Current Events > DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods playthrough continued...

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I've mosey'd my way onto what I believe is the boss of the 2nd level of part 1 and...... wtf? A fucking cube? ok.

Cool. I'm excited to see what the 3rd mission in part 1 is like. Not sure if I should do it now or wait until later.

do it now get it over with and play monster hunter rise

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Dark_SilverX posted...

do it now get it over with and play monster hunter rise

I plan on it. IDK, I still only barely have gotten into Gens Ultimate.

I don't mind Marauders. They've never given me much trouble and I actually have fun fighting them usually.

But Spirits are the most BS concept for an enemy I've ever heard of. Those things suck.

Wow. Fuck this Slayer Gate on The Holt. I have absolutely no intention of beating it.

Do you have the latest update? The Holt Gate got nerfed.

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fan357 posted...

Do you have the latest update? The Holt Gate got nerfed.

I assume I do. If what I just encountered was "nerfed" I would hate to see what un-nerfed was like.

I made my way to the boss of TAG part 1. But before I do that, I'm going to enjoy these Buffalo Wings that I just air-fried.

https://imgur.com/q1mbWJq

*Beats the boss*
Yayyyy!

*Enters 2nd phase of boss (which includes Spirits)*
ok now this just makes me sad.

I seriously hope I am in the final phase of this boss now. I'm starting to get pissed.

TAG1 was a great DLC. Only real complaint I had were fog, Cube boss being strange and not hugely interesting, 3 or the 5 phases of the Samur fight are just enemies........

I never did finish the Holt gate per nerf :(

Dark_SilverX posted...

do it now get it over with and play monster hunter rise

doom is more fun

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Not quite there yet. Just got to Icon of Sin stage.

I keep hearing mixed messages about the Holt Slayer Gate. Some people say it got nerfed, others are saying it got buffed.

Dark_SilverX posted...

do it now get it over with and play monster hunter rise

bad advice imo

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Finally I get to play again.

I'm genuinely going to be pissed if this phase of the boss is not the last one.

Once again, I don't mind Marauders one bit. But Blood Makyrs and Spirits are objectively a couple of the worst enemies in a video game.

More than an hour into this phase of the boss (this is my 2nd day trying to beat him), I still have yet to beat even one of these spirit-possessed enemies.

No tips or hints please.

2 hours into this phase of teh boss fight (not including the time I spent fighting him Sunday morning). Still haven't killed one Spirit.

This is just stupid. There's no way I'll beat this ONE PHASE of the boss before I go to work, so I'll cut my losses and take a nap while I still can. ONCE AGAIN it will be several days before I can attempt ONE PHASE of a fucking boss. I'm so pissed and tired of this shit. Can't even beat ONE of the Spirit enemies he has guarding him, GODDAMN!

What difficulty are you playing on?

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Darkninja42 posted...

What difficulty are you playing on?

UV

OK, I called out of work tonight tonight for a couple reasons. One reason was so that I could kick this boss's ass!

You can do it! I ended up lowering the difficulty lol

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Beat it. Microwave Beam was key. But the damn trick was having to build up MORE microwave beam ammo so I could finish off the Spirits.

congrats bro
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Now the question is do I move onto Part 2? I heard it's painfully easy. Is there any validity to the rumor that they might patch the difficulty to make it more suited to veteran players?

Metal_Bug posted...

Now the question is do I move onto Part 2? I heard it's painfully easy. Is there any validity to the rumor that they might patch the difficulty to make it more suited to veteran players?

It is easier but I enjoyed it a lot more.

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part 2 is easier but it's a lot of fun

developers have said the master levels are going to be where the real wrecking shit is
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CelestialVoices posted...

part 2 is easier but it's a lot of fun

developers have said the master levels are going to be where the real wrecking shit is

Should I play it on a higher difficulty?

TAGp2 = babby's first Nightmare mode?

So far, I've found the encounters challenging, but not impossible like I have with the other DOOM (2016/Eternal) content.

Not a fan of Armored Barons. I haven't really been stumped by one, I just don't find them fun to fight (once again, this coming from a guy who likes fighting Marauders).

Screamers are a pretty fun addition, though. They make you be careful about which enemies you treat as fodder, and you can't go around Mega Punching enemies all willy-nilly.

So I've noticed a couple "traps" on this level, the likes of which I haven't seen in DOOM 2016/Eternal

For example, I picked up some armor and was immediately ambushed by a horde of demons that depleted almost all of my health. Just now, I ran into a tight area with BFG ammo, and was ambushed by two Mancubi. Pretty much had to use a shot from my BFG in order to get away from them unscathed. So there seems to be no real benefit to picking up these items, but they're just a trap that makes you think "Shit, I'd have been better off not doing that."

I don't mind it. Seems like a throwback to OG DOOM. Those games had a lot of moments like these, IIRC.

TAGp2 really has been a good introduction to Nightmare mode for me. Slightly more challenging than TAGp1 on UV.

Stone Imps are a garbo enemy type, tho.

Time to resume!

Damn, this level feels long. But I'm ok with that, because I love snow levels. I've been waiting to see a proper one in DOOM.

The thumbnail for "Reclaimed Earth" looks cool.

Cursed Prowlers. Wtf. These better not be a pain in the ass for the rest of the game.

Now THIS was an intense checkpoint. I don't foresee myself being able to handle this much longer on Nightmare if they keep being this intense.

https://imgur.com/Q8VnSCg

Funny things I audibly exclaimed during that encounter:

"Well, that was rude."
"NO! I was just about to do comething cool!"

https://imgur.com/xvYHYzd

Oh fuck.

Edit: lol WOW. I literally did not kill one enemy before dying here.

https://imgur.com/dreU4Sf
*Queue Aquatic Ambience*

https://imgur.com/NQM7Tnv
Cool implications here.

Just to be clear, I don't allow myself to use Saving Throw or the weapon wheel.

Since this is my first time playing on Nightmare, I might go back on that. Some of these encounters are pretty intense. But idk, I'm kind of proud of how far I've made it without them so far. We'll see.

Fuck it. I'm turning this difficulty back to Ultra Violence.

No point in spending hours stuck on one checkpoint. I want to be through this DLC before the weekend is over.

Edit: There. I still died even though I dialed back the difficulty a lil' bit. So it's not like I changed it to easy mode or anything.

Oh NO! That was the last checkpoint of the mission! I likely could have passed it on Nightmare with enough determination. e_e

Metal_Bug posted...

Cursed Prowlers. Wtf. These better not be a pain in the ass for the rest of the game.

Had my first Ultra Nightmare run ended by one of those fuckers on the final fucking fight before the boss lol.

Upon embarking the final mission, looks like I just entered an MCU movie.

Azardea posted...

Had my first Ultra Nightmare run ended by one of those fuckers on the final fucking fight before the boss lol.

If I ever work my way up to a UN run, I'm sure it will happen to me, too. Fuck those green bastards.

Yep, they are easily your #1 priority whenever they spawn on UN. Actually, on all difficulties simply because they're so annoying. >_>

I've never played DOOM 2016/Eternal without being drunk. Whiskey REALLY intensifies the game for me.

That said, I need to beat this DLC today, because the alcohol has really been getting out of hand. If I ever play through the series on Nightmare, I'll do that sober.

I like the twin Marauders fight on this level. God, I hope I get a checkpoint after beating them instead of more enemies, though.

I don't regret dialing down the difficulty. I'm still dying a'plenty.

Is it easier than TAGp1? Probably. But people saying it's "too easy" are exaggerating, I think.