Bloodborne (From Software / Sony)

Penn

TitianGerm wrote: »

Was Gerhman your last boss?

Yeah. I missed the chance to get two of the umbilical cord parts, so i only had two of them. I used them just before the fight anyway for the sake of it, but it didn't matter.

sticker

Dave0301

I am going back over all the Soulsborne games to platinum them (lockdown is long).

Anyway, I assume that I am just going to have to bite the bullet and play Bloodborne at 30FPS?

I have a PS5 but from reading online it doesn't look good for an official patch. Anyone hear any news that might make me wait a bit longer?

TitianGerm

Dave0301 wrote: »

I am going back over all the Soulsborne games to platinum them (lockdown is long).

Anyway, I assume that I am just going to have to bite the bullet and play Bloodborne at 30FPS?

I have a PS5 but from reading online it doesn't look good for an official patch. Anyone hear any news that might make me wait a bit longer?

30FPS and dodgy frame pacing.

I really hope it comes to PC at some stage because it's my favorite PS4 game and I really want to play it without the limitations.

Dave0301

TitianGerm wrote: »

30FPS and dodgy frame pacing.

I really hope it comes to PC at some stage because it's my favorite PS4 game and I really want to play it without the limitations.

Has there been a technical reason given why it hasn't been patched for the PS5?

I suppose they could be holding out to release a full remastered version á la Demon's Souls.

Retr0gamer

Dave0301 wrote: »

Has there been a technical reason given why it hasn't been patched for the PS5?

If costs too much, no return on investment and can't be arsed are technical enough then yes.

Dave0301

Retr0gamer wrote: »

If costs too much, no return on investment and can't be arsed are technical enough then yes.

Might crack on with Dark Souls 2 then!

nix

What!? They havent patched it to work at 60fps yet? I thought it was all games pretty much are sorted for launch to work at 60fps??

Feckin cowboys..

TitianGerm

nix wrote: »

What!? They havent patched it to work at 60fps yet? I thought it was all games pretty much are sorted for launch to work at 60fps??

Feckin cowboys..

It's locked to 30FPS so can't automatically run at a higher frame rate like some other games who had unlocked frame rates.

Games that are locked usually need a patch to get them running and I doubt BB has the interest to warrant a patch with its age and perceived difficulty. Maybe they'll do something though for the PS5 if they do port to to PC.

EoinHef

Finally decided to give this a proper go after bouncing off it a few times. Throughly enjoying it.

I've explored central yarnham a good bit,got a few upgrades and finally found the first boss the other night. Gave him one go before bed and nearly feckin had him,today I'm on my 6th try and only got him close once.

Funny how that works!!

Having to farm a few blood vials in between runs is a tad tedious but not too bad,hopefully I'll get him soon:P

Omg,this whole time I didn't realise you can

sprint

...ffs:P

TitianGerm

EoinHef wrote: »

Finally decided to give this a proper go after bouncing off it a few times. Throughly enjoying it.

I've explored central yarnham a good bit,got a few upgrades and finally found the first boss the other night. Gave him one go before bed and nearly feckin had him,today I'm on my 6th try and only got him close once.

Funny how that works!!

Having to farm a few blood vials in between runs is a tad tedious but not too bad,hopefully I'll get him soon:P

Omg,this whole time I didn't realise you can

sprint

...ffs:P

You've played other Souls games haven't you? Please tell me you didn't walk everywhere in those :pac:

Who was your first boss?

EoinHef

TitianGerm wrote: »

You've played other Souls games haven't you? Please tell me you didn't walk everywhere in those :pac:

Who was your first boss?

Never played the Souls game. This my first outing into the genre. Ye know it's weird,I didnt feel like I needed a sprint until I started taking on the boss,like having to ru to him each time.

First boss,Fr Gascoigne? Is he not the only first boss?:P

I thought I had totally explored the area

Penn

EoinHef wrote: »

Never played the Souls game. This my first outing into the genre. Ye know it's weird,I didnt feel like I needed a sprint until I started taking on the boss,like having to ru to him each time.

First boss,Fr Gascoigne? Is he not the only first boss?:P

I thought I had totally explored the area

Many people's first boss is Cleric Beast. He's at the end of the large bridge with the two werewolves on it.

TitianGerm

EoinHef wrote: »

Never played the Souls game. This my first outing into the genre. Ye know it's weird,I didnt feel like I needed a sprint until I started taking on the boss,like having to ru to him each time.

First boss,Fr Gascoigne? Is he not the only first boss?:P

I thought I had totally explored the area

Nope. Cleric Beast is the boss most people meet first. Did you go up into an old warehouse area and meet an NPC?

EoinHef

Penn wrote: »

Many people's first boss is Cleric Beast. He's at the end of the large bridge with the two werewolves on it.

So he is:D

First go!! He seems quite a bit easier than gascoigne

Just noticed it gives you a lamp on the bridge then too,awesome!

EoinHef

What can ye do with insight?

Penn

EoinHef wrote: »

What can ye do with insight?

Not a whole pile. The first insight point you get unlocks the Doll in the Hunters Dream, meaning you can start levelling up. You also use one insight each time you summon another player or npc to help you. You can spend insight points at the Hunters Dream with the Bath Messengers (the ones up at the top beside the workshop) to buy special items.

Outside of that, it changes small things in the world the more insight you have. You might see or hear some different things, enemies can use different attacks. It's nothing major though. It also affects some resistances to certain stats. You get insight points each time you discover a new boss (and maybe new areas too, I can't remember), and there are also consumables (Madmans Knowledge) that increase insight.

I think I read somewhere that best advice for new players is once it gets to about 15 or so, pretty much keep it in or around that level. I'm not 100% sure on that though.

EoinHef

OK cool.The first night I played I got one from somewhere i dont know where and clicked on what looked like a pile of bones,it got spent and looked like an npc came to fight with me? That one also allowed me to start levelling with the doll

I do have that madmans skull but haven't used it as didn't want to mistakenly spend it again! I have 6 now from cleric beast it seems and a 7th from the skull of needed.

Gascoigne just keeps kicking my ass,the second half in particular,I keep running out of bullets. I'll get there though.

TitianGerm

EoinHef wrote: »

OK cool.The first night I played I got one from somewhere i dont know where and clicked on what looked like a pile of bones,it got spent and looked like an npc came to fight with me? That one also allowed me to start levelling with the doll

I do have that madmans skull but haven't used it as didn't want to mistakenly spend it again! I have 6 now from cleric beast it seems and a 7th from the skull of needed.

Gascoigne just keeps kicking my ass,the second half in particular,I keep running out of bullets. I'll get there though.

Did you find an item that will help with that fight? Beasts are weak to fire as well.

EoinHef

TitianGerm wrote: »

Did you find an item that will help with that fight? Beasts are weak to fire as well.

Not that I know of,I've tried moltovs and oil urns but he dodges them well enough. I had a few throwing knifes at one point actually,might try stock up on them.

Kiting round the headstones makes the first phase easy enough,it's that second stage when he quite quick I'm finding difficult.

Last go I managed to kite him round the kinda building thing at the back of the area from where ye walk in. That seemed to help. Just hard to get the stun and ran out of bullets

I got the hunters armor? I've upgraded my melee and gun aswell? How would I know the specific item?

gimli2112

the toughest aspect of gaiscoigne is that you meet him so early and are as weak as a summer breeze
there's some headstones in the centre you can use to keep him at bay
there is a cheese method with the stairs which I am not ashamed to admit used myself, you can trap him behind the railings on the right and wail on him to your heart' delight
he's actually easy once you get better at things and level up but a real challenge early on

TitianGerm

EoinHef wrote: »

Not that I know of,I've tried moltovs and oil urns but he dodges them well enough. I had a few throwing knifes at one point actually,might try stock up on them.

Kiting round the headstones makes the first phase easy enough,it's that second stage when he quite quick I'm finding difficult.

Last go I managed to kite him round the kinda building thing at the back of the area from where ye walk in. That seemed to help. Just hard to get the stun and ran out of bullets

I got the hunters armor? I've upgraded my melee and gun aswell? How would I know the specific item?

Did you kill a giant pig on the way to the boss? There's an item near the pig that you can give to someone who will then give you the item for the fight. It helps in the second phase but can only be used three times.

What weapon did you start with? I wouldn't bother upgrading the gun though.

EoinHef

TitianGerm wrote: »

Did you kill a giant pig on the way to the boss? There's an item near the pig that you can give to someone who will then give you the item for the fight. It helps in the second phase but can only be used three times.

What weapon did you start with? I wouldn't bother upgrading the gun though.

Yup,the pig in the tunnel,after taking the lift and ladder down to sewer,I make a left after the pig out a little door and climb the huge ladder to where the boss is.

I started with the Saw Cleaver,I started with the cane but after about two hours wasn't digging it so restarted with the saw cleaver

skerry

gimli2112 wrote: »

the toughest aspect of gaiscoigne is that you meet him so early and are as weak as a summer breeze
there's some headstones in the centre you can use to keep him at bay
there is a cheese method with the stairs which I am not ashamed to admit used myself, you can trap him behind the railings on the right and wail on him to your heart' delight
he's actually easy once you get better at things and level up but a real challenge early on

I used that cheese method on him too, I think it was you who told me about it I also have no regrets. He kicked my a$$ way too many times. Didn't have to cheese anyone else for rest of the game though, just found him particularly tough, he's so damn aggressive.

EoinHef

Hmm there's a note beside the pig,says "wondrous small lady",now I don't know if they mean they pig or the thing I'm looking for:)

TitianGerm

EoinHef wrote: »

Hmm there's a note beside the pig,says "wondrous small lady",now I don't know if they mean they pig or the thing I'm looking for:)

Did you find a necklace down there? If so you need to find someone to give it to.

EoinHef

No necklace in my inventory and I killed the pig and had a good look around. I'll check the area again. Like the sewer bit leading up to pig in tunnel or in the actual tunnel?

I thought I had it all explored but givin I hadn't found the cleric beast I dont really know if I do know. I'm stocking up on moltovs and knifes while exploring anyway. I only noticed something just now aswell,all the people that ye can talk to have a kind of light beside them.

Just found a dude called Gabriel right near the first lamp!!

TitianGerm

EoinHef wrote: »

No necklace in my inventory and I killed the pig and had a good look around. I'll check the area again. Like the sewer bit leading up to pig in tunnel or in the actual tunnel?

I thought I had it all explored but givin I hadn't found the cleric beast I dont really know if I do know. I'm stocking up on moltovs and knifes while exploring anyway. I only noticed something just now aswell,all the people that ye can talk to have a kind of light beside them.

Just found a dude called Gabriel right near the first lamp!!

Sorry I got mixed up. You don't get the necklace yet, you speak to someone in a window (not Gabriel) and they'll give you the item to help with the fight. You need to bring the necklace back to that window later.

petes

First time I played it Gasgoigne was a right pain, played it again recently and got to grips with parrying, makes it and the game a bit easier...a bit lol

EoinHef

Aha,music box? It's near where I got the madmans skull?

Is the item a cheese thing or intended?

I dont think I was that far away from getting him,I just needed to not miss too many parries in the first phase,sometimes was getting them but he was hitting me just about so couldn't take advantage.

Right I levelled again there,spent 7.5k souls after all that exploring!!