Paintress trouble

[Beans]

Ok, breezed thru the game so far and can beat first phase of fight without too much trouble. But cannot even get started properly 2nd phase. I would hate to have to go back and grind, but, is that the only way?

[Ratsplat]

I failed second phases generally the first attempt, but future attempts always went better thanks to knowing how the attacks go so I can parry.

But, your build is much, much more important than levels and attributes. And if you've already explored much of the world that is accessible to you, then all you should have to do is to put some extra thought into your skills, pictos, and luminas. As well as weapons.

[Loi]

Which attacks are giving you trouble?

I didn't "solve" this fight in terms of dodge/parrying because I beat it in a couple of tries, I missed loads, but I made sure I got the easy ones (when she swings the paintbrush and when she shoots projectiles out of the wall behind her). That was enough that I was able to tank (or die and res from) her other attacks like the flying one I didn't figure out.

Grinding isn't that impactful in this game, not as much as equipping pictos with defensive stats if you're getting one-shot - personally I find learning the dodges and parries faster than grinding in that case.

[Beans]

Yea, thanks for the input. I'm gonna take a better look at my skills, pictos and luminas. Hopefully I can make some improvements. I had no trouble up till now so I wasn't that concerned but I do need to optimize better it seems

[Teltel^-^]

Dunno what the issue is here, cant get to phase two? But phase one is fine? what?

[Beans]

After fighting her a few times hopefully my dodge and parry will improve. I can get about half of them maybe 3/4 but when I miss, I miss bad, like she gets me 3 or 4 times in a row before I can react properly. But I will get her eventually

[Loi]

Originally posted by Beans:

Yea, thanks for the input. I'm gonna take a better look at my skills, pictos and luminas. Hopefully I can make some improvements. I had no trouble up till now so I wasn't that concerned but I do need to optimize better it seems

I found it the only non-optional boss that gave me trouble, the ones after were fine (but I guess I did more side content by then and had better pictos).

Originally posted by Teltel^-^:

Dunno what the issue is here, cant get to phase two? But phase one is fine? what?

I don't remember the fight much but I wiped on the second phase a couple of times after no problems with the first. The second felt busier so was harder to pick up the tells for parry timings.

[Beans]

Originally posted by Teltel^-^:

Dunno what the issue is here, cant get to phase two? But phase one is fine? what?

No. I can get to phase 2 no problem. But I get wiped out pretty quick when phase 2 starts. I just need to practice more it seems

[Loi]

Originally posted by Beans:

After fighting her a few times hopefully my dodge and parry will improve. I can get about half of them maybe 3/4 but when I miss, I miss bad, like she gets me 3 or 4 times in a row before I can react properly. But I will get her eventually

If I really don't know the timings, say it's a first attempt or something, I'll just spam dodge and it'll mitigate some damage. Not "pro" but in a couple of fights it let me continue without needing to retry and learn the timings.