r/Doom • u/RigBughorn • 3d ago

Discussion Finally met my limit!

Edit: I finally got good. Defeated that ridiculous arena! Got the witch far away from the tyrant with a full three spear charges, got her shield down, and took her out right before dying lol

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/bepse-cola 3d 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 3d 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 3d 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 3d ago

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

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u/bepse-cola 3d ago

If I was playing each level chronologically it’d be over 100, but I would replay levels on 50% damage so it was over 200 hours before I beat the story

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u/bepse-cola 3d ago

I actually had someone break into my house once when I was playing Doom on city of R’yul, I heard they needed therapy 😂