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Castlevania HoD - I'm interested in this!
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27:30 trying to absorb hellfire.
27:30.
Steam Id: Jager2
Damn, we missed helping you out. I'll add you to my friends list. If you see me on, just send the invite.
Good games SteevL. We didn't hit our goals but I think everyone came out with some good gear. Especially me, Winged Boots FTW!
Sorry I wasn't better help with Hard Drac, he has a bad habit of kicking my ass. Thats why I figured out to get the truffles first; I needed better gear.
got more chains than the snow patrol every one razor thin like an insect stripper pole
In one play through of level 2 I leveled the boomerang, holy water, and grenade to level 5. Sick.
For accessories, use Meginglord x2 if you are wearing Berserker Mail or your subweapons aren't maxed. Otherwise, use Chaos Ring and a Sunstone/Moonstone.
These are the very best items for Jonathan. If you can't find Death's Robes, Simon's Plate or Lorica is a decent substitute. If you don't have a Chaos Ring, use another Sunstone or Moonstone. If you don't have Simon's Bandanna or Simon's Sandals play the game more, they are pretty common in Chapter 6 hard and you won't replace them any time soon.
got more chains than the snow patrol every one razor thin like an insect stripper pole
A Soma player wearing Berserker Mail solo'd Dracula on Hard Mode in a game I was in.
Using the Terror Bear.
got more chains than the snow patrol every one razor thin like an insect stripper pole
Well, as I said, all I got from Drac was Foie Gras, which heals 200 HP. I did do the truffle trick on the level though and got enough stuff to sell off to get the "acquire 1 million dollars" achievement, at least. I just tried another run on normal for the mercury boots to no avail.
Did you get any good gear?
A couple pieces, yeah: I have God's Garb which is nice, and a couple nice accessories (the names and stats escape me) but for sure my Jonathon is leaps and bounds ahead of where he was before. The fact that I was able to pocket 200,000 gold in one night for my ring says enough about how well we did for about 2 hours of play.
Point in case: the boomerang. Before I started using it, I relied on the knife, axe, and wrecking ball for aerial and ranged attacks. When I found the boomerang I thought it'd be the boomerang from the first games: straight out, straight back, and recoup hearts in the process.
But it only seems to be useful in WIDE OPEN rooms; it arcs down away from Jon, then swoops back up over his head. You can't catch it, but the real pain the ass is that if there's any enemy or platforms in the flight path (and some floors) the path is downright stopped. I think I got it to level 4 or 5 last night; does it ever "evolve" into the boomerang I thought it would be (the "cross" looking one)?
No, because the cross is a separate weapon.
See, I looked at the google docs sheet and I saw "boomerang" and "cross" and I thought the boomerang was what we're referring to the cross, and the cross was that super-sub-weapon that makes a cross appear on the screen and nuke all enemies (think: opening of SotN).
Oh well, then. Time to go grind that guy. If I can get that, I think I'm going to roll with the knife, axe, holy water, and cross.
got more chains than the snow patrol every one razor thin like an insect stripper pole
I like the boomerang though. You're right that it does require an open room to be truly effective, but it's great for when you have a lot of weaker enemies lined up. Also, enemies don't usually stop the boomerang. That only happens when the enemy has a shield, such as a final guard or axe guard.
Yeah the wrecking ball is good fun. I love whipping it out on the boss in chapter two. I don't have the shuriken yet, either.
I guess I don't know the answer, but do you get mastery points from just USING the item or KILLING with an item? I think it's the latter, based on my totally unscientific research. I think that's why it was easy to level the ball, since I would unleash it on that boss in chapter two (except I think those dolls are projectiles and not enemies...)
And what the hell is a dash cancel? When did castlevania get so serious business?
Subweapons level every time they deal damage. So you get points for leveling them unless they are blocked or miss completely. This + dash cancel is why Survival Chapter 1 Hard farming with Master and Astral Ring is so effective for Jonathan/Shanoa. Note that some weapons can dash cancel but hit only so many times per second (hit capped), so you can't "rapid fire" them to level them faster (Bible, Beam, Axe/Boomerang/Holy Water to some extent, etc).
got more chains than the snow patrol every one razor thin like an insect stripper pole
More than likely Julius+Julius and Julius+Jonathan will also cause it.
got more chains than the snow patrol every one razor thin like an insect stripper pole
Maxed out Charlotte last night. I kinda miss the two axes and sword.
So yeah, if there's some DLC coming sign me the fuck up. I'd love a new chapter or two, let alone a new character or items.
Oh and how bad ass would it be if they released some sort of "hard+" mode, or a "reverse" mode akin to SoTN's upside-down castle?
I know 80% of those things won't happen, but, you know... what if?