So what's up with Flamelurker's supposedly legendary difficulty?

When I first played DeS years ago I played a mage, so naturally everything melted and wasy easy mode. I still had heard about how difficult Flamelurker was supposedly, but I sold my PS3 before I got the chance to try him out in a melee build.

Well, I just did and...that's it? He was super easy, at least if you're even midly competent at dodging.

Have they nerfed him or something in this remake? This is supposed to be a 1:1 remake other than a few QoL fixes, but maybe they nerfed his damage because he was too difficult? He didn't really deal that much damage...

Nihenna posted...

When I first played DeS years ago I played a mage, so naturally everything melted and wasy easy mode. I still had heard about how difficult Flamelurker was supposedly, but I sold my PS3 before I got the chance to try him out in a melee build.

Well, I just did and...that's it? He was super easy, at least if you're even midly competent at dodging.

Have they nerfed him or something in this remake? This is supposed to be a 1:1 remake other than a few QoL fixes, but maybe they nerfed his damage because he was too difficult? He didn't really deal that much damage...

The reason he's generally revered among the bosses in Demon's Souls specifically is because of his level of aggression. His attacks are very strong and he rarely lets up or gives moments of reprieve. If you're used to Dark Souls bosses and the like it's probably fair to assume you're familiar with how to deal with bosses like Flamelurker, how to heal when to counter an all that.

In Demon's Souls most bosses bar Allant, The Man Eaters and Penetrator usually have a certain trick to beating them but that's what makes a boss like flamelurker unique. Bare in mind the stage you find him in had some of the slowest, tankiest, bulkiest a******s in the game, the bearbugs so jumping from that to Flamelurker is quite a step up.

If you played the other souls games he's no big deal. For people who played the original, the flame lurker is often times the first "wall" boss. He was certainly mine, though I don't imagine he'll be too much trouble this time through.

Won’t be much trouble for anyone that played DS3. But for players who are new to the series, he can cause them a lot of trouble.

I didn't find flame lurker nearly as hard as Maneater. Its basically 2 flame lurkers minus the huge arena to fight in

im2fast4you33 posted...

I didn't find flame lurker nearly as hard as Maneater. Its basically 2 flame lurkers minus the huge arena to fight in

Don't forget that they love flying for ages too, which makes the fight more tedious than it should be.

Choppa675 posted...

Don't forget that they love flying for ages too, which makes the fight more tedious than it should be.

This is true, the fight can be very RNG based thanks to how long they chose to do that.

I'm sure many miss the days you could shoot the first one through the fog gate.

seems he was nerfed, so much eaiser in this remake

All good points. Plus your experience will depend on what weapons you’re using and your soul level. It’s not unusual for players to run into him around SL 20-30 with base level weapons, and at that point most players will get crushed. If you’re SL 30-40 with magical weapons and/or spells, he’s much easier (since he has a significant vulnerability to magic).

This is part of the beauty and mystery of Demon’s Souls. Each playthrough can feel dramatically different, depending on the sequence in which you explore the worlds, your weapons, and your stats.

SL1 melee he can be pretty difficult. The bosses are easy in this game though, this was known