed it with "much more in tune with what i like out of a boss."

In related news, I ended up flipping to story mode for the final boss. There's nice sliders so you can create your own difficulty level by adjusting the percent damage you do and percent damage you take.

Honestly, I think I could've learned it with time, but the fights that had taken a long time had worn me out, and I ready to return to my interrupted Persona 5R run 😳

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Saber

3 Jan @ 12:04pm

Originally posted by Karavanth:
You've nailed it with "much more in tune with what i like out of a boss."

In related news, I ended up flipping to story mode for the final boss. There's nice sliders so you can create your own difficulty level by adjusting the percent damage you do and percent damage you take.

Honestly, I think I could've learned it with time, but the fights that had taken a long time had worn me out, and I ready to return to my interrupted Persona 5R run 😳

Thats entirely valid, have fun with your P5R run and thanks for chattin!