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Can somebody tell me what Bloodtinge, Arcane and Skill do, please? I'm guessing Arcane helps you discover better/more items through discovery, but I'm at a loss with Bloodtinge and Skill.

 

Loving this now. Spent about 3 hours, maybe more, on this last night. I'm in Old Yharnam and am trying to figure out what to do.

 

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Almost two years to the day I last bumped this thread and well... ...and have actually started tackling Bloodborne. And it. IS. AWESOME.  Been having a weird time these past few we

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I've seen things. A whole lot of things.  I've taken lengthy notes for a meaty update, but as I don't have time to sit down for that just yet, for now, I'll just say: I'm 12 hours in, and I think

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Over the last week or two some streamers have been sharing more gameplay from Lance McDonald's homebrew 60fps patch, and it has just been released.  Digital Foundry put out a great video on

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  Map said:
Not yet, been to engrossed in the main game, will check them out soon. You getting any decent rewards from them?

 

Not yet, "only" upgrade materials, gem stones and some stuff for Chalice Dungeon rituals.

 

  Fierce_LiNk said:
Can somebody tell me what Bloodtinge, Arcane and Skill do, please? I'm guessing Arcane helps you discover better/more items through discovery, but I'm at a loss with Bloodtinge and Skill.

 

These are my assumptions:

 

Bloodtinge increases damage you deal with Quick Silver bullets, i.e. guns.

Arcane increases Arcane damage (duh). Won't say any more to avoid spoilers.

They are both also used to equip weapons with the corresponding requirements. Same goes for Skill. Not sure if it does anything else besides that.

 

Also: There are weapon scalings for the stats.

 

E.g.: Strength - C; Skill - D; Bloodtinge - E...etc.

 

S is best (I assume, haven't seen this one yet in Bloodborne. It has been the best in the other Souls games), E is worst.

 

The better the letter, the better the scaling obviously. Meaning: Strength - A results in higher physical damage the more strength you have.

Fierce_LiNk Newbie

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  drahkon said:
Not yet, "only" upgrade materials, gem stones and some stuff for Chalice Dungeon rituals.

 

 

 

These are my assumptions:

 

Bloodtinge increases damage you deal with Quick Silver bullets, i.e. guns.

Arcane increases Arcane damage (duh). Won't say any more to avoid spoilers.

They are both also used to equip weapons with the corresponding requirements. Same goes for Skill. Not sure if it does anything else besides that.

 

Also: There are weapon scalings for the stats.

 

E.g.: Strength - C; Skill - D; Bloodtinge - E...etc.

 

S is best (I assume, haven't seen this one yet in Bloodborne. It has been the best in the other Souls games), E is worst.

 

The better the letter, the better the scaling obviously. Meaning: Strength - A results in higher physical damage the more strength you have.

 

Does Arcane also help with item discovery, though?

 

Cheers for all of that. I tried the cleaver yesterday for the first time and liked what I saw. Also got the Blunderbuss. Seems to be a great combination.

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  Fierce_LiNk said:
Does Arcane also help with item discovery, though?

 

Not sure, even though I've upgraded Arcane to 10 I haven't paid attention to what exactly changes.

 

If Item Discovery increases with points spent into Arcane, then yes, it helps.

However, I don't know how useful Item Discovery is.

 

I'll check when I have enough Echoes to level up (if you check it yourself, feel free to tell me :p)

 

Edit: Yes, levelling up Arcane increases Item Discovery.

 

  Map said:
@Shorty summed this boss up perfectly!

 

Oh yes, he was right. Rom is a dick. But with enough patience he's actually quite easy.

 

Now that he's dead I fear that the game has become a lot more difficult :D

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I flattened Rom when I went back to him after doing the Nightmare Frontier. Sometimes you can definitely reach a boss well under-levelled.

 

Click R3 on the stat screens for more info on them, BTW.

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Found my first Oath/Covenant yesterday, involved a pretty tough fight but was worth it as it gave me access to some awesome gear!

 

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Grrrr. Finally cleared the central bit, thought there would be another dream lamp but no. Then I'm getting chased by a dude with a cleaver, 2 dogs, 3 villagers.... Had to run back and go into the dream. I feel like I'm getting no where :/

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Halfway through my NG+ run - is there a particular Chalice Dungeon for farming Blood Stone Chunks? Trying to fortify the Burial Blade.

 

Not sure as I'm still very early with Chalice Dungeons, but you can check reddit for a list of Chalice Glyphs which create dungeons that include a lot of items/gear.

 

Edit: Beat two bosses from (I assume) optional areas : peace: Haven't fully explored them, yet, though. However, the Chalice Dungeons take up most of my playtime.

 

Finished a couple of the "storyline dungeons" and I think I'm close to getting that one item which makes Chalice Co-op/Invasions easier.

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I think I did the first chalice dungeon. I got to the end of the third level and the boss was that flaming dog that was in all the E3 videos. That sounds about right?

 

Not too certain how to get the second one.

 

Also, just found the cannon. MWAHAHAHAAA!!

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After a few days of not playing I come back to take on the Cleric Beast for the first time and it was a piece of piss. I'll be humbled shortly though lol.

 

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lol holy shit. Father Gascoigne beat on first try.

 

My hands are trembling

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Having trouble summoning a mate in Chalice Dungeons. :blank:

 

He can summon me just fine, but whenever I'll ring the beckoning bell and its chime gets discovered by him he won't connect. It's annyoing.

 

Maybe it has to do with the internet at my mom's place...I'll be at my place again from tomorrow onwards. Hopefully it'll work then...

 

 

Anyway, reached the layer 3 boss of another storyline Chalice Dungeon. I think that I'll get that item afterwards.

However, I'm just too dumb to beat the boss. He's not that difficult but I cannot for the love of God evade two of his attacks and this always results in death.

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I got to another boss just now.

 

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I beat him earlier after a few tries.
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I want to love the game, the atmosphere is fantastic and it really keeps you on edge. I just can't get anywhere, made it to the werewolf bridge, snuck underneath but fell into the rats and got raped. Ugh. So tempted to trade it in, I guess I'm just a "casual" gamer now :(

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  Esequiel said:
I want to love the game, the atmosphere is fantastic and it really keeps you on edge. I just can't get anywhere, made it to the werewolf bridge, snuck underneath but fell into the rats and got raped. Ugh. So tempted to trade it in, I guess I'm just a "casual" gamer now :(

 

I'm curious, what type of games do you like? You've bought a load over the past month or so and it seems like you haven't enjoyed any of them.

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I'm curious, what type of games do you like? You've bought a load over the past month or so and it seems like you haven't enjoyed any of them.

 

I still play FIFA, I enjoy minecraft. The last game I finished was Mordor, I liked GTA V, Watchdogs, Dragonage, Tombraider... Loved gears of war and finished COD but that's got a little short lately.

 

Bloodborne feels great but I hate getting so frustrated at not progressing, I mean... 4 hours in and Iv upgraded 1 weapon and "cleared" one area to have to do it all again!

 

I didn't like drive club, alien, dying light or evolve. Ooooo and I loved rouge legacy..

Map Newbie

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Took a break from the main game and did some Chalice Dungeons yesterday, completed 3, quite addictive and I got a Chalice boss armour set become available at the insight messengers which was pretty cool. Need some more ritual materials now.

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Just finished off Darkbeast Paarl. Can't believe the coolest boss fight in the whole game is optional.

 

Any advice for a fellow hunter. Paarl just fed me my spine.

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  Esequiel said:
I still play FIFA, I enjoy minecraft. The last game I finished was Mordor, I liked GTA V, Watchdogs, Dragonage, Tombraider... Loved gears of war and finished COD but that's got a little short lately.

 

Bloodborne feels great but I hate getting so frustrated at not progressing, I mean... 4 hours in and Iv upgraded 1 weapon and "cleared" one area to have to do it all again!

 

I didn't like drive club, alien, dying light or evolve. Ooooo and I loved rouge legacy..

 

Surely you knew what you were getting into before buying this? Or did you get swept up in the hype? :D

 

I miss our bantz on Fifa. :(

Cookyman Newbie

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I didn't realise Bloodborne had hardcore porn action in it until now....

 

 

In other news, if you love Bloodborne and haven't played Dark Souls 2 then I'd strongly recommend picking it up.

 

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Its absolutely brilliant, came across a new enemy they added yesterday...

 

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Iv never played a souls game, I can see why people like them but yeah "hype". Damn it sheika. There isn't much else out at the minute so I'll try and get on with it till I go on holiday :D

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