Bloodborne

Kuriin_sl said:

Multiplayer in Bloodborne is just plain awful. You can spend hours searching for people and the password system was supposed to alleviate it. It did not. As long as one has the Beckoning Bell and the other Resonating Bell, it should work. And yes, Bell Maidens always get summoned when you initiate co-op. You typically don't need to worry about them until you get into areas like Nightmare of Mensis, since that area is generally the "pvp" spot.

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That's a shame. Thanks for the answer though Will keep trying!

DLC and a GOTY version with the DLC is up on the PSN Store, $20 and $50 respectively
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-...EXPANSIONDLC03
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-...OODBORNECOMPLE

There is nothing in the first link (just DLC) that indicates you need the base game to play although it seems like it will have to, since the new content sounds like its attached to existing areas and not accessed via a new menu or something. Confusing as fuck.

PSN is also running a promo, spend $100 between Oct 6th and Nov 3d and get back $15.

Anyone know the best way to prepare for the DLC? I have a character that is in the middle of NG+ so should I get to end on that character? I was thinking maybe I should just start a new character and play through with another build.

I'm just waiting to hear where you actually access the DLC ingame. I have my original characer in NG+, think I only beat the first couple bosses then took a break. I have all those doped soul consumables and upgrade stones on him too so I can just powerlevel myself with those.

Derkon_sl said:

I'm just waiting to hear where you actually access the DLC ingame. I have my original characer in NG+, think I only beat the first couple bosses then took a break. I have all those doped soul consumables and upgrade stones on him too so I can just powerlevel myself with those.

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Wondering about that too. I have a character now that is at the end of the normal game (not NG+), only one boss left. Have the 3 umbilical cords ready and the nightmare is defeated and altar of despair is open.

In the trailer, I see new weapons, but mostly old bosses. A bow for ranged + what appears to be the standard soul arrow type spell that most magic users start with in Demon/Dark souls. It makes it look like Bloodborne + DLC = Bloodborne Extended Edition rather than Bloodborne with a DLC zone type thing like Dark Souls 2 had.

If the DLC is more like an Extended Edition with scattered new stuff across the main game, then I would assume starting from the beginning would be best. Either way, happy with my current location and will wait with further progress until I know for sure since I can easily go to any location that triggers the DLC, or quickly finish up the normal game and start a NG+ with DLC.

PS: Not done much of the chalice dungeons before. Depth 4 ones are hard. Have the chalice for 5 too, but not enough blood (5) to open it. Progress is very slow.

Also stuck at last boss of the depth 3 one. Small area, Rom is the final boss, and spiders everywhere that bug out. Some don't move, some do, some appear out of nowhere. Tried it co-op with a friend with voice com, and I say "lets clear all but one spider" then I see one spider left and say lets go, he says "What? There are lots left". He is fighting air, then I see bodies pop up as their death animation kicks in. I get attacked, turn around, and suddenly spiders appear/pop in, as I look around. Not Rom spawning them in either, but rather seems like a FPS control mechanism kicks in with "you can only view X mobs at a time", however Y mobs are spawned, and periodically become visible as you make room for them. Problem is that even though they are not visible, they still attack.

Anyone have any tips for dungeon Rom? Died more to this version of him now than any boss in the main game.

Really enjoy the dungeon stuff, but at times it is really buggy. Had one where a cart was spawned into a ladder I had to go up, just pressed the button like mad and suddenly I got on it. However, when going down the ladder later, I gitched past the cart, fell through the world and died.

Interesting stuff
Bloodborne DLC Inlcudes New Content for the Main Campaign

Lost the progress on my chalice dungeon because my game freaked out (loaded in and I was falling through the world??? When I went in to offline mode my ritual was gone).

BRB WALKING IN TO FUCKING TRAFFIC BECAUSE IM NEVER GOING TO BEAT THIS SHIT

1.7 patch released today (9.3 gigs)

New Covenant : The League

This is the confederate covenant of hunters associated with The League. You may meet Valtr (??????) and join The League at the Forbidden Woods, in the hut that must be unlocked as a shortcut next to the first lamp. If you co-op while using the covenant rune Impurity and succeed in your task you will receive a Vermin item that will be allow you to participate in the ranking system.

New NPC Co-op Partners

Hunters of The League faction will be able to summon new Old Hunters into their game in several areas, including Chalice Dungeons. You must purchase the Elder Summoning Bell at the Hunter's Dream and ring it to summon the Old Hunters at their specific markers. The Elder Summoning Bell consumes insight on use, and you can only have a maximum of two NPC phantoms with you at a time. If you have another co-op player in your world, you can only summon one NPC helper.

Chalice Dungeon Changes

Non-root Chalice Dungeons will now have have a default glyph in order to allow easier co-op and pvp: This means you now can find other players in the default dungeons, but if you would like to opt out you may create a unique glyph.

New Co-op "signs"

When using a summoning bell, you will now see phantoms of other players who are searching for co-op, and you will be see ripples under the phantoms who are looking for a multiplayer session if they are within your summoning range.

Matchmaking and Stability Improvements (unspecified)

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Today is the day boys. Hunt well out there

Vinyard_sl said:

Today is the day boys. Hunt well out there

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interested to see if its actually 20 dollars worth of content.

From Software does not disappoint, heathen

Noodlemod_sl said:

From Software does not disappoint, heathen

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Word. There's no reason to doubt From thusfar. They've stuck to only making DLC if there's enough to warrant the cost to date, no reason to expect otherwise until they burn us at least once.

SO it is just (not trying to belittle it) a new zone? not new content weaved into the old like some first suggested?

I don't really want to start a new game to hit this content. So If I can just zone in and go for broke I will buy.

Sounds like it takes you to the bridge from Central Yharnam -- there's a locked gate by one of those gigantic fuckers in the area where they are suggesting to go.