At what level should the tree sentry be reasonably easy to beat for a newbie?

[Brussels_Sprouts_Are_Not_Food]

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[HedgieMage]

You can fight him face to face right out of the starting gate. You can get creative and look for ways to cheese him. You can powerlevel and come back for a slightly easier time. At the end of the day, it's up to you how you want to tackle the challenge. That's the beautiful part of Souls games. Play it how you enjoy it.

[MundM]

Escrito originalmente por er.tz:

the hardest part of this boss is the lag, frames drop etc but tbh that has been the only area i had real issues with the performance

Ah yes, the horrible frame rate issues, may have made the fight harder than it actual is.

[lukaself]

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Escrito originalmente por lukaself:

I found summons to be an impediment if you fight melee as they can body-block you.

i didnt use them for damage, mostly for agro/decoy, skeletons are the best since they can revive, if they die, just go somewhere safe and wait them revive

They're great in how you can use them in different manners. I just find it personally easier to dodge when you know the attack is coming for you. Having the enemy change aggro when you're poised to dodge is distracting and messes with hitboxes. I prefer using them to clear mob groups myself.

[Vladimiś]

After you get a horse, makes this fight really easy

[lukaself]

Escrito originalmente por MundM:

Escrito originalmente por er.tz:

the hardest part of this boss is the lag, frames drop etc but tbh that has been the only area i had real issues with the performance

Ah yes, the horrible frame rate issues, may have made the fight harder than it actual is.

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[Juramenta]

It is best to face him as early as possible and go the melee route. I would consider him part of the tutorial to get into the right mind set for the rest of the game. Learning his move set and testing out what works for you and what doesn't. Just relax, accept you will die and keep learning until you win. Good luck!

[MundM]

Escrito originalmente por Juramenta:

It is best to face him as early as possible and go the melee route. I would consider him part of the tutorial to get into the right mind set for the rest of the game. Learning his move set and testing out what works for you and what doesn't. Just relax, accept you will die and keep learning until you win. Good luck!

The dude's most attacks one shots you at the beginning of the game, dude. It's horrible advice to go at him melee at the beginning, you would spend hours, trying to get him.

[HedgieMage]

Escrito originalmente por Juramenta:

It is best to face him as early as possible and go the melee route. I would consider him part of the tutorial to get into the right mind set for the rest of the game. Learning his move set and testing out what works for you and what doesn't. Just relax, accept you will die and keep learning until you win. Good luck!

I wouldn't advise someone new to souls go try to kill him right out the gate. I love the fight with this thing (minus the FPS issues), but not only does this enemy have a wide array of attacks, he can combo into any of them. It's not like some of the simpler bosses which have 3-4 basic attacks each with a unique follow up. This dude makes his decisions on the fly. And if you mess up, he HURTS.

It's an absolute blast to fight him out of the gate, in the same way it's an absolute blast to fight Dancer out of the gate in DS3. If you enjoy that, you'll probably enjoy this. Otherwise, better to go around and come back later for most. ;)

[Juramenta]

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Escrito originalmente por Juramenta:

The dude's most attacks one shots you at the beginning of the game, dude. It's horrible advice to go at him melee at the beginning, you would spend hours, trying to get him.

You just described my start of the game. But yes, that is actually my point. The rest of the game became a lot easier after the first few dreadful hours as a result of it.

[Zukabazuka]

That tree guard will be at almost every tree, each one will have more health and damage what I noticed. Using the horse and doing hit and runs works. Just learn when he does the spell where it will fire 10-15 shots. You get hit it will almost always lead to death due to the boss will drop his hammer if you are hit during the time.

[Corrosion]

Escrito originalmente por Zukabazuka:

That tree guard will be at almost every tree, each one will have more health and damage what I noticed. Using the horse and doing hit and runs works. Just learn when he does the spell where it will fire 10-15 shots. You get hit it will almost always lead to death due to the boss will drop his hammer if you are hit during the time.

THAT'S NOT THE BOSS HE'S TALKING ABOUT.
Jesus. That's the Tree Avatar. IT'S A DIFFERENT BOSS.