Sparring with Sage (Ch 7)

[Floymin]

The minigame timer goes deliberately faster. Am I supposed to lose?

[76561198968230007]

HARD is .... hard... but can be done... its intentional.

[mes_latoth]

Yeah - that girl hits harder than both Caleb & Chad, when you mess up :).

And yeah, that was the hardest minigame fight on Hard-mode by far to do. Especially since it's quite punishing when you mess up.

That gal's got a mean hook!

[Kurosu]

It seems MC was a very good teacher XD

[Affronter]

I gave up after the third try figuring the fight timer was configured to her favour.

Besides, that's not the type of 'pounding' I want to give to my Sage!

[Dethlane]

It was already discussed in another thread (maybe more than one). It's hardest fight so far, but perfectly doable with maxed stats and skills.

UPD: just redid fight with Sage on hard 2 times, won both of them (almost lost 2nd, a bit too tired lol). Noticed smth: timer for choosing an action is VERY short and dawdling there leads to getting hard hit (takes more hp than if you screw up input IIUC).

[R4MPZY]

Originally posted by Affronter:

I gave up after the third try figuring the fight timer was configured to her favour.

Besides, that's not the type of 'pounding' I want to give to my Sage!

MC never hits her, thats why he does less dmg and the fight takes longer.

[dagwood1988]

Yeah I think DPC might want to tweak this one and Tommy fight too. Can't even get either past half if I'm lucky. It's like both are swinging on MC before the selections even appear on the screen for you to choose from.

[76561198968230007]

You can do it. max your skills (be sure to get counterattack for sure and roundhouse is helpful). Focus on the key strokes, not the animation. I find it too not to waste time hunting for the best type of hit when presented (avoid the misses), but if you see a HIT take it rather than scan for a BLAM. As long as you are making contact, their HP goes down.

[M4rt1nV]

Originally posted by JadenVox:

I find it too not to waste time hunting for the best type of hit when presented (avoid the misses), but if you see a HIT take it rather than scan for a BLAM. As long as you are making contact, their HP goes down.

This is the big one to switch up from the other fight//Brawler minigames, I think. You just *don't* have the time to check all your options before picking the 'best' one. Find a non-hit one and go for it, otherwise you'll be out of time.

[McBomb]

I thought it would be cool if there were ways to increase your stats further starting in Season 3. Instead of it just being Brawler related, you could make extra choices during your free roam or something. Examples:

Train at the Gym: Increase Power
Do Yoga: Increase Dexterity
Run with Leon: Increase Movement
Cooking: Increase Heatlh

This would help you get stronger for these more difficult fights. I always wondered why it stopped at 4 so early, and I thought this would be a cool way to do it without tacking more stats onto Brawler.

[Rioden]

On the second play thru I let her beat me to see if the scene played out differently if you loose. Sadly didn't 8(

[Sir_Sephy]

no. you can beat her.

[realzorbo]

Originally posted by dagwood1988:

Yeah I think DPC might want to tweak this one and Tommy fight too. Can't even get either past half if I'm lucky. It's like both are swinging on MC before the selections even appear on the screen for you to choose from.

I wish he would. Have all stats maxed plus all 3 other perks. Spent over 3 hours reloading Sage fight on a PT. Same results as you. Spent over 2 hours reloading Tommy fight on a different PT. Same. Now wondering what the hell. Destroys the enjoyment...
If it stays the same or gets even harder in the upcoming seasons? Bogus.

[Rioden]

I didn't think those fights was as bad as the beach ball catch mini. That one was a lot more difficult. Had to save skim to finish that one.

[Dethlane]

Originally posted by 22-ACR♞ Rioden:

I didn't think those fights was as bad as the beach ball catch mini. That one was a lot more difficult. Had to save skim to finish that one.

Amen. ~1 second to scout 5 circles spread across the screen and click one featuring "catch"? What kind of korean superhuman one needs to be to pull that off without getting lucky and having right circle close to cursor every time?