Not really sure what the fuck to do at this point. I’m not having any fun at all with this expansion. I just dont see whats “fun” here. I’ve beaten the base game many, many times. Ive beaten every souls game many, many times, but this shit? Its bad. If this entire expansion is like this, I think im done and i wasted my money. Im incredibly angry right now, and my mind may change, but this is some straight up bullshit.

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    I’ve played games 40 hours a week minimum for the last couple decades, I love games. People have already offered the right elden ring advice, so this is more general advice.

    That 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th hour of “playing” the same way often has diminishing returns. Taking a break can do wonders for your progress.

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      Agreed on that. I’ve had two bosses where I had to spend 7+ hours to beat. But what I do is I play for max 2h at a time, usually less. And when I get back to it the day after,I really feel like I progressed

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    Grab carian retaliation, throw it on a medium shield, and parry the crap out of the boss. You can also use a buckler if you don’t want to put time into getting the ash of war.

    His attacks are incredibly forgiving and you’ll feel like a parry god.

    Give it a couple shots to get the feel of it. I recommend doing this solo, another player or spirit ash can mess up the aggro (and get grabbed healing him more).

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    Yeah take a break for a while, collect more Scadutree fragments, maybe adjust your build toward holy or pierce, don’t forget items like the boltdrake talisman and lightningproof liver and of course your flask of physick, and try an aggressive spirit ash to take some of the aggro off you.

    And remember this is an optional boss so it’s not gating any other content.

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    A lot of times you need to adjust your play to the boss. Can’t keep trying the same strategy over and over again. I’d recommend bleed for most bosses