The new worm boss is terrible design (not tentacle)

[PewPew]

So this boss you can only reliably kill when you kill all tentacles (when it exposes its weak point). If you don't have a good burst build, say good bye to your chances as the fight gets significantly more difficult later on.

On top of that, for some reason this boss ignores you playing well, as it reaches max tension even if you have never taken any damage from it on demand.

Then the most annoying part, your ai teammates no matter how well you do, they will die at some point because they like to face tank the easiest attack to dodge in the game.

Now if there's any gimmick way to make this fight easier, I'm free for tips. I have killed this boss twice now but I don't feel like killing it anymore if it shows up again until I get my character to max level. (Don't wanna just keep going back to my pre update team to nuke this boss)

[Vinnolo]

all bosses reach max tension passively, even if you never get hit

[76561198009711308]

only way is to use enoki or miu, if u have them well build you can take him out in his first stunned state or take out a good chunk of its hp so the rest can be handle easily, the boss will enter max tension but with less hp

[Cinnamoon_dragon]

Worm is easy. Tree squid is very tough but only because it is level 60

[PewPew]

Originally posted by Vinnolo:

all bosses reach max tension passively, even if you never get hit

No he doesnt passively get it, he just go from 0 to 3

[PewPew]

Originally posted by B0ls4:

only way is to use enoki or miu, if u have them well build you can take him out in his first stunned state or take out a good chunk of its hp so the rest can be handle easily, the boss will enter max tension but with less hp

Yep that's exactly what I'm doing on my first couple kills, but I wanna play the new character. It sucks I'm being forced to play something else.

[Dedlok]

Originally posted by PewPew:

Originally posted by Vinnolo:

all bosses reach max tension passively, even if you never get hit

No he doesnt passively get it, he just go from 0 to 3

I have seen all major bosses do that. Especially in the Red Series. They will get max tension as part of their phase transistions/attack rotations.

[JokerSoloD]

Seriously? I think I beat it on the first try with a team of Q, Hinagiku and Kazuki (I try to play with the plot in mind). And I didn't have any difficulties (we're talking about Deadly Red Alert, right?)

[PewPew]

Not sure the name it's the worm that starts with 3 tentacles and then goes to 5 later on. If you kill the tentacles it goes down and reveals the weak point.

[JokerSoloD]

Originally posted by PewPew:

Not sure the name it's the worm that starts with 3 tentacles and then goes to 5 later on. If you kill the tentacles it goes down and reveals the weak point.

I had no problems with him at all, I lost to Tentacles a couple of times until I realized that I had to play ultra aggressively, and that each Tentacle had a separate stun meter. I tried it once against a tree(Rakuzakai), took the best pack, and he simply crushed me.

[JokerSoloD]

I generally remember very poorly what the DRA does, I remember it has an attack around itself that can be parried, the tentacles there also shoot something (I think), then the worm itself shoots something that is also easy to dodge, I really need to watch the fight with it to remember at all

[PewPew]

Originally posted by JokerSoloD:

I generally remember very poorly what the DRA does, I remember it has an attack around itself that can be parried, the tentacles there also shoot something (I think), then the worm itself shoots something that is also easy to dodge, I really need to watch the fight with it to remember at all

Ye it's very easy to dodge most if not all of them, the problem is the ai doesn't. So if you take too long, your teammates are just dead.

[PewPew]

Originally posted by JokerSoloD:

Seriously? I think I beat it on the first try with a team of Q, Hinagiku and Kazuki (I try to play with the plot in mind). And I didn't have any difficulties (we're talking about Deadly Red Alert, right?)

And I just checked the loot and yes that's the name of the enemy indeed.

[JokerSoloD]

Originally posted by PewPew:

Originally posted by JokerSoloD:

I generally remember very poorly what the DRA does, I remember it has an attack around itself that can be parried, the tentacles there also shoot something (I think), then the worm itself shoots something that is also easy to dodge, I really need to watch the fight with it to remember at all

Ye it's very easy to dodge most if not all of them, the problem is the ai doesn't. So if you take too long, your teammates are just dead.

I don't even know what to say, I passed it quickly once without even experiencing any difficulties
I can try it with another pack now for variety.

[JokerSoloD]

My map is not fully open, I can't track him. =(

[Yamidiego356]

as a Enoki Main i can say that the Worm boss is doable but that damned Tree is a pain it hit so damn quick i rarely get the time to use my basic attack. So im forced to alternate between counter attack Dodge attack and my E skill to build Heat which sucks. Plus even at lvl 40 and my characters at lvl 50 he still hits like a damn truck with Propane they might need to adjust the boss his stats a little bit. because i dont see a casual Player standing a sliver of a chance against this boss.