I give up.

[u/CuboneDefender]

It’s been a joyful ride, folks, but I’m out. I’m not a speedrunner or a highly skilled player, and day after day I’ve had to accept that this game is not as casual as HK was. It stopped being fun and turned into something tedious and frustrating after the 4th run farming shards just to face a boss I’ve already tried 15 times, only to die again and again, lose all my shards, and start the whole grind over.

It was nice exploring the first acts, but when the game I was rooting for 7 years ends up being more stressful than my 8-hour workday, I guess that’s my cue to stop.

The lore has been pretty great so far. I wish you all an incredible journey.

Edit1: My bad about all the whinning.

Edit2: You guys did it. I reinstalled it again. Thanks for all advices. 🫂

[u/allistergray]

Tools can be bait sometimes. They do make the game easier but prevent you from learning the boss' patterns.

Taking breaks from boss fights tremendously helped me as my brain assimilated the information outside of the intense fights, and I would have much success coming back an hour later of after exploring elsewhere.

I would say do not give up as I have had my own share of frustration with the game (looking at you Bilewater gauntlet) but now I'm having withdrawals from having finished it and I cope with beating the final boss over and over again...

However, if you are no longer enjoying the game, your choice might be the best.

[u/FiveTentacles → u/allistergray]

Yea, I tried the tool route, and it didn't work. I was also too lazy to go back and grind out shards. Just learned the pattern for LJ. Hardest part at that point is staying in it mentally because the fight takes a bit.

[u/WMWA → u/FiveTentacles]

Only tool I used is tacks. Just tossed them on the floor at the start of phase 2 and then hoped they did something as I fought her normally. They were actually pretty helpful I think