When I beat the game the first couple times last year, I ran with a RoB and a blood-loss build and had to summon ashes for most of the big boss fights. So my goal for this new run-through, in addition to shaking off the rust in prep of the DLC, was to use a completely different weapon/build and to not use any ash summons at all.
I just hit Consecrated Snowfield and am level 106. Haven't used any ash summons to this point and haven't struggled too much on any one fight outside of the Valiant Gargoyle duo at the end of Nokstella and Commander Niall, which both took 6-7 tries. I still have Mohg and all the big bosses beyond this point though so I know the hardest is yet to come.
On the flip side, I'm almost ashamed to say that I couldn't resist the urge to go with the RoB and blood-loss as a main build. Even with all the nerfs it's apparently had, I'm just so much more effective with the Corpse Piler ability. Even the Nagakiba, which is just another katana, feels inferior to the RoB.
Part of it is not wanting to waste the upgrade mats before the DLC releases but I do wish I could get into other weapons more than I do.
I just hit Consecrated Snowfield and am level 106. Haven't used any ash summons to this point and haven't struggled too much on any one fight outside of the Valiant Gargoyle duo at the end of Nokstella and Commander Niall, which both took 6-7 tries. I still have Mohg and all the big bosses beyond this point though so I know the hardest is yet to come.
On the flip side, I'm almost ashamed to say that I couldn't resist the urge to go with the RoB and blood-loss as a main build. Even with all the nerfs it's apparently had, I'm just so much more effective with the Corpse Piler ability. Even the Nagakiba, which is just another katana, feels inferior to the RoB.
Part of it is not wanting to waste the upgrade mats before the DLC releases but I do wish I could get into other weapons more than I do.
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