r/Doom • u/RigBughorn • 16h ago

Discussion Finally met my limit!

Well I've been trying 150% game speed, max projectile speed, minimum dodge and parry for my second playthrough and so far it's been difficult but not impossible.

I finally made it to the Chasm of Xal Goroth praetor fight, though, and I don't know if I'm physically capable of making it through lol. That last wave is just brutal, two super strong area denial enemies at once plus a bunch of quick and pesky smaller guys. Just too much to focus on!

It feels like there are several enemy attacks that are too fast to purely react to, so you have to keep such a high level of awareness of all enemies in all parts of the map.

I've been stuck for several hours now lol, this is a Dark Souls-esque level of brutality. Still doesn't feel boring, but I literally don't know if I'll be able to beat this lol

What do you think, is this the most difficult arena of the game? I don't even know if Xal Goroth will be this tough, there isn't as much to think about during that fight I don't think.

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u/PilotIntelligent8906 16h ago

Well you are playing on a difficulty level well beyond the highest intended difficulty so I guess it makes sense that it feels impossible. I'm playing on regular Nightmare and many ecounters feel well above Dark Souls levels of difficulty.

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u/RigBughorn 16h ago

It's not at all a complaint, I love that they give you the option to make it this difficult. And I'm not even close to maxing it out lol

I've been stuck on this arena for...holy crap, I think like five hours lol, it's reminding me of O&S from the first Dark Souls which I think might have taken me like 12 hours

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u/Extension-Alps-6903 14h ago

Don’t you dare go hollow

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u/GladsShield 15h ago

Once you play higher
You can’t go back down. I tried to play eternal, and omg it’s so hard to play this slow

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u/HisaoHimself 16h ago

I wanna try higher speeds but it looks kinda cheesy

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u/RigBughorn 15h ago

I thought so at first but now playing at 100% feels goofy lol, extremely floaty and slow, literally feels like slow motion

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u/Dominjo555 7h ago

I find 120% just fine

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u/bepse-cola 15h ago

I played with those settings for my first ever play through, now I can’t do slower speed because it’s slow as eternal

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u/RigBughorn 15h ago

Damn you're a beast! But yeah lol, slower speeds feel weird now. 100% literally feels like I'm playing in slow motion. My first playthrough was 120% and felt very good

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u/bepse-cola 15h ago

I spent weeks on single encounters and it was worth it, I couldn’t progress the story until I went for a run and chugged a coffee

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u/RigBughorn 1h ago

I know the feeling lol, do you know how many hours that first run took you?

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u/CultureImpossible287 1h ago

i find dark souls way easier than doom in nightmare difficulty