Spiral Knights - About the Snarbolax

About the Snarbolax

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Tue, 04/10/2018 - 05:18

Azuresh

I think that for a boss, he is a bit way too easy.. and he just needs to be a bit more agressive.

I mean. 80% of the fight he is just popping in and out of random corners, and all you need to do to avoid him is to raise your shield, then your regen can gate all attacks. And when he tries to do an combo biting you, you can just go to the side and he will just keep attacking the air.

I know that after all this time its nearly guaaranted no change will be made. But anyone else thinks he should actually attack the players often, dash into them quickly, The way he pops out of specific corners on the level before his boss fight that leaves you stunned would be nice if they would give more damage and be unexpected, etc. Right now he is just way too easy.

Tue, 04/10/2018 - 05:48

Umbra-Lunatis

Hmm.

What rank are you right now, Azuresh? That makes all the difference.
I agree that it's easier once you get better gear, but altering a newbie mission to suit a Defender Elite is a bad idea.
Alternatively, I want to see Snarbolax boss areas in the Arcade in tiers 2 and 3 that grant one token each and a fair amount of cr, accompanied by a host of wolvers, lumbers, etc. The point of the Snarbolax is that it's an easier fight, and as such it should be regarded as an "elite wolver" later on in the game.

Tue, 04/10/2018 - 08:03

Azuresh

Rn i got that armor ( forgot

Rn i got that armor ( forgot the name ) which is practically thr same as Cobalt armor but with freeze resistance and a Spur.

But i did it ( the boss ) first time at Arcade with very low gear.

I just think that its easy because he doesnt even actually try to attack you. The small " shards " he throws when he appears at an corner can be dealt with by simply using the shield which will always be enough ( at least for my experience, Maybe not on Elite, but im sure that on Normal and Advanced does, and still, its easy to dodge it from a distance )

When he moves underground dealing damage to ppl above is usually at the middle. So its easy to avoid. Also only damages you once, so you can just block it.

When he does that combo " biting " attack, all you gotta
do is step to the side and bite the air.

I mean, i know its meant to be a weak boss, but it just doesnt feels like an boss for me.

Tue, 04/10/2018 - 08:25

Nitronicx

My first time

I still remember my first time at this boss. I was feeding him bullets for at least 10 minutes hoping that despite those "tinks" I may be doing some damage. I wasn't.

I'd say he's ok as is for the first boss.

Tue, 04/10/2018 - 10:07

Umbra-Lunatis

That's fair.

All you really have to do is shield in the middle of the stage, constantly. The Snarbolax doesn't exactly make much of an attempt to target you until it goes in for the bite attack. I would like to see it target players more with its projectile attacks, too, instead of just hiding out in the stage's corners.

Tue, 04/10/2018 - 14:03

Zero-Chill

meow

@#4

Ummm... no, that's a horrible idea. Imagine a newbie that can barely time their shield and of course they won't have it up the whole time. This boss fight is supposed to be easy because it's introducing new things to new players. First steps should NEVER be hard. This boss fight is pretty balanced in my opinion (at least considering that most people who it are of the knight rank), but I like the idea that #1 says about making earlier boss fights appear in later depths. Would have more fun farming arcade with this more variety.

Tue, 04/10/2018 - 14:06

Azuresh

Earl hard boss fights dont work ? See MGRR

( the subject was a joke, but ywa for that game it worked )

The thing is, im not asking it for be something to match high lvls. What i want is for him to be an actual boss.

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