Am I supposed to fight Viper at that time?

[Hex: Onii-Chan]

Okay, so, kinda hitting a wall. Not undoable, but feels like I'm 20 levels below where I should be. The thing has more HP than anything before and on top of it an extra phase AND is fast.

[Tanis]

I don't understand the sudden difficulty spike as well. Viper is well beyond my abilities right now, even thougth I'm level 30, lol. And recommended level is 19???? With deluxe set that gives +25 virtual levels!

[Ediiii]

dw its kind of like a test if u use all the skills mechanics etc the game gives u correctly, sure its kinda frustrating at first(boss took me around 3 hours was lvl 40 at the end lol) but once u learn the attack patterns perfect blocking etc. it becomes much easier and incredibly fun.

[Ediiii]

you can also try to get the Hunter armor set which gives if u equip the 5-piece set 25% dmg against dragon-kin and 15% extra dmg against enemies at 50% health and below

[Chosen King VemNem]

That's a soulslike for you. Practice your perfect parries and dodges, utilize abilities with counterstrikes. Took me about 4-5 times of learning his attack patterns and getting it down to a science. You can do it!

[Feradus]

Its just a difficult fight, keep at it you will get him eventually

[PrettyBoy.]

Originally posted by Tanis:

I don't understand the sudden difficulty spike as well. Viper is well beyond my abilities right now, even thougth I'm level 30, lol. And recommended level is 19???? With deluxe set that gives +25 virtual levels!

That'S not how the set works mate.

[Ariseia]

It's definitely a wall, took far longer than other bosses and by the time I beat it I was well into level 30s due to the boss challenge exp.

[Ariseia]

Originally posted by Ariseia:

It's definitely a wall, took far longer than other bosses and by the time I beat it I was well into level 30s due to the boss challenge exp.

One thing I'd recommend for phase one is that charged greatsword heavy attack is guaranteed to interrupt him if it lands.

[Hex: Onii-Chan]

Originally posted by Chosen King VemNem:

That's a soulslike for you. Practice your perfect parries and dodges, utilize abilities with counterstrikes. Took me about 4-5 times of learning his attack patterns and getting it down to a science. You can do it!

Uh... no, it's not. None of the Dark Souls or Elden Ring had such a spike on a mandatory boss.

Either way, made it its 4th pattern, decided to take a small break to reset. Should be good to go after

[Retsubty]

It's a lot harder than souls games yeah. It's also harder than NiOH imo. But that's not a bad thing!

This is going to be an enthusiast's game.

[Hex: Onii-Chan]

Originally posted by Retsubty:

It's a lot harder than souls games yeah. It's also harder than NiOH imo. But that's not a bad thing!

This is going to be an enthusiast's game.

The greatest difficulty in NioH for me were the controls tbh.

[Mina]

I beat viper around level 18 (without dlc/preorder armor), honestly its not too hard, took about 30mins (second phase was unexpected lol).

first off: brink guarding is almost always better than dodging, the only exception being when he throws his weapon. once he slams his weapon to the ground he will initiate a 6hit combo but it has a *very* low range, just run away (and throw some javelins at his head).

you should also back off from him when your stamina gets low, the only thing he is able to do to you at range is to throw his weapon and those attacks are really well telegraphed and easy to dodge.

also keep in mind that you can parry some of his attacks like the double cleave, this will reduce 50% of his stamina and leave him staggered for a few seconds.

the second phase is just as easy, since his attacks in that phase are even slower. just make sure to brink guard when the screen turns dark and he jumps at you, iirc there is no follow up to these jump attacks so its safe even if it breaks your guard (you can also try to dodge those jumps (even in phase 1) but make sure that you dodge to the *opposite* site based on in which hand he is holding his weapon (if he holds the weapon in the left hand while in air dodge to the right), but honestly, just guard those attacks)

keep in mind that this game is built around brink guarding and counterattacking, dodging drains too much stamina which is pretty scarce to begin with.

[grizz]

Viper took me like 2 hours to beat. Once you memorize his movesets, eventually it just clicks, by the end I was not getting hit in the first phase at all.

[Retsubty]

You should use those vitality orbs for stamina regen so you aren't handicapped as much.

I have 4 healing pots, I think you might be able to have 5 by this point and boosted health recovery.

It's rough. I got it down to 5% in final phase. Well timed abilities really seem to be the key...

[Retsubty]

Originally posted by Mina:

I beat viper around level 18 (without dlc/preorder armor), honestly its not too hard, took about 30mins (second phase was unexpected lol).

first off: brink guarding is almost always better than dodging, the only exception being when he throws his weapon. once he slams his weapon to the ground he will initiate a 6hit combo but it has a *very* low range, just run away (and throw some javelins at his head).

you should also back off from him when your stamina gets low, the only thing he is able to do to you at range is to throw his weapon and those attacks are really well telegraphed and easy to dodge.

also keep in mind that you can parry some of his attacks like the double cleave, this will reduce 50% of his stamina and leave him staggered for a few seconds.

the second phase is just as easy, since his attacks in that phase are even slower. just make sure to brink guard when the screen turns dark and he jumps at you, iirc there is no follow up to these jump attacks so its safe even if it breaks your guard (you can also try to dodge those jumps (even in phase 1) but make sure that you dodge to the *opposite* site based on in which hand he is holding his weapon (if he holds the weapon in the left hand while in air dodge to the right), but honestly, just guard those attacks)

keep in mind that this game is built around brink guarding and counterattacking, dodging drains too much stamina which is pretty scarce to begin with.

You can put points into skill tree to reduce dodge stamina usage. 3 points.

Also one that lengthens the iframes of your dodge based on your Agility.