Absolute Radiance is purely RNG (5th phase+)

[✪HappyReptilian]

Okay, so I've been struggling with this fight for days. 1st-3rd phase is easy, 4th is a pain but manageable, but 5th and up is completely random. During the part where she flies up and shoots those beams down at you, specifically. There's no pattern to it, you just have to pray that your reaction time will be good enough to respond. If I even manage to get up to her and start phase six, she'll spawn one of those balls of light and instantly kill me because I'm one hit from dying with no opportunity to heal. It would be really nice if this fight wasn't completely RNG based when it's most important for it to not be.

[Boksha]

I like how it's been over half a year and people still come in here claiming this fight is somehow impossible or random.

Check your brightness settings to make sure you're not getting screwed over by your view being too washed out to see the beams coming. If that's not the problem, I really hope you don't drive a car.

[✪HappyReptilian]

Originally posted by Boksha:

I like how it's been over half a year and people still come in here claiming this fight is somehow impossible or random.

Check your brightness settings to make sure you're not getting screwed over by your view being too washed out to see the beams coming. If that's not the problem, I really hope you don't drive a car.

I never said it's impossible, but it definitely is random. You either didn't read the post or you're the one who has issues with their eyesight.

[Artek [General]]

Have to agree. Absolute Radiance is the least predictable boss in the entire game with amasing variety of how can she bring hell upon you.

Combine that with insane speed at which she attacks and 2 masks of damage and you get an absolute nightmare of a boss.

NKG? Hard but fair and fun.
PV? Harder, but still fair enough and fun too.
Just practice them some and eventually it gets better.

AR though? No matter how much i practiced her i never reached that same feeling of confidence as i did with NKG and PV. At any moment she can rofl stomp you just because.

Well, actually, to be fair... I reached confidence for her early phases, up until the platforms and her teleporting all over the place. That's where i just have to brace myself for ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ being done to me. And it stays that way through the climb and final confrontation. You just HOPE she won't just screw you over by putting you into a crossfire harder than A10 BRRRRRTing you.

[Boksha]

Originally posted by ✪HappyReptilian:

I never said it's impossible, but it definitely is random. You either didn't read the post or you're the one who has issues with their eyesight.

The placement of the beams is random. Whether you get hit by them is not. Jeez.

[Artek [General]]

Originally posted by Boksha:

Originally posted by ✪HappyReptilian:

I never said it's impossible, but it definitely is random. You either didn't read the post or you're the one who has issues with their eyesight.

The placement of the beams is random. Whether you get hit by them is not. Jeez.

Her randomess is not even about in which direction she attacks. Its about what attacks she uses and in what combination.

I've had multiple cases of attacks overlapping in such amasing way that only top-grade players (the kind that wins tournaments) could've dodge it, if it can be dodged at all.
Just all the stars aligning themselves for you to get hit by a nuke.

[Boksha]

Fun fact: the AR doesn't actually do multiple attacks at once. If you have to dodge two attacks at once, it's because you didn't dodge first attack early enough.
Just for the heck of it, I just tried fighting her without charms or spells, and spent most of the fight twiddling thumbs. I did get hit a few times, but then it's been a week or two since I last touched the game.

[Samonella]

Originally posted by Boksha:

Fun fact: the AR doesn't actually do multiple attacks at once. If you have to dodge two attacks at once, it's because you didn't dodge first attack early enough.
Just for the heck of it, I just tried fighting her without charms or spells, and spent most of the fight twiddling thumbs. I did get hit a few times, but then it's been a week or two since I last touched the game.

You done trying to impress everyone with your empty claims and massive ego or should we brace ourselves for the next wave?

Anyway, I agree that the last phase is a ♥♥♥♥♥. I finally beat it using the same strategy as this guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rg8UBKtt1o
By staying low, you never have to deal with two energy balls at once. I also used the Grimm Child, which was a god send since I rarely got a safe chance to attack. Just keep in mind that only a sword blow can finish it off; Grimm Child will take it to 1 HP but you have to do the finishing blow yourself.

[✪HappyReptilian]

Originally posted by Boksha:

I like how it's been over half a year and people still come in here claiming this fight is somehow impossible or random.

Check your brightness settings to make sure you're not getting screwed over by your view being too washed out to see the beams coming. If that's not the problem, I really hope you don't drive a car.

Welp, I beat AR and pantheon of Hollownest, and I must say, phase 5 is still completely RNG.

[KostasDap]

i think that if you pogo on the radiances head the balls cant actually hit you (i am not 100% sure but i think i watched it in a video) yes and i know that sounds impossible but i think it is better than having to dodge the balls

[Songbird]

Phase 5 actually changes based on the height you've climbed. The lower part is RNG and relies on extremely fast reactions or luck. Once you near the top, she just aims the beams at you and it becomes much easier (jump away from the next platform, then dash towards it as she fires). My best advice for the lower part is to create situations where it's easy to make a binary choice based on what she does, like "I can double jump if she fires at the next platform and dash to it if she doesn't."

[Doctor Fetus]

Originally posted by ✪HappyReptilian:

Originally posted by Boksha:

I like how it's been over half a year and people still come in here claiming this fight is somehow impossible or random.

Check your brightness settings to make sure you're not getting screwed over by your view being too washed out to see the beams coming. If that's not the problem, I really hope you don't drive a car.

Welp, I beat AR and pantheon of Hollownest, and I must say, phase 5 is still completely RNG.

You effectively counter yourself in your first post saying that if your reaction time is on point you can dodge the upcoming lazer. What actually means it is not RNG but skill based.

By your logic NKG (just as an example) is also pure RNG as every time he attacks you get hit if your reaction is not good enough lol.

I have to agree that AR lazer is probably the hardest thing in the game to dodge, but it is still not an instant hit attack and it is entirely possible to react and dodge that.

Finally as it has already been mentioned, YouTube is full of videos with AR being defeated on radiant, AR being defeated on radiant 3-4-5 times in a row, modded AR versions, even stronger that the basic one, being defeated as well. At that point claiming that this fight is RNG and not skill based feels kinda weak. You know there are people who actually claim that Hornet is unfair and RNG, guess we both know they are wrong.

[Nos]

Jump to the side a lot, i don't know what to tell you when the laser phase is one of the simplest

[Artek [General]]

Originally posted by Dr.Nostalgia:

Jump to the side a lot, i don't know what to tell you when the laser phase is one of the simplest

Which phase is the lazer phaze? The Climb?
Yes, it slightly less brutal than others, almost relaxing really... Aside from when she snipes you with them. The hardest part is figuring out the rhytm of climbing so that you had to room to escape and wasn't locked into "do i get hit by lazer, fall into the abyss or get hit by 2nd lazer trying to not fall?"

[Nos]

Originally posted by Artek General:

Originally posted by Dr.Nostalgia:

Jump to the side a lot, i don't know what to tell you when the laser phase is one of the simplest

Which phase is the lazer phaze? The Climb?
Yes, it slightly less brutal than others, almost relaxing really... Aside from when she snipes you with them. The hardest part is figuring out the rhytm of climbing so that you had to room to escape and wasn't locked into "do i get hit by lazer, fall into the abyss or get hit by 2nd lazer trying to not fall?"

Yeah, once you get the rythm down you're basically done
In my successful pantheon run, i somehow got there with full health so getting hit a little wasn't too bad

[Shaduru]

Originally posted by Boksha:

I like how it's been over half a year and people still come in here claiming this fight is somehow impossible or random.

Check your brightness settings to make sure you're not getting screwed over by your view being too washed out to see the beams coming. If that's not the problem, I really hope you don't drive a car.

Absolute Radiance is in general rng. Especially the part with all the platforms, where you might be lucky enough for it to spawn right above you, or unlucky for it to spawn on the other side of the map and - surprise surprise - launching swords at you + swords coming from the side