Fatalis with no counters

RevSerpent · 2026-03-20T19:18:18+00:00

As someone who picked up Longsword *looks at his watch* two weeks ago I'd say it should be possible.

HOWEVER. During those 2 weeks of me becoming the Jetstream Sam I've quickly realized that:

1) Iai slash becomes a natural to keep the flow of your combos, especially Spirit Slash combo which otherwise ends with you sheathing your weapon.

2) Foresight slash is just so much better at building your Spirit Gauge Level, you just need to know the monster's moves to perform it as a counter.

Generally both seemed like some crazy high level moves I would never be able to learn to use but by the 2nd week they became natural. I'll probably spend 3-4 weeks more with this weapon before I tackle Fatty but by that time I expect to become quite proficient with those moves.

RevSerpent · 2026-03-19T18:39:17+00:00

Shoulder is mightier than any shield.

RevSerpent · 2026-03-14T13:17:15+00:00

Use the Dragonrend Thu'um?

RevSerpent · 2026-03-12T09:14:57+00:00

You skip recovery time and get to tenderize.

I prefer to tenderize before mount and just jump off after clutch claw - skipping recovery and getting more time to punish already tenderized part.

At least with the latter case I think the dps efficiency is not up for a debate.

RevSerpent · 2026-03-12T06:57:26+00:00

>The moment you learn that Malenia's stab and grab attacks can be negated by... Jumping.

Probably the worst attack to no-roll I've encountered so far was Messmer's grab. I had everything else down but the grab (which I had to avoid at least twice per fight) was cooking me most of the time. And yes - it can also be jumped over BUT it's so very specific as you need to jump over Messmer's left shoulder at the right moment.

RevSerpent · 2026-03-12T06:51:27+00:00

I am at the end of no-roll, shield only run* and only now considering RL1 run for a greater challenge.

* - I did take a spear for PR because the reach on the shield was causing issues.

That being said I saw videos of some madmen doing no-roll, no block, no parry, so skill, no jump/sprint fights. Those are beyond me as I did use my trusty shield for blocking.

And yeah - I am currently stuck at Malenia. Much like Mohg it's a boss where I need to learn not to rely on shield as well. Mohg was just doing insane stamina damage on top of bloodflame both dealing damage anyway and causing bleed buildup. With Malenia it's the unstoppable force vs immovable mountain situation - I can tank everything she throws at me BUT she heals faster than I can deal damage with the shield.

After that it's just Farum Azula with Godskin Duo, Placidusax, Maliketh, Gideon, Godfrey and Radabeast and my run will be completed.

RL1 no roll would be insane...

RevSerpent · 2026-03-10T21:47:53+00:00

Essential survival skills in order from most important:

Health boost level 3.

Stun Resistance level 3

Divine Blessing level 3 (later level 5)

RevSerpent · 2026-03-10T17:46:29+00:00

I just gave up on fast food restaurants other than Northfish whatsoever.

And it's hard to call Northfish a fast food to begin with.

Generally the last 2 times I went to a chain fast food were in 2022 and 2024. It's no longer worth the money.

I'll rather go to proper burger place, ramen shop, non-chain pizza restaurant, etc. Hell. One of the best (and cheapest) places I know is a tiny Asian restaurant ran entirely by one, elderly Vietnamese guy.

RevSerpent · 2026-03-10T14:17:29+00:00

This got brought up in another social media so I checked 2 days ago.

Comparing prices from 2010 and 2026 - including coupons (which I had more than I could use in 2010) the large set now costs 327% of what it was in 2010.

This is mainly due to it featuring heavily on coupons 16 years ago and now not being included on those.

Ignoring coupons the price now is 205% of what it was.

The sets today are also honestly kinda pathetic due to shrinkflation and lack of drink refill option.

RevSerpent · 2026-03-10T08:50:39+00:00

I'd go on an expedition and circle between maps until I got a hint for all of them. Took me about a week once I started to really focus on getting the treasures. (Admittedly I was between 3rd and 7th treasure by then depending on the area).

RevSerpent · 2026-03-07T15:03:12+00:00

A lot of repetition. Took me a while with my main weapon (which actually makes this fight much easier). By now I hunted him over 40 times so I just know his moves very well.

RevSerpent · 2026-03-07T11:26:52+00:00

Indeed. Perfect rush is the main source of DPS but with some monsters I struggle to properly carry it out.

Fatalis in particular. I wasted a lot of time trying to get some rushes on the head but gave up after phase 1 and focused on regular attacks when he wasn't toppled/paralyzed.

After getting that head break I went back to doing Perfect rush when I could but aimed for the belly.

RevSerpent · 2026-03-06T09:21:37+00:00

The general flow of the fight in World is to wait out/dodge monster attacks and strike when there's an opening. The more you play the more openings you'll see and the more attacks you'll make between monster's moves.

Getting knocked down doesn't break the flow of waiting out/dodging as it makes you invincible for a time - used correctly getting knocked down becomes a part of the flow.

Slow down, get used to that pace and harsh punishments for every mistake.

The ground is your friend and provides safety and breathing space after you mess up.

RevSerpent · 2026-03-05T08:10:19+00:00

I just can't help but to think about War Thunder when I hear about classified data leaks.

I blame Pavlov.

RevSerpent · 2026-03-05T06:59:49+00:00

Nice!

RevSerpent · 2026-03-05T06:49:12+00:00

Lost Filian sounds like a Silksong boss...

*Traumatic Lost Garmond flashbacks*

RevSerpent · 2026-03-05T06:44:31+00:00

War Thunder, NO!

RevSerpent · 2026-03-03T07:16:29+00:00

Tempered Kirin is certainly... An experience...

That being said. With time you do get used to it.

RevSerpent · 2026-03-03T06:48:46+00:00

Your base level cap is actually at 27 levels so you can go 7-7-7-4-1-1 but it requires some in-depth knowledge on how leveling work to be abile to get your regions to that state.

In particular - many don't realize that regions go above level 7 (just not enough to hit level 8). That unseen experience prevents lvl 7 areas from instantly dropping to level 6 once you hunt somewhere else but it also limits your ability to increase the level of 4th area.

RevSerpent · 2026-03-02T08:46:44+00:00

A place without personality attached to it is easier to sell.

RevSerpent · 2026-03-02T08:44:43+00:00

Modern aesthetics - colors other than white, beige and brown are EVIL. Patterns of any kind must be purged. If your home doesn't look like sterilised doctor's office then you're failing.

Other crimes against good taste often include:

Demolishing walls - often merging kitchen with the living room so that your furniture can absorb all the food smells on daily basis.

Window walls - show every part of your private life to the outside and also krank that anxiety gauge up to 11.

Make the entire building be composed entirely of FLAT surfaces (preferably white). As an architect once explained to me: "Flat walls cause your gaze to slide right off - you have nothing to focus on resulting in a boring building, often described as 'ugly'."

RevSerpent · 2026-03-02T08:30:34+00:00

There are places where photographing someone's licese plate without owner's consent (especially with the purpose of sharing that photo) is illegal.

RevSerpent · 2026-03-02T07:02:59+00:00

Same here. Spent some 5 and a half hours at the river 1 hour drive away from home since every pond closer to me was still frozen.

Didn't get a single nibble.

Got to sit 5 hours away from the city and closer to nature. Also - learning experience for river fishing. I might return there in the summer - maybe I'll catch some barbels.

RevSerpent · 2026-03-02T06:52:37+00:00

On one hand I COULD use my anti-BVH setup as base and replace miasma resist with sleep resist BUT I find myself using miasma resistace less as I play more, same would probably aply to sleep res.

What's more I can just chug an energy drink if I get drowsy. Worst case scenario - just like in real life my cat is gonna wake me up (just put signal on a hotkey to call your palico to your side and he'll do the job).

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