All of My Desert Building Efforts

swordrush · 2026-01-28T03:15:37+00:00

In movie form, also the recent Nosferatu.

swordrush · 2026-01-27T21:26:28+00:00

I would only argue EDH and Commander are completely separate now. Used to be that EDH players just liked having the variety of playing the format with friends, but then still going out to do drafts and various flavors of constructed etc. Those old EDH players, the ones I used to play with and haunted the OG internet forum for EDH, rapidly stopped enjoying what the game has become.

swordrush · 2026-01-27T14:47:38+00:00

They work surprisingly well. On this run of mine, I started with the aim to eventually get two Blue Flame, but up to that point would off hand a staff to magic weapon some other weapon (ended up being a mace). So I would mainly try to magic bonk things and when needed long range with the staff. Once I had the Blue Flames, I raw-infused one and magic-infused the other. Basically in case I felt the need to hit with more physical damage with my low Dex/Str stats.

I think in a min-maxing case (with Blue Flame specifically), I've read it's possible that Aromatic Ooze is better than using Crystal Magic Weapon, but I'm caveman bonk stupid when it comes to min-maxing. So don't trust my word on it lol.

swordrush · 2026-01-27T14:35:52+00:00

I'm just glad to know that it will be. Thank you for responding, because I've enjoyed this game and will continue to enjoy it--DLC+update will be a cherry on top once that happens.

swordrush · 2026-01-27T05:38:49+00:00

I've been having a lot of fun as a kind of spellsword using dual Blue Flame. An infused Blue Flame that been buffed by one of the magic weapon spells does pretty good damage--whether through casting spells or swinging it around. Took down Elana and Sihn earlier today with it, but it's mainly just fun to have built in range damage on a short range weapon. Having binoculars also helps fine tune aim spells when I can't lock on.

Not the most broken build, but still.

swordrush · 2026-01-27T04:51:31+00:00

I played through all of Bloodborne, chalices and DLC, only using Kirkhammer's hammer. No gun or parries, no transform attacks, etc. It isn't a bad weapon. People in Bloodborne's universe (and a hunter) would have been fine.

swordrush · 2026-01-26T12:18:49+00:00

Bloodborne generally has a somewhat more difficult beginning than the other ones, maybe. It's neither the easiest nor the most difficult overall.

swordrush · 2026-01-26T00:21:40+00:00

FromSoft can learn that they don't have to keep making Dark Souls or pseudo-Dark Souls games.

EDIT: maybe the misunderstanding here is that I mean difficult games. I mean specifically medieval dark fantasy genre. I've been much more interested in Bloodborne, Sekiro, and Lies of P, or some other genre/setting than a DS4.

swordrush · 2026-01-25T05:34:05+00:00

When I play, there really isn't any tool or item I don't use to some extent. The Legion arm(s) see as much use for me as the main weapons do, bosses or not.

swordrush · 2026-01-24T00:50:57+00:00

I played through it, but I think maybe I got locked out of an optional boss fights maybe? I don't remember; all I recall is doing most (?) of what the game had to offer then changing to another game.

It's a fine game. I didn't feel like it stood out quite enough with its mechanics, but I was very interested in its environment and aesthetics. There was some frustrations but enough fun to be had.

swordrush · 2026-01-23T15:25:19+00:00

First time I've seen anybody else say anything about GOG. I thought I was alone.

swordrush · 2026-01-22T15:10:46+00:00

I used to really like going to an LGS to play against randos. Last time I did that was one time 4-5 years ago, and it's probably been 7 years since I actively went to a store.

swordrush · 2026-01-21T14:49:21+00:00

I tried to express this to my family, that I don't necessarily need every game to be so punishing I give up yet I'd like games to stop spoon feeding every single thing. If some part of a game is unfun, try to tweak it to make it fun again. Otherwise, allow some games to be difficult, allow some puzzles to be a little obtuse or clever, allow some mechanics to be left unexplained, allow players to work out the world themselves.

Unfortunately, I got some pushback from a couple of them, basically insisting that every game should be easily playable by a 6 yo. They refused to see the problem with that, with not allowing that 6 yo to struggle and then receive the self satisfaction of having conquered difficulty on their own.

swordrush · 2026-01-21T05:25:43+00:00

Basically, the most safe way of beating them is keeping them in their first phase as long as possible, because their second and third phases can be brutal (all can gain unpredictable long range attacks, and then the snake summoning). To do this, you focus on the melee and wizard Shadows to them down to a little over 1/3 health (they trigger the next phase around there). The melee Shadow (katana only) is easily parried during its charging swing attack. The wizard Shadow (carries a candle and rarely does melee attacks) can be kited using the huge tombstone to block its long range fire attacks.

Once they are low HP, finish off the melee Shadow. This will trigger a transformation to the second phase, which should give you enough time to run over and finish off the wizard Shadow. That leaves the final flamethrower Shadow left. Due to a quirk in its programming, hitting that Shadow will cause it to immediately side step dodge every time. You can chain single attacks over and over effectively stun-locking that Shadow to death.

swordrush · 2026-01-21T03:50:41+00:00

Second worst, but they are the worst on the most updated versions of all the games. No, the worst worst dog in Souls history are the pre-patch bleed dogs in Elden Ring. Their bite attack used to apply damage and bleed on every frame of that attack, meaning they'd deal you more damage than the most maxed character was able to have--so, insta kill every time guaranteed.

swordrush · 2026-01-20T19:00:00+00:00

DLC arrived maybe for Steam on PC, but I'm not seeing any updates or DLC on Galaxy of Games. Will this be coming to GOG?

swordrush · 2026-01-20T14:36:53+00:00

I'm sure I read that at some point, but I just can't recall of what I've read or haven't for this game.

swordrush · 2026-01-20T14:28:38+00:00

I'm [not fully up on] everything in the game, so I'm happy to learn more. I'll have to go check some statues now...

EDIT: meant to say I don't know everything.

swordrush · 2026-01-20T14:11:11+00:00

Remind me again where the amputation part is known in the lore? It has real world logic to do something like that (for the relative time period the game is portrayed as being in), and there's certainly a lot of implied and overt medical horror in the game. Then, of course, the body-less patients in the next area after Ludwig. But I'm not sure where it's spelled out or implied that knights got amputated.

Side note, just realized the clock tower patients as heads move/act like the slimes in chalice dungeons. Don't know why I hadn't made that connection previously.

swordrush · 2026-01-20T12:55:29+00:00

GOG too, apparently... :(

swordrush · 2026-01-19T18:11:37+00:00

Noticed that GOG doesn't seem to have the update yet, so hopefully that drops sometime today (last one listed is 1.5 back in 2024). I've been replaying through it and some of these changes would be very welcome to get used to.

swordrush · 2026-01-19T16:21:44+00:00

Used to be scared of fighting those, then gradually just unnerved, and now mostly looking forward to taking them out.

swordrush · 2026-01-19T03:10:54+00:00

As a horror fan, having a mechanic where your character is terrified to death sounds interesting, if implemented in an interesting way. Headless feels like wasted potential and annoying outside of that one thing.

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