Just beated the icon of sin

[imrn]

jfc what a scary fight, to compare with that wall texture boss in doom 2 this version of icon of sin had me scared ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. Felt good beating him in Ultra Violence but cant imagine doing it on nightmare

[Plazmataz]

♥♥♥♥ me he was a pain on Nightmare. I think it was poorly balanced for nightmare because of how ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ accurate and damaging the enemies are, it's nigh impossible to get meaningful damage on the Icon because as soon as you look away you're being ♥♥♥♥♥♥ by 4 mancubi and 3 barons of hell.

Yeah they gave you free respawning crucible ammo, but it kind of became this annoying "well ♥♥♥♥ time to get the sword out and try to kill everything large and hopefully get some damage on the icon before more spawn". The fight itself was epic, but it became tiring once you hit the second part.

[imrn]

well after hearing that wish me luck on this nightmare run :')

[chester]

I did it on nightmare, it was extremely difficult. I can't even imagine doing it without the BFG

[Feuver]

I did it on ultra-violence and used the unmaykr to delete most of his armor, as it works against him very well.

It was extremely hard - one of the hardest boss fight I ever had in years. That HP bar is so big... and dying when you don't have 1 ups means starting it all over. I felt like a god when I finally took him down.

[pH. mmSNAKE]

On nightmare it was interesting. It took me many attempts before I figured out how to go about it. I basically used rockets and chaingun to weaken each plate/body part. Once too many enemies spawned and I couldn't run around them without getting hit I fired the BFG. The thing did a ton of damage to multiple plates/body parts and killed all demons. Then I'd run up and chainsaw a zombie which always spawned first. I'd use crucible when there were only few heavies and I can kill them fast then go back to damaging the boss. Only fire the BFG when it got to the point I couldn't avoid them. It worked quite well.

[Camellia]

Originally posted by Plazmataz:

♥♥♥♥ me he was a pain on Nightmare. I think it was poorly balanced for nightmare because of how ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ accurate and damaging the enemies are, it's nigh impossible to get meaningful damage on the Icon because as soon as you look away you're being ♥♥♥♥♥♥ by 4 mancubi and 3 barons of hell.

Yeah they gave you free respawning crucible ammo, but it kind of became this annoying "well ♥♥♥♥ time to get the sword out and try to kill everything large and hopefully get some damage on the icon before more spawn". The fight itself was epic, but it became tiring once you hit the second part.

Omg this so much this...

[Mashpit]

Nightmare was surprisingly not that hard once I figured out what I need to do. Don't bother shooting at the demons other than the icon, and keep dumping chaingun and ballista ammo at the icon. Hide in the bottom parts of the map when the icon uses any map wide attacks, chainsaw fodder if you need ammo, and flame belch + crucible the heavy demons if you need health back. Health gating will save your life, don't worry about petty damage from adds. It's a long fight, but not a hugely difficult one if you follow this formula.

[Snow White the Bitch]

Now, I did play on UV, not Nightmare, but the boss seemed like far less of a threat than the demons around you. The Icon itself was basically just roaring and shaking the building in the background.
It was fun though, definitely beats the Spider Mastermind from 2016. And the buildup is amazing.

[BipolarMadness]

I returned to other missions to get collectibles that I missed out. You could say that accidentally I also ended up farming lives and got around 17.
They were really ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ needed on UV.

The boss as a spectacle is amazing, but mechanic wise the Icon of Sin is, in my opinion, the only time I really didnt have fun in the game (along side battlemode, ♥♥♥♥ that too. Give me back my deathmach).

[seasloth]

Was a pain in the ass on UV, just starting a nightmare run so we'll see how that goes. Was tempted to use sentinel armor but didnt give in, real annoying that i died twice in the first phase as it was transitioning!

[Camellia]

Originally posted by seasloth:

real annoying that i died twice in the first phase as it was transitioning!

Big oof

[DaniNyo]

any advice for Khan Maker? Floor is lava and the multitide of drunes are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ me on the last HP bar.

[Quadsword]

Originally posted by -Cynder-:

any advice for Khan Maker? Floor is lava and the multitide of drunes are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ me on the last HP bar.

Kill the drones with head shots to get ammo and health back.