#the only time I was like UNFAIR!! FUCKING UNFAIR! is orphan of kos...cheap ass boss

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Weird question, but do you have any bloodborne tips? I got it a few years ago cause a friend wanted to play online together, but I never could get past the first "level?" I've tried walkthroughs but they underestimate my ineptitude :^( Anyway your recent posts reminded me of it, so I thought why not ask? Hope you're having a good day!

Hope you’re having a good day too!

I think be patient, know that it’s a Dying game where you’re basically...supposed to die to learn, and don’t be consumed by hubris. It’s definitely got a learning curve, but not one that is unfair once you learn the mechanics of the enemies. But it’ll absolutely punish you if you get impatient or cocky or try to get in one more hit than you should.

Visceral attacks are great (staggering an enemy with a gun just before they hit you or backstabbing them with a charged R2 attack, and then quickly hitting R1 when they’re down). If you learn the timing for enemies and bosses so that you’re able to stun them and RIP OUT THEIR EVERYTHING, it goes a long way in doing damage.

Also pay attention to runes to equip to your character (and gems for your weapons) to make them most effective with your needs. Like...I rely on viscerals a lot so I have runes that up my damage when doing them and heal me afterwards. I personally find some objects universally helpful too, like Old Hunter Bone, which helps in dodging.

In the case of a lot of bosses, it helps to get in close to them rather than keep your distance. Roll into their attacks rather than away--though, again, strategy depends on what you’re fighting. But a lot of them tend to reward a more aggressive play style. And with all enemies, when they do damage you’re able to regain that health back in a small window of time if you attack them in that window.

EDIT: Adding @ourinquisitorialness’s comment of Old Advice I apparently gave but FORGOT was a thing but is VITAL 2 know:

‘These are good tips, but honestly, I would have literally never gotten past the first part if you hadn't told me to just run straight past all the monsters until I reached the first boss so I could start collecting Souls. I feel like new players need to know that because it feels impossible and disheartening if you don't know that you can't level up until you get that first point of Insight.’