fire monster boss is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

[ADAM96]

theres no ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ indication of what im supposed to do. bullets do nothing. extinguisher grenades do nothing. he insta kills you if you stop moving for 5 seconds. i heard youre supposed to hit him with grenade when he does his shield but theres absolutely no way to get him to do that. what the ♥♥♥♥ am i supposed to do?

[-(HANG PAM BONDI)-]

you just gotta shoot him till he goes into shield phase. stand on the stairs when he does his lava stuff. then when he starts with projectiles or fire breath strafe from side to side.. It does take a bit more damage to take him out than I think we're used to in modern games...especially VR games...but I really appreciate that this game isn't holding back with it's difficulty. It actually feels really well balanced to me.

[MulticamDruid]

bullets hurt him

then he gets a shield after getting hurt enough

then you grenade him

then hurt him some more.

[Puffy]

I also had trouble on this boss. This is what I did: Change rifle to secondary fire mode, don't stop moving keep running around it, shoot at it's belly after a couple good reloads a shield will appear, 3 or 4 extinguisher grenades will take out the shield, then repeat what you did once more and you beat it.

[Mcnaiden Enbrac]

-even without upgrades the shotgun does a lot of damage to him and he is a big target so spray and pray is very effective. It's way more effective than SMG alt-fire is (which is still a good alternative if you run out of ammo)

-If you are using the smg, you can push the old mag out by slamming it with the new one in your hand (like an AK)

-you can do this with minimal teleporting if you activate the jump button in the options (and maybe rebind it as a chord if you feel more comfortable)

-if you have a save before the boss, you can throw the extra healing items nearby in the boss arena (if you havent used them or picked them up already)

-lava wave attacks are the easiest to dodge if you jump, if you stay close to the pool you can bait him into doing mostly these (and get the best out of the shotgun)

-when close to the pool watch out for his close range melee, the only way to dodge this is by moving away, he may surprise you with this while you are trying to bait the lava attacks

-staying away from the pool is not recommended as it may trigger his melee lounge attack, to dodge it move sideways in time. personally i found this harder to dodge than the close range melee

-use the elevated platforms only when you need to refill extinguisher grenades, and avoid standing on top of anything in general, both have a chance to trigger his laser attack which can be devastating, if you see him charge this, good luck, it can be dodged but I haven't found a way to do it reliably

-fireball rain is easy to dodge if you keep moving, he may use this instead of the laser, giving you extra time to grab the grenades

-shoot the glass to grab the grenades and teleport/jump away from that platform asap

[Mcnaiden Enbrac]

Hope the tips are helpful. I agree with you, it would have been better if there was better visual representation of what is going on

[-(HANG PAM BONDI)-]

I don't know...I think people have just gotten too used to modern games. I feel like just shooting the guy is the simplest way to defeat a boss, I can't see how it needed more direction. When you're just raised on newer video games that tell you what to do every step of the way, no wonder you get lost.

I think newer games really dont want you to lose EVER because they feel like if you lose you'll stop playing. So we end up with these frictionless games that just hold your hand the whole time and then you never feel satisfied after playing them.

I mean, the freakin ammo regenerates. You have NOTHING to lose by just trying to shoot him over and over.

[Delboy]

I am 68 so admittedly my reflexes are not as fast as they were, so I play a lot of games on 'EASY' setting, but damn. This is so hard, in places I have died 20 to 30 times just trying to get past a section.
Seemed a great game, but I am now at the Lava / fire Boss and feel like I have wasted my money 'EASY' setting? I would hate to think what 'HARD' is like. No longer enjoying this game.

[Kalado]

I already beat the boss but the laser breath attack is absolute ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. It auto tracks you and he always shoots it way to quickly when trying to reach the grenades up the ladders.
In Chapter "The Diplomat" there are also bots that have a similiar attack that you can barely dodge as well. This kind of attack feels so bad.

[Baldrickk]

Originally posted by Delboy:

I am 68 so admittedly my reflexes are not as fast as they were, so I play a lot of games on 'EASY' setting, but damn. This is so hard, in places I have died 20 to 30 times just trying to get past a section.
Seemed a great game, but I am now at the Lava / fire Boss and feel like I have wasted my money 'EASY' setting? I would hate to think what 'HARD' is like. No longer enjoying this game.

There are difficulty spikes throughout, but for the most part, these can be mitigated by approach, using cover, pre-aiming for enemies to come around cover so you can get easy headshots, keeping at range so that you don't get surrounded.

This boss is the first that can't really be mitigated as you're forced into the encounter.
The game is pretty old-school when it comes to bosses, you're not necessarily just going to breeze past them on your first try, so don't get upset if you can't.
My best advice is to always be ready to teleport away, and watch the boss for the tells that signify what the next attack will be before he makes it, so fast reflexes are not needed.

It's great to know that people of all ages are playing.

[Vulpeculus]

I know the monster boss is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.
First thing you should do is ♥♥♥♥♥ the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ about ♥♥♥♥♥ in.
Make sure to ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ the ♥♥♥♥♥ out of the ♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥♥ first.
Hope this help.

[Delboy]

Originally posted by Baldrickk:

Originally posted by Delboy:

I am 68 so admittedly my reflexes are not as fast as they were, so I play a lot of games on 'EASY' setting, but damn. This is so hard, in places I have died 20 to 30 times just trying to get past a section.
Seemed a great game, but I am now at the Lava / fire Boss and feel like I have wasted my money 'EASY' setting? I would hate to think what 'HARD' is like. No longer enjoying this game.

There are difficulty spikes throughout, but for the most part, these can be mitigated by approach, using cover, pre-aiming for enemies to come around cover so you can get easy headshots, keeping at range so that you don't get surrounded.

This boss is the first that can't really be mitigated as you're forced into the encounter.
The game is pretty old-school when it comes to bosses, you're not necessarily just going to breeze past them on your first try, so don't get upset if you can't.
My best advice is to always be ready to teleport away, and watch the boss for the tells that signify what the next attack will be before he makes it, so fast reflexes are not needed.

It's great to know that people of all ages are playing.

Thanks for the encouragement and advice. Appreciated.

[unknown2559]

try teleporting

[Gary]

Originally posted by Delboy:

I am 68 so admittedly my reflexes are not as fast as they were, so I play a lot of games on 'EASY' setting, but damn. This is so hard, in places I have died 20 to 30 times just trying to get past a section.
Seemed a great game, but I am now at the Lava / fire Boss and feel like I have wasted my money 'EASY' setting? I would hate to think what 'HARD' is like. No longer enjoying this game.

I'm 65 and I had the same feeling. But I will try again later. Hang in there!

[Baldrickk]

Originally posted by Gary:

I'm 65 and I had the same feeling. But I will try again later. Hang in there!

I recommend keeping an eye on the boss, as they telegraph the next move they'll make fairly early, which helps you avoid their next attack.
Try avoiding the catwalk areas where possible as they trap you a bit.
Do use the Bamf (teleport) to move quickly. It's not strictly needed, but helps immensely.