Lulu
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Talisman to disable it, poison cloud pyromancy to kill it without even "triggering" it, or just kite the thing around while peppering it with arrows.
Again... only useful after you already know its a Mimic... that's Dark Souls trick.... it doesn't teach you any of its rules and then Punishes you for Failing to understand them - Michael Thompson
The Mimic isn't a threat at all... the only time it can hit me is if I roll near and the Camera goes Haywire.... but thats a Universal Problem with all the Souls Games.
I don't mind. I grew up playing stealth games, so i'm used to taking the slow and steady approach. Also in Souls you're kind of heavily encouraged to play the "slow and steady" thing. Half the reason people think its so hard is because they bumrush everything then get killed lol.
I'm glad you brought up Stealth Games because theres a fundamental difference between the type of Patience used by Stealth Games and The type of Patience used By Dark Souls. Patience in Stealth Games isn't boring at at all... atleast not in a well designed Stealth Game.... you aren't really waiting so much as you are Plotting and Analysing, so even if you're squatting in a Dark Corner somewhere its still feels I'm engaging.
Dark Soul's Patience is Forced... you have to wait for shit because if you don't wait for shit you might get killed and theres pretty much nothing interesting you can do as you wait for Shit..... I don't mind getting punished for my impatience in Stealth Games because in Stealth Games its not so god damn Tedious.... unless if you're playing The Phantom Pain... then its Tedious.
Some people say i'm being cheap or "I suck and need to learn how to play", but I just figure i'm playing as intended: safe and cautious. Plus even if it is me being cheap, i just figure that's breaking even since the enemie
I think they were just assholes.... you know... they guys who respond by saying "Git Gud, Faggot" to everything. They say it when they invade you and beat you they say it if you beat them, they say it if you play offline, they say it if you use your Estus, etc. They're just Assholes.... Dark Souls attracts that type of Croud due to its "Hardcore" Status.
The ONLY enemy in the (base) game archery doesn't work for is the Four Kings, and that is why I utterly DESPISE them, and I why i sympathize with the Witch Beatrice summon so much. Like her, my build is meant to outrange and outlast the enemy. Also like her, i die horribly to the four kings because I can't compete in the dps race that is that boss fight with my bow.
LoL... This Boss and Pinwheel are designed for the amusement of Assholes. You know how everybody's always saying you should play patiently and that Dark Souls punishes you for Rushing ?
Yeah people who say that are just setting you up to get fucked in the ass by those two Bosses.
Infact I can't think of anyboss that can be killed by being Patient... I always bum rush and Draw First Blood whenever I encounter a Boss because why not ? Theres no reason to not do this after Pinwheel because the Right of kindling allows you to upgrade Bonfires up to 20 Estus.
Gwyn is another Boss thats tough to outlast but atleast he doesn't get progressively worse the longer you wait....he just won't let you Estus....I think theres a special script in his code that overrrides whatevers he'scurrently doing and makes him Attack.... The Dark Wraiths have it too.