Is old king worth it?

[Asylum]

is it even worth going to his floor? the guy takes 2 much dmg i've been going there almsot every run and feeling as if im just making the game more painfull for me, i understand its an extra floor to get resources but he takes so long to kill and so much ammo.

[Guywars]

It's worth to beat him 1 time to unlock some stuff, then imho it's not worth at all. Even if it's one more floor to get stronger.
He's one of the hardest bosses of the game due to his crazy tankiness, i emptied my full beehive and he was still at half HP.

[Kalsarikanni]

i would say depends on what has dropped by the end of the second floor.... i like to do the oubliette at least as the blob is an easy boss and you have a chance for 2 more chests... generally i try to carry the shield to open the path, but if i don't feel like i have powerfull enough weapons i just go to level 3

do note that once you open the path you don't have to go straight into it... make sure you beat the level 1 boss before the oubliette and the level 2 boss before you decide to go to level 3 or the abby

[Lee]

I just fought him for the first time and he anihilated me, he's crazy tough.

[srsface]

I'm pretty confident in my skills now, and he still manages to wreck my face clean off.

If you've got a goal in mind, then no. He's an obstable. If you wanna continue to challenge yourself and get better, well then that's what he's there for.

[Asylum]

Originally posted by srs face:

I'm pretty confident in my skills now, and he still manages to wreck my face clean off.

If you've got a goal in mind, then no. He's an obstable. If you wanna continue to challenge yourself and get better, well then that's what he's there for.

He isnt worth the wasted ammo to only get a crap gun half the time is my issue with him.

[Annie T. Mood]

With a "perfect" set-up I usually go for him.

[srsface]

Originally posted by Asylum:

He isnt worth the wasted ammo to only get a crap gun half the time is my issue with him.

Then don't do it. It's optional. If you find him sub-optimal to min-max your runs, don't do it.

I am not sure I see the issue here of having an optional challenge be challenging.

[thebiomage]

It might be more rewarding to do the 2nd secret level if the boss dropped 1 additional weapon / item, or an hp bonus like the normal bosses. Just getting to the level and beating the boss is fairly challenging, I think there should be a bit bigger reward for the trouble. Might make me consider including it in my runs (I did already beat it once, just for completions sake).

[Carrier Pidgeons]

I beat the game thanks to the Old King; his special item (and the item you unlock from killing him!) are honestly phenomenal. If you use it right, its a whopping 8 health of heals, and you can save it!

[Mushroom255]

if you get casey you can hit his servant at him from a casey on the ground length away it will instakill him and if it does not kill him he will will be really low hp and you get the heros scarf that makes you teleports instead of dodge rolling and its good on pc and really crap on consoles

[Krampus]

Originally posted by jaxjuggalette:

if you get casey you can hit his servant at him from a casey on the ground length away it will instakill him and if it does not kill him he will will be really low hp and you get the heros scarf that makes you teleports instead of dodge rolling and its good on pc and really crap on consoles

What?

[AK-M]

Originally posted by Krampus:

Originally posted by jaxjuggalette:

if you get casey you can hit his servant at him from a casey on the ground length away it will instakill him and if it does not kill him he will will be really low hp and you get the heros scarf that makes you teleports instead of dodge rolling and its good on pc and really crap on consoles

What?

both chancellors deal 1000 damage when hit into bosses.