I might hop back on Elden Ring if we find the time to do so. We are still in that Northwest area of the DLC (still no clue what it’s called) and killed that butterfly boss. Next thing on the agenda is probably Messmer since that seems to be the next necessary step. Probably a little more exploration along the way to grab some more Scadutree Fragments.
As iconic as bosses are by themselves, they’re only as good as the boss arena is. What’s your favourite one?
Normal Gargoyles aren’t that bad at RL1 you come back with a +25 weapon and blast them. Usually the first dies before the second one spawns much less makes it to you. Ice Spear or Halo Scythe are really good, because of the powerful projectiles. A Strike Weapon also works, but – especially with the Star Fists – the spindly legs are hard to hit.
In my Randomizer I had an unoptimized setup and them being the replacement for Radagon buffed them severely. I could get one Gargoyle barely below 50% before the other spawns. Protracted hitless fights with Gargoyles are pretty problematic. Oh, and also Radagons oval platform is pretty feature less and I didn’t know where Gargoyel #2 was going to land; more than once he simply landed on my head one-shotting me. My Watchdog’s Staff was a decent solution: nice projectile and a long strike weapon.
Oh, that is a pretty fun lore perspective! I always found their background interesting and to view it through this lense…
Placi also looks pretty cool in the arena; color scheme and lighting work quite well. Metyr on the other hand looks bad in the arena.
If you are interested what’s glitchy about Placi here: In phase 2 they crash lands on the railing on the side of the arena or entirely on the other side of the walls and then does their 30 second long AOE attacks. They even once nuked the site of grace. He doesn’t truly get stuck, since he can teleport, but it’s still annoying.
PS: I now eventually overcame the fight. Rusted Anchor + Pulley Bow prevailed. I put so many bolts in Metyr that I actually stance broke her with just the crossbow.