Old Demon King Lock Nightmare

[nirvana_sth]

i can not maintain a lock on taget as i do with ano other creature in this game.
no matter what, if i get too close or he does his wide slow swing, i lose the lock and while trying to get the lock back his next attack will wreck me.
is it a bug?
cant do this boss, not because its difficult, bcause i lose the lock and he 2 shots me when my back is exposed.
any tips how to fix this??

[NDC]

The erratic lock on is one of my main gripes with the game. Try him with no lock, worked much better for me.

[Hawk Zombie]

Whatever you do....Don't go fight Nameless King :P

[nirvana_sth]

Originally posted by NDC:

The erratic lock on is one of my main gripes with the game. Try him with no lock, worked much better for me.

well, i cant.
you see his attacks need you sometimes to withdraw while you are facing him. if you dont, it will cause double the normal damage.

[nirvana_sth]

Originally posted by Hawk Zombie:

Whatever you do....Don't go fight Nameless King :P

why, is there a lock on problem again?

[Hawk Zombie]

Originally posted by nirvana_sth:

Originally posted by Hawk Zombie:

Whatever you do....Don't go fight Nameless King :P

why, is there a lock on problem again?

It's more the boss moves a -lot- in phase one. And it's partially ariel, so even if you do keep a lock, it swings around and breaks so much it's practially pointless.

[nirvana_sth]

Originally posted by Hawk Zombie:

Originally posted by nirvana_sth:

why, is there a lock on problem again?

It's more the boss moves a -lot- in phase one. And it's partially ariel, so even if you do keep a lock, it swings around and breaks so much it's practially pointless.

everything is more spammy in this game.
i lost 33k souls a few hours ago as the crab spam attacked me..

[Fear dot Com]

Eh...it was easier without using lock-on (with it, it was hard to see his AOE and meteor attacks) and I spent most of the fight hitting him and running away, so I hardly found a use for lock-on in this fight :P. Then again, most of the big, slow battles are better off without it, as I use it mostly for fast/agile enemies.

[Hawk Zombie]

Yeah, you want to run/roll and gun with this guy. Get in, swing, get out. Land a few decent hits as he charges his meteors then run back out again. I find even summoning the NPCs helps to keep his distracted enough to make it trivial (when they, ya know, don't die 10 seconds in).

[NDC]

Tryand bait out attack you can roll forward into and punish, then run. Demon King is more a test of patience, because being near him for long can be pretty deadly. Easier said than done I know.

[Deku Scrub]

I beat him by either staying behind him, or pelting him with arrows.
No lock on needed.

[nirvana_sth]

thanx for the tipe guys.
i just defeated him.
i found hitting and running alot more useful.
thanx again ^^

[Deku Scrub]

Originally posted by nirvana_sth:

thanx for the tipe guys.
i just defeated him.
i found hitting and running alot more useful.
thanx again ^^

Congratz!
Sometimes you have play in away you're not used to in order to win.
Glad you took him down!

[nirvana_sth]

Originally posted by Mister Mystery:

Originally posted by nirvana_sth:

thanx for the tipe guys.
i just defeated him.
i found hitting and running alot more useful.
thanx again ^^

Congratz!
Sometimes you have play in away you're not used to in order to win.
Glad you took him down!

thanx dude.
fortunately i didnt use any summons.
id like to kill all bosses without any help.
^^