Level 47 and can't do bosses in Undead Settlement!

[Adeptus Lebowski]

I've only attempted them each a few times and as a sorc, I just can't seem to stay alive long enough!

What is the best level to do these bosses? Should I grind more?

I have good gear, but I guess it doesn't help that they hired a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ to set the FOV in this game lol! I'm using 75 with the cheat background thing just to be able to play but still... When you get backed in a corner and the camera decides to show you the behind of a tree instead of the boss fight, that really doesn't help either.

I'm not even gonna go there with the lock system getting me killed sometimes...

[CloudSeeker]

................ The Curse-rotted Greatwood is an optional boss, you don't actually have to fight him. Also you don't need to grind as I can easily do that boss at the starting level as he is pathetic. If you can't defeat him at level 47 its you that is the problem. Find a way to fight him as you are WAY!!! over leveled.

[Adeptus Lebowski]

Wow! your my gamer hero...................

Can you find a way of fixing movement as well???

[Slug Camargo]

You're way over-leveled for the Settlement :o Treeballs, however, is kind of an odd boss: Locking on him does you no favors, the camera will go crazy all the time, and anyway you can't lock on the particular growths that you need to attack. So no locking on. Also, each growth will blow up with 3~4 hits of pretty much any weapon, so the actual amount of damage you deal doesn't really come into play.

For the first phase of the fight, you wanna focus on his groin: That will get you quickly into the second phase, and the tree itself will shelter you from the cannon fodder enemies. Also, almost none of his attacks can hit you when you're that close to him.

For the second phase, the easiest stratey is keeping your distance to bait the attack where he stands up and falls on his face. You need to be far enough that he won't fall *on* you, but close enough that you can quickly run up to him and land some hits on his third, white arm, which will be exposed and helpless while he manages to sit up again. Once he's moving, get away quickly.

The white arm is like a growth on its own, and even though it won't blow up for massive damage, you can just keep hitting it until the boss is done. So rinse and repeat, and you'll be done before you know it

[Slug Camargo]

The other "boss" I can think of is the Outrider Knight (the armoured guy who crawls on all fours and deals frostbite). He's kind of a ♥♥♥♥♥, but, worst comes to worst, you can rush to the door, open it (he can't hurt you during the door-opening animation) and get out, and he won't follow. Once outside you can either go on your merry way or cheese him from outside.

[Tactical_Wombat]

lvl 45, holy damn, thats quite high for settlement, as for the boss, do not use lock-on and swing for the white boils.

[CloudSeeker]

Originally posted by Lebowski:

Wow! your my gamer hero...................

Can you find a way of fixing movement as well???

The undead settlement is recommended to be done around lvl 20-25. Then you come with a lvl47 character that is not only supposed to have passed that level but also Road of Sacrifices, Farron Keep, Cathedral of the Deep and be in Catacombs of Carthus and on your way to Smouldering lake or Irithyll of the Boreal Valley. And then you act as if I am the one that are some kind of smart ass. Serisouly? You are supposed to have killed a Lord by now and not be stuck on the 3rd boss in the game. He is actually really easy to fight, how about if you try and pick up a weapon and hit him.

[Metric Guard]

Quick question, do you have less than 15 VIG? Because that could be why you're getting rekt so easily.

[Mr. Bones]

The Curse Rotted Greatwood is the worst boss for mages and the worst boss in Dark Souls 3. Actually... No, I think the 'Hit the weak spots' mechanic is rather dumb as certain weapons can't reach certain zits, for example, the rapier can't hit the ones on his back, they're just too high up.

I honestly think the Curse Rotted Greatwood is the worst boss in Dark Souls.
Except the Bed of Chaos...

[Zeddicuus]

I found the Outrider to be crazy easy, mostly because I stayed well back in the room with the eleveator as he refused to come through the door after me. The longbow was my best friend!

As for the Curse Rotted Greatwood, I mostly ran around not locked on, rolled to avoid swipe attacks and did leap attacks at his growths. Immediately ran backwords to avoid his attacks and repeated. Not something that would work well with a mage, but I imagine targetting with spells not locked on is like trying to attack with a bow without using target mode.

You are over leveled for where you are, but from what I've read, spellcasters are pretty difficult to play given the dedication to specific stats that is necessary in order to function.

[Adeptus Lebowski]

Thanks for all your help guys, especially kingseeker :)

Some of these bosses are very tricky for a sorc. I'm assuming most play sword and shield classes with much better defence etc.

Since when did being over levelled become a bad thing? All I have read on forums about this game is grind grind grind, especially as the hard cap is so high for level and attributes.... Why not? It can only help.

I'm actually pretty good at this game but feel let down by the bad camera functions and mechanics and especially when lock ♥♥♥♥♥ me over cause it either disappears or makes the camera spin weird and I roll in the wrong direction ffs!?!

I got the earlier bosses done very quickly before I started to grind a bit and i'm very sure if I wasn't playing a mage class I would be done with those bosses by now!

But thanks again for your feedback cloudseeker, you once again amaze us with your wisdom...

[Deadly.Crystal.Lizard]

looks like you really need to learn how to play unlocked. and cloudseeker is right, leveling up is not gonna help you in the slightest except for vigor. i would make a guess that your vidor is pretty low.

[Adeptus Lebowski]

it is fairly low mate but I am ok sometimes shooting with staff using free aim but with no crosshair it's sometimes literally hit and miss. I'd hate to rely on that in a boss fight lol! I think people really need to understand that there is a massive handicap playing with a mage in this game.

[Zeddicuus]

You think the camera is rough now, Nameless King is going to break your will to live in the first phase.

Very few bosses cause the crazy camera shenanigans, thankfully.

Playing sword and board has been my preference for the early bosses, but I changed over to two handed/dual wielding for bosses pretty quickly for the added damage. Heavy armor isn't much more protective than the cloth armor, despite wearing a lot more. I wear it for the cool factor myself, hahaha.

Your tricky parts for the tree boss will be having to target the growths and not the boss in general. You might find it easier to grab a sword and go in swinging so you're not locked on and have more control of your camera.

Also, ignore the mockery about the level. Go at your pace man and enjoy the journey.

[Adeptus Lebowski]

cheers dude, I really just got to that level by playing the game.... It's not like I got so high by killing the same mobs over again!

I should prob watch some sorc vids to see how others play it, get some new ideas maybe.

[Deadly.Crystal.Lizard]

Originally posted by Lebowski:

it is fairly low mate but I am ok sometimes shooting with staff using free aim but with no crosshair it's sometimes literally hit and miss. I'd hate to rely on that in a boss fight lol! I think people really need to understand that there is a massive handicap playing with a mage in this game.

uhm, no its not... you can literally snipe everything from afar, roll out of the way and repeat. and if you ever get past undead settlement you get stuff that makes your mage 10 times better even.