the atlantean worm boss was really fun

[󠁳⁧⁧ fezon]

i just beat the atlantean worm with my mom and it was really fun, i liked the utilization of the movement, good job devs.

[Smartik1]

The boss is absolutely terrible. Endgame gear, high levels, absolute top tier potions, foods, boat, everything. Nothing matters, because the fcker shows up from off screen and blasts you with insta killing attack. I died to this attack 3 times now. When you break him up, there should always be 2 parts. I always kill off the little one and then go back to the big boss. Except that at some point while there should only be 1, this super tiny head pops up out of nowhere and instakills me.

The boss is horrible for other reasons. He could be anywhere as he doesn't have a fixed spawn. He's on water so he needs a boat for the fight. Boat is stupid expensive, gated by mechanical parts (same as literally everything at endgame, doesn't matter how well your world is set up, they artificially time gate you by mechanical parts from the merchant). Needing to build extra boats to pick up your corpse in the middle of some open water is nuts.

Also don't get me started on the costs of summoning him. Burned over 11k coins like nothing. Worst part? There are no guarantees here, he's probably gonna 1 shot me out of nowhere again.

So yea, absolutely hate this one. I get that you had fun, multiplayer is easier.

[MrCheesealot]

Now personally i didnt have any trouble fighting the boss. But i do have to say i only fought it like 2-3 times so i dont have much experience

The boss imo just felt lacking. Compared to other bosses this boss just didnt have enough attacks or unique stuff. Now i do have to point out that i am a sucker for unique stuff in any game and that might be because of that. And it should also have a fixed spawn at least somewhere in the world because its pretty annoying to just craft navigators everytime you want to fight it. But if you are lucky you can just fight it without the navigators.

Yeah the boss was fun tho.

[󠁳⁧⁧ fezon]

Originally posted by Smartik1:

The boss is absolutely terrible. Endgame gear, high levels, absolute top tier potions, foods, boat, everything. Nothing matters, because the fcker shows up from off screen and blasts you with insta killing attack. I died to this attack 3 times now. When you break him up, there should always be 2 parts. I always kill off the little one and then go back to the big boss. Except that at some point while there should only be 1, this super tiny head pops up out of nowhere and instakills me.

The boss is horrible for other reasons. He could be anywhere as he doesn't have a fixed spawn. He's on water so he needs a boat for the fight. Boat is stupid expensive, gated by mechanical parts (same as literally everything at endgame, doesn't matter how well your world is set up, they artificially time gate you by mechanical parts from the merchant). Needing to build extra boats to pick up your corpse in the middle of some open water is nuts.

Also don't get me started on the costs of summoning him. Burned over 11k coins like nothing. Worst part? There are no guarantees here, he's probably gonna 1 shot me out of nowhere again.

So yea, absolutely hate this one. I get that you had fun, multiplayer is easier.

i wasnt playing on hard mode

[rparham685]

I found mine, but he just flat out ignores me. How do I get his attention?

[Martial Autist]

Originally posted by Smartik1:

The boss is absolutely terrible. Endgame gear, high levels, absolute top tier potions, foods, boat, everything. Nothing matters, because the fcker shows up from off screen and blasts you with insta killing attack. I died to this attack 3 times now. When you break him up, there should always be 2 parts. I always kill off the little one and then go back to the big boss. Except that at some point while there should only be 1, this super tiny head pops up out of nowhere and instakills me.

What is your spec/food/pet/weapon(s)/armor? As long as you don't get caught in his body where you just take a string of hits at once he shouldn't be too much trouble. Bumping into him doesn't do that much damage and certainly shouldn't one-shot a player with end-game gear and food. Get stuck inside him and it's a death sentence, for sure he's pulling some sans ♥♥♥♥ there ( ), but I've had that happen once in like 20 fights. Every other attempt was basically this. (bossfight @ 5:32) I will show my recommended armor, spec, foods (made from desert fish and golden crops), and pet in the video. Btw if you need some scanners or lures for him so you can retry without much hassle I can give you a few hundred of them. Same with boats and food.

I dunno I personally feel like malugaz and omoroth are the only bosses properly tuned for when you're supposed to fight them. Though for the pre-titan bosses it makes sense as they are meant to ease you into the game by getting progressively more complex and threatening until hitting a sort of sweet spot with malugaz. But then it drops off again once you reach the titans. Azeos, ra-akar, and atlantean worm all need to be rebalanced I think, as do many armor sets.

Originally posted by 󠀡󠀡󠀡󠀡⁧neutron:

i wasnt playing on hard mode

Tbf it's still quite mild for hard mode. Just 2x damage and 1.5x health compared to normal. Those stats are respectable but perhaps they should make that the normal mode version of the boss. And then tune the bosses individually for hard mode instead of using multipliers.

[rparham685]

I need lures for the worm? Is it the same one for Omoroth?

[Martial Autist]

Originally posted by rparham685:

I need lures for the worm? Is it the same one for Omoroth?

Different one. You don't use the fishing rod for this one, just place it in the water near the worm.

[rparham685]

What do I need, and where/who do I get it from?

[Martial Autist]

Originally posted by rparham685:

What do I need, and where/who do I get it from?

You buy the bait pillar[core-keeper.fandom.com]from the brave merchant[core-keeper.fandom.com], and you buy the scanner[core-keeper.fandom.com]from the spirit merchant[core-keeper.fandom.com].

[rparham685]

Took me a while to finally track down the merchant I needed. Took the worm out with a lv 15 Musket 2 lvl 15 normal Gold Rings and a lvl 15 Polished Gold Necklace. I think I was running with the Godsent Armor though, not sure what the buff was for that set. Pretty good damage. o7