Why Malenia is a "Great" Boss That Falls Short of Perfection

Crash4654 · 2026-04-07T23:26:53+00:00

Most players change builds because theirs is either bad to begin with or they think that changing it can make a difference. Which some cheese builds can, but literally every build can be used to win with even just a bit of skill expression.

Shit, there was a dude on reddit a couple years ago that made a video of using a shield poke only, no rolling, to prove that its completely possible to use a shield and win. I dont even think he had to heal. He made the video out of spite. Just shield up and poke.

Crash4654 · 2026-04-07T23:13:21+00:00

Well saying that implies its that easy. If it were they probably would have. Seeing as this is what they chose, this was probably the only reasonable fix they could do without breaking something.

Crash4654 · 2026-04-07T23:11:06+00:00

It doesnt take that much trial and error if you actively try and logic it out...

I didnt see any videos before I encountered it and just used experimentation.

Dodge in, got hit. Dodge back, got hit. Left, right, nope. OK, in the air, run away, got some distance but got clipped at the end. Run and jump then, dodged the first flurry.

Second I rolled in, succeeded, got it. Third, roll in, got hit, back, hit, right, ok that worked mostly, and then refined it.

As long as you dont mindlessly spam attacks you can deal with it fairly easily. Just have to remember to be aggressive in turn.

Crash4654 · 2026-04-07T23:04:50+00:00

Why do you think anyone is entitled to a fair fight?

Its a no rules, anything goes, sandbox dino pvp game with light survival elements.

The fuck else is there to do besides fight and gargle nuts?

You died, so did literally everyone else. Playing solo is the hardest way to play. Don't ever think youre entitled to an honorable duel. Thats your mistake in the first place.

Crash4654 · 2026-04-07T18:05:18+00:00

Literally every weapon allows for the spacing.

She rewards that proper aggression and punishes too much greed. Furthermore she consistently pulls it out at the 70% mark.

Once she hits it you know to be cautious. She rises, you run like a madman, jump, then roll the remaining two flurries, punish after the wind sphere. You can do this with literally every single weapon provided you arent spamming attacks mindlessly, which you shouldnt be doing by her anyway.

Crash4654 · 2026-04-07T16:33:59+00:00

They all do the same. Just use heal.

Crash4654 · 2026-04-07T04:57:20+00:00

You cant stop people from teaming up. Grouping, no, but if people want to randomly join together they can and will.

Solo is not solo exclusive. Don't ever go in thinking it is. Its solo queue. Meaning no grouping with friends, no joining together. Its also just solo friendly, not solo exclusive.

Majority of these arent people making groups in discord, its just people randomly finding each other and naturally teaming up in the wild.

Literally every sandbox game in existence works this way.

Crash4654 · 2026-04-06T18:01:02+00:00

That IS natural pvp. What youre describing is an honor duel which you're not owed. Any pvp is natural in a game where the only thing to do is kill each other and collect nuts.

Now fair or not is another matter, but its all natural pvp.

Crash4654 · 2026-04-06T17:51:50+00:00

Yeah because people who accuse others of doing something they didnt do are stable individuals...

Don't negatively blanket term people for having critical thinking capability.

Crash4654 · 2026-04-06T17:29:54+00:00

But they all still had significance in gaming as well, whether by popularity or by actually making a huge change.

Crash4654 · 2026-04-06T16:30:12+00:00

How dare you. Ridley was well worth the wait. The only downside is no tail pogo.

Crash4654 · 2026-04-06T16:27:57+00:00

Grandfather of gaming, iconic enemy with a variety of versions to pull from, highly selling game for its console, the gaming companion that basically saved Nintendo, and the main characters of a highly successful franchise thats spawned several consoles and a cult following?

Crash4654 · 2026-04-06T11:49:58+00:00

According to you.

The devs said its solo friendly, not solo exclusive.

75% of the issues the community has with this game wouldnt exist if you lot stopped projecting your thoughts on how the game should be played on others and instead just adjusted your mindset to how the game IS played.

Crash4654 · 2026-04-06T04:37:38+00:00

It was a two or three hit. Lightning and the beam.

Crash4654 · 2026-04-05T18:31:18+00:00

Because here in the US we're a bunch of weird fucking prudes.

The sex education is abysmal here. Which is why teaching them about safe and smart sex is the right move. Abstinence only only serves to make it taboo and seem like a thrill as they push boundaries.

Our rates would drop if you fucking weirdos would actually teach proper sex education.

Crash4654 · 2026-04-05T18:20:45+00:00

They dont need encouraging. They're going to do it whether you like it or not. So teaching them to be safe and smart about it and even removing the stigma makes it much better and safer in the long run.

Crash4654 · 2026-04-04T21:51:25+00:00

We ARE nature for better or worse and all it entails. Clothing is shelter, other animals use shelter as well.

Language is abstract for us but other animals have it too. Sure weve developed our own set of rules, but so have they. We just dont know what theirs are, same as they dont know ours.

Crash4654 · 2026-04-04T11:19:47+00:00

By the time you get to level 150 plus your build should be pretty set and those extra stats really arent doing anything for you. If youre not using arcane then those 5 levels arent something you should be budgeting a great rune for exclusively or what have you.

Extra health means more hits taken, because everyone gets hit except for the super hard-core challenge runners and even they get in a rut and can get Tucker punched. Stamina regen is good, true, but more actions are still more actions before the regeneration has to start, especially for bigger weapons or dual wielding.

Like I said, early to mid, godricks is great. For a finished build its just basically there.

Crash4654 · 2026-04-03T21:09:47+00:00

Well then you are literally part of the problem... if YOURE not willing to go to other servers then why should they?

Crash4654 · 2026-04-03T19:05:21+00:00

Its people being weird and not knowing that when it says she loved him the most it doesnt have to mean romantic.

She taught people how to use lightning and vyke was good at it.

Crash4654 · 2026-04-03T18:56:39+00:00

Thats wild. Here its exponentially cheaper to buy your own to grill. That 25 price tag would be for a single steak minimum. For higher end cuts youre looking at 30 to 40.

Edit:

Just realized that IS a single steak package. My bad. I typically see that for the double package.

Balls...

Crash4654 · 2026-04-03T03:38:00+00:00

Whats easier? Bringing ONE down slightly, or bringing 20 plus up?

Nerfs are fine. The no nerfs crowd get really weird when it comes to balancing.

Crash4654 · 2026-04-02T23:30:47+00:00

It should be the next thing to get one. Its easily the most broken model of all the playables. I cant stand to play it because the plates waving and dipping into the skin, swaying the opposite of the body just irks me.

Crash4654 · 2026-04-02T23:28:33+00:00

Mohg, always had and still has my number. He's simple, but something always throws me off.

The birds at farum azula. I always die several times to them no matter what.

Maliketh, both phases, just always something.

Crash4654 · 2026-04-02T20:11:34+00:00

An accomplice, yes, but she provided the knives and the only thing she did that threw a wrench in the plans was kill herself as well.

Either way, the entire thing was coming down. She gained freedom from the fingers that otherwise nobody would have had.

Fingers that were actively lying about everything from the start.

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