High Lord Wolnir (#7)

Boss: High Lord Wolnir (#7)
My level: 59
Number of tries: 3
Difficulty: 1,5/5

          After first try: "Darn, he is so hard!" After 3rd try: "He is so easy." :) Once I've noticed he loses 1\3 HP when his bracer breaks fight became quite trivial. Wolnir hits hard, that is true, but he is VERY slow - you can run to him, run away from him, and run to him again, maybe even score several hits. He has a lot of HP - thats why I thought the boss hard, but his bracers are breaking so fast, thus killing the boss like in a minute.

          By the way, it seems that after certain point the game become quite easy. I've changed my sword to Dark Sword which is much easier to upgrade. My sword is +5 now, when Irithyll Blade was only +2 (Twinkling Titanite is hard to find). Also it seems my level is high for this zone - I didnt encounter any difficult places in Catacombs, though died a lot due to stupid reasons, like holes or skeleton balls :)

          Reminds me of ... I even dunno ...Old Iron King?

#darksouls3 #wolnir #highlordwolnir

Abyss Watchers (#6)

Boss: Abyss Watchers (#6)
My level: 53
Number of tries: 9
Difficulty: 3,5/5

          Second really difficult boss after Cursed Tree. VERY fast, first enemy I've encountered who can outpace my Irithyll Sword. Hit hard, if both of them attacks you at once = wipe. Almost impossible to run from them, since they can charge. The only way defeat them is to avoid their attack until they will try to kill each other, then you can score several hits from the back. Even then their slash attacks can catch you.

          Bun then comes the second phase! When he is alone and there is no one to with with except you. Even more fast, dangerous and deadly! 8 times I tried to win - at least 3 or 4 times I made it through phase 1, but his fiery slashes in p2 finished me quickly. Once I've changed my weapon to heavy Greataxe I made it from the first try :)

          Reminds me of - guess what? :) Ruin Sentinels of course :)

#darksouls3 #abysswatchers

Deacons of the Deep (#5)

Boss: Deacons of the Deep (#5)
My level: 44
Number of tries: 3
Difficulty: 2/5

          Another quite hard boss. I wasted about 3 minutes before I understood what I have to do with this encounter. My first thought was - hey, this is Prowling Magus and Congregation #2! Second thought was - no, it is more like Skeleton Lords :) With a smile on my face I run and killed dozen of Deacons ... and to my surprise boss havent lose even one HP :) Deacons are weak, they die fast, but they are many - if you got stunned - probably you die aswell from non-stopping hits. And again second phase! Again, harder than first! Boss even can be healed by his minions! Big column in the center of the hall helps a lot - you can run away from Deacons, use estus and rush back to the crowd :) Actually after the fight I realized it wasnt difficult - probably because my level was quite high, also I had very good sword. Oh, yes, about my sword! It is "Irithyll blade" - drom from icy monster below the church (entrance to Path of Suffering) - its fast, does not require much stamina (I can score 6 hits in row) and have quite high damage added with frost.

          And a few words about level itself. Even not the level, but the game as a whole. At least for now I really enjoy DS3. They were able to keep the game difficulty and dark atmosphere as it was in DS2. Graphics is awesome, I can see my cape flowing, I can see every bone in skeletons when they move, I almost feel heat on my face when I'm trying to avoid another fireball :)

#darksouls3 #deaconsofthedeep

Crystal Sage (#4)

Boss: Crystal Sage (#4)
My level: 39
Number of tries: 4
Difficulty: 2/5
          I didn't think it is the boss to be honest - there was no fog, just another room. I thought it is just another caster, I've met before. Only after I noticed his enormous large hat I realized this one is a boss :) This fight could be quite hard if not for the fact the boss can be staggered that simplifies fight a lot. My strategy was to rush to him and hit until my stamina runs dry.
          He smashed me with his magic when I first encountered him, imagine my surprise when I saw he had second phase when he splits! One wrong move - and you become stunned by cloud of magic missiles and die. Thankfully, Sage does not have much HP. Overall - fight of medium difficulty.
          From this point I also will write about of boss resemblance from DS2. Because this boss reminded me of Flexile Sentury :) Doesnt look like the same, huh? :) But somehow I thought exactly of Flexile Sentury - maybe because of music, or maybe because both bosses were 4th in my order of encountering.
          p.s. I must say this linear progression is not to my liking. 4th boss - all in the end of the level. Remember how many paths Majula had? I wish the same for Firelink Shrine.
          p.p.s. Forgot to add - I really like trash how trash mobs are made in DS3 - they are plenty and hard. Those giant scorpions really kick @ss!

#crystalsage #darksouls3

Curse-Rotted Greatwood (#3)

Boss: Curse-Rotted Greatwood (#3)
My level: 35
Number of tries: 8
Difficulty: 3,5/5

          Yes! Hard boss! This immense tree could not even be comapared to The Last Giant - this one is bigger, stronger and has two phases! Really hard - I could not even imagine there will be second phase, since first was hard enough.

          Boss is immune to damage except several spots - those eggs, or tumors I dunno ... bwah, disgusting :) And this giant white hand sprouted from the trunk - woah, even more disgusting :)

          My strategy was ... there wasnt any strategy actually - I had no idea how I can hit the boss and avoid being hit in the same time. Boss' attack range is very big, when I tried to hit him - even if I scored a hit I could not avoid his smash. In the same time small enemies keep assaulting you, making things even more difficult. Second phase is easier than first, since there are no adds, but when I came into second phase it was always with only few estus charges left. On my 8th try I barely made it. Thankfully the way to the boss is short :)

#darksouls3 #curserottengreatwood

Vordt of Boreal Valley (#2)

Boss: Vordt of Boreal Valley (#2)
My level: 24
Number of tries: 2
Difficulty: 1,5/5

          Man, this is more and more awesome! This music! You can really feel you are fighting the battle of your life! Though this freezing beast might add some chill to your assertiveness! By the way I still didn't understoon is it a beast or a man? Woman in chapel calls it "a dog", but it has hands. Clearly not a human, but seems some kind of werewolf. Beware of his charge :)

          Added later: Two bosses so far, both quite simple. Fat knight not long before boss was even harder. Lothric Knight with blue cape and red eyes was definitely harder. Also, Vordt could be easily dealt with using familiar strategy "stay near the leg and hit". I do not complain, I just felt some familiar sense that I have seen it somewhere already - somewhere in DS2. I hope next bosses will require more strategy.

#darksouls3 #vordt #lothric

WoW: Legion Beta

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          DH starting quest chain is very well done! Many drawbacks to TBC and WoD events. And look at those halls - its amazing! Huge quiet chambers where your hear only the echo of your footsteps. This really looks like ancient prison with its denizens held here for milleniums.

         

          Remember Lord of the Rings The Return of the King movie? Remember the episode when burst of light shooted from ... err, I dont remember from where actually, but if you saw the movie, you should definitely remember this episode :)

 

          My first artifact weapon! Twinblades! :) Man, I dreamed about owning this since Vanilla. I played my rogue and drooled over Azshara NPC's twinblades - finally, after 12 years I have pair of mine )))

 

          Several bugs are still here :)

 

          This is DH's class order halls. From MMO-Champion you must be familiar with this "new" feature. In truth this is revamped Garrisons - I didn't find much difference so far - same follower system. But anyway to be on flying demon ship is very cool :)