Flasks on Bleeding Heart?

[The Plague Doctor]

Is it worth using the quicksilver when you choose the Bleeding Heart Penitence?

[Ellaire]

no not really, it improves the healing over time per flask which is not helpul in bossfights, either you are good and used to the pattern and dont need healing or you will get hit now and then which interrupts the healing over time, I did upgrade it only once because i didn't know which was ok

[a wingless monkey]

I'd say mostly yes; I just got through NG+ with that penitence, and the rate at which extra orbs regenerate is *much* faster with upgraded flasks. For boss-fights, unupgraded ... the amount of bile you'll have to chug, for one orb at a time, honestly ... unless you use that one bile-chugging-invincibility bead and it works really really well, it might actually be a much worse experience.

You'll have to play the bosses well regardless, so might as well take to option that can heal you while you're busy dodging, IMO. But it'll probably be quite difficult either way.

[Ellaire]

Originally posted by A Wingless Monkey:

I'd say mostly yes; I just got through NG+ with that penitence, and the rate at which extra orbs regenerate is *much* faster with upgraded flasks. For boss-fights, unupgraded ... the amount of bile you'll have to chug, for one orb at a time, honestly ... unless you use that one bile-chugging-invincibility bead and it works really really well, it might actually be a much worse experience.

You'll have to play the bosses well regardless, so might as well take to option that can heal you while you're busy dodging, IMO. But it'll probably be quite difficult either way.

interesting, didnt realize the healing over time is quicker then. thanks for the information